2005-12-23 Friday Newsi
The Friday News
December 23, 2005
POLICE SECRETARIES
The Police Department replaced Becky Trost with two half time secretaries to increase their
flexibility. Both new secretaries started work this week. Kim Henning (who is Fire Captain
Scott Hennings' wife) lives in Mendota Heights and has been, among other things, an English
teacher. Sandie Thone, now lives in Woodbury and has lived in Phoenix for a while. We all
welcome these two new employees.
PILOT KNOB
At 9:00 a.m. on Thursday of this week Sue and I delivered the "big check" to a title company's
office located in downtown Minneapolis. Our attorney and attorneys' representing the Trust for
Public Land as well as John Allen and Joel Buttenoff, the owners, were all there signing and
exchanging documents. All attorneys were very well prepared and the closing went smoothly.
The City owned the property in less than an hour.
MENDOTA HEIGHTS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
MHAA will be using City Hall council chambers and both conference rooms for Baseball
Registrations for next spring.
Registration Dates & Times:
Thursday, January 26`"
— 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Saturday, January 28th
— 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Thursday, February 2"d
— 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Saturday, February 4`h
— 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
CITY POLAR BEARS
Police Officers Jeff Von Felt and Tanner Spicer are joining the Polar Bear Plunge this year, a
fund raising event sponsored by law enforcement agencies to raise money for the Special
Olympics. Jeff and Tanner will be making their plunge at 1:00 p.m. on January 21" into White
Bear Lake. Jeff and Tanner are looking for sponsors, so if anyone is interested, I have attached a
pledge sheet (I believe there are still openings for more plungers) and if anyone is interested
please contact me, I want to have your head examined.
PASSING OF DALE PETERSON
It is with great sadness that I must report the passing of Former Firefighter, Captain and
Assistant Fire Chief Dale Peterson. Dale has been retired for some time but was still active until
he became ill.
Dale began his career as a firefighter in 1961. Dale served 13 years as Captain from 1966 thru
1979 and then Assistant Chief until his retirement in 1983 with 22 years of service. Dale was a
very dedicated firefighter and loved to share his wisdom. He was very knowledgeable in
building construction and served as a building inspector and lead building official for the City of
Eagan where he retired. The Fire Department has lost someone who greatly contributed to our
legacy of quality public service. May he rest in peace.
The wake will be Tuesday evening 6-8pm at Klecatsky funeral home in Eagan. (Yankee Doodle
and Coachman Rd)
Funeral services are 11 am Wednesday morning at Klecatsky with internment to follow at Fort
Snelling.
CONDOLENCES TO MARIO AND WIFE GLORIA
Our condolences go out to Mario and Gloria Reyes for the loss of Gloria's father Edward Deeb.
This has been a difficult ending of 2005 for them as Mario lost his father only two months ago.
Our thoughts and prayers will be with them during this trying time.
CHRISTMAS
This Sunday is Christmas, so employees receive Monday off as their holiday and City Offices
will be closed.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Danielson
Attachments: Just the Facts, Pipeline, Pre -Application Meeting Synopsis, News Release from
The Trust for Public Land, Pioneer Press Article "Pilot Knob parcel's sale final" and "Police to
saturate region tonight", Star Tribune Article "Proposed cuts in city design projects split metro
council" and "Outcry staves off subsidies program cuts", Villager Article "Return of the natives"
. Email regarding "Good Samaritans in Mendota Heights", Letter from Ann Adams and Sally
Ehlers, Polar Plunge 2006 brochure, Dakota County Sheriff Newsletter, "The Front Row", Dale
Peterson Obituary and Edward Deeb Obituary.
Issue # 09-44
12/23/2005
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Mendota Traffic safety saturation is planned for the Christmas Holiday
I_teyglrts weekend. As Dakota County continues to rank among the most
Police dangerous places to drive in Minnesota. Officers from every
agency in Dakota County will be working hard to arrest drunk and
e�arimt rpt impaired drivers. The area of focus will be the highways and
freeway in Mendota Heights, Eagan and Apple Valley. Since the
saturations have started the project has removed X13 drunk
Sutapr�rr drivers from the roads. Have a safe holiday weekend.
Staff
Cathy Ransom DU) 12•-16-05 0109 hours
Kim Henning
���die'itonc Officer Tanner Spicer spotted a car driving without headlights.
Upon catching up with the car he ran a license check on the car
Police Officers using his in squad computer. The registered owner showed an
levy hturphv active arrest warrant as well as having his driver's license
Man Convery suspended. The vehicle was stopped immediately and the driver
BobbVL;iniberr was ID'ed as the owner. He was placed under arrest. During
Fric Pcrersen this time it was obvious that the driver was afso intoxicated. He
't'MIJ failed all SEST's and was read the MN Implied Consent Advisory.
T;u„ ier 4"' r The Intoxilyzer revealed a BAC of .16. The suspect was
Chad Willson
Jef ���oti cldr transported to the DC .fait on the warrant.
jenny Forc lain
s Damage to Property 12-16-05 2306 hours
Denise Cnr,ann Caller reported to Officer Steve Meyer that she heard something
in her front yard and looked out to see two car loads of teenagers
Investigations attempting to steal her inflatable Christmas decorations. The
Mario Reyes decorations were deflated and the kids were heading towards
sk°`t PaSric'r their cars when she interrupted them. The infiatable was left no
longer useable_
Sergeants 1 Hit and Run Property Damage Accident 12-17-05 0111 hears
Dorin'Anderson Officer Steve Meyer responded to the area of Somerset
bell Garlock
JohnLitm've Elementary school on the call of a reckless driver that may have
hit something in the lot. Upon arrival he found an MTC bus
Chief, bench was destroyed and turned into splinters and chunks. In
Kke the debris a license plate belonging to the suspect car was
Aschenbierier: located. Officers responded to the residence of the registered
Issue # 09-44 12/23/2005
owner. The suspect car was sitting in the driveway. The car had extensive damage
and a flat tire. Lights were on in the house and a television set was playing in a back
room. Officers knocked on the door repeatedly and no one would answer. The
communications center called the house several times and no one would answer the
phone. The car was impounded. The next day the driver showed up at the PD to
retrieve his car. The story was: his foot stuck on the gas and his car went out of
control. The driver knew he hit the bench but didn't think he should use his cell
phone to call. Once he got home he was tired and went to bed because he didn't
know the phone number to the police. He knew that his brother knew how to call the
police and he was planning on doing it in the morning. O A formal complaint was
issued for leaving the scene of a property damage accident.
Theft (Shoplifting) 12-17-05 1545 hours
Officer Bobby Lambert responded to one of the local businesses on a shoplifting
complaint. The victim reported that the thief a middle aged woman purchased one
item then returned to the shelf and took a second. She left without paying for the
second item. The employee had obtained a vehicle license number and Officer
Lambert was able to get the thief Ued by her license photo. Later that afternoon
Officer Lambert spoke with the thief by phone. She admitted taking the item without
paying but she had diahrrea and was in a hurry. Citation sent by mail.
11t Degree DUI / DAC 12-19-05 1019 hours
Officer Bobby Lambert spotted a party he knew to be "Cancelled Inimical to Public
Safety" (revoked for a very long time for lots of chemical driving violations) in the
area of Dodd and Hwy 110. The driver was immediately placed under arrest for the
driving violation. After arresting the suspect it became obvious that even though it
was only 10:00 a.m. the man was quite intoxicated. After being read the MN Implied
Consent Advisory the man spoke with an attorney and then provided an Intoxilyzer
sample that revealed a BAC of .10. The car was impounded and the owner was
served a forfeiture notice before being transported to jail.
DOC 12-20-05 1947 hours
Officers Convery and Lambert responded to a local business about an employee
problem. Several employees surrounded another employee in the break room and
threatened to beat her up. The reporter attempted to leave and her exit was blocked
by two other employees. This is part of an ongoing problem. The parties were all
interviewed. Three citations were issued on scene and everyone was suspended by
their employer.
Domestic 12-22-05 2333 hours
Officer Tanner Spicer responded to the call of a violent domestic. The suspect had
already fled. The victim met Officer Spicer outside. He was immediately able to see
her injuries from the assault. An ATL was broadcast for the suspect. Officer Spicer
then interviewed the victim, photographed the front door that had been kicked in and
photographed the victim's injuries. Suspect not yet located.
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NEWS
L E T T E Rr, The Pipeline
Public Works`
Engineering 0k1c, r December 23, 2005
Code Enforcement.
Public Works
The skating rinks opened on Saturday, December 17th. The Parks Crew worked
hard by flooding the rinks and sweeping them daily. They plowed the cul-de-sacs,
pedways, skating rinks and parking lots.
The Street Crew changed the cutting edges on the grader, plow #312, plow #302,
and put on curb shoes on wings #304 and 312. They brought office cubicles from
the water tower to the Police Department. They brought the bobcat to the bobcat
dealer for repairs.
Rich had to pull pump 2 for repairs at the Marie Avenue storm water lift station
which had water in it and the seals will be replaced. The electrical meter box was
also replaced. Xcel Energy needed to place the meter in the box.
Code Enforcement
Six building permits were issued for two twin homes (each permit) for The Summit
of Mendota Heights. Four of the six permits were issued previously for
footing/foundation only. The other two permits were for the full building. The
permits were issued to Opus NWR Construction, LLC. Each permit had a valuation
of $650.000.00.
Engineering
A water main break at 1134 Dodd Road (corner of Beebe and Dodd) was repaired
on December 19th. Veit and Company completed the demolition of the Ecolab
buildings.
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
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December 16, 2005
TO: City Council, Commission Members, and City Administrator yY
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FROM: Patrick C. Hollister, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT: Pre -Application Meeting Synopsis
Staff met with five potential applicants on Monday, December 12, 2005.
Steve Grittman, Sue McDermott, and Patrick Hollister were present.
Dan McGibbon, McGibbon Land Surveying
796 Sibley Memorial Highway
Mr. McGibbon is a land surveyor who has been hired to prepare a Critical Area Permit
application on behalf of James Hanson at 796 Sibley Memorial Highway. Staff reviewed
with Mr. McGibbon the necessary materials for a Critical Area Permit application. Mr.
McGibbon intends to apply in time for the January 2006 Planning Commission meeting.
David Abramowicz, Maxim Aaron and Duane Jahn, Turners Gymnastics
2500 Lexington Avenue
Mr. Abramowicz and Mr. Jahn met with Staff to discuss potential future uses for the
Turners Gymnastics building on Lexington Avenue. Turners is considering relocating to
another building. The building is zoned B-1. Staff reviewed with Mr. Abramowicz and
Mr. Jahn the Permitted and Conditional B-1 uses. Mr. Abramowicz and Mr. Jahn said
that Turners may still decide to stay in their current facility.
Russ Anderson, Tony DelDotto, Scott Moe, Jill Rasmussen, and Dwight Dronin,
United Properties
2520 Pilot Knob Road
Representatives of United Properties met with Staff to discuss a potential tenant in their
building at 2520 Pilot Knob Road. The tenant is an occupational health clinic. Staff said
that this use is not listed in the "I" zone and that they would need to meet with the
Council to see if the Council would be willing to either consider this use equivalent to
other listed uses or amend the "I" zone to include this use. This item has been placed on
the December 20 Council agenda.
Dan Mittelstaedt, Dave Mittelstaedt, and Dean .Johnson, Mittelstaedt Brothers
1280 Lakeview Avenue
Mittelstaedt Brothers met with Staff to discuss their client's plans for a new home on the
vacant lot at 1280 Lakeview Avenue. Staff determined that his plans would require a
Wetlands Permit and provided him with the appropriate materials for a wetlands permit
application. Mittelstaedt Brothers intends to apply in time for the January 2006 Planning
Commission meeting.
Pat Hoff and Peter Coyle, Hoffman Homes
Resurrection Cemetery
(Jim Danielson joined us for this discussion.) Mr. Hoffman and Mr. Coyle met with Staff
to discuss their plans for "Augusta Shores Phase II" immediately south of their recently
completed Augusta Shores development. Staff advised the gentlemen that the City is
currently under a subdivision moratorium but that they could present a Concept Plan to
the Planning Commission. Staff provided the gentlemen instructions on submission of a
Concept Plan. Mr. Hoffman said that he plans to submit the Concept Plan in time for the
January 2006 Planning Commission meeting.
NEWS RELEASE
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Contact: Jim Danielson, Administrator, City of Mendota Heights: (651) 452-1850;
Wayne Sames, Local Grants Manager,
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: (651) 259-5559; and
Bob McGillivray, Project Manager, Trust for Public Land: (651) 999-5307
Pilot Knob Bluff Protected!
Mendota Heights to restore a portion of the historic scenic vista as a public
natural area and overlook.
Mendota Heights— The Trust for Public Land (TPL) announced that part of a
well-known scenic overlook in Mendota Heights will be protected as a public natural
area. The land conservation organization purchased the 8.5 -acre site at Pilot Knob and
sold it to the City of Mendota Heights earlier today.
The partial conservation of Pilot Knob is a result of a collaborative effort by the
City, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Dakota County, The Trust
for Public Land, and the Pilot Knob Preservation Association. "Protecting this portion of
Pilot Knob is an extraordinary example of inter -governmental and private sector
cooperation," says Wayne Sames, local grants manager for the DNR. "These
partnerships are absolutely necessary for conserving land in metropolitan areas, where
land prices and complex urban issues usually make achievements like this beyond the
reach of one entity."
Overlooking the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers, Pilot Knob
offers striking views of the downtown Minneapolis skyline and Fort Snelling State Park,
which has made it a prime candidate for development in the past. Three years ago, a
private developer announced plans to build high-density housing on approximately 27
acres of the historic hill. Following strong objections from Dakota Indian communities,
hundreds of area residents joined historic Native American, religious, and environmental
organizations in urging further study of the site and establishment of a public reserve.
As those development plans faltered for the next two years, TPL became
involved to help find a positive conservation alternative to conserve the most prominent
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Pilot Knob Release
From the Trust for Public Land
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piece of the property at the north end of the hill. The landowners generously granted
TPL an option to pursue funding for the acquisition. Dakota County, through its Farmland
and Natural Areas Program, committed the first $400,000 of public funding. These funds
were used to match $1,050,000 in state funds through the DNR Metro Greenways,
Remediation Grant Fund, and the Natural and Scenic Area program. The latter DNR
program is funded by the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as
recommended by the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources. The City of
Mendota Heights provided $400,000 and TPL bridged the gap by securing $120,000 in
grants from The Saint Paul Foundation and The McKnight Foundation to complete the
nearly $2 million acquisition.
"Pilot Knob is important not only for its history but also for what it will offer our
residents," says Mendota Heights Mayor John Huber. "We are pleased that TPL was
able to secure an option to purchase this site, and then help us investigate it and obtain
funds to ultimately purchase it."
As public land, the 8.5 -acre portion of Pilot Knob will largely remain in its natural
state. The City plans to restore native vegetation and construct a series of unpaved
paths and an observation area. Once completed, this land will also be accessible to the
public from the adjacent Big Rivers Regional Trail.
"The city's plans to restore tallgrass prairie and oak savanna to Pilot Knob will
greatly enhance the land's value to wildlife as well as to local citizens. Since natural
occurrences of these native plant communities have nearly disappeared from the metro
area, ecological restorations like this one are especially important," says DNR Regional
Plant Ecologist Hannah Texler. The nonprofit Great River Greening assisted with the
restoration plan.
Pilot Knob got its name in the 1850's when riverboat captains referenced this
high point to pilot their boats up the Mississippi into the Minnesota River valley. Around
that same time, Minnesota's first governor, Henry Sibley, climbed Pilot Knob's steep hill
and waxed eloquently about the 'picturesque beauty' of the high, stone fort and the two
river valleys.
Long before Sibley arrived, Native Americans gathered to perform ceremonies on
the site they called 'Oheyawahi.' —'the hill much -visited.' Dakota Indians and European
peoples both selected the hill as a place to honor and remember their dead. It was also
from this prominence that the Dakota Indians in 1851 signed a treaty granting the United
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Pilot Knob Release
From the Trust for Public Land
States 35 million acres of tribal lands west of the Mississippi, forever changing the
course of Minnesota's history.
"Preservation of this site demonstrates how visionary leaders in government,
organizations, and individuals can work together to preserve historic, scenic, and sacred
sites for our grandchildren," says Gail Lewellan, Mendota Heights resident and President
of the Pilot Knob Preservation Association.
Pilot Knob is part of TPL's ongoing effort to preserve land along the Mississippi
river corridor by working with communities to establish greenways for public access,
watershed protection, habitat restoration and community revitalization including
redeveloping brownfields to greenspace. "Pilot Knob is a special place to many people
for many reasons," says TPL Project Manager Bob McGillivray. "It would have been
tragic to see it lost. Helping communities save places like Pilot Knob is one of TPL's
highest priorities."
The Trust for Public Land is a national, nonprofit land -conservation organization
that conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens, and other natural places,
ensuring livable communities for generations to come. Established in 1972, TPL is the
only national nonprofit working exclusively to protect land for public enjoyment and use.
In Minnesota, TPL has protected more than 30,000 acres valued at more than $50
million including the recent protection of the 475 -acre DNR State Aquatic and Wildlife
Management Area on the Vermillion River in Dakota County, the 3,100 acre Brainerd
Lakes Forest Legacy Conservation Easement, the Caponi Art Park in Eagan, an addition
to the future Neenah Creek Regional Park in St. Cloud, and the Point Douglas trail near
Hastings. TPL depends on contributions from supporters to continue protecting land
throughout the state. Visit TPL on the web at www.tpi.org
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Pilot Knob parcel's sale final
Posted on Fri, Dec. 23, 2005
Pilot Knob parcel's sale final
City to preserve 8.5 acres of historic site.
BY BRIAN BONNEP
Pioneer Press
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The city of Mendota Heights formally closed Thursday on the nearly $2 million purchase of 8.5 acres of historic Pilot Knob
hill.
The St. Paul suburb will preserve the scenic plot, overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers and
the downtown Minneapolis skyline, as a wildlife area.
The deal between the city and the parcel's private landowners, John N. Allen and Joel Buttenhoff, was brokered by the
Trust for Public Land, a national organization that works to preserve natural areas in urban settings.
Money from the state, city and Dakota County accounted for the bulk of the purchase price.
"Pilot Knob is important not only for its history, but also for what it will offer our residents," Mendota Heights Mayor John
Huber said. "We are pleased that the Trust for Public Land was able to secure an option to purchase this site and then
help us investigate it and obtain funds to ultimately purchase it."
Three years ago, a developer announced a plan to build 157 town houses on that plot of land and an adjacent 17 acres
of mostly vacant land owned by Acacia Park Cemetery. But development on the 100 -acre hill, three-quarters of which is
occupied by the cemetery, faced stiff public opposition.
Pilot Knob is considered a sacred American Indian burial ground and has historic significance as the place where Dakota
Indians ceded 35 million acres to European -American settlers in the 1851 Treaty of Mendota.
"Pilot Knob is a special place to many people for many reasons," said Bob McGillivray, Trust for Public Land project
manager. "It would have been tragic to see it lost. Helping communities save places like Pilot Knob is one of the Trust for
Public Land's highest priorities."
The fate of the cemetery's 17 mostly vacant acres on Pilot Knob is uncertain. Edina -based Minnstar Builders Inc. still
holds a purchase option on the land. But preservationists are vowing to oppose any plans to build on the parcel.
Brian Bonner can be reached at ::-, p C;r?, or 651-228-2173
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Patrols to focus on drinking and driving
BY FREDERICK MELO
Pioneer Press
If Santa were to get too jolly on the roads of Apple Valley tonight, he too might spend
Christmas in jail.
Police officers from across Dakota County are forming a tight web across Apple Valley,
Eagan and Mendota Heights to enforce a zero -tolerance policy toward drinking and driving.
Tonight's "saturation patrol" is expected to draw at least 24 squad cars from 12 departments
and the State Patrol to put the pinch on reckless revelers. t
What might appear to some as an unusual concentration of officer power strikes Sgt. John
Bermel of the Apple Valley Police Department as common sense.
Last year, 2,434 people were cited in Dakota County for driving while intoxicated — making
Dakota second only to Hennepin County in DWIs, state records show. Also last year, 33
people died in car crashes on Dakota County roads.
Since June, Bermel has helped organize saturation patrols across the county, about twice
monthly. Tonight's enforcement, scheduled to last from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m., will be the largest
since the program began.
Through written agreement, the patrols allow officers to police roads in another department's
jurisdiction, which would otherwise be a legal faux pas. "We recognize that these drunk
drivers don't respect borders," Bermel said.
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Discussion Boards Dubbed the Dakota County Traffic Safety Project, the program started in June on an ad-hoc
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"The unique part of it is that everybody in the county is participating at the same time, and
we're not focusing on a specific city, but on a stretch of road," said Sgt. Bruce Johnson of
the Dakota County Sheriffs office. "We honestly do care, and we're trying to make it safer."
Frederick Melo can be reached at finelo@pioneerpress.com or 651-228-2172.
By the numbers
Since June, the "Dakota County Traffic Safety Project" has shown the following results:
• Contributions of 521 hours from 102 officers.
• 1,071 vehicle stops, an average of two cars an hour.
• Roughly a third of stops resulted in citations.
• 67 arrests, including 43 for driving while under the influence.
• After DWI, the most common arrest was for driving with a canceled or suspended license.
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Proposed cuts in city design projects split metro council
David Peterson, Star Tribune
December 19, 2005
The best spot in the Twin Cities these days to see Old and New Suburbia might be from the median strip
on Hwy. 110 in Mendota Heights.
On one side, a McDonald's sits in front of a dated strip mall's parking lot.
On the other side, when it's warmer out, 60 -foot illuminated fountains will shoot into the air among the
six acres of public parkland where hundreds of units of housing are interspersed alongside an old-
fashioned town square, lined with paving bricks, sidewalk tables and small shops.
Taxpayers all over the region helped pay for the improvements. Now, a skirmish is breaking out among
the differing factions of the Republican -dominated Metropolitan Council over how the millions in such
subsidies are being handed out to suburbs and cities eager for projects such as this one.
One project that's often mentioned: $425,000 destined to help Apple Valley build a centerpiece park in
the middle of a similar newly -minted suburban downtown.
The Met Council's vice chair, Chris Georgacas, a former state Republican Party chairman, will
recommend today that $2.5 million be stripped from a $9 million package.
The proposal is aimed mostly at assisting innovative suburban projects such as Apple Valley's Central
Village, a combination of shops, offices, restaurants, hotels and housing.
Among the questions raised by critics of the subsidies:
• Whether to hand out money for parking ramps when the ramps are turned over to private owners and
may not be accessible to the public.
• Why so much of the money ends up going to cities such as Apple Valley, whose representatives sit on
a Met Council advisory committee that helps decide who gets it.
Supporters say they're doing something that's priceless: creating a new suburbia, one that ultimately will
cost the region far less.
Amenities or necessities?
The money is aimed at countering sprawl by helping communities create new forms of urban and
suburban living in which people live in closer quarters, nearer to transit and shops. The aim is to make
them pleasant places to live, leading to requests to help pay for amenities such as fountains or
playgrounds.
Collectively this year, cities in the region sought $40 million.
Dan Marckel, a University of Minnesota expert in urban design, said that 130 to $35 million of that was
not only legitimate, but great projects -- great city -building."
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Two years ago the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave the Met Council its top award for
overall excellence in "smart growth," citing what it has accomplished with that money.
But today, Georgacas said, some council members are asking whether the program is "running out of
gas.11
Case in point, he said: "It is indefensible to use regional tax money for playgrounds."
Suddenly this year, instead of subsidies for public parking structures alongside transit stations, multiple
requests came in for ramps and the like that would end up in private hands. The advisory group was
concerned, but the projects did meet their criteria, partly because they did make possible the high-
density living the program aims to encourage.
Critics also contend that with time, the money is going less to truly groundbreaking projects, such as
Excelsior & Grand in St. Louis Park, featured on the EPA website and in USA Today, than to projects
that look similar to others from previous years.
Apple Valley officials and developers struggle when asked how their project is different from
Burnsville's new downtown, called Heart of the City, with high-quality, high-density living around a
new village center park.
Debate resumes today.
A number of this year's recommended grants are going to cities whose representatives sit on the Met
Council advisory group. They say they go out of their way to avoid tainting the process, even leaving
the room at times when their projects are discussed.
But Met Council member Annette Meeks said there's "always an air of suspicion" when those projects
survive from a highly competitive process in which four times as much money is sought than handed
out.
Things are expected to be tense today, when a Met Council committee discusses the issues.
Of the 11 projects on the list of finalists, Georgacas will recommend zeroing out two projects
completely, including Apple Valley's, and reducing funding for five others. He wants to eliminate
subsidies for some private parking stalls and for items such as "water features, park benches, picnic
tables, trash receptacles and signage." Council Chair Peter Bell finds himself mediating between the
skepticism of his more conservative members and the pleas of city officials.
Bob Streetar, community development director in Columbia Heights, who also serves on the advisory
group and whose city is in line for a $580,000 grant, told Bell at the group's meeting on Friday that
"first -ring suburbs need these tools to revive. Without the tools, we're not going to get it done."
Ruth Grendahl, the Apple Valley council member who leads the advisory group, is not happy about the
proposed cut in subsidies aimed at projects like the southern suburb's centerpiece park.
"The group of us put in 350 hours at this, in total," she said, "and then to go to the council and have
them suddenly go, 'Let's take this out or that out...' I just wish we'd known some of these things upfront.
And I don't think the rules should be changed in the middle of the process. If 'playground' was a word
they didn't like, we could have asked for a trail instead."
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Proposed cuts in city design projects split metro council
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Developer Ross Fefercorn points to the Mendota Heights project as an example of the critical role these
subsidies play in creating a sense of community.
The southern metro suburb got more than $1 million from the council for its underground parking,
which helps prevent parking lots from cluttering the town center atmosphere cities want. Its town center
is going up right now, with most of the shops and restaurants to be finished next year.
A wine store has opened alongside a coffee shop in the area already completed, with 13,000 bottles
resting in custom-made African mahogany. The owner of the Bellanotte restaurant in downtown
Minneapolis is thinking of supplying the signature restaurant. Nearby high school kids flock to the
coffee shop after school.
"It's a different paradigm," Fefercom said. "We're raising the bar for quality. You have to look at the big
picture."
David Peterson • 612-673-4440
Copyright 2005 Star Tribune. All rights reserved
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® ror a tribe to be licensed to operate a casino.
Though the Mendota Mdewakanton are re-
lated to the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux,
Return the latter does not share any casino profits
with the Mendota. According to members of
• the Mendota Mdewakanton, recognized
e na tives tribes give little support to unrecognized
tribes because of the fear of competition
down the road.
As Brown gathered information on the
Mendota Mdewakanton and learned more
Though she's a M e n d ota about the tribe's culture, she realized how
much it meant to her husband and redoubled
Mdewakanton Dakota her efforts. She and Bob compiled a genealog-
ical database, organized classes in the Dakota
by marriage o n I y, Brown language and culture, and worked to preserve
historic Dakota sites such as Pilot Knob in
Mendota Heights and Coldwater Spring
has strived to give tribe above the Mississippi River near Fort
Snelling. They helped organize World Peace
a new sense of identity and Prayer Day in the Black Hills and seven
years ago established an annual powwow to
honor veterans.
The effort to save Coldwater Spring pitted
the Mendota Mdewakanton and its allies
by Kevin Driscoll against the Minnesota Department of Trans-
portation and its plan to reroute Highway 55
Linda Brown was being modest about the cation:near Minnehaha Park. After several run-ins
inia McKnight Binger Award in Human According to Brown, there are only four with state and local police, the issue was re -
Virginia g g federally recognized Dakota Indian tribes in solved with the passage of a state law preserv-
Services that she recently received from the Y g ing the spring.
McKnight Foundation. "It's a mystery to me Minnesota—the Prairie Island, Shakopee,
why I got it," she said."I'm not sure I deserved Upper Siodx and Lower Sioux. "Getting Eight and a half acres, or about a third, of
it any more than a lot of other people I can recognition is a difficult process," she said.
"The criteria, which thPilot Knob has now been set aside for preser-
think ofe U.S. government ." vation at the urging of the Mendota Mde-
"That sounds like Linda," said Cheryl amended in 1980, are complicated and re -
Fields, who with her husband John nomi- quire reams of documentation' he local
and others. The burial ground for
t
nated Brown for the award. "Humility is the To be recognized by the federal govern- the local Dakota had previously been eyed for
new housing.
best word to describe her. We thought she de-' ment, a tribe must meet seven criteria, includ-
served recognition for the significant role she, ing proof that it has comprised and continues The Mendota Heights City Council has
and (her late husband) Bob played in bring- to comprise a distinct community, that it ex- been just great on this one;' Brown said. "One
ing together the local Mendota Mdewakanton isted in every decade since 1900, and that its housing developer wanted r build there, but
Dakota community." members are not members of another feder- the council balked and, at our urging, ordered
all recognized tribe. an environmental impact statement, -which
Brown, a resident of Mendota Heights, is I Y g
one of 11 Minnesotans to receive the $7,500 i ultimately led to the rejection of the devel-
oper's
We pulled together all the documentation, ultimately
plan
Binger Awards for 2005. birth certificates, etc., and submitted the ap- With $400,000 from Mendota Heights, that
"(The Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota In- plication in 1997, Brown said. In 1998 we re-
dians) were s read out over the Twin Cities ceiv�g
d a 13 -page rejection letter." portion of Pilot Knob was purchased for $1.8.
P million. Negotiations continue with Acacia
area and elsewhere;' according to former' However, the tribe did receive a grant that
Cemetery for the preservation of another 17
tribal treasurer Jim Albrecht. "Bob was the enabled it to set up a nonprofit organization
acres of Pilot Knob.
tribal chairman when a group was formed 10 and open an office in Mendota. "But we never
of enough money to hire a r The Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota now
years ago to better organize the community g g y professional to number "about 1,000 if you count the kids,"
and set up a nonprofit organization to seek help us with the recognition application;'
federal recognition as a tribe. For the first cou- Brown said."We were n�"aive. We discovered we Albrecht said. "A group of non -natives has
ple of years, we met at the Browns' house. were 169th on the list of tribes seeking federal also been setup. Called o im ,that group of
t
Linda did almost all of the research into how recognition. Some ofthem have been apply- non -Indians is dedicated to mproving the lot
of the Mendota tribe.
to get that recognition and filled out the appli- ing for recognition since the 1980s:
The Mendota Mdewakanton continue to ' The body of Bob Brown was buried on Pi -
pursue federal recognition, which is required saying `Behind every great man is a great
woman' really holds true for Bob and Linda"
Albrecht said.`After Bob died, she kept on go-
ing with the projects, providing stability as the
community grew"
Good Samaritans in Mendota Heights
Jim Danielson
From: Kathleen Swanson
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 4:14 PM
To: Jim Danielson
Subject: FW: Good Samaritans in Mendota Heights
From: Andrea Child[mailto:AChild@girlscoutscv.org]
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:05 PM
To: CityHall
Subject: Good Samaritans in Mendota Heights
Page I of I
I was very touched and thankful Monday night when I had a flat tire on my car and two Mendota Heights families
came to my rescue. What a testament to the grace and goodness of these families!
First of all I do not have a cell phone in my car, so I knocked on a door on Brompton Place, and was welcomed
into the home of a lovely family where I made a call to AAA, and then to my husband. Since AAA was not going
to be able to rescue me for over two hours, there I sat in my car.
Shortly thereafter, another kind resident on Brompton stopped and asked if we were ok. I explained that we had a
flat tire, and that we were patiently waiting for AAA to arrive — sometime in the next one to two hours. He said he
would be happy to help, and just had to get the equipment from his home at the end of the road. He came back
with a floor jack on a sled accompanied by his young son.
He and his son, with dad's gentle direction, changed my tire. He then said to follow him back to the house where
he had the necessary equipment to safely inflate my flat spare tire!
How very fortunate for me that I had a flat tire in Mendota Heights, and that I stopped on Brompton Place!
These folks have put a smile on my face every day since this happened. I have shared this story with many of my
co workers, and I just wanted to let someone know how grateful I am for the kindness of strangers. To me, they
are strangers no more, but angels!
I wish all of you in Mendota Heights the many blessings of the holiday season — whatever and whenever you may
celebrate.
Andrea Child
12/21/2005
2 December 2005
720 Bachelor Avenue
Mendota Heights, MN 55118
Mendota Heights Parks & Recreation
1101 Victoria Curve
Mendota Heights, MN 55118
Dear Parks and Recreation Personnel,
We are always grateful for the fine parks in Mendota Heights, and frequent many of
them. Because of a recent event in our family, we express particular thanks to you and the
special men who brought back a beloved rocket to an eight year old boy.
Alex made his rocket in an after school class called Mad Science, last spring. He used
a discarded paper towel tube for the body, a plastic Easter egg as the nose cone, pipe
insulation to prevent the whole works from heating up and disintegrating, and fashioned a
parachute from old plastic bag. After obtaining a launching pad, "engines", and a detonator
from a hobby shop, we made several excursions over the spring and summer to Valley Park,
with numerous successful firings of the rocket. It flew high and well, ascending to
approximately 1,000 feet.
Minor injuries, fixable by taping the nose cone, replacing it once, reattaching the
parachute strings, and replacing the pipe insulation were necessary over the months. Alas, on
September 11, we failed to angle the rocket launcher just a bit off of straight up, and it landed
in the very top of a tall tree near the creek in Valley Park. A very disappointed boy sadly left
the park that morning, not to mention the chagrined grown up accomplice in the stranding.
Later in the day a high wind came up, lowering the rocket to another high twig, but it
was still not reachable. That night, it rained and more wind blew in, enough to separate the
parachute and the rocket body. We found the body on the creek bank, muddied but mostly
intact. The parachute and nose cone continued to dangle from high branches.
On Tuesday, September 13, we called Parks and Recreation, asking if anyone might
know a way to retrieve the hung up nose cone and parachute. Shortly thereafter, two kind and
efficient members of the staff arrived in Valley Park and hooked the vagrant piece. We do not
know their names, but their photos are enclosed, along with that of a very happy boy.
When he saw the reunion of his rocket pieces, he clasped it and gave it a little kiss.
Repairs were required, but it has successfully been launched, once again.
Such acts of kindness above and beyond the call of duty and job description by Parks
and Recreation are what adds to the pride we have in our community
Our thanks to you for your extra effort to make a little boy (and two grandmothers) very
happy. We enclose a tribute to City of Mendota Heights Park and Recreation in gratitude for
all Parks and Rec workers.
Sincerely,
Ann Adams and Sally Ehlers
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Dave Bellows
Featuring Sheriffs December 12, through December 18, 2005
Volunteer units and
Information Technology `Tis the Season...
Support Staff: In Minnesota this typically is a reference to snowmobile accidents. With the snowfall
Special DeoutieS
from the past two weeks, the DCSO handled a number of accidents involving
li,iforngation TechnoloaX
snowmobiles and in some instances cars, too. In the first of several accidents, Deputy
Support
Joe Leko responded to the 5500 block of 292nd Street, where a 19 -year old man
Dan Anderson
Lisa Blount
sustained a head injury after being thrown from his sled. The ski of the snowmobile
Jennifer Carey
became stuck on a railroad track. Fortunately, he was wearing a helmet. In another
Meredith Tanner
accident, a snowmobile collided with an SUV near the 3000 block of 200th Street. The
Erin Blanck
driver of the sled was 11 years old and his mother was a passenger. Deputy Tom
Spec6al,t}e_�ttie�
Hooper responded to the accident. Finally, Deputy Bruce Lohmann assisted the
Tom Ahr
DNR with the, arrest of an impaired snowmobile operator on Saturday.
Juan Balli
In the News...
Steve Finanger
that were nominated and will receive the Sheriff's "Life Saving Award." Detective
Brent Loucks
Over the past week, both the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minneapolis Star Tribune
Dennis Millerbernd
featured articles on members of the DCSO. The article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press
Dennis Perro
titled, "Redemption's Reach," highlighted the Jail's "Inmates Motivated to Change"
Anthony Pojman
Program. The six-week long program works with inmates on improving parenting
Randal Smith
skills, anger management, and self-help courses. The article written by Pioneer
Dave Stanek
press Reporter Fred Melo credits the efforts of Reverend Jim Bzoskie, Director
Bob t
of Inmate Programs Phil Drazkowski, and Inmate Counselor Hal Palmer for
Wilson
Torn Wilson
their work in this program. Below, you will find the link to the full article:
Special DeoutieS
http://www twincities com/mid/twincities/newsllocal/13427908 litm
Sheriff's Office Liaison:
The Minneapolis Star Tribune carried another article on Sheriff Don Gudmundson
Sergeant Mitch Penny
and his brother, Scott Gudmundson, Chief Deputy for the Sherburne County
Sheriff's Office. The article chronicles the path of the two brothers into law
Mounted Patrol
enforcement and into their present positions. The article was written by Star Tribune
Brandon Beyl
Germaine Beyl
Reporter Donna Halvorson and can be viewed at the following link:
Erin Blanck
http://`www.startribLine.com/stories/`4.6.2/5789804.. html
Kelli Coughlin
Ryan Coughlin
Above and Beyond...
Mary Delzer
The call of duty was clearly demonstrated in the actions for several DCSO members
.lean Frediund
that were nominated and will receive the Sheriff's "Life Saving Award." Detective
Susan Graves
Steve Forrey is receiving the award for saving the life of Deputy Scott Bensen
Melissa Hoffman
during dive training last June.
Kate An Hunter
Jon Kauffeld
Correctional Deputies Anthony Miller, Dan Kreager, Dale Clausen, and Tim
Marlene Kauffeld
Bowman, and Correctional Corporal Trudi Sibbald will also receive the "Life
Dan Krueger
Saving Award" for their combined efforts in saving the life of an inmate that suffered
Kim Lorenz
a cardiac arrest in the jail in May, 2005, Sergeant Judy Burrows will receive a
Jean Marlatt
"Certificate of Recognition" for the same incident.
Wendy Pressnall
Jennifer Schroeder
The actions of these individuals exemplify the hard work and dedication
Heidi Sporre
demonstrated by all the members of the DCSO. Congratulations to all the award
recipients.
Sheriff
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Dakota County Sheri4
The Front Row
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December 12, through December 18, 2005
Sergeant Dan
The Stats Keep C|imbing..
Scheuermann
For the Dakota County Drug Task Force in 2005. Between January and November,
2005. the Task Force arrested 1,106 individuals for narcotic violations. This represents
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an increase ofover six percent compared to this same time last year. Meth continues
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to be the fuel in the fine in a majority of the illegal drug trade. The number of meth
Vern Hildebrandt
labs in Minnesota has decreased this year, but according to "The Eag|e,^a publication
ClaytonMcDouga«
E�die.'Vesringen
from the United States Attorney's Office, Minnesota District' approximately 80 percent
of the meth is imported to Minnesota and the other 20 percent is manufactured within
the state. In 2004, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) oversaw the clean-up
of 18,061 meth labs nationally at a cost of $18.6 million. In Minnesota, the cost to
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clean up 144 meth labs was $280,200. In 2003, the Dakota County Board of
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Cnnnrnissionerspassed acounty-wide ordinance that places the cost oflab clean-up un
the homeowner. Dakota County was the second county in Minnesota to pass an
Please contact the
ordinance of this type and, since that time, many more counties have followed in
Dakota Counh/3heilffs
passing similar legislation. On a final note' the Dakota County Drug Task Force Board
Office at 651.438,4702
elected Lieutenant Jerry Sa|mmeyas Board Chair and Chief Deputy Dove Bellows
orany Ofthe UIovwng
as Vice Chair for 2OO6.
by email:
That Old Airbag'..
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Played a big no|a during a search warrant in Eureka Township last week. The DCSD
o"ve
was assisting the Northfield Police in a search warrant looking for stolen truck. During/whe.--`~—�da���.mmus
the search warrant, many ofthe stolen parts were discovered, including an airbag that
traced back tothe stolen truck, Unfortunately, the truck was not located atthe scene
of the warrant and its rennains remain at large. Assisting in the search warrant were
Captain Brad Wayne, Sergeant Jim Rogers, Detectives Brad Bi|1rneyer, and
Dawe Gjm0myn, and Deputies Thomas Jacobson and Scott Durdal|.
Deputy ofthe Month,..
Honors go to Deputy Tim Samuelson for his nunnerous DVVl arrests, in addition to a
wide variety of other activity. Tim's ability to adjust to the sub -zero cold was also
amazing considering this time last year hewas experiencing temperatures in tile 115
degree range as a member of the military in Baghdad. Tim, which variation do you
like better?
Taking One On the Chin...
Or, in the case of Deputy Kelly Lee, one on the nose. Kelly stopped to help a motorist
"Even /fyou're pmthe
change a flat tire on Saturday evening. While tightening the lug nuts the wrench
right track, you'll get
slipped, causing Kelly to go face first into the car's fender. For his efforts, Kelly
run over hryou just sit
sustained a bloody nose but finished the job.
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Peterson, Dale S. WWII Naval Aviation Radioman Fireman & Building Inspector Age 81, formerly of
Mendota Heights. xVisitation /TUESDAY. Funeral Service WEDNESDAY. Full notice Sunday.
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Deeb, Edward P. "Sonny" - Beloved Husband, Father, and
Grandpa Age 84, of West St. Paul. Passed away peacefully on
December 19, 2005 with his family at his side. Preceded in
death by son, Mark. Survived by loving wife of 59 years,
Katie; children, Linda (Bob) Nordstrom, Raymond (Mary),
Robert (Jane), Jake, Donald (Margaret), Dennis (Pam), Gloria
(Mario) Reyes, Joyce (Brian Peterson); 17 grandchildren. Also
survived by brother, Ron; sister-in-law, Ann and many other
family and friends. Procession leaving 9:30AM Friday from
WEST FUNERAL HOME, 1051 So. Robert at Arion, WSP for
LOAM Funeral Mass at HOLY FAMILY CHURCH, 206 E. Robie at
Ada, St. Paul. Visitation 4-8PM Thursday (TODAY) at the
funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred. "Fish,
fish, my beautiful fish!"
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