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Home My Public Portal AboutDec 2016 Jan 2017 Inside this issue: Medina City Hall Remodel .............................. Pg. 1 Park & Planning Commission Vacancies ...... Pg. 1 Comprehensive Plan Public Hearing ............. Pg. 2 Land Use Applications Under Review .......... Pg. 3 Residents Collect Trash along Road .............. Pg. 3 Toys for Tots Drive ......................................... Pg. 3 Winter Reminders ............................................ Pg. 3 City Meeting Calendar ..................................... Back Holiday Train .................................................... Back 2017 Recycle Calendar & Guide .................... Insert City Meeting Calendar December 6th Tues—City Council 7 pm 13th Tues—Planning Commission 7 pm 19th Mon—Planning Commission 7 pm 20th Tues—City Council Work Session 6 pm 20th Tues—City Council 7 pm 21st Wed—Park Commission 7 pm 26th Mon—City Offices Closed (Holiday) January 2nd Mon—City Offices Closed (Holiday) 3rd Tues—City Council 7 pm 10th Tues—Planning Commission 7 pm 16th Mon—City Offices Closed (Holiday) 17th Tues—City Council Work Session 6 pm 17th Tues—City Council 7 pm 18th Wed—Park Commission 7 pm All meetings at City Hall unless otherwise noted. Meeting agendas on website when available. Holiday Train—December 11th Sunday, December 11, 2016 marks the 18th anniversary of the Holiday Train stopping in Loretto as it makes its way across Canada and the US raising donations for food shelves. In 2015, the Loretto Holi- day Train event raised over $29,000 and 7,500 lbs. of food for our local food shelves. It’ll be a fun event in Loretto, with festivities running from 3-6 p.m. (the Holiday Train arrives at 4:15pm, show time is 4:30 p.m.) This year there will be kiddie train rides, hot chocolate & cookies, visits with Santa and his reindeer, bon fires – not to mention the great musical show put on by CP Rail on the train. It’s all about the food shelves – all the events are free to the public, all we ask is for folks to bring donations of cash, non-perishable food items or winter outerwear in good condition. NEW THIS YEAR: Love, Inc. will be at the event collecting winter outer- wear (coats, hats, mittens) in all sizes and good condition. Eagle Mouldings at 50 Medina Street South is also a collection drop site. 21st Century Bank will match up to $1500 total combined collected dollars bank wide for the area food shelves they serve. Stop in the bank and make your contribution for the match. Please watch the City of Loretto website (www.ci.loretto.mn.us) for up- dates on attractions and shuttle/parking information. CITY HALL 2052 County Road 24 Medina, MN 55340 p: 763-473-4643 f: 763-473-9359 e: city@ci.medina.mn.us City Hall Office Hours Mon-Fri 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. PUBLIC SAFETY 600 Clydesdale Trail Medina, MN 55340 p: 763-473-9209 f: 763-473-8858 e: police@ci.medina.mn.us Police Department Office Hours Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mayor Bob Mitchell 763-473-1042 City Council Jeff Pederson 612-916-6448 John Anderson 612-618-5702 Kathleen Martin 612-344-1111 Lorie Cousineau 612-251-3244 City Council Meetings First & third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Planning Commission Meetings Second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Park Commission Meetings Third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Newsletter Editor Jodi Gallup Assistant City Administrator Dec 2016 / Jan 2017 2017 Park & Planning Commission Vacancies The City is seeking residents to serve on the Medina Park Commission and Planning Commission. Each commission currently has two appointments available, with terms expiring December 31, 2019. These commissions are volunteer recommending bodies to the City Council. The Park Commission meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in Medina City Hall. The Planning Commission meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in Medina City Hall. Interested applicants may pick up an application at City Hall or via the City’s website at http://medinamn.us/commission-vacancies/. Deadline for applications is Fri- day, December 16th. Medina City Hall: Same Building—New Office Spaces Medina City Hall will remain at 2052 County Road 24, but residents might have to en- ter a different door, depending on which department you are coming to see. The base- ment of City Hall that has sat empty for the past two years, since the Police Depart- ment moved to 600 Clydesdale Trail, is now the Planning, Zoning and Building De- partment. If you are coming to City Hall to discuss your property, inquire about land- use, or apply for a building permit, follow the signs around the building to park and enter on the lower-level. The newly remod- eled lower-level features a new conference room right off the entry way, along with an expanded front counter for staff to be able to better serve the needs of residents and contractors while looking at plans. The Planning, Zoning and Building Depart- ment’s move to the lower level has allowed the Administration and Finance Depart- ments to spread out on the main floor of City Hall. This move has provided us ade- quate space to sustain city operations at 2052 County Road 24 for years to come. As you enter City Hall, the Council Chambers will still be straight ahead. Turn right to enter the east-wing, where you can pay your utility bill or city invoices, inquire about special assessments and taxes, or learn about the city budget. Turn to the left to enter the west-wing, where you can apply for homestead classification, vote during election season, apply for a city license (tobacco, liquor, solicitor, kennel, gambling, etc.), view historical records and meeting minutes, discuss city council agenda items, learn about recycling and organics collection, and pickup general city literature, maps and bro- chures. Above: Planning staff behind new lower-level counter. 2040 Comprehensive Plan Page 2 Dec 2016 / Jan 2017 Public Hearing on 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update The Medina Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on the draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update on Tuesday, De- cember 13, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 2052 County Road 24. A draft of the Plan is available for review at http:// medinamn.us/2040compplan/. The Comprehensive Plan guides the future of the City, including the location and types of growth and development in the City. The Plan also advises future policy and investments in infrastructure and services such as transportation, parks, trails, recrea- tion and water resources. The Comprehensive Plan anticipates 950 additional households over the next 20 years, 250 of which are required to be higher- density housing such as apartments and townhomes. This is a substantial reduction of approximately 40-50% from what the City has previously planned. Over the past 14 months, the City has worked diligently on the Plan, including involve- ment at seven community meetings and an online forum. In addition, a Steering Com- mittee with members from across the community held thirteen meetings and the Plan- ning Commission and City Council discussed at a series of meetings. In addition to attending the Public Hearing, various opportunities exist for you to take part in the Comprehensive Plan process: ► Review the draft Comprehensive Plan and stay up-to-date on the review schedule at http://medinamn.us/2040compplan/ ► Participate electronically anytime at Medina’s mySidewalk page: https://medinacompplan.mysidewalk.com/ ► Send comments or speak to City Planner Dusty Finke at dusty.finke@ci.medina.mn.us or (763) 473-8846 Planning & Community Dec 2016 / Jan 2017 Page 3 Land Use Applications Under Review The following land projects are cur- rently under review by the City. For more information or for an update on the review schedule, please visit http://medinamn.us/citygov/ departments/planning-zoning/ or contact the Planning Department at (763) 473-4643, ext. 1. Lunski Senior Community Concept Plan – North of Highway 55, East of Willow Drive (PID 03-118 -23-32-0007) – Lunski, Inc. has re- quested review of a Concept Plan for development of an approximately 126 unit senior living community to in- clude independent and assisted living units. The Planning Commission is tentatively scheduled to hold a public hearing on the request at their Mon- day, December 19, 2016 meeting. Woodridge Church Site Plan Review – 1500 County Road 24 – Woodridge Church has requested a lot combination, conditional use per- mit amendment, site plan review, and interim use permit for construction of a 15,085 square foot addition to the north side of the existing building. The Planning Commission is tenta- tively scheduled to hold a public hear- ing on the request at their Monday, December 19, 2016 meeting. Three Rivers Park/We Can Ride CUP – 4301 County Road 24 – Three Rivers Park District and We Can Ride have requested a conditional use permit amendment to allow We Can Ride, a nonprofit that provides programming to individual with disa- bilities or special needs, to occupy the stable previously utilized by Three Rivers Park mounted patrol. The Planning Commission is tentatively scheduled to hold a public hearing on the request at their Monday, Decem- ber 19, 2016 meeting. The Medina Police Department, along with Medina City Hall, Loretto City Hall, Farmers State Bank of Hamel and 21st Century Bank of Loretto, will be drop off sites for the KARE 11 2016 Toys for Tots Drive. Please bring a new, unwrapped toy to any of the above drop sites by Wednesday, December 14th. Call 763-473- 9209 for more information. Two Residents Collect Trash along Their Local Road A one liter bottle of Svedka vodka, empty but, curiously, with the lid tidily screwed in place; two expensive black backpacks, sodden and filled with mud; Bud Light cans by the dozen and chewing tobacco tins; three small bottles of hand sanitizer, a green make-up bag, with “ELOISE” printed on its lid and a wooden salad bowl. These are just a few of the items that filled five large bags of garbage that Christine Zonneveld and Liz Weir recovered from the ditches of a length of Hunter Drive South. “We fought our way through buckthorn, brambles and leg-twining vines to pick up trash flung deep into brush from car windows,” said Weir. “These throwers must have mighty big muscles as they fling stuff out of their car windows!” Quite apart from the unsightliness of roadside trash, accumulating garbage interferes with drainage in ditches and discarded cans fill with rain water, providing breeding places for mosquitoes. Weir believes that trash along a road, invites more trash. Non-residents also use our roads, but each of us can keep a small trash bag in our vehicles and empty it upon returning home. Zonneveld and Weir urge fellow residents to walk and keep their roads trash-free. The City sponsors a Spring Clean-up Day each April to give residents a chance to get rid of un- wanted items, large and small. Trash dumping is an ongoing problem for Medina. If you see someone dumping, take their license plate number and immediately report it to the Medina Police by calling 911. Winter Parking Regulations The City ordinance prohibits parking on any public street from November 1st through March 31st during the hours of 1:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m. If at all possible, the City plow crew would appreciate having no vehicles parked on City streets when snowfall occurs during the daytime. Recycling Guide Paper • Mail, office and school papers • Magazines and catalogs • Newspapers and inserts • Phone books • Shredded paper in closed paper bags Boxes: • Cardboard • Cereal and cracker boxes • Shoe boxes, gift boxes and electronics boxes • Toothpaste, medication and other toiletry boxes Cartons • Milk cartons • Juice boxes • Soup, broth and wine cartons Glass • Food and beverage bottles and jars Plastic Bottles & jugs: • Water, soda and juice bottles • Milk and juice jugs • Ketchup and salad dressing bottles • Dishwashing liquid bottles and detergent jugs • Shampoo, soap and lotion bottles Cups and containers: • Yogurt, pudding and fruit cups • Disposable cups and bowls • Margarine, cottage cheese and other containers • Produce, deli and take out containers Packaging: • Clear packaging from toys and electronics Metal • Food and beverage cans Don’t recycle: Styrofoam™, plastic wrap, microwaveable food trays, paper soiled with food, paper plates and towels, frozen and refrigerated food boxes, drinking glasses, dishes, mirrors and containers that held hazardous products. Place these items in your recycling cart.Place these items in your compostable Blue Bags. Not accepted: Yard waste • diapers and sanitary products • animal and pet waste, litter or bedding • cleaning or baby wipes • grease or oil • Styrofoam™ • dryer lint and dryer sheets • recyclable items (cartons, glass, metal, paper, plastic) • frozen food boxes • microwave popcorn bags • gum • fast food wrappers • products labeled “biodegradable” All food • Fruits and vegetables • Meat, fish and bones • Dairy products • Eggs and egg shells • Pasta, beans and rice • Bread and cereal • Nuts and shells Food-soiled paper • Pizza boxes from delivery • Napkins and paper towels • Paper egg cartons Certified compostable products • Compostable paper and plastic cups, plates, bowls, utensils and containers Look for the BPI or Cedar Grove logos or the term “compostable” on certified products. Other compostable household items • Coffee grounds and filters • Hair and nail clippings • Cotton balls and swabs with paper stems • Houseplants and flowers • Tea bags • Wooden items such as chopsticks, popsicle sticks and toothpicks Organics Recycling Guide 2017 Medina Recycling CalendarOrganics recycling JANUARY S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 OCTOBER S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MAY S M T W Th F S 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DECEMBER S M T W Th F S 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 JULY S M T W Th F S 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 AUGUST S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOVEMBER S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 JUNE S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 MARCH S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Recycling is picked up every other Wednesday. Residents north of Hwy 55 or west of Co Rd 19 will be serviced on blue weeks. Residents south of Hwy 55 and east of Co Rd 19 will be serviced on red weeks. Residents on Sycamore Trail and Baker Park Road will be serviced on red weeks. Holiday; recycling pick up is delayed by one day. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3 1. 2. 3. Collect organics in compostable bags throughout your home, including the kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms. Blue bags are provided by Randy’s. More than one-third of our trash is organic material that can be composted. Recycling organics, such as food scraps and food-soiled paper, is an easy way to reduce your trash and make a difference! You can participate in organics recycling at no additional cost. Call Randy’s at 763-972-3335 to sign up. Tie the blue bags shut and place them in your trash cart. Place your trash cart at your curb on your garbage day. Blue bags are separated from the trash and sent to a composting site. 34-701-02a-16