HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCWkspAgenda 6-2-10Falcon Heights City Council Workshop City Hall 2077 W Larpenteur Ave. 6:30 p.m. AGENDA June 2, 2010 1) Paint the Pavement Proposal 2) Park and Recreation Program Update 3) Energy Efficient
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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Families, Fields and Fair __________________________ Meeting Date June 2, 2010 Agenda Item Workshop 1 Attachment Submitted By Justin Miller, City Administrator
The City That Soars! Item Paint the Pavement Proposal Description Staff has received a proposal to allow residents, organizations, and school groups to “paint the pavement” at key intersections
in the city. The goal of the program would be to slow down traffic and alert drivers to the pedestrian activity in the area. The intersections being contemplated would be near Falcon
Heights Elementary School or those that have significant school-related pedestrian activity associated with it. A nearby example of this is in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood, and pictures
of their project can be found at www.paintthepavement.org. It is anticipated that this would be a volunteer driven project, with minimal staff assistance with the exception of traffic
control, design approval, and neighbor input gathering. The council could require that a certain percentage of nearby homeowners approve of the plan, much like when a neighborhood petitions
for permit parking restrictions. Budget Impact N/A Attachment(s) N/A Action(s) Requested Staff is seeking guidance from the city council on whether to move forward with planning for
this project.
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Families, Fields and Fair __________________________ Meeting Date June 2, 2010 Agenda Item Workshop 2 Attachment Revenue and Expenditure Analysis 1998-2009
Submitted By Justin Miller, City Administrator The City That Soars! Item Parks and Recreation Department Update Description With the recent resignation of Recreation Supervisor Lisa
Abernathy, staff felt it was a good time to evaluate our recreation program and determine if alternative arrangements would be beneficial to our operations. The most recent data we have
is for 2009: Number of participants (resident and non-resident) 420 Revenues ? Program fees $24,976 ? Other revenues $554 ? Transfer from reserves $20,800 Total Revenue $46,330 Expenditures
? Compensation $35,149 ? Specialty instructors $2,596 ? Other $7,020 Total Expenditures $44,765 Net gain (loss) $1,565 What this illustrates is that the program basically pays for itself,
as long as roughly $20,000 is transferred from outside sources into the program. Without this this subsidy, there would need to be an increase of revenues, a decrease in expenditures,
or a combination of the two in order for the program to break even. Other options that are possibilities are seeking partnerships with neighboring cities or the school district, seeking
an even more robust program, or dropping recreation opportunities altogether. It is worth noting that under the previous arrangement, 25% of the recreation supervisor’s salary was allocated
to the parks program fund, while the other 75% was allocated to administration (general fund). This is due to the fact that the position also performs administrative tasks for the city,
such as front counter
assistance, website input, newsletter development and other general city business. The summer activities and staffing are already in place and are progressing just as if a supervisor
were on staff. However, planning for fall activities will need to begin shortly, and before staff advertises an open position, we would like to gather input from the city council on
their vision of the recreation programs we offer. Budget Impact Approximately $20,000 is transferred annually to the parks programs fund to adequately manage recreation offerings each
year. Attachment(s) Revenue and Expenditure Analysis 1998-2009 Action(s) Requested No action required.
PARKS PROGRAM FUND 201 YEAR: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Revenues: Recreation Fees 10699 6480 4100 3444 3460 4151 5709 5833 7866 12285 11884 15288 Non
Resident Fees 408 4837 5062 5037 5472 5762 6009 4624 5053 8397 9009 9688 Other Revenues: 1669 62 2202 1196 347 847 464 564 624 395 427 554 Operating Transfer IN 15000 15000 15000 15000
15000 15000 15000 15000 20000 20600 20600 20800 Total Revenues: 27776 26379 26364 24677 24279 25760 27182 26021 33543 41677 41920 46330 Expenditures: Compensation: 24179 25940 28776
26266 32374 22489 19445 20946 26215 27765 32202 35149 Instructor Specialty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7146 3829 2596 Other Expenses: 7352 5089 5178 5614 2459 4028 6276 6019 6395 5207 7478 7020
Total Expenditures: 31531 31029 33954 31880 34833 26517 25721 26965 32610 40118 43509 44765 Net Gain (Loss) -3755 -4650 -7590 -7203 -10554 -757 1461 -944 933 1559 -1589 1565 FUND BALANCE:
3217 1628 3193
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Families, Fields and Fair __________________________ Meeting Date June 2, 2010 Agenda Item Workshop 3 Attachment State of Minnesota PACE legislation City of
Shoreview press release Submitted By Justin Miller, City Administrator The City That Soars! Item Energy Improvement Loan Programs Description With the recent emphasis on home energy
improvements, many cities, and even the State of Minnesota, have begun to develop programs to incentivize property owners to make modifications to their homes in an environmentally friendly
manner. Before taking the general concept to the environment commission for their consideration, staff thought it would be a good idea to gather input from the city council on the enthusiasm
towards such a program. There are two basic models that are most common. The first is a funding mechanism recently approved by the state legislature called a Property Assessed Clean
Energy (PACE) program. In essence, a homeowner would install an improvement from a pre-approved list (such as solar panels, geothermal heating and cooling, etc.) and would get a loan
from the city to pay for it. In return, the homeowner would agree to have the principal and interest applied to their property taxes in the form of a special assessment. This way the
loan would never go into default (assuming that any unpaid taxes would eventually be repaid since assessments are a lien against the property). The second would be a more traditional
loan program, where the same improvements would be funded through a loan agreement, but the city would most likely take a lower position on the mortgage of the house, since the bank
holding the mortgage would have more liability. Some cities have taken this approach and even forgiven the loan after a set period if the property remained under the same ownership for
a pre-determined number of years. The parameters of such a program could be as small or large as the council wanted them to be, but before staff spent too much time putting together
draft documents, a a sense of the council would be beneficial. Budget Impact Undetermined Attachment(s) State of Minnesota PACE legislation City of Shoreview Press Release
Action(s) Requested No action requested.
Sec. 3. [216C.435] DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this section and section 216C.436, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2.
City. "City" means a home rule charter or statutory city. Subd. 3. Local government. "Local government" means a city, county, or town. Subd. 4. Energy audit. "Energy audit" means a formal
evaluation of the energy consumption of a building by a certified energy auditor, whose certification is approved by the commissioner, for the purpose of identifying appropriate energy
improvements that could be made to the building and including an estimate of the length of time a specific energy improvement will take to repay its purchase and installation costs,
based on the amount of energy saved and estimated future energy prices. Subd. 5. Energy improvement. "Energy improvement" means: (1) any renovation or retrofitting of a building to improve
energy efficiency that is permanently affixed to the property and that results in a net reduction in energy consumption without altering the principal source of energy; (2) permanent
installation of new or upgraded electrical circuits and related equipment to enable electrical vehicle charging; or (3) a renewable energy system attached to, installed within, or proximate
to a building that generates electrical or thermal energy from a renewable energy source. Subd. 6. Qualifying real property. "Qualifying real property" means a single-family or multifamily
residential dwelling, or a commercial or industrial building, that the city has determined, after review of an energy audit or renewable energy system feasibility study, can be benefited
by installation of energy improvements. Subd. 7. Renewable energy. "Renewable energy" means energy produced by means of solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, wind, or geothermal resources.
Subd. 8. Renewable energy system feasibility study. "Renewable energy system feasibility study" means a written study, conducted by a contractor trained to perform that analysis, for
the purpose of determining the feasibility of installing a renewable energy system in a building, including an estimate of the length of time a specific renewable energy system will
take to repay its purchase and installation costs, based on the amount of energy saved and estimated future energy prices. For a geothermal energy improvement, the feasibility study
must calculate net savings in terms of nongeothermal energy and costs. Subd. 9. Solar thermal. "Solar thermal" has the meaning given to "qualifying solar thermal project" in section
216B.2411, subdivision 2, paragraph (e). Subd. 10. Solar photovoltaic. "Solar photovoltaic" has the meaning given in section 216C.06, subdivision 16, and must meet the requirements of
section 216C.25. EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. Sec. 4. [216C.436] VOLUNTARY ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS FINANCING PROGRAM FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
Subdivision 1. Program authority. A local government may establish a program to finance energy improvements to enable owners of qualifying real property to pay for cost-effective energy
improvements to the qualifying real property with the net proceeds and interest earnings of revenue bonds authorized in this section. A local government may limit the number of qualifying
real properties for which a property owner may receive program financing. Subd. 2. Program requirements. A financing program must: (1) impose requirements and conditions on financing
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conducted on the qualifying real property and reviewed by the local government prior to approval of the financing; (3) require the inspection of all installations and a performance verification
of at least ten percent of the energy improvements financed by the program; (4) require that all cost-effective energy improvements be made to a qualifying real property prior to, or
in conjunction with, an applicant's repayment of financing for energy improvements for that property; (5) have energy improvements financed by the program performed by licensed contractors
as required by chapter 326B or other law or ordinance; (6) require disclosures to borrowers by the local government of the risks involved in borrowing, including the risk of foreclosure
if a tax delinquency results from a default; (7) provide financing only to those who demonstrate an ability to repay; (8) not provide financing for a qualifying real property in which
the owner is not current on mortgage or real property tax payments; (9) require a petition by all owners of the qualifying real property requesting collections of repayments as a special
assessment under section 429.101; (10) provide that payments and assessments are not accelerated due to a default and that a tax delinquency exists only for assessments not paid when
due; and (11) require that liability for special assessments related to the financing runs with the qualifying real property. Subd. 3. Retail and end use prohibited. Energy generated
by an energy improvement may not be sold, transmitted, or distributed at retail and may not provide for end use of the electrical energy from an off-site facility. On-site generation
is allowed to the extent provided for in section 216B.1611. This section does not modify the exclusive service territories or exclusive right to serve as provided in sections 216B.37
to 216B.43. Subd. 4. Financing terms. Financing provided under this section must have: (1) a term not to exceed the weighted average of the useful life of the energy improvements installed,
as determined by the local government, but in no event may a term exceed 20 years; (2) a principal amount not to exceed the lesser of ten percent of the assessed value of the real property
on which the improvements are to be installed or the actual cost of installing the energy improvements, including the costs of necessary equipment, materials, and labor, the costs of
each related energy audit or renewable energy system feasibility study, and the cost of verification of installation; and (3) an interest rate sufficient to pay the financing costs of
the program, including the issuance of bonds and any financing delinquencies. Subd. 5. Coordination with other programs. A financing program must include cooperation and coordination
with the conservation improvement activities of the utility serving the qualifying real property and other public and private energy improvement programs. Subd. 6. Certificate of participation.
Upon completion of a project, a local government shall provide a borrower with a certificate stating participation in the program and what energy improvements have been made with financing
program proceeds. Subd. 7. Repayment. A local government financing an energy improvement under this section must: (1) secure payment with a lien against the benefited qualifying real
property; and (2) collect repayments as a special assessment as provided for in section 429.101 or by charter. Subd. 8. Bond issuance; repayment. (a) A local government may issue revenue
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in subdivision 7. (c) No holder of bonds issued under this subdivision may compel any exercise of the taxing power of the local government that issued the bonds to pay principal or interest
on the bonds. Bonds issued under this subdivision are not a debt or obligation of the local government that issued them, nor is the payment of the bonds enforceable out of any money
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CITY OF SHOREVIEW FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: HousingResource Center – NorthMetro Office 1170 Lepak Court Shoreview, MN 55126 Phone: 651.486.7401 Fax: 651.486.7424 www.housingresourcecenter.org
CITY of SHOREVIEW launches new Home Energy Improvement Loan Program to qualifying residents looking to reinvest in their homes Shoreview, MN (April 26, 2010) -The City of Shoreview is
announcing a new Home Energy Improvement Loan to qualifying residents and prospective homebuyers to encourage reinvestment and energy efficient home improvements in the community. Beginning
on May 3rd, loans will be offered through the HousingResource Center on behalf of the City of Shoreview for home improvements such as new roofs, and energy efficient upgrades to windows
and doors, heating and cooling systems and water heaters. The maximum loan amount is $20,000 and the minimum loan amount is $2,000 with up to 10-year terms. Residents who obtain a loan
through this program could have all the interest reimbursed if they reside at the home for the 10-year period of the loan. Established by the Shoreview City Council and Economic Development
Authority, the Shoreview Home Energy Improvement Loan Program is made available without the use of general tax dollars but through utilizing special funding sources available for housing
and development. With an initial allocation of $300,000, the new loan program has been designed as a revolving fund so that the loan fund can be replenished through borrower repayments
and additional loans distributed. “Maintaining the quality of our neighborhoods is a very important goal in Shoreview. The Home Energy Improvement Loan Program helps the City accomplish
this goal by providing access to credit for residents that want to make energy home improvements. By leveraging the HousingResource Center, our residents receive the added benefits of
a free pre-construction consultation and awareness of other existing programs,” said Councilmember Blake Huffman, President of the Economic Development Authority.
The Shoreview Home Energy Improvement Loan Program provides additional local incentives and fills a gap not currently provided by private lenders for those residents (or potential new
residents) interested in upgrading older and more moderately priced homes that may be in need of basic energy efficiency improvements. Residents interested in the new Home Energy Improvement
Loan Program can also leverage home improvements with bank loans and/or other available housing programs offered through agencies such as Ramsey County and the Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency. Loans will be available to income-eligible owners of single-family detached homes where the current market value does not exceed $314,640. Income limits are based on household
size listed below: Household Size Income Limit 1 $96,736 2 $104,416 3 $112,096 4 $119,776 5 $125,896 6 $132,076 7 $138,196 8 $144,376 Mayor Sandy Martin stated, “I am very excited about
the new Home Energy Improvement Loan Program and would encourage any Shoreview homeowner thinking about making home improvements to take advantage of this opportunity being offered by
the City. The City Council and EDA are committed to providing new resources for our residents to reinvest in their homes, which will not only add to the value of their properties but
to the neighborhoods." The City of Shoreview is contracting with the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation for the loan program to be administered through the HousingResource Center,
a non-profit agency that currently serves Shoreview residents by providing free home improvement construction and financing counseling. For additional information on the new Shoreview
Home Energy Improvement Loan Program and other available resources, please contact the HousingResource Center – NorthMetro Office at 651.486.7401 or visit www.housingresourcecenter.org
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