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BLIFER� - �pYOR7MENT File NO• /� ' GDD
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� Counci esolution �i�� ;
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
WHEREAS, the City of Saint a 1 while currently serving 10 , 000
Ramsey County WIC clients e c month, still has a waiting list
of 152 individuals with an s imated 7 , 648 more eligible in
the county; and
WHEREAS, the need for Home e ivered meals has grown
significantly due to an inc e se in the elderly population and
the emphasis on in-home car' nd early hospital discharge; and
WHEREAS, almost half the po u ation of Minnesota eligible for
food stamps does not partic p te in the Food Stamp Program
because those people did no hink they were eligible; and
WHEREAS, federal law permit tates to exclude the first $50
received for child support h n determining a household' s
eligibility for food stamps a d Minnesota does not permit this
exclusion; and
WHEREAS, breakfast is impor a t to both the health and
education of children yet o 1 11% of public K-12 schools and
less than 2% of private K-1 chools in Minnesota participate
in the School Breakfast Pro r m even though 31X of students
� eating school lunch on an a e age day are also eligible for
free or reduced-priced brea f sts , be it
COUNCIL MEMBERS Requested by Department oE:
Yeas Nays
Dimond
Lo� [n Fav r
Goswitz
Rettman B
Scheibel A ga i n s Y
Sonnen
Wilson
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified Passed by Council Secretary By
gy,
A►pproved by Yfavor: Date Approv b Mayor for Submission p uncil `J
By By ---�.
WFiITE - CITV CIERK
PINK - FINANCE COVIICII (//���j
BLUERV -..fAVORTMENT GITY O AINT PAUL File NO. � • ��D
Counci esolution
Presented By
�
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
RESOLVED, that the City of ai t Paul supports the 1989
legislative agenda of the F od First Coalition, a statewide
coalition committed to redu in hunger in Minnesota, which
calls for legislation in th f ur areas detailed below:
l . Support WIC
- Continue the state up lemental appropriation.
Funding at the pres nt level ( $1 .4 million, the amount
requested by the De ar ment of Health) is needed to
avoid dropping chil re from the WIC program.
- Allocate an additio al $2 . 1 million to WIC to reduce
waitin� lists.
- Expand WIC farmers ' ma ket program, where WIC
participants get ad it onal coupons redeemable at
farmer' s market.
2 . Stren then the Food Sta ro ram
- Request $300, 000 fo f od stamps outreach (this would
draw down at least 15 , 000 federal matching dollars) .
- Allow for a disre�a d i the first $50 of child
support before calc la in� eligibility for food stamps
( this would bring a a erage of $16 per month more to
the average partici an ) .
3 . Su ort Home-Delivered ea s
- Establish a state s pp emental fund ( $1 . 2 million) for
home-delivered meal t help address the escalating
need for services.
COUNCIL MEMBERS Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Dimond
�� [n Fav r
Goswitz
Rettman B
Scheibel A gai n s Y
Sonnen
Wilson
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified Yassed by Council Secretary BY
B}� �
tapproved by Mavor: Date _ Appr e by Mayor for Sub 's 'on to Council
By
WMITE - CITV CLERK
PINK - FINANCE COVACII (/y/�� �/�
BI.UERV -;M4VPORTMENT GITY O AINT PAUL File NO• O �_Y/ OD
Counc� esolution
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
4 . Ex and School Breakfast Pr ram
- Mandate that all di tr'cts with 10% or more students
eligible for free-r du ed lunch offer a school
breakfast program.
- Allocate $2 . 0 milli n s a state supplemental
reimbursement to sc oo districts for the breakfast
program ( similar to th present school lunch program) .
- Require the Departm nt of Education to submit a report
to the Legislature ut ining its activities in
outreach and techni al assistance to school districts
for the breakfast p o� am.
COUNCIL MEMBERS Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Dimond
�.00g In Fav r
Goswitz
Rettman �D B
s�he;ne� _ A gai n s Y
Sonnen
Wilson
AP� - � 1989 Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified Pa s �Co� S t By
sy� �
t _ Appro ed y Mayor for Submi io to Council
Ap rove Mavor. Date — �
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, , . BRIEFItiG PApER:' HE FOOD STAMP PROGR:�M . �Ir.�_�Q�
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Back�round
The purpose of the Food St p Program is to help iieedy
households obtain adequate fo d, as well as strengthen the
agricultural economy. In c l ndar year 1987 , federal dollars
in the amount of 1I0 , 779 , 52 ame into Minnesota through the
Food Stamp Program. Food s a ps are an entitlement, that is ,
any household that applies o them and meets the eligibility
criteria will get stamps. ligibility is determined by
financial and other factors ' {citizenship, social security
number, and job status ) . F r ost households, the gross
income limit is 130% of pov rt ; an example is $15 , 156 a year
for a family of four. Hous ho ds with elderly and handicapped
members may have a slightly hi her income.
Food stamps are intended to su plement a family's food budget ,
not cover all of its food c st , and in most cases they run
out well before the end of he month. The maximum benefit for
a family of four with no ot er income works out to about 80
cents per person per meal . Th avera�e food stamp allotment
for alr households particip ti g is about 50 cents er
per meal . P Person
Status
Althouoh food stamps are an n itlement, they do not reach all
those who need them. For ex m le , a 1985 Minnesota survey of
food shelf users showed that a most half were not
participating in the Food St m Program. The most common
reason given for not applyin f r food stamps was that people
did not think they were elig bl , though the data showed that
most were income eligible. or than one out of every five
AFDC households in Minnesota 'do s not receive food stamps.
Minnesota' s food stamp parti ip tion for AFDC households is
the ninth lowest in the nati n. Outreach to potentially
eligible people is clearly n 'ed d. Food stamps are
underutilized by many segmen s f our society, including
farmers , seniors, the workin p or, disabled persons living
independently, migrant worke s nd the homeless.
Under federal law, states ca e clude the first $50 received
for child support when deter in ng a household' s eligibility
for food stamps . If Minnesot xercised this option, families
= receiving child support payme t could see their food stamp
benefits increase by up to $1 er month. Besides helping to
feed kids , this change would a e food stamps more consistent
with AFDC, aiding the state' s a tomation process. The First
$50 in child support has been e cluded from income for AFDC
purposes since 1984 .
The Citv Position
The City of Saint Paul suppor s he following changes in the
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d'Y ro
Food Stamp Program:
* Allocate $300 , 000 for f od stamp outreach, which could
draw down at least $300, 00 federal matching dollars .
* Al1ow for a disregard o t e first $50 of child support
before calculating eligi i ity for food stamps at a cost
of $4 . 7 million for the i nnium.
• ' BRIEFING PAPER _ OME DELIV"ERED MEALS
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Back�round
Home Delivered Meals , more om only known as Meals on Wheels ,
are delivered to homebound er ons who are unable to prepare
their own meals because of n ' llness or disability. The
majority of participants ar o er 80 years of age. The intent
of the service is to provid a hot , nutritious daily meal to
those who need support in o de to remain in their homes .
There are over 400 Home Del ''ve ed Meals Programs throughout
the state. Programs receiv f nancial support from their meal
recipients , federal Title I I , USDA, and their local
community. The amount rece ' ve from each source varies from
region to region. Most pro ra s receive support from all the
above sources . Some progra s re primarily supported with
federal funds , while other ro rams are totally locally
funded. Most meals are del ' ve ed by volunteers.
Status
The demand for Home Delivere eals has grown significantly.
Since 1982 , the number of re i ients per year has increased
from 7 , 063 to 13 , 950 in 1988'. This is due to an increase in
the elderly population, earl ' e releases from hospitals, and
an emphasis on in-home care a her than institutionalization.
In-home care is supported no nly by the elderly who prefer
to remain in their own homes, ut also by the state through
the Pre-admission Screening- l ernative Care Grant Program.
The PAS/ACG Program has resu t d in significant savings to the
taxpayers . Each Medicaid-el g 'ble person who is kept out of a
nursing home saves the gover me t an average of $24 , 000 in
nursing home costs . Althoug al delivery is a vital in-home
service , there are no state u s for Home Delivered Meals .
If Home Delivered Meals are oi g to expand, additional funds
will be needed. Federal and lo al funds have not kept up with
the demand. There are many re s of Minnesota, primarily
rural , without Home Delivere M als and there are programs ,
primarily urban, that do not ha e enough funds to expand.
There are many elderly Minne ot ns who need meals delivered
but the service is not avail bl .
The Citv Position -
The City of Saint Paul suppo ts the Food First Coalition
proposal that the Legislatur e tablish a state supplemental
fund of $1 . 2 million to expa d ome Delivered Meals service to
an estimated 5 , 000 additiona p rticipants.
. � • , . ' BRIEFING PAPER: T 'E CHOOL BREAkFAST PROGR:�M C/,)_�F `O�
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Back�round
The School Breakfast Progra i a federally-funded child
nutrition program which all ws schools to offer a
nutritionally balanced meal to all students. The meal is
served to students either a f 11 price, reduced price or no
' charge depending on family ' nc me . School districts are
reimbursed for the costs of th program by the U. S . Department
of Agriculture .
The decision to offer the S ho 1 Breakfast Program is made by
the school district. Once 'he school district approves the
program, individual schools de ide whether or not to
participate .
Status
Child hunger and poverty ha i creased dramatically in
Minnesota as demonstrated b a increase in the statewide
average percentage of child en poor enough to be eligible for
free lunches from 18 . 8% in 98 to 22 . OY in 1987 . In a 1985
food shelf usage survey, on -f ' fth of all households with
children reported that chil re were missing meals. In
September, 1988 the Minneso a ood Education and Resource
Center released a report, F od for Thou ht, showing that
during the 1986-87 school y ar in Minnesota:
* only 11% of public K-12 sc ools and less than 2% of
private K-12 schools pa ti ipated in the School Breakfast
Program.
* 31% of students eating ch ol lunch on an average day had
been approved for free r educed-price lunches. (These
same students are eligi le for free and reduced-price
breakfasts and could be pa ticipating in the School
Breakfast Program if it we e offered in their schools. }
* Among U.S. states and t rritories, Minnesota ranks 21st in
terms of its population ' yet it ranks 34th in the number of
schools with the School B akfast Program.
The report also included th esults of a survey conducted one .
day in March, 1987 which sh w that one in six elementary
school students- had come to s hool without eating breakfast.
Many factors can make it di f ' cult for children to eat
breakfast at home : lack of '' f od in the house, parents who
leave for work before child e leave for school , long bus
rides , or extracurricular a t 'vities before school .
Teachers are seeing the neg t 've effects in the classroom: .
absenteeism, tardiness and h' ldren experiencing "mid-mornin�
slumps" because they had no aten before coming to school.
Breakfast is important to b t the health and education of
children.
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The Citv Position
Tlie City of Saint Paul supp rt the Food First Coalition
proposal for the following mp ovements in the School
Breakfast Program:
* Mandate that all distri ts with 10% or more students
eligible for free or re uc d-price lunch offer the School
Breakfast Program.
* Allocate $2 . 0 million a ' a state supplemental
reimbursement to school i tricts for the breakfast
program ( similar to the r sent school lunch system} . �
* Require the Department o ducation to submit a report to
the Legislature outlinin ' ts outreach and technical
assistance activities to s hools/districts for the School
Breakfast Program.
• . BRIEFINU P.a ER T:iE WIC PROGRA�i
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Back�'round
Established in 1972 , WIC i d sigried to provide "supplemental"
protein- and iron-rich foo s o pregnant women, infants and
young children at nutritio 1 risl: who cannot afford an
adequate diet. Food is dis r buted directly or bought with
WIC vouchers redeemable for s ecitic food items. Local
programs also provide nutri i n e�iucation simple medical
screening examinations . .
The benefits to society of h WIC program are great and have
been well documented. Acco d'ng to a Harvard University
study, each one dollar spen n the prenatal component of WIC
saves up to three dollars i ospital costs for low birth
weight babies.
Status
In the 1987 legislative ses i n, Food First successfully
advocated for $1 . 0 million ' n state funding to supplement
federal funding for WIC. L s year with Food First support ,
the Legislature added anoth r $200 , 000 to the supplemental
fund and required the Depar m nt of Health to negotiate with
infant formula companies fo ebates on formula purchased with
WIC vouchers. The resultin greement with Ross Laboratories
would cut costs and enable h program to serve an additional
12 , 500 mothers and children
As a result of these measur s, the waiting list for WIC
services--which had peaked t 7 , 818 in May, 1987--had fallen
to 2 , 659 by December, 1988 . B t this number is still too
high, especially considerin t at several counties do not keep
waiting lists or conduct ag re sive outreach. We must
continue the progress that as been made until the WIC program
is able to serve all those ho are eligible for it.
The Citv Position
The City of Saint Paul supp rt the following improvements in
the WIC program:
* Continue the state supp em ntal appropriation. Funding at
the present level ( $1 . 4 mi ion, the amount requested by
the Department of Publi ' H alth) is needed to avoid
dropping children from he WIC program.
* Allocate an additional 2 . million to reduce WIC waiting
lists .
* Expand the WIC farmers ar et program, where WIC
participants get additi 'na coupons redeemable at farmers
markets.
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f�INr` •� ��NANCE � I
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C�����7V -'Uf:i'AATM�;NT ,1
OI.VI � MAYOH File 1\O. �l7
C'ou�ci esolution �
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Presented (3y
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee E3y Date
WHEREAS , the City of Saint P ul while currently serving 10 , 000
Ramsey County WIC clients ea h onth, still has a waiting list
of 152 individuals with an e ti ated 7 , 648 more eligible in
the county; and
WHEREAS , the need for Home D li ered meals has grown
significantly due to an incr as in the elderly population and
the emphasis on in-home care n early hospital discharge; and
WHEREAS , almost half the popu a ion of Minnesota eligible for
food stamps does not particip t in the Food Stamp Program
because those people did not h' nk they were eligible; and
WHEREAS, federal law permits t tes to eaclude the first $50
received for child support wh n determining a household' s
eligibility for food stamps a d innesota does not permit this
exclusion; and
WHEREAS, breakfast is importa t o both the health and
education of children yet onl 1 % of public K-12 schools and
less than 2% of private K-12 ch ols in Minnesota participate
in the School Breakfast Progr m ven though 31% of students
eating school lunch on an ave� ag day are also eligible for
free or reduced-priced breakf st , be it
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Yeas Nays Requested by Department of:
Dimond
��g In Favor
Goswitz
Rettman
Scheibel A gai n s t BY
Sonnen
Wilson
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Councit: Date �
Certi[ied Passed by Council Secretary BY
By
Approved by 1�lavor: Oate Approved by Mayor foc Submission to Council
By By
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Counci esolution
Presented E3y
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee Qy Date
RESOLVED, that the City of S i t Paul supports the 1989
legislative agenda of the Fo d First Coalition, a statewide
coalition committed to reduc ng hunger in Minnesota, which
calls for legislation in the fo r areas detailed below:
l . Support wIC
- Continue the state s pp emental appropriation.
Funding at the prese 't evel ($1 .4 million, the amount
requested by the Dep rt ent of Health) is needed to
avoid dropping child en from the WIC program.
- Allocate an addition 1 2 . 1 million to WIC to reduce
waiting lists .
- Expand WIC farmers ' r et program, where WIC
participants get additi nal coupons redeemable at
farmer' s market.
2 . Stren then the Food Stam P o ram
- Request $300 , 000 for o d stamps outreach (this would
draw down at least $1 0 , 000 federal matching dollars ) .
- Al1ow for a disregard o the first $50 of child
support before calcul t 'ng eligibility for food stamps
( this would bring an ve age of $16 per month more to
the average participa t ) .
3 . Su ort Home-Delivered Me ls
- Establish a state sup le ental fund ( $1. 2 million) for
home-delivered meals o elp address the escalating
need for services.
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Yeas Nays ,_ Requested by Department of:
Dimond
�� [n Favor
Goswitz
Rettman
s�he;bet Against BY
Soanea
W'�Ison
• - • Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date , • '
Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY
By ..
Approved by Mavor- Oate Approved by Mayoc for Submission to Council
gy By
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�o��nci esol�tion
Presented f3y .
Referred To Committee: Date
� Out of Committee By Date
4 . Ex and School Breakfast r ram
- Mandate that all dis r cts with 10% or more students
eligible for free-re u ed lunch offer a school
brealcfast program.
- Allocate $2 . 0 millio s a state supplemental
reimbursement to sch o districts for the breakfast
program ( similar to h present school lunch program) .
- Require the Departme t of Education to submit a report
to the Legislature o tlining its activities in
outreach and technic 1 assistance to school districts
for the breakfast pr gr m.
COUNCIL MEMBERS Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Dimond ,
[,o�g In Favor
Gosvitz �
Rettman
Scheibe( A g8i n S t BY
Sonnen
�Ison
Form Approved by City Attocney
Adopted by Council: Datc �
Certified Passed by Council Secretary By
gy.
Approved by �lavor: Oate Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
By BY
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WHITE - GITY �LERK
PINK - FINANCE
CANARV - OEPARTMENT GITY OF INT PAUL COUIICIl
BLUE - MAVOR
File N .
Council esolution
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
WHEREAS , the City of Saint Pa 1 while currently serving 10, 000
Ramsey County WIC clients eac onth, still has a waiting list
of 152 individuals with an es i ated 7 , 648 more eligible in
the county; and
WHEREAS, the need for Home De i red meals has grown
significantly due to an incre se in the elderly population and
the emphasis on in-home care nd early hospital discharge ; and
WHEREAS, almost half the popu at ' on of Minnesota eligible for
food stamps does not particip te in the Food Stamp Program
because those people did not hi k they were eligible; and
WHEREAS, federal law permits ta es to exclude the first $50
received for child support wh n etermining a household' s
eligibility for food stamps a d innesota does not permit this
exclusion; and
WHEREAS, breakfast is importa t o both the health and
education of children yet onl 1 % of public K-12 schools and
less than 2% of private K-12 ch ols in Minnesota participate
in the School Breakfast Progr 'm ven though 31% of students
eating school lunch on an ave ag day are also eligible for
free or reduced-priced breakf st , be it
COUNCIL MEMBERS Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Dimond
�°g _ In Favor
caswrtc
Rettman
Scheibei __ Against BY
Sonnen
Wilson
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified Passed by Counc.il Secretary BY
ss,
Approved by Alavor. Date Approv�d by Mayor for Submission�o C�6uncil �
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WHITE - CITV CLERK
PINK - FINANCE GITY OF� AINT PAUL �+
CANARV - DEPARTMENT COUIICII
BIUE - MAVOR {'LIC NO•
� Counci esolution
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
RESOLVED, that the City of S 'in Paul supports the 1989
legislative agenda of the Fo d irst Coalition, a statewide
coalition committed to reduc 'ng hunger in Minnesota, which
calls for legislation in the fo r areas detailed below:
1 . Support WIC
- Continue the state su p emental appropriation.
Funding at the presen evel ( $1. 4 million, the amount
requested by the Depa t ent of Health) is needed to
avoid dropping childr n from the WIC program.
- Allocate an additiona 2 . 1 million to WIC to reduce
waiting lists.
- Expand WIC farmers' m r t program, where WIC
participants get addi io al coupons redeemable at
farmer' s market .
2 . Stren then the Food Stam Pr ram
- Request $300 , 000 for oo stamps outreach (this would
draw down at least $1 0, 00 federal matching dollars ) .
- Allow for a disregard of the first $50 of child
support before calcul ti g eligibility for food stamps
{this would bring an ve age of $16 per month more to
the average participa t )
3 . Su ort Home-Delivered Me ls
- Establish a state sup e ental fund ( $1 . 2 million) for
home-delivered meals t elp address the escalating
need for services.
COUNCIL MEMBERS Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Dimond
I.O"g [n Favor
Goswitz
Rettman
s�ne�ne� __ Against BY
Sonnen
Wilson
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY
g}. �
Approve� by Mavor. Date _ Appr�e� by Mayor for Sub 'ss'on to Council
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Members:
James Scheibel, Chair
Committee-of-the-whole
RECElVED _
Dat : March 13, 1989
MAR� � 1989
Co ittee Report ��rY �����,
To: St. Paul City Council
From: City Councii Legisl ti n Committee
1. Approval of minutes of February 7, 1989 meeting.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL
2. Refugee Assistance Funding
COMMITTEE RECOMIsENDED APPROVAL
3. Ramsey County Charter Commission
COMMITTEE LAID THIS OVER UNTIL T M IMOND COULD BE PRESENT
4. Substantial rehabilitation
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED LAYOVER
5. Licensing of Appriasers
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL
6. Fire Insurance
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED LAYOVER
7. . Food Faa€st Coalition Legislation Ag nda
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL
8.. Community Residential Facilites (S. . 235/H.F. 222)
(Note: this item was not on co it ee agenda)
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED A LETTER B S NT TO SENATOR MARILYN LANTRY AND
REP. SANDY PAPPAS REQUESTING TH ET WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND REPRESENTATIVES
9. POLLUTED LANDS (This item not o a enda)
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL '