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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packets - 2019/12/09CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL Monday, December 9, 2019 6:30 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL: Mueller, Gunn, Hull, Meehlhause, Bergeron 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 5. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Minutes: November 25, 2019 December 2, 2019 TNT B. Just and Correct Claims C. Resolution 9194 Approving a Therapeutic Massage license renewal for Eric Rautio, Eric Roy Massage, 8373 Groveland Court D. Resolution 9204 Approving a Cost of Living Adjustment, Insurance Contribution, and Insurance Opt-out Payment amounts for 2020 E. Resolution 9205 Approving Severance for Steve Menard, Deputy Police Chief F. Resolution 9203 Approving a Lease Agreement Renewal with Dippin Chocolate, LLC, for Use of Kitchen Space in the Mounds View Community Center G. Resolution 9206 Authorizing a Budget Adjustment Between the Street Improvement Fund and TIF District 1 Special Revenue Fund 6. PUBLIC COMMENT Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight’s agenda. Before speaking, please give your full name and address for the minutes. Also, please limit your comments to three minutes. 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 8. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Public Hearing Resolution 9195, Authorizing the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan to be submitted to the Metropolitan Council for review B. Public Hearing - 2020 Tax Levy and Budgets for All Funds 1. Resolution 9196 Adopting the 2020 Tax Levy 2. Resolution 9197 Approving the 2020 EDA Tax Levy 3. Resolution 9198 Adopting 2020 Municipal Budget C. Resolution 9199, Approving the 2020 City Council Meeting, Council/Staff Retreats, and the Town Hall Meeting Dates D. Resolution 9200, Approving Various Appointments to the City of Mounds View’s Boards, Commissions and Committees E. Resolution 9201, Accept bid and award contract to Shank Constructors for Water Treatment Facilities Upgrades at water treatment plants #2, #3 and the booster station F. Resolution 9210, Approving the Final Payment for the 2019 Street Reconstruction Project G. Ordinance 969 - Second Reading and order Summary Publication Title 900, Chapters 906 and 907. Water meter requirements and Sump Pump Discharge. ROLL CALL VOTE. H. Ordinance 971 – Second Reading and order Summary Publication Title 1000, Chapter 1012 – Rental Housing Licensing. ROLL CALL VOTE. I. Resolution 9207, Approving the Purchase of Two Ford Police Utility Vehicles along with additional equipment and setup costs. J. Resolution 9208, Approving Contract with League of Minnesota Cites/American Legal Services for Codification 9. REPORTS A. Reports of Mayor and Council B. Reports of City Attorney 10. NEXT COUNCIL WORK SESSION: Monday, January 6, 2020 NEXT COUNCIL MEETING: Monday, December 23, 2019 11. ADJOURNMENT PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL 1 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2 RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3 4 Regular Meeting 5 November 25, 2019 6 Mounds View City Hall 7 2401 Mounds View Boulevard, Mounds View, MN 55112 8 8:07 P.M. 9 10 11 1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 12 13 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 14 15 3. ROLL CALL: Bergeron, Gunn, Hull, Meehlhause, Mueller 16 17 NOT PRESENT: None. 18 19 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 20 A. Monday, November 25, 2019, City Council Agenda. 21 22 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Bergeron. To Approve the Monday, November 25, 2019, agenda as 23 amended moving Item 7 – Special Order of Business prior to the Consent Agenda. 24 25 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 26 27 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 28 A. Marcus Lowry – Ramsey County Library Mounds View Branch Manager. 29 30 Marcus Lowry, Ramsey County Library Manager, thanked the Council for their time. He 31 discussed what was new at the Ramsey County Library and encouraged residents to consider 32 looking into the virtual library. He described the maker spaces and vast array of media that was 33 available at the library. 34 35 Council Member Meehlhause asked what the hours of operation were for the library. Mr. Lowry 36 reported the Mounds View Library was open Monday and Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., 37 and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 38 39 Mayor Mueller questioned if Mr. Lowry had met with representatives from The Boulevard. Mr. 40 Lowry stated he had not met with any representatives but noted he would drop in to provide this 41 new development with information on the local library. 42 43 Mounds View City Council November 25, 2019 Regular Meeting Page 2 Mayor Mueller inquired if the library still had a weekly story time. Mr. Lowry reported the 1 children’s story time was held on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. and a baby story time was held at 2 9:45 a.m. on Fridays. 3 4 Finance Director Beer recommended Mr. Lowry work with the Cable provider to do a PSA to 5 describe all of the great services the public library provides. The Council supported this 6 recommendation. 7 8 Council Member Meehlhause commented on the new Adult Americans Academy and thanked 9 Mr. Lowry for participating in this program. 10 11 B. Resolution 9191, Appreciation to Teresa Muckala for her Service on the 12 Economic Development Commission. 13 14 Mayor Mueller read a Resolution of Appreciation thanking Teresa Muckala for her years of 15 dedicated service to the City of Mounds View on the Economic Development Commission. 16 17 MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9191, 18 Appreciation to Teresa Muckala for her Service on the Economic Development Commission. 19 20 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 21 22 5. CONSENT AGENDA 23 A. Approval of Minutes: November 12, 2019. 24 B. Just and Correct Claims. 25 C. Resolution 9192, Approving the Recording Secretary Service Agreement 26 Amendment with Minute Maker Secretarial (formerly TimeSaver OffSite 27 Secretarial, Inc.). 28 29 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Bergeron. To Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. 30 31 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 32 33 6. PUBLIC COMMENT 34 35 None. 36 37 8. COUNCIL BUSINESS 38 A. Ordinance 969 – First Reading, Amending Chapter 900, Sump Pump 39 Discharge and Water Meter Ownership/Installation. 40 41 City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council introduce an Ordinance that would amend 42 Chapter 900 of City Code regarding Sump Pump Discharge and water meter 43 ownership/installation. He reviewed an updated Ordinance with the Council and commented on 44 the program the City would be undertaking to install new water meters throughout the City of 45 Mounds View City Council November 25, 2019 Regular Meeting Page 3 Mounds View. He explained the MPCA would now allow the discharge of sump pumps into the 1 stormwater system. He commented further on the proposed Ordinance and recommended the 2 Council hold the First Reading. 3 4 Mayor Mueller encouraged residents to manage ice buildup on sidewalks and streets during the 5 winter months from sump pump discharge lines. 6 7 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Bergeron. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce 8 Ordinance 969, Amending Chapter 900, Sump Pump Discharge and Water Meter 9 Ownership/Installation. 10 11 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 12 13 B. Ordinance 970 – First Reading, Amending Title 1100 of City Code, Zoning 14 Code. 15 16 City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council introduce an Ordinance that would amend 17 Title 1100 of City Code with regard to the Zoning Code. He reviewed the proposed amendments 18 in further detail with the Council and recommended the Council hold the First Reading. 19 20 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 970, 21 Amending Title 1100 of City Code, Zoning Code. 22 23 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 24 25 C. Ordinance 971 – First Reading, Amending Chapter 1012, Rental Licensing 26 Provisions. 27 28 City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council introduce an Ordinance that would amend 29 Chapter 1012 of City Code pertaining to Rental Licensing Provisions. He reviewed the proposed 30 amendments in further detail with the Council and recommended the Council hold the First 31 Reading. 32 33 Mayor Mueller asked if the City had information from Ramsey County or the State regarding 34 ownership of group homes. Community Development Director Sevald discussed the difference 35 between rental properties located in single family homes versus group homes. He reported 36 Ramsey County inspected the group homes in Mounds View. 37 38 MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Bergeron. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 971, 39 Amending Chapter 1012, Rental Licensing Provisions. 40 41 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 42 43 9. REPORTS 44 A. Reports of Mayor and Council. 45 Mounds View City Council November 25, 2019 Regular Meeting Page 4 1 Council Member Gunn reported she attended the Anoka County Fire Protection Board meeting 2 and the group voted to amend the bylaws noting the budgeting process for the Fire Board would 3 now align with the City’s budgeting process. 4 5 Council Member Meehlhause thanked everyone who attended the Mounds View Police 6 Foundation Waffle Breakfast that was sponsored by the Mounds View Lions. 7 8 Council Member Meehlhause commented on the Twin Cities Gateway Board meeting he 9 attended last week noting 2019 would be the second-best year for hotel hospitality tax collection 10 for the organization. 11 12 Council Member Meehlhause reported the YMCA Advisory Committee would be meeting on 13 Monday, December 2nd at 11:00 a.m. 14 15 Mayor Mueller stated she attended the Eight City Mayors Meeting and a North Metro Mayors 16 meeting last week. 17 18 Mayor Mueller reported she attended the Ramsey County League of Local Government Annual 19 Meeting on Thursday, November 21st where the group heard from a speaker about growing 20 leadership and IT skills. 21 22 Mayor Mueller explained the Festival in the Park Committee met on Tuesday, November 19th 23 and would meet next on Tuesday, December 17th. She indicated the group was seeking 24 volunteers to assist with fundraising for the 2020 event. 25 26 Mayor Mueller congratulated City Administrator Nyle Zikmund and his wife, Terry, for 27 receiving Master Gardener Badges. 28 29 Mayor Mueller reported Nora Slawik would be stepping down from Metro Cities. 30 31 Mayor Mueller wished Deputy Police Chief Steven Bernard well in his retirement and thanked 32 him for his 23 years of dedicated service to the community. She noted his last day with the 33 Police Department would be Wednesday, November 27th. 34 35 B. Reports of Staff. 36 37 City Administrator Zikmund discussed a potential challenge course/playground that was being 38 proposed by Council Member Gunn. He reviewed the cost for the equipment and noted the Park, 39 Recreation and Forestry Commission supported the endeavor. He indicated a corporate partner 40 would be pursued to assist with covering the installation of the turf. 41 42 The City Council supported staff pursuing a corporate partner to assist with covering the expense 43 to install turf for the proposed challenge course. The Council recommended staff also seek grant 44 opportunities for the challenge course equipment. 45 Mounds View City Council November 25, 2019 Regular Meeting Page 5 1 Finance Director Beer reported the Truth In Taxation Hearing would be held on Monday, 2 December 2nd at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. 3 4 1. Cancellation of December 23, 2019 City Council Meeting 5 6 City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council consider canceling the December 23rd City 7 Council meeting. 8 9 The City Council supported staff canceling the December 23, 2019 City Council meeting. 10 11 C. Reports of City Attorney. 12 13 City Attorney Riggs provided the Council with an update. 14 15 Council Member Meehlhause stated he had a resident ask him when the Council can meet in a 16 Closed Executive Session. City Attorney Riggs reviewed the scenarios where the Council can 17 meet in a Closed Executive Session, which included labor negotiations, to discuss any type of 18 private or confidential data, the purchase of real estate, to evaluate employees for disciplinary 19 purposes, for litigation, and for security situations. 20 21 10. Truth In Taxation Hearing: Monday, December 2, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. 22 Next Council Work Session: Monday, December 2, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. 23 Next Council Meeting: Monday, December 9, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. 24 25 11. ADJOURNMENT 26 27 The meeting was adjourned at 9:04 p.m. 28 29 Transcribed by: 30 31 Heidi Guenther 32 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 33 PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL 1 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2 RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3 4 Truth In Taxation Meeting 5 December 2, 2019 6 Mounds View City Hall 7 2401 Mounds View Boulevard, Mounds View, MN 55112 8 6:02 P.M. 9 10 11 1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 12 13 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 14 15 3. ROLL CALL: Bergeron, Gunn, Hull, Meehlhause, Mueller. 16 17 NOT PRESENT: None. 18 19 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 20 A. Monday, December 2, 2019, City Council Agenda. 21 22 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Bergeron. To Approve the Monday, December 2, 2019, agenda as 23 presented. 24 25 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 26 27 5. COUNCIL BUSINESS 28 A. Truth in Taxation. 29 30 Finance Director Beer indicated this Special meeting fulfilled the City’s need to hold a Truth in 31 Taxation hearing. He noted this meeting would allow the public a time to voice concerns and the 32 final budget would be approved at the December 9th Council Meeting. He reviewed the proposed 33 2019 budget in detail indicating it was the City’s mission to provide high quality public services 34 at a fiscally responsible rate. General fund expenditures by purpose were reviewed along with 35 expenditures by function. 36 37 Finance Director Beer noted the 2019 budget did not have a lot of increases. He indicated the 38 2020 General Fund operating budget would increase by 4.63%. He discussed the City’s revenues 39 noting property taxes account for 67% of the City’s revenues. He reported the City was slated to 40 receive $815,674 in LGA and only 90% of that amount was included in the budget as a 41 precaution. 42 43 Finance Director Beer discussed what tax dollars buy and described how the proposed tax levy 44 would impact the median value homeowner. He reviewed the increases that were being proposed 45 Mounds View City Council December 2, 2019 Truth in Taxation Meeting Page 2 by Ramsey County and the School District. He compared how Mounds View’s property taxes 1 compared to neighboring cities. He reported the City strives to be a good steward of public 2 resources by being thoughtful with expenditures that were linked to the City’s mission and 3 priorities while also working to properly maintain the City with a commitment to ongoing 4 improvement. 5 6 Council Member Meehlhause requested further information to the per capita numbers. Finance 7 Director Beer reported this would be a number (such as the proposed levy) divided by the City 8 population. 9 10 Council Member Gunn questioned how long the City would be paying on the Public Works 11 bond. Finance Director Beer stated this would be a 20-year bond. 12 13 Mayor Mueller asked how many more years of street improvement projects the City had. 14 Finance Director Beer estimated the City had three or four more years of street improvement 15 projects depending on how the projects were combined. 16 17 Council Member Meehlhause inquired how much longer the City would be paying on the Fire 18 Department bonds. Finance Director Beer indicated the City would be paying for three years on 19 one fire truck and four years on the other fire truck. He noted the City would be done paying for 20 Station 3 in 2025. 21 22 Council Member Hull asked if there would be any benefit to the City to pay down the Public 23 Works bond early. Finance Director Beer reported there would not be a benefit to the City given 24 the low interest rate that was received for the bond sale. 25 26 Further discussion ensued regarding the school district bond referendum. 27 28 Mayor Mueller asked if the Council was interested in reducing the levy from 4.63% to 3.63% in 29 order to give residents a slight break in 2020. 30 31 Council Member Meehlhause commented he would need to find $50,000 to take out of the 32 budget before he could support this recommendation. Finance Director Beer reported the Council 33 would be discussing the budget at the worksession meeting which would be held after the Truth 34 In Taxation hearing. 35 36 Mayor Mueller stated one option would be to reduce the EDA budget by $50,000 for 2020. 37 38 Council Member Gunn recommended this be further discussion at the worksession meeting. 39 40 Mayor Mueller opened the Truth in Taxation meeting for public comment at 6:31 p.m. 41 42 John Wiggins, 5053 Brighton Lane, explained he was a senior in Mounds View. He questioned 43 how many residents in Mounds View were 65 or older living on social security. He reported his 44 total tax bill for 2020 would go up 14% and his social security would only be going up by 1.6%. 45 Mounds View City Council December 2, 2019 Truth in Taxation Meeting Page 3 He indicated his utility bill was also increasing. He asked if there were any programs for 1 Mounds View seniors to assist with rising taxes. He stated the City had to stop spending money 2 at some point in time, or at least stop spending as much. 3 4 Council Member Gunn stated she understood this concern and commented further on how the 5 City’s expenses were going up yearly due to increases from the Met Council, Xcel Energy and 6 the price of gas. She encouraged Mr. Wiggins to appeal his property value with the County. 7 8 Mayor Mueller thanked Mr. Wiggins for coming forward and voicing his concerns. She 9 understood there were other seniors in the community that had the same concerns. 10 11 Julie Borris, 5224 Sunnyside Road, agreed with the concerns raised by Mr. Wiggins. She 12 explained she was a senior living on a fixed income. She reported her social security increase 13 could not keep up with the increases being proposed by the City, School District and County. 14 She explained her property tax increase was 12.3% and her home value went up $45,000. She 15 believed this was not in proper alignment. She stated she was happy to see her home value going 16 up, but noted she was not doing any improvements. She indicated she has lived in her home for 17 the past 30 years and has never had this type of increase. She explained she wanted to stay in her 18 home as long as she could and hoped that her taxes would not be the reason she had to leave her 19 home. 20 21 Council Member Gunn questioned how often homes were to be reviewed by a County Assessor. 22 Finance Director Beer reported this was supposed to occur once every four years. 23 24 Mayor Mueller thanked staff for the thorough report and noted the information presented this 25 evening would be posted on the City’s website. 26 27 Mayor Mueller closed the Truth in Taxation meeting at 6:45 p.m. 28 29 6. Next Council Work Session: Monday, December 2, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. 30 Next Council Meeting: Monday, December 9, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. 31 32 7. ADJOURNMENT 33 34 The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m. 35 36 Transcribed by: 37 38 Heidi Guenther 39 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 40 The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community Item No: 05C Meeting Date: December 9, 2019 Type of Business: Consent Agenda City Administrator Review: _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9194, Renewal of Therapeutic Massage License for Eric Rautio, Eric Roy Massage, 8373 Groveland Court Introduction: Mounds View City Code requires that massage therapists be licensed in the City of Mounds View and that the license be renewed annually. Eric Rautio, owner of Eric Roy Massage, 8373 Groveland Court, has had an enterprise therapeutic massage license for Eric Roy Massage and an individual massage therapy license for himself with the City of Mounds View since 2017. Mr. Rautio has no other massage therapists on staff. Discussion: Massage therapy licenses run from January 1 to December 31 of each year. Mr. Rautio is applying to renew his license for 2020. Mr. Rautio’s criminal background check that was conducted by the Mounds View Police Department was satisfactory and his property taxes and Mounds View water/sewer bill are current. Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: A progressive City that is welcoming, and a desirable destination to all ages & cultures, who seek progress through partnerships, and a place where residents can work, live, and play safely and show pride in the community Financial Impact: None Recommendation: Staff is recommending that the Council adopt Resolution 9194 approving a Therapeutic Massage Enterprise license an Individual Therapeutic Massage license for Eric Rautio, Eric Roy Massage, 8373 Groveland Court. Respectfully submitted, ________________________ Nyle Zikmund City Administrator The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community RESOLUTION NO. 9194 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVING A THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE LICENSE RENEWAL FOR ERIC RAUTIO, 8373 GROVELAND COURT WHEREAS, Mounds View City Code requires that massage therapists be licensed in the City of Mounds View and that the license be renewed annually; and WHEREAS, in 2017, Eric Rautio, owner of Eric Roy Massage, 8373 Groveland Court, was issued an enterprise therapeutic massage license for Eric Roy Massage and an individual massage therapy license for himself by the City Council; and WHEREAS, Eric Rautio is applying to renew those licenses for 2020; and WHEREAS, Eric Rautio has a satisfactory criminal background check report by the Mounds View Police Department; and WHEREAS, Eric Ratio is current with his property taxes and Mounds View water/sewer bill. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that a Therapeutic Massage Enterprise License and an Individual Therapeutic Massage License be renewed for Eric Rautio, Eric Roy Massage, 8373 Groveland Court. BE IT FURTHER BE RESOLVED that these licenses will expire on December 31, 2020. Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. _______________________________ Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (SEAL) Item No: 5.D. Meeting Date: December 9, 2019 Type of Business: Consent Agenda Administrator Review: ______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Mark Beer, Finance Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9204, Approving a Cost of Living Adjustment, Insurance Contribution, and Insurance Opt-out Payment amounts for 2020 Background: The City Council has traditionally awarded the same Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) and benefits contribution to all employee groups in order to maintain internal equity. The City contribution toward benefits is based on a formula which is based on the percentage increase in the health insurance premium. Health insurance premiums will increase 6.50%. The formula calls for a $30 increase per month in the City’s contribution. The City currently offers employees that opt-out of health insurance $275 per month provided they can prove they have insurance from their spouse. Discussion: To maintain internal equity all employee groups will be offered a COLA increase of 3.00%, a monthly insurance contribution of $1,155, and a $7 increase in the opt-out amount to $282. The changes would be effective January 1, 2020. The monthly insurance contribution is currently $1,125 for 2019. The proposed increases are part of the draft 2020 budget. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Council consider the above increases approving a 3.00% COLA adjustment for non-union employees, a monthly insurance contribution of $1,155, and an opt- out payment of $282 effective January 1, 2020. Respectfully submitted, Mark Beer RESOLUTION 9204 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVING A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT (COLA), INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION, AND INSURANCE OPT-OUT PAYMENT AMOUNTS FOR 2020 WHEREAS, the Personnel Compensation Schedule must be annually approved by Council Resolution; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide a competitive compensation package and has traditionally awarded the same cost of living adjustment and insurance contribution to all employee groups in order to maintain internal equity; and WHEREAS, the City Council has offered an Insurance Opt-out payment; and WHEREAS, Staff recommends a COLA increase of 3.00% for non-union employees, a monthly insurance contribution of $1,155, and an insurance opt-out payment of $282 per month for all employees, effective January 1, 2020 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View City Council does hereby approve a 3.00% Cost of Living Adjustment for non-union employees, a monthly insurance contribution of $1155, and a monthly insurance opt-out payment of $282 for all employees, effective January 1, 2020. Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. ____________________________________ Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (seal) Item No: 5.E. Meeting Date: December 9, 2019 Type of Business: Council Consent Administrator review: _______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Mark Beer, Finance Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9205, Approving Severance for Steve Menard, Deputy Police Chief Background Steve Menard has retired from his position effective November 27, 2019. Steve has been employed by the City for 23 years (August 26, 1996) beginning as a patrol officer and ending as the Deputy Police Chief. Attached is Resolution 9205, which authorizes severance to Mr. Menard in accordance with the City’s Personnel Manual. Discussion Section 3.47 of the Personnel Manual indicates that employees who resign shall be compensated for any accrued and unused vacation hours and, with two or more years of service, employees are eligible to receive a payout of sick leave subject to the terms and provisions addressed in Section 3.45 regarding the Retirement Health Savings Plan. Employees that had 10 years of service on 01-01-2008 were eligible for enhanced sick leave payout of 65%. There are 5 employees remaining that are eligible under this provision. Mr. Menard qualifies for enhanced sick leave payout. His current leave balances are 436.06 hours of vacations and 704.76 hours of sick time. The following represents severance eligible to Mr. Menard: Hours Hourly rate Payout Vacation Hours 436.06 $54.24 $ 23,651.89 Into RHSP 65% of Sick Leave 458.09 $54.24 $ 24,846.80 into RHSP Total Severance: $ 48,498.69 Recommendation Staff recommends approval of Resolution 9205 authorizing severance to Steve Menard pursuant to the Mounds View Personnel Manual. Respectfully submitted, _______________________ Mark Beer Finance Director RESOLUTION NO. 9205 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVING SEVERANCE FOR STEVE MENARD, DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF WHEREAS, Steve Menard has retired as Deputy Police Chief for the City of Mounds View; his last day of employment was November 27, 2019; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Mounds View Personnel Manual, Mr. Menard is required to contribute 100% of his vacation hours to the Retirement Health Savings Plan and 65% of his sick leave hours will be deposited into his Retirement Health Savings Plan; and WHEREAS, Mr. Menard’s balance of accrued and unused vacation is 436.06 hours and his sick leave balance is 704.76 hours; and WHEREAS, Mr. Menard’s rate of pay upon resignation was $54.24 per hour. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View City Council approves severance to Steve Menard consistent with the Section 3.47 and 3.45 of the Mounds View Personnel Manual as follows: Hours Hourly rate Payout Vacation Hours 436.06 $54.24 $ 23,651.89 Into RHSP 65% of Sick Leave 458.09 $54.24 $ 24,846.80 into RHSP Total Severance: $ 48,498.69 Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. ________________________________ Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ATTEST: ________________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (seal) Item No: Item 5.F. Meeting Date: December 9, 2019 Type of Business: Consent City Administrator Review: ______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Mark Beer, Finance Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9203 Approving a Lease Agreement Renewal with Dippin Chocolate, LLC, for Use of Kitchen Space in the Mounds View Community Center Introduction The business known as Dippin Chocolate, LLC, has requested approval to renew their lease for the commercial kitchen space at the Mounds View Community Center in 2020. Dippin Chocolate has been leasing space since 2014 without incident. City policy dictates that only licensed caterers shall be able to rent out or use the kitchen. The business has such a license. Discussion Staff originally brought this request to the Council’s attention in November of 2014 and asked if it would be amenable to a limited lease agreement with the entity. As it was explained, the business would not be preparing food or cooking within the space, and at most would likely use the dishwasher for cleaning serving equipment used off-site. It was communicated to the business that any such lease would be non-exclusive and their usage could not interfere with or disrupt existing tenant’s usage or other scheduled events, to which the business is agreeable. According to staff at the Community Center, there have been no conflicts and the business has been good to work with. The business will be required to provide proof of updated insurance, provide an annual payment, and provide proof of current County licensure as a condition of usage. No right of entry would be permitted after hours and no keys would be provided to the business. Usage of the space would be paid on an hourly basis in a manner consistent with policies and procedures already in place. Recommendation Staff recommends that the City Council consider Resolution 9203 approving the lease agreement renewal with Dippin Chocolate, LLC, for use of the kitchen space at the Mounds View Community Center, to extend through December 31, 2020. Respectfully submitted, ________________________ Mark Beer Finance Director RESOLUTION NO. 9203 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT RENEWAL WITH DIPPIN CHOCOLATE, LLC, FOR USE OF THE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN SPACE AT THE MOUNDS VIEW COMMUNITY CENTER WHEREAS, Dippin Chocolate, LLC, desires to lease kitchen space at the Mounds View Community Center (“MVCC”) beginning January 1, 2020; and, WHEREAS, the commercial kitchen space at the MVCC is available for hourly rental by licensed food caterers; and, WHEREAS, Dippin Chocolate, LLC, is currently licensed as a food caterer through Ramsey County; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the attached Lease Agreement and agrees to renew said lease with Dippin Chocolate, LLC, on a non-exclusive basis, as described and as stipulated therein. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mounds View City Council does hereby approve the non-exclusive Lease Agreement with Dippin Chocolate, LLC, for one year, beginning January 1, 2020, at the annual rate of $300, plus additional cost of $95 per hour or fraction thereof. Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. _______________________________ Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (seal) LEASE AGREEMENT By and Between City of Mounds View, And Dippin Chocolate, LLC 1 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 LEASE AGREEMENT This Lease is made effective as of January 1, 2020 by and between the City of Mounds View, a Minnesota municipal corporation (“Landlord”), and Dippin Chocolate, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company ("Tenant"). DATA SHEET The legal significance of the terms set forth in this Data Sheet is governed by references to such terms in the remainder of this Lease. • BUILDING. That certain building situated on the following described real estate: Commonly known as MOUNDS VIEW COMMUNITY CENTER • PREMISES. That space in the Building, as designated on Exhibit A as “the Kitchen” annexed hereto. The street address of the Premises is 5394 Edgewood Drive in the City of Mounds View. • LANDLORD: City of Mounds View, 2401 Mounds View Boulevard, Mounds View, MN 55112. • TENANT: Dippin Chocolate, LLC, 2661 1039 Wilson Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55106. 1. PREMISES: Landlord hereby leases to Tenant, and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord, for the term and upon the conditions hereinafter provided, the Premises described in the Data Sheet. 2. TERM: The Term of this Lease shall commence on the 1st day of January, 2020, and shall terminate on the 31st day of December, unless earlier terminated as hereinafter provided. 3. RENT: Tenant agrees to pay Landlord, at 2401 Mounds View Boulevard, Mounds View, MN 55112, or such other place as Landlord may from time to time designate in writing, an annual rent in the amount of $300, due on or before January 1, 2020, and $95 per hour or fraction thereof, for actual use of the Premises, payable in a manner consistent with present policy and procedure. 2 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 4. USE OF PREMISES: Tenant will have non-exclusive access to use the Premises solely for kitchen purposes as outlined herein during the Building’s normal hours of operation. Tenant will not use or occupy the Premises for any unlawful purpose, and will comply with all present and future laws, ordinances, regulations and orders of all governmental units having jurisdiction over the Premises. Tenant will not use or occupy the Premises for overnight accommodations. Tenant shall not cause or permit any unusual noise, vibrations, odors or nuisance in or about the Premises and the Building and grounds nor shall Tenant permit any debris, property or merchandise of Tenant, its officers, employees or agents to be placed or left upon the grounds; and Tenant, its officers and employees shall observe all reasonable rules and regulations adopted by Landlord for the general safety, comfort and convenience of Landlord, Tenant and other Tenants. Use of the Premises by the tenant shall be predicated upon providing proof of a valid Food Caterers License issued by Ramsey County. In the event Tenant shall cause or permit any unusual noise, odor or nuisance or the storage of any debris, property or merchandise of Tenant, its officers, employees or agents, in or about the Premises, the Building or grounds in violation of the terms of this Section, landlord shall be entitled to take any steps it deems reasonably necessary to correct or remove such violation and Tenant shall pay Landlord, as additional rent hereunder, all costs and expenses incurred in such correction or removal including all costs and expenses incurred in ascertaining which Tenant is responsible for such violation. Landlord disclaims any warranty that the Premises are suitable for Tenant's use and Tenant acknowledges that it has had a full opportunity to make its own determination in this regard. Landlord warrants, to the best of its knowledge, that the building is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In the event that the premises is found not to be in compliance, Landlord shall be responsible for all construction or alteration of the premises to render the premises in compliance with ADA. Tenant will not conduct or permit to be conducted any activity, or place any equipment in or about the Premises, which will in any way increase the rate of fire insurance or other insurance on the building; and if any increase in the rate of fire insurance or other insurance is stated by any insurance company or by the applicable Insurance Rating Bureau to be due to activity or equipment of Tenant in or about the Premises, such statement shall be conclusive evidence that such increase in such rate is due to such activity or equipment and, as a result thereof, Tenant shall be liable for such increase and shall reimburse Landlord therefore and, further, shall discontinue or cause the discontinuance of such conduct or shall remove such equipment upon Landlord's demand made at any time thereafter. Tenant shall not install, use, generate, store or dispose of in or about the Premises any hazardous substance, toxic chemical, pollutant or other material regulated by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1985 or the Minnesota Environmental Response and Liability Act or any similar law or regulation, including without limitation any material containing asbestos, PCB, CFC or HCFC (collectively "Hazardous Materials") without Landlord's written approval of each Hazardous Material. Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold its approval of use by Tenant of immaterial quantities of Hazardous 3 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 Materials customarily used in business operations so long as Tenant uses such Hazardous Materials in accordance with all applicable laws. Upon expiration or termination of this Lease Tenant shall remove all Hazardous Materials installed, used, stored or disposed of in the Premises by Tenant. Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from and against any claim, damage or expense arising out of Tenant's installation, use, generation, storage, or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, regardless of whether Landlord has approved the activity. 5. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING: Tenant will not assign, transfer, mortgage or encumber this Lease or sublet or rent or franchise or permit occupancy or use of the Premises, or any part thereof by any third party; nor shall any assignment or transfer of this Lease be effectuated by operation of law or otherwise, (any of the foregoing being hereinafter referred to as an "Assignment") without in each such case obtaining the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall be subject to Landlord’s sole discretion. The consent by Landlord to any Assignment shall not be construed as a waiver or release of Tenant from the terms of any covenant or obligation under this Lease, nor shall the collection or acceptance of rent from any transferee under an Assignment constitute an acceptance of the Assignment or a waiver or release of Tenant or any transferee of any covenant or obligation contained in this Lease, nor shall any Assignment be construed to relieve Tenant from the requirement of obtaining the consent in writing of Landlord to any further Assignment. In conjunction with any requested assignment of this Lease, Landlord may require Tenant to execute a reaffirmation of Tenant’s liability hereunder, with waiver of defenses based solely on suretyship. If, at any time during the Term of this Lease, Tenant (and/or the guarantor, if any) is: (i) a corporation or a trust (whether or not having shares of beneficial interest) and there shall occur any change in the identity of any of the persons then having power to participate in the election or appointment of the directors, trustees, or other persons exercising like functions and managing the affairs of Tenant, or (ii) a partnership, limited liability company or association or otherwise not a natural person (and is not a corporation or a trust) and there shall occur any change in the identity of any of the persons who then are members of such partnership or association or who comprise Tenant, such change shall be deemed to be an Assignment. This Section shall not apply if Tenant (and/or guarantor, if any) named herein is a corporation and the outstanding voting stock thereof is listed on a recognized national securities exchange. Whether or not Landlord has consented to assignment or sublease, Tenant shall pay directly to Landlord the amount by which the rent or other payments received by Tenant pursuant to such assignment or sublease exceeds, in any month, the Rent and additional rent payable by Tenant to Landlord Hereunder. 4 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 6. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS: Tenant agrees to keep, maintain and repair the Premises and the fixtures and equipment therein in first class, properly functioning, safe, orderly and sanitary condition, will make all necessary replacements thereto, will suffer no waste or injury thereto, and will at the expiration or other termination of the Term of this Lease, surrender the same with all improvements in the same order and condition in which they were on the commencement date of this lease, or in such better condition as they may hereafter be put, excepting ordinary wear and tear as well as casualty damage to the extent such casualty damage is covered by insurance excepted. Notwithstanding anything apparently to the contrary in this Section, any cost of repairs or improvements to the Building, to the Premises or to any common areas which are occasioned by the negligence or default of Tenant, its officers, employees, agents or invitees, or by requirements of law, ordinance or other governmental directive and which arise out of the nature of Tenant's use and occupancy of the Premises or the installations of Tenant in the Premises shall be paid for by Tenant. 7. ALTERATIONS; SIGNS; EQUIPMENT; MOVING: Tenant will not make or permit anyone to make any alterations, decorations, additions or improvements, structural or otherwise, in or to the Premises or the Building without the prior written consent of Landlord. As a condition precedent to consent of Landlord hereunder, Tenant agrees to obtain and deliver to Landlord such security against mechanic's liens as Landlord shall reasonably request. If any mechanic's lien is filed against any part of the Building for work claimed to have been done for, or materials claimed to have been furnished to Tenant, such mechanic's lien shall be discharged by Tenant within ten days thereafter, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, by the payment thereof or by making any deposit required by law. Regardless of whether Landlord's consent is required or obtained hereunder: (i) all alterations shall be made in accordance with applicable laws, codes and insurance guidelines, and shall be performed in a good and workmanlike manner, (ii) if the construction or installation of Tenant's alterations or fixtures causes any labor disturbance, Tenant shall immediately take any action necessary to end such labor disturbance, and (iii) Tenant shall furnish to Landlord as-built plans in such format as Landlord may reasonably require. All alterations, which become permanent fixtures to the Premises shall become the property of Landlord upon expiration of the Term and shall remain upon and be surrendered with the Premises as a part thereof without disturbance or injury, unless Landlord requires specific items thereof to be removed by Tenant at Tenant's sole expense, in which event Tenant shall do so prior to the expiration of the Term at its expense, and shall repair any damage caused thereby. Tenant shall not place or maintain any sign, advertisement or notice on any part of the outside of the Premises or the building. Tenant shall not install any equipment containing Hazardous Materials nor any equipment which will or may necessitate any changes, replacements or additions to, or in the use of, the heating, ventilating or air-conditioning system, or other building system of the Premises or the Building without first obtaining the prior written consent of Landlord. Equipment belonging to Tenant which causes noise or vibration that may be transmitted to the structure of the Building or to any space therein to such a degree as to be objectionable to Landlord or to any tenant in the Building shall be installed and maintained by Tenant, at Tenant's expense, on vibration eliminators or other devices sufficient to eliminate noise and vibration. Landlord shall have the right at any 5 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 time to limit the weight and prescribe the position of safes, concentrated filing systems and other heavy equipment or fixtures. All moving of furniture, equipment and other material shall be done under the direct control and supervision of Landlord who shall, however, not be responsible for any damage to or charges for moving the same unless damage is the direct result of Landlord’s sole and gross negligence. Any and all damage or injury to the premises or the Building caused by moving the property of Tenant in or out of the Premises, or due to the same being on the Premises, shall be repaired by, and at the sole cost of, Tenant. No deliveries or pickups shall be left unattended at the loading dock. 8. RIGHT OF ENTRY: Landlord will not provide Tenant keys to the Premises or permit unrestricted access of any means; entry to Premises shall be limited to ordinary hours of Building operation, as posted, at times pre-determined to not cause a conflict with other tenants or scheduled events. Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of Tenant's business, but Landlord shall in no event be liable to Tenant for any damages in connection with such limited entry or access. Landlord reserves the right to impose such reasonable security restrictions in the common areas as it deems appropriate from time to time. 9. SERVICES AND UTILITIES: Landlord agrees to pay all charges for utility services to the Premises during the term of this Lease including, but not limited to, gas, electric, sewer, water, sprinkler alarm system, security systems and rubbish removal. Tenant shall not commit waste or use any of the utilities in excess of ordinary and reasonable use. 10. PROTECTION FROM SUBROGATION: Anything in this Lease to the contrary notwithstanding, neither Landlord nor Tenant shall be liable to the other for any business interruption or any loss or damage to property or injury to or death of persons occurring on the Premises or the adjoining properties, mall areas, sidewalks, streets or alleys, or in any manner growing out of or connected with Tenant’s use and occupation of the Premises, or the condition thereof or of mall areas, sidewalks, streets or alleys adjoining, caused by the negligence or other fault of Landlord, or Tenant or of their respective agents, employees, subtenants, licensees or assignees to the extent that such business interruption or loss or damage to property or injury to or death of person is covered by or indemnified by proceeds received from insurance carried by other party (regardless of whether such insurance is payable to or protects Landlord or Tenant or both) or for which such party is otherwise reimbursed; and Landlord and Tenant each hereby respectively waive all rights of recovery against the other, its agents, employees, subtenants, licensees and assignees, for any such loss or damage to property or injury to or death of persons to the extent the same is covered or indemnified by proceeds received from any such insurance, or for which reimbursement is otherwise received. Landlord’s and Tenant’s respective policies of insurance shall each contain a waiver of subrogation provision incorporating the above covenant and providing that the insurance shall not be invalidated by the 6 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 insured’s written waiver prior to a loss of any or all right of recovery against any party for any insured loss. It is expressly understood that Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for any damages incurred by the latter as a result of the above and foregoing events; save and except as to any such damages caused by the willful or wanton conduct of Landlord, its agents or employees, provided such damages are not recoverable by Tenant pursuant to the insurance policies required to be provided by Tenant under this Lease or otherwise. 11. WAIVER AND INDEMNITY: Notwithstanding anything apparently to the contrary in this Lease, Landlord and its partners, officers and employees and property manager shall not be liable to Tenant, and Tenant hereby releases such parties from all damage, compensation or claims from any cause other than the intentional misconduct of Landlord or its partners, officers or employees or property manager arising from: loss or damage to personal property or trade fixtures in the Premises including books, records, files, computer equipment, computer data, money, securities, negotiable instruments or other papers; lost business or other consequential damage arising out of interruption in the use of the Premises; and any criminal act by any person other than Landlord or its partners, officers or employees. Furthermore, Tenant agrees that Landlord, its officers, agents, partners, and employees shall not be liable to Tenant or those claiming through or under Tenant for any injury, death or property damage occurring in, on or about the Premises, the Building or grounds. Tenant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Landlord and its partners, officers and employees and property manager harmless from and against any claim, loss or expense arising out of injury, death or property loss or damage occurring by reason of Tenant’s use of the Premises, except only to the extent caused by the negligent act or intentional misconduct of Landlord or its partners, officers or employees or property manager. Nothing in this Lease shall constitute a waiver or limitation of the Landlord’s immunities or limitations on liability as set forth in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 466. 12. INSURANCE: Tenant agrees to purchase, in advance, and to carry in full force and effect the following insurance: (a) "All risk" property insurance covering the full replacement value of all of Tenant's leasehold improvements, trade fixtures and personal property within the Premises. Landlord shall be named as loss payee under all such policies. (b) Commercial general liability insurance, providing coverage on an "occurrence" rather than a "claims made" basis, which policy shall include coverage for Bodily Injury, Property Damage, Personal Injury, Contractual Liability (applying to this Lease), and Independent Contractors, in current Insurance Services Office form or other form which provides coverage at least as broad. Tenant shall maintain a combined policy limit of at least $2,000,000 aggregate $1,000,000 per occurrence applying to Bodily Injury, Property Damage and Personal Injury, which limit may be satisfied by Tenant's basic policy, or by the basic policy in combination with umbrella or excess policies so long as the coverage is at least as broad as that required herein. Such liability for property damage and fire legal liability shall not be less than $500,000.00 Such 7 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 liability, umbrella and/or excess policies may be subject to aggregate limits so long as the aggregate limits have not at any pertinent time been reduced to less than the policy limit stated above, and provided further that any umbrella or excess policy provides coverage from the point that such aggregate limits in the basic policy become reduced or exhausted. Landlord shall be named as additional insured under all such policies. At least ten (10) days prior to entry by Tenant on the Premises, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord evidence that the insurance required by this Lease is in full force and effect. At least thirty (30) days prior to expiration of any such coverage, Tenant shall deliver evidence that the coverage in question will be renewed or replaced upon expiration. Such evidence of insurance shall be in writing signed by a party authorized to bind the insurer, authorize Landlord to rely thereon, and shall contain sufficient information to enable Landlord to determine whether Tenant's insurance complies with the requirements of this Lease. Upon request, Tenant shall also furnish insurer-certified copies of all pertinent policies. All polices used to provide the coverage required by this Lease shall (i) be endorsed to require the insurer to provide at least thirty (30) days’ notice to Landlord prior to cancellation or non-renewal, and (ii) be issued by financially sound companies having an A.M. Best Company rating of at least A:VII. 13. FIRE OR OTHER CASUALTY: If the Premises or the Building shall be damaged by fire or other cause Landlord shall at its option either (a) undertake to restore such damage with all due diligence, or (b) in the event the Premises or the Building are damaged by fire or other cause to such extent that damage cannot, in Landlord's sole judgment, be economically repaired within 90 days after the date of such damage (taking into account the time necessary to effectuate a satisfactory settlement with any insurance company and using normal construction methods without overtime or other premium), terminate this Lease, by notice given to Tenant within 60 days after the date of the damage. Any termination hereunder by reason of damage to the Premises shall be effective as of the date of the damage. Any termination by reason of damage to the Building but not the Premises shall be effective as of the date notice is given. If Landlord elects to restore, Landlord shall not be obligated to restore any improvements in the Premises which were not owned and constructed by Landlord. Upon substantial completion by Landlord of its work, Tenant shall undertake to restore its leasehold improvements and trade fixtures with all due diligence. This Lease shall, unless terminated by Landlord, remain in full force and effect following such damage, and, in the case of damage to the Premises, the Rent, prorated to the extent that the Premises are rendered untenantable, shall be equitably abated until such repairs are completed; provided, however, that if Tenant does not restore its leasehold improvements and trade fixtures with due diligence, abatement shall cease as of the date restoration could have been completed using due diligence. 14. CONDEMNATION: If the whole or any substantial part of the Premises shall be taken or condemned or purchased under threat of condemnation by any governmental authority, then the Term of this Lease shall cease and terminate as of the date when the interference with the possession, enjoyment or value of the Premises occurs and Tenant shall have no claim against the condemning authority, Landlord or otherwise, for any portion of the amount that may be awarded as damages as a result of such taking or condemnation or for the value of any unexpired Term of the Lease, provided, however, that landlord shall not be entitled to any separate award made to Tenant for loss of business, relocation costs or the value of the cost of removal of stock and trade fixtures and any 8 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 such award is hereby condemned to the extent that it cannot, in Landlord's sole judgment, be economically restored within a reasonable time, Landlord shall have the option by notice given to Tenant within 30 days after the date of interference with possession, to terminate this Lease as of the date of such interference with possession. 15. DEFAULT: Any one of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default: (i) Tenant shall fail to pay any annual installment of Rent as herein provided, or Tenant shall fail to pay for any hourly usage of the Premises within Fifteen (15) days of being invoiced; (ii) Tenant shall violate or fail to perform any of the other conditions, covenants or agreements herein made by Tenant and such default shall continue for 30 days after notice from Landlord; provided, however, that if the nature of such default is such that Tenant can cure the default, but not within fifteen (15) days, then the Event of Default shall be suspended for a period not in excess of thirty (30) additional days so long as Tenant commences cure within fifteen (15) days and thereafter diligently and continuously prosecutes the curing of the default, and so long as continuation of the default does not create material risk to the Building or to persons using the Building; (iii) Tenant shall file or have filed against it or any guarantor of this Lease any bankruptcy or other creditor's action, or make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Landlord may at its sole option by written notice to Tenant terminate this Lease. Neither the passage of time after the occurrence of the Event of Default nor exercise by Landlord of any other remedy with regard to such Event of Default shall limit Landlord's rights. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, whether or not Landlord elects to terminate this Lease, Landlord may enter upon and repossess the Premises (said repossession being hereinafter referred to as "Repossession") by force, summary proceedings, ejectment or otherwise, and may remove Tenant and all other persons and property therefrom. No termination of this Lease shall relieve Tenant of its liabilities and obligations under this Lease, all of which shall survive any such termination or Repossession. In the event of any such termination or Repossession, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the Rent and other sums and charges to be paid by Tenant up to the time of such termination or Repossession In addition to all other remedies of Landlord, Landlord shall be entitled to reimbursement upon demand of all reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by Landlord in connection with any Event of Default. Landlord shall in no event be considered to be in default of Landlord's obligations hereunder until the expiration of a reasonable time after notice of default from Tenant. 9 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 16. SUBORDINATION: For the purposes of this Section, the term "Mortgage" shall mean at any time, any mortgage of record now or hereafter placed against the Building, any increase, amendment, extension, refinancing or recasting of a Mortgage and, in the case of a sale or lease and leaseback by Landlord of all or any part of the Building, the lease creating the leaseback. For the purposes hereof, a Mortgage shall be deemed to continue in effect after foreclosure thereof until expiration of the period of redemption therefrom. This Lease is subject and subordinate to the lien of any Mortgage which may now or hereafter encumber the Building or any development of which the Building is a part. In confirmation of such subordination, Tenant shall, at Landlord's request from time to time, promptly execute any certificate or other document requested by the holder of the Mortgage. Tenant agrees that in the event that any proceedings are brought for the foreclosure of any Mortgage, Tenant shall immediately and automatically attorn to the purchaser at such foreclosure sale, as the landlord under this Lease, and Tenant waives the provisions of any statute or rule of law, now or hereafter in effect, which may give or purport to give Tenant any right to terminate or otherwise adversely affect this Lease or the obligations of Tenant hereunder in the event that any such foreclosure proceeding is prosecuted or completed. Neither the holder of the Mortgage (whether it acquires title by foreclosure or by deed in lieu thereof) nor any purchaser at foreclosure sale shall be liable for any act or omission of Landlord occurring prior to date of acquisition of title, nor subject to any offsets or defenses which Tenant might have against Landlord nor bound by any prepayment by Tenant of more than one month's installment of Rent nor by any modification of this Lease made subsequent to the granting of the Mortgage unless consented to by the holder of the Mortgage. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, so long as Tenant is not in default under this Lease, this Lease shall remain in full force and effect and the holder of the Mortgage and any purchaser at foreclosure sale thereof shall not disturb Tenant's possession hereunder. 17. SALE OR MORTGAGE OF THE BUILDING: In the event of a sale of the Building, Landlord shall be relieved of all liability under this Lease accruing from and after the date of sale provided Landlord has obtained the written agreement of its transferee or assignee to assume and carry out all of the covenants and obligations of the Landlord hereunder. The Tenant agrees at any time and from time to time, upon not less than ten days prior written request by Landlord, to execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord a statement in writing certifying that the Lease is not modified (or modified, stating the modification) that the Lease is in full force and affect, stating the dates to which the Rent has been paid in advance and stating whether the Landlord is in default hereunder. It is intended that any such statement may be relied upon by any prospective purchaser of the fee or mortgagee or assignee of any mortgage upon the Building or real estate. 10 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 18. WAIVER: One or more waivers of any covenant, term or condition of this Lease by either party shall not be construed by the other party as a waiver of a subsequent breach of the same covenant, term or condition. The consent or approval of either party to or of any act by the other party of a nature requiring consent or approval shall not be deemed to waive or render unnecessary consent to or approval of any subsequent similar act. The failure or delay on the part of either party to enforce or exercise at any time any of the provisions, rights or remedies in this Lease shall in no way be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor in any way to affect the validity of this Lease or any part thereof, or the right of the party to thereafter enforce each and every such provision, right or remedy. 19. RULES AND REGULATIONS: Tenant shall use the Premises and the common areas of the Building in accordance with the terms of this Lease and such additional rules and regulations as may from time to time be reasonably made by Landlord for the general safety, comfort and convenience of the Landlord, occupants and tenants of the Building, and Tenant shall use its best efforts to cause Tenant's customers, employees and invitees to abide by such rules and regulations. Landlord shall in no event be responsible to Tenant for enforcement of such rules and regulations against other tenants. These Rules and Regulations shall be in addition to, and shall not be construed to in any way modify or amend, in whole or in part, the covenants and conditions of any lease of the Premises. If any provision of these rules and regulations conflicts with any provision of the Lease, the terms of the Lease shall prevail. 20. COVENANT OF QUIET ENJOYMENT: Landlord covenants that it has the right to make this Lease for the term aforesaid and covenants that if Tenant shall pay the rent and perform all of the covenants, terms and conditions of this Lease to be performed by Tenant, Tenant shall, during the Term hereby created, freely, peaceably and quietly occupy and enjoy the full possession of the Premises. 21. NO REPRESENTATIONS BY LANDLORD: Neither Landlord nor any agent or employee of Landlord has made any representations or promises with respect to the Premises or the Building except as herein expressly set forth, and no right, privileges, easements or licenses are acquired by Tenant except as herein expressly set forth. No exhibit attached to this Lease nor any other materials provided by Landlord shall constitute a warranty or agreement as to the configuration of the Building or the occupants thereof. Landlord reserves the right from time to time to modify the Building, including common areas, appurtenances and rentable areas, without in any case reducing the obligations of Tenant hereunder. Tenant has no right to light or air over any premises adjoining the Building. Tenant, by taking possession of the Premises, shall accept the same "as is" except as expressly provided in this Lease and such taking of possession shall be conclusive evidence that the Premises and the Building are in good and satisfactory condition at the time of such taking of possession. In addition to and without limitation of the immediately preceding sentence, Tenant agrees that it is leasing the Premises on an "AS IS", "WHERE IS" and "WITH ALL FAULTS" basis, based upon its own judgment, and hereby disclaims any reliance upon any statement or representation whatsoever 11 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 made by Landlord. LANDLORD MAKES NO WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE PREMISES, THE BUILDING OR ANY PART THEREOF, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND LANDLORD SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ANY LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE PREMISES, THE BUILDING OR ANY PART THEREOF. 22. NOTICES: All notices or other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective if hand delivered or sent by registered or certified first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by overnight express service which maintains confirmation of delivery, (i) if to Landlord at Landlord Address set forth in the Data Sheet, and (ii) if to Tenant, at the Premises, unless notice of a change of address is given pursuant to the provisions of this Section. The day notice is given by mail shall be deemed to be the day following the day of mailing. If acceptance is refused, as evidenced by the records of the Postal Service or overnight delivery service, notice shall be deemed given on the date acceptance is refused. 23. SURRENDER; HOLDING OVER: Upon the expiration of this Lease or the earlier termination of Tenant's right to possession, Tenant shall immediately vacate the Premises, remove all of its property therefrom and leave the Premises in the condition required by this Lease. Any property not removed shall be deemed abandoned, and Tenant shall be liable for all costs of removal and Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from any cost or liability due to disposition of any property in the Premises in which a person other than Tenant has an interest. Should Tenant fail to surrender the Premises in the condition required by the Lease, Landlord shall be entitled to take whatever steps may, in Landlord’s sole discretion, be required to restore the Premises to said condition and Tenant agrees that it shall pay to Landlord all costs incurred by Landlord in so restoring the premises. Should Tenant continue to occupy the Premises, or any part thereof, after the expiration or termination of the Term, whether with or without the consent of Landlord, such tenancy shall be from month to month and Tenant shall pay Landlord the (i) the rent last in effect plus 3 percent, for the first six months of any such period of holding over and (ii) following such six month holdover period rent shall continue until a new rental rate is agreed upon. 24. LANDLORD REPRESENTATIONS: Landlord agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Lease. 25. MISCELLANEOUS: (a) The captions in this Lease are for convenience only and are not a part of this Lease. (b) If more than one person or entity shall sign this Lease as Tenant, the obligations set forth herein shall be deemed joint and several obligations of each such party. 12 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 (c) Time is of the essence. (d) If any provision of this Lease is invalid or unenforceable to any extent, then such provision and the remainder of this Lease shall continue in effect and be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. (e) This Lease contains the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the Premises and Building. This Lease may be modified only by a writing executed and delivered by both parties. (f) Nothing contained in this Lease shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture of or between Landlord and Tenant, or to create any other relationship between the parties other than that of landlord and tenant. (g) This Lease shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and, subject to the restrictions and limitations herein contained, their respective heirs, successors and assigns. (h) This is governed by and shall be construed according to the laws of the State of Minnesota. 26. TAX COMPLIANCE AND STATUS OF PREMISES: It is the intention of the parties hereto that nothing contained in this Lease or through the performance of this Lease shall any change occur in the tax status of the Premises that existed prior to the entering into of this Lease and that in lieu of each clause, term or provision of this Lease that is illegal, invalid, unenforceable, or not in compliance with property tax requirements, there be added as part of this Lease a clause, term, provision, or requirement similar to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable clause, term, provision, or property tax requirement as may be possible and would be legal, valid, and enforceable, to retain the property tax status of the Premises that existed prior to the entering into of this Lease. In the event that the property tax status for the Premises is changed by any taxing jurisdiction and cannot be returned to the tax status that existed prior to the entering into of this Lease by modification of the terms of this Lease, the Tenant shall be responsible for any tax payments or payments in lieu of taxes should the Premises, or a portion thereof, be deemed taxable property for any reason by any taxing jurisdiction as a result of this Lease or the use being made thereof of the Premises, and the Tenant shall immediately remit any required payments to the appropriate taxing jurisdiction. 27. [INTENTIONALLY BLANK] 28. ADDITIONAL HAZARDS: Tenant covenants and agrees that it will not do or permit anything to be done in or upon the Premises or bring in anything or keep anything therein which shall cause the cancellation of Landlord’s insurance policies, or increase the rate of insurance, on the Building, above the standard rate on said premises and buildings as rental property for similar uses. Tenant further agrees that in the event it shall do anything to so increase the insurance rate, Tenant shall promptly pay to Landlord on demand any such increase resulting therefrom, which shall be due and payable as 13 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 “additional rent” hereunder. At Tenant’s request, Landlord shall make available for Tenant’s inspection during regular business hours, all documents pertaining to Landlord’s calculation of Tenant’s “additional rent” required under this section. Said “additional rent” shall be due and payable as billed by Landlord. 29. INVALIDATION OF PARTICULAR PROVISIONS: If any clause, term or provision of this Lease, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall to any extent, be invalid, unenforceable, or not in compliance with state bond financed property requirements as set forth in Paragraph 30, the remainder of this Lease, or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Lease shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. It is the intention of the parties hereto that in lieu of each clause, term or provision of this Lease that is illegal, invalid, unenforceable, or not in compliance with state bond financed property requirements, there be added as part of this Lease a clause, term, provision, or state bond financed property requirement similar to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable clause, term, provision, or state bond financed property requirement as may be possible and would be legal, valid, and enforceable. 30. STATE BOND FINANCE PROPERTY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE: The Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that funding for a portion of the Premises was obtained through a grant from the State of Minnesota’s Department of Children, Families and Learning, and as such, the Premises is considered state bond financed property. Landlord states and Tenant, to the best of its knowledge, without inquiry agrees that the following requirements contained within this Lease are included to satisfy the state bond finance property requirements of Minnesota Statutes Section 16A.695 for Use Agreements, to comply with the requirements contained in the G.O. Compliance statutes, and pursuant to the Commissioner’s Order. (a) ENTITY STATUS. The Landlord is defined as a public entity organized as a charter city pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 410, and is thus, a Minnesota municipal corporation. (b) DEMISED PREMISES OWNERSHIP. The Premises is owned solely and completely by the Landlord, the City of Mounds View. (c) AGREEMENT AUTHORITY. The Landlord has entered into this Lease with the Tenant pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 471.15 and the City of Mounds View Municipal Charter and Municipal Code. (d) GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAM. This Lease is (i) being executed and entered into to carry out a Governmental Program, (ii) such Governmental Program is the City of Mounds View Parks and Recreation Program, including the operation of the Community Center and its accompanying facilities, as well as the parks within the City and general recreational programming within the City; and (iii) such Governmental Program constitutes the Mounds View Parks and 14 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 Recreation Program and is authorized pursuant to Municipal Charter Section 6.02, Subdivision 1, Municipal Code Section 106.05 and Chapter 405, and Minnesota Statutes Section 471.15. (e) GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAM OVERSIGHT. The Landlord has accepted financing through a Government Bonding Program. If required by the State for compliance purposes, Tenant will provide the State the right to inspect and audit Tenant’s books and records for its operations at the Premises, with each such review to show the program budget, revenues and expenses. (f) TERM OF THE USE AGREEMENT. As the Premises consists of land and buildings, the term of this Lease as provided herein relating to the building and improvements, and including all renewals which are solely at the option the Tenant, is for a period of time which is less then 50% of the useful life of the Premises. (g) TERMINATION OF THE USE AGREEMENT. This Lease allows for termination by the Landlord, pursuant to Section 13.2, in the event of default hereunder by the Tenant. The termination of this Lease is also allowed by the Landlord, pursuant to Section 16.13, in the event that the Governmental Program is terminated or changed. (h) COST OF OPERATION OF THE FACILITY (“PREMISES”). The Landlord possesses specific statutory authority pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 471.15, the City’s Municipal Charter Section 6.02, Subdivision 1, and the City’s Municipal Code Section 106.05 and Chapter 405, to expend monies to operate and maintain the Premises. (i) RECEIPT OF MONIES/COMPLIANCE WITH TAX CODE. It is contemplated and understood by the parties to this Lease that the Landlord’s operation of the Premises is in compliance with the tax code. (j) SALE OF THE FACILITY (PREMISES). (i) This Lease is free of any provisions which would require the Landlord to sell the Premises for an amount less than the fair market value if it is to be sold to a non-public entity. (ii) This Lease is free of any provisions which would allow the Landlord to sell the facility (Premises) without the Landlord first determining, by official action, that the Premises is no longer usable or needed to carry out the Governmental Program. (iii) This Lease is free of any provisions which would require the Landlord to sell the Premises without first obtaining the written consent of the Commissioner of Finance, pursuant to Minn. Statutes Section 16A. 695, Subdivision 3, and the Commissioner’s Order. 15 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 (iv) This Lease is free of any provisions which would cause the matter of distribution of the proceeds of the sale of the Premises, which is not provided for nor contemplated in this Lease, to violate the provisions contained in the G.O. Compliance Bill and the Commissioner’s Order (Minn. Statutes Section 16A.693, Subdivision 3 and the Commissioner’s Order). (v) This Lease contains no provisions concerning the sale of the Premises or the termination of the Governmental Program. Dippin Chocolate, LLC, as Tenant of the Building and Premises herein, hereby agrees to the terms of this Lease. DIPP IN CHOCOLATE, LLC By: ______________________________ Its: The City of Mounds View, as Landlord of the Building and Premises herein, hereby agrees to the terms of this Lease. CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW By: Carol A. Mueller Its: Mayor By: ___________________________ Nyle Zikmund Its: City Administrator 16 416585v5 SJR MU210-35 EXHIBIT A BUILDING: “The Mounds View Community Center” PREMISES: “The Kitchen” Item No: 5.G. Meeting Date: December 9, 2019 Type of Business: Council Consent Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Mark Beer, Finance Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9206 Authorizing a Budget Adjustment Between the Street Improvement Fund and TIF District 1 Special Revenue Fund Background: The City Council approved reconstruction of Woodale Drive and the Street Improvement Capital Projects Fund has a budget of $700,000 for that purpose. The sale of the 3 parcels that form Crossroad Pointe have and will provide funds to reconstruct Woodale Drive in 2019 and Quincy Street in 2020. Both qualify as TIF eligible expenditures. By reconstructing substandard streets within TIF District 1 and 3 and using up the land proceeds will allow us to closeout those funds going forward. For 2019, $400,000 will need to be reprogramed from the Street Improvement Fund (485-4470-7050-322) to TIF District 1 Special Revenue Fund (410-4650-7050-322). The sale date was unknown and thus we did not budget for the reconstruction within the TIF fund. Recommendation: Staff recommends increasing account 410-4650-7050-322 and reducing 485-4470-7050-322 by $400,000 resulting in no overall increase. Respectfully submitted, Mark Beer, Finance Director RESOLUTION 9206 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AUTHORIZING A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN THE STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND AND TIF DISTRICT 1 SPECIAL REVENUE FUND WHEREAS, the City Council authorized reconstruction of Woodale Drive for 2019 with funds from the Street Improvement Fund; and, WHEREAS, the City was able to sell the parcels that make up Crossroad Pointe in November of 2019; and WHEREAS, this provided an opportunity to closeout TIF District 1 Special Revenue Fund by using the sale proceeds to reconstruct substandard streets; and WHEREAS, a budget adjustment is necessary to reprogram budget amounts between the Street Improvement Fund and TIF District 1. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds View does hereby authorize an increase of $400,000 to account 410-4650-7050-322 and a reduction to 485-4470-7050-322. Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019 ____________________________________ Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Nyle Zikmund, Interim City Administrator (SEAL) Item No: 08A Meeting Date: Dec 9, 2019 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Jon Sevald, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing Resolution 9195, Authorizing the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan to be submitted to the Metropolitan Council for review Introduction: The Comprehensive Plan is a 20-year guide for land use and related topics. The Plan includes a Future Land Use Map and Goals & Policies related to numerous topics. These Goals & Policies are used as “Findings of Facts” when justifying approval of land use applications such as plats, rezonings, conditional use permits, variances, etc. Additionally, the City’s Plan is to be consistent with the Metropolitan Council’s 2040 Thrive MSP regional plan. Discussion: The City Council appointed a Taskforce to guide the plan update process, culminating in a joint workshop with the City Council and all advisory commissions on April 23, 2019. The Council reviewed the Draft Plan on May 13th, directing Staff to forward it to adjacent cities and agencies for a mandatory six month review process, expiring on November 21st. Since that time, Stantec (consultant) has updated the Draft Plan based on comments submitted, and in anticipation of comments expected by the Metropolitan Council. Edits made to the Draft Plan since May, are noted/highlighted. It is expected that the Metropolitan Council will review and return the Draft Plan to the City with comments, for revisions. Once revised, it will be re-reviewed, and if accepted, the City Council will be directed to adopt the Plan. The City Council reviewed the Draft Plan and adjacent city/agency comments at its December 2nd Work Session, providing a consensus to change the Skyline redevelopment area from “Light Industrial” to “Mixed Use”. Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: • Fiscal Stability. • Maintain good infrastructure in such a way that is walkable, attractive, safe, and affordable. • A progressive City that is welcoming, and a desirable destination to all ages & cultures, who seek progress through partnerships, and a place where residents can work, live, and play safely and show pride in the community. • Create and maintain a positive business climate where businesses want to locate and remain in Mounds View. Financial Impact: The Comprehensive Plan update is funded through 2019. It is anticipated that unbudgeted expenses will occur in 2020 in response to the Metropolitan Council’s review. Planning Commission Recommendation: The Planning Commission reviewed the Draft Plan and comments at its December 4, 2019 meeting, recommending approval to submit the Draft Plan to the Metropolitan Council for its review, including the map change for the Skyline redevelopment project (Resolution 1107-19). Item 08A Page 2 of 4 The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a Public Hearing, and approve Resolution 9195, authorizing the Draft Comprehensive Plan for submittal to the Metropolitan Council for its review. A Public Hearing Notice was published in the November 29, 2019 Pioneer Press. After the City Council approves the Resolution, Staff will work with Stantec to amend the Future Land Use Map regarding the Skyline redevelopment project, and will make any necessary minor edits regarding grammar and page layout, prior to submitting the Draft Plan by December 31, 2019. Respectfully, Jon Sevald, AICP Community Development Director ATTACHMENTS: 1. Resolution 9195 2. Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan Item 08A Page 3 of 4 The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community RESOLUTION 9195 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITAL OF THE DRAFT 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL FOR REVIEW WHEREAS, MN Statute §462.357, Subd 2 authorizes municipalities to adopt a land use plan (Comprehensive Plan) containing objectives, policies, standards, and programs to guide public and private land use, development, redevelopment and preservation for all lands and waters within the City’s jurisdiction, as described in MN Statute §473.859; and, WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a Comprehensive Plan for the City of Mounds View in 1959 (Mounds View Municipal Code, Title 400, Section 401.09); and, WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan shall be updated and reviewed by the Metropolitan Council every ten years as required under MN Statute §473.864, Subd 2, with the current update to be submitted for review by December 31, 2018; and, WHEREAS, the City requested an extension (Resolution 8942), and the Metropolitan Council approved an extension through December 31, 2019; and, WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council provided the City with a “Checklist of Minimum Requirements for Mounds View”, including required information to be displayed through maps and tables. This checklist was used by the City as an outline for the DRAFT Comprehensive Plan; and, WHEREAS, The City Council appointed a nine-member Taskforce consisting of representatives from; the City Council (1); Planning Commission (2), Parks, Recreation, & Forestry Commission (2); Economic Development Commission (2); and at-large residents (2); and, WHEREAS, the Taskforce met between January, 2018 and April 2019, to review and discuss the DRAFT Comprehensive Plan, and make recommendations. These meetings were open to the public and noticed; and, WHEREAS, on May 21, 2019, the DRAFT Comprehensive Plan was submitted to adjacent communities and agencies for a required six-month review and comment period; and, WHEREAS, on December 2, 2019, the City Council reviewed comments submitted during this six-month review period, providing a verbal consensus to amend the 2040 Future Land Use Map regarding the Skyline redevelopment area (change from Light Industrial, to Mixed Use), and to make grammatical edits; and WHEREAS, on December 4, 2019, the Planning Commission reviewed the DRAFT Comprehensive Plan, providing the same recommendation (Resolution 1107-19); and, WHEREAS, on December 9, 2019, the City Council conducted a Public Hearing to consider the DRAFT 2040 Comprehensive Plan to be submitted to the Metropolitan Council for its review; and, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in consideration of recommendations provided by the Comprehensive Plan Taskforce, the Planning Commission, adjacent city/agency Item 08A Page 4 of 4 The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community review, and public testimony, that the Mounds View City Council hereby authorizes the DRAFT 2040 Comprehensive Plan to be submitted to the Metropolitan Council for its review, and that the Plan be submitted by December 31, 2019. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council authorizes Staff to make any minor grammatical or formatting edits to the Draft Plan prior to its submittal, without review by the City Council. Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. _______________________________ Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (SEAL) City of Mounds View Comprehensive Plan Adopted _______, __ 2020 City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Community Vision: A Thriving Desirable Community Mission Statement: Provide High Quality Public Services in a Fiscally Responsible Manner City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 1: Background | 1-1 Chapter 1: Background INTRODUCTION This document represents the fifth official update to the Mounds View Comprehensive Plan originally released in 1959. The plan has been updated in 1975, 1979, 1998, and 2008. Though it is written in response to a legislative mandate, the City recognizes that comprehensive planning – including goals, policies, and actions – is a continuous process to support the livability of the Mounds View Community. Comprehensive Plan updates must respond to changing conditions, both internal to Mounds View and external. Updating the Comprehensive Plan provides an opportunity to review Mounds View’s development related goals and policies to ensure growth that is managed and orderly through the year 2040. The Comprehensive Plan update must also respond to regional system statements that affect the City as outlined in the Metropolitan Council’s regional framework: Thrive MSP 2040.1 Although the emphasis is on land use, the Comprehensive Plan includes several interrelated elements that are critical to the growth of the city. Included in this plan: Chapter 1: Background Chapter 2: Land Use Chapter 3: Housing Chapter 4: Parks, Trails, and Community Facilities Chapter 5: Transportation Chapter 6: Water Resources Chapter 7: Implementation To ensure the integration of these various elements, the 2040 Comprehensive Plan identifies current issues for the City to consider as part of the planning process and sets broadly defined goals and policies for the community. The Mounds View Comprehensive Plan is a policy document. The term ‘policy’ reflects the flexibility that the City requires in the application of the plan. This document is an expression of the City’s social and economic values. Residents, developers, and city officials should use each element of the comprehensive plan as a guide for development and redevelopment through the year 2040. The plan should be viewed not as a hard and fast graphic layout of the city. Nor should one view the goals and policies, as presented in written form, as ordinances or law. These are guidelines that the City and individuals must review and apply individually and collectively to each proposed development, improvement, or decision. 1 Text and Footnotes with the Metropolitan Council logo address the Checklist of Minimum Requirements for Mounds View. Figure 1-1: Mounds View Comprehensive Plan, Land Use Map (1979) City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 1: Background | 1-2 The plan is also long-range by definition, covering a period of at least 20 years into the future. Since it is difficult for the City to predict the changes that may occur during that period, the plan will need to be updated on a periodic basis. PURPOSE The purpose of the Comprehensive Plan is to help the public and private sectors develop productive physical, social, and economic environments. To this end, the 2040 Comprehensive Plan will accomplish the following: • Guide future development and redevelopment in an orderly manner • Define the proper functional relationships between different types of land uses • Help coordinate public and private sector decisions • Encourage orderliness and economy in City government • Inspire expression of the city’s unique identity The goals and policies contained in the following chapters form the basic and fundamental plan for the city. In this regard, they serve two functions. First and foremost, they guide public and private actions and development within the city. In addition to this active function, they also serve the more passive function of establishing evaluation criteria for the development and changes that subsequently occurs. Policies are collective in nature. Although a single policy may define a decision or course of action, it is more likely that several policies jointly apply to a given situation. The City must approach and use the Comprehensive Plan with this understanding. To ensure proper understanding and clarification, the City defines the following terms as noted: Goals: The desired end products that will ultimately result in achieving the kinds of living, working, and recreational areas that are desired and that are in accord with accepted policies and standards. Policies: The means of achieving established goals. Policies involve a general course of conduct. They are goals translated into legislative action. Planning decisions not only have an impact on land use, but also affect the provisions of public services and facilities. The ability to provide services and facilities in an efficient manner is one of the responsibilities of local government. Through this process, cities can determine the current and future services that will be necessary to meet the needs and demands of its many constituents. Figure 1-2: Comprehensive Plan Taskforce. (Left to Right) John Kroeger, Bill Urbanski, Dennis Farmer, Angelica Klebsch, Marcie Weinandt, Teresa Muckala, Gary Rundle, Carol Mueller (Chair), and Justin Klander. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 1: Background | 1-3 PLANNING PROCESS The City Council appointed a Comprehensive Plan Taskforce consisting of representatives of the City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Commission, Economic Development Commission, and at-large residents. The Taskforce was facilitated by City Staff and Stantec. The City requested and was granted an extension by the Metropolitan Council to complete this plan, allowing additional time to focus on topics beyond the minimum requirements. A community opinion survey was distributed in the April 2018 Utility Bills, spring 2018 edition of Mounds View Matters, and on the City’s website. The survey included 15 questions on various subjects related to the Comprehensive Plan. The City received 845 responses, equivalent to 7% of the population. The results of this survey served as a guide in supporting the Goals and Policies of this Comprehensive Plan, and have provided the City Council, its advisory commissions, and staff with guidance on the residents’ priorities. Excerpts of the survey responses are included in the sidebars of this plan, and within the text when applicable. The Comprehensive Taskforce met intermittently in 2018 and 2019, reviewing and discussing Census data, Goals and Policies, Future Land Use Map, and results of the community opinion survey. On April 23, 2019, a joint-work session was held between the Taskforce, City Council, Economic Development Commission, Parks, Recreation, & Forestry Commission, and Planning & Zoning Commission. The group reviewed the Future Land Use Map, and Goals and Policies. Recommendations were reviewed by the City Council on May 13, 2019. The Draft Comprehensive Plan was distributed to affected jurisdictions (listed below) in May, 2019. Comments received and responses are included in the Appendix. • City of Arden Hills • City of Blaine • City of Fridley • City of New Brighton • City of Shoreview • City of Spring Lake Park • Anoka County • Ramsey County • Ramsey County (regional park implementing agency) • Mounds View School District, ISD 621 • Coon Creek Watershed District • Rice Creek Watershed District • Minnesota Department of Transportation • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources • Metropolitan Airports Commission Figure 1-3: Taskforce Ice Breaker Green: Where do you live? Blue: What, or where is the focal point of your neighborhood? Yellow: Where is your favorite place in Mounds View and why (excluding your home)? Red: If you could change one thing, where/what would it be? Focal points of neighborhoods included parks, schools, and intersections. Favorite places included the Ramsey County Library, parks, schools, RJ Riches, and Caribou. One thing to change included, Mounds View Boulevard and vacant businesses along that boulevard. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 1: Background | 1-4 In addition to the April 2018 public opinion survey, public participation included an open house conducted during the Annual Town Hall Meeting, held April 30, 2018 and April 15, 2019. The City Council conducted a Public Hearing on ___________, reviewing the Draft Comprehensive Plan, directing Staff to forward the Draft onto the Metropolitan Council (Resolution _____). TCAAP The Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) was located on 2,370 acres in Arden Hills, adjacent to Mounds View. TCAAP was established in 1941, and decommissioned during the early 2000’s. At its height, it employed 26,000 workers. In 2013, Ramsey County purchased 427 acres for “Rice Creek Commons”, a planned mixed-use redevelopment. Though its future is still unknown, Rice Creek Commons could be home to around 4,000 residents, in about 270- 520 single-family homes, 240-360 townhomes, and 180-240 multi-family units. Rice Creek Commons could additionally accommodate 159 acres of commercial, retail, office and flex space (extrapolated from Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan, Table 6.3 and 7.3). As the project develops, there will likely be residential redevelopment within proximity of the Mounds View Boulevard and County Road H intersection. This area currently consists of a mix of entertainment, hospitality, and service-oriented businesses. There will be additional demand for such land uses not permitted within Rice Creek Commons, such as auto dealers, warehousing, and other uses requiring outside storage. Mounds View will also benefit as an affordable alternative to the higher-end homes planned in Arden Hills. Mounds View neighborhoods will have a closer proximity to TCAAP attractions than many Arden Hills and Shoreview neighborhoods. Additionally, Ramsey County plans major improvements to the Rice Creek North Regional Trail, creating a major regional recreational designation for cross country skiing, single-track mountain biking, and canoeing. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 1: Background | 1-5 CITY BACKGROUND Mounds View is located in the northwest corner of Ramsey County and is adjacent to Anoka County. It is neighbored by the cities of Blaine, Shoreview, Arden Hills, New Brighton, Fridley, and Spring Lake Park. Mounds View lies north and west of a large range of lakes and Rice Creek which drains into the Mississippi River, about 7½ miles to the west. The City is bordered by US Highway 10 to the north, and Interstate 35W to the east, supporting travel to Minneapolis and St. Paul, Duluth, and St. Cloud. Mounds View Boulevard (formerly the Anoka Cutoff, Trunk Highway 10, and County Road 10) runs diagonally through the City and defines the character of the community. The Boulevard is a four-lane divided highway with a mix of uses, from single-family residential to office-warehouse and auto-oriented retail. The Boulevard has always been auto dependent. After the Trunk Highway (TH) 610 bridge was completed across the Mississippi River in 1999, the average daily traffic (ADT) on the Boulevard declined from 43,000 ADT to 21,000 ADT in 2015. With this decline, many auto-dependent businesses moved, leaving many commercial buildings empty and properties blighted. This challenge, addressing appearance and redevelopment of the Boulevard, is a reoccurring topic throughout this plan. HISTORY Mounds View Township consisted of the northwest quadrant of Ramsey County, including present-day Mounds View, Arden Hills, New Brighton, Shoreview, and portions of Blaine, North Oaks, Spring Lake Park, and St. Anthony Village. The center of commerce was Irondale (present-day New Brighton). The first elections of the Mounds View Township were held in May of 1858. The township was 23,040 acres in size. Its name is in reference to the significant mounds on the present-day Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) and Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS) and could be seen from much of Ramsey and Anoka counties. The largest of the mounds were mined for gravel to develop TCAAP and expand roads. In 1891, New Brighton became the first village in the township to incorporate, followed by Arden Hills (1951), North Oaks (1956), Spring Lake Park (1957), Blaine, St. Anthony Village and Shoreview (1957). Delegates from the remaining four-square miles of the township sought for the area to become part of New Brighton but their efforts were denied. Instead, the Village of Mounds View was incorporated on April 2, 1958 (57% voter approval) with a population of 5,738. In accordance with state law, the Village of Mounds View became the City of Mounds View on January 1, 1974. Figure 1-4: Ramsey County, 1874 (Mounds View Township outlined in red) City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 1: Background | 1-6 Figure 1-6: Suburban community designation, within the regional context The now defunct Village 2 established the first Planning Commission in 1959 and completed the first Comprehensive Plan for Mounds View that same year. The City adopted a revised comprehensive plan in 1976 in accordance with the Metropolitan Land Planning Act passed by the Minnesota legislature. Mounds View adopted the previous Comprehensive Plan in 2010. SUBURBAN DESIGNATION In Thrive MSP 2040, the Metropolitan Council has designated Mounds View as a “Suburban” community. Suburban communities are those that saw peak development periods as baby boomers formed families and built homes. Figure 1-6 and Figure 1-7 show Mounds View and surrounding cities, color coded by specific community designations. The Council sets an overall density expectation for development and redevelopment within Suburban communities at 5 units per acre. 2 "Little Mounds View” included about 300 acres in the southwest corner of the township, mostly owned by the Salvation Army. The area incorporated into St Anthony Village in 1958, and was the last area of the township to incorporate. Figure 1-5: Suburban community designation, within the local context. Mounds View, as a Suburban community, is required to plan for development and redevelopment growth resulting in an average net density of at least 5 units per acre. Population Cohorts, 2010 Census City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 1: Background | 1-7 POPULATION PROJECTIONS While Mounds View has been developed from edge-to-edge it is still expected to grow through infill and redevelopment. Table 1-1 and Figure 1-8 shows the Metropolitan Council’s forecasted population, household, and employment growth in Mounds View through 2040. Table 1-1: Projections Forecast Year Population Households Employment 2010 12,155 4,954 6,386 2020 13,500 5,280 6,800 2030 13,700 5,500 7,100 2040 13,700 5,500 7,200 Figure 1-7: Growth and Projections 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 194019501960197019801990200020102020 (est.)2030 (est.)2040 (est.)Population Households Employment City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-1 Chapter 2: Land Use INTRODUCTION This element of the Comprehensive Plan steers future development and redevelopment of land across Mounds View. The city continues to face land use challenges of a developed suburban community. This section responds to those challenges in a manner that encourages growth and supports a high quality of life. The intent of the Mounds View Land Use element is to describe the overall land use patterns throughout the city and how it relates to the city’s future needs. State statutes and Metropolitan Council guidelines require specific elements be addressed in the plan. Thrive MSP 2040, adopted by the Metropolitan Council, has designated Mounds View as a “Suburban” community – one that was primarily developed in the 1980’s and into the 1990’s as Baby Boomers established homes. In May 2014, the Metropolitan Council estimated that Suburban communities will grow by 159,000 residents, 76,000 households, and 161,000 jobs between 2010 and 2040. This represents growth of 22% in population, 27% in households, and 43% in jobs, regionally. The City of Mounds View intends for this plan to guide development and redevelopment within the city to achieve the stated goals and policies for balanced and efficient land use. Most of the development activity will occur through redevelopment. The City anticipates that most opportunities for redevelopment will occur along the Mounds View Boulevard corridor. As such, much of the corridor is guided for Mixed-Use, with the intent of allowing flexibility of residential and/or commercial redevelopment, at varying densities. The Metropolitan Council encourages growth to occur around new and existing activity centers. This type of land use can create places for people to gather with a mix of retail, higher density residential, parks, and institutional spaces. If properly integrated with the community, these places also help people move around by foot, bicycle, transit, and other modes while diminishing the dependence on the automobile. The City’s land use policies and strategies reflect this regional strategy. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-2 LAND USE PLAN PURPOSE The land use plan is interrelated with all other elements, goals, and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. The purpose of the land use element is to designate the type, location, and density of land uses in Mounds View. In doing so, the City will consider the following: • City goals and policies • Natural resources • Supportive elements, such as transportation, utilities, and drainage • Existing and future problems • Coordination with surrounding cities and metropolitan systems and facilities LAND USE GOALS AND POLICIES The City has developed land use goals and policies which function as the foundation of the plan as they define what the city should look like in the future. Mounds View has based the future land use plan on these goals and policies. The following are the land use goals and policies for Mounds View: Goal 1: Stabilize and strengthen neighborhoods • Establish and preserve neighborhood character through public investments identified in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). • Stabilize neighborhoods through citizen-initiated and proactive zoning code enforcement. • Require impact studies to be completed when considering developments which may significantly affect a surrounding neighborhood. • Ensure redevelopment complements adjacent land uses and character. When considering development, preserve vegetative buffers between different land uses when possible and establish vegetative buffers when none exist. Goal 2: Enhance the appearance of properties along Mounds View Boulevard and establish a physical focal center for the city. • Conduct proactive code enforcement of properties along the Mounds View Blvd corridor. • Complete pedestrian trails with connections to trail systems in adjacent communities. • Create a place that represents a unique and attractive destination. • Ensure redevelopment and landscaping along the Mounds View Boulevard Corridor enhances the corridor’s urbanizing character while maintaining physical buffers from the motoring public. • Develop a model for mixed-use districts along Mounds View Boulevard. Opinion Survey The top three factors residents like most about Mounds View are (1) access to highways; (2, tied) schools; and neighborhood or my neighbors; and (3) my house. Survey respondents commented about the city’s large wooded lots, quiet neighborhoods, and proximity to services and amenities. General comments about what respondents liked most about Mounds View: “Proximity to needed services & businesses”. “Proximity to Unity Hospital and Cub”. “Old trees, large lots. I like the variety of dwellings. This is not cookie-cutter suburbia.” “Compost and organics recycling”. “Large lots for a close suburb”. “New roads”. “Location close to town but yet not too far north”. “People need to be able to get around when they have no car; the walking and bike paths are great to have. Thank you”. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-3 Goal 3: Strategically invest in redevelopment opportunities. • Continue Business Retention & Expansion efforts through conducting Business Retention & Expansion (BR&E) visits, and promotion of Mounds View businesses. • Identify sites deemed blighted or detracting from the city’s character for potential façade improvements. • Include large parking lots in discussions related to potential redevelopment of underutilized lands. • Map opportunities to assemble properties. • Encourage affordable housing in redevelopment. • Meet the City’s goals of creating livable wage jobs on redeveloped sites. • Support new industrial business. Goal 4: Encourage resident participation and active citizenship within the community. • Provide accurate, complete, and timely communications with the public through official notices and social media. Goal 5: Amend the Future Land Use Map and/or Zoning Map to support changes when found that the proposed designation will not significantly create adverse impacts to the surrounding neighborhood or community. • Require supporting documentation for land use and zoning changes. • Update the zoning code to conform to the Future Land Use plan. EXISTING LAND USE There is a variety of land use throughout Mounds View from parks and single- family residential neighborhoods to commercial and industrial nodes. The city consists mostly of single-family residential neighborhoods with most other uses (e.g. multi-family, commercial, and industrial uses) clustered along and around Mounds View Boulevard. Small parks and churches are scattered throughout the quiet residential neighborhoods. The largest parks are generally closer to multi-family residential, manufactured home parks, and commercial areas. The industrial areas are clustered around freeway access- points. RESIDENTIAL Most of the land in Mounds View is used for single-family homes. The vast majority of homes were built in the latter half of the twentieth century. Scattered throughout these tree-lined neighborhoods are small neighborhood parks, churches, and a few schools. Opinion Survey General comments about what respondents liked the least about Mounds View: “Nothing to draw outsiders, lack of restaurants or central shopping.” “Could be more walkable destinations for families.” “Mounds View is not a destination city. It is a city that commuters want to travel through, as quickly as possible, to get to their jobs in other cities. Mounds View does not do a good job of managing this traffic.” “Lack of community center/”downtown” area for shopping. No stores and lots of vacant old buildings, dining, gathering.” “Mounds View is thoroughly bland, uninteresting, poorly landscaped, uninspired, and the government seems uninterested in making it a “home town”. It has zero character – it’s just another place.”… “Mounds View Boulevard appears quite unkempt both the land and businesses. Next, landlords should be made more responsible for upkeep of their properties. Finally, if we’re building more apartments, gear them toward a more upscale population. Mounds View has enough low income housing.” “Lack of grocery and retail. Lack of quality shopping choices. Overabundance of affordable housing.” City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-4 COMMERCIAL At the center of the city and along Mounds View Boulevard are lands with a wider variety of uses – from multi-family housing to commercial strip malls and City Hall. Mounds View Boulevard is generally lined by commercial and office uses, with multi-family, institutional, and industrial uses just off the Boulevard and indirectly connected. Certain uses function as effective buffers between the busy corridor and the quiet residential streets – including Silver View Park and various multi-family housing developments. INDUSTRIAL The area around the interchange of Mounds View Boulevard and Interstate- 35W is the primary industrial area of the city. Retail and other commercial uses work to provide an entrance to the city from the southeast at Mounds View Boulevard and Old Hwy 8, but surrounding that area are a large number of parcels used primarily for industrial purposes. A second industrial area is on the far north edge of Mound View, bisected by US Highway 10 from the rest of the city. This area is unique from the larger industrial area previously mentioned because it hosts one large distribution center. It is also accessed directly from County Road J on the edge of Mounds View. Little traffic that is related to this use is expected through Mounds View. MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS The manufactured home parks in Mounds View are also situated near freeways – though freeways may not function as an amenity for this use. One manufactured home park is situated between a freeway, an industrial area, and a large park. The two others are lined by freeways on at least one side and multi-family housing or duplexes on the others. Manufactured Homes Mounds View is home to three manufactured home parks, with a combined 561 homes (11% of households). The developments were established during the 1960’s and are privately owned. They are licensed and inspected annually by Ramsey County Public Health. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-5 EXISTING LAND USE MAP Existing land use in Mounds View is shown by net acreage and percentage of the whole in Table 2-1. On the following page, Figure 2-1: Existing Land Use shows the distribution of those categories throughout the city. Table 2-1: Existing Land Use Net Acres Percent Acres Single Family, Detached 1,109.88 42% Single Family, Attached 58.47 2% Multi-Family 86.10 3% Manufactured Housing Park 80.03 3% Retail and Other Commercial 74.56 3% Office 40.35 2% Mixed-Use Residential 0.40 0% Mixed-Use Industrial 21.33 1% Industrial and Utility 148.82 6% Institutional 87.77 3% Park, Recreation, or Preserve 128.58 5% Undeveloped/Vacant 52.63 2% Right-of-Way 538.21 20% Open Water 61.90 2% NWI Wetland 144.75 5% Total City 2,633.79 100% City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-6 Figure 2-1: Existing Land Use City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-7 FUTURE LAND USE Mounds View is a developed suburb. Updates to the land use map are more detailed and less radical in nature. Updates to the future land use plan include: • Consolidation of land use guide categories • Development of the definition, and expansion of Mixed-Use districts Because Mounds View is developed from edge-to-edge, new land uses will occur through redevelopment. No significant impacts to infrastructure or a need for additional services provided by the City – including sewage flow – are expected as a result of population growth. RESIDENTIAL This comprehensive plan update comes with a simplified list of residential land use categories compared to the previous update. The purpose of this simplification is for easier compatibility of the zoning code and realization of the City’s vision. The 2030 Update had four residential categories: single-family, detached; single family, attached; Multi-family; and Manufactured Housing Park. Each of those categories was compatible with numerous zoning categories which stifled the ability of the Comprehensive Plan to guide toward a defined vision. The 2040 Update simplifies the guide categories and establishes a clearer path for the application of the zoning code. The new designations are as follows: • Single-Family Residential: 0 to 5 units per acre 1 • Multi-Family Residential: 5 to 15 units per acre 2 • Manufactured Home Park: 0 to 8 units per acre 3 1 In R-1 zoning district (2018), the minimum lot size is 11,000 sf (12,000 sf if corner lot). Subtracting ROW, the density = 2.83 units per acre. In R-2 district (e.g. two-family townhomes), the density = 5 units per acre. 2 In R-3 zoning district (e.g. 4+ unit townhomes) (2018), the density = 10.6 units per acre (e.g. Pleasant View Townhomes, SW corner of Mounds View Blvd & Groveland Rd). 3 There are three manufactured home parks. Colonel Village is 7.66 units per acre; Mounds View Manufactured Home Park is 7.78 units per acre, and Towns Edge Manufactured Home Park is 6.92 units per acre. New Neighbors Mounds View Township was settled in the early 1940’s with small homes built on large wooded lots along dirt roads. When regional sewer was extended into town in the 1960’s, many of these large lots were re-platted. As time passed, many of the original 1940’s homes have aged poorly. For those still on larger lots, if the property value was less than the retail value of two lots minus home demolition costs (e.g. less than $180,000), the large lot becomes a target for developers as a tear-down and re-plat. In Mounds View, there are about two or three teardowns per year, often including subdividing the large lot into two. There are only a handful of these large lots left, which can be subdivided, and still meet the minimum lot dimensions required in the Zoning Code. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-8 COMMERCIAL The commercial guide designations have been streamlined. The previous 2030 Update included four commercial designations and one commercial planned unit development (PUD) designation. This 2040 Update includes two commercial designations and one office designation. Neighborhood Commercial is intended for those commercial uses which are compatible within a residential neighborhood. Historically, retail businesses in these locations have struggled, and many of them sit vacant or have uses such as offices, which are not location dependent. General Commercial is intended for retail and service businesses, often which are auto dependent. Examples may include retail, restaurants, entertainment, and gas stations. This category is a consolidation of the 2030 Plan’s Community Commercial, Regional Commercial PUD, and Highway Commercial. Office is intended for offices and ancillary uses. An example is the Medtronic complex, consisting of offices, laboratories, daycares, and other services intended for those office employees. The Corner Store As neighborhoods grew, retail grocery and convenience stores have come and gone: •Simon’s Market (1946 – mid 1970’s) •B & R Groceries (1958 – 1972) •Fedor’s (1961 – 1974) •Unknown name (? – 1965) •Tom Thumb / Sam’s Food Market / Snap Market (1973 – 2016) •Penny’s Market / Country Club (1974 – 1992) •7 Eleven / Super America (1973 ~ 1992) •Walgreens (2001 – present) •Snyder’s (2005 – 2010) •CVS (2004 – present) •Aldi (2007 – present) Competition with gas station convenience stores and supermarkets in neighboring cities such as Festival Foods, Cub, and HyVee have contributed to local store closures. Today, many of these former stores have been repurposed for meat processing, liquor sales, offices, and warehouses. Zoning setbacks for off- sale liquor and tobacco sales from parks, schools, and places of worship have created barriers to reuse. Property owners and city staff have struggled to identify compatible reuses. The map below shows former convenience and grocery stores in red and current stores in green. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-9 INDUSTRIAL Three Industrial designations have been combined into a single category. The previous 2030 update included a Light Industrial, Heavy Industrial, and Light Industrial PUD designation. The 2040 Update streamlines the guide to a single Industrial designation. Industrial guided areas are located around the interchange of Mounds View Boulevard and Interstate-35W and north of State Highway 10 at Xylite Street, as were the cases in the previous Update. Some small changes have been made to guide certain parcels from Regional Commercial to Industrial, and from Industrial to Office or General Commercial. Industrial is intended for light manufacturing, warehousing, office-showroom, and similar uses, in addition to a need for outside storage. Non-traditional uses may be in Industrial areas which have similar needs (e.g. high ceilings and open floor plans). Examples of these alternative uses include indoor sports facilities and trampoline parks. MIXED USE Compared to previous updates, the Mixed-Use designation becomes a more substantial category for guiding land use. The purpose of a Mixed-Use category is to remove barriers for developments that have complementary uses from two or more use categories – for instance a combination of multi- family residential and office/retail uses together on one parcel, or one neighborhood. The Future Land Use map includes two neighborhoods of Mixed Use; (1) Mounds View Blvd & Groveland Rd; and (2) Mounds View Blvd & Co Rd H2. It is the intent – not requirement – that development within the Mixed-Use designation be developed as a Planned Unit Development (PUD). The City anticipates that Mixed Use districts will be redeveloped at 60% residential and 40% commercial with the residential portions matching the density minimums and maximums of the High-Density Residential designation: • Mixed Use (residential component): 15 to 30 units per acre 4 The City of Mounds View seeks to achieve Mixed Use Districts by: • Allowing development of multiple, complementary uses that support one another. • Promoting a walkable, sustainable development pattern that supports alternative forms of transportation (walking, biking, and transit) while still accommodating the automobile. 4 In the R-4 zoning district (2018), the density = 17 units per acre. The planned (2019) Crossroad Pointe PUD will = about 30 units per acre. Business, Retention & Expansion Mounds View is home to about 140 businesses of various industries and sizes. City Staff maintain an active Business, Retention & Expansion (BR&E) program, visiting each business on a 3-year cycle. The intent is for City Staff to be aware of the businesses’ activities and needs, and to provide assistance when appropriate, from providing information on sign regulations, to connecting business owners wishing to expand with representatives from MN DEED and Greater MSP. The greatest challenges that local businesses have expressed include; lack of employees; tax & utility rates; and lack of space to expand. By staying knowledgeable of available properties and business needs, the City can connect buyers and sellers. Since the City is built-out, many businesses can only expand by relocating outside of Mounds View. This is a short-term loss for the City but presents opportunities for redevelopment of vacant and underutilized properties. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-10 • Demanding high quality design to ensure compatibility between residential and commercial uses. • Creating attractive, community-oriented development that positively reflects on the identity and quality of life of Mounds View. The City has conducted various studies 5 and plans 6 of the Boulevard corridor. Such plans have presented ideal vision but challenges to redevelopment remain. The Mixed-Use designation provides the flexibility to consider opportunities, without needing to amend the Comprehensive Plan. FUTURE LAND USE MAP The 2040 future land use plan for Mounds View is shown by net acreage and percentage of the whole in Table 2-2. On the following page, Figure 2-2 shows the distribution of those categories across the city. Over the decades, the land use category definitions have evolved. Note: no changes to the future land use plan were made between 2030 and 2040. Table 2-2: Future Land Use 2020 Acres / Percent 2030 and 2040 Acres / Percent Single-family Res. 1169.6 44% 1175.6 45% Multi-family Res. 86.1 3% 85.6 3% Manufactured Home 80.0 3% 80.0 3% N'hood Commercial - 0% 3.7 0% General Commercial 74.6 3% 68.8 3% Office 40.4 2% 52.4 2% Mixed Use 21.7 1% 39.0 1% Industrial/Utility 148.8 6% 174.0 7% Public/Semi-public 87.8 3% 76.7 3% Parks/Open Space 128.6 5% 134.4 5% Undeveloped 52.6 2% - - Right of way 538.2 20% 538.2 20% Open Water 61.9 2% 61.9 2% Wetland 144.8 5% 144.8 5% Total 2635.0 2635.0 5 Redevelopment Roundtable, April 7, 2018. Navigating the New Normal Workshop, ULI Minnesota, June 14, 2012. 6 County Road 10 Redevelopment and Revitalization Plan, URS (2002). Premium Stop Redevelopment Area Study, DSU/Bonestroo (2006) Premium Stop Redevelopment Study, 2006 (DSU/Bonestroo/Stantec). Concept plans included a mix of (west to east): • Townhomes • Senior condominiums • Office/retail • More townhomes • An apartment building. As of 2019, this area consists of (west to east): • Proposed apartments • Senior/assisted living • Vacant land • Single-family homes. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-11 Figure 2-2: 2040 Future Land Use City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-12 ANOKA COUNTY – BLAINE AIRPORT The Anoka County-Blaine Airport is north and in proximity to Mounds View, effecting certain land use regulations. Federal and state agencies have established safety zones to ensure safety of aircraft operations. Land uses in these zones must be consistent with FAA and MnDOT Aeronautics rules. For more information regarding the Anoka County – Blaine Airport see Chapter 5: Transportation. POTENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT AREAS Various underutilized sites have been identified in Mounds View that are prime for redevelopment. Most of these sites are located along Mounds View Boulevard, and in year 2019 take the form of vacant lots, vacant or underutilized buildings, or oversized surface parking lots. Potential redevelopment sites are listed in Table 2-3 and mapped in Figure 2-3. Such sites may or may not be actively marketed for sale or lease by their owners. In either case, the City markets such sites to inquiring developers and investors. The City’s Economic Development efforts are restricted by the following: • Land that is prime for redevelopment, but whose owners are not interested in selling, or have priced the property above market. • Land in which the highest & best use would require demolition of its building. The cost of the property (land + building) is too expensive when considering the building has no reusable value. • Lack of available properties, five or more acres in size. • Lack of access onto Mounds View Boulevard. Since the 2030 Comprehensive Plan update, the City has assisted private redevelopment efforts through acquiring small adjacent properties and assembling into a larger project area. The EDA’s acquisition of property is dependent upon adequate funding. Funding sources have varied, project by project. The EDA has and will consider Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and Tax Abatement, as appropriate. Table 2-3: Density on Redevelopment sites 2020 2030 2040 Acres Density Units Acres Density Units Acres Density Units SF Det. 22.75 <3.9 88 27.47 <3.9 107 27.47 <5 137 SF Att. 0.80 <7 5 - <7 - <5 Multi-Fam - <17.4 - <17.4 - 5<15 Manufactured - - - <8 Mixed-Use - <17.4 23.29 <17.4 405 30.47 15<30 914 Non-Res. 64.08 36.87 29.69 0 Total 87.63 93 87.63 512 87.63 1051 Ave. Density 1.06 du/acre 5.84 du/acre 11.99 du/acre The Mermaid Event Center The Mermaid Lounge opened in 1966 on the corner of Highway 10 (now Mounds View Boulevard) and County Road H, featuring a 25 feet tall mermaid statue. The lounge has expanded to include a bowling center, three event halls, and a hotel. The property includes 9.3 acres, and over 800 parking stalls. The expansive parking lot allows the facility to hold simultaneous events which maximizes its capacity. The property changed owners in 2018 and looks forward to a new chapter at this key intersection. This may include redevelopment of portions of its parking lot for a use complementary to its hotel and event center, in addition to the restoration of its iconic statue. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-13 Figure 2-3: Potential Redevelopment Sites City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-14 DOWNTOWN STUDY The City Council and Planning Commission have expressed interest in redevelopment along Mounds View Boulevard and public input has suggested increased demand for a local downtown center. The Metropolitan Council has emphasized the importance of developing dense activity centers where people can live, work, and play. A center that is accessible by Mounds View residents by foot could provide a place to gather and inspire unified identity for the community. The most likely locations for a downtown center are around the New Vision Cinema, The Mermaid, or Mounds View Square. The Mixed-Use land use guide category may be used as a tool to encourage this type of growth. In the coming years, staff will study feasibility and alternatives for redeveloping land to function as a town center for Mounds View. Land use studies will be done in tandem with transportation studies, as each is largely dependent on the other. For transportation related topics, see Chapter 5. Opinion Survey “Character. We are bland with one stupid wide treeless canal-like highway of cement cutting down the middle with some of the worst-timed stop lights in the Twin Cities. Nowhere to go, nothing to do, no place to meet. We live here, but go elsewhere for any kind of social life.” - Mounds View Resident City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-15 HOUSING Many of the sites identified in Figure 2-3 are along Mounds View Boulevard, prime for Mixed-use development including medium- to high-density housing as an integral component. Projects in these locations are well situated to host both affordable- and market-rate units as they often have greatest access to services and amenities. For more information, see Chapter 3: Housing. New housing units along Mounds View Boulevard may help increase the number of available units in the city while maintaining the existing character of adjacent residential neighborhoods by directing growth toward the corridor. Support for – and improvement of – existing transit along the Boulevard will help improve mobility, reduce congestion, and in turn help reduce the likelihood of motorists driving-through residential neighborhoods, helping maintain their quiet character. See Chapter 5: Transportation for more. KEY EMPLOYMENT AREAS Most employment areas within the city are located along Mounds View Boulevard. The exceptions include schools and churches. The heaviest concentration of jobs are in the industrial areas around the interchange of Mounds View Boulevard and Interstate-35W. A secondary employment area straddles the border of Mounds View and Blaine north of State Highway 10. The Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) and Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS) together comprise over two-thousand acres of land just east across interstate-35W from Mounds View. Plans for redevelopment of the massive site have spanned decades. In 2016, the City of Arden Hills and Ramsey County, as a Joint Development Authority, selected a master developer for the site. As development continues, the TCAAP and AHATS site are expected to become key employment areas for Mounds View and surrounding municipalities. The Mounds View School district is consistently ranked among the Top 10 metro school districts. School district facilities within Mounds View include Pinewood Elementary school (553 students), Edgewood Middle school (659 students), Bridges transitional school and the Area Learning Center. Combined, these schools account for about 200 staff. It is critical for Mounds View to maintain and attract employment opportunities as a matter of quality of life for its residents. A self-sustaining community is one that has a variety of uses, from residential to commercial and industrial. Keeping jobs nearby means that residents of Mounds View have greater opportunities to live near work, reduce their commute times, and be able to spend more time doing other things. Measures of employment intensity in key areas is shown in Table 2-4: Employment Intensity. Medtronic In 1970, the Mounds View City Council denied a proposed 900-unit manufactured home park near the North Starr Speedway (1950-1979), and appointed a golf course study committee, which recommended an 18- hole public course and swimming pool. In 1995, “The Bridges” 9-hole public course opened. After consistently operating at a deficit, the City closed the course in 2005, and sold the land to Medtronic. Proceeds from the land sale have been used to supplement the City’s General Fund by about $250,000 per year, between 2007 and 2033. Park Dedication Fees were used to move the clubhouse to Random Park, and construct park shelters at Hillview and Lambert parks. Medtronic’s Mounds View campus opened in 2007 and focuses on research & development of cardiac rhythm medical devices. The campus includes three office towers, a parking ramp, and land for expansion. Employment fluctuates between 3,000 and 3,300 employees and is the Medtronic’s largest campus. The campus includes an employee walking path, which according to Strava Labs Global Heat Map, is the most used walking path in Mounds View. West of the campus are 43-acres of wetland, flood plain and woods. This land was donated to the City by Sysco Foods for parks and open space. Pending funding, there is an opportunity to develop a loop trail system. It is likely that such a trail would primarily benefit Sysco and Medtronic employees with limited use by residents because of separation by US Highway 10. Development of a trail would be dependent upon donations from the two businesses. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-16 Table 2-4: Employment Intensity LOCATION ACRES DENSITY Pending map changes PROTECTING SPECIAL RESOURCES As required by state statute, a municipality’s comprehensive plan must include strategies for protection of special resources including solar access, historic preservation, aggregate resources, and natural resources. SOLAR ACCESS Minnesota Statutes require an element for the protection and development of access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. The purpose of this legislation is to prevent solar collectors from being shaded by adjacent structures or vegetation and to ensure the availability of solar access. The City of Mounds View will whenever possible protect access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems on principal structures. The City will consider solar access in the review of site plans and planning decisions. The Metropolitan Council has calculated the gross and rooftop solar potential for the City to identify how much electricity could be generated using existing technology. The gross solar potential and gross solar rooftop potential are expressed in megawatt hours per year (Mwh/yr) and these estimates are based on the solar map for each community. Developed areas with low building heights and open space areas have the highest potential for solar development within the City. Many of the developed neighborhoods and some natural areas in Mounds View have low gross solar potential due to existing tree cover. Solar suitability is mapped in Figure 2-4 and calculated in Table 2- 5: Solar Suitability. Table 2-5: Solar Suitability in Mounds View Megawatt hours per year (Mwh/yr) Gross 3,970,368 Rooftop 543,963 Gross Generation 397,036 Rooftop Generation 54,396 Solar panels on top of the Mounds View Community Center City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-17 Figure 2-4: Gross Solar Potential City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-18 NATURAL RESOURCES Vibrant natural amenities help make Mounds View thrive. Preserving and retaining natural resources for the future is an important value in Mounds View and across the region. The City is home to numerous parks, lakes, and wetlands, which provide ecological and recreational benefits to residents. These natural resources are shown in Figure 2-5. No new parks are planned but the City will work to protect existing natural areas for future generations. Mounds View will collaborate with adjacent communities, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Rice Creek Watershed District, Ramsey County, Anoka County, and the Metropolitan Council to protect and enhance natural resources in the area. Mounds View is a Minnesota Green Step City, Level 1 (2019) and considering appointing a Green Step Advisory Committee to pursue additional endeavors. HISTORIC PRESERVATION There are no historically significant or potential historically significant sites in Mounds View. Therefore, there is not a need for any special measures to ensure the protection of historically significant properties. The City will consider this potential issue during the normal development review process. AGGREGATE RESOURCES There are no aggregate sites in Mounds View. Therefore, there is no need for the City to adopt any special measures to ensure the protection of these resources. According to historic accounts, much of the “mounds” of Mounds View Township were mined long ago. Remnants remain within the Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS). City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-19 Figure 2-5: Natural Resources City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 26, 2019 Chapter 2: Land Use | 2-20 SECTION REQUIREMENTS Item Solution Done? Table with population, households, employment (2020, 2030, 2040) page 1-7 (Background Chapter) Y Map with community designation page 1-6 (Background Chapter) Y Overall density expectation for designation page 1-6 (Background Chapter) Y Verify “community role” from Thrive Y Existing land use map Figure 2-1: Existing Land Use Y Existing land use table Table 2-1 Y Future land use map Figure 2-2 Y Future land use table Table 2-2 Y Define each land use category Under Future Land Use Y Description, and minimum and maximum densities for each category Under Residential and Mixed Use Y “Mixed-use” define share of uses and density for residential portion Under Mixed Use Y Acknowledge council-approved master plans of parks and rec Not applicable Y Identify employment locations and give measure of intensity Table 2-4: Employment Intensity - pending map edits N Airport requirements? References transportation chapter Y Highlight areas that changed category None – noted under Future Land Use Map Y Identify when redevelopment expected For page 2-12 – pending map edits N Identify redevelopment density Table 2-3 Y Calculate net developable acres Table 2-3 Y Identify local infrastructure impacts (2020, 2030, 2040) None – noted under Future Land Use Y Acknowledge capability to provide additional services None – noted under Future Land Use Y Match growth to sewer flow None – noted under Future Land Use Y Consistency with affordable housing need allocation References Housing Chapter Y Map and identify areas where development expected Figure 2-3 Y Table with development areas, acreages, density ranges, residential units (2020, 2030, 2040) Table 2-3 Y Describe goals, intentions, priorities, for natural resources Under Natural Resources Y Protection for historic sites Under Historic Preservation Y Solar map and notes Under Solar Access Y Aggregate resources? Under Aggregate Resources Y City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT May 14November 267, 2019 Chapter 3: Housing | 3-1 Chapter 3: Housing INTRODUCTION Mounds View is a suburb in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. Most of the community is residential and the community will likely continue to be residential in principal land use. A variety of forces affect housing including demographic, regional, and local trends, the economic climate, the availability of land, government controls and the real estate market. A key factor in the City’s ability to provide a livable community has been the development and maintenance of strong neighborhoods, which consist of a variety of housing styles and types, ownership and rental options, and range of costs. The housing element of the Plan reviews the current housing situation and establishes a plan to meet the city’s future housing needs. In addition, this element reports on four areas that the Metropolitan Council requires study including housing goals and policies, analysis of housing supply, anticipating future housing needs, and outlining programs that the City plans or currently utilizes to achieve housing goals. HOUSING GOALS AND POLICIES The City has developed goals and policies related to housing in order to grow and adapt to changing conditions. The goals and policies of this chapter are critical to guide housing that supports the community as it evolves and to support projected growth. The following are the housing goals and policies for Mounds View: Goal 1: Support development and redevelopment which accomplishes 2040 forecasted population growth and the supportive land use designations identified in this plan. Goal 2: Maintain the residential character of Mounds View. • Preserve single-family neighborhoods. • Reinvest in multi-family properties. • Redevelop the Mounds View Boulevard corridor. Goal 3: Support a mix of housing types reflective of the needs and market of the community. • Preserve affordable housing while encouraging redevelopment of multi-family properties, including manufactured home parks, such that if publicly subsidized redevelopment occurs, there is no net-loss of affordable housing units. • Support Home Improvement programs and encourage their use by residential property owners. Opinion Survey It is clear that there is public opposition to affordable housing, and apartments. Many of the concerns may be attributed to the age of apartments, many of which were built in the 1960’s and 1970’s, have been minimally improved, and lack modern amenities. The Comprehensive Plan seeks a mix of housing types, supporting existing single-family neighborhoods, stabilizing the County Road I corridor, and manufactured home communities, as well as redevelopment of the Mounds View Boulevard Corridor. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT May 14November 267, 2019 Chapter 3: Housing | 3-2 • Coordinate with manufactured home communities on ways to improve their neighborhoods and longevity of private infrastructure. EXISTING STOCK Mounds View was predominantly developed in the 1950’s through 1970’s. One-level homes, split-levels, and rambler homes are typical in this city as they are in the surrounding cities. Manufactured homes provide a significant percentage of housing units in the city and are located in three manufactured home parks. There are also a number of senior housing and multi-family units built from the late 1960’s through the 2000’s. The farmhouses that were built prior to 1930 and that are still standing are scattered throughout town. Figure 3-1 shows the time period in which each house in the city was built. Figure 3-2 shows the values of owner-occupied housing units. The same data is not available for renter occupied units so this map excludes the values of apartments and homes in manufactured home parks. There were 5,332 occupied housing units in Mounds View in 2016. Most of those units, 3,102 or 58% were single-family homes. Multi-family homes (i.e. apartments or townhomes) made up 30% of the housing stock. A significant 10% of housing units in Mounds View are manufactured homes. Approximately two-thirds of the total housing units were owner occupied. One- third were renter occupied. A break-down of housing units by type are calculated in Table 3-1.. Table 3-1: housing unit types NUMBER OF UNITS Owner occupied 3,600 Renter occupied 1,732 Single-family 3,102 Multi-family 1,669 Manufactured homes 561 Total 5,332 Mounds View Schools Mounds View ISD 621 serves northwestern Ramsey County. Mounds View residents are within the attendance area of each school listed below: Irondale High School - All students have a personal learning plan, guiding their choice in classes according to their goals and progress. The District’s Pathways to Possibilities allows students to pursue trades and earn college credit, including an Associates degree while at Irondale, along with internships with about 30 partnering businesses and organizations. Edgewood Middle School - The middle school has a STEAM curriculum. 60% of students participate in music programs, and 40% in extracurricular activities. 47% of students are non- White. The most popular non-English, non-native languages are Spanish, Hmong, and Arabic. 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Pinewood Elementary School - Family Night is held each Thursday. Students in grades 4 and 5 can take band, choir, or orchestra, and Spanish. 49% of students are non-white. 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced- price lunch. Sunnyside Elementary School - 43% of students are non-white. The most popular non-English, non-native languages are Spanish, Tibetan, and Somali. 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Pike Lake Education Center - This school serves 519 all-day kindergarteners, and are provided with free breakfast. 47% of students are non-white, 47% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT May 14November 267, 2019 Chapter 3: Housing | 3-3 Figure 3-1: Housing Age City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT May 14November 267, 2019 Chapter 3: Housing | 3-4 Figure 3-2: Owner Occupied Housing Values City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT May 14November 267, 2019 Chapter 3: Housing | 3-5 AFFORDABILITY Residents across the Twin Cities region experience challenges affording the costs of housing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines housing as ‘affordable’ if its residents pay no more than 30% of their gross income on housing and related costs. Housing costs include rent or mortgage payments, utility bills, HOA fees or other fees associated with living in a home. There are over twelve hundred (24%) cost burdened households in Mounds View who do not meet that threshold. Households are considered Cost Burdened if their housing costs account for a high percentage of their income. Cost burdened households are classified by household size and income as a percent of the area median income (AMI). Qualifications for affordable housing are dependent on income and household size, broken down in Table 3-2. The maximum rent by income and household size is broken down in Table 3-3. The number of cost-burdened households by income brackets below area median income (AMI) are calculated in Table 3-4. 1 Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, “Income Limits And Maximum Rents; Table K: Projects Placed in Service on or after 4/1/2018”. Jan 2, 2019. Table 3-2: Income limits by household size in order to qualify for affordable housing 1 1 2 3 4 5 30% AMI $13,220 $15,100 $16,980 $18,860 $20,380 50% AMI $33,050 $22,650 $25,470 $28,290 $30,570 60% AMI $39,660 $45,300 $50,940 $56,580 $61,140 80% AMI $52,880 $60,400 $67,920 $75,440 $81,520 Table 3-3: Maximum gross rents by bedroom size for affordable housing (post 1989) 1 2 3 4 30% AMI $531 $636 $735 $735 50% AMI $885 $1,061 $1,226 $1,367 60% AMI $1,062 $1,273 $1,471 $1,641 80% AMI $1,416 $1,698 $1,962 $2,188 City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT May 14November 267, 2019 Chapter 3: Housing | 3-6 Table 3-4: Cost-Burdened by Income Households at or below 30% of AMI 532 31% to 50% of AMI 593 51% to 80% of AMI 144 The median home value in Mounds View was $219,100 in 2018 compared to $208,000 in 2010. Most of the housing units in the City were affordable for households earning 51% to 80% AMI. A much smaller number were affordable to those earning a smaller percent AMI. The number of affordable units for each income bracket below AMI are calculated in Table 3-5. Table 3-5: Affordable Units by Income Housing Units at or below 30% AMI 704 31% to 50% AMI 1,467 51% to 80% AMI 2,612 Some housing units in Mounds View are publicly subsidized. A certain number of those units are supplied specifically for seniors. The number of publicly subsidized homes is calculated with sub-categories in Table 3-6. Table 3-6: Subsidized Housing Number of Units Publicly Subsidized 181 … specifically for Seniors 40 … specifically for People with Disabilities 0 HOUSING PROJECTIONS AND NEEDS Although Mounds View is largely built-out, it will need to continue to grow as local and regional demographics evolve. The city will need to accommodate a rising population including residents of all socioeconomic backgrounds. The Metropolitan Council requires Mounds View to supply 27 new affordable units by 2040. The allocation of needed units by income brackets below AMI are calculated in Table 3-7. 2 “Boulevard” Apartments, constructed in 2019, includes 60-units at or below 60% AMI. Table 3-7: Housing Allocation by Income Required Units at or below 30% of AMI 13 31% to 50% of AMI 5 51% to 80% of AMI 9 2 Total Units 27 AMI = Area Median Income Reinvestment Many apartment buildings in Mounds View were built in the 1960’s and 1970’s without indoor parking, elevators, or other modern amenities, and are naturally occurring affordable housing, with rents $0.90 - $1.10 per sq ft for a two-bedroom unit ($900 - $1,300 per month), as of 2018. In 2018, BBH Management purchased the 48-unit Ridgewood Apartments. As leases expire, BBH has remodeled each unit, floor to ceiling, investing about $10,000 per unit, with a goal of rents of about $1 per square foot (garage extra). Reinvestment in multi-family housing is critical to maintain these older buildings and stabilize neighborhoods. 0250005000075000100000125000150000175000200000225000250000 2000200320062009201220152018Median Home Value (Mounds View) City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT May 14November 267, 2019 Chapter 3: Housing | 3-7 The Metropolitan Council estimates that there will be an increase of 220 new households in Mounds View between 2020 and 2040. In order to accommodate the growth, new homes both single-family and multi-family are likely needed. New multi-family development is likely to occur along the Mounds View Boulevard corridor on property currently used as single-family residential and commercial uses. HOUSING ACTION PLAN Mounds View intends to work with partners to develop an Action Plan that focuses on: 1. Homeowner Assistance 2. Preservation of Affordable Housing 3. Development/Redevelopment of New Affordable Housing Currently (2019), such efforts operate independently, rather than as a conjoined effort. A conjoined effort will be developed as part of the City’s Strategic Plan. HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE Many of the resources are through Ramsey County, and include loans for moderate-income to low-income households, and weatherization programs specific to suburban communities. A list of available resources can be found on the City of Mounds View website. As of 2019, this list includes programs facilitated by the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE), including; • Suburban Ramsey County Energy Conservation Differed Loan • Mounds View Emergency Repair Deferred Loan • Mounds View General Home Repair Revolving Loan • Mounds View Mobile Home Loan City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT May 14November 267, 2019 Chapter 3: Housing | 3-8 PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING Mounds View includes some small homes on large lots built prior to World War II. As homeowners move or pass away, developers have purchased, demolished, and subdivided the properties for new construction, typically priced between $325,000 and $425,000. The City will continue to encourage such redevelopment, which is necessary to provide options, and to remain competitive with surrounding communities within the School District. Mounds View is home to three manufactured home parks consisting of 561 homes on a combined 80 acres. These properties are particularly desirable for redevelopment due to their size, proximity to freeways, service, manufacturing and high-tech jobs, and are walkable distances to parks and schools. These manufactured home parks are privately owned and maintained. The City intends to work with the owners and the Metropolitan Council to monitor private infrastructure for structural stability including water inflow and infiltration. Should one or more of these parks be redeveloped, the City supports preserving the same number of affordable housing units in its place, or within the same school attendance boundary. DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING The City has preference for new market-rate housing in order to provide a range of housing options. When warranted, the City will support new affordable housing projects on a case-by-case basis, preferably mixed with market rate housing. It has been the City’s experience that mixed affordable/market-rate developments are difficult to attract to Mounds View because of smaller land parcels available for redevelopment, meaning smaller projects are more likely to be developed as all affordable, or all market-rate units with no mixture. The City will continue to work with its partners to better understand the City’s place in supporting affordable housing within the larger metro area. Mounds View is an attractive location because of the school district, proximity to freeways, and jobs. Redevelopment is likely to occur along the Mounds View Boulevard and many of those parcels are guided for mixed use and higher density housing to better support a mix of housing, including affordable units. See Chapter 1: Land Use. The city’s location is hindered by the availability and cost of land 3, limited mass transit access, and public opposition to affordable housing due to the large amount that already exists in the City. Part of this is public perception of “what kind of people” live in affordable housing. The City will continue its efforts of making Mounds View an inclusive and welcoming community. 3 The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) provides competitive tax credits to qualifying affordable housing projects based on a Qualified Allocation Plan, taking into account proximity to jobs, transit, high performing school districts, economic and racial integration. More points tend to be awarded to those areas of higher incomes and less integration, presenting a challenge for Mounds View which is stable and affordable, not attracting regional attention for reinvestment, and supporting vacancy along Mounds View Boulevard. Boulevard Affordable Housing costs about the same to construct as market-rate housing. New affordable housing is affordable because of subsidies provided to the developer/owner, allowing them to reduce rent. For example, the Boulevard Apartments (2019) costs about $230,000 per unit to build, and will charge rents within 60% of AMI. The project received funding from multiple sources, including; the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (IRS Tax Credits), Metropolitan Council (Livable Communities Grant), Ramsey County (discounted land sale), and the City of Mounds View (Tax Increment Financing). It is these subsidies that made the project financially feasible, and would not have been built but for this assistance. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT May 14November 267, 2019 Chapter 3: Housing | 3-9 HOUSING TOOLS There are a number of widely used tools available to the City of Mounds View to address housing needs within the community. Such tools include, but are not limited to: Local sources of funding: • Creation/use of a local Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), Community Development Agency (CDA), or Economic Development Authority (EDA): State law permits cities to cooperatively plan, undertake, construct, or operate projects that contribute to the economic welfare and public benefit of the community, including housing projects and developments, redevelopment projects, interest rate reduction programs, or any combination of these (Source: Metropolitan Council). • Housing Bonds • Tax Abatement: Tax abatement is a financing tool that reduces taxes or tax increases for owners of specific properties. Local governments offer the tax reduction to provide a financial incentive for a public benefit, such as creation of housing affordable to low and moderate- income households (Source: Metropolitan Council). • Tax Increment Financing: A primary tool in economic development and redevelopment, tax increment financing, also known as TIF, is a legislatively authorized tool available to cities and special entities such as housing and redevelopment authorities. Used to finance real estate development costs, municipalities create TIF districts to encourage development and to pay for related public improvements and infrastructure needs such as streets, sidewalks, or sewer (Source: Metropolitan Council). Local policies and strategies: • Effective referrals • Fair Housing Policy • First time homebuyer, down payment assistance, and foreclosure prevention programs • Participation in housing-related organizations, partnerships, and initiatives • Site Assembly • Zoning and subdivision ordinances • Rental license and inspections programs Federal and regional sources of funding:Boulevard •Consolidated Request for Proposals •Land Bank Twin Cities •Livable Communities Demonstration Account (LCDA) •Livable Communities Demonstration Account – Transit Oriented Development (TOD) •Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG) •HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Preservation strategies: •Project Based Rental Assistance •Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties •Public Housing •Housing Improvement Areas (HIAs) •Community Land trusts •Low-interest rehab programs •Manufactured Home Parks •Private unsubsidized affordable housing Affordable Housing costs about the Formatted: Font: Bold Formatted: Space Before: 10 pt Formatted: Font: Italic Formatted: Font: Italic Formatted: Font: Italic Formatted: Space Before: 0 pt, After: 0 pt, Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 0.25" + Indent at: 0.5" Formatted: Font: Italic Formatted: Font: Bold Formatted: Space Before: 0 pt, After: 0 pt Formatted: Font: 10 pt Formatted: Left Formatted: Left Formatted: Left, No bullets or numbering City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT May 14November 267, 2019 Chapter 3: Housing | 3-10 HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Housing Need Available Tool Circumstance and Sequence of Use Potential Partners Homeowner Assistance Home Improvement Loans, Energy Conservation Deferred Loan The City has links on their website to these resources and will provide referrals to residents as needed. Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) Habitat for Humanity’ A Brush with Kindness and Hearts & Hammers home repair programs The City has links on their website to these resources and will provide referrals to residents as needed. Habitat for Humanity and Heart & Hammers Homestead to reduce property taxes The City has a link on their website to this resource and will provide referrals to residents as needed. Ramsey County FirstHOME Buyer Assistance Program The City has a link on their website to this resource and will provide referrals to residents as needed. Ramsey County Rental license and inspections programs The City has a rental dwelling license and inspects all rental properties N/A Preservation of Affordable Housing CDBG and HOME The City will consider sponsoring an application to Ramsey County HOME or CDBS to assist with maintenance and rehabilitation of housing for low-and-moderate income households. Ramsey County Housing Bonds, Local EDA powers, Community Land Trust The City will consider strategic use of these tools to preserve threatened affordable housing Ramsey County, Metropolitan Council, MHFA Manufactured Home Park Preservation Tools The City will consider extending homeownership resources to Manufactured home parks and will consider supporting a local notice of first sale or first look provisions to provide residents time to consider cooperative ownership if/when the community becomes available for sale. Metropolitan Council, Ramsey County Development/Redevelopment of New Affordable Housing Tax Abatement, TIF The City would consider these local tools at the request of a qualified developer providing affordable housing with units available of at least 80% AMI. Affordable Housing Developer, MHFA, Metropolitan Council Consolidated RFP, LCDA, Site Assembly The City would consider these regional tools at the request of a qualified developer providing affordable housing with units available of at least 80% AMI. Affordable Housing Developer, MHFA, Metropolitan Council, Ramsey County Formatted Table Formatted: Left Formatted: No bullets or numbering Formatted: No bullets or numbering Formatted: No bullets or numbering Formatted: No bullets or numbering Formatted: Centered Formatted: Left, No bullets or numbering Formatted: No bullets or numbering Formatted: No bullets or numbering Formatted: No bullets or numbering City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT May 14November 267, 2019 Chapter 3: Housing | 3-11 HOUSING ELEMENT REQUIREMENTS Item Solution Done? A table with the following: • Total number of housing units Error! Reference source not found. Y • Units affordable below 30%, 31-50%, 51-80% AMI Table 3-5 Y • Units owner occupied Error! Reference source not found. Y • Units rentals Error! Reference source not found. Y • Number Single family homes Error! Reference source not found. Y • Number Multi-family homes Error! Reference source not found. Y • Subsidized: senior, disabilities, other; expiration Table 3-6 Y • Number households cost burdened below 30%, … Table 3-4 Y Map owner-occupied with values Figure 3-2 Y Narrate existing housing needs Page 3-6 Y Narrate land use plan supporting more housing Page 3-8 Y Show allocation of need for affordable housing, 3 levels Table 3-7 Y Densities sufficient to support affordable housing (8 units/acre, or 12/ac for <50% AMI, 6/ac for 51-80%) Describe programs, when they should be used Started on 3-7 Connect needs with programs Additional, not required by Council: Jon sending map showing location of affordable units Jon requesting map of age of each unit Y Jon sending graphic for Median HH Value over time City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 4: Parks, Trails, and Community Facilities | 4-1 Chapter 4: Parks, Trails, and Community Facilities INTRODUCTION This section covers the lands, infrastructure, buildings, and services that public agencies provide on a public and semipublic basis in the interest of Mounds View residents. Public facilities and services are vital to the city’s quality of life and marketability. As Mounds View is a developed city, its public facilities are generally in place. The focus of this chapter is maintenance and improvement of existing facilities and services and the community’s future needs. PARKS, TRAILS, AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES GOALS AND POLICIES The City of Mounds View has developed policies related to parks, trails, and community facilities to ensure their preservation and enhancement. The goals and policies are as follows: Goal 1: Recognize that the Mounds View ISD 621 is the most valued community asset, and coordinate with the district in developing mutually beneficial facilities and programs. • Establish agreements with ISD 621 and athletic associations for shared programing and maintenance of city-school facilities. Goal 2: Support community health through land uses that improve opportunities for physical activities, access to healthy food and social services, housing stability and the environment. • Support healthy lifestyle programs through continued cooperation with the YMCA and other programing. • Support partnerships between the City and community organizations, and for-profit organizations and local entrepreneurs, for the joint use of City facilities. • Investigate market demands for the Community Center and consider re-allocating space and/or expansion to meet the needs of the community and the adjacent City Hall Park. • Explore opportunities for studying access to healthy food. Opinion Survey 28% of respondents use the Mounds View Community Center, and 30% use city trails at least weekly. There were several comments comparing Mounds View facilities to that of Shoreview and New Brighton, along with suggestions for minor improvements to specific parks and trail segments. The Comprehensive Plan seeks to maintain and enhance current park facilities and explore partnerships for expansions and enhancements. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 4: Parks, Trails, and Community Facilities | 4-2 Goal 3: Improve connections between local trails and regional trail systems. • Complete the City’s trail and sidewalk master plan with connections to trails/sidewalks in adjacent cities. Coordinate with Ramsey County and DNR for improvements to the Rice Creek Water trail and the regional trail system. Goal 4: Conduct inventory and needs analysis of park facilities to address if parks are addressing the needs of the immediate neighborhood and the larger community. • Identify gaps in facilities, and program improvements through the CIP and annual budget. • Consider repurposing of under-utilized properties in a manner that achieves the highest and best use and increases the value (not limited to monetary) to the community while mitigating impacts on surrounding neighborhoods. • Study park dedication fees and how they are handled by other municipalities. Goal 5: Create a pollinator friendly community. • Encourage pollinator friendly practices in private gardens. • Partner with local schools. Goal 6: Maintain, repair, and improve the City’s stormwater system infrastructure as necessary. EXISTING PARKS AND TRAIL NETWORK Parks and open space areas in Mounds View include municipally owned and operated neighborhood and community parks and special use facilities. There are nine neighborhood parks, three community parks, and one special use park. These publicly owned parcels are highlighted in Figure 4-1. The City owns several properties that do not have a designated use. Many of these are not publicly accessible or consist of wetlands and flood plain. The City intends to consider the land’s highest and best use, which may be leaving it as open space. City trails and sidewalks are identified in Figure 4-2. The City plans to complete a trail segment along Mounds View Boulevard, with connections to the Rice Creek North Regional Trail (east), and planned trails in Spring Lake Park (west). The City has added sidewalks as part of its street reconstruction program. It is the intent that every household be within a ¼ mile of a sidewalk or trail, and that all busy roads have a sidewalk or trail. Rice Creek North Regional Trail Master Plan The 14-mile Rice Creek Regional Trail extends from the Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve in Lino Lakes (5,500 acres), to the Mississippi River in Fridley. Within Ramsey County, the trail passes through a wildlife corridor adjacent to the Arden Hills Army Training Site, and through Long Lake Regional Park in New Brighton (217 acres). Anoka and Ramsey counties are conducting a trail master plan. The main activity center will be in and around Building 189 in Arden Hills. Within Mounds View, planned improvements include: •Trails for hiking, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing, east of and adjacent to Irondale HS. •Redevelopment of the parking lot at Old Hwy 8 to include improved water trail access, fishing area, restrooms, increased parking. •Overflow parking at Edgewood Middle School. (Below) Proposed Development (south section). Mounds View is highlighted in yellow. Commented [WL1]: This change was requested by RCWD. Please advise if it is appropriate. This goal previously stated: “Maintain the City’s storm water infiltration system and coordinate with Rice Creek Watershed District to optimize their efficiencies, and repair or re-purpose inefficient systems.” City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 4: Parks, Trails, and Community Facilities | 4-3 Figure 4-1: Publicly Owned Properties City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 4: Parks, Trails, and Community Facilities | 4-4 Figure 4-2: Bicycle and Pedestrian System City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 4: Parks, Trails, and Community Facilities | 4-5 In addition to City parks, Ramsey County Parks and Trails are included in the Metropolitan Council’s Regional Park System. Within, and adjacent to Mounds View, is the Rice Creek North Regional Trail, and water trail, which includes portions of Anoka and Ramsey counties. The trail cuts through the far southeast corner of Mounds View. Facilities include a pedestrian trail, water trail (Rice Creek), and parking/portage area. PLANNED PARKS AND TRAILS There are no proposals for new parks within the city. There are a number of sidewalks, trails, and extensions proposed to improve options for active transportation. Proposed trails and sidewalks generally connect segments that are missing to close gaps in the network. Proposed trails/sidewalks connections are mapped in Figure 4-2. COMMUNITY FACILITIES Mounds View public buildings include City Hall (which includes city administrative offices and the police department), the Public Works maintenance facility, the community center, park buildings, and park shelters. All community facilities are mapped in Figure 4-3. Mounds View Community Center and YMCA The Bel Rae Ballroom was built in 1964 and was remodeled to become the Mounds View Community Center in 1998. The Center includes a banquet facility with a 400-person capacity, meeting rooms, gymnasium, fitness equipment, teen center, game area, and a daycare center which operates independently. In 1998, the City Council voted to eliminated the Parks Department and contract with an external agency. The City entered into an agreement with the YMCA in 1999, reviewing agreements every five years. The YMCA administers the Community Center operations and recreational programing, and is overseen by the YMCA Advisory Board, including two City Councilmembers, Parks, Trails & Forestry Commissioners, community members, YMCA staff and City staff. The Advisory Board provides recommendations to the City Council on operational considerations. Heat Source Map, illustrating popularity of walking/jogging routes (Stava Labs, 2019). The most used route is on the Medtronic campus. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 4: Parks, Trails, and Community Facilities | 4-6 Figure 4-3: Community Facilities City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 4: Parks, Trails, and Community Facilities | 4-7 PARKS ELEMENT REQUIREMENTS Item Solution Done? Describe and map Regional Parks in city Page 4-2, Figure 4-2 Y Describe and map Fed. & State recreational lands Figure 4-1 Y Mark regional parkland on maps Figure 4-1 Y Acknowledge Council-approved park master plan boundaries N/A Y Describe and map existing and proposed parks, trails, facilities Figure 4-2 Y Include CIP for parks and open space facilities City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-1 Chapter 5: Transportation INTRODUCTION The roadway system in Mounds View is built-out, though it will continue to evolve in the coming years. The system consists of state and county roads that function as principal and minor arterials, and County and City roads that function as collector and local streets. Mounds View Boulevard, also known as County Highway 10, runs diagonally through the city. The corridor provides quick access to nearby freeways, but many have seen it function dually as a barrier. The State of Minnesota (MnDOT) turned the jurisdiction of Mounds View Boulevard to Ramsey County in 2000. While Mounds View acknowledges the importance of the corridor for moving traffic, the City has determined that there is an excessive amount of right-of-way being maintained for the Boulevard. In 2002, the City adopted a design theme to enhance the image of the Mounds View Boulevard corridor and continues to work toward its implementation. Mounds View has developed a comprehensive trailway plan. The City will consider opportunities to implement the construction and maintenance of trailways. See Chapter 5: Parks, Trails, and Community Facilities for more information. Transportation Goals and Policies The City has developed transportation goals and policies to ensure residents and visitors can move safety through the city. The goals and policies related to transportation are as follows: Goal 1: Support Transit Oriented Development (TOD) through supportive transit options. • Expand transit routes through Mounds View, including the city’s northeast quadrant, where there are gaps in the service area. • Encourage transit innovation and implementation, including future Bus Rapid Transit, alternative modes of transit (e.g. autonomous vehicles), and electric vehicles. • Work with MTC to invest in permanent Park & Ride facilities. • Advocate for transit including the preservation of existing routes, investments in permanent Park & Ride facilities, and support for Transit Oriented Development. • Improve permanent mass transit stations, including seating, shelters, and signage for all ages and abilities. Goal 2: Complete the remaining 20% of street reconstruction and maintain a long- term fiscal plan for maintenance and replacement of City infrastructure. Goal 3: Balance community and commuting needs as Mounds View is located along a commuting corridor by enhancing characteristics that improve the City’s Boulevard. • Coordinate with Ramsey County access management to balance needs of travelling public with needs of residents and local property owners. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-2 • Minimize non-local traffic from driving through residential neighborhoods. • Coordinate with Ramsey County and MnDOT to improve traffic flow on County and State Roads. • Improve safety of pedestrian crossings along Mounds View Boulevard. • When considering subdivisions, require additional right-of-way and realignment of off-set intersections along Mounds View Blvd. • Include electric vehicle charging stations and improvements to support innovative modes of transportation in capital improvement projects. Goal 4: Continue to participate in the planning process for any expansion of the Anoka County Airport. • Protect the general airspace for the Anoka County Airport, through regulation of structure height. • Notify MnDOT and the FAA of any proposed construction or alteration that would exceed a height of 200’ above ground level at an imaginary surface extending upward and outward at a slope of 100:1 from the nearest point of the nearest runway of a public airport, at least 30 days in advance of a Public Hearing, or City Council action. • Oppose expansion of the Anoka County Airport if it creates noise nuisance or safety related issues for Mounds View residents. Goal 5: Improve major and minor gateway entrances of the city to include improved signage and attractive landscaping (where space permits). ROADWAY SYSTEM The streets in Mounds View mostly create a regular, rectangular grid system. The major exception is Mounds View Boulevard as it cuts through the grid northwest to southeast diagonally from Central Avenue (Highway 65) just outside of Mounds View to I-35W at the opposite corner of the city. This layout creates many angled intersections with the Boulevard. The City is not anticipating any major street expansion projects in the near future, although some street extensions may occur due to subdivisions and development of existing large lots. Some street and intersection reconfigurations and traffic calming installations may also be undertaken to manage traffic. Ramsey County and the City recently completed a federally funded reconstruction of the intersection of Mounds View Boulevard and County Road H. The City will continue to pursue funding opportunities to improve roadway facilities, crossings, and calming measures across the city. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-3 Functional Classification Functional classification is a system to establish the hierarchy of streets that collect and distribute traffic from residential neighborhoods to the metropolitan roadway system. The Metropolitan Council has established a functional classification system for the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Classifications of streets in Mounds View include principal arterials, minor arterials, collector roadways, and local streets. The functional classifications of roadways in Mounds View and associated traffic volumes are shown in Figure 5-1. Functional classification helps to ensure that non-transportation factors, such as land use and development, are taken into account in planning and design of the roadway system. The two major considerations in the classification of roadway networks are access and mobility. Mobility is of primary importance on arterials and thus limiting access is a necessity. However, the primary function of a local roadway is access. This in turn limits mobility. The extent and degree of access control is an important factor in the function of a roadway facility. The functional classification types are dependent upon one another in order to provide a system of streets and highways. Minor Arterials – Mounds View Boulevard, Silver Lake Road: Minor arterial roadways connect the urban service area to cities and towns inside and outside the region and generally service medium to short trips. Minor arterials connect principal arterials, minor arterials, and collectors. The spacing range from ¼ to ¾ of a mile in metro centers to 1 to 2 miles in developing areas. The desired minimum average speed during peak traffic periods is 20 mph in fully developed and 30 mph in developing areas. The emphasis for minor arterial roadways is on mobility rather than on land access. In urban areas, direct land access is generally restricted to concentrations of commercial/industrial land uses. • Mounds View Boulevard (A-Minor Reliever): Defined as a road that provides direct relief for metropolitan highway traffic. 4 lanes + turn lanes. • Silver Lake Road (A-Minor Expander): Defined as a road that provides a way to make connections between urban areas outside the I-494/I-694 beltway. 4 lanes. Principal Arterials - Interstate 35W, State Highway 10: Principal arterial roadways serve major activity centers, higher traffic volumes, longer trips, and carry a higher proportion of total urbanized travel on a minimum of mileage. Along these facilities, the City and other agencies limit access to preserve the ability of the roadway to accommodate the volumes and to maximize safety for drivers. The management criteria require that a 40 mph average speed be achieved during peak traffic periods. Also, little or no direct land access should be allowed to these roadways. Grade separated intersections are required for freeways and highly desired for other principal arterial roadways. Highway Safety Minnesota Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) 2014-2019, Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-4 Figure 5-1: Existing and Planned Functional Classifications and Traffic Volumes City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-5 Access Management Access management is the balancing of two important components in any transportation system: access and mobility. It is a critical component of a safe and efficient roadway system. By limiting access points on highways, the number of potential conflicts may be reduced. Access management is important to balancing automotive mobility with automobile access to local properties. As discussed above, access is limited on higher mobility roadways such as Principal Arterials, while local streets provide increased access and decreased mobility. Standards are listed in Table 5-1. Table 5-1: Summary of Recommended Street Spacing for Non-IRCs, MnDOT Access Management Manual Complete Streets The City is committed to providing a transportation network that is safe and supportive of all users, in- or outside of motor vehicles. As the use of alternative modes of transportation rise locally and regionally, the City will study the feasibility of allocating more space on the roads for slower moving traffic with a primary focus on pedestrian comfort and safety. The City also recognizes that residents’ mode choice is largely dependent on the type of infrastructure in place. The City will continue to study options for improving sidewalk, bikeways, and transit facilities as a catalyst for increasing use of alternative modes of transportation. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-6 Revisioning Mounds View Boulevard In past years, a significant portion of traffic has been diverted from Mounds View Boulevard to State Highway 10, bypassing much of the city. This reconfiguration brings new opportunities as well as challenges. With much of the traffic diverted from the area, fewer people are passing by the local businesses each day. The bypass of automotive traffic also provides new opportunities for creating an attractive destination. Mounds View Boulevard could better function for people using a range of transportation options, including walking, biking, use of mass transit, and driving. The City will study the feasibility of reconstructing Mounds View Boulevard in the coming years. Transportation studies will be completed in tandem with land use studies, as each greatly effects and is dependent on the other. For topics related to land use along Mounds View Boulevard, see Chapter 2. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-7 Pedestrian and Bicycle System Mounds View adopted a resolution establishing a comprehensive trailways system policy in 1992. The goals of this program include: 1. Helping to promote pedestrian and bicycle safety in the city 2. Providing a trailway system that connects recreational opportunities within the city 3. Provide trail links to Ramsey and Anoka counties and to adjacent cities’ trail systems In recent years, a link to the Rice Creek North Regional Trail and Rice Creek Chain of Lake Park Preserve has been completed, providing bike and walking access to neighboring jurisdictions and the Mississippi River Trail. Anoka and Ramsey Counties jointly operate the Rice Creek West Regional Trail and the Rice Creek North Regional Trails. Mounds View lies in the middle of the corridor and provides a link between the two. Ramsey County trailway connections that serve Mounds View include a route to downtown St. Paul through Shoreview on a trailway on County Road I. Mounds View also has the opportunity to connect with trailways leading to downtown Minneapolis via Silver Lake Road. The City will continue to study trailway improvements and extensions. See Chapter 4: Parks, Trails, and Community Facilities for more. The City does not provide trailways on every street. Mounds View intends for the trailway system to provide reasonable accessibility to all areas of the city, making special provisions to provide access to schools, parks, business areas, and the City Hall and Community Center area. A map of the existing and proposed bicycle and pedestrian system can be seen in Figure 5-2. Trailway priorities established by the City in 1992 include: Stripe and mark one or both sides of City roads with sufficient width to provide on- street trails consistent with the trailways plan 1. Pursue grants and funding sources for development of the trailways in Mounds View 2. Consider adding trailways during street reconstruction and improvements The City has nearly completed a program to construct new trailways along both sides of Mounds View Boulevard, a street which could otherwise be seen as a barrier to safe biking. The corridor contains several destinations vital to the city, including Mounds View City Hall, Community Center, Ramsey County public library, parks, transit facilities, and various strip malls, most of which were designed primarily for access by car. The new trails along Mounds View Boulevard provide pedestrian safe access to these facilities as well as provide access to several local trial segments and regional trail systems. The City will investigate strategies for integrating mixed-use trails into existing strip malls and other auto-oriented developments. The City will also study expansions to the system that provide connections with neighboring cities. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-8 Figure 5-2: Bicycle and Pedestrian System City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-9 Transit Metro Transit is the major transit service provider in the Twin Cities area, and it provides transit service in Mounds View. Mounds View is within the Metropolitan Transit Taxing District, Market Area III. Service options for Market Area III include: • Primary emphasis on commuter express bus service • Suburban local routes providing basic coverage • General public dial-a-ride service supplementing fixed route service Figure 5-3 shows the current bus routes serving Mounds View. There are express routes to downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul, and limited plus local bus services to downtown Minneapolis via Silver Lake Road. In addition to the fixed route bus service, the Metropolitan Council operates Metro Mobility that provides door-to-door transportation service for people with disabilities. The Metropolitan Council provides other services through the Metro Commuter program. The City is expecting the Metropolitan Council to continue to provide mass transit, Metro Mobility, and Metro Commuter services in the future. The City is supportive of higher density and mixed-use development along the Mounds View Boulevard corridor, see Chapter 2: Land Use. Higher density development is needed to support frequent transit service, and vice-versa. As plans move forward with higher density development along the Corridor, the City will continue to work with Metro Transit to develop transit service on Mounds View Boulevard. There is an existing park-and-ride lot located at the County Road H and I-35W interchange area. Transit service in the northeast quarter of Mounds View is virtually nonexistent. The residential areas there, including two manufactured home parks, would benefit from transit service. As Mounds View works to build a robust and diversified transportation network, it is important for transit service to be included as a viable option. Mounds View will work with Metro Transit to enhance transit service in the City in order to support a multi-modal network and improve access for current and future residents. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-10 Figure 5-3: Existing Transit System City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-11 Aviation The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Aeronautics safety and standards are a major consideration in the planning, design, maintenance, and operation of air transportation facilities and services. There are no existing or planned aviation facilities within Mound View. However, the City has a responsibility to protect airspace from potential hazards to air navigation including electronic interference. The City recognizes its responsibility to protect the general airspace around the airport in Blaine and within City limits. Federal and state agencies have established safety zones and regulations around public airports to ensure safety of aircraft operations. Land uses in these zones must be consistent with FAA and MnDOT Aeronautics rules. Structures that are 200 feet tall or higher may pose a hazard to air navigation. As such, structures are limited to a maximum height of 200 feet and there can be no interference with electronic communications, airport lighting, and impairment of visibility. The construction for any structure or alteration exceeding a height of 200 feet or any construction or alteration of greater height that an imaginary surface extending upward at a scale of 100:1 from the nearest point of the nearest runway of a public airport requires notification to the MnDOT Commissioner and possibly the FAA. The current FAA Regulations can be found on the FAA website. Part 77 of the Current FAA Regulations contains guidelines regarding when the FAA shall be notified of construction or alterations that will affect the local airspace. In the event that the FAA shall be notified of proposed construction or alterations, one may find the appropriate form (“Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration” – Form 7460- 1) on the FAA website. The FAA has several regional offices with Minnesota served by the Great Lakes Regional Office in Des Plaines, Illinois. There currently are no structures in Mounds View that exceed 200 feet or pose safety hazards to air navigation. Mounds view is almost fully developed and land uses are well established in the safety zones. Some infill development of residential land may occur as property owners subdivide larger lots in the future. Mounds View has enacted a Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Ordinance that governs the height of towers among other things. This ordinance limits the height of towers to 150 feet in an industrial area, subject to certain conditions. As such, the City is not expecting to have any structure that would be taller than 200 feet near the airport or within its boundaries. In 2008, the Mounds View City Council passed Resolution 7366, opposing the expansion of the Anoka County-Blaine Airport runway(s), and opposing any legislative effort to reclassify the airport as an intermediate status facility. The City expects to participate in the long-term planning efforts and preparations of the safety zoning ordinance for the Anoka County-Blaine Airport and to ensure that airport noise levels to not increase in Mounds View. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-12 Figure 5-4: Freight Access Freight There are a couple nodes of industrial uses that generate freight movement within Mounds View, each adjacent to city limits. The first and largest is around the interchange of I-35W and Mounds View Boulevard (County 10). Multiple industrial facilities with trucking docks are located in this area. Access is provided via A-Minor and local streets to the Interstate system and Mounds View Boulevard. The second use that generates freight movement is along the city’s northern border. There is a distribution center with direct access to County Rd J, an A-Minor Expander so freight traffic is not expected on local streets as a result. There are no rail lines or rail stations in Mounds View. One rail line and spur runs adjacent to city limits and to a facility in Fridley. County Road H2 through Mounds View is the most direct route between the property and Interstate-35W, creating freight traffic through Mounds View along County Road H2. Figure 5-4 illustrates major access-point and desitnations in Mounds View for freight traffic. Figure 5-1 maps multi-axle freight traffic on A-Minor and Principal Arterial roads. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-13 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ZONES The City of Mounds View lies within Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZ) 1692 through 1695, and 1701 through 1707. Potions of zones 1703 and 1695 are also within adjacent cities. Figure 5-5 shows the alignment of TAZ zones and Mounds View boundaries. Population, household, and employment forecasts are allocated for each TAZ zone in Table 5-2. The City of Mounds View is developed with few vacant parcels. New population growth in each zone will be the result of residential and mixed-use redevelopment. The heaviest concentration of redevelopment (i.e. population growth) is guided along the Mounds View Boulevard corridor, which limits the need for road improvements on local roads and better supports use of mass transit and alternative modes of transportation. TAZ zone 1701 is expected to see the greatest population change in the city with an 80 person increase. This zone is one of the largest by geographical area and includes land along Mounds View Boulevard, residential neighborhood, one of the city’s manufactured home parks, and large industrial parcels. Population growth here could be a result of mixed-use or high-density residential development along Mounds View Boulevard, or infill development in the residential neighborhoods or manufactured home park. The number of households is also expected to remain steady across all Mounds View TAZ zones. In one zone near Long Lake Road and County Road H2, the number of households is expected to drop by 10. In the other zones, the number of households is expected to increase by anywhere between 10 and 30 between 2020 and 2040. The greatest increase is expected in a small zone between Mounds View Boulevard and Spring Lake. Employment numbers are expected to rise nearly across the board, with one major exception. The zone that is spread between Blaine and the northeast corner of Mounds View and that includes a Medtronic facility within Mounds View and industrial uses within Blaine is expected to lose 100 jobs between 2020 and 2040. Most zones are expected to gain somewhere between 10 and 40 jobs. The zone south of Mounds View Boulevard at the southeast corner of Mounds View is expected to gain 300 jobs. Most growth is expected in TAZ zones adjacent to Mounds View Boulevard. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-14 Figure 5-5: Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZ) City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-15 Table 5-2: Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZ) Population : TAZ 2020 2030 2040 1692 1,200 1,200 1,210 1693 1,230 1,230 1,240 1694 2,150 2,130 2,150 1695 0 0 0 1701 2,600 2,640 2,680 1702 1,710 1,720 1,740 1703 520 540 570 1704 470 480 490 1705 470 450 450 1706 1,020 980 970 1707 1,130 1,130 1,140 Households : TAZ 2020 2030 2040 1692 480 490 490 1693 490 500 510 1694 850 870 870 1695 0 0 0 1701 1,080 1,100 1,100 1702 750 770 770 1703 220 250 250 1704 210 210 220 1705 190 190 190 1706 410 410 400 1707 500 500 500 Employment : TAZ 2020 2030 2040 1692 60 60 70 1693 40 40 50 1694 80 80 90 1695 4,660 4,710 4,560 1701 1,610 1,690 1,730 1702 280 340 380 1703 110 140 140 1704 0 0 0 1705 10 10 20 1706 90 100 110 1707 940 1,120 1,260 City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-16 PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS The City of Mounds View will continue to collaborate with neighboring municipalities, Anoka and Ramsey Counties, and MnDOT to maintain and improve mobility and access for residents and visitors to the city. Highlights from the 2018-2024 Capital Improvement Plan are listed below. 2018 – Program Ave from MV Blvd to CR H2 2019 – Bronson Dr from Edgewood to Long Lake and Woodale Dr. 2019 – Water Treatment System Upgrade (bonds in 2020) 2020 – Quincy St from CR H2 to CR I 2020 – MV Blvd / Co. Rd. H2 intersection improvements 2020 – Water Treatment System Upgrade 2021 – Pleasant View Dr/84th Ave 2021 – Spring Lake Road 2021 – Water Treatment System Upgrade 2022 – Bronson from Edgewood to Quincy 2024 – Intersection improvements along MV Blvd (2024 or later) 2026 – Sediment Removal – Silver View Pond (approx. year)* *The City will need to demonstrate compliance with RCWD and DNR requirements and the Wetland Conservation Act in order to proceed with sediment removal at Silver View Pond. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-17 TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT REQUIREMENTS Item Solution Done? TAZ table with population, household, employment growth (2020, 2030, 2040) Table 5-3 Y Describe connection between growth and FLU Page 5-13 Y Describe placement of density around transit Page 5-9 Y Map of functional classification Figure 5-1. Y Information on A-minor’s: - • Existing and future number of lanes Page 5-3 Y • Traffic volumes, inc. heavy commercial Figure 5-1 Y • Map 2040 traffic volumes N • Planned improvements for principal arterials Page 5-16 Y • Incorporate MnDOT access management Table 5-1 Y Identify transit market area Page 5-9 Y • Dail-a-ride service Page 5-9 Y • Existing and potential high-frequency transit routes None Y • Existing and planned transit stations and transit centers Figure 5-3 Y • Existing and planned park-and-rides and express corridors Figure 5-3 Y • Existing and planned transit advantages None Y Describe and map bike facilities (include RBTN), connections to activity centers, physical barriers Page 5-7 Y Describe pedestrian needs for Suburban designation Page 5-7 Y Airport: Identify policies/ordinances protecting airspace Page 5-11 Y Identify freight terminals, nodes, Page 5-12 Y Map multi-axle traffic on principal arterial and a-minors Figure 5-1 Y City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 6: Water Resources | 6-1 Chapter 6: Water Resources INTRODUCTION This chapter provides information on the City’s Sanitary Sewer, Local Surface Water Management, and Water Supply Plans. These plans are currently being updated to meet new Metropolitan Council and watershed district standards. Full versions of these water resource plans will be included as appendices to the final comprehensive plan. Water Resources Goals and Policies The City of Mounds View recognizes the importance of water resources for human and ecological services. The following goals and policies address sanitary sewer, surface water, and water supply. 1. Provide adequate sanitary sewer, water supply, and surface water management to serve existing and new development or redevelopment. 2. Construct and operate existing and new public facilities to protect the health, safety, and welfare of residents. 3. Develop a plan consistent with the Metropolitan Council’s Regional Development Framework. Policies and Action Steps: 1. Encourage new development or redevelopment that is consistent with the capacity of the sanitary sewer and water systems. 2. Continue City activities to prevent or eliminate excessive infiltration/inflow from the sanitary sewer system. 3. Continue City activities and programs to prevent flooding and adverse impacts from land disturbance, and to manage and preserve the City’s wetlands, lakes, and groundwater. 4. Continue implementation of the City’s water conservation actions including a conservation rate structure, system improvements, educational efforts, conservation ordinances, and enforcement of water regulations. SANITARY SEWER The Metropolitan Council has prepared forecasts for sewer flow to assist communities in their comprehensive planning efforts. The sewer forecasts for Mounds View are presented in Table 6-1. Table 6-1: Sewer Forecasts 2020 2030 2040 Sewered Population 12,300 12,300 12,400 Sewered Households 5,100 5,200 5,200 Sewered Employment 6,800 7,100 7,200 Average Annual Wastewater Flow (MGD) 1.06 1.03 1.01 City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 6: Water Resources | 6-2 The City of Mounds View is served by two Met Council interceptors, 4-NS-523 and 4-NS-524. Mounds View’s wastewater flow is treated at the Metropolitan Waste Water Treatment Plant in St. Paul. Several improvements are planned for this facility through 2040 to provide for additional plant capacity and to meet required permit standards. The Met Council has established infiltration/inflow (I/I) goals for all communities discharging wastewater to the Metropolitan Disposal System. Since excess I/I is a local concern to Mounds View as well as a regional concern to the Metropolitan Council, Mounds View will continue to work on reducing I/I in its sanitary sewer. The City’s goals generally are to identify and prevent I/I from exceeding local and regional system capacity and causing local backups, and to work to remove I/I from the system to the greatest extent practicable. As demonstrated in Table 6-1, the community’s sewer flow is anticipated to decrease slightly by the year 2040, largely due to water conservation efforts. The City does not anticipate any capacity issues with the existing sewer system. SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT Mounds View is within the Rice Creek Watershed District. The City has updated its local surface water management plan to reflect the needs of the watershed district and the Metropolitan Council. A draft plan has been prepared and is currently (2019) under review by the watershed district and Met Council. A full copy of the plan will be included in the appendices of this Comprehensive Plan upon completion. WATER SUPPLY PLANNING The City of Mounds View water system includes water supply, treatment, distribution, and storage to meet the water demands of the utility’s customers. The utility operates five active groundwater wells to supply water and maintains two water tanks in the distribution system to sustain water system pressures and provide water during emergencies. The City’s water system supply and storage is adequate to meet projected future water demands. The existing firm water supply capacity exceeds the projected 2040 maximum day demand. The existing water storage capacity exceeds future average day demand. While no new water system facilities are planned, maintenance and repair of existing facilities are ongoing. The water treatment facilities are currently (2019) being evaluated to determine necessary repairs and improvements to be made over the next five years. All public water suppliers in Minnesota that operate a public water distribution system, serve more than 1,000 people, and/or all cities in the seven-county metropolitan area, must have a Water Supply Plan (WSP) approved by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The City of Mounds View Water Supply Plan is required by the DNR and Metropolitan Council. The Mounds View WSP was originally submitted in December 2016 and was updated in January 2019. A full copy of the plan is included in the appendices of this Comprehensive Plan. Inflow & Infiltration One Million Dollars, per year! That is the cost of treating sewage that the City of Mounds View pays to the Metropolitan Council each year to have our sewer lines connected to their sanitary sewer treatment system. I & I, or Inflow and Infiltration comprises somewhere from 20% to 25% of that bill. Inflow is waste water going down the drain. Flushing toilets, showers, sinks, washing machines, etc. It is not lawn sprinkling as that goes back into the ground or down the storm sewer. Infiltration is seepage into the underground sewer lines, both the City collector lines and the lateral line from the house/business to that collector line. Cracks occur do to settling, roots, or construction activity and with our high water table, ground water or clear water, seeps into the pipe. You can HELP, do not let the faucet run in the sink. Use water saving appliances and low flow shower heads. 100% of our lines will be inspected and re-lined within the next 10 years. A proposed ordinance will require homeowners to inspect and repair their lateral line at the point of sale. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 6: Water Resources | 6-3 GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT Mounds View is within the North and East Metro Groundwater Management Area (GWMA), designated by the Minnesota DNR. The North and East Metro GWMA includes all of Washington County, all of Ramsey County, and a portion of Anoka and Hennepin Counties. The GWMA Plan will guide the DNR’s efforts to manage groundwater appropriations sustainably in this area over the next five years. The Plan establishes sustainability goals to help appropriation permit holders plan for their future water use and ensure that groundwater supplies remain adequate to meet human needs while protecting lakes, streams and wetlands. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 7: Implementation | 7-1 Chapter 7: Implementation INTRODUCTION This Chapter is intended to address the Metropolitan Council’s Checklist of Minimum Requirements regarding Implementation, unless otherwise addressed previously in this Plan. This Plan is not intended to sit on a shelf and collect dust, but to be continuously used as a reference and long-term guide to implementing short-term goals identified in the City’s Strategic Plan. This Comprehensive Plan addresses land use, supportive infrastructure, and related topics. It is not intended to address quality of life, much of which is outside the scope and boundary of city government services. This is a critical topic, which the City wishes to address outside of this Plan, in cooperation with community organizations, many of which are represented in the sidebar of page 7-2. IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS The Comprehensive Plan (Plan) will be implemented through the following: 1. When considering a change in land use (e.g. Zoning Map amendment, subdivision, conditional use permit, etc.), the City Council and Planning Commission shall consider if the proposed use is consistent with the Goals and Policies of the Comprehensive Plan. 2. When considering annual department goals, Department Heads shall consider their role in implementing the Goals & Policies of the Comprehensive Plan, in conjunction with the Strategic Plan. 3. When considering adoption of a three-year Strategic Plan, the City Council shall consider how it relates to, and implements the Goals & Policies of this 20-year Comprehensive Plan. This includes the timeline in which this Comprehensive Plan will be implemented. 4. When considering adoption of a 5-year Financial Plan 1, City Staff and the City Council shall consider prioritization of expenditures, in implementing the Goals & Policies of the Comprehensive Plan. 1 The Five Year Financial Plan (aka Capital Improvement Plan, or CIP) is adopted annually, as required by the City Charter, Chapter 7.05. The Financial Plan includes the replacement of equipment and vehicles within their expected life-cycle (5 – 25 years). The CIP is adopted annually in May, and supports annual budget preparation for the coming August/September. The Five Year Financial Plan is available at www.moundsviewmn.org and through the City’s Finance Department. Priorities The Strategic Plan establishes policy areas and strategy for the City to concentrate its efforts. The 2020-2023 Plan identifies the following Major Themes: • Financial Stability • Maintain Good Infrastructure • Demographics: Diversity & Outreach • Employee Recruitment & Retention • Business Retention & Expansion The Strategic Plan identifies Goals, allocated funds and funding gaps, and Staff’s tasks in implementing the Plan within fiscal constraints. In preparation of creating the Strategic Plan, the City Council discusses numerous subjects during Council Work Sessions, such as Development Priorities (pictured). In this example, the Council identified five priority sites (2018): • Tires N’More/Simon’s Sports • Mounds View Blvd & Woodale Dr • Rydell Auto Outlet • Mounds View Blvd & Spring Lake Rd • Snyders City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 7: Implementation | 7-2 5. When considering studies, inter-agency cooperative efforts, and Joint Power Authorities (when applicable), City Staff will consider how these actions are impacted by this Comprehensive Plan, in addition to that of adjacent agency’s comprehensive plans, to meet common goals. 6. Throughout this Plan, and as stated numerous times in the City’s 2018 Opinion Survey, there is a need to improve the appearance of the Mounds View Boulevard corridor, as well as other areas of the City. The City conducts Business Retention & Expansion (BR&E) visits with each business on a three-year cycle, with the intent of understanding each business’ future plans and needs, and assisting when applicable, including programs to assist business owners with improving their property. The City conducts a reactive code enforcement program, relying on residents to notify the City when a property does not meet their expecations. When a complaint is inspected, the City not only inspects that property, but the entire block for code violations. This is to be fair, particularly when the complaint stems from neighbor disputes. 7. Official Controls relavent to this Comprehensive Plan include the following: • Mounds View City Code, Chapters 600 (Public Health and Safety), 900 (Public Ways), 1000 (Building and Development Regulations), • 1100 (Zoning Code), 1200 (Land Subdivisions), and 1300 (Flood Control Regulations). • All new buildings designated for human occupancy shall be connected to the Municipal water system.2 • All buildings which include a toilet or other plumbing facilities, and which are adjacent to the municipal sanitary sewer system, must be connected to the system.3 Once connected, septic tanks are required to be filled.4 There is one known single-family home which is not connected to the municipal sewer system. 2 City Code, Section 906.01 (Connection Required; Exceptions). There is one known residential home that is not connected to municipal sewer. 3 City Code, Section 907.02 (Connection with System Required). 4 City Code, Section 907.04, Subd 3 (Construction Specifications). CHURCH UPON THE ROCK City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 7: Implementation | 7-3 OFFICIAL CONTROLS Within nine months of adoption of this Plan, the City shall update its Official Controls (e.g. City Code), such that the Code and this Plan are not in conflict. It is not the City’s intent that such amendments (e.g. Zoning Map amendments) create non-conforming land uses, but such conflicts must be considered when balancing property rights, and Goals & Policies of this Plan. Updates to the City Budget, Strategic Plan, and Capital Improvement Plan will be made on a regular basis as follows: • 1-year Budget (updated annually, December adoption) • 3-year Strategic Plan (updated annually, April/May adoption) • 5-year Financial Plan (updated annually, May adoption) Official Controls relevant to zoning, subdivision, water supply, and private sewer systems • Zoning Code: City Code, Title 1100 • Subdivisions: City Code, Title 1200 • Water Supply: City Code, Title 900 • Private Sewer: City Code, Title 900 ZONING CODE Zoning is the primary regulatory tool used by local governments to implement their comprehensive plan. The code consists of the official zoning map and the supporting ordinance text. The official map divides the community into a series of zoning districts and the text describes regulations for the use of land within these districts. Zoning districts in Spring Lake Park are mapped in Figure 7-1. Zoning districts are listed in the following section. Full regulations for all districts can be found in the City’s Code of Ordinances §153. Residential Districts: R-1, Single-Family Residential District - The purpose of the R-1, Single-Family District is to provide for low density single-family detached residential dwelling units and directly related, complementary uses. R-2, Single and Two-Family Residential District - The purpose of the R-2, Single and Two-Family Residential District is to provide for low to moderate density one (1) and two (2) unit dwellings and directly related, complementary uses. R-3, Medium Density Residential District - The purpose of the R-3, Medium Density Residential District is to provide for medium density housing in multiple family structures ranging up to and including six (6) units and directly related complementary uses. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 7: Implementation | 7-4 R-4, High Density Residential District - The purpose of the R-4, High Density Residential District is to provide for high density residential uses and directly related complementary uses. R-5, Mobile Home District - The purpose of the R-5, Mobile Home District is to provide for the planned regulation of mobile homes. Such homes are grouped together due to their particular space requirements, construction and style. Non-residential Districts: B-1, Neighborhood Business District - The purpose of the B-1, Neighborhood Business District is to provide for the establishment of local centers for convenient, limited office, retail or service outlets which deal directly with the customer for whom the goods or services are furnished. These centers are to provide services and goods for the surrounding neighborhoods and are not intended to draw customers from the entire community. B-2, Limited Business District - The purpose of the B-2, Limited Business District is to provide for low intensity, retail or service outlets which deal directly with the customer for whom the goods or services are furnished. The uses allowed in this District are to provide goods and services on a limited community market scale and located in areas which are well served by collector or arterial street facilities at the edge of residential districts. B-3, Highway Business District - The purpose of the B-3, Highway Business District is to provide for and limit the establishment of motor vehicle oriented or dependent commercial and service activities. B-4, Regional Business District - The purpose of the B-4, Regional Business District is to provide for the establishment of commercial and service activities which draw from and service customers from the entire community or region. I-1, Industrial District - The purpose of the I-1, Industrial District is to provide for the establishment of warehousing and industrial development and use. CRP, Conservancy, Recreation and Preservation District - The purpose of the CRP District is to permit the development of major recreational use facilities on lands uniquely situated in the City by virtue of such factors as access, surrounding uses and adaptability. Such lands may be wholly or partially unsuitable for most residential, commercial or industrial development because of location, surrounding uses, water tables, drainage and soil conditions, the lack of adequate public utilities because of availability or cost considerations and where such developments would adversely impact the flood plains, wetlands and drainageways of the area. Such recreational use development shall be designed to conserve, preserve and enhance the environment, important natural features and resources, forests and woodlands and control density, particularly in areas of the City affected by major highways, airports and other regional areas. PS, Pawnshop Overlay Districts - The purpose of the Pawnshop Overlay District is to allow the location of a Pawnshop as defined by Section 1102.02 City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 7: Implementation | 7-5 of the City Code as an additional permitted use in defined areas of certain other zoning districts within the City. PUD, Planned Unit Development District - The purpose of the PUD, Planned Unit Development District is to provide for the integration and coordination of land parcels as well as the combination of varying types of residential, commercial and industrial uses. County Road 10 Corridor Overlay District - The purpose of this District is to provide standards of development for land lying on either side of the major transportation corridor along County Road 10. The County Road 10 Corridor District is the primary gateway through the City. The aesthetic impacts from new developments and redevelopments must be evaluated to help ensure the long-term viability and success of the District. Accomplishing the purpose of the County Road 10 Corridor District requires particular concern for the site layout, building materials, site features and other related design elements. To that end, new development and redevelopment shall conform to the standards in this and related zoning requirements. In reviewing and approving land use applications, the City Council will make the final determination in the compatibility and consistency with all provisions in this and related sections of the Zoning Ordinance. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 7: Implementation | 7-6 Figure 7-1: Zoning Map City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 7: Implementation | 7-7 Mounds View is an affordable community, with strategic access to major freeways, and is within an outstanding school district. The community welcomes all people. Regarding Affordable Housing, the Metropolitan Council has allocated a need for 27 additional units of affordable housing in Mounds View by 2030.5 The City will consider subsicizing developemnt projects on a case by case basiss (e.g. Tax Increment Financing, etc.), depenent upon location, project intregratiion within the neighborhood, and the City’s fiscal abilities. The most desireable location for affordable housing is within ¼ mile of both regular mass-trasit stops (e.g. route 25/825) and grocery stores (Aldi). There is a one-block corridor that fits this criteria; Long Lake Rd, between Hillview Rd & Bronson Dr. This block consists of, and is guided for; single-family residential; thus, transit-dependent affordable housing is not practical in Mounds View without cooperative change by Metro Transit. It is the City’s desire for affordable housing to be mixed with market rate housing, although, in practice, this has not been feasible. The reasons why, need to be studied further. Mounds View includes a substantial amount of naturally occuring affordable housing, such as manufactured homes, and aging apartments built in the 1960’s and 1970’s. It is the City’s desire that these communities be stabilized, physically (structures) and neighborly (community). The City does not have the capcity to stablize these communities alone, and is dependent upon cooperation with property owners, Ramsey County, ISD 621, community organizations, and private development. Since the relocation of US Highway 10 in 1999, Mounds View Boulevard (County Road 10) has experienced many vacant businesses and blight due to changing traffic patterns, a changing economy, and commercial landlords who have choosen not to reinvest in their proprerties. The 2018 Community Survey indicates that Mounds View Boulevard is the #1 priority that residents would change, and that there is a desire for additional restaurants, grocery stores, retail, and other businesses. In order to support such businesses, the community’s income must increase, either through higher incomed families, or through increased density. In either case, redevelopment involves change, which is difficlt for established neighborhoods to accept. But change is necessary to support the Mounds View Boulevard corridor. Similar to aging apartment buildings, the community includes againg single- family homes. The City utilizes the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) to administer the City’s housing assistance program.6 The program has been seldomly used, and is adequately funded based on demand. The program is 5 Metropolitan Council, 2021-2030 Allocation of Affordable Housing Need. Allocation of need includes 13 units for households at or below 30% of the Area Median Income (AMI), 5 units for households with income 31% - 50% of AMI, and 9 units for households with income 51% - 80% AMI. 6 Emergency Repair Loan, Revolving Loan Program, Manufactured Home Loan, Home Energy Squad. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 7: Implementation | 7-8 promoted by City Staff through word-of-mouth to homeowners in need (e.g. during building permit inspections), and through the City’s website. Final Thoughts Although this Plan has an end, planning does not. Redevelopment requires three ingrediants; a willing landowner, a willing developer, and a willing City Council. When these three align, it is the City’s intent to take advantage of the opporunity to study and implement this Plan in more detail. Without any one of those ingrediants, planning is trivial at best. This Plan does not provide all of the answers, but does provide a path to explore ideas further. City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan DRAFT November 27, 2019 Chapter 7: Implementation | 7-9 IMPLEMENTATION ELEMENT REQUIREMENTS Item Solution Done? Describe public programs, devices, actions used to implement plan Describe timeline for implementation of each element CIP for transportation CIP for sewers CIP for parks CIP for water supply CIP for open space facilities Attach as appendix – check w McCleet Describe sequence of major public investments Reference Describe official controls, zoning, subdivision, water supply, private sewer Reference City Code Schedule needed changes to official controls Include zoning map Describe zoning categories Describe where zoning must be updated to follow plan Item No: 8.B.1. Meeting Date: December 9, 2019 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Mark Beer, Finance Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9196 Adopting the 2020 Property Tax Levy Attached is Resolution 9196 adopting the 2020 property tax levy. The Truth-in-taxation meeting was held on December 2, 2019 and the public was provided an opportunity to comment. The City Council has proposed a final levy increase of 4.2% for the General Fund and the police officer referendums increased by 0.37%. There is no change in the Street Improvement levy of $150,000 and debt service requires a levy increase of 0.06%. The overall increase is 4.63% for all levies. The City Council may adopt the tax levy on December 9th or schedule an additional meeting if necessary to adopt it no later than December 27, 2019. Staff recommends that the City Council consider resolution 9196 adopting the 2020 property tax levy. Respectfully submitted, ________________________ Mark Beer RESOLUTION NO. 9196 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA Adopting the 2020 Property Tax Levy WHEREAS, the City Council has conducted numerous meetings and has made available detailed copies of the proposed 2020 Budget; and WHEREAS, the City Council provided the public an opportunity to speak at the Truth in Taxation meeting on December 2, 2019 and at the several budget meeting to take comment on the proposed 2020 tax levy; and WHEREAS, the Fire Improvement Bonds and Notes will require debt service of $171,190 due to changes in the allocation of costs between participating cities. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds View that the following property tax levy for 2020 is hereby approved: General Fund base levy $ 4,472,248 Fire bonds and notes debt service 171,190 PERA rate increase levy 39,145 Police Referendum market value levy 2017 110,000 Police Referendum market value levy 2004 220,000 Total General Fund property tax levy $ 5,012,583 Street Improvement Capital Projects Fund levy $ 150,000 2017 Capital Improvement Bonds Debt Service levy $ 416,294 Total Property Tax Levy $ 5,578,877 and the City Administrator is hereby directed to notify Ramsey County and the State of Minnesota of said 2020 property tax levy. Said resolution was declared to have been duly passed and adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. __________________________ Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (SEAL) 486850v2 AMB MU205-13 Item No: 8.A.2. Meeting Date: December 9, 2019 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: ______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: City Council From: Mark Beer, Finance Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9197 Approving the EDA Property Tax Levy Request for Fiscal Year 2020 Previously the City’s economic development activities were funded with tax increment revenues. These tax increment revenues were discontinued as required by state statute. This left the City with limited resources to continue existing business outreach, marketing, advertising, small scale incentives, property acquisitions, professional services, and staff training and development. The City Council as part of the 3 year Strategic Plan indicated that maintaining this levy is a priority. The EDA established levies in 2017 to help accomplish some of the above goals. There is no proposed increase in the total levied for 2020. The EDA adopted a request to the City to levy $100,000 on behalf of the EDA at the August 12, 2019 meeting and the City Council approved that request at the September 9, 2019 meeting and there is no change in that request since preliminary adoption. Respectfully submitted, ___________________________ Mark Beer, Finance Director 486850v2 AMB MU205-13 RESOLUTION NO. 9197 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PROPERTY TAX LEVY REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 WHEREAS, the Mounds View Economic Development Authority (the "EDA") has requested that the City of Mounds View levy a tax for the benefit of the EDA pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 469.107, Subdivision 1; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mounds View approved resolution 9161 approving a preliminary levy of $100,000 on behalf of the EDA on September 9, 2019. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby gives final approval for the collection of a levy for the benefit of the economic development activities within the community in fiscal year 2020 in the amount not to exceed $100,000, which amount shall be included in the City’s levy. Adopted this 9th Day of December 2019. ______________________________ Carol A. Mueller, Mayor (ATTEST) ______________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (SEAL) Item No.: 8.B.3. Meeting Date: December 9, 2019 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Mark Beer, Finance Director Item Title: Resolution 9198 Adopting the 2020 Budgets for All Funds Attached is Resolution 9198 and summaries of the 2020 General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Debt Service Funds, Capital Projects Funds, and Enterprise Funds budgets. Respectfully submitted, ______________________ Mark Beer RESOLUTION NO. 9198 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA ADOPTING THE 2020 BUDGETS FOR ALL FUNDS WHEREAS, the City Council conducted numerous meetings and made available detailed budgets at City Hall and on the City’s website for the 2020 budgets for all funds; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered said budgets. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds View that the following appropriations for the calendar year 2020 are hereby approved: GENERAL FUND: Amount City Council $ 62,235 Advisory Commissions 27,000 City Administrator 284,637 Elections 36,504 Finance 286,762 Central Services 305,496 Community Development 462,665 Police 3,329,395 Fire 549,186 Public Works Administration 120,292 Streets 456,589 Fleet management 130,857 Building maintenance 150,373 Recreation 134,771 Parks & Athletic Fields 449,337 Forestry 53,693 Convention & Visitors 64,600 Social services 36,779 Contingency 0 Fitness Program 6,500 Transfer to EDA Fund 50,000 Transfer to Special Projects Fund 75,000 Transfer to Vehicle Fund 299,000 Transfer to Community Center 200,000 Debt Service, Energy Savings 24,495 Debt Service, Fire Department 163,038 Total General Fund $7,759,204 Resolution 9198 Page 2 FUND: Amount Cable TV $ 115,773 Forfeiture 13,300 Economic Development 238,285 Community Center 524,328 Lakeside Park 23,710 Recycling grant 31,545 TIF District #3 700,000 TIF District #5 1,740,738 TIF District #6 5,682 GO CIP Bonds 2017A 396,470 Park Dedication Fund 103,500 Vehicle & equipment 304,100 Special Projects Fund 690,108 Street Improvement Fund 894,500 Water 4,703,220 Wastewater 2,154,801 Street Lighting 106,999 Surface Water 550,213 TOTAL ALL FUNDS $21,056,476 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, summaries of the 2020 budget shall be incorporated with and included as part of this resolution as Attachment A. Passed and adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. ________________________________ Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ATTEST: ________________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (SEAL) CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW, MINNESOTA Combined 2020 Budget All Funds Special Debt Capital Total 2020 2019 General Revenue Service Projects Government Enterprise Total All Total All Fund Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Revenues: Property taxes 5,012,583$ 100,000$ 416,294$ 150,000$ 5,678,877$ -$ 5,678,877$ 5,427,676$ Tax increments - 1,771,256 - - 1,771,256 - 1,771,256 1,711,275 All other taxes 396,500 116,000 - 302,500 815,000 - 815,000 812,000 Special assessments 3,000 - - 22,000 25,000 69,500 94,500 80,000 Licenses & permits 219,872 - - - 219,872 - 219,872 183,372 Intergovernmental: State categorical aid 1,051,644 - - 275,000 1,326,644 - 1,326,644 1,268,014 County grants - 31,545 - - 31,545 - 31,545 31,545 Other local govt.180,000 23,000 - - 203,000 - 203,000 193,000 Charges for services: Culture and recreation - 324,062 - - 324,062 - 324,062 312,062 Utility service charges - - - - - 3,416,540 3,416,540 3,210,180 Miscellaneous 16,625 - - - 16,625 2,000 18,625 18,625 Fines 32,000 2,000 - - 34,000 - 34,000 35,000 Investment income 110,000 3,550 500 29,000 143,050 49,400 192,450 169,110 Miscellaneous: Other 289,764 500 - 3,000 293,264 - 293,264 297,584 Total revenues 7,311,988$ 2,371,913$ 416,794$ 781,500$ 10,882,195$ 3,537,440$ 14,419,635$ 13,749,443$ 1 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW, MINNESOTA Combined 2020 Budget All Funds Special Debt Capital Total 2020 2019 General Revenue Service Projects Government Enterprise Total All Total All Fund Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Expenditures: General government: Personal services 579,535 - - - 579,535 - 579,535 592,507 Supplies 45,550 - - - 45,550 - 45,550 46,450 Contractual services 377,549 - - 377,549 - 377,549 332,724 Capital outlay - - - 665,108 665,108 - 665,108 439,858 Public safety Personal services 2,860,346 - - - 2,860,346 - 2,860,346 2,704,665 Supplies 82,870 12,800 - - 95,670 - 95,670 80,090 Contractual services 857,935 500 - - 858,435 - 858,435 825,045 Capital outlay 77,430 - - 109,900 187,330 - 187,330 170,761 Public works Personal services 514,085 - - - 514,085 1,008,449 1,522,534 1,446,418 Supplies 141,435 - - - 141,435 126,876 268,311 264,481 Contractual services 202,591 - - - 202,591 1,834,336 2,036,927 1,963,633 Depreciation - - - - - 375,000 375,000 368,000 Capital outlay - - - 299,700 299,700 3,829,104 4,128,804 2,233,340 Sanitation Personal services - 13,854 - - 13,854 - 13,854 12,377 Supplies - 500 - - 500 - 500 500 Contractual services - 17,191 - - 17,191 - 17,191 18,668 Culture and recreation: Personal services 328,471 111,782 - - 440,253 - 440,253 387,212 Supplies 57,103 27,602 - - 84,705 - 84,705 84,078 Contractual services 252,227 471,307 - - 723,534 - 723,534 656,081 Capital outlay - - - 157,500 157,500 - 157,500 294,000 Community & Economic development Personal services 416,432 145,261 - - 561,693 - 561,693 542,965 Supplies 4,725 560 - - 5,285 - 5,285 5,085 Contractual services 41,508 1,725,848 - - 1,767,356 - 1,767,356 1,788,750 Capital outlay - 725,000 - - 725,000 - 725,000 50,000 Miscellaneous Personal services 6,500 - - - 6,500 - 6,500 6,500 Contractual services 101,379 - - - 101,379 - 101,379 88,079 Debt principal 164,832 43,478 235,000 - 443,310 7,572 450,882 437,273 Interest and fiscal charges 22,701 9,642 161,470 - 193,813 1,680 195,493 209,079 Total expenditures 7,135,204 3,305,325 396,470 1,232,208 12,069,207 7,183,017 19,252,224 16,048,619 Surplus of revenues over (under) expenditures and 176,784 (933,412) 20,324 (450,708) (1,187,012) (3,645,577) (4,832,589) (2,299,176) Other financing sources (uses) Bonds issued - - - - 6,000,000 6,000,000 - Transfers in 201,216 1,039,036 - 529,000 1,769,252 35,000 1,804,252 1,131,618 Transfers out (624,000) (88,036) - (760,000) (1,472,036) (332,216) (1,804,252) (1,131,618) Total other fin. sources (uses)(422,784) 951,000 - (231,000) 297,216 5,702,784 6,000,000 - Net change in fund balance or net assets (246,000) 17,588 20,324 (681,708) (889,796) 2,057,207 1,167,411 (2,299,176) Less: Bonds issued - - - - - (6,000,000) Add: Capital outlay & Debt principal - - - - - 3,836,676 3,836,676 916,349 Fund balance, January 1:9,226,539 1,478,889 347,798 3,704,355 14,757,581 11,259,212 26,016,793 23,843,278 Fund balance, December 31 8,980,539 1,496,477 368,122 3,022,647 13,867,785 11,153,095 31,020,880 22,460,451 2 City of Mounds View 2020 Budget Summary 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Change from 2019 General Fund:Actual Actual Actual Budget Request Dollar Percent Revenues: Property taxes - Base levy 3,700,381 3,809,842 4,082,924 4,244,285 4,472,248 227,963 5.37% Special tax levies, Bonds 154,119 90,835 90,835 165,800 171,190 5,390 3.25% Special tax levies, Operations 233,145 244,145 244,145 349,145 369,145 20,000 5.73% Franchise tax 296,173 309,303 338,919 295,000 302,500 7,500 2.54% Other taxes 27,556 31,610 23,046 29,000 26,000 (3,000) -10.34% Hotel/motel tax 67,408 68,666 77,115 65,000 68,000 3,000 4.62% Licenses and permits 184,499 310,965 312,047 183,372 219,872 36,500 19.90% Intergovernmental 1,090,100 1,093,163 1,229,019 1,163,014 1,231,644 68,630 5.90% Charges for services 40,988 17,144 23,736 16,625 16,625 - 0.00% Fines & forfeitures 29,278 26,810 35,800 33,000 32,000 (1,000) -3.03% Interest 104,985 127,086 157,074 115,000 110,000 (5,000) -4.35% Miscellaneous 342,547 382,536 304,719 294,084 292,764 (1,320) -0.45% Transfers: Water Fund - - 78,103 80,446 82,859 2,413 3.00% Sewer Fund 58,309 60,058 61,860 80,446 82,859 2,413 3.00% Storm Water Fund 7,604 7,832 8,067 8,309 8,558 249 3.00% Street Light Fund 2,612 2,690 2,771 2,854 2,940 86 3.01% Vehicle & Equipment Fund 22,000 21,600 - 23,000 24,000 1,000 4.35% Debt proceeds - 172,427 175,191 - - - 0.00% Total revenues 6,361,704 6,776,712 7,245,371 7,148,380 7,513,204 364,824 5.10% Expenditures: Legislative Services: City Council 47,213 55,479 58,903 60,752 62,235 1,483 2.44% Advisory Commissions 15,520 14,375 15,352 19,500 27,000 7,500 38.46% Subtotal 62,733 69,854 74,255 80,252 89,235 8,983 11.19% Administrative Services: City Administrator 282,476 314,338 286,882 309,655 284,637 (25,018) -8.08% Elections 47,279 32,575 33,460 26,832 36,504 9,672 36.05% Finance 255,786 261,574 268,325 274,169 286,762 12,593 4.59% Central Services 237,713 259,406 261,610 280,773 305,496 24,723 8.81% Subtotal 823,254 867,893 850,277 891,429 913,399 21,970 2.46% Community Development 320,413 324,265 435,152 477,189 462,665 (14,524) -3.04% Police 2,719,071 2,814,764 2,969,790 3,148,099 3,329,395 181,296 5.76% Fire 592,181 685,187 802,223 684,378 712,224 27,846 4.07% Public Works Administration 135,670 129,775 149,353 156,637 120,292 (36,345) -23.20% Parks, Recreation & Forestry: Recreation 109,358 109,071 123,961 122,042 134,771 12,729 10.43% Parks 322,085 280,083 286,911 358,750 449,337 90,587 25.25% Forestry 29,474 11,887 36,836 49,188 53,693 4,505 9.16% Subtotal 460,917 401,041 447,708 529,980 637,801 107,821 20.34% Fleet Services: Building & Grounds Mtnce 116,217 118,555 144,415 137,834 150,373 12,539 9.10% Vehicle & Equipment Mtnce 86,966 108,818 124,811 122,604 130,857 8,253 6.73% Subtotal 203,183 227,373 269,226 260,438 281,230 20,792 7.98% Streets: Pavement Management 185,346 192,701 205,269 233,056 227,496 (5,560) -2.39% Snow & Ice Control 131,951 107,680 168,529 150,547 161,033 10,486 6.97% Sign Maintenance 37,082 44,676 47,325 66,301 68,060 1,759 2.65% Subtotal 354,379 345,057 421,123 449,904 456,589 6,685 1.49% Other Convention & Visitor's Bureau 64,038 65,233 73,260 61,750 64,600 2,850 4.62% Social Service Coordination 20,259 20,461 20,748 26,329 36,779 10,450 39.69% Miscellaneous/contingency 5,061 5,238 3,766 6,500 6,500 - 0.00% Transfers to other funds 745,000 765,000 640,000 601,000 624,000 23,000 3.83% Debt service 24,495 24,495 24,495 24,495 24,495 - 0.00% Subtotal 858,853 880,427 762,269 720,074 756,374 36,300 5.04% Total expenditures 6,530,654 6,745,636 7,181,376 7,398,380 7,759,204 360,824 4.88% Net change in fund balance (168,950) 31,076 63,995 (250,000) (246,000) 4,000 Beginning Fund Balance 9,614,413 9,445,463 9,476,539 9,476,539 9,226,539 Ending Fund Balance 9,445,463 9,476,539 9,540,534 9,226,539 8,980,539 4,000 3 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW, MINNESOTA Special Revenue Funds 2020 Budgets Combining Statement of Revenues and Expenditures and Net Changes in Fund Balances Cable Community Lakeside Recycling TIF TIF TIF TV Forfeiture EDA Center Park Grant District #3 District #5 District #6 2020 2019 Revenues: Taxes 116,000 - 100,000 - - - - 1,760,734 10,522 1,987,256 1,939,275 Intergovernmental: County grants - - - - - 31,545 - - - 31,545 31,545 Other local govt.- - - - 23,000 - - - - 23,000 23,000 Charges for services: Culture and recreation - - - 324,062 - - - - - 324,062 312,062 Miscellaneous: Fines - 2,000 - - - - - - - 2,000 2,000 Investment income - - - 300 210 - - 3,000 40 3,550 3,510 Other - - - - 500 - - - - 500 500 Total revenues 116,000 2,000 100,000 324,362 23,710 31,545 - 1,763,734 10,562 2,371,913 2,311,892 Expenditures: Public safety Supplies - 12,800 - - - - - - - 12,800 2,700 Contractual services - 500 - - - - - - - 500 500 Capital outlay - - - - - - - - - - - Sanitation Personal services - - - - - 13,854 - - - 13,854 12,377 Supplies - - - - - 500 - - - 500 500 Contractual services - - - - - 17,191 - - - 17,191 18,668 Culture and recreation: Personal services 50,964 - - 56,603 4,215 - - - - 111,782 149,808 Supplies 3,000 - - 22,102 2,500 - - - - 27,602 28,220 Contractual services 61,809 - - 392,503 16,995 - - - - 471,307 419,363 Capital outlay - - - - - - - - - - 105,000 Debt Service - - - 53,120 - - - - - 53,120 53,120 Economic development Personal services - - 145,261 - - - - - - 145,261 125,365 Supplies - - 560 - - - - - - 560 600 Contractual services - - 67,464 - - - - 1,652,702 5,682 1,725,848 1,733,646 Capital outlay - - 25,000 - - - 700,000 - - 725,000 50,000 Total expenditures 115,773 13,300 238,285 524,328 23,710 31,545 700,000 1,652,702 5,682 3,305,325 2,699,867 Surplus of revenues over (under) expenditures 227 (11,300) (138,285) (199,966) - - (700,000) 111,032 4,880 (933,412) (387,975) Other financing sources (uses) Transfers in - - 839,036 200,000 - - - - - 1,039,036 325,563 Transfers out - - - - - - (88,036) - (88,036) (85,563) Total other financing sources (uses)- - 839,036 200,000 - - - (88,036) - 951,000 240,000 Net change in fund balance 227 (11,300) 700,751 34 - - (700,000) 22,996 4,880 17,588 (147,975) Fund balance, January 1:148,199 2,074 283,544 245,282 9,167 22,270 685,100 866,122 - 2,261,758 1,478,889 Fund balance, December 31 148,426 (9,226) 984,295 245,316 9,167 22,270 (14,900) 889,118 4,880 2,279,346 1,330,914 Total 4 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW, MINNESOTA Debt Service Fund 2020 Budgets Combining Statement of Revenues and Expenditures GO CIP Bonds 2017A 2020 2019 Revenue: Taxes: Property taxes 416,294 416,294 418,446 Miscellaneous: Investment income 500 500 200 Total revenue 416,794 416,794 418,646 Expenditures: Debt service: Principal 235,000 235,000 225,000 Interest 159,995 159,995 166,895 Paying agent fees 475 475 475 Continuing disclosure fees 1,000 1,000 1,000 Total expenditures 396,470 396,470 393,370 Surplus of revenue over (under) expenditures 20,324 20,324 25,276 Net change in fund balance 20,324 20,324 25,276 Fund balance, January 1 347,798 347,798 - Fund balance, December 31 368,122 368,122 25,276 Total 5 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW, MINNESOTA Capital Project Funds 2020 Budgets Combining Statement of Revenues and Expenditures Park Vehicle and Special Street Dedication Equipment Projects Improvement 2020 2019 Revenue: Taxes -$ -$ -$ 150,000$ 150,000$ 150,000$ Franchise fees - - - 302,500 302,500 295,000 Special assessments - - - 22,000 22,000 15,000 Intergovernmental: State - - - 275,000 275,000 275,000 Miscellaneous: Investment income 1,000 - 8,000 20,000 29,000 11,000 Other 3,000 - - - 3,000 3,000 Total revenue 4,000 - 8,000 769,500 781,500 749,000 Expenditures: General government - - 665,108 - 665,108 439,858 Public safety - 109,900 - - 109,900 111,000 Streets and highways - 81,200 25,000 193,500 299,700 1,324,340 Culture and recreation 103,500 54,000 - - 157,500 189,000 Total expenditures 103,500 245,100 690,108 193,500 1,232,208 2,064,198 Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenditures (99,500) (245,100) (682,108) 576,000 (450,708) (1,315,198) Other financing sources (uses) Operating transfers Transfers in - 454,000 75,000 - 529,000 511,000 Transfers out - (59,000) - (701,000) (760,000) (123,000) Total other financing sources (uses)- 395,000 75,000 (701,000) (231,000) 388,000 Net change in fund balance (99,500) 149,900 (607,108) (125,000) (681,708) (927,198) Fund balance, January 1 66,150 1,757,177 513,138 1,367,890 3,704,355 5,368,533 Fund balance, December 31 (33,350)$ 1,907,077$ (93,970)$ 1,242,890$ 3,022,647$ 4,441,335$ Total Budget 6 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW, MINNESOTA Enterprise Funds 2020 Budgets Combining Statement of Revenues and Expenses Sanitary Street Storm Water Sewer Lighting Water 2020 2019 Operating revenue: Operating revenues 1,203,805 1,797,923 105,112 309,700 3,416,540 3,210,180 Special assessments 69,500 - - - 69,500 65,000 Connection charges 2,000 - - - 2,000 2,000 Total operating revenue 1,275,305 1,797,923 105,112 309,700 3,488,040 3,277,180 Operating expenses: Personal services 448,387 402,309 11,457 146,296 1,008,449 899,008 Supplies 76,899 28,302 1,000 20,675 126,876 130,926 Contractual services 242,471 109,127 3,850 201,684 557,132 543,026 Electricity & gas 136,500 2,100 78,500 - 217,100 206,600 Disposal charges - 1,030,104 - - 1,030,104 997,993 Contingency 15,000 15,000 - - 30,000 30,000 Depreciation 240,000 100,000 - 35,000 375,000 368,000 Capital outlays 3,394,104 330,000 - 105,000 3,829,104 909,000 Total operating expenses 4,553,361 2,016,942 94,807 508,655 7,173,765 4,084,553 Net operating income (loss)(3,278,056) (219,019) 10,305 (198,955) (3,685,725) (807,373) Non-operating revenue (expenses): Investment income 5,000 24,000 1,400 19,000 49,400 39,400 Principal payment on debt (ESP Lease)- - (7,572) - (7,572) (7,349) Interest on debt (ESP Lease)- - (1,680) - (1,680) (1,902) Total non-operating 5,000 24,000 (7,852) 19,000 40,148 30,149 Transfers and other financing sources Transfers in 35,000 - - - 35,000 100,000 Transfers out (149,859) (137,859) (2,940) (41,558) (332,216) (322,055) Bonds issued 6,000,000 - - - 6,000,000 - Total transfers and other financing sourc 5,885,141 (137,859) (2,940) (41,558) 5,702,784 (222,055) Revenues over (under) expenditures 2,612,085 (332,878) (487) (221,513) 2,057,207 (999,279) Less: Bond proceeds (6,000,000) - - - (6,000,000) - Add back: Capital outlays 3,394,104 330,000 - 105,000 3,829,104 909,000 Principal on debt - - 7,572 - 7,572 7,349 Net income (loss)6,189 (2,878) 7,085 (116,513) (106,117) (82,930) Net assets (deficit), January 1 4,109,245 3,937,371 103,152 3,109,445 11,259,212 11,157,537 Net assets (deficit), December 31 4,115,434$ 3,934,493$ 110,237$ 2,992,932$ 11,153,095$ 11,074,607$ Total 7 The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community Item No: 08C Meeting Date: December 9, 2019 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9209, Approving the 2020 City Council Meeting, Council/Staff Retreats, and the Town Hall Meeting Dates Introduction The City Council approves a Council meeting schedule annually in December. Discussion Based on the Council’s historical schedule of conducting work sessions on the first Monday of each month and regular Council meeting on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, attached is a proposed list of meeting dates for 2020 (Exhibit A). Also included are EDA meetings which are typically held just prior to the regular Council meetings. The following legal holidays fall on dates that would otherwise be considered meeting dates: September 7th (Labor Day) is a Work Session and May 25th (Memorial Day) is a regular Council Meeting. Staff is proposing Tuesday, September 8th for the Work Session and Tuesday, May 26th for the regular Council meeting. Based on council direction, there will also be a special council meeting on January 6, 2020, prior to the work session for the purpose of board and commission appointments and any other business the council deems appropriate for the special meeting. Council and Staff have not discussed the retreat dates. With regard to the town hall meeting, it has been scheduled for Monday, April 20th. Staff recommends again that the town hall meeting be located at Mounds View City Hall starting at 6:00 p.m. Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: N/A Financial Impact: None Recommendation: Please advise Staff as to which dates you desire for the Council/Staff retreats. Staff will add the dates to Exhibit A of Resolution 9209 following the meeting. Please also let Staff know if the suggested meeting dates for meetings that fall on a holiday (as shown in Exhibit A) are acceptable. Respectfully submitted, ________________________ Nyle Zikmund City Administrator The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community RESOLUTION NO. 9209 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA SETTING AND APPROVING THE 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, COUNCIL/STAFF RETREAT AND TOWN HALL MEETING DATES WHEREAS, the City’s Charter states that the City Council shall meet regularly at least twice monthly as they may designate by ordinance; and WHEREAS, Chapter 105 of the Mounds View City Code states that regular meetings of the City Council shall be held on the second and fourth Mondays of every month; and WHEREAS, EDA meetings are traditionally held on the same days as the City Council just prior to the regular Council meetings on the second and fourth Mondays of the month; and WHEREAS, the City Council has traditionally scheduled Work Sessions on the first Monday of the month; and WHEREAS, in accordance with City Code, these meeting dates have been scheduled as shown in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the Mounds View City Council has scheduled the 2020 Council/ Staff Retreats and 2020 Town Hall Meeting as shown in Exhibit A. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View City Council does hereby establish the official City of Mounds View City Council meeting calendar for 2020 as shown in Exhibit A. Adopted this 9th day of December 2019. ______________________________________ Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (SEAL) The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community EXHIBIT A 2020 (Meetings held on Monday unless otherwise noted) WORK SESSIONS COUNCIL MEETINGS EDA MEETINGS January 6 January 6 (Special) January 13 January 13 January 27 January 27 February 3 February 10 February 10 February 24 February 24 March 2 March 9 March 9 March 23 March 23 April 6 April 13 April 13 April 20 (Town Hall Meeting 6:00 PM) April 27 April 27 May 4 May 11 May 11 May 26 (Tuesday) May 26 (Tuesday) June 1 June 8 June 8 June 22 June 22 July 6 July 13 July 13 July 27 July 27 August 3 August 10 August 10 August 24 August 24 September 8 (Tuesday) September 14 September 14 September 28 September 28 October 5 October 12 October 12 October 26 October 26 November 2 November 9 November 9 November 23 November 23 December 7 December 14 December 14 December 28 December 28 Staff Council Retreat: _______________________________________________ Staff/Council Retreat: ________________________________________________ The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community Item No: 08D Meeting Date: December 9, 2019 Type of Business: CB Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9193, Approving Appointments to the City of Mounds View’s Boards, Commissions, and Committees Introduction The Economic Development Commission; Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission; and Planning Commission, have term seats that will expire on December 31, 2019. The following appointments are recommended by Staff. Discussion Economic Development Commission: (Three Seats Open) Staff received four applications for the EDC; Gary Rundle, Dan Larson, Donn Lindstrom and Lisa Marquis. Mr. Larson is currently serving on the EDC and would like to renew his term. Mr. Rundle is currently serving on both the Planning Commission and the PRF Commission. He is also very much interested in serving on the EDC. Mr. Lindstrom and Ms. Marquis are new applicants and have never served on the Commission. At its November 21, 2019 meeting, the EDC considered the applications and made a recommendation to the EDA. The EDA, at their November 25th meeting approved Resolution No. 19-EDA-322 appointing Gary Rundle and Dan Larson as the resident representatives and Lisa Marquis as a business representative member. Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission: (Three Seats Open) Staff received four applications for the PRF Commission; Cindy Palm, Colleen Sullivan, Mary Zaiger and Murwo Mohamed. Ms. Palm is a returning member and wishes to apply for another term. Ms. Sullivan, Ms. Zaiger and Ms. Mohamed are all new applicants. There are currently two terms expiring, however Dale Aukee, who’s term goes through 2020, is resigning at the end of 2019 so that opens up another seat. Dale Aukee has indicated he would like to resign allowing someone new to be appointed. He added that this would allow new voices on the Commission. So with Mr. Aukee’s resignation, that makes three seats open. All applications are attached for your review. The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community Item 08D December 9, 2019 Page 2 At its November 21st meeting, the PRF Commission reviewed all applications and recommended appointing Cindy Palm and Colleen Sullivan. The Commission also recommended Mary Zaiger be appointed to fill the seat for resigning member Dale Aukee. Planning Commission: (One Seat Open) Staff has received one appointment application for the Planning Commission; Gary Rundle. Mr. Rundle is currently serving on the Planning Commission and is requesting to renew his term. Mr. Rundle has been serving on the Planning Commission since January 2009. The Planning Commission at its December 4th meeting recommended the reappointment of Gary Rundle to the Planning Commission. I would also like to note that Mary Zaiger, who was appointed to the PRF Commission to fill the seat of a resigning Commissioner, noted that the Planning Commission would be her second choice. Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: N/A Financial Impact: None Staff Recommendation: Staff is recommending approval of Resolution No. 9193 approving appointments to the EDC, PRF and Planning Commissions. Term expirations are noted in the resolution. Respectfully submitted, ______________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community RESOLUTION NO. 9207 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW’S BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020 WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View’s boards, commissions and committees consist of members appointed by the City Council; and WHEREAS, there will be vacant seats effective December 31, 2019, on the Economic Development Commission (3); Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission (2); and Planning Commission (1); and WHEREAS, there was also a resignation from the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission with a term expiring December 31, 2020, opening up a third seat; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Mounds View approves appointments effective January 1, 2020, as follows: Term Expiration (3-Year Term) Economic Development Commission: Gary Rundle, Resident Rep December 31, 2022 Dan Larson, Resident Rep December 31, 2022 Lisa Marquis, Business Rep December 31, 2020 Parks, Recreation and Cindy Palm December 31, 2022 Forestry Commission: Colleen Sullivan December 31, 2022 Mary Zaiger December 21, 2020 Planning Commission: Gary Rundle December 31, 2022 Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. ___________________________________ Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (SEAL) The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community Item No: 8F Meeting Date: December 9, 2019 Type of Business: CB Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Don Peterson, Public Works Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9210, Approving the Final Payment for the 2019 Street Reconstruction Project Background: North Valley Inc. submitted the lowest responsible bid and was awarded construction for the 2019 Street Rehabilitation Project. North Valley performed construction for the project during summer 2019, and was substantially complete on August 9, 2019 – the date that the two-year warrantee period begins. A punch list was prepared after substantial completion for the remaining minor work and/or repairs left to complete before project close-out. North Valley completed those items and has met all requirements of the contract documents in a satisfactory manner. The City has been withholding final payment to North Valley pending completion of the punch list and other close-out requirements. The following is a summary of the final construction costs: Original Contract Amount: $671,788.09 Change Orders: 1,397.00 Revised Contract Amount: $673,185.09 The remaining payment amount owed to North Valley Inc. is for $16,667.06 The City Council is being asked to approve the final payment to North Valley in the amount of $16,667.06. Staff will hold the check until all the final paper work has been received and approved. Recommendation: Public Works (and Stantec Consulting Services) recommend that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution to accept the construction work and final payment of $16,667.09 for the 2019 Street Rehabilitation Project. North Valley and their subcontractors have not submitted IC- 134 forms (as required for project close-out). Staff will release of the final payment once all closing paper work has been received. Respectfully submitted, Don Peterson Director of Public Works The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community RESOLUTION 9210 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVING THE FINAL PAYMENT FOR THE 2019 STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT WHEREAS, the City Council approved the 2019 Street Rehabilitation Project and awarded the project to North Valley Inc. of Nowthen MN; and WHEREAS, North Valley Inc. completed all project construction and met all other contract requirements for the project with the substantial a completion date of August 9, 2019 and a final construction cost of $673,185.09; and WHEREAS, Staff and its engineering consultant, Stantec Consulting Services, recommend accepting the completed construction work and issuing final payment for $16,667.06 to North Valley Inc.; and WHEREAS, North Valley Inc, has not submitted the final paper work at this time, Staff will hold the final check until all paper work is turned into the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows: 1. Accepts work completed under the contract between the City and North Valley Inc, for the 2019 Street Rehabilitation project. 2. The Finance Director is authorized to issue final payment for $16,667.06 to North Valley Inc, for completing construction of the project. 3. Staff will release the final check after all necessary final paper according to the contract is turned in. Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019 ____________________________________ Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (SEAL) The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community Item No: 08G Meeting Date December 9, 2019 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Second Reading Ordinance 969 Title 900, Chapters 906 and 907, Water Meters and Sump Pump discharge Introduction: Chapter 900 had previously been reviewed and updated earlier this year. However, components of the HOPP Program required a modest update to two of the chapters; 906 which addresses water meters and 907 which deals with discharges into the sanitary sewer system. First reading occurred at the November 25, 2019 meeting. Staff has received no feedback or communication and has no other changes. The ordinance has been posted on our website since November 15th. Discussion: As discussed at numerous workshop and council meetings, the HOPP or Water Preservation Program scheduled to be launched January 1, 2020; addresses multiple facets – all related to preserving and conserving water. To that end, council discussed replacing all water meters in the city for a number of reasons that include; 1. Currently we do not own them and property owners were able to purchase whatever they wanted leading to inconsistency and data driven concerns on accuracy. 2. Some are very old as defined by more than 25 years and possibly, twice that. As they age, their accuracy does become and issue. 3. New technology enables more accurate reading and depending on the type of reader, forensic analysis of usage by time of day and day of week. The other change is technical and clarifies current practice and Met Council regulations of now allowing sump pump discharge into the sanitary sewer system. Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: Maintain and plan for infrastructure improvements including waste water, water, & transportation Financial Impact: Water utility fund will be used to purchase and install meters. Depending on revenue The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community captured via more accurate meters, the fund may or may not need an increase to the rate. If required, per council direction at workshop – a temporary fee per quarter sufficient to cover the cost will be implemented and upon completion of the installation upgrade, will be eliminated from the utility bill. Recommendation: Staff recommends the Council conduct Second Reading of Ordinance 969, adopt and order summary publication. Respectfully submitted, Nyle Zikmund Attachment(s): 1. Ord. 969 ORDINANCE NO. 969 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 900, PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY, CHAPTERS 906, 907 AND 912 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE RELATING TO WATER METERS AND SUMP PUMP DISCHARGE THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title 900, Chapter 906, Municipal Water System, Section 906.04 of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the double-underlined material and deleting the stricken material as follows: 906.04: WATER METERS: Subd. 1. Water Meter Installation; Responsibility for Costs: Before any water conveyed through the Municipal water system shall be used or utilized on the land or premises of any Municipal hydrant by any person, there shall first be installed the City shall first install a water meter with remote reader that will accurately measure the water consumed on the premises, except and unless such installation shall, be exempt by the Municipality. Such meter with remote reader shall be the property of the City. The applicant for a new water service shall pay to the Municipality, at the time of the application, the amount to be established by resolution of the City Council equal to the cost of a water meter with remote reader. (1988 Code §70.01) Subd. 2. Installation Specifications: a. All water meters and remote readers installed in residences under the provisions of this Chapter shall be five-eighths inch (5/8ths”) in size and shall be purchased from the Municipality. All commercial and industrial meters shall be furnished by the owners of said properties and shall be of a type approved by the Municipality. b. a.All water meters shall hereafter be installed at the point the water service enters the structure and, if possible, this location shall be next to a floor drain. All remote readers shall be installed on the exterior of the structure at a point approved by the Building Inspector. designated by the City. c. b.Every water meter hereafter installed shall be sealed by or under the direction of the City Administrator, and no person shall break or remove such seal; provided, however, that a plumber licensed by the Municipality may break such seal or remove such meter for necessary repairs1. (Amended, Ord. 844, 5-20-10) d. c. All water meters hereafter installed shall be accessible to the City Administrator or a designee at any reasonable hour of any business day, and the refusal of admission by any owner or occupant of any premises wherein a water meter is installed after notice shall constitute a violation of this Chapter. Individual property owners may request the opportunity to hire a private licensed plumber to install the water meter or otherwise perform work to the water meter required by the Municipality. Any property owner requesting this option must do so in writing to the City Administrator at least forty eight (48) hours prior to the scheduled installation or maintenance of the water meter. The private plumber must be duly licensed prior to performing any work on the water meter. After installation or maintenance of the water meter, the licensed private plumber must submit a report to the Municipality showing compliance with all applicable codes. In an emergency the Municipality may require immediate entry onto the property by Municipal designees. (Ord. 803, 4-14-08; Amended, Ord. 844, 5-20-10) Subd. 3. Testing and Repairs: a. All applications for the maintenance and repair of water meters shall be made to the City _______________ Administrator. (Amended, Ord. 844, 5-20-10) b. Said meters shall be tested and repaired, from time to time, as is necessary to insure accurate measuring of the flow of water; except, that whenever a meter has been damaged due to negligence on the part of persons other than the employees of the City Water Department; the owner, occupant or user of the premises or such other persons desiring the use of the water, shall reimburse the Water Department City for the expense of repairing any such meter and for the cost of testing any meter exceeding five-eighths inch (5/8”) in size. Upon failure to reimburse the Municipality within a reasonable time and upon demand therefor, the water service and supply to said premises may be shut off or discontinued as determined to be in the best interest of the Municipality City. c. In all cases where a seal is broken or a meter is removed by a licensed plumber, such plumber shall notify the City Administrator of the fact within twenty four (24) hours after the seal is broken or the meter is removed. No meter shall be removed or seal broken by anyone other than the City or its designee. Whenever any seal attached to a water meter by or under the direction of the City Administrator is found broken, the broken condition of such seal shall be prima facie evidence that such seal was broken contrary to the terms and provisions and in violation of this Chapter. (1988 Code §70.02) (Amended, Ord. 844, 5-20-10) (We will NOT be SEALING – can we get rid of all of this?) Subd. 4. Liability for Repairs: After the initial connection has been made to the water main, the applicant, or the occupant or other user of such premises shall be liable for, but the City may perform, in its sole discretion and subject to the receipt of permission and a right of entry agreement, except in cases of emergency affecting the public health, safety and welfare, all leak- associated repairs between the water main and the structure located on the premises. It shall be in the sole discretion of the City to repair or replace the leaking water service line. The City may, in its sole discretion and subject to the receipt of permission and a right of entry agreement, except in cases of emergency affecting the public health, safety and welfare, also repair or replacement of any broken, leaking or malfunctioning curb stop boxes. This policy permitting City to repair between the water main and structure located on the premises shall be funded by an additional utility fee. The City Council shall establish and adopt this utility fee by resolution annually and shall set forth any eligibility requirements and opt-out provisions therein. This service shall be provided to all single family, duplexes, fourplexes and townhouses. Large apartment complexes and commercial properties are not included in this policy. For any repairs performed by the City, the City shall not be responsible for the restoration of the excavation site, including, but not limited to seeding or placement of sod, trees, shrubs, flowers, underground irrigation or any other improvements not specifically mentioned herein which may be disturbed, destroyed or removed during the repair or replacement of the water service. The Municipality shall provide, in its sole discretion, only the initial repair or replacement of any impervious surface, should it be necessary in the performance of the repair of a leak or break of the property’s service. Responsibility for maintenance and protection of the curb stop box shall be that of the applicant, owner or occupant or other user of the premises, and it shall be the responsibility of said party to maintain the curb stop box at such height as will ensure that it will remain above the finished grade of the land or property. Nothing herein will prevent the Municipality from recovering the cost of repairs from the applicant, owner or other occupant or other user of such premises or any other party in the event it can be established that said parties were the cause of the damages requiring the repairs. (1988 Code §70.03; Ord. 565, 9-11-95; Ord. 673, 12-11-00) Subd. 5. Tampering with Meter Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with, by-pass or in any manner whatsoever interfere with the proper use and functioning of any water meter within the Municipality. (1988 Code §70.04) Subd. 6. Meter Testing on Request of Owner; Fees: Whenever a water user questions the accuracy of a meter not exceeding five-eighths inch (5/8ths”) in size and desires that the meter be tested, they shall pay a fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) to the City if the meter tests accurately within a range of minus three percent to plus one and one-half percent (-3% - +1-1/2%). The testing of water meters exceeding five- eighths inch (5/8ths”) in size shall be regulated by Subdivision 3b hereof. If it is not accurate within this range, no charge will be made for testing, and an adjustment on the water bill will be made for testing and an adjustment on the water bill will be made for the period of time that the meter is assumed to be inaccurate as determined by the Municipality. (1988 Code §70.17) SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title 900, Chapter 907, Municipal Sanitary Sewer System, Section 907.06 of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the double-underlined material and deleting the stricken material as follows: 907.06: STORM WATER: It shall be unlawful to discharge or cause to be discharged into the City sewer system, either directly or indirectly, any roof, surface, ground, sump pump, footing tile, or other natural precipitation, or water discharged from any air conditioning unit or system. (1988 Code §71.07; Amended, Ord. 740, 6-28-04) Subd. 1. Definition and Method: Dwellings and other buildings and structures which require, because of the infiltration of water into basements, crawl spaces and the like, a sump pump system to discharge excess water, shall have a permanently installed discharge line which shall not at any time discharge water into the sanitary sewer system. A permanent installation shall be one which provides for year-round discharge capability to either the outside of the dwelling, building or structure, or is connected to the City storm sewer or discharges on the surface within the property or drainage easement. It shall consist of a rigid discharge line, without valving or quick connections for altering the path of discharge. Discharge directly into the street or street guttering system is prohibited. (Added, Ord. 740, 6-28-04) Subd. 2. Disconnection: Any person, firm or corporation having a roof, surface, ground, sump pump, footing, or air conditioning unit or system now connected and/or discharging into the sanitary sewer system shall disconnect and/or remove same by November 1, 2004. Any disconnects or openings in the sanitary sewer shall require a plumbing permit and must be closed or repaired in an effective manner as approved by the City Building Inspector. (Added, Ord. 740, 6-28-04; Amended, Ord. 803, 4-14-08) Subd. 3. Inspection: Every person owning improved real estate that discharges into the City’s sanitary sewer system shall allow for inspections of the building(s) located on said property to confirm that there is no sump pump or other prohibited discharge into the sanitary sewer system. Said inspections may be conducted by employees or designated representatives of the City of Mounds View, or, if the property owner so chooses, by a licensed plumber hired by the property owner. Any person refusing to allow their property to be inspected within fourteen (14) days of the date City employee(s) or their designated representative(s) are denied admittance to the property must either hire a licensed plumber to inspect the property and submit the licensed plumber’s report within thirty (30) days of the date the City employee’s or their designated representative(s) were denied admittance to the property, or, shall become subject to the surcharge hereinafter provided for. The City may also obtain an administrative search warrant in order to enter the property to inspect any discharge into the sanitary sewer system and to determine compliance with this Code. Any owner of a property found to be discharging storm water into the City sewer system, either directly or indirectly shall make the necessary changes and furnish proof of the changes to the City within sixty (60) days of the finding of noncompliance, unless such other time is agreed to by the City, in order to comply with this Code. (Added, Ord. 740, 6-28- 04; Amended, Ord. 803, 4-14-08) Subd. 4. Future Inspections: At any future time, if the City has reason to suspect that an illegal connection may exist in a premises, the owner, by written notice shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 907.06, Subdivision 3. (Added, Ord. 740, 6-28-04) Subd. 5. Surcharge: A surcharge of seventy five dollars ($75.00) per quarter shall be imposed and added to every sewer billing mailed on and after January 1, 2005 to property owners that are not in compliance with this Section. The surcharge fee shall be set by City Council resolution. The surcharge shall be added for the entire quarter until the property is in compliance. (Added, Ord. 740, 6-28-04; Amended, Ord. 803, 4-14-08) Subd. 6. Penalties: Any violation of this Section is a misdemeanor and is subject to penalties provided for such violations under provision of Chapter 702 of this Code. (Added, Ord. 740, 6-28-04; Amended, Ord. 803, 4-14-08) SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title 900, Chapter 912, Illicit Discharge and Connections to Storm Drainage System, Section 912.06, Subd. 2, of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the double-underlined material and deleting the stricken material as follows: 912.06: DISCHARGE AND CONNECTION PROHIBITIONS: Subd. 2. Exemptions to Discharge Prohibitions: The commencement, conduct, or continuance of any illegal discharge to the storm drainage system is prohibited except as described as follows: a. Discharges resulting from the following activities: water line flushing, sump pump discharge landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters, uncontaminated ground water infiltration, uncontaminated pumped ground water, discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation, irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering, individual residential car washing, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water. SECTION 4. In accordance with Section 3.07 of the City Charter, City staff shall have the following summary printed in the official City newspaper in lieu of the complete ordinance: On December 9, 2019, the City Council adopted Ordinance xx that amends Title 900, Chapters 906, 907, and 912 of the Mounds View City Code. The purpose of the amendment was to modify certain city regulations related water meters and sump pump discharge. A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection during regular business hours at Mounds View City Hall and is available on line at the City’s web site located at www.moundsviewmn.org. SECTION 24. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage and publication, in accordance with Section 3.09 of the City Charter. Introduction and First Reading by the Mounds View City Council on November 25, 2019. Second Reading and Adoption by the Mounds View City Council on December 9, 2019 Publication Date: December 24, 2019. Carol A. Mueller, Mayor Attest: ______________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (SEAL) ORDINANCE NO. 969 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 900, PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY, CHAPTERS 906, 907 AND 912 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE RELATING TO WATER METERS AND SUMP PUMP DISCHARGE THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: SECTION 1.The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title 900, Chapter 906,Municipal Water System,Section 906.04 of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the double-underlined material and deleting the stricken material as follows: 906.04:WATER METERS: Subd.1.Water Meter Installation; Responsibility for Costs: Before any water conveyed through the Municipal water system shall be used or utilized on the land or premises of any Municipal hyd rant by any person,there shall first be installed the City shall first install a water meter with remote reader that will accurately measure the water consumed on the premises, except and unless such installation shall, be exempt by the Municipality. Such meter with remote reader shall be the property of the City.The applicant for a new water service shall pay to the Municipality, at the time of the application, the amount to be established by resolution of the City Council equal to the cost of a water meter with remote reader.(1988 Code §70.01)Such meter with remote reader shall be the property of the City. Subd. 2.Installation Specifications: a.a.All water meters and remote readers installed in residences under the provisions of this Chapter shall be five-eighths inch (5/8ths”) in size and shall be purchased from the Municipality in the size and typ e approved by the Director of Public Works/City Engineer, or its designee. All commercial and industrial meters shall be furnished by the owners of said properties and shall be of a typ e approved by the MunicipalityDirector of Public Works/City Engineer, or its designee. b.a ab.All water meters shall hereafter be installed at the point the water service enters the structure and, if possible, this location shall be next to a floor drain. All remote readers shall be installed on the exterior of the structure at a point approvedapproveddesignated by the Building Inspector.designated by the CityDirector of Public Works/City Engineer, or its designee. c.b c.Every water meter hereafter installed shall be sealed by or under the direction of the 624354v12MU210-54 City AdministratorDirector of Public Works/City Engineer, or its designee, and no person shall break or remove such seal; provided, however, that a plumber licensed by the Municipality may break such seal or remove such meter for necessary repairs1. (Amended, Ord. 844,5-20-10) d.c bd.All water meters hereafter installed shall be accessible to the Director of Public Works/City AdministratorEngineer, or aits designee, at any reasonable hour of any business day, and the refusal of admission by any owner or occupant of any premises wherein a water meter is installed after reasonable notice shall constitute a violation of this Chapter.Individual property owners may request the opportunity to hire a private licensed plumber to install the water meter or otherwise perform work to the water meter required by the Municipality. Any property owner requesting this option must do so in writing to the City AdministratorDirector of Public Works/City Engineer, or its designee, at least forty eight (48) hours prior to the scheduled installation or maintenance of the water meter. The private plumber must be duly licensed prior to performing any work on the water meter. After installation or maintenance of the water meter, the licensed private plumber must submit a report to the Municipality showing compliance with all applicable codes. In an emergency the Municipality may require immediate entry onto the property by Municipal designees. (Ord. 803, 4-14-08; Amended, Ord. 844,5-20-10)employees or agents. Subd.3.Testing and Repairs: a. a.All applications for the maintenance and repair of water meters shall be made to the City _______________ Administrator. (Amended, Ord. 844,5-20-10)Director of Public Works/City Engineer, or its designee. b. b.Said meters shall be tested and repaired, from time to time, as is necessary to insure accurate measuring of the flow of water; except, that whenever a meter has been damaged due to negligence on the part of persons other than theMunicipal employees of the City Water Department;, the owner, occupant or user of the premises or such other persons desiring the use of the water, shall reimburse the Water Department CityMunicipality for the expense of testing,repairing, or replacing any such meter and for the cost of testing any meter exceeding five-eighths inch (5/8”) in size. Upon failure to reimburse the Municipality within a reasonable time and upon demand therefor, the water service and supply to said premises may be shut off or discontinued as determined to be in the best interest of the Municipality City. c.c.In all cases where a seal is broken or a meter is removed by a licensed plumber, such plumber shall notify the City AdministratorDirector of Public Works/City Engineer, or its designee, of the fact within twenty four (24) hours after the seal is broken or the meter is removed.No meter shall be removed or seal broken by anyone other than the City or its designee. Whenever any seal attached to a water meter by or under the direction of the Director of Public Works/City AdministratorEngineer is found broken, the broken condition of such seal shall be prima facie evidence that such seal was broken contrary to the terms and provisions and in violation of this Chapter. (1988 Code §70.02) (Am ende d, 624354v12MU210-54 Ord. 844,5-20-10) (We will NOT be SEALING – can we get rid of all of this?) Subd.4.Liability for Repairs: After the initial connection has been made to the water main, the applicant, or the occupant or other user of such premises shall be liable for, but the City may perform, in its sole discretion and subject to the receipt of permission and a right of entry agreement, except in cases of emergency affecting the public health, safety and welfare, all leak- associated repairs between the water main and the structure located on the premises. It shall be in the sole discretion of the City to repair or replace the leaking water service line. The City may, in its sole discretion and subject to the receipt of permission and a right of entry agreement, except in cases of emergency affecting the public health, safety and welfare, also repair or replacement of any broken, leaking or malfunctioning curb stop boxes. This policy permitting City to repair between the water main and structure located on the premises shall be funded by an additional utility fee. The City Council shall establish and adopt this utility fee by resolution annually and shall set forth any eligibility requirements and opt-out provisions therein. This service shall be provided to all single family, duplexes, fourplexes and townhouses. Large apartment complexes and commercial properties are not included in this policy. For any repairs performed by the City, the City shall not be responsible for the restoration of the excavation site, including, but not limited to seeding or placement of sod, trees, shrubs, flowers, underground irrigation or any other improvements not specifically mentioned herein which may be disturbed, destroyed or removed during the repair or replacement of the water service. The Municipality shall provide, in its sole discretion, only the initial repair or replacement of any impervious surface, should it be necessary in the performance of the repair of a leak or break of the property’s service . Respons ib ilit y for ma in te na nce and prote ctio n of the curb stop box sha ll be tha t of the applic ant, own er or occupa nt or othe r user of the pre mises, and it sha ll be the respons ib ilit y of said party to ma in ta in the curb stop box at such height as will ens ure tha t it will remain above the fin is he d gra de of the land or prope rty. Nothing herein will pre ve nt the Municipa lit y from re coverin g the cos t of repairs from the applic ant, own er or othe r occupa nt or othe r user of such pre mises or any othe r party in the eve nt it can be establis he d tha t said parties were the cause of the damages requiring the repairs . (1988 Code §70.03; Ord. 565, 9-11-95; Ord. 673, 12-11-00) Subd. 5.Tampering with Meter Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with, by-pass or in any manner whatsoever interfere with the proper use and functioning of any water meter within the Municipality.(1988 Code §70.04)Whenever any water meter is found to be broken or otherwise damaged in any manner, said condition shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this subdivision. Subd. 6. 5.Meter Testing on Request of Owner; Fees: Whenever a water user questions the accuracy of a meter not exceeding five-eighths inch (5/8ths”) in size and desires that the meter be tested, they shall pay a fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00)to, as established and contained in the Citycity’s fee schedule, if the meter tests accurately within a range of minus three percent to plus one and one-half percent (--3%-- +1-1/2%).The testing of water meters exceeding five-eighths inch (5/8ths”) in size shall be regulated by Subdivision 3b hereof. If it is not accurate within this range, no charge will be made for 624354v12MU210-54 testing, and an adjustment on the water bill will be made for testing and an adjustment on the water bill will be made for the period of time that the meter is assumed to be inaccurate as determined by the Municipality. (1988 Code §70.17) SECTION 2.The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title 900, Chapter 907,Municipal Sanitary Sewer Sys tem,Section 907.06 of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the double-underlined material and deleting the stricken material as follows: 907.06:STORM WATER:It shall be unlawful to discharge or cause to be discharged into the City sewer sys tem, either directly or indirectly, any roof, surface, ground, sump pump, footing tile, or other natural precipitation, or water discharged from any air conditioning unit or system. (1988 Code §71.07; Ame nde d, Ord. 740,6-28-04) Subd. 1.Definition and Method: Dwellings and other buildings and structures which require, because of the infiltration of water into basements, crawl spaces and the like, a sump pump sys tem to discharge excess water, shall have a permanently installed discharge line which shall not at any time discharge water into the sanitary sewer system. A permanent installation shall be one which provides for year-round discharge capability to either the outside of the dwelling, building or structure, or is connected to the City storm sewer or discharges on the surface within the property or drainage easement. It shall consist of a rigid discharge line, without valving or quick connections for altering the path of discharge. Discharge directly into the street or street guttering system is prohibited. (Added, Ord. 740,6-28-04) Subd. 2.Disconnection: Any person, firm or corporation having a roof, surface, ground, sump pump, footing, or air conditioning unit or system now connected and/or discharging into the sanitary sewer system shall disconnect and/or remove same by November 1, 2004. Any disconnects or openings in the sanitary sewer shall require a plumbing permit and must be closed or repaired in an effective manner as approved by the City Building Inspector. (Added, Ord. 740, 6-28-04; Amended, Ord. 803,4-14-08) Subd. 3.Inspection: Every person owning improved real estate that discharges into the City’s sanitary sewer system shall allow for inspections of the building(s) located on said property to confirm that there is no sump pump or other prohibited discharge into the sanitary sewer sys tem. Said inspections may be conducted by employees or designated representatives of the City of Mounds View, or, if the property owner so chooses, by a licensed plumber hired by the property owner. Any person refusing to allow their property to be inspected within fourteen (14) days of the date City employee(s) or their designated representative(s) are denied admittance to the property must either hire a licensed plumber to inspect the property and submit the licensed plumber’s report within thirty (30) days of the date the City employee’s or their designated representative(s) were denied admittance to the property, or, shall become subject to the surcharge hereinafter 624354v12MU210-54 provided for. The City may also obtain an administrative search warrant in order to enter the property to inspect any discharge into the sanitary sewer system and to determine compliance with this Code. Any owner of a property found to be discharging storm water into the City sewer sys tem, either directly or indirectly shall make the necessary changes and furnish proof of the changes to the City within sixty (60) days of the finding of noncompliance, unless such other time is agreed to by the City, in order to comply with this Code. (Added, Ord. 740, 6-28-04; Amended, Ord. 803,4-14-08) Subd. 4.Future Inspections: At any future time, if the City has reason to suspect that an illegal connection may exist in a premises, the owner, by written notice shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 907.06, Subdivision 3. (Added, Ord. 740, 6-28-04) Subd. 5.Surcharge: A surcharge of seventy five dollars ($75.00) per quarter shall be imposed and added to every sewer billing mailed on and after January 1, 2005 to property owners that are not in compliance with this Section. The surcharge fee shall be set by City Council resolution. The surcharge shall be added for the entire quarter until the property is in compliance. (Added, Ord. 740, 6-28-04; Amended, Ord. 803,4-14-08) Subd. 6.Penalties: Any violation of this Section is a misdemeanor and is subject to penalties provided for such violations under provision of Chapter 702 of this Code. (Added, Ord. 740, 6-28-04; Amended, Ord. 803,4-14-08) SECTION 3.The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title 900, Chapter 912,Illicit Discharge and Connections to Storm Drainage System,Section 912.06, Subd. 2, of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the double-underlined material and deleting the stricken material as follows: 912.06:DISCHARGE AND CONNECTION PROHIBITIONS: Subd.2.Exemptions to Discharge Prohibitions: The commencement, conduct, or continuance of any illegal discharge to the storm drainage system is prohibited except as described as follows: a.a.Discharges resulting from the following activities: water line flushing, sump pump discharge, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters, uncontaminated ground water infiltration, uncontaminated pumped ground water, discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation, irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering, individual residential car washing, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water. b.Discharges or flow from fire fighting, and other discharges specified in writing by the City as being necessary to protect public health and safety. 624354v12MU210-54 c.Discharges associated with dye testing. Persons performing this activity are required to verbally notify the City prior to the time of the dye test. d.Any non-storm water discharge permitted under an NPDES permit, waiver, or waste discharge order issued to the discharger and administered under the authority of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), provided that the discharger is in full compliance with all requirements of the permit, waiver, or order and other applicable laws and regulations, and provided that written approval has been granted for any discharge to the storm drainage system. SECTION 4.In accordance with Section 3.07 of the City Charter, City staff shall have the following summary printed in the official City newspaper in lieu of the complete ordinance: On December 9, 2019, the City Council adopted Ordinance xx969 that amends Title 900, Chapters 906, 907, and 912 of the Mounds View City Code. The purpose of the amendment was to modify certain city regulationsprovisions related to the installation, testing, and tampering related to water meters and, to list sump pump discharge as an express stormwater discharge exemption, and bring the code language up to date with current practices. A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection during regular business hours at Mounds View City Hall and is available on line at the City’s web site located at www.moundsviewmn.org. SECTION 245. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage and publication, in accordance with Section 3.09 of the City Charter. Introduction and First Reading by the Mounds View City Council on November 25, 2019. Second Reading and Adoption by the Mounds View City Council on December 9, 2019 Publication Date:December 24, 2019. Carol A. Mueller, Mayor Attest: ______________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (SEAL) 624354v12MU210-54 Document comparison by W orkshare 10.0 on Monday, November 25, 2019 10:24:22 AM Input: Document 1 ID PowerDocs://DOCSOPEN/624354/1 Description DOCSOPEN-#624354-v1-08A_att_1_Ordinance_969_W ater_m eters_and_Sump_Pumps Document 2 ID PowerDocs://DOCSOPEN/624354/2 Description DOCSOPEN-#624354-v2-08A_att_1_Ordinance_969_W ater_m eters_and_Sump_Pumps Rendering set Standard Legend: Insertion Deletion Moved from Moved to Style change Format change Moved deletion Inserted cell Deleted cell Moved cell Split/Merged cell Padding cell Statistics: Count Insertions 48 Deletions 59 Moved from 1 Moved to 1 Style change 0 Format changed 0 Total changes 109 The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community Item No: 08H Meeting Date December 9, 2019 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Second Reading Ordinance 971 Chapter 1012, Rental Licensing Introduction: Chapter 1000 was recently updated this past summer. However, based on recent changes, specifically the new rental fees and crime free program targeting problem properties and incentivizing landlords to participate, modest changes to the code are needed. The ordinance has been published on our web page since November 19, 2019. No changes are proposed by staff nor have any communications been received. Discussion: Section 1 – Technical conformance with current law and practice. Section 2 – Provisions/changes to reflect recent changes to the rental licensing fee and crime fee multi-family housing initiative. Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: Maintain and plan for infrastructure improvements including waste water, water, & transportation Continue BR&E program, maximize utilization of development space and current list of available sites, encourage land owners to maintain their properties, & consider residential redevelopment Financial Impact: None Recommendation: Staff recommends the Council conduct Second Reading of Ordinance 971, adopt and order summary publication. Respectfully submitted, Nyle Zikmund Attachment(s): 1. Ord. 971 Item No: 8I Meeting Date: December 9, 2019 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nate Harder, Chief of Police Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9207 Approving the Purchase of two Ford Police Utility vehicles along with additional equipment and setup costs. Introduction: The police department is scheduled for two police SUV patrol vehicles in 2020 to replace existing vehicles. Discussion: The department is requesting to purchase two 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles to replace older vehicles as scheduled. The Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicle is offered at $34,600.00 each, at state bid. The total for set up of each vehicle will be approximately $14,000 each. Two radios ($7600 total) and two light bars ($5000 total) will be purchased out of forfeiture funds (Fund 225-4200-1230). The total purchasing cost and setup for the squads will be approximately $97,400.00 (Fund 460 Department 4200 Account 7040). The total equipment cost will be approximately $12,600 (Fund 225-4200-1230). Recommendation: Staff recommends authorizing the purchase two Ford Police Interceptor utility vehicles including all additional equipment and setup costs. Respectfully Submitted, __________________ Nate Harder Chief of Police RESOLUTION NO.9207 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF TWO FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY VEHICLES ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT AND SETUP COSTS WHEREAS, the Mounds View Police Department maintains a replacement schedule of police vehicles to ensure that the police department can provide reliable quality service to the community with a dependable fleet of police vehicles, and; WHEREAS, the Mounds View Police Department planned and budgeted for the replacement of two squad cars in 2020; WHEREAS, the Mounds View Police Department is in immediate need to replace two marked patrol vehicles, WHEREAS, Hibbing Ford has the state bid for Ford Police Interceptor Police Utility available at $34,600.00 with set up cost at approximately $14,000.00 each. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota to authorize the purchase of two 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles at an approximate cost of $34,600.00 plus additional equipment and setup costs of approximately $14,000.00 each for a total expense of $97,400.00 in the 2020 budget funded from Account 460-4200-7040, and additional equipment total of approximately $12,600.00 from Account 225-4200-1230. Adopted this 9th day off December 2019. ____________________________________ Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (seal) The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community Item No: 08J Meeting Date December 9, 2019 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9208, Approving contract with American Legal Services to provide Codification of City Code Introduction: For the past two years staff has worked with legal counsel, Kennedy and Graven, to systematically review and update the 15 chapters of the City Code. Completion of the project is nearing and the next step is to have all the changes codified. Discussion: American Legal Publishing, in partnership with the League of Minnesota Cities provides cost effective internet based codification. Once a code section is updated it needs to be codified in order to omit having to review past ordinance adoptions. American Legal provides this service along with hosting the code on a web server thereby making the code current at all times as well as accessible to staff, residents and anyone else looking to see and understand what our rules are. The attached contract and payment of the $20,900 fee will allow American Legal to begin the process of codification. Our code updating will be completed by the end of January as the final two chapters; 1300 and 1400 are under review and will be on the January agendas. Going forward from this point, upon adoption of an new ordinance pertaining to a code update, American Legal will codify as we go on a per page basis as detailed in the contract. Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: Maintain and plan for infrastructure improvements including waste water, water, & transportation Financial Impact: Initial cost of $21,000 to codify which is included in the 2020 proposed budget. Ongoing codification costs currently in budget – legal. Recommendation: Staff recommends the Council adopt resolution 9208 Respectfully submitted, Nyle Zikmund The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community RESOLUTION NO. 9208 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVING CONTRACT WITH LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES/AMERICAN LEGAL PUBLISHING FOR CODIFICATION SERVICE OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View has been systematically updating the entire City Code since fall of 2017; and, WHEREAS, once updated, the code needs to be codified; and, WHEREAS, the League of Minnesota Cities, in partnership with American Legal Publishing offers this service at a cost effective price along with updating and hosting on a web accessible server; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has made this a priority and included funding in the 2020 proposed budget. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mounds View City Council does hereby approve the contract with League of Minnesota Cities/America Legal Publishing for codification services. Adopted this 9th day of December, 2019. _______________________________ Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (seal) CODIFICATION SERVICES AGREEMENT December 2, 2019 The City of Mounds View, Minnesota (“City”) and the League of Minnesota Cities and its codification consultant, American Legal Publishing Corporation, (jointly known as “Codifier”), agree as follows: I. THE CODIFIER SHALL: (1)Examine the City's prior Code of Ordinances and al l ordinances or resolutions provided by the City which have been passed si nce the last codification, and determine which materials are to be codified. (2)Classify all materials into titles, chapt ers, and sect ions, accor ding to subj ect matter. (3)Update all provisions to reflect current statutory and case law requirements. (4)Simplify language where appropriate to provide uniformity of style and to convert to gender neutral language wherever possible. (5)Suggest new provisions which the City should consider including in the new code, and del ete old provisions which are no longer necessary or which might be improper or unlawful. (6)Organize the code in an easy to use manual which utilizes a numbering system that allows for the easy insertion of future ordinances. (7)(a)Prepare title, chapter, and section headings. (b)Prepare a legislative history for each sect ion, citing the ordinance number and date of passage, as indicated on copies of ordinances supplied to the Codifier. (c)Prepare a table of contents and sectional analysis for each chapt er. (d)Prepare an index (which will be created after the first draft of the Code is submitted). (8)Within six months of the execution of this contract and return of the code quest ionnaire, prior code and new ordinances by the City, submit to the city a draft of the code with a legal report prepared by American Legal with the assistance of the League's Attorney. (9)When the City either returns to American Legal its answers to the legal report with any additional comments about the draft, or completes the legal conference, it shall be deemed authorization by the City to the Codifier to finish editing and publish the code in final form. Any further changes, additions, or deletions shall be made in the future supplements to the code in accordance with paragraph III (3) of this Agreement. (10)Within three months of receipt of authorization as indicated in paragraph (9), the Codifier will deliver 10 printed copies of the code meeting the following specifications: (a)Type to be single or dual column, at the option of the City. (b)Page size to be 8½” x 11”. (c)All copies to be in hard leather-like covered, 3-ring, loose leaf binders. All binders shall have the City's name stamped in gold and shall contain divider tabs. Page 1 of 5 (11)Deliver to the City a sample ordinance that can be used to adopt the new code. In addition, upon request, the Codifier will provide a copy of the completed code on CD-ROM in WordPerfect or Microsoft Word at no additional charge. II. THE CITY SHALL: (1)Provide clear copies of all materials necessar y to perform the codification, including a copy of any previously published code of ordinances, or dinances passed si nce the code was l ast updated, City Charter if applicable, and completed code quest ionnaire. (2)After receipt of the draft and legal report described in paragraph I (8), the City shall have 60 days to review the draft and report and to return to the Codifier its answers to the legal report. In the alternative, if the City opts for the legal conference descr ibed in paragraph III (1), it must contact the Codifier’s Staff Attorney within 60 days to set up a meeting date. The meeting, itself, need not occur within the same 60 day period. If the City is unable to either return its comments and answers to the legal report within 60 days or, if applicable, to set up a meeting date, the City may request that the Codifier extend the deadline in writing. The Codifier may adjust the contract price to cover any increased costs due to the City's delay, including applying a supplement editing rate to incorporate new ordinances, resolutions or changes to the code not previously provided to the Codifier within the 60 day time period - even if an extension is granted. Should the City abandon the project prior to completion, it will be billed for a total of 80% of the base pr ice. (3)Pay the following sums (which can be paid over two fiscal years): a)The sum of $20,900 (plus shipping/handling) for codification, payable as follows: 10% down payment due upon accept ance of this agreement; 60% of the balance upon receipt of the first draft; The remaining balance upon receipt of the printed code books. (4)The base price above is based upon a code of the following number of pages accor ding to the format option of the City. Should the final number of code pages exceed or be less than the estimate by more than 5%, the base pr ice will increase or decrease accordingly at the time of final invoice: FORMAT NUMBER OF PAGES DECREASE OR INCREASE 8½” x 11” Single-column page 1,100 $18 per page beyond 5% 8½” x 11” Dual-column page 915 $22 per page beyond 5% (5)Pay any invoices within 30 days of the invoice date. Invoices outstanding beyond the 30 day period shall be subj ect to a late payment equal to 1.5% of the unpaid balance per month, or part thereof. Page 2 of 5 III. OPTIONAL SERVICES. The City, by the initials of the person signing the agreement, chooses the following options: INITIAL (1)Legal Conference: The Codifier’s Staff Attorney (or the League’s attorney if requested by the City) will meet with City representatives to review the draft of the code and l egal report. The City will pay for the Staff Attorney’ travel expenses f rom Cincinnati, Ohio (or the League’s attorney’s expenses f rom St. Paul, Minnesota), including meals and lodging expenses, and t his charge is in addition to the base contract price. There is no additional charge for phone conferences. (2)Code Format: Print style (circle one): Single-column or Dual-column (3)Three year supplemental service plan: For a period of three years after delivery of the code: (a)The Codifier shall: 1.Incorporate into the code new per tinent ordinances submitted by the City. 2.Revise or make additional entries to the table of contents and index as necessar y to reflect the incorporation of additional, changed or deleted material. 3.Deliver to the City 10 printed copies of supplemental pages with an instruction sheet for directing the placement of the new pages in the code. (b)The City shall: 1.Provide a copy of ordinances or resolutions passed subsequent to publication of the previous code suppl ement; 2.Pay to the Codifier the sum of $18 per single column page or $22 per dual column page which is re-printed for the supplement, plus shipping/handling. (c)Upon completion of the three-year period, this agreement shall automatically renew itself from year to year except that either party may alter or cancel the terms of this agreement at any time upon ninety days written notice. (4)Additional Copies of Code: number of copies ______ (with binders: Yes or No) The Municipality may purchase additional codes at: $110 per copy or $85 without a binder. Page 3 of 5 (5)Code in PDF or Word Processing Program: At no additional charge, the Codifier will provide the code on CD i n one of the following formats (circle one): PDF WordPerfect or Microsoft Word compatible (formatting might be slightly different t han in WordPerfect file used to create code) (6)Code on Sear chable CD and Internet using Folio Search and Retrieval program: (a)The codifier shall provide the City's code in the Folio format on CD with complete instructions and one copy of a manual for $750. (b)Future Supplements of Folio Code: $1.95/page (cost is in addition to main supplement editing charges) (c)Code on the Internet (after Folio conversion) at $450 per year: (7)Reprints: (a)Pamphlets, sized for 8½" x 11" copy, containing component parts of the Code, with a cardstock cover, may be ordered: (circle desired topic and insert number of copies): Traffic/General Offenses Code # of copies ______ Land Use Regulations (Zoning/Subdivison)# of copies ______ (b)Cost: 1-50 copies of pamphlet — 7½ cents per printed page 51-99 copies of pamphlet — 7 cents per printed page 100 or more copies of pamphlet — 6½ cents per printed page (c)Optional 3-ring binders ($15 each) Page 4 of 5 IV. TRANSMITTAL AS OFFER: The transmittal of this Agreement to the City is an offer by the Codifier to perform the stated services at the terms referenced within the Agreement. This offer will expire if not executed by the City by January 31, 2020, unless such dat e is extended in writing by the Codifier. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands on the date(s) indicated: CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW, MN BY TITLE DATE LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES AND AMERICAN LEGAL PUBLISHING BY TITLE DATE Return signed contract to:Ray Bollhauer American Legal Publishing One West Fourth Street, 3rd Fl. Cincinnati, OH 45202 Sample: Single Column - CG Times 12 point CHAPTER 71: TRAFFIC REGULATIONS Section General Provisions 71.01 Speed limit in city alleys 71.02 Operation of motor vehicles on unpaved public or private property prohibited Motorcycles; Motor Scooters and Motor Bikes 71.25 Safety helmet or headgear required 71.26 Operator's permit required 71.99 Penalty Cross-reference: Speed limits on designated streets, see Chapter 76, Schedule I Citations for traffic and parking violations, see §§ 72.150 through 72.157 GENERAL PROVISIONS § 71.01 SPEED LIMIT IN CITY ALLEYS. (A)For purposes of this chapter an ALLEY shall mean every street or way within a block, which is set apart for public use, vehicular traffic and local convenience. ('72 Code, § 34-4) (B)No person shall drive a motor vehicle upon any alley in the city at a speed in excess of ten miles per hour. ('72 Code, § 34-5) (Ord. 2087, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-87-72, passed 12-23-87) Penalty, see § 71.99 § 71.02 OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON UNPAVED PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY PROHIBITED. (A)It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle, as defined by the Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law, F.S. Chapter 316, as may be amended from time to time, on any unpaved public property, or on any paved or unpaved shoulder of a public road. 9 Sample: Dual Column - CG Times 11 point CHAPTER 71: TRAFFIC REGULATIONS Section General Provisions 71.01 Speed limit in city alleys 71.02 Operation of motor vehicles on unpaved public or private property prohibited Motorcycles; Motor Scooters and Motor Bikes 71.25 Safety helmet or headgear required 71.26 Operator's permit required 71.99 Penalty Cross-reference: Speed limits on designated streets, see Chapter 76, Schedule I Citations for traffic and parking violations, see §§ 72.150 through 72.157 GENERAL PROVISIONS § 71.01 SPEED LIMIT IN CITY ALLEYS. (A)For purposes of this chapter an ALLEY shall mean every street or way within a block, which is set apart for public use, vehicular traffic and local convenience. ('72 Code, § 34-4) (B)No person shall drive a motor vehicle upon any alley in the city at a speed in excess of ten miles per hour. ('72 Code, § 34-5) (Ord. 2087, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-87-72, passed 12- 23-87) Penalty, see § 71.99 § 71.02 OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON UNPAVED PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY PROHIBITED. (A)It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle, as defined by the Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law, F.S. Chapter 316, as may be amended from time to time, on any unpaved public property, or on any paved or unpaved shoulder of a public road. (B)It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle on any unpaved private property, not owned by the operator or his immediate family, without the express written consent of the owner, lessee, tenant or other person entitled to possessi on and use of such premises; said written consent to be carried on the operator's person. (C)The foregoing provisions shall not apply to the following: (1)A licensed and f ranchised public utility in the conduct of its business; (2)Any federal, state or local governmental agency; (3)Any licensed emergency vehicle; (4)Any situation where such operation is necessar y to avoid collision with other traffic; (5)Where such operation is in compliance with other laws or the directions of a law enforcement officer or official traffic-control devices. ('72 Code, § 34-13) (Ord. O-73-51, passed 6-27-73) Penalty, see § 71.99