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2009-05-29 Friday NewsMay 29, 2009 W" Dinosaur in'10 1.1,0 The Police Department received a call today from a resident living on Haverton Lane. She told Kim that there was a large snapping turtle in her front yard that was big enough to be a dinosaur. Snapping turtles can get very large, they also bite and can be dangerous. The Police Department has assisted in relocating Snappers in the past, some of which were huge. Wikipedia says snappers can easily snap off a finger or toe, live to be 30-47 years old and weigh up to 75 lbs. (Look out Todd). A new silent killer is in town. The State recently confirmed its first detection of Emerald Ash Borer in St. Paul recently. These beetles have already killed tens of millions of ash trees in other states. The beetle was first discovered in Michigan in 2002 and is now in eleven states. There are an estimated 937 million white-, green and black ash trees in Min- nesota; so,, we are a prime target for the beetle. If someone is worried about a high value ash tree in their yard there is a pesticide treatment that can be used,, so please contact a tree care company with a certified arborist to learn more. Reducing Landfill Impact at Local Schools Jake had a meeting with Lisa Johnson, energy coordinator for ISD 197, and Mike Trdan with Dakota County Environmental Services on Thursday. The meeting was regarding our 2009 Recycling Grant — we received extra grant monies this year to support a composting program at local schools. The schools will be focusing on educating kids to sort composta- ble trash from lunches from items which must be dumped at a landfill. Compostable mate- rials make up a significant portion of school garbage which is normally brought to the land- fill — the benefits to the district cost savings for disposal, benefits for the region include landfill abatement. The County is very excited about the project, and hope that any success that 197 have can be replicated in schools throughout the County. Remember to keep next Saturday Open for the Mendota Heights Park Celebration and the ISD 197150th Celebration! May 29, 2009 City Council Meeting 6-2-09 7:00 P.M. Parks & Recreation Commission Mtg 6-9-09 6:30 P.M. Airport Relations Commission Mtg 6-10-09 7:00 P.M. Planning Commission Mtg 6-23-09 7:00 p.m. Pipeline,, City Council Meeting Agenda, SouthWest Review Article "St. Paul courts Cray", Star Tribune Article "River residents relieved by changes to law", MNSUN Article "West St. Paul -Mendota Heights - Eagan School Board Votes to bring meetings to cable", Upcoming Park/Recreation/Community Events and Friday Fax. Five-day forecast (Detawls) Tomorrow Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday May 30 May 31 Jun 01 Jun 02 Jun 03 Mostly Sunny Scattered Thunder- Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy storms 720690 Hi: 810 H Hio 680 Hi 670 Lo: 540 Lo: 570 Lo: 420 Lo: .510 Lo: 520 0 Have a Great Weekend! I I May 29, 2009 Tom Olund is now a four time grandpa. Son Jeff and wife Sheila had their second son on Wednesday. They named him Vaughan Thomas who was 8 lbs 5 oz and 20.5" long. The Parks Crew picked up trash and cut grass in the parks. They dragged, chalked and striped the ball fields. Rich watered tress for the Parks Crew. He cut the tree stumps at the Veronica lift station. He sprayed for weeds on the Par 3 golf course and along the edge of the walking path in Valley Park. The Streets Crew finished putting down black dirt and seed in the Ivy Falls neighborhood. A TV was picked up from Northland Drive and taken to Advance Recycling. The crosswalk posts were installed by Brown College and Friendly Hills Middle School. As soon as they signs arrive they will be installed. A broken storm grate was replaced on Hingham Circle. Enaineerin Dodd Road/Highway 110 Pedestrian Feasibility Study - The consultant is compiling information for the Metropolitan Council Transportation Enhancement grant application. The application is due June 15th 2009 Road Rehabilitation Project (Cherry Hills 2nd) - The project has been advertised and Construction Plans are available for contractors to review. Bid opening will be on June 10th at 10:00am at City Hall, and the contract award is anticipated for the June 16th Council Meeting. Highway 55 & Mendota Heights Road Intersection - The consultant has begun preparing the preliminary plans for the intersection improvement. As part of the City's contract with the consultant, the City is to provide geotechnical (soil) information to the consultant for use in their design. Staff received a contract proposal for geotechnical services from American Engineering and Testing to complete the necessary work. The contract proposal will be before the Council at the June 2nd meeting. Delaware Avenue Reconstruction - The County is proposing reconstruction of Delaware Avenue north of Highway 110 to rv300 feet north of Marie Avenue. The proposed project will reconstruct Delaware Avenue into a three lane section (with a center left turn lane) and will add a bituminous trail along the west side of the County Road. The City is participating in cost sharing with the City of West Saint Paul. Mendota Heights' share of the project is 22.5% of the cost and is anticipated to be $526,983.50 with $26,246.00 payable for design in 2009, $136,035.00 payable for Right -of Way acquisition in 2010, and $364,702.50 payable for construction in 2011. These funds are payable from the City's Municipal State Aid account. The City has the opportunity to recoup some of the funds expended for the project, by assisting the County with the storm sewer design. Once preliminary plans are finalized, the City will be reviewing plans and providing the county with an estimated amount for completing the storm sewer design. Traffic Safety Committee - The Traffic Safety Committee met on May 20th to discuss seven issues brought to the City by area residents. A summary of the committee's conclusions will be presented at the June 2nd Council meeting. Visitation School Roundabout - Staff attended a kick-off meeting at MnDOT on Tuesday that will outline the Federal contracting process and provide the City with the deadlines that will need to be met under the ARRA program. It is the desire of Visitation School to have the roundabout constructed before Labor Day 2009, but due to the lengthy process to get the funding awarded, project construction will have to wait until 2010. Although it will not be officially announced until mid-June, it appears that the City of Mendota Heights is the recipient of $400,000.00 in Federal money under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), more commonly referred to as the Economic Stimulus Bill, for the construction of a roundabout at Visitation Drive and Mendota Heights Road. The intent of the project is to alleviate traffic congestion and to increase safety of both motorists and pedestrians at the entrance to Visitation School. Callahan Place - The contractor for the Callahan Place street project is going to place the final lift of bituminous on Callahan Place next week. A. ..L J.�� `� 3fX a . a s:�..., t ' s �dy�f �� ' ",' :it <� J v'i'+` � ✓r�� . ........ ... Sol, V ewse-com Tuesday, May 26, 22009 St. Paul courts Cray Danielle Cabot Review Staff Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Mendota Heights could watch a major employer, Cray Inc., leave the city lines for St. Paul in upcoming months. Cray develops supercomputer platforms for academia, government and industrial uses. St. Paul's Housing and Redevelopment Authority OK'd a $400,000 forgivable loan for the company to relocate downtown. According to Mendota Heights officials, Cray had not decided whether to accept the offer as of press time. Regarding St. Paul's efforts to entice a large corporation to leave a nearby suburb, Mayor John Huber said, "It's an unfortunate approach that St. Paul has taken.... I think we certainly harbor no ill will toward Cray. We wish them the best, and we respect the fact that they need to make what they think to be the best business decision." Mendota Heights has not historically offered economic benefits, relying instead on the location, housing and amenities of the city to attract businesses. A TIFF district for economic development in past years was used "to the letter of the law," Huber said. "We didn't use it as a tool to raid other cities." City revenue should be unaffected, at least directly, by the move. United Properties owns the industrial park location, which is managed by Northmark, and pays the property taxes regardless of whether a tenant occupies the site. A representative of Northmark said he was unable to comment on the situation. Council member Ultan Duggan said it was unlikely any Cray employees who live in Mendota Heights would sell their homes and relocate the few miles to St. Paul. Sedlacek said Mendota Heights has a limited number of industrial lots available for expansion. The industrial park between Dodd Road and Highway 13 is the only industrial zone in the city. It is not clear if Cray pursued expanding within Mendota Heights. Council member Sandra Krebsbach said the city should convene a subcommittee to review the park's development. She also encouraged the mayor to send Cray a letter thanking them for their time in the city. Danielle Cabot can be reached at south west@lillienews.com or 651-748-7815. Content © 2009 Software © 1998-2009 1 up! Software, All Rights Reserved B4 METROSTAR TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, MAY 27P 2009 (EA) man by han aw, leve 4-U 1 *1 orda t • si nte, re S is du The I law calling for the DNR to set rules for development' I . * along -the Mississippi River was modified in committee hearings and signed. off on by the governor. BYJIM ADAMS :jadams@startribune.com Cities and homeowners who feared new rules would reduce their control over property and development are welcom- ing changes made in the criti- cal-rive'r-area measure signed by the governor last week. Legislators said the bill, in- cluded in the Legacy Amend- ment law, was modified to protect homeowners and cit- ies along a. 72 -mile stretch of the Mississippi River, from Hastings to Dayton. The measure allocated' $500,000 over two years for the state Department of Natural Re- sources (DNR) to revise rules for new development along the corridor. The DNR is to begin developing rules in January. - Rick Hansen, DFL -South St. Paul and chief author of the House legislation, outlined some of the changes: ® The law dropped proposed DNR fees for reviewing revised city ordinances or policies passed to comply with new riv- er development standards. Cit- ies also will not face late fees if they don't give the DNR 10 days notice before holding zoniig or variance hearings... e The law includes a provi- sion assuring 0 existing home- owners - that the new rules would not change their proper- ty usage, which would be cov- ered by current state statutes on property that does not con- form to zoning ordinances. e Guidelines for the new rules to be developed under the law had a clause deleted that said rules would include "permitted uses and dimen- sional and.performance stan- dards for development." Cities believed that language would allow I the DNR to usurp local zoning power, said Craig John- son, a lobbyist for the League of Minnesota Cities. "Some of the language changes made our planners a little more comfortable)" add- ed Pierre Willette, a lobbyist for Minneapolis. Hansen said the permitted - uses language was dropped to avoid controversy. "We had a tremendous amount of public input from folks and look for- ward to the -rule-makig pro- cess also miv'olving' people," Hansen said. One of those who testified on the bill was Rick Townsend - Anderson, who lives on the Mississippi in Brooklyn Park. He said his small lot is noncon- forming because his house is 50 feet from the river. He current - 137 needs no variances to make repairs or renovations on the .home's existing footprint. "We wanted to be treated like any other city resident, and not be a special class," he said. Townsend -Anderson said he plans to testify during the DNR rulemaking process and hopes to "eliminate concerns about the river becoming a green corridor where you can't cut vegetation. ...We want to con- tinue to be able to beautify our homes and not become some- thing resembling the [federally regulated Wild and Scenic] St. Croix River." The river corridor, Which covers 25 municipalities, is governed under the Mississip- pi River..Critical Area Program. It was adopted in the 1970s to protect wader quality, historic sites and other features, and is overseen by the DNR. At least six cities — Lilydale, Mendota, Coon Rapids, Champlin, Anoka and Ramsey — adopted resolutions or sent letters opposing the bills to leg- islators. The lead bill -sponsor, Friends of the Mississippi Kiv- er, opposed deleting the per- mitted -uses clause from the bill. "We thought it added clar- ity,y$ said Whitney Clark, Friends executive director. "We are pleased the legislation passed. it is an important step forward for the Mississippi. Rulemaking, overseen by a state administrative law judge, will include public testimo- ny and evidence for permitted land -use rules tailored to pre- serving river features such as bluffs, scenic views and wet- lands. Jim Adams * 612-673-7658 Print Page, 'M N 44 West St. Paul -Mendota Heights -Eagan School Board votes to bring meetings to cable By Grant Boelter - Sun Newspapers 28, '12.("IC .1 ANI -DT) The click and hiss of the tape ending will be a sound of the past at District 197 School Board meetings. The West St. Paul -Mendota Heights -Eagan School Board voted unanimously Monday, May 18, to start video recording meetings in )uly. An audiotape and minutes are currently the only form of public record at the meetings. The board's monthly business meeting on the first Monday of the month will now be broadcast live when possible on Town Square Television's NDC4 channel. To accommodate live broadcasting of the meetings, the board will have to move the meetings to Mendota Heights City Hall, which is equipped for television broadcasts. Susan Brott, the district's chief marketing and communications officer who has been working on the project, said it will likely cost the district between $1,500 and $2,000 per year to broadcast the meetings. The main cost is an hourly rate of $35 for the Town Square Television staff time. Mendota Heights will charge the district a maintenance fee of $100 to $200 annually to use its City Council Chambers. "We're fortunate the city is very interested in partnering with us," said Brott. Town Square Television will also provide a copy of the meetings to Eagan Television (E -TV) so the tape of the meetings can be rebroadcast in that part of the district. The board decided against streaming the meetings live on the Internet because of the cost of the service. Brott estimated a web streaming service would charge $10,000 to $12,000 for start-up costs and around $5,000 in annual fees. Board members expressed interest in the live broadcasts, but decided the cost was too much when the district is expecting to have to address another budget deficit next year. Although live web streaming won't be available, the district will be able to put videos of its meetings on its website using technology it already has at no extra charge. District staff will be able to make the meetings available the day after the meetings, said technology coordinator Andy Charrier. "We have the network capacity," he said. "It's very reliable." The district's work sessions on the third Monday of the month will continue to be conducted at Henry Sibley High School. They won't be broadcast live on cable, but the district plans to record the meeting using its own equipment and will also put those recordings on the website. The board recently voted to conduct only one regular business meeting per month. If the board decides to have a regular meeting after its monthly work session, the Mendota Heights Council Chambers would also be available on those days, Brott said. This site and its contents Copyright © 2007. Sun Newspapers - Main Office: 952-829-0797 suninfo@acnpapet-s.coni - Upcoming Park /Recreation /Community Events.* Mendota Heights Par 3 Gold'Course Clubhouse: 651.454-9822 Saturday, May 30th 1 0:00am Second Annual Mendota Heights Invitational Golf / Picnic Council and Commission members, city staff, significant others, and Family members - "Shotgun" start at 10:00 AM - Food & Beverages Call Jake @ City Hall 651. 452-1850 Saturday, June 13th Morning Youth Invitational Golf Tournament www.mendota-heights.com Thursday, June 25 th Noon start Minnesota PGA Junior Golf Tournament www.minnesotaiuniorqolf.com MH Parks & Recreation PrggramS Registration Required @ 651.452-1850 Saturday .. June 60 A#Day "Annual Parks Celebration" @ Mendakota Park & other locations Saturday, June e 9:00 Start 5K Run / Walk @ Village Center - call City Hall 651.452-1850 For information regarding "Summer 2009 Parks & Recreation Programs" Tennis - Golf Leagues / Lessons - Fishing Derby - Safety Camp - Skateboard Camp - Youth Trips - Youth Nature/Fun/Group Activities - Adult softball leagues - call 651.452-1850 or www.mendota-heig,hts.com p 1 1111,11 11 1� 111 - 'AWN Sat. / Sun. June 6 1h /7 th K-6 grade baseball -"Mid-Year In -House Tournamenf @ Mendakota Park Fri / Sat / Sun, July 10, 11 & 12 "Super Weekend" (season end: baseball & T -ball games) ..A- - CommuniE Events: Saturday, June 6th Thursday, June 18th 8:00 am Thursday, June 25th 11:30 am - Speakers - Light refreshments Celebrate 150 Years - Independent School District 197 - Parade - Music -Fireworks: Call Ralph 651.456-0986 or Ultan 651.452-5179 Law Enforcement Torch Run - Run / Bike / Walk from Lakeville to Mendota Heights - ends at Mendakota Park for lunch. T-shirts $10 To participate contact Jenny Fordham in MH PD 651.452-1366 Fund Raiser for Special Olympics MN Pilot Knob Dedication Ceremony of . . 1. Two Historical signs funded by Mn Historical Society 2. City Purchase of 15 acre Phase 2 site from Acacia Cem 3. Recognition of new funding sources, grants, volunteer efforts June 2006 to June 2009 Scheduled Use of City Hall Meethn- gr Rooms May 27th to June 3rd 8:00am to 8:00pm City's Auditors working in small conference room Saturday, May 30th 9:00arn to 6:00pm MH Police Reserves Meeting in Large Conference room Wednesday, June 3rd 6:00pm to 1 1:00pm MH Fire Department 'Chief 2' interview process in large conference Monday, June 8th 7:30pm to 1 1:00pm Mendota Heights Garden Club in council chambers Monday, June 8th 8:30pm to 10:30pm M H A A Board meeting in large conference room May 29th, 2009 Friday News - gk May 22 ZHO9 15:5H:59 Via Fax _> 65 145ZH94H 000 r LE-A.G UE cY; m.11LNNTS(.)TA. Cl."T"IES Last 'FridayFax, mmFrida Y Faxam A weeklil legrisladve the 1,eagrue qfmfi-Tnesola C."I"lies W Witli the end of flit legi,,�Aabve 11, this edition of the FridayF'ax will I -v the last regulclir Vet'sion diss-tributed tlms year. Wc, will pemodically di,s-trlbute iml,.?ortant update.rz, via the Leagiie's listservos aiid In the. ". ( I which will now be published. every, otber week,. Many of the bills passed on the last day of the session were not presented to the governor until Mi,y 20 arid thereftbre. he bia,<,-s until Sa.ftirday to sigh, veto or let the bill becorne law without his sigmatu,re.. J"hese. bills, Includ.e. the local govern m eiit tii mi date ref efbill (C"hapter 152 ................ RF 1849), the transponation poficybifl (Ohat'er _ 1,51--4-IF 928), the otti.nibus elections bill asid the ib " cry i b j 0 &' 1. Ar. Lij -, p on.ui us pe -ns] 19 J) and the onvi.rom-mit. farad natural re.c,-,otirces, appro priationts bill (QIitI11a�NiLpt\Ihe1r1111..51.14.3 ......... -S& .101.2), We '111 update you oil all ofthe smssio outcmiw, in wn ,..c; the winual Law Siu,mmary booklet -that should be completed in -n.iid-June, 1.1nallotment update AlthOUgh the SeSS51'011 ended. on Monday -C-a nlldlliglltl, the. hack of,..,i but. get. betwee'ji flic-* governor and legislatoi's now leave -.s cities ]11 fiscal limbo. Dur -Ing the finial week of the.�;es.'.,sionl the. Legislature 6seut the governor budget bills flot all state agencies a,nd I ) - 1. dajor 1fgrolga.1-TIS that included roughly $15 billion in spenditig -red-uctions, tiowever iveii 1hat the statebu , g d deficit stood at $4.6 I-m1lion, the biidgvetary work Wfas not Cornplete. I On and off duringy, the final days ol'.'the session, the governor and lesislafl.ve� leadetshlp eon.tiluwd to -negotiate, but on the final Thursd.ay the g,overnor held a pt-ess co.n.fierence to an.nou.nce th.at i-fhe and the Legy-Ishatuire were u-nable to reach agreement, lie w-ot:dd exercise his unalloolient PagE HH1 Of 0H3 May 22, 2009 Vlage I -V alithority to balance the reniai-ning bu.dget deficit: on 1:1is own, Un.der onallotment, the governoz., Can veduce, delay. Or defer State approPi-Na.tions ill ouler U.) balance the stafe's bud,get. According to the Rous,,e. Rel,-,,,earch Department, grove rnon�.,- have wily exercised their unallotimejit: aUthority four tij-11es sh-we t.h.e law was en.acted in 1939. Governor A] Quie umfllofted $195, 1. aiilliot) cls, ring the .1.980 bi.- get crisis, Governor.Rudy Perpich unallotted $ 1.09.8 ml.11 ioi-i J. -n 1986, (3 -over nor Pawlenty 'ural lotted. $281 mi 11,wn in 200-1 mid then lie unalloted 5271.6 -million thl's mvqt Decernber.'Wfth a remalning d.eficlt of roughly 52,7bilhon, the pendIlIg Unal.1.0ti.-Dents, by the goveirtior would be by E,,v the broadest arid kirgest exercise of the power, hi addiflon, we, behove that the unallotnient power has never been exercised iit I -lie begnmujig of the state's biennium. 7"he n.egofi.ationsbetween the gover-nor and legislafi.ve leaders broke down sornetime on 1, Monday, and legislators decided to send, one rnoiv WA to the govern.wthat wouid ba.liance fl -,)e b u dg ax. mcreases and a p. I: with a. nituiber of t school reven-L.te "shift" that would have balanced the b ud get. MOre 1151 P e Ci fic a. I I y, Chia o tet, 1.79 (HF 2323)incl uded a of nearly $1.8 billion I'll state revenues to school distrJets, , a, new nine pereent fourth -tier hw-wm tax, filers evarning -more than $250,000 that wotfld h.ave se nerated an esonmted $5.163 -million over the biell-RiL11.11 (mid a -nel'w sit TUIX on, exces's, b1te, rest rate charse.sby fimanc laln.5t1t.,L4j ows that wo-Lild have generated. $2163 million. I'liebill would. heave also increased alcohol -t;axes by, approxiiti,ately $286, 1, t-milton an.d would bave 4n I . 1-.) 1 ei,ri e �i te d a tax, c o -m p I ia n ce i. n i t i ati v e t h a t w a s e St ivn.ate d to gen e rate $j 4 �ij -i I 1.j ol.i i- + rl�Vv e r-) u e through the eollection of mi -paid taxes. 10.1. ji-jore inForn-kation on city Iq I i.s.iative AS'Sth�-Sj C-Oftit-id. any I'll anl-wr of* Ow L,eague oi, minne"Nota Ckie., Relations Man) 651.281,1200 oi, 800,925.1122,,,nid wwwAj.nc,c)rg May ZZ 2009 15:51:51 Via Fax -> 65145ZB940 0 mmFrida Y Faxam ,4 week -l -v liogJslwive 1,eagrue W No t, smrp r -i sk i i -i ,1y, ttie gyovem-ior vemed t'he bill oil Thursday- due to the fiact thal: the b.ifl ine'luded i I b I y $ 1. Wfio-n 61 t - ax * I&V419 oug I I I increases, j ne govern or has publiely opposed tax increascos,,,atid fliro,ughout the session lie repeatedly' warned legl6s,l,tors fliat lie would -not sign a tax increase, L e g ke i t j v e I e. a. d. e rs, ii i6sd,,�,ted that kit least a. porion ofthe structural defitc.itbe addressed tlirotigh pern-A-Tient revenue hicreases so that the state would begin addvessi,iig the Jong -term sta-te deficit... Al,%,,o on `1`hu.rsd.,ay, the governor criticized city concern.5 about the yet-to-be-minou.-nced cutsby s 4; fficials, armerely erely uggesting that city o due to the severity 04 AN tbe. retnaining budget (let: Icit, it is conceivable. 1:1144.1t. 1,11e u.nallotment reducti.ons could be hanger that even those proposed fii the governor's Januany bUdget. (Jnder thatJamiary bud -get propos,al, loca] government. ald (L(','IA) and market value liomestead credit (MVRC) would. leave been reduced by $100 inilhon. in 2009 arid $182 n-ii1lion. in 2010. on top of t.be $66 mil lioii in llotnie.-nt redtictims iniposed 'ust f Iths -.1-ve 1,11or ago., The League has,; requested. a meeting with the Col-nn,��Ssioner of Revenue to discuss the potentli'd una.flotm.ents. The departm.ent bas prefilmin.arily indicated tbat a meenng will likely be scheduled so-ti,).etinle in the next two weeks,...As move lul"Ormation. ou ima1JO1-.D1.Cmbecon.ies -r dable the League will host webinar on the miplications for cities, Watch the 1,,-,ecague's web Site or your e-j.11a.11 for ni.ore i'n-format'ion ori the ;,,cheduling of t1i's iimportant web' Questions? (".1ona-14cl 65.1-28.1-.1255 ot-&- May 22, 2009 'Page 2 10 Gwoverno signs bill authorizing administrative fines for trat"fic enforcement On Thursday, Governor THn'Pawlenty Signed 41to law a b0i that. allows Jocal units o -f," govemnient and, P,: .. L)[ to ellfo.rce low- level traj`fic ol,,`fi�nses With ad I'll i 1.) i Strau"N e Citations" 1"he, Itingtiage, wInch was, amen.ded onto !1,�'Ll'A �:Skc`ac.1-1, DFL-Flewitt/Saller., I)FL-Park, Riapi,ds)7 a transportation N H pertaining to m.mi-truck registrauo,n, repre se tits a eom.pro.n.).ise betweel city, County and. law en-forcement organizations. U passed on. bi,pax-tiswi votes of 4 7-17 in. d -w Senateo a,nd .1.22-8 in. thel-.-Io-use. 1"he. langivage in the new law clo,,*,ely resembles the provisimis, 1"n I -IF 15 17 (T-Ioseh, .1*')I*"1-,-St. X—l", Josepl-i) and Sf*-1. 894 (CIaxNkDFL-St. C.'loud), .1 legislation inftiated'by- tbe'f.eague, b; would allow- local un.As of gover.ninent and the State 1.,)atrol to issme adni.i"nist.rrettive eltat-loos for a .1 h.mited 'list of tr-racffioffenses,. Key corn-Ponents, of the -.mea.stire include the f"O 11. 0 W 1, n9" a A local unit of governtment may.., by ordinance, authot,jze 1,ts police ofiIeers to s su e a,d.tA,v�. I's trative civations, 0 A local unit of gover:n.ment 1,,hat ij.iigle.me-tits an admInistrative eiiforcenient policy nitiFA us,e f.,i. imi-form admini.itrative ticket that will be designed by t1le. DYItYWgpgrt.n.ient of PgW is Sal'etv- ............ 0 The ordniance rmist cont -ani ca processs for a violator to appeal t.he citanon., and tlie process must involve a ne.utral third party such fi,s w) ad:n.i43istramive hearing officer., Th,e violations eli.g.rible for an a(hii'loistrative Citation are I) speednig less tha.-n I4,) -i.i.Aes per 1.,or n -jure ill R:11,1-11al ion on 616)Ugislative CODUL10 "Orly monbocel, 01V ofNIjime'sola C.14' Qs 651.281,1200 oi'800,925.1122 �:Uid wwwAl.m.org May 22 ZH09 15:5Z:41 Via Fax _> 65145ZH94H 000 Cl."I"IES 0 mmFrida Y Faxmmm A we eklt,7 kygrtslofiv'(_'� the. I'eogzie q/­m"11.T11C?'N"0Ie7 i / i Chs W liour above the posted limit, 2) stop line violatioDs' akid ) equipin.ent v-iolations such ' s a. cra.c k 'ed w'nish"L 0 Tl:ie amount o-(.'t))e a.dnii-nistrati,ve fi. lie is $60'. 0 Wtien a loca.) u.n.it ofgo-verninent issues the citation, mo-thisds of the finie 'is retfainexlby. the isisming a-uthority and one,,thlrd mu.4st be Lzpven to the state. 0 When the. State'flatrol issues the ei'.tafton' two - dlirds W"the fine is retained by the state, and une-th'Ird is turned, over to the loc-al. juri.sdiction where the citation was issued, Ttle -new la -w will ta..k.e August 1, 2009'. HOWeVel" the Department ol":Pu blic "*',afiety has umil. October 1 d 2009 to deslgn the uniform adinini..4,;tra.tive. ticket. 'J"his, tim.e lap�;e may be P 0.T.-Objel-natic 1'0 1, Cifles that are already using a.(Inlin.isu�avive firnes for tniffic e n force i -nen t. "J."lie League intends to request I:Iia.t the depaxt.niem: ex,.pedite the adininistrati.ve tic.h.ei: desigpi Process So that it afigns With the e.(.Yecfiv-e date of the new - law. Further 1 -be I,eagne ".9 'n the process o 1 1. 1 f preparing niore delufl.ed In-fori-nation about the new law to citles that want to use, thl", Anve -b"inn al 651.28.1.1263 State sets funding P riorities for 1# federal energy stimulus, funding The gover-1101, bas Signed b I' C 11 W db-etcts how ttm Q,11;jLcec;�1' 1:�1x'� �ec:c.�rt .I w'I I I le allocate " dera.] sAlmulus, funds that: are channeled through thc,,fl: state agency. 'Thi .,5 gLUdes the sitate. use. of Lill federal ene'J-'L�'y .finiulus, funds thicat are, [lot gl'W�11 as.'* direc.t. block grai:its to loca.l g,ov-ernme-ra. under 1:he Energy and. Gra-ms (ETC -1,36) pro grarri A f I I -6s law ares.' mong the progra.ms unded 'n 0 I May 22, 2009 Ilage 3 S6.4. mi.111ioor com n fpetitive grants, folr local goverm-nent energy efficien,ey projects,, $13 m.illi.on f.,br Sra.m:s to reduce capital costs ,for loca.1 sgover:mnents to paro'c.ipate in the 21ta �UU,.LItLI& L - j,�, t,.Lig�LL� Lo LEK. J -7 a S6.5 n.i. I I I i o, n for I oc a.] go vern m.c n t ren e wab I o energy gmrits';; a S3 rmIllon for local government "ns 101.1 of s'*.har enemy fies , y proJects under the. Solar Ci pro gra il.i; $132 million flor residentlal weatherizatI011 progyrams (with DIcollie e tigib-ility cxpande.,d tip to 200 percent o -l" f feral poverty I eve 1); 'Milelicial and ii-Adustrial cne.qY effic-lemy a.-nd re -new -able energy project grants, and $5 ill-illion 'foo- rebates for the Ynstalhation of renewable energy and geothermal energy, All of these. programs, will be. a.d.m."n',sitered. En-curAy, The fln%ougrh the stale 011' ce of'ergy Se 0'(111ce has a. lielf) 1 61e at 1,800,657,3710 or 651.,296,51.75 a.nd an en.).a.il help desk at Y A)hnson e.n Ques"llons? C1,017te-Ict 01167iA' 651.28.1.1259 or .i) F"or IvIviv, i-i'A'onnta-flon ol.) 6tv Ji'gislatiw is'SINS, COJIU1.0 ,ally Cities, 651.281, 1200 ot, x+00,9 5.'t t22 a ild w-ww, Imc.org