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04/30/1985 - City Council SpecialSPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY APRIL 30, 1985 5:15 P.M. I. Roll Call II. History III. Other IV. Adjournment L MEMO TO: HORNORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: CITY ADMINISTRATOR HEDGES DATE: APRIL 29, 1985 SUBJECT: SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING A special City Council meeting was set by Mayor Blomquist for 5:15 p.m., on Tuesday, April 30 (tomorrow) to approve a bid to publish the Eagan History Book. At the April 16 City Council meeting it was mentioned that a meeting might be necessary this week in order to keep on schedule with the 60 -day requirement for publication. In order for the successful bidder to produce copies for sale at the July 4 Birthday Celebration, it will be necessary to begin publication on May 1 allowing the 60 -day time frame. The bids were received last Friday and after a review this morning, it was determined that the City will recommend the bid of Viking Publishing Company for the reasons outlined in the attached memorandum. Also attached are bids presented by three other publishing companies. The book will more than likely sell the difference in the publication cost expenses incurred by the City for Lisa tasks in preparing the History Book. /TAL- City Administrator TLH/jj for approximately $10, and and sale price will cover Fleming and other related MEMO TO: CITY ADMINISTRATOR HEDGES FROM: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT DUFFY DATE: APRIL 29, 1985 SUBJECT: HISTORY BOOR PRINTING & BINDING The City of Eagan has received four (4) proposals for printing and binding the history book of the City. The prices quoted are acceptable and will allow the book to be, sold at a very reasonable price, certainly below $10 each. The qualifications of the proposers do vary and I have attempted to summarize each proposal, as follows: PIONEER PRINTING Pioneer Printing submitted the lowest prices: 2000 Books - $5.97 each, $11,940.00 3000 Books - $4.97 each, $14,910.00 4000 Books - $4.52 each, $18,080.00 5000 Books - $4.22 each, $21,100.00 Rerun Charge - 2000 books - $4.66 each, $9,320 However, their proposal was extremely brief and the only examples submitted were of paper proposed to be used. This company is located in Minneapolis and employs 30 full-time personnel and 10 part-time. Although Pioneer Press has been in business for over 70 years, their actual book printing experience seems to be extremely limited. They only listed three books as examples of their experience and only one of these was a hard bound. Also, the books listed were directories or summaries of legal proceedings which would not require artistic layouts. Looking at their time schedule (3 weeks for typesetting, keylining and proofing; 2 weeks for press work and folding; and 4 weeks for binding and finishing), I am afraid they are possibly underestimating the first step. Also, if their bindery needs 4 weeks for binding and finishing, they probably do not have efficient equipment. They propose to use Midwest Editions as a subcontractor for binding purposes. Considering that we would like a quality book published and that our time frame is extremely tight, I would suggest that Pioneer's proposal not be considered because of their lack of actual hard cover book publishing experience. Considering that our book is not just a directory but a book with a complicated layout and many pictures, any delay because of inexperience could cause missing the delivery deadline and/or result in an inferior product. NYSTROM PUBLISHING CO., INC. The next lowest price was submitted by Nystrom Publishing Co., Inc., of Maple Grove: 2000 books - $6.23 each, $12,461.96 3000 books - $4.77 each, $14,304.48 4000 books - $4.08 each, $16,317,04 5000 books - $3.63 each, $18,130.44 No price quoted for rerun. Nystrom employs a total of 12 persons. This proposal submitted examples of paper to be used, of styles of type and also a copy of a soft bound book which they had printed. Their experience seems to be of the general printer variety, i.e., brochures., newsletters, posters, etc. They listed four books which they had printed, three of which were by the same author and about fishing. One of these books was the soft cover book which they submitted as an example. Although this example was adequate, I was not overly impressed with the layout. Their time schedule allows one week for typesetting (adequate), one week for keylining after approval of typesetting and receiving layouts (possibly too short), one week to strip and prepare a blueline after approval of keylining (adequate), one week to print after the blueline is approved (possible) and one week for the binding (possible). Keep in mind that that, in this proposal as well as the others, City personnel will be responsible for proofreading and preparing draft layouts as well as approving the various steps. Nystrom proposes to use Muscle Bound Bindery as a subcontractor for the binding. I would suggest not using Nystrom for the same reasons as stated for not using Pioneer. VIKING PRESS, INC. The third lowest price quote was from Viking Press, Inc. Their prices were as follows: 2000 books - $7.47 each, $14,930.50 3000 books - $5.74 each, $17,230.60 4000 books - $5.05 each, $20,189.00 5000 books - $4.44 each, $22,205.50 Rerun charge - 2000 copies - $5.48 each, $10,966.00 Viking is one of the three most experienced (and/or largest) book publishing firms in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. They are an international printing firm doing work locally, nationally and internationally, primarily in the book publishing and related fields. The book would be printed at their Eden Prairie plant which has approximately 130 employees. They are obviously experienced in producing hard cover books. They submitted several examples of their work, two of which had fairly complicated layouts, as would our book. They also submitted examples of paper. Their timeframe allows typesetting, proofreading, and layout during the month of May and making plates, bluelines, final proofs, printing and binding during June. This timetable seems acceptable and will again depend on City personnel performing their duties. They would use West Publishing of Eagan as a subcontractor to produce the hard bound cover. I would recommend that Viking be seriously considered for the job. They are experienced and would be able to work with us and guide us, expecially in the areas where we are unexperienced. They also have the facilities and personnel to adequately complete the job within the required time. COLWELL/NORTH CENTRAL INC The fourth proposal was submitted by Colwell/North Central of St. Paul. Their prices are: 2000 books - $7.75 each, 3000 books - $6.50 each, 4000 books - $5.70 each, No quote given for 5000 Rerun charge - 2000 books $15,500.00 $19,500.00 $22,800.00 - $4.80 each, $9,600 Colwell/North Central is another of the top three publishing firms in this area. They do a large amount of work in the upper Midwest area. They are very experienced in hard cover book printing and submitted many samples of their work, nine of which were hard cover books of varying difficulty and styles. They also submitted paper samples and examples of the City of Eagan's book layout in different type styles. Their time table includes two days for typesetting (very fast), 5 days for keylining after Eagan staff has proofread and made layout dummies, 7 days for camera work and prep, 4-5 days for printing after staff proofs and 4-5 days for binding. This firm seems to have advanced equipment so it is possible that they could keep to this schedule. Two subcontractors would be used. Type setting and keylining would be performed by Key Publishing, locally owned by Gary Andersen (a resident of Eagan) and binding would be performed by West Publishing. I would recommend that Colwell/North Central also be considered for this project for the same reasons as stated for Viking Press. The City of Eagan history book, "Lone Oak Years," hopefully will be something that residents, old and new, of the City as well as others associated with Eagan will wish to keep for many years to come. To that end, the actual book should be of a fairly high quality and attractive inside and out. I feel that our chances of receiving such a finished book, especially considering the time constraints, would be greatly enlarged by choosing either Viking or Collwell/North Central. They have the personnel who are experienced with producing hard cover, quality books and also the equipment to produce them. Viking's prices are the better of the two, and for that reason, it would probably be advisable to award the project to Viking. If 2000 were ordered as a first printing, the price per book would be $7.47 each. This would mean that the book could be sold for $9.95 which is an extremely reasonable price for a book of this type. However, if the Council thinks that it would be possible and probable to sell 3,000 books, the individual price to us of $5.74 per book is much better and would allow a lower sale price. ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THIS ITEM: To award the printing and binding of the Eagan history book to Viking Press in the amount of either 2000 or 3000 copies. 4 MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: CITY ADMINISTRATOR HEDGES DATE: APRIL 30, 1985 SUBJECT: INFORMATIVE Due to a three-week stretch between regular City Council meetings and with the growing number of letters and other information for review by the City Council, I have included several items of informational status for your reading and review. AMM Board Appointments Last week the city manager of Coon Rapids was selected by the nomination committee for vice-president of the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities. This leaves Dakota County with no incumbent representation on the AMM Board of Directors. The City Administrator of Mendota Heights was selected by the nomination committee to serve on the Board of Directors and will be the only representative from Dakota County. Mayor Blomquist was concerned about the decision of the AMM and, therefore, wrote and sent a letter to the Executive Director, a copy of which is enclosed for your review. Dakota County Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan Enclosed is a copy of a letter that was sent to Mr. Larry Figgins, Administrative Design Engineer with Dakota County, regarding the upgrading of Lone Oak Road between Lexington Avenue and T.H. 55 to be included in the Dakota County Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan. Polzin Memorial Fund Enclosed is correspondence with Agnes Polzin regarding a decision that was made to use those funds for renovation of the Wescott School Bell which is now being displayed at the Eagan Municipal Center building. The rope, which will finalize the project, will be installed in the next couple of weeks. Municipal Legislative Commission Enclosed is a copy of a Municipal Legislative Commission update for your review. ness Solicitation Last summer a policy was set by the City Council that business solicitation for the selling of flowers, pictures and other wares and sundry items would not be allowed on public property or private property without proper land use and zoning regulations. April 30, 1985 Page 2 A young fellow from South St. Paul has requested permission to sell flowers within our City at the intersection of Cedar Avenue and Diffley Road during the Mother's Day weekend. The City has informed this fellow that business solicitation is not allowed and he is asking to pursue the item before the City Council. Enclosed is a copy of a letter and in an effort to streamline the next City Council agenda on May 7, the City Council supports its policy of 1984 - there will be no changes made, however, if there is a desire to change the policy, the item will be placed formally on the agenda. A simple direction is all that is required on this item. s/Thomas L. Hedges City Administrator TLH/jj Enclosure of 3830 PILOT KNOB ROAD, P.O. BOX 21199 EAGAN. MINNESOTA 55121 PHONE: (612) 454-8100 April 25, 1985 VERN PETERSON ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES 183 UNIVERSITY AVE E ST PAUL MN 55101 Re: Board Appoints AMM Dear Vern: TL )� BEA BLOMQUIST Mayor THOMAS EGAN JAMES A. SMITH JERRY THOMAS THEODORE WACHTER CWml Members THOMAS HEDGES CIN Adn)4 "Iv EUGENE VAN OVERBEKE Clly Clerk In studying the geographics of the seven -county metropolitan area, it is very much the concern of Eagan and surrounding cities that Dakota County have representation that speaks to issues in Dakota County. Dakota County is the fastest growing county in the state. The population has increased from 194,000 in 1980 to 210,000 in 1984, which represents 10% of the total metropolitan population. The issues of utmost importance in Dakota County include 1) Housing - because of allthe new growth. 2) Schools - again because of the new growth. 3) Transportation - because of the impact the growth has caused on roads. 4) Parks - of regional significance, our parks, which, for the most part, are not yet developed and need to be because of the development. 5) Airport noise and flight corridor - because of the changing flight pattern. 6) Land fills and a solution to solid waste disposal - as you well know, Dakota County has the supplier of land fills for other metropolitan counties. 6) Health care and emergency (ambulance) coverage. These are a few of our concerns; the list could go on and on. Dakota County is losing two board members, one because of relocation and one because of an expired term. If AMM is concerned about participation from all counties, the nomination committee should carefully review the geographics of it's board and committees. It is my concern that if we do not look at a balance participation and one county or two get excluded we are, in fact, doing ourself a disservice. Recently a service committee of which I was a member reviewed how to improve our membership as well as services. The goal was to encourage non-members to join and participate in issues of metro- politan significance. THE LONE OAK TREE ... THE SYMBOL OF STRENGTH AND GROWTH IN OUR COMMUNITY BOARD APPOINTS AMM APRIL 25, 1985 PAGE 2 Might I point out that when we do not balance the voice and votes of our metropolitan counties we are in fact encouraging those cities who have not yet joined to remain non-members. Further, those who are members to drop out because the issues they feel are important to them may not be addressed because not enough other cities share these concerns. It may be too late to correct the imbalance that we will have. My only hope is that the AMM staff and future boards will recognize this need to balance geographic issues so those who vote on them will understand the area of concern. I write to you with my concern for Dakota County but actually these concerns could apply to anyone of the seven -counties. Please convey my message to the appropriate committees. Sincerely, Bea Blomquist Mayor BB/sl cc: AMM Board AMM Nomination Committee Mayor Connie Morrison, Burnsville Mayor Robert Lockwood, Mendota Heights Mayor William Saed, Inver Grove Heights Mayor Leland Knutson, Rosemount Mayor Marlis Overgard, Apple Valley Mayor Duane Zaun, Lakeville of 3830 PILOT KNOB ROAD, P.O- BOX 21199 BEA BLOMQUIST EAGAN, MINNESOTA 55121 Moves PHONE: (612) 454-8100 THOMAS EGAN JAMES A. SMITH JERRY THOMAS THEODORE WACHTER Council Members THOMAS HEDGES April 26, 1985 City AomiN:rrota EUGENE VAN OVERBEKE Cpy Clerk LARRY FIGGINS ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN ENGINEER DAKOTA COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT DAKOTA COUNTY GOVERNMENT CTR HASTINGS MN Re: Dakota County Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan In response to your request at our meeting on Monday, April 22, regarding the Dakota County Highway Department Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan, the City requests consideration for the upgrading of Lone Oak Road between Lexington Avenue and T.H. 55 to be included within the Dakota County Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan. This section of roadway is presently being utilized very heavily as access from T.H. 55 to I -35E. It is not known whether this heavy use will continue upon the completion of 35E and other accesses further south on Yankee Doodle Road and Pilot Knob Road. However, Section 1, located east of T.H. 55 and 149 and north of County Road 26, is beginning to develop with the Northwest Airline Corporate Headquarters being located in the northwest quarter of Section 1. This will probably not impact County Road 26 greatly at this time since primary access will be off of T.H. 149. However, the City is certain that this will trigger future develop- ment within this area and could create traffic problems resulting from an inadequate roadway section for Lone Oak Road. Therefore, the City would like to request that Lone Oak Road upgrading between Lexington Avenue and T.H. 55 be included in your - Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan. An estimate of the need for this roadway completion would be in either 1988 or 1989. The City staff would estimate the necessity for upgrading Lone Oak Road east of T.H. 55 to be between 1990 and 1995. THE LONE OAK TREE... THE SYMBOL OF STRENGTH AND GROWTH IN OUR COMMUNITY LARRY FIGGINS PAGE 2 Thank you for your cooperation regarding your sharing of informa- tion of the Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan for Dakota County and I will be happy to assist you in any way regarding this matter. The next City Council meeting is scheduled for May 7, 1985. If a resolution is required by Council to include the upgrading of Lone Oak Road between Lexington Avenue and T.H. 55, please inform me so that I may take the appropriate action. Sincerely, TThnoms LHe gIes CityAdfiriistrato rl Richard M. Hef Assistant City Engineer TLH/RMH/jj OF 3830 PILOT KNOB ROAD. P.O. BOX 21199 EAGAN, MINNESOTA 55121 PHONE: (612) 454-8100 April 25, 1985 AGNES POLZIN 1015 BLUE GENTIAN ROAD EAGAN MN 55121 Re: Herb Polzin Memorial Fund Dear Agnes: 'jI Q BEA BLOMQUIST Mayor THOMAS EGAN JAMES A, SMITH JERRY THOMAS THEODORE WACHTER Couoon Members THOMAS HEDGES City Aaminftrato, EUGENE VAN OVERBEKE CM CIe,k Thank you for your letter dated April 4, 1985, which relates to Herb's memorial that is currently deposited at Minnesota Bank of Eagan. Your letter has authorized myself as custodian of the funds to withdraw the money for a purpose that is most appropriate to honor Herb's memory. The total balance as of March 31, 1985, was $474.37. I reviewed your letter with the Mayor and City Council and it was their suggestion and my concurrence that the money be used to renovate the Wescott School Bell that is displayed as a part of the exterior of the Eagan Municipal Center building. As you know, the bell needed sandblasting and repainting and also remounting in the small alcove area located on the southeast side of the building. I am planning to acknowledge the use of the memorial funds for this purpose in the official City Council minutes and a newspaper article. I believe Herb would be proud that monies are being used in his memory for the preservation of the Wescott School Bell. If you have any questions regarding the decision that was made, as you directed, for disbursement of the memorial fund, please feel free to contact me at any time. I believe the final amount will be slightly greater than $474.37 due to interest accumulation during the month of April. I will send you a copy of the final savings account statement for your personal records. Sinc,`1��rnely, , Tho/mas City Administrator TLH/jj cc: Honorable Mayor Blomquist All Members of the Eagan City Council Ella Sachwitz THE LONE OAK TREE... THE SYMBOL OF STRENGTH AND GROWTH IN OUR COMMUNITY MUNICI ME - M c�o�vt��s U-. �� DJ� VOL. II, No. II CPQ �, APRIL 5, 1985 MLC adopts Schreiber LGA formula At its most recent board of directors' meeting, the Municipal Legislative Commission (MLC) adopted the position of supporting the local government aid (LGA) distribution formula authored by Representative Bill Schreiber (IR -Brooklyn Park), chairman of the House Tax Committee. The bill, House File 1583, introduced April 15, received MLC backing because it reduces present disparities in local government aid distributions of state funds to Minnesota cities and because it rewards efficiencies in local spending. Called the Variable Effort Local Government Aid Formula, this legislation differs from the current LGA formula in two significant respects. Under current law, the amount of aid given a city is based on the city's expenditures. Schreiber's bill would base the amount on a city's certified levy instead, and would exclude federal and state funds that cities spend but don't levy. The proposed legislation also would act as a disincentive for local spending, by implementing a sliding mill rate to determine state aid. Under current law, 10 mills are subtracted from a city's expenditure base to determine the amount a city receives in state LGA dollars. As spending increases, the 10 mill number remains the same. Under the MLC -supported legislation, the number of mills subtracted increases as local levies increase, thereby reducing local government aids as a proportion to spending as spending increases. The effect of the Variable Effort LGA formula would be to,,, increase the amount of aid given to most suburbs and larger outstate cities, and to freeze the amount now given /to/ Minneapolis. A provision in the bill allows all cities -to receive at least their 1985 LGA allocation. Under current law, Minneapolis receives $159 per person, compared with an average of $27 per person for the 16 MLC -member cities. These LGA dollars are used by cities to reduce the property taxes of their residents. The proposed bill, which would increase the MLC figure to about $50 per person over time, is a step in the right direction toward eliminating an imbalance which has developed over the past decade, according to MLC members. The total population of MLC cities is about 530,000, or 16.5 percent of the state's A . MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION PAGE TWO LGA continued from page Ong population, yet the group receives only about 5 percent of the state's total local government aid payments. Minneapolis, on the other hand, has a population of 364,000, which is less than 9 percent of the state's population, but receives about 22 percent of the state's aid. Schreiber's bill, which was introduced with a 4 percent increase in funding levels over last year, was amended to raise the funding level to 6 percent. See the accompanying chart to see the impact of that funding level. This funding level was supported by the MLC. Another amendment, which the MLC didn't support, would have allowed cities to use a per capita or a per household figure to determine their aide, whichever provided the most LGA dollars. That amendment would have mainly benefited Minneapolis at the expense of MLC members. If a $16 million increase were appropriated in local government aids next year, for example, Minneapolis would receive a $2 million increase if the formula permitted counting households. More than $125,000 of this amount.would come from increases MLC cities would receive if only population were used in the formula. HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AID FORMULA 68 APPROPRIATION INCREASE 1985 1986 Pure 1985 1986 Pure B Increase Per Per Formula City LGA -00 IN sed B Increase Formula From 1985 Capita Capita Per Capita CO 000) (000) Blaine $ 1,155 $ 1,238 7.2 8 $ 1,381 20 B S 35.22 S 38.74 S 42.11 Bloomington 2,420 2,662 10.0 3,723 54 28.91 31.80 44.49 Brooklyn Park 1,781 1,959 10.0 3,248 82 36.51 40.16 66.60 Burnsville 1,427 1,570 10.0 2,789 95 37.18 40.90 72.66 Eagan 282 310 10.0 894 217 10.64 11.70 33.76 Eden Prairie 274 301 10.0 893 226 12.90 14.19 42.02 Edina 551 551 0 0 -100 12.16 12.16 0 Maple Grove 532 585 10.0 1,764 232 20.69 22.76 68.60 Maplewood 1,277 1,370 7.24 1,567 23 45.40 48.69 55.72 Minnetonka 1,583 1,725 8.97 2,071 31 38.67 42.14 50.60 Mounds View 487 536, 10.0 686 41 37.88 41.67 53.34 Plymouth 346 381 10.0 1,290 273 9.34 10.28 34.82 Roseville 717 789 10.0 1,306 82 20.06 22.06 36.50 Shoreview 398 415 4.27 447 12 20.15 21.01 22.61 White Bear Lake 845 930 10.0 1,266 50 37.06 40.77 55.50 Woodbury 430 473 10_0 747 74 33.94 37.33 59.03 TOTAL $14,505 $15,795 8.888 $24.072 65.958 $27.26 $29.69 545.25 Duluth $ 10,529 $ 11,582 10.0 B $ 16,517 56.9 B $120.93 $133.02 $189.72 Minneapolis 58,041 58,041 0 . 56,588 - 2.5 159.34 159.34 155.36 St. Paul 33,863 35,360 4.42 39466 15_4 125.77 131.33 145.10 TOTAL $102,433 $104,983 2.498 $112.171 9.518 5142.16 $145.70 $155.67 Continued on next page MUNICIPAL LATIVE LLVS COMMISSION PAGE THREE The Senate is expected to begin deliberations on local government aids this week. At this time, it has not been determined what bill the Senate will adopt• however, Senator Doug Johnson, chairman of the Senate Tax Committee, is the chief author of the League of Minnesota Cities' proposal. The MLC chose to support Schreiber's proposal, rather than the League's, because it is less expenditure -driven and decreases the disparities that now exist on a faster schedule. In the House, Schreiber's bill passed the division of the Tax Committee, and is expected to pass out of full committee by Thursday. The full House is expected to act on this measure next week. Dedicated tax proposed for sewer overflow Interest-free loans to .cities saddled: .with . the,,financial problems -of separating their sanitary sewers from storm sewers over the next 10-15 years are being discussed in both the House and the Senate. An additional tax on cigarettes, interestingly, is the proposed method by which to raise those loan funds. In the House, a bill is being considered to place a 6 cent tax on cigarettes, which would raise an estimated $25 million a year. Of that generated income, $5 million would be loaned to, St. Paul and South St. Paul to fund sewer separation projects. (The original bill, H.F. 848, authored by Representative Don Valento [IR -Little Canada] would have included St. Paul- only; the billwas amended in the Tax Committee to include South St. Paul.) The other $20 million would be used to assist cities in financing new sewer and waste water treatment projects throughout Minnesota, including Twin City suburbs. The Senate Tax Committee has passed out two separate bills --one to impose an additional 8 cent tax on cigarettes July 1, the other to provide interest-free loans to Minneapolis, St. Paul and South St. Paul for the purpose of sewer separation. It is expected that the two bills will be linked in the Senate Finance Committee. The MLC adopted the position of supporting the cigarette tax increase as a finding mechanism for the sewer separation projects for all three cities. To complete sewer separation in 15 years, which is provided in the House bill, St. Paul -TAW.I.-• • e- •. - MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION PAGE FOUR CSO coDtjnued from__ppge three has estimated it needs $154 million, Minneapolis has estimated it needs $52 million and South St. Paul has estimated it needs $9 million. The 'Senate version would allow only 10 years for completion. The MLC supports funding for all three cities because it is concerned about resolving the problem; if the problem isn't solved, according to MLC members, it will have an eventual impact on MLC cities, most probably in the form of hookup or construction moratoriums. MLC to monitor IRB legislation Because of a diversity of member opinion, the Municipal Legislative Commission (MLC) has decided to stay neutral on pending ,legislation regarding Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) allocation formulas. A bill authored by Senator Larry Pogemiller (DFL - Minneapolis), is -,pending, in the.Senate Tax Committee which would distribute the limited amount•of available funds to the state's cities in basically the same method the funds were distributed last year. That method, which is based on historical use --cities that historically used more development bonds were allotted more --gives a significant portion of the state -Is allocation limit to MLC -member communities. (See accompanying chart.) . , The bill, which has passed the House Tax Committee, would implement a drastic change in the current distribution method. Authored by Representative Bill Schreiber, the legislation would place all IRB allocations on a first-come, first -serve basis, but use a priority system to determine allotment amounts. Manufacturing would be first priority, followed by pollution control facilities and lastly, commercial properties. As can be seen on the accompanying chart, in the past all cities have tended to use IRBs for commercial ventures. INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS • 110..4' ID ]v4.n" InOI"" n oa " vu a l tvmfec loo em 1511r,1na e�.rr—ITaOW° aur- 1nrel.l a11art1en 1111,0.10 Ci ev ..me ].61,102 f0wu1. s.0o9,090 w tlileUe.elen SLty 8 515.000 W. I 1.4'5.000 111 1 5,"11693 1lmvtn9wn 1,550,000 11) 50,5"•0001111 9 10,011,155 frankly. pua 4.150,000 151 M•000.00a NI s097,155 5....4111. 0 1 ]l,Ol0.fa0 50.150.000 101 11.111.811 V9.. 155.000 111 $00.000 Ill 10,015.111 U.. vn trta 1,450.000 151 11.365.000 11) f. NLw .,I. Or. 2,515,000 151 1.430,000 (1) 1.161,542 mplal,w0 0 21.500."0 01 5.550.111 4753.8.." o 1,450.000111 1115151150 roue!. Vi. 0 0 0 • 110..4' ID ]v4.n" InOI"" n oa " vu a l tvmfec 2f9•. L.a.a I. 1.11 —(�.rcl.l em 1511r,1na aur- a11art1en 1111,0.10 21000.000 111 I.OM.o" DI ].61,102 f0wu1. s.0o9,090 w 000,009 a o 51prs5« o o a. 475.3 Y.Isa aa.r YYa ].1]].0" 111 0 ],111.111 11a"9ur5 9 vsa0.o90 m w.169 IMAL $23.101.009 0111.419.969 N]. alo. all 94161. $ 0 $ 1,500.090 la) 1 ]l,Ol0.fa0 man.9.315 2,475.000'1]1 1$]•"0.0001]]1 11.61.3 .1. 1.61 10.310.0" 111 171,435,000 1111 08,105,021 • 110..4' ID ]v4.n" InOI"" n oa " MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION PAGE FIVE MLC adopts `comparable worth' policy At its recent board of directors' meeting, the MLC adopted a policy to oppose any changes to the existing comparable worth law. Some changes bandied about at the Legislature would exclude police officers and fire fighters from the comparable worth studies. That provision could have two negative effects, according to the MLC: It would require major revisions to the study already begun, and, if excluded, would result in a flawed result which wouldn't take into effect all of a city's employees, thereby skewing the total compensation package cities must negotiate. The bill, S.F. 438, offered in the Senate by Senator Gene Merriam (DFL -Coon Rapids) to exclude police and fire was passed by the Senate Government Operations Committee on April 17. The Merriam bill was amended in committee to include all job classes as part of the study. The following language is in the Senate bill: "The arbitrator shall consider both the results of a job evaluation study and any employee objectives to the study ... A political subdivision may specify an amount of funds to be used solely to correct inequitable compensation relationships as well as an amount of funds to be used for general salary increases. The provisions of the (comparable worth law) do not diminish a political subdivision's duty to bargain in good faith." In the House, at the comparable worth bill has made it to the floor. The governor has indicated he will veto any bill that either excludes police and fire or extends the study's completion date. Coming Events Monday, April 29 MLC Operating Committee Meeting 3:00-5:00 p.m., Minnetonka City Hall Monday, May 13 MLC Operating Committee Meeting 3:00-5:00 p.m., Edina City Hall Monday, May 20 Legislative Session Adjourns L MUNICIP �& �'. .- [ Pi�i_ (COMMLSSION D Update shorts Convention Center The MLC board of directors has reaffirmed its position to oppose any legislation to fund the Minneapolis Convention Center using regional tax revenues. The present bill, supported by the City of Minneapolis, uses a seven -county metro area property tax as a revenue source to guarantee bonds that must be sold to finance construction. This back-up tax violates the MLC's position and is being opposed by MLC lobbyists. Regional Parks Legislation is pending in the House Appropriations Committee as well as the Senate Finance Committee to fund regional parks in the seven -county area. The Metropolitan Council has asked the Legislature for $25 million for those purposes; that funding level was endorsed by the MLC in January. The governor's bill, however, recommends only $9.2 million. It is uncertain at this time what the final figure will be. Local Government Aids On Tuesday, April 16, Governor Rudy Perpich announced an additional $207.7 million surplus expected during the next biennium. Legislators and the executive branch currently are deciding how to spend --or return --this additional money. One proposal, which is being considered seriously, would reschedule local government aids payments so cities would receive their first payments earlier than July 15. This revenue shift, according to proponents, would assist the state and cities in smoothing out cash flow problems. SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY APRIL 30, 1985 5:15 P.M. I. Roll Call II. History III. Other IV. Adjournment L MEMO TO: HORNORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: CITY ADMINISTRATOR HEDGES DATE: APRIL 29, 1985 SUBJECT: SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING A special City Council meeting was set by Mayor Blomquist for 5:15 p.m., on Tuesday, April 30 (tomorrow) to approve a bid to publish the Eagan History Book. At the April 16 City Council meeting it was mentioned that a meeting might be necessary this week in order to keep on schedule with the 60 -day requirement for publication. In order for the successful bidder to produce copies for sale at the July 4 Birthday Celebration, it will be necessary to begin publication on May 1 allowing the 60 -day time frame. The bids were received last Friday and after a review this morning, it was determined that the City will recommend the bid of Viking Publishing Company for the reasons outlined in the attached memorandum. Also attached are bids presented by three other publishing companies. The book will more than likely sell the difference in the publication cost expenses incurred by the City for Lisa tasks in preparing the History Book. /TAL- City Administrator TLH/jj for approximately $10, and and sale price will cover Fleming and other related MEMO TO: CITY ADMINISTRATOR HEDGES FROM: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT DUFFY DATE: APRIL 29, 1985 SUBJECT: HISTORY BOOR PRINTING & BINDING The City of Eagan has received four (4) proposals for printing and binding the history book of the City. The prices quoted are acceptable and will allow the book to be, sold at a very reasonable price, certainly below $10 each. The qualifications of the proposers do vary and I have attempted to summarize each proposal, as follows: PIONEER PRINTING Pioneer Printing submitted the lowest prices: 2000 Books - $5.97 each, $11,940.00 3000 Books - $4.97 each, $14,910.00 4000 Books - $4.52 each, $18,080.00 5000 Books - $4.22 each, $21,100.00 Rerun Charge - 2000 books - $4.66 each, $9,320 However, their proposal was extremely brief and the only examples submitted were of paper proposed to be used. This company is located in Minneapolis and employs 30 full-time personnel and 10 part-time. Although Pioneer Press has been in business for over 70 years, their actual book printing experience seems to be extremely limited. They only listed three books as examples of their experience and only one of these was a hard bound. Also, the books listed were directories or summaries of legal proceedings which would not require artistic layouts. Looking at their time schedule (3 weeks for typesetting, keylining and proofing; 2 weeks for press work and folding; and 4 weeks for binding and finishing), I am afraid they are possibly underestimating the first step. Also, if their bindery needs 4 weeks for binding and finishing, they probably do not have efficient equipment. They propose to use Midwest Editions as a subcontractor for binding purposes. Considering that we would like a quality book published and that our time frame is extremely tight, I would suggest that Pioneer's proposal not be considered because of their lack of actual hard cover book publishing experience. Considering that our book is not just a directory but a book with a complicated layout and many pictures, any delay because of inexperience could cause missing the delivery deadline and/or result in an inferior product. NYSTROM PUBLISHING CO., INC. The next lowest price was submitted by Nystrom Publishing Co., Inc., of Maple Grove: 2000 books - $6.23 each, $12,461.96 3000 books - $4.77 each, $14,304.48 4000 books - $4.08 each, $16,317,04 5000 books - $3.63 each, $18,130.44 No price quoted for rerun. Nystrom employs a total of 12 persons. This proposal submitted examples of paper to be used, of styles of type and also a copy of a soft bound book which they had printed. Their experience seems to be of the general printer variety, i.e., brochures., newsletters, posters, etc. They listed four books which they had printed, three of which were by the same author and about fishing. One of these books was the soft cover book which they submitted as an example. Although this example was adequate, I was not overly impressed with the layout. Their time schedule allows one week for typesetting (adequate), one week for keylining after approval of typesetting and receiving layouts (possibly too short), one week to strip and prepare a blueline after approval of keylining (adequate), one week to print after the blueline is approved (possible) and one week for the binding (possible). Keep in mind that that, in this proposal as well as the others, City personnel will be responsible for proofreading and preparing draft layouts as well as approving the various steps. Nystrom proposes to use Muscle Bound Bindery as a subcontractor for the binding. I would suggest not using Nystrom for the same reasons as stated for not using Pioneer. VIKING PRESS, INC. The third lowest price quote was from Viking Press, Inc. Their prices were as follows: 2000 books - $7.47 each, $14,930.50 3000 books - $5.74 each, $17,230.60 4000 books - $5.05 each, $20,189.00 5000 books - $4.44 each, $22,205.50 Rerun charge - 2000 copies - $5.48 each, $10,966.00 Viking is one of the three most experienced (and/or largest) book publishing firms in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. They are an international printing firm doing work locally, nationally and internationally, primarily in the book publishing and related fields. The book would be printed at their Eden Prairie plant which has approximately 130 employees. They are obviously experienced in producing hard cover books. They submitted several examples of their work, two of which had fairly complicated layouts, as would our book. They also submitted examples of paper. Their timeframe allows typesetting, proofreading, and layout during the month of May and making plates, bluelines, final proofs, printing and binding during June. This timetable seems acceptable and will again depend on City personnel performing their duties. They would use West Publishing of Eagan as a subcontractor to produce the hard bound cover. I would recommend that Viking be seriously considered for the job. They are experienced and would be able to work with us and guide us, expecially in the areas where we are unexperienced. They also have the facilities and personnel to adequately complete the job within the required time. COLWELL/NORTH CENTRAL INC The fourth proposal was submitted by Colwell/North Central of St. Paul. Their prices are: 2000 books - $7.75 each, 3000 books - $6.50 each, 4000 books - $5.70 each, No quote given for 5000 Rerun charge - 2000 books $15,500.00 $19,500.00 $22,800.00 - $4.80 each, $9,600 Colwell/North Central is another of the top three publishing firms in this area. They do a large amount of work in the upper Midwest area. They are very experienced in hard cover book printing and submitted many samples of their work, nine of which were hard cover books of varying difficulty and styles. They also submitted paper samples and examples of the City of Eagan's book layout in different type styles. Their time table includes two days for typesetting (very fast), 5 days for keylining after Eagan staff has proofread and made layout dummies, 7 days for camera work and prep, 4-5 days for printing after staff proofs and 4-5 days for binding. This firm seems to have advanced equipment so it is possible that they could keep to this schedule. Two subcontractors would be used. Type setting and keylining would be performed by Key Publishing, locally owned by Gary Andersen (a resident of Eagan) and binding would be performed by West Publishing. I would recommend that Colwell/North Central also be considered for this project for the same reasons as stated for Viking Press. The City of Eagan history book, "Lone Oak Years," hopefully will be something that residents, old and new, of the City as well as others associated with Eagan will wish to keep for many years to come. To that end, the actual book should be of a fairly high quality and attractive inside and out. I feel that our chances of receiving such a finished book, especially considering the time constraints, would be greatly enlarged by choosing either Viking or Collwell/North Central. They have the personnel who are experienced with producing hard cover, quality books and also the equipment to produce them. Viking's prices are the better of the two, and for that reason, it would probably be advisable to award the project to Viking. If 2000 were ordered as a first printing, the price per book would be $7.47 each. This would mean that the book could be sold for $9.95 which is an extremely reasonable price for a book of this type. However, if the Council thinks that it would be possible and probable to sell 3,000 books, the individual price to us of $5.74 per book is much better and would allow a lower sale price. ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THIS ITEM: To award the printing and binding of the Eagan history book to Viking Press in the amount of either 2000 or 3000 copies. 4 MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: CITY ADMINISTRATOR HEDGES DATE: APRIL 30, 1985 SUBJECT: INFORMATIVE Due to a three-week stretch between regular City Council meetings and with the growing number of letters and other information for review by the City Council, I have included several items of informational status for your reading and review. AMM Board Appointments Last week the city manager of Coon Rapids was selected by the nomination committee for vice-president of the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities. This leaves Dakota County with no incumbent representation on the AMM Board of Directors. The City Administrator of Mendota Heights was selected by the nomination committee to serve on the Board of Directors and will be the only representative from Dakota County. Mayor Blomquist was concerned about the decision of the AMM and, therefore, wrote and sent a letter to the Executive Director, a copy of which is enclosed for your review. Dakota County Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan Enclosed is a copy of a letter that was sent to Mr. Larry Figgins, Administrative Design Engineer with Dakota County, regarding the upgrading of Lone Oak Road between Lexington Avenue and T.H. 55 to be included in the Dakota County Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan. Polzin Memorial Fund Enclosed is correspondence with Agnes Polzin regarding a decision that was made to use those funds for renovation of the Wescott School Bell which is now being displayed at the Eagan Municipal Center building. The rope, which will finalize the project, will be installed in the next couple of weeks. Municipal Legislative Commission Enclosed is a copy of a Municipal Legislative Commission update for your review. ness Solicitation Last summer a policy was set by the City Council that business solicitation for the selling of flowers, pictures and other wares and sundry items would not be allowed on public property or private property without proper land use and zoning regulations. April 30, 1985 Page 2 A young fellow from South St. Paul has requested permission to sell flowers within our City at the intersection of Cedar Avenue and Diffley Road during the Mother's Day weekend. The City has informed this fellow that business solicitation is not allowed and he is asking to pursue the item before the City Council. Enclosed is a copy of a letter and in an effort to streamline the next City Council agenda on May 7, the City Council supports its policy of 1984 - there will be no changes made, however, if there is a desire to change the policy, the item will be placed formally on the agenda. A simple direction is all that is required on this item. s/Thomas L. Hedges City Administrator TLH/jj Enclosure of 3830 PILOT KNOB ROAD, P.O. BOX 21199 EAGAN. MINNESOTA 55121 PHONE: (612) 454-8100 April 25, 1985 VERN PETERSON ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES 183 UNIVERSITY AVE E ST PAUL MN 55101 Re: Board Appoints AMM Dear Vern: TL )� BEA BLOMQUIST Mayor THOMAS EGAN JAMES A. SMITH JERRY THOMAS THEODORE WACHTER CWml Members THOMAS HEDGES CIN Adn)4 "Iv EUGENE VAN OVERBEKE Clly Clerk In studying the geographics of the seven -county metropolitan area, it is very much the concern of Eagan and surrounding cities that Dakota County have representation that speaks to issues in Dakota County. Dakota County is the fastest growing county in the state. The population has increased from 194,000 in 1980 to 210,000 in 1984, which represents 10% of the total metropolitan population. The issues of utmost importance in Dakota County include 1) Housing - because of allthe new growth. 2) Schools - again because of the new growth. 3) Transportation - because of the impact the growth has caused on roads. 4) Parks - of regional significance, our parks, which, for the most part, are not yet developed and need to be because of the development. 5) Airport noise and flight corridor - because of the changing flight pattern. 6) Land fills and a solution to solid waste disposal - as you well know, Dakota County has the supplier of land fills for other metropolitan counties. 6) Health care and emergency (ambulance) coverage. These are a few of our concerns; the list could go on and on. Dakota County is losing two board members, one because of relocation and one because of an expired term. If AMM is concerned about participation from all counties, the nomination committee should carefully review the geographics of it's board and committees. It is my concern that if we do not look at a balance participation and one county or two get excluded we are, in fact, doing ourself a disservice. Recently a service committee of which I was a member reviewed how to improve our membership as well as services. The goal was to encourage non-members to join and participate in issues of metro- politan significance. THE LONE OAK TREE ... THE SYMBOL OF STRENGTH AND GROWTH IN OUR COMMUNITY BOARD APPOINTS AMM APRIL 25, 1985 PAGE 2 Might I point out that when we do not balance the voice and votes of our metropolitan counties we are in fact encouraging those cities who have not yet joined to remain non-members. Further, those who are members to drop out because the issues they feel are important to them may not be addressed because not enough other cities share these concerns. It may be too late to correct the imbalance that we will have. My only hope is that the AMM staff and future boards will recognize this need to balance geographic issues so those who vote on them will understand the area of concern. I write to you with my concern for Dakota County but actually these concerns could apply to anyone of the seven -counties. Please convey my message to the appropriate committees. Sincerely, Bea Blomquist Mayor BB/sl cc: AMM Board AMM Nomination Committee Mayor Connie Morrison, Burnsville Mayor Robert Lockwood, Mendota Heights Mayor William Saed, Inver Grove Heights Mayor Leland Knutson, Rosemount Mayor Marlis Overgard, Apple Valley Mayor Duane Zaun, Lakeville of 3830 PILOT KNOB ROAD, P.O- BOX 21199 BEA BLOMQUIST EAGAN, MINNESOTA 55121 Moves PHONE: (612) 454-8100 THOMAS EGAN JAMES A. SMITH JERRY THOMAS THEODORE WACHTER Council Members THOMAS HEDGES April 26, 1985 City AomiN:rrota EUGENE VAN OVERBEKE Cpy Clerk LARRY FIGGINS ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN ENGINEER DAKOTA COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT DAKOTA COUNTY GOVERNMENT CTR HASTINGS MN Re: Dakota County Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan In response to your request at our meeting on Monday, April 22, regarding the Dakota County Highway Department Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan, the City requests consideration for the upgrading of Lone Oak Road between Lexington Avenue and T.H. 55 to be included within the Dakota County Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan. This section of roadway is presently being utilized very heavily as access from T.H. 55 to I -35E. It is not known whether this heavy use will continue upon the completion of 35E and other accesses further south on Yankee Doodle Road and Pilot Knob Road. However, Section 1, located east of T.H. 55 and 149 and north of County Road 26, is beginning to develop with the Northwest Airline Corporate Headquarters being located in the northwest quarter of Section 1. This will probably not impact County Road 26 greatly at this time since primary access will be off of T.H. 149. However, the City is certain that this will trigger future develop- ment within this area and could create traffic problems resulting from an inadequate roadway section for Lone Oak Road. Therefore, the City would like to request that Lone Oak Road upgrading between Lexington Avenue and T.H. 55 be included in your - Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan. An estimate of the need for this roadway completion would be in either 1988 or 1989. The City staff would estimate the necessity for upgrading Lone Oak Road east of T.H. 55 to be between 1990 and 1995. THE LONE OAK TREE... THE SYMBOL OF STRENGTH AND GROWTH IN OUR COMMUNITY LARRY FIGGINS PAGE 2 Thank you for your cooperation regarding your sharing of informa- tion of the Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan for Dakota County and I will be happy to assist you in any way regarding this matter. The next City Council meeting is scheduled for May 7, 1985. If a resolution is required by Council to include the upgrading of Lone Oak Road between Lexington Avenue and T.H. 55, please inform me so that I may take the appropriate action. Sincerely, TThnoms LHe gIes CityAdfiriistrato rl Richard M. Hef Assistant City Engineer TLH/RMH/jj OF 3830 PILOT KNOB ROAD. P.O. BOX 21199 EAGAN, MINNESOTA 55121 PHONE: (612) 454-8100 April 25, 1985 AGNES POLZIN 1015 BLUE GENTIAN ROAD EAGAN MN 55121 Re: Herb Polzin Memorial Fund Dear Agnes: 'jI Q BEA BLOMQUIST Mayor THOMAS EGAN JAMES A, SMITH JERRY THOMAS THEODORE WACHTER Couoon Members THOMAS HEDGES City Aaminftrato, EUGENE VAN OVERBEKE CM CIe,k Thank you for your letter dated April 4, 1985, which relates to Herb's memorial that is currently deposited at Minnesota Bank of Eagan. Your letter has authorized myself as custodian of the funds to withdraw the money for a purpose that is most appropriate to honor Herb's memory. The total balance as of March 31, 1985, was $474.37. I reviewed your letter with the Mayor and City Council and it was their suggestion and my concurrence that the money be used to renovate the Wescott School Bell that is displayed as a part of the exterior of the Eagan Municipal Center building. As you know, the bell needed sandblasting and repainting and also remounting in the small alcove area located on the southeast side of the building. I am planning to acknowledge the use of the memorial funds for this purpose in the official City Council minutes and a newspaper article. I believe Herb would be proud that monies are being used in his memory for the preservation of the Wescott School Bell. If you have any questions regarding the decision that was made, as you directed, for disbursement of the memorial fund, please feel free to contact me at any time. I believe the final amount will be slightly greater than $474.37 due to interest accumulation during the month of April. I will send you a copy of the final savings account statement for your personal records. Sinc,`1��rnely, , Tho/mas City Administrator TLH/jj cc: Honorable Mayor Blomquist All Members of the Eagan City Council Ella Sachwitz THE LONE OAK TREE... THE SYMBOL OF STRENGTH AND GROWTH IN OUR COMMUNITY MUNICI ME - M c�o�vt��s U-. �� DJ� VOL. II, No. II CPQ �, APRIL 5, 1985 MLC adopts Schreiber LGA formula At its most recent board of directors' meeting, the Municipal Legislative Commission (MLC) adopted the position of supporting the local government aid (LGA) distribution formula authored by Representative Bill Schreiber (IR -Brooklyn Park), chairman of the House Tax Committee. The bill, House File 1583, introduced April 15, received MLC backing because it reduces present disparities in local government aid distributions of state funds to Minnesota cities and because it rewards efficiencies in local spending. Called the Variable Effort Local Government Aid Formula, this legislation differs from the current LGA formula in two significant respects. Under current law, the amount of aid given a city is based on the city's expenditures. Schreiber's bill would base the amount on a city's certified levy instead, and would exclude federal and state funds that cities spend but don't levy. The proposed legislation also would act as a disincentive for local spending, by implementing a sliding mill rate to determine state aid. Under current law, 10 mills are subtracted from a city's expenditure base to determine the amount a city receives in state LGA dollars. As spending increases, the 10 mill number remains the same. Under the MLC -supported legislation, the number of mills subtracted increases as local levies increase, thereby reducing local government aids as a proportion to spending as spending increases. The effect of the Variable Effort LGA formula would be to,,, increase the amount of aid given to most suburbs and larger outstate cities, and to freeze the amount now given /to/ Minneapolis. A provision in the bill allows all cities -to receive at least their 1985 LGA allocation. Under current law, Minneapolis receives $159 per person, compared with an average of $27 per person for the 16 MLC -member cities. These LGA dollars are used by cities to reduce the property taxes of their residents. The proposed bill, which would increase the MLC figure to about $50 per person over time, is a step in the right direction toward eliminating an imbalance which has developed over the past decade, according to MLC members. The total population of MLC cities is about 530,000, or 16.5 percent of the state's A . MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION PAGE TWO LGA continued from page Ong population, yet the group receives only about 5 percent of the state's total local government aid payments. Minneapolis, on the other hand, has a population of 364,000, which is less than 9 percent of the state's population, but receives about 22 percent of the state's aid. Schreiber's bill, which was introduced with a 4 percent increase in funding levels over last year, was amended to raise the funding level to 6 percent. See the accompanying chart to see the impact of that funding level. This funding level was supported by the MLC. Another amendment, which the MLC didn't support, would have allowed cities to use a per capita or a per household figure to determine their aide, whichever provided the most LGA dollars. That amendment would have mainly benefited Minneapolis at the expense of MLC members. If a $16 million increase were appropriated in local government aids next year, for example, Minneapolis would receive a $2 million increase if the formula permitted counting households. More than $125,000 of this amount.would come from increases MLC cities would receive if only population were used in the formula. HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AID FORMULA 68 APPROPRIATION INCREASE 1985 1986 Pure 1985 1986 Pure B Increase Per Per Formula City LGA -00 IN sed B Increase Formula From 1985 Capita Capita Per Capita CO 000) (000) Blaine $ 1,155 $ 1,238 7.2 8 $ 1,381 20 B S 35.22 S 38.74 S 42.11 Bloomington 2,420 2,662 10.0 3,723 54 28.91 31.80 44.49 Brooklyn Park 1,781 1,959 10.0 3,248 82 36.51 40.16 66.60 Burnsville 1,427 1,570 10.0 2,789 95 37.18 40.90 72.66 Eagan 282 310 10.0 894 217 10.64 11.70 33.76 Eden Prairie 274 301 10.0 893 226 12.90 14.19 42.02 Edina 551 551 0 0 -100 12.16 12.16 0 Maple Grove 532 585 10.0 1,764 232 20.69 22.76 68.60 Maplewood 1,277 1,370 7.24 1,567 23 45.40 48.69 55.72 Minnetonka 1,583 1,725 8.97 2,071 31 38.67 42.14 50.60 Mounds View 487 536, 10.0 686 41 37.88 41.67 53.34 Plymouth 346 381 10.0 1,290 273 9.34 10.28 34.82 Roseville 717 789 10.0 1,306 82 20.06 22.06 36.50 Shoreview 398 415 4.27 447 12 20.15 21.01 22.61 White Bear Lake 845 930 10.0 1,266 50 37.06 40.77 55.50 Woodbury 430 473 10_0 747 74 33.94 37.33 59.03 TOTAL $14,505 $15,795 8.888 $24.072 65.958 $27.26 $29.69 545.25 Duluth $ 10,529 $ 11,582 10.0 B $ 16,517 56.9 B $120.93 $133.02 $189.72 Minneapolis 58,041 58,041 0 . 56,588 - 2.5 159.34 159.34 155.36 St. Paul 33,863 35,360 4.42 39466 15_4 125.77 131.33 145.10 TOTAL $102,433 $104,983 2.498 $112.171 9.518 5142.16 $145.70 $155.67 Continued on next page MUNICIPAL LATIVE LLVS COMMISSION PAGE THREE The Senate is expected to begin deliberations on local government aids this week. At this time, it has not been determined what bill the Senate will adopt• however, Senator Doug Johnson, chairman of the Senate Tax Committee, is the chief author of the League of Minnesota Cities' proposal. The MLC chose to support Schreiber's proposal, rather than the League's, because it is less expenditure -driven and decreases the disparities that now exist on a faster schedule. In the House, Schreiber's bill passed the division of the Tax Committee, and is expected to pass out of full committee by Thursday. The full House is expected to act on this measure next week. Dedicated tax proposed for sewer overflow Interest-free loans to .cities saddled: .with . the,,financial problems -of separating their sanitary sewers from storm sewers over the next 10-15 years are being discussed in both the House and the Senate. An additional tax on cigarettes, interestingly, is the proposed method by which to raise those loan funds. In the House, a bill is being considered to place a 6 cent tax on cigarettes, which would raise an estimated $25 million a year. Of that generated income, $5 million would be loaned to, St. Paul and South St. Paul to fund sewer separation projects. (The original bill, H.F. 848, authored by Representative Don Valento [IR -Little Canada] would have included St. Paul- only; the billwas amended in the Tax Committee to include South St. Paul.) The other $20 million would be used to assist cities in financing new sewer and waste water treatment projects throughout Minnesota, including Twin City suburbs. The Senate Tax Committee has passed out two separate bills --one to impose an additional 8 cent tax on cigarettes July 1, the other to provide interest-free loans to Minneapolis, St. Paul and South St. Paul for the purpose of sewer separation. It is expected that the two bills will be linked in the Senate Finance Committee. The MLC adopted the position of supporting the cigarette tax increase as a finding mechanism for the sewer separation projects for all three cities. To complete sewer separation in 15 years, which is provided in the House bill, St. Paul -TAW.I.-• • e- •. - MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION PAGE FOUR CSO coDtjnued from__ppge three has estimated it needs $154 million, Minneapolis has estimated it needs $52 million and South St. Paul has estimated it needs $9 million. The 'Senate version would allow only 10 years for completion. The MLC supports funding for all three cities because it is concerned about resolving the problem; if the problem isn't solved, according to MLC members, it will have an eventual impact on MLC cities, most probably in the form of hookup or construction moratoriums. MLC to monitor IRB legislation Because of a diversity of member opinion, the Municipal Legislative Commission (MLC) has decided to stay neutral on pending ,legislation regarding Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) allocation formulas. A bill authored by Senator Larry Pogemiller (DFL - Minneapolis), is -,pending, in the.Senate Tax Committee which would distribute the limited amount•of available funds to the state's cities in basically the same method the funds were distributed last year. That method, which is based on historical use --cities that historically used more development bonds were allotted more --gives a significant portion of the state -Is allocation limit to MLC -member communities. (See accompanying chart.) . , The bill, which has passed the House Tax Committee, would implement a drastic change in the current distribution method. Authored by Representative Bill Schreiber, the legislation would place all IRB allocations on a first-come, first -serve basis, but use a priority system to determine allotment amounts. Manufacturing would be first priority, followed by pollution control facilities and lastly, commercial properties. As can be seen on the accompanying chart, in the past all cities have tended to use IRBs for commercial ventures. INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS • 110..4' ID ]v4.n" InOI"" n oa " vu a l tvmfec loo em 1511r,1na e�.rr—ITaOW° aur- 1nrel.l a11art1en 1111,0.10 Ci ev ..me ].61,102 f0wu1. s.0o9,090 w tlileUe.elen SLty 8 515.000 W. I 1.4'5.000 111 1 5,"11693 1lmvtn9wn 1,550,000 11) 50,5"•0001111 9 10,011,155 frankly. pua 4.150,000 151 M•000.00a NI s097,155 5....4111. 0 1 ]l,Ol0.fa0 50.150.000 101 11.111.811 V9.. 155.000 111 $00.000 Ill 10,015.111 U.. vn trta 1,450.000 151 11.365.000 11) f. NLw .,I. Or. 2,515,000 151 1.430,000 (1) 1.161,542 mplal,w0 0 21.500."0 01 5.550.111 4753.8.." o 1,450.000111 1115151150 roue!. Vi. 0 0 0 • 110..4' ID ]v4.n" InOI"" n oa " vu a l tvmfec 2f9•. L.a.a I. 1.11 —(�.rcl.l em 1511r,1na aur- a11art1en 1111,0.10 21000.000 111 I.OM.o" DI ].61,102 f0wu1. s.0o9,090 w 000,009 a o 51prs5« o o a. 475.3 Y.Isa aa.r YYa ].1]].0" 111 0 ],111.111 11a"9ur5 9 vsa0.o90 m w.169 IMAL $23.101.009 0111.419.969 N]. alo. all 94161. $ 0 $ 1,500.090 la) 1 ]l,Ol0.fa0 man.9.315 2,475.000'1]1 1$]•"0.0001]]1 11.61.3 .1. 1.61 10.310.0" 111 171,435,000 1111 08,105,021 • 110..4' ID ]v4.n" InOI"" n oa " MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION PAGE FIVE MLC adopts `comparable worth' policy At its recent board of directors' meeting, the MLC adopted a policy to oppose any changes to the existing comparable worth law. Some changes bandied about at the Legislature would exclude police officers and fire fighters from the comparable worth studies. That provision could have two negative effects, according to the MLC: It would require major revisions to the study already begun, and, if excluded, would result in a flawed result which wouldn't take into effect all of a city's employees, thereby skewing the total compensation package cities must negotiate. The bill, S.F. 438, offered in the Senate by Senator Gene Merriam (DFL -Coon Rapids) to exclude police and fire was passed by the Senate Government Operations Committee on April 17. The Merriam bill was amended in committee to include all job classes as part of the study. The following language is in the Senate bill: "The arbitrator shall consider both the results of a job evaluation study and any employee objectives to the study ... A political subdivision may specify an amount of funds to be used solely to correct inequitable compensation relationships as well as an amount of funds to be used for general salary increases. The provisions of the (comparable worth law) do not diminish a political subdivision's duty to bargain in good faith." In the House, at the comparable worth bill has made it to the floor. The governor has indicated he will veto any bill that either excludes police and fire or extends the study's completion date. Coming Events Monday, April 29 MLC Operating Committee Meeting 3:00-5:00 p.m., Minnetonka City Hall Monday, May 13 MLC Operating Committee Meeting 3:00-5:00 p.m., Edina City Hall Monday, May 20 Legislative Session Adjourns L MUNICIP �& �'. .- [ Pi�i_ (COMMLSSION D Update shorts Convention Center The MLC board of directors has reaffirmed its position to oppose any legislation to fund the Minneapolis Convention Center using regional tax revenues. The present bill, supported by the City of Minneapolis, uses a seven -county metro area property tax as a revenue source to guarantee bonds that must be sold to finance construction. This back-up tax violates the MLC's position and is being opposed by MLC lobbyists. Regional Parks Legislation is pending in the House Appropriations Committee as well as the Senate Finance Committee to fund regional parks in the seven -county area. The Metropolitan Council has asked the Legislature for $25 million for those purposes; that funding level was endorsed by the MLC in January. The governor's bill, however, recommends only $9.2 million. It is uncertain at this time what the final figure will be. Local Government Aids On Tuesday, April 16, Governor Rudy Perpich announced an additional $207.7 million surplus expected during the next biennium. Legislators and the executive branch currently are deciding how to spend --or return --this additional money. One proposal, which is being considered seriously, would reschedule local government aids payments so cities would receive their first payments earlier than July 15. This revenue shift, according to proponents, would assist the state and cities in smoothing out cash flow problems.