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PINK - FINANCE COUI1C31 o
BLUERV-MAVORTMENT ! GITY OF SAINT PAUL File NO. � ���0
R E S L U T I 0 N
Ordinance N 0.
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Referced To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
WHEREAS, Goverr�or Perpich declared 1989 to be the "Year of the
City" ; and
WHEREAS, the G vernor challenged Saint Paul , Minneapolis and
Duluth to requ�st state funding to help solve inner city
problems; and
WHEREAS, the Gdvernor recommended four strategies for this
effort: conti uation of the Urban Revitalization Action
Program; targe ing human services to residents in greatest
need; strength ning neighborhood stability and reducing crime;
and targeting e�ducation to children at-risk of failure ; and
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WHEREAS, Saint ;Paul and Minneapolis successfully participated
in the state f�inding program called the Urban Revitalization
Action Program,� enacted in 1987 ; and
WHEREAS, the "�ear of the City" program will provide a more
comprehensive �pproach to serious problems which are
characteri�tic� of inner cities;
THEREFORE, BE ]�T RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul
supports legis]�ation which establishes a "Year of the City"
program, which is designed to specifically help cities of the
first class , ar�d directs City lobbying staff to propose such
legislation in11988.
COUNCIL MEMBERS Requested by Department of:
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Scheibel �— Against By
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Adopted by Council: Date
JAN 121989 For Approve by i Attorney
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Approv Mtayor: Date � 3 h7�9 Approv y M ubmission to Council
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BRIEFING PA['ER: TIfL' Yf AR OP Tf{r CITF �
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• Minneapolis, Saint Paul and Duluth face serious and complex
problems n their core neighborhoods. These include problems
such as c ime (prostitution and drugs ) , blight (vacant �
property nd deteriorating buildings ) , overcrowding,
illii:erac�, unemployment, teen pregnancy, and increasin�
school dr�pout rates due to dysfunctional families.
Fundin�. The three cities of the first class are requesting
financial ' and statutory assistance from the state to address
the uniqu and significant problems of central city
neighborh ods. The three cities ask for a total of $128 . 8
million i state funds this biennium. That money, in turn,
will leve�age a matching investment from the cities and
, private sources to help address the problems of the
neighborhqods, especially those of the inner city.
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Communit artici ation. Neighborhood revitalization cannct
be succes ful unless the community is fully involved. We will
use two m�thods to insure community participation in the Year
of the Ci�ies program.
Selec ion rocess. First, the city council in each city
will etermine the most effective way to bring
neigh orhood residents into the design, selection,
admin stration and implementation of the projects and
progr�ms resulting from this .initiative. Since the final
solutions will be worked out with those residents, this
��4 propo$al cannot give definitive answers to the problems.
' Rathe , it suggests a varietv of options to be reviewed,
exami�ed and discussed within the communities.
Commu itv• Initiatives Grant Pro ram. Secondly, a portion ,
� of fu ds under each of the four strategies summarized . � -
below will be set aside for small neighborhood initiatives
under the Community Initiatives Grant Program. The Year
of th Cities effort aims to build communities by .
� encou aging residents throughout the city to improve. -their
neigh orhoods. This program will do this by providing
funds both for grassroots efforts and for helping groups
of refiidents plan and develop proposals.
So , under each strategy of our proposal, grant program
will rovide a competitive pool of grant funds for
speci ic projects that groups of residents plan in
respo se to verp local problems. In this way, _
neigh orhoods Will tap the volunteer capacity. that does . , _. -
not uSually appear when development is done by an outside
"agency. The following criteria will guide the decision of
� which projects to fund: .�
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* ',ini:a�e to existing services and informal networks .,
* funds coming from L•he community that are at least
t�aice as much as the grant award
� * d' livery of services unavailable through public ..
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* tie project's potential to become a model that can be
u ed in other neighborhoods
* rievolving cash flow -
* services that foster independence, free paid staff for
oUtreach activity, and emphasize prevention
* d livery of services through volunteers . ..�
State artici ation. State agencies, coordinated through
the M'nnesota State Planning Agency, will also work with
the c�.ties to identify criteria and needs, provide
techn�.cal= assistance, review applications and evaluate
results. �
Status. 5tate Legislation is needed. -
"Yearl� of the Citv" initiative. This request is a direct
respo#�se to Governor Perpich's declaration of 1989 as the
.. '"Year of the City, " in which he challenged cities of the
� first class to propose state funding to help solve inner
� city roblems. The Governor recommended four strategies
for t is effort: .
1 . c ntinue and enhance the Urban Revitalization Action
P�ogram (URAP) ( first funded in 1987 ) ;
;.� 2 . t�rget human services to residents in greatest need of
" a�sistance;
3 . s rengthen neighborhood stability and reduce crime;
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4 . t roet education to dropouts and children at-risk of
f ilure in school . '
These four strategies are summarized in the next seetion '
below
Ratio ale for ublic fundin . Due to the tremendous cost
of ad ressing these critical needs, the cities have to
look �o the state as a financial partner. Public funding
' must lead the way in helping core neighborhoods in cities
of th@ first class. The private markeplace cannot
redev ' lop areas of blight. For example, when some vacant
build ngs become avai�iable, private investment is not
feasi le due to inadequate lot size, land assembly costs,
� title problems, multiple ownership and demolition fees.
In sh�rt, pubiic money must leverage private investment .in
the irtner city. Coupled with a leverage of private
� dolla�s, the cities will be able to eliminate or stem the
growt of these problems. .
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Ratic�Inale for state fundin�. Why should some of- that � - --°
publi� funding come from the state? r
1. S' rious problems in the cities affect their ability to
p ovide support to the rest of the state as centers of
f' nance, marketing, transportation and education.
2. If allowed to fester, many of ti�e inner city
p�roblems--such as drugs, prostitution, gang activity
aind property deterioration--can spread to other
n�eighborhoods.
• 3 . I vesting funds now is far less costly than letting
t e problems grow to the point when more massive
i tervention is essential. � � � .
4 . F�ederal aid--the traditional source of funds for urban
rlenewal--has decreased dramatically. In 1978, the
t�ree..cities received a combined total of $78.1
mlillion in federal funds from General Revenue Sharing,
C mmunity Development Block Grants, Urban Development
A tion Grants, the Economic Development --
A ministration, and the Job Training and Partnership
A t. In 1987, the total was $27.8 million.
SUMMARI' O�E' STRATEGIES
Strat 1 Summar : Continue and enhance the Urban
� Revit lization Action Pro ram URAP . URAP was enacted by • .
the 1 87 Legislature to help the most distressed core
neigh, orhoods of the central .cities. It provided �9 .0 _
millibn for Minneapolis and Saint Paul to improve housing
� and c�mmercial property and to spur community .development.
To date, $4 . 5 million of that money has been aliotted to
both ousing and community development projects in the two
citie . In Saint Paul, commercial and housing projects
have een split evenly; in Minneapolis 40% of the funding _._
so falr has gone to commercial/industrial projects, and� 60%
has g'Ine to address housing problems.
'` URAP as been successful to date, but it has. only begun to
addre s the problems, and more needs to be done to improve
the p ysical condition of these neighborhoods.
Stratlpav �2 . Summarv• Stimulate targeted human services
� deliv�erv to support physical redevelopment.
• Conti uing URAP can h�elp core neighborhoods reinove blight,
encou age economic growth and create jobs. Still, we _
cannot stem the phpsical deterioration of neighborhoods
withoiut also tackling the web of human problems that
• ensnare them.
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In alll three cities, many' residents--especially in the
URAP reas--face significant barriers to finding and
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l:eet�inb � job. These include poor education, illiteracyi '
inex erience, lack of training , cheinical dependency,
ment 1 illness, language differences, cultural differences
� and inadequate health and child care. .
Coor inated human service programs must address these
, problems, focusing on residents in the URAP areas but also
incl ding residents in need ttiroughout the city. .
Strat�e�v �3 . Summarv• Stren�then nei�hborhood stabilitY.
. Investment in physical development and human services will
have !little effect over the long haul if neighborhoods are -� -
unstalble. Factors that contribute to instability are a
high turnover rate of residents or vacant structures , a
high crime rate, or a high concentration of group homes.
• Crima discourages businesses from moving in or staying.
In fa�ct, it tends to affect an investor' s decisions even
more than high labor costs or high taxes. Too many group
home can also add to economic decline--people are
relu tant to live nearby, and this affects livability.
High turnover of housing ownership tends to invite a
tran ient population that does not want to invest in the
liva ility of the neighborhood. - -
. In t rgeted neighborhoods , we must develop programs and
� poli ies to prevent crime and scatter group homes over a
wide area, encouraging long-term neighborhood stability .
and ' nvestment. '
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•�� Strat�e�v �4 � Summarv: Tar�et education. The above
strat�egies will all help our core neighborhoods begin to
solv� ttieir serious problems , but the long-term
improvement of the inner city and our communities is tied
� . to our children and directly to our schools.
The public schools of the three cities face major
chal�enges as their student population changes
sign�.ficantly with increasing numbers of low-income and
mino ity students. Since many of these pupils face
spec al barriers and have special needs, schools must
comm t increasing resources to provide services which will
addr ss these needs. �
Scho ls need additional resources in order to reverse the
tren toward racial isolation and to eliminate the
disp rity that exists between children of different
inco es and ethnic backgrounds.
CITY POS$TION
The City', of Saint Paul supports leg.islation which will provide
funding �nd authorize the..programming options indicated for
Year of �he City and directs City lobbying staff to introduce
such legislation. .
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WHEREAS, �overnor Perpich declared 1989 to be the "Year of the
City" ; anqi ._ .-
WHEREAS , �he Governor challenged Saint Paul, Minneapolis and
Duluth to request state funding to help solve inner city
problems; ' and
WHEREAS, �he Governor recommended four strategies for this =
effort: �ontinuation of the Urban Revitalization Action
Program; argeting human services to residents in greatest
need; str ngthening neighborhood stability and reducing crime;
and targe ing education to children at-risk of .failure; and ,
WHEREAS, aint Paul and Minneapolis successfully participated
in the st te funding program called the Urban Revitalization
Action Pr gram, enacted in 1987 ; and -
. WHEREAS, he "Year of the City" program will provide a more_
,,,; comprehen ive approach to serious problems which are ,
' character stics of inner cities;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul
supports egislation which establishes a "Year of the City"
program, �ahich is designed to specifically help. cities of the
first cla�s, and directs City lobbying staff to propose such
legislatiQn in 1988.
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` � ��•'�� '� CITY OF SAINT PAUL
����5��:��I: OFFICE OF TFIE CITY COUNCIL
`� James Scheibel, Chair
I Committee of the Whole
Date: January 9, 1989
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I COMMITTEE REPORT
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To: SAINT PAUL CITI COUNCIL
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From: CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATION COMMITTEE �
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1. MSA Street Stan ards
COMMITTEE RECO1�[ENDED APPROVAL
2. Tax Status of C ty and HRA-Owned Parking Ramps
COMMITTEE RECO�NDED APPROVAL (3 - 1 vote)
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4. Property ax
COMMITTEE RECONIl�ENDED APPROVAL
5. Fingerprinting f Firefighters
COMMITTEE RECOI�Il�ENDED LAYOVER TO A FEBRUARY DATE
6. Bonding Allocati�on
COMMITTEE RECOMr�ENDED APPROVAL
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