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A I NT PAU L J(% BLIFER� - �pYOR7MENT File NO• /� ' GDD • � 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 — � �� � B gy C' PtlBf.��D ���; 1 � 19 . , , . BRIEFItiG PApER:' HE FOOD STAMP PROGR:�M . �Ir.�_�Q� ��f� 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 . . ' . Page 2 � r� ��d 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 ' ' ��-��� 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� ';/� (P 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. ' � page 2 �O 7 ��� .. 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 . -. — �-�a d 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. ,,. . _ . , ��..., f�INr` •� ��NANCE � I �i [ "C Y (7 f•• .�f 1 I \T E��1 LI I. Council ('�+���D ' C�����7V -'Uf:i'AATM�;NT ,1 OI.VI � MAYOH File 1\O. �l7 C'ou�ci esolution � � � 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 � �e:. — �i : �Lt:iaK f��r�.c - � Fi��wNGf-_ � ' COUIICI� r'�`�O� CO��ARV - OF.��RTMEN7 �� I "I'�' (? �. AIN"I' �, 1LTL File �1�. o Bl_UF. — MArUN 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 �.iTf= — Cir-. Clt:�an PIraI( , � f'INa�ICE \ `� ( �QU(�C1' �LN4iiV —.Uf_V4fiTMtNT E � I �i� � (/ �� \ �� I l, T ��(� LJ 11 ,e a..�t - M..;�� f ile N0. ��Q�d �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 � ���� _ _ _ 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 � — t. �� _ , _ ��=�� 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 �� � , _ . ��-��� 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 '