HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCAgen_09Sept23CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Regular Meeting of the City Council City Hall 2077 West Larpenteur Avenue AGENDA September 23, 2009 A. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM B. ROLL CALL: LINDSTROM ____ HARRIS
____ KUETTEL ____ LONG ____ MERCER-TAYLOR ____ MILLER ____ C. PRESENTATIONS: D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: September 9, 2009 TAB 1 E. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. 2009 Street Improvement Project Assessment
Hearing TAB 2 F. CONSENT AGENDA: 1. General Disbursements through 9/17/09: $324,972.84 Payroll through 8/27/09: $15,457.33 TAB 3 2. Award Bid for Damaged Curb Replacement TAB 4 3. Establish
the Budget Line Items of the Special Revenue Fund CERT (205)TAB 5 4. Approval of Elections Judges for November 3rd Municipal Election TAB 6 5. Kaliedoscope Lease Agreement Resolution
TAB 7 G: POLICY ITEMS 1. Greensteps Cities Demonstration Project Application TAB 8 H. INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS: I. COMMUNITY FORUM: J. ADJOURNMENT: If you have a disability and need
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CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Regular Meeting of the City Council City Hall 2077 West Larpenteur Avenue AGENDA September 9, 2009 A. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM B. ROLL CALL: LINDSTROM _X___ HARRIS
__X__ KUETTEL __X__ LONG _X___ MERCER-TAYLOR __X__ MILLER _X___ C. PRESENTATIONS: Recognition of Kristin Kuhens, recipient of the Girl Scout Gold Award. D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: August
26, 2009 APPROVED F. PUBLIC HEARINGS: F. CONSENT AGENDA: MERCER-TAYLOR MOVED APPROVAL 5-0 1. General Disbursements through 9/3/09: $134,376.39 Payroll through 8/27/09: $15,106.88 2.
City License Renewals 3. Flood Plain Regulation Summary Ordinance 4. Fire Department Assistant Chief Appointment G: POLICY ITEMS 1. Public Works Dump Truck Purchase KUETTEL MOVED APPROVAL
5-0 2. Setting of 2010 Preliminary Tax Levy HARRIS MOVED APPROVIAL 5-0 3. Conditional Use Permit for a Solar-powered Heating System at 1800 Larpenteur KUETTEL MOVED APPROVAL 5-0 4. Pre-Emptive
Ash Tree Removal Program NO ACTION TAKEN K. INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS: L. COMMUNITY FORUM: FORUM: M. ADJOURNMENT: ADJOURN AT 8:07PM.
PUBLIC HEARING E1 9/23/09 ITEM : 2009 Street Improvement Project Assessment Hearing SUBMITTED BY: Deb Bloom, City Engineer EXPLANATION: On August 26, 2009, the City Council set a date
to hold a public hearing for the purpose of establishing special assessments for city project 09-10. This improvement includes the following street segments: ? Prior Avenue, (Larpenteur
Ave to cul-de-sac) ? Maple Knoll Drive, (Fry St to Garden Ave) ? Garden Ave, (Fry St to W Snelling Frontage Rd) ? Fry Street, (Maple Knoll Dr to Garden Ave) This project was completed
at the end of August. It is suggested that the public hearing be conducted according to the attached agenda. At the assessment hearing, staff will go through a brief presentation that
will include a description of the project, project financing, and a discussion of typical assessments for properties benefiting from these improvements. Staff will summarize the City
assessment policy and how it has been applied to this project. It is suggested that if property owners have individual concerns about the quality of construction as part of the project
or specific information about project deficiencies, these should be referred to the City Engineer. Typically, these kinds of complaints relate to quality of finished construction and
are covered under the one-year contract warranty period. Correction of these types of problems should not delay the adoption of assessment rolls. Any appeals of proposed assessments
must be received in writing before the public hearing is closed. Further, the city allows for assessment deferrals if the property is owned and occupied by persons 65 years of age or
older, or retired by virtue of a permanent and total disability for whom it would be a hardship to make payments. Any deferral request must also be made in writing before the close of
the public hearing. This project has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications and there are no major problems with construction according to our final review. It
is the City’s policy to to assess a portion of street mill and overlay costs. The City follows the requirements of Chapter 429 of state statute for the assessment process. The proposed
assessment roll has been prepared in accordance with Falcon Heights' assessment policy and is consistent with the recommendations in the feasibility report prepared for this project.
The preliminary assessment roll was approved by the city council on August 26th, and the next step in the process is to hold a public hearing.
After the public hearing, the city council adopts the assessment roll making it final. The City allows for a 30-day pre-payment period after the roll adoption. Following the prepayment
period, assessment rolls are certified to Ramsey County for collection. The City will have the rolls certified by early November in order to allow the County enough time to add the assessments
to property taxes. The assessments are proposed to be spread over a seven year period at an interest rate of 6%. Financial Impacts The final assessment roll has been prepared in accordance
with Falcon Heights’s assessment policy and as outlined in the project feasibility report. Since this project is now complete, the assessable costs are based on actual project costs.
Attached is a project financing summary detailing the feasibility report and anticipated project cost for this improvement. This project will be financed using assessments, St. Paul
Water Utility funds, and Municipal State Aid funds. The final assessment roll has been prepared in accordance with Falcon Heights’ assessment policy and as outlined in the project feasibility
report. The preliminary assessment roll is attached and will be presented in detail at the assessment hearing for this project. Staff Recommendation Approve the attached resolution adopting
and confirming the 2009 assessments. The 2009 assessment process is suggested to proceed according to the following schedule: Requested Council Action Approval of a resolution adopting
and confirming assessments for City Project 09-10. August 12 Resolution declaring costs to be assessed, ordering preparation of assessment rolls August 26 Resolution receiving assessment
rolls, setting hearing date. September 1 Notice of hearing published in the Roseville Review September 10 Mail notices to affected property owners September 23 Assessment hearing-final
adoption of assessment roll Sept 24-Oct 26 Prepayment of assessments (30 days) Oct 27-30 Tally of final assessment roll November 2 Certification of assessment rolls to Ramsey Ramsey
County
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS COUNCIL RESOLUTION September 23, 2009 No. 09-11 ----------------------------------------------------------RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND CONFIRMING ASSESSMENTS FOR P-09-10
MILL AND OVERLAY PROJECT WHEREAS, pursuant to proper notice duly given as required by law, the council has met and heard and passed upon all objections to the proposed assessment for
the public improvements P-09-10 Mill and Overlay Project. This project included repair of curb and gutter, bituminous mill and overlay, and necessary appurtenances of the following street
segments; ? Prior Avenue, (Larpenteur Ave to cul-de-sac) ? Maple Knoll Drive, (Fry St to Garden Ave) ? Garden Ave, (Fry St to W Snelling Frontage Rd) ? Fry Street, (Maple Knoll Dr to
Garden Ave) BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota as follows: 1. Such proposed assessment, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof,
is hereby accepted and shall constitute the special assessment against the lands named therein, and each tract of land therein included is hereby found to be benefited by the proposed
improvement in the amount of the assessment levied against it. 2. Such assessment shall be payable in equal annual installments extending over a period of seven years, the first of the
installments to be payable on or before the first Monday in January 2010, and shall bear interest at the rate of six percent per annum from the date of the adoption of this assessment
resolution. To the first installment shall be added interest on the entire assessment from the date of this resolution until December 31, 2009. To each subsequent installment, when due,
shall be added interest for one year on all unpaid installments. 3. The owner of any property so assessed may, at any time prior to certification of the assessment to the county auditor,
pay the whole of the assessment on such property, with interest accrued to the date of payment, to the city treasurer, except that no interest shall be charged if the entire assessment
is paid within 30 days from the adoption of this resolution; and he/she may, at any time thereafter, pay to the city treasurer the entire amount of the assessment remaining unpaid, with
interest accrued to December 31 of the year in which such payment is made. Such payment must be made before November 15 or interest will be charged through December 31 of the next succeeding
year 4. The city administrator shall forthwith transmit a certified duplicate of this assessment to the county auditor to be extended on the property tax lists of the county. Such assessments
shall be collected and paid over in the same manner as other municipal taxes. ----------------------------------------------------------------Moved by: Approved by: ________________________
Peter Lindstrom, Mayor September 23, 2009 LINDSTROM ____ In Favor KUETTEL Attested by:_________________________ HARRIS ____ Against Justin Miller, Administrator LONG September 23, 2009
MERCER-TAYLOR
Project 09-10 9/8/2009 S. P. NO. 124-050-006 Mill and Overlay PRIOR AVENUE/MAPLE KNOLL/GARDEN/FRY Project Financing Summary Feasibility Report Estimated Final Cost Actual final Cost
Reconstruction $ 192,226.52 $ 169,797.76 $ 1 29,676.47 Watermain $ 208,982.57 $ 128,353.53 $ 9 2,798.77 Total Construction Cost $ 401,209.09 $ 298,151.29$ 222,475.24 Engineering* $ 74,899.04$
48,778.49 $ 3 0,416.60 Percent of construction 17.00% 16.36% 13.67% Total Project Cost $ 4 76,108.13 $ 346,929.78 $ 2 52,891.84 Summary of Non-assessable costs Watermain $ 208,982.57
$ 128,353.53 $ 9 2,798.77 Engineering* $ 35,527.04 $ 21,820.10 $ 1 5,182.17 Total Non-assessable costs $ 244,509.61 $ 150,173.63 $ 1 07,980.94 Summary of Assessment Calculations Assessable
Cost $ 231,598.52 $ 196,756.15$ 144,910.90 Total Assessable Frontage 4552.18 4 ,552.18 4,552.18 Assessment Rate (100%) $ 50.88 $ 43.22$ 31.83 Assessment Rate (60%) $ 30.53 $ 25.93$ 19.10
Assessment Rate (40%) $ 20.35 $ 17.29$ 12.73 Total Special assessments (100%) $ 9 ,423.84 ,423.84 $ 8,006.09 $ 5,896.48 Total Special Assessments (60%) $ 4 7,332.14 $ 4 0,211.36 $ 29,615.66
Total Special Assessments (40%) $ 5 7,315.11 $ 4 8,692.46 $ 35,861.99 Total Special Assessments $ 114,071.09 $ 96,909.90 $ 7 1,374.14 Project Financing Summary MSA costs $ 117,527.43
$ 99,846.25$ 73,536.76 St. Paul Water Utility $ 244,509.61 $ 150,173.63$ 107,980.94 Special Assessments $ 114,071.09 $ 96,909.90$ 71,374.14 Total $ 476,108.13 $ 346,929.78 $ 2 52,891.84
*Engineering cost estimates included in feasibility report totals
09-10 2009 Mill and Overlay Project Pending Assessment Roll 09/14/09 Actual Cost Feasibility Report Total assessable project cost $ 144,910.90 $ 231,598.52 Total Frontage (feet) 4552.18
4,552.18 Assessment Rate (100%) $ 31.83 $ 50.88 Assessment Rate (60%) $ 19.10 $ 30.53 Assessment Rate (40%) $ 12.73 $ 20.35 Parcel ID Street Address Frontage 40% 60% 100% Actual Assessment
Feasibility Assessment Notes 162923330036 0 Prior Avenue 0.00 40% $ -$ -Common Lot 162923330028 1741 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330035 1742 MAPLE COURT
9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330029 1743 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330034 1744 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24)
162923330030 1745 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330033 1746 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330031 1747 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $
124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330032 1748 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330038 1749 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330037
1750 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330039 1751 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330040 1752 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27
((175+60)/24) 162923330042 1753 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330041 1754 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330043 1755 MAPLE COURT
9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330044 1756 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330046 1757 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24)
162923330045 1758 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330047 1759 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162329330048 1760 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $
124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330050 1783 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330049 1784 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330051
1785 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923330052 1786 MAPLE COURT 9.79 40% $ 124.68 $ 199.27 ((175+60)/24) 162923410013 1665 GARDEN AVE 96.00 40% $ 1,222.40 $ 1,953.65
162923410014 1655 GARDEN AVE 96.00 40% $ 1,222.40 $ 1,953.65 162923410015 1645 GARDEN AVE 96.00 40% $ 1,222.40 $ 1,953.65 162923410016 1635 GARDEN AVE 96.00 40% $ 1,222.40 $ 1,953.65
162923410017 1625 GARDEN AVE 96.00 40% $ 1,222.40 $ 1,953.65 162923410018 1615 GARDEN AVE 96.00 40% $ 1,222.40 $ 1,953.65 162923410019 1609 GARDEN AVE 85.55 40% $ 1,089.34 $ 1,740.99
30 setback 162923410020 1603 GARDEN AVE 65.32 40% $ 831.74 $ 1,329.30 30 setback 162923410021 1597 GARDEN AVE 66.24 40% $ 843.46 $ 1,348.02 30 setback 162923410022 1591 GARDEN AVE 100.04
40% $ 1,273.84 $ 2,035.87 corner -long side 162923410023 1607 MAPLE KNOLL DR 160.00 40% $ 2,037.33 $ 3,256.09 corner -long side 162923410024 1616 GARDEN AVE 105.00 40% $ 1,337.00 $ 2,136.81
162923410025 1626 GARDEN AVE 105.00 40% $ 1,337.00 $ 2,136.81 Page 1 of 2
09-10 2009 Mill and Overlay Project Pending Assessment Roll 09/14/09 Actual Cost Feasibility Report Total assessable project cost $ 144,910.90 $ 231,598.52 Total Frontage (feet) 4552.18
4,552.18 Assessment Rate (100%) $ 31.83 $ 50.88 Assessment Rate (60%) $ 19.10 $ 30.53 Assessment Rate (40%) $ 12.73 $ 20.35 Parcel ID Street Address Frontage 40% 60% 100% Actual Assessment
Feasibility Assessment Notes 162923410026 1636 GARDEN AVE 105.00 40% $ 1,337.00 $ 2,136.81 162923410027 1646 GARDEN AVE 105.00 40% $ 1,337.00 $ 2,136.81 162923410028 1656 GARDEN AVE
105.00 40% $ 1,337.00 $ 2,136.81 corner-long side 162923440001 1592 MAPLE KNOLL DR 0.00 40% $ -$ -corner-short side 162923440002 1604 MAPLE KNOLL DR 82.24 40% $ 1,047.19 $ 1,673.63 30
setback 162923440003 1610 MAPLE KNOLL DR 100.00 40% $ 1,273.33 $ 2,035.06 162923440004 1618 MAPLE KNOLL DR 100.00 40% $ 1,273.33 $ 2,035.06 162923440005 1628 MAPLE KNOLL DR 0.00 40%
$ -$ -corner-short side 162923440006 1615 MAPLE KNOLL DR 105.00 40% $ 1,337.00 $ 2,136.81 162923440007 1633 MAPLE KNOLL DR 105.00 40% $ 1,337.00 $ 2,136.81 162923440008 1643 MAPLE KNOLL
DR 105.00 40% $ 1,337.00 $ 2,136.81 162923440009 1653 MAPLE KNOLL DR 105.00 40% $ 1,337.00 $ 2,136.81 162923440010 1659 MAPLE KNOLL DR 105.00 40% $ 1,337.00 $ 2,136.81 corner-long side
162923440033 1660 MAPLE KNOLL DRIVE 0.00 40% $ -$ -corner-short side 162923440034 1642 MAPLE KNOLL DR 0.00 40% $ -$ -corner-short side 162923440068 1654 MAPLE KNOL DR 95.00 40% $ 1,209.67
$ 1,933.30 162923440069 1801 FRY ST 101.00 40% $ 1,286.07 $ 2,055.41 162923330021 1755 PRIOR AVE N 145.00 60% $ 2,769.50 $ 4,426.25 162923330020 1781 PRIOR AVE N 286.98 60% $ 5,481.31
$ 8,760.31 162923340078 2025 LARPENTEUR AVE W 327.15 60% $ 6,248.56 $ 9,986.53 162923340080 2025 LARPENTEUR AVE W 403.57 60% $ 7,708.18 $ 12,319.31 162923340094 2025 LARPENTEUR AVE W
387.86 60% $ 7,408.12 $ 11,839.75 162923430001 University of Minnesota 185.23 100% $ 5,896.48 $ 9,423.84 TOTALS 4552.18 $ 71,374.14 $ 114,071.09 Page 2 of 2
CONSENT F1 9/23/09 ITEM: General Disbursements and Payroll SUBMITTED BY: Roland Olson, Finance Director REVIEWED BY: Justin Miller, City Administrator EXPLANATION: General Disbursements
through 9/17/09: $324,972.84 Payroll through 9/15/09: $15,457.33 ATTACHMENTS: General disbursements and payroll ACTION REQUESTED: Approval
CONSENT F2 9/23/09 ITEM: Award Bid for Damaged Curb Replacement SUBMITTED BY: Tim Pittman, Public Works and Parks Director REVIEWED BY: Justin Miller, City Administrator EXPLANATION:
Streets in the City of Falcon Heights have historically been constructed with concrete curb and gutter. Over time, these curbs begin to deteriorate, and since reconstruction projects
only occur every thirty years or so, repairs cannot wait until the streets are replaced. Public works staff recently solicited bids to repair the most significantly damaged areas within
the city (Falcon Woods Addition and the Northeast quadrant). These roads were constructed between the early 1980’s and 1990’s. During this time sections of curbing and gutter have settled
and are not allowing proper drainage to the storm sewers. This allows water to sit in the low area and penetrate between the curb and pavement, causing damage during freeze/thaw cycles.
In addition, during the winter months these areas create very slippery conditions and premature deterioration of the roads. There are 469 linear feet of curb and gutter, 97 linear feet
of valley gutter and 16 square feet of concrete panel in these sections of the city that need to be repaired. Staff contacted three contractors for bids on these amounts of footage.
In the 2009 Capital Improvement Plan there is $8,000 allocated each year for this repair. Due to the amount budgeted (versus the amount of work required), the contractors were willing
to split the project into a two year project. This will allow the City of Falcon Heights to stay with in the budgeted amount and also fix the price at a set amount for 2010. We received
three bids for the 2009 and 2010 curb replacement project. Bailey Construction $14,550.00 Halverson Concrete, Inc. $14,734.00 Ti-Zack Concrete, Inc. $16,114.00 ACTION REQUESTED: Motion
awarding a bid for the 2009 and 2010 curb replacement project in the amount of $14,550.00 to Bailey Construction, P.O. Box 87, Stillwater, MN. 55082.
CONSENT F3 9/23/09 ITEM: Establish the budget line items of the Special Revenue Fund CERT (205) SUBMITTED BY: Roland O. Olson, Finance Director REVIEWED BY: Justin Miller, City Administrator
EXPLANATION: Summary: The city received a CERT grant after the original 2009 budget was approved. A requirement of the grant is that the funds be accounted for separately from other
funds in the city. These grant funds were set up in a separate Special Revenue fund where the revenue and expenses could be kept separate from any other revenues and expenses of the
city. A special revenue fund requires that budget line items be established. Staff requests setting up the budget line items for the CERT grant for 2009: Revenue: 205-000-33610 $1,565
Expenses: 205-205-60100 $ 43 Salary Program Admin (CERT) 205-205-64012 3 FICA for salary 205-205-80350 235 Course materials 205-205-80400 642 First Aid Refresher Course 205-205-80450
642 Fire Suppression Refresher Course TOTAL: $1,565 ACTION REQUESTED: Request approval to establish the budget line items for the special revenue fund established for the CERT grant
awarded the city.
CONSENT F4 9/23/09 ITEM: Approval of Election Judges for November 3rd Election SUBMITTED BY: Justin Miller, City Administrator EXPLANATION: Each year that elections are held, City Councils,
by the authority granted to them under Minnesota State Statute 204B.21, Subd. 2, appoint the election judges for their respective municipalities. This year there are two elections –
the municipal election and the school board, on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. There are two precincts in Falcon Heights, Precinct 1 – City Hall and Precinct 2 – Falcon Heights United Church
of Christ. ATTACHMENT: ? Resolution 2009-10 appointing election judges
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS COUNCIL RESOLUTION September 23, 2009 No. 09-10 ----------------------------------------------------------RESOLUTION APPOINTING ELECTION JUDGES FOR NOVEMBER 3,
2009 MUNICIPAL AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Falcon Heights hereby appoints the residents outlined below, and any additional persons
needed to adequately fulfill election duties, to serve as election judges in either precinct for the municipal and school board elections to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Precinct
1 Barbara O’Leary Steve Graham Gary Kwong Joan Seidel Judy Bailey Lily Zahariades Kim Face Jonathan Haupt Diane Ross Rita Christiansen Precinct 2 Pat O’Leary Andi Howell Margaretha Beach
Mary Peterson Rice’ Davis Melissa Weber-Sanders Amy Hanson Patricia Phillips Vicki Long Marty Everest Adopted by the City Council of Falcon Heights on September 23, 2009. ----------------------------
--------------------------------------Moved by: Approved by: ________________________ Peter Lindstrom, Mayor September 23, 2009 LINDSTROM ____ In Favor KUETTEL Attested by:_________________________
HARRIS ____ Against Justin Miller, Administrator LONG September 23, 2009 MERCER-TAYLOR
CONSENT F5 9/23/09 ITEM: Kaleidoscope Lease Agreement Resolution SUBMITTED BY: Justin Miller, City Administrator EXPLANATION: In 2007, the City of Falcon Heights issued lease revenue
bonds (conduit debt financing) for Kaleidoscope Charter School in Otsego, Minnesota. The terms of agreement authorize the city to consent to any changes in the various bond documents
should they need to occur. Recently our bond counsel advised the city that a minor change in the rent payment terms between the lender and school were being negotiated and that the city
would need to approve the changes. These amendments do not increase any risk the city is exposed to in this project, nor does it change any financial obligations for the city. We have
received all fees associated with this project and have had no issues since the project was initiated. ACTION REQUESTED: Staff recommends that the Falcon Heights City Council adopt the
attached resolution authorizing execution of an amendment to the lease agreement with Kaleidoscope Charter School.
First Amendment To Lease Agreement As of July 1, 2009 Between Kaleidoscope Charter School (the “School”) And KCS Building Company (“KCS”) Recital: Effective November 1, 2007, the School
and KCS entered into a Lease (the “Lease”) in conjunction with the sale of certain 501c3 tax exempt lease revenue bonds (the “Bonds”) the proceeds of which were used by KCS to purchase
property and construction a public schoolhouse for lease to the School. Under the Indenture of Trust (the “Indenture”) executed at that time, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as
Trustee (the “Trustee”) for the bondholders has authority under Section 12.01 of said Indenture to approve and consent to an amendment to correct a formal defect or omission. Consent
is also required by the Issuer of the Bonds, the City of Falcon Heights. (Erin, Jenny: is this required? Analysis of the accounting of certain payments at the closing of the sale of
the Bonds has been determined to be a formal defect or omission in the schedule of rent payments set out at Exhibit B of the Lease. Accordingly, the Parties, with the consent of the
Trustee, enter into the following agreement to amend certain language in the Lease. 1. Amendment to Lease Paragraph 3. Par 3of the Lease is hereby amended to state as follows: 3. Rent
a. Base Rent. Tenant must pay base rent ("Base Rent") according to the schedule attached as Amended Exhibit B to this Lease (the "Amended Rent Schedule"), which Rent Schedule may be
amended or substituted as Landlord, Tenant and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee of certain debt obligations of Landlord (the "Trustee") provided that rental payments
("Rental Payments") must always be greater than or equal to the rent as shown on the Rent Schedule. Base Rent may include any and all expenses which are allowable under Minnesota Statutes
Section 124D.11, subdivision 4, including but not limited to real estate taxes, assessments, or any other governmental charges levied or assessed against the Premises which are payable
during the term of this Lease thus qualifying for funding with building lease aid. No building lease aid received from the State of Minnesota shall be used for any custodial, maintenance
service, utility or other operating expenses. Base rent is due and payable on the 20th day of each month. b. Additional Rent. Additional rent as shown on the Rent Schedule ("Additional
Rent") shall be the amount of Rent due for payment of any future obligations to third parties other than the Trustee subject to such prior approvals as are required in Bond Documents.
Any additional amounts due for payment of
rent under the Rent Schedule shall be remitted by Tenant to Landlord or the designee, and shall be paid on or before the date shown on the Rent Schedule for payment of rent. c. Base
Rent Sweep Account. To assure the full and timely payment of the amounts due as Base Rent under the Rent Schedule, the Tenant will create, as of the date of this Lease, a bank account
at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Minnesota (the "Base Rent Sweep Account"), 12916 Main Street, Rogers, MN (Account No. 2475816506) into which all lease aid payments made to
the Tenant by the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), or its successor, will be deposited, and from which automatic monthly payments of Base Rent
shall be made to the Trustee in amounts sufficient to meet the Tenant's obligations payment of Base Rent as set out in Exhibit B. d. Operation and Maintenance of Premises. Tenant is
responsible for all costs relating to the maintenance and operation of the Premises. These costs shall include all expenses incurred in connection with operation and maintenance of the
Premises, including, but not limited to, insurance premiums, maintenance and repair costs, utility charges, janitorial services, trash and rubbish removal, snow removal, lawn mowing
and other services and expenses for maintaining and operating the Premises. These costs shall not include repairs, restoration or other work occasioned by fire, windstorm or other casualty
insured by Landlord. Tenant shall pay all service providers for the foregoing expenses before or when due, or in such other manner as shall be agreed upon by the Landlord, the City of
Falcon Heights, Minnesota (the “Issuer”) and the Trustee. 2. Certain Defined Terms, Terms used in this Amendment and not defined herein shall have the meanings given in the Lease. 3.
Confirmation of Lease. Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Lease is hereby ratified and confirmed, and remains in full force and effect. Effective July 1, 2009: (Intentionally
Blank; Signatures appear on page following)
Effective July 1, 2009: Kaleidoscope Charter School (Tenant) ___________________________________________ By _______________________________________ Its ________________________________________
KCS Building Company (Landlord) ___________________________________________ By _______________________________________ Its ________________________________________ Consented to: Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association, Trustee ___________________________________________ By _______________________________________ Its ________________________________________ Consented
to: City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota ___________________________________________ By _______________________________________ Its ________________________________________ By __________________________
______ Its_______________________________________
Amended Exhibit B Rental Payment Schedule Effective July 1, 2009 Fiscal year ending Annual Rent Monthly Rent Annual Rent Per Sq. Ft. 6/30/10 614,291.67 51,190.97 14.63 6/30/11 632,525.00
52,710.42 15.06 6/30/12 632,279.17 52,689.93 15.05 6/30/13 653,095.83 54,424.65 15.55 6/30/14 650,495.83 54,207.99 15.49 6/30/15 650,450.00 54,204.17 15.49 6/30/16 652,108.33 54,342.36
15.53 6/30/17 653,216.67 54,434.72 15.55 6/30/18 653,775.00 54,481.25 15.57 6/30/19 653,166.67
54,430.56 15.55 6/30/20 651,666.67 54,305.56 15.52 6/30/21 652,900.00 54,408.33 15.55 6/30/22 651,666.67 54,305.56 15.52 6/30/23 651,400.00 54,283.33 15.51 6/30/24 652,000.00 54,333.33
15.52 6/30/25 651,700.00 54,308.33 15.52 6/30/26 650,500.00 54,208.33 15.49 6/30/27 651,733.33 54,311.11 15.52 6/30/28 650,200.00 54,183.33 15.48 6/30/29 649,333.33 54,111.11 15.46 6/30/30
652,366.67 54,363.89 15.53
6/30/31 655,666.67 54,638.89 15.61 6/30/32 657,466.67 54,788.89 15.65 6/30/33 657,766.67 54,813.89 15.66 6/30/34 656,566.67 54,713.89 15.63 6/30/35 657,200.00 54,766.67 15.65 6/30/36
657,800.00 54,816.67 15.66 6/30/37 660,666.67 55,055.56 15.73 6/30/38 236,700.00 19,725.00 5.64
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS COUNCIL RESOLUTION September 23, 2009 No. 09-13 ----------------------------------------------------------RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO LEASE
AGREEMENT WHEREAS, the City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota (the “City”) has heretofore issued its Lease Revenue Bonds (Kaleidoscope Charter School Project) Series 2007A in the principal
amount of $8,110,000 and its Taxable Lease Revenue Bonds (Kaleidoscope Charter School Project) Series 2007B, in the principal amount of $500,000, (collectively, the “Bonds”) to finance
the acquisition, construction and equipping of an approximately 42,700 square foot public elementary schoolhouse located in the City (the “Project”); and A. WHEREAS, proceeds of the
Bonds were loaned to the KCS Building Company (the “Company”) to finance the construction of the Project and when completed the Project was leased to Kaleidoscope Charter School (the
“School”) pursuant to a Lease Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2007 (the “Lease”), between the Company and the School; B. WHEREAS, the Bonds were issued pursuant to an Indenture of
Trust (the “Indenture”) dated as of November 1, 2007, between the City and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”) under which the City and the Trustee have
authority, pursuant to Section 12.01 of the Indenture, to consent to an amendment to correct a formal defect or omission to various agreements executed in connection with the issuance
of the Bonds, including the Lease; C. WHEREAS, the Company, the School and the Trustee have requested that the Lease be amended pursuant to a First Amendment to Lease Agreement, between
the Company and the School, to be consented to by the City and the Trustee (the “Amendment to Lease”), to, among other things, revise the schedule of rent payments of the School. NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota, as follows: 1. The City Council hereby approves the Amendment to Lease in substantially the form
submitted. 2. The Mayor and the City Administrator are hereby authorized and directed to execute the consent to the Amendment to Lease on behalf of the City. 3. The approval hereby given
to the Amendment to Lease includes approval of such additional details therein as may be necessary and appropriate and such modifications thereof, deletions therefrom and additions thereto
as may be necessary and appropriate and approved by the City officials authorized by this resolution to execute the Amendment to Lease. The execution of the Amendment to Lease by the
appropriate officer or officers of the City shall be conclusive evidence of the approval of the Amendment to Lease in accordance with the terms hereof.
-------------------------------------------------------------------Moved by: Approved by: ________________________ Peter Lindstrom, Mayor September 23, 2009 LINDSTROM ____ In Favor KUETTEL
Attested by:_________________________ HARRIS ____ Against Justin Miller, Administrator LONG September 23, 2009 MERCER-TAYLOR
POLICY G1 9/23/09 ITEM: GreenStep Cities Demonstration Project Application SUBMITTED BY: Justin Miller, City Administrator EXPLANATION: Recently the Regional Council of Mayors received
funding from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to demonstrate the GreenStep Cities Program in five area communities. GreenStep Cities is an action-oriented voluntary program offering
a cost-effective, simple pathway leading to implementation of sustainable best practices that focus on greenhouse gas reduction. GreenStep Cities include best practices in the areas
of: buildings and facilities, land use, transportation, environmental management, and, community and economic development. They are seeking five cities to participate in the GreenStep
Cities Demonstration Project. Goals of the project include: • Educating leaders about GreenStep Cities best practices, • Identifying actionable steps that are proven to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions, • Promoting the implementation of these best practices, and • Communicating the results of these efforts through peer-to-peer advising. With support from the GreenStep
Cities Project Manager, the five demonstration cities will assess their current related practices and sustainability goals to identify areas of opportunities. In collaboration with the
Center for Energy and Environment (CEE), best practices that are proven to have the greatest effect on reducing greenhouse gas emissions will be prioritized. The GreenStep Cities Demonstration
Project will provide a base of knowledge, project review, and lessons learned through the implementation of GreenStep best practices. Outcomes and project examples will be documented
and findings will be made readily available on the ULI MN web site. The environment commission recently received a report from our Climate Change Corps volunteer which created a baseline
carbon emission footprint for the entire city (report attached). This report was a great first step, but it did not articulate what steps could be taken to help reduce greenhouse gas
emissions within our borders. The commission unanimously supported the city council’s pursuit of this program as a great way to determine what next steps should be taken. ACTION REQUESTED:
Staff recommends that the Falcon Heights City Council adopt the attached resolution in support of applying for the GreenStep Cities demonstration project.
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS COUNCIL RESOLUTION September 23, 2009 No. 09-12 ----------------------------------------------------------RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AN APPLICATION TO SERVE AS A GREENSTEP
DEMONSTRATION CITY WHEREAS, the City of Falcon Heights is dedicated to enhancing and improving our environment by taking concrete action steps within our city operations and city borders;
and WHEREAS, the City’s past efforts in this area include: ? Creation of an Environment Commission made up of volunteer residents who advise the city council on environmental concerns
? Establishment of a community garden, which has expanded by 50% in just three years and continues to have a waiting list ? Providing building permit rebates for home improvements that
meet Energy Star guidelines ? Encouraging curbside recycling, which has resulted in over 85% participation rates ? Signing the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement
? Sponsoring rain barrel, compost bin, and rain garden educational workshops for residents in the area ? Commissioning a carbon footprint baseline analysis, which provided the city with
measurable data for us to use in monitoring success of future initiatives ? Supporting the St. Paul Farmers’ Market in their partnership with the University of Minnesota sustainability
initiatives ? Incorporated sustainability goals throughout the most recent comprehensive plan update ? Providing rain barrels, compost bins, and re-useable grocery bags to residents
at reduced rates ? Installing pervious asphalt and rain gardens during the city hall parking lot reconstruction project, and WHEREAS, the GreenStep Cities program is a logical next step
for the City of Falcon Heights to continue our environmental initiatives, and WHEREAS, the City Council and Environment Commission fully support this application and pledge to provide
the resources and time needed to make it a successful project,
NOW, THEREFORE, the Falcon Heights City Council requests that the City of Falcon Heights be selected as a demonstration city with the Urban Land Institute and the Regional Council of
Mayors GreenStep Cities program. -------------------------------------------------------------------Moved by: Approved by: ________________________ Peter Lindstrom, Mayor September 23,
2009 LINDSTROM ____ In Favor KUETTEL Attested by:_________________________ HARRIS ____ Against Justin Miller, Administrator LONG September 23, 2009 MERCER-TAYLOR
Executive Committee Colleen Carey, Chair John Breitinger, Assistant Chair, Treasurer John Shardlow, Immediate Past Chair Jeanette Blankenship, YLG Chair Karen Dubrosky, Assistant YLG
Chair Merrie Sjogren, Immediate Pat YLG Chair Mayor Jim Hovland, RCM Co-chair Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, RCM Co-chair Robert Close, Programs Chair Robert Engstrom, ULI Life Trustee Chris
Kennelly, UrbanPlan Chair Jay Lindgren, CTLUS Chair John H. Mays, Counselor Carolyn Olson, Urban Community Advisor Mary Taylor, Membership Chair Ellison Yahner, Communications Chair
Stuart Ackerberg Bake Baker Cecile Bedor Tom Fisher Warren Hanson Sarah Harris Curtis Johnson Nick Koch Mike Logan Councilmember Ralph Remington Kevin Ringwald Hussein Samatar Mark Schiffman
Carissa Schively Slotterback Caren Dewar, Executive Director Pat Arnst, District Council Coordinator Jill Kiener, Initiatives Regional Council of Mayors James Hovland, Edina, Co-chair
Elizabeth Kautz, Burnsville, Co-chair Doug Anderson, Dayton Susan Banovetz, Vadnais Heights John Bergeson, Lino Lakes Chris Coleman, Saint Paul Holly Dahl, Lakeville William Droste,
Rosemount Tom Furlong, Chanhassen Randy Gilbert, Long Lake Debbie Goettel, Richfield Mary Hamann-Roland, Apple Valley Bill Hargis, Woodbury Stan Harpstead, Arden Hills Jack Haugen, Prior
Lake Mary Hershberger Thun, Victoria Jeff Jacobs, Saint Louis Park Dean Johnston, Lake Elmo Craig Klausing, Roseville Steve Lampi, Brooklyn Park Steve Larson, New Brighton Peter Lindstrom,
Falcon Heights Mike Maguire, Eagan Sandy Martin, Shoreview Rob Marty, Mounds View Phil Rice, Anoka Nick Ruehl, Excelsior Tom Ryan, Blaine R. T. Rybak, Minneapolis Terry Schneider, Minnetonka
Mark Steffenson, Maple Grove John Sweeney, Maple Plain Ken Willcox, Wayzata Gene Winstead, Bloomington Phil Young, Eden Prairie 81 S 9th Street, #310 Minneapolis, MN 55402 952.474.2177
September 9, 2009 Dear Mayor: RE: ULI MN/Regional Council of Mayors GreenStep Cities Demonstration Project The Urban Land Institute Minnesota (ULI MN) and the Regional Council of Mayors
(RCM) received funding from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to demonstrate the GreenStep Cities Program in five RCM communities. GreenStep Cities is an actionoriented voluntary
program offering a cost-effective, simple pathway leading to implementation of sustainable best practices that focus on greenhouse gas reduction. GreenStep Cities include best practices
in the areas of: buildings and facilities, land use, transportation, environmental management, and, community and economic development. We are seeking five RCM cities to partner with
us in the GreenStep Cities Demonstration Project. Goals include: • Educating leaders about GreenStep Cities best practices, • Identifying actionable steps that are proven to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions, • Promoting the implementation of these best practices, and • Communicating the results of these efforts through peer-to-peer advising. With support from the GreenStep
Cities Project Manager, the five demonstration cities will assess their current related practices practices and sustainability goals to identify areas of opportunities. In collaboration
with the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE), best practices that are proven to have the greatest effect on reducing greenhouse gas emissions will be prioritized. The GreenStep Cities
Demonstration Project will provide a base of knowledge, project review, and lessons learned through the implementation of GreenStep best practices. Outcomes and project examples will
be documented and findings will be made readily available on the ULI MN web site.
The GreenStep Demonstration Project activities include: 1. Selection of five demonstration RCM Cities (September 2009); 2. Peer communication and learning (October 2009 –July 2010);
3. Review of selected cities’ goals and policies that support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (October-December 2009); 4. In partnership with each city, identify and prioritize
GreenStep Cities best practices (November 2009-February 2010); 5. Provide suggested action-steps and access to experts to assist cities in the implementation of desired best practices
(January-April 2010); 6. Assessment of best practices planned for implementation and their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (April-May 2010); 7. Share and communicate results
(June-July 2010). A team of ULI MN professionals, with input from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Center for Energy and Environment, will select five cities based upon
a letter of interest that includes the following: ? Statement of support from the Mayor and City Administrator ? Explanation of why the City desires/needs this type of assistance ? Brief
summary of sustainability goals, if City has identified them ? Commitment to work with and share experiences with other Project Cities If you are interested in participating in the GreenStep
Cities Demonstration Project please submit a letter of interest by 4:30 pm, September 28, 2009. Send letters by e-mail to the attention of Caren Dewar, ULI MN Executive Director: caren.dewar@uli.org
For questions contact Caren Dewar at caren.dewar@uli.org, 612.759.1016, or project coordinator Kristina Smitten, Smitten Group, ksmitten@smittengroup.com , at 651-246-9443. Sincerely,
Colleen Carey, Chair ULI Minnesota Cc: (City Administrator/Manager)
September 2009 Minnesota.uli.org GreenStep Cities Demonstration Project The Urban Land Institute Minnesota (ULI MN) and the nationally recognized Regional Council of Mayors (RCM) actively
engage public and private sector leaders to foster collaboration, share knowledge and join in meaningful strategic action to create thriving, sustainable communities. Focus areas include
housing, transportation, the environment and job growth. Environmental objectives include the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, protection of natural resources and the support of
healthy living. To foster the reduction of green house gas emmissions, ULI MN/RCM was selected by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to demonstrate best practices from the
Minnesota GreenStep Cities program in five RCM communities. GreenStep Cities is a new program; the GreenStep Cities Demonstration Project will provide a platform for application. GreenStep
Cities best practices. GreenStep Cities is an action-oriented voluntary program offering a cost-effective, simple pathway leading to implementation of sustainable best practices that
focus on greenhouse gas reduction. GreenStep Cities include best practices in the areas of: buildings and facilities, land use, transportation, environmental management, and, community
and economic development. Assessing and identifying opportunities. The GreenStep Cities Demonstration Project will partner with five RCM cities to identify and implement GreenStep Cities
best practices. With support from the GreenStep Cities Project Manager, the five demonstration cities will assess their current related practices and sustainability goals to identify
areas of opportunities. In collaboration with the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE), best practices that are proven to have the greatest effect on reducing greenhouse gas emissions
will be prioritized. Communication and Learning. ULI MN/RCM encourages and expands peer-to-peer support and learning among Twin Cities regional mayors, and provides access to key expertise
and technical resources. The GreenStep Cities Demonstration Project will provide a base of knowledge, project review, and lessons learned through the implementation of GreenStep Cities
best practices. Outcomes and project examples will be documented, and findings will be made readily available on the ULI MN web site. Practices that have a proven ability to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions and are readily replicable will be selected as priorities for promotion.
September 2009 Minnesota.uli.org GREENSTEP CITIES DEMONSTRATION PROJECT The ULI MN/RCM GreenStep Cities Demonstration Project seeks to address the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
through advancing and implementing energy efficiency and sustainability best practices, and by motivating public officials to transition to a green economy. Goals include: • Educating
leaders about GreenStep Cities best practices, • Identifying actionable steps that are proven to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, • Promoting the implementation of these best practices,
and • Communicating the results of these efforts through peer-to-peer advising. The GreenStep Cities Demonstration Project activities include: 1. Selection of five demonstration RCM
Cities (September 2009); 2. Peer communication and learning (October 2009 –July 2010); 3. Review of selected cities’ goals and policies that support the reduction of green house gas
emissions (October-December 2009); 4. In partnership with each city, identify and prioritize GreenStep Cities best practices (November 2009-February 2010); 5. Provide suggested action-steps
and access to experts to assist cities in the implementation of desired best practices (January-April 2010); 6. Assessment of best practices planned for implementation and their potential
to reduce greenhouse gas reductions (April-May 2010); 7. Share and communicate results (June-July 2010). For more information contact: Kristina Smitten, GreenStep Cities Demonstration
Project Manager Smitten Group 651.246.9443 ksmitten@smittengroup.com Caren Dewar, Executive Director ULI Minnesota 612.759.1016 caren.dewar@uli.org
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment SSeepptteembbeerr 22000099 Michael Orange, Climate Change Corps orange_michael@msn.com
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment i Michael Orange, Climate Change Corps, orange_michael@msn.com Acknowledgments The following people helped with this study: ? Falcon Heights
Environment Commission ? Justin Miller, City Administrator, City of Falcon Heights ? R. Scott Getty, Key Account Manager, Xcel Energy ? Patrick Herzog, Finance Intern, City of Falcon
Heights ? Roland Olson, Finance Director, City of Falcon Heights ? Karen Utt, J.D., Senior Environmental Analyst, Xcel Energy Tables and Figures (in order of appearance) Table 1: Summary
of Community-Wide and City GHG Emissions Figure 1: Community GHG Emissions, Sector Share, 2008 Table 2: Study Tasks Table 3: GHG Emissions from Community-Wide Energy Consumption Figure
2: Community-Wide GHG Emissions by Sector, 2008 Table 4: Per-Capita GHG Emission Comparisons Table 5: GHG Emissions from Community-Wide Transportation Figure 3: Annual Vehicle Miles
Traveled Figure 4: Per-Capita GHG Emissions from Transportation Table 6: City Operations, Vehicle Miles Traveled Figure 5: City Operations, Vehicle Miles Traveled Table 7: Employee Commute
Figure 6: VMT for City Transportation Operations and Employee Commutes, 2008 Figure 7: GHG Emissions Associated with City Operations, 2008 Attachments 1. Detailed Summary Table of GHG
Emissions, Community and City Analysis 2. Information submitted by Xcel Energy regarding community energy consumption 3. Community Transportation 4. City Energy Use 5. City Transportation
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment 1 Michael Orange, Climate Change Corps, orange_michael@msn.com 1.0. Introduction and Goal of the Study In April 2009, staff from the City of
Falcon Heights (City) requested that the Climate Change Corps, which is a group sponsored by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), develop a carbon baseline assessment for the
City. The members of the Climate Change Corps are retired professionals with expertise in sustainability who provide free services intended to improve the sustainability of local governments.
MPCA staff assigned Michael Orange (Consultant) to the Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment (Assessment). The goal of the Assessment is to estimate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
associated with both City operations and buildings, and those of the people who live, work, learn, travel, and play within the City’s geographical boundaries. Further, this Assessment
must be transparent and able to be replicated, updated, and compared with other similar baseline assessments. The Assessment includes all pertinent and available data for the 3 study
years chosen by City staff: 2006, 2007, and 2008. This Assessment is intended to benefit the City by: ? Deepening the understanding of the City’s role and opportunities to reduce climate
change and manage risk in its own operations and in the community.1 ? Assisting in promoting public understanding of the City’s effects on climate change and increasing awareness of
activities that can reduce the City’s carbon footprint. ? Preparing for possible future climate-change-related regulations. Since this study is a baseline assessment it contains no recommendations,
but it will inform subsequent analyses, plans, and policy decisions by the City and others. 2.0. Summary of Results and Conclusions Table 1 provides a summary of the findings of the
Assessment.2 1 According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “Tens of millions of Americans are likely to be exposed to greater risks for injury, disease, and mortality
due to higher pollution levels, more frequent and more intense heat waves, more intense storms, elevated pollen levels and better conditions for the spread of water-and insect-borne
diseases, in the absence of effective counter measures.” 2 Xcel Energy provided community-wide electricity and natural gas data for two of the three study years, 2007 and 2008.
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment 2 Michael Orange, Climate Change Corps, orange_michael@msn.com Table 1: Summary of Community-Wide and City GHG Emissions CO2e Emissions (tonnes)
2006 2007 2008 Community Analysis Community Energy: Total Community electricity n/a 84,361 79,624 Residential 10,022 9,229 Commercial & industrial 74,339 70,395 Total Community natural
gas n/a 14,413 16,101 Residential 8,007 9,078 Commercial & Industrial 6,405 7,023 Subtotal for electricity and natural gas n/a 98,773 95,725 Percent of total Community emissions n/a
83% 83% Community Transportation (roadway only) 19,571 20,603 20,342 Percent of total Community emissions n/a 17% 18% Community GHG Emissions Total: n/a 119,376 116,067 Per-capita emissions
n/a 21.8 21.3 City Analysis City Buildings and Operations: 336 334 318 Percent of total City emissions 82% 80% 80% City Transportation and Employee Commute 74 81 79 Percent of total
City emissions 18% 20% 20% City Emissions Total: 410 416 397 Percent of total Community emissions n/a 0.3% 0.3% 2.1. Summary of the Community Analysis Energy: Electricity consumption
and the associated GHG emissions for the residential sector and the commercial and industrial sector decreased from 2007 to 2008 by 6%. This can be partially accounted for by the 26%
drop in seasonal cooling degree days since air conditioning accounts for a significant portion of electrical use in buildings (up to 30%). In contrast, natural gas consumption and associated
GHG emissions increased in the residential sector and in the commercial and industrial sector by 12%. Since approximately 80% of natural gas consumption is used for space heating, a
comparable increase in the total heating degree days in 2008 compared to 2007 would be expected, however, the heating degree day figure was actually 1% lower in 2008. When the figures
for electricity and natural gas usage are combined, the differences cancel each out essentially such that there are no substantive changes in GHG emissions for the 2 sectors between
2007 and 2008. 2008. The same is true when calculated on a percapita basis, with the result of about 18 tonnes per capita for both years. Transportation: Total vehicle miles travel (VMT)
within the City from 2001 to 2008 averaged at about 31 million miles annually. VMT and associated GHG emissions varied over this period by about ±6%. GHG emissions on a per-capita basis
average over the
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment 3 Michael Orange, Climate Change Corps, orange_michael@msn.com period at 3.8 tonnes annually. The long-term trend for all of these figures is
decreasing slightly and the shrinking economy is the most likely factor that accounts for this. Figure 1 illustrates the percentage share of the total community GHG emissions in 2008
broken out by the 3 main fuels—electricity (67%), natural gas (14%), and transportation fuels (17% for roadway only). Figure 1: Community GHG Emissions, Sector Share, 2008 Combined:
Overall, community-wide GHG emissions were 3% lower in 2008 than in 2007 and the total per-capita rates decreased slightly by 2% from 21.8 tonnes to 21.3 tonnes. The most significant
factor for this slight overall decline is the 5% decrease in electricity consumption in the commercial and industrial sector in 2008 as compared to 2007. 2.2. City Analysis Buildings
and operations: Electricity consumption in City buildings and facilities declined slightly between 2006 and and 2008 (a 5% overall drop). One likely factor is the 26% decrease in cooling-degree
days, since air conditioning accounts for a significant portion of electrical use (up to 30%). Natural gas consumption in City Hall increased significantly over the study years (by 51%).
Since approximately 80% of natural gas consumption is used for space heating, a key factor is that there were about 12% more total heating degree days in 2007 and 2008 than in 2006.
Overall, the GHG emissions associated with City buildings, street lights and signals, and water consumption remained fairly stable throughout the study period and averaged at about 329
tonnes per year. Transportation and employee commute: Total VMT for City operations remained fairly stable over the study years at about 75,500 miles, as were the associated GHG emissions
at about 49 tonnes per year. VMT associated with employee commutes increased significantly between 2006 and 2008 (by 25%). The increase was due to an
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment 4 Michael Orange, Climate Change Corps, orange_michael@msn.com employee with a particularly long commute to City Hall whose first full year
was 2007. The 3 largest categories for VMT are for contracted police services from the Village of St. Anthony (73%), employee commutes (71%), and Public Works (13%). Combined: GHG emissions
associated with City operations were stable over the 3 study years and averaged 407 tonnes per year. Approximately 80% of the emissions are associated with City buildings and operations
and 20% with City transportation and employee commutes. City GHG emissions equal about 0.3% of the community-wide emissions. 3.0. Design of the Assessment 3.1. Study Tasks: Based on
the above-stated Assessment goal, the Consultant defined the following Study Tasks for the Assessment (Table 2). Table 2 also defines the information to be included in the Assessment.
City staff decided to exclude GHG emissions associated with waste management. This was because prior carbon baseline assessments have shown that when waste is managed as it is in the
Twin Cities through incineration and landfilling in landfills that incorporate methane recovery, the waste management sector comprises an insignificantly small percentage of total GHG
emissions, yet requires an inordinately large effort to quantify. While some carbon assessments also take into account GHG emissions associated with airport use on a population basis,
City staff decided not to include this component in this Assessment. Carbon assessments also can take into account fugitive emissions of significant greenhouse gasses associated with
air conditioning equipment and fire suppression compounds.3 There are no industries or businesses in the City that deal with significant amounts of these substances. In addition, City
operations do not include the servicing of air conditioning systems in City facilities or vehicles and, according to the Fire Chief, the Fire Department does not have any Halon fire
extinguishers and it does not recycle any fire extinguishers. As such, no fugitive emissions of GHG are expected for the community and City operations, not otherwise accounted
for in this Assessment. The following sections of this report describe in detail the results from completing the following Study Tasks for the 3 study years, 2006 to 2008. 3 Typical
substances that are significant greenhouse gases include CFCs and HFCs.
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment 5 Michael Orange, Climate Change Corps, orange_michael@msn.com Table 2: Study Tasks 1 Describe natural gas and electricity consumption for the
City. Xcel Energy provided the needed data for 2007 and 2008 but not 2006. 2 Describe community-wide vehicle miles traveled. Estimate associated GHG emissions and identify major change
factors, if any. 3 Describe natural gas and electricity consumption for City buildings, facilities, streetlights and signals, and water consumption. Estimate GHG emissions and identify
major change factors, if any. 4 Estimate GHG emissions associated with City transportation activities including City fleets, business travel, and City services contracted out to other
parties. 5 Estimate GHG emissions associated with commuting by City employees. 3.2. Estimating GHG Emissions: To estimate GHG emissions, this report relies primarily on the International
Local Government Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis Protocol (Protocol)4 produced by the United Nations organization, ICLEI— Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI),5 and The Climate
Registry.6 The Protocol provides guidance and emission factors essential for estimating GHG emissions produced by energy use, fugitive GHG emissions, and solid waste disposal. 3.3. Metric
Tonnes Carbon Equivalents, Terms, and Source Documentation: The greenhouse gases of carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), and methane (CH4) are aggregated and reported as carbon
dioxide equivalents, a commonly used unit that combines greenhouse gases of differing impact on the earth’s climate into one weighted unit. Consistent with the recommendation from ICLEI,
carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e) are expressed in metric tonnes, which equal 1,000 kilograms, or 2,204.6 pounds. The following are definitions for other energy measurement units used
in the report: ? MWh: Megawatt hour, 1,000,000 Watt-hours of electricity ? kWh: Kilowatt hour, 1,000 Watt-hours of electricity ? Dth: Decatherm, 10,000,000 therms of natural gas The
source information for the tables and charts included in the body of the report can be found in the detailed tables included in the attachments. Unless otherwise noted, all information
is from City staff. 4.0. GHG Emissions from Community Electricity and Natural Gas Consumption (Task 1) 4 Refer to http://www.iclei.org/index.php?id=8154. 5 According to its website,
ICLEI is an international association of local governments as well as national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development. 6 According
to its website, The Climate Registry is a nonprofit organization that provides meaningful information to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Climate Registry establishes consistent,
transparent standards throughout North America for businesses and governments to calculate, verify, and publicly report their carbon footprints in a single, unified registry.
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment 6 Michael Orange, Climate Change Corps, orange_michael@msn.com This Assessment shows breakouts of community energy three ways for the 2 study
years for which Xcel Energy data was available, 2007 and 2008 (Attachment 2 includes the data reports received by Xcel Energy). Table 1 in the summary section shows energy consumption
by fuel type (electricity and natural gas) for the community and the associated GHG emissions broken out by the two key sectors, the residential sector and the commercial and industrial
sector. Table 3 below shows the GHG emissions associated with gas and electricity consumption combined. Attachment 1 provides additional detail by breaking out the energy consumption
amounts and associated GHG emissions by fuel type for both sectors. 4.1. Community-Wide Electricity and Natural Gas Consumption and Associated GHG Emissions from Attachment 1 shows that
electricity consumption decreased in the residential sector and in the commercial and industrial sector by 8% and 5% respectively. This can be partially accounted for by the 26% drop
in seasonal cooling degree days since air conditioning accounts for a significant portion of electrical use (up to 30%). This resulted in a drop in associated GHG emissions from 84,400
tonnes in 2007 to 79,600 tonnes in 2008, also a 6% decrease (Table 1). In contrast, natural gas consumption increased in the residential sector and in the commercial and industrial sector
by 13% and 10% respectively. This resulted in an increase in associated GHG emissions from 14,400 tonnes in 2007 to 16,100 tonnes in 2008, also a 12% increase. Since approximately 80%
of natural gas consumption is used for space heating, a comparable increase in the total heating degree days in 2008 compared to 2007 would be expected, however, the heating degree day
figure is virtually unchanged for the two years. Table 3 groups the GHG emissions associated with community-wide electricity and natural gas consumption primarily by buildings for 2007
and 2008. The last row shows the GHG emissions on a per-capita basis. The figures show no substantive change between 2007 to 2008 for any of the figures. Several factors account for
the stable results. Although the GHG emissions for natural gas increased, this increase was essentially offset by the above-described decrease in electricity consumption. Another factor
is that the CO2 emission factor for NSP-Minnesota decreased from 733 kg/MWh to 702 kg/MWh, a 4% decrease. As such, a MWh of electricity consumed in 2008 produced a smaller amount of
CO2 than in 2007. Table 3: GHG Emissions from Community-Wide Energy Consumption (tonnes) 2007 2008 Change from 2007 Percent Change Residential 18,029 18,307 278 2% Commercial 80,744
77,418 -3,326 -4% Total 98,773 95,725 -3,048 -3% Per-capita 18.0 17.6 -0.4 -2% Figure 2 illustrates that 81% of the community’s GHG emissions from electricity and natural gas usage stems
from the commercial sector and 19% from the residential sector.
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment 7 Michael Orange, Climate Change Corps, orange_michael@msn.com Figure 2: Community-Wide GHG Emissions by Sector, 2008 4.2. Comparisons with
Other Cities It is helpful to put these figures into perspective by comparing them to analyses completed for other cities. Table 4 shows the per-capita GHG emissions broken out for the
residential sector, the commercial and industrial sector, and for the roads-only portion of the transportation sector. Note that the City’s per-capita figures for the residential sector
are close to those calculated for Minneapolis and Denver. While the City’s figure for the transportation sector is close to the Minneapolis figure, it is substantially lower than Denver’s.
This is partially because the Denver analysis included both the City and County of Denver and the area is substantially more sprawled than the City of Falcon Heights. Also, the data
for Minneapolis and Denver include large emission amounts from traffic on the Interstate and state state highways within their borders while there are no freeways in Falcon Heights.
The real surprise is the figure for the City’s commercial and industrial sector. It is 36% larger than Denver’s rate and almost twice that of Minneapolis. A likely reason is the substantial
energy consumption associated with the State Fair and the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota relative to the small City population. Had data been available to segregate out
these two large energy consumers, the per-capita figures for the commercial and industrial sector and the subtotal would probably be less than the figures for Minneapolis. Table 4: Per-Capita
GHG Emission Comparisons Per-Capita GHG Emission (tonnes) Falcon Heights, 2007 Minneapolis, 2006 (1) Denver, 2005 (2) Residential sector 3.3 3.4 3.6 Commercial and industrial sector
14.7 7.9 9.4 Transportation sector (roads only) 3.8 4.0 6.6 Subtotal 21.8 15.3 19.6 Notes: (1) Source: Minneapolis Carbon Assessment Project, 2009 (2) Source: Greenhouse Gas Inventory
for the City and County of Denver, 2007. Residential Sector Commercial Sector
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment 8 Michael Orange, Climate Change Corps, orange_michael@msn.com 5.0. GHG Emissions from Community-Wide Transportation (Task 2) Since there are
no railroads or river traffic within the City and, as stated above, City staff decided to not include airport-related emissions, the transportation sector is limited to emissions related
to road use. Consistent with the usual protocol for estimating roadway-related emissions, this Assessment accounts for all vehicle trips—calculated as vehicle miles traveled (VMT)—that
occurred within the City boundaries. Fortunately, The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) has developed total VMT for all Minnesota communities from 2001 to 2008.7 Table 5
shows the VMT within the City boundaries from 2001 to 2008. Attachment 3 includes additional detail regarding this matter and all of the sources of information. Total VMT within the
City from 2001 to 2008 varied over this 8-year period by about ±6% (from a low in 2006 of 33.0 million VMT to a high in 2003 of 36.6 million). The range of associated GHG emissions tracked
as expected with VMT by about ±6% from a low in 2006 of 19,600 tonnes to a high in 2003 of 22,200 tonnes. Since population in the City is very stable, the range of GHG emissions on a
per-capita basis again match the high year of 2003 (4.1 tonnes per capita) and the low year of 2006 (3.6 tonnes per capita). Figures 1 and 2 graph VMT and per-capita GHG emissions respectively
and show the linear trend lines, which are trending lower slightly. The shrinking economy is the most likely factor that accounts for the downward trend in VMT. Table 5: GHG Emissions
from Community-Wide Transportation Year Total VMT GHG Emissions (tonnes) Per-Capita GHG Emissions 2001 35,003,865 20,362 3.64 2002 36,209,095 22,123 4.00 2003 36,631,035 22,184 4.07
2004 35,449,296 21,297 3.88 2005 33,266,465 19,840 3.61 2006 33,030,310 19,571 3.57 2007 34,983,425 20,603 3.76 2008 34,722,420 20,342 3.74 7 MNDOT traffic engineers use a variety of
devices to to collect traffic data including permanently installed loop detectors every half mile on metro area freeways, Automatic Traffic Recorders (ATRs) permanently installed in
key locations throughout the state, and tube counts. The biggest share of the state-wide counts comes from road tubes that are placed on the roadway for a 48-hour period. These counts
are then adjusted to annual average daily traffic (AADT) by using factors that are derived from continuous counting sites. Historically, MNDOT has collected traffic data on all state
roads on a two-year cycle, on all county state aid roads, county roads, and municipal state aid streets on a two or four-year cycle. Once MNDOT engineers obtain the AADT for each segment
of roadway they can compute VMT by multiplying the AADT by the segment length. To get an AADT estimate for a year that a road was not counted, engineers use growth factors that are derived
from ATRs and from other roads that are counted that year. For lower level roads that are not counted, engineers estimate the traffic volume.
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment 9 Michael Orange, Climate Change Corps, orange_michael@msn.com Figure 3: Annual Vehicle Miles Traveled Figure 4: Per-Capita GHG Emissions from
Transportation (tonnes) 6.0. GHG Emissions from City Buildings, Facilities, and Operations (Task 3) Table 1 provides a summary listing of the electricity and natural gas consumption
and associated GHG emissions for City buildings, facilities, and operations. Attachment 4 provides the detailed data. Electricity consumption in City buildings and facilities declined
slightly between 2006 and 2008 (from 426 MWh to 403 MWh, a 5% overall drop). One likely factor is the difference in coolingdegree days, since air conditioning accounts for a significant
portion of electrical use (up to 30%). The number of seasonal cooling-degree days was much lower in 2008 as compared to 2006 and 2007 in the Twin Cities (about 26% lower). Natural gas
consumption in City Hall increased significantly over the study years (from 4,000 CCF to 6,000 CCF, a a 51% increase). Since approximately 80% of natural gas consumption is used for
space heating, a key factor is that there were about 12% more total heating degree days in 2007 and 2008 than in 2006. The GHG emissions associated with City buildings, street lights
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment 10 Michael Orange, Climate Change Corps, orange_michael@msn.com and signals, and water consumption remained stable in 2006 and 2007 at approximately
335 tonnes per year and dropped by about 5% to 318 tonnes in 2008. 7.0. GHG Emissions from City Transportation (Tasks 4 and 5) 7.1. City Operations (Task 4) Table 1 provides a summary
of the vehicle miles traveled for the 3 study years and the associated GHG emissions for City operations and Attachment 5 provides a detailed presentation of the data. Table 6 shows
a summary of the vehicle miles traveled broken out by the various City operations and the total associated GHG emissions and Figure 3 presents the data graphically for the 3 study years.
As can be seen in the tables and chart, total VMT for City operations remained fairly stable over the study years at about 75,500 miles, as were the associated GHG emissions at about
49 tonnes per year. Table 6: City Operations, Vehicle Miles Traveled 2006 2007 2008 VMT CO2e Totals (tonnes) VMT CO2e Totals (tonnes) VMT CO2e Totals (tonnes) Contracted police services
from St. Anthony 54,750 54,750 54,750 Public Works trucks 10,000 10,000 10,000 Fire Department 2,598 2,087 1,176 Business travel 4,554 5,364 5,216 Contracted services 3,611 4,475 3,845
Totals 75,513 48.9 76,676 49.5 74,987 47.8 Figure 5: City Operations, Vehicle Miles Traveled
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment 11 Michael Orange, Climate Change Corps, orange_michael@msn.com 7.2. Employee Commute (Task 5) Table 7 shows the VMT and GHG emissions8 associated
with employee commutes. It accounts for the total round trips from home to City Hall for 10 employees who worked for the City over the 3 study years.9 VMT increased significantly between
2006 and 2008 (VMT in 2008 was 25% higher). The increase was due to an employee with a particularly long commute to City Hall whose first full year was 2007. Table 7: GHG Emissions Associated
with Employee Commutes Vehicle Miles Traveled 2006 2007 2008 VMT 42,352 53,711 53,070 GHG emissions 25 32 31 Figure 6 illustrates the relative share of the vehicle miles traveled for
all City operations and for employee commutes in 2008. The 3 largest categories were for contracted police services from the Village of St. Anthony (73%), employee commutes (71%), and
Public Works (13%). The 3 other categories account for the remaining 14% of the total VMT. Figure 6: VMT for City Transportation Operations and Employee Commutes, 2008 8.0. Total GHG
Emissions from City Operations GHG emissions associated with City operations were stable over the 3 study years and averaged 407 tonnes per year (Table 1). Figure 7 illustrates the percent
share of the 2008 GHG emissions broken out by major categories. Electricity and natural gas consumption for buildings and other 8 GHG emission estimates are based on the Clean Air Climate
Protection software from ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability. The software uses the national fleet mix generated annually by the US Environmental Protection Agency (see: http://www.icleiusa.or
/action-center/tools/cacp-software). 9 Based on 233 workdays per year (12 holidays, 10 vacation days, 5 sick days).
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment 12 Michael Orange, Climate Change Corps, orange_michael@msn.com public faculties constitute the largest category at 41% of the total followed
by electricity consumption for streetlights and signals, which also includes a very small amount of emissions for water consumption. City transportation fuels and employee commutes accounted
for the remaining 12% and 8% of the emissions respectively. Figure 7: GHG Emissions Associated with City Operations, 2008
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment Attachment 1 Detailed Summary Updated: 9/9/09 Amount CO2e Emissions (tonnes) Amount CO2e Emissions (tonnes) Amount Percent Change Amount CO2e
Emissions (tonnes) Amount Percent Change Community Analysis Community Energy: (1) Total Community electricity (MWh) 115,747 84,361 114,037 79,624 -4,736 -6% Residential (MWh) 14,127
10,022 13,596 9,229 -793 -8% Commercial & Industrial (MWh) 101,620 74,339 100,441 70,395 -3,943 -5% Total Community natural gas (Dth) 220,208 14,413 245,999 16,101 1,688 12% Residential
(Dth) 122,341 8,007 138,702 9,078 1,071 13% Commercial & Industrial (Dth) 97,866 6,405 107,297 7,023 617 10% Subtotal Community emissions 98,773 95,725 -3,048 -3% Percent of total Community
emissions -0.3% Community Transportation: Vehicle miles traveled 33,030,310 19,571 34,983,425 20,603 1,953,115 6% 34,722,420 20,342 -261 -1% Percent of total Community emissions 0.3%
Community Emissions Total: 119,376 116,067 -3,309 -3% Per-capita emissions 21.8 21.3 -0.5 -2% City Analysis City Buildings and Operations: Buildings and facilities, electricity (kWh):
197,324 145.4 193,906 142.9 -3,418 -2% 182,392 128.8 -14 -10% Street lights and signals (kWh) 227,993 168.0 221,382 163.1 -6,611 -3% 220,235 155.5 -8 -5% Water consumption (kWh) 592
0.4 606 0.4 13 2% 567 0.4 0 -10% Subtotal electricity (kWh) 425,909 313.9 415,893 306.5 -10,016 -2% 403,194 284.7 -22 -7% City Hall (natural gas, CCF) 4,017 21.9 5,112 27.9 1,095 27%
6,054 33.1 5 18% Subtotal City Buildings and Operations 335.8 334.4 -1.4 -0.4% 317.8 -17 -5% Percent of total City emissions -2% 0% City Transportation: City operations (VMT) 75,513
48.9 76,676 49.5 1,163 2% 74,987 47.8 -2 -3% Employee commute (VMT) 42,352 25.0 53,711 32.0 11,359 27% 53,070 31.0 -1 -3% Subtotal 117,865 73.9 130,387 81.5 12,523 11% 128,057 78.8 -3
-3% Percent of total City emissions 2% 0% City Emissions Total: 409.7 415.9 6.2 2% 396.5 -19 -5% Percent of total Community emissions 0.3% 0% Amount Percent Change Amount Percent Change
City population (1) 1) 2 0.04% -36 -1% Seasonal cooling degree days (SCDD) (2) 19 1.81% -283 -26% Community electricity consumption per SCDD 37 34% Seasonal heating degree days (2) 902
13% -90 -1% Community gas consumption per SHDD 4 13% Notes: 1 Source: Xcel Energy. 12 http://climate.umn.edu/text/historical/mspcooldd.txt; http://climate.umn.edu/text/historical/mspheatdd.txt
2006 2007 Change in Emissions 2008 from 2006 Change in Emissions from 2007 2008 estimate derived by linear regression for the 2001-2007 data.. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates
Program. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=PEP_2007_EST&-CHECK_SEARCH_RESULTS=N&-mt_name=PEP_2007_EST_G2007_T001&-tree_id=807&-redoLog=true&-all_geo_types=Y&-_ca
ler=geoselect&-geo_id=16000US2720420&-geo_id=16000US2743000&-search_results=16000US2720420&-format=&-_lang=en n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 82% 80% 18% 20% n/a Change from 2006
n/a 2006 Amount 2007 Amount 82% 17% 18% 80% 20% 0.3% n/a n/a n/a 83% Change from 2007 n/a n/n/a 5,478 1,051 n/a 7,035 n/a 5,480 7,937 Other Factors: 2008 Amount 1,070 108 28 5,444 787
145 7,847 31 Data files; Detailed Summary Table A1
Xcel Energy community data 2007 & 2008 Attachment 2 MUNICIPALITY CLASS OF SERVICE ELECTRIC ONLY PREMISE COUNT GAS ONLY PREMISE COUNT GAS AND ELECTRIC PREMISE COUNT TOTAL PREMISE COUNT
TOTAL ELECTRIC ENERGY CONSUMED (MWh) ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATED BY WIND XCEL ENERGY'S MINNESOTA ELECTRIC EMISSION FACTOR (Tons CO2/MWh) TONS OF CO2 FROM ELECTRIC CONS. (TOTAL ELECTRIC
MINUS WIND) TOTAL GAS ENERGY CONSUMED (DTh) XCEL ENERGY'S MINNESOTA GAS EMISSION FACTOR (Tons CO2/DTh) TONS OF CO2 FROM GAS CONS. TOTAL TONS OF CO2 FROM CONS. 2007 FALCON HEIGHTS (CITY)
Residential 518 6 1,317 1,841 13,416 -0.666 8,935 122,341 0.0595 7,279 16,215 FALCON HEIGHTS (CITY) Res Windsource 20 -72 92 711 421 0.666 193 -0.0595 -193 FALCON HEIGHTS (CITY) C&I
74 98 68 240 101,465 -0.666 67,576 97,866 0.0595 5,823 73,399 FALCON HEIGHTS (CITY) C&I Windsource --1 1 66 58 0.666 5 -0.0595 -5 FALCON HEIGHTS (CITY) Pub St & Hwy Ltg ----133 -0.666
89 -0.0595 -89 FALCON HEIGHTS (CITY) Total 612 104 1,458 2,174 115,791 479 76,798 220,208 13,102 89,901 89,901 2008 FALCON HEIGHTS (CITY) Residential 520 6 1,312 1,838 12,903 -0.638
8,232 138,702 0.0595 8,253 16,485 FALCON HEIGHTS (CITY) Res Windsource 18 -77 95 693 421 0.638 174 -0.0595 -174 FALCON HEIGHTS (CITY) C&I 82 103 67 252 100,296 -0.638 63,989 107,297
0.0595 6,384 70,373 FALCON HEIGHTS (CITY) C&I Windsource --1 1 64 51 0.638 8 -0.0595 -8 FALCON HEIGHTS (CITY) Pub St & Hwy Ltg ----128 -0.638 82 -0.0595 -82 FALCON HEIGHTS (CITY) Total
620 109 1,457 2,186 114,083 472 72,484 245,999 14,637 87,121 Notes: customers, this information has been prepared using a 'premise' as a proxy for a customer. A premise is a physical
location where electricity, gas or both may be supplied. Typically there is only one meter for electricity and/or one for gas at each location. 2. Only premises showing energy consumption
during the reporting period are included. 3. The reports include all retail energy consumed within the specified local government's boundaries. Consumption, including streetlights, traffic
signals and other other non-metered premises, by all types of government is included. Also included is the use of energy by the company, excluding only the gas to fuel power plants (which
is accounted for in the electric emission factor) and gas to fuel the compressors on the gas pipeline system. 4. Premises are assigned to a class of service based on the electric and
gas rates used at the premise. If a premise has more than one class of service, the service with the highest priority is assigned. Priorities are Residential=1, Residential Windsource=2,
Commercial=3, Commercial Windsource=4, Industrial=5 and Industrial Windsource=6. 5. Windsource is a voluntary wind energy program offered by Xcel Energy to its electric customers in
Minnesota. Customers have the option of purchasing 100 -kilowatt-hour (kWh) blocks of Windsource or the 100% Windsource option. (1000 kWh equals one Megawatt-hour or MWh). For Windsource
rows, 'Total Electric Energy Consumed (MWh)' column includes all energy consumed by Windsource premises whether from renewable Windsource generation or from traditional non-renewable
sources. 6. By definition, commercial electric service is delivered at secondary voltage (typically 120, 208, 240 or 480 volts). Industrial electric service is delivered at primary voltage
(typically 13 Kilovolts) or transmission voltage (typically 115 or 230 Kilovolts). 7. Apartment buildings often have individual electric meters for each unit, which are served on a residential
rate and are included in the electric Residential class of service. They usually have another electric meter for laundry rooms and for common area lighting and cooling, served on a commercial
electric rate and included in the Commercial class. These same apartment buildings often have one gas meter connected to a boiler and a water heater providing heat and hot water to all
of the individual units. These meters are served on a commercial gas rate and are included in the gas Commercial class. However,if each unit has an individual gas meter serving only
that unit's individual furnace and/or water heater, then it is served on a residential gas rate and included in the gas Residential class. 8. For gas transportation customers, where
gas is purchased from a third party supplier and Xcel Energy only delivers the gas to the end customer, premises and consumption are included in the gas Commercial class of service rows.
9. Gas transportation customers are set up by contract rather than as traditional premises. The 12-month median of the number of gas transportation service and facilities charges paid
in the jurisdiction is used as a proxy. 10. No premise counts are provided for Public Street & Highway Lighting since these are set up by contract rather than as traditional premises.
The identified local government is the major or only customer. This report was prepared by Marketing -Information Services. Consumption data is from Xcel Energy's internal databases
used for reporting to regulatory agencies. It is based on information available on 7/6/2009. It should be consistent consistent with various reports prepared for those agencies. 1. An
Xcel Energy 'customer' may receive electric, gas or both electric and gas service at a given location. To provide the clearest breakout of Xcel Energy Confidential
Falcon Heights Carbon Assessment Attachment 3 Community Transportation Updated: 9/9/09 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Minor Routs (MI) 0.2 365 365 365 366 365 365 --Minnesota
Trunk Highway (MNTH) 0.7 11,605,540 11,290,180 11,493,485 10,501,638 10,577,700 10,249,200 10,249,200 10,000,218 County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 4.6 17,351,005 18,565,360 18,905,175
18,823,380 17,104,265 17,188,945 18,302,925 18,279,870 Municipal State Aid Street (MSAS) 2.4 1,384,445 1,446,860 1,433,720 1,961,760 1,462,190 1,469,490 1,469,490 1,467,660 County (CNTY)
1.0 789,860 859,210 805,920 152,256 123,005 123,370 163,885 163,602 Municipal Streets (MUN) 17.7 3,872,650 4,047,120 3,992,370 4,009,896 3,998,940 3,998,940 4,797,925 4,811,070 Total
VMT 26.7 35,003,865 36,209,095 36,631,035 35,449,296 33,266,465 33,030,310 34,983,425 34,722,420 Percent change from previous year 3% 1% -3% -6% -1% 6% -1% Population (2) 5,598 5,536
5,449 5,482 5,503 5,478 5,480 5,444 GHG emissions (tonnes) (3) 20,362 22,123 22,184 21,297 19,840 19,571 20,603 20,342 Per-capita GHG emissions (tonnes) 3.64 4.00 4.07 3.88 3.61 3.57
3.76 3.74 Notes: (3) GHG emission estimates are based on the Clean Air Climate Protection software from ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability. The software uses the national fleet
mix generated annually by the US Environmental Protection Agency (see: http://www.icleiusa.org/action-center/tools/cacp-software). (1) Source: Minnesota Department of Transportation.
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/vmt.html. Miles of roadway vary slightly over time as designations of roads change. (2) Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates
Program. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=PEP_2007_EST&-CHECK_SEARCH_RESULTS=N&-mt_name=PEP_2007_EST_G2007_T001&-tree_id=807&-redoLog=true&-all_geo_types=Y&-_ca
ler=geoselect&-geo_id=16000US2720420&-geo_id=16000US2743000&-search_results=16000US2720420&-format=&-_lang=en 2008 estimate derived by linear regression for the 2001-2007 data. Miles
of Roadway (1) Annual Roadway Classification Vehicle Miles Traveled (1) Data files; Community transportation A3
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment Attachment 4 City Energy Use Updated: 9/9/09 Category Amount CO2e (tonnes) Amount CO2e (tonnes) CO2e (tonnes) %Change Amount CO2e (tonnes) CO2e
(tonnes) %Change Buildings and facilities, electricity (kWh): City Hall 147,160 108.4 149,523 110.2 1.7 2% 135,800 95.9 (14.3) -13% Community Park 35,769 26.4 33,212 24.5 (1.9) -7% 33,882
23.9 (0.5) -2% Curtis Field Park 6,154 4.5 4,867 3.6 (0.9) -21% 4,906 3.5 (0.1) -3% Curtis Field Gazebo 1,388 1.0 1,368 1.0 (0.0) -1% 1,795 1.3 0.3 26% School Warming House 6,853 5.1
4,936 3.6 (1.4) -28% 6,009 4.2 0.6 17% Buildings subtotal 197,324 145.4 193,906 142.9 (2.5) -2% 182,392 128.8 (14.1) -10% Street lights and signals (kWh) Metered lights and signals (1)
97,263 71.7 88,012 64.9 (6.8) -10% 92,145 65.1 0.2 0.3% Non-metered lights and signals (2) 130,730 96.3 133,370 98.3 1.9 2% 128,090 90.4 (7.8) -8% Subtotal street lights and signals
227,993 168.0 221,382 163.1 (4.9) -7% 220,235 155.5 (7.6) -5% Water consumption (millions of gallons) 340 347 325 Water consumption (kWh) (4) 592 0.4 606 0.4 0.0 2% 567 0.4 (0.0) -10%
Subtotal electricity (kWh) 425,909 313.9 415,893 306.5 (7.4) -7% 403,194 284.7 (21.8) -7% City Hall (natural gas, CCF) 4,017 21.9 5,112 27.9 6.0 27% 6,054 33.1 5.1 18% Total GHG emissions
(tonnes) 335.8 334.4 (1.4) -0.4% 317.8 (16.6) -5% Emission Factors Emission Factors, 2006 Global Warming Potential (GWP) GHG Emissions (CO2e) Emission Factors, 2007 Global Warming Potential
(GWP) GHG Emissions (CO2e) Emission Factors, 2008 Global Warming Potential (GWP) GHG Emissions (CO2e)
NSP-Minnesota emission factors: CO2 (U.S. tons per MWh) (2) 0.659 0.666 0.638 CO2 (kg per MWh) (3) 732.6 1 732.6 732.6 1 732.6 701.8 1 701.8 N2O (lbs per MWh) (5) 0.028 0.028 0.028
N2O (kg per MWh) 0.013 310 3.95 0.013 310 3.95 0.013 310 3.95 CH4 (kg per MWh) (5) 0.041 0.041 0.041 CH4 (kg per MWh) 0.019 21 0.39 0.019 21 0.39 0.019 21 0.39 Total GHG emissions (kg
CO2e per MWh) 736.94 736.94 706.14 City Hall, natural gas (kg. CO2 per CCF burned) (6) 5.46 1 5.46 5.4600 1 5.46 5.46 1 5.46 Notes: kWh/million gallons of water: 1.744 2006 2007 Change
from 2006 2008 Change from 2007 (2) Source: Xcel Energy, refer to Attachment 2. Exceptions: Xcel did not provide data for 2006. Table assumes that the 2006 electricity consumption for
non-metered streetlights and signals is the average of 2007 and 2008 amounts. The source for the 2006 CO2 emission factor is Peter Ciborosky, MN Pollution Control Agency, 8/18/08. (5)
Emission factors and GWP for N2O and CH4 are from the eGrid figures for 2005 for the MRO West district (refer to: http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/documents/egridzips/eGRID2007V1_1_year05_GHGOutputRate
.pdf. Assumed to be stable for 2006-2008. (6) Source: Table G.1: Default factors for Calculating CO2 Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion, Local Government Operations Protocol, for
the Quantification and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories , Version 1.0, September 2008. (1) 2 streetlights are not included in this calculation (4) Electricity consumption
per gallons pumped is based on the Minneapolis Carbon Footprint Project Report , May 2009. In 2006, the City of Minneapolis reported consuming 43.6 MWh to produce and pump an average
of 25 billion gallons annually. This equals an average of 1.74 kWh/million gal. (refer to http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/water/waterfacts.asp). (3) There are 1.1 metric tonnes per U.S.
ton. Data files; City energy use A3
Falcon Heights Carbon Baseline Assessment Attachment 5 City Transportation Updated: 9/9/09 VMT Gasoline, Passenger Cars (gal @15 mpg) Gasoline, Light Duty Vehicles (gal @12 mpg) Diesel,
Heavy Duty Vehicles (gal @8 mpg) CO2e Totals (tonnes) VMT Gasoline, Passenger Cars (gal @15 mpg) Gasoline, Light Duty Vehicles (gal @12 mpg) Diesel, Heavy Duty Vehicles (gal @8 mpg)
CO2e Totals (tonnes) VMT Gasoline, Passenger Cars (gal @15 mpg) Gasoline, Light Duty Vehicles (gal @12 mpg) Diesel, Heavy Duty Vehicles (gal @8 mpg) CO2e Totals (tonnes) City Operations:
Contracted police services from St. Anthony (1) 54,750 3,650 54,750 3,650 54,750 3,650 Public Works trucks (1) 10,000 833 10,000 833 10,000 833 Fire Department (2) 2,598 325 2,087 261
1,176 147 Business travel 4,554 304 5,364 358 5,216 348 Contracted services (3) 3,611 216 127 4,475 262 166 3,845 213 161 Subtotal 75,513 3,954 1,050 452 76,676 4,008 1,096 427 74,987
3,998 1,046 308 GHG Emissions: (4) CO2 (tonnes) 34.831 9.247 4.585 35.307 9.652 4.333 35.220 9.218 3.127 CO2e from N2O emissions (tonnes) 0.134 0.031 0.004 0.134 0.031 0.003 0.134 0.031
0.002 CO2e from CH4 emissions (tonnes) 0.017 0.003 0.000 0.017 0.003 0.000 0.017 0.003 0.000 Subtotal CO2e (tonnes) 35.0 9.3 4.6 48.9 35.5 9.7 4.3 49.5 35.4 9.3 3.1 47.8 Totals 75,513
48.9 76,676 49.5 74,987 47.8 Gasoline, Passenger Cars Gasoline, Light Duty Vehicles Diesel, Heavy Duty Vehicles CO2 (kg/gal) 8.81 8.81 10.15 1 N2O (g/mi) 0.008 0.010 0.005 310 CH4 (g/mi)
0.015 0.016 0.005 21 Notes: 123 4 Public Works uses 2 gas-powered trucks: 2006 F-250 and a 2005 F-350 XL Superbody (12 mpg). The Police cruisers are Ford Crown Victorias (15 mpg). Source
of fuel economy data: http://www.fueleconomy.org/feg/bymodel The Fire Department operates 3 diesel-powered pumpers, all built after 2001. Based on the following: Source: Table G.9 and
Table G.10: Default CH4 and N2O Emission Factors for Highway Vehicles by Model Year, International Local Government Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis Protocol. Figures are converted
from g/ml to to g/gallon using 3,785 ml/gallon. GHG Emission Factors (4) Global Warming Potential (GWP) 2006 2007 Snowplowing by Ramsey County: Assumes that the trucks pass each of the
39.06 lane miles once per storm. There are usually two passes, one for snowplowing and one for salting, completed with a 9-ton and a 2.5-ton truck (assume 8 mpg). Actual total trips:
2006: 24; 2007, 32; 2008: 31. Street sweeping (completed in diesel-powered equipment, assume 8 mpg) twice per year of all 39.06 lane miles in City. Inspections (completed in a light
duty truck, assume 12 mpg) by private contractors. 2008 Greenhouse Gas Emission Factors and Global Warming Potential Data files; City transportation A4