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Home My WebLink About2007 - 05 MayTogether WeCan! CI T YN E W S May2007 SpringCleanUpDay MeetTheCityofMaplewoodÕsNewFaces. Saturday,April29 BobhaslivedinMaplewoodforthepast20years.Hiswife,Liz, 7:00 amto1:00pm teachesthirdgradeatSt.OdiliaSchoolinShoreviewandhistwo AldrichArena children,BobbyandMarissaareinhighschoolatRosevilleArea H i g h parkinglotat S ch o o l .Bobhas been activeinyouthsoccer,asa coach ,re fe re e,board 1850WhiteBearAve. memberandspectator.Healsoenjoysgolfandboating. Maplewood Bobhasheldpublicandprivatesectoraccountingandfinancial residents(proofof managementpositionssince1979andislookingforwardtobringing residencyisrequired) thoseexperiencesintohisnewrolewiththeCityofMaplewood."I willbeabletodisposeofold amexcitedtobeworkingwithagreatgroupofpeoplehereatthe appliances,c o m p u t e r s ,m o n i t o r s ,T V s , RobertMittet city.Everyonehasbeensofriendlyandhelpful.Maplewoodhassome Finance&Administration t i re s ,c o n s t ruction deb ri s ,m at t re s s e s ,old Manager wonderfulopportunitiesaheadandI'mthrilledtobepartofit." furniture,carparts,scrapmetal,and otherassortedjunk(refertochargesbelow MichaelSamuelsonis51yearsold,borninSt.Paulandcurentlylives fordisposalcost).Nobrushortreewaste intheHamineMidwaycommunitywithhiswifeof21years,Kiki willbeaccepted. Sonnen.MichaelisagraduateoftheUniversityofMinnesotaCollege ofHumanEcologywithadegreeinHousing.Hehasworkedand Hazardouswasteincludingoil, volunteredforseveralneighborhoodbasedimprovementorganizatons antifreeze,paintandotherhazardous duringthepast30years.IncludingtheMerriamPark,Frogtownand wasteitemswillbeacceptedfreeof theHamlineMidwayareasinSt.PaulandtheElliotPark,Southeast charge.TheHouseholdHazardous Como,PowderhornandGlendaleneighborhoodsofMinneapolis.His Wastecollectionprogramwillrun citygovermentexperenceincludesworkattheCityofRichfieldasa from8:00amto4:00pm. MichaelSamuelson HousingTechnicianandmostrecentlywiththeCityofBrooklynPark. Inconjunctionwiththecleanup,the Code Enforcement Off i c e r ThereheserverdforthepastsixyearsasaNeighborhood citywillbesponsoringafooddrive PreservationSpecialistforitsCodeEnforcementandPublicHealthDivision.Heisanavid fortheSecondHarvestFoodBank. MinnesotaTwinsandGoldenGophersportsfanandhasseasonticketsforbothbaseball Containerswillbesetuptocollect teamsandtheUofM'sbasketballteam.HeandhiswifetraveltoseetheirbelovedTwinsin fooditems.Tu n a ,p e a nut bu t t e r, outdoorballparksalloverthecountryeachsummerwhenevertheycan.Theyareboth m a c a roni and ch e e s e,canned soups, experencedbirdersandenjoyearlymorningwalkslookingforareacommonandrarebird stews,infantitems,driedfoods,and speciesalloverthestate. cashareneeded. Jimis30yearsoldandwasbornandraisedontheEastsideofSaint CLEANÐUPDAYCOLLECTIONFEES: Paul.After graduating from Johnson High Schoolhe accepted a fo o t b a l l Cashorcheckonly s ch o l a r s h i patSouthwestStateUniversitywherehegraduatedin2000 Carswithoutatrailer$10 withadegreeinP hysicalEducation witha CommunityRecre at i o n Vehicleswithtrailers$15 E m p h a s i s.Upon graduat i o nfromcollegeJimacceptedapositionwith Largeloads$25 SaintPaulParksandRecreationwherehehasworkedintheCitywide PLUS! athleticsoffice,ranmultiplefacilities,andorganizedandmanaged Computer/monitor$15* manyspecialeventsmostnotablytheStaroftheNorthStateGames. Cartireswithorwithoutrims$3* Jimisanavidsportsfanbothasaparticipantandaspectatorandis TVsallsizes,VCRs,Printers$10* JimTa y l o r currentlylivinginForestLakewithhiswifeKatieandtwoyearold Residentialappliances$10* R e c reationSupervisorII daughterA bby.Jim saysÒIam ve ry excitedtobepart of acommu n i t y *thesefeesareinadditiontoabovecosts liketheCityofMaplewoodandlookforwardtohelpingcontinuetoofferexcellent ExampleFees: recreationalandleisureprogrammingtoitscitizens.Ó Car withouttrailerplusconsoleTV $20 Pick-uptruckwithapplianceand computer$40 AttentionEventDateChange! Call651.249.2400for more info rm at i o n . Thefeesremainunchangedfromlastyear. TheTasteOfMap l ewood will take place June14,2007instead ofA p ril26,2 0 0 7 . DearFriendsandNeighborsÉ OnFebruary24,2007,MaplewoodaresultofCouncilmember beganayearlongcelebrationofits50thCaveÕsefforts,wewillsoonbe anniversaryasaCitybyhostingthe50thtelevisingtheRosevilleSchool AnniversaryKick-OffCelebrationattheBoardmeetingsaswell.This MaplewoodCommunityCenter.Evenwillbeofparticularinterestto thoughitwasasnowy,blusteryday,thoseMaplewoodresidentswho approximately200peopleshoweduptoliveintheRosevilleSchool joininthefestivities.ThiseventwasDistrict.Ms.Caveis MayorDianaLongriethanks madepossiblethroughthetirelesseffortsMaplewoodÕsalternateonthe PeterBell,Chairmanofthe oftheMaplewoodHistoricPreservationCommission(withaRamseyWashingtonCounty MetropolitanCouncil,for specialthankstoRichardCurrieandRonCockriel),theSuburbanCableCommission. itsawardtotheCityof MaplewoodHistoricalSocietyandCitystaff,withaspecialCableTVisamarveloustool.It Maplewoodof1.8million thankstoMs.PaulineStaples.EveryonehadsomuchfunenablestheCityofMaplewood dollarsinMetropolitan stoppingbythebooths,enjoyingtheentertainmenttotrulybealeaderinopening LivableCommunitiesGrant throughoutthedayandlisteningtotheMayorsÕforumthedoorsofmunicipal fundsattheStateofRegion. whereformerMayorsdiscussedthechallengesandrewardsgovernmenttoitscitizens.Itis A d d ress on Feb ru a ry 5,2 0 0 7 . ofbeingaMayortoagrowingcommunity.Markyournevertoolatetoparticipatein calendarforthenext50thAnniversaryEvent,ArborDay,yourlocalgovernment.Now, slatedforApril28,2007attheMaplewoodNatureCenterwiththedoorswideopen,itiseasierthanevertokeep from1:00pmto4:00pm.Iwillbetherealongwithmanyupdatedoncurrentcitymattersandthedevelopmentof oftheotherCouncilmembers.publicpolicyinitiativesastheyoccurbywatchingthe meetingsfirsthand.Comejoinus!Getengaged!Stay Duringour50thanniversary,itisonlyappropriatethat engaged! Maplewoodhasachievedanothermilestoneincitizen Foracompletecabletelevisionschedule,visitthecity outreach.Whentuningintothepublicaccessgovernment websiteatwww.ci.maplewood.mn.usandclickonÒCity channel,youmayhavenoticedthattherearealotmore MeetingsTelevisionSchedule.Ó meetingsbeingtelevisedthaneverbefore.Recently,the CouncilsupportedaninitiativetoteleviseallCouncilAsalways,Iwelcomeoneandalltoattendthenextmonthly meetings,CouncilworkshopsandCommissionorBoardMayorÕsForumheldonSaturdayMay5,2007thefirst meetings.IfyouareinterestedinlearningaboutwhatisSaturdayofeachmonthatMaplewoodCityHallinthe goingoninMaplewoodwithregardtoparks,planning,MaplewoodRoomfrom10:00amtonoon,tocallmeat design,policecivilservice,housing,ortheenvironment,itis651.774.1490ortosendanemailto asaccessibleasyourpublicaccesstelevision!Additionally,asmayorlongrie@yahoo.com.BestRegards! MaplewoodCommunity DearCitizensÉ ByCouncilmemberWillRossbach CenterExpandsCustomer Maplewoodandmanyothercitiesarestartingtheprocessofupdatingtheir ServiceHours ComprehensiveLandUsePlan.Thisplanisoneofthemostimportantdocuments thatthecityproduces.ItlaysoutthecityÕsplansforallfuturedevelopment throughoutthecityandisthedocumentthatthecourtsconsiderasthecontrolling documenttakeninconsiderationwithzoningplansetc.TheComprehensivePlanas itsnameimpliesiscomprehensive.ItcontainsthecityÕslandusegoalsandpolicies forlanduses,thecitiesdesiresfortypesofdevelopment,typesofhousing,asection bysectionmapoffuturelanduses,environmentalgoalsandeveryother developmentguidancestatementthatisimportanttothecity. Inacontinuousefforttoprovide memberswithoutstandingcustomer ThroughtheyearsthatIhaveservedMaplewoodasamemberofthePlanning service,theMaplewoodCommunity CommissionandCouncilmemberIhavesatthroughmanydevelopmentandland Centerwillbeextendingcustomer usedecisions.Itisnotuncommoninthosemeetingstohavecitizenssaythingslike servicehours.BeginningApril16, Òweshouldslowthisdownsowehavetimetoconsiderifthisistherightthingto doÓorÒweneverhadtheopportunitytocommentonthisÓortheeverpopularÒ customerservicewillnowbeopenon whydonÕtwemakethisaparkÓandmypersonalfavoriteÒweboughtherebecause S at u r d ay and expanded hours on Monday! thelandarounduswasopenandwethinkitshouldstaythatwayÓ.Thisisthetime Monday9:00am-7:00pm foryoutobeinvolved.Overthecourseofthenextyearwewill,ataslowpace, Tuesday-Friday9:00am-5:00pm considerallsectionsoftheplan.Wewilldeterminewhatarethebestplansand Saturday8:00am-12:00noon policiesforallareasofthecityandyoucanparticipateinthatprocess.Allofthe 651.249.2230 cityÕscommissionsandtheCouncilwillbeinvolvedandIhopethatyouwillbetoo. jean.glass@ci.maplewood.mn.us christine.evans@ci.maplewood.mn.us DearCitizensÉ UpcomingEvents! By Councilmember Eric Hjelle MorePositiveChanges CPR&FIRSTAIDCLASSES Maplewoodcontinuestochange,withtheadoptionofthe (2100WhiteBearAvenue) AttheMCC GladstoneComprehensivePlanandtherenewedcommitment toincreasePublicSafetyresources,residentsareseeingmajor $75$55MCCmembers changesinthelookandfeelofMaplewood. Toregister,call651.249.2230. TheGladstoneareaprojecthastakenupalargeamountofcity CommunityCPR resourcesandenergyduringthelastcoupleofyears.The Saturday,April21,June9,orAugust25 previouscouncilandmanagerspentover$300,000andlarge 10:00am-5:00pm amountsofstafftimecreatingaplanthatmanyresidentsdid Child&InfantCPRwithFirstAid notagreewithorsupport.AttheFebruary26citycouncil Saturday,May5orJuly14 meeting,acrucialamendmenttothecomprehensiveplan 10:00am-5:00pm (whichrequiresa4-1 majority vote)fa i l e d .Our wo n d e r f u lcity staffspentthenext2weeksworkingwithCouncilmemberÕs MaplewoodBicycleAuction JuenemannandRossbachhelpingthemunderstandtheproject Wednesday,April18at6:30pm andattheMarch12citycouncilmeeting,theamendment finallypassedwithaunanimousvote.Inexchangeforsupport (1902Co.Rd.B) PublicWorksBuilding ofthisamendment,asecondmotionwasmadeamendingthe Thelostandfoundbicyclecollection redevelopmentplanbyÒboldÓprintingthefirstparagraphof ishugethisyear!Choosefrommore theplandocument.Aminorchangethatwasgladlyaccepted than85bicycleswithmanybargains bycitymanagerCopelandandstaff.GladstoneactivistDavid tobefound.DonÕtmissthis BartolandtheÒBartolPlanÓiscreditedwithbringing liveauction! compromiseandsuccesstothisprojectalongwithour hardworkingcitystaff. MaplewoodAreaHistoricalSociety AttheMarch26citycouncilmeeting,anewvehiclewas SpringTea approvedforthenew(andlongoverdue)CodeEnforcement Saturday,May12at11:30am&2:30pm Officer.Thispositionhasbeensorelyneededforyearsin Maplewoodandtheywillbebusy.Enforcingcitycodesounds (2170E.Cty.Rd.D) AttheBruentrupFarm verybasic,howeveritwasataskthatwassimplyoverlookedin CallCharat651.776.7183forTEAreservations. thepast.Thatwillchange,wearecommittedtoaddressing PedalIntheParkBikeTourofMaplewood theseconcerns. Saturday,May19 The2newFirefighter/Paramedicsthecityhiredarescheduled Formoreinformation,contactRonCockrielat tostartworkverysoon,bythetimeyoureadthisarticlethey 651.738.7233ormaplewood50th@yahoo.com. willalreadybeonthestreetworking.TheMaplewoodPolice CivilServiceCommissionhasfinallydecidedtocarryouttheir KidsÕStuffSale mandateandstarttheprocessofhiring4newpoliceofficersas Friday,April274:30-8:00pm directedbythecitycouncil.Thepresenceofthese6newly MaplewoodCommunityCenter hiredpublicsafetypersonnelalongwiththenewcode(2100WhiteBearAve.) enforcementofficerisagreatbeginning.Foryears,Maplewood MaplewoodParksandRecreationis hasfocusedondevelopmentandbuildingprojects.Weneedto backwithourannualKidsÕStuff playÒcatchupÓintheareaofPublicSafety.TheCityofSt.Paul Sale!Takeadvantageofthis isawonderfulexampleofwhathappenswhenPublicSafety opportunitytobuyqualitychildrenÕs takesabackseattopoliticalfavor.Maplewooddidnotneedto itemsataterrificpriceinafunand spendover$200,000onastudytounderstandthatthe relaxing at m o s p h e re.All items/clothing changeswemadelastwinterwereneededtoprovidebetter for sale willbefor ch i l d ren ages 0-13. Ambulance,Fire,andPoliceservices. MSBikethon Contrarytothosethatcontinuetoattackchangeandengagein Saturday,May12Checkinat7:30am fear,thelightsarestillonatcityhall.Despiteattacksbya biasedpress,thesunstillmanagestoriseeveryday.Amazingly, AttheMaplewoodCommunityCenter thestreetsarestillbeingplowedandprojectsaremoving (2100WhiteBearAvenue) forward.WearehiringmoreÒfootsoldiersÓtoprotectand Contact:612.335.7900orbiketour@mssociety.org serveresidents,whilehonoringourfinancialobligations TheMSBikeTour,markingits27thanniversary,isthe havingkeptthetaxratein2007thesameas2006.Realityisa largestorganizedcyclingeventinAmericawith100tours goodjudge,secondonlytothedecisionofvoters! tochoosefromin48states.About100,000cyclists participatedinthe2006MSBikeTour,raising$67million Haveasafesummerandpleaserememberthosethatserveand protectourfreedomseveryday,pastandpresent.Nexttimeyou tofightMS.JointheMinnesotaChapter's30or60mile seeacop,firefighteroranyoneinuniform,takeamomentand one-daybiketourandkickoffthecyclingseason.The thankthem! routeisfullysupportedbeginningandendingatMCCand featuresthescenic,pavedGatewayTrail.Enjoylunchatthe festivefinishline(forparticipantsonly.) BernalFamilyMemorial Saturday,April217:00-11:00pm LandfallCommunityCenter(FourthAve.behindLandfallCityHallat52AspenWay) OnMarch8,2007LouisBernalJr.Õsfamilylosttheirlivesinahousefire.Hismother SandraBernal,littlebrotherErikBernal,andfatherLuisAlbertoBernalwhoisconsidereda heroforsavinghissonÕslife,weretragicallytakenfrom6yearoldLouis. CityMeetings: ThecityofLandfallisorganizingabenefitattheLandfallCommunityCenter.Theentryfee is$10,whichincludesfreefood,silentauctionandmusic.Drawingsbeginat10:00pm. [Council/ManagerWo r k s h o p s ] AllproceedswillsupportLuisBernalJr.Forticketsandinformation,calltheLandfall CityCouncilMeetings Terraceofficeat651.739.8284. Councilmeetingat7:00pm May14 SpecialCouncilMeeting: CleanUpMaplewoodParks May7 at7:00pm RedevelopmentCUPforPlanned Saturday,May124:30-8:00pm UnitDevelopment Joinwithyourfriendsandneighborstocleanupyourlocalparks.Pickupplasticbagsand MCC-TheaterSt.PaulMonastery glovesforyourgroupattheMaplewoodNatureCenter.Callusat651.249.2170byMay10 April16 at5:00pm-RevisionsofLawful toarrangeatimeforpickingupthebags.SponsoredbytheMaplewoodParksand GamblingOrdinance 6:00pmPrecinctLocationChanges RecreationCommission. April23-TIFApplicationforDabaCo. ClosedWorkshop: May14-Levs.CityofMaplewood LearnHowToCreateARainGarden CommunityDesignReviewBoard May8at6:00pm Maplewoodisfamousforitsrainwatergardens.The E n v i ronmental&Natural Resourc e s Cityplanteditsfirstraingardentenyearsagoon C o m m i t t e e BirminghamStreet.Therearenowover400rain May1at4:45pm Historical Pre s e rvationCommission gardensinMaplewoodneighborhoods. April12&May17at7:00pm WhatÕsaraingarden?Araingardenisashallow Housing & RedevelopmentAuthority May9at7:00pm depressionplantedasagarden.Itcollectsrainwater Parks& Recreation Commission runofffromrooftops,driveways,yards,orstreets A p ril 18 & May 16at 7:00pm andallowsittosoakintothesoil.Thishelpsprevent PlanningCommission pollutedstormwaterfromenteringourneighborhoodlakesandstreams. M ay 15 at 7:00pm MayorÕsForum ARainGardenforYourYardÐASeminarforHomeowners May5at10:00am-noon Learnhowtocreatearaingardeninyouryard. If you have basic cable serv i c e,a l lC i t y C o m m i s s i o n s ,i n fo rm ation and programs canbe Thursday,April12&26,6:30-8:30pm viewedonChannel16. Location:GladstoneFireStation2,1955ClarenceStreet,Maplewood City Council meetings willbe reb roadcast at $5/adultCall651.249.2170toregister. 7 : 0 0 p mon the Fri d ay fo l l owing themeeting. AllmeetingsareheldatCityHall,1 8 3 0 County Road B East,M ap l ewo o d . Cancellationswillbepostedonline at w w w. c i . m ap l ewo o d . m n . u s CityHallwillbeclosedMay28,2007-MemorialDay C I T YO FM A P L E W O O D M a y o r : PRSRTSTD DianaLongrie6 5 1 . 7 7 4 . 1 4 9 0diana.longrie@ci.maplewood.mn.us U.S.POSTAGE CouncilMembers: KathleenJuenemann6 5 1 . 7 7 1 . 3 6 7 0kathleen.juenemann@ci.maplewood.mn.us Permit#4903 ErikHjelle6 5 1 . 2 1 7 . 2 1 7 2erik.hjelle@ci.maplewood.mn.us St.Paul,MN WillRossbach6 5 1 . 4 8 4 . 5 4 2 7w i l l . ro s s b a c h @ c i . m a p l e w o o d . m n . u s Rebecca Cave6 5 1 . 7 7 3 . 7 0 5 9re b e c c a c a v e 1 @ h o t m a i l . c o m City Manager: G reg Copeland6 5 1 . 2 4 9 . 2 0 5 0g re g . c o p e l a n d @ c i . m a p l e w o o d . m n . u s CITY HALL 1830 County RoadBEast,Maplewood,MN55109 Phone651.249.2000 Fax651.249.2009 w w w. c i . m a p l e w o o d . m n . us DEPUTYREGISTRARANDPASSPORTHOURS Monday Ð Friday: 8:00 am Ð 4:30 pm S a t u rday: 8:00 am Ð 12:00 noon Printedonrecycledpaper. 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