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Home My WebLink About1990 Edition 70 November c BROOKLYN CENTER CITY NEWSLETTER NUMBER 70 NOVEMBER, 1990 Residents Elect Mayor, Council Members Brooklyn Center voters elected Dave Rosene as a new member of is relevant to the affairs of Todd Paulson, an incumbent Coun- the Council, replacing Phil Cohen Brooklyn Center and its policies cil member, as the new Mayor, who did not seek re- election. The and practices. replacing Dean Nyquist who did other Council member is Jerry Ped- not seek re- election. lar. The official meeting gets under- way at 7 p.m. with a review of the Voters also re- elected incumbent The Brooklyn Center City Coun- preliminary items on the agenda Celia Scott to a new term, and elected cil meets regularly at the City prior to starting the "Open Forum ". Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Park - After the Forum closes, the Council Headlights Must way, and residents are encour- returns to the other agenda items. aged to attend these meetings. To understand the rules that Be On When An "Open Forum" provides resi- govern the Forum or to find out Visibility Is dents with the opportunity to ad- when the City Council meeting dress the Council as a whole, and is, interested residents should Restricted comment on any opinion, prob- contact the City Hall at 569 -3300 As of August 1, 1990, Minne- lem, concern, or complaint that for additional information. sota law requires automobile head- lights to be illuminated any time smoke or other tedbyweath conditions that PUPS: New Animal Impound smoke, or ther at lJ cause the driver not to see people 0 0 or vehicles clearly on the road- Facility To Be Constructed way at a distance of 500 feet. Law enforcement officials inter- Pets Under Police Security (PUPS) is the new animal impound facility pret this statute to mean that planned to be constructed in Maple Grove. The facility will be jointly whenever smoke, fog, rain, snow, owned and operated by the cities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, sleet or darkness occurs, the head- Crystal, Maple Grove, and New Hope, -� lights must be turned on. Parking and is expected to open in the early summer of 1991. y . �� lights are not considered a replace- J ��z ment or an alternative to the head- Animals, usually dogs and cats, ��)�� lights. running at large that are picked up It is easy to remember the head- by local animal control officers are (f f \ lights when it is dark, and obvi- typically the animals that will be 1 ously easy to forget during daylight held at PUPS. In the past, the City c of Brooklyn Center used Funk's hours. Whenever you need to use Animal Hospital in Brooklyn Park windshield wipers, turn on the headlights. Violation of this stat- for animal impounds. !! ute will result in a $22 fine in In May, 1989, Brooklyn Center and Hennepin County. other cities were notified that the hospital would no longer serve the communities for animal impounds. This newsletter represents the After an extensive study indicated no available and acceptable options, City of Brooklyn Center's con- the decision was made to construct a facility. cernforconservationofresources Funk's has agreed to allow the City of Brooklyn Center to impound and energy. This issue is printed animals at its hospital until the new building is completed. PUPS will on 100% recycled paper. be located on 89th Avenue North, just west of Zachary Lane in Maple Grove. 1 i D.A. R. E. Program Taught At All Elementary Schools scheduled for January, 1991. 11RG D.A.R.E. is a substance use pre- vention education program designed • to provide elementary school chil- e 'C A_ dren with skills for resisting peer / i 0 ��R pressure to experiment with to- A bacco, drugs and alcohol. The Brooklyn Center D.A.R.E. Officer Fred Bebensee will be the Apartments Part program, presented by the Police instructor starting January, 1991 Of Pilot Project Department, is in its second year. with completion in May, 1991 for Officer Dick Fryer will provide the sixth grade students at Orchard Seven apartment complexes in necessary instruction to fifth grade Lane, Willow Lane, Garden City, the cities of Brooklyn Center, New students. A total of 335 students in Fair Oaks and Palmer Lake ele- Hope and Crystal began participa- the fifth grade are involved at St. mentary schools. tion in a recycling pilot project on Al's, Northport, Earle Brown, and September 12. Evergreen elementary schools. A Every elementary school in the special D.A.R.E. graduation is community is involved in this pro- This pilot project will monitor the gram. The City provides the offi- interest and participation in recy- cer's salary and approximately cling in multifamily buildings. The $4,000 toward the program. The goal is to reduce the amount of Brooklyn Center Crime Prevention material placed into the waste No Charge To Fund administers donated funds stream from each building, and in Dispose of Leaves to the D.A.R.E. program from resi- turn, reduce the cost of waste dents, businesses and service clubs hauling to the apartment owners. including the Lions and Kiwanis. Please remember that leaves can Since the establishment of this be dropped off, free of charge, at the Donated funds are applied to- pilot project, Hennepin County has Maple Grove yard waste site. The ward supplies and t -shirts for each passed a resolution requiring all new fall hours are Monday through student. Donations are greatly building owners to offer recycling Saturday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and appreciated and should be made to their tenants by July 1, 1991. Sunday, noon to 7 p.m. to the Brooklyn Center Crime Prevention Fund, D.A.R.E. Pro - Leaves, grass clippings, garden gram, 6301 Shingle Creek Park- Transfer Station wastes, and branches less than one- inch in diameter will be accepted. way, 55430. For Di of Yard waste must be removed from This program targets elementary Hazardous Waste the bags upon delivery. school children, since junior high and high school education programs Hennepin County recently opened have come too late to prevent drug their new Brooklyn Park garbage Directions to the disposal site: use among youth in the past. transfer station, 8100 Jefferson 1 -94 northwest to County Road Highway, for the disposal of house - 30 and turn right. Turn left at Abasic principle of the D.A.R.E. hold hazardous waste. County Road 121 (Fernbrook Program is that elementary school Lane) and drive one mile to 101st children lack sufficient social Items accepted at no charge in- Avenue North. Turn left on 101st skills to resist peer pressure and clude: used motor oil, auto batter - Avenue North, and the site is to say no to drugs. ies, paint, paint thinners, cleaning 111 one -third o a mile on the right solvents, herbicides, insecticides, -f The instructors do not use scare side of the road. tactics; instead, they work with and various recyclables. children to raise their self es- Many items, including tires, teem, to teach them how to make brush, appliances, mattresses, The site also will accept Christ- decisions on their own, and to furniture and miscellaneous gar - mas trees for disposal between help them identify positive alter- bage, can be disposed of for a fee. December 29 and January 6 at a natives to tobacco, alcohol and Please call 348 -8984 for current charge of $1 per tree. drug use fees. 2 Humboldt- Camden Task Force Offers Recommendations To Alleviate Problems The Humboldt- Camden Task earlier age in an effort to keep them solutions. Some of the less com- Force has completed its study to off drugs and alcohol. plicated recommendations have identify problems in the area and to been put into place already while offer recommendations on how to A slow moving juvenile justice work continues on the more com- alleviate these problems. system is not dealing expedi- plicated issues. tiously with juveniles involved in The following is a short summary crimes, causing further erosion The City has received a grant to of the report on the information of confidence in the justice sys- hire an outreach youth worker to gathered at public meetings and tem. deal with the young people and fact finding sessions and are not he The t ju venile recommends stream- their families in this area. The Park arranged in any specific order. u and Recreation Department, in con- fining the uvenile justice system junction with the school district, is Area apartment complexes are and setting up more stringent pen - p p aloes for violations of these laws. currently establishing a recreational having a difficult time attracting program through the use of a grant and retaining quality tenants plans have already been initi- from the Pillsbury Foundation to while attempting to remove un- ated by the City staff to work on set up recreational and athletic di- desirable tenants. the problems and the proposed versions for these youngsters. The task force recommends con- certed lobbying efforts to change NHMP Voluntary Mediation the laws and procedure policies deal- ing with real dwellings, taxation Resolves Many Disputes and unlawfu detainers. There is a problem with the Since 1983, North Hennepin • It is quick. Most mediation ses- method used by the Housing and Mediation Project (NHMP) has pro- sions occur within two weeks from Urban Development (HUD) to vided the community with a method the initial contact. establish eligibility for housing of resolving disputes through me- assistance. diation. • It is confidential ... totally confi- dential. It is recommended thatHL)D tighten If you would like additional in- up its requirements for eligibility. formation about mediation or • There is no cost to either party for NHMP, please call 561 -0033. The this service. There is a problem with kids case developers will answer your hanging around the commercial • It is fair. Parties can work out questions and determine if your solutions to meet their needs. Me- areas that causes fear in custom- dispute is appropriate for media - ers who normally frequent the diators do not decide on a solution; area and, therefore, results in a tion through the North Hennepin it is up to the individuals. loss of revenue to the merchants. Mediation Project, 3300 County Road 10, Suite 212 in Brooklyn Mediation is successful in soly- The committee recommends out- Center. ing many types of disputes in- volving neighbors, businesses and reach programs to deal with the Mediation is a voluntary process consumers, landlords and ten - lack of recreational and athletic allowing people in a dispute to take ants, family members, acquain- opportunities and job opportunities positive steps to settle the problem. tances, business partners, friends, available to kids. In an informal meeting, oth par- g� P and litigants. It is especially help - There is an increase in the use ties are given equal time to discuss ful in disputes where a court battle of s and alcohol b a large and describe the dispute. With the would be inappropriate or where number of apartment dwellers. help of mediators, the two parties ongoing relationships are in- try to reach an agreement that is volved. The committee recommends sev- fair and workable. Mediation also works, and follow eral changes in the criminal justice Mediators are not judges and do up surveys show satisfaction with system to strengthen penalties for not solve problems for people, but the process. In fact, in 1989, 94.5 various drug and alcohol crimes. In help to settle the problem. percent of the cases mediated by addition, more drug awareness NHMP reached an agreement, and programs should be started in the Mediation offers many advan- 92 percent resulted in complete schools to educate children at an tages to resolve a dispute: compliance. 3 69th Avenue North Street Project Is On Schedule for 1992 Construction The 69th Avenue North street continue over the next several a design for storm drainage system improvement project, slated for months. improvements to meet local need construction in 1992, is proceed- Hennepin County is conducting and watershed requirements. The ing on schedule. This $6 million traffic studies at the intersection of project requires the acquisition and project will reconstruct 69th Ave- 69th and Brooklyn Boulevard to removal of 23 homes and two com- nue, from Shingle Creek Park Park- prepare for future improvements to mercial buildings. way through the Brooklyn Boule- Brooklyn Boulevard. Although the vard intersection, as a divided four- Several residential properties on project is several years away, the the north side of 69th have already lane parkway with left turn lanes. City and County are coordinating been purchased by the City. These intersection to int r this fo s es After several neighborhood meet- designs homes will be sold with the pur- assure future compatibility of these ings and a public hearing in early pose of being moved, where pos- 1990, the City Council chose a projects. sible, by private contractors. Homes design that will realign the road- The public utility is being evalu- purchased by the City this winter way to the north. The design will ated to see if improvements to the will be moved next spring. All right - flatten out the curves by Mound water distribution and sanitary of -way should be purchased by July Cemetery and eliminate the three- sewer systems need to be made in 31, 1991, with homes removed and way stop at 69th and Shingle Creek conjunction with the street improve- sites cleared and graded by fall of Parkway by realigning the t- inter- ments. The evaluation will deal with 1991. section. Preliminary design concepts are Free Energy Check Up Is Available being prepared by the City's con- sulting engineers, Short- Elliott- If you have any questions about It is commonly assumed that heat Hendrickson. Neighborhood meet- how well your home is insulated rises, but in fact it does not. While ings with the property owners or other questions on conserving heated air may rise, heat itself will abutting the new roadway are being energy and making your home always move toward cold, escaping held so that they can participate in more comfortable this winter, through walls and floors as quickly this initial design stage. Meetings please call 927 -8387 for a FREE as through ceilings. This miscon- with the neighbors in the area will Home Energy Checkup. ception leads many home owners to focus on adding insulation to the attic only, ignoring the walls and floors. Brooklyn Center According to the Department of Public Service, Energy Division, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway such misconceptions can be costly Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 in the form of higher energy bills -- -- - -- -- - and to the environment. CITY COUNCIL Experts will check the efficiency Dean Nyquist .................... Mayor of the furnace, analyze insulation Phil Cohen ....................... Councilman levels, and measure the "leaks" of Todd Paulson .................... Councilman the home by using a "blower door." Jerry Pedlar ..................... Councilman In addition, the program will pro - Celia Scott ....................... Councilwoman vide or install $25 to $40 of electric conservation and weatherization Gerald Splinter ................... City Manager materials. This program is funded by Northern States Power (NSP) SERVICE DIRECTORY and the household must be a rate Emergency Number (24 Hours) payer. POLICE- FIRE - MEDICAL .................... 911 This program is operated by West Police (non- emergency, information) .......... 569 -3333 Hennepin Human Services and City Hall Offices .............................. 569 -3300 sponsored by the City of Brooklyn (Monday- Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Center, with administrative assis- Community Center ........................... 569 -3400 tance funded by the Minnesota Department of Public Service. 4