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1999 Spring City of Fridley coin.11 ate . Spring 1999 No. 100 Medtronic Proposes World Headquarters for Lake Pointe Site Medtronic Inc. has filed company's cardiology division. driveway to the corporate office several land use development Phase One building will be separate two- applications in order to The first phase will consist story buildings housing the construct a corporate office of approximately 450,000 research center and the campus at the Lake Pointe site square feet of corporate office education center (60,700 at the northwest corner of space and is proposed to get square feet and 35,800 square Highway 65 and I-694. The underway in early summer. feet respectively). To the north proposed project will represent Five buildings are proposed in of the corporate office will be a the company's second campus the first phase (located on the single-story structure contain- in Fridley and will be the eastern half of the site near ing support uses such as an company's world headquar- Highway 65) and will be served employee cafeteria, audito- ters.The Master Plan proposes by a multi-level parking ramp. rium, and a resource library about 1,000,000 square feet of The focal point of the first (65,300 square feet). Finally, corporate office and support phase will be the corporate another office building is uses, with the flexibility to headquarters, a four-story proposed to house a portion of reach 1,600,000 square feet if office structure totaling the company's neurological needed. The existing campus approximately 142,000 square division. This building will at Rice Creek will house the feet. Flanking the entrance (See Medtronic on page 3) O Z Phase 1 (East Half of Site) o 1=Corporate Headquarters 2 2=Campus Commons 3=Research Building 7 Y 4=Education Building 5=Neurological Building Z 6=Parking Structure 2 3 7=Central Plant _J — W i Q i 1 � 5 4 �� INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO.694 -Community Fridley's 50' Anniversary Celebration Spring Calendar of Events April 24 - Springbrook Nature Center Kite Building Workshop. Vintage kites made with materi- als used in the 1940s and 1950s. Contact Springbrook at 572-3588. May 1 - Springbrook's Fridley Flying High - a Kite Flying Contest at Commons Park. May 15 - Southern Anoka County Chamber of Commerce Barbecue with games and entertain- ment from 12 noon until 3:00 p.m. at the Fridley Community Center. Contact Chamber Secre- tary at 571-9781. May 16 - Sounds of Jubilation Concert at St. Williams Catholic Church at 2:30 p.m. Mass choir, Northeast Orchestra and Fridley City Band; Ice Cream Social sponsored by Values First will follow. Contact Julie Doth at 571-1821. June 1 - Essay Contest deadline. Open to all students attending Fridley schools, K-12, in three age categories. Contact Arlo Schweikert at 571-1874. June 16 - `49er Days Carnival begins - City Plaza (6:00 p.m.) June 16 - Early Childhood Family Education presents an evening of magic and fun, starring "Jammini", 6:30 p.m., Fridley Community Center. Call 502-5106. June 17 - Fridley Lions/'49er Days Parade beginning at 6:30 along traditional parade route. Contact Tracy McClellan at 780-3484 or John Flora at 572-3550. Carnival and food at City Plaza. June 18 - `49er Days Dance with the White Sidewalls, Fridley City Plaza. Contact Fridley Information Line at 572-3600, ext. 349. June 19 - `49er Days Dance with the Rockin' Hollywoods, Fridley City Plaza. Call 572-3600, ext. 349. June 20 - "All-Class Reunion at Fridley High School; afternoon. Contact Sue Anne Kirkham at 571-3450. June 20 - Miss Fridley Pageant, Fridley High School auditorium, 6:30 p.m. Contact Sue Meyers at 574-9801. June - August - Springbrook Nature Center Summer Day Camp o� idi J sessions will feature some common useful crafts from 1949 and {1r , studies of the changes in both the natural and human "land- 0f 6�'S ' scapes" in Fridley over the past 50 years: GO J�O� �`tt';re. Wetlands - June 12; Forest - July 10; and Oak Savannah - , n9 August 1. Contact Springbrook at 572-3588. �Lotntsl "Attention all Fridley High School Alumni! Register now for the All Class Reunion by calling Sue Anne at 571-3450 Monday- 1949 — 1999 Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Watch for more 50t``Anniversary events in our next Community Update! Visit Us on the World Wide Web The City of Fridley now has a web site which contains valuable information about City services. Besides helpful information, there is also a way to contact staff with comments 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can visit our web site at this address: www.ci.fridley.mn.us For those residents who would rather visit us in person, Municipal Center office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Tuesdays, we are open until 7 p.m. The Municipal Center is located at 6431 University Avenue NE. 2 City of Fridley Community News Three Officers Join Police Department In March, three newTheresaEdelwas working Police officers were sworn as a correctional officer for in by Public Safety Hennepin County Adult Director David Sallman. .e Corrections. From July of One of these positions was ,.� 1996 until January of 1997 created when another she worked with the officer transferred out of4` "' �° �. �. Hennepin County Crime the department. The other Lab. two positions are the direct Nicholas Kaufer worked result of the COPS grant with the Dakota County program. The three new Parks Department as an officers and their mostunlicensed patrol officer recent experience include: Fridley welcomes officers (left to right) Kremer, s. from April of 1997 until he Jerry Kremer was a Edel and Kaufer. All three officers joined the was hired by Fridley. He Community Service police Department in March. also worked at the State Officer in Fridley for more Fair for the past four years than five years. During as a police officer. In that time he was promoted to the Anoka County Sheriffs Office as addition he worked as a volunteer position of CSO coordinator. For a bailiff. police reserve for the City of the past year and three months Prior to being hired by the Bayport. he also worked part-time for the Fridley Police Department, (Medtronic continued from page 1) review for the project. The docu- applications on April 7, 1999 with total 128,100 square feet. ment represents the third environ- Council consideration on Monday, Future phases are scheduled mental review the site has under- April 26, 1999.Both meetings will over the next ten to fifteen years, gone in the last ten years. be televised live on Channel 35 and will consist of additional The primary impact is traffic. and begin at 7:30 p.m. office buildings and multi-level The intersection improvement Advantages of Development parking ramps. project currently underway at While there are many issues to The existing streets in the site Highway 65 and Lake Pointe Drive resolve with the proposed devel- will be removed, and a new east/ will adequately handle traffic from opment, the Medtronic corporate west "parkway" will be Phase One plus the existing traf- campus accomplishes the original constructed along the north side fic in the area. However, in order vision established for the site of the property just south of the to address the needs of projected when the City decided to redevelop vegetative "buffer" next to exist- traffic growth on Highway 65 in the property in the mid 1980s.The ing residences. The new street general, as well as future traffic valuation of Phase One alone at alignment may require the acqui- from the Medtronic campus, $40 million exceeds the total sition of up to seven properties. additional lanes on Highway 65 amount of construction activity in Medtronic has contacted the need to be added from I-694 across the City in 1997 ($37 million).The owners and negotiations are Moore Lake. The City is working project will create a stable long currently on-going. with MnDOT officials and the State term tax base for the City and will Environmental Review Legislature to pursue the best create 3,000 new jobs. The devel- On April 12, 1999, the City option for construction and opment will be a showplace of Council will consider adoption of possible funding. world class architecture enhanc- the Alternative Urban Areawide Public Hearings ing the City's image at a major Review (AUAR) document which The Planning Commission will gateway to the community. is the required environmental consider the land use development City of Fridley 3 Recycling Update New Curbside Recycling .� o �•►��= Service Fridley Welcomes BFI Beginning April 1, Browning- l Ferris Industries (BFI) trucks will start collecting recycling materials from all Fridley resi- direct mail, brochures, etc. program change in that they are dents. Julie Jones, Recycling "We are very excited to start now allowed to place all types of Coordinator, stated that "Fridley servicing the City of Fridley and paper together in one cart. residents shouldn't notice any look forward to a positive relation- Apartment residents should have difference in the current collec- ship. Our goal is to make this also received an instructional tion process.A resident's specific transition as smooth as possible," brochure on the recycling collection day will remain the stated Paul Rosland, BFI Market program from their building same. BFI has a long tradition in Development Manager. owner. the Metropolitan Area, and the Residents were mailed a Any questions concerning City was impressed by their brochure describing in more recycling should be directed to reputation of quality service." detail what can and cannot be Fridley's Recycling Coordinator at Residents are reminded to collected. The brochure also 572-3594. continue separating their contained information regarding recycling into one of the three collection day changes due to categories. holidays. Remember that curbside 1. Newspapers Residents living in apart- recycling collections will be 2. Metal Cans, Glass Bottles, ments that are serviced through one day late the week of May Jars and Plastic Bottles the City contract will receive new 31-June 4 due to the 3. Mixed Paper- i.e., maga- carts from BFI. Apartment Memorial Day holiday. zines, telephone books, residents will experience one Highest Recycling Rate Ever Reached in 1998 Fridley residents recycled 2,636 tons of materials in 1998, which is more than ever 3000 before, allowing the City to surpass its County recycling goal by 163 tons. Achievement of 2500 the goal can be attributed to increased recycling reported at apartment buildings and 2000 - _ _._ -_ _ T _ _ __ _- _ the recyclables collected at the Fridley H 1500 - - -- - !- - - Recycling Center. Curbside recycling levels 0 actually decreased 4% in 1998 from the 1000 - - ------- previous _ __ t_ _. r _ _ _ _ - __-previous year. Fridley residents will need to increase 500 curbside recycling levels substantially in 1999 in order for the City to achieve its County o � o M rn rn rn rn M M M CO recycling goal. In previous years,the amount 0) � � 0) C4 2 m of material collected at the Fridley Recycling Center has accounted for about 15% of the City's recycling tonnage. Closure of that facility puts more pressure on homeowners and renters to recycle more if the City is going to achieve its recycling goals. 4 City of Fridley Recycling Update Monthly 3. Scrap Metal - Clean out the Yard Waste Site house and garage,and recycle Recycling unusable metal items. Items to Open in April must be free of oil, gasoline, Depending on the weather,the Drop-Off is plastic, or electronic parts. Fridley Yard Waste Transfer Area 4. Clothing and Household behind Columbia Arena should April 10th Items - Goodwill will be open on Saturday, April 10.Hours In an effort to give residents a accepting donations of and fees will remain unchanged convenient more option to recycle clothing and household goods. this spring.p y They must be usable items pg• The site will be open items, the City is hosting eight from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on monthly drop-offs on the second that you would give to a friend. Tuesdays, Fridays, and Satur- Saturday of each month, April - Call Goodwill/Easter Seals at days. The fees will be $2.00 for November, beginning Saturday, (651) 646-2591 if you are 10 bags or $1.50 per cubic yard April 10, 1999. Hours are from 9 unsure if something is for loose loads. As in the past,only a.m. to 3 p.m. Recyclable items acceptable.5Usable Furniture and House- leaves and grass are accepted and . can be brought to 350 - 71s' users must de-bag their yard Avenue NE (the former recycling hold Items - Anoka County waste. center site behind Columbia Ice Community Action Program Anoka County's Bunker Hills Arena). The five items you can (ACCAP) will be accepting Compost Site is free and is drop off are: furniture and household items expected to open April 1,weather 1. Appliances - $8 fee per appli- that are essential for someone permitting. Residents will also be starting up a new household. ance (except air conditioners ACCAP helps low income fami- able to take branches and logs to are $16). State law specifies Bunker Hills this year for a fee. j that these items must be lies in need. They can only Call Anoka County at 323-5730 disposed of through a certified accept items in good condition for current rates and information appliance recycler: Air since their clients do not have on extended hours. conditioners, dehumidifiers, the financial means to repair dishwasher, dryers, freezers, or clean items.Please be mind- furnaces(residential),garbage ful that they cannot accept Recyc iw disposals,heat pumps,micro- furniture items with rips, 1lliiill�� stains, excessive wear, or wave ovens, ovens/stoves, structural repair needs. They Center Closes refrigerators, trash can also use small, workable The `Fridley Recycling tors, washers, andd water water January heaters. appliances like irons, coffee Center closed3 0, makers,toasters,and vacuum 1999. Fridley residents are 2. Fluorescent Bulbs-Can dropoff cleaners. If you are wondering encouraged o continue Must to 10 bulbs at no charge. if a certain item is acceptable, their recycling efforts by Must show Fridley ID or copy you may check ahead of time using the City's curbside of recent NSP statement. Fridley small businesses that with ACCAP at (612) 783- recycling program.generate no more than 10 4735. lamps per year may also use this service. Do not break or Recycling Fees to Go Down tape bulbs together. Types of As of the April 1999 billing, recycling service fees for residential fluorescent bulbs accepted properties in the City of Fridley will decrease by $.50 per quarter. include: 4 ft. and 8 ft. tubes, Recycling fees pay for curbside recycling services, the yard waste high pressure sodium, metal transfer site, special recycling days, and in the past, the operation of halide, mercury vapor, the Fridley Recycling Center. Due to cost savings resulting from compact, circular, and closure of the recycling center and a new, lower cost curbside recy- U-shaped bulbs. cling contract, the City is able to reduce the fee and still cover costs. City of Fridley 5 Spring Street Projemw Announcing A river control structure will be widens the driving surface and built at Springbrook Creek and adds medians and turning lanes. 1999 Road 791 Way to control the back flood- A number of bicycle path ing of the Mississippi River into projects are planned by the Construction the neighborhood. Anoka County Parks Department. ` New asphalt paths will be laid l Projects Department will be completing over the existing gravel path from the work begun last year on Central Avenue to the New This will be a busy year for Central Avenue. The remaining Brighton border. A new tunnel construction crews in the City of work includes the final resur- under Highway 65 linking the Fridley. There are a number of facing and the addition of trails on each side is to be new projects beginning this concrete curb and gutter to the installed as another part of this spring and several 1998 projects east side of the road from Rice project. The bicycle route along will be completed. the Burlington Northern rail- The City of Fridley will begin road tracks from the north one of its largest upgrade projects City of City of Fridley side of Mississippi Street to in decades this spring with the ridley 61St Way will be extended with Riverview Heights Street Improve- f; Y 1999 New and � P � Continuing new asphalt paths and a ment Project. The project area is — g Construction Projects bridge over Mississippi Street from 7911' Way north to the Coon 9;� adjacent to the railroad Rapids border and from East o bridge. River Road to the Mississippi a�' MnDOT's construction on River.This project includes resur- Highway 65 at Lake Pointe facing all the streets and recon- Drive/Central Avenue is on structing the older streets with track to be completed around bituminous curb to match the July 1St.The work around the rest of the neighborhood streets I-694 interchange is complete including a new surface and Ak with the exception of boule- concrete curb and gutter. Neigh- yard restoration and perma- nent feedback from meetings N signals. The remaining with the citizens stressed mini- 'v+ E MnDOT work is concentrated on the mizing the impact along the S reconfiguration of the east Mississippi River. As a result, side of the Lake Pointe inter- Riverview Terrace will be section. Central Avenue as constructed with a new surface Projects well as the highway are to be and concrete curb and gutter at IV City of Fridey widened somewhat and new approximately its existing width; signals installed. Hackmann the Mississippi Regional Bike A/MinnesotaDOT Avenue will connect directly Trail will remain on the street to Hillwind Road with a short rather than a separate bitumi- connector street at a "T" nous path on the boulevard. intersection providing In addition to the streets, a improved access to Central new storm sewer system will Creek to 73rd Avenue and an Avenue. collect the street runoff and bring asphalt bike path on the west Plans for each of these that water to a ponding area near side from Rice Creek to Osborne projects are available for review Springbrook Creek. This will Road. at the City of Fridley's Engineer- allow for the removal of much of The final upgrading phase of ing Department. Appropriate the sediments washed off the East River Road in Fridley is also signs warning motorists of streets prior to the water enter- scheduled to begin this summer construction will be set up ing Springbrook Creek and from Osborne Road to Coon before each project begins. ultimately the Mississippi River. Rapids. The new roadway layout 6 City of Fridley Community City Continues to a serious look at all potential Y2K the same Plan used for other problems. City staff continues disaster preparedness scenarios, Prepare for to follow the League of Minnesota e.g. long-term power outages or Cities Action Plan for Y2K floods. Millennium preparedness. City staff is devel- For a brochure outlining Y2K oping a Y2K-specific action plan strategies and the City's Y2K By now you have heard to reasonably diminish any preparation efforts, contact Bill countless stories about the potential problems. Champa at 572-3502, or visit the millennium bug,Year 2000 date For the past year, we have City's Web site for updated problem, or,as it has been short- been reviewing computer soft- information. ened to, the Y2K problem. Y2K ware, hardware and other equip- has the potential to impact ment with embedded chips. Very Web site address: computers, electronic equipment few problems have been detected www.ci.fridley.mn.us and other equipment containing and those that have been found embedded chips that are time are being corrected. For example, and date sensitive. In the 1950s as a result of our analysis, we Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure and 60s computer programs are in the process of acquiring Information contained in this were written to save only two generators to serve as a back-up communication relates to the City digits of a year's date instead of energy source for City-provided of Fridley's Year 2000 efforts. four, e.g. 98 instead of 1998. essential services such as water The disclosure ofthis information Because of this programming and sewer. These generators is intended to serve as a Year practice, when the century could serve the City in any type 2000 Readiness Disclosure un- changes, many computerized of power outage regardless of the der the Year 2000 Information systems may not be able to tell cause. and Readiness Disclosure Act, the difference between the year We are also reviewing and Public Law 105-271. 1900 and the year 2000. No one updating the City's Emergency knows for sure what problems Management Plan and preparing might occur. to respond to community-wide The Year 2000 could have Y2K emergencies that may occur some impact on services, but, at as the new millennium arrives. the City of Fridley, we are taking This Plan is a revised version of Dog Licenses are Due April 30th City of Fridley Dog tag# 6431 University Avenue NE/Fridley, MN 55432-4383 Receipt # DOG LICENSE APPLICATION May 1, 1999 - April 30, 2000 Fridley City Code mandates that all dogs over the age of six months be licensed and vaccinated against rabies. City license tags must be affixed to the dog's collar. Both dogs and cats must be leashed unless they are confined in their owner's yard. License fees are$5.00 for non-neutered or$2.50 for neutered dogs. PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM AND RETURN IT TO THE ADDRESS ABOVE ALONG WITH PROOF OF CURRENT RABIES VACCINATION AND REQUIRED FEE. A tag will be mailed to you. Pet's name Color Sex(N/S) Breed Vaccination date Age Weight Fee enclosed Owner's name Address Telephone number(home) Telephone number(daytime) PLEASE PRINT Z4_ 113 0 I HRA and *Human Resources 3 *Parks & Recreation Comm. 2 Planning Commission Commission 5 Planning Commission 3 HRA and *Human Resources 5 *Parks & Recreation Comm. 6 HRA and *Human Resources Commission 7 Planning Commission Commission 7 *Parks & Recreation Comm. 10 Recycling Drop Off Day 8 Recycling Drop Off Day 9 Appeals Commission Yard Waste Site Opens 10 City Council 12 Recycling Drop Off Day 12 City Council 12 Appeals Commission Yard Waste Site Opens 14 Appeals Commission 17 Council Conference Meeting 14 City Council 19 Council Conference Meeting 18 Environmental Quality & 15 Environmental Quality & 20 Environmental Quality & Energy Commission and Energy Commission Energy Commission *Cable TV Commission 16 Planning Commission 21 Planning Commission 19 Planning Commission Meeting and Fridley `49er 24 City Auction, beginning at 20 Annual Block Captain's Days begin 9 a.m., City Garage Meeting 19 Fridley `49er Days end 26 City Council and *Charter 24 City Council and *Charter 23 Appeals Commission Commission Commission 28 City Council 28 Appeals Commission 26 Appeals Commission 31 Memorial Day Holiday *NOTE: Cable, Charter, Human Resources and Parks& Recreation Commissions meet at 7 p.m. All other commissions and the City Council meet at 7:30 p.m. All meetings are held at the Municipal Center,6431 University Avenue, NE. The public is welcome. City of Fridley BULK RATE WINTER NEWSLETTER 1999 6431 University Avenue NE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Fridley, MN 55432 MINNEAPOLIS, MN MAYOR PERMIT No. 2886 Nancy J. Jorgenson COUNCILMEMBER-AT-LARGE Robert L. Barnette COUNCILMEMBER 1ST WARD Steven E. Billings COUNCILMEMBER 2ND WARD Richard P. Wolfe COUNCILMEMBER 3RD WARD Ann R. Bolkcom CITY MANAGER William W. Burns **ECRWSS** EDITOR William Champa Postal Customer FRIDLEY SERVICE DIRECTORY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 571-3450 OFFICE HOURS: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. M-F; 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Tues. e-mail address: fridleyC fridley.mn.us Web Site: www.cifridley.mmus 24 HR. FRIDLEY INFO LINE 572-3600 24 HR. RECREATION HOTLINE 571-9397 FRIDLEY LIQUOR STORE 571-3480 TDD 572-3534 POLICE (non-emergency) 572-3629 FIRE&POLICE EMERGENCY 911