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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCAgenda_03Feb26• • CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Regular Meeting of the City Council City Hall 2077 W. Larpenteur Avenue AMENDED AGENDA February 26, 2003 A. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM B. ROLL CALL:GEHRZ KUETTEL LAMB LINDSTROM TALBOT WORTHINGTON SHEA KODLUBOY ATTORNEY ENGINEER C. COMMUNITY FORUM: D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: February 12, 2003 TAB 1 E. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None scheduled F. CONSENT AGENDA: 1. General Disbursements through February 20, 2003 in the TAB 2 Amount of: $147,543.48 Payroll, 2/1/03-2/15/03: $ 12,465.81 2. Licenses TAB 3 3. Appointment of Toni Middleton as Alternate Planning Commissioner (ADDED ON 2/26/03) G. POLICY AGENDA: 1. Resolution Authorizing City Staff to Apply for a Department TAB 4 of Natural Resources Local Trail Connection Grant 2. Consideration of an IUP for the Twin Cities Co-ops Federal TAB 5 Credit Union H. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS: L INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Update on Possible Cuts to the City's Local Government TAB 6 Aid (LGA) Allocations from the State of Minnesota J. ADJOURNMENT L J CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS COUNCIL MINUTES February 12, 2003 Mayor Sue Gehrz convened the regular City Council meeting at 7:00 PM. PRESENT: Council members Laura Kuettel, Robert Lamb and Richard Talbot. Also present: City Administrator Heather Worthington and Deputy Clerk Mary Shea Kodluboy. ABSENT: Council member Peter Lindstrom COMMUNITY FORUM: There was no commentary from the audience. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Council minutes dated January 22, 2003 were unanimously approved as submitted. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None scheduled. CONSENT AGENDA: Administrator Worthington asked that Item F7 -Approval of the Pay Equity Report, be added to the Consent Agenda. Mayor Gehrz said the report needs to be officially approved by the City Council. The motion to amend the Consent Agenda was unanimously approved. Talbot moved, and Kuettel seconded the motion to approve the Consent Agenda, as amended, and outlined below. The motion was unanimously approved. 1. General Disbursements through February 5, 2003: $14,773.41 Payroll, January 15, 2003 -January 30, 2003: $14,023.43 2. License Renewals for 2003 -The Council, to encourage residents to patronize local businesses, read aloud the names of the businesses renewing their City licenses for 2003. 3. Full Call On Remaining Outstanding Debt on the General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 1993, dated May 1, 1993 4. Appointments to the Neighborhood Commission - Lt. Dominic Cotroneo and Captain Dan Johnson-Powers, Saint Anthony Police Department FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES _2_ February 12, 2003 CONSENT AGENDA: (continued) 5. Appointment of City Attorneys for 2003 City Attorney (Civil) -Roger Knutson, Campbell Knutson City Attorney (Prosecuting) -Martin Costello, Hughes and Costello 6. Request to Approve Extension of the Recycling Contract with E-Z Recycling for One Year, Commencing on February 28, 2003 7. Approval of the 2002 Pay Equity Report POLICY AGENDA: Consideration of the Preliminary Plat for the SE Corner Redevelo ment Administrator Worthington explained that the two pieces of property located on the Southeast Corner of Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues would need to be re-platted prior to the Planned Unit Development (PUD) process going forward. The current property is divided into 15 parcels, each with its own property identification number (PIN). This part will redraw the boundary lines for each of the three planned units of the new development-the multi-family building, the senior building, and the townhomes. The stormwater retention pond on the site will be platted with the multi-family building, ensuring that the future maintenance of that pond will be the responsibility of Sherman and Associates. The townhomes will be on a separate plat because the land under the townhomes will be legally structured as a homeowner's association, with the land jointly owned and maintained by all 14 of the townhome owners. The senior building is also on a separate plat. The Planning Commission, at its meeting on February 4, 2003, unanimously recommended approval of the preliminary plat, as presented. The preliminary plat is being presented to the City Council for approval and then will be submitted to Ramsey County for their review and approval. Later this spring, the final plat will be reviewed by the City Council and finalized with Ramsey County. Kuettel moved that the preliminary plat for the Southeast Corner Redevelopment be approved as submitted. The motion was unanimously approved. Consideration of an Amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan Administrator Worthington said that in 2000, the City was required to submit an update to the 1991 Comprehensive Plan for the Metropolitan Council. a FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -3- February 12, 2003 Consideration of an Amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan (continued) Administrator Worthington said that in that update, the Southeast corner of Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues was listed as a "study redevelopment area". At that time, the City did not have any firm plans for the redevelopment of the corner, and therefore did not list a specific use or project for the site. In early 2000, the City began discussions with the property owners of that site, and in 2001, entered into an agreement with Sherman and Associates to redevelop the site as mixed-use retail/housing. The City must now amend its Comprehensive Plan to reflect the proposed use for the site. The Planning Commission, at its meeting on February 4, 2003, unanimously recommended approval of the amendment, as presented. The amendment, if approved by the City Council, will be submitted to the Metropolitan Council for review and inclusion in the City's Comprehensive Plan. Mayor Gehrz asked about the status designation of two properties on the land use map as "areas under possible change". Administrator Worthington explained that in 2000, when the Comprehensive Plan was being updated, those two properties were either unoccupied or for sale. Their status designation can be reviewed when the City does its next Comprehensive Plan update. RESOLUTION 2003-03 Lamb moved that Resolution 2003-03 amending the City's Comprehensive Plan relating to the Southeast Corner of Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues be approved as submitted. The motion was unanimously approved. Consideration of Ordinance Amendment No. 03-02 Providing for a Farmer's Market Interim Use Permit at 2025 West Larpenteur Administrator Worthington said the proposed ordinance amendment defines what a farmer's market is, provides for interim use permits, and specifically allows an interim use permit to be granted. An interim use permit gives the City more flexibility with regard to periodic reviews of the IUP and imposition of the same conditions as conditional use permits. A community meeting was held in November and residents in the northwest corner of the City were invited. Eighty percent of the attendees were in support of a farmer's market. Also, the City included a resident survey with the fall/winter newsletter and one of the questions related to a possible farmer's market on the Twin City Co-op property. About 196 of the 300 residents who responded indicated they would shop there. Forty-two out of fifty-two respondents from Falcon Woods said they would support it. 3 FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES _4_ February 12, 2003 Consideration of Ordinance Amendment No 03-02 Providing for a Farmer's Market Interim Use Permit at 2025 West Larpenteur (continued) Mayor Gehrz said the interim use permit is a new tool that has not been used before. It will monitor how a new use works. She asked if it would also affect other zoning districts. Administrator Worthington said that this land use tool would only be permitted in the B-2 zoning district. Mayor Gehrz asked if it is a tool that the City might want to make available for other areas too. Administrator Worthington said that it could be added at a later date if a determination is made that it is needed. It probably would not be prudent for the B-3 zoning district because of parking constraints. In response to a question from Council member Talbot, Administrator Worthington said there has been very good communication and cooperation from Twin City Co-op and the grower's association. Mr. Choong-Sihn Youn, 1742 Tatum, gave a brief oral review of the written statement he gave the Planning Commission at their meeting on February 4, 2003, and that was distributed to the City Council. He reiterated his concerns about parking and traffic, • particularly as they relate to Tatum Street, and his personal observations of the farmer's market set up and operation at the Har Mar Mall. He said he contacted the Har Mar Mall management company and was told the rent increase for the farmer's market was $200 in 2001, with no increase projected for the foreseeable future. None of the mall tenants object to the farmer's market and the mall's management company would like to have the market remain there. He knows the City sent out a questionnaire and has presented information very well to the public, but he thinks the farmer's market viewpoint is a bit too rosy. He wants the City Council to refer this matter back to the Planning Commission for more study. Council member Talbot asked what he thinks will happen. Mr.Youn said the farmers will come in early in the morning, and there will be hammering and some mechanical noise. People will come in waves and he sees a potential traffic jam on Larpenteur, which may require further police traffic control or an additional management system for orderly traffic control. It will be a negative experience for the neighbors. It is a business operation that does not mix well with the residential character of the area. Council member Kuettel said that she is concerned about ingress and egress for the Fire Department onto Prior Avenue -the fire and safety aspects. Administrator Worthington said that it may be necessary to limit vehicular turning movements to right turn only on farmer's market days, but she is not anticipating any problems. She reviewed the parking information provided by the Twin Cities Co-op and the grower's association, as well as some of the conditions and restrictions that will be considered for the IUP. 4 • FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES _5_ February 12, 2003 Consideration of Ordinance Amendment No 03-02 Providing for a Farmer's Market Interim Use Permit at 2025 West Larpenteur (continued) Administrator Worthington said that at its regular, February 4, 2003 meeting, the Falcon Heights Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the amendment to the B-2 Zoning Ordinance allowing a provision for an Interim Use Permit (IUP) for farmer's markets in Falcon Heights, with a few minor changes to the definition of "Farmer's Market". Staff is working with the Twin Cities Co-op Federal Credit Union to draft the IUP for the February 25th Planning Commission meeting, where a public hearing on the IUP will be held. The IUP will then be brought to the City Council for their consideration on February 26th Council member Lamb said the City Council is being asked to approve an ordinance amendment, which is an ordinance restructure. When the permit is brought forward, the City Council will consider the permit. If the Council wanted to stop this right now, it could stop it because the ordinance amendment is needed in order to consider the next step. There is another Planning Commission meeting and another City Council meeting scheduled to consider the Interim Use Permit. Going with the IUP will give the City the opportunity to measure and see what goes on there. Mr. Guertin has displayed a willingness to work with the City. If Har Mar wants to keep the business, that is a positive sign. The parking situation over there was never very good. The City Council ought to approve the ordinance change. Mayor Gehrz said that with a conditional use permit, there are a lot of steps involved. This new tool will give the City the teeth it needs and will contain very specific conditions. The Interim Use Permit can be terminated by the City if it becomes problematic. Her conversations with the Mayor of Burnsville about their farmer's market indicate it is very well received and works fine there. Their residents love it. This is worth trying and meets a service need the community is in favor of. Council member Talbot said this a potential good for the community that comes with possible problems. Eighty percent say they want it. This gentleman is concerned about potential traffic problems. The on-site manager at Twin City Co-op is someone the City can easily go to if there are problems. The combination of potential good and possible problems, coupled with the Interim Use Permit -give it a try. Lamb moved approval of Ordinance Amendment No. 03-02 amending Chapter 9 of the Falcon Heights zoning ordinance concerning farmer's markets. The motion was unanimously approved. s FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES _6_ February 12, 2003 REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS: Council member Talbot said the Cable Commission has found the cable company in default and ten cities, including Falcon Heights, will be taking them to task. The cable company will undergo another name change on February 14, when they will become Comcast, so people who subscribe to Internet services through the AT & T cable system will need to be prepared to change their e-mail addresses. However, for two years, or through 2004, Comcast will forward e-mail received at the old addresses. He reminded people to pay attention to everything the cable company sends them. Also, each year CTV 15 allocates scholarship monies for young people in their viewing area who have completed at least one year of post high school education. This year they have allocated $30,000, and the deadline for submission of a scholarship application is April 18, 2003. Contact the North Suburban Cable Commission at 651-482-1261 to receive a scholarship application form. Council member Kuettel and Mayor Gehrz spoke very highly of the dedicated group of people who have gathered together on two occasions to learn emergency traffic management skills. This is one more tool that will be an aid with emergencies. Last Saturday, February 8, there were eleven people who practiced with real vehicles and received instruction from two officers with the Saint Anthony Police Department. Council member Kuettel and Mayor Gehrz thanked the eleven hardy souls, and Mayor Gehrz read their names aloud for the benefit of the cable audience. Mayor Gehrz reminded everyone that it is time again to nominate young people for the Neal Kwong award. Neal Kwong was a Falcon Heights resident who died at a very young age. His family dedicated a plaque at City Hall and every year nominations of young people who are active and involved in the Falcon Heights community are accepted. The nomination deadline is March 7, 2003, with the award to be presented at the Council meeting on March 26, 2003. Contact City Hall for a nomination form. The regular City Council meeting was adjourned at 8:10 PM. Respectfully submitted, Mary Shea Kodluboy Deputy Clerk • ITEM: Disbursements and Payroll SUBMITTED BY: Roland O. Olson, Finance Director CONSENT ITEM: Fl 2/26/03 REVIEWED BY: Heather Worthington, City Administrator EXPLANATION/SUMMARY: 1. General disbursements through February 20, 2003 in the amount of: $147,543.48 2. Payroll for Pay Period #3 (02/01/03 to 02/15/03) in the amount of: $ 12,465.81 ATTACHMENTS: • General Disbursements and Payroll ACTION REQUESTED: • Approval L~ DATE 02/17/03 TIME 08:14 CITY OF FALCON HEIGH COUNCIL REPORT PAGE 1 APPROVAL OF BILLS PERIOD ENDING: 2-20-03 ~CK# VENDOR NAME DESCRIPTION DEPT. AMOUNT 41995 BEARCOM PAGER REPAIRS -------- 174.00 ~ a.(./ Q 41992 MINNESOTA STATE TREASURER ADDTL 4TH QTR BLDG SURCH -------- 37.49 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 00 211.49 41996 US BANCORP MEETING EXP/COUNCILMEMBR LEGISLAT 48.20 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 03 OPEN MEETING INS LEGISLAT 540.00 LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA HUMAN 03 DUES HUMAN RIGHTS COM LEGISLAT 55.00 RCLLG 2003 MEMBERSHIP LEGISLAT 379.00 LILLIE SUBURBAN NEWSPAPER 2003 SUMMARY BUDGET LEGISLAT 33.48 LILLIE SUBURBAN NEWSPAPER PUBLIC HEARNG/FARMER MKT LEGISLAT 70.65 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 11 1,126.33 AMERICAN OFFICE PRODUCTS BINDERS/ENVELOPES/INDEX ADMINIST 122.22 41996 US BANCORP VIRUS UPDATE CITY, PC ADMINIST 26.57 41996 US BANCORP MEETING-CONSULTANT ADMINIST 26.97 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 03 EXCESS LIABILITY ADMINIST 3,812.00 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 03 GENRAL LIABILITY ADMINIST 15,349.00 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 03 HONEST EMPLOYEE BOND ADMINIST 382.00 41994 PERA FEB 1-15 PERA WITH ADMINIST 1,403.35 QUICKSILVER EXPRESS COURI DELIVERY EXPENSES ADMINIST 13.60 RAMSEY COUNTY FEB/03 INS PREMIUMS ADMINIST 3,719.63 41991 MN DEPT PUBLIC SAFETY 38TH GOV EMERG MGMT CONF ADMINIST 150.00 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 12 25,005.34 . AGA 2003 MEMBERSHIP FINANCE 95.00 INCODE-CMS ACCTING/SOFTWARE SUPPORT FINANCE 1,478.51 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 13 1,573.51 CAMPBELL KNUTSON JAN/03 LEGAL FEES LEGAL 3,657.06 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 14 3,657.06 41996 US BANCORP WEB DOMAIN FOR CITY COMMUNIC 547.00 41997 QWEST TELEPHONE EXP COMMUNIC 599.42 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 16 1,146.42 MINNCONIM PAGER RENTALS *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 21 EMERGENC 32.20 32.20 ST ANTHONY VILLAGE MAR/02 POLICE SVCS *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 22 AMERIPRIDE LINEN&APPAREL LINEN CLEANING EMERGENCY APPARATUS MAINT 757 REPAIRS/MAINT GLENWOOD INGLEWOOD H2O LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 03 FIRE BLDG/CONTENTS LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 03 FIRE VEHICLES OXYGEN SERVICE COMPANY AIR/02 OXYGEN SERVICE COMPANY COMPRESSED AIR 41993 VERIZON WIRELESS CELL PHONE CHRGS 41997 QWEST TELEPHONE FIRE HALL *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 24 • BROWNING-FERRIS IND. FEB/03 WASTE REMOVAL POLICE 37,012.75 37,012.75 FIRE FIG 44.62 FIRE FIG 990.98 FIRE FIG 37.80 FIRE FIG 696.00 FIRE FIG 5,906.00 FIRE FIG 35.00 FIRE FIG 57.85 FIRE FIG 21.45 FIRE FIG 161.99 7,951.69 CITY HAL 294.62 8 DATE 02/17/03 TIME 08:14 CITY OF FALCON HEIGH COUNCIL REPORT PAGE 2 APPROVAL OF BILLS ~ PERIOD ENDING: 2-20-03 CK# VENDOR NAME DESCRIPTION DEPT. AMOUNT BOARD OF WATER COMMISSNRS H2O CITY HAL 15 .29 BOARD OF WATER COMMISSNRS S.S. CITY HAL 11 .69 CINTAS CORPORATION #470 CARPET MET SVC-CITY HALL CITY HAL 38 .34 GLENWOOD INGLEWOOD H2O CITY HAL 37 .80 GRAINGER, W. W., INC. AGITATOR ASSEMBLY CITY HAL 16 .59 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 03 CITYHALL BLDG/CONTENT CITY HAL 676 .00 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 03 PAVILIAN CITY HAL 420 .00 OXYGEN SERVICE COMPANY TANK RENTAL CITY HAL 11 .28 OXYGEN SERVICE COMPANY TANK RENT CITY HAL 11 .28 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 31 1,532 .89 ONE CALL CONCEPTS, INC LOCATES STREETS 4 .65 GRAINGER, W. W., INC. STREET LITE BULBS STREETS 199 .40 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 03 STREET LIGHTS STREETS 1,451 .00 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 03 OTHER VEHICLES STREETS 324 .00 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 03 MOBILE PROPERTY STREETS 1,234 .00 XCEL ENERGY ELECT STREETS 9. 70 XCEL ENERGY ELECT STREETS 1,798. 23 XCEL ENERGY ELECT STREETS 81. 67 XCEL ENERGY ELECT STREETS 54. 62 XCEL ENERGY ELECT STREETS 8. 95 XCEL ENERGY ELECT STREETS 12. 71 RAMSEY CTY PUBLIC WORKS JAN/03 PLOWING/SANDING STREETS 1,872. 30 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 32 7,051 .23 HOWARD GREEN COMPANYC. F.H. GENERAL SVGS ENGINEER 143. 50 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 33 143 .50 BOARD OF WATER COMMISSNRS H2O PARK & R 76. 34 BOARD OF WATER COMMISSNRS S.S. PARK & R 23. 38 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 03 PKS BLDG/CONTENTS PARK & R 4,206. 00 XCEL ENERGY ELECT/GAS CURTIS FIELD PARK & R 211. 04 ON SITE SANITATION PORTABLE TOILET PARK & R 70. 65 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 41 4,587. 41 E-Z RECYCLING, INC. FEB/03 RECYCLING SOLID WA 2,559. 40 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 56 2,559. 40 FIRE EQUIPMENT SPECIALTIE 4 FIRE FIGHTER MITTS FIRE & R 157. 38 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 64 157. 38 HOWARD GREEN COMPANYC. CURTIS FIELD ENGINEERING PUBLIC W 45. 54 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 65 45. 54 HOWARD GREEN COMPANYC. 99 STREETS PROJECT INFRASTR 102. 50 HOWARD GREEN COMPANYC. SHELDON/HAMLINE INFRASTR 430. 50 HOWARD GREEN COMPANYC. SHELDON/HAMLINE/FOLWELL INFRASTR 328. 00 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 71 861. 00 41990 BOARD OF WATER COMMISSNRS FOLEY SS PYMT #21626 SANITARY 59. 94 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL FEB/03 S.S. SANITARY 5 1,085. 67 XCEL ENERGY ELECT SANITARY 27. 92 997 QWEST AUTO DIALER LIFT STATION SANITARY 57. 99 q DATE 02/17/03 TIME 08:14 CITY OF FALCON HEIGH COUNCIL REPORT PAGE 3 APPROVAL OF BILLS PERIOD ENDING: 2-20-03 ~CK# VENDOR NAME DESCRIPTION DEPT. AMOUNT -------- ------------------------- ------------------------ -------- ----------- *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 75 51,231.52 HOWARD GREEN COMPANYC. NPDES STORM DR 280.00 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 76 280.00 EHLERS AND ASSOCIATES REVIEW DEVELOPMENT AGREE COMM. DE 112.50 EHLERS AND ASSOCIATES REVIEW DOCUMENTATION 208 COMM. DE 187.50 SHORT ELLIOTT HENDRICKSON SNELLING/CARP PROJECT COMM. DE 1,076.82 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 79 1,376.82 *** TOTAL FOR BANK O1 147,543.48 *** GRAND TOTAL *** 147,543.48 /b ~bank® U.S. BANCORP CARD SERVICES, INC. Mo7363 U.S. Bank Visa~Business Platinum Car PO BOX 6343 Issued by U.S. Bank National Association ND FARGO, ND 58125-6343 • Account Number: Statement date: e , New balance $648.74 Minimum payment due $13.00 Payment must be received: Feb. 25, 2003 Enc~osed (t~t~u~t~tnt~~tn~~tt~~u~t~n~t~tt~t~tttt~~~tn~~ttt~t~t~i~ HEATHER 410RTHINGTON Please detach and return this coupon with CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS your check payable to: 2077 W LARPENTEUR AVE FALCON HEIGHTS MN 55113-5551 I~ItstIL~A~~tlLittllttttLJttLIltLtttl~IltltJttltl P.O. BOX 790429 ST. LOUIS, MO 63179-0429 ~ 000064874 ODOD013D0 Please tear payment coupon at perforation. • • U.S. Bank Visa®Business Platinum Card Issued by U.S. Bank National Association ND New Balance Summar Previous balance $85.00 Payments & credits $85.00 New purchases & advances. + $648.74 Finance charges + $0.00 Cash advance fees + $0.00 Other fees + $0.00 New Balance ~4g,74 Credit Available Credit limit $5,000.00 New balance - $648.74 Credit available $4,351.26 Account & P_a~ment Information Customer name: HEATHER WORTHINGTON Company name: CITY OF FALCON HEIGHT Account number: Statement date: Feb 05, 200^ Minimum payment due: $13.OC Payment must be received: Feb. 25, 2003 Amount and Date Paid: Your Resources for Hela 24 Hour Customer Service 1-800-344-5696 Text telephone (TTY) 1-800-585-5035 Post Tran Date Date Reference Number Transaction Description Amount Payment & Credits Jan 17 Jan 17 74788263017000000001301 PAYMENT -THANK YOU 00000 C - $85.00 Total Payments and Credits - 585,00 Purchases Jan 07 Jan OB 24692163008000139903317 SYM"SYMANTEC 800-441-7234 CA ~ U7 ~ ~ y u'IO~~ '~ r pC Jan 09 Jan O8 24001753008115168200015 .US DOMAIN NAME- NEUSTAR 571-434.5763 VA tva bdom4+n,~r ~`~ g2g 57 $547.00 Jan 15 Jan 13 24403683014800301400230 CIATTIS ITALIAN RESTAURAN FALCON HEIGHT MN t,uwcll v/cnt4><ulm~rn W' $48,20 Jan 27 Jan 24 24403693026900302800032 CIATTIS ITALIAN RESTAURAN FALCON HEIGHT MN YK+{q yv/GOKS/A~'f7/tiF' $28.97 Total Purchases 3648.74 ~o ~~ ~p~ ti~ P e1 f2 PERIOD END DATE 02/15/03 **FILE NOT UPDATED** SYSTEM DATE 02/11/03 C H E C K R E G I S T E R ~r=HECK CHECK EMPLOYEE NAME TYPE DATE NUMBER PAGE 1 CHECK CHECK NUMBER AMOUNT 2 14 03 34 CLEMENT KURHAJETZ 32574 85.61 2 14 03 35 LEO LINDIG 32575 53 .33 2 14 03 40 KEVIN ANDERSON 32576 63 .84 2 14 03 42 MICHAEL D CLARKIN 32577 162 .75 2 14 03 66 ALFRED HERNANDEZ 32578 161 .04 2 14 03 74 MARK J ALLEN 32579 78 .39 2 14 03 81 LAUREL F SANDBERG 32580 71 .91 2 14 03 85 DANIEL S JOHNSON-POWERS 32581 132 .94 2 14 03 87 MICHAEL A MCKAY 32582 74 .34 2 14 03 90 ANDREW P SCHIPPEL 32583 181 .65 2 14 03 91 RICHARD H HINRICHS 32584 201 .96 2 14 03 96 DAVID R HOLTZ 32585 213 .27 2 14 03 97 PATRICK GAFFNEY 32586 111 .11 2 14 03 98 BRADLEY J. REZNY 32587 90 .50 2 14 03 99 ALEXANDER J. HAIGH 32588 82 .25 2 14 03 1003 HEATHER WORTHINGTON 32591 1396 .16 2 14 03 1007 PATRICIA PHILLIPS 32592 387 .86 2 14 03 1013 WILLIAM MAERTZ 32593 1539 .83 2 14 03 1030 MARY A. KODLUBOY 32594 1242 .97 2 14 03 1033 DAVE TRETSVEN 32595 1110 .84 2 14 03 1038 DEBORAH K JONES 32596 848 .55 2 14 03 1103 DIANE MEYER 32597 460 .64 2 14 03 1136 ROLAND 0 OLSON 32596 1299 .85 2 14 03 1142 ANTHONY ANDERSON 32599 262 .05 2 14 03 1143 COLIN B CALLAHAN 32600 507. 24 2 14 03 1173 ELIZABETH M POSTIGO 32601 491. 13 2 14 03 1174 JAMES 0 ECKBERG 32602 73. 39 2 14 03 1175 LAURA M SUPPES 32603 29. 56 2 14 03 1176 MICHAEL P ECKBERG 32604 345. 20 2 14 03 1184 MATTHEW W KRIEGLER 32605 27. 70 2 14 03 1188 NICOLE S GRAHAM 32606 127. 25 2 14 03 2006 DAMON J. WICKHEM 32607 282. 07 2 14 03 2018 ANNA M. SHELDON 32608 85. 66 2 14 03 2036 NICHOLAS M. KNOBLAUCH 32609 128. 02 2 14 03 2037 TAYLOR COX 32610 54. 95 COMPUTER CHECKS 12465.81 MANUAL CHECKS .00 NOTICES OF DEPOSIT ,00 ****TOTALS**** 12465.81 CONSENT ITEM: F2 2/26/03 ITEM: Licenses SUBMITTED BY: Mary Shea Kodluboy/Deputy Clerk REVIEWED BY: Heather Worthington, City Administrator EXPLANATION/SUMMARY: Outlined below is a list of additional license applications for 2003 HOME OCCUPATION Attention Technology, Inc., 2129 West Larpenteur Avenue Rose Bed & Breakfast, 2129 West Larpenteur LANDSCAPING, TREE CARE AND TREE TRIMMING Lone Oak Tree Service, Minneapolis ACTION REQUESTED: • Approval C CONSENT ITEM: F3 ADDED ON 2/26/03 ITEM: Appointment of Toni Middleton as Alternate Planning Commissioner SUBMITTED BY: Heather Worthington, City Administrator REVIEWED BY: Planning Commission EXPLANATION: Summary: It is being recommended that Toni Middleton be appointed as an Alternate Planning Commissioner. ACTION REQUESTED: • Appointment of Toni Middleton as an Alternate Planning Commissioner r~ U POLICY ITEM: G1 2/26/03 ITEM: Resolution Authorizing City Staff to Apply for a Department of Natural Resources Local Trail Connection Grant SUBMITTED BY: Bill Maertz, Parks and Public Works Director REVIEWED BY: Heather Worthington, City Administrator EXPLANATION: Summary: The city is currently working with the City of Lauderdale and the University of Minnesota to apply for a DNR Local Trail Connection Grant to improve the trail between Lauderdale's Nature Area and the path on the old trolley right-of--way in the Grove neighborhood of Falcon Heights. This grant will allow the costs associated with the improvement to a paved trail to be covered, and will require a local match of one-half of the project cost. This grant is meant to connect existing recreational facilities. The cost estimate for this project is $85,000, half of which would be covered by this grant. Staff is working with . Lauderdale, the Friends of the Parks and Trails of Ramsey County, the University of Minnesota, and the Capitol Region Watershed District to establish partnerships in funding the remaining amount. The project also would improve erosion control, and implement crime prevention improvements, as well as remove invasive woody species such as buckthorn, honeysuckle, and mulberry from the trail area. The Parks and Recreation Commission looked at this project, and did awalk-through of the trail in September. At their January meeting, they voted unanimously to recommend approval of the application for the grant to the City Council. The application for this grant does not commit the city to any project. If the grant is awarded, the city will move forward with a series of public meetings and a planning process for the project. ATTACHMENT: • Resolution allowing staff to apply for a DNR Local Trail Connection Grant. ACTION REQUESTED: • Approval of Resolution 03-OS ~4 C~ No. 2003-05 CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS COUNCIL RESOLUTION Date: February 26, 2003 • ------------------------------------------------------------- ARESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STAFF TO APPLY FOR A DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LOCAL TRAILS CONNECTION GRANT BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights that a trail connecting Falcon Heights' Grove Park and Lauderdale's Breck's Woods Nature Area would be a benefit to the people of Falcon Heights and the neighboring communities. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Parks/Public Works Director is authorized to apply for a Department of Natural Resources Local Trails Connection Grant. Moved by Approved by: Mayor GEHRZ KUETTEL LAM B LINDSTROM TALBOT Februarv 26, 2003 Attested by: City Administrator Februarv 26, 2003 • IS • POLICY ITEM: G2 2/26/03 ITEM: Consideration of an IUP for the Twin Cities Co-ops Federal Credit Union SUBMITTED BY: Heather Worthington, City Administrator Deborah Jones, Planning and Zoning Coordinator REVIEWED BY: EXPLANATION: Planning Commission Summarv: The Planning Commission is considering the proposed draft IUP for a Farmer's Market at the Twin Cities Co-ops Federal Credit Union at their February 25tH meeting. Staff will present information from the planning commission meeting, as well as the recommendation from the commission to the council at their meeting on the 26~'. Mr. Jack Gerten of St. Paul Farmer's Markets and Ms. Cindy Hartley of Twin Cities Co-ops will be present to answer questions from councilmembers and the public. ATTACHMENT: • Planning Commission Staff Report • Draft IUP ACTION REQUESTED: • Discussion • Consideration of the IUP ~C . Planning Commission 2/25/03 ITEM: Interim Use Permit for the Twin Cities Co-ops Federal Credit Union SUBMITTED BY: Heather Worthington, City Administrator Deborah Jones, Planning and Zoning Coordinator REVIEWED BY: Roger Knutson, City Attorney EXPLANATION: Summarv: At its February 4th meeting, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend to the City Council approval of the ordinance establishing IUP's as planning tools in the City Code and farmer's markets as a legal interim use in the B-2 zone. Subsequently, the City Council voted unanimously to approve the ordinance. The next step in this process is for the Planning Commission to make a recommendation to the City Council on the Farmer's Market IUP itself. Staff has communicated with the representatives of the Twin Cities Co-ops Federal Credit Union and the St. Paul Farmer's Market to discuss their needs, and the concerns of • the residents who attended the public hearing on the ordinance. Using notes from that meeting, including the videotape of that meeting, staff has drafted an IUP with help from the Planning Commissioners themselves. This IUP is attached for your perusal and comment tonight. Major issues such as parking and sale of specific items have been addressed. Additionally, there is a mechanism for review of the permit after one season, and requirements that the owner of the property take certain steps to ensure that the property is cleaned thoroughly after the market, and adequate parking is provided. To this end, the city has offered the parking spaces available at city hall (50) for use by Twin Cities Co- ops Federal Credit Union employees on Tuesdays. This will not present any problems for our staff~ight spaces being adequate for our use on Tuesday mornings. ATTACHMENT: • Draft of IUP ACTION REQUESTED: • Open Public Hearing • Take Testimony • Close Public Hearing • • Discussion • Recommend approval of the IUP to the City Council 17 CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA INTERIM USE PERMIT Permit. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the City of Falcon Heights ("City") hereby grants an Interim Use Permit ("IUP") to allow a Farmer's Market at Twin Cities Cooperative Federal Credit Union, 2025 W. Larpenteur Avenue, Falcon Heights operated by the St. Paul Farmer's Market. 2. Subject Property. The IUP is limited to the permitted uses on that certain real property (the "Location") located in Ramsey County, Minnesota, commonly referred to as 2025 W. Larpenteur Avenue, Falcon Heights, MN and legally described as follows: The South 765 feet of the parcel of land which consists of the West 20 acres of the East half of the Southwest Quarter and the East 15 acres of the West half of the Southwest Quarter, all in Section 16, Township 29, Range 23 of Ramsey County, Minnesota; except the East 131 feet of the South 186 feet of said West 20 acres and except the West 60 feet of said East 15 acres (subject to roads and easements) And Except the South 765 feet of the part East of the West 60 feet and except the South 522 feet of the West 60 feet of the following described tract: The South 15 acres of West 20 acres of the East half of the Southwest Quarter and the East 15 acres of the West half of the Southwest Quarter (subject to roads and easements) in Section 16, Township 29, Range 23 of Ramsey County, Minnesota 3. Conditions. The IUP is granted subject to the following conditions: ^ Market may only be open to the public between the hours of • 8:00 a.m. to Noon local time on Tuesdays. . INTERIM USE PERMIT 3. Conditions (continued) ^ Set-up will begin no earlier than 6:30 a.m., and the market must be taken down and all vendors must have vacated the Location no later than 1:30 p.m. local time. ^ There may not be any sales prior to 8:00 a.m. ^ There may not be more than 60 selling stalls. ^ The vendors may not occupy more than 120 of the 423 parking places, leaving 231 spaces for customer parking and 72 spaces for Twin Cities Co-ops Federal Credit Union employee parking, and the City of Falcon Heights will permit employee parking for 50 cars in the City Hall parking lot on Tuesdays only (for a total of 122 employee spaces). ^ Vendors are responsible for leaving the area clean when they leave. ^ The Location and all adjoining land must be free of any trash or debris, which results from the Market or is reasonably attributed to the Market. ^ Vendors will sell only what they grow or produce themselves. • Items for sale will be limited to fruit, vegetables, flowers and decorative plants, bedding plants, meat and dairy products, honey, baked goods, salsa, jams, preserves and similar products, all of which shall be subject to and must comply with applicable local, state and federal health and safety and food rules, regulations and laws, and the rules of the St. Paul Farmer's Market. ^ The Director of Facilities at Twin City Co-ops Federal Credit Union will be the managing agent responsible for the conduct of the vendors in compliance with the conditions of the Interim Use Permit. ^ Use of the Location must be pursuant to a written agreement between the owner of the Location and the St. Paul Farmer's Market ^ The owner of the Location must make the St. Paul Farmer's Market aware of this Permit and require the St. Paul Farmer's Market to comply with all applicable terms and conditions of this Permit. ^ The owner of the Location shall be obligated to make sure that a policy or policies of insurance of the proper type, kind and amount are in place to cover any injuries or damages to individuals and property which may occur at, during or as a result of the operation • of the Market at this Location. ~9 . INTERIM USE PERMIT 3. Conditions (continued) ^ Reasonable and appropriate measures must be taken to prevent unreasonable disturbance to adjacent properties, such as trash or debris finding its way onto the adjacent properties, and not being removed, or customers of the Market crossing over adjacent properties without permission of the owner. ^ The owner of the location shall take reasonable and appropriate measures to ensure that the St. Paul Farmer's Market does not disturb adjacent property owners with excessive noise. 4. Termination of Permit. The Permit shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events, whichever first occurs. a. One year from the date of granting this permit. b. Violation of any of the conditions set forth herein. • c. A change in the zoning ordinance which no longer allows the use. 5. Recording. This permit may be recorded against the title to the subject property. Dated: ATTEST: 2003. By: CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Susan L. Gehrz, Mayor Heather Worthington, City Administrator/Clerk • ~o • INTERIM USE PERMIT Landowner: The terms and conditions of this Interim Use Permit are agreed to and accepted as of the date set forth below: Dated: , 2003. By: Cindy Hartley Its • • ~~ • INFORMATION ITEM Il 2/26/03 ITEM: Update on Possible Cuts to the City's Local Government Aid (LGA) Allocations from the State of Minnesota SUBMITTED BY: Heather Worthington, City Administrator REVIEWED BY: Roland Olson, Finance Director EXPLANATION: Summary: Governor Pawlenty has proposed a cut of $103,306 in Local Government Aid for 2003 for the City of Falcon Heights. Staff will explain the impact of this proposed cut and review the 2003 contingency budget for Council members and residents. ~a • Comments on the proposed 2003 Budget cuts from Governor Pawlenty's plan: Falcon Heights receives a total of $279,363 in Local Government Aid and Market Value Homestead Credit. The city is facing a cut of $103,306 in the first year of the biennium, 2003. In the 2004-OS year, the city would be cut $246,466 in aid. At the end of the biennium, the city would be left with $32,897 in aid. The city has a contingency budget that planned fora 100% cut in Local Government Aid (which would be $213,738) for 2003. Staff is currently working on several proposals for the city council's discussion and review at next week's workshop. The contingency budget has balanced cuts in capital and general fund spending, and we will be prioritizing our spending accordingly. The Governor's plan also calls for levy limits to remain in place through 2005. Cities would be allowed to levy the amount they levied for 2003, with some minor adjustments for inflation. All cities will be subject to levy limits under the proposal. After the levy limits are lifted, the Governor is proposing a reverse referendum, which would allow a certain percentage of the voters in a city to sign a petition, thereby triggering a special election to review the city's proposed levy, and vote on whether or not the levy should be approved. If the votes overturned the levy, the city would only be able to levy at the • amount of the previous year. The number used to calculate Falcon Heights levy for the purposes of the Governor's proposal was our preliminary levy number, which changed when the final levy was declared-it went down; as a result, the state will be recalculating the proposed cuts with the final levy. The Office of the State Auditor requires cities to submit a report of expenses each year, listing the revenues the city took in, and the overall expenditures. The most current report is from 2000 for cities over 1,000 in population. City revenues will rise and fall with capital spending, one-time payments in the form of grants and aids for specific projects, or with special projects, such as street reconstruction. We are examining the information in the Governor's proposal, and will present a report to the Council next week on the information and the assumptions presented in the Governor's proposal. At this point, we are being told that the Governor's proposal will be updated with the 2001 OSA Report numbers as soon as they are available. The city's tax levy is already set for 2003, so we cannot make changes to your property tax for 2003. We will be working hard to ensure that the proposed 2004 cuts do not adversely impact city service provision, or unfairly penalize property taxpayers. Heather Worthington City Administrator 2/26/03 • a' ':~x'~.u.l. ~, ~, ~y D -- _ ~~~ ~~~ Senate MaSority Izader Bohn Hollinger, DI'4St. Peter, -- _--_ ~- aeid Pawlenty's proposal to reduce dry and camty aril "passes the bode to local government" to solve the state's budget crisis. "Our kicet communities win be asked to pick - g ,: up the harden, and property tax payers wN be asked Tn o rR~;,~ pick up the bill," Hollinger said in a prepared statement. ~e1~ * ' Democratic legislators plan to hold meetings through- ~~!la a sb out the state to sound out public opinion on the budget pro- 3 P0~ ~jlj•}a House Republican Mt~ority Leader Edk Paulsen M &IINNE8OTA'8 BIG SQUEEZE, IOA '@= 03 S S' 'dr ~g _ - -- - 6 i hNNm MINNESOTA'S FIRST NEWSPAPER WWW.TWINCITIE S.COM NORTH SUBURBAN EDITION ^ 25 CENTS THE PROBLEM ... $42 billion state deficit • ... THE SOLUTION ... Spending cuts: 52.5 billion Accounting shifts: Eliminate tobacco 5357 million andowman; rep other Fee and surcharge increases: funds: 57.6 billion 5200 million ... THE RESULT $4.657 billion A balanced budget and nearly 5500 million in reserves. inr~eso s~ i ueeze Pawlenty's budget fix keeps promise of `no new taxes'; DFL says it passes the buck BV PATRICg BWEENEY - ~ ~ PROPERTY TAX ': end RACHEL E.BTASBEN-BEBGBR s AIDB 8.i"CREDITS; ~ ~ {Yi f Pioneer Press rate spender g soil -.~,- ,A n The nate'i four to asst ~ g[if ( ' eat~YO grrnvs under the bd~dget =crt es vlould ribTOr6 ore , -("'~~ ip~~~o ,r GOV. Tim Pawlenty proposed a a28 biWon, two-year plan, hiii not arrpss the - <ntth ofthe,cuts ~n Ixal I( ' t `t~''tp budget Tuesday thatwouklllitMinnesotaoutofa$92bR- board and rotenougF ., gnvemmerrtaid. 6<j ~,-n' Ron defidt and allow hhn to keep his promise not to raise tc keep pa I y tar all taXeB. the services antl pro-.:r N w; 5327 b81ian -- Pawlenty urged lawmakers to cut higher educetlon gr ms u,estat~ provides ` 52.63hillion 52.91 billion"" Spending, Slash State aid to cities and COllntl28, tightCn ell- ro}v-The' the tra d e~ tf ~ ,12.55 h011m gRn7ity standards for ateto-paid health care coverage and for not ray inq relic;: •02=g3 ~ '02-'03 6'eezemastpublioemplOyees'eelsrles. Rubl~zs~hoolsgrtthe ~s 51071 = d0 Public schools, which Pawlenty had promised to protect ~ ~f 39 ~ ~ ~f2.e14 - 6lggest6re~k jligl~er ~ bNlum _ } - lrom~budgetcuta,wotildgetatlny-1/lOthoflpercent- du~c~utiloca~oN,:~~nd ~~ ..~s. ~ h8liat t bilian ~- increase in state money on eper-student basis nerd year health and hum n serv ~ ~t f; O~~OS Wt'o5 ~s' _ andnoinereasethefollowingyeat i~esalltakabig~ltst ;projeE!ed`fpalvlmty.~ a Moat legislative leaders took await-and-see aditude s s~rna,ny,_.IN.sn xy toward the budget Plan- _ :< - --- ~ _ ~„_-~.. '`EC-'gNQtrll~7,`- _ DEVELOPMENT V Quid ehmmatc funds fo HurrlanlUes commis-- snn; iut-funds for n norily~,couh~ls =;~ 5390.66mIUica 5325.55 m01ia~ -- '02-'03 kN 32.56 minim ~ ~ "We era not on the ropes. We are not destined to C~1 'OS 04 0= .fail. Brighbr days will coma if you make the projected '"Pawlenty ~'~I tough dadsions now." -Gov. Tim PawleMy sperdmg a~.i~,Psla~n ._ .. .....,.._ ~11v11rvA ~.L~Sr'~~f~~} STATE ~T'~~ Fr or ors e ~'G4vERNMENT _ BOi~i>i YAt~ t :iL ~t douhle G.,nl in.~La~~~£ Budget would cut fund €nil~stetK nntild bprrk v,. ell4 nstill t~rsaCl~ mgforpdbh[bFoadcast-'' :,).egGtfornon hi h Jay ~t Clo fd p s n _.f in8,.24 per[ent.~ ~~ r ictior pr j c[s~~r, r i ,~ ~ s ~ ~ I,~u >n 'oz-ro3 spending: ~ - ~ ~- ~:zi 5677.96 minim II k^'~. ~ d 5606.35 mGOm - . ., ~~ t't-~~~ ~ R 5560.74 i ~ 02 03~.-~ ft37 y mlHici - spending: bNGon ~ v ~ 5581 05 ~' °' ~ ~ - >~ r~ ~` ~; Fwd million Ir,~9~ -[ d_PaWleaty:. ~ F PmlMed .Paw{enty ® ~~ ~ ~~7 ~,~at.."-''~r -. ,spendwaj plan use . „ ~~JVIR9NMENT." ,t&'~AGRICULTURE ~' Would end ethanol devel- opment program,'False teesand Sot grant. _ - 551430'mHNan ~~I 5418.62 million -~ - '02'03 ~- spending: Saab oa ,, ~~' ~ mlllwn '04'05 '04-'05. ~spending ~planry ~~ 6P-,(~ RTATdO N vole ljlJ ad' .S 'ne_bi~`~' reluced 2Y.vlY ,a~ldr t~ta-liyrr 1ajdrng afFr-ted 'OZ-'03 spending 5450.83 m0lion = 5184.93 m(Hion 5161.05 million ~? r I '~ f 't~4, ~.~-.f04i 0r'.F ~ i ~ e7~. °ru: Minnesota's Big Squeeze (continued) Eden Prffirie praised Pawlenty for refusing to consider raising taxes 'The Democrats are going to eye every taxpayer as JceMillionahe and as everyone knows, Joe Millionaire is a myth," Paul;® said For now, Pawlenty's budget is only a rewmmeudatltm to the I.egielatute. It will be debated and amended and, eventually, major dements oP it are litcdy to become law "Governors have a tendency to get a lot of what they wank and we expect the same treatmenk" Pawlen- ty sffid. ht a two-hour news briefing, Paw- le~~y said, war and over that the budget m the state's biggest ever and that it proposes an overall sp®ding increase. "The elate of Minnesota is increasing its spending by 51 blllion," Pawlenty said. "It's not being cat" On a two-year baffis, Pawlenty Proposed that spending increase from about it27 billion during the Ivr- rent 2002.03 budget cycle to $'t8.1 bll- Bon during the biennhrm beginning July 1. But looking at budget dtangea over a fotu-year span masks the mod- est spending htcreases the budget Proposes between this year and next, end then the following year. The budget proposes a y12 million increase in 2009, and a S95 million increase 1d 2005. Those are htcreases of ]/10th of 1 percent and 3llOths of 1 Percent, respectively. Minnesota's budget trials steed from a predpitoua decline in the economy, end an ewompa»,y- ing drop In tax wllediona, since the spring of 2001 Pawlertty said Tue~- day that he and other lawmakers were fooled by the red-hot economy of the mid- and late 1990s. "It was a mirage," he sakL The result was plate spending lev- els and permanent tax cuts that couldn't be sustained when the tax wlledlons dropped. Pawlenty's goal fi crafting hie budget wag Fn elhni- nate a proJeded E9.2 billion dldiidt for the wmtng budget cycle and to estab- lish a;500 million reserve fiord as a hedge against further budget prob- lems. Pawlenty said Tuesday that Min- nesota is a Ligh-tax state fadng still national and internatlonel trompetl- tion For Jobe, and he adamantly rejected the notion that he should resort to tax increases to cure the deIIdt On a per capita basis, state and local taxes rank sixth in the natlon. "We cannot, la times of defldte and layoffs end war, rum to taxes,.. Pawlenty said. In June, be signed a pledge to "oppose and veto" aqV effort to raise taxes. Wayne Cox, executive dkactor of Cltlzens for Tax Justice, a research group aseodated with the AFIrC10, retorted that legislators never expected when they were carting taxes by a total of S2 bi-ton a year, that they eventually would have to cut state services to afford the tax cuts. 'Nobody ever pledged to cut famt- Res off health care to be able to pad for these tax cute," Cox said. Pawlenty proposed eliminating the y12 billion defidt end creating e budget reserve through Yom main avenues: o Spending ~L6 bWoti from the proceeds of the state's lawsuit against the tobaceo industry' and from eeveiffi smaller epedffi +acwtmte that had not been touched Proposed local aid cut Gov. Tim Pawienty's proposed local aid cuts would be phased in through 2004 but would eventually represent substantial hits in dry budgets. • 2003 local Proposed Proposed Parent of general Perrnn of general opamting gosemnngrt IGA cuN LGA cut fuml spendMg fond apeading ' Populaeon bddgat' aid ~ 2003 I 2004 2003 2004 St Paul 287 260 181 0 I 73 0 14 0 l 26 D 7 7% 15 6% _ ~ ~ ~~ ~ Duluth 66,125. 72.1 I 29 6 I 5 7 ~ 11 4 7 9% 15 8% •FlOure In milllom Source: Minnesota StMe Auditor's office. state demographerY oface, end city anance documetas. PIONEER PRESS ffi previous defidfredudion efforts. ^ Increasing revenue, partly through raising fees for nursing home care, by #200 million. . Cutting spending -some of it aduffi t'edudiona from current spending and much of'R redudions in Projected ePendmB - by EZ6 bll- lioa Delaying state payments of;357 million to school districts: PawleOty proposed to earmark s cents ofthe current 98 cents-per-pads dgarette tax to continue Paying for the medical research and medical education programs that the tobacco money now funds. Rep. Matt Entsnza, leader of the Democratic-Fazmer-labor minority in the House, celtldzed the dgarette tax proposal He effid it would pledge futm~e revenue to solve a torrent budget problem The biggest proposed spending redudion, about $819 million, would came from state-paid health tare and welfare programs. Even aRer the reduction, sPendinB in that area would etgl increase 8 percent on a biennium-to-biennium bells. Pawlenty's Proposed dlanges, most aimed ffi holding down health care wets m bringing Minnesota more into hue with other states, would lower the income level at which pregnant women qualify for state-paid health care, reduce some health care for itdanis and toddlers, and reduce funding for dderly and disabled people getting long-term care ht their homes. Another major dlange would end General Aaffiatance Medical Care, a Program that pravldes health cover-. age primarity for about 30,000 poor adults without dlffdren: Moat o[ those adulb' wverege would be shift- ed to MimeeotaCare, a state health insurance program that wets more For Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and many outstare cities, the aid makes up a major part of their budgets; for most suburbs, the aid contT"<.butes little. for patients and covers less hospitffi Pawlenty also recommended alg- ni6cantly cuktlng elate aid programs that hold down dry, wanly and school dlehtet property taxes. He Teo- ommended a 2'L percent -$638 m0- lion - redudlon over the l~rent biennium State aid to dues would be cut 29 percent For Minneapolis, St Paul, Duluth and many outstare dtles, the aid makes up a major part of their budg- ets; for most suburbs, the aid wn- trlbutes little. Clues and wlmtiee, Pewlenty paid, have eo far been vhtualiy unscathed by the state's budget wcea and can afford to lose the aid without increasing property taxes 'Any cut of agything near this magnitude on local government aid would directly impact people," said Minneapolis Mayor RT. Rybelt, who said his dty would have to lay off hundreds of poBce officers, ftre8ght- era and park and library employees 1f it had to absorb a 90 percent cut in local governor®t aid. Public higher educatlon would take a big hit under Pawlenty's budg- et He proposed a 10 percent cut for Mumesota State Colleges end Uni- versifies and a 15 percent for the Uni- versity of Minnesota Pawlenty sffid he wants both syetetna to limit their tuitlon inrseases to 15 percent But he also proposed kuaeasing state 5nendffi std that goes to low= and moderete-inwme students who attend public end private colleges The public employee payv freeze that Pawlenty recomm®ded .was proposed several weeks ago by Sen- ate Republitxms. Finance Commis- sioner Dan McElroy said Pawlenty will urge the Leglslatlue to pass a law that would, in effect, suspend public employee bargaining laws dur- ing the next two years. "We need to make sure that our public employee wages ere not wn- trlbeting to a runup ht the cost of government," Pawlenty said. Pete Benner exewtlve director of Coandl 6 oP the American Federation of State, County and Munidpffi Employees. the largest state workers' union, said some employees might accepts freeze, but the issue should be negotiated. Union officials also said a freeze would hlndeF the ability of wanly hospitals and adlool diahtcte to attract and retain quality employees The budget would substantlelly end general fund ependhlg on the Lawful Gambling Control Board, the Amateur Sports Commission, the Cempffign Finance and Public Digdo- sure Board and the Minnesota Rec- 1ng Commission. The budget assumes that those agendas would intx~eage fees to pay for their opera- tlonsandthe services tlleyprovide. Patrick Stneenep covers state govent- mentand politics.. He can 6e trenched a! psmeeneg@ ptoneerpress.com or (0SI) 2a8-3233. • • Finance Commissioner Dan McElroy outlines spedfia of the governor's proposed budget. ProjeRed behind him is a graph showing how the govemor's spending plan puts the state back in the black, compared to the deficits projected in a November 2002 budget forecast, through fiscal year 2007. ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2003 M ~~/ _~PAWLENTY'S BUDGET PLAN m ;Local governments Arden Hills 715,064 115,064 2.5% 115,064 2.5% 't'hose .cities include the state's four largest: Minneapolis, ` ` 9. Gem Lake 5 912 5,164 3.5% 5,912 4.0% Paul; Rochester and Duluth `St iw~e a~ ` °" ;z~0,'i + ~- ~f `~ =.s>~~ ., .. < . Other`"big recipients` aie rural Maplewood 1,355,601 938,744 5:0% "'1,355,601 7 2% ~-~~° :cities and older suburbs with view 1;t23,o ~ 5 1 (relatively ..low property tax New Brighton 1,126,461 582,719 3.6% 1;126,461 abases. The president of the Coali- .North St. Paul 1,325,790 247,192 5.0% 469,664 9.5% tiion of'Greater Minnesota Cities charged Pawlenty with punish- Shoreview 500,766 500,766 3.1 % 500,766_ 3.1 °h ing poor cities and favoring rich ;~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~ rSUburbS. Vadnais Hts. 273,030 213,030 -2.9°h 213,030 2.9% g- "What Governor 1?awlenty is as ~ _ proposing is not fair," said Detroit . sakes-Mayor Larry Buboltz, the • coalition's president. "He is stick- Afton ' 52,336 52,336 4.5% 52,336: 4.5% ng it to cities with low property ~~ ~ ~ s 1~8 : . wealth-thosecities'that got the Birchwood 20;345 15,406 3.5% 20,345 4.6% pert th t1: , y e pro feast benefit from d ~ talc, relief sngned mto law two .Forest Lake 655,177 377,541 5.0% 655,177 8.7% protecting the o -and ears a . g d - ich suburbs in the -Twin Cities Lake St. Croix Beach 72,937• 28,363 5.0% 42,426 7.5% anetr'opolitan area. We can only ~- hoPe that our legislators have Lakeland Shores 3 328 3,328 2.8% 3,328 2.8% n10Te W1SdOm than that." I ~ `- 37 ' _ r ~1c/o `. COnntleS are Stlll tallyl[lg the Mahtomedi 294,312 217,473 4.2% 270,463 5.2% dosses. Aa~ording -to ...the ...state - 1 -- ®.: ~~' '~ 2'.5;9'° Revenue Department, the pro- Newport 469,810 103,446 3:5% 236,449 8.0% posed aid .cut will ; be about tp0, ; a , '$3mi11ionforAnokaCountylnthe pakdale ~ 1,375,517 709,859 4.0% 1.,375,517. 7.7% first year and' $5.5 million in the ~ ~ 5 z{ 2~1'E 5 ~ . 3 aeCOnd year. For Dakota County, Paul Park 692 704 `St ~ 119,137 5.0°>o zz6,349 9.5% pt's. $3.5 million the first year and . 7 5,fl% i<t391,zS3 '1.~i41fl ~ X6.4 million the second year. FQr Willernie 59,669 7;816 3.5% 17,865 8.0% Washington Gounty,' it's $2:2 mil- °' lion the first year and $3.6 million All Cities 671,825,804 140,716,271 3.8% 274,077,361 7.3°~ ;the next. Ramsey County would ~OSe $6.4 -1nIll10n the first year ° *LGA=.Local government aid. MVHC=.Market value homestead credit. Market Value Homestead Credit Reimbursement+Taconite L s aIId abOUt $12 m11110n the SeCOnd. ga + e = Revenue Ba 'Aids + Transit Aids k Low Income Housing Aid. Total City Revenues = 2000 Total Osa On top of those cuts, COUnt1eS .Revenue -Local Unit Grants + Net Enterprise Fund Transfers. Borrowed Funds Are ii711 IOSe money In human S2rv- Also Excluded. Source: League of Minnesota Cities. PIONEER PRE55 ices, ahe environment and other "My stomach is in knots," cent of its budget from local areas. some suburbs To be sure said Ronda. Schert, an adult fos- government aid, .homestead tax , won't feel major pain. Eagan `stands to lose $1.3 million both `.ter. care provider for two devel- opmentally disabled adults in credits and county.assistance. "That .doesn't leave our aty `this year :and in 2004. That's a Oakdale. "You're .hurting these a with a lot of wiggle room with " the shortfall address h t i ~ percent slice of total city revenue. the .cuts will 4 In some :areas king people because you are t away services from them. They , . o . wh c said Mayor Todd Streeter. Costs , merely be inconvenient but `not are vulnerable, they can't speak could dribble down to atizens, if the Women, For example dire #or themselves." for instance,. to help pay for sher- , . tnfants and-Children clinic clos- Anoka County. will. close its in r h Lib t iff protection, fire and ewer- Streeter said. Lake gency rescue es in Farmington, `families would have to travel a few miles y ra hdale Branc Nor Coon Rapids, one of the smallest , St. Croix Beach and four other farther to another clinic. < libraries . in its system. There communities in -the. Lower St. Counties also are: being has been a library at that site - Croix Valley area pitch in for the asked to fund some services for for 40 years and in its current services, but if :all. five aties lose the first time or increase their including "share of the costs 'building since 1978. Some aties and counties made income they'll be strained to pay for them, :Streeter said"`We're " , some group homes for the changes in recent months in he all. pretty much lean .cities, developmentally disabled. The antiapation of the cuts. To ease said. "We don't, have a lot going additional cost for that program for Dakota County alone could the loss of $748,000 in local govern- meat aid, which is 8 percent of the on in terms of large community centers or infrastructure we try be as high as $500,000 each year. city's general fund, New Brighton... to support. We're just trying to " The deficit also means that this year established an electricity get by with basic services. new clients won't be added to and gas user fee expected to Ben- some programs, including a pro- crate about $460,000 in income Nancy Ngo, Cynthia Boyd, Mara gram that keeps developmental- annually. New Brighton has Gottfried, Brian Bonner and Mary ly disabled children and adults increased other fees, as well, Divine contributed to this article. out of institutions. That trans- including charges for some park fates to about 300 people per and recreation programs. Reach Amy Sherman, who covers dear who won't be served. Also, Lake St. Croix Beach, with a Dakota County public safety and Some existing clients and service population of about 1,140 in government, at asherman@ -1-providers willget less money. Washington County, gets 19 per- pioneerpress.com or (651) 228-2174. • • • Roseville 'Area 5eior grogram 1910 West County Road B • Roseville, MN 55113 (651) 604-3520 Serving Arden Hills, Falcon Heights,, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Maplewood, Roseville and Shoreview FE9 ~ 7 2003 February 25, 2003 Dear Community Resident, Enclosed you will find a nomination form for the Ed Stevens Volunteer Award. The North Suburban Senior Council, Inc., co-sponsor of the Roseville Area Senior Program, presented the first Ed Stevens Volunteer Award at our Annual Volunteer Appreciation Event in April of 1998. We wish to continue this annual event and seek to honor an individual, over the age of 60, who is making outstanding volunteer contributions to our community. If you know of just such a dedicated person who has made a significant difference in your organization • or the community we invite you to submit a nomination. Ed Stevens, Sr., was one of the founding leaders of the North Suburban Senior Council. Under Ed's volunteer leadership the Roseville Area Senior Program was established in partnership with the Community Education Department of the Roseville Area School District 623. Through his dedication and perseverance, services and programs for older adults were established in this north suburban community. If you have any questions please call Lynnae LeBarron at 651-604-3520. Due date for submission is Friday, April 4, 2003. Sincere) , Lynn LeBarron North Suburban Senior Council North Suburban Senior Council, Inc. anti Roseville Area Schools, Community Education ED STEVENS VOLUNTEER AWARD Nomination Award PURPOSE The Sixth Annual Ed Stevens Volunteer Award will be presented by the North Suburban Senior Council, Inc. and Community Education, a department of the Roseville Area School District 623. The award is given in honor of Ed Stevens, founder and first President of the North Suburban Senior Council, Inc., to an older adult who is making outstanding contributions to his or her community through volunteerism. This award is in memory of Edwin Stevens, Sr., whose vision, dedication and perseverance was instrumental in the establishment and success of the North Suburban Senior Council, Inc. and the Roseville Area Senior Program. Ed was among the first group of residents who worked to bring services for older adults into the Roseville area community, including Meals on Wheels. Please supply information about your nominee on the attached form, telling us why you think she/he should receive this prestigious award. The nominee must be at least age 60 and involved in volunteer work in the geographic area served by Independent School District 623, consisting of all or parts of Arden Hills, Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Maplewood, Roseville and Shoreview. Nominations must be submitted by organizations. Each organization may submit one nomination. Judging based on: • Focus on volunteer contributions made to the community after age 60 Variety of volunteer activities in which nominee is volunteering. (such as volunteering with senior citizens, religious, political, community, youth work) Judges will look for accomplishments and scope of activities over the years, the amount and quality of service performed after the age 60, quality of activities, and the variety of services performed. Use only this nomination form and fill it out completely. BE EXPLICIT and list only volunteer work for which there was no Compensation. Thank you for your nomination! Nominee's name (please print or type, complete nomination form begins on next page) Nomination Form NOMINEE (Please print or type and fill out completely. Do not abbreviate) Nominee's Name Home Address City, State 8~ Zip Telephone (home) Age Nominated by Organization Address City, State, & Zip Telephone(work) (home) Relationship to nominee *****,~**************,~*******~.«****,~****,~«********.,***~,~,t,~****«,~,~****,.**,~*,~****,~.*******,~«***,.*,~.«*,~***** Background information about nominee BEFORE she/he turned 60. SIGNIFICANT VOLUNTEER SERVICE (before age 60) Organization -Participation Years ACHIEVEMENTS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS (before age 60) Description Years Complete this aortion with information on the nominee AFTER age 60 SIGNIFICANT VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES (after age 60) Organization -Participation (Include approximate dates/years and hours per month of volunteering) Years i ACHIEVEMENTS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS (after age 60) Description Years SUMMARY: Describe in a separate narrative, 100 words or less, why you think your nominee is special and particularly deserving of this Ed Stevens Award. Return only this form completely filled out and the separate 100 word narrative Thank you for participating! SEND NOMINATION FORM BY FRIDAY, April 4, 2003 TO: Roseville Area Senior Program Lynnae LeBarron 1910 County Road B West Roseville, MN 55113 (651-604-3520) Award presentation at the Volunteer Appreciation Party, Wednesday, April 23, 2003, 2-4 p.m.