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"` Meeting Location: Municipal Center
City of App�e 7100 147th Street West
Valley Apple Valle�, Minnesota 55124
JANUARY 9, 2014
CITY COUNCIL INFORMAL MEETING TENTATIVE DISCUSSION ITEMS
5:30 P.M.
1. Council Discussion Items. (10 min.)
2. Affordable Care Act Employer Impact on Staffing. (15 min.)
3. Acquisition of Tax Forfeited Properties in Central Village West. (1 S min.)
4. 2014 Legislative Policy Discussion. (30 min.)
5. Review of 2014 City Council Committee Assignments. (5 min.)
6. Adj ourn.
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TENTATIVE AGENDA
7:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance. �
2. Approval of Agenda.
3. Audience - 10 Minutes Total Time Limit - For Items NOT on this Agenda.
4. Approval of Consent A�enda Items *:
*A. Approve Minutes of December 26, 2013, Regular Meeting.
*B. Adopt Resolution Accepting Donation of$10,000.00 from Apple Valley American Legion,
Post 1776, for Bleachers at Legion Field.
*C. Approve General Manager in Connection with On-Sale Wine and 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor
Licenses at Smashburger#1317, 7394 153rd Street W., Ste. 100.
*D. Adopt Resolution Designating Apple Valley Sun Thisweek as Official Newspaper for 2014.
*E. Adopt Resolution Designating Anchor Bank as Official Depository for City Funds in 2014.
*F. Adopt Resolution Designating Additional Depositories and Financial Security Dealers for
City Funds in 2014.
*G. Authorize Distribution of Promotional Materials to High School Senior Classes.
*H. Authorize Continuation of Commission/Committee Recognition Program.
*I. Adopt Resolution Authorizing Submittal of FY2014 Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Funding Application of$114,308.00.
*J. Adopt Resolution Establishing Parking Restrictions along Garden View Drive Adjacent to
Westview Elementary School.
*K. Approve Reduction of Various Financial Guarantees.
* Items marked with an asterisk(*)are considered routine and will be enacted with a single motion,
without discussion,unless a councilmember or citizen requests the item separately considered in
its normal sequence on the agenda.
(continued on reverse side)
4. Approval of Consent Agenda Items * - Continued:
*L. Approve Aquatic Herbicide Treatment for Lake Alimagnet.
*M. AdoptResolution Authorizing Acquisition of Tax Forfeited Properties in Central Village West.
*N. Approve Agreement with Frontier Ag & Turf for AV Project 2014-106, 2014 Lease of 7
72-Inch Mowers.
*O. Approve Acceptance and Final Payment on Contract with NAC Mechanical & Electrical
Services for AV Project 2013-108, Electrical Generator Emissions Improvements -
$6,184.00.
*P. Appoint Statutory Members to Firefighters Relief Association (AVFRA) Board of Trustees.
*Q. Approve Personnel Report.
5. Re ul� ar A�enda Items:
A. Presentation of Life Saver Awards.
B. Quarry Ponds:
1. Resolution Approving Amendments to Comprehensive Plan 2030 Land Use Map.
2. Rezone Property from "SG" (Sand and Gravel) to "PD" (Planned Development) and
Direct Staff to Prepare Ordinance Amendments for Planned Development.
3. Resolution Approving Preliminary Plat.
C. Ordinance Amending Chapter 130 of the City Code, Regulating False Alarms and Alarm
Systems. (First reading.)
D. Resolution Appointing Acting Mayor for 2014.
E. Appoint Primary and Alternate Directors to Dakota Communications Center (DCC) Board for
2014-2015 and Appoint Various Other Committee Member Positions.
6. Other Staff Items.
7. Council Items and Communications. � �
8. Calendar of Upcoming Events.
9. Claims and Bills.
10. Adj ourn.
Reminder: City Offices will be closed Monday, January 20, 2014, in observance of Martin
Luther King Day.
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS:
Thursday January 23 7:00 p.m. (Regular)
Thursday February 13 5:30 p.m. (Informal)
" " 7:00 p.m. (Regular)
Thursday February 27 7:00 p.m. (Regular)
Regular meetings are broadcast, live, on Charter Communications Cable Channel 16.
(Agendas and meeting fninutes a�e also available on the City's website at
www.cityofapplevalley.org)
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"' Meeting Location: Municipal Center
city of Apple 7100 147th Street West
_ Va��ey Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124
UPDATE OF CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ACTIONS AGENDA
JANUARY 9, 2014
3. Audience - For Items NOT on this Agenda - No one requested to speak.
4. Approved All Consent A�enda Items *:
*A. Approve Minutes of December 26, 2013, Regular Meeting.
*B. Adopt Resolution Accepting Donation of$10,000.00 from Apple Valley American Legion,
� � Pos� 1776, for Bleachers at Legion Field. �
*C. Approve General Manager in Connection with On-Sale Wine and 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor
Licenses at Smashburger#1317, 7394 153rd Street W., Ste. 100.
*D. Adopt Resolution Designating Apple Valley Sun Thisweek as Official Newspaper for 2014.
*E. Adopt Resolution Designating Anchor Bank as Official Depository for City Funds in 2014.
*F. Adopt Resolution Designating Additional Depositories and Financial Security Dealers for
City Funds in 2014.
*G. Authorize Distribution of Promotional Materials to High School Senior Classes.
*H. Authorize Continuation of Commission/Committee Recognition Program.
*I. Adopt Resolution Authorizing Submittal of FY2014 Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Funding Application of$114,308.00.
*J. Adopt Resolution Establishing Parking Restrictions along Garden View Drive Adjacent to
Westview Elementary School.
*K. Approve Reduction of Various Financial Guarantees.
*L. Approve Aquatic Herbicide Treatment for Lake Alimagnet.
*M. Adopt Resolution Authorizing Acquisition of Tax Forfeited Properties in Central Village West.
*N. Approve Agreement with Frontier Ag & Turf for AV Project 2014-106, 2014 Lease of 7
72-Inch Mowers.
*O. Approve Acceptance and Final Payment on Contract with NAC Mechanical & Electrical
Services for AV Project 2013-108, Electrical Generator Emissions Improvements -
$6,184.00.
*P. Appoint Statutory Members to Firefighters Relief Association (AVFRA) Board of Trustees.
*Q. Approve Personnel Report.
* Items marked with an asterisk(*)are considered routine and will be enacted with a single motion,
without discussion,unless a councilmember or citizen requests the item separately considered in
its normal sequence on the agenda.
(continued on reverse side)
5. Re ul� ar A�enda Items:
A. Presentation of Life Saver Awards.
B. Quarry Ponds:
1. Adopted Resolution Approving Amendments to Comprehensive Plan 2030 Land Use
Map.
2. Rezoned Property from "SG" (Sand and Gravel) to "PD" (Planned Development) and
Directed Staff to Prepare Ordinance Amendments for Planned Development.
3. Adopted Resolution Approving Preliminary Plat.
C. Accepted First Reading of Ordinance Amending Chapter 130 of the City Code, Regulating
False Alarms and Alarm Systems. Second Reading Scheduled January 23, 2014.
D. Adopted Resolution Appointing Councilmember Goodwin Acting Mayor for 2014.
E. Appointed Councilmember Bergman Primary and Councilmember Hooppaw Alternate
Directors to Dakota Communications Center (DCC) Board for 2014-2015 and Appointed
Staff to Various Other Committee Member Positions.
6. Other Staff Items - Reviewed and Acknowledged City Council Committee Assignments.
7. Council Items and Communications.
8. Approved Calendar of Upcoming Events.
9. Approved Claims and Bills.
Reminder: City Offices will be closed Monday, January 20, 2014, in observance of Martin
Luther King Day.
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS:
Thursday January 23 7:00 p.m. (Regular)
Thursday February 13 5:30 p.m. (Informal)
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7:00 p.m. (Regular)
Thursday February 27 7:00 p.m. (Regular)
Regular meetings are broadcast, live, on Charter Communications Cable Channel 16.
(Agendas and meeting minutes are also available on the City's website at
www.cityofapplevalley.org)
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ACA Employer Shared
Responsibility Provision
Impact on Staffing of Part-time, Temporary,
and Seasonal Employees
January 9, 2014
Prepared by Human Resources for City Council
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
• "PPACA"
• "Obamacare"
• "Health Care Reform"
• Affordable Care Act (ACA)
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AfFordable CareAct
• Signed into law March 23, 2010
• Most significant government expansion and regulatory
overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system since passage of
Medicare & Medicaid in 1965
• Aimed at increasing the rate of health insurance coverage
for Americans and reducing overall costs of health care
• Includes mandates, subsidies, and tax credits to increase
coverage rate
• United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality
of most of the PPACA on June 28, 2012
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AfFordable CareAct
Numerous provisions take effect over several years
beginning in 2010
• Guaranteed issue regardless of pre-existing conditions
• Minimum standards for health insurance policies
• Elimination of annual & lifetime coverage limits
• Health Insurance Exchanges / "Marketplace"
• Subsidies on a sliding scale for individuals and families between
100% and 400% of federal poverty level
• Individual Mandate
• Employer Shared Responsibility Requirement
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Individual Mandate
• Begins 2014
• Requires many people to be insured or pay a tax penalty
• May be insured through any combination of:
• Medicare
• Medicaid/CHIP
• TRICARE (service members, retirees, &their families)
• Veteran's Health Program
• Employer health plan
• Insurance purchased individually that is at least at"bronze" level
Employer Shared Responsibility Provision
• Begins 2015 (Delayed from 2014)
• Large employers (50+ FTE's) must offer affordable health
coverage that provides a minimum level of coverage to
substantially all of their full-time employees,
OR
• Be subject to an Employer Shared Responsibility payment
if any full-time employee receives a premium tax credit for
purchasing individual coverage on an Insurance Exchange.
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Employer Shared Responsibility Provision
"Substantially All"
• At least 95% of full-time employees
• IRS comments indicate that the 5% "allowance" is
intended to provide a safe harbor for employers to avoid
penalties for employees who may inadvertently meet the
full-time threshold and are not offered coverage
• 5% for City of Apple Valley = 8 (varies)
Employer Shared Responsibility Provision
"Full-Time Employee"
• Employee who works, or is reasonablv expected to work,
30+ hours per week or more, on average.
• Such employees must be offered coverage no later than
90 days after hire
• For "seasonaP' and "variable hour" employees, safe
harbor measurement periods may be used to determine -
full-time status
• City is utilizing maximum 12-month measurement period:
Otober 2013—October 2014 for Plan Year beginning January 2015
• There is no safe harbor exception for temporary employees
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Safe Harbor Measurement Periods �
Hours Included for Counting Purposes
• Each hour paid or entitled to payment for performance of
services (hours worked)
• Each hour paid or entitled to payment for period of time
when no services perFormed (paid time off)
• Vacation, holiday, illness, disability, layoff, military duty, or leave of
absence
• Special Unpaid Leave
• FMLA, USERRA,Jury Duty
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Penalty Payment Liability
Penalty for Failure to Offer Coverage to All (95%) FT
If a�FT employee receives subsidized coverage through an exchange
• $2000 per year ($166.67 per month) for each FT
employee in excess of 30
• Based on employer's total number of FT employees
(including those who are offered coverage)
• City of Apple Valley estimate based on current staffing
_ $25,000 per month / $300,000 annually
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Penalty Payment Liability
Eligibility for Premium Tax Credit on Exchange
• Not offered other affordable coverage
• Household income (MAGI) up to 400% of federal poverty
level
• $45,960 for an individual
• $94,200 for a family of four
Changes
• Health plan eligibility (2015)will be changed to include
employees deemed full-time under applicable provisions
of the Affordable Care Act
• City Council direction from 2013 goal-setting`.
health coverage will not be offered to part-time employees
• Requires that those employees not be permitted to meet
the definition of full-time under the ACA
• Hours worked limitations for part-time, seasonal, and
temporary employees
• Reduction/limitation of PT hours worked is common
response for public and private employers locally and
nationwide (see articles)
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Current Staffing Management
Temporary(Non-Seasonal) 8�Part-time Employees
Hours limited to fewer than 30 per week
• Notices to affected employees August 30, 2013 regarding hours
limitations effective October 5, 2013
• 15 PT&Seasonal employees averaged 30+ hours, including:
• Parks&Recreation: Facility Supervisors(3), Custodian(1)
• Police:Community Service Officers(4)
• Liquor:Liquor Store Supervisor(1)
• Fire:Clerical Support Assistant(1)
• Eliminates 3/Annual Leave earning category of employees
• Employees in this category allowed to retain 3/<benefit if working 25+hours
• Requires managers to closely monitor non-scheduled shifts and
timesheets
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Current Sta�ing Management
Seasonal and Variable Hour Part-Time Employees
Hours limited to fewer than 30 per week, OR
• Limited periods of working greater than 30 hours can be
allowed if will be offset later to keep average under 30 over
the measurement period
• Hours worked can be limited to 1500 in a measurement
period (_ <30 average over measurement period)
• Employee who meets 1500 limit must not work again until
commencement of new measurement period (or sufficient break in
service to be considered "new" again)
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Antici pated I m pacts
costs
• Unemployment claims for employees with hours reduction or
seasonallayoff
• Additional hires required to pick up workload resulting from
other employees' reduced hours
Increased Administrative Burden
• Ongoing tracking and reporting of employee hours with multiple
measurement periods
• Close monitoring and managing of hours worked
• Increased hiring activity
• Exchange notice requirements & employee understanding
• ACA Employer reporting requirements
Anticipated Impacts
Morale
• Employee frustration with reduction/limitation of hours
• Reducing or limiting situations in which employees hold
multiple positions
Turnover
• Employees seeking other employment due to
reduction/limitation of hours
Attraction/Retention
• Difficulty attracting highest quality candidates due to
limitation on hours worked
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Alternatives Considered
Retain PT positions at 30 Reclassify PT positions to
hours and offer insurance 40 hours FT with insurance
Obstacle: 2014 increased cost Obstac/e: 2014 increased cost
• Parks & Recreation • Parks & Recreation
+ $36,166 + $58,665
• Police • Police
+ $43,487 + $42,390
• Liquor • Liquor
+ 17,751 + 24,516
• Fire • Fire
+ 10,800 + 30,496
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Alternatives Considered
"Grandfather" certain PT positions to work 30+ hours and
do not offer insurance
Rely on offering coverage to "substantially all" (95%) of"full-time"
employees
Obsfac/es:
• # of positions in the 5% can vary based on total "full-time"
employees
• Which positions? How to retain equity among departments and
employees affected?
• Limits room for error for employees who may unintentionally
meet the 30-hour threshold during the measurement period
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300 Local Gov't Employers Cut Hours, Blame ObamaCare
By JED GRAHAM, INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY
Posted 12/19/2013 06:59 PM ET ,
More than 300 public sector employers have systematically cut work hours for part-time
employees to avoid liability under ObamaCare's employer insurance mandate.
IBD's list of both public and private-sector employers cutting work hours or staffing levels as a
result of the employer mandate now totals 388.
Among the new additions to the list is Miami-Dade County Public Schools, which will limit part-
time workers to 25 hours per week. Penn State University joins a large group of colleges cutting
work hours for undergraduate and graduate students to avoid responsibility for paying for their
health care.
Penn State said ObamaCare penalties could total $23 million if no action were taken to mitigate
the cost.
The education sector dominates IBD's list, which now includes more than 120 school districts
and nearly 100 colleges and universities.
The relatively small number of private employers on the list doesn't signify much except that
businesses tend to be much less transparent about their workforce policies than government
bodies.
IBD has included on the list only those private employers which have openly acknowledged
systematically cutting work hours, with the exception of a few cases where employees provided
documents verifying the shift.
Yet, the evidence suggests ObamaCare is having an impact on the workweek in low-wage
industries, where the ranks of the uninsured are high.
Among industry groups where pay averages about $14.50 an hour or less, and which employ 29
million non-supervisors, the workweek sank to a record low of 27.4 hours in July, matching the
level seen in July 2009. Meanwhile, the workweek in the rest of the private sector had fully
recovered back to its pre-recession level —about an hour longer than in mid-2009.
Although the Obama administration put the employer mandate penalties on hold for a year in
July, work hours for low-wage earners have yet to stage any recovery. That's not a surprise,
given that penalties owed in 2015 will be based on employment levels and hours worked
starting in mid-2014 at the latest.
The latest available industry data through October show that average work hours have fallen in
several of the same industries where companies have admitted cutting hours.
While the White House has dismissed such anecdotal reports,their correlation with the industry
hours data suggests they shouldn't be.
Hours have even been falling in some big industries where the workweek is already well below
the 30-hour-per-week threshold at which ObamaCare's penalties apply.
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Compared to December 2012, the workweek is modestly lower at limited-service restaurants
(1.2%); food and beverage stores (1.4%); and hotels and motels (1.4%). Other industry groups
have seen a sharper decline: home centers (2.6%); call centers (3.2%); services for the elderly
and disabled (3.2%); clothing stores (3.4%); sporting goods and book stores (3.8%); general
merchandise stores (4.5%); and retail bakeries (7.5%).
In effect, the workweek decline across low-wage industries this year explains 250,000 of the
565,000 jobs they've added this year.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't track the public-sector workweek, so it's unclear how that
has changed.
Some anecdotal evidence suggests that employers temporarily put off or reversed decisions to
reduce work hours once the mandate was delayed. That suggests low-wage workers could be
in for another wave of cuts to work hours this coming spring and summer.
Among the additions to IBD's list are 15 school districts in Indiana, which joined state Attorney
General Greg Zoeller's suit challenging the employer mandate as an unconstitutional tax on the
states.
That brings to 82 the number of Indiana employers cutting work hours — more than 20% of the
total counted by IBD. It's not yet clear the extent to which the state is an anomaly — it could
also be that its news media and state government are doing a more thorough job uncovering the
anecdotes.
The nondeductible penalty is equal to $2,000 per full-time-equivalent worker for employers who
don't offer coverage to 95% of full-timers.
This isn't only a threat for industries like fast food, with a high percentage of uninsured. Schools
that offer generous coverage to most — but not all — workers could get hurt too. Cutting hours
could get them over that 95% threshold.
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Businesses Claim Obamacare Has Forced Them to Cut
Employee Hours
By Lisa Myers and Carroll Ann Mears, NBC News
August 13, 2013
Employers around the country, from fast-food franchises to colleges, have told NBC News that
they will be cutting workers' hours below 30 a week because they can't afford to offer the health
insurance mandated by the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
"To tell somebody that you've got to decrease their hours because of a law passed in
Washington is very frustrating to me," said Loren Goodridge, who owns 21 Subway franchises,
including a restaurant in Kennebunk. "I know the impact I'm having on some of my employees."
Goodridge said he's cutting the hours of 50 workers to no more than 29 a week so he won't
trigger the provision in the new health care law that requires employers to offer coverage to
employees who work 30 hours or more per week. The provision takes effect in 16 months.
Luke Perfect, who has worked at Goodridge's Kennebunk Subway for more than a decade, said
it was "horrible" to learn he was among the employees whose hours would be limited, and that it
would be a financial hardship. "I'm barely scraping by with overtime," he said.
The White House dismisses such examples as "anecdotal." Jason Furman, chairman of the
president's Council of Economic Advisors, said, "We are seeing no systematic evidence that the
Affordable Care Act is having an adverse impact on job growth or the number of hours
employees are working. ... [S]ince the ACA became law, nearly 90 percent of the gain in
employment has been in full-time positions."
But the president of an influential union that supports Obamacare said the White House is
wrong.
"It IS happening," insisted Joseph Hansen, president of the United Food and Commercial
Workers union, which has 1.2 million members. "Wait a year. You'll see tremendous impact as
workers have their hours reduced and their incomes reduced. The facts are already starting to
show up. Their statistics, I think, are a little behind the time."
In a letter to Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill, Hansen joined other labor chieftains in warning
that the ACA as presently written could "destroy the foundation of the 40-hour work week that is
the backbone of the middle class."
NBC News spoke with almost 20 small businesses and other entities from Maine to California,
and almost all said that because of the new law they'd be cutting back hours for some
employees—an unintended consequence of the new law.
At St. Petersburg College, a public university in Florida where most of the faculty is part-time,
250 have had their hours reduced for the fall term because the college said it can't afford to
offer them health insurance.
St Petersburg's president, Dr. Bill Law, said providing health care for the 250 adjunct professors
would cost more than $777,000 dollars a year. "The cost associated with making a part-timer
benefits-eligible really is not available to us as a public college," said Law.
"I don't think anyone [passed the law] so they could make our life worse," said Law. "They did it
because people need access to health care."
Part-time math professor Tracey Sullivan said she will lose half her income because of the cuts.
"I never thought it would impact me directly," said Sullivan. "I was stunned when I got the
email...l love teaching at St. Pete College but that is a significant cut."
Many businesses are reluctant to talk about cutting hours for fear the public will view them as
stingy or uncaring about their workers. But Goodridge said that many small businesses have
very small profit margins and that while he already provides health insurance to senior
employees, offering health insurance to many more workers would require him to pass a
significant price increase on to his customers.
"The consumer only has so much money in their pocket," he said. "I just don't feel, knowing my
customers and knowing my business, now is the time to be raising prices."
In July, the administration announced that it had delayed implementation of the "employer
mandate," which was supposed to take effect on Jan. 1. Now businesses with more than 50
workers will not be penalized for failing to offer insurance to full-time employees until Jan. 1,
2015.
Goodridge has given his Subway employees a reprieve until he hears more from the
administration, but still plans to make cutbacks before the mandate kicks in. And other
businesses that had already planned cuts have not necessarily delayed them. St. Petersburg
college officials said they don't want to undo the cuts they've already made only to revisit them
next year.
While the small businesses and the union agree there's a problem, they disagree about the
appropriate solution.
Some businesses want to raise the threshold to 40 hours. But Hansen said 40 hours would be a
"gift to employers" that would simply allow them to continue to skirt the law by cutting workers
off at 39 hours. Instead, Hansen and other union leaders have proposed lowering the threshold
to 20 hours. They have also objected publicly to a tax provision of the ACA that impacts the
health plans they already offer to some union members.
"We still support the act," said Hansen. "It does an awful lot of good things. We just want the
administration and Congress, if they can, to fix it."
Part-Timers to Lose Pay Amid Health Act's New Math
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By Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times
May 2, 2013
Many part-timers are facing a double whammy from President Obama's Affordable Care Act.
The law requires large employers offering health insurance to include part-time employees
working 30 hours a week or more. But rather than provide healthcare to more workers, a
growing number of employers are cutting back employee hours instead.
The result: Not only will these workers earn less money, but they'll also miss out on health
insurance at work.
Consider the city of Long Beach. It is limiting most of its 1,600 part-time employees to fewer
than 27 hours a week, on average. City officials say that without cutting payroll hours, new
health benefits would cost up to $2 million more next year, and that extra expense would trigger
layoffs and cutbacks in city services.
Part-timer Tara Sievers, 43, understands why, but she still thinks it's wrong.
"I understand there are costs to healthcare reform, but it is surely not the intent of the law for
employees to lose hours," said the outreach coordinator at the EI Dorado Nature Center in Long
Beach. "It's ridiculous the city is skirting the law."
Across the nation, hundreds of thousands of other hourly workers may also see smaller
paychecks in the coming year because of this response to the federal healthcare law. The law
exempts businesses with fewer than 50 full-time workers from this requirement to provide
benefits.
But big restaurant chains, retailers and movie theaters are starting to trim employee hours. Even
colleges are reducing courses for part-time professors to keep their hours down and avoid
paying for their health premiums.
Overall, an estimated 2.3 million workers nationwide, including 240,000 in California, are at risk
of losing hours as employers adjust to the new math of workplace benefits, according to
research by UC Berkeley. All this comes at a time when part-timers are being hired in greater
numbers as U.S. employers look to keep payrolls lean.
One consolation for part-timers is that many of them stand to benefit the most from the
healthcare law's federal premium subsidies or an expansion of Medicaid, both starting in
January.
The law will require most Americans to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. Yet many lower-
income people will qualify for government insurance or be eligible for discounted premiums on
private policies.
"For people losing a few hours each week, that's lost income and it has a real impact," said Ken
Jacobs, chairman of the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education. "But many low-
wage, part-time workers will also have some affordable options under the federal law."
Employers say these cutbacks are necessary given the high cost of providing benefits. The
average annual premium for employee-only coverage was $6,540 in Californ'ra last year. Family
coverage topped $16,000 a year. Those premiums have shot up 170% in the past decade, more
than five times the rate of inflation in the state.
Bill Dombrowski, chief executive of the California Retailers Assn., said employers are reducing
hours because "it's the only way to survive economically."
The full effect of these changes in the workplace isn't known yet because many employers are
still considering what to do. Many companies waited to see whether the landmark legislation
would survive a Supreme Court challenge and the outcome of last fall's presidential election.
Now many employers are scrambling to understand the latest federal rules on implementation
and are analyzing what makes the most sense for their workforce and for running their
business.
There has been widespread speculation that many businesses would drop health coverage
entirely in favor of paying a federal penalty of $2,000 per worker. Benefit consultants and
insurance brokers say many companies examined that scenario. But they say most rejected it
because of the disruption it would cause for employees and the potential for putting an employer
at a competitive disadvantage in luring talented workers.
Instead, pruning the hours of part-timers has attracted far more interest.
"That will be a widespread strategy," said Dede Kennedy-Simington, vice president at Polenzani
Benefits in Pasadena. "Employers will be making sure their payroll system can flag when part-
time workers are getting close to the cap they set."
Long Beach officials said they studied the various budget options and opted for a plan that
should affect only a small portion of its workforce. The city estimates about 200 part-time
workers will be among the most affected by a reduction in hours, representing about 13% of its
overall part-time staff. The city calculated that the federal penalty for dropping coverage
completely for its 4,100 full-time employees would have been about$8 million.
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City of Apple
Valley MEMO
Administration
TO: Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Tom Lawell, City Administr�
DATE: January 6, 2014
SUBJECT: Legislative Policies for 2014 Session
The Minnesota Legislature will convene again at noon on Tuesday, February 25,
2014. Typically, the City Council spends some time in December/January
discussing various legislative policies of interest in preparation for the legislative
session.
Over the past few months various municipal groups have been working to develop
their respective legislative priorities. Many of you served on various policy
committees for the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC), Metro Cities, or the Municipal
Legislative Commission (MLC).
In prep��ation for the discussion, attached please find the 2014 legislative policies
developed by the LMC (yellow paper), Metro Cities (blue paper) and MLC (green
paPer)•
Council is being asked to review the attached policies and provide direction to staff
as to your 2014 legislative priorities. We should also discuss the idea of extendinq�
an invitation to our local legislative delegation to attend our upcoming February 13t
informal City Council meeting to further discuss legislative priorities.
Interested Councilmembers are also encouraged to attend two upcoming legislative
events, one hosted by the MLC and the other by the LMC.
1) The MLC Legislative Breakfast will take place on Friday, January 31 St from 7:30
to 9:00 a.m. at the Eagan Community Center.
2) The LMC Joint Legislative Conference will be held in St. Paul at the Crowne
Plaza on Thursday, February 27tn
If you would like to be registered for either event, or if you have any questions on
the legislative policies, please let me know.
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Lea�gue of MN Cities Board Adopts 2014 Policy Priorities
The LMC Board of Directors adopted a diverse list of legislative priorities on
November 21, 2013. The priorities will help focus the League's advocacy
efforts during the upcoming legistative session, which begins on Feb. 25.
The legislative priorities are based on the Board's assessment of inember
interest, gleaned from discussions that occurred during the League's policy
committee process as well as discussions with members during the fall
Regional Meetings and other membership interaction. The priority list does
not reflect the entire scope of the League's anticipated activities at the
LegiSlature during the 2014 legislative session. Additionally, the list may be
mod'ified by Board action.
Priorities for 2014 are listed alphabetically�: .
Affordable housing and neighborhood recovery
Alternative publication
Broadband issue priorities
Challenges to the accuracy of data
Funding LGA
Groundwater regulations
Local authority to inspect public buildings
Nitrogen regulations
Purchasing and using electronic rosters
Sales tax exemption forlocal governments
State restrictions on local budgets
Street improvement district authority
Unfunded rnandates
Water infrastructure/flood hazard mitigation funds in bonding bill
Workforce housing
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Copyright UO 2013 League of Minnesota Cities.
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Table of Contents
LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES LEGISLATIVE STAFF ............. vi
2013 LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEMBERS.................vii
Im rovin Service Deliv ..
P g erY........ .............................. .................... ............... .... ........ ...._............vu
Improving Loca1 Economies...................................... :................... ....:..... ;........ ......:...... .............vii
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- Human Resources&Data Practices..................................... .....:... ......... ............: ....................:.vui
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Improving Fiscal Futures........................................... ......... .............................. ......... ............:...vm
LMC POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.......................................... ix
GENERAL POLICY 5TATEMENT ...........................................................x
STATEMENT OF INTENT..........................................................................x
IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY.........................................................1
SD- l.Unfiuided Mandates.............................................................:......:............. ....................:......... l
SD-2.Loca1 Approval of Special Laws.......... :........................................ ........................................ 1
SD-3. Redesigning and Reinventing Government.... ................... .................... ......... ......... ......... 1
SD-4. State Government Shutdowns............................................. ................ ... ........ .....:... .........2
SD-5. City Costs for Enforcing State and Loca1 Laws...:.... .....:.. ...:................ ......... ......... .........3
' SD-6. Duration of Conservation Easements.:. " ...4
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SD- 7.Responsibility for Locating Private Underground Faciliries.......... ..... ......... .................. 4
SD- 8.Utility Relocation Under Design-Build Road Construction ......... ........................................5
SD- 9.National Fire Protecrion Association(NFPA) Standards............... ........................................6
SD- 10. Fire Mutual Aid............................................ .............................. ......... ..............................6
SD- 11. Clarification of Joint Powers Relationships with Federally Recognized Indian Tribes......... 7
SD- 12.Ambulance Service Costs and Liability....... ......... .................... ......... ......... ......... .......:. 7
SD- 13. Fees for Service............................................................................ ......... .................... ......... 8
SD-14. Providing Information to Citizens........................... .................... ......... .............................. 9
SD- 15. Administrative Fines for Code Violations.... ......... ......... .......:. ......... ............................ 10
SD-16. Contracting and Purchasing. .. . .. ........ ........ ..... ..... 10
SD- 17. City Enterprise Operations...... ......... .......:: ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ........:......:. 11
SD- 18. Constitutional Amendments......................... ......... ......... .................... ......... ................. 11
SD- 19. Initiative and Referendum................................................. ................... . ........ ................. 11
SD-20. Civil Liability of Local Governments............................... .................. ............................ 12
SD-21. Private Property Rights and Takings. ..............,............... ................. ..:......................... 13
SD-22. Organized Solid Waste Collection............................................... ......... ........:................... 13
SD-23.Private We11 Drilling............................................... ......... .............................. ....:.........:.. 14
SD-24.Airport Safety Zones ................................ ...................................................... 15
SD-25. Sustainable Development.................................. ................................ ........................ 15
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SD-26. Construction Codes.............................................................................................................. 17
SD-27. Local Authority to Inspect Public Buildings......................................
.................. ............ 18
SD-28. Residential Sprinkler Requirements..................................................................................... 19
SD-29. Regulating Problem Rental Properties.......................................:......................................... 19
SD- 30. Disability Access Requirements...........................................................................................20
SD-31. Restrictions on Possession of Fireanns....:...........................................................................21
SD- 32. Public Safety Communications................:. ..............21
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SD- 33. CriMNet................................................................................................................................22
SD- 34. Pawn Shop Regulation and Use of the Automated Pawn System (APS)............................23
SD- 35. Compensation and Reimbursement for Public Safety Services...........................................24
SD-36. Administrative Traffic Citations ..................................................................:.......................25
SD- 37. Juveniles in Municipal Jails..........................................:......................................................25
SD- 38. Justice System Funding........................................................................................................26
SD- 39. Homeland Security Costs and Liability..................................... ....................26
SD-40. Immigration Reform.............................................................................................................27
SD-41. Racial Profiling.....................................................................................................................27
SD-42. Legalization of Fireworks ....................................................................................................28
SD-43. Traffic Enforcement Cameras..............................................................................................29
SD-44. Operation of Motorized Foot Scooters.................................................................................29
SD-45. Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices and Electric Vehicles Operation While
Impaired.......................:...................................................................................................... 3 0
SD-46. 1VIethamphetamine................................................................................................................ 30
SD-47. Drug Paraphernalia............................................................................................................... 31
SD-48. Regulation of Massage Therapists ...............................:....................................................... 31
SD-49. Lawful Gambling and Local Control................................... ............. 32
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SD- 50. Liquor Liability Insurance Limits......................................................................................:. 32
SD- 51. On-Sa1e Liquor or Wine Licenses to Cultural Centers..............:.......................................... 33
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SD- 52. Wine and Off-Sale Licenses................................................................................................. 33
SD- 53. Conditions for Liquor Licenses............................................................................:...............33
SD- 54. Youth Access to Alcohol and Tobacco......................................: ........................ 34
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SD- 55. Smoking Ban Ordinances.....................................................................................................34
SD- 56. Regulation of Food Trucks...................................................................................................34
SD- 57. Environmental Protection.....................................................................................................35
SD- 58. Impaired Waters.............................. ....37
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SD- 59. Urban Forest Management Funding.....................................................................................38
SD- 60. Election Issues......................................................................................................................39
SD-61. Early Voting............................................................................:............................................ 39
SD-62.Absentee Voting.........................................................................................:......................... 39
SD-63. Felon Voting Rights Restoration..........................................................................................40
SD- 64. Write-in Candidates in City Elections..................................................................................40
SD-65. Statutory and Charter City Terms of City Elected Officials................................................40
SD- 66. Local Control in Purchasing and Using Electronic Rosters.................................................41
SD-67. Library Funding....................................................................................................................41:
SD-68. Park and Library Land T�Break........................................................................................42
SD-69. Charter Law Expense Limit Increase...................... ..............42
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IMPROVING LOCAL ECONOMIES ......................................................43
LE- 1. Growth Management and Annexation............ .....:... ......... ......... ..:................. .................43
: LE-2.Wildlife Management Areas.......................:.....:........ ................... ........... ....... ....:............44
LE-3.Official State Mapping Responsibility................................. ......... ......... ......... .................45
LE-4. Electric Service Extension...:.......................................................... ......................................45
LE-S. Statutory Approval Timelines... ...:............... ......... ................... ......... ......... .................45
LE-6.Public Infrastructure Utilities.................................... . ........ ...................:....... ... ................46
LE-7. Development Disputes............................................... ...... ....... . .... ....... ......... ..47
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LE- 8. Foreclosure and Neighborhood Recovery............................ ........ ....... ............:...............4'7
LE-9.New Resources for Affordable Housing ........ ......... ...:..:.. ......... .......:...... .......................48
LE- 10. Energy Efficiency Improvement Requirements for Housing.................. ......... .................49
LE- l L Residential Care Facilities and In-Home Day Care. ......... ......... ......... ..............:.............50
L.E- 12. Post-Incarceration Living Facilities......................... ..:................ ......... ......... ................. 51
LE- 13. Inclusionary Housing. ..... .............................................. .. ... . ...... ................. 51
LE- 14. Community Land Trusts.. . ... ........................................ ... ..... ...... .......... ... 52
LE- 15. Telecommunications and Information Technology..........'.. ...... ..............:.... ......... ......52
LE- 16. State Broadband Policy ...........................:............. .................... ................... ................. 53
LE- 17. Competitive Cab1e Franchising Authority............... ......... ..:...... ................... ................. 54
LE- 1$. Right-of-Way Management.......................................................... ..............:. .. .. ........:....:.55
LE- 19.Wireless Tower and Antenna Siting.................................. ......... ......... ......... ................. 56
LE-20. Economic Development Authorities ....................... ......... ....:...: ......... ......... ................. 56
LE-21. Local Appropriations to Economic Development Organizations ....:'......... .... .:.:............. 56
LE-22.Workforce Readiness...................................... . ...:.. ......... ;........ ............... ..... ...............57
LE-23. CommunityReinvestrnent Part�ierships and Financing..... ......... ......:.. ............................57
LE-24. Tax Increment Financing(TIF) ........ ... ......... . .... ......... ....... .. . : ....... ..... 58
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LE-25. TIF District Ueficits................................................................................. ......... .....:....:......59
LE-26. Development Along Transit Corridors.................... ....59
LE-27. Business Development Programs...... ......... ......... .................... .,....... .:....... ..............:.. 60
LE-28. Land Recycling Programs ............................ ......... .................... ......... ............................60
LE-29. Property T�Abatement Authority... ..:...... ......:....................... ...................................... 61
LE-30.Workforce Housing ............................. .................... ......... .....:... .................61
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LE-31. Revisions to the OSA Audit Function.................... .................... ................... ................62
LE- 32. OSA Time Limitations. ................................................................................... .................63
LE-33. Adequate Funding for Transportation........:............ ... ... 63
LE-34.Truck Weight Restrictions on Interstate Highways and Freeways ......... .:....... ................. 64
LE-35. Turnbacks of County and State Roads ......... ................... ......... ......... ......... .................65
LE-36.1VInDOT Rights-of-Way Maintenance.......... ......... ......... .......... .. ...... ......... .................65
LE-37. Road and Transit Funding for Cities Under 5,000.. .. .. ........... ......... ......... ...............65
LE-38. Complete Streets .............................. ....................'...:..................... .............. .................66
LE-39.Railroads.. ................................... ........................................ ............................66
LE-40. Airport Planning and Funding................................. ......... ................... ....................,.......67
HUMAN RESOURCES & DATA PRACTICES......................................69
HR- 1. Fersonnel Mandates and Limits on Local Control.................................................................69
HR-2.Firefighter and Ambulance Payroll.........................:...................... ......... ......... .................69
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HR- 3. Pay Equity Compliance.......................................................................................................... 69
HR-4. Public Employment Labor Relations Act(PELRA).............................................................. 70
HR- 5. Payment of Arbitration Fees.................................................................................................. 71
HR- 6. Essential Employees............................................. ............. 71
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HR- 7. Re-employment Benefits...................... .......... 71
HR- 8. Pension Benefits..................................................................................................................... 72
HR- 9. Employer Contributions to Public Employee Pension Plans................................................. 72
HR- 10. Implementation of Automatic Contribution Increases......................................................... 73
HR- 11. Public Employees Retirement Association(PERA)Adminisiration...................................74
HR- 12. Volunteer Firefighter Pension Benefits.......................................................................:....... 75
HR- 13.Retirement Work Incentives..............:.....:................................ ......75
HR- 14. Part-Time Peace Officer Licenses ....................................................................................... 76
HR- 15. State Paid Police and Fire Medical Insurance...................................................................... 76
HR- 16. Health Care Insurance Programs ......................................................................................... 77
HR- 17. Workers' Compensation......................................................................................................79
HR- 18. Breathalyzers........................................................................................................................ 80
HR- 19. Veterans Preference............................................................................................................. 80
HR-20. Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation................................................................................:........ 81
HR-21. Background Checks 81
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HR-22. Tele-health Exams..................:............................................................................................ 81
DataPractices ...............................................................................................82
DP- l. Data Practices Compliance Costs....:...................................................................................... 82
DP-2. Maintaining Government Data in Large Databases......................:........................................ 82
DP-3. Sharing of Student Data with Local Law Enforcement in Emergencies................................ 83
DP-4. Disclosure of Victim Data...........................:......................................................................... 84
DP- 5. Open Meeting Law................................................................................................................. 84
DP-6. Exceptions to the Open Meeting Law.................................................................................... 85
DP- 7. Challenges to the Accuracy of Data...................................................................................... 86
FederalEmployment Law ...........................................................................86
FED- 1. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act(COBRA)............................................ 86
FED-2. Medicare/Medicaid Premium Disbursements...................................................................... 86
FED- 3. Flexible Spending Accounts................................................................................................ 86
FED-4. Reserve Income Replacement Program(RIRP) ..................
................................. ....... 87
FED- 5. IRS Regulations on Death Benefits...........:......................................................................... 87
FED- 6. Federal Public Safety Collective Bargaining Bill................................................................ 87
FED- 7. Federal Health Care Reform...................,............................................................................ 88
IMPROVING FISCAL FUTURES ............................................................89
FF-1. State-Local Fiscal Relations............................................................................:....................... 89
FF-2. Economic Contributions by Cities.......................................................................................... 90
FF-3. State Budget Stability.............................................................................................................. 90
FF-4. Funding Local Government Aid.............................................................................................91
FF- 5. State Charges for Administrative Services....................................•-•--.................................... 91
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FF-6.Reporting Requirements . .................... .................:....................... .......:..... ..... ..........._.....91
FF-7. Direcf Property Tax Relief Programs.............. .......:...................... ......... ....:...................... 92
F�'- 8. Sales Tax on Local Government Purchases.............. .......... .... .. .... ..... .......93
FF-9.Taxation of Electronic Commerce.................. ......................................... ......... .................94
FF-10. Online Travel Companies and Loca1 Hotel Occupancy Taxes................ ..:..... .................94
FF- 1 L Taxation of Electric Generation Personal Property. ......... ......... ...............:.... .................94
FF- 12.Taxation of 1Vlunicipal Bond Interest.....................:............ ......... ......... ......... .................95
FF- 13,Pollution Control Exemption................................... ....:.............. ......... ......... .................95
F�'-14. State Support for Municipal Energy Policy Goals... ................... ......... ...........................95
- FF- 15. State Restrictions on Local Budgets.................: . ... .......:........... .................... .................96 -
FF- 16. Tax Hearing and Notification Process................................ ....,............... ......... .................96
FF- 17. City Fund Balances.....:.........................................:.. ........................ .. ... ......... .................97
FF- 18. Loca1 Option Sales Taac and City Revenue Diversification..................... ......... ................. 97
FF- �9. City Franchise Authority.......... ................. .. . ................. ......... .....:... ...................,...:....99
FF-20. Utility Valuarion Transition Aid................... ......... ......... _........ ....::... .....:... .................99
FF-21:Payments for Services to Tax-Exempt Property...... .......................................................... 100
FF-22. Fire Service Taxing Districts........................................................ .................................... 100
FF-23.Housing Improvement Areas/Special Service Districts................ ......... ....:.... ......:........ 100
FF-24. Tax-Forfeited Pro�erties and Local Special Assessments............ ........: ......... ............... 1 O 1
FF-25.Distribution of Proceeds from the Sale of Tax-Forfeit Property.. ......... ......... ............... 101
FF-26. State Hazard Mitigation and Response Support...... .................... ......... .......................... 102
FF-27. Impact Fees........:.......................................... ......... ......... .................... .......................... 103
FF-28. Equity in Library Funding.................. :................................................... ......... ............... 103
FF-29. Equitable Funding of Community Education Services...... ......... .:..............................:... 104
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LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES LEGISLATIVE STAFF
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(651)281-1255 Twitter: @garyncarlson
• Aid to cities • Property tax system
• Pensions and retirement • Fublic finance
Iieather Corcoran,Intergovernmental Relations Liaison hcorcoranna,lmc.or�
(651)281-1256 Twitter:@hrceder
• Building Codes • Grassroots member • Policy committees
• Economic Development advocacy • Policy development
• Housing • Legislative appointments process
• Libraries � Legislative listservs • Sustainable development
Anne Finn,Assistant Inter�overnmental Relations Director afinn(cr�,lmc.or�
(651)281-1263 Twitter: @annemfinn
• Building Codes • Pensions&retirement • State bonding
• Emergency management • Huxnan Resources • Transportation
• Insurance • Public safety
Patrick Hynes.Intergovernmental Relations Counsel phvnes(�a,lmc.or�
(651)281-1260 Twitter; @pjhynes2
• Building Codes • Land use,zoning,and • Taac-increment financing
• Civilliability annexation (TIF)
• Data Practices • Pensions&retirement
• Economic development • Public fmance
CraiE Johnson,Intergovernmental Relations Renresentative ciohnson(a�lmc.orQ
(651)281-1259 Twitter: @cajohnson_I
• Energy • Loca1/tribal relations • Wastewater,drinking
• Environment • State bonding water,and stormwater
• Land use and annexation • Sustainable development
Ann Lindstrom,Intertovernmental Relations Renresentative alindstrom(a�lmc.or�
(651)281-1261 Twitter:@annRL
• Elections • Government redesign • Regulated services&
• Human Resources • Public safety industries
Laura Ziegler.Intergovernmental Relations Liaison lzieQlerna,lmc.or�
(651)281-1267 Twitter:@laurahziegler
• Broadband • Legislative • Policy development
• Elections appointments process
� Grassroots member • Legislative listservs • Transportation
advocacy • Policy committees • Underground locating
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' 2013 LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Improving Service Delivery Jen�Faui�er,Burnsville,Cmty Development Dir
Chair:Ady Wickstrom;Shoreview,Councilmember Mary Gaasch,Lauderdale,Councilmember
Vice Chair:Brad Martens,Corcoran,City Bryan Gadow,Wayzata,Planner
Admanistrator Tom Goodwin,Apple Va11ey,Councilmember
Gene Abbott,5avage,Councilmember Brian Gramentz,New Ulrn,City Manager
Steve Albrecht,Burnsville,Pubiic Works Director Shannon Guernsey,ltifinnesota NAHRO;Executive
Mark Buech,White Bear Lake,Public Works Dir. Director
Chris Cousins,St.Clair,Councilmember ,. Greg Hagy,Cnhasset,Mayor
Allan Hartkopt;Osseo,Councilmember
Raeanne Danielowski,Big Lake,Mayor Jon Hohenstein,Eagan,Community Dev.Director
Craig Dawson,Minnehaha Creek Watershed Connie Holmes,Waverly,Mayor
Distr�ct,Aquatic Invasive Species Program I}irector Marvin D.Johnson,Independence,Mayor
Shane Fineran,Waconia,Asst City Administrator Nick Johnson,Canby,Administrator
Luke Fischer,Plymouth,Admin Services I)irector Ron Johnson,Lake City,Administrator
Gary Hansen,Eagan,Councilmember
Corrine Heine,Minnetonka,City Attorney Scott Johnson,Medina,Administrator
Mark Karnowski,Princeton,Administrator Jessica Kasper,Richfield,Adminish�ative Aide
Sue Larson,Isanti,Councilmember PLiI Kern,Delano,Administrator
Andrea Lauer,Royalton,Mayor Kelcey Klemm,Perham,City Manager
Melissa Lesch,Minneapolis,IGR Sue Larson,Isanri,Councilmember
Debra Mangen,Edina,Clerk Melissa Lesch,Minneapolis,IGR
Jonathan Marchand,Brooten,Councilmember
Dan Madsen,Madelia,Administrator
Trista Matascastillo,Minneapolis,Govt Relarions Mark Maloney,Shoreview,Public�Vorks Director
Heidi Moegerle,East Bethel,Councilmember Trista Matascastiilo,Minneapolis,Govt Relations
Suzanne Nguyen,Burnsville,Councilmember Anne Mavity,St Louis Park,Councilmember
Todd Olson,Metro Cities,IGR Tessia Melvin,Shoreview,Asst.to City Manager
Andru Peters,I.ake City,Gouncilmember poug Menikheim,Stillwater,Councilmember
Candy Peterson,North Saint Paul,Counciimember Dave Olson,.Lakeville;Comm.Economic Dev.Dir.
Rhond�Pownell;Northfield,Councilmember* Andru Peters,Lake City,Councilmember
Tina Rennemq Baudette,C1erk-Treasurer* Todd Peterson,Roseau,Community Development
Michael Sable,Brooklyn Park,Asst City Manager Coordinator
Donna Schmitt,Columbia Heights,Councilmember Dale Powers,City of Birchwood Village,City
Matt Stemwedel,Coon Rapida,Asst City Manager Coordinator
Nicole Wittig-Geske,S�t.Paul,Ward 3 Legislative �Iph Rauterkns,Red Wing,Councilmember
Aide Mike Reardon,St Pau1,Cable Commission Officer
Robert Wolfington,Benson,City Manager Aaron Reeves,Cannop Fa11s,Administratar
Susan Young,Forest Lake,Councilmember Amy�chmidt,Bloomington,Assoc City Attorney
Jol�Zanmiller,Wesf Saint Paul,Mayor Mary Sherry,Bumsville,Councilmember
Jonathan Smith,Frazee,Administrator-Clerk-'
Improving Local Economies Tr�su�er
Chair: Graig Clark,Worthington,Administrator Terry Spaeth,Rochester,Senior Admin.Analyst
Vice Chair: Bart Fischer,Falcon Heights, Josh Sprague,Edina,Councilmember
Administrator Steven Stahmer,Rogers,Administrator
Charlene Stevens,Willmar,Administrator*
Chad Adams,Albert Lea,City Manager Bob Streetar,0akdale,Cmty Development Director
Jeff Brand,St.Peter,Councilmember Charlie Vander Aarde,Metro Cities,TGR
J.D.Burton,St.Paul,Government Relations Craig Waldron;Oakdale,Administrator
Heather Butkowsid,Lauderdale,Administrator Marie Weinand,Rice,City Clerk
Jeff Cadwell,Mahnomen,Administrator Aaron Wittnebel,Lake Park,Mayor
Raeanne Danielowski,Big Lake,Mayor Cheryl Youakim,Hopkins,Councilmember
Amanda Duerr,Coalition of Greater Minnesota John Young Jr.,�Iawley,Counciimember
Cities,Lobbyist/Communications Director
Jo Emerson,White Bear Lake,.Mayor*
Mark Erickson,Winthrop,City Admin/EDA Dir
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Human Resources & Data Practices sru�e n�,rong,Shorewood,Finance Directar
Chair:Brenda Cossette,Fergus Fa11s,HR Director Brad Drenckhahn,Zumbrota,Councilmember
Vice Chair: Aaron Parrish,Forest Lake, Brian Gramentz,New Ulm,City Manager
Administrator Greg Hagy,Cohasset,Mayor
Krista Amos,Mankato,HR Director Marshall Hallock,Red Wing,Finance Director
Jennifer Budrow,Hampton,Councilmember Larry Hansen,Stillwater,Administrator
Deborah DaW,Fridley,HR Director Suzanne Hilgert,Olivia,Mayor
Jim L.Dokken,Willmar,Councilmember Connie Holmes,Waverly,Mayor
Terry Dussault,Blaine,HR Director
Jeff Hulsether,Brainerd,Engineer
Amber Eisenschenk,LMC Staff,Research Sue Iverson,Arden Hills,Finance Director&
Laurie Elliott,Shoreview,HR Manager Administrative Services
Shane Fineran,Waconia,Asst City Administrator Nick Johnson,Canby,Administrator
Melissa Haas,Apple Valley,HR Directar Heather Johnston,Bumsville,Chief Finance Officer
Matt Hylen,St Francis,Administrator* Tom Lawell,Apple Vailey,Administrator
Sue Iverson,Arden Hills,Finance Director& Melissa Lesch,Minneapolis,IGR
Administrative Services Peter Lindstrom,Falcon Heights,Mayor
Schawn Johnson,New Brighton,Asst to City M� Don Lorsung,Isanti,Administrator
Cindi Joosten,Lakeville,HR Manager Dean Lotter,New Brighton,City Manager
Sue Larson,Isanti,Councilmember Joe Lynch,Inver Grove Heights,Administrator
Craig Mattson,Wyoming,Administrator Dan Madsen,Madelia,Administrator
Angela Nalezny,St Paul,HR Director Dan Matejka,Goodview,Administrator
Patricia Nauman,Metro Cities,Executive Director paul McLauglilin,Renville,Interim City
Heidi Omerza,Ely,Councilmember* Administrator
Lori Peterson,Eagan,HR Manager Justin Miller,Mendota Heights,Administrator
Susan Poulos,Minnetonka,HR Manager Steve Nasby,Windom,Administrator*
Tina Rennemo,Baudette,Clerk-Treasurer* Patricia Nauman,Metro Cities,Executive Director
Lisa Schaefer,Edina,HR Director Bruce Nawrocla,Columbia Heights,
Martin Scheerer,Edina,Fire Chief Councilmember
Roger Seymour,Red Wing,Employee Srvcs Dir Darin Nelson,Fridley,Interim City
Janet Shefchik,Dakota County Comm.Dev. Manager/Finance Directar
Agency,HR Adrninistrator Gary Neumann,Rochester,Assistant City
Heather Slechta,Montgomery,Clerk-Treasurer Administrator
Marie Weinand,Rice,Clerk Steven Okins,Willmar,Finance Director
Brenda Wendlandt,Farmington,HR Director Heidi Omerza,Ely,Councilmember*
Jill Wenger,Moorhead,Assistant City Manager Frank Pazlar,Dellwood,Councilmember
Aaron Wittnebel,Lake Park,Mayor Candy Petersen,North St.Paul,Councilmember
John Powell,Savage,City Engineer
Gene Renieri,Minneapolis,Government Relations
Improving Fiscal Futures Dlre�tor
Chair:Kristi Luger,Excelsior,City Manager Dan Roe,Roseville,Mayor
Vice Chair: Ben Martig,Marshall,Administrator Michael Sable,Brooklyn Park,Assistant City
Geralyn Barone,Minnetonka,City Manager Manager
Dave Bartholomay,Circle Pines,Mayar Donna Schmitt,Columbia Heights,Councilmember
Michael Brethorst,Melrose,City Administrator Mark Sievert,Fergus Falls,Administrator
J.D.Burton,St.Paul,Government Relations Bill Sonmor,Fergus Falls,Finance Director
Tim Busse,Bloomington,Councilmember Steven Stahmer,Rogers,Administratar
Scott Cordes,St.Pau1,Budget Director Chris Tolbert,St.Paul,Councilmember*
Bill Coughlin,Bumsville,Councilmember Lisa Wieland,Rogers,Finance Director
Raeaune Danielowsld,Big Lake,Mayor Nancy Zaworsld,Kasson,Finance Director
*League of Minnesota Cities Board of Directors Member
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LMC POLI.CY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
The'City Policies document addresses more than 1701egislative issues that impact cities and serves
as the foundation of the League of Minnesota Cities(LMC)advocacy efforts. City officials from
across the state are recruited throughout the year to serve on one or more policy committee.Policies
are eonsidered,discussed,and revised annually with considerable member input.Then,draft policies
are published online for member comments before being considered for approval by the LMC Board
of Directors.Guided by the City Policies,LMC member cities and staff actively advocate for city-
friendly legislation.Below are some of the major events in the policy development process:
January The Minnesota Legislature begins the first session of each two-year bienxuum
in January of odd-numbered years.
February/March The Legislature typically begins the second session of each biennium in
February or March of even-numbered years.This year,the legislative convenes
on February 25,2014.Two days later,the Joint Legislative Conference
(February 27,2014)brings city,county, school district,and township leaders to
St.Paul for policy updates and meetings with state lawma,kers.
March/April In March,the National League of Cities hosts the Congressional City Congress
in Washington,D.C.
May Under the Minnesota Constitution,the deadline to end any legislative session is'
the first Monday following the third Saturday in May.The governor may ca11
special legislative sessions when necessary.
June At the LMC Annual Conference(St.Cloud on June 18-20,2414),members
provide comments on Ciry Policies throughout the conference and during the
Legislative Update.
July Policy committees hold their first of three meetings.The July meeting typically
includes a review of the most recent legislative session and a preliminary
discussion on emerging issues and accomplished city policies.
August Palicy committees hold their second of three meetings to hear from subject-
matter experts on existing and potential new policy topics.
September Policy committees meet for a third time to finalize their work and make specific
policy recommendations to the LMC Board of Directors.
Octiober Draft policies,as approved by the policy committees,are shared with members
online for the comment period.Member input is also sought from city officials
attending LMC Regional Meetings each fa1L
November The LMC Board of Directors reviews member input,then considers and
: amends the policies for the following calendar year.The Board adopts policies
on behalf of League members before the start of the next legislative session.
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GENERAL POLICY STATEMENT
The League of Minnesota Cities serves as a forum for cities to define common problems, and to
develop policies and proposals to solve those problems.
The League represents 832 of Minnesota's 853 cities, as well as 10 townships and 57 special
districts. All sizes of communities are represented among LMC members(the largest non-
member city has a population of 236) and all regions of the state are represented.
The following policies address specific city issues. Two principles guide the development,of all
LMC policies:
1. There is a need for a governmental system that allows flexibility and authority for cities
to meet the challenges of governing and providing citizens with services,while at the
same time protecting cities from unfunded or underfunded mandates, liability or other
fmancial risk, and restrictions on local controL
2. The financial and technical requirements for governing and providing services
necessitate a continuing and strengthened parinership with federal, state, and local
governments.This partnership,particularly in the areas of finance,development, '
housing, environment and transportation,is critical for the successful operation of
Minnesota's cities and the well-being of residents.
STATEMENT OF INTENT
There are many issues impacting the effectiveness of city government to improve community
life, improve the fiscal future and service delivery of city government, and improve the local
economy.
What follows are statements of the issues facing cities and LMC-proposed responses to these
issues. These statements of issues and proposed responses form the Ciry Policies and direct the
League's advocacy efforts. With the fluid nature of emerging issues, state and national politics,
and current events, additional and alternative responses to these issues may be proposed for
consideration after the policies have been adopted. If policy statements are changed outside of
the standard process,members of the LMC will be notified of those changes through LMC
me�ber publications.
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IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY
SD-1. Unfunded Mandates effective only after approval by the local ,
government unit,unless general state law
Issue: Federal and state mandated provides otherwise. Under state statute, a
programs substitute the judgment of special law is not effective unless approved
Congress,the president,the Minnesota by the affected local unit of government,
Legislature, and the governor for local except under limited circumstances.
budget priorities. These mandates force
cities to reduce funding for other basic In recent years,the Legislature has
services or to inerease taxes and service occasionally enacted general laws that affect
charges. a single local unit of government. By
enacting a general law with limited
Response: application,local approval is not required.
a) Existing unfunded mandates should Response:The League of Minnesota
be reviewed and modified,or repealed Cities supports the constitutional
where possible. requirement that a special law must be
b) No additional statewide mandates approved by the affected local unit of
should be enacted unless full funding government before it can take effect.If a
for the mandate is provided by the law is intended to affect or benefit a single
level of government imposing it or a local unit of government,the Legislature
permanent stable revenue source is must follow the requirements for enacting
established. a special law set forth in the Minnesota
c) Cities should not be forced to comply Constitution and in state statute.The
with unfunded mandates. League specifically opposes the
d) Cities should be given the greatest Legislature's technique of bypassing the
flexibility possible in implementing constitution by not naming the local
mandates to ensure their cost is government,but describing the local
minimized. government in such narrow terms that it
e) The legislative government redesign can only apply to one entity.
groups created in 2010 should
consider the various unfunded SD-3. Redesigning and Reinventing
mandates as they look at local Government
government reform and redesign and
make recommendations for the next Issue:Every level of government is
session. redesigning,reinventing, and reevaluating
its organizational structure and programs in
SD-2. Local Approval of Special response to financial realities and citizens'
Laws needs and problems. Reforms,however,
must be more than change for the sake of
Issue: The Minnesota Constitution prohibits change to existing programs. It is
special legislation except for certain special imperative that government officials talk
laws relating to local government. It with citizens about how services are
provides that a special law must name the currently provided and how they can be best
affected local unit of government and is provided in the future.
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During the spring and fall of 2011,the service to citizens is evaluated and
League of Minnesota Cities engaged over citizen demands and expectations are
730 citizens in 12 cities around the state in adequately addressed.
Community Conservations as part of the b) Engage as many citizens as pos�ible,
"Cities, Services,and Funding"project. The from diverse backgrounds and interests,
goal of these conservations was to talk with to determine what services matter most
as many Minnesotans as possible from a11 to citizens and how the delxvery of those
walks of life about what services cities services can be changed to increase �
: provide,how they are provided, and how efficiency and lower cost.
`; • these services are paid for. Community c) Educate citizens about what services
Conversations utilized funding and logistical government delivers,how they are
support from nonprofits and government delivered, and how those serviees are
entities on a local and state level;this model funded.
can be used in future efforts to educate d) Engage in traditional and nontraditional
residents and gather input about'the future of parinerships to make service changes
city services. and do things in new ways.
e) Identify and repeal programs or
Participants called for increased discontinue services that are no longer
volunteerism and were open to the idea of necessaxy,and evaluate which services
.cities seeking new parkners,making service can readily and fairly be provided by the
changes, and finding non-traditional ways to private sector.
pay for services. In short,their message .
was: "Do things in new ways." Res�onse: Federal,st�te,and county
" governments should:
To be meaningful,redesign of governmental
enrities and services should: a) Promote and support local redesign
efforts throu�h incentives rather than '
a) save money where feasible, mandates.
b) deliver improved services, b) Communicate and establish a process
c} serve essential needs, and of negotiation before shifting
d) be equitably structured. responsibility for delivering services
from one level of government to
Cities have and will continue to re-evaluate another,or seeking to reduce serviee
city rprograms and services,pursue the use of duplication.
cooperative agreements, and consider c) Utilize government en4ities with
organizational changes that provide greater proven tr�ck records in redesign
government efficiency and result in better efforts.
. service to citizens. Citizen input and
participation should be gathered and taken SD-4. State Government Shutdowns
into account as decisions about service
delivery are being made and 'unplemented. Issue:Twice in less than one decade,the
state Legislature and governor failed to
All levels of government are encouraged to: reach a global agreement on the state budget
a Ensure that in redesi by the end of the fiscal biennium(June 30 of
) gning,reinventing odd-numbered years). As a result of these
or reassigning government services and �p�ses,portions of state government were
programs,the appropriate level of shut down. The shutdowns,particularly the
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shutdown in 2011, created a range of The Legislature should also pass
challenges for cities, as well as for the legislation that allows eacisting licenses of
state's courts,residents,businesses, licensed public employees to be continued during
professionals, state employees and others. any future state government shutdown
and should identify additional areas,such
For cities, the most pronounced challenges as electrical and plumbing inspection and
related to the shutdowns were as follows: plumbing plan review,where local
goyernments could reasonably step in to
a) Uncertainty about the timing and handle the inspections,review,and
amount of aid and credit approval necessary for local projects to
reimbursement payments and the move forward,and allows work on
distribution of local sales tax approved projects to continue in state
revenues. rights-of-way.
b) Inability of licensed city
professionals such as peace officers SD-5. City Costs for Enforcing
and water treatment facility operators State and Local Laws
to renew licenses.
c) Loss of access to critical information Issue:Cities experience substantial costs
such as the Bureau of Criminal enforcing state and local laws,particularly
Apprehension database and state- those related to traffic, controlled
mandated reports. substances, and incarceration of prisoners.
d) The shutdown of transportation The current method in our criminal justice
projects on the ixunk highway and system of recovering costs for law
state aid system. enforcement and prosecution through fines
e) Interruption of local economic is insufficient to meet the costs incurred by
development due to the state having local governments. Further,when a violator
sole authority to inspect, review and requests relief from paying the full amount
approve various plans and types of of the fine and surcharge,the courts have
projects. been more inclined to waive the fine than to
Response: The League of Minnesota reduce the surcharge. When this occurs,the
Cities urges the Legislature and governor local units of government recover no costs
to establish a procedure in state law to even though the city has incurred expenses.
continue certain state government Response: The Legislature should review
operations into a new biennium in the this issue and adopt measures that
event that the governor and legislators provide for complete reimbursement of
cannot reach a budget agreement. the costs incurred by local governments in
Specifically,the Legislature and governor enforcing state and local laws. For
should modify state law to assure that the example,the Legislature should closely
staff necessary to distribute state funds monitor whether local units of
that are already encumbered or government incur additional enforcement
statutorily appropriated to local and/or prosecution costs as a result of the
governments are distributed as statutorily recently reduced driving while intoacicated
scheduled,or in the absence of a statutory ���threshold.The state should
payment schedule,are released in a provide the necessary funding to
predictable and timely manner in the compensate local units of government for
event of future shutdowns.
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related cost increases. Solutions that Additionally,Minn.Stat. § 500.20,entitled
should be considered include: "Defeasible Estates,"provides in subd. 2a
that private covenants,conditions,or
a) Increasing fine amounts. restrictions that affect the title or use of real
b) Removing or modifying county estate cease to be valid 30 years after the
and state surcharges that conflict date of the instrument creating them and
with cost recovery principles. they may be disregarded. This provision
c) Requiring the courts to consider was inirially enacted in 1988.
ordering restitution from the
defendant to reimburse the costs of Minn. Stat. ch. 84C regarding conservation
enforcement and prosecution as easements was enacted in 1985,and Minn.
part of any sentence, Stat. § 84.64 and § 84.65 regarding
d) Requiring th�t if a court reduces conservation restrictions were originally
the amount paid by a violator,any enacted in 1974. Because conservation
reduction should be made from the easements and conservation restrictions are
surcharge and not the fine. not listed among the restrictions that are not
subject to Minn. Stat. § 500.20, subd. 2a, it
SD-6. Duration of Conservation is possible to conclude,by negative
EaSements implication,that subd. 2a does�,pply to the
conservatian easements and conservation
Issue: The Minnesata Marketable T`itle Act restrictions created by earlier enacted
provides that any deed over 40 years old can statues. This conclusion is inconsistent with
be disregarded unless the holder of the the language in 1Viinn. Stat.§ 84CA2(b)that
interest re-records it.There is an exception "a conservation easement is unlimited in
for a person in possession of the property. A duration unless:the instrument creating it
2010 Minnesota Supreme Court decision otherwise provides."
said that the person in possession has to
show that the possession has been visible Response: The League of Minnesota
enough to put a prudent person on notice of Cities supports legislation that excepts
the interest,and that the possession has to be holders of conservatian easements from
continuous. See,Sampair v. Village of re-recording the easements under the
Birchwood, 784 N.W.2d 65 (Minn. 2010). Minnesota Marketable Title Act and that
clarifies that Minn.Stat.§SQ0.20,subd.
This creates issues for cities that have 2a,does not apply to conservation
con�ervation easements. It is difficult, if not easements and restrictions.
impossible,to show actual use of the
easement because conservation easements SD-7. Responsibility for Locating
are passive easements,not active ones. As a Private Underground Facilities
result,cities will have to re-record the
easements every 40 years in order to Issue: Cities are responsible for complying
maintain them. This will result in a with state pipeline safety regulations that
significant administrative burden and hold cities responsible for locating and
increase costs for local units of government marking private service laterals that connect
due to staff time,legal fees, and recording in public rights-of-way to city sanitary and
fees. storm sewer,water, and district heating
systems. The Minnesota Office of Pipeline
Safety(NIl�TOPS)is proposing arnendments
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to state pipeline and safety rules related to The League recognizes that trenchless
the definition of excavation and changes to excavation presents concerns to cities.
mandatory damage reporting. Private property owners in the excavation
area must receive advance notice of any
Cities are concerned that damage to private trenchless or other excavation activities
service laterals within the public right-of- that could affect the quality of utility
way continues due,in part,to construction services. Notice must include at least one
methods during the replacement,repair phone number for assistance in case of
and/or installation of underground utilities any service problems.
which cross city water and sewer services
that are in the public rights-of-way. Contractors must comply with city
Trenchless excavation could potentially permits requiring that the drill head be
cause damage to underground service visible when crossing any paint marks
laterals and negatively impact the quality of and moving through the pothole at the
utility services. depth that the city allows for the
installation.
Response: The League supports the
changes to the definition of excavation Cities must not be required to locate
presented by MNOPS at the 2012 Review privately-owned water and sewer laterals
_ of ch.216D. Cities support the and must not be held responsible for
elimination of windbreaks,shelterbelts, actions by excavators when the city
and tree plantations from the definition of determines not to locate such facilities.
excavation,unless any of these activities Excavators should be responsible for
disturbs the soil to a depth of 18 inches or locating and protecting any private
more. service lateral that is impacted by
excavation activities conducted on private
The League supports exempting normal property beyond the public right-of-way.
maintenance of roads and streets from the
definition of excavation if the SD-8. Utility Relocation Under
maintenance does not change the original Design-Build Road Construction
grade and does not involve the road ditch
`by defining"original grade" as the grade Issue: The Minnesota Department of
at the date of issue of the first notice by Transportation(MnDOT)has promoted
the excavator. legislation relating to the design-build
construction process that would require
The League supports increasing MNOPS private and public utilities to be responsible
fines for violators of state pipeline safety for utilityrelocation necessitated by road
requirements,bringing state penalties in construction. The policy, if enacted, would
line with federal penalties. create unanticipated costs for utilities owned
and operated by cities. Municipally-owned
The League opposes mandatory damage utilities would be unreasonably held to the
reporting and recommends a simple same standards as privately-owned utilities
standardized form to encourage cities to �at exist in the public right-of-way.
voluntarily report damages. The League
opposes requirements that would force Response: The League of Minnesota
cities to mark underground facilities of all� Cities supports use of the design-build
sizes and materials. procedure,however,municipal utilities
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that exist in the public right-of-way prevention programs to fire suppression
shonld not be penalized under this activities,potentially increasing the risk
pracess.Municipal utilities legitimately of fire and the danger to local firefighters.
exist in the public right-of-way.When a
MnDOT construction project requires the The League of Minnesota Cities opposes ,
relocation of utilities,the cost of any�ttempt to mandate stand�rds for
relocating municipal utilities should be minimum staffing levels of fire,
shared equit�bly between MnDOT and specialized or EMS vehicles contralled by
affected municipal utilities. units of local government.The League
also opposes any attempt to adopt a
SD-9. National F1re Protection standard dict�ting or affecting the
Association (NFPA) Standards response time of any fire,specialized or
EMS vehicle.
Issue: The National Fire Protection
' Association{NFPA)is an international SD-10. Fire Mutual Aid
association of individuals and trade and
professional organizations that deals with Issue: City and township fire departnients
fire and iife safety. The NFPA has regularly assist each other with firefighting
advocated legislation that would mandate and other response activities. This mutual
two standards:NFPA 1710,Organization aid is mostly authorized by individual
and Deployment of Fire Suppression written contracts with each city or township,
: Operations,Emergency Medical Operations, W�ch results in a patchwork of different
and Special Operations to the Public by agreements with different provisions. Often,
Career Fire Departments, and NFPA 1720, each city attorney recomrnends different
Organization and Deployment of Fire provisions.
Suppression,Emergency Medical
Operations,and Special Operations to the Following the Red River floods and the St.
Public by Volunteer Fire Departnients. P�ter tornados, emergency responders
NFPA standards 1710 and 1720 define (including fire depar�ients)met and helped
minimum response times,minimum fire pass a statute to govern mutual aid situations
company staffing levels, initial full alarm when there is an ernergency declared by
response levels, and extra alarm response mayor or governor and no written
levels.Although NFPA codes and standards agreements exist. The statute,Minn. Stat. §
are voluntary,they are often adopted by 12.331,provides a framework for how
local jurisdictions.NFPA standards 1710 worker's compensation, liability,property
and 1720 pre-empt local authority and place claims,insurance, and charges between the
a one-size-fits-all mandate on a11 cities. departments will be handled in mutual aid
situations.
Response: Levels of service delivery for �e League of Minnesota Cities Insurance
fire and emergency medical services Trust(LMCIT)developed a model'mutual
(EMS)have�lways been determined by �d agreement that contains the same basic
local jurisdictions.The NFPA has gone structure for liability as the statute. Many
outside its authority in proposing the
national minimum response,operating, cities have entered into area-wide mutual aid
and staffing standards.If mandated,the agreements that are similar to the LMCIT
NFPA standards would force loc�l model agreement. To provide uniformity,
governments to shift dollars from fire there should be a statute that is similar to
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Minn. Stat. § 12.331,to govern daily fire individual cities in entering into joint powers
mutual aid situations that do not rise to the agreements with federally recognized Indian
level of emergencies. tribes. However, legislative guidance is
needed to address concerns related to
Response: The Legislature should pass a sovereignty,insurance and liability limits for
statute to provide uniform provisions these agreements.
when fire departments assist each other.
These provisions should include statutory Response: Include in Minn. Stat. §471.59
definitions and clarifications for: (the joint powers statute)language
substantially similar to Minn. Stat. §
a) Who is in command of the mutual 626.93 that clarifies that Indian tribes
aid scene. entering into joint powers relationships
b) Who will cover the firefighters for agree to:
worker's compensation.
c) How liability and property claims a) be subject to liability for its torts and
will be handled. those of its officers,employees,and
d) Who will pay for expendable agents acting within the scope of their
supplies such as foam. employment or duNes arising out of
e) When fire departments will charge the joint powers agreement to the
each other for these services. same extent as a municipality under
� The ability for fire departments to Minn. Stat. ch.466; and
opt out by having a separate b) notwithstanding Minn. Stat. § 16C.05,
written agreement. subd.7,waive its sovereign immunity
with respect to claims arising from
SD-11. Clarification of Joint Powers liability under the joint powers.
Relationships with Federally
Recognized Indian Tribes SD-12. Ambulance 5ervice Costs
and Liability
Issue: During the 20101egislative session,
Minn. Stat. § 471.59 was modified to allow Issue: The cost of providing ambulance care
federally recognized Indian tribes to has increased steadily over the last several
participate in joint powers agreements with years due in part to changes in Medicare
other governmental entities, including reimbursement. The federal Balanced
Minnesota cities. Indian tribes are Budget Act(BBA)of 1997 made two
extremely unique legal entities under federal significant changes to ambulance billing.
law and international treaties. The new law First,the act mandated that all ambulance
was a broad brush authorization that did not services accept Medicare assignments as
address important issues that uniquely arise payment in full; that is, ambulance services
when dealing with Indian tribes related to cannot bill the Medicare patient for any
sovereignty, insurance liability and liability unpaid balance beyond the Medicare
limits(commonly called"tort caps"). payment. Second,the act mandated a
Previous laws, such as Minn. Stat. § 626.93 uniform fee schedule that was implemented
(authorizing tribes to act as law enforcement in Apri12002. The new fee schedule
entities)explicitly addressed these concerns. significantly reduced reimbursement levels
Since the new law passed, interest has been for many ambulance services. The BBA
expressed by public safety groups and mandates are impacting the ability of some
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Minnesota ambulance service providers to is a concern.While medical directors of
adequately fund their operations. gover�unent-based ambulance services may
arguably be covered by public official
The loss of revenue due to Medicare immunity,the law is unclear and should be
reimbursement changes, coupled with higher clarified.
insurance rates,is affecting the ability of
many non-government-based ambulance Response: The League of Minnesota
service providers to deliver emergency care, Cities supports federal legisl�tion that
particularly in rural Minnesota.All ' would:
ambulance services and personnel are
regulated by iVlinn. Stat. ch. 144E and must a) Require Medic�re to set
comply with the same licensing,training, ambulance payment rates at the
and equipment-related requirements, "national average cost"of
regardless of ownership.However,non- providing service;
government-based ambulance service b) Require adequate reimbursement
providers are treated differently from for ambulance providers;
government-based service providers in terms c) Establish a"prudent layperson"
of exposure to liability.While government- standard for the payment of
based ambulance service providers have emergency ambul�nce claims such
specific statutory caps on damages that limit that if a reasonable persan
their liability,nbn-government-based beGeved an emergency medical
ambulance service providers are nat problem existed when the
protected by such caps. Consequently,non- ambul�nce was requested,
government-based ambulance service Medicare would pay the claim;
pro�iders have experienced i�lordinate d) Make it easier for providers to file
gro�vth in their insurance rates. claims with Medieare by
eliminating a pracessing system
Non-government-based ambulance service that often le�ds to the rejection of
liability exposure is a concern for three legitimate reimbursement elaims.
reas�ons. First,municipalities that contract
for ambulance service may be required to The League also urges the Legislature to
purchase excess liability coverage in order extend the protection of the state and
to protect non-gov�rnment-based ambulance municipal Tort Claims Aet to,at a
service providers against claims. Second,it minimum,lieensed third p�rties that
may discourage mutual aid agreements contract with a municipality to provide
between government- and non-governmeut- ambulance services.The League also
based ambulance service providers.Finally, supports extending the applicability of
unlimited liability exposure threatens the public official immunity to medical
existence of small,non-government-based directors in the course of ambulance ,
rural ambulance providers,which could service activities.
leave large geographic areas without any
ambulance service and undermine SD-13. Fees for Serviee
emergency response to mass casualty
incidents. Issue: While general services—such as
permitting, inspections or enforcement—are
In addition,the liability exposure of inedical typically funded out of a city's general fund,
directors associated with ambulance service cities often impose fees to cover the cost of
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providing certain services,permits, and media and newspaper industry continues to
licenses. experience significant changes and declining
subscriptions,technological advancements
The Legislature and interest groups often have expanded options cities can use to
seek to mandate or preserve fee limitations provide information to citizens, and citizens
for city services. Over the last several years, are demanding and expecting it. These new
the Legislature has enacted a number of new technologies are often more efficient,widely
laws designed to rigorously control local and easily accessible and cost effective.
fee-setting authority. Examples of such Current state law regarding public access to
mandates include placing lunits on coin- city codes of ordinances should also address
operated amusement machine license fees, these changes for how citizens,the private
on-sale and off-sale liquor license fees, sector and other entities will have access to
license fees for retailers selling fireworks, alternatives to existing news publications to
deputy registrar fees and planning and obtain official government notices,
zoning fees. The state also requires cities documents and information they seek.
that collect more than$5,000 in
development-related fees each year to Response: Cities should be authorized to:
annually report all construction and
development fees to the Department of a) Take advantage of new
Labor and Industry. technologies to increase the
dissemination of information to
Response: While the state has a role in citizens and potentially lower the
providing a general,statewide funding associated costs.
policy,the state should not interfere in the b) Designate an appropriate
decision-making functions performed by daily/weekly publication.
cities when setting city budgets to provide c) Use alternative means of
city services.The League of Minnesota communication such as city
Cities seeks authority for cities to charge newsletters,cable television,video
fees that are reasonably related to the cost streaming, e-mail,blogs and city
of providing the service,permit or license. web sites.
The League opposes legislation that d) Expand the use of summaries
would require specific methods to pay for where information is technical or
city services or would place caps on city lengthy.
fees.
- Cities should also be authorized to
SD-14. Providing Information to publish and provide public access to local
Citizens codes of ordinances on a website
accessible to the public and to post
Issue: To keep the public updated and revisions and changes to city codes,
informed, state law requires local units of resolutions, and rules on the city website,
government to publish various offiicial when feasible. Additionally,the
notifications and documents in newspapers Legislature should eliminate outdated or
and often dictates which newspapers receive unnecessary publication requirements.
cities' publication business. The number and
variety of documents that cities are required
to publish and the costs of publication are
burdensome. In view of the fact that the
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SD►-15. Administrative Fines for administrative cit�tions for code
Cade Viol8tio11s violations. Further,state st�tute should
allow statutory�nd home rule charter
Issue: Many statutory and home rule charter cities to adjudicate administrative
cities have implemented administrative citations and to assess a lien on properties
enforcement programs for violations of local for unpaid administrative fines.
regulatory ordinances such as building
coc�es,zoning codes,health codes, and SD-16. Contr�ctiIIg xnd Purch$sing
public nuisance ordinances. This use of :
aclniinistrative proceedings has kept Issue: Minnesota statutes stipulate
enfiarcement at the local level and reduced contracting and purchasmg requirements for
pressure on over-burdened district court Minnesota cities.The law prescribes the
systems. Cities using'administrative process political subdivisions must use to
enforcement processes experience a lower make purchases and award contracts,and
cost of enforcement and a quicker resolution recluires a competitive sealed bidprocedure
to c�ode violations. for contracts or purchases over$100,000.
The intent of these statutory requirements is
Minnesota statutes expressly provide the to provide taxpayers with the best value for
authority for all cities to utilize their dollar and ensure integrity in the
administrative enforcement of local codes process.However;imposing these statutory
and enforcement of liquor license and requirements may, at times,result in
tobacco license violations, political subdivisions paying more for goods
and services than private entities under the
In 2009,the Legislature amended Minn. same circumstances.
Stat, ch. 169,the chapter of law pertaining
to state traffic regulations,to allow cities The Legislature recogniz�d the benefits
and counties to issue administrative citations associated with alternative purchasing
for certain minor traffic-offenses. Since the methods when it amended municipal
passage of the 2009 administrative traffic cont�acting law in 2004 to authorize the use
citations law, some people have questioned of reverse auctions to purchase supplies,
whether administrative citations for non- materials, and equipment. Similarly,other
traffic, liquor, and tobacco license code contracting procedures, including"design-
violations can be legally issued by statutory build"and direct negotiation are proven
cities given that state law does not expressly alternatives to the formal bidding process.
provide authority on other code matters. Authorizing broader use of these types of
alternatives as the Legisiature did in 2049 by
Response: The League of Minnesota authorizing a design-buildpilot program,
Cities continues to support the use of city would enhance the ability of cities to make
administrative fines forloc�l regulatory appropriate and fiscally responsible
ordinances,such as building codes,zoning purchasing decisions.
codes,health codes,public nuisance
ordinances,and regulatory matters that Response: The League of Minnesota
are not duplicative of misdemeanar or Cities supports broader use of alternative
higher-level state traffic and criminal contracting and purchasing methods th�t
offenses.The Legislature should clarify streamline the process and reduce local
that both statutory and home rules purchasing costs. Specifically,the Leagae
charter cities have the authority to issue supports authorizing cities to use the
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design-build procedure and providing Legislature at one session, and must then be
municipalities with broader authority, ratified by a majority of all the voters voting
similar to that of private bnsinesses,to at the election. Minnesota is one of 18 states
directly negotiate contracts. The that require a simple majority vote by
Legislature should establish a task force legislators while 26 states require a higher
to review municipal contracting laws,and threshold(17 states require a two-thirds
consider contracting and purchasing majority and nine require a three-fifths
reforms that give cities the flexibility to majority). Since statehood,215 proposed
provide quality goods and services at the constitutional amendments have been voted
lowest cost to taxpayers. on by the electorate; 120 of them have been
approved(56%)and 95 rejected(44%).
SD-17. City Enterprise Operations
Cities provide a variety of critical and
Issue: Historically,city enterprise essential services to residents of Minnesota.
operations have been created in response to Many public policy decisions at the state
community needs,lack of a private market, level impact cities and therefore, city
financial reporting requirements, state and officials depend on their state legislators to
federal mandates,to enfarce state and local represent city interests at the Legislature.
law, and to ensure a quality of life for the
residents of a community.Establishing an Additionally,unlike a statutory change, a
enterprise operation allows a city to provide constitutional amendment is difficult to
a desired service while maintaining fmancial modify or repeal once enacted.
control over service levels, costs, and public Response: The League of Minnesota
inputs. Cities strongly supports our
In some cases, enterprise operations produce representational system of government
general public benefits and may require and opposes laws and amendments that
public support to ensure a desired level of restrict local government.The Legislature
service at a reasonable cost. The benefits of is the appropriate governing body to
an enterprise operation,therefore, should be consider and enact laws that reflect
evaluated not solely in terms of profitability statewide interests.Utilizing
but also on the service benefits to citizens of constitutional amendments to change
the community. public policy circumvents this process.
Response: The League of Minnesota Therefore,the League supports requiring
Cities supports the local decisions made a supermajority vote(twathirds in
by cities to deliver services by establishing support)by the Legislature to put an
a city enterprise operation.The state amendment on the ballot. �
should refrain from infringing on the
ability of a city to provide services for its SD-19. Initiative and Referendum
community.
. Issue: The Legislature has frequently
SD-18. Constitutional Amendments considered legislation to establish initiative
and referendum by proposing to place a
Issue: The Minnesota Constitution requires question for voter approval on the state
that a constitutional amendment be approved general election ballot to amend the state
by a simple majority of both chambers of the constitution to allow voters to initiate or
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repeal state laws by submitting a petition a) Creating an exceptian to municipal
which would cause such questions to:be tort indemnification law,Minn.
plaaed on the state general election ballot. Stat.§456.07,where an employee
is defended�nd indemnified for
Response: Cities strongly support our claims under a contract of
representational system of governance insurance carried by the employee.
anc�,therefore,oppose amending the state b) Extending the protection af the
constitution to provide for initiative and state and municipal Tort Cl�ims
referendum. The Legislature is the Act to quasi-governmental entities
appropriate governing body to consider when performing public services
and enact public poliey th�t reflects such as firefighting or licensed
stabewide interests. third-party ambul�nce providers
that contract with a municipality
The process of adopting state l�w based to provide ambulance services.
on�ood public policy is best upheld�nd c) Existing constitutional s�feguards
supported by increasing the for protecting public and private
account�bility and responsiveness of the property interests without any
legislative process,not by circumventing S��tory expansion of property
it.Presenting complex issues to voters in rights.
the guise of direct democracy further d) Clarifying and maintaining the
weakens representative government. applieability of municipal
immunity in various are�s,
A state constitutional amendment to including,but not limited to,
provide for initiative and r�eferendum ��rious official immunity and
subjeets cities and their residents�nd park and_recreational immunity,
taxpayers to the unintended outcomes of including,the egtension to entities
sometimes unwise attempts to pl�ce providing�public service that
significant public policy decisions into the have not traditionally been
hands of special interests that can raise ineluded within the immunity(e.g.,
unlimited funds for the purpose of state trails over municipal utility
• promoting their more narrow interests. easements).
SD-20. Civil Liability of Local e) Preserving changes to Minnesota's
joint and several liability laws that
Governments reqnire a municip�lity to be at
least 50 percent at fault to be held
Issue: One of the barriers to the delivery of responsible for 1Q0 percent of a
governmental services and programs is the damage award.
exposure of local governments and their �j Reasonable limits on the amount
offieials to civil damage claims. The state and circumstanees in which
has acted to protect itself and its local statutory attorney fees may be
governments by enacting exceptions and awarded in order to encourage
limitations to liability suits, and authorizing settlement by all parties and
self-insurance and other mechanisms to deal decrease the likelihood of
with claims allowed by law. litigation.
g) Preserving the essential structure
Response: The League of Minnesota of the local government tort
Cities supports:
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liability caps in Minn.Stat.§ for the public good; or that creates the
466.04. possibility of additional lawsuits against
cities.
SD-21. Private Property Rights and
Takings Specifically,the League opposes
legislation that:
Issue: In the wake of the U.S. Supreme
Court's 2005 decision Kelo v. City of New a) Allows businesses to seek inverse
London,which upheld the ability of local condemnation when a city
governments to use eminent domain for provides competing goods or
economic development purposes,the services,or limits the number of
Legislature enacted significant restrictions private operators.
on cities' use of eminent domain for b) Creates an automatic cause of
economic development and redevelopment, action for damages any time a
and imposed new compensation and local regulatory action impacts the
procedural requirements that apply to a11 use or reduces the value of private
condemnation actions, including those for property.
traditional public uses such as roads,parks, The League supports legislation that•
and schools. Legislation to control cities' '
abilities to perform regulatory acts—such as a) Authorizes cities to use eminent
road rights-of-way condemnation, shooting domain for economic development
range zoning, and amortization—has also and redevelopment projects that
received strong support from legislators. In advance a greater public good that
addition, some legislators would like to benefits the community.
authorize businesses to seek inverse b) Empowers local elected officials to
condemnation when a governmental entity determine whether a particular
enters the business market and provides taking of property serves a public
competing goods or services or limits the
number of businesses that can operate purpose.
privately or receive public contracts. c) Creates incentives to encourage
landowners to voluntarily sell their •
Such legislative initiatives threaten a wide property to the public for
: array of planning, environmental,historic development or redevelopment.
preservation, and land conservation SD-22. Organized Solid Waste
measures and undermine the fundamental
responsibility of cities to protect the public Collection
health, safety, and welfare of its citizens. « „
Issue: Organized collection refers to a
Response• State law must continue to situation where a local unit of government,
provide cities with the tools needed to for any of a variety of reasons, decides that
balance the rights of private property there is a public interest served by limiting
owners with the interests of the public. the number of solid waste and recycling
The League of Minnesota Cities opposes collection services available in the area. The
legislation that diminishes the ability of reasons for implementing organized
cities to act in the best interest of the collection can vary,but include:
health,safety,and welfare of its citizens;
that increases the cost of doing business
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a) Public safety concerns caused by the This change would also create a virtual
number and frequency of large monopoly situation for any company
trucks moving quickly through awarded a solid waste contract under
residential neighborhoods. organized collection. The local unit of
b) Reducing wear on public government would have to "buy out"a
infrastructure from heavy truek contractor in the future to change providers,
traffic. even if their services were no longer the
�) Improving the efficiency, cost and lowest bid. It also creates an incentive for
quality of garbage and recycling bidders under organized collection to submit
service provided to local residents. high bids, as they would be eligible far
d) Cooperating with other local damages if they fail to win without having to
governments to best meet solid waste provide service. Furthermore,this is a
management and recycling precedent that, if applied to other
objectives. government purchasing and service
e) Taking local steps to reduce energy contracting decisions,would clearly run
impacts of public services. counter to the public purpose of government
� Meeting the requirements of county providing services at thelowest feasible cost
ordinances and solid waste to taxpayers.
management plans as required under
Minn. Stat. § 115.94. Response: The League af Minnesota
Organized collection is also encoura �� Cities opposes efforts to apply inverse
g condemnation claims to city solid waste
state solid waste policies as a means of contracting decisions or to allow
improving the efficiency and coordination of automatic contractuat damage claims for
solid waste management between local units solid waste haulers that lose campetitive
of government. There are very specific and bids in organized collection communities.
burdensome publie procedures laid out in
statute defining hovv such a decision must be Further,the League supports the current
publicly vetted and approved and over what state policy that organized collection is a
time period that can occur. valuable tool as part of a comprehensive
solid waste and recycling management
Despite all of these important and valid program and recognizes the need to
reasons for using organized collection, protect and preserve the authority of
legislation has been discussed in several cities to adopt solid waste service
recen�t sessians that would allow special contracts that protect public safety,the
takings claims or contractual damages to be environment and.public infrastructure.
claimed by the solid waste industry if local
governments make decisions that limit the SD-23. Private Well Drilling
number of companies that can collect
garbage in a community in a manner that Issue: The state has continued to place
prevents a company currently operating in requirements on public water supply
the community from continuing to do so providers to add drinkiug water treatment
through the implementation of organized and testing,to restrict the volurne of water
collection. The unspecified and ongoing used, and to increase the cost of water use
liability this change would create would through fees and requirements on utility rate
have t�e effect of eliminating organized structures. As a result,many water users are
collection as a waste management option. choosing to obtain a11 or partions oftheir
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water from wells they place on their own safety zones and other public airport zoning
property. This creates risks to public health standards are established in Minnesota Rules
and safety, can affect the surrounding Chapter 8800.2400, and are adopted by local
environment,can affect city water supplies, airport zoning regulations that are submitted
and can lea�e ciiy water utilities with to the Minnesota Department of
massive losses of customer load and rate Transportation(MnDOT)commissioner for
revenue. The Minnesota Department of review and approval before adoption.
Health(MDH)has claimed that cities ha�e Airport safety zones are intended to restrict
no authority to prevent private wells from land uses that may be hazardous to the
being installed and operated. -operational safety of aircraft using the public
airport, and to protect the safety and
Though 1vIDH emphatically disagrees that property of people on the ground in the area
cities have the authority to prohibit private near the public airport.
wells by ordinance in the city boundaries,
state law and case law find otherwise. While some of the provisions included in the
MDH's position is out of line with long- Minnesota Rules are required by the Federal
standing statutory city police power and Aviation Administration(FAA),other
zoning power. Case law finds such authority provisions go well beyond the federal
essential to protect the public health and requirements. In some cases,the Minnesota
safety. Providing clean, safe drinking water Rules do not make sense for the community
to citizens is an essential service provided served by a public airport.
by 726 active municipal water systems. Res onse• The League of Minnesota
MDH ties cities' hands by refusing to P '
recognize that cities must protect the public Cities supports efforts to protect the
water supplies from numerous private wells safety and property of people living and
in city boundaries. Private wells in a city working near public airports.The League
increase the risk of contaminating public also recognizes that the Minnesota Rules
water supplies and encourage over use of related to pubtic airport zoning standards
water. Cities have the authority to regulate exceed the FAA's and other states'
and even prohibit private wells by local standards and,thus,needlessly infringe
ordinance. on local control.The League supports
changes to Minnesota Rules pertaining to
Response: The League of Minnesota sirport zoning standards that will more
Cities supports current law that closely align Minnesota's Rules with those
authorizes cities to protect public health in other states,while at the same time
and safety through local controls retaining local authority to be more
regulating or prohibiting private wells restrictive than the Minnesota Rules.
being placed within municipal water
utility service boundaries and would SD-25. Sustainable Development
oppose any changes to law to remove that Issue: Minnesota cities spend significant
authority.
time and resources planning for growth,
SD-24. Airport Safety Zones development, and redevelopment that will
best serve the future needs of their residents.
Issue: The field of aeronautics is regulated Numerous factors are considered as part of
generally by Minn. Stat. ch. 360 and Chapter �te e t invo les oncepts often cat gorized
8800 of the Minnesota Rules. Land use
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as``sustainable development."Minn. Stat. § "green"products and services needed to
4A.07, subd.l(b)defines this term, as it implement sustainable development
pertains to local government,to mean initiatives. The ideal result of well-planned
".de�velopment that maintains or enhances sustainability,natural resources
economic opportunity and community well- management, and conservation efforts is a
being while protecting and restoring the city that is more efficient in the use of its
natural environment upon which people and resources and infrashucture,creates fewer ,
economies depend. Sustainable environmental problems for future
development meets the needs of the present generations to address,and is a more
- without compromising the ability of future desirable home for residents and businesses.
generations to meet their own needs."
Response: The League of Minnesota
Citi�es play a key role in fostering Cities supports federal,state,and
sustainable development and other regional efforts to promote sustainable
conservation practices due to theirxole in development where the effectiveness af
land use planning and zoning, stormwater the proposed practice is supgorted by
and wastewater management, and local sound science,and as long as those efforts
economic development. Local governments do not supersede the�uthority of local
can take a lead on these issues by choosing governments to determine their own
to incorporate aspects of sustainable policies regarding land use and related
development into their local operations and issues.
facilities. They can also develop local
policies and regulations that support and Providing technical assistance and
guide individual and private sustainability financial incentives,and streamlining
effo�ts.The ability of a city to affect these regulations to encour�ge local
changes can,however,be restricted by governments and private property owners -
policies and requirements imposed by other to engage in sustainable develapment
levels of government. practices,as well as assisting in education
and information efforts for the building
Sustainable development initiatives can industry and the public,are the best
cover a wide range of issues,but share the means to generate successful results.
benefit of lessening the future environmental These programs should focus on
impacts of communities on the land, air, and outcomes,allowing flexibility in how to
water in their area. Lakes, streams,rivers, best meet those outcomes in different
wetlands,wildlife habitat, shoreland areas, locations and situations.The League
and other natural resources can be protected apposes mandates that limit the authority
and enhanced in quality through local of cities to determine what practices will
efforts. Energy efficiency and renewable best meet the needs of their communities.
energy production reduce the energy
demands of a community and the The League supports susta�nable
environmental impacts of energy development efforts that meet the above
production.By more efficiently using public criteria,including programs proposed in
infrastructure and minimizing resource the following areas:
consumption,the costs to individuals,
business, and government can be reduced. a) Shifting public resources,services,
New and expanded business and job investments,purchasing power,
opportunities are also generated by the and procurement toward more
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economically and environmentally interpretation and enforcement, and life-
sustainable outcomes where those safety guidance.
solutions are cost effective and
appropriate. While all cities must enforce certain codes—
b) Using local land-use planning and such as the accessibility code and the
zoning to protect and enhance bleacher safety code—enforcement of the
limited natural resources,and State Building Code remains a local option
reduce the impacts of growth and for cities under 2,500 population in a non-
development on local metropolitan county where voters have
infrastructure. approved an exemption from the state
c) Promoting efficient and renewable building code and that did not adopt the
energy sources. code before Jan. l, 2008. Many greater
d) Encouraging sustainable building Minnesota cities have adopted the State
design,construction,and Building Code, and all cities within the
operation strategies focused on seven-county metropolitan area are required
integrated design,energy to enforce the State Building Code. ,
efficiency,water conservation,
stormwater management,waste Disputes concerning code development have
reduction,pollution prevention, led to efforts to either repeal the
indoor environmental quality,and �ternational Mechanical Code or create a
the use of low-impact building new board with the authority to adopt,
materials and products. administer, interpret, and enforce
e) Supporting sustainable economic mechanical codes in Minnesota. Such
development,such as brownfield proposals undercut efforts to adopt a single
clean-up, on-site stormwater set of compatible codes,which help provide
management, and sustainable far more efficient compliance,
business practices and administration, and enforcement of
technologies. construction regulations.
� Assisting and recognizing local �le a single set of coordinated codes
governments that take actions to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions helps provide consistency in code
and increase energy efficiency by administration and enforcement,
providing and identifying technical implementation of sustainable building
assistance,financial assistance, design,construction, and operation does not
and best practices. readily integrate with the existing state
building and energy code system. As a
SD-26. Construction Codes result,many cities are interested in adopting
more aggressive local standards for
Issue: The State Building Code is the sustainable development and conservation.
- statewide standard for the construction, Finally,the Legislature has directed the state
reconstruction, alteration, and repair of the
buildings and other structures of the type Construction Codes and Licensing Division
governed by the code. A building code to develop competency criteria and
provides many benefits, including continuing education requirements for all
uniformity of construction standards in the construction code inspectors. While the
building industry, consistency in code Legislature supports greater training and
education requirements for local code
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officials, it has, at the same time,redirected The League urges the st�te to make
excess building pennit surcharge dollars into surplus revenue from the building permit
the general fund to help balance the state's surcharge�vailable to local�overnments
budget rather than making these funds to help defray the cost of complying with
available for code-related research a,nd code official tr�ining and education
traip�ing. requirements.
Response: A statewide-enforced building Finally,the state should collaborate with
code may have benefits,but requiring it local governments,construction industxy
would result in an unfunded mandate. representatives,and other st�keholders to
-
Th�enforcement of a building code can review the buildin�and energy codes and
be cost prohibitive for many cities due to consider modifications to encourage
the expenses and overhead related to sustainable building design,construetion,
staffing versus the limited building and operation. Specifically:
activity occurring in some communities.
a) For purposes of feder�l conformity,
The League of Minnesota Cities supports the state should adopt the
a statewide building code as long as there International Energy Conservation
is not mandatory enforcement at the local Code as part of the State Building
lev�l.Enforcing the State Building Code Code.
should remain a local option for b) The state should include the
municipalities under 2,500 population in International Green Construction
a non-metropolit�n county where voters Code as an optional appendix to the
have approved an exemption from the� State Building Code to allow cities to
State Building Code and that did not utilize appropri�te parts of those
adopt the code before Jan. l,2008,unless guidelines in their communities.
the state fully funds the costs of c) The st�te should develop components
enfarcement and inspection services in the building inspector tr�ining
necessary ta enforce a statewide building program to ensure inspectors are
code.If the Legislature requires all cities familiar with these practices and
to enforce the State Building Code,local technologies.
governments must have the option to hire d) The Legislature should authorize
or select a building official of their choice cities to experiment with more
and set the appropriate 1eve1 of service— aggressive local stand�rds for
even if the state fully funds code sustain�ble develapment�nd'
enforcement�ctivities. conservation that will help inform the
Cities that enforce the State Building S�te code development process.
Code endeavor to provide qu�lity code SD-27. Local Authority to Inspect
administration and enforcement. The public Buildings
League supports the development of
coordinated construction codes and Issue: The Department of Labor&Industry
additional enforcement tools that help (DL�has the authority to inspect state-
local officials effieiently administer and licensed facilities and"public buildings."
enforce construction regulations to Public buildings are defined in Minn. R.
protect the health and safety of citizens in 1302.0400 as any building and its grounds
their jurisdictions. funded by the state or a state agency,and a
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school district building project costing over SD-28. Residential Sprinkler
$100,000. Minn. Stat. § 326B.106, subd. 2 Requirements
states that DLI sha11 delegate this inspection
authority to qualified local building officials Issue: The International Code Council
if the commissioner determines the (ICC)voted to add a fire sprinkler provision
municipality has enough adequately trained to its 2009 International Residential Code
and qualified inspectors to provide the (IRC). 'I'his provision will require fire
necessary services for a project. sprinkling in all newly constructed one and
two family homes and townhouses. Since
DLI has rejected an increasing number of M�esota amends and adopts the ICC codes
city delegation applications,despite the to form the Minnesota State Building Code,
presence of qualified local building officials �e state will review the fire sprinkler
on city staff. DLI generally provides no provision for possible inclusion when it
criteria for its decision-making process,no adopts the IRC.
explanation for the denial, and no guidelines
for cities to follow or meet. Local building Response: If adopted,the new fire
officials receive the same certification as sprinkler requirements will have an
state building officials, and can often impact on cities and Minnesota residents.
provide a superior level of service compared This is a multifaceted issue and needs to
to a state building official who may be be thoroughly discussed through the
located far from the project to be inspected, Department of Labor and Industry(DLI)
and who may cover many jurisdictions. code adoption process. More information
Inspection fees are used to pay for the work and outreach is needed to educate cities
of building officials.When DLI diverts the and their residents on the sprinkler
fees from cities to the state, cities can be requirement.
forced to pay the officials with general t�
revenue, increasing the tax burden of local During the adoption process,DLI and
residents. stakeholders should discuss and take into
consideration the need to train building
Response:Minn.Stat. §326B.106 should officials to inspect sprinklers,the
require that DLI: (1)provide cities with potential burden on a city's water supply,
the criteria it uses to review delegation effect on a city's fire suppression rating,
applications; (2)provide a written impact on insurance premiums,and
explanation whenever an application is impact on the current standards for
denied; and(3)provide the city with an construction materials and sprinklers.
opportunity to address and remedy the
shortcomings identified by DLI in its SD-29. Regulating Problem Rental
explanation of denial.Further,the statute properties
should provide an administrative process
for cities to appeal a denial of a delegation Issue: Evidence exists in some communities
application.Finally,the rules defining that problem rental properties consume a
state-licensed facilities and public disproportionate amount of city resources
buildings should be amended to exclude and negatively impact the safety of other
smaller projects and routine projects that tenants,the neighborhood, and property
do not require specialized training or values of neighbors.
experience beyond that of a licensed
building officiaL
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Cities face circumstances in which constructing new facilities and altering ;
cor�sumption of public resources in response existing public buildings, and they must
to repeated calls for emergencyxesponse to relocateprograms or otherwise provide
incidents that take place on residential renttal access in inaccessible older buildings. Under
praperty,cause serious policing and budget the ADA,public entities are not necessarily
issues. While cities agree that tenants required to make each existing faciiity
shauld not be penalized for callin the
g accessible. However,their progams—when
police,current state law should be clarified viewed in their entirety—must be readily
to allow cities to take effective:action to accessible to people with disabilities.A
obtain cooperation of the owner or manager public entity may achieve program
of the rental property that demands accessibili throu
significant public resources. In man �' ���ous methods. For
Y example, a city may alter existing facilities,
inst�nces,repeated police ca11s may indicate acquire or construct new facilities,relocate a
an inattentive properly owner or property service or program to an accessible facility,
management company. or provide services at other accessible sites.
Response: The Legislature should clarify One district court judge has taken an
that cities are authorized to adopt rental expansive view of disability access
housing licensing requirements that requirements for public recreation facilities.
mandate rental housing owners and The case involved a parent who sued a city
managers mitigate disturbances by due to difficulty viewing soccer and baseball
tenants whose disruptive actions are games on certain city fields. The court,in
detrimental to other tenants or the interpreting the Minnesota Human Rights
surrounding peighborhood and recover Act(MHRA),held that any public facility is
� reasonable city costs associated with a public service. Since the MHRA requires
providing additional assistance along with that every public service be accessible to
provisional licensing requirements. disabled persons,the court concluded that
each and every playing field and other
SD-30. Disability Access public facility must'be fully accessible. The
Requirement5 court rejected the ADA's limitations on
modifications for physical access to older
Issue: Title II of the Americans with facilities,as well as the ADA's"when
Disabilities Act(ADA)of 1990 requires that viewed in its entirety"language for program
state and local governments provide people access. The result is a more restrictive state
with disabilities equal opportunity to benefit standard for physical access to public
from all of their programs, services,and facilities than required by the ADA and the
activities. Public entities are not required to State Building Code.
take actions that would result in significant
financial and administrative burdens;but Response: T�e League of Minnesota
they must m�dify policies,practices, and Cities supports changes to the MHRA
procedures to avoid discrimination unless that will make state accessibility
they can demonstrate that doing so would standards compatible with the federal
fundamentally alter the nature of the service, ADA for public services and facilities.
progr�am, or activity being provided. The Legislature should clarify th�t a
facility that is in compliance with
State and local governments are also handicap access provisions of the State
required to follow specific standards when Building Code meets the physical access
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requirements of the MHRA.State law parking lots or on city streets and
should also specify that access sidewalks.The League also supports
requirements apply to public programs efforts by commercial property owners to
and services as a whole,rather than to clarify that the prohibition on restricting
each individual aspect of a public possession by tenants and their guests
program or service. applies only to residential rental property.
SD-31. Restrictions on Possession of SD-32. Public Safety
Firearms Communications
Issue: The Minnesota Citizens Personal Issue: The state role in fmancing public
Protection Act, also known as"conceal-and- safety communications has important cost
carry,"prohibits guns on most school implications for cities. The state needs to
properties but forbids other local units of accept financial responsibility for use by
government from prohibiting loaded cities of the state public safety radio
firearms on their properties. The communications backbone. Cities have
inconsistencies in the law's treatment of struggled to pay high expenses to participate
different kinds of properties ha�e caused in the 800 MHz statewide public safety
confusion about how the law applies to system.
multi-use facilities, such as municipal ice � revious state budgets,the Legislature
arenas used for school-sponsored programs. �ed to revenue sources upon which cities
The recent shooting in the Morrison County d end to cover costs to purchase and
Government Center also shows the harm o�ate new communications technology
that can result from preventing local control P
of their own facilities. and hardware for computer-aided dispatch,
911 public safety answering points(PSAPs),
Further,the law gives private property and interoperable radio communicarions
owners the right to prohibit guns in their equipment and subsystems in order to
establishments,but prohibits landowners fmance the build-out of the state backbone
from restricting firearm possession by for the new system. As a result,fees were
tenants and their guests without directed to fund revenue bond debt service
distinguishing between residential and used to complete the statewide build-out of
commercial properties.This creates the Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency
confusion far shopping malls and other retail Response(ARMER) and the cost of
properties with large common areas that are operations of the state public safety radio
not occupied by the tenants but which the communications backbone.
tenants and their customers must cross to At the federal level,the Federal
access the tenant's space. ,
Communications Commission(FCC)has
Response: The League of Minnesota ordered reservation of 700 MHz wireless
Cities requests an amendment to the spectrum for a national interoperable
Citizens Personal Protection Act that broadband network to meet public safety
would allow cities to prohibit handguns in communications needs. But no successful
city-owned buildings,facilities,and parks. proposal for development of such public
The League is not seeking a repeal of the safety uses has yet been forthcoming.
Citizens Personal Protection Act,nor
authority to prohibit legal weapons in
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Re,sponse: The Le�gue of Minnesota , More than 500 cities operate police
Cities supports confinued and increased departments. These deparhnents vary
state financing of substantial local costs to dramatically in fiscal capacity, staffing
participate in ARMEit,including the resources, and technical expertise. Further,
acquisition and modernization of each municipal law enforcement agency has
subscriber equipment,such as port�ble unique operating procedures, strengths, and
and mobile radios required for ARMER needs based on the community it serves. The
users. The League also opposes efforts to League knows CriMNet will have a
diviert dedicated ARMER funds to the significant impact on munieipal police
state's general fund.The Legislature business practices, and could mean
shauld fund regional cooperation and increased staffing needs, training,and
partnerships for effective delivery of 911 � equipment purchases. The League also
service,training and use of ARIVIER. recognizes that every agency must
participate fully in CriNINet to make the
Th�League also urges the FCC to system effective.
continue to support availability of
wireless spectrum necessary to expand Response: The League of Minnesota
cha�nel cap�city that allows local public Cities supports efforts by the state to
safety agencies to meet future needs of integrate criminal justice information
citics and other local units of governmen� systems.The League also supports '
cooperation between legislators,law
SD;33. CriMNet enforcement and corrections�gents,court
officials,prosecutors,community groups,
Issue: Public safety is compromised by the and businesses that build public support
lack of centralized,complete, and accurate for CriMNet.
criminal history data about individuals,
incidents, and cases. Without an mtegrated if CriMNet is to be implemented
criminal justice information system, statewide,the Legislature must consider
Minmesota cannot always hold serious the different c�p�cities of municipalities
criminals accountable for their crimes. to participate. The League requests th�t
CriMNet,Minnesota's effort to integrate the the Legislature fund CriMNet planning
1,1O0 criminal justice information systems and implementation�t the local level.
operated by agencies at all levels,will
improve access to relevant criminal history To ensure compliance with the MGDPA,
data for public safety and criminal justice comprehensive guidelines and operatianal
authorities. practices should be implemented to
safeguard access to and use of CriMNet
City officials are well aware of the complex data.However,data practices policies
issues raised by the utilization of electronic should not create new, unfunded
record keeping, data sharing, and access to mandates for local units of government or
records that identify data subjects. The compromise Cri.MNet's usefulness to the
League of Minnesota Cities recognizes that criminal justice system by ereating
one of the challenges in making CriMNet unnecessary barriers.CriMNet
operational is meeting the requirements of stakeholders and partieipating users at
the Minnesota Government Data Practices the local level should be involved in
Act(MGDFA). crafting any legislation th�t would govern
data practices requirements for CriMNet
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SD-34. Pawn Shop Regulation and access to the data. Further,data that would
Use of the Automated Pawn System reveal the identity of persons who are
customers of a licensed pawnbroker ar
(APS) secondhand goods dealer are private data on
individuals and only used for law
Issue: Minn. Stat. ch. 325J enables licensure �orcement purposes. Data describing the
for pawnbrokers and provides statewide property in a regulated transaction with a
minimum regulations for the pawn industry. licensed pawnbroker or secondhand goods
Specifically,the law: dealer is public.
a) Requires pawnbrokers to record all ����pawn and secondhand transactions
transactions, including details of the reported to the APS carry a$1 fee,
item pawned or sold,information regardless of the number of items involved.
about the customer and the cost of �l subsequent updates or corrections to
the transaction. ��actions are processed without charge.
b) Requires pawnbrokers to maintain Contributing jurisdictions may also add
records of all transactions for three
years, and to make records available regulatory costs to the transaction fee. The
upon request to law enforcernent total transaction fee is then typically
agencies.
assessed by the dealer to the customer.
c) Allows pawnbrokers to charge a A bill that would weaken Minn. Stat. ch.
maximum monthly interest rate of 3 325J and restrict the use of the APS has
percent of the principal amount been introduced in the Minnesota
loaned in a transaction,plus a Legislature. Specifically,the legislation
reasonable fee for storage and �,ould forbid law enforcement agents from
services. acquiring customer information from pawn
The Automated Pawn System(APS), a �d secondhand shops until they have
probable cause to do so, and would
. computerized system for tracking and eliminate the authority of local units of
monitoring pawn transactions,was launched government to more strictly regulate pawn
by the city of Minneapolis in 1997 and made and secondhand dealers. The legislation
a�ailable to other municipalities after Minn. �,ould also replace a11 current municipal
Stat. ch. 325J was enacted. The purpose of licensing fees with a$0.25 per transaction
the APS is to provide a tool to verify fee.
compliance with current law,to help
identify and minixnize illegal activity,to Response: The League of Minnesota
recover stolen property, and to provide a Cities supports the authority of cities to �
legitimate environment for consumers. regulate and license pawnbrokers, and
Currently, almost 180 municipal law opposes any legislation that would remove
enforcement agencies participate in the APS the authority of local governments to
system as either a"query only"or enact more restrictive regulations than
"contributing"member. currently exist in Minn. Stat. ch.325J.
All access to and use of information in the The League supports the authority of
APS system is governed by the Minnesota cities to set licensing and transaction fees
Data Practices Act. Only authorized users that would enable them to recover their
have access to the data.There is no public full regulatory and enforcement expenses.
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The League supports cooperation municipal public safety personnel frequently
between law enforcement ageneies and- deny payment for emergency medical
the pawn industry that enhances the services when they are billed by a
ability to identify illegal activity and municipality.
reaover stolen property.Access to
transaction information by law Thus,when a municipal public safety
enforcement agencies is vital to agency provides first response medical
accomplishing this goal.Further,the assistance,they commonly do�so at the
sh�ring of information through the use of expense of local property taxpayers.While
the APS is a proactive w�y to prevent emergency responses are legirimate
praperty and other crimes. functions of municipal public safety
departments,the costs of providing services
SD-35. Compensation and to non-residents should not be borne by the
Reimbursement for Public Safety community's taxpayers.
Services
Response: Cities should be compensated
Issue: Municipal public safety personnel for emergency responses they provide to
often respond to emergencies involving nan- �on-residents. They should have the
residents. For example,municipal fire, authority to bill for the full cost of fire
police,and/or ambulance services may be and ambulance services they provide,and
dispatched to the scene of a traffic accident to eollect on unpaid bills.Finally,auto
on an interstate highway involving victims insurance policies should be required to
from other cities or states. Although cities insure for the cost of emergency
can bill for some public safety services they responses.
provide to non-residents, they have limited
authority to collect on unpaid bills. Further,while emergency medical
responses are legitimate functions of
Cities have also found that auto insurance municipal public safety departments,the
policies vary when it comes to coverage for costs of providing emergency,rnedical
emergency responses. Insurance companies �re to individuals should be covered by
of those responsible for accidents sometimes insurance and not be borne exclasively by
deny payment for fire and ambulance the community's taxpayers. Cities should
service. : have the authority to bill for the full eost
of first responder medical services they
Additionally,municipal public safety provide and to collect on unpaid bills.
personnel commonly respond to Insurance companies shou�d be req�ired
emergencies that require the provision of to reimburse loeal governments for the
medical services. The medical services full cost of providing these emergency
provided by the city-employed first medical services.Finally,auto and
responders are part of a continuum of health homeowners insurance policies should be
care that is covered by insurance companies required to insure for the eost of
when provided by paramedics and other emergency medical responses.
medical care providers; however, insurance
policies vary when it comes to coverage for
municipally provided medical services.
Insurance companies of those treated by
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SD-36. Administrative Traffic in 2009,the Legislature amended the
statutes to allow administrative fines to be
Citations issued for certain minor traffic offenses.
Issue: Cities have implemented Cities report that the short list of offenses
administrative enforcement programs for noted in that law change does not adequately
violations of local regulatory ordinances, address the needs of local law enforcement.
Additional authority is necessary to allow
such as building codes, zoning codes,health law enforcement officers to implement an
codes, and public nuisance ordinances.This effective prograrn to reduce violations.
use of administrative proceedings has kept
enforcement at the local level and reduced Response: The League of Minnesota
pressure on over-burdened district court Cities continues to support the use of city
systems. administrative fines for local regulatory
The Legislature has repeatedly increased the ordinances,such as building codes,zoning
fine surcharge on district court cases to
codes,health codes,public nuisance
� ordinances and regulatory matters that
generate revenues for the state s general
are not duplicative of misdemeanor or
fund. The surcharge—the amount paid over �i her level state traffic and criminal
and above the fine—is now $75 per citation. g
The growth in the surcharge has offenses. Cities should have the authority
dramatically increased the cost of citations to issue administrative citations for low-
and has caused some to question whether the level moving and equipment violations
total of the fine and surcharge is that: 1)would otherwise result in
disproportionate for minor matters. To lower warnings, and 2)occur on roadways
the amount imposed on their residents, a where the speed limit is 45 miles per hour
number of cities have expanded their or less. Further,the League endorses the
administrativeprograms to include some
concept that,if the recipient of an
administrative penalty wishes to appeal
offenses traditionally heard in district court, the issuance of an administrative fine for
such as minor traffic offenses.
a violation before a disinterested third
The increased state surcharges have not been party,the party may opt to be issued a
used to assist local units of government with standard traffic citation and appeal its
the growing costs of enforcement and issuance before the district court.
prosecution.No matter which entity—city,
county or state—issues a statutory citation,
If state leaders choose not to expand the
the violator pays between$115 and$127 for list of administrative traffic offenses,they
should then change the distribution of
a minor speeding violation. Of this amount, statutory violation fine revenues so that
the city receives between$13 and$20, and cities are adequately compensated for
the county receives just slightly more. enforcement and prosecution costs.
Further,when a violator requests relief from SD-37. Juveniles in Municipal Jails
paying the full amount of the fine and
surcharge,the courts have been more
inclined to waive the fine than to reduce the Issue: Municipal jails have long served as
surcharge. When this occurs,the local units holding facilities for suspects who are being
of government recover no costs even though questioned andlor booked, and for those
the city has incurred expenses. awaiting transfer to a county jail or juvenile
detention facility. In 2012,the Minnesota
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Deparirnent of Corrections(DOC)issued a cases.Tirnely processing of these cases is
reinterpretation of an existing law to say critical to keeping communities safe and to
that,"[W]here counties have secure juvenile preserving the quality of life residents
correctional facilities...juveniles are not expect.
allowed to be held in jail andlor municipal
lock-ups for any length of time." The State Court Administrator has
advocated for statutory changes that have
� This interpretation is in conflict with a resulted in efficiencies and cost savings
provision in Minn. Stat. § 260B.181, subd. whilepreserving core services.These
4,which provides that juveniles can be held changes involve consolidating services
in a licensed juvenile facility for up to six where practicable and using technology to
hours. Many municipal jails,including reduce costs. They include centralized
tho�e in counties where juvenile detention payable processing,use of e-citations and
facilities exist,have been operating under restructuring of state mandated programs.
the six-hour holding law.
Response: The League of Minnesot�
Managers of municipal jails indicate the Cities supports a statement by former
reinterpretation of the law is contrary to Chief Justice Eric J.Magnuson that calls
common practice and presents significant for"an adequately funded,functioning
chaLlenges for municipal law enforcement justice system that resolves disputes
personnel. promptly in order to ensure the rule of
law,pratect public safety and individual
Response: The Le�gue of Minnesota rights and promote a civil society."The
Cities supports a statutory clarification League supports the use of tech�ology to
that would allow juveniles to be held for reduce costs and preserve services.The
questioning and booking in licensed jail League opposes any changes that would
facilities for up to six hours,regardless of decriminalize local ordinances,petty
whether the county has a juvenile misdemeanors or misdemeanor offenses,
detention facility. , or that would make proseeution of these
crimes more difficult.
SD-38.Justice System Funding
SD-39. Homeland Security Costs
Issue: Over the past several years, and Liability
Minnesota's justice system has operated
under consecutive budget shartfalls. Public Issue:The federal government's response to
service windows are closed part of each terrorism has resulted in new responsibilities �
week in many courthouses.Delays in case for local governments in a nuxnber of areas.
filings,hearings and dispositions are For example, shortly after the terrarist
building throughout the state as staff and attacks on Sept. 11,2001,the federal
judges struggle to keep up with caseloads. government tapped local law enforcement
The budget shortfalls limit the ability of the personnel to provide security and perform
courts to process cases pertaining to �
screening at our nation s airports. These new
shoplifting,trespassing,worthless checks, responsibilities increase cities' liability
traffic and ordinance violations,juvenile exposure and result in higher local costs for
truancy,runaways and underage drinking, public safety services. In additian,local
consumer credit disputes,property-related governments are expected to continue
and small civil claims, and many other . ��gency planning and capacity building
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efforts,provide additional training and undocumented parent. These families are
equipment for first responders, and improve forced to live"underground"and are unable
emergency response coordination and to get drivers' licenses or car insurance in
communication. most states. In addition,they are unlikely to
obtain health insurance and are afraid to
As parfners in protecting our country from report crimes to local law enforcement.
terrorism,the federal government must: 1)
provide greater direct fmancial support for Since immigrants are barred from most
our first responders; 2)maintain funding for federal public assistance,the burden of
general pre- and post-disaster emergency providing social services, education, and
management programs; and 3) ensure a health care fa11s to state and local
coordinated and effective national governments that are increasingly feeling
emergency response system. the financial impact of both legal and illegal
immigrants living in their communities.
Response: The League of Minnesota
Cities recommends that when the federal Response: The League of Minnesota
government requires or contracts for Cities,together with the National League
cities' assistance in meeting federal of Cities,urges Congress to move quickly
homeland security responsibilities,the to enact and enforce effective
federal government should fully cover the immigration laws.
costs,including the risk of liability arising
from these activities. Federal and state governments must not
transfer responsibility for enforcing U.S.
The League supports greater federal immigration laws to local personnel,
funding to prepare,train, and equip our including police officers,firefighters,
first responders.The League also support educators,health professionals,and social
changes in the federal funding process to service employees.Finally,federal and
ensure Department of Homeland Security state governments must not prohibit local
funds move quickly to the local level. units of government from implementing
policies aimed at fostering positive
SD-40. Immigration Reform relationships between local government
officials,including law enforcement
Issue: The United States and the State of personnel, and immigrant communities.
Minnesota have long traditions of
welcoming immigrants. Immigrants SD-41. Racial Profiling
strengthen Minnesota by contributing to the
state's economy, enhancing cultural Issue: The League of Minnesota Cities
resources, and participating in efforts to recognizes that where profiling by law
build strong communities. enforcement officials exists, it must be
eliminated. The League supports action by
According to the National League of Cities, the State of Minnesota to fund and
roughly 35 percent of undocumented implement effective and meaningful
immigrants have lived in the United States responses to racial profiling that will
for 10 years or mare. Approximately 1.6 effectuate fair treatment of all people
million undocumented immigrants are regardless of age, race or ethnicity.
children, and another 3.1 million children in
the United States have at least one
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Response: The League of Minnesot� distinguishing between legal and illegal
Cities supports efforts to ensure that all fireworks, and that the 20021aw resulted in
interventions initiated by law greater use in Minnesota af illegal firewarks
enfprcement officials be based on an purchased in other states.
obj�etive demonstration of proba�le
cause to believe that a law has been According to data provided by the
violated.A law enforcement official's Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division,
decision to stop,question or detain injury trends and dollar losses related to '
individuals will be based solely on a fireworks incidents surged after the
reasonable suspicion of illegal activity and consumer fireworks ban was lifted.Hospital -
without consideration of age,race or reports reveal that the annual number of
ethnicity.The League supports training injuries caused by fireworks rose
programs to support these goals and dramatically in 20�2 and remains elevated.
rec�mmends that the state develop,fund, Likewise,Minnesota Fire Incident
and present such training programs to all Reporting System records show that the
law enforcement agencies in the state. annual dollar loss resulting fram firewarks
incidents increased significantly in 2002 and
The League supports objective,well- has since grown.
formulated statistical sampling by third
paritiies under the auspices of a state- In 2003,the state enacted a number of
funded study to document and analyze provisions limiting local authority perta.ining
law enforcement interventions,coupled to fireworks sales. The 2003 law caps the
with an effective means to sanetion any allowable municipal permit fee at$100 per
dociumented instances of inappropriate vendor selling fireworks with other
treatment of citizens.Additionally,the products, and$350 per vendor selling
League supports state funding for video fireworks exclusively.The law restricts
cameras in police cars as an incentive for cities from requiring fireworks sellers to
voluntary loeal partieipation in data purchase additional liability insurance.
collection efforts aimed at identifying Finally,the 2003 law states that cities cannot
patterns of profiling. prohibit or restrict the display of consumer
fireworks if the display and structure
SD-42. Legaliz�tion of Fireworks complies with National Fire Protection
Association(NFPA) Standard 1124. The
Issue: In 2002,the state enacted a law NFPA is a private international association
allowing the sale and use of non-aerial,non- of individuals and trade and professional
explosive consumer fireworks, including organizations. (NFPA Standard 1124 is not a
sparklers,party poppers, snakes,and other public document and is available only for a
novelty�items—relaxing the ban on fee.)
consumer fireworks in place in Minnesota
since 1941.In 2008,the Legislature further Fireworks products can cause serious
relaxed the ban by increasing the amount of injuries and fireloss. The legal sale of :
explosive material allowed in legal consumer fireworks undermines fire
fireworks. prevention efforts. The sale and use of
consumer fireworks increases 1oca1 public
Local fire service professionals have safety enforcement, emergency response,
reported that consumers and law and fire-suppression costs.
enforcement personnel have had difficulty
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Response: The League of Minnesota SD-44. Operation of Motorized
Cities opposes legislation that would Foot Scooters
further relax the ban on the sale and use
of consumer fireworks.The League Issue: Current state statute pre-empts the
supports a repeal of the 2002 law that authority of local units of government to
relaxes the ban on the sale and use of regulate the operation of motorized foot
consumer fireworks. scooters. The law provides that an operator
must be 12 years of age or older. Although
Fees are needed to covertLe costs the law contains safety provisions, including
- associated with compliance checks, a requirement that operators under the age of
education,and inspections relating to the 18 must wear helmets, it does not require
sale of a regulated product.The current �alning or permits for operators of any age.
fee caps do not allow cities to recover Further, it does not explicitly restrict the
these costs.The League supports allowing operation of motorized foot scooters to low-
cities to establish and impose reasonable volume and/or low-speed roadways.
fees on retailers that sell fireworks. The
League opposes restrictions on requiring Use of motorized equipment on roadways is
fireworks retailers to purchase additional �erently more dangerous than the use of
liability insurance.Finally,the League non-motorized bicycles and is comparable to
seeks repeal of the NFPA reference. the operation of motorized watercraft. While
the law governing watercraft operation also
SD-43. Traffic Enforcement requires an operator to be at least 12 years of
Cameras age, Minn. Stat. § 86B.101 requires
watercraft operators between the ages of 12
Issue: Drivers who disobey traffic laws can and 18 to successfully complete a youth
cause serious traffic accidents and contribute watercraft safety program and to obtain a
to gridlock. In spite of the severity of this watercraft operator's permit. The youth
problem,cities cannot always afford the watercraft safety program is administered by
levels of peace officer enforcement that the state, and includes a personal watercraft
residents demand. The technology exists to educational course and a testing program
enforce traffic laws with photographic that emphasizes safe and legal operation.
evidence. For example,there is less running
of red lights when motions imaging Response: State law should limit
recording systems(MIRS)are installed at operation of motorized foot scooters to
traffic signals. roadways with speed limits of 30 miles
per hour or less. State law should require
Response: Local law enforcement agencies motorized foot scooter operators between
should have the express authority to use the ages of 12 and 18 to obtain an
photo enforcement technology to enforce operator's permit by successfully
traffic laws. Local law enforcement completing a state-administered
officers should have the express authority motorized foot scooter safety program
to issue citations for traffic violations by modeled after the watercraft safety
mail where the violation is detected with program.In addition,state law should
photographic evidence. allow local units of government to be
more restrictive in regulating the
operation of motorized foot scooters,and
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shoiuld provide explicit authority to 2011). The court's decision makes it
regulate hours of use. difficult for local officials to prosecute a
person who is threatening public safety by
SD�S. Electric Personal Assistive operating an electric personal assistive
Mobility DeviCes and ElectriC mobility device or an electric velucle while
Vehicles Operation While Imp�ired impaired.
�ssue:Electric personal assistive mobility Response:The League of Minnesota
devices(commonly referred to as Segways) Cities supports an expansion of the
and etectric vehicles are becoming current DWI law so that it applies to a
incneasingly popular modes of person operating an electric personal
transportation,particularly for local trips. assistive mobility device or�n electric
The definitions of these types of vehicles are vehicle.
prowided under Minn. Stat. § 169A11 as •
follows: SD-46. Methamphetamine
• "Electric personal assistive mobility
device"means a self-balancing Issue: The production and abuse of :
device with two nontandem wheels, methamphetamine(meth)continues to be a
designed to transport not more thari problem for communities across Minnesota.
one person, and operated by an Cities are facing serious issues pertaining to
electric propulsion system that limits meth,including costly cleanup of drug labs, `
the maximum speed of the device to and the social problems and public safety
15 miles per hour. issues resulring from meth abuse. To meet
• "Electric vehicle"means a motor �e challenges presented by the growing
vehicle that is able to be powered by meth problem, cities are working with
an electric motor drawing current retailers to monitor the sale of precursor
from rechargeable storage batteries, ingredients,and are coordinating with other
fuel cells,or other portable sources �ts of government on the impact on
of electrical current, and meets or communities.
exceeds applicable regulations in Response: The Legislature and state
Code of Federal Regulations,title agencies must:
49,part 571, and successor
requirements. Electric vehicles a) Provide suf�cient funding to assist
include neighborhood electric local units of government with
vehicles,medium-speed electric cleanup of drug labs.
vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric b) Allow locaT governments to be
vehicles. more restrietive in the
Although the state driving while impaired development of ordinances�t the
(DWI)law(Minn. Stat. § 169A.20) city and county level to
prohibits a person with a blood alcohol 1eve1 appropriately�ddress the needs of
(BAC) above .08 from operating a motor their communities.
vehicle,boat or off-road vehicle,the c) Support public education on
Minnesota Court of Appeals recently held methamphetamine,including
that such devices are not motor vehicles for information to local government
purposes of Minnesota's DWI laws(State v. officials,retailers,schools,and
Brown, 801 N.W. 2d 186(Minn. Ct. App. health care providers.
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d) Provide training, equipment, Response: The League of Minnesota
standards,and support sufficient Cities supports strengthening the current
to allow local law enforcement and statutory prohibition on drug
other responders to safely perform paraphernalia,including improving the
their duties. statutory definition of"drug
paraphernalia" and ezplicitly prohibiting
SD-47. Drug Paraphernalia sales.
Issue: Cities throughout the state struggle SD-48. Regulation of Massage
with local businesses selling items primarily Therapists ,
designed to enable illegal drug use. Current
state law only prohibits use,pos�ession, Issue: The state does not currently license or
delivery, and advertisements of drug register massage therapists. Massage
paraphernalia. The law inadequately defines therapists are regulated under Minn. Stat. ch.
the term"drug paraphernalia,"and leaves 146A,which identifies prohibited provider
cities to pass more effective ordinances conduct and authorizes the Department of
"prohibiting or otherwise regulating the Health to take disciplinary action against
manufacture, delivery,possession, or noncompliant providers. However, funds for
adv�r.tisement of drug paraphernalia." these purposes have been limited.
Many cities have adopted their own In order to control.prostitution and to
ordinances to regulate drug paraphernalia, provide for health and sanitation standards,
including specifically prohibiting sales. But several cities have entered the traditional
for a variety of reasons,business owners state domain of health-care licensure by
routinely challenge these ordinances as enacting ordinances that require a11 massage
unconstitutional and then successfully therapists to obtain a local professional
invoke virulent public outcry on that basis. license. These ordinances help locallaw
This experience—along with costly court enforcement officers to differentiate
challenges—discourages other cities from between legitimate providers and
taking similar steps to curb illegal drug prostitution businesses fronting as massage
activity, and leaves most cities only able to therapy establishments.
enforce an inadequate state law.
Response: The League of Minnesota
Most states immediately around Minnesota Cities supports the statewide registration
define"drug paraphernalia" in a detailed or licensure of massage therapists in
way based on a 1979 model federal law order to aid local law enforcement efforts
designed to avoid constitutional issues. to control prostitution and other criminal
Minnesota does not. Federal law and the law activity.The League opposes legislation
of half the states imrnediately around that would pre-empt the ability of cities to
Minnesota explicitly ban sales of drug regulate massage therapy establishments,
paraphernalia,but Minnesota does not. The except that cities should not have the
current state of the law arguably makes drug authority to require local licensing for
paraphernalia easier to obtain in Minnesota individual massage therapists working
than in the states immediately surrounding under the direction of a licensed medical
it. professional.The League supports the
provision in Minn. Stat.ch. 146A and
calls for legislation that would allow cities
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to prosecute violations of Minn.Stat. ch. ` area) if they don't need the city's approval
146A. ` for the renewal of their state-issued premises
permits.
The League'also supports legislation
pertaining to the pr�ctice of massage Response: The licensee should be required
therapy that accomplishes the following. to obtain local approval on �n annual
basis,or at longer intervals`�s determined
�) Helps cities establish legitimacy of by the city,and file the resolution of local
providers applying for a local approval with the Gambling Control
license to practice. Board.
b) Prevents individuals from
� conducting criminal activities such SD-50. Liquor Liability Insurance
as prostitution out of Limits
- establishments operating as
massage therapy facilities. Issue:Minn. Stat. § 340A.409 requires that
c) Improves provider compliance "no retail license may be issued,maintained
with Minn.Stat.ch. 146A. or renewed unless the applicant
d) Protects the public from injury demonstrates proof of financial
and from other conditions that responsibility with regard toliability
may result in harm. imposed by 1Vlinn. Stat. § 340A.801"
relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages.
SD-49. Lawful Gambling and Local The minimum limits of liability currently in
Contr.ol statute require$50,000 of coverage because
of bodily injury to any one person in any
Issue: As part of the 2009 reforms to lawful one occurrence,$100,000 because of bodily
� gambling statutes,some local control was injury to two or more per�ons in any one
removed from the lawful gambling process. occurrence, $10,000 because of injury to or
Prewiously,the Iawful gambling licensee destruction of property af others in any one
would have to obtain the city council's occurrence, $50,000 for loss of ineans of
approval as part of its application to renew support of any one person in any one
the organization's premises permit(some occurrence,$100,004 for loss of ineans of
forms of lawful gambling require obtaining support of two or more persons in any one
an organizational license and a premises occurrence, $50,000 for other pecuniary loss
permit(s)from the state). This step was of any one person in any one occurrence,
removed when the state established a and$i 00,000 for other pecuniary loss of two
perpetual organizational license and' or more persons in any one occurrence.
prer;nises pernutting system. Because these These limits have not been upctated since at
licenses and permits are issued by the state, least 1985 and would provide very little
under the current system a city's authority relief to persons impacted by an intoxicated
over these licensees is limited to; 1) person. While cities can choose to require
approval of the initial premises permit; and higher 1'units of liability than required by
2)enforcement of the city's lawful gambling statute,it may create competitive imbalance
ordinance. Some city officials have between communities if the lirnits are not
concerns that gambling organizations will be consistent.
more apt to ignore local regulations(such as
spending the required percentage of lawful Response:The minimum limits in Minn.
gambling expenditures in the city's trade Stat. §340A.409 should be incre�sed to.
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$500,000 per occurrence with a$500,000 Response: The Legislature should remove
annual aggregate. the requirement of approval by the :
commissioner for city-issued liquor
SD-51. On-Sale Liquor Or Wine licenses and simply require cities to notify
LiCenses to Cultural Centers the state of newly issued and renewed
licenses as is already the case for '
Issue: Cultural centers are not one of the intoxicating on-sale liquor licenses and all
qualifying entities to which municipalities 3.2-liquor licenses.
may issue on-sale liquor or wine licenses.
Several cultural centers have received SD-53. Conditions for Liquor
special legislation that allows their LiCenses
municipalities to issue on-sale liquor or wine
licenses to them. This practice interferes Issue: Cities have the ability to issue liquor
with the ability of municipalities to control licenses in Minnesota as the lead policing -
the placement and operating manner of these organization in urban areas. Minn. Stat. §
entities. In 2003,performing theaters were 340A.4151ists conditions under which a
added to the list of establishments to which liquor license may be revoked or suspended,
municipalities may issue on-sale liquor or including failure to comply with"an
wine licenses, and in 2011, auto speedways applicable statute,rule or ordinance relating
were included,but to date cultural centers to alcoholic beverages."Therefore, cities
have not been added. may clearly issue liquor licenses subject to
terms and conditions provided in ordinance,
Response: The Legislature should which if violated will result in revocation or
authorize municipalities to issue on-sale suspension. But cities also impose
liquor or wine licenses to cultural centers, conditions on individuallicenses on a case
subject to restrictions imposed by the by case basis,both before issuing the
municipality. license, and,if further unforeseen issues of
health, safety,or welfare arise out of a
SD-52. Wine and Off-Sale Licenses parrticular licensee, after issuing the license.
Issue: Minn. Stat. ch. 340A authorizes cities A recent court of appeals decision denies a
to issue liquor licenses to various city has the ability to stipulate conditions on
establishments within their jurisdictions,but a�local establishment's already-issued liquor
in virtually all cases,the license issued by license. See,In the Matter of the On-Sale
the city is not valid until the state approves Liquor License, Class B Held by T. J.
it. This is true for such commonly issued Management of Minneapolis d/b/a Gabby's
licenses as wine,off-sale intoxicating liquor Saloon and Eatery, 763 N.W. 2d 359(Minn.
and temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor Ct. App. 2009). The opinion also brings into
licenses.The result is extra time spent for question the ability of a city to impose non-
city staff, as well as a time-based ordinance provided conditions on an
commercial impact to the business pursuing individual liquor license at the time of
the•original license. It represents issuance.
unnecessary duplication of effort by the
state, and can be a severe economic burden Response: The Legislature should
upon the liquor industry in the event of a recognize a city's need to place conditions
state shutdown as demonstrated in 2011. on a liquor license in order to address
local circumstances and to better protect
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the public.Minn.Stat. §340A.415 must couie with state-supported funding
be changed so that reasonable�anditions initiatives to support these locally-
ma�be imposed uniquely to a given determined compliance efforts.The
liqubr licensee whether the license has Legisl�ture should consider a grant
alre�dy issued ar not and without p�ssing program supporting locaily-based
an ordinance laying out the terms and commanity partrierships that can quickly
conditions for that particular licensee. and effectively respond ta youth access
problems.
SD'-54. Youth Access to Alcohol and
Tol�acco SD-55. Smoking Ban Ordinances
Issue: The minimum age to purchase Issue: In 2007,the Legisla�ure extended the
alcahol in Minnesota is 2l. The minimum Minnesota Glean Indoor Air Act(MCIAA)
age to purchase tobacco in Minnesota is 18. to cover all workplaces, including
The minimum age to sell alcohol and, restaurants and bars.The 1aw sets a floor :
tobacco products in Minnesota is 18.The with minimum standards and allows lacal
penalty for a minor or underage person governments to implement more restrictive
using false identification is 90 days in jail ordinances.
andlor up to$1,000.Cities have an interest
in preventing youth from obtaining these In recent years,the popularity a�d use of
: products. To this end,many cities operate electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes)has
compliance check programs in an effart to increased significantly. There is much that is
discern the current level of youth access and unknown about the health impacts of e-
to reduce youth access. Statewide,a number cigarettes which has slowed government
of cities have created community regulation of their sale and use.The MCIAA
partnerships with their court systems,.local does not include e-cigarettes, and at the `
businesses, and school districts to quickly federal level,they are not regulated by the
address problems associated with youth Food and Drug Administration.
access to alcohol and tobacco.
Because of potential health concerns and the
Response• The League of Minnesota current lack of regulation,cities have been
Cities opposes any proposal that could Passing ordinances on an individual basis
result in increased risks of youth access to restricting the sale of e-cigarettes to minors
alcohol and tobacco products and and prohibiting their use in public places.
expanded off-sale venues for the sale of
such products.The League supports the Response: To ensure some uniformity and
` sale of alcohol and tobacco products only consistency across'the st�te,the
in controlled environments.The League Legislature should include e-cigarettes in
supports statutory changes that assist in the MCIAA while preserving the ability
reducing youth access to alcahol and of local governments to enact more
tobacco products,including increasing restrictive ordinances.
the penalties for youth who use false SD-56. Regulation of Food Trucl�s
identi�cation and adults who provide
alcohol to minors.The League supports �ssuer Minnesota has seen a sharp increase
locally-determined alcohol compliance in the number of food trucks(Mobile Food
check programs,but any state mandate Units)operating throughout the state. Food
for alcohol compliance checks should
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trucks are licensed as food and beverage improperly designed to meet their stated
service establishments by the Minnesota goals. Additionally,the absence of funding
Department of Health(1VIDH}or by local by the state and federal government has
jurisdictions pursuant to an MDH delegation removed an essential restraining feature in
agreement. Food trucks are prohibited from program design and implementation.
operating in the same location for more than Agencies are less accountable to the
21 days without approval of the regulatory governments that mandate environmental
authority. The transient nature of food trucks programs when they do not have to find the
presents unique challenges to traditional city money to implement the programs.
zoning and permitting and may create an
unfair competitive advantage over Specific problems faced by cities include:
traditional restaurants that pay property
t�es and generate income for a city. Cities a) New programs or standards are
also make significant investrnents in the continually adopted without regard
development of retail districts and to the existence, attainability or cost
downtowns and have a strong interest in of existing programs and standards.
maintaining a level playing field for brick b) Regulatory bodies fail to consistently
and mortar establishments. use good science and the most
current and accurate data when
Response:It is appropriate for food establishing water quality standards.
trucks to be licensed by NIDH or its c) Regulatory bodies impose new
designees in the same manner as other pennit requirements without going
food and beverage service establishments. through rulemaking. Instead,the
Such state regulation must not preempt agencies rely on internal documents,
the ability of local governments to enact program strategies,and"best
reasonable time and place restrictions on professional judgment of staffl'when
the operation of food trucks within their setting pernut criteria.
jurisdictions, d) Regulatory bodies approve permits
and programs that compete with
SD-57. Environmental Protection traditional municipal services and
encourage urban sprawl.This
Issue: Cities demonstrate strong stewardship behavior puts at risk the public .
far the protection and preservation of the investrnents and growth management
environment. Minnesota municipaliries have efforts cities have made when
historically been the leading funding source planning for future development.
for environmental protection and e) Pernut fees and other cost-transfer
improvements. Municipal efforts include elements of federal and state
environmental protection through programs do not provide an incentive
wastewater treatment,wetland restorations, for environmental agency efficiency, -
stormwater treatment,public utility emission policy prioritization or risk
reductions,brownfield cleanup, safe assessment. Additionally, all
drinking water programs, as well as others. residents of the state contribute to the
need for wastewater and stormwater
At some point,however,the diminishing or treatment and benefit from the
nonexistent environmental benefit received resulting improved water quality.
from additional efforts is fiscally These factors make the state general
irresponsible. The programs are often fund an appropriate source for
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significant portions of state water permit modifications,and the reissuance
program funding. of a permit within a reasonable set time
� Third-party environmental advocacy period,and require the MPCA to make
groups create significant hardships its determinations and reissue the permit
on cities by threatening litigation within that reasonable set time frame.
even when hard science may not
support the groups'positions. The state should ensure townships are
g) Cities are often required to pay the required to meet the same environmental
cost of removing problem materials protection and regulatory requirements
from the waste stream,rather than as cities.
preventing the problem at the
' consumer product or manufacturing Legislation should be passed that requires
level. state agencies to establish permit
requirements only when the criteria they
Response: Alternative wastewater are using is developed through the rule-
treatment and cooperative service systems making process.
should be prohibited from operating in
areas that can reasonably and effectively State agencies need to develop science-
be served by existing municipal systems, based standards and quantify new
unless• effluent standards,ensuring that they are
scientifically and economically
a) The municipal system is proven to practicable.
be substantially less cost-effective
and substantially less beneficial to The state general fund is an appropriate
the environment. source for state water program funding.
b) The operation of these systems will Municipal water permit fees should only .
not create a stranded public be increased if new revenue is needed
investment in the existing system. because of increased costs of processing
municipal water permits or if the funds
Sufficient state and federal financial would go for specific scientific research,
assistance should be provided to local technical and fmancial support for cities,
governments when complying with state or agency staffing needed by cities to
and federal infrastructure requirements, address environmental and public health
particularly with regard to wastewater, concerns,not as a means to generate new
stormwater, and drinking water facilities. revenue to cover other budget shortfalls.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency The Legislature should create effective,
(MPCA) should streamline its permitting producer-led reduction,reuse, and
and re-issuing processes to allow for recycling programs to deal with a '
effluent standards and permit product's lifecycle impacts from design
requirements to be known earlier, through end-of-life management and
tl�ereby giving communities more time to should regulate products and compounds
defend against contested case hearings. that damage water quality,sewer
collection,stormwater or wastewater
The Legislature should require the treatment systems at the consumer and
MP�CA to make its determination manufacturing levels,not just at the
regarding permit-required submittals,
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treatment and infrastructure fund or bonding,that broadly
maintenance leveL collect revenue to address this
statewide problem.
SD-58. Impaired Waters b) Support legislative appropriation :
of constitutionally dedicated clean
Issue: Despite the billions of dollars that water revenues that will
Minnesota municipalities have invested and supplement traditional sources of
continue to invest in wastewater and funding for these purposes,not be
stormwater management systems, and best used to cover budget cuts,backfill
management practices to protect,preserve, past program reductions,or to
� and restore the quality of Minnesota's otherwise supplant normal state
surface waters,the quality of some of spending on water programs.
Minnesota's surface waters does not meet c) Direct the majority of funds
federal water quality requirements. The collected by the state for impaired
federal Clean Water Act requires that further waters into programs that fund
effortsbe made by the state to reduce human municipal wastewater and
impacts on surface waters that are stormwater projects,and for state
determined to be impaired due to high programs needed for municipal
pollutant loads of nutrients,bacteria, wastewater and stormwater
sediment,mercury, and other contaminants. permitting and technical support,
Scientific studies of these waters must be including the Clean Water
conducted to determine how much pollution Revolving Loan Fund,Wastewater
they can handle(Tota1 Maximum Daily Infrastructure Fund,Phosphorus
Loads, or TMDLs). The pollutant load Reduction Grant Program,TNIDL
reduction requirements will affect Grants Program, Small
municipal, industrial, and agricultural Community Wastewater
practices and operations along any river, Treatment Grant and Loan
stream or lake determined to be impaired. Program, and other state
While the sources of 86 percent of the programs that provide financial
pollutants affecting Minnesota waters are resources for city wastewater
non-point sources,there will also be new treatment facilities,septic tank
costs and requirements fo'r point-source replacement,stormwater
dischargers, like municipal wastewater management projects,and other
treatment facilities.Municipal stormwater city water quality improvement
systems will also face increased protective and protection projects.
requirements and regulation as part of the d) More adequately cover the current
state's impaired waters program. five-year wastewater
infrastructure funding need
Response; The League of Minnesota projection of more than $1.65
Cities will work actively with the billion.
administration,the Legislature, and other e) Recognize and address the
stakeholders in the design and upcoming costs of stormwater
implementation of Minnesota's impaired management infrastructure and
waters program to: operation on municipalities from
new regulatory mandates and load
a) Ensure equitable funding solutions reduction requirements.
are found,such as the state general
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� Allow fleacibility in achieving SD-59.Urban Forest Management
pollutant load reductions and Funding
limitations through offsets or
trading of pollutant load reduction Issue: Urban forests are an essential part of
, credits for both point and non- city infrastructure. Dutch elm disease, oak
point load reduction requirements wilt disease, drought, storms, and emerald
within watersheds. ash borer threaten our investment in trees.
gj Recognize and credit the work The costs far control and rernoval can be '
: underway and already completed catastrophic and put pressure on city
by local units of government to budgets.The Minnesota Department of
limit point and non-point source Natural Resources,through its Urban and
' water pollutant discharges. Community Forestryprogram, and the
h) Recognize the diversity of efforts Minnesota Department of Agriculture,
and needs that exists across the through its Shade Tree and Invasive Species
state. program,currently have regulatory authority
i) Ensure the best science available is to direct tree sanitation and control
used to accurately determine the programs.Although these programs allow
sources of pollutant load in order for addressing some tree disease,pest,and
to maximize positive other problems, funding levels have been
environmental outcomes and inadequate to meet the need of cities to build
minimize unnecessary regulatory capacity for urban tree programs and
and financial burdens for cities by respond to catastrophic problems.Cities
correctly accounting for and share the goal of the state's Releaf
addressing agricultural and other Program—promoting and funding the
non-point pollutant sources. inventory,planning,planting,maintenance,
j) Ensure the state requires that the and improvement of trees in cities
MPCA retain control of the throughout the state. In addition,economic
TNIDL development process and gains for stormwater management,tourism,
that all seientific research related recreation, and other benefits must be
to TNIDLs is conducted by the protected from tree loss. A lack of timely
MPCA or qualified,objective investment in urban forests costs cities
parties pursuant to state significantly more in the long run.
contracting,procurement,and
, conflict of interest laws. Response: The League of Minnesota
k) Clarify state water quality Cities supports funding for a state
mandates so cities know matching grant program to assist cities
specifically what they are required with building capacity for urban forest
to do and what methods of management and meeting the costs of
achieving those outcomes are preparing for,and responding to,
' acceptable to state and federal catastrophic urban forest problems. ;
regulators, Addi"onally,the League supports
reinstatement of the Minnesota Releaf
Program,through the Legislative and
Citizens' Commission on Minnesota
Resources(LCCMR),with an increased
appropriation that can better address the
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needs of building capacity and managing eliminates many of the administrative costs
urban forests across the state. of the current absentee ballot procedures. In
addition,unlike the absentee voting process,
SD-60. Election IssueS early voting allows the in-person voter to
correct mistakes made by the voter when
Issue: Cities play an important role in marking the ballot such as party cross-over
administering state and federal election law voting in a primary election or over-voting.
and conducting voting activities. These mistakes can be discovered bythe
� ballot tabulator,the same as a voter on
Response: In order to strengthen the Election Day. Election results are not known
effectiveness of local election until the polls close on Election Day.
administration,the Legislature should:
Response: The League of Minnesota
a) Seek the input of cities,townships, Cities supports the adoption of legislation
counties,and school districts on establishing an early voting process.
proposed changes to voter registration
and election law; SD-62. Absentee Voting
b) Expedite court action to resolve
candidate eligibility related to Issue: Current law allows in-person
residency in errors and omissions absentee voting until 5:00 p.m. on the night
proceedings; before the election. This does not leave
c) Eliminate redundant audio testing of adequate time for election officials to
AutoMARK voting equipment by process absentee ballots and mark polling
election judges in precinct polling place rosters to indicate which voters have
places on Election Day; already cast absentee ballots prior to the
d) Repeal requirements for precinct opening of the polls on Election Day.
election judges to count blank ballots Election officials are also faced with the
in each shrink-wrapped ballot additional task of delivering supplemental
package as they are opened in the roster lists of such voters to the polls before
polling place; and the polls open the next morning. The
e) Shorten the deadline for major current absentee voting process further
political parties to provide lists of requires that a supplemental list of fmal
persons interested in serving as absentee voters be delivered to the polls
election judges to election officials to after the last mail delivery on Election Day
within one month (30 days)following and often leads to administrative challenges
' precinct caucuses. and increased potential for errors in the
process.
SD-61. Early Voting
Response: The League of Minnesota
Issue: Minnesota allows absentee voting by Cities supports:
mail and in-person and many Minnesotans
consider the current absentee voting system a) Establishing an earlier deadline for
as "early" voting. Many states have ending in-person absentee voting
implemented actual early voting procedures prior to Election Day;
for in-person voting and found them to be a b) Revising absentee ballot regulations to
cost-effective and efficient method to serve allow any person over 18 to witness
the voters. An early voting system
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ithe absentee process and sign the request with the Secretary of State no later
ienvelope as a witness; and than seven days before the general or special
c) Authorizing cities with health care Election Day. This provides any declared •
facilities to schedule election judges to write-in candidate the same provisions for
conduct absentee voting at an earlier tabulation as a candidate whose name is
date in health care facilities. printed on the ballot. Because this
requirement does not'exist in city elections,
SD�63. Felon Voting Rights city election officials are required to take
Re�toration considerable time and resources to count and
individually record write-in votes cast,many
Issuer There is confusion as to when felon of which are frivolous.
voting rights are restored, and notification of '
restoration is inconsistent or nonexistent. Response: The Leagae of Minnesota
While there were some changes made to Cities supports legislation to give cities<
data sharing requirements between the the option to require that write-in
Department of Corrections and the Office of caudidates for local elective offices file a
the Secretary of State in the 2013 legislative formal request with the chief election
session,theprocess of notifying felons of official at least seven days'before the city
their eligibilit�to vote was not improved. election if they wish to have their write-in
This very often leads to challenges placed votes individually recorded.
on Election Day rosters for felons who are
not�eligible to vote and election judges must SD-65. Statutory and Charter City
then challenge the voter and spend time and Terms of City Elected Officials
resources determining a voter's eligibility.
Issue: Minn. Stat. § 412.02, subd. 2
Response: The League of Minnesota provides that the terms of office for city
Cities supports the restoration of voting elected officials in statutory cities sha11
rights to felons once they have completed commence on the first Monday in January
their term of incarceration.This will following the election at which the officer is
eliminate the administrative burden of chosen:The'statute also stipulates that"all
challenging voters at the polls and officers chosen and qualified as such shall
determining eligibility from various hold office until their successors qualify."
jurisdicfions.This will also eliminate the Under the statute, if a newly elected officer
need for investigation by local law no longer qualifies,the incumbent would
enforcement of those who have begin the new term on the firstMonday in
unknowingly registered to vote or voted January and remain in office until a
before their rights were restored. successor is chosen.
SD';64. Write-in Candidates in City Minn. Stat. § 205.07, subd. 1(a)provides
Elections that the terms of office for charter cities end
on the first Monday in January of the year in
Issue: For federal, state and county offices, which the term expires. The statute does not
wri�e-in candidates are totaled together as include language stating that incumbents `
one!number for write-in votes. If a candidate shall hold office until their successor
wants the write-in votes to be individually qualifies.
recorded,the candidate must file a written
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This omission creates confusion for charter required by the state to receive federal and
cities and an unnecessary distinction state aid funds; this is covered under Minn.
between the ability of statutory and charter Stat. § 134.34. The money includes funds
cities to respond to an unexpected change in for statewide and regional delivery of
an officer's qualification to hold office. interlibrary loans, licensing of electronic
resources,continuing education
Response: The Le�gue of Minnesota opportunities, and grants coordinated or
Cities urges the Legislature to amend administered by the region. Literacy is a big
Minn. Stat. §205.07,subd. l(a)to clarify issue for many communities and libraries
that home rule charters may provide that play a key role in addressing the issue.
incumbents continue until their While the MOB is seen as a mandate by
successors are elected and qualified. cities and counties,the MOE also protects
the taxpayer investment in library resources
SD-66. Local Control in Purchasing and services by providing a more stable
and Using Electronic Rosters source of funding.
Issue: In the 20131egislative session, a The MOE issue for public libraries rose to
pilot project was established for five the forefront in the 2009 legislative session
Minnesota cities to test the use of electronic with two local aid unallotments, and the
rosters(or"e-poll books")during the 2013 desire to provide some mandate relief to
municipal elections. The legislation also local governments. The 2011 Legislature
requires a report on the results of the pilot provided a 10%reduction in the MOE
sites be submitted to the Legislature in amounts for cities and counties as part of the
January 2014.While electronic rosters may special session budget deal. Given the
increase efficiency and decrease cost for complexity on both the service delivery and
some cities,this may not be txue for all the funding sides to this issue,the Office of
cities. Legislative Auditor(OLA)was tasked with
. conducting a study on public libraries that
Response: As the Legislature explores the acknowledged the funding disparities,but
use of electronic rosters,cities should unforlunately offered no solutions.
retain the option of utilizing this
technology and should not be required to Response: The League of Minnesota �
do so. Cities supports a state matching grant
program to provide dollars to assist
SD-67. Library Funding communities to work in partnership to
build and improve libraries.Additionally,
Issue: Many community libraries in when reviewing the OLA's report,the
Minnesota are city-owned. Although located Legislature should take into consideration
in an�individual community,city libraries the current methods of delivering library
serve a much wider area. Local libraries are services across the state and whether
constantly working to address the needs of those are fair and equitable to local
users in order to provide access to both governments and their citizens.When
, written and electronic media to enhance the modifying the library MOE
educational capacity of adults and children. requirements,the Legislature should
ensure that any reGef provided on the
The staxe's library Maintenance of Effort counxy MOE requirement does not result
mandate(MOE)is a minimum level in additional funding burdens for cities.
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Finally,policymakers should consider SD-69. Charter Law EXpellse Limi�
whether establishing library taxing Increase
districts might help with the equity issues
of funding libraries. Issue: Under current law(Minn. Stat. §
410.06),charter commission expenses that
SD-68. Park and Library Land T�x are paid by the city are limited to $10,000 in
Break a first class city and$1,500 in a11 other
cities. The first class city limit was increased ;
Issue: As the price for land increases, it is in 1961 from$1,500 to$10,000 while the
becoming more difficult for cities and other limits for all other charter cities have not - =- - •�
local units of government to compete with been adjusted since 1947.
developers to save and secure land and
easernents that are deemed appropriate for Response: The League of Minnesota
park,library,trail, and green spaces. Cities supports increasing the allowable
annual charter commission expense limit
Response: The state should amend the tax to$5,000 for cities other than cities of the
laws to provide tax incentives for first class
property owners who sell land and
easements to local units of government
when the land is to be used for park, -
library,trail or green space purposes.
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IMPROVING LOCAL ECONOMIES
LE-1. Growth Management and d) Give cities broader authority to
Annexation extend their zoning,subdivision;and
other land-use controls outside the
Issue:Unplanned and uncontrolled growth city's boundaries,regardless of the
has a negative environmental, fiscal, and existence of county or township
governmental impact on cities,counties, and controls,to ensure conformance with
the state because it increases the cost of city facilities and services.
providing government services and results in e) Clearly define and differentiate
the loss of natural resource areas and prime between urban and rural development
agricultural land. and restrict urban growth without
municipal services or annexation
Response:The League of Minnesota agreements outside city boundaries.
Cities believes the existing framework for This should contain a requirement
guiding growth and development that counties and joint power districts
primarily through local plans and that provide sewer,water,and other
controls adopted by local governments services,which have been traditionally
should form the basis of a statewide provided by cities,include as a
planning policy,and that the state should condition of providing service the
not adopt a mandatory comprehensive annexation of properties that are the
statewide planning process.Rather,the recipients of such services in cases
state should• where annexation is requested by a
city that could feasibly be providing
a) Provide additional financial and those services.
technical assistance to local � Facilitate the annexation of urban
governments for cooperative planning land to cities by amending state
and growth management issues, statutes that regulate annexation to
particularly where new make it easier for cities to annex
comprehensive plans have been developed or developing land within
mandated by the Legislature. unincorporated areas.
b) Keep comprehensive planning g) Oppose legislation that would
timelines on a ten-year cycle due to reinstate the election requirement in
the financial and workload impacts contested annexations.
these processes place on cities. h) Support legislation to prohibit
c) Clearly establish the public purposes detachment of parcels from cities
served by existing statewide controls, unless approval of the detachment has
such as shore land zoning and been granted by both the affected city
wetlands conservation; clarify, and township and the affected county
simplify, and streamline these has been notified prior to the city and
controls; eliminate duplication in their township acting on the request.
administration; and fully defend and i) Oppose legislation that allows orderly
hold harmless any local government annexation agreements to be adopted
sued for a"taking" as a result of that prohibit annexation by other
executing state land-use policies. cities of property not being annexed
under the agreement.
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j) Encourage ideas consistent with the wildlife management areas far less desirable
long-term goal of allowing urban due to impacts on future city development.
development only in urban areas.
Density incentives such as sprawl- In rural areas,where this is less of a
reduction aid programs are more concern,-counties and townships have the
straightforward methods of rewarding authority to object to the sLate purchasing
and encouraging compact urban land for the outdoor recreation system for
development than using local these very reasons. Cities do not have that
government aid(LGAJ for another statutory right:Due to recent statutory
new purpose. changes(Minn.'Stat. § 97A.137, subd. 4)
k) Establish stricter criteria on the removing city authority to adopt ordinances '
amount cities can pay to townships as related to firearm discharge,hunting and
part of an orderly annexation trapping activity in wildlife management
agreement so that payments to areas within their borders,these purchases --
townships are limited to should not occur without city consent and
reimbursement for lost property tax input.
base for no more than a fixed number
of years,documented stranded Response:The League of Minnesota ` '
assessments, and other items for Cities opposes the state imposing
which there is a clear nexus. retroactive development restrictions
around existing wildlife management
LE-2. Wildlife Management Areas areas.
Issue:The Department of Natural Resources �en purchasing state wildlife
has been pressing for legislative management areas and other
requirements creating development conservation and outdoor recreation
restrictions on property adjacent to land system land,the state should either
purchased by the state for hunting and other purch�se sufficient land to provide an
conservation purposes.This issue has been internal buffer from surrounding
increasingly controversial as urban growth development or purchase development
extends into areas previously considered rights to land adjacent to the property if
rural and residential property owners are such a buffer is deemed essential to
finding themselves adjacent to public preserving the`intended uses for the
hunting land. With large amounts of new property.This should be required for new
revenue going into state land purchase for land purchases and done where feasible
game and fish habitat and public access for existing wildlife management areas.
purposes because of the passage of the
constitutional amendment,these problems Furthermore,Minn. Stat.§84.944 and§
could occur even more frequently. 97A.145 should be amended to include
cities in the local government notification
The solution being proposed will put local and approval process the state must
governments in the position of enforcing follow before purchasing public land.
state land use restrietions and would require
extensive changes to local plans, controls
and ordinances. It would also create large
numbers of nonconformities on properties
within city limits and would make state
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LE-3. Of�cial State Mapping proceedings. Eliminating authority of
Responsibility municipal electric utilities to extend
services,or making extension of municipal
Issue:For many years,the Minnesota electric service to annexed property
Department of Transportation(MnDOT)has. w�'easonably costly,would interfere with
provided the mapping services to keep community development and make it
survey-level accuracy in place for the state's unfeasible for municipal electric utilities to
official maps and records. That information serve properties located within rural electric
changes when roads are made or improved, cooperative(REG) service territory in
and needs regular adjustment when annexed areas, even if the REC had not
municipal boundary adjustments are made. served them prior to annexation.
The information is then used at all levels of
government to accurately determine Response:The League of Minnesota
property boundaries for transportation aid, Cities opposes any attempt to remove or
utility service boundaries, state and local alter the eminent domain option available
funding formulas, election issues, and a to municipal electric utitities in state law,
number of other uses. or to make it financially unfeasible for
municipal utilities to compensate rural
No state agency,however,has ever been electric cooperatives for serving future
statutorily provided with mapping customers who reside in annexed areas
responsibility and MnDOT is not funded for where the cooperative has not provided
providing that level of detail in its mapping. service.
Because MnDOT, as an agency,requires
less specificity in its maps, a change has LE-5. Statutory Approval
slowly been integrated to mostly restrict Timelines
MnDOT mapping to what changes occur in
road ownership and responsibility, leaving Issue:Cities since 1995 have been required
many mapping needs unmet for other users to act on written requests relating to zoning,
of boundary data. septic systems,the expansion of
Metropolitan Urban Service Areas(MiJSA),
Response: The League of Minnesota and other land-use applications in
Cities supports legislation making a accordance with a statutory time period
named state entity the official provider of generally referred to as the 60-day rule.
survey-level mapping for the state, ' Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 15.99, state and
including maps for municip�l boundary local government agencies must approve or
adjustments.The Legislature must deny a permit within a statutory timeframe.
provide the necessary appropriations to Failure by the agency to issue a specific
the entity for providing that service. denial of the application is deemed an
approval.
LE-4. Electric Service Extension
Minn. Stat. § 15.99 does not direct�y address
Issue:Minnesota law preserves the right of whether an appeal of a decision triggers an
municipal electric utilities to grow with the extension or is part of an original zoning
cities they serve. Municipal electric utilities request that must be handled within the 60-
may grow either through application to the or 120-day time period. In a 2004 court of
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission appeals decision,the court found that a
(MPUC)or through condemnation zoning application is not approved or denied
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for the purposes of Minn. Stat. § 15.99 until requirements may be needed at the local
the city has resolved all appeals challenging level.
the application. See,Moreno v. City of
Minneapolis, 676 N.W. 2d 1 (Minn. Ct. Response:The Legislature should repeal
App. 2004). According to the court, an or amend Minn. Stat.§ 15.99.If repeal is
appeal is not a request for a permit, license unlikely,amendments should:
or other governmental approval; therefore,it
a Increase the inifial time limit to 90
doe�not trigger a new 60-day rime period. �
Under this interpretation, a decision days or have the language in Minn.
rendered by a zoning board or planning Stat. § 15.99 apply as the default
commission is not the final approval or requirement only in cases where
denial ofan application if the city allows an permitting bodies have not established
appeal to the city council. an independent approval timeline.
b) Clarify that approval does not
This court decision is problematic for a abrogate the need for approvals under
couple of reasons. Forcing cities to further other applicable federal,state or local -
condense the process for considering requirements.
planning and zoning applications will make c) Provide appeal rights to adjacent
it more difficult to gather public input and property owners.
leave less tirne for thoughtful deliberation by d) Clarify that,if requests are to be -
zoning boards and planning commissions. It decided by a board,commission or
may also provide an incentive for cities to other agent of a governmental agency,
extend the origina160-day period in every and the decision of the board,
instance in order to build-in adequate time to commission or other agent'is adopted
consider possible appeals. subject to appeal to the governing
' body of the agency,then the agency
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently may extend the 60-day time limit to
issued another 60-day rule decision that held resolve the appeaL
that an application to the Minneapolis e) More clearly define that the phrase
Heritage Preservation Commission for a "related to zoning"refers to a
certificate of appropriateness was a"written traditional land use decision such as
request related to zoning," and therefore was rezoning,conditional use permits,and
subject to the automatic approval provision variances.
of the 60-day rule. (See, 500,L�C v. City of
Minneapolis, 837 N.W. 2d 287(Minn. LE-6. Public Infrastructure Utilities
2013). This opinion creates ambiguity and
uncertainty abouf what pernut applications Issue: Successful economic development
are subject to thelaw. efforts and community stability are
! dependent upon a city's ability to make
While the Legislature has clarified some infrastructure investments. Current
aspects of this law, additional modifications infrastructure funding options available to
are necessary to assist cities in providing cities are inadequate and unsustainable.
accurate and timely responses to applicants Funding pressures have been exacerbated by
and to allow adequate time forpublic input. levy limits,unallotment and reductions in
Furthermore, as city staff and financial the local government aid and market value
resources are increasingly limited, flexibility homestead credit programs.The existing
in the length of approval timeline special assessment law,Minn. Stat.ch. 429,
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does not meet cities' financing needs during which an aggrieved party may
because of the benefif requirement. The law challenge planning and zonirig fees to 60
requires a minimum of 20 percent of such a days after approval of an application.
project to be specially assessed against However,the law is not clear about what
affected properties. In practice,however, notice requirements to the municipality are
proof of increased property value to this necessary,relative to the timing for a person
degree of benefit can rarely be proven from aggrieved by an ordinance or decision under
regular repair or replacement of existing the municipal planning act to seek review.
infiastructure such as streets or sidewalks.
Alternatives to the Minn. Stat. ch.429 Response: The Legislature should amend
methods for financing infrastructure Minn. Stat. §462.361 to establish a 60-
improvements are nearly nonexistent. day time limitation in which an aggrieved
person may bring an action against the
The Legislature has given cities the municipality.
authority to operate utilities for waterworks,
sanitary sewers, and storm sewers. The LE-8. Foreclosure and
storm sewer authority, established in 1983, Neighborhood Recovery
set the precedent for a workable process of
charging a use fee on a utility bill for a city Issue:Minnesota has experienced
service infrastructure that is of value to significant numbers of mortgage
everyone in a city. Similar to the storm foreclosures. The number of sheriff sales
sewer authority, a transportation or sidewalk rose to a high of 26,000 in 2008.Although
utility would use technical,well-founded the number of those sales has stabilized
measurements and would equitably somewhat since then, issues surrounding
distribute the costs of local infrastructure community recovery are still ongoing.
services.
The League is encouraged by the
Response:The Legislature should commitment in the 2013-2015 Minnesota
authorize cities to create, as a local Housing Finance Agency Strategic Plan,
option,additional utilities such as a which prioritizes supporting communities as
transportation or sidewalk utility. Such they recover Uy focusing agency resources
authority would acknowledge the effects to aid cities and support investrnent in
of repeated levy limits and the general housing to restore quality of life along with
funding shift from the state to local stable neighborhoods.
governments for building and
maintaining necessary infrastructure; the Cities dedicate scarce resources to address
benefits to all taxpayers of a properly public safety and maintenance challenges
maintained public infrastructure; and, �associated with foreclosed and vacant
the limitations of existing special homes. Cities' revenues also continue to
assessment authority. decline due to delinquent utility payments
and property tax payments as well as added
LE-7. Development Disputes cost for nuisance abatements.
Issue: State law is clear that fees collected Foreclosures also result in an unprecedented
! under Minn. Stat. ch. 462 are eligible for number of vacant and abandoned properties,
judicial review in the event of dispute. The making them a top concern. Left
Legislature recently limited the timeframe unaddressed,these properties destabilize
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neighborhoods, depressing neighborhood including an expedited process to
property values,and driving up costs of address nuisance properties.
municipal services: e) Support local suthority for cities to
collect all delinquent`taxes,utility
Cities continue to strive to preserve the bills,liens,and assessments on
viability and safety of their communities. foreclosed and tax forfeited
Hov�vever,without additional resources to properties.
address the variety and increasingly costly t) Improve notification to cities and
impacts of foreclosures, cities cannot consistency in the information
maintain or enlarge those;activiries to meet available to cities when a property is
local needs. The federal government has in the foreclosure process and vacated.
provided funds for neighborhood g) Require the foreclosing
stabilization,but such funds are limited in party/mortgage holder to maintain
eligible uses and scope and are only foreclosed properties.If the
available to a limited number of cities. State foreclosing party is unwilli:ng to
funding for Minnesota Housing programs maintain the propErty,strengthen city
has not kept pace with the urgency of authority to charge the foreclosing
addressing community recovery. party/mortgage holder for cost of
maintenance.
Response: The Legislature should: h) Support coordinated responses to
prevent'foreclosures,activate and
a) Support Minnesota Housing in its guide private investment and home
efforts to strengthen communities purchases,and support distressed
where foreclosures and current rates neighborhoods.
of delinquencies are stilI high (as
much as 5 percent statewide as LE-9. New Resources for
�compared with the normal rate of 1-2 Affordable Housin
percent). g
b) Secure increased state and federal Issue:Cities,along with local hausing
resources and provide financing tools officials, are concerned about the need for
to help cover`city costs associated with proactive commihnent at the state level to
: foreclosures and community recovery, aid cities to meet demand for affordable
including revenue sources for housing that is sensitive to 1oca1 conditions,
�rograms that support foreclosure including meeting the needs of an aging
mitigation and homeownership population,particularly when elderly
counseling. residents often must leave communities
c) Consider establishing a non- vvhere they have owned their own homes for
competitive program to provide a many years. The League of Minnesota
�natch for city-subsidized affordable Cities also recognizes that federal, state and
�►ousing projects. local governments all have a role to play in
d) Allow cities to take actions necessary meeting affordable housing needs,
to protect:foreclosed and abandoned preventing, and recovering from,
homes from damage and to help foreclosure, , and responding to problems
preserve property values in caused by vacant homes and the increase in
neighborhoods where concentrations rentalproperties that are the result of
of such conditions are present, foreclosure.
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Response:The Legislature should: use st�te bond proceeds for land
banking and trusts as well as
a) Support the strategic priorities that rehabilitation and construction of
Minnesota'Housing has adopted, affordable housing.
which include making resources and fl Provide funding and financing tools to
methods available to maintain and cities to create affordable senior
improve existing affordable homes, housing for our aging population.
especially housing stock that is aging. g) Provide funding and financing tools to
b) Re-enact a program similar to"This cities to create affordable housing and :
Old House"to allow owners of prevent foreclosure for veterans. :
qualifying single-family homes or
multi-unit rental properties to defer LE-10. Energy Efficiency
the increase in tax capacity from Improvement Requirements for
repairs or improvements to their Housing
homestead property as an incentive
for cities to maintain housing stock, Issue: Rising energy costs have brought
including,but not limited to re- attention to the poor energy efficiency of
occupying and homesteading many private residences, especially in older
foreclosed and vacant homes.In order housing sto�k.The afForda.bility of this
to provide potential opportunities in housing could be severely impacted by
more communities,the program's age continued increases in home energy costs.
limit qualifications for a homestead �provements in the energy efficiency of
property should be updated to include �s housing stock would improve the
properties that are at least 30 years •�ordability of local housing options and
old. would help achieve state energy demand and
c) Provide stable and long term funding greenhouse gas emission reduction goals.
for Minnesota Housing and other 'The challenge is how best to achieve that
affordable housing programs, result.
including a state low-income housing
tax credit to help rebuild the state's Legislative discussions have suggested that
partnership with local governments in minimum energy efficiency improvements
the development of homeownership, could be added as point of sale requirements
multi-family rental assistance and for this older housing stock, including basic
housing renovation programs,and renovations such as improved attic
allow flexibility for cities to achieve insulation levels,window caulking and
partnerships and leverage resources outlet sealing. :
with private and public entities.
d) Substantially increase long-term While the goals of such a program are
funding for the Economic laudable,there are a number of concerns for
Development& Challenge Fund to how this would actually be accomplished in
leverage local private and public individual cities. Most cities do not, for
resources to develop workforce rental example,have point of sale inspections.
and single family homes. There will also be cases where the house
e) Support legislation to provide sales, will be structurally unable to meet high attic
use,and transaction tax exemptions or insulation requirements, such as with
reductions for development and manufactured housing or with older houses
production of affordable housing and
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with very little attic space. There are also LE-1 l. Residential Care Facilities' :
concerns that the cost of ineeting these and In-Home Day Care
energy requirements could result in
homeowners being reluctant to sell their Issue: Sufficient funding and oversight.is
houses because of the expense of the needed to ensure that residents living in
improvements that would be required to residential care facilities have appropriate
meet new standards. care and supervision, and that
What homeowners will need to accomplish neighborhoods are not disproportionately`
impacted by high concentrations of these
these energy efficiency improvements is types of facilities. Under current law,
increased exposure to educational operators of certain residential care facilities
infor�nation,such as increased access to are not required to notify cities when they
energy audits and more familiarity with and intend to purchase single family housing for `
access to programs that finance home energy this purpose. Cities do not have authority to
efficiency projects. This program could be regulate the locarions of residential care
implemented very efficiently and effectively facilities. Cities have reasonable concerns
by utility companies instead of cities. about the safety of facility residents and
Electric utilities have a customer neighborhoods,particularly in case of public
relationship with homeowners, a regulatory safety.Cities also have an interest in
requirement to meet energy demand preserving a balance in residential
reduction goals through conservation neighborhoods between this type of facility
spending, and access to technical expertise and other uses.It is in the best interest of
that can take into account variations in providers to inform and work with cities
housing age and construction. Cities could, before opening a facility in order to educate
however,play a strong role in increasing providers of community standards and
public exposure to approved educational expectations.
materials.
There are similar restrictions on the ability
Response: The League of Minnesota of a city to regulate licensed day care
Cities agrees that there is a need to facilities.Minn. Stat. § 462.357, subd.7
improve the energy efficiency of older states that certain licensed residential
housing stock to reduce energy facilities and day care facilities must be
consumption and improve the considered a pennitted single-family use for
affordability of housing.The state should zoning purposes,The restriction is designed
focus its efforts on improving educational to protect"in-home"daycare facilities,but
programs and on improving the use of �e law applies even if the facility is not the
ea�isting statewide Conservation p��y residence of the day care provider.
Improvement Program(CIP)financed '�s creates a loophole for,providers to use a
programs to provide homeowners with single-family home as a comrnercial daycare
technical and financial support for facility,which might not otherwise be
weatherization and energy efficieney allowable under a city zoning ordinance.
improvements.Cities should use their
communication tools,such as newsletters Response: Cities should have statutory
and web sites,to promote these efforts authority to require agencies as well as
and to help link homeowners to licensed and registered providers that
educational materials�nd program operate residential care facilities to notify
resaurces. the city before properties'are operated.
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Cities should be provided with the with cities before opening a facility in order
necessary contact information once a to educate providers of community
facility is Gcensed or registered. standards and expectations.
Providers applying to operate residential
care facilities should be required to Response: Cities should have statutory
contact the city to be informed of authority to require agencies,as well as
applicable local regulations. The licensed and registered providers,that
Legislature should also require operate post-incarceration living facilities
establishment of non-concentration to notify the city before properties are
standards for residential care facilities to operated. Cities should be previded with
prevent clustering.Finally,licensing or the necessary contact information once
registering authorities must be Gcensed or registered. Providers applying
responsible for removing any residents to operate post-incarceration living
incapable of living in such an facilities should be required to contact the
environment,particularly if they become city to be informed of applicable local
a danger to themselves or others. regulations. The Legislature should also
require establishment of non-
The Legislature should amend Minn, concentration standards for post-
Stat §469.357,subd.7 to clarify that a incarceration living facilities to prevent
licensed day care facility serving 12 or clustering.Finally,licensing or registering
fewer persons is considered a permitted authorities must be responsible for
single-family use only if the license holder removing any residents incapable of
owns or rents and resides in the home. living in such an environment,
particularly if they become a danger to
LE-12. Post-Incarceration Living themselves or others.
Facilities
LE-13. Inclusionary Housing
Issue: Sufficient funding and oversight is
needed to ensure that residents living in Issue:Provisions in current state statute
post-incarceration living facilities have ���. Stat. § 462.358, subd. 11) allowing
appropriate care and supervision, and that cities to enter into development agreements
neighborhoods are not disproportionately for the inclusion of a portion of the units in
impacted by high concentrations of these �e development to be affordable for low-or
types of facilities. Under current law, moderate-income families have been a
operators of certain post-incarceration living source of conflict between cities and
facilities are not required to notify cities housing developers.
when they intend to purchase single family
housing for these purposes. Cities do not Cities are concerned builders view this
have authority to regulate the locatians of statute as a restriction on local authority to
post-incarceration living facilities. Cities adopt policies that promote availability of
have reasonable concerns about the safety of housing affordable to those who are unable
facility residents and neighborhoods, to purchase or rent housing at price points
particularly in cases of public safety. Cities that the market alone provides.
also have an interest in preserving a balance
in residential neighborhoods between this Response:The Legislature should•
type of facilities and other uses. It is in the �
best interest of providers to inform and work
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a) Strengthen and clarify cities' interest rate write-downs,
authority to carry out policies that predevelopment financing,and financial
offer developers a range of incentives underwriting.The Legislature should also
in return for including a designated support efforts by the Minnesota
nurnber of affordable units in their Community Land TrustCoalition to
projects. • develop property ta�valuation to lower
b) Identify strategies to ensure long-term property taxes for sales-price-restricted
� affordability of rental and owner- properties enrolled in CLT programs.
occupied housing produced as a result
of such policies and practices. LE-15. Telecommunications and :
c) Focus state housing policy to support InfOrmation Technology
for local assessment of housing needs
and direct additional state resources Issue:Telecommunications and infarmation
and the full exercise of local authority technology have'become integral to
to�ncrease development of affordable delivering efficient, equitable, and
rental units and access to entry-level, affordable services that local governments
owner-occupied housing. deliver te residents.Telecommunicarions
d) Support voluntary measures to includes voice,video,data, and services
encourage cities to adopt and carry . delivered over cable,telephone, fiber-optic,
out land-use plans,activities,and wireless, and all other platforms.
subdivision regulations aimed at
providing for construction and Response:The League supports a
marketing of housing where a portion balanced approach to telecommunications
of all new units are affordable to policy that allows new technologies to
lower-income households. flourish while preserving loc�l regulatory
authority.Regulation and oversight of
LE-14. Community Land Trusts telecommunication services are important
prerogatives for local gavernment to
Issuez The increasing price of land available advance community interests,including
for housing development,particularly for the provision of high quality services that
retaining affordability of housing for lower- meet local needs,spur economic
income households, is a concern throughout development,and are available at
the state. Creating more permanently affordable rates to all consumers.
affordable, owner-occupied housing depends Policies should not diminish local
heavily on maximizing the cost- authority to manage public rights-of-way,
effectiveness of taxpayer investments. The to zone,to collect compensation for the
Legislature has previously appropriated use of public assets,or to work
funding and granted the Minnesota Housing cooperatively with the private sector.The
Finance Agency authority to assist cities League opposes the adoption of state
with funding community land trusts(CLTs) policies that restrict cities' ability to
for affordable housing. finance,construct,and operate
telecommunications netwarks.
Response: The Legislature should support
continuation of the land trust capacity-
building program and provide capital
start-up funds so community land trusts
can continue to offer gap�nancing,
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LE-16. State Broadband Policy a) Identify and implement actions to
achieve the goal of statewide
Issue: State broadband goals were deployment of advanced broadband
established during the 2010 legislative networks capable of delivering
symmetrical high-speed capacity;
session under Minn. Stat. § 237.012 to b) Encourage pubGc/private
achieve minimum standards for statewide collaboration to achieve state
broadband deployrnent and speed goals by broadband goals,including
2015. Although incremental progress has partnerships and cooperation in
been made,the state is not on track to meet providing last-mile connections;
the staiutorily outlined goals. c) Support measures to authorize and
There is increasing evidence and recognition encourage cities and other local units
at both the state and federal level that cities of government to play a direct role in
play a vital role in achieving significantly providing broadband services;
higher broadband speeds and capacity to d) Remove barriers to the exercise of
ensure a robust, affordable Internet local authority to provide such
connectivity that is universally available. services,including repeal of Minn.
The Governor's Broadband Task Force has Sta� §237.19,that requires a
recognized the critical need for public- supermajority voter approval for the
private-non-profit collaboration in order to provision of local phone service by a
achieve the staxe's broadband goals, in local unit of government;
addition to coordination among a111evels of e) Offer incentives to private sector
government. service providers to respond to local
or regional needs and to collaborate
However, attempts have been made in with cities and other public entities to
Minnesota and other states to restrict or stop deploy broadband infrastructure
cities from facilitating the deployment of capable of delivering sufficient
broadband services or forming partnerships bandwidth and capacity to meet
with private sector companies to provide immediate and future local needs;
broadband services to unserved or fl Clarify that cities have the authority
underserved residents or businesses. to partner with private entities to
Restricting municipal authority is contrary finance broadband infrastructure
to existing state law on electric utility using city bonding authority;
service,telecommunications, and economic g) Remove barriers and restrict anti-
development. competitive practices that prevent or
impede cities,municipal utilities,
Response: The Legislature,governor's schools,libraries,and other public
office,and state agencies must make it a sector entities from collaborating and
priority to respond promptly to develop deploying broadband infrastructure
policies and programs aimed at making it and services at the local and regional
possible to achieve substantially increased level;
speed and capacity of broadband services h) Continuously update and verify
available at the local level. comprehensive statewide mapping of
broadband services to identify
To achieve these goals,the Legislature underserved areas and connectivity
and state agencies should: issues; and
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i) Recognize the crucial role of cities and Response:`State policy should maintain
counties in the work of the Governor's local cable franchise authority to ensure
Braadband Task Force and franchise agreements reflect new
Broadband Development Office to technology and are reasonably tailored to
he�p aehieve significantly higher the technical and operational'differences
broadband speeds and to ensure that among providers and eommunities.
robust and affordable Internet Independent studies clearly demonstrate
connectivity is widely available. thaf statewide franchising does not
significantly increase direct competition
� LE-17. Competitive Cable to incumbent cable franchisees.
Franchising Authority
, The Legislature,Federal
Issue:'State legislation was introduced in Communications Comrnission(FCC),and
2010 that would have replaced local cable Congress should also continue to
franchising authority with state franchising. recognize,support and maintain the
While'more than 20 states have created state exercise of local franchising authority to
franchises, effectively eliminating the role of encourage increased competition between
cities in determining the terms of ineumbent cable system operators and
competition,many other states have xejected new wireline competitive video service
such legislation. Studies and evidence to providers including.
date do not support that state franchising is
the solution for competition, lower a) Maintaining provisions in Minn.Stat.
consumer rates,and'improved customer ch.238 that establish and uphold local
service.Unlike the exercise of local franchising authority;
franchising authority, state franchising b) Refraining from adopting any FGC
models frequently make no provision for rule changes that would restrict
staffing at the state level or for consumer existing local authority to eharge for
complaints to be adjudicated at the local and control access to public rights-of-
leveL way by all video and cable service
providers;
Cities joined legislatorsduring the 2010 c) Clarifying local authority to impose
legislative session in successfully pursuing fees for provider support and
legislation to encourage competitive entry continued provision of video channels
while ensuring that comrnunity needs and for public,educational and
interests are met. government video pragramming; and
d) Providing for continued local
The transmission of video signals,regardless government aceess to capacity on
of ho�v they are transported,remains subject institutional networks(I-Nets)
to local franchising authority. Maintaining provided by local cable:system
local franchising most effectively c�eates operators for public safety
and preserves agreements that guarantee communications,libraries,schools, e
broad access to services throughout the and other public institutions to use
community, ensuring there is no digital state-of.the-art network applications; '
divide for access to available additional and
services such as access to Il'voice and high- e) Strengthening local authority to
speed Internet via infrastructure that also enforce customer service standards.
delivers video programming services.
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LE-18. Right-of-Way Management : in the PROW. State and federal
policymakers and regulators must:
Issue:The Legislature and the Minnesota
Public Utilities Commission(MPUC) a) Uphold existing local authority to
recognize that cities have fundamental manage and protect public rights-of-
responsibility for managing the safe and way,including reasonable zoning and
convenient use of public rights-of-way subdivision regulation and the
(PROV�. Cities hold local rights-of-way in exercise of local police powers;
trust for the public as an increasingly scarce b) Recognize that cities have a
and valuable asset. Municipalities enforce paramount role in developing,
consensus standards negotiated with the locating,siting,and enforcing utility
private sector that are contained in Minn. construction and safety standards;
Stat. ch. 237 for safe maintenance of the c) Supportlocal authority to require
public rights-of-way. compensation from service providers
for managing use of public rights-of-
Current PROW standards have served the way;
state well. As demand increases for use of d) Maintain city authority to franchise
rights-of-way for underground wired and gas,electric,cable,
overhead wireless facilities and sites for telecommunications and broadband
wireless communications towers, cities must services,open video systems and all
continue to have authority to allocate and other wireline programming
coordinate the use of this resource among platforms and services and to collect
competing uses and to manage the use of franchise fees and alternative revenue
PROWs for delivery of essential municipal streams to support main�enance and
utility services. Loca1 management management of the traveled portion of -
responsibilities vary and are site specific, the PROW and other public services
underscoring the necessity for maintaining of importance to communities;
local authority. e) Encourage a collaborative process
with stakeholders,including cities,to
In recent years,private users of the PROW determine any revised standards if
urged the Federal Communications needed;
Commission(FCC)to impose a"shot clock" � Recognize that as rights-of-way
on the exercise of local authority to approve become more crowded,the costs of
applications to install,repair or replace disrupting critical infrastructure
private facilities in PROWs. Cities still become evident and the exercise of
retain authorityto impose construction local authority to manage competing
standards,requirements for moving such demands and ensure public safety in
facilities,and timelines for the completion the PROWs becomes increasingly
and inspection of private projects in the important;
PROW. g) Maintain the courts as the primary
forum for resolving disputes over the
Response:Minn. Stat. §237.162-.163 has exercise of such authority; and
worked well for many years. Current h) Maintain e�sting local authority to
state rules adopted by the Minnesota review and approve or deny plans for
Public Utilities Commission regulate the installation or relocation of additional
manner in which cable companies and wires or cables on in-place utility
other right-of-way users install facilities poles.In the alternative,cities should
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have broader authority to require the LE-20.Economic Development
underground placemenf of new and/or Authorities
existing services at the cost of the
utility or telecommunications Issue:The 2005 Legislature authorized a11
provider. counties outside the metropolitan area to
establish county economic developmenf
LE-19.Wireless Tower and authorities(EDAs). Minn. Stat: § 469.1082
Antenna Siting provides specificity on certain process and
limitations issues. County EDA activity in
Issue:!Demand for wireless communication areas surrounding cities will directly impact,
service has increased requests by private and the adjacent city in terms of service
public sector providers to site additional provision and taxes.
towers, antennas, and other facilities in
cities.Local zoning authority and police Under Minn. Stat. §469.107 and§469.033,
power to manage and coordinate the siting EDA levies for economic development
of these facilities continue to be necessary activities are capped.These lirnits can
and appropriate to the exercise of local land hinder the planning of future development.
use management and police powers.Local
management needs vary and are site Response:The Legislature should require
specific,underscoring the necessity for the city approval for proposed county EDA
exercise of such local authority. activities within two miles of a eity.The __
Legislature should consider increasing
While state law regarding local rights-of- the levying authority:for EDA,Housing
way management(Minn. Stat. § 237.162- and Redevelopment Authority(HRA),
.163)does not apply to siting such wireless and port authority activities in Minn.
facilities inpublic rights-of-way,the Federal Stat. ch.469.
Telecommunications Act of 1996 preserves
and provides for the exercise of state and LE-21. Local Appropriations to
local authority over zoning and land-use Economic Development
decisions for wireless service facilities. � Organizations
Response: Cities must continue to exercise Issue: Cities and towns are allowed to
full authority to consider public health, appropriate up to $50,000 per year from
safety,and welfare concerns,including g�eral fund revenue to an incorporated
issues of aesthetic and property value in development society or organization for
responding to siting and related requests ��promoting, advertising, improving, or
to site,upgrade or alter such wireless developing the economic and agricultural
facilities.The Legislature should maintain resources"of the city or town.The$50,000
laws that recognize and uphold city cap has been in place since 1989 and places
authority to manage the siting of wireless unnecessary restrictions on a city's ability to
facilities through local zoning and work with non-profit development
regulation and provider agreements, corporations. Local governments should
including compensation. have the flexibility to work with outside`
organizations if local leaders believe it is in
the best interest of their communities to do
so. Such appropriations are subject to the
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same budgetary oversight as other programs that are coordinated with and
- government expenditures, and local elected complement state and regional efforts by
officials are ultimately responsible to the seeking municipal approval before
voters for how local tax dollars are spent. making any changes to those service
areas.
Response: The Legislature should amend
Minn. Stat. §469.191 to eliminate or LE-23. Community Reinvestment
increase the cap on appropriations to partnerships and Financing
incorporated development societies or
organizations. Issue:The 2001 property tax reform
package has had a dramatic impact on how
LE-22. WOrkforce Readiness the state of Minnesota's community
reinvestment needs is addressed. The
Issue: State and federal welfare reform impacts bring into question the future
efforts have focused on the importance of �ability of tax increment fmancing(TIF) as
the welfare-to-work transition, and have �e p��y tool to fund community
recognized the challenge of ensuring that reinvestrnent efforts. Additionally,the
individuals are qualified to work. With the �pacts of the 2006 eminent domain reforms
changing economy, and the baby boomer will dramatically limit a city's ability to
generation set to retire soon, cities have an assemble parcels of land needed to facilitate
interest in the availability of qualified economic development and redevelopment
workers as part of their economic projects. Activities cities have historically
development efforts, and can serve as a been able to undertake,but will likely be
catalyst with other public entities and the less able to achieve in the future given the
private sector to address workforce likely diminished effectiveness of TIF and
readiness issues. • limited ability to assemble parcels of land,
include long-term tax base stabilization and
Response:The Legislature should growth,job creation,development of low-
continue to fully fund the job skills to-moderate income and workforce housing,
partnership and other workforce training remediation of pollution, elimination of
programs administered by the blight,recycling and redevelopment of
Department of Employment and �structure, and redevelopment of
Economic Development,the Department communities. Passage of the 2010 Jobs-
of Human Services,and the various State Stimulus bill and the 2011 one-year
education agencies.The Legislature extension offered up flexibility in several tax
should provide additional flexible funding �crement and public fmance provisions,but
to local workforce councils,including only with a short window for actually using
governments and educational facilities, �e tools.
for the purpose of upgrading the skills
and productivity of the workforce,and Research into another strategy of
pursue additional creative programming community reinvestrnent has focused on
and funding to prepare and place public and private investments in youth.
underemployed and unemployed This body of work suggests that this form of
Minnesotans,as well as address the issue �onomic development pays off in areas
of those phasing out of the workplace and such as improved high school graduation
retiring. The Legislature should continue rates and homeownership rates. Helping
to support cities that provide workforce youth develop the social and emotional
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skills necessary to be contributing members Response:°The Legislature should not
of the state economy meets the state's enact future TIF law restrictions,rather
interest in building quality communities that the Legislature-should:
sustain into the future.
a) Expand the use of TIF to assist in the
Response:To ensure Minnesota is able to development of technological
cantinue to effectively compete with other infrastructure and products,
states,the Legislature has a responsibility biotechnology,research,multi-modal
to partner with cities,state agencies,and transportation and transit-oriented
other community reinvestment development,restoration af
organizations to develop a statewide designated historic structures,non-
community reinvestment strategy,and to retail commercial projects,and non-
identify and implement additional tools to wetland areas where unstable/non-
fund community reinvestment efforts. buildable soils exist;
The state should partner with cities in b) Increase the ability of TIF to facilitate
community reinvestment activities. State redevelopment and housing activities;
acknowledgment of the need for c) Allow term extensions for
community reinvestment and economic redevelopment districts which are
development is essential to the state's tal�ing longer to develop as a result of
, prosperity,and legislation is needed to the current economic crisis; '
generate resources sufficient to address d) Amend Minn. Stat. §469.1763,subd.3
these critical needs at the local level. to eliminate the"Five-year Rule"for
districts that are taking longer to
Given the big picture view of investing in develop;
people,the state should maintain a long- e) Modify the housing district income
term vision for a healthy society and qualification level requirements to
renew its commitment to early childhood allow the levels to vary according to
family education and preschool programs individual communities;
that better equip individuals to contribute � Encourage compact development and
to the local and state economies and that redevelopment;
` ultimately make for quality communities. g) Discourage any statutory mechanisms
that directly or indirectly decrease the
LE-24. Tax Increment Financing impact of city redeyelopment and
(TI� economic development projects; :
' h) Amend Minn.Sta�§469.174,subd.25
Issue: TIF is the most important tool to provide time limits on the "deemed
available to fund community de�elopment increment" created by land sales,
and redevelopment efforts. In light of the leases and loans,and allow authorities
current economic and c�evelopment greater fle�bility in the use of lease
downturns,cities need greater flexibility to revenues to fund ongoing operations;
use TIF for community and economic i) Simplify the substandard building test
development that support a city's residents to resolve ambiguities and reduce the'
and businesses. Further restrictions of TIF continued threats of litigation;
would render the tool less effective and will j) Clarify that the cost of necessary
almost certainly curtail local efforts to maintenance of properties within TIF
support job creation,housing, districts are defined as
redevelopment and remediation.
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"administrative costs" under Minn. existing development tools that hinder full
Stat. §469.174,subd. 14; and development of transit corridors. For
k) Create an exception to the interfund example, acquisition of land outside of the
loan resolution requirement in Minn. line but within the corridor can be difficult,
Stat 469.178,subd. 7,allowing and current tools are not well-suited for the
interfund loans without a prior creation of public spaces, enhancement of
resolution for"administrative infrastructure, and investments such as
egpenses"as defined by the TIF Act. parking ramps that are necessary
components of a transit-oriented
LE-25. TIF District Deficits development plan.
Issue:Along with the property t�reform of In 2008 the Department of Employment and
2001,the Legislature committed state Economic Development(DEED)was
resources through the TIF grant program in authorized to establish Transit Improvement
order to address the impacts of property tax Areas,which should complement long-term
reform on existing TIF districts. This transportation planning initiatives such as
funding,however,was eliminated in order to MAP-21 and Minnesota GO. Transit
help address the state budget deficit. Since Improvement Areas include parcels of land
then,the Legislature has authorized that are located in part within one-half mile
municipalities to extend districts provided of a transit station.A transit station is
certain criteria are met. At this time it defined as a physical structure or designated
remains unclear whether this will adequately �area which supports the interconnection of
address district shortfalls. With declining various transportation modes, including light
market values for commercial-industrial rail, commuter rail and bus rapid transit, and
properties on the horizon, some TIF districts which promotes and achieves the loading,
may soon not be meeting their projected, discharging and transporting of people. The
anticipated revenues. commissioner of DEED may designate a
Transit Improvement Area if it will increase
Response:Municipalities using the the effecriveness of a mass transit project by
authorization for district extensions will incorporating one or more modes of pubYic
need to closely monitor the effects to transportation with commercial and housing
ensure the extension adequately development, as well as providing a clean
addressed the shortfalls.If necessary,the and pleasant place for pedestrian use.
Legislature should consider amendments Although the language passed and was
to the 2003 authorization for addressing signed into law by the governar(Minn. Stat.
TIF district deficits. Finally,the § 469.35),there was no funding put into
Legislature should consider amendments place to implement the newprogram.
to the TIF statutes to address any
shortfalls related to declining market Response:The League of Minnesota
values in the current economic crisis. Cities urges the Legislature to increase
the ability of traditional economic
LE-26. Development Along Transit development toois,including tax
Corridors increment financing,tax abatement,and
special service districts,to address the
Issue:While the establishment of transit needs of transit-oriented development.
lines and corridors provide the impetus for The League encourages the Legislature to
economic development,there are limits to appropriate bonding and general fund
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dollars for revolving loan grants to fund LE-2$.Land Recycling Programs `
the TIA program. Additionally,the
Legis�ature should consider adding park Issue:Communities across Minnesota are
and ride facilities to the list of qualifying faced with expensive barriers to re-using
transportation modes,as defined in Minn. property. These roadblocks include
Stat �469.351. deteriorating,obsolete, and vacant
structures, and contaminated land. Such
: LE-27. Business Development barriers pose significant problems for cities
Prog�'ams seeking to re-use existing infrastructure,
maintain and improve property tax base,
Issue: The 2013 Legislature made provide jobs and housing opportunities,and
substantial in�estments in statewide preserve historic structures. Land recycling
economic development programs,reversing activities are particularly costly because
recent'funding shortfalls. Proven programs significant remediation must occur before
such as the Minnesota Investment Fund private-sector interest can be generated.
(MIF);the Redevelopment Program, and Exacerbating this situation,the land
contarrunated site clean-up grants a11 recycling programs administered by the
received substantial funding increases. The Department of Employment and Economic
Legislature also appropriated$24 million for Development{DEED)and the Metropolitan
the newly created Minnesota Job Creation Council programs continue to be
Fund,which will replace the expiring JOB-Z underfunded.
program as a way for local communities and
businesses to access state development Response:In recognition of the unique
dollars. � needs of land recycling projects statewide,
the Legislature should increase funding
Responser Although the state's economy is for the statewide redevelopment account.
recovering from the Great Recession,the The League of Minnesota Cities supports
Legislature must recognize that certain competitive programs administered by
communitles will need additional time DEED with both bonding and general
and assistance to fully recover from the fund appropriations that distribute the
impacts of the economic downturn.The funds equitably between greater
League of Minnesota Cities supported the Minnesota and the metro area. .
increased funding levels to statewide
economic development programs to assist The State should recognize that the
local communities recover and thrive. rehabilitation of land due to obsolescence
, or incompatible land uses is a component
The Department of Employment and of redevelopment. The Legislature should
EconomicDevelopment(DEED)should amend the definition of redevelopment
solicit input from cities about how best to district under the TIF Act to include the
implement the Minnesota Job Creation obsolescence and incompatible land uses
Fund,and make adjustments to the included in a renewal and renovation
administration of the program as district,thereby providing cities with
necessary. more flexible tools to address land
recycling and redevelopment.
: The Legislature should also revive a
program similar to"This Old Shop",
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which would allow cities greater abatement authority should be
flexibility in targeting commercial strengthened. The Legislature should:
development and redevelopment. The
Legislature should consider enacting a) Expand the abatement authority to
authority that would provide a tax allow abatement revenues to be used
deferral on improvements to commercial for economic development activifies
buildings,including those located in such as workforce readiness and
designated rehabilitation or historic assistance programs,and technology
preservation districts. The program's age infrastructure improvements;
limit qualifications should include b) Develop a state fund to facilitate state
properties that are at least 30 years old. participation in abatement projects;
and
Finally,the Legislature should continue c) EGminate funding caps and duration
its support and increase funding levels for limits.
state and regional programs to assist in
contamination cleanup and brownfields LE-30. Workforce Housing
remediation efforts.
Issue:Job creation is one of the
LE-29. Property Tax Abatement fundamental goals of economic
Authority development. When employers create new
jobs through expansion or relocation there
Issue: In an effort to increase the number of must be sufficient housing in the host
development tools available,the 1997 community for the new workers and their
Legislature authorized local units of families to live. In rural commu�rities, a lack
government to grant property ta�c of housing stock for new workers can
abatements. Although tax increment prevent a planned expansion or relocation,
fmancing(TIF)continues to be the primary hampering job growth and economic
fmancing mechanism for local development development. The economics of building a
projects,tax abatements provide cities with housing development in outstate
an important, additional economic communities makes private development
development tool. Recognizing the need for difficult, and workers with higher paying
municipal development tools,the 2008 jobs do not qualify for traditional affordable
Legislature expanded the abatement housing. This housing gap can bring
authority by converting the limit on development and job growth in a community
abatements from ten percent of the current to a halt.
tax levy to ten percent of net tax capacity.
In order to provide maximum benefits and Response:The League of Minnesota
recognize local decision-making,tax Cities supports additional tools for local
abatements should have less restrictive communities to develop workforce
funding caps, fmancing terms, and housing.The Legislature and the State
authorized uses. Property tax abatements should:
should not be considered a replacement for
Tg,. a) Create a Workforce Housing TIF
District that is not constrained by
Response: In light of current economic traditional income limits to be used by
conditions eacisting property tax cities that have low vacancy rates,
anticipated or current job growth,or
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a significant portion of area employees the OSA. Governmenf agencies typically
who are forced to commute a have response-time deadlines, and it is
significant distance to work; appropriate for the OSA to respond by a
b) Make permanent the Housing and Job time certain to provide finality to the audit
Growth<Initiative created by the process. Any final disposition notice must
Legislature in 2013 to aid housing in be clear about the fmal disposition of the
support of job growth,and amend matter.
Minn. Stat.§462A.33 to-eliminate or '
increase the maximum income levels Finally,the statutory audit enforcement
for participation in the program; and process does not create an environment
c) Coordinate economic development where these policy questions can be fairly
programs in the Department of and sufficiently resolved. County attorneys
Employment and Economic lack the resources to prioritize TIF disputes
Development with housing initiatives and lack the subject matter expertise needed
of the Minnesota Housing Finance to analyze the merits of the OSA's audit
Agency to ensure job growth and findings. This results in excessive deference
economic development is not stifled by granted to the OSA's original audit findings.
a lack of housing for employees. Faced with the potential loss of increment,
payment of attorney fees, and small
LE-31.Revisions to the OSA Audit likelihood of success on the merits,cities
Function often acquiesce to the OSA to save time and
money.
Issue:Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 469.1771,
the Office ofthe State Auditor(OSA)is Response:The League of Minnesota
responsible for tax increment fmancing Cities believes there should be a more
(TIF)oversight. As part of its review of TIF defined process to establish rules or
districts,the OSA identifies alleged guidelines for TIF authorities with
violations of the TIF laws and issues adequate input from local government
noncompliance notices to TIF authorities. In officials and public finance professionals
recent years, a number of cities have pr�or to their adoption.
received letters of inquiry from the OSA that
raise questions about practices long- In the event that the OSA determines to
accepted by the OSA or limit statutory issue a final noncompliance notice to a
definitions that have not been amended by TIF authority,the Legislature should
the legislature for over a decade. The audit require the OSA to issue the notice within
power in Minn. Stat. § 469.1771 is 60 days of receiving the authority s
necessary to ensure that individual cities response.Any final noncompliance notice
comply with the TIF statutes,but is not should contain the OSA s final position
effective in clarifying the legislative intent on the matter,the date upon which it
of the TIF statutes. forwarded the matter to the county
attorney,and the next steps that are
In addition,the TIF statute requires that reqaired to be taken according to state
authorities respond to noncompliance Iaw.Upon expiration of the 60-day
notices within 60-days of receiving the period,the authority should be deemed to
notification. There is no deadline for the be in compliance with the TIF l�ws if no
OSA'to respond, and authorities often do not final noncompliance notice is received.
receive timely responses on the matter from
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In order to ensure a fair process to LE-33. Adequate Funding for
resolve disputes over TIF findings of the Transportation
OSA,the Legislature should consider
whether the authority to resolve such Issue:A well-coardinated state
disputes should be shifted from county ��portation policy utilizing all modes of
attorneys to the Office of Administrative transportation in moving passengers and
Hearings. freight will enhance the state economic
development of new and expanding business
LE-32. OSA Time Limitations as well as foster additional tourism
opportunities.
Issue:The Office of the State Auditor
(OSA)has the authority to issue Response:More resources must be
noncompliance notices for every existing tax dedicated to all components of the state's
increment fmancing(TIF)district in the transportation system,and local units of
state for alleged violations of the TIF laws. government must have access to resources
This authority extends retroactively to the and funding tools to meet growing needs.
inception of the district.Accordingly,TIF The League of Minnesota Cities supports:
authorities can receive noncompliance
notices for alleged violations that occurred a) Development of a comprehensive state
20 or more years ago. Often, staff and transportation policy which provides
` record-keeping procedures have changed, an environment where all modes of
and TIF authorities fmd it difficult to transportation (motor,rail,air,water
reconstruct the past in order to identify and and pipeline) complement each other
remedy these situations. Similarly,the OSA in moving passengers and freight
claims the authority,based on the state's within the state.
records retention schedule,to audit TIF b) The Statewide Transportation Plan
districts for up to 10 years after 2009-2028 developed by the Minnesota
decertification,which requires cities to Department of Transportation °
expend staff resources to maintain files and (MnDOT).
a working knowledge of old districts for an c) MVST d�stribution of 60 percent for
unreasonable period of time. roads and bridges and 40 percent for
transit.
Response:A reasonable timeframe within d) A permanent increase in the gas tax.
which alleged violations are identified e) Indeacing of the gas tax,provided there
should be established.The Legislature is a limit on how much the tax can be
should reasonably restrict the OSA's increased for inflation in a given
ability to issue noncompliance notices to amount of time.
the six-year period prior to the notice's � Increases in vehicle registration taxes
issuance date.The Legislature should also (tab fees).
require the OSA to conduct any audits on g) Trunk highway bonding provided the
decertified districts within one year of Legislature implements reasonable
decertification. restrictions on the amount of debt
service the state will incur,and
provided the Legislature appropriates
funding to assist with local costs
related to projects funded with trunk
highway bonds.
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h) General obligation bonding for local At the present time,the interstate highway
roads and bridges,particularly for and freeway system in Minnesota has an
routes of regional significance. 80,000 pound truck weight limit,which is
i) A sales tag increase to fund more restrictive than any surrounding state.
transportation needs. The 80,000 pound�imit assumes all trucks
j) Funding to assist cities burdened by are equipped with five axles. Current law
cost participation responsibilities provides that vehicles carrying additional
imposed by improvement projects on weight may only do so with a permit from
the state's principal arterial system the Minnesota Department of Transportation
and on the county state aid highway (MnDOT).
(CSAH) system.
k) Funding for transportation Business advocates have suggested that
components of economic development Minnesota would have a more attractive
and redevelopment projects of business climate and would be more
regional significance. economically competitive with surrounding
' 1) Full funding for all components of states if truck weight restrictions were
state highway projects,including modified. Specifically,they are
related stormwater m�nagement recommending that Minnesota a11ow trucks
systems,through state sources. with six axles to weigh up to 90,000 pounds,
m) Funding to build roads to standards and trucks with seven axles to weigh up to
that can accommodate the year-round 95,000 pounds,to operate on the state's
transport of heavy loads. interstate and freeway systems.More axles
n) A sales tax exemption for materials mean the weight is distributed over a wider
purchased for state and local road, area,thereby offsetting road wear.
bridge,sidewalk,trail and transit Additional axles also improve braking
construction projects. function. '
o) Authority for cities to impose
development impact fees for Responsez The League of Minnesota
transportation infrastructure. Cities supports efforts to attract and
p) Local funding options that would retain businesses in Minnesota.To that
' allow cities to raise revenues for end,the League supports increasing the
roads,bridges,sidewalks,trails,and allowable weight limit for trucks traveling
transit. on the interstate highway and freeway
q) Expanded use of alternative revenue systems within Minnesota so that trucks
sources such as MnPASS for funding with six axles may weigh up to 90,000
of maintenance and construction pounds and trucks with seven axles may
(where feasibility studies indicate the weigh up to 95,000 pounds without a
program is appropriate). permit.The League also supports
allowing MnDOT to designate routes for
LE-34. Truck Weight Restrictions heavy loads.
on Interstate Highways and The League opposes limits on local
Freeways authority to impose and enforce weight
restrictions on local roads and bridges.,
Issue:Many of the industries that contribute
to Minnesota's economic vitality rely on
having the ability to transport heavy loads.
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LE-35. Turnbacks of County and Minnesota has many miles of highways that
State Roads run through cities. In recent years,the
Minnesota Deparirnent of Transportation '
Issue:As road funding becomes (MnDOT)has cut a substantial percentage
increasingly inadequate,more roads are of its rights-of-way management staff. The
being"turned back"to cities from counties cuts have resulted in reduced maintenance
and the state: along some corridors and on parcels
acquired by MnDOT for transportation
Response:Turnbacks should not occur purposes. Specifically,MnDOT has reduced
without direct funding or transfer of a the frequency of mowing, litter collection,
funding source.A process of negotiation noxious weed abatement, graffiti abatement
and mediation should govern the timing, and repair of fences and guard rails. This
funding,and condition of turned-back maintenance reduction has created public
roads.Agreements should be negotiated safety concerns,undermined efforts to keep
and finalized before work on a project corridors ariractive and presented challenges
requiring a turnbsck begins. City for communities working to promote
taxpayers should receive the same economic development.
treatment as township taxpayers. The
requirement for a public hearing, Response: MnDOT must maintain state
standards about the conditions of rights-of-way and parcels acquired by
turnbacks,and temporary maintenance MnllOT for transportation purposes
funding should also apply to county located within city limits in a manner
turnbacks to cities.At a minimum,roads consistent with local ordinances
that are proposed to be turned back to a governing the upkeep.of private property
city government should be brought up to when requested by the city.Alternatively,
the standards of the receiving MnDOT should reimburse Minnesota
government,or that city should be cities for the labor,supplies, and
compensated with a direct payment. equipment necessary to maintain state
Direct funding should be provided for rights-of-way to meet city standards
smaller cities that are not provided with and/or minimize public safety hazards.
turnback financing through the The Legislature must provide MnDOT
municipal state aid system. with adequate funds to maintain state
rights-of-way.
LE-36. MnDOT Rights-of-Way
Maintenance LE-37. Road and Transit Funding
for Cities Under 5,000
Issue: Maintenance of property, including
government property and facilities, is Issue:Cities under 5,000 population do not
important to public safety and to the image receive any non-property tax funds for their
of Minnesota cities. Cities are acutely aware collector and arterial streets. Citing this fact,
of the responsibility they have for enforcing the 2005 Legislature appropriated$4 million
property maintenance codes pertaining to in additional local government aid(LGA)to
grass mowing,noxious weed abatement,the be distributed to cities under 5,000
placement of trash in yards and fence population. However,this increase amounts
maintenance. to a fraction of what cities over 5,000
population receive in municipal state aid
(MSA)from the Highway User Tax
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bistribution Fund(HUTDF).Additionally, the costs of building streets in;contexts
small cities are underserved by regional where facilities for cyclists and
transit'services and do not have resources to pedestrians are unnecessary or
create or maintain independent transit inappropriate.
systems.
LE-39. Railroads
Response: Cities under 5,000 population
that are not eligible for MSA should be Issue:Railroads impose far-reaching and
able to use county municipal accounts long-term impacts on communities.While
and the 5 percent account of the HUTDF. railroads often support economic activity -
and can relieve pressure on roadway and
Uses af county municipal accounts should bridge infrastructure,they also bring noise,
be statutorily modified so counties can environmental impacts and safety
dedicate these funds'for local arterials challenges. Below are some of the concerns
and collector streets within cities under cities have raised about railroads:
5,000 population.In addition,the 5
percent set-aside account in the highway a) The cost-share ratio related to roadway
user distribution fund should be used to crossing improvements is borne
meet this funding gap. disproportionately by the public sector.
Some estimates are 80 percentpublic to
Finally,state leaders should equitably 20 percent private funding,regardless of
distribute transit resources so that the public entity's ability to pay or
residents of small cities have adequate whether service is provided within the
access to transit services. community.
b) Legislation brought by the railroad
LE-38. Complete Streets industry that would exempt railroads
from stormwater fees and assessments
Issue: There is increasing public support and shift the cost of complying with
for the reform of local street design policies stormwater management to other
to make streets safer for pedestrians, cyclists property owners.
and neighborhood residents. c) The financial burden is faced by the
public sector to deal with mitigation
Response: The League of Minnesota improvements,a cost that the Surface .
Cities supports reforms in state design T�portation Board(STB)is not
guidelines for local streets that would give requiri.ng the private sector to pay.
cities greater flexibility to safely . d) The.issues associated with long trains
accommodate all modes of travel, moving through communities.
including walking and biking.The state e) Difficulty imposing and enforcing
: should also provide incentives such as whistleblowing ordinances.
- grants to local units of government �j Unabated graffiti on railroad cars and
working to advance complete street structures.
projects. Crosswalks and Safe Routes to g� pre-emption of local and state authority
School projects should be eligible for to regulate railroad activities.
incentives.
Response:The League of Minnesota
The League opposes state imposed Cities opposes legislation and policies that
unfunded mandates that would increase disproportionately shift authority,costs
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and/or liability away from railroad pieces developed by the Federal Aviation
companies and onto other entities.The Agency(FAA),Metropolitan Council(MC),
railroad industry,along with state and and Metropolitan Airports Commission
federal government, must adequately (MAC). Aviation planning could be
mitigate the negative impacts of railroads improved by a more unified statewide effort
on communities.Railroads must be and coordination of the various aviation
required to pay the full cost of at-grade strategies through creation of an oversight �
improvements that benefit the rail body.
industry or are required for safe
crossings.The public sector should not Minn. Stat. § 360.017 establishes the State
incur the costs of improvements sought by Aitport Fund and authorizes the Minnesota
the private sector,and cities should not be Department of Transportation(MnDOT)
required to fund most of the cost of Office of Aeronautics to support cities,
crossing repairs or improvements.The counties and townships in the planning,
federal government must exercise greater development,maintenance and safe
oversight of the STB to ensure fair and operation of public airports. In 2003,in
equitable solutions are reached when order to help balance the state's budget,the
dealing with cities in Minnesota. Finally, Legislature transferred$15 million from the
the Minnesota Department of State Airport Fund to the General Fund.
Transportation's(MnDOT's)Office of Plans to repay the State Airport Fund in
Freight and Passenger Rail should 2007 were delayed to 2008,then again to
advocate on behalf of local communities 2009, and more recently,until the school aid
when conflicts between cities and railroad shift is repaid in full. Efforts to preserve and
entities arise. improve the quality of airports throughout
the state will be hindered by the
LE-40. Airport Planning and unavailability of these revenues.
Funding
Responser The state needs a higher degree
Issue:Airports are an essential component of integration of agencies(FAA,MnDOT,
of Minnesota's transportation infrastructure. MC, and MAC) and communities related
The Minneapolis-St. Paul International to aviation planning. The League of
Airport(MSP) serves as an important ntinnesota Cities supports the
gateway to the region,the nation and global development of a statewide sirport
markets. It serves as a primary access point advisory board,which could provide
to our national airport system. This airport, input,review and make recommendations
even with all the planned improvements, to assist in development of a
will eventually reach its capacity. The state comprehensive statewide State Airports
needs to implement a long term strategy to System Plan.
make better use of other airport facilities and The state needs to make planning and
existing resources,reduce environmental
impacts, and achieve sound and sustainable investment decisions that will maximize
economic growth throughout the state. the potential for airports to become
economic development centers that
Aviation planning is a multi-layered effort provide access to domestic and global
with different levels of responsibilities. marketplaces.Investments in airports
Currently,the Sta.te Airports System Plan is allow e�eisting businesses to remain and
put together by MnDOT with individual gi'ow,help attract new businesses,
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increase employment,and lower product
and service costs for the benefit of the
region. Finally,the Legislature must
repay the State Airport Fund so that
airport maintenance and improvements
throughout Minnesota can occur.`
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HUMAN RESOURCES & DATA PRACTICES
HR-1. Personnel Mandates and e) Eliminate mandates for local
Limits on Local Control government employers that are not
imposed upon the state as an
Issue: Many state laws increase the cost of employer.
providing city services to residents by t) Use the collective bargaining process
requiruig city governments to provide estabtished by state law,rather than
certain levels of compensation or benefits to 1ega1 mandates,to determine benefits
public employees,by specifying certain for employees covered by collective
working conditions,or by limiting city bargaining agreements.
governments' ability to effectively manage
their personnel resources. For instance, HR-2. Firefighter and Ambulance
existing state laws limit governments' Payroll
ability to effectively address incompetence
or misconduct of city employees by Issue: Traditionally,many volunteer and
specifying certain procedures or standards of paid on-call fire departments have issued
conduct that cities must follow. Several laws paychecks only once or twice per year.
are potentially contradictory and force local Payroll checks in these types of departments
governments to choose which one to follow. would be quite small if issued biweekly or
even monthly so employees prefer to receive
Response:Any new legislation and larger checks once or twice per year. Issuing
changes to existing legislation should meet checks less often saves time and money for
the following goals: administrative stafFwho prepare the
payrolls. However,Minn. Stat. § 181.101
a) Recognize the need for local decision- specifies that wages must be paid at least
making authority by local elected once every 31 days,regardless of whether
officials with regard to the terms and the employee requests to be paid at longer
conditions of employment for local intervals.
government employees (e.g.,allow
local elected officials to determine Response: Minn. Stat. § 181.101 should
employee compensation,employee be amended to exempt volunteers and
recognition,and to make employee paid on-call employees of fire and
benefit decisions about domestic ambulance services from the requirement
partner benefits and coverage of to be paid every 31 days.
extended family by sick leave policies).
b) Provide funding that pays the full HR-3. Pay Equity Compliance
costs of any mandated employment-
related expenditures. Issue: State law requires all public
c) Avoid and eliminate expensive and jurisdictions, such as cities,counties, and
time-consuming duplicative legal school districts,to eliminate any gender-
protections and processes for public based wage inequities in compensation.
employees. These entities are required to file reports
d) Eliminate contradictory existing laws with the state's Pay Equity Compliance �
regarding public employment. Coordinator to ensure compliance with the
law. The 2003 Legislature adopted a two-
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year reporting moratorium and extended the grievances)has created uncertainty and
pay equity reporting cycle from three to five confusion in the longstanding judicial
years beginning in 2005 in order to provide process used by courts to review city council
some relief from this reporting mandate. administrative decisions,particularly
However,the Legislature enacted a new law exnployment termination decisions of non- `
in 2005 that reverts to the previous three- union employees. Additionally,changes to
year pay equity reporting cycle. the Uniform Arbitration Act,which became
effective in 2011,are likely to increase
Response:The League of Minnesota arbitration costs for cities and to xequire
Cities supports the purpose behind the changes in the arbitration proeess that are
Local,Government Pay Equity Act but not needed in a labor arbitration context.
has concerns about the administrative
burd�s associated with the existing Response: Minn.Stat.ch. 179A should be
statute.The League supports minimizing modified to:
the unfunded state reporting
requirements associated with this law, a) Change the definition of"public
modifying the definition of"public employee"under PELRA by
employee" to fit with the way that cities removing the existing 14-hour/67-day
utilize seasonal and temporary workers, requirement and replace it with a
extending the reporting cycle,improving definition in which employees must
the electronic reporting process, work more than an annual average of
reviewing the methodology for analyzing 20 hours per week.
pay equity data,and continuing , b) Exclude temporary or seasonal
improvements to the process by which employees from the PELRA definifion
cities receive notification of reporting of public employee in Minn. Stat.
requirements and compliance issues. ch. 179A. .
' c) Provide different options for accessing
HR-4. Public Employment Labor arbitrators and utilizing the
Relations Act (PELRA) arbitration process in order to
"address inequities"between union
Issue:The League of Minnesota Cities ` and management representatives.
supports the purpose of the Public d) Allow public employers to bypass
Employment Labor Relations Aet(PELRA) mandatory arbitration required under
to balance the rights and interests of public PELRA and direetly access the
employees,public employers, and the district court system in situations
general public. However, certain changes where an employee is being
are necessary to assist public employers in terminated for gross misconduct(e.g.,
implementing this law.For example,current sexual harassment,sexual abuse,theft
definitions of"public employee"are or a felony conviction)that is related
confusing and difficult to manage. In to the employee's position with the
addition,the arbitration process has public employer.
produced decisions that are contrary to the e) Repeal Minn. Stat.§ 179A.25 or,in
interests of the public, and the legal standard lieu of repeal, exclude employment
for overturning arbitration decisions is very terminations from Minn. Stat.
difficult to meet. Alsq recent § 179A.25; require a 60-day
interpretations of Minn.Stat. § 179A.2S timeframe for filing a petition for
(independent re�iew of non-union employee review of a grievance under Minn.
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Stat.§ 179A.25; and clarify that right to mandatory binding arbitration. This
decisions of Bureau of Mediation status can result in arbitration awards that
Services(BMS)under this section are exceed the city's budget or conflict with the
non-binding and merely advisory. city's compensation policy. In recent years,
fl Exempt labor arbitrations from a number of employee groups have sought
certain provisions of the Uniform and often received essential status.
Arbitration Act(Minn. Stat.§
572B.01-.31). Response: The Legislature should
carefully examine requests from interest
HR-5. Payment of Arbitration Fees groups seeking essential employee status
under Minn. Sta� ch. 179A(PELRA).
Issue: Like other employers, cities must The League of Minnesota Cities opposes
sometimes make difficult employment legislation that mandates arbitration that
decisions and uphold certain principles in increases costs and removes local
order to best serve the public. In a union decision-making authority.
environment, grievance arbitration is
generally used as a"last-resort"remedy The League supports a mandate for Final
when a difficult employment decision must Offer/Total Package arbitration for all
be made or to uphold an important principle. essential groups on a trial basis. The
Union officials have introduced legislation League also supports a change in the
for the past several years that would require PELRA law that would strengthen
a city ar the union to pay arbitration fees if a existing language(Minn. Stat.§ 179A.16,
reasonable settlement is offered and refused subd.'n requiring arbitrators to consider
in a grievance situation, and the arbitrator a public employer's obligation to
ultimately decides on a less favorable ef.ficiently manage their operations.
remedy. The legislation proposed by the . Specifically,the statute should be
unions could have the impact of amended to require arbitrators to take
discouraging cities from using the grievance into consideration any wage adjustments
arbitration process in a manner that best already given to or negotiated with other
serves the public good. groups—both union and non-union for
the same employer in the same contract
Response: The League of Minnesota year.
Cities opposes legislation that would
undermine the grievance arbitration HR-7. Re-employment Benefits
process and discourage cities from using
the process in the manner intended. Issue:Cities employ many workers in
Specifically,the League opposes any seasonal and temporary positions such as
legislation that proposes payment of parks and recreation-related positions. In the
grievance arbitration fees�hen a past, such workers generally have not filed
settlement is offered and declined. for unemployment benefits because there
has not been an expectation of continued
HR-6. Essential Employees employment. In recent years, cities have
experienced an increase in the number of
Issue: Cities must balance the health, such workers applying for unemployment
welfare, and safety of the public with the benefits. This increases costs to cities and
costs to taxpayers. Essential employee status taxpayers in a way that may not have been
removes the right to strike,but gives the originally intended.
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In the 2012 legislative session, a new law HR-9. Employer Contributions to
was passed which prohibits employers from public Employee Pension Plans
entering into agreements with employees not
to contest or appeal payment of Issue: In 2010,the Legislature and governor
unemployment benefits as part of a enacted pension stabilization legislation to
settlement agreement at termination of address the funding deficiency in the PERA
employment. Because most cities are General Plan and the PERA Police and Fire
"reimbursement employers,"the benefits Plan. In 2013,the Legislature passed
paid to the employee are at the direct additional stabilization legislation for PERA
expense of the city, P&F. The League of Minnesota Cities
supported the modifications to the PERA
Response:Public sector temporary or plans,which included increases in employer
seasonal employees should not be eligible contributions,because the employer
for re-employment benefits. In addition, contribution increases were paired with
cities (as reimbursement employers) significant benefit savings that helped place
should be allowed to enter into the plans on a more stable fmancial footing.
agreements with employees not to
contest/appeal payment of unemployment Cities continue to streamline services and
benefts as part of a settlement cutbudgets in response to the economic `
agreement. downturn, and pension obligations put an
increasing strain on city budgefs. While the
HR-8. Pension Benefits base contribution rate for employees and
employers in the PERA General Plan is
Issue: Pension benefit plans have years of equal,Minn. Stat. § 353.27, subd. 3a
service requirements and limitations and requires employers to make an additional
exclusions that act to ensure that the fund's 1%contribution until the actuarial value of
administrators have the ability to predict, �e plan assets equal or exceed the liabilities.
contain, and control costs. This protects the Employees do not have a similar obligation
fund's ability to pay future benefits ta its to help the General Plan reach full funding.
participants. Legislative exceptions to these � 1998 the state began making PERA aid
exclusions and limitations can undermine payments to municipalities to offset the cost
this ability. Cities should have the ability to of increased employer contributions. While
weigh-in on these decisions through city �e PERA aid payment rate is frozen at 1999
council approvaL levels,the additional employer contribution
has increased from .43%to 1.0%. In 1999,
Response: The League of Minnesota pERA aid completely offset the increased
Cities opposes special legislation for employer contribution,making the net
individual employee pension benefit �ployer contribution equal to that of
increases unless the legislation addresses employees. In 2011,however, employers
a clerical or administrative error or is p�d more than 111%of the employee
initiated and approved by the city council contribution; over$37.5 million more than
of the impacted city. employees.
For PERA P&F,in 2013 employerspaid
14.4% of salary, while employees paid
9.6%,reflecting the historical ratio of 40%
employee contribution to 60%employer.
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Since 2006, employer contributions to Contribution component to the public
PERA P&F have increased by over$28.6 employee retirement plans. .
million,while fire state aid payments have
decreased by over 30% and police state aid The League is open to exploring the
payrnents have decreased by over 12%0. By establishment of a completely new
2015, contribution rates will increase to pension system for new hires in PERA
16.2% and 10.8%of salary respectively, and � General and PERA P&F that is more cost
a proposal to increase state aid to cities was effective for public employers and
not included in the 2013 PERA P&F reflective of demographic realities.
solvency plan.- � Closing an existing defined benefit plan
and replacing it with either a hybrid or
Response:Any further increases in defined contribution pension plan can
employer contributions should only be increase short term costs and decrease
considered by the Legislature after other revenues for the closed plan. If an
measures have been considered, alternative plan is implemented,the
including: Legislature must ensure that the closed
pubtic pension plan remains financially
For PERA General Plan: viable.
a) a 1.0% of salary increase in employee The 20141evy limit does not exempt levies
contributions so that employees and needed to cover the required contribution
employers truly bear the same increase for cities.When levy limits are in
responsibility to bring the pension place,cities and counties must be able to
plans to full funding; or increase their property tax levy to cover
b) the removal of the cap on PERA PERA contribution increases. School
Pension Aid payments so the state districts lack the underlying levy
equalizes the contributions of authority to fund required pension
employees and employers. payments.Because nearly half of active
For PERA P&F: PERA members are school district
c) an initial increase in the employee employees,the League supports providing
contribution of at least 1.0% of salary school districts with additional levy
with subsequent increases split evenly authority to cover the cost of additional
between employee and employer so contribution increases.
that the contribution ratio moves
toward a more equitable split between HR-10. Implementation of
employees and employers; or Automatic Contribution Increases
d) An additional general fund
appropriation to fund the deficiency Issue: For the PERA General Plan, if there
in police and fire pension aid is a contribution deficiency equal to or
payments so that the state equalizes greater than 0.5 percent of covered payroll
the contributions of employers and for two consecutive years,Minn. Stat. §
employees. 353.27, subd. 3b requires employee and
employer contribution rates to be increased
For both PERA General Plan and PERA equally to eliminate the deficiency. The
P&F,the establishment of a hybrid PERA Board must report the proposed
pension plan requiring a Defined increase to the Legislature by January 15�`
following receipt of the most recent actuarial
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valuation. Absent legislative action,the a) The League believes the legislative
contribution increase becomes effective far intent of"in-line of duty"disability
the first payroll period of the fiscal year retirement benefits for police officers
(June 30�') following receipt of the actuarial and firefighters was to provide speci�l
valuation. Such an increase would occur in protection for police officers and
the middle of the municipal fiscal year and firefighters when they are performing
would'strain city budgets that were approved the type of duties that are uniquely
prior tp the proposed increase being required for their jobs.The League
submitted to the Legislature. supports the statutory changes made
to Minn.Stat.§353A1 in 2047 that
Response:The Legislature should amend separate injuries resulting from
Minn. Stat. §353.27, subd.3b to require ��hazardous duties" from injuries
that any contribution rate increase resulting from"non-hazardous
triggered by the deficiency provision be duties" for purposes of potice and fire
effecti�e for the first payroll period of the %disability retirement benefits.The
calendar year following the regular League will monitor the effects of the
legislative session in which the proposed 2007 changes as they are
increase was reported. implemented.
b) The PERA eligibility guidelines must
HR-11. Public Employees be modified to take into account
Retirement Association (PERA) temporary,seasonal,unique part-
Adm�nistration time,and student employment
situations in cities--particul�rly in
Issue: In addition to the contributions of recreational oper�tions.The plan
employers and employees and the should be modified to use prarated
investment returns on pension plan assets, service credit,which would make
the long-term financial health of PERA consistent with the other major
Minnesota's public employee pensions is Minnesota pension plans. The League
reliant upon numerous statutory and supports a comprehensive review of
administrative guidelines that impact the exclusions with an eye taward
level of benefits paid to retirees, and simplifying current eligibility
committed to employees.The first guidelines. Such a review should also
consideratian whenever modifying any of include a possible revision of current
these,guidelines must be the long-term penalties for employers that fail to
financial health of the plan. report covered employees to ensure
that these penalties are not overly
Response:The Le�gue opposes:any harsh and punitive.
bene�t improvements for active retirees c) The League opposes the elcpansion of
or employees until the financial health of the PERA corrections plan to include
the General Plan and the Police and Fire dispatchers due to the substanti�l
Plan is restored. ' differences between the dispatchers
The League also supports the following and the other positions covered by this
plan modifications that will help align plan.
PERA contributions and costs,and The League snpports the following
reduce the need for additional policies to the extent that their
contribution increases: implementation would not negatively
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impact the financial health of the pension Response:The League of Minnesota
funds nor result in employer contribution Cities supports the statewide volunteer
increases: firefighter pension plan provided:
d) The League supports the transfer of .
all school district employees out of the a) Participation in the plan remains
PERA General Plan and into another voluntary,not mandatory; and
_ fund that is more appropriate for b) The plan takes into account and
school district employees. accommodates the different financial
e) Cities should be allowed to continue to capacities and needs of a wide variety
effectively use retirees in of cities.
reemployment situations. The League
supports policy changes which would The League also supports extending the
include an increase in the earnings statutory amortization period to a
threshold for such retirees. The maximum of twenty years.
League supports keeping the required
break in service at 30 days and HR-13. Retirement Work
opposes suspending payments to Incentives
retirees.
Issue:Demographic experts warn that as the
HR-12. Volunteer Firefighter baby boomers retire, employers will begin to
Pension Benefits experience a significant labar shortage and
lose the substantial expertise and knowledge
Issue: Cities throughout the state have of a fully-trained workforce. In addition,
established individual pension plans with retirees are living longer; are healthier, and
different levels of pension benefits for their able to work longer. Therefore, one solution
volunteer firefighter relief association to the coming labor shortage is to provide
members. T'he efficiency of this system has some incentives for retirees to continue
been questioned by various members of the working after retirement or to postpone full
Legislature and by state agencies from time retirement with a"phased-in"approach that
to time. Further, in recent years,many local would allow"knowledge transfer"to take
plans have sustained investrnent losses. place between the retiree and less-
These losses are required to be amortized experienced replacement staff.
over a ten-year period. This 10-year
amortization period presents fiscal ��e 2009 legislative session, a Phased
challenges to cities that are already facing Retirement Option(PRO)program was
budget cuts. created for PERA Coordinated Plan
participants. The PRO program meets many
The 2009 Legislature created a voluntary of the goals of workforce planning.
statewide volunteer firefighter retirement However, cities would benefit from
plan to provide an alternative fire relief broadening the criteria for participation;
retirement option to local units of currently, only employees age 62 or older
government, and in 2010, the Legislature can participate. In addition,the program is
modified the plan to provide additional scheduled to sunset in 2014.
benefit levels.
Response:The League of Minnesota
Cities supports changes to the PRO
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program(if actuarially neutral for PERA opposes efforts to elimin�te part-time
pensio�n plans)that would: officer licenses, However,the League is
also sensitive to concerns�bout li�bility
a) Broaden the criteria for participation issues and maintaining high standards for
to allow employees to participate at a potice officer licensare. The League
younger age,such as Rule of 90 supports a study of the issue ofp�rt-time
employees,if such a change can be licenses with the aim of maintaining the
made without damaging the tax- viability of a quality police force for all
favored status of the pl�n. Minnesota cities.
b) Re�uove the sunset provision to allow
the plan to continue past 2014. HR-15. State Paid Police and Fire
HR-14. Part-Time Peace Officer Medical Insurance;
Licenses Issue:Minn. Stat. § 299A.465 requires
public employers to continue health
Issue;Part-time licensed peace officers insurance benefits for firefighters and peace
provide critical services to communities. officers injured in the line of duty. The 1aw
However,Minn. Stat. § 626.8468 restricts originally contained a provisian requiring
the number of part-time licensed peace the Department of Public Safety(DPS)to
officers that a law enforcement agency may reimburse employers for the full amount of
employ. The statute caps the allowable administering this benefit.
number at the level the agency employed
during the years 1996 through 1998. For Before 2008,many of the claims approved
many cities,this cap is zero. under Minn. Stat. § 299A.465 were for
injuries sustained while engaging in non-
Some stakeholders believe part-time officer hazardous, on-the-job activiries such as
positions compromise professional standards fitness trai.ning or office duties.The number
within the law enforcement community and of eligibl�claimants combined with rising
increase potential liability for the cities that health insurance costs began to strain the
use them. This belief has resulted in efforts fund. By 2002,the fund created to provide
to preserve the cap on part-time licenses or this benefit became deficient.
eliminate part-tune licensure entirely.
Instead of increasing the fund,the 2003
Cities are anticipating major challenges as Legislature amended the law to pro-rate
the workforce ages. In addition,many reimbursements to cities based on the
greater Minnesota cities are experiencing amount available and the number of eligible
population decreases. These factors have applicants. The 20031aw change triggered a
made it difficult for some cities to recruit significant and unanticipated cost to cities.
and retain peace officers. Hiring part-time Even if the health insurance benefit was
officers is one strategy that cities can use to discontinued entirely,the costs for existing
help meet the staffing needs required to recipients will substantially increase well
provide high quality public safety services. into the future due to the growing cost of
health insurance.
Response:The League of Minnesota
Cities believes individual cities are in the The 2005 Legislature attempted to mitigate
best position to make public safety the impact of tlus law on employers by
staffi�ng decisions for communities and providing additional reimbursement funds
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and creating a stakeholder panel to under Minn. Stat. §299A.465 since
determine eligibility for benefits under these types of cumulative injuries are
Minn. Stat. § 299A.465. However,the not unique to the dangers of police
Legislature preserved the language that officer and firefighter duties.
reimburses employers on a pro rata basis, c) The Legislature must clarify that the
and the law continued to exist without the amount of an employer's contribution
definitions necessary to narrow eligibility under Minn. Stat. §299A.465 is no
for the benefit and meet the intent of the greater than that given to active
law. The panel,which expired on July l, employees in the same job class.
2008,did not succeed in narrowing d) The Legislature must establish the
eligibility for the continued health insurance minimum criteria used to determine
benefit, in part because the few claims ability to work,and set a percentage
denied by the panel were overturned by the threshold of disability for eligibility
courts. into this program.At a minimum,the
Legislature must identify that a
In 2007,the Legislature attempted to limit workers' compensation determination
eligibility for PERA police and fire line-of- as to whether the injury is work-
duty disability benefits by defining"duty related is necessary in order to receive
disability"as an injury sustained while the benefits under Minn. Stat.
performing activities that present"inherent §299A.465.
dangers specific to these professions."This e) Employees who receive a police and
means public safety employees injured fire disability retirement benefit and
while performing duties that do not present accept another job that offers them
inherent dangers would be ineligible for group health benefits should be
line-of-duty disability benefits. Due to the required to pay for their group health
correlation that has been established benefits with the city should they
between the PERA police and fire line-of- decide to continue them. The
duty disability benefits and the continued Legislature must amend Minn. Stat.
health insurance benefit under Minn. Stat. §299A.465 to reflect that employees
§ 299A.465, early indications are that this are required to inform the city when
change is resulting in a decline in eligibility they become eligible for coverage
for continued health insurance. under another group plan and that
failure to do so is grounds for
Response:The League of Minnesota termination from the benefits granted
Cities supports the following legislative under Minn. Stat. §299A.465.
actions to address the funding deficiency
in this program: HR-16. Health Care Insurance
a) The state must fully fund programs Programs
that pay for health insurance for Issue: Cities, like other employers in the
police and fire employees injured or state, are struggling with the rising costs of
killed in the line of duty as originally health care insurance for their employees. In
required under Minn. Stat. addition, cities must cope with unfunded
§299A.465. mandates imposed on them by the
b) Cumulative injuries that occur over Legislature such as the requirement to pool
time in the job should not qualify a early retirees with active employees and the
police officer or firefighter for benefits
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requir�ment to bargain over changes in the d) Supports changes to Minn.Stat.
"aggregate value"of benefits, even when the §471.61 that would a11ow citi�es to pool
city's contribution has not changed. all retirees(those un�er or over�ge
65)sep�rately from active employees
Resporzse:The League of Minnesota to help cities avoid the liabilities
Cities supports legislative efforts to associated with the new Government
contral health insurance costs while Accounting Standards�oard(GASB)
maint�ining quality health care services. requirements on"implicit subsidy."
However,cities have differing local needs At a minimum,limit the requirements
and circumstances and must retain the to continue coverage and to pool
fle�bility to provide unique and creative retiree claims experience to the date
solutions to the rising costs of health care the retiree and/or dependents become
insurance for their employees.The eligible.for feder�l Medicare coverage.
League: e) Supports a clarification to Minn. Stat
§471.61 and to Minn.Stat.§471.617
�) Opposes legislative action that to ezplicitly alleviate a city's
undermines local fleacibitity to manage responsibility to camply with group
rising health care costs. health benefits mandated by state law
b) Encourages the Legislature to when the city's employees are covered
carefully examine any new,mandated under a union plan authorized by
insurance-related benefit before federal statutes.
imposing it upon city employers to � Supports statutory authorizatian for
make sure it does not cantribute to the cities to collect up to a two percent
rising cost of providing health administrative fee from retirees
insurance or create conflicts with receiving post-retirement he�lth
federal mandates. insurance benefits.
c) Supports changes to Minn. Stat g) Opposes a centralized,statewide
§471.6161,subd.5,that would clarify health insurance option for active or
the intent of the subdivision is to retired employees unless: a)
address changes in cost vs.changes in participation in the plan is offered on
value.For example: (1)a change in a voluntary,not mandatory,basis;
provider networks does not constitute and b)the plan takes into account and
a change in the"aggregate value of accommodates the different financial
benefits;" (2)a change in benefit levels �pacities and needs of a wide variety
required by an incumbent insurance of cities.
carrier does not constitute a change in h) Supports changing Minn. Stat.§ '
"aggregate value." In addition,the 62A.21 to place reasonable limits on
League supports changes to Minn. health care continuation for former
Stat.§471.6161 that would clarify spouses.Former spouse coverage
that an exclusive representative of a should be limited to 36 months,of
local government bargaining unit may coverage following the date of divorce
not use the provisions of Minn.Stat§ (the current standard under the
471.6161 to block a local government's Federal COBRA law),or to the date
compliance with state and federal • the former spouse becomes eligible for
laws,such as the provisions of state coverage under another group health
health care reform.
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plan,including a MNsure plan or workers by providing cost-effective
federal Medicare coverage. reinsurance coverage. There may be
legislative attempts to allow insurers or
HR-17. Workers' Compensation employers to opt out of the WCRA,which
could have a negative impact on the viability
Issue: Rising medical costs are an of the WCRA due to adverse selection
increasingly serious problem for all problems.
employers and insurers, and now represent
over half of all loss costs within the In 2013,the legislature added post-traumatic
workers' compensation system. Medical stress disorder(PTSD) as a compensable
costs will be a major driver of future injury under Minn. Stats. § 176.011 by
workers' compensation premium increases. defining PTSD to be an occupational
In addition,virtually every year legislators disease,which results in a situation where
introduce proposals to expand the heart, WCRA reinsurance would treat multiple
lung and infectious disease presumptions for PTSD occurrences related to a single event
public safety workers, or to make the as separate"occurrences"for purposes of
presumptions more conclusive and difficult the reinsurance. The result is that the total
to rebut. These types of benefit expansions dollar cost to a city or other employer who
further increase municipal workers' self-insures, a self-insurance pool such as
compensation costs. the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance
Trust,or a private insurance company for a
In the last several years,the Workers' single incident with multiple PTSD-affected
Compensation Advisory Council(WCAC), workers could potentially be much greater
a joint labor-management committee whose than the dollar amount of the WCRA
purpose is to review proposals for benefit retention the city has selected for other
changes or other amendments to the covered injuries.
workers' compensation system,has been
discussing ideas to address escalating During the 20121egislative sessiori,bills
medical costs. While the WCAC system has were introduced to "stack"PERA benefits
worked well for many years to help stabilize on top of Workers' Compensation benefits
and de-politicize workers' compensation for public safety employees, resulting in an
issues,more recently this group has had employee being able to receive up to 126%
difficulty reaching agreement on more of his/her pre-injury salary. The cost of this
controversial issues. However, in 2007 the expansion would likely average between
WCAC recommended legislation that would $500,000 to $1,000,000 per person. The
have helped contain medical costs in the League is concerned that this measure would
workers' compensation system by adjusting have a similar outcome to that of the public
some payments to hospitals to offset greater safety health insurance bill(Minn. Stat. §
benefits for workers. 299A.465) which incentivized public safety
employees to seek disability pensions and
The Workers' Compensation Reinsurance resulted in an extremely expansive and
Association(WCRA)is a nonprofit costly program which took many years to
organization that reinsures all workers' rectify. Currently,the WCAC does not have
compensation insurers and self-insured a public employer representative to explain
employers in Minnesota. The WCRA the unique impacts of this type of change on
assures financial security for Minnesota's the public sector.
employers and their most seriously injured
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Respo�ase:Legislative action is necessary HR-18. Breathalyzers
to add�ress increasing workers'
compensation costs,particularly rising Issue:Currently,breathalyzer use is
medical costs.The League of Minnesota pernutted for alcohol testing under federal
Cities supports use of the WCAC system cammercial drivers' laws.lVlinnesota law
to consider proposals for changes to the does not clearly a11ow for the use of
work�rs' compensation law,and urges the breathalyzers in testing.
WCAC and the Legislature to approve
medical cost cantainment reforms. The Response:Minn. Stat. § 181.950-.95?
League also supports adding a designated should be amended to permit the use of
public sector employer representative to breathalyzers as an acceptable technology
the WCAG for determining alcohol use.
The League opposes expansion of HR-19. Veterans Preference
workers' compensation and related health
insurance benefits because of the Issue:The League of Minnesota Cities
potential for dramatically increasing costs recognizes the important contributions
to cities. Specifically,the League opposes veterans have made and.agrees with the
expansion of the heart,lung and intent of legislation that gives veterans :
infectious disease presumptions as well as certain preferences in employment.
any expansion of the law that would However, since the veterans preference law
require payment of health insurance was initially passed,the number of
premiums or that would include mental employment protections has greatly
injuries that have no physical eause or increased.This includes a federal law that
manifestation. specifically protects veterans from
employment discrimination.
The League also supports continuing the
WCRA as the mandatory workers' Changes were made in the 2009 legislative
compensation reinsurer for insurers and session which gave State of Minnesota
self-insurers in Minnesota and supports veteran employees the same appeal rights as �
modifying state statutes to treat PTSD local government veteran employees have
events involving several affected parties had for many years. As part of these
as one occurrence for retention purposes, changes,the law limits the right of appeal
thereby reducing the exposure of self- for veterans employed by the State of
insured entities and the statewide Minnesota who are subject to a probationary
insurance pools. Such a change would not period until after the probationary period has
have any effect on the benefit an passed. , •
individual employee would receive. '
Response:The League of Minnesota ,
Finally,the League opposes legislation Cities supports the Legisl�ture
that would "stack"PERA benefits and undertaking a study of Minnesota's,
Workers Compensation benefits instead veterans preference law to determine its
of using the industry standard of"offsets" effectiveness and efficiency in light of
due to the extraordinary expense of such today's employmentlaws,statutes,�nd
a measure which would ultimately be regulations,and to consider possible
passed on to cities and eventually modifications to current laws. For
taxpayers. example,the League would support
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clarification of the law on use of applicants for employment using the BCA or
promotional points when an employee the BCA database access.
becomes disabled after a first promotion.
Response: Cities should be able to
The League also supports a change to conduct,but not be required to conduct,
Gmit the right of appeal for veterans criminal history background checks on
employed by cities who are subject to a active employees using the BCA database.
probationary period until after the The laws governing background checks
probationary period has passed. for all city employees should be amended
� to allow for this practice. For those cities
Finally,the League supports allowing that choose to use the BCA to run the
public employers the addifional option to criminal history employment background
include a neutral arbitrator as a choice check for them,the fee should be the
for a hearing process in lieu of a three- same as that charged to non-profit
person paneL organizations.
HR-20. Drug and Alcohol 'HR-22. Tele-health Exams
Rehabilitation
Issue: Technology improvements are
Issue:Under Minn. Stat. § 181.953, creating new ways to approach many city
subd. 10(b), an employer cannot terminate functions. Specifically,the increased
an employee for a positive controlled- acceptance of the use of tele-health(audio
substance test without first providing the and video,web-based) exams creates an
employee a chance for rehabilitation and opportunity for cities to access and use
treatrnent. Recently, some cities have been psychologists with specific expertise in
advised this law applies to "probationary" public safety as part of the hiring process for
employees, as well as to regular employees. police officers. However,the Peace Officers
Standards and Training(POST)Board has
Response:The League of Minnesota adopted a position prohibiting the use of
Cities supports a legislative change to tele-health exams for the required
clarify that the state law on drug and psychological oral interview/evaluation
alcohol rehabilitation and treatment does prior to hiring.
not apply to probationary employees.
Response: The League of Minnesota
HR-21. Background Checks Cities supports the use of tele-health
(sudio and video,web-based) exams to
Issue:Current law allows criminal justice meet the requirements of the POST
background checks on active employees(as Board for a psychological oral
opposed to applicants for employment) only interview/evaluation prior to hiring a
when such employees are firefighters or police officer candidate.
work with children. The law governing
criminal history background checks on
police and other city employees does not
specifically allow such checks on active
employees. Cities need the ability to be able
to conduct criminal history background
checks on active employees as well as
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Data Practices In 2008,the Legislature increased the
statutory limits on the total exemplary
damage awards for MGDPA violations and
DP-1, Data Practices Compliance also raised the limits on the maacimum civil
Costs : penalties courts may impose to compel
compliance with the act.
Issue: The purpose of the Minnesota
Govemment Data Practices Act(MGDPA) Response:The Legislature should allow
is to protect personal information from cities to charge for the staff time th�t is
indiscriminate disclosure with the right of required to comply with wide-ranging
the public to know what the government is data requests regardless of whether
doing. The Act also attempts to balance copies of the data are requested.In
these rights within a context of effective addition,the Legislature should provide�
government operation. The League supports mechanism th�t would permit cities to
the public policy behind the MGDPA while challenge whether a d�t�request is
ackno�uvledging that compliance with the law reasonable and made in good faith.
imposes costs on local taxpayers. The
MGDPA must balance the right of citizens The Legislature should allow cities to
to access public data with the cost to charge the same arnount for copies of
municipalities of complying with certain motar vehicle ineident reports issued by "
types of information requests.Time spent iocal police and�re departments as the
responding to requests is time that would commissioner of public safety.
otherwise be spent performing core city
services for city residents. The League of Minnesota Cities opposes
further increases in the malcimum
Cities continue to receive repetitive, overly exemplary damages that caurts may
broad and far-reaching data requests that impose against government entities,
require significant staff time to locate including cities,found to have viol�ted the
government records,redact private data or MGDPA; further incre�ses in the
data unrelated to the request, and assemble maacimum civil penalty that may be
documents to be provided in order to imposed when�court order is issued to
comply with requirements to provide access compel a government entity to comply
to public government data. The MGDPA with MGDPA; or any statutory change
limits the ability of cities to be reimbursed that would make it a mandatory civil
for responding to requests. penalty to compel compliance under the
MGDPA. The League opposes repeal of
For example,cities are limited to charging the administrative remedies pravisions
only 25-cents per page for copies of police adopted by the 2010 Legislature to
motor vehicle incident reports,which does address disputes regarding MGDPA
not cover the city cost for copying,while the eompliance issues.
commissioner of public safety is exempt
from this restriction-thereby permitting the DP-2. Maintaining Government
Department of Public Safety to continue to Data in Large Databases
charge $5 for incident reports that cities are
required to submit to the department: Issue: The Minnesota Department of
Administra.rion Advisory Opinion 10-016
issued in June 2010 maintains that the
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Minnesota Government Data Practices Act DP-3. Sharing of Student Data with
(MGDPA)requires ciries to keep records Local Law Enforcement in
contauung public government data so that Emergencies
they can be easily accessible and convenient
to use,regardless of how they are kept. Issue: Minn. Stat. § 13.32, subd. 3(1)
Cities maintain that the application of this defines education data as private data that
advisory opinion to large databases in which must not be disclosed except to the juvenile
records are kept in an electronic format justice system in cases where information
forces cities to risk the daily threat of about the behavior of a student who poses a
allegations of noncompliance or leaves local �sk of haxm is reasonably necessary to
government officials confused regarding protect the health or safety of the student or
how to apply the requirement for access to other individuals. In addition,the federal
data in circumstances where information Family Education Rights &Privacy Act
technology is utilized to facilitate the (FERPA)bars schools from disclosing
management and organization of records �ormation on student educational records
and information which often includes public, �at contains personally identifiable
private, and nonpublic data within individual information without consent of a parent or
data sets. eligible student,with only limited
Response: Cities insist that it is not exceptions.
feasible to separate public from non- Minn. Stat. § 13.32 does not adequately
public data when the records in which define who is responsible for making the
that data is held are in electronic format deternunation that an emergency or risk of
and held in large databases that are harm exists. As a result, school district
intended to provide secure data storage officials have interpreted the statute in
and maintenance,but are not directly conjunction with the restrictions in FERPA
available in a form in which public and to require that the determination be made
private data contained in those records solely by school officials.
can be separated. Requiring cities to
design such databases to accommodate Local police officials are often fiustrated in
extensive data requests under MGDPA is their efforts to investigate allegations of
both financially and technologically criminal or other illegal activity when school
nearly impossible to achieve. officials refuse,under Minn. Stat. § 13.32,
� subd. 3(1) and FERPA,to provide
The Legislature should address the �ormation to follow up such complaints or
growing and costly impact on cities of to assist local police in solving crimes that
providing access to specific public data have already taken place. �
housed in large electronic databases.
Cities also require discretion in School boards are responsible to have
determining that the release of certain policies in place that require school officials
incident data could identify an individual to report a student who possesses an
whose identity must be protected. unlawful firearm to law enforcement or the
juvenile justice system. But schools are not
allowed to release the name of a student in
dangerous weapon reports involving use or
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possession of such weapons that are made to requests not to be identified publicly,and
the Mi�nxiesota Department of Education. the agency or local government
reasonably determines that access to the
Response: Minn. Stat.§ 13.32 should be data would cause emotional or physical
clarified to allow local law enforcement harm to the individual or otherwise
agencies to work with school officials to impede the individual's recovery.
jointly make the determination that an
emergency or risk of harm eacists in order DP-5. Open Meeting L�w
to enable police enforcement actions to be
taken in a timely manner. Issue: The Open Meeting Laws allows
certain meetings to be held using interactive
DP-4. DisClosure of Victim Data television provided that: all members of the
body can hear and see one another and all
Issue: Under the Minnesota Government discussion and testimony;members of the
Data Practices Act(MGDPA),the name and public can see and hear all discussion,
address of a victim or casualty of an testimony, and votes; at least one member of
accident or incident to which a law the body is physically present at the regular
enforcement agency responds is public meeting location;and each remote location
government data. In addition,the name and is open and accessible to the public. The
location of the health care facility to which Information and Policy Analysis Division
victims or casualties are taken is public (IPAD)issued an advisory opinion(13-009)
government data. The MGDPA allows for a that allowed a city's use of Skype to conduct
crime victim to prevent the disclosure of a remote meeting under Minn. Stat. § 13.02,
public data,but no such provision exists for subd. 1. Il'AD applied a"common sense"
accident victims. Accident victims and their approach to technology questions,which
families can be traumatized by the events recognizes the difficulty cities must face
that caused their injuries. Publicly when interpreting the Open Meeting Law in
disclasing their identities and the location light of ever-changing technology.
where they are receiving medical care places
a burden on families and victims who may The Open Meeting Law also allows certain
be questioned by reporters, solicited by state bodies to conduct meetings via
lawyers, and contacted by other members of telephone and other electronic means,
the comrnunity. While there are legitimate pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.015. This
public policy reasons to make this useful tool should be�panded to local
information public,the MGDPA provides no government to assure that members can
discretion for city officials and�aw attendxneetings remotely if attendance at the
enforcement to temporarily withhold victim regular meeting site is not possible. in order
data when releasing it is not in the best to ensure maximum public access,the
interest of the victims. This not only makes Legislature should require that such
the initial period of recovery more difficult meetings be allowed only if a quorum of `
for victims,but erodes the trust between members of the body is present at the
victirns and state and local government. regular meeting location.
Response: The Legislature should amend The use of Facebook,Twitter, and other
Minn. Sta� § 13.82 to temporarily social media creates opportunities for cities
prohibit the disclosure of victim data if to reach more constituents and to share more
the victim or victim's family specifically information faster than ever before. Social
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media creates new opportunities for citizen recognizes the important role it plays in
participation, and citizens increasingly maintaining the public trust and the
expect that their elected officials will accountability of elected officials.
provide them with information via the
internet and social media sites. This The Open Meeting Law must,however,
expectation is not always consistent with balance the need for public information and
laws that require citizens to attend a meeting the need to protect privacy rights. Therefore,
in order to participate in local government. the Open Meeting Law requires certain
The use of social medial by elected officials meetings to be closed to the public, and
raises issues of compliance with laws that allows other meetings to be closed at the
were drafted before social media existed, discretion of the governing body. Under
and increases the likelihood of unintentional existing law, a governing body may close a
violations. meeting to evaluate the performance of an
individual subject to its authority. A
Response: The League of Minnesota governing body may not close a meeting to
Cities supports IPAD's interpretation of interview applicants for employment if there
the interactive television provision of the is a quorum present, although individual
Open Meeting Law,and encourages the council members may interview an applicant
Legislature to authorize cities to conduct in a closed meeting. A governing body may
official meetings by telephone or other not close a meeting to discuss the terms of
electronic means, as allowed by Minn. an employment agreement to offer to a
Sta� § 13D.015,provided that a quorum candidate to whom a job offer has been
of inembers are present at the regular extended, although a governing body can
meeting site. close a meeting to discuss labor negotiations
strategy. Allowing a closed meeting so that a
The League supports amending the Open council can discuss the results of an
Meeting Law to allow cities and elected interview process for a management-level
officials the necessary flexibility to use position will allow council members to
social media to communicate with citizens express opinions or ask questions they may
while maintaining the protections of the have concerns about discussing in a public
Open Meeting Law. meeting, and preserves the integrity of the
interview process of subsequent candidates.
The League of Minnesota Cities opposes
any change to the open meeting law that Response: The Legislature should amend
would egpand the award of attorney's the Open Meeting Law to allow a
fees to unintentional violations. governing body or a committee created by
a governing body to close a meeting to
DP-6. Exceptions to the Open interview candidates for management-
Meeting Law level positions such as city manager,
administrator,superintendent, or �
Issue:The purpose of the Open Meeting department head,and to close a meeting
Law is to prohibit actions from being taken to discuss the candidate and salary and
at secret meetings,to assure the public's benefit negotiations. Such closed meetings
right to be fully informed, and to afford the should follow the same or similar
public an opportunity to present views to the procedures for conducting closed
public body. The League of Minnesota meetings currently required under the
Cities supports the Open Meeting Law, and Open Meeting Law.
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DP-7. Challenges to the Accuracy Federal Employment Law
of Data
Issue: The Minnesota Government Data FED-1. Consolidated Omu�bus
Practices Act(MGDPA) allows the subject Budget ReCOUCiliation Act
of government data to challenge the (COBRA)
accuracy or completeness of data mai.ntained
by the government entity. If the government Issue:The federal Consolidated Omnibus
entity denies the challenge,the Act allows Budget Reconciliation Act(COBRA)law,
the data subject to appeal that deternlination which requires employers to offer continued
through a contested case proceeding under health and dental insurance group benefits '
the Administrative Procedures Act(APA). after an employee terminates,has been
. interpreted to apply to Employee Assistance
The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently Programs(EAPs),health funding
held that a public employee could use the mechanisms such as Health Reimbursement
MGDPA to challenge the accuracy of Arrangements(HRA)1Voluntary Emplayee
subjective opinions contained in the Benefit Accounts(VEBAs),and flexible
employee's performanc�evaluation. benefits. The application of CQBRA
Schwanke v. Minn. Dept. ofAdmin., 834 benefits to these programsresults in unlikely
N.W. 2d 588 (Minn. Ct.App.2013). The and impractical outcomes:
data challenge provision of the MGDPA is
designed to a11ow individuals to question Response:Congress should clarify the
whether all of the data responsive to a data intended benefits to which COBRA law
request was produced by the entity, or to should apply,excluding programs such as
correct a factual inaccuracy. The Schwanke EAPs,HRA/VEBAs, and flexible benefits.
decision grants any data subject the right to
an evidentiary hearing to challenge almost FED-2. Medicaref Medieaid
anyopinion or comment contained in a Premium Disbursements
document collected by a government entity. �
The data subject will have the right to Issue:Minnesota continues to be a net loser
subrr�t evidence and call witnesses at in federal Medicare and Medicaid premium
taxpayer expense, and this decision will disbursements.
create a heavy burden on all levels of
government and impose unnecessary costs Response:Congress must recognize this
on ta�cpayers. It is the responsibility of disparity�nd provide Nlinnesota with a
governrnent entities to maintain the data it more balanced and representative share
collects,not to review the opinions of the costs of providing health care
expressed in documents. under Medicaid and Medicare.
Response: The Legislature should clarify FED-3. Flexible Spending Accounts
that the data challenge provision of Minn.
Stat. 13.04, subd.4 is only available to Issue:Health care costs are rising
challenge the completeness of data or to �'�atically and employees need financial
correct factual inaccuracies. relief. Flexible spending accounts provide
some relief,but the current"use it or lose it"
provision for medical spending discourages
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employees from participating in this Congress to extend the RIRP program
program. beyond 2013.
�tesponse:The League of Minnesota FED-5. IRS Regulations on Death
Cities supports legislation that would Benefits
allow employees to roll unused funds over
to the next plan year, or into a tax- Issue:Current IRS regulations do not allow
qualified retirement plan,or a 457 plan. �y type of death benefit to be included in a
post-employment health savings plan and
_ FED-4. Reserve Income other t�-free funding vehicles. If the
Replacement Program (RIRP) employee who owns the savings plan
account dies,he or she cannot leave the
Issue: Since the September 11,2001, remaining funds to a designated beneficiary
terrorist attacks,the federal government has (unless the beneficiary is a spouse or
relied heavily on state National Guard and dependent child). If the employee does not
other military reserve forces to fight the war have a spouse or dependent child,the funds
on terrorism. A number of these citizen- are typically redistributed among plan
soldiers have experienced a loss of income participants. A death benefit provision is an
while serving on active duty,which has attractive feature for many employee groups.
caused financial hardship for some of these
members and their families. Response:IRS regulations should be
changed to allow post-employment health
Congress recently enacted the Reserve savings plans and other tax-free vehicles
Income Replacement Program(RIRP)to for both active employees and retirees to
provide monthly income differential include a provision that allows the
payments to National Guard and military employee to designate beneficiaries in
reserve members who are involuntarily addition ta spouses or children.
serving on active duty. These payments are
intended to bridge the gap between the . FED-6. Federal Public Safety
average monthly civilian earned income of Collective Bargaining Bill
the member before mobilization and the
member's total monthly military Issue: Congress is considering a bill that
compensation while involuntarily mobilized. vvould require all states to establish
This program is of benefit to cities because collective bargaining procedures for all
it reduces the fmancial stress placed on city public safety employees. The bill directs the
employees called up to serve and minimizes Federal Labor Relations Authority(FLRA)
the distraction from their duties before to determine, state by state,whether it meets
leaving and upon return to the job. The the bill's requirements with regard to
RIRP program was extended to December collective bargaining rights for public safety
31, 2012. employees. While it appears Minnesota is
likely to pass the tests set out by the bill,
Response:It is the federal government's federal public sector lobbyists have
responsibility to minimize the financial expressed serious concern that the bill is
hardship placed on state National Guard very much open to interpretation. In
and military reserve members who are addition,the bill directs the FLRA to
ordered to federal active service. The "consider and give weight,to the maximum
League of Minnesota Cities urges
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extent practicable,to the opinion of affected �) Increase the threshold for
employee organizations" coverage of paid on-call
firefighters to 40 hours per week;
Response: The League of Minnesota b) Exempt employees under age 26
Cities opposes the federal collective who are covered by their parents'
bargaining bill for public sector insurance;
employees.Public sector collective c) Exempt(from coverage
bargaining should be left to the requirements) employees who
determinafion of each st�te. � work in recreational f�cilities and
programs owned�nd oper�ted by
FED•Z Federal Health Care governmental entities;and
Reform d) Exempt elected afficials from
being counted as"employees" for
Issue: Certain provisions of the Patient the purposes qf the ACA.
Protection and Affordable Care Act
(commonly referred to as the federal health
care reform law or Affordable Care Act
(ACA)) are problematic for cities. These
issues range from administratively difficult
to very costly. Tracking employee hours,
particularly hours of seasonal and temporary
employees and council members, is
burdensome and will require significant
admir�istrative time and effort. Because most -
of these employees will not qualify for
coverage under the ACA,the effort does not
result in a worthwhile outcome. There are
also situations where employees who are
currently working more than 30 hours per
week in a city will now be eligible for health
care coverage by that city,which will drive
up city costs significantly,particularly for
cities using the"duty crew"concept at fire
statians to ensure adequate daytime
response. Finally,there are provisions
which require the city to offer coverage to
full-time students who are already covered
by their parents' insurance and do not need
the coverage through the city;which results '
in wasted effort.
Response: The League of Minnesota
Cities supports the intent of the ACA to
provide affordable health care coverage
to all Minnesota residents. However,
prior to implementation,Congress
should:
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IMPROVING FISCAL FUTURES
FF-1. State-Local Fiscal Relations amount of funding they receive from
local government aid and similar
Issue: Since the 1970s, services provided by programs. The current practice of
Minnesota cities have been largely funded almost annual adjustments to local
through a combination of property taxes, government aid(LGA) and similar
state aids, and state property tax relief programs,recent unallotments of the
programs. This system of municipal finance appropriation and the imposition of
has evolved to ensure that municipal levy limits do not allow for prudent
services can be funded without excessive financial planning and decisions. In
local tax burdens. addition,the 2011 state government
shutdown further decreased the
In recent years,the state-local partnership certainty of the system when the
has eroded under the stress of state budget Department of Revenue indicated that
deficits and an emerging belief among despite the standing LGA
legislators that cities should be more appropriation,the shutdown of many
fmancially independent. If this trend state government operations would
continues, further reductions in sfate aid to prevent the distribution of the LGA.
cities will create fiscal problems for many c) Adequacy.The revenue sources
communities already struggling with the available to cities and the state must
effects of recent aid reductions and the shift raise adequate funds to meet city
away from an interdependent state-local needs,to fund mandates,and to
fiscal policy. maintain Minnesota's long-term
competitiveness.
Response:The League of Minnesota d) Flexibility. As cities become
Cities supports a strong state-local fiscal increasingly diverse in their
partnership. The state-local fiscal system, characteristics and as ea�isting aid and
and any future modifications, should be credit programs have eroded,a"one-
consistent with the following principles: size-fits-all" system that limits all
cities to the property tax as the major,
a) Accountability. Cities believe a viable non-state aid revenue source is
partnership with the state requires increasingly unworkable. Some cities
cities and the state to communicate have sufficient property tax base to
effectively with each other and with sustain an adequate service level,but
the public about their roles and many do not. Cities should have
responsibilities. Cities and the state greater access to other tax and
must also exercise sound financial revenue sources than currently
stewardship,including maximizing permitted.
efficiencies in service delivery and e) Equity. All citizens should receive
other means of cosf containment adequate levels of municipal services
whenever possible. at relatively similar levels of taxation.
b) Certainty. Cities need to have more This means that the state should
certainty and predictability in all of provide financial assistance to cities
their available revenue sources, that have high costs,including costs
including the property tax and the related to overburden created by non-
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resident users of city services,low spending by$2 billion,borrowed$640
fiscal capacity,or both. State million in future state revenues through the
financial assistance should also reduce use of tobacco bonds and depleted the
tax burden disparities among state's already slim reserves by$179
communities and between cities�nd million. Since the 2011 budget actions,state
surrounding areas. law has required that surplus revenues be
first used to repay the school shifts,which
FF-2. Economic Contributions by has impacted the ability of the state to :
CitieS respond to other emerging budget needs.
Issue: Cities provide and maintain the Responser To avoid future state budget
physical infrastructure as well as the social deficits,the Legislature:
' and economic infrastructure necessary to
support a large share of the state's economic a) Must consider all options,including
activity.In addition, cities play a major role revenue increases,with a partieular
in statewide�conomic development focus on changes that increase state
activities that assist businesses with revenues�nd improve the stability of
expansion and job creation. The importance the state's revenue stre�m;
of cities to the overall vitality of the state's b) Must not further reduce funding for
economy is frequently overlooked in state property t�x relief programs to cities;
policy discussions. c) Must not accelerate the remitt�nce of
sales tax collections by retailers
Respanse: To provide lawmakers with including municipal liquor operations,
inforr�►ation on the economic activity and should make steps to reverse past
occurring within cities,the Department of accelerations;
Revenue should annually callect and d) Must consider the aggregate impact of
compile information on major state tax recent budget cuts in order to enact a
� collections within each city,in addition to bal�nced response for ta�payers;
county and regional reports. e) Must reinstate estimates of
inflationary increases to expenditure
FF-3. State Budget Stability estimates;
t) Should build at a minirnum,a five-
Issue: In recent years,the Legislature has percent budget reserve and should
faced regeated budget deficits. Legislative establish state bndget stability as a
actions to address these deficits have state priority.This includes
included changes in the state budget, prioritizing stability�head of sending
including permanent reductions in funding back tax rebate checks as was done in
to local units of government for programs 2000;
such as local government aid as well as the g) Should modify the unallotment statute
full elimination of programs such as the to place a reasonable statutory limit
market value homestead credit. However, on the percentage and t'tming of the
the state has also relied extensively on short- state's budget that can be unallotted
term solutians that have only shifted a large during a biennium without legislative
share of the deficit problem into the next approval; and
biennium. For example,the 2011 special h) Must emphasize long-term budget
session budget solution shifted more than$2 solutions and budgetstability and the
billion in school aid payments, cut state
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continuation of state government agencies could turn to charges and fees to
operations. replace lost revenues. Increases in charges�
The League of Minnesota Cities supports and fees would place additional fiscal
the principle of representative democracy hardship on cities that have already
and opposes limiting the Legislature's experienced severe losses of local
flexibility in making financial decisions government aid(LGA) and the elimination
through new Constitutional amendments. of market value homestead credit(MVHC).
FF-4. Funding Local Government Response: State agencies should be
�d required to justify their service fees or for
increases in eausting service fees and not
Issue: Local government aid(LGA)is an charge more than what is fair,reasonable,
important component in the state's property and proportionate to the cost of service.
t�relief system. To avoid undue pressure Agencies should give adequate notice of
on the property tax, funding for LGA must increases to allow local governments to
keep pace with inflationary pressures. budget for the increases. State agencies
However, since 2003, LGA has been should set administrative service fees as
repeatedly cut by action of the Legislature close as possible to the marginal cost of
and governor. In 2010 alone, cities providing the service.Local government
experienced a reduction of more than$180 should be given the option to self-
million in revenues from these programs and administer or contract with the private
in the 2011 special legislative session, LGA sector for the service if the state cannot
was retroactively and permanently reduced provide the service at a reasonable cost.
by$102 million per year beginning in 2011.
FF-6. Reporting Requirements
The 2013 legislature restored$80 million in
funding for LGA and updated the formula to Issue:Budget and fmancial reporting
reflect recent fiscal and demographic data. requirements imposed on cities by the state '
However,the annual inflationary adjustment often result in duplication and additional
was omitted from the final omnibus tax bill. costs. In addition to the state mandated
annual audits under Minn. Stat. § 471.697-
Response:In order to reduce pressure on .698, cities are required to prepare and
the property taac, and to equalize property submit or publish numerous other budget
tax bases,the League of Minnesota Cities and financial reports including but not
continues to support an increase in the limited to:
LGA appropriation to at least the level
that would have been provided prior to a) Suminary budget reports (Minn. Stat. §
the 2003 cuts,including the restoration of 6.745);
the annual inflation adjustment. b) Treasurers report to the city clerk(Minn.
Stat. § 412.141);
FF-5. State Charges for ,c) Statement of t�collections and other
Administrative Services income by clerk to the city council
(Minn. Stat. § 471.69);
Issue: Currently, some state agencies have d) Report on outstanding obligations and
wide discretion in setting the fees for special the purpose for each issue filed with the
services they provide to local governments. county auditor(Minn. Stat. § 471.70);
With recent state budget reductions, state
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e) Publication of summary budget - publication is currently required. Finally, '
statement(Minn. Stat. § 471.6965); the legislature must not increase
fl Publication of statement of liquor store reporting burdens forlocal units of
operations(Minn. Stat. § 477A.017); government Any new reporting
g) Liquor store audited financial statements requirement should have�clearly defined
(Minn. Sta.t. § 4'71.6985); statement of purpose and public need nat
h) TIF district plan and amendments(Minn. currently met with existing reports,a
'Stat. § 469.175, subd.4a); sunset date to facilitate a future
i) TlF district annual disclosure(Minn. discussion of the usefulness of the
Stat. § 469.175, subd. 5); requirement as well as full state funding _
j) TIF district annual financial report for the costs associated with a new
(Minn. Stat. § 469.175, subd. 6); reporting mandate.
k) Business subsidy reporting(Minn. Sta.t.
§ 116J.993 through 116J.995); FF-7. Direct,Property Tax Relief
1) State required fmancial activity reports Programs
(Minn. Stat. § 6.74);
m) Loca1 improvement requirernents(Minn. Issue: In 2011,the legislature expanded the
Stat. § 429.031); homeowner property tax refund(PTR)
n) Development and permit fees report program and in 2013,they expanded the
(Minn. Stat. § 326B:145); program and renamed it the Homestead
o) Utility annual financial statements Credit Refund program. As a direct taxpayer
(Minn. Stat. § 412.381); relief program,the Homestead Credit
p) Housing and redevelopment authority Refund avoids the problems with the former
annual financial report(Minn. Stat.§ Market Va1ue Homestead Credit system -
469.013); and where the state provided a credit on the
� Federal single audit or a program- hameowner.'s property tax statement but did
specific audit(31 U.S.C.A. § 7502 not always reimburse cities and counties far
(a)(1)). , the amount of the credit.
Response: Requirements for reporting Response: The League of Minnesota
and advertising�nancial and budget Cities supports providing additional
information should be carefully weighed property tax relief directly to
to balance the need for inform�tion with homeowners through an expansion of the
the administrative costs of compiling and Homestead Credit Refund program,the
submitting this information.In addition, targeting program or otherprograms
the legislature should direct all state that provide property tax relief directly
agencies to review existing local from the state to taxpayers,in addiHon,
government reporting mandates and the League supports the 2013 legislation
eliminate redundant or superfluous that requires the Department of Revenue
requirements.To this point,the to notify potentially eligible homeowners �
Legislature should consolidate municip�l of the program and would�lso support •
government financial reporting legislative modifications to these
requirements in the Office of State programs to eliminate the t�xpayer filing
Auditor,include an electronic submission requirement thereby making the tax relief
alternative to any remaining paper filing payments automatic.
requirements and authorize the use of
web publication where newspaper
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The League opposes property tax credit and redevelopment authorities and port
programs that reimburse local units of authorities. These entities provide important
government for reduced tax burden such housing and economic development
as the former market value homestead functions and must also be exempt from the
credit system due to the fact that the state sales t�on their purchases.
reimbursements to local units of
government can be cut while the credit to In addition,the local government sales tax
the taxpayer remains on the property tax exemption does not extend to purchases by
statement. In addition,the League cities of goods and services generally
opposes reinstituting Limited Market provided by private businesses. Although
Value, a program that reduces the taxable this provision was intended to treat
value of individual properties based on municipal enterprise operations similar to
assessor's valuation increase. Limited private business,the law does not precisely
Market Value creates inequities between define what municipal purchases are
similar properties based solely on the classified as being"generally"provided by a
valuation increase determined by the private business.
assessor.
The new local government sales exemption
FF-8. Sales Tax on Local does not extend to other taxes such as the �
Government Purchases motor vehicle sales tax. Although cities
currently do not pay the motor vehicle sales
Issue:When the state was experiencing a tax on marked police vehicles or firefighting
budget shortfall in 1992,the Legislature vehicles, other city vehicles are not exempt
repealed the sales tax exemption for city, from the motor vehicle sales tax.
county and township purchases. Since then, Response: Despite reinstatement of the
cities had been paying state sales tax on -
almost all of their purchases including items sales tax exemption,there remains a
such as road maintenance supplies and patchwork of exemptions and exceptions
equipment,wastewater treatment facilities, that cause confusion for city officials,
and some public safety equipment. creates an administrative burden for the
Department of Revenue,and will
In 2011,the legislature exempted most ultimately lessen the tax savings for
township purchases and in 2013,the certain residents based solely on where
legislature extended the sales t�exemption they live. In order to ensure that citizens
to most purchases of cities and counties. receive the full benefit of the sales tax
exemption:
The 2013 law change for cities and counties
did not clearly exempt purchases for a) the exemption should apply to all
municipal joint powers entities. As a result, purchases made by local units of
. cities that participate in joint powers entities government;
�vill not receive the benefit of the sales tax b) the law should treat purchases by all
exemption and this status could create a local units of governments the same,
disincentive for participation in future joint including purchases made by special
powers arrangements. taxing districts,joint powers entities,
or any other agency or
The exemption also does not extend to city instrumentality of government; and
economic development authorities,housing
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c) the exemption should be extended to state governments. OTCs are seeking
all local government purchases that federal legislation to relieve them from their
would otherwise be subject to the obligations and deprive state and local
motor vehicle sales tax in Minn. St�t. governments of virtually all hotel taxes. The
ch.297B. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities ,
estimates the minimum annual revenue loss
FF-9. Taxation of Electronic to local and state governments under the
Commerce OTC's proposal will exceed$1 billion and
increase to$8.5 billion annually if hotels '
Issue: Sales over the Internet and through adopt the OTC's business model. The 2011
other electronic means are projected to Legislature made clarifications under Minn.
increase exponentially over the next several Stat. § 297A:61 and 297A.66 that defines
years. Electronic transactions pose "accommodations intermediary"and
significant tax-policy challenges because of requires them to collect the sales tax o�the
the difficulty of assigning a location to total charge to the customer,but there are
electronic sales and because many Internet still questions on the application of the new
goods are not tangible properly. law.
Response: Federal tax policy should not Response.• The League of Minnesota
place m�in street businesses at a Cities opposes legisl�tion that gr.�nts -
competitive disadvantage to electronic OTCs�tax exemption that terminates
retailers,must nat jeopardize repayment existing or bars future obligations to pay
of bonds backed by state and local sales hotel taxes to state and lacal governments,
tax revenues,and should ensure stability or otherwise restricts legal actions by
in state and local revenues.To address the states and localities.
challenges created by the growth of
electronic commerce,the League of FF-11. Taxation of Electric
Minnesota Cities supports the multi-st�te Generation Personal Property
effort to develap a streamlined sales tax
system. Issue: Investor-owned utilities(IOUs)have
a longstanding relationship with Minnesota
The League also supports federal cities. IOUs site baseload power plants in
legislation,such as the Main Street host comrnunities, and in exchange pay :
Fairness Act,which would provide personal property t�on attached generation
congressional authority for states that machinery to the cities,counties and school
comply with the Streamlined Sales and districts hosting the plants. These plants
Use Tax Agreement to require remote bring jobs to our communiries,but they also
retailers to collect and remit state sales create nuisances such as air pollution,
taxes. nuclear waste,noise,vibration,and coal
train traffic. They also create security risks
FF-10. Online Travel Companies and take up land that could be used for
and Local Hotel Occupancy Taxes other, less disruptive commercial and
industrial development. Cities believe
Issue: In the past, online travel companies personal property taxes paid by IOUs are a
(OTCs)were collecting hotel occupancy fair compensation for the environmental and
taxes from consumers but only remitting a economic costs of hosting baseload pawer
fraction of the taxes collected to local and plants.
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IOUs argue that personal properiy tax relief regulated by the Environmental Protection
is important to pass along to their Agency and the Minnesota Pollution Control
shareholders and ratepayers. However,only Agency. T'he language and the purpose of
a few IOU shareholders and ratepayers these statutes have evolved through the
actually live in the communities hosting years. When states first began adopting
baseload power plants. Further, almost all these t�incentives in the 1960s,they hoped
new power plants receive personal property to encourage utilities, industrial plants, and �
tax exemptions from the Legislature,while others to install pollution control equipment.
host communities with existing,non-exempt Gradually, as regulation increased, states
baseload plants will continue to have them adopted the exemptions to help companies
for decades to come. offset the cost of the equipment.
Response: Personal property taxes on This tax benefit erodes local ta�c bases. In
attached electric generation machinery 2007,more than$1 billion of personal and
are a fair way to spread the real property for electrical generation was
environmental and economic costs of exempted from the market value of utilities.
electric generation power plants among The incentive value of this benefit is low
all IOU shareholders and ratepayers.The because utility companies are often required
League of Minnesota Cities supports the to install the equipment anyway. In
continuation of personal property taxes addition,these companies frequently recover
paid by IOUs to host communities for the cost of the equipment through rate riders
eacisting and new facilities. granted by the Public Utilities Commission.
Allowing the pollution control equipment
FF-12. Taxation of Municipal Bond exemption places the cost of this equipment
Interest on the citizens of the host community, rather
than the purchasers of electricity.
Issue:The federal and state laws that grant a
tax exemption to bondholders for municipal Response: The pollution control
bond interest lowers borrowing costs for exemption places an undue burden on
cities and reduces property tax levies. host communities without incentivizing
the environmentally responsible behavior
Response: Congress and the state should that it was originally created to
maintain the tax exemption for municipal encourage.The League of Minnesota
bond interest income. Cities supports narrowing or eliminating
the pollution control equipment
FF-13. Pollution Control exemption for investor owned electric
Exemption generation facilities. The League would
also support allowing utilities to recover
Issue; Minnesota grants electric utilities their costs relating to the pollution control
and several other industries a property tax equipment by spreading those costs to
exemption for personal and real property electricity users.
that is primarily used for pollution controL
Minnesota adopted the property tax FF-14. State Support for Municipal
exemption that now extends to electrical Energy Policy Goals
generation systems, agricultural operations,
and wastewater treatment facilities in 1967, Issue:The State of Minnesota has adopted
before water and air pollution were heavily an energy policy focusing on the promotion
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of energy efficiency and the expansion of FF-15. State Restri�tiolls oII Local
renewable energy with the goal of achieving $udgets
a reduction in carbon generation through
reduced use of fossil fuels. Minnesota cities Issuer During the 20131egislative session,
share this goal,but already strained budgets levy limits were imposed on cities over
and reserves at the state and local level have 2,500 population for one year. Levy limits
limite�d the ability of the state to assist local replace local accountability with a state
units of government in furthering specific ' judgment about the appropriate level of local
projects that support the overall state goal. taxatio�and local services: Additionally,
In addition,insti�utional knowledge and state restrictions on local.budgets ca►n have a
capacity of most cities limits their ability to negative effect on�city's hond rating due to
explore energy efficiency or renewable the restriction on revenue flexibility.
energy projects, even projects whose energy
"payback" could finance project capital Levy limits also fail to account for the
costs. decertification of tax increment financing
districts. Upon decertification,the property
Response:The League of Minnesota taxes that were formerly collected and used
Cities calls on our legiisl�tors and state to support the public improvements in the
executive agencies charged with TIF district can no longer be collected at the
accomplishing the state's energy policy same rate and used to support ongoing
goals to assist cities,townships and general city operations.
counties with tailored efforts to identify
appropriate energy efficiency and Response: City councils are elected to
renewable energy projects for make deeisions about local budgets�nd
undertaking at the local level. State law meeting cornmunity needs and despite
should allow�nd support utility gr�nt four years of deep cuts in state aid and
and loan programs and Property credit reimbursements,recent city levy
Assessed Clean Energy Programs,both increases have been well below the
publi�ally and privately funded. previous ten-year average.It is
inappropriate for the Legislature to
The state should create a grant and loan undermine local decision-making and
program to offset start-up capital accountability through the continued
expenses for projects identified where the imposition of levy limits or proposals such
savings in energy costs can offset capital as the"taxpayers' bill of rights:'The
project costs or where projects are needed League of Minnesota Cities supports the
to meet energy policy goals.The state principle of representative democracy
should clarify that cities may use public that allows city councils to formulate local
utiiity franchise agreements to advance budgets without state restrictions.
energy policy goals. Additionally,state
efforts should recognize that state energy FF-16. Tax Hearing and
agency teehnical expertise should be NotifiCation Proeess
made available to cities at no cost.
' Issue: Cities must set a preliminary levy by
September 15,which is the levy used to
compute the parcel-specific property ta�c
notification forms. With only a few limited
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exemptions(e.g.,voter-approved levies, In order to assist local officials with the
levies for natural disasters and levies for challenge of explaining legislative changes
certain tort judgments),this preliminary to the property tax system,legislators
levy;by law,becomes the maximum that should attend and be encouraged to
cities can levy the following year. As a participate in local government budget
result,cities may be unable to budget for hearings in their districts.
unforeseen needs that arise after September
15. FF-17. City Fund Balances
The 2009 Legislature eliminated the Issue:As a component of a prudent �
separate tax hearing requirement and fmancial management plan, cities maintain a
replaced it with a requirement that the public fund balance composed of cash flow funds,
be allowed to speak at a regularly scheduled savings for projects, and rainy day reserves
meeting on the budget and tax levy. These to maintain high level bond ratings and to
changes erroneously repealed an exception r�inimi�e borrowing costs. Although the size
to the tax hearing and notification process of a city's fund balance should be
for cities adopting their levies at or less than determined through local financial needs
the current rate of inflation. and local preferences, some cities are being
criticized for maintaining"excessive"
With the major property tax changes enacted reserves.
by the Legislature in 2011,city officials
have found it difficult to explain to local The Office of the State Auditor(OSA)
taxpayers not only the effects of their budget report measures city fund balances on
and levy decisions but also the separate December 31, shortly after the city receives
effects of the actions of the state Legislature. its largest sources of revenue from the
property tax and state aid distributions. To
Response: Cities should have the measure at this time,however, yields a
authority to increase the final levy from picture of a high fund balance even though
the preliminary levy with the approval of the city will spend down these funds to cash
the commissioner of the Department of flow the next five to six months of its
Revenue,to meet additional,unforeseen operations.
and uncontrollable needs,including
arbitrator awards resulting from labor Response: The state should respect local
negotiations,the impact of new and decisions on adequacy of local fund
existing federal or state mandates balances.The League of Minnesota Cities
including administrative rules,or other opposes any attempt to divert local
non-discretionary budget factors. reserves to benefit the state budget.
The 2009 tax hearing and notification FF-18. Local Option Sales Tax and
changes should be carefully reviewed to City Revenue Diversification
assure that the legislative intent is
reflected in the amended statutes. The Issue: Under current state law, the property
exception to the tax hearing and tax is the only generally accessible form of
notification requirements for cities with local tax revenue for cities. Even with the
more than 500 residents and a proposed restoration of$80 million in LGA funding
levy increase below the implicit price by the 2013 legislature, state aid funding
deflator(IPD)should be reinstated. remains below the 2002 funding level.
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Allowing cities to diversify their revenue sales tax. As a result,there are now 31 cities
stream woulct help prevent rapid additional that impose a general local sales tax.
future reliance on the property tax.
Response: Cities should be�ble to
_ The Uasic public finance rationale for diversify their sources of revenues. The
diversification of local tax systems is rooted League of Minnesota Cities continues to
in the fact that economists generally agree support a statutory change that will allow
that there is no perfect tax.Each tax has a city to enact a local sales tax for public
unique strengkhs and weaknesses and the improvements,including but not limited
more intensively any single tax type is used, to those specified in the 2011 legislation:
the more obvious its shortcomings become.
For example,the property tax is generally a) Convention or civic centers;
regarded as being very stable throughout the b) Public libraries;
economic cycle and it is considered to be a c) Parks,trails,and recreational
relatively easy tax to administer and enforce. facilities;
However,when property tax burdens d) Overp�sses,arterial and collector
become too high,there may be negative roads,or bridges,on,adjacent to, or
consequences for other public policy connecting to a Minnesota state
objectives such as business development and highway;
home ownership. e) Railro�d overpasses or crossing safety
improvements;
In addition to avoiding the problems created fl Flood control and protection;
by excessive reliance on any single tax, a g) Water quality projects to address
balanced and diversified revenue system far groundwater and drinking water
Minnesota cities may create a more pollution problems;
favorable business climate and provide for h) Court facilities;
greater stability of revenues to the recipient i) Fire,Iaw enforcement,or public safety
government unit throughout the course of facilities; or
the economic cycle. j) Municipal buildings.
Under Minn. Stat. § 297A.99,the Local sales taxes would follow the process
Legislature has created a set of local sales outlined in Minn. Stat.§297A.99 but
taa�rules and a defined process by which without the need for the approval by the
cities and other political subdivisions can Legislature and governor through the
impose a general local option sales tax. p�ssage of special legislation.The League
Although the statutory process requires the � supports allowing the referendum to be
city council to adopt a resolution supporting conducted at either a general or a special
the local sales tax and also requires the city election
to seek voter approval of the sales tax at a
general election,the process continues to State law should also be modified to
require the final authorization of the local generally authorize any city to impase
sales tax by the Legislature through the other types of taxes such as a local payroll
passage of a special law. During the 2011 tax or an entertainment tax with the
session,nine cities successfully sought adoption of a supportin�resolution by the
legislative authorization to impose new local city council and after approval by the
sales!taxes or to amend an existing local voters at a general or speciat election.
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In addition,cities should be able to Many cities also have policies related to
modify the use of their local lodging tax utility company services and products that
revenues and have general authority to could be supported under conditions of a
create utilities,similar to the storm sewer franchise agreement, such as local �
utility authority,in order to fund local renewable energy and energy efficiency
services where benefit or usage of the programs. Current statutes do not explicitly
service can be measured. provide city authority to include those types
of performance conditions in a franchise
FF-19. City Franchise Authority agreement.
Issue:Under Minn. Stat. ch. 216B and Response:Municipal authority to collect
Minn. Stat. § 301B.01, a city may require a franchise fee revenues from utilities is an
public utility furnishing gas or electric utility important and equitable mechanism to
services ar occupying streets,highways or offset the costs of maintaining public
other public property within a municipality right-of-way and to generate a return on
to obtain a franchise to operate within the a publicly held asse�Municipal franchise
community. In addition, cable system authority must be preserved and should
operators are required to obtain a franchise be expanded to allow city policy priorities
under Minn. Stat. ch. 238. to be addressed through conditions in
franchise agreements that have the cost
Under a franchise,the city may require the covered by local ratepayers,where
utility to pay a fee to the municipality to appropriate,and can be accomptished
help offset public maintenance costs for the within the local franchise boundaries.In
public property and generate a return on a addition,in situations where a local
publicly held asset. The fee is intended as a provider decides to sell their operations,
mechanism by which gas or electric utilities the city must have the right of first refusal
with facilities occupying the public streets to purchase the assets of the utility.
and highways compensate the city for the
use of a valuable public asset and/or for the FF-20. Utility Valuation Transition
increased maintenance and reconstruction �d
costs associated with having facilities in the
right-of-way. Issue: In 2007 the Minnesota Department
of Revenue revised its rules regarding the
State law currently allows the franchise fee valuation of electric and natural gas utility
to be based upon gross operating revenues property. This change in the rules resulted
or gross earnings of the utility from its in valuation changes for utility property that
operations in the municipality.In this ctramatically reduced the amount of revenue
manner, all utility users within the that local governments will collect in
municipality contribute to the public costs property t�from these utilities.
associated with the utility operation. In the
absence of franchise fees,municipal costs Recognizing that the communities that host
resulting from utility operations are these utilities bear extraordinary burdens
currently being funded through the property connected with stress on local infrastructure,
tax,which is being paid for by property tax public safety, and public nuisance due to the
payers. presence of these facilities in their
communities,the Legislature created the
Utility Valuation Transition Aid program.
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This program compensates host statutorily-exempt property owners to
communities that have lost more than 4 cover costs of service similar to the
percent of their net tax capacity as a result of authority provided under the special
Department of Revenue's rule changes. assessment law.The League opposes
legislation that would exempt non-profits
Response:The League of Minnesota from paying for user fees and service
Cities supports the continuation of the charges th�t help fund services these
Utility Valuation Tr�nsition Aid program organizations use.
and opposes any efforts to divert
promised funds away from host FF-22. Fire Service Taxing Districts
communities for any purpose including
balancing of the budget should there be a Issue:Fire service districts have the
budgiet deficit. If the Legislature does potential to reduce duplication of equipment
determine that it is necessary to re- purchases and services, and to improve
allocate the funds in the Utility Valuation uniformity of service deliuery throughout a
Transition Aid program for another region. One obstacle to establishing fire
purpose,the League supports other service districts is the absence of statutory
legislative efforts that would compensate authority to establish fire taxing districts.
the host communities for the economic The Legislature has granted authority for
and environmental costs of hosting these special taa�ing districts to provide services
facilities, These other efforts could such as watershed management and
incluide,but are not limited to,increasing emergency medical services. In spite of
the class rate on utility property to the growing funding and staffing challenges,
extent that it would offset the negative this authority does not currently exist for
effects of the utility valuation rule change. providing fire protection services.
FF-21. Payments for Services to Response:The League of Minnesota
Tax-Exempt Property Cities recognizes that some regions of the
� state could sustain or improve fire
Issue: Taxable property in many cities is protection services if fire taxing districts
being acquired by nonprofit and government were authorized.The League supports
entities. Converting the property to ta�c- authority for loeal units of government to
exempt status can lead to serious tax base establish fire service taxing dis�icts
erosion without any corresponding reduction provided that 1)participation in a district
in the service needs created by the property. is a local decision,and 2)fire taxing
districts must be governed by elected
In 2013,legislation was introduced that officials representing the participating
would have broadly exempted non-profit entities.
property from paying user fees or service
charges for any service funded in part with FF-23. Housing Improvement
property taxes over the previous five years. Areas/Speeial Service Distriets
Under certain circumstances,this proposal
could have potentially exempted non-profits Issue: In Y996,cities were granted general
from paying for even utility charges. authority under Minn. Stat. § 428A.1 T to §
428A.21 to use Housing Improvement Areas
Response: Cities should have the (HIAs)in order to finance housing
authority to collect payments from impro�ements for condominium and
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townhome complexes. Several cities around imposed on properties for a particular
the state have used this tool,and found it to improvement that benefits those selected
be a useful mechanism for maintaining older properties. Cities follow complex,time-
association homes. consuming statutory special assessment
procedures to specially assess the
The 2013 Legislature also granted HIA appropriate amount of the local
authority to a county Community infrastructure improvements to those
Development Authority(CDA). As part of properties. �
that authority,the CDA is required to gather
local approval before creating an HIA. If a property with validly attached special
assessments goes into tax-forfeiture,the
In 1996,the Legislature also gave cities the county auditor cancels all of the local
general authority to create Special Service special assessments due and remaining
Districts(SSDs). Cities around the state unpaid on each parcel, which is authorized
have used this tool to provide an increased in Minn. Stat. § 282.07. Therefore,the city
level of service to co�nmercial or industrial loses the funds previously budgeted and
areas, commonly in areas of retail planned for to pay for the local
concentration. The 2013 legislature improvements. To underline this point,the
extended the sunset for both tools for 15 funds have already been expended and if not
years,making it now set to expire on June collected,result in losses to the city.
30, 2028.
When tax-forfeited land returns to private
As cities work to develop and/or redevelop ownership, and the parcel benefitted from an
commercial, industrial, and residential areas, improvement for which the city canceled
new ways of paying for and providing special assessments because of the
increased levels of service should be forfeiture,the city may assess or reassess the
available to local entities. Use of Special parcel. But cities must go through the same
Service Districts in mixed-use development cumbersome notice and hearing procedures
is one tool that could be available for this in order to re-attach the assessments.
purpose.
Response:The Legislature should remove
Response: The Legislature should give cancellation of local special assessments
cities permanent authority to create HIAs from state law, allowing cities to receive
and SSDs.The League also supports the the funding validly assessed and counted
potential use of SSDs for miaced-use on to fund local infrastructure
districts that include residential and improvements.
commerciaUindustrial properties. If the
Legislature grants multi-jurisdictional FF-25. Distribution of Proceeds
entities the authority to create HIAs, from the Sale of Tax-Forfeit
creation of an HIA must require local property
approval.
Issue: State statutes governing the
FF-24. Tax-Forfeited Properties apportionment of the proceeds from the sale
and Local Special Assessments of t�forfeit property a11ow counties to first
recover administrative costs related to the
Issue: Special assessments are a charge, tax forfeiture process before subsequent
authorized by the Legislature and state law, allocations are made for special assessments
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and hazardous waste cleanup associated Resporase:The League of Minnesota
with tllie property. Although the tax Cities supports changes in the '
forfeiture process is cantrolled by the distribution of the proceeds from the sale
county,the city often has more at stake of t�x farfeit property cont�ined in Minn.
financially in terms of costs fronted to Stat.§282.08 to elevate the priority for”
facilitate development(e.g., assessments for repayment of unpaid charges for
public infrastructure and unpaid electricity,water and sewer charges
development or utility fees). . certified pursuant to Minn.Stat.§
444.075 subd.3(e),and any unpaid fees
State law is unclear whether the proceeds prescribed pursuant to Minn. Stat.§
' from a tax forfeiture transaction should be 462.353 subd.4(a),to require those
used to reimburse the county only for the unpaid charges and fees to be repaid
expenses associated with the transacted immediately after unpaid spec�ial
parcel, or if the proceeds can be used to assessments.
reimburse the county for administrative
costs associated with other parcels that were Minn. Stat. §282.09 shauld be amended
not transacted.When the latter allacation to assure that county adtninistrative costs
method is employed by a county,the are fairly allocated to transacted parcels
transaction proceeds can be and that cities are fairly reimbursed for
disproportionately applied to county unpaid development costs.The League
administrative costs resulting in a lower also supports the etimination of the
allocation of remaining proceeds to cover apportionments for county forest
existing special assessments,hazardous development and county parks/recreation
waste cleanup costs and ultimatelythe final areas while allowing counties to use their
allocation of residual tax forfeit sale 40 percent share of the remaining� �
proceeds to cities. proceeds for these uses.
Whil�the tax forfeit procedure provides a FF-26. State Hazard Mitigation and
process for the repayment of special Response SuppOrt
assessments,it does not require the
repayrnent of unpaid utility charges or Issue;Cities in Minnesota are exposed to
unpaid building and development fees. extreme weatlier events such as winds,
flooding,fires, and drought and are facing
In addition, counties are allowed to use 30 �e severe financial consequences of the
percent of the amount remauung after the clean-up,repairs, and community social and
deduction for administrative expenses and economic recovery, even though daxnages
the repayment of special assessments for may be deemed"not of such severity and
forest development projects and then 20 magnitude" as to qualify for federal
percent of any remaining proceeds for assistance.
county parks and recreation projects.The
structure of the distribution of the proceeds Response:The League of Minnesota
frequently results in cities receiving a very Cities calls on our legislators and state
small percentage of the initial forfeit sale executive�gencies charged with hazard
proceeds. As a result cities may not recoup �hgation planning to address not only a
even a portion of the unpaid taxes owed on a response to extreme weather events but to
property. also put into place a pro-active strateg,y to
minimize or mitigate the financial
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consequences. At a minimum,this effort pays its fair share of the off-site,as well as
should offer a reasonable loan funding the on-site, costs of public infrastructure
program that is easily accessible by cities, and other public facilities needed to
businesses and homeowners to financially adequately serve new developmen�
recover and rebuild,with the ultimate
goal of preserving jobs,industries,and FF-28. Equity in Library Funding
communities.
Issue:Many community libraries in
The state response should allow for-the Minnesota are city owned. Although located
use of new technology and best in an individual community, city libraries
management practices for any serve a much wider area. In some Minnesota
reconstruction of infrastructure to lessen counties,there are wide disparities between
the impact of future disasters and to city and rural tax burdens for library
mitigate the effects of disasters resulting services. Furthermore,library services have
from future extreme weather events. � expanded over the years with the offering of
electronic content material,multimedia
FF-27. Impact Fees resources, and Internet access in many
locations,putting more demand on stretched
Issue:New development and the resulting library budgets.
growth create an increased demand for ,
public infrastructure and other public Response:The League of Minnesota
facilities. Severe constraints on local fiscal Cities supports equity in availability of
resources and dramatic forecasts for quality library services to city and
population growth have prompted cities to township residents as long as there is
reconsider ways to pay for the inevitable equity in local property tax levies for
costs associated with new development. libraries among participating
jurisdictions. To that end,policymakers
Traditional financing methods tend to should explore the idea of regional public
subsidize new development at the expense library districts on a statewide basis,
of the existing community, discourage sound similar to the authority currently in
land-use planning,place inefficient Minn. Stat.§ 134.201 for certain regional
pressures on public facilities, and allow systems.
under-utilization of existing infrastructure.
Consequently,local communities are If cities where a library is located are
exploring methods to ensure new responsible for maintenance,upkeep, and
development pays its fair share of the true capital improvements to the library,those
costs of growth. Given the existing costs must be considered part of the total
authorization to impose fees on new equity requirement,not in addition to it.
development for water, sanitary and storm In order to continue to provide the
sewer, and park purposes, it is reasonable to expanded services,cities should be
extend the concept to additional public relieved of state-mandated maintenance-
infrastructure and facilities improvement of-effort funding levels and given the
also necessitated by new development. authority to charge user fees for other
services without jeopardizing the state aid
Response:The Legislature should they do receive.Cities that provide
authorize local units of government to library facilities where library operations
impose impact fees so new development are associated with a regional library
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syste�r►should be contractually
guaranteed a direct voice in the
governance and funding decisions within
the library system.
FF-29. Eq�itable Funding of
Community Education Services
Issue: Under Minn. Stat. § 124D.20, school _ �.
districts are authorized to levy for
community education programs that can
include youth recreational activities.
However, state statute limits the total
amount of revenue that can be raised by the
schoal district to fund community education
programs and this limit has not been
sufficiently increased in recent years. In
many instances, cities participate in the
funding of these programs and with the
statutory limit on the amount school districts
can levy,the increased cost of these
� programs is increasingly falling on cities and
their property taxpayers. In areas where the
school district is significantly larger than the
city,the burden of funding these programs is
, falling disproportionately on city taxpayers �
while the programs benefit the entire school
district. .
Response: The League of Minnesota
Cities supports a statutory increase in the
I com�unity education revenue
autharization for school districts.
Increasing the amount of the community
service revenue available to school
distri�cts would provide a steady source af
revenue,which would be assessed ag�inst
all properties in the school district,not
just against properties in the city.
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2014 Le islative Policies
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October 17, 2013.
Approved by Metro Cities Membership at
Policy Adoption Meeting
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Municipal Revenue & Taxation (2014)
1-A State and Local Fiscal Relationship
Metro Cities supports a strong state and local fiscal relationship that emphasizes
adequacy, equitability and accountability for public resources, and effective
: communication between the state, its cities, and the public about the roles and
responsibilities of state and local governments. Services provided by cities have
traditionally been funded through a combination of property taxes, fees/charges, and
state aids.
In recent years, state budget deficits have resulted in reductions in state aid and property tax
relief programs, which places disproportionate burdens on city property taxes and cash flows.
Increasingly, cities are also bearing more of the responsibility for the costs for services that
have historically been the responsibility of the state.
Metro Cities supports a state and local fiscal relationship that affirms the goal of all
citizens receiving adequate levels of basic public services at relatively similar levels of
taxation, that compensates cities for service costs created by non-taxpaying users of
city services, that reduces tax burden disparities among communities, and that assists
cities with high needs and relatively low fiscal capacities.
Metro Cities supports a strong state and local fiscal partnership that emphasizes the
following principles:
• Strong financial stewardship and accountability for public resources that emphasizes
maximizing efficiencies in service delivery and effective communication befinreen the state
and locaf units of government, and to the public, about state and local roles and
responsibilities;
• Certainty and predictability in revenue sources including the property tax and local
government aids, and the use of dedicated funds that meet specific local government needs.
Metro Cities opposes the diversion of such dedicated funds to help balance state
budgets;
• Adequate revenue sources available to cities that allow the needs of cities to be met,
mandates to be funded, and that maintain our state's economic vitality and competitiveness;
• Adequate and timely notification regarding new legislative programs or modifications to
existing state programs or policies to allow cities sufficient time to plan for implementation; `
• Metro Cities supports the concept of performance measuring, but opposes using
state established local performance measurements to determine the allocation of state
aids to local governments, or to deny local governments the authority to establish
their own budgets and levies, as such measurements do not well account for varying
local needs and circumstances.
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1-B Revenue Diversification
Metro Cities supports a balanced and diversified revenue system that acknowledges
the dive�-sity in city characteristics, needs and revenue capacities, and allows for
greater stability in revenues,A diminishment in state aids creates severe challenges fior
many cities in theprovision of public services and increased reliance on the property tax.
Metro Cities supports greater access to other tax and revenue sources, and statutory
modific�tions that allow cities#o impose a local option sales taxfor public
improvements, without the need for special legislation.
Metro Cities supports having local sales tax referendums conducted at a general or
special election. The Legislature should recognize the equity considerations involved with
local sales taxes, and continue to provide aids to cities#hat have high needs, overburdens
and/or iow fiscal capacity.
1-C Levy Limits
The 2013 Legislature imposed a one year levy limit on cities over 2,500 in population.
Metro Cities strongly opposes levy limits. Levy limits undermine local budgeting
processes, planned growth, and the relationship between locally elected ofFicials and
their residents by allowing the state to decide the appropriate level of local#axation
and services, despite varying local conditions and circumstances.
_ 1-D Restrictions on Local Government Budgets
Metro Cities opposes the imposition of artificial mechanisms such as valuation
freezes, payroll freezes, reverse referenda, super majority requirements for levy, or
other limitations to the local government budget and taxing process:
1-E Budget and Financial Reporting Requirements
State laws require cities to prepare and submit or publish numerous budget and financial
reports. These requirements often add significant costs to cities, and many requirements .
often result in duplication. Any additional reporting requirements should be weighed to
balance the need for additional information with the costs to cities of compiling and submitting
this information. In tight of the numerous existing reporting requirements, Metro Cities
supports reducing the number of mandated reporting requirements.
1-F Local Governmenf Aid (LGA)
The LGA program, originally enacted in 1971, was created with#he goals of providing
property tax relief and ensuring a sufficient level of revenues for local government needs.
Metro Cities supports Local Government Aid (LGA), the only form of general purpose state
aid to Minnesota cities, as a means of ensuring that all cities are able to provide basic public
services without over-burdening the property tax.
Metro Cities' policies recognize that our state's prosperity and vitality depend significantly
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upon the strength of the metropolitan region. A functional and equitable LGA program works
to assure that all cities can provide and fund local public services and infrastructure, in order
to position our state and metropolitan region for strong economic growth.
Metro Cities supports the new Local Government Aid Program enacted during the 2013
legislative session. The new program more adequately captures the varying needs and
circumstances of cities across the state and eliminates "side pots", which will make the
program more equitable, functional and transparent.
Metro Cities supports increasing the LGA appropriation to restore funding to 2003
levels, ensuring adequate funding of the LGA program, and the continuation of LGA to
� those cities whose public service needs and costs exceed their ability to pay.
Metro Cities supports adjusting the LGA appropriation for inflation and population
growth in future years, to assure that the program can continue to meet cities needs
and move toward a more geographically equitable distribution as intended under the
new structure. Adjusting for inflation was a component of the proposed LGA reform
package, but was not included in the final 2013 legislation.
Metro Cities strongly opposes reductions of Local Government Aid for the purpose of
balancing.state budget deficits and opposes singling out specific communities for
local aid reductions. Metro Cities also opposes freezes to LGA, which increase
volatility in the distribution of LGA.
1-G State Property Tax Relief Programs
Metro Cities supports state funded property tax relief programs that are paid directly to
homestead property taxpayers such as the circuit breaker and enhanced targeting for
special circumstances and supported the expansion of these programs in 2013. Metro
Cities supports an analysis of the State's property tax relief programs to determine
their efFectiveness and equity in providing property tax relief to individuals and
families across the state.
Metro Cities supports the use of the Department of Revenue's "Voss" database to link
income and property values, and the consideration of income relative to property taxes
paid in determining eligibility for state property tax relief programs. Updates to the
database should occur in a timely manner and data reviewed periodically to ensure the
da#abase's accuracy and usefulness.
1-H Property Valuation Limits/Limited Market Value
Metro Cities strongly opposes the use of artificial limits in valuing property at market
for taxation purposes, since such limitations shift tax burdens to other classes of
property and create disparities between properties of equal value.
1-I Market Value Homestead Exclusion Program
The 2011 Legislature repealed the Market Value Homestead Credit (MVHC) and established
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a Market Value Homestead Exclusion (MVHE) Program. The intent of both programs is to
provide property tax relief to qualifying homesteads, the former MVHC through credits on
local government tax bills and the new MVHE through reductions in property tax values.
Under the former MVHC, the state reimbursed local governments in exchange for reducing
the taxable value of qualifying properties. The MVHE program pays for#he property tax relief
by shifting property taxes within jurisdictions. Metro Cities supported statutory changes
enacted during the 2013 legislative session to clarify the application of levy Iimits under the
program.
Metro Gities opposes restoration of the former Market Value Homestead Credit, and
encourages elimination of the exciusion program, as the program shifts taxes onto
other property classes and further complicates the property tax system. :
1-J Fiscal Disparity Fund Distribution �
The Twin Cities Area Fiscal Disparities Program, enacted in 1971, was created for the
purposes of:
providing a way for local governrnents to share in the resources generated by the growth of
the metropolitan area without removing existing resources;
• to promote orderly development of the region by reducing the impact of fiscal
considerations on the location of business and infrastructure;
• to establish incentives for all parts of the area to work for#he growth of the area as a
whole; _
• to help communities at various stages of development; and
• to encourage protection of the environment by reducing the impact of fiscal
considerations to ensure protection of parks, open space and wetfands.
Metro Cities supports the Fiscal Disparities Program. Metro Cities opposes any
diversion from the fiscal disparities pool to fund specific programs or projects, as this
would contradict the purposes of the program.
Metro Cities recognizes that new laws enacted in the 2013 legislative session to assist the
expansion for the Mall of America were not in accordance with Metro Cities' legislative policy
on fiscal disparities. This new law should not serve as a precedent for future legislative action
with respect to funding specific projects or programs out of the fiscal disparities pool.
Legislation that would modify or impact the fiscal disparities program should only be
considered within a framework of comprehensive reform efforts of the state's property tax,
aids and credits system. Any proposed tegislation that would modify or impact the fiscal
disparities program must be evaluated utifizing the criteria of fairness, equity, stability,
transparency and coherence in the treatment of cities and taxpayers across the metropolitan
region, and must continue ta serve the program's intended purposes.
Further studies or task forces to consider modifications to the fiscal disparities program must
include participation and input from metropolitan local governmenf representatives.
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1-K Constitutional Tax and Expenditure Limits
' Metro Cities strongly opposes including tax and expenditureJimits in the state
constitution. This would eliminate any flexibility on the part of the Legislature or local
governments to respond to unanticipated critical needs, emergencies, or fluctuating
economic situations. When services such as education, public safety and health care
require increased funding beyond the overall limit, experiences in at least one other state
indicate that other publicly funded services receive less than adequate resources.
Constitutional limits result in a reduced base during times of economic downturn and the
inability to recover to previous service levels when economic prosperity returns.
1-L State Property Tax �
The 2001 Property Tax Reform Act shifted general education funding to the state, and funded
it, in part, with a new state property tax on commerciaUindustrial and cabin property.
Since cities' only source of general funds is the property tax, Metro Cities strongly opposes
extension of a state-levied property tax to additional classes of property.
In the interest of increasing transparency around this tax, Metro Cities supports efForts
._ to have the state provide information on the property tax statement regarding the state
property tax,
1-M Class Rate Tax System
Metro Cities opposes elimination of the class rate tax system, or applying future levy
increases to market value, since this would further complicate the property tax
system. '
1-N Regional Facility Host Communities
Municipalities hosting regional facilities (such as utilities, landfills or aggregate mining) incur
costs and community impacts such as environmental damage or lost economic development
opportunities. Communities should be compensated for the impacts of these facilities, which
provide benefits to the region and state. Metro Cities supports legislative efforts to offset the
negative impacts of these facilities and activities on host communities. Metro Cities would
prefer that cities and townships be allowed to collect a host fee that may be adjusted when
state decisions impact those fees.
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1-O Sales Tax on Local Government Purchases
Metro Cities supports the reinstatement of the sales tax exemption for purchases of
goods and services made by cities that was enacted into law in the 20131egislative
� session. To ensure that citizens receive the full benefit of this exemption, fihe new law should
treat purchases of all local government units the same, including purchases made by special
taxing districts, joint powers entities, or any other agency or instrumentality of local
government.
As the new law is applied, Metro Cities supports the following clarifications and
adjustments:
Clarifying the eligibility of purchases by all joint powers entities and agreements so
that purchases are exempt as long as the service provided is a service primarily
provide�d by a governmental entity, even when there is participation by non-profit
organizations or other entities. Purchases by economic development authorities,
housing and redevelopment authorities and port authorities should also be exempt. "
Clarifying which purchases are ineligible for the exemption due to being generally
provided by a private business. TMis clarification should limit taxable purchases to
goods or services predominantly provided by private businesses.
Granting an extension of the motor vehicle sales tax exemption that currently applies
to marked squad cars and �refighting apparatus#o all municipat vehicles that are used
for general city functions and are provided by governmental entities.
1-P City Revenue Stability and Fund Balance
Metro Cities opposes state attempts to control or restrict city fund balances. These
funds are necessary to maintain fiscal viability, meet unexpected or emergency
resource needs, purchase capital goods and infrastructure, provide adequate cash
flow and maintain high level bond ratings.
I-Q Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA)
Metro Cities supports employees and cities sharing equally in the cost of necessary
contribution increases and a 60% employer/40%o employee split for the PERA Police
and Fire Plan. Metro Cities also supports state assistance to local go�ernments to
cover any additional contribution burdens placed on cities over and above
contribution increases required by employees. Cities should receive sufficient notice
of these increases so that they may take them into account#or budgeting purposes.
Metro �ities opposes benefit improvements for active employees or retirees until the
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financial health of the PERA General Plan and PERA Police and Fire Plan are restored.
. Metro Cities supports modifications to help align PERA contributions and costs, and
reduce the need for additional contribution increases, including a modification of
PERA eligibility guidelines to account for temporary, seasonal and part time
employment situations, the use of Rro-rated service credit, and a comprehensive
review of exclusions to simplify eligibility guidelines. Further employer contribution
rate increases should be avoided until other cost alignment mechanisms are
considered.
1-R State Program Revenue Sources
Metro Cities opposes any attempt by the state to finance programs of statewide value
and significance with local revenue sources such as municipal utilities or property tax
mechanisms.These local revenue sources are created to finance local government
services. Statewide programs, such as the Clean Water Legacy Act, serve important state
goals and objectives, and should be financed through traditional state revenue sources such
as the income or sales tax.
1-S Post Employment Benefits
Metro Cities supports 2008 statutory changes that allow local governments to
establish trusts from which to fund post-employment health and life insurance benefits
for public employees, with participation by cities on a strictly voluntary basis, in
recognition that cities have differing local needs and circumstances. Cities should also
retain the ability to determine the level of post employment benefits to be provided to
employees.
1-T Health Care Insurance Programs
Metro Cities supports legislative efforts to control health insurance costs, but opposes actions
that undermine local flexibility to manage rising insurance costs. Metro Cities encourages a
full examination of the rising costs of health care and the impacts on city employers and
employees. Metro Cities also supports a study of the fiscal impacts to both cities and retirees
of pooling retirees separately from active employees.
1-U State Budget Stability
In recent years, the State has experienced increasingly substantial budget deficits and
volatility in state revenues. Metro Cities strongly supports changes to the state's revenue
system that enhance and improve stability, flexibility and adequacy in the system. Such
changes should focus onreducing the volatility of state revenues and improving the long term
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balance of state revenues and expenditures. Metro Cities supports a statutory budget
reserve minimum that is adequate to manage risks and fluctuations in the state's tax
system �nd a cash flow reserve account of sufficient size so that the state can avoid
short term borrowing to manage cash flow fluctuations.
Metro Cities also supports an examination of the property tax system and the
relationships between state and local tax bases, with an emphasis on state budget
cuts and their impact on property taxes. State budget deficits must be balanced with
statewide sources and must not further reduce funding for property tax relief programs and
aids to local governments that result in local governments bearing more responsibility fior the
costs of services that belong to the state.
1-V Online Travel Companies and Taxes
Metro Cities opposes legislation that allows online travel companies a tax exemption that
terminates obligations to pay hotel taxes to state and local governments, or o#herwise
restrictsJegal actions by states and localities.
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Metro Cities supports efforts to develop streamlined sales and use tax system#o simplify
sales and use tax collection and administration by retailers and states. Metro Cities supports
policies that encourage remote retailers to collect and remit state sales taxes in states that
are complying with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
1-X Payments for Services to Tax Exempt Property
Legislation introduced in 2013 would have provided a broad exemption for non=profit entities
from paying user fees or service charges for services that are also funded in part with
property taxes. Metro Cities supports city authority to collect payments from tax exempt
property owners to cover the costs of services to those entities, similarto statutory
authority for special assessments. Metro Cities opposes tegislation that would exempt
non-profit entities from :paying user fees and service charges. '
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2-A Mandates, Zoning & Local Authority
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Metro Cities opposes statutory changes that erode local control and authority or
create additional mandated tasks requiring new or added local costs without a
corresponding state appropriation or funding mechanism. Metro Cities believes that
- zoning decisions should be made at the local level. Metro Cities supports legislation
that gives local oificials greater authority and discretion to approve variances in order
to remain flexible in response to the unique land use needs of their own community.
New unfunded mandates potentially cause increased property taxes which impede cities'
ability to fund traditional service needs. To allow for greater collaboration and flexibility in
providing local services, Metro Cities also encourages the removal of barriers or hurdles to
cooperation and coordination between cities and other units of government or entities. Metro
Cities supports local decision-making authority.
2-B City Enterprise Activities
Creation of an enterprise operation allows a city to provide the desired service while
maintaining financial and management control. The state should refrain from infringing on this
ability to provide and control services for the benefit of community residents.
Metro Cities supports cities having authority to establish city enterprise operations in
response to community needs, local preferences, state mandates or.to ensure
residents' quality of life.
2-C Firearms on City Property
Cities should be allowed to prohibit handguns and other weapons in city-owned buildings,
facilities and parks. This would allow locally elected officials to determine whether to allow
permit-holders to bring guns into municipal buildings, liquor stores, city council chambers and
city sponsored youth activities. It is not Metro Cities' intention for cities to have the authority
to prohibit legal weapons in parking lots, on city streets, city sidewalks or on locally approved
hunting land.
Metro Cities supports local control to allow or prohibit handguns and other weapons
on �ity-owned property.
2-D 911 Telephone Tax
Public safety answering points (PSAPs) must be able to continue to rely on state 911
revenues to pay for upgrades and modifications to local 911 systems, maintenance and
operational support, and dispatcher training.
Metro Cities supports state funding for the technology and training needed to provide
the number and location of wireless and voice over internet protocol (VoIP) calls to 911
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on computer screens and transmit that data to police, fire and first responders.
2-E 8q0 MHz Radio System
Metro Cities urges the Legislature to provide cities with fhe financial means to obtain required
infrastructure and subscriber equipment (portable and mobile radios).as well as provide
funding for operating costs, since the prime purpose ofi this system is to allow pubiic safety
agencies and other units of government the ability to communicate effectively.
Metro Cities supports the work of#he Metropolitan Emergency Services Board :
(previously the Metropolitan Radio Board) in implementing and maintaining the 800
MHz radio system, as long as cities are not forced to modify their current systems or
become a part of the 800 MHz Radio System unless they so choose.
2•F Building Codes
Thousands of new housing units are constructed annually in the metro area. Structural and
water intrusion problems have surFaced in many houses and commercial buildings`built irr the `
last 20 years. These problems have resulted in dissatisfied homeowners and conflictsamong
the state, builders and cities.
Metro Cities supports an equitable distribution of fees#rom the Construction Code
Fund, with proportional distribution based on the area of enforcement where the fees
were received. Metro Cities#urther supports a joint effort by the state, cities and
builders to collectively identify ap_propriate uses for the fund, including education,
analysis of new materials and construction techniques,building code updating,
building inspector training, development of performance standards and identification
of construction "best practices."
Metro Cities supports including the International Green Construction Code as an
`optional appendix' to #he State Building Code to allow cities#o utilize appropriate `
parts of those guidelines in their communities. Metro Cities also supports adopting the
international energy conservation code to the state building code without
amendments. Metro Cities does not support legislative solutions that fail to recognize
the interrelafronships among builders, state building codes and cities. Metro Cities
supports efforts to increase awareness of the potential impacts and benefits of
requiring sprinklers in new homes and townhouses, and supports discussion and the
dissemination of information around these impacts via the code adoption process
through the Department of Labor and Industry.
2-G Administrative Fines
Traditional methods of citation, enforcement and prosecution have met with increasing costs
to local units of government. The use of administrative fines is a tool to moderate those costs.
Metro Cities supported expansion of the administrative fine authority, enacted in 2009, to
allow cities to issue administrative fines for defined local traffic offenses, but further
modifications are necessary to enhance the workability of the authority. Metro Cities
continues to support all cities' authority to use administrative fines for regulatory ordinances,
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such as building codes, zoning codes, health codes, and public safety and nuisance
ordinances.
Metro Cities supports the use of city administrative fines, at a minimum, for regulatory
matters that are not duplicative of misdemeanor or higher level state traffic and
criminal offenses. Metro Cities also endorses a fair hearing process before a
disinterested third party.
2-H Residential Care Facilities
Sufficient funding and oversight is needed to ensure that residents living in residential care
facilities have appropriate care and supervision, and that neighborhoods are not
disproportionately impacted by high concentrations of residential care facilities. Under current
law, operators of certain residential care facilities are not required to notify cities when they
intend to purchase single-family housing for this purpose. Cities do not have the authority to
regulate the locations of group homes and residential care facilities. Cities have reasonable
concerns about high concentrations of these facilities in residential neighborhoods, and
additional traffic and service deliveries surrounding these facilities when they are grouped
closely together. Municipalities recognize and support the services residential care facilities
provide. �However, cities also have an interest in preserving balance between group homes
and other uses in residential neighborhoods.
Providers applying to operate residential care facilities should be required to notify the city
when applying for licensure so as to be informed of local ordinance requirements as a part of
the application process.
Licensing agencies should be required to notify the city of properties receiving licensure to be
operated as residential care facilities.
Metro Cities supports statutory modifications to require licensed agencies and
licensed providers that operate residential care facilities to notify the city of properties
being operated as residential care facilities. Metro Cities also supports the
establishment of non-concentration standards, similar to those allowed for the core
cities, for residential care facilities to prevent clustering and require the appropriate
county agencies to enforce these rules.
2-I Annexation
A 2006 Municipal Boundary Adjustment Task Force was charged with developing
cecommendations regarding best practices annexation training for city and township officials
to better communicate and jointly plan potential annexations. The report from that task force
was published in February of 2009. While the task force was able to define the differences
between cities and townships on the issue of annexation, no significant advancements were
, made in creating best practices.
Metro Cities supports continued legislative efForts to develop recommendations
regarding best practices annexation training for city and township officials to better
communicate and jaintly plan potential annexations. Further, Metro Cities supports
substantive changes to the state's annexation laws that will lead to better land-use
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planning, energy conservation, greater environmental protection, fairer ta�c bases, and
fewer conflicts between townships and cities. Metro Cities also supports technical
annexation changes that have been agreed to by cities and townships,
2-J Housing Ordinance Enforcement �
In 2008, the Minnesota State Supreme Court ruled in Morris v. Sax that certain provisions of
the city of Morris' rental housing code were invalid because there were subjects dealt with
under the state building code and the city was attempting to regulate these areas"differently
from the state building code." Minnesota Statutes section 16B.6s subdivision 1 states:
"The state building code applies statewide and supersedes the building code of any
municipality, A municipality must not by ordinance or through development agreement require
building code provisions regulating components or sysfiems of any residential structure that
are different from any provision of the state building code."
Metro Cities supports the ability of cities to enforce all housing codes passed by a
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2-K Statewide Funding Sources for Local Issues with Regional Impact
Many issues including, but not limited to, the implementation of a metropolitan area
groundwater monitoring network, emerald ash borer eradication and the cleanup of storm-
water retention ponds, come with significant local costs, and fiave impacts that reach beyond
municipal boundaries.
Metro Cities supports the availability of statewide funding sources to address lo�al
issues that have regional or sta#ewide significance. Metro Cities opposes the
cequirement of enacting ordinances more restrictive than state law in exchange for
access to these funds.
2-L Dangerous Substance Regulation
In metropolitan regions where most cities share boundary lines with other cities, local bans of
dangerous products and substances do not eliminate access to these products unless all
cities take the same regulatory action.
In circumstances where there is broad local support for a ban-and any regulatory
issues under consideration are regional or statewide in nature, as evidenced by recent
synthetic marijuana and analog drug situations, Metro Cities supports statewide
regulation and prohibition of products or substances found to present a danger to
anyone who uses them.
2-M Private Well Drilling Restriction Authority
Cities are authorized to enact ordinances that disallow the placement of private wells within
city limits to ensure both water safety and availability for residents and businesses. Municipal
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water systems are financially dependent upon users to operate and maintain the system. A
loss of significant rate payers as a result of unregulated private well drilling would
economically destabilize water systems and could lead to contamination of the water supply.
Metro Cities supports current law authorizing cities to regulate and prohibit the
placement of private wells within municipal utility service boundaries and opposes any
attempt to remove or alter that authority.
2-N Organized Waste Collection
Cities over 1,000 in population are required by law to ensure all residents have solid waste -
collection available to them. A city can meet the statutory requirement by licensing haulers to
operate in an open collection system, authorize city employees to collect waste, or implement
organized collection through one or multiple haulers to increase efficiency, reduce truck traffic
and control costs to residents.
Metro Cities supports new laws enacted during the 2013 legislative session to
streamline statutory requirements to allow cities to work with existing haulers to
achieve the benefits of organized collection or investigate the merits of organized
collection without the pressure of a rigid timeline and requirement to pass `an intent to
organize' at the beginning of the discussion process. Metro Cities opposes any
legislation that would further increase the cost or further complicate the process cities
are required to follow to organize waste collection or prohibit cities from implementing
or using organized waste collection.
2-O Election Administration Costs
Cities play a critical role in managing and ensuring the integrity of elections. Any changes
made to election laws to implement a voter ID requirement should not place undue financial
or administrative burdens on local governments. Any additional costs brought on by
election law changes should be the responsibility of the state.
Metro Cities also supports the adoption of legislation to establish early voting as an
alternative to no excuse absentee voting. Early voting has been proven to be a cost
effective and efFcient process in other states by reducing the burdensome
administrative mandates as required for absentee ballots.
2-P Utility Franchise Fees, Accountability and Cost Transparency
Minnesota cities are authorized by Minnesota statutes M.S. 216B and 301 B.01 to require a
public utility (gas or electric) that provides services to the city or occupies the public right of
way within a city to obtain a franchise. Several metro area cities have entered into such
agreements which require that the utility pay a fee to help offset the costs of maintaining the
right of way.
Cities are also adopting energy policies that often result in the use of renewable energy
resources to light or heat public facilities. Policies and programs have also been instituted in
cooperation with the public utility franchisee to increase energy efficiency for all users. Cities
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also contract at city expense with public utilities to "underground" wires.
The State of Minnesota has also adopted legislation that requires energy companies to
provide more of its electric energy from renewable sources. The specific amounts vary by
type of utility.
Metro Cities supports:
State policies adopted by legislation or through rules of the Public Utility Commission
that provide cities with#he authority to include city energy policies and priorities in a
franchise or similar agreement with a franchisee.
Greater accountabiJity and transparency for city paid costs associated with
underground utility and similar work performed by electric utilities as part of a local
project.
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While the provision of housing is predominantly a private sector, market-driven activity, all
levels of government—federal, state and local — have a role to play in facilitating the
production and preservation of affordable housing in Minnesota
Metro Cities' housing policies recognize and support the intergovernmental nature of this
issue— including participation from federal, state, regional and local governments. Cities are
responsible for much of the ground-level housing policy in Minnesota— including land-use
planning, building code enforcement, and often times the packaging of financial incentives.
However, the State and Metropolitan Council must also play a major role by empowering
local units of government and providing a variety of funding programs and tools.
3-A City Role in Housing
In the state of Minnesota, the provision of housing is predominantly a private sector, market-
driven activity. However, all cities facilitate the development of housing via responsibilities in
the areas of land-use planning, zoning ordinances and subdivision regulations. Many cities
take on a significant administrative burden by providing financial incentives and regulatory
relief, participating in state and regional housing programs and supporting either local or
countywide Housing and Redevelopment Authorities. Cities are also responsible for ensuring
the health and safety of local residents and the structural soundness and livability of the local
housing stock via building permits and inspections.
Metro Cities strongly opposes any effort to reduce, alter or interfere with cities'
authority to carry out these functions in a locally determined manner.
3-B City Role in AfFordable and Life Cycle Housing
Metro Cities' supports both affordable housing and housing that is appropriate for
people at all stages of life. A variety of housing opportunities are important to the economic
and social well being of individual communities and the region, Cities can facilitate the
production and preservation of affordable and lifecycle housing by:
• Applying for funding from applicable grant and loan�programs;
• Working with developers and local residents to blend affordable housing into new and
existing neighborhoods;
• Expediting review processes;
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• Working to reduce locally imposed development costs, and
• Using available regulatory mechanisms to shape housing communities.
3-C Inclusionary Housing
Metro Cities supports the location of affordable housing irr residential and mixed-use
neighborhoods throughout a city. However, Metro Cities does not support passage of a
mandatory inclusionary housing law that would require a certain percentage of units in all
new housing developments to be affordable to households at a particular income level
because these units can't be produced without a deep developer subsidy or cross-
subsidization from the other houses in the development. :
While Metro Cities believes there are cost savings to be achieved through regulatory reform,
density bonuses and fee waivers, Metro Cities does not believe a mandatory inclusionary
housing approach can achieve the desired levels of afford�bility solely through these steps.
The Metropolitan Council, in creating its affordable housing need number,must recognize
both fihe opportunities and �nancial limitations of cities. The Council should partner with cities
to facilitate the creation of affordable housing through direct financial assistance and/or
advocating for additional resources through the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.
3-D Metropolitan Council Role in Housing
The Metropolitan Council is statutorily required to assist cities with meeting the provisions of
the Land Use Planning Act, which requires cities to adopt sufficient standards, plans and
programs to meet their local share of the region's overall projected need for low and
moderate income housing. The Council's responsibilities include the preparation and
adoption of guidetines and procedures to assist local government units accomplish the
requirements of the Land Use Planning Act.
The Metropolitan Council also offers a variety of programs and initiatives to create affordable
housing opportunities, including#he Livable Communities Program, and operation of a
metropolitan housing and redevelopment authority.
Unlike parks, transit and wastewater, housing is not defined by statute as a regional system,
thus the Met Council's role, responsibilities and authority are more limited in scope, eentered
on providing assistance to local governments by identifying the regionaF need for affordable
housing, projecting growth for#he region, and identifying available tools, resources and
methods that cities can use to create and promote affordable housing opportunities in their
communities. Metro Cities opposes the elevation of housing to "Regional System"
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3-E Allocation of Affordable Housing Need
In 2006, the Metropolitan Council created a methodology to determine how many affordable
housing units would be needed and where those units should go. From that process, each
metro area city was assigned an affordable housing need number. Further, Met Council
Comprehensive Plan guidance instructs cities to guide sufficient land to accommodate their
share of the region's affordable housing need.
Metro Cities supports the creation of a variety of housing opportunities. However, the
provision of affordable and lifecycle housing is a shared responsibility befinreen the private
sector and government at all levels, including the federal government, state government and
Metropolitan Council. Land economics, construction costs and infrastructure needs create
barriers to the creation of affordable housing that cities cannot overcome without assistance.
Therefore, Metro Cities supports a Metropolitan Council affordable housing policy that
recognizes the following tenets:
• The Council's housing policies characterize individual city and sub-regional
housing numbers as a range of needs in the community;
• Cities need significant financial assistance from the federal and state government,
as well as the Metropolitan Council, in order to make progress toward creating
additional affordable housing and preserving existing affordable housing;
• Metropolitan Council planning and policies around transit and affordable housing
must be more closely aligned to help ensure that transit resources are available so
that communities can meet affordable housing need allocations;
• Absent significant resources to assist cities, the Met Council will not hold cities
responsible if a city cannot meet its afFordable housing need number and the Met
Council will reassess biennially the range of needs to recognize the de�ciency;
• The formula, and the methodology used to create the range of need and allocations
by community need to be re-evaluated at this time, and should be routinely evaluated
to determine if market conditions have changed or if underlying conditions should
prompt readjustment of the formula;
• The Council should use a methodology that incorporates data accumulated by
individual cities, and not limited to census driven or policy driven growth projections;
• The formula should be adjusted to better reflect the balance and breadth of
existing subsidized and naturally occurring afFordable housing stocks; and
• The Council should engage in a "post" project analysis in order to measure the
effectiveness of that project.
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3-F State Role in Housing
Primarily through the programs of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) and the
Departmient of Employee and Economic Development (DEED), the state establishes general
direction'and prioritization of housing issues. The state financially supports a variety of
housing types including transitional housing, supportive housing, senior housing, workforce
housing and family housing. The state must continue to be an aetive partner in addressing Iife
cycle and affordable housing issues.
Workforce housing is generally defined as housing which supports economic development
and job growth and is affordable to the local workforce. Governor Dayton dedicated $10
million in one-time funds to MHFA in the 2013 legislative session to fund the Housing and Job
Growth Initiative, to aid housing in support of job growth within a community or region by
meefing'locally identified housing needs.
Metro Cities suPPorts:
• lncreased funding, including state general funds and, possibly, alternate sources
of revenue, for programs that support life cycle, workforce and affordable housing,
foreclosure mitigation and senior, transitional and emergency housing. The state
should consider establishing a non-competitive program to create a pipeline to match
city-sub�sidized affordable housing projects;
• Housing programs#hat assist housing development throughout the low-to-
moderate income range;
• Housing programs designed to develop market rate housing in census blocks with
emerging or high concentrations of poverty, where the private market might not
otherwise invest as a means of reconciling affordable housing with community
development goals; '
• Continuing the policy of using the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency's
investment earnings for housing programs;
• City input into state legislation involving distribution of tax credits and tax exempt
bonding;
• Exemptions from, or reductions to sales, use and transaction taxe� applied to the
development and production of affardable housing;
• Consideration of providing state tax credits to leverage cross-subsidized
afFordable units in a market rate development project. This incentive could be used in
conjunction with city, regional, or other state incentives;
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• Cor�sideration of the use of state bond proceeds and other appropriations for land
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banking, land trusts, and rehabilitation and construction of afFordable housing;
• Homeownership counseling services, including pre-purchasing counseling, in
order to help reduce foreclosures by informing homeowners and potential
homeowners of their rights, options and costs associated with owning a home;
• An affordable housing tax credit to help spur construction and secure additional
private investment; and
• Maintain existing municipal authority to establish a housing improvement area
(HIA). If the Legislature grants multi jurisdictional entities the authority to create HIAs,
cre�tion of an HIA must require municipal approval.
3-G Federal Role in Affordable and Workforce Housing
Metro Cities encourages the federal government to maintain and increase current levels of
funding for affordable and workforce housing. Federal investment in affordable and workforce
housing will increase the supply of affordable and life cycle housing as well as increase the
inter-jurisdictional collaboration befinreen the two levels of government. Federal funding plays
a critical role in aiding states and local governments in their efforts to maintain and increase
affordable and workforce housing throughout the state. Providing working families access to
housing is an important piece to the economic vitality of the region.
Metro Cities strongly encourages the following:
• To preserve and increase funding for the Community Development Block Grant
Program and the federal HOME program, which are catalysts for creating more
affordable housing;
• To create and implement a more streamlined procedural method for local units of
government to participate and access federal funding and services dealing with
grants, loans, and tax incentive programs for economic and community development
efforts;
• To preserve resources to sustain existing public housing throughout the Metro
Area;
• To maintain and increase resources to Section 8 funding. It is a flexible, cost
effective, and successful program that has helped nearly two million families
nationally find housing through promotion of self-sufficiency and stability; and
� To support federal funding to provide short-term assistance for HRAs in order to
facilitate the sale of tax-exempt bonds.
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3-H Vacant, Boarded, and Foreclosed Properties and Properties at Risk
There h�s been an epidemic of mortgage foreclosures in the state, and the number of
foreclosures eontinues to increase as more homeowners cannot afford to pay their existing
mortgages, and as many homeowners find themselves "underwater" in their mortgages, with
the result that some homeowners are choosing to walk away from their homes rather than
paying more than the home's value. As the economy continues to be challenged, and
recovery is expected to be slow, foreclosure levels are expected to continue over the next
couple of years.
While mQrtgage foreclosures are Yesponsible for a significant porfron of vacant and boarded`
' properties, they are not the only cause. Abandoned residential and cornmercial properties
can be devastating#o communities when the presence of vacant buildings results in reduced
property values and increased crime. The additional public safety and-code enforcement
costs of managing vacant properties are a financial strain on cities.
Metro Cities supports solutions to vacant and boarded properties that recognize#hree
things: (1) Prevention is more cost effective than a cure. (2) The causes of this
problem are many and varied, thus the solutions must be as well. (3) It is not simply a
"city" problem so cities must not be expected to bear the bufk of the burden of
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Further, Metro Cities supports some specifc proposals:
• Improvement of the redemption process to provide increased notificatinn to'
renters, strengthen the ability of homeowners to retain their properties, and reduce#he
amount of time a property is vacant;
• Expedition of the tax forFeiture process;
• Improve the cost assignment process to ensure that cities can recoup their costs
of managing vacant properties;
• Improve ability of cities to recoup the increased public safety and enforcement
costs related to vacant properties;
• Increase financial tools for neighborhood recovery efforts, including tax increment
financing;
• Allowing cities to acquire vacant and boarded properties before deterioration and
vandalism result in unsalvageable structures; including providing financial tools such
as increasing eminent domain flexibility;
• Registration of vacant and boarded properties; and
• Year-round notification by utility companies of properties not receiving utility
service.
3-I Economic Development, Redevelopment and Workforce Readiness
The economic viability of the Metro Area is enhanced by a broad array of economic
development tools that create infrastructure, recycle previously developed property, provide
incentives for business development, and support technological advances and support a
trained workforce. It should be the goal of the State to champion development by providing
enough sustainable funding to assure competitiveness in a global marketplace. The State of
Minnesota should recognize cities as the primary unit of government responsible for the
implementation of economic development, redevelopment policies and land use controls.
State assistance to cities for development is required in three broad areas: (1) Economic
Development—direct business assistance; and (2) RedevelopmenUDevelopment- real
estate development; and (3)Workforce Readiness. Economic Development and
Redevelopment are not mutually exclusive— some projects require a boost on both counts.
3-I (1) Economic Development
For purposes of this section, economic development is defined as a form of development that
contains direct business assistance with the goal of sustainable job creation, job retention or
to nurture new or retain existing industry in the state. The measure of return on investment of
public business subsidies should include the impact (positive or negative) of"spin-off
development" or business development that is ancillary and supportive of the primary
business.
Metro Cities supports:
• Continued competitive funding for the Minnesota Investment Fund;
• Continued funding for the Urban Initiative Program and other state programs to
support minority business start-ups;
• Continued support for the Bioscience partnerships among cities, companies and
University of Minnesota;
• Development of green opportunities for green job development and related
innovation and entrepreneurship;
• Economic tools that facilitate job growth without relying solely on the growth of
property tax base;
• The Regional Competitiveness Project, a collaboration of the Regional Council of
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Mayors and#he Business and Workforce investment Boards (DEED)with the goal of
implementing a regional economic and workforce development competitiveness
strategy for short and long-term economic growth;
' • The Itasca Project, an employer led project to drive regional efforts to keep the
Twin Cities economy and quality of life competitive with other regions;
• The Metro Business Plan,initiative, a pilot project designed to highlight the
emergence of inetropolitan areas as a dominant source of economic and cultural
power in modern Arnerica;
• Gu-eater MSP, a region-wide, private-public partnership whose mission is to
stimulate economic growth in the 16-county Twin Cities Metropolitan Region;
• Funding "QED's," the Qualified Economic Development Lender loan guarantee
program;
• Small business financing tools, such as a state new markets tax credit program,
mirrored on the federal program,which provides capital for business; and
• Tools, such as tax incentives, to attract and retain data centers and other IT
facilities; and
• Maintain existingmunicipal authority to establish a special service district (SSD),
and support for allowing mixed-use buildings that have both commercial and
residential uses to be included in an SSD.
3-I (2) Redevelopment
Redevelopment involves the development of land that requires "predevelopment." The goal of
redevelopment is to facilitate the development of"pre-used" land, thereby leveling the playing
field between green field and brown field sites so that a private sector sntity can rationally
choose to locate on land that has already been used. The benefits of redevelopment include
a decrease in Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMTs), more efficienf use of new or existing public
infrastructure (including public transit), ameliorated city costs due to public safety and code
enforcement, and other public goods that result when iand isreused rather than abandoned
and compact development is encouraged.
Metro Cities supports:
• Increased funding and flexibility in the Metropolitan CounciPs Livable Communities
Programs. Metro Cities strongly opposes funding reductions,transfers of Livable
Communities Program funds to other program areas and constraints on eligibility and
program requirements. Metro Cities supports allowing a maximum levy amount for this
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program, as provided for under Minnesota Statutes;
• Increased, flexible and sustained funding for the Contamination Cleanup and
Investigation Grant Program, administered by DEED;
• New financing and regulatory tools to nurture Transit Oriented Development, as
well as increased flexibility in the use of TIF for this purpose;
• Funding Transit Improvement Areas (TIAs) and ensuring that the eligibility criteria
encourage a range of improvements and infrastructure and accommodate varying city
circumstances and needs;
• Increased and sustained general fund and state bond funds for the Redevelopment
Grant Program, administered by DEED, dedicated to Metropolitan Area projects;
• The evaluation of SAC fees to determine if they hinder redevelopment;
• Allowing for cities to "bank" SAC credits to use elsewhere within city;
• Expansion of existing tools or development of new funding mechanisms to correct
unstable soils;
• Extension of the sunset of the state income tax credit for preservation of historic
properties;
• Innovative Business Development Public Infrastructure grants; and .
• City authority to redevelop land previously used as landfills and dumps with initial
approval from a state regulatory authority, a city's redevelopment project considered
as finaL
3-I (3) Workforce Readiness
A trained workforce is important to a strong local, regional and state economy. Cities have an
interest in the availability of qualified workers as part of their economic development efforts
and can work with the public and private sectors to address workforce readiness issues such
as addressing racial disparities in both the achievement and employment gaps. The state has
a role to prepare and train a qualified workforce through the higher education system and job
training and retraining programs in the Department of Employment and Economic
Development.
Metro Cities supports:
• Continued funding for the Job Skills Partnership and other workforce training
programs administered by the state that lead to jobs that provide a living wage and
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• A payroll tax credit for job#raining programs that invest in skilled employees.
3-J : Tax Increment Financing -
Tax lncrement Finaneing (TIF)has been and continues to be the primary tool available for
local communities#o assist economic development, redevelopment and housing. Over time,
several statutory changes have made this critical tool increasingly difficult to use, while recent
property tax reforrn has resulted in a decreased state financial stake in city TIF decisions. At
the same time that TIF has become more restrictive and difficult to use,federal and state
development and redevelopment resources have been steadily shrinking. The 2006 eminent
domain changes will make redevelopment significantly more expensive in some cases, and '
impossible in others. The cumulative impact of TIF restrictions, shrinking federal and state
redevelopment resources, and changes to eminent domain laws will restrict a city's ability to
address problem properties and will accelerate the decline of developed cities.in the
Metropolitan Area. With huge state and federal budget deficits, the only source of revenue
available to accomplish the scope of redevelopment necessary is the value created by the
° redevelopment itself, or the "increment." Without the use of the incrernent development will
either not occur or is unlikely to be optimaL
Metro Gities urges the legislature to:
• Not adopt any statutory language that would further constrain or directly or
indirectfy reduce the effectiveness of TIF;
• Incorporate the Soils Correction Qistrict criteria into the Redevelopment District
criteria so that a Redevelopment District can be comprised of blighted and
contam�nated parcels in addition to railroad property;
• Expand the flexibility of TIF to support a broader range of redevelopment projects;
• Increase the ability to pool increments from other districts to support projects;
• Continue to monitor the.impacts o#tax reform on TIF districts and if warranfed
provide cities with additional authority to pay for possible TIF shortfalls;
• Allow for the creation of transit zones and transit related TIF districts in order to
shape development and related improvements around transit stations but not require
the use of TIF districts to fund the construction or maintenance of the public transit
Iine itself unless a local community chooses to do so.
• Allow TIF eligibility expansion to innovative technological products, recognizing
that not only physical items create economic value;
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• Support changes to TIF law that will facilitate the development of"regional
� projects";
. • Shift TIF redevelopment policy away from a focus on "blight" and "substandard" fo
"functionally obsolete" or a focus on long range planning for a particular community,
reduction in green house gases or other criteria more relevant to current needs;
• Encourage DEED to do an extensive cost-benefit analysis related to
redevelopment, including an analysis of the various funding mechanisms, and an
analysis of where the cost burden falls with each of the options compared the to the
distribution of the benefits of the redevelopment project;
• Support TIF for neighborhood recovery efforts in the wake of the foreclosure
crisis;
• Consider creating an inter-disciplinary TIF team to review local exception TIF
proposals, using established criteria, and make recommendations to the legislature on ,
their passage;
• Metro Cities encourages the State Auditor to continue to work toward a more
efficient and streamlined reporting process. There are an increasing number of
noncompliance notices that have overturned longstanding practices or limited
statutorily defined terms. The Legislature has not granted TIF rulemaking authority to
the State Auditor and the audit powers granted by statute are not an appropriate
� vehicle for making administrative or legislative changes to TIF statutes. If the State
Auditor is to exercise rulemaking authority, the administrative power to do so must be
granted explicitly by the Legislature. The audit enforcement process does not create a
level playing field for cities to challenge the Auditor's interpretation of statutes. The
Legislature should provide a process through which to resolve disputes over TIF
policy that is fair to all parties;
• Clarifying use of TIF when a sale occurs after the closing of a district;
• Revise substandard building test to simplify, resolve ambiguities, and reduce
continued threat of litigation; and
• Amend TIF statute to address, through extending districts or other mechanisms,
shortfalls related to declining market values during economic crises.
3-K Eminent Domain
Eminent domain law changes made by the 2006 Legislature resulted in a significant
philosophical and legal shift in Minnesota. Whereas prior to 2006, Minnesota law provided
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extensive deference to iocal governments, statutory changes enacted in 2006 provide
significantly greater deference to property owners. Eminent domain actions for traditional
public uses such as streets, parks or sewers will cost more. And except for the most extreme
cases of blight or contamination, eminent domain for redevelopment purposes will be nearly
impossible at any cost.
The proper operation and long term economic vitality of our cities is dependent on the ability
of a city, its citizens and its businesses to continually reinvest and reinvent.
Reinvestment and reinvention strategies can occasionally conflict with the priorities o�'�
individual residents or business owners. Eminent domain is a critical tool in the reinvestment
and reinvention process and without it our cities may deteriorate to unprecedented levels
before the public reacts. Metro Crties strongly encouragesthe Governor and Legislature
to revisit the 2006 eminent domain changes to allow Iocal governments to address
redevelopment problems before those conditions become financially impossible to
address. Specifically, the Legislature should:
• �Clarify contamination standards;
• Develop difFerent standards for redevelopment to include obsolete structures or to
reflect the deterioration conditions that currently exist in the Metro Area;
• Allow for the assembly of rnultiple parcels for redevelopment projects;
• Provide for the ability#o acquire land from "holdouts" who will now view a publicly
funded project as an opportunity for personal gain at taxpayer expense; i.e.allow for
negotiation using balanced appraisals for fair relocation costs;
• Modify the public purpose de�nition under Chapter 117 to allow cities to more
expediently address properties that are vacant or abandoned in areas with high levels
of foreclosures, so as to address neighborhood stabilization and recovery; and `
• Allow for relocation costs not to be paid if the city and property owner agree to a
sale contract.
3-L Community Reinvestment
Communities across the rnetropolitan region have aging residential and commercial
structures that are in need of repair and reinvestment. Reinvestment prevents neighborhoods
from falling into disrepair, revitalizes communities and protects a cifiy's tax base.
Metro Cities supports state programs and incentives`for reinvestment in older `
residential and commercial/industrial buildings, such as, but not limited to, tax credits
and/or property tax deferrals.
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Historically, the state has funded programs to promote reinvestment in communities including
the "This Old House" program that allowed owners of older homestead property to defer an
increase in their tax capacity resulting from repairs or improvements to the home and "This
Old Shop" for owners of older commerciaUindustrial property that make improvements that
increase the property's market value.
3-M Business Incentives Policy
Without a thorough study, the Legislature should not make any substantive changes to the
Business Subsidy Act but should look to technical changes that would streamline both state
and local processes and procedures. The legislature should distinguish befinreen
development incentives and redevelopment activities. In addition, in order to ensure cohesive
and comprehensive regulations, the legislature should limit regulation of business incentives
to the Business Subsidy Act.
Metro Cities supports additional legislation that includes tools to help enhance and
facilitate economic development and job creation.
3-N Broadband Technology
Where many traditional economic development tools have focused on managing the costs
and availability of traditional infrastructure—roads, rail and utilities—the new economy is
increasingly dependent on reliable, cost effective, high bandwidth telecommunications
capabilities. This includes voice, video, data and other services delivered over cable,
telephone, fiber-optic, wireless and other platForms. While the United States was once a
leader among "wired" economies, its position has slipped dramatically as other countries
have facilitated investments in fiber-optic deployment (fiber to the premises), commitments to
true high speed internet capacity (100 mb to 1 gb) and improved nefinrorks (Internet 2).
Recognizing that there is a policy debate regarding the role of government versus private
telecommunications companies in implementing the next generation of internet capability,
bringing about such capabilities is increasingly important to ensure that U.S. companies in
general and Minnesota companies in particular can compete effectively in the global
economy.
Metro Cities endorses comprehensive and regional strategies to stimulate the
implementation of high speed, reliable and cost effective internet service that is
available throughout the state: Metro Cities supports the repeal of Minnesota Statute
237.19. Policies should not diminish local authority to manage public rights-of-way, to
zone, to collect compensation for the use of public assets, or to work cooperatively
with the private sector. Metro Cities opposes the adoption of state policies that further
restrict a city's ability to finance, construct or operate broadband telecommunications
nefinrorks.
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3-O City Role in Environmentai Protection and Sustainable Development
Historic�lly, cities have played a major role in environmental protection, particularly in water
quality. Through the construction and operation of wastewater treatment and storm water
management systems, cities are a ieader in protecting the surface water of#he state. ln
recent y,�ears, increased emphasis has been placed on protecting ground water and removing
impairments from storm water. In addition, there is increased emphasis on city participation in
controlling our carbon footprint and in promoting green development.
Metro Cities supports'public and private environmental protection efforts to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and to further protect surFace and ground water. Metro
: Cities also supports "green" design and construction techniques to the extent#hat
those t�chniques have been thoroughly tested and are truly environmentally
beneficial, economically sustainable, antl represent sound building practices. Metro
Cities supports additional, feasible environmental protection with adequate funding
and incentives#o comply.
Green jobs represent employment and entrepreneurial opportunities that are part of the green
gconomy, as defined in Minnesota statue 116.437J1, including the four industry sectors of
green products, renewable energy, green services and environmental conservation.
Minnesota's green jobs policies, strategies and investments need to lead to high quality jobs
with good wages and benefits, meeting current wage and labor laws.
3-P Impaired Waters
Metro Cities supports continued development of the metropolitan area in a manner
that is responsive to the market, but is cognizant of the need to protect the water
resources of the state and metro area. Since al1 types of properties are required to pay
storm waterfees, Metro Cities opposes entity-specific exemptions from these fees. Metro
Cities supports the goals of the Clean Water Act and efforts at both the federal and s#ate level
to implement it.
Metro Cities supports continued funding of the framework passed in the 2009 Legacy
legislation for clean water to improve the region's ability to respond to market
demands for development and redevelopment, including dedicated funding for surFace
water impairment assessments, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development,
storm water construction grants and wastewater construction grants.
Local units of government should not bear undue cost burdens associated with
completed TMDL reports. As recent TMDL reports show, non-point agricultural
sources are producing more run off pollution than urban areas at a rate of 13:1. Cities
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must not be required as primary entities for funding the clean-up and protection of
state and regional water resources. Benefits of,efforts must be proportional to the
costs incurred and agricultural sources must be held responsible for their share of
costs.
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4-A Goals and Principles for Regional Governance
The Twin Cities metropolitan region is home to the majority of our state's populatian and
businesses and is poised for significant growth in the next finro decades. At the same time,
our metropolitan region faces significant challenges and opportunities. The responses to
these opportunities and challenges will determine the future success of the region and its
competitiveness in our state, national and world economies.
The Metropolitan Council was created to manage the growth of the metropolitan region, and
cities are responsible for adhering'#o regional plans as they plan for local growth and service
delivery.
The region's cities are the Metropolitan CounciPs primary constituency, with regional and
local growth being primarily managed through city comprehensive planning and
implementation, and the delivery of a wide range of public services. To function successfully,
the Metropolitan Council must be accountable to and work in collaboration with city
governments. _
The role of the Metropolitan Council is to set broad regional goals and to provide cities with
technicat assistance and incentives to achieve those goals. City governments are responsible
and best suited to provide local zoning, land use planning, development and service delivery.
Any additional roles or responsibilities for the Metropolitan Council should be limited to
specific statutory assignments or grants or authorization, and should not usurp or conflict with
local roles or processes, unless such changes have the consent of the region's cities._
• Metro Cities supports an economically strong and vibrant region, and the effective,
efficient and equitable provision of regional infrastructure, services and planning
throughout the metropolitan area.
• Metro Cities supports the provision of approved regional systems and planning
that can be provided more effectively, efficiently or equitably on a regional level than at
the local level by individual local units of government.
• The Metropolitan Council must involve cities in the delivery of regional services
and planning and be responsive to local perspectives on regional issues, and be
required to provide opportunities for city participation on Council advisory committees
and task forces. :
4-B Regional Governance Structure
Metro Cities supports the appointment of Metropolitan Council members by the
Governor with four year, staggered ter�ms for members. The appointment of the
Metropolitan Council Chair should coincide with#he term of the Governor.
Metro Cities supports a nominating committee process that maximizes participation
and input by local officials. Consideration should be given to the creation of four separate
nominating committees, with committee representation from each quadrant of the region.
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Members of each committee should include three city officials, appointed by Metro Cities, one
county compnissioner appointed by the Association of MN Counties or a comparable entity,
and three citizens appointed by the Governor. At least three of the iocal officials should be
elected officials. The Governor must be required to appoint from the list of recommendations
provided by the nominating committee, barring extraordinary or unforeseen circumstances
that would prevent adherence to the recommendations, any reasons for which should be
provided to the committee in writing, and be made part of the public record.
Metro Cities supports the appointme�t of Metropolitan Council members who have
demonstrated the ability to work with cities in a collaborative manner, and who
understand the diversity and the commonalities of the region, and the long-term
implications of regional decision-making.
4-C Comprehensive Analysis of Metropolitan Council
Our region will continue to expand while simultaneously facing significant challenges around
the effective, efficient and equitable provision of resources and infrastructure, Metro Cities
believes that a comprehensive analysis of the Metropolitan Council is timely and appropriate,
to assure that the region is equipped to address the future needs of a rapidly changing and
growing metropolitan region.
Metro Cities supports an objective, forward thinking analysis of the Metropolitan
Council that includes the CounciPs authority, activities, services, and its geographical
jurisdiction, and includes analysis of whether the Council is positioned to be effective
in the coming decades. .
4-D Oversight of Metropolitan Council
Metro Cities supports the bi-partisan Legislative Commission on Metropolitan
Government, or another entity, to monitor and review the Metropolitan Council's
activities and to provide transparency and accountability of the Metropolitan Council
operations and functions.
The Metropolitan Council should examine its scope of services to determine their benefit and
efficiency, and be open to alternative methods of delivery to assure that services are provided
at high levels of effectiveness for the region.
4-E Funding Regional Services
The Metropolitan Council should continue to fund its regional services and activities through a
combination of user fees, property taxes, and state and federal grants. The Council should
set user fees via an open process that includes public notices and public hearings. User fees
should be uniform by type of user and set at a level that supports effective and efficient public
services based on commonly accepted industry standards, and allows for sufficient reserves
to ensure long-term service and fee stability. Fee proceeds should be used to fund regional
services or programs for which they are collected.
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Metro Cities supports the use of property taxes and user fees#o fund regional projects
so long as the benefit conferred on the region is proportional to the fee or tax, and the
fee or tax is comparable to the benefit cities receive in return.
4-F F�egional Systems
Regional systems are statutorily defined as transportation, aviation, wastewater treatment
and recreational open space. The purpose of these regional systems and the Metropolitan
CounciPs authority over them is clearly outlined in state statute. ln order to alterthe focus or
expand the reach of any of these systems, the Metropolitan Council must seek a statutory
change. _
The system plans prepared by the Metropolitan Council for the regionaf systems should be
specific in terms of the size, location and timing of regional investments in,order to allow for
consideration in local comprehensive planning. System plans should clearly state the criteria
by which tocal plans will be judged for consistency and the criteria#hat will be used to find
that a lacal plan is more likely than not to have a substantial impact on or contain a
substantial departure from metropolitan system plans.
Metro Cities supports additional regional systems only if there is a compelting
metropolitan problem or concern that can best be addressed through the designation.
Common characteristics of the four existing regional systems include public ownership of the
system and its components and an established regional or state funding source. These
characteristics should be present in any new regional system that rnight be established.
Water supply does not fif these criteria. Any proposed additional regional system must have
an established regionat or state funding source. ,
4-G Water Supply
The 2005 Legislature authorized the Metropolitan Council to carry out planning activities to >
address the water supply needs of the Metro Area, and to establish a Water Supply Advisory
Committee. Its work includes analyzing technical water supply/use data, the development of
a master metro area water supply plan, recommendations for clarifying roles of local, regional
and state governments and streamlining and consolidating approval processes, and
recommendations for funding future planning and capital investments.
The Master Water Supply Plan serves as a framework for assisting and guiding communities
in their water supply planning, without usurping local decision making processes.:Many cities
also conduct their own analyses for use in water supply planning. Local studies should be
given equal weight in regional water supply planning.
In addition to the Metropolitan Council, there are currently at least five state agencies with
water related jurisdiction. There are also several federal agencies involved in water issues.
Metro Cities encourages the Metropolitan Council to consider the inter-relationships of
wastewater treatment, storm water management and water supply. Any sta#e and regional
regulations and processes should be clearly stated in the Water Supply Plan. Further,
regional monitoring and data collection benefits should be borne as shared expenses
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befinreen the regional and local units of government.
The 2010 Legislature expanded the membership of the Advisory Committee to include four
officials from the collar counties. The extension of the committee, which includes five metro
area municipal officials, will allow the committee to continue to play a strong role in the
development and direction of water supply planning activities as the Master Plan is further
developed and refined with additional information and data as they become available.
Metro Cities opposes the insertion of the Metropolitan Council as another regulator in
the water supply arena. Metro Cities further opposes the elevation of water supply to
"Regional System" status, or the assumption of Met Council control and management
of municipal water supply infrastructure. At this time, we oppose any new regional
taxes or fees for water supply planning.
Metro Cities supports efforts to clarify local, regional and state water supply roles, and
on-going analytical work to streamline and consolidate the myriad and often
conflicting water supply permitting processes. Metro Cities supports Metropolitan
Council planning activities which address regional water supply needs and water
planning activities as prescribed in statute.
Metro Cities supports efforts to identify capital funding sources to assist with
municipal water supply projects.
4-H Review of Local Comprehensive Plans
In reviewing local comprehensive plans and plan amendments, the Metropolitan
CounciF should:
• Recognize that its role is to review and comment, unless it is found that the local plan is
more likely than not to have a substantial impact on or contain a substantial departure from
one of the four system plans;
• Be aware of the statutory time constraints imposed by the Legislature on plan
amendments and developmenf applications;
• Provide for immediate effectuation of plan amendments that have no potential for
substantial impact on systems plans;
• Require the information needed for the Metropolitan Council to complete its review, but
not prescribe additional content or format beyond that which is required by the Metropolitan
Land Use Planning Act(LUPA);
• Work in a cooperative and timely manner toward the resolution of outstanding issues.
When a city's local comprehensive plan is deemed incompatible with the Met Council's
systems plans, Metro Cities supports a formal appeals process that includes a peer review.
Metro Cities opposes the imposition of sanctions or monetary penalties when a city's local
comprehensive plan is deemed incompatible with the Met CounciPs systems plans or the plan
fails to meet a statutory deadline when the city has made legitimate efforts fo meet Met
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Council requirements;
• Work with affected cities and other organizations such as the Pollution Control Agency,
Department of Natural Resources, Department of Health and other stakeholders to identify
common ground and resolve conflicts between respective goals for flexible residential
development and achieving consistency with the CounciPs system plans and policies, and
• Rec�uire entities, such as private businesses, nonprofits, or local units of government,
among others, whose actions could adversely affect a cornprehensive plan, to be subject to
the sam�e qualifications and/or regulations as the city.
4-1 Comprehensive Planning Process
Metro Cities supports an examination of the comprehensive planning process to make
sure that the process is streamlined and efficient, so as to assist in alleviating
excessive cost burdens or duplicative or unnecessary planning requirements by
municipalities in the comprehensive planning process. Metro Cities supports
resources to assist cities in meeting regional goals as'part of the comprehensive
planning process. ,
4-J Comprehensive Planning Schedule
Cities are required to submit comprehensive plan updates to the Metropolitan Coun�il every
, 10 years, the most recent of which was due in 2008. A city's comprehensive plan represents
a community's vision of how the city should grow and develop or redevelop, ensure adequate
housing, provide essential public infrastructure and services, protect natural`areas and meet
other community objectives.
Metro Cities recognizes that the merit of aligning comprehensive plan tirrtelines with the
release;of census data. However, the comprehensive plan process is expensive, time
consuming and labor intensive for cities, and the timing for the submission of comprehensive
plans should not be altered solely to better align with census data. If sufficienf valid reasons
exist for the schedule for the next round of comprehensive plans#o be changed or expedited;
cities sh�ould be provided with financial resources to assist them in preparing the next round
of plans,
Metro Cities opposes cities being forced into a state of perpetual planning as a result
of regional and legislative actions. Should changes be made to the comprehensive
planning schedule, Metro Cities supports financial and other resources to assist cities
in preparing and incorporating policy changes in their local planning efforts.
Metro Cities supports a 10-year time frame for comprehensive plan submissions.
4-K Local Zoning Authority
Local governments are responsible for zoning and local officials should have full authority to
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approve variances to remain flexible in response to the unique land use needs of their own
community. Local zoning decisions, and the implementation of cities' comprehensive plans,
should not be conditioned upon the approval of the Metropolitan Council or any other
governmental agency.
Metro Cities supports local authority over land use and zoning decisions, and opposes
the creation of non-local appeals boards with the authority to supersede city zoning
decisions.
4-L Regional Growth
The most recent regional population forecasts projects a population of 3,743,000 people by
2040.
Metro Gities recognizes cities' responsibility to plan for sustainable growth patterns that
integrate transportation, housing, parks, open space and economic development that will
result in a region better equipped to manage population growth, to provide a high quality of
life for a growing and increasingly dive�se metropolitan area population and improved
environmental health.
Jn developing local comprehensive plans to fit within a regional framework, adequate state
and regional financial resources and incentives, and maximum flexibility around local
planning decisions are imperative. The regional framework should assist cities in managing
growth while being responsive to the individual qualities, characteristics and needs of
metropolitan cities, and should encourage sub-regional cooperation and coordination.
In order to accommodate this growth in a manner that preserves the region's high
quality of life:
• Natural resource protection will have to be balanced with growth and
development/reinvestment;
• Significant new resources will have to be provided for transportation and transit;
• New households will have to be incorporated into the core cities, first and second-ring
suburbs, and developing cities through both development and redevelopment.
In order for regional and local planning to result in the successful implementation of
regional policies:
• The State of Minnesota must contribute additional financial resources, particularly in the
areas of transportation and transit, reinvestment, affordable housing development, and the
preservation of parks and open space. If funding for regional infrastructure is not adequate,
cities should nat be responsible for meeting the growth forecast set forth by the Metropolitan
Council;
• The Metropolitan Council and Legislature must work to pursue levels of state and federal
transportation funding that are adequate to meet identified transportation and transit needs in
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the metropolitan area;
• The Metropolitan Council must recognize the limitations of its authority and confrnue to
work wi�h cities in a collaborative, incentives-based manner;
• Metropolitan counties, adjacent counties and school districts must be brought more
thoroughly into the discussion due to#he critical importance of facilities and services such as
county noads and public schools in accommodating forecasted growth; and
• Greater recognition must be given to the fact that the "true" metropolitan region extends
beyond the traditional seven-county area and the need to work collaboratively with'adjacent
counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and the ci#ies within those counties. The region faces
environmental, transportation, and land-use issues that cannot be solved by the seven-
county rnetro area`alone. Metro Cities supports an analysis to determine#he impacts of
Metropolitan Council's growth management policies and infrastructure investments on the '
growth and development of the collar counties, and the impacts of growth`in the collar
counties on the metropolitan area.
4-M Natural Resource Protection
Metro Cities supports the Metropolitan Council's efforts to compile and maintain an
inventory and assessment of regionally significant natural resources for the purpose
of providing local communities with additional information and technical assistance.
The state and region play significant roles in the protection of natural resources.Any steps
taken by the state or Metropolitan Council regarding the protection of natural resources must
recognize that:
• The protection of natural resources is significant to a multi-county area that is home to
more than 50 percent of the state's population and a travel destination for many more. Given
the limited availability of resources and the artificial nature of the metropolitan area's borders,
neither#he region nor individual metropolitan communities would be well served by assuming
primary responsibility for financing and protecting these resources;
• The completion of local Natural Resource Inventories and Assessments (NRI/A) is not a
regional system nor is it a required component of local comprehensive plans under the
Metropolitan Land Use Planning Act;
• The protection of natural resources should be balanced with the need to accommodate-
growth and development, reinvest in established communities, encourage more affordable
housing and provide transportation and transit connections; and
• Decisions about the zoning or land-use designations either within or outside a public
park, nature preserve or other protected area are, and should remain, the responsibility of
local units of government.
Metro Cities supports the Metropolitan Council's efforts#o compile and maintain an
inventory and assessment of regionally significant natural resources for the purpose
of providing local communities with additional information and technical assistance.
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Metro Cities urges the Legislature and/or the Metropolitan Council to provide financial
assistance for the preservation of regionally significant natural resources.
4-N Inflow and Infiltration (I/I)
The Metropolitan CounciPs Water Resources Management Plan established an I/I surcharge
in 2007 on cities that are determined by MCES to be contributing unacceptable amounts of
storm water to the MCES wastewater treatment system. Since the inception of the surcharge
program, 50 cities have been identified as excessive I/I contributors. This number is subject
to change, depending on rain events, and any city in the metropolitan area could be affected.
While Metro Cities recognizes the importance of controlling I/I because it affects the size, and
therefore the cost, of wastewater treatment systems and because excessive I/I in one city
can affect development capacity of another, we are concerned about the potential for cities to
incur increasingly exorbitant costs, and decreasing benefits, in their on-going efforts to
mitigate excessive I/L
Metro Cities supported the recommendations of a 2010 I/l Demand Charge Task Force
for a second phase, on-going surcharge program to address I/I mitigation in the
region. Metro Cities' further supports adjustments to the flow methodology used to
measure excess I/I that allow for the normalizing of precipitation variability. Metro Cities
also encourages the Council to work with cities on community-specific issues that fall outside
the scope of the task force report and recommendations.
Metro Cities continues to monitor the surcharge program, and encourages the
Metropolitan Council to support state financial assistance for Metro Area I/I mitigation
through future Clean Water Legacy Act appropriations or similar legislation.
Metro Cities supports continued state capital assistance to provide grants to metro
area cities for the purpose of mitigating inflow and infiltration problems into municipal
wastewater collection systems.
4-O Service Availability Charge (SAC)
Metro Cities supports a SAC program that emphasizes equity, simplification and lower
rates.
Metro Cities supports a "growth pays for growth" approach to SAC. This policy was
adopted by the Met Council but requires a statutory change.
Metropolitan Council sought and received legislative authority in 2010 to allow for a
temporary reduction in the amount SAC annually pays for debt service and to shift some of
the cost to the municipal wastewater charge. Metro Cities argued successfully for a `shift
back' mechanism and sunset provision in the bill to make sure the new law was not overly
permissive.
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Metro Cities supports flexibility with regard to the timing of the sunset of the SAC shift,
and ongoing efForts by the Metropolitan Council,with input from municipalities, to
assure the long term sustainability and efficacy of the SAC program and the regional
wastew�ater system, including a comprehensive and long range study of the overall
SAC program and structure.
A study being undertaken by#he Metropolitan Council on the SAC program wilF
evaluat�e whether the program should be maintained or modified and will�consider
possibl�e alternatives for paying for reserve capacity in the`regional wastewater
system. As part of this study, Metro Cities supports evaluative principles of
transparency, simplicity and equity for all types of communities as well as equity
befinreen current and future users of the system. Metro Cities also supports additional
evaluafi�ve principles that support cities' sewer fee capabilities and that consider the
use of SAC for any specific goals or incentives with respect to impacts on the program
and sp�cifically its equity, simplicity, and transparency.
Metro Cities supports the Metropolitan Council providing details on how any changes
to the SAC rate are determined. Metro Cities supporks a review of MCES' customer
service policies, to ensure that its processes are responsive and transparent to
communities, businesses and residents. Metro Gities supports additional outreach by
MGES to users of the SAC program to promote knowledge and understanding of SAC
charges and policies.
4-P Funding Regional Parks & Open Space
In the seven-county metropolitan area, regional parks essentially serve as state parks, and
the state should continue to provide capital funding for the acquisition, development and
improvement of these parks. State funding apart from Legacy funds should equal 40 percent
of the operating budget for regional parks. Legacy funds for parks and trails should be
balanced between metro and greater Minnesota. :
4-Q Livable Communities
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The Livable Communities Act (LCA) is operated by the Metropolitan Council and provides a
voluntary, incentive-based approach to affordable housing development, brown field clean up
and mixed-use, transit-friendly development and redevelopment. Metro Cities strongly
supports the continuation of this approach, which has been widely accepted and is fully
utilized by local communities. Since its inception in 1995, the LCA program has generated
billions of dollars of private and public investment, created thousands of jobs and added
thousands of affordable housing units in the region.
Use of interest earnings from LCA funds should be limited to covering the costs of
administering the program. Remaining interest earnings not used for program administration
should be considered part of the LCA funds and used#ofund grant requests from the
established LCA accounts, according to established funding criteria.
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eligible to participate in the Livable Communities Demonstration Account (LCDA).
Metro Cities supports increased funding and flexible eligibility requirements in the
LCDA in order to assist communities with development that may not be exclusively
market driven or market proven in their particular location and in order to support
important development and redevelopment goals.
Metro Cities opposes changes to the LCDA program that constrain flexibility around
statutory goals, program requirements and criteria.
Metro Cities opposes funding reductions to the Livable Communities Program and the
transfer or use of these funds for purposes outside of the LCA program.
Metro Ci#ies supports statutory modifications in the LCDA to reflect the linkages
am�ong the goals, municipal objectives, and Met Council system objectives.
Metro Cities supports the use of LCA funds for projects in transit improvement areas,
as defined in statute, as long as funding levels for general LCA programs are adequate
to meet program goals and the program remains accessible to participating
communities.
4-R Density �
Any Met Council density policy must take into account the impacts of market trends on city
development and redevelopment activities.
Metro Cities supports a reasonable Met Council density policy that bases density
projections on actual development patterns, is flexible, and accommodates cities at
various development stages.
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5-A Transportation Funding
Under the current financing structure, transportation needs in the metropolitan region
continue to be severely underfunded. Our transportation funding system relies heavily on the
gas tax for roads and the motorvehicle sales tax{MVST)for transit. Automobiles are
becoming more fuel efficient and MVST receipts continue to lag behind projections, resulting
in funding levels that continually fail to meet demand. Until a more sufficient and equitable
transportation financing model is put in place, we must maximize existing resources.Funding
and planning for ourregional and statewide transportation systems must be coordinated at
the federal, state, regional and Iocal Jevels to optimally achieve long term needs and goals.
Cities lack the authority to use additional tools for city street improvements with resources
restricted to property taxes and special assessments. lt is imperative that alternative revenue
generating authority be granted to municipalities for this purpose to relieve the burden on the
property tax system. .
Metro Cities strongly supports stable and sufficient statewide transportation funding
and local tools to meet the long term transportation system needs of our region. Metro
Cities also supports state financial assistance, as well as innovations in design and
construction, to offset the impacts of regional transportation construction projects on
local communities and businesses.
5-B Regional Transit System
The Twin Cities Metropolitan Area needs a multi-modal regional transit system as part of a
comprehensive transportation strategy that serves both commuters and the transit
dependent. The transit system should be composed of a mix of HOV lanes,'Bus Rapid
Transit,'express and regular route bus service, exclusive transit ways, light rail transit and
commuter rail corridors designed to connect residential, employment, retail and entertainmenfi
centers. The system should be regularly monitored and adjusted to ensure that routes of
service correspond to the region's changing travel patterns.
Metro Cities strongly supported the '/4 cent sales tax passed by the 2008 Legislature.
This tax is levied in the metropolitan area and dedicated to transit. The sales tax
represents a commitment to investment in our region's transitways. Metro Cities
opposes using the currently dedicated Metropolitan Transportation Area salestax
proceeds to further subsidize funding for Metro Transit and suburban transi#
providers that are the responsibility of the Legislature and Metropolitan CounciL Any
increase to the sales tax already dedicated to transit should be used to benefit the
transit system as a whole.
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Metro Cities is also opposed to legislative or Metropolitan Council directives that
constrain the ability of inetropolitan transit providers to provide a full range of transit
services, including reverse commute routes, suburb-to-suburb routes, transit hub
feeder services or new, experimental services that may show a low rate of operating
cost recovery from the fare box.
In the interest of including all potential options in the pursuit of a regionally balanced transit
sys#em, Metro Cities supports the repeal of the law passed in 2002 which imposed a gag
order on the Dan Patch Commuter Rail Line.
Current congestion levels and forecasted population growth require a stable, reliable and
growing source of revenue for transit construction and operations so that our metropolitan
region can adequately and strategically meet its transportation needs to remain economically
competitive. Metro Cities supports an effective, efficient and comprehensive regional transit
system as an invaluable component in meeting the multimodal transportation needs of the
metropolitan region and to the region's economic vibrancy and quality of life.
Metro Cities supports a regional governance structure that can ensure a measurably
reliable and efficient system that recognizes the diverse transit needs of our region
and addresses the funding needs for all components of the system.
5-C Transit Financing
The Twin Cities metropolitan area is served by a regional transit system that is expanding to
include rail transit and dedicated busways. Any operating subsidies necessary to support this
system should come from a regional or statewide funding source. The property taxpayers of
individual cities and counties should not be required to fund the operation of specific transit
lines or routes of service within this regional system. MVST revenue projections have not
been reliable and the Legislature has repeatedly reduced general fund support for
Metropolitan Transit. As a resutt the regional transit providers continue to operate at a funding
deficit.
• Shifting demographics in the metropolitan region will mean increased demand for
transit in areas with and without current transit service. Metro Cities supports stable
and growing revenue sources to fund the operating budget for all regional transit
providers at a level sufFicient to meet the growing operational and capital transit needs
of the region and to expand the system to areas that currently have Fittle or no transit
options.
Metro Cities supports an increase in the regional sales tax to fund the continuing
capital expenses and expanded operational needs of the metropolitan transit system if
the increase is accompanied by sufficient local controls over the collection and
expenditure of the new revenue and geographic balance is maintained in the
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expansion of service to allow cities to appropriately plan for growth in population and
service needs along new and expanded transit service. Metro Cities opposes
diversions of the uses of this#ax for any other purposes.
5-D Street lmprovement Districts
Funding sources#or local transportation projects are iimited to the use of Municipal State Aid
(MSA); property taxes and special assessments, and cities under 5,000 in population are not
eligible for MSA. With increasing pressures on city budgets and limited tools and resources,
cities are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain aging streets.
Street improvement districts allow cities in developed and developing areas to fund new
construction as well as reconstruction and maintenance efforts.
The street improvement district is designed to allow cities, through the use of a fair and
objective fee structure, to create a district or districts within the city where fees will be raised
but must also be spent. Street improvement districts would also aid cities under 5,000, giving
them an alternative to the property tax system and special assessments.
Metro Cities supports the authority of local units of government to establish street
improvement districts. Metro Cities also supports changes to special assessment laws
to make assessing state-owned property a more predictable process with uniformity in
the payment of assessments across the state. � ..
5-E Highway Turnbacks 8� Funding
Cities do not have the financial capacity, other than significant property tax increases,,to
absorb the additional roadway responsibilities withoufi new funding sources. The existing
municipal turnback fund is not adequate based on contemplated turnbacks.
Metro Cities supports jurisdictional reassignment or turnback of roads on`a phased
basis using#unctional classifications and other appropriate criteria subject to a
corresponding mechanism for adequate funding of roadway improvements and
continued maintenance.
Metro Cities does not support the wholesale turnback of county or state roads without
the consent of municipality and the total cost, agreed to by the municipality, being
reimbursed to the city in a timely manner.
5-F "3C" Transportation Plann�ng Process: Elected Officials' Role
The Transportation Advisory Board (TAB)was developed to meet federal requirements,
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designating the Metropolitan Council as the organization that is responsible for a continuous,
comprehensive and cooperative (3C) transportation planning process to allocate federal
funds among metropolitan area projects. This process requirement was reinforced by the
1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), the 1998 Transportation
Efficiency Act for the 21 st Century (TEA21) and the 2005 Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
Metro Cities supports continuation of the TAB with a majority of locally elected
officials as members and participating in the process.
5-G Photo Enforcement of Traffic Laws
Enforcement of traffic laws with cameras has been demonstrated to improve driver
compliance and safety.
Metro Cities supports the use of photo enforcement technology.
5-H Airport Noise Mitigation
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and the state should seek long-term solutions
to fund the full mitigation package as adopted in 1996 for all homes in the 64-60 DNL impact
area. Noise abatement efforts should be paid for by fees and charges collected from airport
users, as well as state and federal funds. Furthermore, unless mitigation funding is provided,
Metro Cities opposes any legislation that requires a property owner to disclose those
properties that lie within 64-60 DNL noise contours.
Acknowledging that the communities closest to MSP and reliever airports are significantly
impacted by noise, traffic, and other numerous expansion-related issues
Metro Cities supports the broad goal of providing MSP-impacted communities greater
representation on the MAC. Metro Cities wants to encourage continued communication
between the MAC commissioners and the cities they represent. Balancing the needs of MAC,
the business community and airport host cities and their residents requires open
communication, planning and coordination. Cities must be viewed as partners with the MAC
in resolving the differences that arise out of airport projects and the development of adjacent
parcels. Regular contact between the MAC and cities throughout the praject proposal
process will enhance communication and problem solving.
Metro Cities supports noise abatement programs and expenditures to minimize the
impacts of MAC operated facilities on neighboring communities. The MAC should
determine the design and geographic reach of these programs only after a thorough
public inpuf process that considers the priorities and concerns of impacted cities and
their residents.
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5-I Cities Under 5,000 Population
Cities under 5,000 in population do not directly receive any non-propertytax funds for
collector and arterial streets. Current County State Aid Highway (CSAH) distributions to
metropolitan counties are inadequate to provide for the needs of smaller cities in the
metropolitan area. Possible#unding sources include the five-percent set-aside account in the
Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, modification to county municipal accounts, street
improvement districts, and/or state general funds.
Metro Cities supports establishing criteria, such as the number of average daily trips,
to provide funding qualifications and a distribution me#hod, in a small city local road
improvement program.
5-J County State Aid Highway(CSAH) Distribution Formula
Even with the additional resources provided in 2008 by the Legislature through the
transportation finance bill, significant needs remain in the metro area CSAH system. The
additional revenue for the CSAH system will result in more projects being completed fas#er,
however, greater pressure is being placed on municipalities to participate'in cost sharing
activities, encumbering an already over-burdened local funding system.When the alternative
is not building or maintaining roads, cities bear not only the costs of their local systems but
also pay upward of fifty percent of county road projects. Metro Cities supports special or
additional#unding for cities thaf have burdens of additional cost participation in county road
projects.
CSAH eligible roads were designated by county engineers in 1956 and although only 10%of
the CSAH roads are in the metro area, they account for nearly 50%0 of the vehicle miles
traveled. The new CSAH formula passed by the Legislature in 2008 increased the amount of
CSAH funding for the metropolitan area only from 18% in 2007 to 21% in`2011.The new
formula will better account for needs in the Metropolitan Area, but the new formula must only
serve as is a first step in providing additional resources for the-Metropolitan Area,
Metro Cities supports a new CSAH formula more equitably designed to fund the needs
of our metropolitan region.
5-K Municipal lnput/Consent for Trunk Highways and County Roads
Minnesota Statutes direct the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to submit
detailed plans with city cost estimates at a point one and a half to finro years prior to bid
letting, a#which time public hearings are held for citizen/business/municipal input. Ifi MnDOT
does not concur with requested changes, it may appeal: Currently, that process would take a
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maximum of three and a half months and the results of the appeals board are binding on both
the city and MnDOT.
Metro Cities opposes changes to current statutes that would allow MnDOT to
disregard the appeals board ruling for state trunk highways. Such a change would
significantly minimize MnDOT's need to negotiate in good faith with cities for
appropriate project access and alignment, and would render the public hearing and
appeals process meaningless. Metro Cities also opposes the elimination of the county
road municipal consent and appeal process for these reasons.
5-L Plat Authority
Current law grants counties review and comment authority for access and drainage issues for
city plats abutting county roads.
Metro Cities opposes any statutory change that would grant counties veto power or
that would shorten the 120-day review and permit process time.
5-M City Speed Limit Control
Cities are moving to incorporate multiple modes of transportation within existing right of way
through local Complete Streets policies on residential roads where traffic safety also affects
pedestrians-and users of alternative transportation modes. Metro Cities supports design
standards that result in slower speeds on local roads. Any statutory speed limit
change must be uniform and provide adequate state funding for education and
enforcement to ensure public awareness and compliance.
At cities' or counties' discretion, Metro Cities also supports a year round reduction of speed
limits within 500 feet of any city or county parks and schools.
5-N MnDOT Maintenance Budget
The state has abrogated its responsibility for maintaining major roads throughout the state by
requiring, through omission, that cities bear the burden of maintenance on major state roads.
Cities should be compensated equitably for providing a service that traditionally has been
borne by the state. MnDOT should also be required to meet standards adopted by cities
through local ord'inances or reimburse cities for labor, equipment and material used on the
state's behalf to improve public safety or meet local standards.
Metro Cities supports MnDOT taking full responsibility for maintaining state owned
infrastructure within city1imits.
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5-0 Transit Taxing District
The transit taxing district, which funds the capital cost of transit service in the Metropolitan`
Area th�ough the property tax system, is inequitable. Because the boundaries of the transit
taxing district do not correspond with any rational service iine nor is being within the
boundaries a guarantee to receive service, cities in the taxing district or out of the taxing
district are contributing unequally to the transit serviee in the-Metropolitan Area. This inequity
should be corxected.
Metro Cities supports a stable revenue source to fund both the capital and operating
costs for transit at the Metropolitan Council. However, Metro Cities does not support
the expansion of the transit taxing district without a corresponding increase in service
and an overall increase in operational funds. To da so would create additional property
_ taxes w►ithout a corresponding benefit.
5-P Complete Streets
A complete street may include: sidewalks, bike lanes (or wide paved shoulders), special bus
lanes, comfortable and accessible public transportation stops, frequent and safe crossing
opportunities, median islands, accessible pedestrian signals, curb extensions, narrower travel
lanes and more. ,
A complete street in a rural area will differ from a complete street in a highly urban area, but
both are designed to balance safety and convenience for everyone using the road.
Metro Cities supports options in state design guidelines for streets that would give
cities greater flexibility to:
•safely accommodate all modes of travel
• address storm water needs
• ensure livability in the appropriate context for each city.
However, Metro Cities opposes state imposed mandates that would increase street
infrastructure improvement costs in locations and instances where providin� access
for alternative modes including cycling and walking are deemed unnece�sary or
inappropriate as determined by local jurisdictions.
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��] I. Promote accountability and transparency in the State/local fiscal relationship
A. Support policies that help promote a more equita.ble property tax burden as a
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B. Protect the circuit breaker program.
'„� C. Fix issuea with the sales tax exem tion for local overnment.
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�� II. Invest in job retention and growth
A. Support providing DEED with the tools and incentives necessary to attract and
�� retain businesses.
B. Support flexibility in Tax Increin�t Financing (TIF}palicies.
� C. Support a broad based transportatian funding package that promotes economic
development arid�growth in the region and keeps Minnesota.competitive.
� � � � III.� Support local""governmerit:.�olicies that promote fairness and equity � � � :
A. Oppose maridates.rel�ting to expenciiture-type reporting.
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-� C. Water Resource Management-reduce or better align agency oversight.
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` ; The�Iunicipal Legisiative Commission(NII..C)has identif ed the following issu��eas as
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_ � I. � Promote accountability and transparency in the State/Loca1 fiscal relatia�ship;,
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MLC�Communities believe that the Legislature must constantly strive to develag polici�s
_ , promoting greater stability,transparency and predictability in the fisca.l relationship�etween the
' state and local units af government. When possible and�fficient, pub�ic services shauld be
` ' providied by the level of government closest to those affected: Our communities belz��e that the ` '
� system created by the State to finance city.services must be equ�table, aceQUntable and str�ight
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: $ The 11�ILC urges the legislature t�o be mindful of the faliowing guiding prineiples when
1 •deliberating on tax, finance ar�d regional growth initiatives:
• In order to promote acecru�t�bility, iocat governrnent finance shoulcl demonstrat�a
- i strong relationship betwee�taxes paid and benefits received.
� • "Unfunded state m�ndates, l�vy lu�its,propart�y tax freeze and reverse refe�end�
significantly limif�e pred�+�t�b�l�ty necess�j%for local govern.inen�.s to plan with
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� 1 • Cit�s ��iaract��ed wit���h property values are not universally p�p�ated v�ith�igi�-
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i�ie�ome residents l��?pulati`ans'>�n all of our cities inelude retire�;s or�fixed ir�cames,singl� `
` i parents and apaxime.���dweller��The number of seniars in aur cornr��ities is r�sin�.
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• In the interest of maintaining the stability of our local communities, any tax refc�rm that
y � is considez�d should rriinimize burden shifts on individual taxpayers and busine�ses,and
, potential rev�uue shartfalls for comrnunities and should be reeognized anc�addr�s�ecl.
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{ A. Support pQlici.es that help promate a more equitabie property tax burde��s� •
4�� , percentage of inceme(Voss D�tabase).
The Department of Revenue publishes a report called the"Re�idential Hc�meste�.d
� ' Property Tax Burden Report,"�sing data obta.ined from the"Voss Databas�:' The
t--' purpose of this report zs to look at property tax fairness througho�:t th�stat+e b�ma.#c�ing
, � homeowners' property taxes paid with their actual incomes {includes�u�t�, se�c+c�l and
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� In its 2011 report(based on 2008 data), the findings show that the property tax burden is
greater in the Metro Area compared to Greater Minnesota. In fact, the study reports a
� � median property tax burden(after PTR) of 3.2%of income for the Metro region, and
� 2.3% of income for Greater Minnesota.
� The latest report should be out by the end of December 2013. The MLC asks the
Legislature to continue to support policies that promote a more equitable property tax
burden for suburban homeowners, as identified in the Voss Database Report.
` � B. Protect the circuit breaker ro am
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The property tax refund (PTR)program("circuit breaker"}provides property tax relief to
. � individuals based on their income and ability to pay. In 2013,the PTR program was
enhanced by $85.6 million for FY 14-15,resulting in a 25% increase,which our
. communities appreciate because it directs relief to the individuals who need it most,
� regardless of where they live. The MLC wants to protect the investments made in this
program and will oppose any attempts to redirect funding for this prograrn.
� C. Fix issues with the sales taz exemption for local:governments
The MLC was supportive of legislation passed last;session that exempted local
� governments from the sales tax. ��However,there have�been a number of glitches
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� identified which need fixing, as well��as:additional clarifications which are needed.
Specifically,the MLC supports:
- � • Add joint powers in as exempt,or be clear they are proportionately exempt.
; • Limit to a finite list the goods/services generally provided by business that are not
exempt or repeal, .
� • Regarding lump-sum contracts, we should find a way to exempt these for
constructian purposes.
D. Suppor��policies th�t;k��`p3sim�ii�fy t1p�a:.p�operty taz system.
� � In 2�I{�;�1i�I���i,slature�s�a,blished�a P�operty Tax Working Group to exaxnine the ma.ny � � �
� � � faeets of Minneso�'s prope�y tax system and develop recommendations on how to make �
V� the system more simple, understandable,transparent, accountable and efficient.
The working group provided guidelines and principles that the MLC supports.
Specifically,the MLC supports basing property taxes on full estimated market value,
basing property taxes.on property attributes, not ownership or occupancy and requiring
_� local impact notes for any property tax changes.
� Additionally,thc�°Property Tax Working Group reported their recommendations to the
Legislature on February l, 2013. The MLC supports the guiding principles of the
working group, and requests the Legislature support policies that will help simplify(not .
� fiuther complicate)the Sta.te's property tax system. Specifically, the MLC highlights the
following examples:
• Reduce the number of classifications.
�� • Protect and maintain the Property Tax Refund program.
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�' • Esta.blish an agreed upon rela#ionship ("ratio")between classification rates.
� • Consolidate reporting, application, and effective dates. `
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� • Base assessments on the most current economic conditions.
• Make improvements to the Truth in Taxation process.
� • Eliminate the use of property tax for state funding.
' • Avoid limits, caps,and freezes.
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; E. Improve the predietability and timeliness of Fiscal Disparities inforrna#ian
The Fiscal Disparities program was enacted in 1971 to reduce discrepaneies in tax-base
� wealth between taxing units within the metro. The program creates chalienges f�r
� ' communities that participate in the program when it comes time to set their budgets for
the coming year. Challenges inelude a lack of predictability.�f"rom year to year relative to
� contributions and distributions and a need for information in a more timely�nanner.
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The Municipal Legislative Commissian recommends making the fc�ilowing
� improvements to ensure communities are able to complete their work efficiently and
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• Infarmatian earlier. Get preliminary�stimates on Fiscal Disparitz�s
; contributions and distributions earlier in the year,inoving the time�ca�me ta mid-
� July. The information should be posted in a cQmrnon location to allow
communities access to the information as needed.
" ; • Trnth in Taxation Notic�:Move the date by which cities are required�o set
. ; their preliminary ievies from Sep#ember TSth to September 30th.
� ; F. I Oppose fiscal limitations on local units of g8vernment
i � Our cities have been fu�ancially constrained by levy limits, which have'had a negative
, impact on our abi;�ity toPm�et the needs afresidents. Imposing artificial caps,sucl�as
; levy limits and���operty tax freezes,remo�es the autonomy needed fflr city offi,cials to
j make decisi�ns��he best�riterests af their��livw eitizens.
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The 1V�����oses sta`�l�mrtat�t�ns+�i��t��decisivn making that inhibit cities'abilzty to
pla�°wifh f�i�i�ial,r con�rt�e�re. Last year, our association opposed the levy limits that
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were imposed for t��,e year: �e a.sk the Legislature to not impose fiarther res°brictions to
� � c�ur budget decisions;nor to exY:�nd the 2413 levy limits.
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•-� �. INVEST IN JOB RETENTION AND GROWTH `
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r � Com�bared to the rest df�i�natian,Minneapolis-St. Paul and the surrounding suburbs ranic at the
� top vv��ien it comes to t�e percenta.ge of college educated adults active in the wc�rkforce, as well as
the nu�mber of Fortune 500 headquarters per capita.. We are also ane of the few metropolitan
regions in the U.S. that is horne to our state's capitol and its major research university. This
b ; regiom has played a crucial role in the economic recovery and the recent job growth in our State.
� � MLC cities specif ca11y are critical job producers for the region. Combined, w� are amor�g the �
,.; biggest job producing areas in the state with over half a million employees (�22,191 as of 2012)
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such, the Staxe needs to invest/support regional growth in the Twin Cities metropolitan area and
� surrounding suburbs. Our members believe the State can play a critical role in keeping and
- � growing jobs by making key investments, and by supporting and partnering with cities. A jobs
�_ focus will help cities promote a healthy business environment, which will keep and grown jobs
� here rather than having companies move to a more competitive state.
Additionally,the MLC recommends the legislature support tax reforms that promote growth and
r � improve the business climate by including the repeal of the Warehousing Tax and the Telecom
` ' Tax in any tax bill that moves forward this legislative session. The MLC also support efforts to
,-.i reduce, or to make more transparent, the corporate income tax rate,so that Minnesota is no
� longer in the top 10 states nationally.
j A. Support providing DEED with the tools and incentives necessary to attract and
; retain businesses.
' The MLC is supportive of DEED programs that help the State aitract and retain business.
; Programs like the
, Minnesota Investment Fund and the Minnesota Trade Office have offered proven results
' and have had major impacts in MLC communities. The last legislative session resulted in
f major investments in some of DEED's initiatives,which the MLC supports. However,
other programs like the Redevelopment Fund could use additional resources.
To that end,the MLC is supportive of DEED's legislative proposals2 and asks that the
� legislature consider giving DEED all af the tools necessary to help Minnesota remain
competitive.
, B. Support flexi"�ility in Tax�ncrement Financing(TI� policies
TIF remains one af the most viable tools available to fund community reinvestment
� efforts. Further restri�tions ofTIF would render the tool less effective and will almost
, certainly curCail local effc�rts to support job creation, housing, redevelopment and
remediation. Tn li�ht of the recent economic and development downturns, cities.need
j gi�eater flexibility to use the tool effectively to support the economic viability of their
__� � � � Uusiness and residertti�a�.communities. � � � �
� The 201�•3obs bill provided flexibility in the tax increment laws,recognizing that this is
_., � � � an importa�t�tool foras�imulating development and creating jobs. And although the�
� � flexibility thar��,�u�d from the 2010�bill helped advance some projects, the limited � �
l application left�iat�any other projects stalled due to the economic climate. As a result,
; some cities stiil need TIF extensions to make job producing projects happen, as well as
other tools that increase flexibility, such as eliminating the 5 year rule. Additionally, so
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� Bureau;American Community Survey(October 26,2012);US Census Bureau;Decennial Census(July 14,20l 1};
� US Census Bureau;Metropolitan Council Annual Estimates(September 16,2013.);and US Census Bureau;
°-' Metropolitan Council Forecasts(April 26,2012).
� 2 Will confirm this statement once we learn DEED's 2014 legislative initiatives
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' C. Support a broad based transportation funding package th�t prom�tes ecc�nctm�c
, � develapment and growth in the region and keeps Minnesota competitive.
� i The 1VfLC continues to support transportation investments to repla�e defi�ient bridges,
' , maintain regional and sta.te'i�ighways,and advanee public transit. The MLC is�uppc�rtive
, of a transportation funding packa.ge far roads, bridges and transit tha.t meets th�lang term
' needs of our member cities. The significant needs have been well documented�, ;
� including:
• Minnesota's population is expeeted to increase by aSi�iast T millio�to over b.l
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� �, o Baby boomers will start turning 80 in 2025 (resulting i��:net�d fcar more
transportation options).
-� o Meanwhile,millennials demand a more multimodal system.
j • Under MnSHIP,the 20-year spending plan,pavement will worsen by 55°fo
through 2024 and then gets even worse (MnI){.)T�.
t ! o Interrupted service results in millions lost per day,to business. •
, o Congestion may incr�ase 30%per person. '
o Infrastructure repair dominates funding outlo�rk-new projects less likely.
` i • According to MnDOT,the cost to complete n,eeded improvements anct make
� , strategic investments in the tran�porta.tion networ�C exceeds our projected funding
by an esti��t�d�5�billion durin�the next 2Q years.
� o -�0'percent�i?f'state highwa�:pavements are more than SO yeats old.
, _i o `35 percent o�state bridges are more than 50 years old.
o Minnesata�is:raril�ed 38th nationally for pavemen#cor�dition.
���� ��� �� � , o ���Mmnesbta�is r"an�ed 9th(tied)�nationally for�tate��highway brid�es. �� � �
� c�� :Tb.� Twin�ities metro area will add 900,Q00 people by 2fl40.
• Our purc�'_ . gpow�r has declined 30%o since 1988 (despite '08 gas taat increase).
� � Half the `08 gas tax increase was dedicated to debt service, leaving many x�eeds
�._� unmet. (IVInDC�=T).
• `.A.recent study.'siaggests that$SB invested over 20 years to m�intain current
; �p�Qrmance del�vers$1 QB - $23B in benefits (ROI 3.1}. An additic�nal $7B
� ' in�e�d,over�20 years(aehieve world-class system)gains �15�- �19B in
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, � citing Minnesota's Transportati�n Finance Advisory Committee{May,2013);Keep Moving t�Keep Ahead,
� Recommendations from the Minnesota Transportation Finance �dvisory Committee.•
,._.l www.rrtndot.�oviTFAC; and Minnesata's Transportation Finanee Advisory�ommittee{December,2012),
Minnesata tLloving Ahead: Transportation Funding and Financing for the N�t 2{I Years:
° ? http://www.dot.state.mn.usltfacldocs/final-report.pdf. Metropoiitan Cour�cil regiflnal iransit facts,
htt�•//metrocouncil orelAbout-UslF'acts/TransportationF/FACTS-Re�ionai-Tra�tsii.asvx, citing The Itasca'
�'� Project (Nov�mber 30, 2t�12), Regional Transit System, Return `an Inuest�ent .4�s�ssment:
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htt�•//www theitasca�roiect camlTransit�1o20ROI°�o24exec°fo24summary°fo2ONc�v%2t�2f}��.�df.
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Lilcewise, a 2012 study by the Itasca Project, a group of Twin Cities area business
fm leaders, found that investing $4.4 billion to build out a system of regional
` � transitways by 2030 would yield'a return on investment of$6.6 to $10 billion,
mostly in travel time savings for people and goods. (Met Council)
� � In addition, our members support the Transporta.tion Economic Development Program
(TED), a collaboration between DEED and MnDOT which prioritizes and funds highway
capacity and safety improvements which will result in significant job growth and
�, economic development. During the last legislative session funding($20 million)was
dedicated for this purpose from the Trunk Highway Fund, which the MLC applauds.
However,that funding source lacks the flexibility state agencies need to address the
,�� needs identified by communities. The MLC supports directing general funds for this
purpose and encourages the Legislature to continue annually allocating MnDOT funds
, towaxd the TED program.
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„� III. SUPPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES THAT PROMOTE FAIRNESS AND
EQUITY
.� MLC cities want to partner with the State to provide the best services for its constituents.'
However, State mandated programs can interfere with a city's ability to make the best fiscal
decisions for its community, leading to either a reductian in basic services or an increase in taxes
� and service charges in order to meet the requirements outlined by the State.
� The MLC asks the Legislature fo thoughtfully consider existing mandates and their efficacy, and
u� make the appropriate reductions ar repeals where possible. We further ask that unfunded
mandates be avoided aI#ogetl�er. Should new mandates on local units of government be
proposed, we ask that legislators consider praviding cities with the greatest amount of flexibility
� available in order to reduce implementation costs.
Additioi'ially, there are ways the State can provide local governments tools to be successful by
� either stn�eturing sta.te programs to be more user friendly or by implementing programs that give
local govei�tents the flexibility to meet their needs. MLC asks the legislature consider
� proposals that gi�ve local goverriments opportunities to be efficient,productive and enterprising.
A. Oppose madcia�tes relating to expenditure-type reporting -�
J� Our members appreciate the intent of more transparency between local governments and
taxpayers, as well as allowing comparisons across cities of counties. However,this
language poses problems as drafted.
+� First,the legislation creates administrative burdens for our cities because reporting by
object code is not standard practice. In order to comply,this would need to be compiled
by city staff,which would require additional resources and costs.
� Furthermore, the legislation requires cities to develo and ublish detailed line-item
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mid-November. The September requirement for detailed reporting is not wor�bl�.
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� B. Support Street Improve��ent D�tricts
� � Communities aeross the state of Minnesota are s�arching for ways to fn�nce n€cess�:ry
v j road impravements. Street Improvement District legislation l�a.s beer�brought fvrwarci
� over the 1ast several sessions as a new way to heip cities find the fiu�ds tta�make n�cessary
� repairs. The MLC is supportive of this legislation anci its member cc�mmuni�ie�w�utd
� benefit from having another tc�al in their toolbox to make road imprav�me�ts.
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C. Water Resource Management=redace and better atign s�ncy+�versitght
� The MLC supports efforts to review and better align water reso�rc�r�ia��ement in t�is
� `sta.te,to make the systern more straight-forward and e�sy to use wit�out jeaparcii�ing
_.,� water quality. The current`system is burdensome,cvnfusing and in+��ient tr�ic�cal
; � officiais who rnust wark within the system to facilitate growth,and de�it�prn�nt an�i wha
are working to ensure a health natural envirortiment, MLC sugports th�f�a�i€�n c�f a
�... bipartisan taslfforce of local,county, state, arid private sectvr afficials to adt�ress the
� overlapping,duplicative, and canflicting requirements in the current system ant�prouide
` a recommendation on legislation to reduce and better align agency aversight. Further,
MLC asks that when considering legislation that effects water managernent, like
� ' pernutting and storm water regulations, legisla�ors first cc��sider the impact on iQ�a.l
. government, and include loeal o�cials in any process that wt�u�d affeet�tl3em'�.s
j important stakeholders. .
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. � For questions about the MLC's Legislative Prcigram,piease contact: ,
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a,r���' . � ;. . , . . . .. .. . . .� . . � . :�, �. . " . . . �
Tom Po�l tpou]�a'?,w,messerlikramer.com _
:-,� Erin Cam�bell ecampbell�messexlikramer.cam
.�1 Char��r�te°�.e-Julio �d�julio(�a�messerlikramer.com
° i ...or�y caliing Messerli&II�xxamer, P.A. at 651-228-9757.
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� A spQcial thanl�to our Legis�ative Pragram Subcommittee members:
Barry Stock City Administrator, Savage
Brad Tabke Mayor, Shakopee
p � Gene Winstead Mayor,Btoomington
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George Tourville Mayor, Inver Grove Heights � '
F i � Jim Hovland Mayar,Edina(MLC Chair)
� ' Mary G. Stephens Mayor, Woodbury
Mike Maguire Mayor, Eagan
�"�' Steve Nlielke City Adrnuustrator, Lakeville
�.1 Terry Schneider 1Vlayor,Minnetonka
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City of AppValle MEMO
Community Development
TO: Tom Lawell
FROM: Bruce Nordquist, Community Development Director, AICP
DATE: January 9, 2014
SUBJECT: Housing Policies
As requested, I have reviewed the Metro Cities and League of Minnesota Cities policies
developed for legislative discussion and action during the 2014 Session.
A side by side compari�on was difficult. Instead, the attached summaries provide excerpts
that explain key policy positions on housing for both organizations.
To summarize similarities:
• The topical areas are similar.
• Both support an economically and generationally diverse housing stock.
• Both recognize the need for regional, State and Federal resources if affordable
housing is developed.
• Ongoing monitoring occurs by staff of both organizations.
To summarize differences:
• Each recognizes the member's needs based on the broader or more similar member
interests.
• Inclusionary Housing policies of the league support voluntary measures by developers
to include affordable units.
I am a member of the Metro Cities Housing and Economic Development Committee that
worked on their policies. Metro Cities and the League have City staff on speed dial if any
departures from this framework arise.
Excerpts from Metro Cities '
Housing Policies/Legislative Strategies for 2014 ',
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1. City Role in Housing:
• Predominantly a private sector, market-driven activity.
� All cities facilitate the development of housing via responsibilities in the areas of
land-use planning, zoning ordinances and subdivision regulations.
• Support for a countywide HRA or CDA.
• Ensuring the health and safety of local residents and the structural soundness
through inspections and code enforcement.
• Opposes any effort to reduce, alter or interfere with cities' authority to carry out
these functions.
• Has a primary role in production of affordable and life cycle housing and
• neighborhood development. Metro Cities' supports both affordable housing and
housing that is appropriate for people at all stages of life.
2. Inclusionary Housing:
• Metro Cities supports the location of affordable housing in residential and mixed-
use neighborhoods throughout a city. However, Metro Cities does not support
passage of a mandatory inclusionary housing law that would require a certain
percentage of units in all new housing developments to be affordable
households.
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• The Metropolitan Council is required by statute; to assist cities with meeting the
provisions of the Land Use Planning Act; and meeting a local share af the
region's overall projected need for low and moderate income housing.
• Unlike parks, transit and wastewater, housing is not defined by statute as a �
regional system, thus the Met Council's role, responsibilities and authority are �
more limited in scope, centered on providing assistance to local governments by �
identifying the regional need for affordable housing, projecting growth for the
region, and identifying available tools, resources and methods that cities can use
a to create and promote affordable housing opportunities in their communities.
• Metro Cities opposes the elevation of housing to "Regional System" status.
�4. Allocation of Affordable Housing Need: �
• In 2006, the Metropolitan Council created a formula to determine how many I
affordable housing units would be needed and where those units should go. �
Metro Cities supports the creation of a variety of housing opportunities. �
However, the provision of affordable and lifecycle housing is a shared
responsibility between the private sector and government at all levels. �
• Cities need significant financial assistance from the federal and state �
government, as well as the Metropolitan Council, in order to make progress �
toward creating additional affordable housing and preserving existing affordable �
housing. �
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• Metropolitan Council planning and policies around transit and affordable housing
must be more closely aligned to help ensure that transit resources are available
so that communities can meet affordable housing need allocations.
• Absent significant resources to assist cities, the Met Council will not hold cities
responsible if a city cannot meet its affordable housing need number/range.
• The formula, and the methodology used to create the range of need and
allocations by community need to be re-evaluated at this time, and should be
routinely evaluated to determine if market conditions have changed or if
underlying conditions should prompt readjustment of the formula.
• The formula should be adjusted to better reflect the balance and breadth of
existing subsidized and naturally occurring affordable housing stocks.
5. Vacant, Boarded, and Foreclosed Properties and Properties at Risk:
• Metro Cities supports solutions to vacant and boarded properties that recognize
three things: (1) Prevention is more cost effective than a cure. (2) The causes of
this problem are many and varied, thus the solutions must be as well. (3) It is not
simply a "city" problem so cities must not be expected to bear the bulk of the
burden of mitigation. The policies supported:
■ Registration of vacant and boarded properties; and
■ Year-round notification by utility companies of properties not
receiving utility service.
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Excerpts from League of Minnesota Cities
2014 City Legislative Policies Related to Housing
. 1. Growth Management:
• The League of Minnesota Cities believe the existing framework for guiding
growth and development primarily through local plans and controls adopted by
local governments should form the basis of a statewide planning policy.
2. Foreclosure:
� Secure increased state and federal resources and provide financ'rng tools to help
cover city costs associated with foreclosures and community recovery.
3. New Resources for Affordable Housing:
• Aide cities to meet demand for affordable housing that is sensitive to local
conditions, including meeting the needs of an aging population.
• The League of Minnesota Cities also recognizes that federal; state and local
governments all have a role to play in meeting affordable housing needs and
preventing, and recovering from foreclosure.
• Make resources and methods available to maintain and irnprove existing
affordable homes, especially housing stock that is aging.
• Re-enact a program similar to "This Old House" to allow owners of qualifying
single-family homes or multi-unit rental properties to defer the increase in tax
capacity from repairs or improvements to their homestead property.
� • Provide stable and long term funding for affordable housing programs. '
• Provide funding and financing tools to cities to create affordable senior housing �
for our aging population. �
• Provide funding and financing tools to cities to create affordable housing and
prevent foreclosure for veterans.
4. Residential Care Facilities:
• Cities should have statutory authority to require agencies as well as license� and
registered providers that operate residential care facilities to notify the city before
properties are operated; including establishment of non-concentration standards
for residential care facilities to prevent clustering.
5. Inclusionary Housing:
• Strengthen and clarify cities' authority to carry out policies that offer developers a
range of incentives in return for including a designated number of affordable units
in #heir projects.
• Identify strategies to ensure long-term affordability of rental and owner-occupied
housing produced as a result of such policies and practices.
• Support voluntary measures to encourage cities to adopt and carry out land-use
° plans, activities, and subdivision regulations aimed at providing for construction
and marketing of housing where a portion of all new units are affordable to lower- ,
income households.
6. Development Along Transit Corridors:
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• The League of Minnesota Cities urges the Legislature to increase the ability of
traditional economic development tools, including tax increment financing, tax
abatement, and special service districts, to address the needs of transit-oriented
development.
7. Workforce Housing:
• Create a Workforce Housing TIF District that is not constrained by traditional
(lower) income limits to be used by cities that have low vacancy rates and
anticipated job growth.
• Make permanent the Housing and Job Growth Initiative created by the
Legislature in 2013 to increase the maximum income levels for participation in
the program.
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FY 2014-15 General Fund Forecast ($ in millions)
November $ Change
Beginning Balance $1,712 $0
Revenues 39,209 787
Spending 38,807 (247)
Cash & Budget Reserve 1,011 5
Stadium Reserve 18 (9)
Forecast Balance $1,086 $1,038
School Shift Buyback 246 -
Repay Airports Fund 15 -
Budgetary Balance $825
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Valley MEMO
Administration
TO: Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Tom Lawell, City Administra�
DATE: January 6, 2014
SUBJECT: City Council Committee Assignments
In December,the City Council received a draft list of City Council Committee Assignments for
2014. The Council was asked to review the list and make any necessary corrections. The
purpose of this review is to make sure we have an accurate listing of those committees on which
you participate.
Since that time, we have learned that Councilmember Tom Goodwin has been named to the
National League of Cities Transportation and Infrastructure Services Steering Committee far
2014 and the matrix has been updated to reflect that revision.
If you have any revisions to suggest,please let me know. I have scheduled a brief informal
agenda discussion on this topic for January 9, 2014.
Apple Valley City Council
Summary of Committee Membership DRAFT
As of January 6, 2014
Member Ex Officio or Council Volunteer Organization by
Other Positions Appointments Committees Application
From Office
Mary Hamann- Economic High Performance Apple Valley National League of Cities
Roland, Mayor Development Partnership Arts Foundation Board of Directors
Authority Steering
Committee League of National League of Cities
Apple Valley Fire Minnesota Cities Finance and Investment
Relief Association Municipal Improving Advisory Committee
Board Legislative Service Delivery
Commission Policy Metropolitan Council
Board Committee Livable Communities
Committee—Chair
Blackdog Metro Cities—
Watershed Transportation Metropolitan Council
Management and General Transportation Advisory
Organization Government Board (TAB)
Policy
Committee Corridors of Opportunity
Policy Board
John Bergman Economic ALF Ambulance
Development Board
Authority
Metropolitan
Airports
Commission
Noise Oversight
Committee
Dakota
Communications
Center Board—
Primary Rep.
Tom Goodwin, Economic League of National League of Cities
Mayor Pro Tem Development Minnesota Cities - Transportation and
Authority, Chair Improving Local Infrastructure Services
Economies Steering Committee
Policy
Committee
Metro Cities
Metropolitan
Agencies Policy
Committee
Ruth Grendahl Economic Counties Transit
Development Improvement Board
Authority Grant Evaluation and
Ranking System
(GEARS) Committee
Clint Hooppaw Economic Minnesota Valley
Development Transit Authority
Authority Board
Dakota
Communications
Center Board—
Alternate Rep.
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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
Dakota County, Minnesota
December 26, 2013
Minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota,
held December 26, 2013, at 7:00 o'clock p.m., at Apple Valley Municipal Center.
PRESENT: Councilmembers Bergman, Goodwin, Grendahl, and Hooppaw.
ABSENT: Mayor Hamann-Roland.
City staff inembers present were: City Administrator Lawell, City Clerk Gackstetter, City
Attorney Dougherty, Parks and Recreation Director Bernstein, Public Works Director Blomstrom,
Planner Bodmer, Planner Dykes, Assistant City Administrator Grawe, Human Resources Manager
Haas, Finance Director Hedberg, City Engineer Manson, Community Development Director
Nordquist, Police Chief Rechtzigel, and Fire Chief Thompson.
Acting Mayor Goodwin called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Everyone took part in the Pledge
of Allegiance to the flag.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: of Hooppaw, seconded by Bergman, approving the agenda for tonight's meeting, as
presented. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
AUDIENCE
Acting Mayor Goodwin asked if anyone was present to address the Council, at this time, on any
item not on this meeting's agenda. No one requested to speak.
CONSENT AGENDA
Acting Mayor Goodwin asked if the Council or anyone in the audience wished to pull any item
from the consent agenda. There were no requests.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, approving all items on the consent agenda with
no exceptions. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, approving the minutes of the regular meeting
of December 12, 2013, as written. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, approving issuance of an off-site gambling
permit, by the State Gambling Control Board, to Apple Valley Hockey Association,
for use on January 14, 2014, at the Apple Valley High School, 14450 Hayes Road.
Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
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Da.l�ota County, Minnesota
December 26, 2013
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MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, approving issuance of a lawful gambling
exempt permit, by the State Gambling Control Board, to Minnesota Zoo
Foundation, for use on August 29, 2014, at the Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo
Boulevard, and waiving any waiting period for State approval. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, amending the Precious Metal Dealer License
held by Bill Buttweiler, LLC, at 14810 Granada Avenue, by changing the legal
name to Apple Valley Diamonds, LLC. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, approving issuance of a new 2014 Fuel
Dispensing Facility Permit to Crown Equipment Rental Co., Inc., 7661 146th Street
W., as described in the City Clerk's memo dated December 20, 2013. Ayes - 4 -
Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, approving renewal and issuance of licenses
and permits for 2014 as listed in the attachment to the City Clerk's memo dated
December 20, 2013. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, adopting Resolution No. 2013-186 amending
the 2013 Operating Budget for Specific Items. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, adopting Resolution No. 2013-187
committing 2013 General Fund balance for 2013 financial statement purposes.
Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, adopting Resolution No. 2013-188 amending
2014 budget for 2013 uncompleted projects. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, setting a public hearing at the Planning
Commission Meeting on January 15, 2014, at 7:00 p.m., regarding an amendment
to Chapter 155, regulating the keeping of animals in a residential district. Ayes - 4
-Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, adopting Resolution No. 2013-189
establishing an all-way stop at the intersection of 147th Street W. and Johnny Cake
Ridge Road. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, approving release of the Natural Resources
Management Permit financial guarantee for Chick fil-A, as listed in the Public
Works Technician's memo dated December 26, 2013. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, adopting Resolution No. 2013-190 approving
a 5-foot variance from the 30-foot front-yard setback on Lot 17, Block 10,
CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
Dakota County, Minnesota
December 26, 2013
Page 3
Palomino Lakeside Meadows 2nd Addition(13971 Holyoke Path), as
recommended by the Planning Commission. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, appointing Malloy, Montague, Karnowski,
Radosevich& Co., P.A., as auditors for 2013, 2014, and 2015 City audit. Ayes - 4
-Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, approving the contract with Dakota County
Technical College for Customized Electrical Safety Training, as attached to the
Public Works Superintendent's memo dated December 26, 2103, and authorizing
the Acting Mayor and City Clerk to sign the same. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, approving the contract with Dakota County for
use of Sentenced to Service Program Work Crews for 2014, as attached to the Park
Maintenance Superintendent's memo dated December 26, 2013, and authorizing
the Acting Mayor and Clerk to sign the same. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, approving the Lease Agreement with Saint
Mary's University, for use of the Partners in Higher Education Building, 14200
Cedar Avenue S., subject to final revisions and changes as approved by the City
Administrator, and authorizing the Acting Mayor and City Clerk to sign the same.
Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, approving Change Order No. 1 to the
agreement with Executive Outdoor Services, for 2013-2014 Mowing and Trimming
Services, and authorizing the Acting Mayor and Clerk to sign the same. Ayes - 4 -
Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, adopting Resolution No. 2013-191 approving
the 2014 Employee Pay and Benefit Plan. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, adopting Resolution No. 2013-192 amending
the Flexible Benefits Plan, and authorizing the Acting Mayor and Clerk to sign the
necessary documents. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, adopting Resolution No. 2013-193 amending
the Retirement Enhancement and Benefit Alternatives Valuntary Employees'
Beneficiary Association (REBA/VEBA) Plan, and authorizing the Acting Mayor
and Clerk to sign the necessary documents. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, adopting Resolution No. 2013-194 approving
the Business Associate Agreement with Genesis Employee Benefits, and
authorizing the Acting Mayor and Clerk to sign the necessary documents. Ayes - 4
-Nays - 0.
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Dakota County, Minnesota
December 26, 2013
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MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, adopting Resolution No. 2013-195 approving
the Dental Administrative Services Agreement with HealthPartners Administrators,
Inc., and authorizing the Acting Mayor and Clerk to sign the necessary documents.
Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, adopting Resolution No. 2013-196 approving
the On-Call Loss Control Services Agreement with Integrated Loss Control, Inc.,
and authorizing the Acting Mayor and Clerk to sign the necessary documents.
Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, adopting Resolution No. 2013-197 approving
the Renewal Agreement for Long-Term and Short-Term Disability Insurance with
National Insurance Services and Madison Nation Life, and authorizing the Acting
Mayor and Clerk to sign the necessary documents. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman seconded by Grendahl, approving hiring the part-time and seasonal
employees, and fire officer assignments, as listed in the Personnel Report dated
December 26, 2013. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl, setting a special informal City Council
meeting, at 9:00 a.m., on March 20, 2014, at Schaar's Bluff Gathering Center, 8395
127th Street E., Hastings, MN, for the purposes of goal setting. Ayes - 4 -Nays -
0.
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
SMASHBURGER ON-SALE W1NE AND 3.2 PERCENT MALT LIQUOR LICENSES
Ms. Gackstetter reviewed the application by Smashburger Acquisition Minneapolis, LLC, d/b/a
Smashburger#1317 for On-Sale Wine and 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor licenses as described in her memo
dated December 23, 2013. She noted receipt of the affidavit of publication of the hearing notice. The
restaurant is located at 7394 153rd Street W., Ste. 100. She stated the Police Department completed
the necessary background investigation and found no reason the license could not be authorized at this
time. The restaurant is scheduled to open January 29, 2014.
Acting Mayor Goodwin called the public hearing to order at 7:05 p.m. to consider the application of
Smashburger Acquisition Minneapolis, LLC, dlb/a Smashburger#1317, for On-Sale Wine and 3.2
Percent Malt Liquor licenses. The Acting Mayor asked for questions or comments from the Council
and the audience. There were none and the hearing was declared closed at 7:06 p.m.
MOTION: of Grendahl, seconded by Hooppaw, adopting Resolution No. 2013-198 approving
issuance of 2014 On-Sale Wine and 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor licenses to
Smashburger Acquisition Minneapolis, LLC, d/b/a Smashburger#1317, for
premises located at 7394 153rd Street W., Ste. 100, subject to approval of the On-
Sale Wine license by the Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety.
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December 26, 2013
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Mr. Halberg, of Smashburger, addressed the City CounciL
Vote was taken on the motion. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
� Acting Mayor Goodwin welcomed Smashburger to Apple Valley.
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 51 - WATER AND SEWERS
Mr. Blomstrom gave the second reading of an ordinance amending Chapter S 1 of the City Code
regulating discharges into the City sanitary sewer system and maintenance of fire hydrants and
other utility appurtenances. The ordinance was prepared by the City Attorney's office. He noted
no comments have been received since the first reading on December 12, 2013.
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Grendahl,passing Ordinance No. 956 amending Chapter
51 of the City Code, regulating discharges into the City sanitary sewer system and
maintenance of fire hydrants and other utility appurtenances. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 155 - INSTITUTIONAL ZONING DISTRCTS
Ms. Bodmer gave the first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 155 of the City Code
regulating "P" (Institutional) zoning districts. The ordinance would allow governmental offices,
governmental maintenance facility buildings, accessory storage buildings, and outdoor storage in a
"P" (Institutional) zoning district. On December 18, 2013, the Planning Commission voted
unanimously to recommend approval of the draft ordinance. Because the Planning Commission
previously held a public hearing on this item, staff is recommending waiving of the second
reading.
Discussion followed.
MOTION: of Hooppaw, seconded by Bergman, waiving the procedure for a second reading
and passing Ordinance No. 957 amending Chapter 155 of the City Code,
regulating "P" (Institutional) zoning districts, as recommended by the Planning
Commission. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 154 - ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SIGNS
Ms. Dykes gave the first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 154 of the City Code
regulating signs. The ordinance would allow for electronic changeable copy on ground/pylon
signs. On December 18, 2013, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend
approval of the draft ordinance. Because the Planning Commission previously held a public
hearing on this item, staff is recommending waiving of the second reading.
Discussion followed.
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Dakota County, Minnesota
December 26, 2013
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Mr. Dan Hughes, of Uponor North America, addressed the Council.
MOTION: of Grendahl, seconded by Hooppaw, waiving the procedure for a second reading
and passing Ordinance No. 958 amending Chapter 155 of the City Code,
regulating electronic display signs, as recommended by the Planning Commission.
Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
MOTION: of Grendahl, seconded by Bergman, approving the calendar of upcoming events as
included in the City Clerk's memo dated December 20, 2013, and noting that each
event listed is hereby deemed a Special Meeting of the City Council. Ayes - 4 -
Nays - 0.
CLAIMS AND BILLS
MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Hooppaw, to pay the claims and bills, on the check
register dated December 19, 2013, in the amount of$3,045,605.10; and December
26, 2013, in the amount of$436,701.80. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
MOTION: of Grendahl, seconded by Bergman, to adjourn. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:41 o'clock p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
P a�J�cr�,t,
Pamela J. Ga stet er, City Clerk
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7100 West 147`�Street
Apple Valley,MN 55124
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TO: Mayor, City Council, and City Administrator
FROM: Barry Bernstein,Director of Parks &Recreation
DATE: January 6,2013
SUBJECT: Resolution Accepting Donation from American Legion Apple Valley Post 1776
Norlyn Smith, through his estate,donated$50,000 toward the purchase and installat'ton of
bleachers at Legion Field baseball field of Johnny Cake Ridge Park. This donation was accepted
by City Council at the December 12�'meeting.
As a result of staff's ongoing discussions regarding the bleacher system upgrade and related work
with the American Legion Apple Valley Post 1776,they have offered to donate$10,000 toward
the project as well. Attached is a copy of their commitment letter.
ACTION REOUESTED:
Adopt resolution accepting donation of$10;000.00 from American Legion Apple Valley Post
1776 toward the bleacher system upgrade at Legion Field baseball field of Johnny Cake Ridge
Park.
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be used towards the bleacher syst�m upgrade at Le�ion Fietd.
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Box/;Concession bu�ilding, and labor to instali the bleachers will casfi apprtrxfma�eiy��t�� .t�.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2014-
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DONATION
WHEREAS,the City Council of Apple Valley encourages public donations to help defray
costs to the general public of providing services and improve the quality of life in Apple Valley;
and
WHEREAS, American Legion Apple Valley Post 1776 has offered to donate $10,000 to
be utilized by the Parks and Recreation Department for the bleacher system upgrade at Legion
Field of Johnny Cake Ridge Park; and
WHEREAS,Minnesota Statues 465.03 requires that all gifts and donations of real or
personal property be accepted only with the adoption of a resolution approved by two-thirds of the
members of the City CounciL
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Apple
Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota,that this donation is hereby accepted for use by the City.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City sincerely thanks American Legion Apple
Valley Post 1776 for the gracious donation.
, ADOPTED this 9�'day of January, 2014.
Mary Hamann-Roland, Mayor
ATTEST:
Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk
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TO: Mayor, City Council, and City Administrator
FROM: Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk
DATE: January 6, 2014
SUBJECT: ON-SALE WINE & 3.2 MALT LIQUOR LICENSES - GENERAL MANAGER
Smashburger Acquisition Minneapolis, LLC, d/b/a Smashburger#1317
7394 153rd Street W., Ste. 100
Smashburger Acquisition Minneapolis, LLC, d/b/a Smashburger #1317 has filed an application
for General Manager in connection with its On-Sale Wine and 3.2 Malt Liquor Licenses at 7394
153rd Street W., Ste. 100. Mr. Robert Thomas Halberg is being named General Manager.
A personal information form has been filed on this individual and the Police Department has
conducted the necessary background investigation indicating nothing to preclude the business
from continuing to hold a license. The personal information form is on file should anyone wish
to review it. � �
City Code Section 111.34 provides for City Council approval of such assignments and approval
of the General Manager is recommended. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Recommended Action
Motion to approve the General Manager for Smashburger Acquisition Minneapolis, LLC, d/b/a
Smashburger #1317, in connection with the On-Sale Wine and 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor Licenses
at 7394 153rd Street W. Ste. 100, naming Robert Thomas Halberg as General Manager.
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City Clerk's Office
TO: Mayor, City Council, and City Administrator
FROM: Pamela J. Gackstetter; City Clerk
DATE: January 6, 2014
SUBJECT: 2014 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
Minnesota Statutes § 412.831 requires that the City Council, at its first meeting of each year,
designate a legal newspaper of general circulation in the City as its official newspaper.
Ordinances, financial reports, and other information as required by law, as well as matters the
Council deems advisable shall be published in the City's designated official newspaper.
The Apple Valley Sun Thisweek meets the requirements for a qualified newspaper under
Minnesota Statutes § 331A.02. Staff is recommending the Council designate the Apple Valley
Sun Thisweek as the City's official newspaper.
Recommended Action:
Motion adopting the resolution designating Apple Valley Sun Thisweek as the official newspaper
of the City of Apple Valley for the year 2014.
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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE 2014 OFFICIAL
CITY OF APPLE VALLEY NEWSPAPER
WHEREAS,Apple Valley Sun Thisweek newspaper has been designated as the official
City newspaper in past years; and
WHEREAS, ECM-Sun Group, LLC, has submitted a proposal for having the Apple
Valley Sun Thisweek designated as the 2014 City of Apple Valley official newspaper; and
WHEREAS,Apple Valley Sun Thisweek qualifies as an official newspaper of the City,
pursuant to State law; provides publication of legal notices in a newspaper widely distributed in
the City; and the publisher has satisfactorily fulfilled its duties as the official newspaper of the
City in the past.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Apple
Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota,that Apple Valley Sun Thisweek be and hereby is designated
as the official newspaper of the City of Apple Valley for the year 2014.
ADOPTED this 9th day of January, 2014.
Mary Hamann-Roland, Mayor
ATTEST:
Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk
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Finance Department
TO: Mayor, City Council and Tom Lawell, City Administrator
FROM: Ron Heaberg,Finance Director
DATE: January 3, 2014
SUBJECT: Official Depository for 2014
Each year the City Council is to designate an official depository for the coming year. The attached
resolution designates Anchor Bank of Apple Valley as the City's depository for the coming year.
The City has used Anchor Bank for the past few years and has been pleased with the services
provided. In 2007, the City solicited proposals for banking serviees and Anchor Bank was
appointed as a result of that process.
ACTION REQUIRED
The City Council is asked to consider adopting the attached Resolution Designating Anchor
Bank of Apple Valley as the official depository for 2014.
CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY
WHEREAS,Anchor Bank of Apple Valley has been selected to be the City of Apple
Va11ey's official depository; and � �
WHEREAS, said bank has provided certain collateral for City deposits in excess of FDIC
insurance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the Ciry of Apple Valley,
Dakota County, Minnesota,that Anchor Bank of Apple Valley be designated the City's official
depository for 2014 for the payroll, savings, and checking accounts, and certificates of deposit with
deposits not to exceed the limits of pledged collateral;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, as of December 31, 2013, the following collateral is
currently pledged at the following market values:
Market Value Security � CUSIP
$499,201 FGLMC REMIC 3735KA 3137GAFS1
1,213,138 FGLMC POOL G13910 3128MCR72
1,164,630 STATE OF MN GO 12-1-22 604129LF1
962,017 LITCHFIELD MN ISD 465 536699KB6
1,393,565 GNMA REMIC 2009-44 ND 38374USR8
926,747 MONTGOMERY MN ISD 2905 61387'7AC3
798,088 PENNRIDGE PA SCH DIST 708349XY6
485,332 WASHINGTON ST VAR PURPOSE 93974CDZ0
1,252,181 WASHINGTON ST SER 201 lA 93974CSH4
1,063,360 WILSON COLTNTY TN GO 97217PCZ0
2,030,369 GNMA REMIC 2010-47 CL 38376YQ20
$ 11,788,628 Subtotal
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following conditions shali be followed:
1. Said collateral shall be deposited in a trust account at Wells Fargo Bank.
2. Anchor Bank of App1e Valley may furnish both collateral and a bond; deliver
additional collateral from time to time; withdraw excess collateral; and substitute �
other collateral from that previously fuinished.
3• The City Treasurer is hereby authorized to invest and transfer City funds in said
institution; checks for these activities shall be included on the check approval list
submitted to the Council at its next regular meeting.
4• That the permitted municipal deposit may be increased from time to time, subject to
collateral and F.D.I.C. Insurance exceeding the amount deposited by at least ten
percent(10%).
ADOPTED this 9th day of January, 2014.
Mary Hamann-Roland, Mayor
ATTEST:
Pamela Gackstetter, City Clerk
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Finance Department
TO: Mayor, City Council and Tom Lawell, City Administrator
FROM: Ron Hedberg, Finance Director
DATE: January 3, 2014
SUBJECT: Designating Additional Depositories and Financial Security Dealers for 2014
Each year the City Council is asked to designate additional official depositories beyond the
designation of the depository far the main account, for the coming year. The attached resolution
includes a list of the firms recommended to be designated as additional depositories. Prior to
placing investments with each of the firms it is required that the City obtain broker Certification in
a form determined by the State Auditor which acknowledges the broker's receipt of the City's
investment policy and includes a provision that all future investments are to be made in accordance
with MN Statutes. If the investments are considered bank deposits (Certificates of Deposit,
Savings and or Checking accounts) collateral shall be pledged by the institution for any amounts
exceeding FDIC insurance Coverage.
ACTION REQUIRED
The City Council is asked to consider adopting the attached Resolution Designating Additional
Official Depositories and Financiai Security Dealers for 2014.
CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING ADDITIONAL DEPOSITORIES AND FINANCIAL
SECURITY DEALERS FOR CITY FUNDS
WHEREAS,the City Council,by Resoiution No. 2013-_adopted on the l Oth day of
October, 2013 designated certain banking, savings and financial institutions as additional official
depositories of City funds, and
WHEREAS,the City Treasurer has requested the designation of depositories and finance
security dealers for City funds in 2014.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Apple Valley:
1. The following are hereby designated as additional depositories or financial security
dealers:
A. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
B.Northland Securities, Inc.
C. RBC Capital Markets Corporation
D. Robert W. Baird& Co. Inc.
E. Sterne Agee &Leach, Inc.
F. USBank
G.Think Mutual Bank
H BMO Harris Bank N.A.
2. The permitted municipal deposit may be increased from time to time, subject to
collateral and F.D.I.C. Insurance for time deposits exceeding the amount deposited by at least ten
percent(10%}. Investments purchased and held in safekeeping with financial security firms shall
not exceed SIPC coverage. � �
3. For time deposits,the institutions may furnish both collateral and a bond; deliver
additional collateral from time to time; withdraw excess collateral; and substitute other collateral
from that previously furnished.
4. Each year each investment broker must acknowledge receiving a statement of
investment restrictions which shall include a provision that investm�nts are to be made in �
accordance wi�h Mimlesota Statlites governing tlie investment of public funds. Such statement
shall be in a form provided by the State Aiiditor.
5. The City Treasurer or Asst. Treasurer,together with the Mayor or Acting Mayor, are
hereby�authorized to invest City funds in said institutions and in such other government securities
as permitted by law. .
ADOPTED this 9`" day of January,2014.
Mary Hamann-Roland,Mayor
ATTEST:
Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk
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Parks and Recreation Department
7100- 147`�Street West
Apple Valley,MN 55124
952/953-2300
TO: Mayor, City Council, and City Administrator
FROM: Barry Bernstein,Director of Parks and Recreation
DATE: January 3,2014
SUBJECT: Authorization for Promotional Materials to be Distributed to ISD#196 High School
Senior Classes
Traditionally,the City of Apple Valley has supported the ISD#196 senior classes by providing promotional
materials far distribution during their graduation all-night parties. At this time,staff is requesting Council
once again authorize dispersal of the following promotional materials to the senior classes at Apple Valley,
Rosemount,Eastview,and the School of Environmental Studies:
1) 40 Valleywood Golf Course 18 hole weekday passes(10 to each school)
2) 8 Redwood Pool admission cards(2 to each school)
3) 40 Sports Arena tennis passes(10 to each school)
4) 8 Apple Valley Family Aquatic Center admission cards (2 to each school)
Action Reciuested
Authorize distribution of the above listed promotional materials to the ISD#196 senior class
parties at Apple Valley,Rosemount, Eastview, and the School of Environmental Studies.
DMPM
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Parks and Recreation Department
7100- 147�'Street West
Apple Valley,MN 55124
952/953-2300
TO: Mayor, City Council, and City Administrator
FROM: Barry Bernstein,Director of Pazks and Recreation
DATE: January 6,2014
RE: Commission/Committee Recognition Program
The City of Apple Valley Commission/Committee Recognition Program was established in 1994 as a
means of thanking the volunteers of the Planning Commission,Parks and Recreation Advisory
Committee, and the Urban Affairs Committee for their time and services. Upon their formation,the
Cemetery Advisory Committee was added to the program in 1999 and the Traffic Safety Advisory
Committee was added in 2001.
The program allocated an annual credit of$720 per member of the commission and committees
towards their participation in Parks and Recreation activities. Of the eligible participants, 22
exercised their credit options. A majority selected aquatic punchcards, golf passes, recreation classes,
and facility/equipment rentals.
At this time, staff is requesting authorization to continue the Commission/Committee Recognition
Program in 2014. Please advise if you need additional details.
Action Requested
Authorize the continuation of the Commission/Committee Recognition Program with an annual credit
of$720 per member in 2014.
DMPM
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Planning and Development Department
TO: Mayor, Councilmembers, and City Administrator
FROM: Thomas Lovelace, City Planner
DATE: January 3,2014
SUBJECT: Community Development Block Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2014
For your consideration is a draft resolution approving the application for Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for fiscal year 2014, which runs from July 1, 2014 to
June 30, 2015. The Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) has indicated that
Apple Valley's expected 2014 CDBG allocation will be $114,308, a 10% decrease from last
year's final allocation. Staff is recommending that $102,308 be allocated for the Apple Valley
Home Improvement Program and $12,000 for the DARTS (Dakota Area Resources and
Transportation for Seniors) Outdoor Chore Service and Homemaking Service programs.
In 1984, Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds became available to
Dakota County on an entitlement basis. These funds must be used primarily for programs that
benefit either disadvantaged or low- and moderate-income persons (the elderly are categorized as
"disadvantaged"). Other eligible uses are planning studies (up to 20% of annual fund
expenditures) or projects addressing"imminent threats to health and safety" (rarely used).
For fund allocation purposes, Dakota County was divided into four Community Development
Districts, with each district containing communities of similar characteristics and needs. District
#3 contains the cities of Apple Valley, Burnsville, and Eagan. Each year, the total amount of
CDBG funds is divided up among the four districts based on a formula of population and
numbers of low-income households. Past use of funds has ranged from joint programs effective
in all three cities, to individual city programs allocated on a pro rata share of yearly fund
allocations (based on population), to individual city programs using the full or "lion's share"
amount of the annual district allocations on a rotating basis. Currently, the funds are allocated on
a pro rata basis to each individual city, with the Dakota County CDA (Community Development
Agency) designated as the program administrator.
Over the years, the City's CDBG allocation has been used for a variety of projects, with the
primary use of funding for single-family residential housing rehabilitation. Attached is a list of
the City's yearly CDBG allocation from 1985-2013, which identifies what received fundixig ar�d
the amount received.
Staff is recommending that the majority of the City's 2014 allocation be dedicated for the Home
Improvement program, also referred to as the Housing Revolving Loan program. This program
provides low interest and deferred loans to low and moderate income homeowners for home
repairs and improvements. The maximum loan amount is $25,000. This program continues to
be very popular, with six housing rehab loans totaling $141,557.88 closed in calendar year 2013.
Staff is also recommending that $12,000 of the proposed 2014 allocation be dedicated to DARTS
for their Outdoor Chore Service and Homemaking Service programs. The Outdoor Chore
Service program assists older residents with heavy chores and outdoor yard work such as raking
leaves; snow shoveling, lawn mowing, cleaning gutters, and cleaning garages and basements.
The Homemaking Service program assists seniors with housekeeping, laundry, and other indoor
chores. Services may also include grocery shopping and errands. The recommended amount is
expected to serve 25 elderly households in the community.
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the draft resolution in accordance with the attached CDBG
application, which approves the allocation of the City's Fiscal Year 2014 CDBG funds be
used for the following programs:
• Apple Valley Home Improvement Program for low-and moderate-income
households in Apple Valley, which will be administered by the Dakota County
CDA; and
• DARTS Outdoor Chore Service and Homemaking Service Programs for older
residents,which will be administered by DARTS.
CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
CBDG FUNDING ALLOCATION 1985-2013
1985 $219,000 Battered Women's Shelter: district-wide
1986 $264,945 Housing Rehabilitation: district-wide
$14,884 Senior Housing Study: district-wide
1987 $304,669 Housing Rehabilitation: district-wide
1988 $45,000 Op-out Transit Study
1989 $44,423 Market Study
1990 $260,000 Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)
$27,986 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
1991 $86,000 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
1992 $100,527 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
($100,000 Transfer from Economic RLF to CDA Housing Land Acquisition at Cedar Knolls)
1993 $133;092 Economic Development RLF
1994 $133,092 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
($125,000 Transfer from Economic RLF to Housing Rehabilitation RLF)
1995 $145,094 Hayes Senior Center
($53,092 Transfer from Economic RLF to Senior Center)
1996 $144,500 CDA Housing Land Acquisition—AV Transit Station Site
$20,000 Owobopte Land Acquisition
1997 $171,559 CDA Housing Land Acquisition
1998 $169,010 Fraser Services Land Acquisition
1999 $160,029 Housing rehabilitation RLF
$10,000 Mary's Shelter
2000 $172,324 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
2001 $179,291 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
2002 $110,469 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
$60,000 Mobile Home Replacement
2003 $170,500 Lebanon Valley Place Land Acquisition
2004 $161,338 Mobile Home Replacement
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2005 $150,500 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
2006 $145,350 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
2007 $48,000 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
$90,000 Mobile Home Replacement
2008 $138,800 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
2009 $125,800 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
$5,000 DARTS Senior Chore Service
2010 $132,340 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
$5,500 DARTS Senior Chore Service
2011 $115,000 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
$4,500 DARTS Senior Chore Service
2012 $107,500 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
$7,500 DARTS Senior Chore Service
($115,000 Transfer from Manufactured Home Replacement Program and Housing
Rehabilitation RLF to the Glazier Townhomes Rehabilitation P�oject)
2013 $116,009 Housing Rehabilitation RLF
$11,000 DARTS Senior Chore Service
TOTAL $4,510,531
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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-
APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION OF THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2014 DAKOTA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT (CDBG) FUNDING
WHEREAS, the City of Apple Valley is a participating jurisdiction with the
Dakota County CDBG Entitlement Program for Fiscal Year 2014 (ending June 30, 2015);
and
WHEREAS,the Dakota County Community Development Agency(CDA) is a
Subgrantee of Dakota County for the administration of the CDBG Program; and
WHEREAS,the Dakota County CDA has requested Fiscal Year 2014 CDBG
applications to be submitted by January 15, 2014, based on a district formula allocation
of funds approved in the 1984 Community Development Implementation Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Apple
Valley hereby approve the following:
1. The Fiscal Year 2014 CDBG application is approved by the City Council of the
City of Apple Valley, and the City's Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to
execute it on behalf of the City of Apple Valley.
2. The City Clerk for the City of Apple Valley is authorized to execute the
application and all agreements and documents related to receiving and using the
awarded CDBG funds.
3. The Dakota County CDA is designated as the administrative entity to carry out
the CDBG program on behalf of the City of Apple Valley, subject to future Sub-
recipient Agreements that may be required for specific CDBG-funded activities.
ADOPTED this 9th day of January, 2014.
Mary Hamann-Roland, Mayor
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APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS
Application must be received by the Dakota County Community Development Agency
NO LATER THAN JANUARY 15, 2014(for Program Year 2014, 7/01/14-6/30/15)
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Applicant Name: City of Appie Valley DUNS #: 3
Contact Name: Thomas J. Lovelace
Applicant Address: 7100 147th Street West
City, State, Zip: Apple Valley, MN 55124
Phone: 952.953.2572 Fax: 952.953.2515 Email: tlovelace@ci.apple-valley.mn.us
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#1 Title: DARTS Senior Outdoor Chore Service CDBG Request: $12,000
and Homemaking Service Programs
#2 Title: Apple Valley Home Improvement Loan CDBG Request: $102,308
Program
#3 Title: CDBG Request:
#4 Title: CDBG Request:
#5 Title: CDBG Request:
Total Request: $114,308
PLEASE NOTE: AT LEAST 50% of the proposed funding must qualify as a LOW/MOD benefit and
NO MORE THAN 40% of the proposed funding can be for PUBLIC SERVICES. As public services
may not account for more than 15% of the County's total funding, public service requests may need
to be decreased once all applications are submitted and reviewed by CDA staff.
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I certify that the information contained in this application is true and correct and that it contains no
misrepresentations, falsifications, intentional omissions, or concealment of material facts. I further
certify that no contracts have been awarded, funds committed, or construction begun on the proposed
project(s), and that none will be made prior to notification from the Dakota County CDA based on
HUD's issuance of a Release of Funds Notice.
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(For example, if 3 projects/activities are being proposed, there will be 3 sets of the following pages.)
Project/Activity# 1
Project/Activity Title: Public Services-DARTS Outdoor Chore Service and Homemakinq Service
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Describe the proposed project/activity. Provide project funding for the DARTS Outdoor Chore
Service and Homemaking Service Programs. The Outdoor Chore Service Program provides
assistance to Apple Valley's senior residents with home maintenance chores such as snow removal,
lawn mowing, weeding gardens, and small tree and shrub trimming. The Homemaking Service
Program provides seniors help with housekeeping, laundry, and other indoor chores. It can also
include light meal preparation as well as grocery shopping/errands.
Has this Project/Activity received CDBG funding before? � Yes ❑ No
Check the eligible activity category of the proposed project/activity: (See attached definitions)
❑ Acquisition/Disposition: ❑ Public Facilities/Improvements:
Vacant or undeveloped property Buildings
Commercial property Infrastructure
Residential property Assessment abatement
❑ Demolition/Clearance � Public Services (i.e. chi�d care, recreation programs)
❑ Economic Development ❑ Planning
❑ Rehabilitation ❑ Homeownership Assistance:
Owner occupied housing Support serv'tces (i.e. counseling)
Rental housing Downpayment assistance
Commercial Other types of purchase financing
❑ General Administration ❑ Other (please describe):
❑ Relocation
Describe the project/activity schedule:
Proposed Project/Activity Start Date: Onqoinq
Proposed Project/Activity Completion Date: On oin
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If you checked the Low/Mod Jobs Benefit box, please answer the following:
To meet the requirements of the "Jobs"National Objective, the business being assisted must enter into an agreement
showing commitment that at/ease 51% of jobs creafed or retained will be available to low/mod income persons. The
business must a/so be prepared to provide a list of all jobs, detailed information about the jobs being created or retained,
the selection and hiring process, and demographic information about the employees.
Will this project/activity create or retain full time equivalencies (FTEs)? ❑ Create ❑ Retain
For job(s) that are being retained, please provide evidence that the assisted business has issued a notice to affected
employees or that the business has made a public announcement to that effect, OR an analysis of relevant financial
records that shows the business is likely to cut back on employment in the near future withouf planned intervention.
Will the job(s) created or retained require a special skill? ❑ Yes ❑ No
What percent of permanent FTEs will be held by or available to low/mod income persons? %
If you checked the Slum/Blight Area or Slum/Blight Spot Benefit box, please answer the
following:
What are the boundaries of the slum/blight area or the address of the slum/blight spot?
(Please provide letter from building inspector or other documentation noting deficiencies and include photos)
If Slum/Blight Area, what percent of buildings are deteriorated? %
What deficiency will be corrected or the public improvement be?
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Indicate the proposed objective and outcome of the activity/project.
Outcome #1 Outcome #2 Outcome #3
Availability/Accessibility Affordability Sustainability
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Indicate how the project/activity outcome will be measured and projected number of
beneficiaries.
❑ People ❑ Public Facilities ❑ Businesses
� Households 25 ❑ Jobs ❑ Organizations
❑ Housing Units
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Check the priority need from the Consolidated Plan for which the CDBG funds will be used:
High Priority Needs— Housing Medium Priority Needs— Housing
❑ Renter, elderly, 0-50% of inedian income ❑ Renter, elderly, 51-80% of inedian income
❑ Renter, small related, 0-80% of inedian income ❑ Renter, large related, 0-80% of inedian income
❑ Renter, all other, 0-50% of inedian income
❑ Owner, 0-80% of inedian income
High Priority Needs —Community Development Medium Priority Needs—Community Development
❑ Acquisition of Real Property ❑ Senior Centers
❑ Disposition of Real Property ❑ Homeless Facilities
❑ Parks, Recreational Facilities ❑ Youth Centers -
❑ Water/Sewer Improvements ❑ Solid Waste Disposal Improvements
❑ Street Improvements ❑ Flood Plain Improvements
❑ Sidewalks ❑ Handicapped Services
❑ Clearance and Demolition ❑ Transportation Services
❑ Clean-up of Contaminated Site ❑ Battered and Abused Spouses Services
� Senior Services ❑ Crime Awareness
❑ Youth Services ❑ Fair Housing Activities
❑ Rental Housing Subsidies ❑ Public Housing Modernization
❑ Relocation ❑ Rehabilitation of Other Publicly Owned Residential
❑ Construction of Housing ❑ Residential Historic Preservation
❑ Direct Homeownership Assistance ❑ Non-Residential Historic Preservation
❑ Rehabilitation of Single Unit Residential ❑ Other Commercial/Industrial Improvements
❑ Rehabilitation of Multi-Unit Residential ❑ Economic Development Non-Profit Assistance
❑ Rehabilitation of Commercial/Industrial ❑ Economic Development Technical Assistance
❑ Code Enforcement ❑ Micro-Enterprise Assistance
❑ Commercial/Industrial Land Acq./Disposition
❑ Commercial/Industrial Infrastructure Development
❑ Commercial/Industrial Building Acq., Rehab
❑ Planning
Low Priority Needs—Community Development
These activities should be funded with sources other than CDBG.
Privately Owned Utilities
Handicapped Centers
Neighborhood Facilities
Child Care Centers
Substance Abuse Services
Employment Training
Child Care Services
Abused and Neglected Child Services
Tenant/Landlord Counseling
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Total Project Cost: $300,000
Total CDBG Request: $12,000 CDBG Percent of Total Cost:
Describe all other funding sources.
Source of Funds Amount Committed Pending
Fee for Service $250,000 ❑ �
DARTS Operating Budget $50,000 � ❑
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Total: $300,000
Please itemize project expenses, using the following guidance as applicable:
• Acquisition & Improvement Costs - Include purchase price, closing costs, site improvements,
clearance of toxic contaminants, and other acquisition and improvement costs
• Construction/Rehabilitation Costs - Include site improvements, construction (labor, materials,
supplies), installation, permits and other construction/rehabilitation costs
• Professional Fees and Personnel Costs - Include architectural, engineering and code inspection
fees, surveys, appraisals, legal fees, hazardous materials surveys, project management, and
other professionaUpersonnel fees
• Other Development Costs - Include relocation, financing costs, environmental reviews,
environmental studies, and other development costs
• Eligible Costs for Planning Projects - Include professional services, project management costs,
and other planning costs
Itemized Use of Funds/Expenses Costs CDBG Funds
Requested
Salaries and Benefits $276,000 $11,040
Vehicle Operating Expense and Staff Mileage $5,000 $200
Program Equipment $5,700 $230
Other Program Cost $5,700 $530
Total: $300,000 $12,000
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objective for which the CDBG funds will be used.
❑ Low/Mod Area Benefit ❑ Low/Mod Limited Clientele Benefit
� Low/Mod Housing Benefit ❑ Low/Mod Jobs Benefit
❑ Slum/Blight Area Benefit ❑ Slum/Blight Spot Benefit
❑ Urgent Need (extremely rare; used only for emergencies):
If you checked the Low/Mod Area Benefit box, please answer the following:
In what Census Tract/Block Group(s) do beneficiaries of your Project/Activity live? (Please inc�ude map)
How many residents live in this area?
What is the percentage of low and moderate-income beneficiaries?
How was this documented? ❑ HUD Data ❑ Survey
(See enclosed map) (Please include a copy of survey)
If you checked the Low/Mod Housing Benefit box, please answer the following:
How many Low/Mod Households will benefit? Up to 4 Households
(Income eligibility must be verified by written documentation)
Where will this project/activity be available? (Address of property, neighborhood, city-wide)
City-wide
If you checked the Low/Mod Limited Clientele Benefit box, please answer the following:
How many Low/Mod People or Households will benefit? People/Households
(Please choose either people or households for each project.)
How will income be verified?
❑ Income Verification Request Forms
❑ Eligibility Status for other Governmental Assistance program
❑ Self CertlfiCation (Must request source documentation of 20% of certifications and must inform beneficiary that all
sources of income and assets must be included when calculating annual income)
❑ Presumed benefit (HUD presumes the following to be low and moderate-income: abused children, battered
spouses, elderly persons, severely disabled persons, homeless persons,persons living with AIDS, migrant farm workers)
If you checked the Low/Mod Jobs Benefit box, please answer the following:
To meet the requirements of the "Jobs"National Objective, the business being assisted must enter into an agreement
showing commitment that at least 51% of jobs created or retained will be available to low/mod income persons. The
business must also be prepared to provide a list of all jobs, detailed information about the jobs being created or retained,
the selection and hiring process, and demographic information about the employees.
Will this project/activity create or retain full time equivalencies (FTEs)? ❑ Create ❑ Retain
For job(s) that are being retained,please provide evidence that the assisted business has issued a notice to affected
employees or that the business has made a public announcement to that effect, OR an analysis of relevant financial
records thaf shows the business is likely to cut back on employment in the near future without planned intervention.
Will the job(s) created or retained require a special skill? ❑ Yes ❑ No
What percent of permanent FTEs will be held by or available to low/mod income persons? %
If you checked the Slum/Blight Area or Slum/Blight Spot Benefit box, please answer the
following:
What are the boundaries of the slum/blight area or the address of the slum/blight spot?
(Please provide letter from building inspector or other documentation noting deficiencies and include photos)
If Slum/Blight Area, what percent of buildings are deteriorated? %
What deficiency will be corrected or the public improvement be?
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Outcome #1 Outcome #2 Outcome #3
Availability/Accessibility Affordability Sustainability
Objective #1 ❑ Accessibility for the ❑ Affordability for the � Sustainability for the
Suitable Living purpose of creating a purpose of creating a purpose of creating a
Environment suitable living suitable living suitable living
environment environment environment
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Decent Housing purpose of providing purpose of providing purpose of providing
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Indicate how the project/activity outcome will be measured and projected number of
beneficiaries.
❑ People ❑ Public Facilities ❑ Businesses
❑ Households ❑ Jobs ❑ Organizations
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Check the priority need from the Consolidated Plan for which the CDBG funds will be used:
High Priority Needs— Housing Medium Priority Needs— Housing
❑ Renter, elderly, 0-50% of inedian income ❑ Renter, elderly, 51-80% of inedian income
❑ Renter, small related, 0-80% of inedian income ❑ Renter, large related, 0-80% of inedian income
❑ Renter, all other, 0-50% of inedian income
� Owner, 0-80% of inedian income
High Priority Needs— Community Development Medium Priority Needs—Community Development
❑ Acquisition of Real Property ❑ Senior Centers
❑ Disposition of Real Property ❑ Homeless Facilities
❑ Parks, Recreational Facilities ❑ Youth Centers
❑ Water/Sewer Improvements ❑ Solid Waste Disposal Improvements
❑ Street Improvements ❑ Flood Plain Improvements
❑ Sidewalks ❑ Handicapped Services
❑ Clearance and Demolition ❑ Transportation Services
❑ Clean-up of Contaminated Site ❑ Battered and Abused Spouses Services
❑ Senior Services ❑ Crime Awareness
❑ Youth Services ❑ Fair Housing Activities
❑ Rental Housing Subsidies ❑ Public Housing Modernization
❑ Relocation ❑ Rehabilitation of Other Publicly Owned Residential
❑ Construction of Housing ❑ Residential Historic Preservation
❑ Direct Homeownership Assistance ❑ Non-Residential Historic Preservation
❑ Rehabilitation of Single Unit Residential ❑ Other Commercial/Industrial Improvements
❑ Rehabilitation of Multi-Unit Residential ❑ Economic Development Non-Profit Assistance
❑ Rehabilitation of Commercial/Industrial ❑ Economic Development Technical Assistance
❑ Code Enforcement ❑ Micro-Enterprise Assistance
❑ Commercial/Industrial Land Acq./Disposition
❑ Commercial/Industrial Infrastructure Development
❑ Commercial/Industrial Building Acq., Rehab
❑ Planning
Low Priority Needs —Community Development
These activities should be funded with sources other than CDBG.
Privately Owned Utilities
Handicapped Centers
Neighborhood Facilities
Child Care Centers
Substance Abuse Services
Employment Training
Child Care Services
Abused and Neglected Child Services
TenanbLandlord Counseling
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Total Project Cost: $102,308
Total CDBG Request: $102,308 CDBG Percent of Total Cost: 100%
Describe all other funding sources.
Source of Funds Amount Committed Pending
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Please itemize project expenses, using the following guidance as applicable:
• Acquisition & Improvement Costs - Include purchase price, closing costs, site improvements,
clearance of toxic contaminants, and other acquisition and improvement costs
• Construction/Rehabilitation Costs - Include site improvements, construction (labor, materials,
supplies), installation, permits and other construction/rehabilitation costs
• Professional Fees and Personnel Costs - Include architectural, engineering and code inspection
fees, surveys, appraisals, legal fees, hazardous materials surveys, project management, and
other professional/personnel fees
• Other Development Costs - Include relocation, financing costs, environmental reviews,
environmental studies, and other development costs
• Eligible Costs for Planning Projects - Include professional services, project management costs,
and other planning costs
Itemized Use of Funds/Expenses Costs CDBG Funds
Requested
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determined per individual application from homeowner $25,000 per
dwelling unit
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Public Works Department
TO: Mayor, City Council and City Administrator
FROM: David E. Bennett,Asst. City Engineer
DATE: January 3,2014
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PARKING RESTRICTIONS GARDEN VIEW
DRIVE ADJACENT TO WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
On October 25, 2013, Public Works staff inet with Westview Elementary officials to observe traffic
issues related to parents picking up students at the end of the school day. The following three items
were observed.
1. Southbound Garden View Drive has a large number of vehicles waiting to turn into the north
parent-pickup parking lot.
2. Parents are parking in the on-street parking lanes on both southbound and northbound
Garden View Drive.
3. Parents exiting the north parking lot to gain access onto Garden View Drive are unable to
exit due to lane configuration in the school parking lot.
With the combination of the above items occurring, drivers not picking up students are forced to wait
or make illegal maneuvers into oncoming traffic to avoid the backups.
These issues were reviewed at the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee on November 13, 2013, and
four items were recommended to address the issues.
1. Establish No Parking along the west side of Garden View Drive from Walnut Lane to 380
feet south of 144th Street from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, from September 1
to June 15 each year.
2. Establish No Parking on the east side of Garden View Drive from 80 feet north of Pinewood
Drive to 330 feet north of Walnut Lane from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, from
September 1 to June 15 each year.
3. Reserve a right turn queue area along the east side of Garden View Drive for the northerly
school parking lot during said parking restrictions.
4. Provide technical assistance to Westview Elementary officials to install pavement markings
within the parking lot driveway for lane configuration within the access onto Garden View
Drive.
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Staffhas met with two of three property owners along the west side of Garden View Drive related to
the proposed parking restrictions. These two property owners are in favor of the parking restrictions.
Staff has attempted to contact the third property owner through multiple letters and phone calls. No
response has been received. Staff feels the property owner would have contacted the City if they
oppose the parking restriction.
Attached for consideration is a resolution establishing parking restrictions along Garden View Drive
in the locations and time noted above.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution Establishing Parking Restrictions along Garden View Drive Adjacent to
Westview Elementary SchooL
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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PARKING RESTRICTIONS ALONG
GARDEN VIEW DRIVE ADJACENT TO WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WHEREAS,the Apple Valley City Code, Section 7119, authorizes the City Council to
restrict parking by ordering the erection of appropriate signs; and
WHEREAS,the parent pickup at Westview Elementary School is causing traffic safety and
operational issues on Garden View Drive; and
WHEREAS,parking restrictions along portions of said Garden View Drive are necessary
to preserve public safety and the ability to maneuver vehicles.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Apple
Valley,Dakota County, Minnesota,that a No Parking Zone be established along the following
locations:
1. West side of Garden View Drive from Walnut Lane to 380 feet south of 144th Street
West from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, from September 1 to June 15
each year.
2. East side of Garden View Drive from 80 feet north of Pinewood Drive to 330 feet north
of Walnut Lane from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.,Monday through Friday, from September 1 to
June 15 each year. Said segment of Garden View Drive may be used as a queuing area
for traffic access into the northerly school parking lot.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that No Parking signs shall be installed along said segment
of Garden View Drive by the City of Apple Valley Public Works Department.
ADOPTED this 9th day of January 2014.
Mary Hamann-Roland, Mayor
ATTEST:
Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk
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MEMO
Community Development
TO: Mayor, City Council Members and City Administrator
FROM: Joan Murphy, Community Development Department Assistant
DATE: January 9, 2014
SUBJECT: Financial Guarantee Obligations
The City holds numerous financial guarantees to ensure the installation of certain improvements in
new developments, as well as to assure protection of natural resources. Staff review of the status of
these developments indicates that the following actions are in order:
1. Apple Valley East Family 2°d Addition LOC IS0082106U
. (PC13-32-ZSF) Original Deposit on 9/10/13 $825,015.00
Reduce now to $165,000.00
2. Cortland Second Addition LOC LCA2874NY
(PC13-19-F) Original Deposit on 5/10/13 $805,475.00
Reduce now to $161,095.00
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City of AppVa��e
y MEMO
Public Works Department
TO: Mayor,City Council,and City Administrator
FROM: Jeff Kehrer,Natural Resources Coordinatar
DATE: January 9,2014
SUBJECT: LAKE ALIMAGNET HERBICIDE TREATMENT
Lake Alimagnet is located along Apple Valley's west boundary and managed in partnership through a joint
powers agreement between the cities of Apple Valley and Burnsville. The Alimagnet Lake Association is
an active organization of property owners who are supportive of water quality improvement projects for the
lake. A meeting is held each spring for city staff and lake association members to discuss lake conditions
and proposed watershed projects. Lake Alimagnet is on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency list of
impaired waters due to high levels of phosphorus.
Curlyleaf pondweed (CLPW) is a non-native aquatic plant species associated with compromised water
quality due to release of phosphorus into the water column in mid-summer when the plant matures and
decays. Phosphorus causes nuisance algal blooms, further supporting compromised water quality. CLPW
has been documented in Lake Alimagnet for many years. Since the late 1990s, the lake association has
harvested CLPW annually using their personal boats and pulling a cables. This labor intensive process is
done each spring,but is becoming increasingly challenging as a volunteer process. Currently, other control
methods are being evaluated.
A lake association meeting was held on November 12, 2013, to discuss using aquatic herbicide to treat
CLPW as an alternate method to the traditional cutting. One property owner has indicated he does not
support using herbicides, but does not wish to stop the project. As long as herbicides are not applied to the
offshore area adjacent to his property, he would support the association. Lake association members agreed
unanimously to honor his request and no herbicide should be used in the area near this property. After
discussion with City staff, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) representatives, lake
consultants, and private applicators; the Alimagnet Lake Association Board of Directors voted unanimously
to support the use of aquatic herbicide in 2014 as an alternate method to control CLPW.
Use of herbicides in a public water, such as Lake Alimagnet, is regulated by the MN DNR. A lake resident
can apply for an annual permit to treat aquatic plants with herbicide along a limited portion of their
shoreline. Additionally, the offshore open area can be treated with herbicides through a DNR permit. The
total area allowed to be treated annually with herbicides is limited to a maximum of 15 percent of the lake
surface area. Lake Alimagnet is approximately 100 acres in size, which would limit a CLPW herbicide
treatment to a maximum area of 15 acres. CLPW can be harvested mechanically through a DNR permit in
an area up to a maximum of 50 percent of the total lake area.
The proposed herbicide treatment would take place in 2014 soon after ice-out to target CLPW, which is the
only plant growing at that time. Herbicide use at that time would not impact native plant species. The
project would be coordinated through the existing joint powers agreement, with the City of Burnsville
taking the lead role with a contract and private herbicide applicatar. The City of Apple Valley would take
the lead role in obtaining a MN DNR permit. City funds would be used for treating offshore areas only, a
minimum of 150 feet from the shoreline. Specific treatment areas will be proposed based on the 2013 plant
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survey and an early spring inspection to identify CLPW densities at that time. Shoreline owners would be
responsible for treating and obtaining a DNR permit for herbicide treatment along their property. The total
maximum lake area that could be treated is limited to 15 acres and would include the open water area
proposed by the cities,and shoreline areas treated by private individual owners.
Aquatic herbicides have been used to treat Eurasain waternulfoil in Lac Lavon in 1998,2002,and in 2006.
Attached is an email from the MN DNR and fact sheet on endothall from the Wisconsin DNR. The MN
DNR currently pernuts the use of endothall for early season treatment of CLPW.
Funding for the 2014 aquatic herbicide application within Lake Alimagnet is estimated to be $5,500. This
cost would be shared 50 percent with the City of Burnsville. The project costs is within the approved annual
expenditure amount specified in the joint powers agreement.
Recommended Action:
Authorize cost participation for curlyleaf pondweed treatment using aquatic herbicide in Lake Alimagnet
subj ect to permit approval by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
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Kehrer, Jeff
From: Lund, Keegan (DNR) <Keegan.Lund@state.mn.us>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 3:44 PM
To: Kehrer,Jeff
Subject: Curly-leaf pondweed treatment and IAPM permit
Attachments: EndothallFactsheet.pdf
Jeff,
I am writing in response to some of your concerns regarding chemical treatment of curly-leaf pondweed in Alimagnet
Lake. The MNDNR is the permitting authority for herbicide use in public waters and is conducted under the Aquatic
Plant Management Program. More info is available here: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/apm/index.html. The Aquatic
Plant Management Program's purpose(MNDNR) is to protect native vegetation and the aquatic environment while
allowing recreational access to landowners and the public.
One specific type of permit issued is the Invasive Aquatic Plant Management(IAPM) permit. This permit is issued to
landowners for the baywide or lakewide control of aquatic invasive plants such as curly-leaf pondweed and Eurasian
watermilfoil. More information on these permits or the application process is available
here: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/eco/aquatic plants.html.
You also asked about the herbicide endothall. Endothall is the active ingredient in a variety of contact-based
herbicides. Common trade names of this product are Aquathol. Aside from the label requirements,there are no
restrictions on the use of this product in Minnesota. It is a commonly used herbicide for the early season treatment of
curly-leaf pondweed and can be selective if timed appropriately with water temperature;thus limiting the impact or
harm to native aquatic plants. More information on endothall is attached as a pdf from Wisconsin's DNR.
Please let me know if you have other concerns or questions concerning the chemical treatment of aquatic invasive
plants.
Regards,
Keegan Lund
Invasive Species Specialist
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1200 Warner Road,St. Paul MN 55106
Phone: 651-259-5828
Email: Kee�an.Lund@state.mn.us
Web: www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/index.html
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endothall products is necessary to avoid
I Formulations unintended harm to valuable native species.
I For effective control, endothall should be
applied when plants are actively growing. Most
Endothall is the common name of the active submersed weeds are susceptible to Aquathol
ingredient endothal acid(7-oxabicyclo[2,2,1] formulations. The choice of liquid or granular
heptane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid). Endothall formulations depends on the size of the area
products are used to control a wide range of requiring treatment. Granular is more suited to
terrestrial and aquatic plants. Both granular and small areas or spot treatments,while liquid is
liquid formulations of endothall are available for more suitable for large areas.
aquatic use in Wisconsin. Two types of If endothall is applied to a pond or enclosed
endothall are available: dipotassium salt(such bay with abundant vegetation, no more than 1/3
as Aquathol0)and monoamine salts(such as to%2 of the surface should be treated at one time
Hydrothol 191). Trade names are provided for because excessive decaying vegetation may
your reference only and are neither exhaustive deplete the oxygen content of the water and kill
nor endorsements of one product over another. fish. Untreated areas should not be treated until
I the vegetation exposed to the initial application
� Aquatic Use and Considerations decomposes.
' Endothall is a contact herbicide that POSt-Treatment Water iJse
prevents certain plants from making the proteins Restrictions
� they need. Factors such as density and size of
' the plants present,water movement, and water
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i temperature determine how quickly endothall Due to the many formulations of this chemical
; works. Under favorable conditions, plants begin the post-treatment water use restrictions vary.
to weaken and die within a few days after Each product label must be followed. For all
application. products there is a drinking water standard of
Endothall products vary somewhat in the 0.1 ppm and can not be applied within 600 feet
! target species they control, so it is important to of a potable water intake. Use restrictions for
' always check the product label for the list of Hyrdtohol products have irrigation and animal
� species that may be affected. Endothall water restrictions.
i products are effective on Eurasian watermilfoil
(n�yriophy��um spicatum)and a�so ki��desirab�e Herbicide Degradation, Persistence
native species such as pondweeds and Trace Contaminants
(Potamogeton spp.)and coontail (Ceratophyllum
spp.). In addition, Hydrothol 191 formulations Endothall disperses with water movement
can also kill wild celery(Vallisneria americana) and is broken down by microorganisms into
and some species of algae(Chara, Cladophora, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Field studies
Spirogyra, and Pithophora).
Endothall will kill several high value species show that low concentrations of endothall persist
of aquatic plants(especially Potamogeton spp.) in water for several days to several weeks
in addition to nuisance species. The plants that depending on environmental conditions. The
offer important values to aquatic ecosystems half-life(the time it takes for half of the active
often resemble, and may be growing with those �ngredient to degrade)averages five to ten days.
plants targeted for treatment. Careful Complete degradation by microbial action is 30-
� 60 days. The initial breakdown product of
� identification of plants and application of
� endothall is an amino acid,glutamic acid,which
is rapidly consumed by bacteria.
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� under an Affirmative Action Plan.If you have any puestions,p/ease write to Equal Opportunity Office,Department of lnterior,
! Washington,D.C.20240. This publication is available in alternative format Qarge print,Braille,audio tape.etc.)upon request.
Please call(608)267-7694 for more information.
Page 2 Endothall Chemical Fact Sheet
Impacts on Fish and Other Aquatic
Organisms
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At recommended rates,the dipotassium
salts(Aquathol and Aquathol K)do not have any
' apparent short-term effects on the fish species
that have been tested. In addition, numerous
' studies have shown the dipotassium salts
, induce no significant adverse effects in aquatic
' invertebrates(such as snails, aquatic insects,
and crayfish)when used at label application
rates. However, as with other herbicide use,
some plant-dwelling populations of aquatic
organisms may be adversely affected by Human Health
application of endothall formulations due to
habitat loss.
In contrast to the low toxicity of the Most concerns about adverse health effects
dipotassium salt formulations, laboratory studies revolve around applicator exposure. Liquid
have shown the monoamine salts(Hydrothol endothall formulations in concentrated form are
191 formulations)are toxic to fish at dosages highly toxic. Because endothall can cause eye
above 0.3 parts per million (ppm). In particular, damage and skin irritation, users should
' the liquid formulation will readily kill fish present minimize exposure by wearing suitable eye and
in a treatment site. By comparison, EPA skin protection.
approved label rates for plant control range from At this time,the EPA believes endothall
0.05 to 2.5 ppm. In recognition of the extreme poses no unacceptable risks to water users if
toxicity of the monoamine salt, product labels water use restrictions are followed. EPA has
recommend no treatment with Hydrothol 191 determined that endothall is not a neurotoxicant
where fish are an important resource. or mutagen, nor is it likely to be a human
Other aquatic organisms can also be carcinogen.
adversely affected by Hydrothol 191
' formulations depending upon the concentration For Additional Information
. used and duration of exposure. Tadpoles and
freshwater scuds have demonstrated sensitivity Environmental Protection Agency
to Hydrothol 191 at levels ranging from 0.5 to Office of Pesticide Programs
, 1.8 ppm. www.epa.qov/pesticides
Findings from field and laboratory studies
with bluegills suggest that bioaccumulation of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade,
dipotassium salt formulations by fish from water and Consumer Protection
treated with the herbicide is unlikely. Tissue http://datcp.wi.aov/Plants/Pesticides/
sampling has shown residue levels become
undetectable a few days after treatment. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
608-266-2621
http://dnr.wi.aov/lakes/qlants/
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
' http://www.dhs.wisconsin.qov/
National Pesticide Information Center
1-800-858-7378
http://nqic.orst.edu/
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources DNR PUB-WT-970 2012
Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
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MEMO
Finance Department
TO: Mayor, City Council, and
Tom Lawell, City Administrator
FROM: Ron Hedberg,Finance Director
DATE: January 5, 2014
SUBJECT: Purchase of Tax Forfeit Parcels in Central Village West
Introduction
There are six parcels in the Central Village West area that are in the tax forfeit process being
administered by Dakota County. The City of Apple Valley has previously expressed interest in
obtaining four of the parcels and the City Council authorized submitting Applications for the
Conveyance of the properties to the City of Apple Valley at the November 23rd City Council meeting.
The Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) has expressed interest in the two
remaining parcels.
On November 26th, the Applications for Conveyance were submitted to Dakota County for the four
parcels the City was interested in. On January 7, 2014 the Dakota County Board will be taking action
to set the market value of the properties and is expected to approve the conveyance to the City of Apple
Valley for the market value of the property. In reviewing the County Board action materials, the
approval is set to expire on January 31, 2014. The market values being acted on by Dakota County are
the same values previously provided to the City in November.
Because the City of Apple Valley's interest in acquiring the properties is for economic development
purposes and not an eligible public purpose, the City must pay the market.value of the property to
acquire the parcels.
Fublic agencies have the ability to either take title to �the property for public purposes or have the
option to purchase at the assigned market value if it not to be used for public purpose. Anyone who
purchases the property through the auction process will need to pay a minimum of the market value
assigned. What the County Auditor has explained is if the City or CDA do not act to acquire or
purchase the property it would be set far public auction, with the minimum price being the market
vaiue set by the county board.
We have received updated market values and what we believe are final� amounts of fees related to
acquiring the parcels. �
Mayor and City Council
Central Village West—Acquisition of Tax Forfeited Property
January 5,2014
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Discussion
The City has the option to purchase four of the tax forfeited parcels (A, B, C & D) for economic
development purposes at the minimum value established by the county. The portion of the purchase
price that exceeds the delinquent assessments would be redistributed to all the taxing jurisdictions,
Apple Valley would receive 20% of this excess. The table below assumes that this excess would be
applied to the special assessments related to these parcels.
The total of the delinquent and future assessments or�the four subject parcels, according to the County
is $3,555,774. The purchase price for parcels A,B,C exceed the delinquent assessments and for parcel
D (the triangle)the delinquent assessments exceed the minimum value. To acquire the parcels the City
would pay the minimum value of $2,928,600 in addition to other imposed fees of $97,826, of the
$2,928,600, approximateiy $2,314,342 would be applied to delinquent assessments and we would
receive an additional $122,791 in redistributed excess. The net cost to the City for the initial purchase �
would be $589,293. If the City purchases the property the intent would be to remarket the parcels in '
cooperation with the Apple Valley Economic Development Authority (EDA) and the unpaid remaining
assessments could be relevied as part of the resale or collected as part of the sales price.
Cashflows related to the purchase of four parcels
CASH FLOWS FOR CITY Parcel D Parce)C Parcel B Parcel A ("A,B,C,D")
Market Value per County $( 1,111,600) $(570,300) $(664,500) $(582,200) $(2,928,600)
Fees&Charges
(Deed tax, surcharges) 37,092 19,067 22,204 19,463 97,826
TotalCost (1,148,692) (589,367) (686,704) (601,663) (3,026,426)
Redistribution of Excess proceeds 39,230 42,774 40,787 122,791
pecial Assessment Collections 1,111,525 374,074 450,553 378,190 2,314,342
Total Receipts 1 111 525 413 304 493,327 418,977 2,437,133
Net Cash Flows for City (37,167) (176,063 (153,377 (182,686 (589,293)
The current plan for the flow of funds is to fund the initial parcel cost of$3,026,426 from the Closed
Bund Fund. The Closed Bond Fund is currently covering the deficits related to the unpaid special
assessments so there will be no new impact to the fund. The breakdown of the $2,437,133 that will be
returned to the city would be applied first to the debt service funds that have the special assessments �
pledged.
The allocation of proceeds:
2007b GO Improveinent Bonds (#3340) $2,333,096
2006a (2010a refunding) GO Improvement Bonds (#3330) $7,984 �
2008b GO lmprovement Bouds (#3285) 16,453
� $2,437,133
lf the City Council authorizes the acc7uisition of the parcels,�the next step would be to pay Dakota
Co�inty the purchase price along with re(ated fees and charges by January 21st. If we execute the
payment by the 2l st we would receive the special assessment distribution back from the Coui�ty by the
enc� of January.
Mayor and City Council �
Central Willage West—Acquisition of Tax Forfeited Property
January 5,2014
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If the City moves ahead with the acyuisition of the parcels, staff will be seeking future direction from
the City Council and EDA on any modifications desired to the current development concepts to guide
the future development of the parcels.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution Authorizing the Acguisition of Tax Forfeited Parcels in Central Village West Area of
Apple Valley.
CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISTION OF TAX FORFEITED PROPERTIES IN
THE CENTRAL VILLAGE WEST AREA OF APPLE VALLEY
WHEREAS, four parcels are considered tax forfeited in the Central Village West Area of
Apple Va11ey; and
WHEREAS, as a public entity the City of Apple Valley may acquire the properties for non-
public purposes at the estimated market value as determined by the Dakota County Board; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best public interest to acquire
the parcels for development purposes.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Apple Valley
that the following parcels be acquired at the market value as determined by Dakota County.
Parcel Identification Market Value
Number
01-81750-01-010 $ 1,111,600
01-81750-02-010 $ 570,300
01-81750-03-010 $ 582,200
01-81750-03-020 $664,500
ADOPTED this 9th day of January, 2014.
Mary Hamann-Roland,Mayor
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Parks and Recreation Deparkment
7100 West 147`�Street
Apple Valley,MN 55124
952/953-2300
TO: Mayor,City Council, and City Administrator
FROM: Tom Adamini,Parks Superintendent
DATE: January 9�',2014
SUBJECT: Mower Lease Agreement for 2014-2015
The Parks Maintenance Division recently sought proposals to enter into a two year agreement to
lease seven mowers. Specifically the lease will contain five zero turning radius mowers, and two
out front 72"mowers with cabs and snow blower atta.chments.
Frontier Ag&Turf from Rosemount offered a price for two years of$71,223.46 which equates to
an annual cost of$35,611.73. Minnesota Toro offered a total price of$78,453.00 for two years.
Specifications are included for review and I would be glad to answer any questions you may have.
ACTION REOUESTED:
Authorize Staff to enter into an agreement with Frontier Ag&Turf, as the lowest responsible
proposal in the amount of$71,223.46, for A.V. Project 2014-106; Supply(7) 72"Mowers for 2014
Lease.
LEASE CONTRACT
THIS AGREEMENT is made this 9th day of Janua , ,�r� 2014,by and between
Frontier A�&Turf with offices at 2925— 145�' Street West, Rosemount,MN 55068
(hereinafter referred to as "Lessor"), and the City of Apple Valley with offices at 7100 -
147�'Street West,Apple Valley,Minnesota 55124 (hereinafter referred to as "Lessee").
WHER.EAS, Lessor desires to lease a total of seven (7)Mowers more specifically
described in the proposal form, attached hereto as Exhibit A, and the itemized list of
Mowers, attached hereto as E�ibit B (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Mowers"
and individually as"unit")to Lessee, and
WHEREAS, Lessee desires to lease the Mowers described in Exhibits A and B
from Lessor,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:
1. Mowers: Lessor, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Lease
Agreement and attached Specifications,hereby agrees to lease to Lessee and
Lessee hereby agrees to lease from the Lessor the equipment described in E�ibits
A and B. Title to the equipment shall at all times remain in the Lessor.
2. TERM: This lease is for a two (2) year period commencingApril 21, 2014 and
terminating April 22, 2016.
3. DELIVERY: The Mowers shall be delivered by the Lessor to Lessee at the
Central Maintenance Facility, 6442 - 140�`Street West, Apple Valley, Minnesota
55124. The cost of delivery shall be borne by the Lessor. If a unit is not
delivered to Lessee within 10 days after the specified delivery date,this lease may
be terminated by Lessee as to such unit;provided,however,the Lessor shall have
no liability of any nature or kind to Lessee for late or alleged late delivers.
4. RENT: Lessee agrees that rent for the Mowers shall be equal to the amount
specified in Exhibit A, in an annual installment due 30 days after delivery of
Mowers.
5. USAGE: Lessee shall use the Mowers in a careful and proper manner and shall
comply and conform to national, state,municipal, police and other laws,
ordinances and regulations relating to the possession,use or maintenance of the
Mowers.
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6. REPAIRS/MAINTENANCE:
(a) Lessee agrees that it shall be responsible and pay for the costs attendant to
the following items of maintenance and repair during the term of this lease:
(1) Clean and wash said Mowers at reasonable intervals.
(2) Inflate, change and repair flat tires.
(3) Provide clean and proper fuel. Change oil and sharpen blades on a
recommended maintenance schedule.
(4) Lessee shall be responsible for repair costs associated with
physical damage to units at the end of lease period,normal wear and tear
excepted.
(b) Lessor agrees that it shall be responsible and pay for the costs attendant to
the following items of maintenance and repair during the term of this lease:
(1) Perform all mechanical maintenance on Mowers. Warranty would
cover any defects in material and/or workmanship. Lessee would be
responsible for normal wear and tear parts and labor on Mowers (blades,
filters, oil, etc.), as stated in section 6.(a) of this specification.
(2) Furnish all replacement mechanical parts required. Anything
defective in material and/or workmanship would be covered under the
manufacturer's warranty by the Lessor. Any parts that are wear and tear
items (blades, filters, oil, etc.)would be the responsibility of Lessee, as
stated in section 6.(a) of this specification.
(3) Provide all major repairs and/or replacement of major components
within two working days of notification. In the event said equipment is
subject to damage, Lessee will immediately report the same to Lessor.
Excluding damage,repairs beyond normal maintenance shall be
performed by Lessor at no cost to Lessee. Lessor will be responsible for
keeping Mowers completely operational during lease period (under
penalty of$25 per day per mower after 48 hours notice of breakdown).
Said amount shall be deducted by Lessee from its rental payment. Lessor
shall furnish a replacement mower for the inoperable mower within three
working days in which case the penalty will not be deducted from rent.
7. RETURN OF EOUIPMENT: Within ten(10) days of expiration of the lease term
for each unit, as specified in Exhibit A, Lessor shall pick up the same. The
Mowers shall be returned in the condition as delivered to Lessee, ordinary wear
and tear excepted. If any unit is lost, stolen, or destroyed or is declared a total
constructive loss (subject to Lessor's agreement as to such condition), Lessee
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shall promptly notify Lessor thereof and hold any wreckage for disposal by
Lessor, and the unit shall be deemed surrendered to Lessor as of Lessor's receipt
of such notice. Lessor shall promptly cause any wreckage to be sold. Any
wreckage not held by Lessee for disposal by Lessor shall be deemed sold at a
price of zero dollars. Lessee shall be responsible for the cost of Mowers it cannot
furnish to Lessor for return at end of lease.
8. STORAGE: Lessee agrees to provide secure storage for said Mowers during the
entire term of this lease. Security of said Mowers shall be the sole responsibility
of the Lessee.
9. LOSS OR DAMAGE: Lessee shall assume the entire risk of direct or
consequential loss,theft, destruction,vandalism or damage of the said Mowers.
No loss or damage shall relieve Lessee of the obligation to make rent or other
payments. It is also agreed that any damage shall be repaired by Lessor and paid
for by Lessee at Lessor's prevailing rates less ten percent(10%) and less any
insurance reimbursements. Lessee shall maintain and pay for all insurance
against loss or damage as well as Public liability insurance(including as to
negligence or any form of imputed,vicarious, strict or a�solute liability and
liability of employees and agents of Lessee beyond applicable workers'
compensation coverage). Lessee shall furnish Lessor with certificates indicating
that such insurance is in full force and effect.
10. FAILURE OF DELIVERY OR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE BY LESSOR:
Lessor shall not be liable for failure to deliver, repair or maintain said Mowers, as
herein contemplated, when such failure is attributable to fire, flood, strike,war or
acts of God beyond the Lessor's control.
11. TERMINATION OR DEFAULT: Lessor may terminate this Lease at any time
with respect to all or any Mowers by 30 day written notice to Lessee if Lessee
shall fail to make rental payments when due, attempt to sell or encumber units,
cease operations, or otherwise become insolvent.
12. NONWAIVE: No covenant or condition of this lease may be waived except by
mutual written consent of both parties.
13. NOTICES: Service of all notices under this agreement shall be mailed to the
party involved at its respective address herein set forth. Any such notice, mailed
to such address, shall be effective when deposited in the United State Mail, duly
addressed, with postage prepaid by certified mail, return receipt requested.
14. SECURITY INTEREST: Lessee shall provide such information as may be
required by Lessor to protect its monetary interest in the Mowers under this
agreement. Lessee shall assist in the preparation and filing of forms which may
be required to provide such protection.
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15. Lessee shall be liable for all expenses,personal injury and property damages and
claims arising out of its possession, operation or transportation of the equipment
herein described and shall hold Lessor and its assigns harmless therefrom.
16. Rental payment is due annually for the seven(7) mowers within 30 days of
delivery to the City of Apple Valley, MN. The annual payment is $35,611.73.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor and Lessee have caused this agreement to be executed
in their respective corporate names by their proper officers thereunto duly authorized on
the day and year first written above.
EXECUTED by City of Apple Valley(Lessee), this day of , 2014.
by by
Mary Hamann-Roland, Mayor Pamela J. Gackstetter, Gity Clerk
EXECUTED BY , (Lessor) this day of , 2014.
FRONTIER AG&TURF by
Lessor Name Signature
Printed Name of Signer
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' CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
SPECIFICATIONS FOR
A.V. Project 2014-106;
2014 LEASE OF('n 72-INCH MOWERS
GENERAL:
It is the intent of fhese specifications, to detail the requirements for supplying seven(7) 72"
mowers to the City of Apple Va11ey Park and Recreation Departmen� The successful vendor
shall enter into a lease agreement with the City of Apple Va11ey beginning Apri121�`,2014 and
ending Apri122nd,2016.
The required mowers are as follows:
1. {5) 72"Zera Turning Ra,dius Mowers
2• (2) 72"Out Front 4WD Mowers.
STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE:
The City of Apple Valley Park and Recreation Depariment owns two cabs and two snow blowers
that a�x to JD 4WD 1435 mowers. Successful fum must supply equipment to match our
attachments,or supply necessary attachments as a trade deal within the framework of the
agreement.
The Zero Turn Radius Mowers sha11 be direct drive commercial grade mowers.
The John Deere Z-960A or equal will serve as the standard of performance for the Zero Turn '
Radius mowers.
AGREEMENT PARAMETERS:
1. This agreement would be in effect from Apri121�,2014 until April 22nd,2016.
2. Units shall have standazd manufacturer's warranty.
3. In the event new attachments are provided successful firm must instail the initial
winter set-up.
4. In the event of inechanical breakdown, the successful firm must supply equal
value equipment if original equipment is not repaired within 4g hours. `
5. The City of Apple Va11ey will assume all routine maintenance including oil
changes, lubrication, tire replac�ment and blade changes.
6. During the life of this agreement the City of Apple Valley may choose to lease
additional "like"equipment at the same rate.
7. During the life of this agreement the City of Apple Valley reserves the right to
reduce the amount of lea.sed equipment without penalty.
8. The City of Apple Valley reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and
. � make a decision in the best interest of the City of Apple Valley.
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Public Works Department
TO: Mayor, City Council and City Administrator
FROM: Dean Jacobson, Public Warks Supervisor
DATE: January 9,2014
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE AND F1NAL PAYMENT ON AGREEMENT WITH NAC
MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL SERVICES FOR CITY PROJECT 2013-108,
ELECTRIC GENERATOR EMISSIONS IMPROVEMENTS
On December 13, 2013, City Council approved an agreement with NAC Mechanical & Electrical
Services in the amount of$61,840 for emissions upgrades to Generator No. 1 (Municipal Center)
and Generator No. 3 (Well 10). NAC Mechanical has completed work per the agreement. The
improvements have been inspected and found to be acceptable for final payment.
Recommended Action:
Approve Acceptance and Final Payment on Agreement with NAC Mechanical & Electrical
Services for City Project 2013-108, Electrical Generator Emissions Improvements in the amount
of$6,184, with a total contract cost of$61,840.
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Attachments
c: Todd Blomstrom
PAYMENT VOUCHER NO.2 FINAL
ELECTRIC GENERATOR EMISSIONS IMPROVEMENTS
CITY PROJECT NO.2013-108
For Period Ending:9/11113
OW NER: CONTRACTOR:
City of Apple Valley NAC Mechanical & Electrical Services
7100 147th Street West 1001 Labore Industrial Court, Suite B
Apple Valley, MN 55124 Vadnais Heights, MN 55110
651-490-9868
Amount of Contract: $61,840.00
Total Amount $61,840.00
Contract Value Less
Amount of Work 5 Less Net
Account Per Certified Percent Previous Amount
Number Agreement To Date Retained Payments Due
General Govt.Bldgs. 1060-6715-2013108G $35,500.00 $35,500.00 $0.00 $31,950.00 $3,550.00
Utilties-Water 5320-6265-2013108G $26,340.00 $26,340.00 $0.00 $23,706.00 $2,634.00
Subtotal $61,840.00 $61,840.00 $0.00 $55,656.00 $6,184.00
Total $61,840.00 $61,840.00 $0.00 $55,656.00 $6,184.00
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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA
APPI.ICATION FOR PAYMENT
DATE: �//IlIl//� FOR PERiOD: -�,�na,�g�
PROJECT: ' ��'�' FROM: TO:
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SUMMARY:
1. Original Contract Amount ��,
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9. AMOUNT DUE THlS CURRENT REQUEST $ +�;�m
The undersigned Contractor certifies that to the best of his knowEedge, information and belief,the �
work covered by this appiication for payment has been compieted in accordance with the
contract documents,that all amounts have been paid by him for work for which previous
payments were received from the City and that current payrnent shown herein is naw due.
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ATTN: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT INVOICE#: 7575-02
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APPLE VALLEY MN 55124-9016 DUE DATE: 10/11/2013
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Valley MEMO
City Clerk's Office
TO: Mayor, City Council, and City Administrator
FROM: Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk �
DATE: January 6, 2014
SUBJECT: APPOINT STATUTORY MEMBERS TO FIRE RELIEF ASSN. BOARD
Article II, Board of Trustees, Sec. 2.1, of the Apple Valley Firefighters Relief Association
Bylaws requires the City Council annually designate one elected municipal official and one
elected or appointed municipal official to the Firefighters Relief Association Board of Trustees.
The current statutory board members are Mary Hamann-Roland and Pamela Gackstetter. Both
individuals have indicated an interest in serving on the Board in 2014.
Recommended Action:
Motion appointing Mary Hamann-Roland and Pamela Gackstetter as statutory members to the
Apple Valley Firefighters Relief Association Board of Trustees, for the year 2014.
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PERSONNEL REPORT � Q
January 9, 2014
EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS
The following employment actions are recommended for City Council approval:
First Last Pay Pay Pay Date
Name Name Action Position Status Dept. Rate Type Scale (on or about)
Polly Brantner Promotion Division Specialist Full-time 1020 $ 24.00 Hourly 3 1/13/2014
Michelle Claflin Termination Liquor Clerk Part-Time 5020 1/2/2014
Accept Paid on Call
AI Cross Retirement Fire Fighter Volunteer 1300 12/31/2013
City of Apple Valley
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TO: Mayor, City Council, and City Administrator
FROM: Nealon P. Thompson, Fire Chief
DATE: January 6, 2014
SUBJECT: Allina Life Saver Award Presentation
On October l Oth, 2013 at 6:42 p.m. police, fire, and ambulance were dispatched to a medical
emergency for one with chest pain. While en route responders were updated that the patient was
now unconscious and bystanders were starting CPR. Upon arrival Police Officer Joel Horazuk
and Sergeant Greg Dahlstrom found bystander CPR being performed and assumed patient care
by providing basic lifesaving procedures. Fire Captain Matthew Nelson and Firefighters Joe
Landru and Andy Tindell joined the effort assisting police. Allina Paramedics Brian Nagel and
Andrew Rinerson provided advanced cardiac life support and transport to the hospital. The
actions of responders resulted in the patient regaining a pulse.
I am pleased to report that the patient survived the cardiac arrest with no neurological deficit and
now would like to recognize and meet his rescuers.
Recognition, in form of Life Saver Awards, will be presented by the patient and Dr. Charles Lick
of Allina Health to all rescuers involved. Those being recognized; bystanders that took action
Karen Mataya, and Hannah Wilhelm, DCC Dispatcher Stacie Theis, Police Sergeant Greg
Dahlstrom, Police Officer Joel Horazuk, Fire Captain Matt Nelson, Firefighter Andy Tindell,
and Allina Paramedics Brian Nagel and Andrew Rinerson. Unfortunately, Firefighter Joe
Landru will not be able to attend, but will be presented with his award at the next opportunity.
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Petition for: • Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map Amendment
• Rezoning
• Subdivision
Purpose: The applicant is requesting an amendment to the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map re-
designating approximately 26.77 acres of unplatted property from "NID" (Medium Density
ResidentiaU6-12 units per acre)to "LD" (Low Density Residential/2-6 units per acre), rezoning of
approximately 46 acres of land from"SG"(Sand and Gravel)to"PD"(Planned Development)and
the subdivision by plat of 56.64 acres of land into up to 76 single-family residential lots and five(5)
outlots. Subdivision also will include the dedication of right-of-way for local streets to serve the
individual lots within the proposed plat; and the right-of-way for Johnny Cake Ridge Road, the
right-of-way of 157th Street West directly adjacent to the plat, and the north half of CSAH 46
(County State Aid Highway) right-of-way. The project site is located along the north side of
CSAH 46,approximately'/-mile west of Pilot Knob Road.
Summary of The applicant submitted a request for an amendment to the 2030 Land Use Map to re-designate the
Issues: property east of Johnny Cake Ridge Road from "MD" subject property "LD" (Low Density
ResidentiaU2-6 units per acre). The Metropolitan Council has reviewed and approved the proposed
amendment to the 2030 Land Use Map.
The applicant is requesting a rezoning of 46 acres from "SG" to a "PD" (Planned Development)
designation that will include establishing the uses, area requirements, and performance standards
far the planned development district, consistent with the proposed development. The planned
development ordinance will address such things as a minimum lot size of 8440 sq. ft. and lot width
of 65 feet. This is different than our typical "R-3" zoning district which has minimum lot area of
11,000 sq.ft.,and lot width of 80 feet.
Mining operations will continue north of the proposed development, which could result in
potential conflicts. This will need to be addressed through the zoning code regulations that
establish setbacks between residential property and mining operations, operating hours, and
screening.
157�' Street should be extended from the Regatta Development through to Pilot Knob Road.
Because this corridor will house sewer, water and storm sewer utilities, dedication of full right-of-
way along the corridor shall be required from Pilot Knob Road to just east of the Regatta
Development.
Johnny Cake Ridge Road will be extended from CSAH 46 to the northern extent of the plat. Left
and right turn lanes from CSAH 46 to Johnny Cake Ridge Road will be required. Design and
construction of the turn lanes will be coordinated with Dakota County.
Storm sewer pipes will be installed to collect water from lots in the subdivision and transport it to
the storm water ponding area in Outlots A and B. Water quality provisions will need to be
identified and incorporated into the reconfiguration of the pond.
Summary
of Issues: Outlots A, B, and E on the preliminary plat is the location of an existing storm water pond
located on approximately 12 acres. A portion of the ponding area will be filled to accommodate
for the construction of Johnny Cake Ridge Road. This will require the ponding area to be re-
configured and extended east into Outlot C.
Outlot D,a thirteen-foot wide strip of land located between Lot 11,Block 4 and Lot 1,Block 5 is
proposed to be the location of a trail that will connect to the existing trail in the Quarry Point Park
to the east of the plat. It will also be the location of a storm water sewer line. This outlot should
be dedicated to the City.
Drainage and utility easements abutting public street rights-of-way and centered on rear or side
lot lines shall be at least ten feet wide ar wider as may be required by the City shall be
established on the final plat. Drainage and utility easements should also be established over
Outlots A,B, and C.
A streets and utilities design and construction cost participation agreement between the City
and the developer shall be executed prior to the release of final plat. This agreement will
identify the financial requirements for the construction of 157�' Street West, Johnny Cake
Ridge Road, sewer and watermain extensions, and any additional ponding.
Recommended
Action: On Apri117, 2013, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Comprehensive
Land Use Map amendment and recommended approval as proposed. The City Council
reviewed the request at their meeting of April 25, 2013 and authorized submittal of the
amendment to the Metropolitan Council. The Metropolitan Council has reviewed and
approved the proposed amendment to the 2030 Land Use Map. The action currently
before you will finalize the adoption of the amendment as proposed.
On July 17,2013,the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed rezoning
and the original subdivision request and recommended approval as proposed. Although
the applicant has revised the preliminary plat,the changes do not impact the Commission's
recommendation. Therefore,staff is recommending the following actions:
1. Adoption of the draft resolution approving the amendment to the 2030 Land Use
Map to re-designating the west 26.77 acres of the Southwest 1/ of the Southeast '/
of Section 35 from "NID" (Medium Density ResidentiaU6-12 units per acre) to
"LD"(Low Density ResidentiaU2-6 units per acre).
2. Motion to approve the rezoning of property within the preliminary plat
currently zoned "SG" (Sand and Gravel) to "PD" (Planned Development)
and direct staff to prepare a planned development ordinance that includes
permitted, conditional, and accessory uses; and area requirements and
special performance standards consistent with the proposed development
plans.
3. Adoption of the draft resolution approving the QUARRY PONDS
preliminary plat.
QUARRY PONDS
PROJECT REVIEW
Eausting Conditions
Property Location: Located along the north side of 160�'Street West(CSAH 46),west of Pilot Knob Road
Legal Description: Part of the Southwest'/of the Southeast'/of Section 35
Comprehensive Plan
Designation "LD" (Low Density ResidentiaU2-6 units per acre) and "MD"(Medium Density
ResidentiaU6-12 units per acre)
Zoning Classification
"SG"(Sand and Gravel)AND"P"(Institutional)
E�sting Platting Unplatted
Current Land Use Fannland and storm water ponding area
Size: 56.64 acres
Topography: Flat
Elcisting Vegetation No significant vegetation,the property is used far crop production storm water storage
Other Signiticant
Natural Features None
Adjacent NORTH Fischer Sand and Aggregate Mining Operation
Properties/Land Uses Comprehensive Plan "HD"(High Density Residentialh 12 units per acre)
Zoning/Land Use "SG"(Sand and Gravel)
SOU'FH Single-Family Residential in Lakeville
Comprehensive Plan Low Density Residential-<3 units per acre)
Zoning/Land Use "RS-3"(Single-Family Residential)
EAST Quarry Point Park
Comprehensive Plan "P"(Parks and Open Space)
Zoning/Land Use "P"(Institutional)
WEST Regatta Residential Development
Comprehensive Plan "LD"(Low Density ResidentiaU2-6 units per acre)
Zoning/Land Use "PD-632"(Planned Development)
Development Project Review
Comprehensive Plan: The property is currently guided "1VID" (Medium Density ResidentiaU6-12 units per acre).
"NID" land uses include townhomes, other attached single-family dwellings, and low-rise apartments and
condominiums at densities that range between six to twelve units per acre. This designation fits with the"M-4", "M-
5","M-6"(Multi-Family)and"PD"(Planned Development)zoning districts.
The applicant submitted a request for an amendment to the 2030 Land Use Map to re-designate the subject property
east of Johnny Cake Ridge Road from"MD"to"LD"(Low Density ResidentiaU2-6 units per acre). A public hearing
regarding this amendment was held on April 17, 2013, at which time the Planning Comxnission voted to recommend
approval of the proposed amendment. The City Council reviewed the request at their meeting of Apri125, 2013 and
authorized submittal of the amendment to the Metropolitan Council. The Metropolitan Council has reviewed and
approved the proposed amendment to the 2030 Land Use Map. The next step is the adoption of the proposed
amendment by the City Council.
Livable Communities Impact: The proposal will create up to 76 market-rate single family dwelling units to the City's
existing housing stock, which is consistent with the Livable Communities Act.
Zoning: Approximately 46 acres of the subject property is currently zoned "SG" (Sand and Gravel), which allows
limited agricultural pursuits, including crop and plant production and commercial greenhouses and nurseries as
permitted uses, and sand and gravel mining as a conditional use. No mining has occurred on this property with the
exception of some stockpiling and processing of black dirt in the northeast corner. The remainder of the site has been
used for raising crops,is zoned"P"(Institutional)and is the location of a storm water ponding area.
The applicant is requesting a rezoning of the 46 acres from "SG"to a"PD" (Planned Development) designation that
will include establishing the uses, area requirements, and performance standards for the planned development district,
consistent with the proposed development. The City code defines a planned development as "an urban development
often having two or more principal uses and having specialized performance standards relating to an overall approved
development plan to provide for optimal land use relationship". The criteria for approval are as follows:
• The proposed deve�opment is in conformance with the comprehensive guide plan of the City and
encompasses an area of not less than 20 acres.
• The proposed development plan is designed in a manner so as to form a desirable and unified environment
within its own boundaries.
• The planned development will not create an excessive burden on parks, schools, streets and other public
facilities and utilities which serve or are proposed to serve the planned development.
The planned development ordinance will address such things as a minimum lot size of 8440 sq. ft. and lot width of 65
feet. This is different than our typical"R-3"zoning district which has minimum lot area of 11,000 sq.ft.and lot width
of 80 feet.
A conditional use permit (C.U.P.) has been approved far the "SG" zoned property within the proposed
development, which allows sand and gravel mining. This proposal will end the ability of Fischer Sand and
Aggregate, the current owner,to mine the property. Therefore, the owner will need to release the sand and gravel
mining C.U.P. on the subject property. Staff will work with the developer and property with the amendment of the
C.U.P.
Mining operations will continue north of the proposed development, which could result in potential conflicts. This
will need to be addressed through the zoning code regulations that establish setbacks between residential property
and mining operations, operating hours,and screening.
Preliminarv Plat: The original preliminary plat proposed the subdivision of the subject properiy into 107 single-
family lots and four (4) outlots. Since the submission of the original preliminary plat, staff has indicated that there
may be the need for additional ponding area,which required the applicant to revise their plat by omitting the proposed
residential lots west of future Johnny Cake Ridge Road.
The revised preliminary plat shows 76 single-family lots, which includes three potential ghost lots on city owned
property depicted as Outlot E,and five outlots.
The preliminary plat shows the dedication of local streets that will directly serve the individual lots within the
development, as well as the dedication of the right-of-way for Johnny Cake Ridge Road and 157�' Street West, two
collector streets,and the north half of the right-of-way for the existing CSAH 46,an existing arterial street.
157�' Street will be extended from the Regatta development through to Pilot Knob Road. This right-of-way comdor
will also house sanitary sewer, water and storm sewer utilities. Staff is recommending that the entire right-of-way,
from the Regatta development to Pilot Knob Road should be dedicated on the final plat.
A 15- to 19-foot wide gap of land exists between the proposed development and the Regatta development to the
west. Ownership of this property has been in dispute and that it might be an issue with the platting of the property
directly east of the gap. The district court did issue a judgment late last year that enables the platting of the
property east of the gap.
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Johnny Cake Ridge Road will be extended from CSAH 46 to the northern extent of the plat. Left and right turn lanes
from CSAH 46 to Johnny Cake Ridge Road will be required. Design and construction of the turn lanes will require
coordination with the developer,City and Dakota County.
Outlots A,B,and E, an area identified as"City of Apple Valley"on the preliminary plat,is the location of an existing
storm water pond located on approximately 12 acres. A portion of the ponding area will be filled to accommodate for
the construction of Johnny Cake Ridge Road. The applicant is proposing that the ponding area to be re-configured
and extended east into Outlot B. The applicant is also requesting that Outlot E be platted for three residential lots.
Outlot C, a 7.04-acre parcel is proposed to be used for ponding area. This will help to offset the loss of existing
ponding area for Johnny Cake Ridge Road,the three ghost lots,and area needed to satisfy the development's ponding
requirements.
Outlot D, a thirteen-foot wide strip of land located between Lot 11, Block 4 and Lot 1,Block 5 is proposed to be the
location of a trail that will connect to the existing trail in the Quarry Point Park to the east of the plat. It will also be
the location of a storm water sewer line. This outlot should be dedicated to the City.
As stated previously,the lots and blocks west of Johnny Cake Ridge Road in the original proposal have now become
Outlot E. All or a portion of this outlot may be needed for pond expansion. This revision is the result of discussions
with the City of Lakeville regarding the allowable discharge rates of storm water flowing out the pond into Lakeville.
Depending upon the permitted discharge rate to Lakeville,more starage capacity will be required and will necessitate
the need for a larger ponding area. Staff continues to work with Lakeville representatives and hope to have a
resolution soon.
No drainage and utility easements have been identified on the preliminary plat. Drainage and utility easements
abutting public street rights-of-way and centered on rear or side lot lines shall be at least ten feet wide or wider as
may be required by the City. Drainage and utility easements should also be established over Outlots A,B, and C.
The proposed plat will abut CSAH 46, a road that is classified as an arterial street. Three lots will directly abut the
right-of-way. The subdivision code requires that where a plat is located along a freeway, major arterial or other
area which generates high volumes of noise, the subdivider shall be required to prepare a plan to provide noise
abatement. The plan shall provide for the construction of earth berms, dense vegetation, walls or the combination
thereof or similar means which shall be reviewed and approved by the City and required to be constructed by the
subdivider as a part of the development of the plat.
Sta�ing Plan: The applicant is proposing to develop the property in two phases. The first phase will be the
westerly 38 lots and the ponding area. The second phase will include the remaining lots and Outlot E. Johnny
Cake Ridge Road, from CSAH 46 to Street A would be constructed and provide the only access to the lots in the
first phase. Construction of 157�' Street West from the Regatta development to Pilot Knob Road and Johnny Cake
Ridge Road from Street A to 157�'Street West would occur with the second phase.
If the second phase is not approved within two years of the first phase,the City may choose to construct 157�'Street
West from the Regatta development to Pilot Knob Road and Johnny Cake Ridge Road from Street A to 157`" Street
West.
Availabilitv of Municipal Utilities: Extensions of existing utilities will be needed to serve this proposed
development. Watermain will be extended to the west from Pilot Knob Road and be located in the 157�'Street West
right-of-way. Sanitary sewer will come from an existing line located along the north side of CSAH 46,which will be
extended north along Johnny Cake Ridge Road.
Stortn sewer infrastructure will be installed to serve the site. Storm sewer pipes will be installed to collect water from
lots in the subdivision and transport it to the storm water ponding area in Outlots A, B and C. Water quality
provisions will be identified and incorporated into the reconfiguration of the pond.
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A public watercourse under the jurisdiction of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is located in
this proposed subdivision. This watercourse, which used to run overland, was put into a storm sewer pipe several
years ago and currently discharges into the pond within this proposed development. Any modifications to the pond
may require pernuts from the DNR.
Modifications to the pond will likely require permits from other local,regional, and state agencies, such as Vernullion
Watershed District, Metropolitan Council, and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. All necessary pernuts shall be
obtained prior to release of the fmal plat for recording.
Financial Issues: Johnny Cake Ridge Road and 157r'' Street West are classified collector streets in the City's 2030
Transportation Plan. Collector streets are described as roadways designed to serve shorter trips within the City, and
collect and distribute traffic from neighborhoods and employment centers to the arterial street system. Both of these
streets will be designed and constructed to serve those needs geater than what is generated by this development.
Therefore, it is expected that the City will participate with the developer in the costs of the two roadways. This will
require that the developer enter into a cost participation agreement with the City that allocates the cost of design of
construction of the two streets, as well as the watermain and sanitary sewer extensions; and acquisition, design, and
construction of any additional ponding.
Pedestrian Access: Sidewalks, trails or pathways shall be provided in each plat in accordance with provisions of
the City's pedestrian circulation plan. Sidewalks will be required along both sides of local streets within the
development and pathways will be installed on both sides of future Johnny Cake Ridge Road and 157r''Street West.A
13-foot wide area has been identified in the southeast corner where a pathway will be installed that will connect with
an existing pathway in Quarry Point Park.
This development is in an area where Dakota County is proposing to construct a section of the North Creek
Greenway. This trail will connect the Vermillion River in Empire Township with the Minnesota Zoo and Lebanon
Hills Regional Park. City staff inet with Dakota County representatives to discuss the trail's alignment. It appears
that an understanding has been reached that will take the trail west and north through Quarry Point Park and will
cross 157'i'Street West east of the Qu�arry Ponds development. This proposed alignment was presented to the Apple
Valley Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee and they voted to recommend the Quarry Point Park aligrunent as
proposed by staff.
As part of the North Creek Greenway, an underpass crossing 157'�' Street is anticipated north of Quarry Point Park.
The necessary easements for the underpass along with installation of the underpass will be required to be incorporated
into the construction of 157�`Street.
Recreation Issues: The City's subdivision regulations provide for dedication of land or easements for the purpose of
offsetting the need created by new development for new parks or storm water holding ponds. The regulations also
provide for a cash-in-lieu of land dedication and is based on a"benchmark"land valuation for raw land. The plans do
not propose any land dedication, therefore it will be expected that the developer will be proposing the cash option to
meet their park dedication requirement. This proposal was reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Committee and they recommended the acceptance of a cash-in-lieu of land dedication with this plat.
Dakota Countv Review: Because the proposed development is located adjacent to a County road, it is subject to
review by the Dakota County Plat Commission. This preliminary plat was reviewed by the Plat Commission at their
June 3,2013,meeting. Attached is a letter from the Commission with their fmdings.
Public Hearing Comments: The public hearing was originally scheduled for the June 19, 2013 Plaiming
Commission. Circumstances arose that caused the Commission not take any testimony on the 19t''and to continue the
hearing to the next available meeting. On July 17, 2013, a public hearing was held. No comments from the public
were received and the hearing closed.
Attachments: Draft Resolutions Comprehensive Plan Preliinivary Utility Plan
Plat Commission Letter Zoning Map Preliminary Grading Plan
Location Map Preliminary Plat Developer's Staging Plan
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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-
AMENDMENT TO THE APPLE VALLEY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
QUARRYPONDS
WHEREAS,pursuant to the Metropolitan Land Planning Act of 1976 the City of Apple
Valley is required to prepare a Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Apple Valley on January 13, 2010 adopted a plan titled City of Apple
Valley 2030 Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the 2030 Land Use Map contained
within the land use chapter of the Plan was held on April 17, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the amendment to the 2030 Land Use Map was recommended for submittal to
the Metropolitan Council by the Apple Valley Planning Commission on April 17, 2013; and
WHEREAS,the amendments were accepted by the City Council and authorized for submittal
to the Metropolitan Council on Apri124,2013; and
WHEREAS,the amendments were determined by the Metropolitan Council on June 6,2013,
to have no potential impact upon metropolitan system plans.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Apple Valley,
Dakota County,Minnesota,that the amendments to the Apple Valley Comprehensive Guide Plan, as
attached hereto, are hereby adopted.
ADOPTED this 9th day of January, 2014.
Mary Hamann-Roland, Mayor
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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-
PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL
QUARRY PONDS ADDITION
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WHEREAS,pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 462.358,the City of Apple Valley adopted, as �'
Chapter 153 of the City Code,regulations to control the subdivision of land within its borders; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Chapter 153 of the City Code,the City Planning Commission held a
public hearing on an application for subdivision of land by plat on June 19 and July 17, 2013; and
WHEREAS,the City Planning Commission reviewed the preliminary plat for conformance
with the standards of Chapter 153 of the City Code and made a recommendation regarding its
approval on July 17,2013, subject to conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Apple Valley,
Dakota County,Minnesota,that the preliminary plat for the following described plat of land is
hereby approved for a two-year period,to wit:
QUARRY PONDS ADDITION
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said preliminary plat approval is subject to the
appropriate amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and appropriate
rezoning, which must be completed prior to final plat approvaL
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said preliminary plat approval is subject to the approval
of Dakota County due to the adjacent highway under its jurisdiction, and is further subject to
appropriate revisions and/or highway improvements that said agency may condition its approval
on.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,pursuant to Chapter 153 of the City Code,that said
preliminary plat approval is subject to the following conditions,which shall be incorporated into a
subdivision agreement to be considered for approval at the time of submission of the request for
final plat approval._
BE IT FIJRTHER RESQLVED that the conditions set farth below are prelizninary in nature
are subiect ta revisic�n follo�uin� finalizatian of terms and conditions with the Developer and the
City, aaY�d are sub'aect to tl�e recei�t of additional infor�l�ation and calculations in order to allow the
coxn.pl�tion of ne�otiations bv the Develo�er and the City of the tenns of the a�ree�ments and
canditions described h�rein:
1. The Developer shall obtain the following authorization and permits and deliver copies
to the City prior to release of the plat for recording:
a. Permits from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency for modification of the e�sting storm water pond and its
outlet.
b. Authorization from Dakota County to connect Johnny Cake Ridge Road to CSAH
46, including construction of left and right turn lanes within the CSAH 46 right-
of-way.
2. Subject to the conditions herein, Quarry Ponds Addition may be configured to have
seventy-six(76)lots,including the three potential lots (ghost lots)that may be created
by subdividing Outlot E as depicted on the preliminary plat, and five(5) outlots.
3. The first phase of development shall include the platting of Outlots A,B, and C; Outlot
E or the three lots depicted as potential lots (ghost lots) on the preliminary plat; and
only Lots 1-12, Block 1; Lots 1-13,Block 2; Lots 9-16,Block 3; and Lots 13-17,Block
5, as depicted on the preliminary plat.
4. The second phase of development may include Lots 13-16,Block 1; Lots 1-8, Block 3;
Lots 1-1 l, Block 4; and Lots 1-12,Block 5, as depicted on the preliminary plat, subject
to the following:
a. Prior to the release of the plat of the second phase of Quarry Ponds for recording,
the Developer shall enter into a cost participation agreement with the City in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney allocating the cost of acquisition, design and
construction of any additional ponding that may be required due to limited capacity
of the City's storm water utilities to serve the plat and the development of adjacent
properties(the "Ponding Agreement").
b. The Developer acknowledges and agrees that the Ponding Agreement may provide
for additional ponding to be constructed on part or all of the property lying
southeast of Lot 11,Block 5, and the easterly extension of the south boundary line
of Lot 11,Block 5,to the east line of the preliminary plat,which property is
depicted on the preliminary plat as Lots 3-8,Block 5, and the cul-de-sac at the
south end of[Street D]. In that case,the final plat of the second phase of Quarry
Ponds shall be adjusted to plat such additional ponding area as an outlot and to alter
[Street A], [Street D], Outlot C and the number and location of lots in Blocks 3,4
and 5, all as mutually agreed by the City and the Developer in such Ponding
Agreement and in an amendment to the subdivision agreement.
c. The Developer further acknowledges and agrees that the Ponding Agreement may
� provide for additional ponding to be constructed on part or all of 0utlot�F.
d. Additional drainage and utility easements over the second phase of the
development shall be provided as identified by the City Engineer.
5. Park dedication requirements are based upon the City's finding that the subdivision will
create 243 residents/occupants that will generate a need for 2.3 acres of parkland in
accordance with adopted City standards for park services. 0.04 acres of park dedication
shall be satisfied by dedication of Outlot C to the City for trail;drainage and utility
purposes as provided herein. The balance of the park dedication requirement shall be
satisfied by a cash-in-lieu of land contribution based on 2.26 acres of needed land area
at a benchmark land value of$150,000.00 per acre,which the City reasonably
determines that it will need to expend to acquire land elsewhere in order to provide the
necessary park services as a result of this subdivision.
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6. The Developer shall provide the necessary land area and storm water storage volume to
accommodate the maximum feasible starage volume that can be derived from the
City's existing 12.02 acre storm water ponding property plus the storm water storage
volume necessary for the proposed development area to meet discharge requirements
and water quality standards.
7. Upon recording of the plat,the Developer sha11 convey Outlot C to the City by
warranty deed, and the City shall convey its interest in the property depicted in the
preliminary plat as"Outlot E- 3 Potential Lots (Ghost Lots)"to the Developer by quit
claim deed. Grading of Outlots A,B and C shall be completed to City specifications
and City approval will be required prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for
any lot in the final plat.
8. The plat of the first phase of Quarry Ponds (the "Plat") shall dedicate right of way for
the following public streets: (i) 157th Street from the westerly boundary of the Plat to
Pilot Knob Road, including the full width of the right-of-way for the eastbound and
westbound lanes as required by City Code (the "Extension of 157� Street"), and
(ii) Johnny Cake Ridge Road from CSAH 46 to the Extension of 157�' Street(the
"Extension of Johnny Cake Ridge Road"). One hundred (100) feet of right of way
width shall be provided for 157th Street for a distance of three hundred(300) feet
both east and west of Johnny Cake Ridge Road.
9. Prior to the release of the plat of the first phase of Quarry Ponds for recording,the
Developer shall enter into a cost participation agreement,to include letters of credit and
assessment allocations,with the City in a form acceptable to the City Attorney
allocating the cost of design and constructing the Extension of 157th Street from Pilot
Knob Road to the eastern boundary of the plat of Regatta and the extension of Johnny
Cake Ridge Road from CSAH 46 to 157th Street.
10. Prior to the release of the plat of the first phase of Quarry Ponds for recording,the
Developer shall enter into a cost participation agreement,to include letters of credit and
assessment allocations,with the City in a form acceptable to the City Attorney
allocating the cost of design and extension of water main from the east side of Pilot
Knob Road at 157th Street to the development.
11. Prior to the release of the plat of the first phase of Quarry Ponds for recording,the
Developer shall enter into a cost participation agreement,to include letters of credit and
assessment allocations,with the City in a form acceptable to the City Attorney
allocating the cost of design and extension of sanitary sewer from CSAH 46 to the
development.
12. Prior to the release of the plat of the first phase of Quarry Ponds for recording,the
Developer shall enter into a cost participation agreement,to include letters of credit and
assessment allocations,with the City in a form acceptable to the City Attorney
allocating the cost of design and reconfiguration of the existing pond.
13. Public streets shall be constructed as follows:
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a. Upon City approval of the final plat of the first phase of Quarry Ponds, Johnny
Cake Ridge Road shall be constructed from and including its intersection with
[Street A] south to County Road No. 46. The City, the Owner and the Developer
agree that if suitable as determined by the City Engineer, soil removed from
Outlots A, B and C in connection with grading for ponding purposes may be used
in the construction of Johnny Cake Ridge Road.
b. Two years after the City approves the final plat of the first phase of Quarry Ponds,
if the final plat of the second phase of Quarry Ponds has not been approved, then
(i) Johnny Cake Ridge Road may be constructed from its intersection with
[Street A] north to the Extension of 157th Street, and (ii) 157�' Street may be
constructed from Johnny Cake Ridge Road east to Pilot Knob Road and/or west to
the plat of Regatta, in the City's discretion.
a Upon City approval of the final plat of the second phase of Quarry Ponds, if not
sooner constructed, Johnny Cake Ridge Road shall be constructed from its
intersection with [Street A] north to the Extension of 157� Street, and 157�`Street
shall be constructed from the plat of Regatta east to Pilot Knob Road.
14. Dedication on the final plat of a ten foot(10')wide drainage and utility easement along
all public road right-of-ways.
15. Dedication on the final plat of a five foot(5')wide drainage and utility easement along
all common lot lines.
16. Dedication on the final plat of a ten foot(10')wide drainage and utility easement along
all lot lines adjacent to Quarry Point Park.
17. Dedication on the final plat of a ten foot(10')wide drainage and utility easement along
all lot lines adjacent to Outlot C.
18. Dedication on the final plat of draining and utility easements within the plat sufficient
to serve all units within the development, either as defined or blanket easements.
19. Installation of municipal sanitary sewer, water, storm sewer, and street improvements
as necessary to serve the plat, constructed in accordance with adopted City standards,
including the acquisition of any necessary easements outside the boundaries of the plat
that are needed to install connections to said necessary improvements. The Developer
shall enter into an agreement with the City for payment of the design of said municipal
improvements.
20. Installation of left and right turn lanes within the CSAH 46 right-of-way, at the Johnny
Cake Ridge Road intersection,in accordance with Dakota County standards.
21. Installation of pedestrian improvements in accordance with the City's adopted Trail and
Sidewalk Policies,to consist of five-foot(5')wide concrete sidewalks along both sides
of all local streets and/or eight-foot(8') wide along bituminous pathways along both
sides of Johnny Cake Ridge Road and 157�'Street West.
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22. An eight foot(8')wide bituminous pathway shall be constructed within Outlot D and
within Quarry Point Park to connect the sidewalk along the east side of Street D to the
existing most westerly pathway in Quarry Point Park,to be reviewed and approved by
the City Engineer. The Developer shall convey Outlot D to the City by warranty deed
upon approval of the trail by the City.
23. Submission of a final grading plan and lot elevations with erosion control procedures,
to be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer. The applicant shall also submit a
copy of the General Storm Water Permit approval from the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency pursuant to Minnesota Rules 7100.1000- 7100.1100. regarding the
State NPDES Permit prior to commencement of grading activity.
24. Installation of City street trees on boulevard areas of public street right-of-ways, in
accordance with species, size, and spacing standards established in the Apple Valley
Streetscape Management Plan.
25. Dedication of one foot(1')wide easements which restrict direct driveway access from
all lots to Johnny Cake Ridge Road and 157�'Street West.
26. Dedication of scenic/conservation easements over the rear yard area of lots abutting
CSAH 46 to preclude removal of existing earth berms and landscaping installed
adjacent to the roadway.
27. Installation of a public street lighting system, constructed to City and Dakota Electric
Company standaxds.
28. Construction shall be limited to the hours of 6:00 a.m.to 10:00 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
29. Earthmoving activities shall be limited to the hours 6:30 a.m.to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday
30. The City receives a hold harmless agreement in favor of the City as drafted by the City
Attorney and incorporated into the subdivision agreement.
ADOPTED this 9th day of January, 2014.
Mary Hamann-Roland, Mayor
ATTEST:
Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk
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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-
PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL
QUARRY PONDS ADDITION
WHEREAS,pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 462.358,the City of Apple Valley adopted, as
Chapter 153 of the City Code,regulations to control the subdivision of land within its borders; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Chapter 153 of the City Code,the City Planning Commission held a
public hearing on an application for subdivision of land by plat on June 19 and July 17,2013; and
WHEREAS,the City Planning Commission reviewed the preliminary plat for conformance
with the standards of Chapter 153 of the City Code and made a recommendation regarding its
approval on July 17,2013, subject to conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Apple Valley,
Dakota County, Minnesota,that the preliminary plat for the following described plat of land is
hereby approved for a two-year period,to wit:
QUARRY PONDS ADDITION
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that said preliminary plat approval is subject to the
appropriate amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and appropriate
rezoning,which must be completed prior to final plat approvaL
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that said preliminary plat approval is subject to the approval
of Dakota County due to the adjacent highway under its jurisdiction, and is further subject to
appropriate revisions andlor highway improvements that said agency may condition its approval
on.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,pursuant to Chapter 153 of the City Code,that said
preliminary plat approval is subject to the following conditions,which shall be incorporated into a
subdivision agreement to be considered far approval at the time of submission of the request for
final plat approval.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the conditions set forth below are preliminary in nature,
are subject to revision following finalization of terms and conditions with the Developer and the
City, and are subject to the receipt of additional information and calculations in order to allow the
completion of negotiations by the Developer and the City of the terms of the agreements and
conditions described herein:
1. The Developer shall obtain the following authorization and permits and deliver copies
to the City prior to release of the plat for recording:
a. Permits from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency for modification of the existing storm water pond and its
outlet.
b. Authorization from Dakota County to connect Johnny Cake Ridge Road to CSAH
46, including construction of left and right turn lanes within the CSAH 46 right-
of-way.
2. Subject to the conditions herein, Quarry Ponds Addition may be configured to have
seventy-six (76)lots, including the three potential lots (ghost lots)that may be created
by subdividing Outlot E as depicted on the preliminary plat, and five(5) outlots.
3. The first phase of development shall include the platting of Outlots A,B, and C; Outlot
E or the three lots depicted as potential lots (ghost lots)on the preliminary plat; and
only Lots 1-12, Block 1; Lots 1-13,Block 2; Lots 9-16,Block 3; and Lots 13-17,Block
5, as depicted on the preliminary plat.
4. The second phase of development may include Lots 13-16,Block 1; Lots 1-8,Block 3;
Lots 1-11, Block 4; and Lots 1-12,Block 5, as depicted on the preliminary plat, subject
to the following:
a. Prior to the release of the plat of the second phase of Quarry Ponds for recording,
the Developer shall enter into a cost participation agreement with the City in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney allocating the cost of acquisition, design and
construction of any additional ponding that may be required due to limited capacity
of the City's storm water utilities to serve the plat and the development of adjacent
properties(the "Ponding Agreement").
b. The Developer acknowledges and agrees that the Ponding Agreement may provide
for additional ponding to be constructed on part or all of the property lying
southeast of Lot 11,Block 5, and the easterly extension of the south boundary line
of Lot 11,Block 5,to the east line of the preliminary plat, which property is
depicted on the preliminary plat as Lots 3-8,Block 5, and the cul-de-sac at the
south end of[Street D]. In that case,the final plat of the second phase of Quarry
Ponds shall be adjusted to plat such additional ponding area as an outlot and to alter
[Street A], [Street D], Outlot C and the number and location of lots in Blocks 3,4
and 5, all as mutually agreed by the City and the Developer in such Ponding
Agreement and in an amendment to the subdivision agreement.
c. The Developer further acknowledges and agrees that the Ponding Agreement may
provide for additional ponding to be constructed on part or all of Outlot F.
d. Additional drainage and utility easements over the second phase of the
development shall be provided as identified by the City Engineer.
5. Park dedication requirements are based upon the City's finding that the subdivision will
create 243 residents/occupants that will generate a need for 2.3 acres of parkland in
accordance with adopted City standards for park services. 0.04 acres of park dedication
shall be satisfied by dedication of Outlot C to the City for trail, drainage and utility
purposes as provided herein. The balance of the park dedication requirement shall be
satisfied by a cash-in-lieu of land contribution based on 2.26 acres of needed land area
at a benchmark land value of$150,000.00 per acre,which the City reasonably
determines that it will need to expend to acquire land elsewhere in order to provide the
necessary park services as a result of this subdivision.
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6. The Developer shall provide the necessary land area and storm water storage volume to
accommodate the maximum feasible storage volume that can be derived from the
City's existing 12.02 acre storm water ponding property plus the storm water storage
volume necessary for the proposed development area to meet discharge requirements
and water quality standards.
7. Upon recording of the plat,the Developer shall convey Outlot C to the City by
warranty deed, and the City shall convey its interest in the property depicted in the
preliminary plat as "Outlot E- 3 Potential Lots (Ghost Lots)"to the Developer by quit
claim deed. Grading of Outlots A,B and C shall be completed to City specifications
and City approval will be required prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for
any lot in the final plat.
8. The plat of the first phase of Quarry Ponds (the "Plat") shall dedicate right of way for I'
the following public streets: (i) 157�' Street from the westerly boundary of the Plat to '
Pilot Knob Road, including the full width of the right-of-way for the eastbound and �,,
westbound lanes as required by City Code (the "Extension of 157� Street"), and I
(ii) Johnny Cake Ridge Road from CSAH 46 to the Extension of 157�' Street(the
`Bxtension of Johnny Cake Ridge Road"). One hundred (100) feet of right of way
width shall be provided for 157th Street for a distance of three hundred (300) feet
both east and west of Johnny Cake Ridge Road.
9. Prior to the release of the plat of the first phase of Quarry Ponds for recording,the
Developer shall enter into a cost participation agreement,to include letters of credit and
assessment allocations,with the City in a form acceptable to the City Attorney
allocating the cost of design and constructing the Extension of 157th Street from Pilot
Knob Road to the eastern boundary of the plat of Regatta and the extension of Johnny
Cake Ridge Road from CSAH 46 to 157th Street.
10. Prior to the release of the plat of the first phase of Quarry Ponds for recording,the
Developer shall enter into a cost participation agreement,to include letters of credit and
assessment allocations,with the City in a form acceptable to the City Attorney
allocating the cost of design and extension of water main from the east side of Pilot
Knob Road at 157th Street to the development.
11. Prior to the release of the plat of the first phase of Quarry Ponds for recording,the
Developer shall enter into a cost participation agreement,to include letters of credit and
assessment allocations,with the City in a form acceptable to the City Attorney
allocating the cost of design and extension of sanitary sewer from CSAH 46 to the
development.
12. Prior to the release of the plat of the first phase of Quarry Ponds for recording,the
Developer shall enter into a cost participation agreement,to include letters of credit and
assessment allocations,with the City in a form acceptable to the City Attorney
allocating the cost of design and reconfiguration of the existing pond.
13. Public streets shall be constructed as follows:
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a. Upon City approval of the final plat of the first phase of Quarry Ponds, Johnny
Cake Ridge Road shall be constructed from and including its intersection with
[Street A] south to County Road No. 46. The City, the Owner and the Developer
agree that if suitable as determined by the City Engineer, soil removed from
Outlots A, B and C in connection with grading for ponding purposes may be used
in the construction of Johnny Cake Ridge Road.
b. Two years after the City approves the final plat of the first phase of Quarry Ponds,
if the final plat of the second phase of Quarry Ponds has not been approved, then
(i) Johnny Cake Ridge Road may be constructed from its intersection with
[Street A] north to the Extension of 157th Street, and (ii) 157�' Street may be
constructed from Johnny Cake Ridge Road east to Pilot Knob Road and/or west to
the plat of Regatta, in the City's discretion.
c. Upon City approval of the final plat of the second phase of Quarry Ponds, if not
sooner constructed, Johnny Cake Ridge Road shall be constructed from its
intersection with [Street A] north to the Extension of 157�' Street, and 157�' Street
shall be constructed from the plat of Regatta east to Pilot Knob Road.
14. Dedication on the final plat of a ten foot(10')wide drainage and utility easement along
all public road right-of-ways.
15. Dedication on the final plat of a five foot(5')wide drainage and utility easement along
, all common lot lines.
16. Dedication on the final plat of a ten foot(10')wide drainage and utility easement along
all lot lines adjacent to Quarry Point Park.
17. Dedication on the final plat of a ten foot(10')wide drainage and utility easement along
all lot lines adjacent to Outlot C. �
18. Dedication on the final plat of draining and utility easements within the plat sufficient
to serve all units within the development, either as defined or blanket easements.
19. Installation of municipal sanitary sewer, water, storm sewer, and street improvements
as necessary to serve the plat, constructed in accordance with adopted City standards,
including the acquisition of any necessary easements outside the boundaries of the plat
that are needed to install connections to said necessary improvements. The Developer
shall enter into an agreement with the City for payrnent of the design of said municipal
improvements.
20. Installation of left and right turn lanes within the CSAH 46 right-of-way, at the Johnny
Cake Ridge Road intersection,in accordance with Dakota County standards.
2L Installation of pedestrian improvements in accordance with the City's adopted Trail and
Sidewalk Policies,to consist of five-foot(5')wide concrete sidewalks along both sides
of all local streets and/or eight-foot(8')wide along bituminous pathways along both
sides of Johnny Cake Ridge Road and 157�Street West.
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22. An eight foot(8')wide bituminous pathway shall be constructed within Outlot D and
within Quarry Point Park to connect the sidewalk along the east side of Street D to the ',
existing most westerly pathway in Quarry Point Park,to be reviewed and approved by �'
the City Engineer. The Developer shall convey Outlot D to the City by warranty deed I
upon approval of the trail by the City. 'j
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23. Submission of a final grading plan and lot elevations with erosion control procedures, �
to be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer. The applicant shall also submit a
copy of the General Storm Water Permit approval from the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency pursuant to Minnesota Rules 7100.1000- 7100.1100. regarding the
State NPDES Permit prior to commencement of grading activity.
24. Installation of City street trees on boulevard areas of public street right-of-ways, in
accordance with species, size, and spacing standards established in the Apple Valley
Streetscape Management Plan.
25. Dedication of one foot(1')wide easements which restrict direct driveway access from
all lots to Johnny Cake Ridge Road and 157�'Street West.
26. Dedication of scenic/conservation easements over the rear yard area of lots abutting
CSAH 46 to preclude removal of existing earth berms and landscaping installed
adjacent to the roadway.
27. Installation of a public street lighting system, constructed to City and Dakota Electric
Company standards.
28. Construction shall be limited to the hours of 6:00 a.m.to 10:00 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
29. Earthmoving activities shall be limited to the hours 6:30 a.m.to 5:30 p.m. Monday
througfi Friday
30. The City receives a hold harmless agreement in favor of the City as drafted by the City
Attorney and incorporated into the subdivision agreement.
ADOPTED this 9th day of January,2014.
Mary Hamann-Roland,Mayar
ATTEST:
Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk
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C O U N T Y
Dakota County Surveyor's Office
Western Service Center • 14955 Galaxie Avenue suite#335 • Apple Valley, MN 55124
952-891-7087 • Fax 952-891-7127 • www.dakotacounty.us
June 6, 2013
City of Apple Valley
7100 147th Street West
Apple Valley, MN 55124
Re: QUARRY PONDS
The Dakota County Plat Commission met on June 3, 2013,to consider the preliminary plan of the above
referenced plat. The plat is adjacent to CSAH 46, and is therefore subject to the Dakota County
Contiguous Plat Ordinance.
The plat includes 107 single-family lots and two outlots. The right-of-way needs are 200 feet of full right
of way width for a future six-lane roadway. The plat shows 90 feet of right of way dedication on the
proposed site. The plat needs to show an additional 27 feet of dedication (117 feet total) of dedication
to meet the future right-of-way needs. Restricted access should be shown along all of CSAH 46 except
for the one access opening for Johnny Cake Ridge Road.
The Plat Commission has approved the preliminary plat provided that the described conditions are met.
The Ordinance requires submittal of a final plat for review by the Plat Commission before a
recommendation is made to the County Board of Commissioners.
Traffic volumes on CSAH 46 are 24,100 and are anticipated to be 42,600 ADT by the year 2030. These
traffic volumes indicate that current Minnesota noise standards for residential units could be exceeded
for the proposed plat. Residential developments along County highways commonly result in noise
complaints. In order for noise levels from the highway to meet acceptable levels for adjacent residential
units, substantial building setbacks, buffer areas, and other noise mitigation elements should be
incorporated intothis development.
No work shall commence in the County right of way until a permit is obtained from the County
Transportation Department and no permit will be issued until the plat has been filed with the County
Recorder's Office. The Plat Commission does not review or approve the actual engineering design of
proposed accesses or other improvements to be made in the right of way. The Plat Commission highly
recommends early contact with the Transportation Department to discuss the permitting process that
reviews the design and may require construction of highway improvements, including, but not limited
to,turn lanes, drainage features, limitations on intersecting street widths, medians, etc. Please contact
Gordon McConnell regarding permitting questions at (952) 891-7115 or Todd Tollefson regarding Plat
Commission or Plat Ordinance questions at(952)891-7070.
Sincerely,
Todd B.Tollefson
Secretary, Plat Commission
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Request for:
1. Comprehensive plan amendment request for the re-
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Density Residential)to "LDn (Low Density Residential).
2. A rezoningfrom "SG" (Sand and Gravel)to �PD"
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3. The subdivision by plat that will create up to 76 single-
family residential lots and five (5) outlots.
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1. Adopt the draft resolution approving of the completion of the
amendment to the 2030 Land Use Map to re-designating the
west 26.77 acres of the Southwest �/a of the Southeast �/a of
Section 35 from "MD" (Medium Density Residential/6-12 units
per acre)to°LD"(Low Density Residential/2-6 units per acre).
2. Motion to approve the rezoning of Blocks 1-5 and Outlots D, E
and F from "SG" (Sand and Gravel) to "PD" (Planned
Development) and direct staff to prepare a planned development
ordinance that includes permitted, conditional, and accessory
uses; and area requirements and special pertormance standards
consistent with the proposed development plans.
3. Adopt the draft resolution approving the QUARRY PONDS
preliminary plat.
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Va��ey MEMO
Fire Department
TO: Mayor, City Council, and City Administrator
FROM: Nealon P. Thompson, Fire Chief
DATE: January 3, 2014
SUBJECT: Ordinance amending Title XIII, "General Offenses", of the City Code by revising
Chapter 130 regulating False Alarms and Alarm Systems
In reviewing the City's Ordinance regulating False Alarms and Alarm Systems the Fire and
Police Departments,along with the City Attorney, have identified a number of administrative
changes are needed. The ordinance was last substantially updated ten years ago and since then
technology, alarm devices, and terminology have changed.
The proposed amendment includes administrative changes updating language to reflect the
current terms used in the industry. It also adds "heat", "carbon monoxide", and"other hazardous
condition" detection devices to the definition of Automatic Alarm. Such devices are prevalent in
the community and generating false alarm responses due to inadequate maintenance. Lastly, it
segregates the counting of false alarms between Fire and Police due to the change in fees charged
for the fourth false alarm and each false alarm thereafter, approved in the City's 2014 Fee
Schedule.
The proposed amendments are presented here for a first reading.
RECOMMENDATION
Accept first reading of proposed changes to the City Ordinance Title XIII, "General Offenses" by
modifying Section 130 of City Code regulating False Alarms and Alarm Systems.
ACTION REQUIRED
No action required.
Attachment: Draft Ordinance Change, Title XIII, General Offenses, Chapter 130
CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA, AMENDING
TITLE XIII, ENTITLED "GENERAL OFFENSES," OF THE CITY CODE BY
REVISING CHAPTER 130 REGULATING FALSE ALARMS AND ALARM
SYSTEMS
The City Council of Apple Valley ordains:
Section l. Chapter 130 of the Apple Valley City Code is hereby amended by revising
Sections 130.40- 130.45 to read as follows:
§ 130.40 PURPOSE.
The City Council finds that in order to preserve and protect the health, safety and welfare
of the citizens of Apple Valley, it is necessary to adopt regulations setting forth the collection of
service fees for the Apple Valley Police Department or Fire Department responses to excessive
false alarm calls from faulty or negligently operated automatic alarm�y�e�s within the city.
§ 130.41 DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the
context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALARM USER. The person using and responsible for an automatic alarm��to
protect�-premises regardless of whether the person owns or leases the property.
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AUTOMATICALARM��� Any device or system which is designed to be used
for the detection of an unauthorized person in any structure, for alerting others of the commission
of an unlawful act, or for the detection of smoke1 e�fire, heat, carbon monoxide, or other
hazardous condition within a structure, and which emits a sound or transmits a signal or message
when activated.
A UTOMATIC��]���NOTIFICATION DEVICE. An automatic alarm�
which automatically sends to another location, �v�:�°?°r?�����:��� �r�r��� � a ��__ a
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message or signal indicating the existence of an emergency situation.
CALENDAR YEAR. The period of January 1 through December 31 of each year.
CENTRAL STATIDN SYSTEM. T(� ° ����� � � *� * �
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D�''�� �v '� -+ r ����������—Alarm svstem that functions throu�h a
constantiv attended location(central station) operated bv an alarm company Alarm si�nals from
the protected propertv are received in the central station and are then retransmitted by trained
personnel to the crtv's bolice or fire department's alarm communications center for dispatch
FALSE ALARM. ^ � �� �� + +'E�;i�,�Yt���a�e-���e�e
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�'��'" �` `� ' The cit 'Y s police department
personnel or fire department personnel res onding to an automatic alarm whether it is as a result
of direct contact with the alarm si�nal or contact bv a third partv reportin�the activated alarm
when an emer�encv situation or hazardous condition d'id not exist
§ 130.42 FEES.
(A) A fee shall be imposed upon the alarm user of any automatic alarm�, and the
property owner of the premises on which the automatic alarm�is located, for the fourth
false alarms and each false alarm thereafter within a calendar�ar±i:w±�c�����»*'� ���•�
E3�arw�t�r th�r, th �.� � a � .��r,�z���,�P
� The number of false alarms shall be counted and the
fee imposed separatelv for res onses by each the police department and the fire department The
fee shall be m the amount specified in the appendix to Chapter 35.
(B) The fee shall be imposed regardless of whether the city's Police Department or Fire
Department receives the alarm by direct connection ' , or through any
intermediary such as a central station. No fee is imposed under
this section when notification to either�department is made directly by a person not e��g
""'-"'+"""'+'^ ^�"""' �y��«as a result of or in response to an activated automatic alarm.
(C) The property owner and alarm user shall be personally liable for any fee imposed
under this section. Payment of fees under this section shall be made to the city within 30 days
after mailing the invoice. Payments not made within 30 days are delinquent and subject to a late
penalty of 10% of the amount due. All unpaid fees and penalties shall become a lien against the
property on which the automatic alarm�}is located, and shall be certified by the City Clerk
to the County Treasurer-Auditor each year as a special assessment in accordance with the
statutes of the state.
§ 130.43 NOTIFICATION; MULTIPLE FALSE ALARMS.
When any automatic alarm�has emitted two false alarms in any calendar year, the
city's Police Department or Fire Department, as a� licable, shall notify the alarm user and
propertv owner(if not the alarm user) of the two false alarms and the false alarm fee re�ulations
set forth herein +�m �- •� + +�.• �� •
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§ 130.44 EXCEPTION.
A�newlv installed automatic alarm�y�s�e�s shall be exempt from the provisions of this
subchapter for a period of 30 days from the date of installation in order to allow for proper
testing and troubleshooting of the system.
§ 130.45 PROHIBITED ALARM SYSTEMS.
No person shall install�:. �'�-� ����* or use, monitor, and possess an automatic alarm
�that utilizes taped or prerecorded messages that are delivered or otherwise transmitted a
directiv to the police or fire department or the citv's dispatch center:
�T� �utntnntir �' 1' � '��� ..���.�� -- -' -- ---r- � including automatic�g
transmission of the emergency number 91 L
Section 2. Stuninary approved. The City Council hereby determines that the text of the
sulnmary marked "Official Summary of Ordinance No. ", a copy of which is attached hereto,
clearly informs the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance. The City Council further
determines that publication of the title and such summary will clearly inform the public of the
intent and effect of the ordinance.
Section 3. Filing. The City Clerk shall file a copy of this ordinance in her office,which
copy shall be available for inspection by any person during regular office hours.
Section 4. Publication. The City Clerk shall publish the title of this ordinance and the
official summary in the official newspaper of the City with notice that a printed copy of the
ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the office of the
City Clerk.
Section 5. Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication
of its title and official summary.
PASSED by the City Council this day of , 2014.
Mary Hamann-Roland, Mayor
ATTEST:
Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk
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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA, AMENDING
TITLE XIII, ENTITLED "GENERAL OFFENSES," OF THE CITY CODE BY
REVISING CHAPTER 130 REGULATING FALSE ALARMS AND ALARM
SYSTEMS
The following is the official summary of Ordinance No. approved by the City Council of
Apple Valley on , 2014:
Sections 130.40 through 130.45, which regulate automatic alarms and proscribes a
false alarm fee, is amended by deleting definitions of terms not used, revising
definitions for current technologies, and revising regulations for purposes of
clarification of terms and requirements.
A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office
hours at the office of the City Clerk at the Apple Valley Municipal Center, 7100 147th Street W.,
Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124.
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City of App�e
Va��ey MEMO
City Clerk's Office
TO: Mayor, City Council, and City Administrator
FROM: Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk
DATE: January 6, 2013
SUBJECT: ACTING MAYOR FOR 2014
Minnesota Statutes § 412.121 requires that the City Council, at its first meeting of each year,
choose an Acting Mayor from the Council Members. The Acting Mayor shall perform the duties
of Mayor during the disability or absence of the Mayor from the City, or in the case of vacancy in
the office of Mayor, until a successor has been appointed and qualifies. Therefore, the Council is
requested to appoint the Acting Mayor for 2014. The attached resolution will be completed
according to the Council's decision.
Recommended Action:
Motion adopting the resolution appointing the Acting Mayor for the year 2014.
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Attachment
CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-
RESOLUTION APPOINTING THE ACTING MAYOR FOR 2014
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, that
Councilmember be appointed as Acting Mayor for the year 2014.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Acting Mayor shall perform the duties of the
Mayor during the disability or absence of the Mayor from the City. Absence of the Mayor from
the City is defined as a continuous period of over 24 hours.
ADOPTED this 9th day of January, 2014.
Mary Hamann-Roland, Mayor
ATTEST:
Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk
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City of AppVal�ey
MEMO
Administration
TO: Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Tom Lawell, City Administrat�
DATE: January 6, 2014
SUBJECT: Appointment of City Representatives to Dakota Communications Center
Emergency public safety communication needs within Dakota County are provided by the
Dakota Communications Center(DCC)under a cooperative Joint Powers Agreement. The
DCC is overseen by a Board of Directors comprised of elected officials from various member
agencies.
Currently the City is represented on the Board of Directors by Councilmember John
Bergman as our Primary Representative and Councilmember Clint Hooppaw as our Alternate
Representative. Both are willing to continue in these roles for another two-year term
commencing January 2014.
Additionally, the DCC has in place an Executive Committee comprised of senior
administrative staff to help advise the Board of Directors. Currently, the City is represented
on the Executive Committee by Tom Lawell as the Primary Representative and Charles
Grawe as the Alternate Representative. Both are willing to continue in these roles for
another two-year term commencing January 2014.
Further, the DCC has in place Police and Fire Operating Committees and Police Chief Jon
Rechtzigel and Fire Chief Nealon Thompson have represented the City on these respective
committees. Both are willing to continue in these roles for another two-year term
commencing January 2014.
Lastly,we should also take this opportunity to appoint Alternate Representatives for the
Police and Fire Operating Committees. It is recommended that Captain Mitch Scott be
appointed as our Alternate Representative to the Police Operations Committee and that
Deputy Fire Chief/Training Officer Chuck Russell be appointed as our Alternate
Representative on the Fire Operating Committee for two-year terms commencing January
2014.
Thus, the slate of proposed 2014-2015 Apple Valley representatives serving the DCC is
recommended to be:
Councilmember John Bergman, DCC Board of Directors- Primary Director
Councilmember Clint Hooppaw, DCC Board of Directors - Alternate Director -
City Administrator Tom Lawell, DCC Executive Committee Primary Member
Assistant City Administrator Charles Grawe, DCC Executive Committee Alternate Member
Police Chief Jon Rechtzigel, DCC Police Operations Committee Primary Member
Police Captain Mitch Scott, DCC Police Operations Committee Alternate Member
Fire Chief Nealon Thompson, DCC Fire Operations Committee Primary Member
Deputy Fire Chief/Training Officer Chuck Russell, DCC Fire Operations Committee
Alternate Member
ACTION REQUIRED
Should Council concur with the above recommendation, a motion should be made to appoint
City of Apple Valley representatives to the various Dakota Communications Center positions
as outlined above for a two-year term commencing January 2014.
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Dakota Communications Center
Appointments for 2014/2015 -
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Dakota Communications Center
• Joint Powers Agreement Organization
• Created i n 2005
• Provides 911 Emergency Public Safety
Communications
• Comprised of 11 Cities and Dakota County
• Governed by a Board of Directors
� Supported by an Executive Committee and
Police and Fire Operating Committees
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Recommended DCC Appointments
Board of Directors
• Councilmember John Bergman, DCC
Board of Directors- Primary Director
� Councilmember Clint Hooppaw, DCC
Board of Directors - Alternate Director
Recommended DCC Appointments
Executive Committee
• City Administrator Tom Lawell, DCC
Executive Committee Primary Member
• Assistant City Administrator Charles
Grawe, DCC Executive Committee
Alternate Member
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Recommended DCC Appointments
Operating Committees
• Police Chief Jon Rechtzigel, DCC Police
Operations Committee Primary Member
• Police Captain Mitch Scott, DCC Police
Operations Committee Alternate Member
• Fire Chief Nealon Thompson, DCC Fire
Operations Committee Primary Member
• Deputy Fire Chief/Training Officer Chuck
Russell, DCC Fire Operations Committee
Alternate Member
Recommended DCC Appointments
• CouncilmemberJohn Bergman, DCC Board of Directors-
Primary Director
• Councilmember Clint Hooppaw, DCC Board of Directors-
Alternate Director
• CityAdministratorTom Lawell, DCC Executive Committee
Primary Member
• Assistant City Administrator Charles Grawe, DCC Executive
Committee Alternate Member
• Police Chief Jon Rechtzigel, DCC Police Operations Committee
Primary Member
• Police Captain Mitch Scott, DCC Police Operations Committee
Alternate Member
• Fire Chief Nealon Thompson, DCC Fire Operations Committee
Primary Member
• Deputy Fire Chief/Training Officer Chuck Russell, DCC Fire
Operations Committee Alternate Member
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Apple Valley City Council
Summary of Committee Membership
As of January 9, 2014
Member Ex Officio or Council Volunteer Organization by
Other Positions Appointments Committees Application
From Office
Mary Hamann- Economic High Performance Apple Valley National League of Cities
Roland, Mayor Development Partnership Arts Foundation Board of Directors
Authority Steering
Committee League of National League of Cities
Apple Valley Fire Minnesota Cities Finance Committee
Relief Association Municipal Improving
Board Legislative Service Delivery National League of Cities
Commission Policy Investment Advisory
Board Committee Committee
Blackdog Metro Cities— Metropolitan Council
Watershed Transportation Livable Communities
Management and General Committee—Chair
Organization Government
Policy Metropolitan Council
Committee Transportation Advisory
Board (TAB)
Corridors of Opportunity
� Policy Board
John Bergman Economic ALF Ambulance
Development Board
Authority
Metropolitan
Airports
Commission
Noise Oversight
Committee
Dakota
Cominunications
Center Board—
Primary Rep.
Tom Goodwin, Economic League of National League of Cities
Acting Mayor/ Development Minnesota Cities - Transportation and
Mayor Pro Tem Authority, Chair Improving Local Infrastructure Services
Economies Steering Committee
Policy
Committee
Metro Cities
Metropolitan
Agencies Policy
Committee
Ruth Grendahl Economic Counties Transit
Development Improvement Board
Authority Grant Evaluation and
Ranking System
(GEARS) Committee
Clint Hooppaw Economic Minnesota Valley
Development Transit Authority '
Authority Board
Dakota
Communications
Center Board—
Alternate Rep.
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City of App�e
Va��ey � MEMO
Gity Clerk's Office
TO: Mayor, City Council, and City Administrator
FROM: Pamela Gackstetter, City Clerk
DATE: January 6, 2014
SUBJECT: CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Following are upcoming events for your calendars:
Day/Date Time Location Event
Tue./Jan. 7 7:30-9:00 a.m. Augustana Health Chamber Coffee Connection
Care Center
Wed./Jan. 8 7:00 p.m. Municipal Center Traffic Safety Advisory Committee
Thur./Jan. 9 5:30 p.m. Municipal Center Informal City Council Meeting
Thur./Jan. 9 7:OO�.m. Municipal Center Regular City Council Meeting *
Wed./Jan. 15 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Old Chicago Chamber Monthly Luncheon —
"What if' Session with the Mayor
Wed./Jan. 15 7:00 p.m. Municipal Center Planning Commission
Sat./Jan. 98 6:00-9:00 p.m. Valleywood "Frozen Apple" Concert Series
Clubhouse
Mon./Jan. 20 City Offices Closed Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Mon./Jan. 20 7:00 p.m. Apple Valley Eastview Athletic Association
Community Center Annual Board Meeting
Tue./Jan. 21 2:00 p.m. Municipal Center Cemetery Advisory Committee
Wed./Jan. 22 9:00 a.m. Municipal Center Firefighters Relief Association
Thur./Jan. 23 4:30-6:30 p.m. James Barton Chamber Business After Hours
Design - Build
Thur./Jan. 23 6:00 p.m. Municipal Center Special EDA Meeting
Thur./Jan. 23 7:00 p.m. Municipal Center Regular City Council Meeting *
Mon./Jan. 27 10:00 a.m. Macalester College, Metropolitan Council State of the
St. Paul Region Event
GrandStay Hotel, Apple Valley Business Watch —
Tue./Jan. 28 9:00 a.m. LaGrand Conference
Center Business Preparedness Training
Fri./Jan. 31 7:30-9:00 a.m. Eagan Community Municipal Legislative Commission
Center Regional Breakfast Meeting
Each of the above-noted events is hereby deemed a Special Meeting of the City Council, the
purpose being informational or social gathering. Only at events marked with an asterisk will any
action of the Council take place.
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3051 1/3/2014 101328 GOVCONNECTION INC
186.80 IT-RICOH CL7000 TONERS 00049058 239529 50935985 1030.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
12.02- 00049058 239529 50935985 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
527.11 IT-1 YR HP CARE PAK.DL380 G5 00049058 239530 50936014 1030.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
33.91- 00049058 239530 50936014 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
267.02 USB CABLE/BROTHER POCKETJET BtiD49058 239531 50900639 1030.6211 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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3051 7/3/2014 101328 GOVCONNECTION INC Continued...
17,�g_ 00049058 239531 50900639 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BAIANCE SHEET
917.82
3052 1/3/2014 700216 GRAFIX SHOPPE
25.00 FIRE-TALL LOGO WIH BLACK CIRCL00073471 239532 90912 1300.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES FIRE MANAGEMENT
25.00
3053 1/3/2014 100217 GRAINGER
470.57 VALVE,WTP HIGH SERVICE PUMPS 239533 9315772237 5325.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS WATER TREATMENT FCLTY MNTC/RPR
470.57 VALVE,WTP HIGH SERVICE PUMPS 239534 9315772245 5325.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS WATER TREATMENT FCLTY MNTC/RPR
181.90 UTIL-GAP VAX PRESSURE GAUGES00073168 239535 9323273160 5375.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS SEWER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
74.13 WQ-PRESSURE GAUGES STM LFT#81073169 239536 9323273194 5505.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS STORM DRAIN UTILITY
1,197.17
3054 7/3/2014 700497 GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY
109.00 UNITED WAY DEDUCTION 239610 123113847555 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
109.00
3055 7/3/2014 703314 INNOVATiVE OFFICE SOLUTIONS
241.67 AVCC-NITRILE GLOVES 00040444 239731 IN0417150 1900.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES AV COMMUNITY CENTER
7:02 LIQ2-FLOOR CLEANER 00040444 239732 IN0417202 5065.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES LIQUOR#2 OPERATIONS
16.31 COUNCIL-DAILY CALENDAR REFILL00040444 239733 IN0418431 1005.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES MAYORlCITY COUNCIL
15.58 FIN-MISC OFFICE SUPPLIES 00040444 239734 IN00418455 1035.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES FINANCE
6.63 HR-2 PCKT FORTFOLIO 00040444 239735 IN0420128 1020.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES HUMAN RESOURCES
44.48 AVCC MIS OFFICE SUPPLIES 00040444 239736 IN0420545 1900.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES AV COMMUNITY CENTER
39.61 AVCC MISC CLEANING SUPPLIES 00040444 239736 IN0420545 1900.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES AV COMMUNITY CENTER
143.12 POL-MISC OFFICE SUPPLIES 00040473 239737 IN0424203 1200.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES POLICE MANAGEMENT
16.80 POl-MISC DISINFECTANT WIPES 00040473 239737 IN0424203 1200.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES POLICE MANAGEMENT
57.76 FIN-MISC OFFICE SUPPLIES 00040444 239738 IN0426040 1035.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES FINANCE
10.61 FIRE EXPO MARKERS 00040444 239738 IN0426040 1300.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES FIRE MANAGEMENT
9.23 INSP-VOICEMAIL LOGBOOK 00040444 239738 IN0426040 1400.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES INSPECTIONS MANAGEMENT
608.82
3056 1/3/2074 100247 INTERSTATE POWER SYSTEMS
1,402.50 2020 CONTROLLER SCR,LFT#3 GEN 239537 R00108374001 5380.6269 REPAIRS-OTHER SEWER LIFT STN REPAIR&MNTC
1,402.50
3057 1I3I2014 113951 KINGSLEY,ROY M
15.38 FIRE-MEALS 239508 20131217 1310.6275 SCHOOLS/CONFERENCES/EXP LOCAL FIRE TRAINING
14.45 FIRE-POSTAGE FPW BANNERS 239508 20131217 1320.6238 POSTAGE/UPS/FEDEX FIRE PREVEN
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
3057 1I3/2014 113951 KINGSLEY,ROY M Continued...
29.83
3058 1/3/2074 101696 LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERV
1,665.00 POL UNION DUES#71 239600 1231138475510 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
1,665.00 _
3059 7/3/2014 100279 LAW ENPORCEMENT LABOR SERVICES
405.00 SGT UNION DUES#243 239607 123113847552 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROIL CLEARING BAL SHEET
405.00
3060 1/3/2014 138249 MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL FUND
65.50 MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL FUND 239605 1231138475515 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
65.50
3061 1/3/2014 111219 NORTHERN SAFETY TECHNOLOGY INC
166.73 STR-DOT WING PLOW LICHTHEAD 239545 34981 1630.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS STREET EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
166.73
3062 1/3/2074 118834 OPEN YOUR HEART
212.50 OPEN YOUR HEART DEDUCTION 239601 1231138475511 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
212.50
3063 1/3/2014 103428 RESOURCE RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES
209.38 PK TRASH DISPOSAL-OCT 00036800 239698 70460 1770.6240 CLEANING SERVICE/GARBAGE REMOVPARK GENERAL MAINTENANCE
35.10 PK DISPOSE COUCH,MATTRESS,C9D036800 239698 70460 1720.6240 CLEANING SERVICE/GARBAGE REMOVPARK GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
244.48
3064 7/3I2074 700422 ST PAUL STAMP WORKS
81.74 HCSC-MAGNETIC NAME BADGES 00070644 239503 293330 1920.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES SENIOR CENTER
81.74
3065 1/3/2074 100486 TWIN CITY GARAGE DOOR CO
479.78 CMF-REPL CIRCUIT BD,WEST GATH)0036739 239708 404615 1540.6266 REPAIRS-BUILDING CMF BUIIDINGS&GROUNDS MNTC
18.91- 00036739 239708 404615 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
262.91 CMF-RPR OLD WASHBAY DOOR 00036739 239709 405208 1540.6266 REPAIRS-BUILDWG CMF BUILDINGS&GROUNDS MNTC
11.34- 00036739 239709 405208 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
1,229.06 CMF-INST GARAGE DOOR OPENER�36739 239710 403458 1540.6266 REPAIRS-BUILDWG CMF BUILDINGS&GROUNDS MNTC
79.06- 00036739 239710 403458 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
1,862.44
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Check# Date Amount Suppiier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
3066 1/3/2014 100097 ULTIMATE SAFETY CONCEPTS INC Continued...
3,360.00 FIRE-FACE MASKS 00051486 239712 153263 1330.6211 SMALLTOOLS&EQUIPMENT FIRE OPERATIONS
3,360.00
3067 1/3/2074 100496 VAN PAPER CO
170.05 BAGS#3 00008795 239629 296804 5095.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES LIQUOR#3 OPERATIONS
1.70- DISCT#3 00008795 239629 296804 5095.6333 GENERAL-CASH DISCOUNTS LIQUOR#3 OPERATIONS
11.10 BAGS#3 00008795 239630 29680401 5095.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES LIQUOR#3 OPERATIONS
.11- DISCT#3 00008795 239630 29680401 5095.6333 GENERAL-CASH DISCOUNTS LIQUOR#3 OPERATIONS
63.55 BAGS#3 00008795 239631 297319 5095.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES LIQUOR#3 OPERATIONS
.64- DISCT#3 00008795 239631 297319 5095.6333 GENERAL-CASH DISCOUNTS LIQUOR#3 OPERATIONS
352.08 BAGS#1 00008795 239685 297502 5025.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES LIQUOR#1 OPERATIONS
3.52- DISCT#1 00008795 239685 297502 5025.6333 GENERAL-CASH DISCOUNTS LIQUOR#1 OPERATIONS
590.81
3068 7/3/2014 100834 VERSATILE VEHICLES INC
39,898.08 GOLF-CART LEASE,55 CARTS-PRIN 239696 121313001 5100.2715 CAPITAL LEASE-NONCURRENT GOLF FUND BALANCE SHEET
2,919.42 GOLF-CART LEASE,55 CARTS-INTE 239696 121313001 5105.6323 INTEREST EXPENSE GOLF MANAGEMENT
42,817.50
3069 1/3/2014 138342 YOCUM OIL COMPANY INC
9,151.20 UNLEADED GASOLINE 00050328 239716 597939 1000.1520 INVENTORY-SUPPLIES GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
3,868.65 UNLEADED GASOLINE 00050328 239717 597938 1000.1520 INVENTORY-SUPPLIES GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
9,611.10 DIESEL FUEL 00050328 239718 597937 1000.1520 INVENTORY-SUPPLIES GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
22,630.95
3070 1/3/2014 100528 ZIEGLER INC
24.22 STR-LAMP#351 00035447 239719 PC001521658 1630.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS STREET EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
24.22
255473 12/37/2013 125174 ARTISAN BEER COMPANY
1,528.00 BEER#1 00047806 239570 35520 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
1,773.00 BEER#1 00047806 239571 36308 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
702.00 BEER#2 00047806 239572 36116 5055.6530 BEER LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
410.00 BEER#3 00047806 239573 34511 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
115.00 BEER#3 00047806 239574 35173 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
1,452.00 BEER#3 00047806 239575 35521 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
813.00 BEER#3 00047806 239615 36531 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
607.00 BEER#3 00047806 239616 37025 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
14.84- CMBEER#3 00047806 239617 7733 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
7,385.16
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255473 12/31/2013 125174 ARTISAN BEER COMPANY Continued...
255474 12/31I2073 138336 BERNICK'S BEVERAGE
20.00 TAX#1 00050356 239618 96856 5015.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
40.00 NOTAX#1 00050356 239618 96856 5015.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
817.65 BEER#1 00050356 239619 96857 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
218.30 BEER#1 00050356 239620 98679 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
50.40 TAX#1 00050356 239621 99988 5015.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
80.00 NOTAX#1 00050356 239621 99988 5015.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
94.60 BEER#1 00050356 239622 99989 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
20.00 TAX#3 00050356 239623 98680 5085.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
40.00 NOTAX#3 00050356 239623 98680 5085.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
289.05 BEER#3 00050356 239624 98681 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
98.80- BEER#3 00050356 239625 101324 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
52.00 TAX#3 00050356 239626 101560 5085.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
352.00 BEER#3 00050356 239627 101561 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
1.975.20
255475 12I31/2073 143314 CLEAR RIVER BEVERAGE CO
1,214.70 BEER#3 00051160 239628 4840 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
1,214J0
2b5476 12/31/2013 100751 PHILLIPS WINE 8 SPIRITS INC
20.00 TAX#1 00000106 239576 2525583 5015.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
41.95 TAX#3 00000106 239577 2525587 5085.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
2,022.26 LIQ#1 00000106 239578 2525582 5015.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
3,943.20 LIQ#1 00000106 239579 2532896 5015.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
534.70 LIQ#2 00000106 239580 2525585 5055.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
315.35 LIQ#2 00000106 239581 2532902 5055.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
1,157.24 LIQ#3 00000106 239582 2525586 5�85.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
1,985.32 LIQ#3 00000106 239583 2532905 5085.6510 I.IQUOR LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
10.00- CMIIQ#1 00000106 239584 2476392 5�15.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
20.00- CMLIQ#1 00000106 239585 2490854 5015.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
9.22- CMLIQ#2 00000106 239586 3515448 5055.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
5.75- CMLIQ#2 00000106 239587 3517588 5055.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
.68- CMLIQ#2 00000106 239588 3517991 5055.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
112.00 TAX#1 00000106 239635 2532898 5015.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
112.00 TAX#2 00000106 239639 2529047 5055.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
337.00 WINE#1 00000106 239640 2522852 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
120.00 WINE#1 00000106 239641 2525581 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
216.00 WiNE#1 00000106 239642 2526293 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
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255476 12/3112013 100751 PHILLIPS WINE&SPIRITS INC Continued...
2,165.65 WINE#1 00000106 239643 2529042 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
3,293.61 WINE#1 00000106 239644 2529045 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
8.00 WINE#1 00000106 239645 2529608 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
2,213.79 WINE#1 00000106 239646 2532897 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
379.95 WINE#1 00000106 239647 2532900 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
96.00 WINE#2 00000106 239648 2525584 5055.6520 WINE IiQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
512.00 WINE#2 00000106 239649 2526294 5055.6520 W�NE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
364.00 WINE#2 00000106 239650 2529044 5055.6520 WINE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
456.29 WINE#2 00000106 239651 2529046 5055.6520 WINE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
104.00 WINE#2 00000106 239652 2532903 5055.6520 WINE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
406.30 WINE#3 00000106 239653 2529043 5085.6520 WINE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
2,160.29 WINE#3 00000106 239654 2529048 5085.6520 WINE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
1,768.00 WINE#3 00000106 239655 2532904 5085.6520 WINE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
12.41- CMWINE#1 00000106 239656 3517739 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
6.67- CMVNNE#1 00000106 239657 3517884 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1STOCKPURCHASES
7.17- CMWINE#1 00000106 239658 3517885 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
7.33- CMWINE#1 00000106 239659 3517886 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
13.33- CMWINE#1 00000106 239660 3517887 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
4.00- CMIMNE#2 00000106 239661 3517889 5055.6520 WINE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
24,748.34
255477 12/31/2013 700524 SOUTHERN WINE&SPIRITS OF MN LLC
75.00 TAX#1 00050756 239662 1113151 5015.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
196.50 LIQ#1 00050756 239663 1110323 5015.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
359.50 LIQ#1 00050756 239664 1111111 5015.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
12,701.67 LIQ#1 00050756 239665 1113148 5015.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
5,854.00 WINE#1 00050756 239666 1110321 5015,6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
725.00 WINE#1 00050756 239667 1113149 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
280.00 WINE#1 00050756 239668 1113150 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
3,835.94 LIQ#2 00050756 239669 1113152 5055.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
317.20 LIQ#2 00050756 239670 1114017 5055.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
52.00 WINE#2 00050756 239671 1113153 5055.6520 WINE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
1,268.00 WINE#2 00050756 239672 1110325 5055.6520 WINE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
400.00 WINE#2 00050756 239673 1113154 5055.6520 WINE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
116.91 LIQ#3 00050756 239674 1110363 5085.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
539.25 LIQ#3 00050756 239675 1111159 5085.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
8,834.45 LIQ#3 00050756 239676 1113184 5085.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
5,929.48 WINE#3 00050756 239677 1110362 5085.6520 WINE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
820.00 WINElF3 00050756 239678 1113185 5085.6520 WINE LIQUOR#3 ST0�7K PURCHASES
110.00 WINE#3 00050756 239679 1113186 5085.6520 WINE LIQUOR#3 S 'URCHASES
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255477 72/37/2013 100524 SOUTHERN WINE 8 SPIRITS OF MN LLC Continued...
42,414.90
255478 12131/2013 145118 STEEL TOE BREWING,LLC
81875 BEER#1 00051551 239592 2300 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
210.00 BEER#1 00051551 239593 2337 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
1,028.75
255479 12/31/2013 700199 TOP SHELF SUPPLY INC
154.66 TAX#1 00024781 239589 30438 5015.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
40.00 TAX#2 00024781 239590 30434 5055.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
303.67 TAX#3 00024781 239591 30436 5085.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
498.33
255480 12/31/2013 100521 WINE MERCHANTS
2,304.00 WINE#1 00022992 239680 485585 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
1,416.00 WINE#2 00022992 239681 485586 5055.6520 WINE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
152.00 WINE#3 00022992 239682 483304 5085.6520 WINE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
43.41 WINE#3 00022992 239683 483495 5085.6520 WINE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
3,480.00 WINE#3 00022992 239684 485587 5085.6520 , WINE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
7,395.41
255481 12/31/2013 100219 WIRTZ BEVERAGE MINNESOTA WINE&SPIRITS
1,721.87 LIQ#1 00000105 239632 1080119931 5015.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
96.00 TAX#1 00000105 239632 1080119931 5015.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
22.14 FREIGHT#1 00000105 239632 1080119931 5015.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
9,745.27 LIQ#1 00000105 239633 1080122894 5015.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
114.42 TAX#1 00000105 239633 1080122894 5015.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
153.42 NOTAX#1 00000105 239633 1080122894 5015.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
s2.48 FREIGHT#1 00000105 239633 1080122894 5015.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
484.80 LIQ#2 00000105 239634 1080119926 5055.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
4.60 FREIGHT#2 00000105 239634 1080119926 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
2,602.81 LIQ#2 00000105 239635 1080122821 5055.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
65.54 TAX#2 00000105 239635 1080122821 5055.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
19.70 FREIGHT#2 00000105 239635 1080122821 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
374.84 LIQ#3 00000105 239636 1080119741 5085.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
144.00 TAX#3 00000105 239636 1080119741 5085.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
8.05 FREIGHT#3 000�0105 239636 1080119741 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
4,649.31 LIQ#3 00000105 239637 1080122655 5085.6510 LIQUOR LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
163.92 TAX#3 00000105 239637 1080122655 5085.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
84.65 NOTAX#3 00000105 239637 1080122655 5085.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
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255487 12/37/2013 700219 WIRTZ BEVERAGE MINNESOTA WINE&SPIRITS Continued...
45.97 FREIGHT#3 00000105 239637 1080122655 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
20,583.79
255482 12/37I2013 144963 GREAT LAKES HIGHER EDUCATION GUARANTY CO
114.90 STUDENT LOAN GARNISHMENT 239721 140101 L 9000.2720 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
114.90
25b483 12/37/2013 101199 NCPERS MINNESOTA
816.00 PERA LIFE INSURANCE DEC 2013 239720 140101T 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
816.00
255484 12/31/2013 120400 BRENNO,GARRON D
49.96 PK-JEANS 239507 20131216 1710.6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHING ALLOWANCE PARK MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
49.98
255485 12/37/2013 722500 JACOBS,JEROME J .
30.00 UTIL-JEANS 239506 20131215 5305.6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHING ALLOWANCE WATER MGMTIREPORT/DATA ENTRY
30.00
255486 12/31/2013 100263 KEHRER,JEFFREYJ
59.89 NR-MILEAGE KEHRER 239509 20131219 1520.6277 MILEAC,E/AUTO ALLOWANCE NATURAL RESOURCES
5.15 NR-FUEL 239509 20131219 1520.6212 MOTOR FUELS/OILS NATURAL RESOURCES
65.04
255487 72I31/2013 100649 SPENCER,IVAN W
48.00 PK-JEANS 239510 20131216 1710.6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHINGALLOWANCE PARK MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
48.00
255488 12/31/2013 144459 ADVANCED IMAGING SOLUTIONS
27.56 GOLF COPIER MAINT-DEC 239552 INV38807 5105.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT GOLF MANAGEMENT
27.56
255489 72/31/2013 100017 AIR ENGINEERING&SUPPLY
178.21 STR-PRESSURE SWITCH 00073406 239511 10081296 1630.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS STREET EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
11.46- 00073406 239511 10081296 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
166J5
255490 72/31/2073 100017 AMERICAN PAYMENT CENTERS
172.48 UB BOX RENT 1ST QTR 00035218 239546 52643 5300.1560 PREPAID EXPENSES WATER&SEWER FUND BAL SHEET
172.48
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Expianation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
265490 12/31I2073 100017 AMERICAN PAYMENT CENTERS Continued...
255497 72/37/2073 142511 AMERICAN RED CROSS
300.00 POOL-LEARN TO SWIM FEES 00068988 239512 10245612 1930.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS REDWOOD POOL
300.00
255492 12/3112013 142827 ANCHOR PROMOTIONS
96.19 FIRE PREV BANNER DECALS 2014 00073474 239513 20131216 1320.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES FIRE PREVENTION
96.19
2b5493 12/3112013 100�47 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES INC
31.77 SHOP-UNIFORM RENT DEC 00046863 239689 6297895803 1530.6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHINGALLOWANCE CMF SHOP EQUIP MNTC&REPAIR
31.77 STR-UNIFORM RENT DEC 00046863 239689 6297895803 1600.6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHING ALLOWANCE STREET MANAGEMENT
31.77 PK-UNIFORM RENT DEC 00046863 239689 6297895803 1710.6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHING ALLOWANCE PARK MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
31.76 UTIL-UNIFORM RENT DEC 00046863 239689 6297895803 5305.6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHING ALLOWANCE WATER MGMT/REPORT/DATA ENTRY
127.07
255494 72/31I2013 101318 AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS COMPANY
472.93 UTIL-WELL6 RPR,REPL TIMER 00040658 239514 26944S 5320.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT Wl�TER WELL/BOOSTER STN MNT/RPR
472.93
255495 12/31/2013 178605 BWE WATER SCIENCE
605.00 BARLEY STRAW FOR PONDS WQ IMPR 239515 20131217 5505.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES STORM DRAIN UTILITY
605.00
255496 12131/2013 100082 BURNSVILLE,CITY OF
695.46 JPAADM FEE,2013 STR MAINT 239516 201300000014 1610.6249 2013121R OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES STREET/BOULEVARD REPAIR&MNTC
695.46
255497 12/31/2013 745153 CAL TEX ELECTRIC INC
36.00 AV043191-7600 147TH ST W#201 239687 AV043191 1001.4924 ELECTRICAL PERMIT GENERAL FUND REVENUE
36.00
255498 12131/2013 116142 CARGILL INCORPORATED
7,551.75 STR-CLEARLANE 00051516 239548 2901434015 1665.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES STREET SNOW&ICE MATERIALS
5,992.04 STR-CLEARLANE 00051516 239549 2901437087 1665.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES STREET SNOW&ICE MATERIALS
2,027.39 STR-CLEARLANE 00051516 239550 2901440377 1665.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES STREET SNOW&ICE MATERIALS
15,571.18
255499 12/31/2013 142662 CONVENTION&VISITORS BUREAU
4,770.34 LODGING TAX-NOV 2013 239499 20131226 7005.6319 REIMBURSEMENT OF REV COLL FOR LODGING TAX
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subiedger Account Description Business Unit
255499 12/31/2013 142662 CONVENTION 8 VISITORS BUREAU Continued...
4,770.34
255500 12/37/2013 119052 CUSTOM HOSE TECH INC
189.86 UTIL-GAPVAX PARTS 00073166 239519 72502 5390.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS SWR EQUIPNEHICLE M�SC MNTC/RP
189.86
255501 12/31/2073 700126 DAKOTA COUNTY
187.47 COUNCIL-RESERVE SCHAARS BLU6�070646 239504 40739 1005.6275 SCHOOLS/CONFERENCES/EXP LOCAL MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL
150.00 COUNCIL-RENTAL DEPOSIT SCHAF�Ot1070646 239504 40739 1005.6275 SCHOOLS/CONFERENCES/EXP LOCAL MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL
337.47
255502 12/31/2013 100737 DELEGARD TOOL CO
216.98 SHOP-TORQ/GEAR WRENCH/RATCI�II35179 239520 855874 1530.6211 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT CMF SHOP EQUIP MNTC&REPAIR
1,522.35 SHOP-75"TOOLBOX 00035179 239521 856995 1530.6211 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT CMF SHOP EQUIP MNTC&REPAIR
1,739.33
255503 12/31/2073 141275 ERICKSON'S BEN FRANKLIN
214.79 RETIREMENT PICS-MARBEN/RUTZ�0072348 239522 3951 1200.6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHING ALLOWANCE POLICE MANAGEMENT
214.79
255504 12/31/2073 140889 FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION
641.25 RED CHILDREN'S FIRE HATS 00051539 239523 27213 1320.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES FIRE PREVENTION
41.25- 00051539 239523 27213 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
600.00
255505 12131/2013 701056 FORCE AMERICA DISTRIBUTING LLC
241.94 STR-SPEEDOMETER COND MOD#3Q0035441 239524 1416930 1630.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS STREET EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
2,859.89 STR-PATROL COM KIT UPGRD#310 00035441 239525 1416931 1630.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS STREET EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
2,092.80- STR-RETURNS 239526 1414600 1630.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS STREET EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
156.08 STR-BELT DRIVEN CLUTCH#326 00035441 239527 1417691 1630.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS STREET EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
413.63 STR-HYD PUMP#326 00035441 239528 1417620 1630.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS STREET EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
1,578.74
255506 12/31I2013 101507 GALAXIE CAR CARE CENTER
7.00 CH-CAR WASHES,NOV 00043279 239722 1711397 1060.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT MUNICIPAL BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
4.00 ENG-CAR WASHES,NOV 239723 1711598 1510.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT PW ENGINEERING&TECHNICAL
25.50 FIRE-CAR WASHES,NOV 00039194 239724 1711021 1350.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT FIRE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
13.72 UTIL-CAR WASHES,NOV 00040202 239725 1711123 5345.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT WATER EQUIPNEHICLE/MISC MNTC
4.90 INSP-CAR WASHES,NOV 00043136 239726 1711470 1400.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT INSPECTIONS MANAGEMENT
55.12
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subiedger Account Description Business Unit
255506 72137/2073 101507 GALAXIE CAR CARE CENTER Continued...
255507 12/31I2013 1D1431 HEALTH FUND,THE
107.50 HEALTH FUND DEDUCTION 239614 123113847559 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
107.50
255508 12I31/2013 737419 HEDBERG,RON
37.99 POL-RETIREMENT CAKE MARBEN 00072666 239551 20131216 1200.6399 OTHER CHARGES POLICE MANAGEMENT
3.52 UTIL-(1 TIPS 00072666 239551 20131216 5325.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES WATER TREATMENT FCLTY MNTC/RPR
-01.51
255509 12/31/2013 745154 HOFFMAN REFRIGERATION&HEATING LTD
36.00 AV043751-409 REFLECTION RD REF 239688 AV043751 1001.4924 ELECTRICAL PERMIT GENERAL FUND REVENUE
36.00
255570 72/37/2013 101796 INTERSTATE BA7TERY SYSTEM OF MINNEAPOLIS
468.97 STR-BATTERIES 00042258 239690 220023717 1630.6216 VEHICLES-TIRES/BATTERIES STREET EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
64.13- SHOP-CORE CHARGE 00042258 239690 220023717 1530.6216 VEHICLES-TIRES/BATTERIES CMP SHOP EQUIP MNTC&REPAIR
404.84
255511 12/3112013 100118 KEEPRS INC
61.98 POL-GLOCK MAGAZINES 00072584 239539 232795 1210.6211 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS/PATROL
61.98
255512 12/37/2013 132646 KWIK KOPY BUSINESS CENTER
43.65 POL-NOTICE OF SIEZURE FORM 00071459 239540 14735 1200:6239 PRINTING POLICE MANAGEMENT
171.00 REC-BUSINESS CARDS(5 PEOPLE)00068644 239695 14703 1700.6239 PRINTING PARK&RECREATION MANAGEMENT
34.20 INSP-BUSINESS CARDS,DORN 00068644 239695 14703 1400.6239 PRINTING INSPECTIONS MANAGEMENT
34.20 PK-BUSINESS CARDS,ENDRES 00068644 239695 14703 1710.6239 PRINTING PARK MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
34.20 STR-BUSINESS CARDS,WEIMELT 00068644 239695 14703 1600.6239 PRINTING STREET MANAGEMENT
34.20 LIQ3-BUSINESS CARDS,HEYNE 00068644 239695 14703 5095.6239 PRINTING LIQUOR#3 OPERATIONS
17.10 IA1-BUSINESS CARDS,PIETIG 00068644 239695 14703 5205.6239 PRINTING ARENA 1 MANAGEMENT
17.10 IA2-BUSINESS CARDS,PIETIG 00068644 239695 14703 5260.6239 PRINTING ARENA2 MANAGEMENT-HAYES
385.65
255513 12/31/2013 116371 LOFFLER
15.77 HCSC COPIER MAINT-DEC 00050108 239553 1671532 1920.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT SENIOR CENTER
15.77
255514 72/37/2013 143885 MARONA DORIS
116.00 REC-SENT OUT LETTER FROM SANI�,BA73387 239541 20131216 1845.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES REC SELF SUPPORT PROG GENERAL
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255514 12/37/2013 743885 MARONA DORIS Continued...
116.00
255515 72/31/2013 100299 MASTER ELECTRIC CO
180.00 CH-INSTALL BALLAST IN PD 00035193 239542 SD5590 1060.6266 REPAIRS-BUILDING MUNICIPAL BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
180.00
255516 12/31/2013 120078 METRO UPHOLSTERY INC
178.15 UTIL-RPR DRIVER'S SEAT#417 00073420 239543 1921 5390.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT SWR EQUIPNEHICLE MISC MNTC/RP
.66- 00073420 239543 1921 5300.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT WATER&SEWER FUND BAL SHEET
177.49
255517 12/31/2013 141669 MIDWEST ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGIES,INC.
9,940.46 ELECTRICAL INSPECTION FEES 239686 20131231 1445.6243 ELECTRICAL PERMIT FEES INSPECTIONS ELECTRICAL
9,940.46
255578 12/31I2073 100693 MN FIRE SERVICE CERTIFICATION BOARD
230.00 FIRE-PROMOTIONAL TESTING FEE�0073472 239544 2358 1310.6275 SCHOOLS/CONFERENCES/EXP LOCAL FIRE TRAINING
230.00
255519 12/31/2013 100578 PROACT INC
630.99 REC HNDCP SVC-NOV 239547 45055 1810.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERV�CES REC HANDICAPPED PROGRAMS
630.99
265520 12/37/2013 138459 PWF SOLUTIONS INC
471.64 REC-CLEANING SUPPLIES 239701 16223 1835.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES REC WINTER SKATING PROGRAMS
471.64
255521 72/37/2013 100856 RASCALS CATERING
2,383.84 HCSC-HOLIDAY PARTY,12/10/13 239691 20131210 1920.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES SENIOR CENTER
69.60 COUNC-HOLIDAY PARTY,12/10/13 239691 20131210 1005.6275 SCHOOLS/CONFERENCES/EXP IOCAL MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL
17.40 ADMIN-HOLIDAY PARTY,12/10/13 239691 20131210 1010.6275 SCHOOLS/CONFERENCES/EXP LOCALADMINISTRATION
2;470.84
255522 12/37/2013 739970 ROCKMILLS ENTERPRISES,INC.
159.24 CURLY CORD FOR MANHOLE LIFTEBD073163 239702 12549 5375.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS SEWER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
10.24- 00073163 239702 12549 5300.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT WATER&SEWER FUND BAL SHEET
149.00
255523 12/37/2013 143896 SHAWN,JACK P
1,568.00 BSKTBL OFFICIAL FEES11/5-12/17 239538 20131217 1870.6235 CONSULTANT SERVICES REC BASKETP`
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Check# Date Amount Supplier!Explanation PO# Doc No In4 No AccouM No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255523 12i31/2073 143896 SHAWN,JACK P Continued...
1,568.00
255524 12/31I2013 737382 SPECIAIIZED ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES
621.17 PK-YARD WASTE DISPOSAL 00036800 239697 14873 1720.6240 CLEANING SERVICE/GARBAGE REMOVPARK GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
493.79 PK-SOIL/SOD DISPOSAL 00036800 239697 14873 1715.6240 CLEANING SERVICE/GARBAGE REMOVPARKATHLETIC FIELD MAINTENANC
1,108.00 STR-YARD WASTE,LEAVES 00036800 239697 14873 1610.6240 CLEANING SERVICE/GARBAGE REMOVSTREET/BOULEVARD REPAIR&MNTC
2,222.96
25552b 72131/2013 116840 ST LOUIS PARK,CITY OF
93.00 PERS EFFECTIVENESS REG-SKINNER 239704 23994 1705.6275 SCHOOLS/CONFERENCES/EXP LOCAL PARK&RECREATION MGMT TRAING
93.00 PERS EFFECTIVENESS REG-BERNSTE 239705 23995 1705.6275 SCHOOLS/CONFERENCES/EXP LOCAL PARK&RECREATION MGMT TRAING
186.00
256527 12/37/2013 700473 TOM'S MOBILE LOCK SERVICE
1,925.99 POL-DEADBOLTS/LOCKS/KEYS 239706 20131218 1255.6399 OTHER CHARGES POLICE GUN RANGE
4.69- 239706 20131218 1000.2330 OUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
1,921.30
255528 12131/20i3 100476 TOWN 8 COUNTRY GLASS
333.75 GOLF-REPLACE WINDSHIELD#501 00035208 239707 53554 7205.6399 OTHER CHARGES RISK MANAGEMENTS/1NSURANCE
g.�g_ 00035208 239707 53554 7200.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT RISK MGMT/INSUR BALANCE SHEET
324.57
255529 12/37/2013 101367 TRUGREEN-BURNSVILLE 6005
8,267.74 PK-FALL WEED CONTROI 00051363 239699 13139376 1720.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES PARK GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
918.64 PK-FALL WEED CONTROL 00051363 239699 13139376 1780.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES PARK HIGH SCHOOL#4 FIELDS
9,186.38
255530 12/37I2073 101587 TWIN CITY WATER CLINIC INC
375.00 COLIFORM WTR SAMPLES,NOV 00048457 239711 4301 5305.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES WATER MGMT/REPORT/DATA ENTRY
375.00
255531 12/31/2073 700489 UNIFORMS UNLIMITED
321.24 JACKET/INSIGNIA-MITCH SCOTT 00071387 239713 187644 1200.6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHINGALLOWANCE POLICE MANAGEMENT
321.24
255532 12/31I2013 700839 VALLEY-RICH COMPANY INC
4,237.74 WTR BRK RPR-7135 145TH ST W 00036805 239714 19482 5330.6269 REPAIRS-OTHER WTR MAINlHYDRANT/CURB STOP MNT
4,237.74
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanatian PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255533 72/31/2013 123538 VARITECH INDUSTRIES INC Continued...
522.69 STR-ELECTRIC VALVES 00035441 239715 IN0601001145 1630.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS STREET EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
522.69
255534 12/31/2013 100470 TIME SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER II,LLP
10,500.00 LIQ1 LEASE JAN 2014 239740 20140101 5000.1560 PREPAID EXPENSES LIQUOR BALANCE SHEET
2,549.55 LIQ1 TAX ESCROW-JAN 239740 20140101 5000.1560 PREPAID EXPENSES LIQUOR BALANCE SHEET
1,409.68 LIQ1 CAM ESCROW-JAN 239740 20140101 5000.1560 PREPAID EXPENSES LIQUOR BALANCE SHEET
14,459.23
20131146 11I29I2073 142702 BWE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MINNESOTA
19,200.50 30 COPAYAWARE 239554 A1 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROIL CLEARING BAL SHEET
1,338.00 30 COPAYAWARE(RETIREE) 239555 A2 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
4,081.00 30 COPAYAWARE(RETIREE) 239556 A3 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
1,405.00 30 COPAYAWARE(RETIREE) 239557 A5 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
12,747.00 HRAAWARE 2500/5000 239558 F1 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
1,106.00 HRAAWARE 4000/8000 239559 J1 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
49,934.50 HSAAWFlRE 2500/5000 239560 K1 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
3,885.00 HSAAWARE 2500/5000(RETIREE) 239561 K3 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
1,652.00 HSAAWARE 4000/8000 239562 L1 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
5,597.00 30 COPAYACCORD 239563 M1 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
8,860.00 HRAACCORD 2500/5000 239564 S1 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
859.50 HRAACCORD 4000/8000 239565 U1 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
409.00 HRAACCORD 4000l8000(RETIREE) 239566 U3 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
34,178.50 HSAACCORD 2500/5000 239567 V1 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
425.00 HSAACCORD 2500/5000 239568 V3 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
3,332.50 HSAACCORD 4000/8000 239569 W1 9000.2115 ACCRUED MEDICAL INSURANCE PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
149,010.50
20131243 12/37/2013 100038 APPLE VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS
303,591.00 CURR TAX-2ND HALF 239505 20131231 1365.6319 REIMBURSEMENT OF REV COLL FOR FIRE RELIEF
303,591.00
20131244 12/30/2013 700873 HEALTHPARTNERS
3,523.17 DENTAL CLAIMS 12/19-12/25/13 239739 20131225 7105.6146 DENTAL INSURANCE INSURANCE TRUST DENTAL
3,523.17
20740107 1/3/2014 100455 AFFINITY PLUS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
2,127.10 CREDIT UNION DEDUCT 239609 123113847554 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
2,127.10
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
20140102 7/3/2014 744790 ING-MN DCP ' Continued...
250.00 PLAN#650251 MN OCP 239606 1231138475516 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
250.00
20740103 1I3/2074 701238 MINNESOTA CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT CENTER
171.97 CHILD SUPPORT 239611 123113847556 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
415.32 CHILD SUPPORT 239612 123113847557 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
316.56 CHILD SUPPORT 239613 123113847558 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABIUTY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
903.85
20740704 1/3/2014 700392 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENTASSOCIATION
41,412.84 EMPLOYEE SHARE PERA 239608 123113847553 9000.2114 ACCRUED PERA PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
54,266.45 CITY SHARE PERA 239608 123113847553 9000.2114 ACCRUED PERA PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
95,679.32
20740105 1/3/2014 129553 US BANK
3,282.01 HSA FUNDING-EMPLOYEE 239603 1231138475513 9000.2125 ACCRUED HSA/HRA BENEFIT PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
3,282.01
20140106 1/3/2014 129676 US BANK
250.72 SERGEANT PEHRA FUNDING-GROSS W 239604 1231138475514 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
343.20 SERGEANT PEHRA FUNDING-ANNUAL 239604 1231138475514 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
1,163.99 POIICE PEHRA FUNDING-GROSS WAG 239604 1231138475514 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
981.44 POLICE PEHRA FUNDING-ANNUAL LE 239604 1231138475514 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
363.94 POLICE PEHRA FUNDING-COMP 239604 1231138475514 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
3,103.29
20740107 7/3/2074 100240 VANTAGEPOINT FRANSFER AGENTS-457 FT
28,624.54 PLAN#301171 FULL-TIME ICMA 239599 123113847551 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
28,624.54
20740108 1/3/2014 126459 VANTAGEPOINT TRANSFER AGENTS-ROTH
580.00 PLAN#70581 ROTH IRA 239602 1231138475512 9000.2120 ACCRUED BENEFIT LIABILITY PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
580.00
20140109 1/3@014 130957 GENESIS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS INC
1,059.80 FLEX SPENDING DAYCARE-2013 239730 1401010 9000.2119 ACCRUED FLEX SPENDING PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
1,059.80
858,879.86 Grand Total Payment InsVument Totals
Check Total 186,869.55
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Sub�edger Account Description Business Unit
858,879.86 Grand Total Payment Instrument Totals
� '� Check Total 186,869.55
��'o� Pay ModeX Total 580,275.73
Total Payments 858,879.86
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Company Amount
01000 GENERAL FUND 386,515.18
05000 IIQUOR FUND 122,932.03
05100 GOLF FUND 42,845.06
05200 ARENA FUND 34.20
05300 WATER&SEWER FUND 8,860.36
05500 STORM DRAINAGE UTILITY FUND 959.14
07000 LODGING TAX FUND 4,770.34
07100 INSURANCE TRUST DENTAL FUND 3,523.17
07200 RISK MANAGEMENT/INSURANCE FUND 324.57
09000 PAYROLL CLEARING FUND 288,115.81
Report Totals 858,879.86
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
3071 1/10/2014 137610 A H HERMEL COMPANY
20.00- NOTAX#1 CREDIT 00050148 239283 404930CM 5015.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
103.14 TAX#1 00050148 239927 408008 5015.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
1,558.92 NOTAX#1 00050148 239927 408008 5015.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
1,642.06
3072 7/70/2014 100101 ACE HARDWARE
15.48 CH-PLANT FOOD/POTTING MIX 00035176 240025 56986 1060.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES MUNICIPAL BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
94.38 LIQ3-SERVICE FOR SNOWBLOWER00071230 240026 57039 5095.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT IIQUOR#3 OPERATIONS
30.00 LIQ3-DEPOSIT FOR SERVICE 00071230 240027 56873 5095.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT LIQUOR#3 OPERATIONS
13.45- CH-DISCOUNT 240028 1060.6333 GENERAL-CASH DISCOUNTS MUNICIPAL BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
11.69 FIRE-COVER BOX,NUTS/BOLTS 00035260 240029 57200 1340.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES FIRE BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
28.85 FIRE-TORCH TRIGGER START PROfSD035260 240030 56801 1310.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES FIRE TRAINING
379- FIRE-DISCOUNT 240031 1300.6333 GENERAL-CASH DISCOUNTS FIRE MANAGEMENT
8.46 HCSC-ROPE STARTER 00073337 240032 57153 1920.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS SENIOR CENTER
.79- HCSC-DISCOUNT 00073337 240033 57153 1920.6333 GENERAL-CASH DISCOUNTS SENIOR CENTER
8.31 PK-DRILL BITS 00035340 240034 57213 1765.6211 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT PARK EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
9.59 AVCC-MISC SUPPLIES 00072452 240035 56845 1900.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES AV COMMUNITY CENTER
1.68- PK-DISCOUNT 240036 1710.6333 GENERAL-CASH DISCOUNTS PARK MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
35.23 IA1-BOX OF RAGS,HOOKS 00073210 240037 56938 5210.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES ARENA 1 BUILDING MAINTENANCE
12.81 IA1-PINE SOL 00073554 240038 56909 5210.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES ARENA 1 BUILDING MAINTENANCE
69.45 IA1-SPREADER,SCREW XTRACT01�8073554 240039 56909 5210.6211 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT ARENA 1 BUILDING MAINTENANCE
20.28 IA1-DRILL BIT 00073555 240040 56920 5210.6211 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT ARENA 1 BUILDING MAINTENANCE
12.90- IA1-DISCOUNT 240041 5210.6333 GENERAL-CASH DISCOUNTS ARENA 1 BUILDING MAINTENANCE
19.22 CMF-MISC SUPPLIES 00035176 240042 56934 1540.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES CMF BUILDINGS&GROUNDS MNTC
1.80- CMF-DISCOUNT 00035176 240043 56934 1540.6333 GENERAL-CASH DISCOUNTS CMF BUILDINGS&GROUNDS MNTC
38.44 STR-PADLOCKS FOR CHAIN SAW 6�9035426 240044 56831 1610.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES STREET/BOULEVARD REPAIR&MNTC
3.60- STR-DISCOUNT 00035426 240045 56831 1610.6333 GENERAL-CASH DISCOUNTS STREET/BOULEVARD REPAIR&MNTC
10.14 POL-THREADLOCKER RED 00072344 240046 57024 1210.6211 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS/PATROL
31.96 POL-KEYS FOR SQUADS 00072345 240047 57037 1210.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES POLICE FIEID OPERATIONS/PATROL
3.94- POL-DISCOUNT 240048 1210.6333 GENERAI-CASH DISCOUNTS POL�CE FIELD OPERATIONS/PATROL
5.87 UTIL-GASKET 00035231 240049 56710 5330.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES WTR MAIN/HYDRANT/CURB STOP MNT
18.67 UTIL-HASP SAFETY ZINC,DIELECT 00035231 240050 57083 5380.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES SEWER LIFT STN REPAIR&MNTC
35.24 UTIL-RV HOSE,COUPLER 00035231 240051 56982 5325.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES WATER TREATMENT FCLTY MNTC/RPR
10.68 UTIL-MAP PRO GAS 00035231 240052 56874 5325.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES WATER TREATMENT FCLTY MNTC/RPR
16.02 UTIL-FILTER 00035231 240053 56841 5325.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES WATER TREATMENT FCLTY MNTC/RPR
5:33 UTIL-MAINT SPONGE 00035231 240054 56821 5330.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES WTR MAIN/HYDRANT/CURB STOP MNT
50.70 UTIL-GUMOUT CLNR,SILICONE 00035231 240055 56961 5345.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES WATER EQUIPNEHICLE/MISC MNTC
8.51 UTIL-SINGLE-SIDED KEY 00035231 240056 56979 5320.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES WATER WELUBOOSTER STN MNT/RPR
14.95 UTIL-WIRE STRIPPER 00035231 240057 56941 5310.6211 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT WATER METER RPR/REPIACE/READNC
19.48 UTIL-DEICER,VELCRO,THERMOM�0035231 240058 56915 5380.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES SEWER LIFT STN REPAIR&MNTC
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3072 7/10/2074 100101 ACE HARDWARE Continued...
6.93 UTIL-LAMPHOLDER,ADAPTER 00035231 240059 56883 5380.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES SEWER LIFT STN REPAIR&MNTC
5.33 UTIL-GORILLATAPE 00035231 240060 57199 5380.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES SEWER LIFT STN REPAIR&MNTC
16.41 UTIL-NUTS/BOLTS,FLAT BAR 00035231 240061 57203 5380.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES SEWER LIFT STN REPAIR&MNTC
8.54 UTIL-VENT COVER 00035231 240062 57205 5330.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES WTR MAIN/HYDRANT/CURB STOP MNT
20.30- UTIL-DISCOUNT 240063 5305.6333 GENERAI-CASH DISCOUNTS WATER MGMT/REPORT/DATA ENTRY
60470
3073 1/10/2014 700609 ASPEN EQUIPMENT CO
17,593.76 STR-'13 DOOSAN AIR COMPRESS0100051496 239987 10126093 1600.6730 CAPITAL OUTLAY-TRANSPORTATION STREET MANAGEMENT
17,593.76
3074 1/10/2014 100071 BOYER TRUCKS
33.65 STR-DIMMER SWITCH#327 00035173 239876 810222 1630.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS STREET EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
33.65
3075 1/10/2014 100072 BRAUN INTERTEC CORPORATION
293.50 EN(C INSPECT QP SHADE STRUCTURE 239878 379417 1730.6266 REPAIRS-BUILDING PARK BUILDING MAINTENANCE
293.50
3076 7H0/2014 100319 CENTERPOINT ENERGY
574.83 LIQ 1 NOV 239756 56265598 5025.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS LIQUOR#1 OPERATIONS
181.38 LIQ 2 NOV 239757 55533673 5065.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS LIQUOR#2 OPERATIONS
1,503.45 FIRE STN 1 NOV 239758 55888184 1340.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS FIRE BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
382.74 FIRE STN 2 NOV 239759 55851539 1340.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS FIRE BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
354.80 FIRE STN 3 NOV 239760 55533657 1340.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS FIRE BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
2,867.26 IA2 NOV 239761 55978928 5265.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS ARENA2 BLDG MAINTENANCE-HAYES
125.90 WELL 1 NOV 239762 55887046 5320.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS WATER WELUBOOSTER STN MNT/RPR
82.59 WELL 2 NOV 239763 55675664 5320.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS WATER WELUBOOSTER STN MNT/RPR
430.19 WELL4 NOV 239764 55851604 5320.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS WATER WELL/BOOSTER STN MNT/RPR
228.82 WELL 5 NOV 239765 55851562 5320.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS WATER WELL/BOOSTER STN MNT/RPR
834.52 UTIL WfP NOV 239766 55877872 5325.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS WATER TREATMENT FCLTY MNTC/RPR
17.77 460 REFLECTION RD NOV 239767 75761361 5380.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS SEWER LIFT STN REPAIR R MNTC
985.84 GOLF NOV 239768 96338967 5110.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS GOLF CLUBHOUSE BUILDING
1,635.26 CMF STRG BLDG 1 NOV 239769 56034416 1540.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS CMF BUtLDINGS 8 GROUNDS MNTC
1,059.76 CMF STRG BLDG 2 NOV 239770 55793483 1540.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS CMF BUILDINGS&GROUNDS MNTC
498.72 CMF STRG BLDG 3 NOV 239771 56696487 1540.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS CMF BUILDINGS&GROUNDS MNTC
144.51 SWIM BLDG NOV 239772 56284078 1940.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS AQUATIC SWIM CENTER
182.26 SWIM PARK NOV 239773 79512695 1940.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS AQUATIC SWIM CENTER
88.41 . HAGEMEISTER PK NOV 239774 56100324 1730.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS PARK BU�LDING MAINTENANCE
191.33 VAL MID PK NOV 239775 55611420 1730.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS PARK BUILDING MAINTENANCE
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3076 1f10/2014 700379 CENTERPOINT ENERGY Continued...
71.83 DELANEY PARK NOV 239776 55372148 1730.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS PARK BUILDING MAINTENANCE
54.54 HUNTINGTON PK NOV 239777 56346620 1730.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS PARK BUILDING MAINTENANCE
71.83 GALAXIE PK NOV 239778 55848238 1730.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS PARK BUILDING MAINTENANCE
73.28 AV EAST PK NOV 239779 55851521 1730.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS PARK BUILDING MAINTENANCE
207.34 TEEN CENTER NOV 239780 56281637 1730.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS PARK BUILDING MAINTENANCE
3,034.44 AVCC NOV 239781 55686299 1900.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS AV COMMUNITY CENTER
830.40 HCSC NOV 239782 79615332 1920.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS SENIOR CENTER
48.31 SWIM NOV 239783 78955218 1940.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS AQUATIC SWIM CENTER
338.57 REDWOOD NOV 239784 55612972 1930.6256 UTIUTIES-NATURAL GAS REDWOOD POOL
48.31 UTIL SAN LIFT 2 GEN NOV 239785 91747147 5380.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS SEWER LIFT STN REPAIR R MNTC
17,149.19 �
3077 7/70/2014 101720 CENTERPOINT ENERGY SERVICES INC
3,561.86 CH NAT GAS NOV 239752 2749672 1060.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS MUNICIPAL BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
2,408.24 IA 1 NAT GAS NOV 239753 2749652 5210.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS ARENA 1 BUILDING MAINTENANCE
48.20 SWIM NAT GAS NOV 239754 2749242 1940.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS AQUATIC SWIM CENTER
3,435.81 CMF NAT CAS NOV 239755 2749662 1540.6256 UTILITIES-NATURAL GAS CMF BUILDINGS&GROUNDS MNTC
9,454.11
3078 7/70/2074 100133 DAY DISTRIBUTING CO
1,785.95 BEER#1 00000115 239930 732234 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCKPURCHASES
66.00 TAX#1 00000115 239930 732234 5015.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
3,605.38 BEER#1 00000115 239931 733031 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
21.50 TAX#1 00000115 239931 733031 5015.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
22.40- CMBEER#2 00000115 239932 730301 5055.6530 BEER LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
1,311.75 BEER#2 00000115 239933 732233 5055.6530 BEER LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
510.20 BEER#2 00000115 239934 733030 5055.6530 BEER LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
2,426.75 BEER#3 00000115 239935 731217 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
1,073.75 BEER#3 00000115 239936 732239 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
21.50 TAX#3 00000115 239936 732239 5085.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
1,990.20 BEER#3 00000115 239937 210 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
103.10 TAX#3 00000115 239937 210 5085.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
12,896.68
3079 7/70/2014 107365 ECM PUBLISHERS INC
40.00 LEGALAD-SMASHBURGER 239832 54137 1015.6239 PRINTING CITY CLERK/ELECTIONS
40.00 LEGALAD-ORD 953 239833 54136 1015.6239 PRINTING CITY CLERK/ELECTIONS
90.00 LEGALAD-FARQUARLAKEAERATION 239834 51867 1015.6239 . PRINTING CITYCLERK/ELECTIONS
256.50 LEGALAD-ALIMAGNETLAKEAERATI 239835 51868 1015.6239 PRINTING CITYCLERK/ELECTIONS
40.00 LEGALAD-ORD 955 239836 58211 1015.6239 PRINTING CITY CLERWELECTIONS
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3079 7/10/2014 101365 ECM PUBLISHERS INC Continued...
115.00 LEGALAD-ORD 954 239837 58210 1015.6239 PRINTING CITY CLERK/ELECTIONS
45.00 LEGALAD-ORD 956 239838 62154 1015.6239 PRINTING CITY CLERK/ELECTIONS
35.00 LEGALAD-ORD 957 239839 62155 1015.6239 PRINTING CITY CLERWELECTIONS
35.00 LEGALAD-ORD 958 239840 62156 1015.6239 PRINTING CITY CLERK/ELECTIONS
35.00 LEGALAD-ANIMAL ORD ZONING 239841 62157 1015.6239 PRINTING CITY CLERK/ELECTIONS
1,086.00 LIQ-DEC AD AV,LKVL,RSMT/FMGT 00035309 239885 56823 5005.6239 PRINTING LIQUOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
1,817.50
3080 1/1012074 179726 EXTREME BEVERAGES LLC
482.00 TAX#1 00043761 239966 W882519 5015.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
43.00 TAX#2 00043761 239967 W882520 5055.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
525.00
3081 1/1012014 700157 FACTORY MOTOR PARTS CO
78.29 POL-W�NDSHIELD WASHER FLUID 00035181 239817 14341380 1210.6212 MOTOR FUELS/OILS POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS/PATROL
32.06 SHOP-DRUM CORE CHARGE 00035181 239817 14341380 1530.6212 MOTOR FUELS/OILS CMF SHOP EQUIP MNTC&REPAIR
78.28 UTIL-WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID 00035181 239817 14341380 5345.6212 MOTOR FUELS/OILS WATER EQUIPNEHICLE/MISC MNTC
.50 UTIL-FOLD WIPES,UNDERPAID LAS00073161 239818 14317045 5330.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES WTR MAIN/HYDRANT/CURB STOP MNT
189.13
3082 7/70/2014 120313 FASTENAL COMPANY
46.07 STR-PLOW NUTS/WASHERS 239889 MNLAK97443 1665.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS STREET SNOW&ICE MATERIALS
18.79 POL-LUG CORRECTOR 239890 MNLAK97237 1210.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS/PATROL
64.86
3083 1/70/2014 103314 INNOVATIVE OFFICE SOLUTIONS
129.01 AVCC-MISC OFFICE SUPPLIES 00040444 239794 IN0428073 1900.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES AV COMMUNITY CENTER
10.37 AVCC-RECEPTACLES 00040444 239795 IN0428111 1900.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES AV COMMUNITY CENTER
386.36 GOLF-MISC OFFICE SUPPLIES 00040444 239796 IN0428398 5120.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES GOLF KITCHEN
60.66 FIN-MISC OFFICE SUPPLIES 00040444 239797 IN0428436 1035.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES FINANCE
23.26 REC-STORAGE KEY,TEEN CENTER00040444 239798 IN0429498 1835.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES REC WINTER SKATING PROGRAMS
2.04 PVI�DRY ERASE ERASER 00040444 239799 IN0429620 1500.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES PW MANAGEMENT
164.27 CMF-MISC CLEANING SUPPLIES 00040444 239800 IN0429620 1540.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES CMF BUILDINGS&GROUNDS MNTC
167.24 CMF-LARGE FINISH HEAD MOP 00040444 239801 IN0431699 1540.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES CMF BUILDINGS&GROUNDS MNTC
12.48 HR-CALCULATOR,TAPE 00040444 239802 IN0430227 1020.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES HUMAN RESOURCES
59.69 FIN-PRINT PAPER/MAGIC TAPE 00040444 239803 IN0430250 1035.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES FINANCE
2.49 DEV-BELL CALL 00040444 239804 IN0430250 1100.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES DEV MANAGEMENT
5.79 FIRE-RED INK REFILL 00040444 239805 IN0430250 1300.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES FIRE MANAGEMENT
5.22 AVCGLEGAL RULED PAD 00040444 239806 IN0432308 1900.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES AV COMMUNITY CENTER
216.11 AVCC-MISC CLEANING SUPPLfES 00040444 239807 IN0432308 1900.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES AV COMMUNITY CENTER
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3083 1I10/2074 103314 INNOVATIVE OFFICE SOLUTIONS Continued...
38.62 LIQ2-MISC OFFICE SUPPLIES 00040444 239808 IN0432487 5065.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES LIQUOR#2 OPERATIONS
20.79 LIQ2-LYSOI CLEANER 00040444 239809 IN0432487 5065.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES LIQUOR#2 OPERATIONS
140.10 LIQ1-TOWELS/LINERS/TISSUE 00040444 239810 IN0432901 5025.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES LIQUOR#1 OPERATIONS
64.76 HCSC-MISC OFFICE SUPPLIES 00040444 239811 IN0433264 1920.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES SENIOR CENTER
14.14 HCSC-MISC OFFICE SUPPLIES 00040444 239812 IN0433264 1920.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES SENIOR CENTER
19.43 HCSC-NAME BADGE 00040444 239813 IN0433491 1920.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES SENIOR CENTER
45.36 AVCC-MISC OFFICE SUPPLIES 00040444 239814 W0434313 1900.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES AV COMMUNITY CENTER
22.28 FIN-RULED PAD,PRINTER RIBBON 00040444 239815 IN0435119 1035.6210 OFFICE SUPPLIES FINANCE
400J8 ENG-CHAIR FOR COLIN 00066203 239816 IN0435774 1510.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES PW ENGINEERING&TECHNiCAL
2,011.25
3084 7/10/2014 116698 INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR
396.87 IT-NVIDIA GRAPHICS CARDS 00050730 239897 1100349981 1030,6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
1,314.88 IT-NEC MONITOR/DISPLAY PORT 00050730 239898 1100350166 1030.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
4.25 IT-GIGAMAX CONNECTOR 00050730 239899 1100347898 1030.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
1,716.00
3085 7/70/2074 122121 MARGRON SKOGLUND WINE IMPORTS
445.00 WINE#3 00046453 239960 20017712 5085.6520 WINE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
5.00 FREIGHT#3 00046453 239960 20017712 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
450.00
3086 1/70/2074 720777 MTM RECOGNITION
250.46 HR-RECOGNITION GIFTS 3RD QTR 00073702 239906 5696132 1020.6399 OTHER CHARGES HUMAN RESOURCES
16.11- 00073702 239906 5696132 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
234.35
3087 1/10@074 142746 MUZAK LLC
367.65 LIQ3-MUSIC SRVCS JAN-DEC 2014 00071233 240018 AM68603 5095.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES LIQUOR#3 OPERATIONS
' 367.65
3088 1/10/2014 170957 O'REILLYAUTOMOTIVE INC
51.11 SHOP-PENETRATING LUBE 00048564 239994 3245480902 1530.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES CMF SHOP EQUIP MNTC&REPAIR
27.22 SHOP-HOSE CLAMPS 00048564 239994 3245480902 1530.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS CMF SHOP EQUIP MNTC&REPAIR
30.92 POL-WINTER WIPER BLADES 00048564 239994 3245480902 1210.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS/PATROL
5.67 SHOP-DISCOUNT,REVERSE 239995 DECDISCOUNT 1530.6333 GENERAL-CASH DISCOUNTS CMF SHOP EQUIP MNTC&REPAIR
2.24- SHOP-DISCOUNT 239995 DECDISCOUNT 1530.6333 GENERAL-CASH DISCOUNTS CMF SHOP EQUIP MNTC&REPAIR
112.68
3089 1/10/2014 103014 PADGETT,MARCIE D
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3089 1/70/2014 103014 PADGET7;MARCIE D Continued...
49.75 REC-MILEAGE DEC PADGETT 239907 20131218 1700.6277 MILEAGE/AUTOALLOWANCE PARK&RECREATION MANAGEMENT
49J5
3090 1/70/2014 101500 PREMIUM WATERS INC
37.70 POL BOTTLED WATER 00038902 239996 3138051213 1250.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES POLICE FACILITY
37.70
3091 7/10/2014 707709 SHAMROCK DISPOSAL
210.49 PK-30 YD DUMPSTER 00039459 239912 55499 1720.6240 CLEANING SERVICE/GARBAGE REMOVPARK GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
210.49 STR-30 YD DUMPSTER 00039459 239912 55499 1610.6240 CLEANING SERVICE/GARBAGE REMOVSTREET/BOULEVARD REPAIR&MNTC
420.98
3092 1/10/2074 778355 SHI INTERNATIONAL CORP
780.00 2014 TREND MICRO WORRY-FREE SV 239858 20140108 1030.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
780.00
3093 1/10/2014 121942 SPRINT
235.82 FIRE MOBILE PHONE DEC 240005 691466141087 1300.6237 TELEPHONE/PAGERS FIRE MANAGEMENT
156.00 POL WIRELESS DATA LINE-DEC 00047541 240006 254688814073 1205.6237 TELEPHONE/PAGERS POLICE RECORDS UNIT
391.82
3094 7/70/2014 737686 TOWMASTER
201.57 STR-FALLS CLEVIS PIN 239916 354242 1630.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS STREET EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
1.01- 239916 354242 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
1,628.30 STR-HYD CYLINDER/FALLS BOLTS 239917 354207 1630.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS STREET EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
6.53- 239917 354207 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
1,822.33
3095 1/10/2014 100478 TRANS ALARM INC
83.36 FIRE AIARM-DEC-FEB-ST#7 240020 RMR899171 1340.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FIRE BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
3.57- FIRE SALES TAX ADJUSTMENT 240020 RMR899171 1340.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FIRE BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
3.57 FIRE SALES TAXADJUSTMENT 240020 RMR899171 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
83.36 FIRE ALARM-DEC-FEB-ST#2 240021 RMR899153 1340.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FIRE BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
3.57- FIRE SALES TAX ADJUSTMENT 240021 RMR899153 1340.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FIRE BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
3.57 FIRE SALES TAX ADJUSTMENT 240021 RMR899153 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
83.36 FIRE ALARM-OEC-FEB-ST#3 240022 RMR899158 1340.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FIRE BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
3.57 FIRE SALES TAX ADJUSTMENT 240022 RMR899158 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
3.57- FIRE SALES TAX ADJUSTMENT 240022 RMR899158 1340.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FIRE BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
250.08
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1!1/2014 - 1/10/2014
Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
3096 1I10/2014 101123 USA BLUE BOOK Continued...
591.54 UTIL-ARC FLASH COVERALL KIT-XL 240007 220861 5325.6211 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT WATER TREATMENT FCLTY MNTC/RPR
618.26 UTIL-ARC FLASH COVERALL KIT-2X 240007 220861 5380.6211 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT SEWER LIFT STN REPAIR&MNTC
1;209.80
3097 1/10/2014 721767 VARNER TRANSPORTATION
235.20 FREIGHT#1 00045995 239970 26972 5015.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
559.65 FREIGHT#1 00045995 239971 27195 5015.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
613.20 FREIGHT#1 00045995 239972 27206 5015.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
643.65 FREIGHT#1 00045995 239973 28297 5015.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
81.90 FREIGHT#2 00045995 239974 27186 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
106.05 FREIGHT#2 00045995 239975 27197 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
113.40 FREIGHT#2 00045995 239976 27208 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
215.25 FREIGHT#2 00045995 239977 28299 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
189.00 FREIGHT#3 00045995 239978 27185 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
315.00 FREIGHT#3 00045995 239979 27196 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
276.15 FREIGHT#3 00045995 239980 27207 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
603.75 FREIGHT#3 00045995 239981 28298 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
3,952.20
3098 1/10/2014 100498 VIKING INDUSTRIAL CENTER
1,801.07 UTIL-GAS MONITOR,ETC 00035251 240008 3006160 5375.6211 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT SEWER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
4.20 UTIL-TAX ADJUST 00035251 240008 3006160 5300.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT WATER&SEWER FUND BAL SHEET
4.20- UTIL-TAXADJUST 00035251 240008 3006160 5375.6211 SMALLTOOLS&EQUIPMENT SEWER MAINTENANCEAND REPAIR
1,801.07
3099 1/70/2074 179521 WILSKE,JOSHUA J
9.83 IT-MILEAGE DEC WILSKE 239920 20131218 1030.6277 MILEAGE/AUTO ALLOWANCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
9.83
3700 7/10/2074 700363 XCEL ENERGY
127.95 POL GUN RANGE ELECTRIC 240010 394918647 1255.6255 UTILITIES-ELECTRIC POLICE GUN RANGE
127.95
3107 7/10/2014 738342 YOCUM OIL COMPANY INC
24,651.75 DIESEL FUEL 00050328 239921 600847 1000.1520 INVENTORY-SUPPLIES GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
24,651.75
3702 7/70/2074 700528 ZIEGLER INC
9,132.47 UTIL-WTP CHANGE OIL/COOLANT 239922 SW050210434 5325.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT WATER TREATMENT FCLTY MNTC/RPR
9,132.47
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Descrip6on Business Unit
3702 1/10/2014 100528 ZIEGLER INC Continued...
255535 1/8/2014 744685 AM CRAFT SPIRITS INC
131.76 TAX#3, 00051504 239928 6753 5085.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
131.76
255536 1/8/2074 125174 ARTISAN BEER COMPANY
1,600.00 BEER#1 00047806 239929 37660 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
1,600.00
255537 1/8/2074 144088 INDEED BREWING CO
282.00 BEER#3 00051420 239968 16226 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
195.00 BEER#3 00051420 239969 16342 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
477.00
255538 1/8/2014 100013 J J TAYLOR DISTRIBUTING CO OF MN
8,865.70 BEER#1 00000116 239938 2155345 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
38.80 NOTAX#1 00000116 239938 2155345 5015.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
232.00 BEER#1 00000116 239939 2155346 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00 FREIGHT#1 00000116 239939 2155346 5015.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00- CMFREIGHT#1 00000116 239939 2155346 5015.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
73.00 BEER#1 00000116 239940 2155362 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
5,457.70 BEER#1 00000116 239941 2155392 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
15.00 TAX#1 00000116 239941 2155392 5015.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
5,869.75 BEER#1 00000116 239942 2135430 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
15.00 TAX#1 00000116 239942 2135430 5015.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
44.60 NOTAX#1 00000116 239942 2135430 5015.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
464.00 BEER#1 00000116 239943 2113992 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
7,084.14 BEER#1 00000116 239944 2165466 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
199.80 NOTAX#1 00000116 239944 2165466 5015.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
2,465.93 BEER#2 00000116 239945 2155336 5055.6530 BEER LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00 FREIGHT#2 00000116 239945 2155336 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00- CMFREIGHT#2 00000116 239945 2155336 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
2,016.00 BEER#2 00000116 239946 2102837 5055.6530 BEER LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
192.00- CMBEER#2 00000116 239946 2102837 5055.6530 BEER LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00 FREIGHT#2 00000116 239946 2102837 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00- CMFREIGHT#2 00000116 239946 2102837 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
2,465.80 BEER#2 00000116 239947 2155386 5055.6530 BEER LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
44.60 NOTAX#2 00000116 239947 2155386 5055.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00 FREIGHT#2 00000116 239947 2155386 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00- CMFREIGHT#2 00000116 239947 2155386 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255538 1l8/2014 100013 J J TAYLOR DISTRIBUTING CO OF MN Continued...
920.10 BEER#2 00000116 239948 2165415 5055.6530 BEER LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00 FREIGHT#2 00000116 239948 2165415 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR tk2 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00- CMFREIGHT#2 00000116 239948 2165415 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
824.70 BEER#2 00000116 239949 2165459 5055.6530 BEER LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
38.80 NOTAX#2 00000116 239949 2165459 5055.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00 FREIGHT#2 00000116 239949 2165459 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00- CMFREIGHT#2 00000116 239949 2165459 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
135.95 BEER#3 00000116 239950 2155322 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
2,473.90 BEER#3 00000116 239951 2155334 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00 FREIGHT#3 00000116 239951 2155334 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00- CMFREIGHT#3 00000116 239951 2155334 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
261.30 BEER#3 00000116 239952 2155335 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
112.00 BEER#3 00000116 239953 2155340 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
4,709.35 BEER#3 00000116 239954 2155385 5055.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
15.00 TAX#3 00000116 239954 2155385 5085.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
38.80 NOTAX#3 00000116 239954 2155385 5085.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00 FREIGHT#3 00000116 239954 2155385 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00- CMFREIGHT#3 00000116 239954 2155385 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
115.25 BEER#3 00000116 239955 2155393 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00 FREIGHT#3 00000116 239955 2155393 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00- CMFREIGHT#3 00000116 239955 2155393 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
3,062.15 BEER#3 00000116 239956 2165412 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
38.00 TAX#3 00000116 239956 2165412 5085.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
163.40 NOTAX#3 00000116 239956 2165412 5085.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00 FREIGHT#3 00000116 239956 2165412 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00- CMFREIGHT#3 00000116 239956 2165412 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
110.00- CMBEER#3 00000116 239957 2113900 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
1,568.85 BEER#3 00000116 239958 2165461 5085.6530 BEER LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
30.00 TAX#3 00000116 239958 2165461 5085.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
77.60 NOTAX#3 00000116 239958 2165461 5085.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00 FREIGHT#3 00000116 239958 2165461 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
3.00- CMFREIGHT#3 00000116 239958 2165461 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
49,634.97
255539 1/8/2074 100027 M AMUNDSON LLP
47.40 TAX#3 00044390 239959 165737 5085.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
957.19 NOTAX#3 00044390 239959 165737 5085.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
1,004.59
255540 1/8/2074 143947 OENO DISTRIBUTION
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1!1/2014 - 1/10/2014
Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255540 1/8/2014 143947 OENO DISTRIBUTION Continued...
333.00 WINE#3 00051337 239961 1945 5085.6520 WINE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
4.50 FREIGHT#3 00051337 239961 1945 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
337.50
255547 7/8/2014 745718 STEEL TOE BREWING,LLC
546.00 BEER#1 00051551 239962 2380 5015.6530 BEER LIQUOR#1 STOCKPURCHASES
546.00
255542 1/8/2014 143962 VINE LINE DISTRIBUTION
910.00 WINE#1 00051352 239963 1318 5015.6520 WINE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
4.00 FREIGHT#1 00051352 239963 1318 5015.6550 . FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#1 STOCK PURCHASES
130.00 WINE#2 00051352 239964 1319 5055.6520 WINE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
1.50 FREIGHT#2 00051352 239964 1319 5055.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#2 STOCK PURCHASES
520.00 WINE#3 00051352 239965 1320 5085.6520 WINE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
2.50 FREIGHT#3 00051352 239965 1320 5085.6550 FREIGHT ON RESALE MDSE LIQUOR#3 STOCK PURCHASES
1,568.00
255543 7/8/2014 101055 BIRD,WILLIAM A
76.94 SR HOLIDAY PARTY POINTSETTIAS 240064 55259 1001.4355 RECREATION USER FEES GENERAL FUND REVENUE
76.94
255544 7/8/2014 140576 FROEBER,ANDREA
12.64 INSP MILEAGE SEPT-DEC FROEBER 239872 20131227 1400.6277 MILEAGE/AUTO ALLOWANCE INSPECTIONS MANAGEMENT
12.64
255545 7/8/2014 100188 GACKSTETTER,PAMELA
64.97 MILEAGE OCT-DEC GACKSTETTER 239871 20131218 1015.6277 MILEAGE/AUTOALLOWANCE CITY CIERK/ELECTIONS
64.97
255546 1/8/2014 100770 HARMSEN,DONALD R
110.00 2014 CBO LICENSE RNWL-HARMSEN 239870 632404 1400.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS INSPECTIONS MANAGEMENT
Supplier 111168 MN DEPT OF LABOR&INDUSTRY
110.00
255574 7/8/2014 100177 FINGER,JUDY M
214.25 OAKWILT SUPPRES COST SHR PROG 239741 20131213 1520.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES NATURAL RESOURCES
214.25
255575 1/8/2074 114411 GREENLEAF ESTATES 6TH
500.00 OAKWILT SUPPRES COST SHR PROG 239750 20131101 1520.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES NATURAL RESOURCES
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1/1/2014 - 1/10/2014
Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255575 1/8I2014 774471 GREENLEAF ESTATES 6TH Continued...
500.00
255576 1/8/2014 702369 HUNTERS WOOD ASSOCIATION
500.00 OAKWILT SUPPRES COST SHR PROG 239742 20130910 1520.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES NATURAL RESOURCES
321.38 OAKWILT SUPPRES COST SHR PROG 239743 20131105 1520.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES NATURAL RESOURCES
500.00 OAKWILT SUPPRES COST SHR PROG 239744 20130909 1520.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES NATURAL RESOURCES
1,321.38
255577 1/8/2014 743605 MACK,TARA&JUSTIN
64.28 OAKWILT SUPPRES COST SHR PROG 239745 80713MA 1520.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERYICES NATURAL RESOURCES
64.28
255578 1/8/2014 145156 MILES,GREG
328.55 ALAMO INJ COST SHARE PROG 239746 130268 2072.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES REFORESTATION
200.00 OAKWILT SUPPRES COST SHR PROG 239747 130311 1520.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES NATURAL RESOURCES
528.55
255579 7/8/2074 142434 MILON,WILLIAM 8�BARBARA
200.00 OAKWILT SUPPRES COST SHR PROG 239748 86935 1520.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES NATURAL RESOURCES
200.00
265580 1/8/2074 145757 SHOWALTER,JOE
200.00 OAKWILT SUPPRES COST SHR PROG 239749 20131212 1520.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES NATURAL RESOURCES
200.00
255581 7/8/2074 118663 WILDWOOD PHASE 1
500.00 OAKWILT SUPPRES COST SHR PROG 239751 20130923 1520.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES NATURAL RESOURCES
500.00
255582 7/8/2014 101557 AAA CREDIT SCREENING SVCS LlC
125.00 POL-BACKGROUND CREDIT CHECK�1073075 239873 79046 1215.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES POLICE DETECTIVE UNIT
125.00
255583 7/8/2074 118038 AMERICAN LEGION POST 21
160.00 GOLF-AD IN BROCHURE 00072240 239874 20131216 5105.6239 PRINT�NG GOLF MANAGEMENT
160.00
255584 1/8/2014 100039 APPLE VALLEY FORD
293.91 POL VEHICLE LEASE-JANUARY 239982 20140108 1215.6310 RENTAL EXPENSE POLICE DETECTIVE UNIT
18.69 PK DOOR ACCUATOR#248 00035168 239984 307464 1765.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS PARK EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
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1/1l2014 - 1/10/2014
Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255584 1/8/2014 700039 APPLE VALLEY FORD Continued... '
22.93 PK-BLOWER MOTOR#248 00035168 239985 307491 1765.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS PARK EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
28.52 POL LF MARKER IIGHT#18 00035168 239986 308249 1210.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS POLICE FIEID OPERATIONS/PATROL
364.05
255585 1/8/2014 700767 ASCAP
330.00 2014 MUSIC PEFORMANCE LICENSE 239849 500578837 1700.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS PARK 8 RECREATION MANAGEMENT
330.00
255586 1/8/2074 116280 ASSN OF MN BUILDING OFFICIALS
400.00 AMBO MEMBERSHIP 2014-DORN 239848 20131114 1400.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS INSPECTIONS MANAGEMENT
400.00
255587 1/8/2014 745004 BARRIS,JODIE
116.00 HCSC-TAP DANCE INSTRUCTION D�0073336 239875 20131223 1920.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES SENIOR CENTER
116.00
255588 1/8/2014 770885 BRABEC,BILL
200.00 DAMAGE DEP CHRISTMAS TREE SP�70647 239877 R107200 1001.4049 LICENSE-OTHER GENERAL FUND REVENUE
200.00
255589 7/8/2014 116142 CARGILL INCORPORATED
8,427.60 STR DEICING SALT 00051517 239864 2901446792 1665.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES STREET SNOW 8 ICE MATERIAIS
6,192.52 STR DEICING SALT 00051517 239865 2901454455 1665.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES STREET SNOW&ICE MATERIALS
1,579.13 STR DEICING SALT 00051517 239866 2901457971 1665.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES STREET SNOW&ICE MATERIALS
8,331.70 STR DEICING SALT 00051517 239867 2901461217 1665.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES STREET SNOW&ICE MATERIALS
12,372.23 STR DEICING SALT 00051517 239868 2901463625 1665.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES STREET SNOW 8 ICE MATERIALS
1,816.33 STR DEICING SALT 00051517 239869 2901470871 1665.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES STREET SNOW&ICE MATERIALS
38,719.51
255590 1l8/2014 744979 CENTURY MANUFACTURING
251.11 STR-GRAFFITI WIPES CANISTERS 239879 531445 1680.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES TRAFFIC SIGNS/SIGNALS/MARKERS
16.15- 239879 531445 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
234.96
255591 1/8/2014 170648 CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS RECEIVABLES
7.20 APS TRANSACTION FEES 239830 400413004378 1205.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES POLICE RECORDS UNIT
7.20
255592 1/8/2074 130960 COLD SPRING MEMORIAL GROUP
289.80 CEM-LUVERNE RADTKE SCROLLS 00051533 239880 1650656A 5605.6325 COLUMBARIUM CEMETERY
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255592 1/8/2014 730960 COLD SPRING MEMORIAL GROUP Continued...
289.80
255593 1/8/2014 101007 CROSS NURSERIES INC ,
23.46 UTIL-REPL SHRUB FOR WELL#19 00072609 239881 34103 5320.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES WATER WELL/BOOSTER STN MNT/RPR
23.46
255594 1l8/2014 122849 DAKOTA COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
75,283.00 POL DCC FEE-JAN 240013 AV201401 1200.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES POLICE MANAGEMENT
75,283.00
255595 7/8/2074 100139 DAKOTA COUNTY LICENSE CENTER
11.00 POL REGISTER#31 240014 20140108 1210.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS/PATROL
11.00
255596 1/8/2014 123324 DAMA METAL PRODUCTS INC
628.43 FIRE-KEY BOX W/TAMPER SW 239882 13163 1320.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES FIRE PREVENTION
628.43
255597 1/8/2074 118441 DE PAUL LETTERING
316.00 FIRE-NAVY T-SHIRTS WITH LOGOS 239883 9442 1330.6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FIRE OPERATIONS
637.00 FIRE-NAVYT-SHIRTS WITH LOGOS 239884 9343 1330.6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHINGALLOWANCE FIRE OPERATIONS
711.00 FIRE-NAVY LS-SHIRTS WITH LOGOS 239884 9343 1330.6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHINGALLOWANCE FIRE OPERATIONS
1,664.00
255598 1/8/2014 100137 DELEGARD TOOL CO
321.47 UTIL RPLCMT-TOOLS,TRUCK BOXEflD035179 239988 861735 5375.6271 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT SEWER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
321.47 UTIL RPLCMT-TOOLS,TRUCK BOXE�035179 239988 861735 5330.6217 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT WTR MAIN/HYDRANT/CURB STOP MNT
642.94
255599 7/8I2014 700141 DICKS VALLEY SERVICE
274.41 POL-TOW CRIMINAL VEHICLE HOMIC 239786 133913 1215.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES POLICE DETECTIVE UNIT
6•$$- 239786 133913 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
275.21 POL-TOW CRIMINAL VEHICLE HOMIC 239787 136035 1215.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES POLICE DETECTIVE UNIT
6•$$- 239787 136035 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
168.33 POL-TOW FORFEITED VEHICLE 13-4 239788 121919 1215.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES POLICE DETECTIVE UNIT
168.33 POL-TOW FORFEITED VEHICIE 13-4 239789 132583 1215.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES POLICE DETECTIVE UNIT
168.33 POL-TOW FORFEITED VEHICLE 13-5 239790 134138 1215.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES POLICE DETECTIVE UNIT
168.33 POL-TOW FORFEITED VEHICLE 13-6 239791 135741 1215.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES POLICE DETECTIVE UNIT
168.33 POL-TOW FORFEITED VEHICLE 13-6 239792 138478 1215.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES POLICE DETECTIVE UNIT
189.71 POL-TOW 10-52 13-5293 239793 134656 1215.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAI SERVICES POLICE DETECTIVE UNIT
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255599 1/8/2014 100141 DICKS VALLEYSERVICE Continued...
1.38- 239793 134656 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
1,565.84
255600 1/8/2074 100434 DOUGHERTY MOLENDA SOLFEST HILLS&BAUER
24,621.00 POL LEGAL SERVICE JANUARY 240015 66112720114 1055.6231 LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
12,700.00 GEN LEGAL SERVICE-JANUARY 240016 66112730114 1050.6231 LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL GENERAL SERVICES
37,321.00
255601 1/8/2074 700407 EMERGENCYAUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INC
7,447.10 2013 POL INTERCEPTOR UTIL#15 00047575 239886 11630 1210.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS/PATROL
7,447.10
255602 1/8/2014 145163 EMERGENCY RESPONSE SOLUTIONS
901.44 FIRE-MSA CALIBRATION GAS CYLIN 239887 1780 1330.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES FIRE OPERATIONS
901.44
255603 1/8/2014 143883 ENVIROTECH SERVICES INC
1,018.95 STR-MELTDOWN APEX ANTI ICING L 239888 CD201403805 1665.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES STREET SNOW&ICE MATERIALS
1,018.95
255604 1/8/2074 136283 FIRE SAFETY USA
1,470.46 FIRE-RECHARGEABLE BATTERY 00051510 239891 63646 1330.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS FIRE OPERATIONS
1,470.46
25560b 1/8/2014 100420 FISCHER MINING,LLC
164.48 SAND/GRAVEL-12583 GLENBROOK'0Q035242 239892 9557 5330.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES WTR MAIN/HYDRANT/CURB STOP MNT
164.48
255606 1/8/2014 100943 FLEET COMPUTING INTERNATIONAL
650.00 2014 SVC&MAINT PLAN FLEET CO 239893 4394 1530.6399 OTHER CHARGES CMF SHOP EQUIP MNTC&REPAIR
650.00
255607 1/8/2014 100995 GENUINE PARTS CO-MINNEAPOLIS
19.82 PK-NO DETERGENT OIL,SCRAPER 00035350 239819 518713 1765.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES PARK EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
.37- PK-DISCOUNT 00035350 239819 518713 1765.6333 GENERAL-CASH DISCOUNTS PARK EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
12.80 FIRE-GAS CAP 00073469 239820 518820 1350.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS FIRE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
.24- FIRE-DISCOUNT 00073469 239820 518820 1350.6333 GENERAL-CASH DISCOUNTS FIRE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
9.57 PK-TOGGLE SWITCH 00035350 239821 517194 1765.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS PARK EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
41.58
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255608 1/8/2014 100510 HD SUPPLY WATERWORKS LTD Continued...
1,715.43 UTIL-METERS 00035250 239894 B793644 5310.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE WATER METER RPR/REPLACE/READNG
11,025.59 UTIL-METERS 00035250 239894 6793644 5310.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS WATER METER RPR/REPLACE/READNG
709.25- 00035250 239894 6793644 5300.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT WATER&SEWER FUND BAL SHEET
2,671.88 UTIL-METERS/FLANGE KIT 00035250 239895 6872673 5310.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS WATER METER RPR/REPLACE/READNC
171.88- 00035250 239895 6872673 5300.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT WATER&SEWER FUND BAL SHEET
14,53177
255609 1/8/2014 702847 HOWLAND'S IKON
55.00 STR-BASEBALL JACKET 00045237 239896 130403 1600.6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHING ALLOWANCE STREET MANAGEMENT
55.00
255610 7/8/2074 116232 ICMA MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
849.76 2014 ICMA MEMB DUES-C GRAWE 240011 390571 1010.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS ADMINISTRATION
849J6
255611 1/8/2014 142046 KILLMER ELECTRIC COMPANY,INC.
17,572.50 SIGNAL REVISIONS-147TH/GALAXIE 239829 201312401 2027.6810 2013124G CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS ROAD ESCROW
17,572.50
255612 1/8/2014 143907 KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES,INC.
855.10 DEV-RED LINE EDA MEETING 239900 3749 1100.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES DEV MANAGEMENT
855.10
255673 7/8/2014 737345 KIRVIDA FIRE INC
466.49 RPR MASTER DISCHG VALVE#4982 239901 3749 1350.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT FIRE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
466.49
255614 1/8/2014 132646 KWIK KOPY BUSINESS CENTER
45.96 POL-BUSINESS CARDS-J HORAZUK00073074 239902 14766 1200.6239 PRINTING POLICE MANAGEMENT
45.96
255615 1l8/2014 143160 LATOUR CONSTRUCTION INC
49,438.04 GREENLEAF STR/UTILITY IMPROV 239989 201310108 2027.6810 2013101 R CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS ROAD ESCROW
314.18 GREENLEAF STR/UTILITY IMPROV 239989 201310108 2027.6810 2013101R CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS ROAD ESCROW
696.05 GREENLEAF STR/UTILITY�MPROV 239989 201310108 2027.6810 2013101R CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS ROAD ESCROW
11,595.62 GREENLEAF STR/UTILITY IMPROV 239989 201310108 5360.6810 2013101S CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
24,532.61 GREENLEAF STR/UTILITY IMPROV 239989 201310108 5360.6810 20131015 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS . CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
20,000.00 GREENLEAF STR/UTILITY IMPROV 239989 201310108 5360.6810 2013101 W CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
8,109.57 GREENLEAF STR/UTILITY IMPROV 239989 201310108 5360.6810 2013101S CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
4,026.43 GREENLEAF STR/UTILITY IMPROV 239989 201310108 5360.6810 2013101D CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255615 118/2014 743160 LATOUR CONSTRUCTION INC Continued...
118,712.50
255676 1l8/2014 745167 LIBERTY GLASS SERVICE
175.00 PK-CUT/INSTAIL RIGHT REAR GLAS00072976 240017 ISG010202541 1765.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT PARK EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
175.00
255617 7/8/2014 101200 LOFFLER COMPANIES INC
652.22 IT COPIER LEASE-DEV&2ND FL M 239990 243887015 1030.6310 RENTAL EXPENSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
156.67 IT COPIER MAINT-2ND Fl MAIN 239990 243887015 1030.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
41.91 IT COPIER MAINT-DEV 239990 243887015 1030.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
364.74 POL COPIER LEASE-2ND FL 239990 243887015 1200.6310 RENTAL EXPENSE POLICE MANAGEMENT
349.87 POL COPIER LEASE-1ST FL 239990 243887015 1200.6310 RENTAL EXPENSE POLICE MANAGEMENT
385.20 REC COPIER LEASE-AVCC 239990 243887015 1700.6310 RENTAL EXPENSE PARK&RECREATION MANAGEMENT
196.70 IT COPIER LEASE-MAIL ROOM 239990 243887015 1030.6310 RENTAL EXPENSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
73.17 POL COPIER MAINT-1ST&2ND FL 239990 243887015 1200.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT POLICE MANAGEMENT
319.64 REC COPIER MAINT-AVCC 239990 243887015 1700.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT PARK&RECREATION MANAGEMENT
31.40 IT COPIER MAINT-MAIL ROOM 239990 243887015 1030.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
385.19 PW COPIER LEASE 239990 243887015 1500.6310 RENTAL EXPENSE PW MANAGEMENT
102.73 PW COPIER MAINT 239990 243887015 1500.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT PW MANAGEMENT
3,059.44
255618 1/8/2014 100942 MADDEN GALANTER HANSEN,LLP
950.00 HR-LABOR RELATIONS SVCS NOV 239903 20131201 1020.6235 CONSULTANT SERVICES HUMAN RESOURCES
950.00
255619 1/8/2074 744231 MAGNEYCONSTRUCTION,INC.
596,095.73 WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSIO 239828 201210808 5325.6735 2012108W CAPITAL OUTLAY-OTHER IMPROVEME WATER TREATMENT FCLTY MNTC/RPR
596,095.73
255620 1/8/2014 700294 MAIL PACK&SHIP
22.60 POL-SHIP TO QUETEL CORP 00071631 239822 88548 1200.6238 POSTAGE/UPS/FEDEX POLICE MANAGEMENT
13.97 UTIL-SHIP TO MDH 00072616 239823 5325.6238 POSTAGE/UPS/FEDEX WATER TREATMENT FCLTY MNTC/RPR
5.67 UTIL-SHIP WATER SAMPLES 00072612 239824 5325.6238 POSTAGE/UPS/FEDEX WATER TREATMENT FCLTY MNTC/RPR
42.24
255621 7/8/2014 745161 MANA RESTAURANTS,LLC
918.00 REIMB ESCROW MANA RESTAURANTS 240012 6821 4901.5078 ESCROW-PROJECT COSTS PHYSICAL IMPROV ESCROW REVENUE
918.00
255622 7/8/2014 100299 MASTER ELECTRIC CO
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255622 1l8/2014 100299 MASTER ELECTRIC CO Continued...
325.00 PK-CRANE CHG HAYES HOCKEY LT80035347 239904 SD6228 1725.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT PARK ICE RINK MA4NTENANCE
664.33 UTIL-ELECTRICAL RPRS WELL#15 00035237 239905 SD6225 5320.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT WATER WELUBOOSTER STN MNT/RPR
989.33
255623 7/8/2014 700377 METRO COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL SVCS
215,850.04 WASTEWATER SVC-FEB 239983 1029280 5365.6317 METRO WASTE CONTROL PAYMENT SEWER MGMT/REPORTS/DATA ENTRY
215,850.04
256624 1l8/2014 141813 MILLER,MYLES
45.00 GOLF-BEER LINE CLEANING 00040619 239991 391580 5120.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES GOLF KITCHEN
45.00
255625 1/8/2014 100654 MN DEPT OF AGRICULTURE
15.00 PESTICIDE APPL LICENSE-ADAMINI00072977 239850 20140108 1720.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS PARK GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
15.00 PESTICIDE APPL LICENSE-BENJAM�0072977 239850 20140108 1720.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS PARK GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
15.00 PESTICIDE APPL LICENSE-KROYER00072977 239850 20140108 1720.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS PARK GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
15.00 PESTICIDEAPPL LICENSE-LARSON00072977 239850 20140108 1720.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS PARK GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
15.00 PESTICIDE APPL LICENSE-GLEVWV�0072977 239850 20140108 1720.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS PARK GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
15.00 PESTICIDE APPL LICENSE-ROTHER00072977 239850 20140108 1720.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS PARK GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
90.00
255626 1/8l2014 100763 MN PARKS&SPORTS TURN MANAGERS ASSOCIAT
50.00 2014 ANNUAL DUES-ADAMINI 00072978 239851 20140108 1700.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS PARK&RECREATION MANAGEMENT
25.00 2014 ANNUAL DUES-WACHTER 00072978 239851 20140108 1700.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS PARK&RECREATION MANAGEMENT
25.00 2014 ANNUAL DUES-BENJAMIN 00072978 239851 20140108 1700.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS PARK&RECREATION MANAGEMENT
25.00 2014ANNUAL DUES-ENDRES 00072978 239851 20140108 1700.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS PARK&RECREATION MANAGEMENT
125.00
255627 1l8/2014 114686 MN POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
300.00 COLLECTION SYST CONF-BLOMMEL-J 239853 20140108 5370.6275 SCHOOLS/CONFERENCES/EXP LOCAL SEWER TRAINING/SCHOOL/MEETINGS
300.00
255628 1/8/2014 100575 MN STATE FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION
85.00 2014 ANNUAL MEMB-N THOMPSON 00073473 239852 20140108 1300.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS FIRE MANAGEMENT
52.00 2014ANNUAL MEMB-C RUSSELL 00073473 239852 20140108 1300.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS FIRE MANAGEMENT
52.00 2014 ANNUAL MEMB-S MATTINGLY 00073473 239852 20140108 1300.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS FIRE MANAGEMENT
52.00 2014 ANNUAL MEMB-W PICKUP 00073473 239852 20140108 1300.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS FIRE MANAGEMENT
52.00 2014ANNUAL MEMB-R KINGSLEY 00073473 239852 20140108 1300.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS FIRE MANAGEMENT
293.00
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255629 1/8/2014 745759 MORPHOTRUST USA Contlnued...
3,990.43 BOOKING PHOTO SOFTWARE 00051518 239997 77328 1200.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT POLICE MANAGEMENT
9.34 POL SALES TAXADJUSTMENT 00051518 239997 77328 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
9.34- POL SALES TAXADJUSTMENT 00051518 239997 77328 1200.6265 REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT POLICE MANAGEMENT
3,990.43
255630 1/8/2014 743249 NAC MECHANICAL 8 ELECTRICAL SERVICES
3,550.00 ELECTRIC GEN EMISSIONS IMPROV 239992 201310802FINAL 1060.6715 2013108G CAPITAL OUTLAY-BUILDINGS MUNICIPAL BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
2,634.00 ELECTRIC GEN EMISSIONS IMPROV 239992 201310802FINAL 5320.6265 2013108G REPAIRS-EQUIPMENT WATER WELUBOOSTER STN MNT/RPR
6,184.00
255631 1/8/2074 121340 NATIONAL GOLF FOUNDATION
225.00 2014 ANNUAL DUES-VALLEYWOOD00072241 239855 1032492 5105.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS GOLF MANAGEMENT
225.00
255632 7/8/2014 737637 NFPA
7,165.50 2014 NATIONAL FIRE CODES SUBSC 239854 336479 1320.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS FIRE PREVENTION
1,165.50
255633 1/8/2014 100704 NOKOMIS SHOE SHOP
150.00 UTIL-BOOTS,R DINGMAN 00045231 239825 554942 5305.6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHINGALLOWANCE WATER MGMT/REPORT/DATA ENTRY
150.00
255634 1/8/2074 710957 O'REILLYAUTOMOTIVE INC
10.12 POL-OIL FILTER 00048564 239993 3245482108 1210.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS/PATROL
Supplier 100957 MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY 8 TECHNICAL COLLEG
10.12
255635 1/8/2014 100374 PEPSI-COLA COMPANY
398.10 CMF-POP 00046895 239826 17516169 1540.6545 NON-TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE CMF BUILDINGS&GROUNDS MNTC
398.10
255636 1/8/2014 100387 POSTMASTER ST PAUL
200.00 UTIL FIRST CLASS PRESORT 2014 240019 PI419 5303.6238 POSTAGE/UPS/FEDEX UTILITY BILLING
200.00
255637 1/8/2014 743336 PREMIER LOCATING INC
60.00 ELECTRIC LOCATES 12/10-12/12 00051167 239908 36129 5805.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES STREET LIGHT UTILITY FUND
60.00
255638 7/8/2074 722957 ROCHESTER ARBORISTS WORKSHOP
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanatian PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255638 7/8/2074 122957 ROCHESTER ARBORISTS WORKSHOP Continued...
95.00 ROCHESTERARBORIST WRKSHP-KEHR 239856 ARBORISTWRKS-KE 1520.6275 SCHOOLS/CONFERENCES/EXP LOCALNATURAL RESOURCES
HRER
95.00 '
255639 1/8/2014 101919 RYAN ELECTRIC INC
706.25 LIQ3-RPR SIGN/INDOOR LIGHTS 00071232 239909 25160 5095.6266 REPAIRS-BUILDING LIQUOR#3 OPERATIONS
706.25
255640 1/8/2074 732465 SAM'S CLUB DIRECT
66.20 REC TC CONCESSIONS 00073367 239998 8567 1840.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE REC TEEN PROGRAMS
.73 REC SALES TAXADJUSTMENT 00073367 239998 8567 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
.73- REC SALES TAX ADJUSTMENT 00073367 239998 8567 1840.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE REC TEEN PROGRAMS
11.86 REC BATTERIES FOR TC 00073367 239998 8567 1840.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES REC TEEN PROGRAMS
56.23 GOLF KITCHEN FOOD 00049151 239999 2499 5120.6420 GOLF-FOOD GOLF KITCHEN
19.56 AVCC CLEANER 240000 3038 1900.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES AV COMMUNITY CENTER
1.26- 240000 3038 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
74.18 REC DANCE&TC DECORATIONS/S�OB.073381 240001 225 1840.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES REC TEEN PROGRAMS
69.10 REC TC CONCESSIONS 00073381 240001 225 1840.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE REC TEEN PROGRAMS
36.84 GOLF KITCHEN FOOD 00049151 240002 5382 5120.6420 GOLF-FOOD GOLF KITCHEN
15.84 PW PLATES 240003 2775 1500.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES PW MANAGEMENT
76.03 REC TC CONCESSIONS 00073390 240004 8256 1840.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE REC TEEN PROGRAMS
.67 REC SALES TAXADJUSTMENT 00073390 24Q004 8256 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
.67- REC SALES TAXADJUSTMENT 00073390 240004 8256 1840.6540 TAXABLE MISC FOR RESALE REC TEEN PROGRAMS
424.58
255641 1/8/2014 743548 SCOTT STUMPFL ENTERPRISES,LLC
1,800.00 FIRE-INSTALL WTR SOFTENERAFSI 239910 1873 1340.6266 REPAIRS-BUILDING FIRE BLDG&GROUNDS MNTC
1,800.00
255642 1/8/2014 100432 SEH ENGINEERS
39,996.75 WTP EXPANSION 239831 275989 5325.6235 2012108W CONSULTANT SERVICES WATER TREATMENT FCLTY MNTC/RPR
39,99675
255643 1/8/2014 101305 SEMA EQUIPMENT
82.25 PK-THERMOSTAT/SEAL#203 00049834 239911 596747 1765.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS PARK EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
5.29- 00049834 239911 596747 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
76.96
255644 1/8/2014 123232 SESAC INC
685.00 2014 MUSIC PERFORMANCE LICENSE 239857 3784321 1700.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS PARK&RECREATION MANAGEMENT
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255644 1/8/2014 123232 SESAC INC Continued...
685.00
255645 1/8/2014 119199 SHEPPARD,TINAA
54.00 HCSC-OIL PAINTING INSTRUCTION 00073335 239913 20131220 1920.6249 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES SENIOR CENTER
54.00
255646 1/8/2014 101075 SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSN
110.00 2014 STMA MEMB DUES-ADAMINI 00072979 239859 20131204 1720.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS PARK GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
110.00
255647 1/8/2014 121687 SWANSTON EQUIPMENT CORP
288.83 STR-VALVE HANDLE 00073422 239914 P01747 1630.6215 EQUIPMENT-PARTS STREET EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
288.83
255648 1/8/2074 720666 SYMBOLARTS
291.70 POL-OFFICER BADGES/HOLDER 00071388 239915 2045481N 1200:6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHING ALLOWANCE POLICE MANAGEMENT
18.76- 00071388 239915 2045481N 1000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET
272.94
255649 1/8/2074 145158 TADLOCK,JEWELS
475.00 DAMAGE DEPOSIT REFUND 12/28/13 239827 20131230 1001.5116 RENTS-HAYES SENIOR CENTER GENERAL FUND REVENUE
475.00
255650 1/8/2074 742745 TARGET BANK
10.17 POl CLOROX WIPES 00072340 239923 6431240194 1210.6211 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS/PATROL
22.37 POL HAND WARMERS 00072789 239924 6431227874 1210.6211 SMALLTOOLS&EQUIPMENT POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS/PATROL
13.98 POL CHRISTMAS COOKIES 00072398 239925 6431233825 1200.6229 GENERAL SUPPLIES POLICE MANAGEMENT
10.87 POL WIPES,TIRE SHINE SPRAY 00072398 239926 6431233825 1210.6211 SMALL TOOLS&EQUIPMENT POLICE FIELD OPERATIONS/PATROL
57.39
255651 1/8/2014 100489 UNIFORMS UNLIMITED
10.67 EMBROID JACKETS/SHIRTS-KOSL08�D73602 239918 187432 1295.6281 UNIFORM/CLOTHING ALLOWANCE COMMUN SERVICE OFFICERS(CSO)
10.67
255652 1/8/2014 100490 UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION
110.00 2014 MEMB DUES-VLLYWD GOLF 00072242 239863 43749316 5105.6280 DUES&SUBSCRIPTIONS GOLF MANAGEMENT
110.00
255653 1/8/2014 738025 UNIVERSITYOFMINNESOTA
295.00 CITY ENG ASSOC MTG-BLOMSTROM 239860 ENGR0010-BLOMST 1500.6275 SCHOOLS/CONFERENCES/EXP LOCAL PW MANAGEMENT
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Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
255653 1l8@014 138025 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Continued...
ROM
295.00 CITY ENG ASSOC MTG-MANSON 239861 ENGR0010-MANSON 1510.6275 SCHOOLS/CONFERENCES/EXP LOCAL PW ENGINEERING&TECHNICAL
295.00 CITY ENG ASSOC MTG-BENNETT 239862 ENGR0010-BENNET 1510.6275 SCHOOLS/CONFERENCES/EXP LOCAL PW ENGINEERING&TECHNICAL
T
885.00
255654 1/8/2014 121017 VALLEY LAKE IRRIGATION,LLC
90.84 LIQ3-WINTERIZE SPRINKLER SYS 00071231 239919 6147 5095.6266 REPAIRS-BUILDING LIQUOR#3 OPERATIONS
5.84- 00071231 239919 6147 5000.2330 DUE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT LIQUOR BALANCE SHEET
85.00
255655 1/8/2014 145162 VAVRINA,JOE
5,000.'00 REFUND FIN ESCROW 240009 B61855 4901.5078 2012160G ESCROW-PROJECT COSTS PHYSICAL IMPROV ESCROW REVENUE
5,000.00
255656 1/8/2014 145166 WISCONSIN DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
955.50 POL-2013 SWAT WEEK FORT MCCOY 238598 92713 1272.6276 SCHOOLS/CONFERENCES/EXP OTHERPOLICE DAK CTY MAAG TEAM
Supplier 145108 WISCONSIN STATE PATROLACADEMY
955.50
20140110 7/6/2074 100873 HEALTHPARTNERS
2,440.17 DENTAL CLAIMS 12/26/13-1/1/14 239842 20140101 7105.6146 DENTAL INSURANCE INSURANCE TRUST DENTAL
2,440.17
20140111 1/6/2074 102664 ANCHOR BANK
61,671.58 FEDERALTAXES PR 239843 1401016 9000.2111 ACCRUED FEDERAL/fICA PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
22,882.53 EMPLOYEE FICA 239843 140101 B 9000.2111 ACCRUED FEDERAUFICA PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
22,882.53 CITY SHARE FICA 239843 140101 B 9000.2111 ACCRUED FEDERAL/FICA PAYROLL CLEAR�NG BAL SHEET
8,247.48 EMPLOYEE MEDICARE 239843 140101 B 9000.2111 ACCRUED FEDERAUFICA PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
8,247.48 CITY SHARE MEDICARE 239843 140101 B 9000.2111 ACCRUED FEDERAUFICA PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
123,931.60
20140112 1/3/2014 100657 MN DEPT OF REVENUE
25,115.79 PAYROLL STATE TAX 239844 140101G 9000.2112 ACCRUED STATE W/H PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
25,115J9
20740113 7/6/2014 701671 MN DEPT OF REVENUE
140.68 DIESEL TAX-PARKS 239845 20140106 1765.6212 MOTOR FUELS/OILS PARK EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
1,084.29 DIESEL TAX-STREETS 239845 20140106 1630.6212 MOTOR FUELS/OILS STREET EQUIPMENT MAINTENANGE
6.72 DIESEL TAX-WqTER 239845 20140106 5345.6212 MOTOR FUELS/OILS WATER EQUIPNEHICLE/MISC MNTC
R55CKR2 LOGIS100 CITY OF APPLE VALLEY 1/9/2014 8:47:32
Council Check Register by GL P89e' 22
Council Check Register and Summary
1!1/2014 — 1/10/2014
Check# Date Amount Supplier/Explanation PO# Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit
20140173 1/6I2014 101674 MN DEPT OF REVENUE Continued...
29.15 DIESELTAX-SEWER 239845 20140106 5390.6212 MOTOR FUELS/OILS SWR EQUIPNEHICLE MISC MNTClRP
1,260.84
20140114 1/2/2014 142967 US BANK
- 43,485,00 HRA/VEBA FUNDING-2014 1ST HALF 239846 140101 9000.2125 ACCRUED HSA/HRA BENEFIT PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
43,485.00
20140115 1/1@014 729553 US BANK
178,370.00 HSA FUNDING-2014 1ST HALF CONT 239847 140101C 9000.2125 ACCRUED HSA7HRA BENEFIT PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
178,370.00
20740116 1/9/2014 130957 GENESIS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS INC
141.91 FLEX SPENDING MEDICAL-2013 240023 140102N 9000.2119 ACCRUED FLEX SPENDING PAYROLL CLEARING BAL SHEET
3,099.80 FLEX SPENDING DAYCARE-2013 240024 1401020 9000.2179 ACCRUED FLEX SPENDING PAYROLL CLEARING BAl SHEET
3,241.71
1,755,005.82 Grand Totai ' '� Payment Instrument Totals
D`'�� CheckTotal 1,265,366.91
� (�( TransferTotal 377,845.11
' � � Pay ModeX Total 111,793.80
��;�� � Total Payments 1,755,005.82
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R55CKS2 LOGIS100 CITY OF APPLE VALLEY 1/9/2014 8:47:40
Council Check Summary Page- 1
1/1/2014 - 1/10/2014
Company Amount
01000 GENERAL FUND 264,542.21
02025 ROAD ESCROW FUND 68,020.77
02070 REFORESTATION FUND 328.55
04900 PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS ESCROW F 5,918.00
05000 LIQUOR FUND 78,090.76
05100 GOLF FUND 2,005.27
05200 ARENA FUND 5,400.37
05300 WATER&SEWER FUND 953,765.82
05600 CEMETERY FUND LEVEL PROGRAM 289.80
05800 STREET LIGHT UTIL FUND 60.00
07100 INSURANCE TRUST DENTAL FUND 2,440.17
09000 PAYROLLCLEARING FUND 374,144.10
ReportTotals 1,755,005.82