2008-03-14 Friday NewsMHAA Annual eetin
On Monday night, Jake attended the MHAA Annual Meeting with new
P&R Commissioner Maureen Brackey. The MHAA Board seemed to
A appreciate the gesture.
There were 9 MHAA parents in attendance, which doesn't seem like very
many to me, considering all the offerings they have. The agenda included
4fi �t a summary of the charitable gambling receipts from 2007 and discussion
on the 2007-2008 Basketball season. There was also some debate
regarding this summer's traveling baseball teams and whether or not the
Association could afford to make a contribution to West St. Paul youth
March 14, 2008 athletic association for the Hockey program, because a number of MH
youth participate. Jake came away with a greater appreciation for the
work that MHAA does with the resources they have available.
Plans are in the works for a MHAA fundraising event to be hosted at the
Par 3, more details to follow!
Mate of the City
This Tuesday morning Mayor Huber gave his annual State of the City presentation to the
Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce (formerly Northern Dakota County Cham-
ber). The Mayor did his usual excellent job in his presentation. The event was televised
live, and for those of you who did not see it and would like to, the event will be rebroadcast
on the following schedule:
Saturday, March 15th @ 5:00 p.m.
Monday, March 17th @ 12:00 p.m & 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 18th @ 6:00 p.m.
Friday, March 21st @ 11:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.
r Saturday, March 22nd @ 5:00 p.m.
Pilot Knob
Tree removal and processing woody materials for a biomass fuel source was completed, and
grinding of stumps to six inches below grade continued this past week. Ever -Green Energy
reported that when they finished chipping operations last Saturday that they hauled a total of
AT eighteen loads of chips @ 80 yards per trailer equaling approximately 1,280 cubic yards of
L 14 material (cubic yard measures 3' x 3' x 3'). Barb Spears (MN DNR) reported that for bio-
mass energy comparisons this volume of material is the equivalent of 320 tons of coal.
GRG was interviewed by Meagan at the Sun Current — story should run in the March 20f
addition of the paper. On site this week, GRG reported that the current weather conditions
are ideal for hand seeding in the area where trees were removed and the GRG crew began
hand seeding this week. In addition to the usual 15 to 30 wild turkeys often seen on the site
a group of ten deer were observed chowing down on emerging shrub and tree buds. I was
just informed that the Pilot Knob Preservation Association members plan to be on the Pilot
Knob site on Saturday to assist Great River Greening's seeding of the area where trees had
been removed.
DCC HQ%Dds Retreat
Council Member Duggan and I attended a Strategic Planning Retreat put on by the Dakota Communications
Center (DCC) this Thursday morning. The DCC has now been in operation for 3 months and it is time to look
toward shifting it's focus from start up operations to normal on-going operations. The retreat was attended by
Board Members and Executive Committee members. After a review of where we are, a facilitator helped with
drafting an "end statement", government policies, and Board -Staff linkages. It was pretty much agreed by all
that so far, the transition from 5 independent PSAPs to one County -Wide Communications Center has gone
excellent.
Nevv, ��C D eputy Director
Last Friday Sue and I met with Chad Leqve, MAC Noise Manager. Chad introduced Denny Probst who is
replacing Nigel Finney as the new Deputy Director in charge of Planning and Environment at the MAC.
Denny is returning to the MAC after a stint in the private sector. Denny promised to work closely with the
City on upcoming MAC projects. He said that MAC will be reviewing the timing of its Capital Improve-
ment Plans in light of the down turn in the economy.
Happy St. Patrick's Day
We wish everyone a "Happy St. Patrick's Day77 or as Ultan Duggan says L,
in Gaelic
"La fade Padraig duibh uffig
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March Dates To Remember
Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting 3l11/08 6:30 P A
Airport Relations Commission Meeting
City Council )Veeting
Planning Commission Meeting
3/12/08 7:00 PM
3/18/08 7:30 PM
3/25/08 7:30
Attachments
Just the Facts, Pipeline, Pre -Application Meeting Synopsis, City Council Meeting Agenda, Twincities.com
Articles "Remkus is finalist for city manager", "Liquor license criteria relaxed" and "Development banned
from large nature center parcel. Star Tribune Article "DNR rejects rezoning of city -owned land". Villager
Article "Mendota Plaza in line for major renovation" and Friday Fax (March 7).
Paget FRIDAY NEWS : MARCH 14, 2008
3/14/2008
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DUl 02-24-08 1824 hours
Officer Urmann stopped a car that had just run a red light and was traveling S/B in
the N/B traffic lane on Hwy 13. In making contact with the driver it was immediately
obvious that she had been drinking. When asked the driver said she only had two
beers. (Hum? How big were those beers?) The young lady had a terrible time with
the SFST's stumbling and tipping over. The last SFST was the PBT which revealed
a BAC of .246. The driver was arrested and transported to the PD. She was read
the MN Implied Consent Advisory and agreed to provide a urine test. After
completing the paperwork she was allowed to call for a sober ride. On the phone
she explained to her sober friend that she didn't know why she was stopped, she had
made the turn just fine. After hanging up Officer Urmann asked her if she
remembered running the red light or driving the wrong way down the highway. She
did not. Formal charges pending the results of the urine test from the BGA
laboratory.
Disturbance 02-25-08 1812 hours
Officers Peyton Fleming and Mike Shepard responded to a domestic in progress call.
Upon arrival they found a father and son who had been arguing. In talking with dad it
was learned that the son had been told he would not be going to teen night in
downtown Minneapolis and this had upset him. The two had just returned to the
residence and while on the way home dad had attempted to correct some driving
issues with the 16 YOA son. This caused him to become extremely upset. Dad had
him pull over and park. The two walked the rest of the way home. Once at home the
son shoved dad. Officer Shepard had a conversation with the young man who first
blamed his behavior on going off his medications. After a few minutes the son
apologized and agreed to work on his behavior. Officers cleared a calm household.
Sick Cared For 02-25-08 2135 hours
Officers Shepard, Fleming, Spicer, Lambert and VonFeldt responded to a 911 call
from a man reporting a group of strangers had broken into his house. While in route
more information was gathered that the caller was intoxicated and had become angry
with the dispatcher and hung up. A moment later the dispatcher spoke with another
person at the residence who reported everyone at the house was family who had
gone to check on a suicidal family member. Upon arrival officers found a house full
of people and one extremely drunk man who was somewhat cooperative to
extremely belligerent. After separating everyone officers did manage to piece
together a story of several suicide threats, a heavy day of drinking, along with a
multitude of other problems. The man was transported by Healtheast to Regions
Hospital with the assistance of Officer Spicer who has specialized training in crisis
intervention. Officers cleaned some property that had been smashed in the yard.
Theft 02-27-08 0813 hours
Officer Steve Meyer responded to SA on gas drive off. The employee had a license
plate number, vehicle description and suspect description. The license plate
information matched the vehicle and a phone number was available for the owner.
The owner stated they paid by credit card when the Officer spoke with them on the
phone. The driver contacted their credit card company and found the transaction did
go through. They immediately called SA, paid and then advised Officer Meyer the
problem was taken care of.
Disorderly Conduct 02-26-08 2045 hours
While working at a high school basketball game Officers Bobby Lambert and Denise
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Urmann were requested to remove a young man who was acting out and attempting
to cause problems. When the young man was removed, he screamed, hollered and
caused a scene. The young man. threatened the Officers repeatedly and made
multiple claims of being beaten and abused. He was cited and served with a
trespass notice. He is now trespassed from two of three high schools in Mendota
Heights.
Disorderly Conduct 2120 hours: At the end of the game another student decided it
was time to cause problems. When the team was celebrating at the end he headed
onto the floor in the direction of the celebration. A staff member tried to stop the
young man who swatted at him and pushed him away. The young man made it to
the celebration and began knocking into people faking celebration in an attempt to
cause a fight. Staff asked the young man to leave and then asked Officer Lambert to
remove him. The young man stopped causing problems for a moment when Officer
Lambert grabbed on but then began screaming obscenities and screaming that he
was being beaten, choked and kicked. Once outside several adults and students
began telling Officer Lambert they were going to sue him and that he couldn't remove
someone from a public place. One man felt it was his right to interrupt the situation
and intervene on behalf of the young man who had been arrested. The young man
continued to verbally abuse everyone present until the man who was trying to
intervene on his behalf asked him to shut up. While filling out the rest of the parents
voiced their disapproval for the actions of the police. *Note the young man has been
trespassed from his school. He is the primary suspect in an assault that had
occurred two weeks earlier and is awaiting charging in that incident. The young man
was cited and released once everyone had cleared the area.
Theft 02-27-08 0830 hours
The owners of a local business reported that $2500 worth of scrap metal was stolen
from a roll off along side of the building. They have video of the thieves at work. The
theft occurred on Saturday afternoon. The thieves used a 1990 to 1993 model
Dodge Dakota Sport pick up. They spent only about 13 minutes moving the metal.
Officer Eric Petersen gathered the evidence and notified investigators and
businesses through the Tri -County Partnership system what to look for. Referred to
investigations.
Theft 02-27-08 0925 hours
Welcome to the neighborhood. Officer Eric Petersen met with the victim at her new
apartment. She had begun moving in the day before and stopped around 0130
hours. She carried up a few items out of the last load and went to bed. A few
minutes before Officer Petersen was called the new resident received a call from the
building manager that her car window was smashed out. Missing was an X -M radio,
business paperwork and a bible. Hopefully the thieves will do some reading. There
are no suspects and the garage is not monitored by video.
Stop Sign / Possession of Marijuana 02-28-08 2256 hours
Officer Peyton Fleming watched a car as it approached a stop sign at a high rate of
speed. The car traveled through the stop sign without stopping. Once stopped the
man was asked for his license and proof of insurance. He did not have a license and
he thought he was revoked. The car was towed by Southeast Towing after a small
amount of marijuana was removed from the front seat. Cited and released.
KYRYAM
Sick Cared For 02-29-08 1810 hours
Officer Mike Shepard and Sergeant Brian Convery responded to a residence where
the only thing that could be heard on the line was a woman screaming that she
wanted to die. Upon arrival they found an out of control 11 YOA and her babysitter.
The parents were on the phone from another state. The 11 YOA was totally out of
control. The parents advised Sergeant Convery that the child was under a
physiatrists' care for mental health issues. Paramedics from Healtheast evaluated
the child and immediately requested she be evaluated by a doctor.
Terrorist Threats 0301-08 0130 hours
Officer Mike Shepard received a call to speak with a resident about threats to kill him.
Upon arrival Officer Shepard listened to a voice message threatening the reporter
although it was very difficult to understand the message due to the man's diction.
Further investigation revealed text messages and other threats to kill family members
or the police if they became involved. AVPID sent officers to the suspect's residence
in an effort to arrest him on an active warrant. After several calls delayed them they
took the suspect into custody at 0530 hours. When the suspect was being
transported by Officer Shepard he made multiple threats to get the reporter. The
man was jailed on the felony threat charges.
Suspect walked into the Super America store, opened an energy drink, drank it and
walked out. The employee thought the man was intoxicated. They gave a good
description of the man and followed him out into the parking lot where he got into a
red Ford F150. The employee copied down the license number of the truck. Officer
Eric Petersen ran the vehicle and found it matched the employee's description. In
checking with Eagan PID they thought based on the description that it would be the
younger brother. investigation continues.
Theft from Vehicle 03-05-08 1910 hours
Officer Peyton Fleming responded to a local church where a victim had a window
smashed out of his car. In checking further he learned that his briefcase and
business paperwork was missing. Victim will work with his employer to notify the
parties whose information was taken. No video or witnesses to the crime.
Pickup Non -Registered Predatory Offender 03-10-08 1100 hours
Officer Todd Rosse along with investigators Mario Reyes and Scott Patrick
responded to the location reported on the 22nd of February as a possible residence of
a non -registered sex offender. Upon arrival they located the sex offender who was
watching his girl -friends 2 YOA daughter. The suspect claimed to be registered and
unaware that the 2 YOA child was home with him. The child's mother returned home
and took custody of the baby. The suspect was interviewed by investigator Patrick at
MHPID. The man first did not want to discuss his being alone with a child. He
decided it was his brother's fault and at that a point he provided and alibi. Officers
immediately attempted to follow up with the brother. Imagine - the cell number the
suspect provided would not connect to anything. Transported to the DC jail.
The Parks Crew attended a Sherwin Williams Pro Show at the Minneapolis
Convention Center. New products and updated paint sprayers were
featured, They cleaned out the warming houses and tools inventory of the
shovels. They attended a NP®ES meeting at City Hall on Wednesday
morning. The pedways were plowed where needed, The parks ""You Are
Here" signs are being finished.
Rich cut ole in the sanitary sewer lines on Apache
Street,
the Lexington easement. Trees and brush around fire hydrants were
trimmed throughout City. There
was s sewer blockage at 740 Main
Street. The manhole was
frozen inside. The oil was changed for the pump
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on 404,Grease was -an- off the floats at the Veronica lift station. Mich
used the jet to unplug plug a culvert on Pondview Drive with the street
The Street Crew, along with Torre and Rich, attended a seminar at Mystic
Lake Casino. The seminar was put on by Highway Technology, called Safety
in the Work Zone. There was information about worming on roads, highway
laws, etc
Engineering finished the 008 street rehabilitation feasibility ility repo. 'd
the surveying for Callahan Place, and investigated a sewer and water
extension to the north of Hidden Creek.
Public Works and Engineering staff attended a training class on NP ES
requirements.
TO: City Council, Commission Members, and City Administrator
FROM: Jake Sedlacek, Assistant to the City AdministratkS
SUBJECT: Pre -Application Meeting Synopsis
Staff met with two potential planning applicants on Monday, March 10, 2008. Steve Grittman, Carie
Fuhrman, Sue McDermott and Jake Sedlacek were present.
John Burud — re. Kensington Court Town Homes
Mr. Burud is working with the association at Kensington Court Town Homes to replace existing fences
around the property. The proposed work is a replacement of existing fences, with a similar product, all
occurring on commonly held property. Staff felt that the project, as described, does not trigger the need
for a PUD amendment. A single building permit for the project would suffice. Staff provided Mr.
Burud with further information which Code Compliance staff will likely need to process the building
permit. No planning action is anticipated at this time.
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ARRT has been in the process of planning for a facility expansion for some time. Mr. Pearlbachs
attended the planning meeting in order to present some concepts A is considering. A unique
challenge to the site is that the current building straddles a lot line. In addition, the proposed expansion
would cross two more property lines. Staff described required setbacks, and explained the variance
process. Staff encouraged Mr. Pearlbachs to consider combining the lots. If the lots are combined,
A would only need to apply for a building permit. No planning action is anticipated at this time.
Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update
Jim Danielson joined the meeting to review the first draft of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan update.
Staff provided Mr. Grittman with a number of changes, and talked through additional materials which
will be necessary to include. Mr. Grittman anticipates having a full draft ready by Mid April for review
with the Planning Commission and City Council.
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2. Roll Call
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Agenda Adoption
March 18, 2008 - 7:30 P.M.
5. Approval of the March 4, 2008, City Council Minutes.
6. Consent Calendar
a. Acknowledgement of Minutes from the March 11, 2008 Park and Recreation Commission
Meeting.
b. Acknowledgement of the February 2008 Treasurers Report.
c. Acknowledgement of the Fire Department Monthly Report for February 2008.
d. Authorization to sell/destroy VHF Radios.
e. Authorization for Purchase of Computer Server.
f. Authorization for Purchase of Workstation Components for New Accounting Position and
I.T. Coordinator Workstations.
g. Authorization for Assistant to the City Administrator to sign Contract for Turf Maintenance
at Par 3 Golf Course.
h. Adoption of Resolution No. D8® : "RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FEASIBILITY
REPORT AND CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON SOMERSET
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PARKIEVERGREEN KNOLL REHABILITATION PROJECT (PROJECT #200802).
i. Approval of the List of Contractor Licenses.
j. Approval of the List of Claims. .
7. Public Comments
a. Approval of Liquor License Application for Teresa's Mexican Restaurant.
b. Discussion of Contract for Architect & General Contractor for Par 3 Clubhouse.
c. Discussion of Contract for Turf Maintenance at Par 3.
d. Discussion of 2008 Street Sweeping Request for Proposals.
9. Council Comments
10. Ad
journ
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No other currently operating
restaurants could qualify for a
license under the relaxed
requirements, Swanson said.
With the looser threshold,
the city thinks more new
eateries might get in line.
Paster Enterprises wants to
lease out the former Ziggy's
Deli space to Teresa's Mexican
Restaurant in Mendota Plaza,
along Sibley Memorial High-
way. The lease is contingent
on the restaurant getting a
liquor license. Until last
week's council action, the
space ddn't meet the square
footage or seating require-
ments.
Now, the proposed Teresa's
would meet both size thresh-
olds. The council will consider
whether to issue the restau-
rant a liquor license at its next
meeting.
Paster also has plans to
expand the strip mall and add
a free-standing restaurant,
which could apply for a liquor
license, said City Administra-
tor Jim Danielson. There's
also a plan to add a building
that could house two smaller
restaurants.
Theers of the Village at
Mendoa Heights also might
build a large restaurant in
their strip mall across the
street from Mendota Plaza,
Danielson said. Moreover,
there's been talk of two restau-
rants in the'industrial park
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area.
Police Chef Mike Aschen-
brener said additional places
to drink booze wouldn't neces-
sarily mean more problems. In
other cities, alcohol-related
problems typically occur at
bigger places that draw a
steadier bar business, he said.
"The bigger concern goes
back to how the place is man-
aged," he said. "If they're
doing a quality job, you have
no problems."
Mayor John Huber said the
council was cautious in mak-
ing the changes only because
members did not have specific
proposals in front of them.
"Put if you look at the plans
for Mendota Plaza and the Vil-
lage, the possibilities are for
smaller -sized restaurants," he
said. "We'll just wait and see
what happ6s."
County buys rights to 156 acres, keeping it natural forever
By Nick Ferrara
nferraro@pioneerpress.com
A large expanse of the
Thomas Irvine Dodge Nature
Center is off limits to develop-
ers for good.
A deal struck between Dakota
County and Dodge puts 156
acres into the county's Farm-
land and Natural Areas Pro-
gram and keeps it free of devel-
opment. The acreage — known
as the Dilly property — is in
Mendota Heights, while the
nature center's other 160 acres
are in neighboring 'West St.
Paid..
"it's the gem of Mendota
Heights," said Ben Van Gundy,
the nature center's executive
director. "It's very scenic and
right where the people are —
it's only about four or five miles
from downtown St. Paul — so
getting the highest level of pro-
tection there is was very impor-
tant."
Although there is no immedi-
ate development threat, the
legal agreement is the best way
to ensure the land is never sold
or developed, he said.
"I think the community can
rest easy that it w9L1 be a natural
area forever," Van Gundy said.
The county's board of com-
missioners formally approved
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The nature center, which
attracts more than.40,000 visi-
"We're a relatively small
organization, and we have so
many fundraising priorities
right now that the board felt
that was a lot to bate off," Van
Gundy said.
The nature center is in a
transition period for fundrais-
ing, he said, because founder
Olivia Irvine Dodge has scaled
the agreement Feb. 26; the
nature center's 30 -member
board of directors did the sante
two days later.
Under the agreement, the
county paid the nature center
$500,000 for the property's
development rights. The land
could have been worth as much
as $13.8 million if put on the
market, Van Gundy said.
The property still will be
owned and operated by the
nature center, which will use
the purchase price as an
endowment toward its annual
operating budget.
tors a year, is the first private
institution accepted into Dako-
ta County's land conservation
program, Farmland and Natur-
al Areas coordinator Al Singer
said.
The program, which began in
2002 after voters approved a
$20 million bond measure,
includes 54 other land protec-
back her donations.
The estate of Rachel Lilly,
who came from a prominent
St. Paul family, donated the
156 -acre property to the nature
center in 1971. Bordered by
Minnesota 110, Delaware
Street, Huber Drive and Men-
dota Plaza on Dodd Road, it
includes a wetland, small lake,
tion projects that are complete
or in the works.
Although the county initially
wanted Dodge Nature Center
to contribute a matching
$500,000 that would have gone
toward environmental educa-
tion, the Dodge board said it
would not be able to raise
enough money
reconstructed prairie and oak
savannah.
The land is designated as a
nature preserve in Mendota
Heights' comprehensive plan,
but it is zoned as low-density
residential.
Nick Ferraro can be reached at
651-228-2173.
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LILYDALE
businessman gave to the city
since died.
DNR rejects rezoYears
ago, is too steep for such
The DNR is involved be-
land
housing. In response, Lilydale's
cause the land lies within the
®f city-owned
Planning commission will hold
protected Mississippi River
a hearing March 24 to consid-
Corridor Critical Area.
The fate of a small disput
er rezoning the land for single-
EEVIN GILES
ed parcel of land returns to
family use, said Marilyn Lund-
Lilydale for norther discussion
berg, a City Council member.
after the state Department of
Some Lilydale residents
Natural Resources rejected
think the land, along Sibley
the City Council's proposal to
Memorial Highway, should
rezone the land for multi-fam-
be preserved as open space
fly use.
and say that previous own-
The DNR found that the
er John Thompson intend-
0.85-acre site, which a Lilydale
ed it that way. Thompson has
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G'overnor's budget released—levy
limits but no aid, or credit cuts
This afternoon, the governoa. released. his
rf'f f.)1Y1rY7L'17GI<a.tic7ras on how to solve the staate
budget deficit. Rather unexpectedly, the
govertaor dial toot include coats to local
government: aid (LGA) or nwaa.rk.ett value
bom.est.ead credit (.M:V1-lQ within his
recornaaaw.end.ations but lie dad. include Strict levy_
limits for cities over 2,500 population. Since
the forecast was released, we have speculated
t:ha.t: there would be; at lea-st soaawe cant 1:ca .[,,GA or
MV:11C.
':I'lwe levy limits are siDlif:lcantly different than
historical limits. Past levy limits have beetl
based on. the sum of levy pI u.s LCCA.. Under the
,ovemor's proposal, thelevy li.aaaits are based
sol ely on the ci ty' s levy. For ci ti cps that receive
a significant amount of'LGA, this calculation
will larovide less "growth" in levy authority.
Specif.:aua:lly, each city's levy authority is equal
tO its previous year's levy 'minLi s le'vie's that:
quali.l`y as "special le.vieS" Such as debt service.
":I:'lwe remaining levy is then. inflated by the
percentage increasT ill hoti..wholds in the city
and. the lesser of the per-cerwt incl:°case in the
c;on.sumer price ilidex or three perc:e✓nt., Cities,
would be gable to levy ` speci.ai levies" -for 2001.)
above that limit.
OVe:l°all, his plan solves the state's projected
$935 million budget hole thr0U�1,h tilt -cue aaaa:jor
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sact.ionsY reducing ,,;tate agency budg t:s by $ry 341
million, redirecting $250 million frorn the
11caa..lth Care Access Fund sm-plus, and tapping;
$250 a i,ilhota. of the staat.e's $653 million. budget
reSellve.
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I'-l.is proposal. does itichide a few modest
increases in state revenues. The plats woaald
raise $102 million fa-om the foreign operating
corporation t.a-a.x change that w£a.s in last year's
vetoed tai. bill., The plata also speeds up sales
taaf. collect.iOnS through. a regUirenient that
retailers re;rilit: ta. portion of'their July sales tax in
.lUrle,,,,..,wl'alch books the revenue in the earlier
Fiscal year.
Other highlights include:
• Statewide sales tax cast of 1./8 per°cent.
(which actually reduces lute revenues by
$77 nai.11ion)
• Nca red.act.icros. irw ('t.and3.rig for K.-12
education
® funding, for the Strategic .EntrepreneUrI al
I_ corwcarrai.c 1:)c�ve?l��l�rwwc�r:wt (SHED) pro raatn,
designed to push more business
development fii Grerat.er :m..iiin.esot£a (saves
n:3 ni.il.lion with. 'tax cu.tS, a.r)d spends $12
million)
® l�.e:cluct:iorls t:ea aaaost. staa.te aa�;e.aac;�i.e;.s e.�ffoa,ar
Percent
® No View taxes
A niore cletaaileci account will 100 provided hi.
next week's (.:7r6icy,ti .13ar11e�tirr., but a. link to the
governor's proposal is available at they
Department of Firiance's website of
ht.tl):Hwww,fill alic;e .state,ill,n,at.`: .During his
ccamments, the govemor rel rayed tl.,tilt. this would
be introduced is legislation. In fact, a number
of committees are slated to hear hi s
recommendations next week., The .Dem.ocraat:s
ill the House and Senate* will come out: with
their own version its the days and weeks allear.d,
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On'T.'hursday morning, a group of city of.-I.Icials
were on hand for the presentation of S173234,
authored. by Seri. Rod Skog (Dl:,'I.,-Cl eat brook)
before the Divi.,sJon,
Speaking fol the bill were Saint Paul Mayor
Ch ri s Coleman (League ofM i n n esota Cities
board rnenibe.v.), Apple Valley Council Meniber.
Tom Goodwin. (President of the Association of
Metropolitan Municipalities), Hutchinson
Mayor Steve Cook (Coalition of Greater
Minnesota Cities), and Maple Grove Mayor
Mark Ste-ffienson (President of North Metro
Mayors Assoc. iati on). Steve Peterson, analyst
with the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
explained. the formula. changes -in the bill. Gary
Carlson (League of Minnesota Cities),'LOLli,)i
Jambois (Metro Cities), Bill Barnhart (North
MetTO Mayors), and Dave Engstrom
(Minnesota A,,,,sociation. ofSrnall Citi") were
also on haild to an,,;.,wer cluestions for the
coniniittee.
The LGA unity proposal is a short-tern.-A.I,GA
rd'76rm bill that begins to address several
problematic elements of the current LGA
systeni and requests $90 Milli011 -f.br the LGA.
appropriation, The reform ideas in the proposal
emerged. from. fli.e work of -tl:i.e League's LGA
FormIlla, Working Group that has been nieeting
re gUlarly fora. year now with representatives
from all 'the city organizations. "t"he legislation
is consistent with the L,eagues Improving
Fiscal Futures policies on t..(..iA ft-inding and.
reform ('TT -3 and FF -4).
The main fiormula change includes replacing
the CUT -rent. IaW regional cet.)-ter aid base with
one related to the number of jobs in a, city, 1' he
number of jobs per capita within each city
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-would serve as a proxy for regional center
overburden for cities with populations of more
than 5,000, The current small city aid base
would be incre'asedfrom $6 per capita, to $12
per capita.
The bill create5 a local effort offiwt that redUceS
this aid base for cities with. strong tax, bases.
For every city with an aid base of more than.
2,500 population, the bill sets a nninhilurn per
capita need, of $290. Additionally, the bill.
would reduce annt.udly volatility for individual
cities and eliminate -the taconite aid offset.
Finally, the bill includes a legislative study of
LGA with the goal o-fulltimat ely securing more
comprehensive, long-term reform.
As the chief author, Senator Skoe raised a
concerti with the ongoing difficulties being
-faced by smaller cities and lie subseClUenfly
(-,)fTered an amendment that would acknowledge
population decline in small cities. City
representatives ofrc,,d to work. o-nthe issue
with Senator Skoe, 11w, bill was laid over for
consideration in. the division's property tax
artic1e, which was the expected. action from. the
committee.
1'.be't-louse companion bill, I -IF 3756 by !'tM
Paul Ma _Ijgirt,f�)F , L -Dilworth) was introduced
this week: as well, and. will, be heard sometime
in the next few weeks,
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Street improvement district bill tabled
Intense opposition. froin key business
stakeholders brought the League -initiated
i-nunicipal street improvetnent district
legislation to a --n early halt on'Wed-nesday, The
1.10use L,ocal glover inent and metropolitajl
A.1"I'lairs Committee tabled, the bill after
representatives of various business groups
testified against the bill and distributed a
dOCUT11CIA stating, anion g other things, that
cities would use. the tool as "an. end -run. around
requirements unposed on cities under the
special assessments laws designed to protect
property tax pavers." Members of the
comn:iittee, including Ffopg-, Proj-,,�erty Tax
nd--ion Chair P.Q.111.
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MsmAu-ig-.1: (DRAXIworth), raised concerns that
the bi.11. could undermine efl'(>rt.q to provide
property tax relief.
The groups opposing the bill are.-
• Mimiesota Grocers Association
• Mi.nnesota M.Ulti-flousing; Association
• Minnesota Ponroleum Mark,eters
Association
• Minnesota Retailers Association
• MinnesotaTruck-ing Association
• Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association
• Minnesota Business Partnership
• Minnesota Beverage Association
• Builders Association of Minnesota
• Builders Association of the "Nin Cities
• National Association of Industrial and
Of 1,�roperties
• Greater Minneapolis Building Owners and
Managers Association
• Minnesota Association of Realtors
• Minnes.-,ota Shopping Center As.sociation
• Minnesota (.hamber of Coi-mmerce
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The bill, f[U-32-48 aUflu.)red by Rep. fley
,'j'ca,jze (DFL -Little Canada), was introduced as
a nwasure that could provide an altet -native to
special. pecial. assessments, City o-1.171cials have long
held that special assess .eats are onerous for
property- owners, particularly for struggling
I)L[Sin.es,ses and low-income residenvs,.
BF -3248 would authorize cities to collect fees
fir(,,,)m property owners within a. district to fLind
municipal street niaintenance and Upgrades.
Before establish.h.ig a street improvement
district, the t.nunicipality would be required to
adopt a street im.prove.ment plan thatidentifies
and estiniatestbe costs of'proposed
mainteriance and 'upgrade,% for the following
'we years. Fees WOUld then be apportioned to
,a c .1
B par e's located in the street improvement
district on a tiniform basis within each
classification cA.real es -tate. Fees collected
could ('Ynly be spent within the district and on
projects identifield in the street improvement
plan. The city could collect municipal street
j i -n provement fees in. a di strict for Lip to twenty
years.
1"he Ixague believes this autbority would
provide a funding mechanism fluat is both
affordable and fair to propeqy, owners. :It
-requires a relationship between who pays fees
and where projectii occur, but short o-fthe
bene -fit test that sorn.efityies rnakes, special
a,8SeSSMCntS Vulnerable to legal challenges. 'It
also does not prohibit c iti.eS from collecting
-fees f'ro'm. tax exempt properties within a
di stri ct.
Shoreview Public Works Director and City
Engineer Mark Ka.loney testifited the bill. wotfld
allow cities to spread the cost of prqj ect,, over
more properties and over a. longer period of
firiv, He also stressed that one advantage of the
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tool, is its transparency; -(.!.,-es collected within a
street iniprovem,ent district W(Alld be collected
and used for a specific purpose. This- tool
would also allow cities to
and. reconstruction on schedule. Timely
maintenance is essential to preserving streets
and thereby protecting taxpaycr inve.,,,tnients.
Bloo,niington Councilmernber Steve.Elkins
teStified that the., tool could help advance
economic development projects and allow
cities to acconiniodate infrastructure demands
driven by private developers.
I` he hearing was particularly disappointing
because the Le4glle and the City Engineer,,,
Association had listened to concerns raised by
business coinniunity and worked witb the bill's
craft aniendi-rents that would narrow
the scope ofthe bill. Specifically, the
arnendr,nerits W0LIl d prohibit the use of special
assesstnetits for prqJects ffirided with street
improvement -fees, disallow one parcel from
being located hi, more than One street
iniprovCrtlerlt district, arid require the city to
consider the general benefit to each class of
property when establishing the I'ee schedUle.
Nevertheless, the opponents ofthe bill testified
that cities currently have adequate tools to fund
street mai n'tenance and upgrades, and that the
recw.ntly enacted transportation bill, 1,-.11`,' 2800
131"I. -Crookston'), provides,gh
enoLI
new money for local roads. The LeaSLIC
distributed in-6orniation poInfing out: that
niunicipal state aid is limited to cities over
5,000 population ---143 of Mi jinesotas 854
cities—and cannot be applied to n -)ore than
twenty percent of their streets. Dave 1-71ngstrom,
representing the Minnesota Association of
Snia.11 Cities, reminded the committee that
cities, under 5,000 population will not receive
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direct funding from the increases in the gas tax
and tab fees.
The Senate companion, Sf'� 2937 is being
carried by Sen. '.I:k.ick 01seen (DIFL-HaiTis). It is
awaiting a hearing in, the .Senat.e-Coninflitee on
State and Local G(:
wernment Or)eratlons and
Under the j oi tit rLd CeS of the
Legislature, if the bill does not. pass out of a.
policy committee' in either body by the end ol
nextWeek, it will not be allowed to advance
this session,
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On Wednesday morning, the ' Senate Tax
Committee considered f -IF 33'?,01 , the first.
omnibuq, tax bill that was approved on Monday
On th.0 HOUSe 1.1001. 1"110 G01-11M.ItIMC ClUickly
Proc'e'ssed the 'bill, including several
amen'ndments -that substantially modified the
bill. 01.1 ThUrsday, the bill was apw,oved on die
Senate floor on a 63-2 vote a,n.d sent to the
,House where the House v(Aed 132-1 to concur
with the Senate amendments, 'rhe bill is now
on its way to the governor,
The aniendments adopted i n the Senate Tax
Committee stripped the bill of a provision -that
drew the criticism ofthe govertior kind at least a
threat of a veto. "I'liat provision, would have
increased the classification rate on certain
public utility property to offset a new valUatiCHI
rule adopted by the T..-)evartnient of Revenue in
the wake (if a lawS'Llit a.b0LIt the process to value
utility property. The utility class rate change
was supported by the Coalition of Utility Cities
and the League of Minnesota Cities. During
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testimony, Department of'.RevenUe
Coinini-ssioner Ward Einess indicated that the
governor -was considering a temporary
transition aid for the public utility host: cities, to
offset the loss of public utility tax capacity. The
details of that aid program may be released,
letter today with the govern.or'4.5Lippleiiientti.1
budget.
In additi onto the deletion of the p Libl ic utility
class rate change, the Senate amendment
removed local sales tax provision,-, for
Clearwater, Proctor, North Mankato, Winona
and Cook. County, however, flie sales tax
provisions for Duluth and.6ernj.djj were not,
removed by the amendment. In addition, the
amendment eliminated a proposal that would
have prohibited local units of government'fron't
advertising, promoting, expending funds or
holding a referendum to SUPPOrt imposing a
local ,,mles tax, That prohibition would have
been in place frorn Jtme 1, 2008 through
D,
.1 �cember 31, 2010.
COU.ntiCS were alsoaffected by the atnend,ment
l'be counties offlennepin,.Rarn,sey., Anoka,
Dakota kind St. Lx)uis lost their proposed
mortgage and. registry deed tax provisions or
their a -Litho]. ity extensions. These counties
would have used the mortgage and registry
deed. tax for environmental cleanup.
".[.'he House and Senate expedited the bill dUe to
several income tax conformity provisions that
eire needed for 2007 tax.filings. Although niany
tax filers have already completed their tax
returns, many of the individUalS that -would take
advai-ilage of -the federal coi3i:orn-i,ity provisions
do not fiile Lu:itil, the Apffl 15 deadline.
The bill Mill inClUdes, chariges, in "I'll'law that
allow a later start of incren-ient, -the LGA,
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Page 5
volatility fix proposed. by the League, an
authorization to create trUM to fund "Other
Post Employ-m.ent Benefits," an authorization to
holdjOirlt. public hearings in
counties outside that~ TTtetropolitan. area, border
city enterprise zone allocations, and a number
of city -specific TIF authorizations. The bill
would shifl voter -approved general obligation
(G -,O,) debt levies from market value to net tax
capacity and also includes authorizations for
Cities to issue grant anticipation, (CiA:rZVl la)
bonds and use revenue recapture authority for
debts to a city.
With. most, if not all. of the nizkJor concerns of
the governor addressed, it appears that the
governor will. sign the bill.
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consider a bill that will repeal 'the default "final
off.'er/total pack.a.ge" (.lffr?) arbitration
i,eqi.jirt,,-i-nentfor- f:�refighters. Tbebill, S172948
is, authored by Sen. (.'.)a.n L.arson (I)FI,
Rich. -Field).
Approximately -five years ago, theMinneqota
Prof ,,ssional Firefighters Association sought to
-make final ofTer/total package arbitration t:be
default for firefighter contract negotiations. At
that tisne, theLea.,gUe Was concerned about' the
legislation, mostly due to the f."act that the
method had not yet been tested very often in
the public sector in Minnesota.
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Now, the firefighters are, trying to repeal the
law they Once sul)ported. Apparently, in at least:
one r'rist:aance, a union offer contaai.ned as
provision that: was n.ot legal under Minnesota
law and as a. result, the entire after of" the u.ni.oin
was 'rejected in 'favor of'the city's offer.
We have heard from several cities that :F FIT
has resulted in more effective contract
negotiations between cities and their fire-fighter
unao'nS. We have also heard that interest
a.rbitra.tions among trrefrghter groups are
substantially dowry because of this legislation,
The League will testify in opposition. to the bill
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:Dl . weig g �n on smoky. all -
"thentel- nights,
On. Thursday the Minnesota Dg*f;,agr1tLent of
f: ealtb (lV .Dfl) released a staate.me:nt that they
had sought legal advice and that "theater
nigdhts" that were being held in. bars did not faall
within -the theatrical. production exemption of
the Fre , f.( r'r'r to Breathe Act, A rar.rrttber° of bars
around the state were staging theater nights,
based on the exception in the smoking ban law
par:ssedlast session that allows for tobacco use
as part of a stage production. This was
affecting a number of cities, as this c:srgar..trized
endeavor has built up momentum across the
state.
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(City no ice, of utility digCorr flectiions
5irwe 2006, 'the League has received increasing
reports from cities citing at. surge in the number
of'r'nc)rtgage f"orec io,,; cries. Foreclosed
eclosed
pro-perties have: wide -teaching effects on
corn m uni ties, C"•it.ies with vacant foreclosed
properties often, experience increase costs due
to the many side* effects of forecl.osr.ares. "l"lle
League hasheard that utility disconnection and
water" pipe bursts are at major concern for most
citi es,
With tt:ie surge of f?oreclosed and vacant homes
in the last couple of years, many cities have
expressed the desire to get service
disconnection information 'fr°onl utility
companies during cold weather ntcrn't:hs. Cities
could then use 'the information and determine if
the property is vacant and if so shut off water to
the hctnae before; the pipes freeze and possibly
burst,
After- hearing from their loci] ceininiunities,
Se.r�L, ?r "rte (DR.. -Goon FU' pills) and R
Mike Nelson introduced
Sf 2775/11F 3229 which would require utility
com,par'.ares to inform. r] .unicipa sties when
service is disconnected dare to nonpayment.
After the introduction ofthe bills, League staft'
convened three: stakeholder meetings with
representatives; from the utility industry,
Department o'f'Corn'naerrce, 'public Utilities
C:".on;m.ission, cities and elected officials to
reach a compromise reporting of disconnection
information. The main concern we heard. f"ror•n
utility companies related -to cust:onier privacy
and once the; information is shared with cities
whether the irtfarmation would become public
if given to ci.tie:s. To address these concerns it
was agreed that the in-For•n'>iation provided. to
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treated as, private data.
SF 2775 was heard in the Sensate Eiig:M
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"Thursday. A delete all amendment was offered
encompassing chtwge-,i to the bill that were
agreed to by all stakeholde-m. The amendment
states that during the cold weather months,
t..itil ity companies -that disconneet a customer's
gas or electric service due to nonpayment n1U.St
provide cities a notice and a residential address
if requested by cities in writing. "Phe
intforniation would be made available on
October 15 and November 1, If a city wishes
to receive daily updates after Novernber 'I then
they inust request the informatiori in writing.
'rhis bill. was amended and referred to the
Senate Judiciary Co-nirnittee.
As we see more and more homeowners walk
away frOM theirlionies due to -foreclosure,,,,,, this
bill will help cities identify potential hazards,
and assist cities -in their efforts to keep
corn.munities safe,
Quesliofls? miciet Hiie Ngi.r yen at
Board of Q-esMenfia]
1p-oposed.
In 2007, the legislature enacted a new law
consolidating the state's code enforcement and
licensing functions irt the Departnig ot 0-ft,,abor
1,1111g.ry, The new law also created three
independent boards to regidate phunbing,
electrical work and. high pressure piping,
Concerns were raised that the creation of these
boards was just the beginning.
M.'arch 7, 2008
Page 7
On Wednesday .4
, , Rep, (.,arry lJosch (D)FL-St.
Joseph) introduced a bill creating the Board of
Residential Constructicyn, 1417 '13828, giving the
board rule in.aking authority to among other
things, adopt. State residen.tia-1 codesiand code
amendments, regulate tl-i(-,t licensure or
registration of residential building contractorq
and determin.e lees for liceivw-s and
certifications,
The board would consist of 19 members, the
Conini,issioner of Labor and hidustry and 18
others appointed by the Governor with the
consetit of the Senate. The 18 members would
consists of I I representatives -from the hidustry,
a fire marshal and a fire chief, two PU()liC
members and two building officials. All
proposed code anien.d.ments and proposed rules
and rules amendnients receiving two-thirds
ni.aJority- vote would be included in the next
rulernaking proceeding.
The Leagwe supports a coordinated code
(level opment process, creation of boards
fraginent the code development process.
.Replacing a consolidated state code
development process with boards who work.
independently of one another will make it
di-f-Tioult -for local inspectors to adininister and
enforce state construction codes.
A Senate companion, SF' .3627, will be
introdliced by Sc (D'FL,-
Woodbury) on. Monday. At this titne no
committee hearings are scheduled to take Lip
these bills. The'LeagLje will continue to
monitor these bills as they work their way
through the process,
Questions,? Ngn5vri al
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First deadfine ahead—March 14
The first coniniittee deadline is next Friday,
Max -ch 14, and the schedules for both the Ilouse
and Senate policy committees arejarn packed,
What this deadline ineans, is -that a policy bill
will need to have passed through all, its policy
corarnittees in one body (the House or Senate)
to be considered still viable. If you are
working with yotjl-. I eg.i slator on a hill, now
would be a good time to check, in on it's status.
With all that said, almost anything can show up
as an, amendrnen-t.-.-.poJ icy or otherwise, for an,
ornnibUS bill later. °l he deadline is
March 19 tile third is March 28, As always,
ca.) 1. or email IGR staff if you have questions.
For the most up-to-date schedules, go to
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'C70frecdon to state-wide building code
artWe.in FTridny ra.x*
plea se not that the article in the February 29,
2008 1%)I&iT'4x regarding a bill proposing -to
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'I'lake the building code apply statewide,
loll:,; SL4/� L-32m2l, itla-CCUrately described -that
the bill would require statewide enforcement of
the code. E-111"OrcOnlent is reotfted only ifthe
municipality has already opted into building
code enforcement or, if they c1loose to (10 so ill
future.
QW?Stions? ( '()Wact,Hne.Ngiqen at
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