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88-92 WHITE - CITV CLERK PINK - FINANCE CO�1�ICII CAN�ARV - 6�EPARTMENT CITY OF SA NT PAUL � � �^�� BLUE - MAVOR ' . F1Ie NO. � Co cil R solution � Presente By f Refer �'' Committee: Date �� ` I Out of Co mittee By Date Wf�EAS, 1 , e avai e Hun�ar�. ervice Ini ia ive o neig grrnips �n 1987 for needs as essments was used to support s' needs assess�merit projects � WI�E'AS, these s� proj ects ha.ve been successful involving many neighbor graups, organizations residents in assessing needs at the neighborhood level ana i Wf�RFAS, the s assesssr�ents wauld likely not e hap�ex�ed withaut City f' ial support and Wf�RE'AS, thexe e additioa�al neighborhood graup that would like to do ar�d/ finish neighb�rhood n s asses�nents and need financi help to do so and Wf�RE'AS, Better Neighborhoods staff wauld admini ter a new needs assessment ant program in the- sarr�e way as the f irst program and ��,� # �� Wf�tEAS, $31,92 .68 of an original $ , 00 b ted in 198'1 in the Neighbor Qean-up A,ctivity was not spent �became part of the 3treet N1a' tenar�ce As�ess�t F1xnd's(#2 5) furxi balatice and. . _ , W�S, CF #87 357 created the NeighborYwod C1 -up program by using t winter street maintenanae ey and declared that excess fund shauld be returned to the al F�uad and Wf�RF,AS, The yor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the City Charter, does c ify that there are available or apprapriation revenues in�ex ss of t�,ose estunated in 1988 budget, and Wf�RE',AS, The yor reca�ds the following c ges to the 1988 budget: �. Current Ame�ded Budget Changes Budget F'INANCIrTG �050 Speci Projects-General Gaven�nent -7399 ansfer Fran Special Ftiind � 28,000 10, 0 38,000 (4232 Neighborhood Qean Up) _ . . . All r Financing 908,206 0 908,206 'Potal F�nd Firlancing Plan 936,206 10, 00 946,206 , COUN ILMEN ' Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays In Favor _ Against BY Form Approved by City Att ney Adopted by ouncil: Date I Certified Pa_sed by Council Secretary BY gy, Approved by Mavor: Date Approved by Mayor for Sub ission to Council By BY I I I � WHITE - CITY C ERK � f PINK - i�NANCE � COI1RC11 /)(� CAAfARV - DEPAR MENT C I TY OF SA I NT PALT L File O. �+ `� �� BLUE -MAVOR � Counci Resolution Presented By Y Refer ed To - w- ��Committee: Date �� Out o Committee By Qate SPE[�DING PLAN 050 �peci Projects-General Government 30102 tter Neighborhoods: Humzn Sexvi es Initiative 30102- 545 Caritributions To Outside Org 0 10,0 0 10,000 30102 l Other Spending 95,056 0 95,0�� 311 O Fund Sper�ling 841,150 0 841,150 936,206 10,0 0 946,206 NET C�iANGE + 10,0 0 NOW TI�REFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that $10,000 be transferred frcen the Street intence Assessment Fund(#225-) to the Better Neighborhoods �tivi in the Special Projects eral Gaverrnn�ent �uY3(#050) fo the use of�neighborhood graups in doing needs assessments: � FUR�l'E�R RESOL , that the Street Maintenan�ce Fund Manager will transfer $ 1,923.68 to tYie General �u�d as a t fer fran a s�ecial fund and - � . RF,SOL�TEa, Tha the City Cauncil appraves thes changes to the 1988 budget. _ Appraval Recamner�ded: I � - - '-�=�-- -- Budget Di tor i � Pag 2 of 2 COUN ILMEN Yeas Dimon Nays Requested by Department of: Goswi z E� tive Administration Long In Favor Ret � Against BY Schei 1 Adopted by C uncil: Date r� �� o� Form Approved Cit tto ey Certified Pas b uncil Se ar BY By� A►ppr v � avor: Da � —� Approve�:by aypr r Su ' n to Council ) �- By B: ,� i PUBLISNED �vi�fZ 1 :� 1988. i 7°� � 1�t° �109�5 � �� Execu ive A�imi.nistratian DEPARTMENT - - - - - �� 6��',��,-: GONTACT N �- _ „_, PHONE - 1-8-88 DATE I UTIN D (See r verse side.) 1 Depa tment Director 4 Maqor (o Assistantj � �� Fina ce and Management Services Dire tor 5 City Cle `�� Budg t Director _ 1�'�� City Attorney ` � 0 L B 0 1 ( lip a�l locations for signa re.) tdI C V BY 0 CH D T ? ( ose/Rationale� - �' � � C�,,"'T---- _ _.. . . C,�,,,,,. `'�:�,�� tG�N��,�� e green sheet No. 07387 • � �cosT Nn so E c s T ci Rr IY�D ,� , JA N 1 1�88� � e green sheet No. 07387 ��YOR'S FFiC� IN S UDG A TIV B G D R CR T D: (Mayor's ignature not required if under 10,000.) Total ount of Trans�ction: $10,000 Activity Nvmber: 30102 Funding Source: 7399 Transfer from Sp cial Fund TTAC : (List and number all attac ents.) 1. Resolu ion RECEtV p JAN1N19g D� 1�iIN S T V PROCEDUItES V Yes No Rules, Regulations, Pro edures, or Budget Amendmen� equir�d? ,�ies _No If yes, are they or tim table attached? D PARTMEN V EW CITY ATTORN W !' Yes Council resolution requir d? Resolution req red? Yes ,_No _Yes Insurance required? Insurance suff ient7 _Yes _No Yes o Insurance attached? Executive Admi istration �• flE P�ARTMENT j�� _ ��3 v� Chris Park �� CONTACT 298-473�6 PNONE .T n r 8 I98 DATE ' ��i� e�,r � ASSIGN NUMBER . ROUTING ORDER Cli All Locat ons for Si nature r ' 4 Director of Man ement/Mayor Finance an Management Services Director � 5 Ci.ty Clerk. tor : City Attor ey MHAT WILL BE A HIEVED BY TAKING ACTION ON THE A TACHED MATERIALS? (Purpose/ Rational ) : Neighborhoods a:ve benefited from needs assess ent activities but need fin cial support to organize a conduct those activities. Fin ncial support will be made ailable to neighborhoods to conduct activities that asses resident needs. �_. .�.. ,•�- � � � w �� '�� "'�'` `��!''%�`'� .�F;l� ;� J �:i J l�' /�irf!'f COST BfNEFIT UQGETARY AND PERSONNEL IMPACTS TICIPATED: 6v;��YV,d°;� ��i - Money made av ilable to the Better Neighborho ds Program for clean-up act ities is available to ssist neighborhoods to assess r sident needs. Needs assess nt activities . provide an op ortunity far: -communit involvement -residen input -directi neighborhood groups/re�nurces o meet identified needs , FINANCING SOU CE AND BUDGET ACTIVITY NUN�ER CH GED OR CREDITED: (Mayor's igna- ture not re- Total Amou t of "Transaction: $10,000 quired i under � $14,000) Furldillg S rCe: 9834 Use of Fund Balance Activity N mber: 42325 . ATTACHMENTS ist and Number All Attachments 1. Resoluti n � _ C"�t��`�� : RECEIVED �iaty �, �- �y�4 . JAN �N 1988 aUO��t �F��E - AEPARTMENT R VIEW CITY ATTORNEY RE EW �Yes No Cnuncil Resolution Required? ' Resolution Requi d? Yes No Yes x No Insurance Required? Insurance Suffic nt? Yes No Yes x No Insurance Attached: (SEE •REVERSE SIDE R IRISTRUCTIONS) Rsvised 12/ 4 . HOW TO USE THE GRE$N, SHE�T . ^ _� The GREEN SHEET has several PURPOSES: � � ' '� 1. to assist in routing documents and in securing required signatures ° 2. to brief the reviewers of documents on the impacts of approval . 3. to help ensure that necessary supporting materials are prepared, and, if � required, attached. Providing complete information under the listed headings enables reviewers to make decisions on the documents and eliminates follow-up contacts that may delay execution. The COST/BENEFIT, BUDGETARY AND PERSONNEL IMPACTS heading provides space to explain � the cost/benefit aspects of the decision. Costs and benefits related both to City budget (General Fund and/or Special Funds) and to broac�er financial im,pacts (cost to users, homeowners or other groups affected by the action) . The personnel impact is a description of change or shift of Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) positions. � If a CONTRACT amount is less than $10,000, the Mayor's signature is not required, if the department director siqns. A cc�ntract must always be first signed by the outside agency before routing through City offices. . Below is the preferred ROUTING for the five most frequent types of documents: CONTRACTS (assumes authorized budget exists) � � 1. Outside Agency 4. Mayor 2. Initiating Department 5. Finance Director 3. City Attorney 6. Finance Accounting ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (Budget Revision) ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS (all othe�s) 1. Activity Manager 1. Initiating Department 2. Department Accountant 2. City Attorney 3. Department Director 3. Director of Management/Mayor 4. Budget Director 4. City Clerk ' 5. City Clerk ' 6. Chief Accountant, F&MS COUNCIL RESOT'.UTION (Amend. Bdqts./Accept. Grants) COUNCIL RESOLUTZON (all others) l. Department Director 1. Initiating Department 2. Budget Director 2. City Attorney 3. City Attorney 3. Director of Management/Mayor 4. Director of Management/Mayor 4. City Clerk 5. Chair, Finance, Mngmt. & Personnel Crns. 5. City Council 6. City Clerk 7. City Council 8. Chief Accountant, F`&MS SUPPORTING MATERIALS. In the ATTACIi1�NT5 section, identify all attachments. If the Green Sheet is well done, no letter of transmittal need be included (unless signing such a letter is one of the requested actions) . Note: If an agreement requires eviderice of insurance/co-insurance, a Certificate of Insurance should be one of the attachments at time of routing. Note: Actions which require City Council Resolutions include: 1. Contractual relationship with another governa�ntal unit. 2.. Collective bargaininq contracts. � 3. Purchase, sale or lea$e of'land. . 4. Iasuance of bonds by City. 5. Eminent domain. 6. Assumption of liability by City, or granting by City of indemnifica�t3on. : 7. Agreements with State or Federal Government under which they are providing funding. 8. Budget amendments. : WHITE - C1TV CLERK PINK - FINANCE CITY OF S INT PAUL Council CAN�AR�V - DFPARTMENT BLUE - MAVOR - � File NO � Council esolution - �' �� Presented By Referred o Committee: _. Date Out of C mmittee By Date WI�RF�1S, t� $10 000 mzde available by the HumaYi Service Initiative to neig rhood graups in 1987 for nee�s sessments was used to support s' needs assessmexit projects WI�S, these ` projects have been successfu]. in involving many neighbor graups, organizatiaris resid�nts in assessing needs a tY�e neighborYwod level and Wf�REAS, tYbe a�sessn�ents wauld likely not ve happened withaut City f ial support ar�d �,\ Wf�.2EP,S, there addi�}arial neighborY�ood graup that wr�u.ld 1 ike to do and/ r f inish neighborYaood s assess'l�rits and need financi help to do so and ,� Wf�tEA.S, Better Neighborhood�, staff wauld a�hiiin' ter a nEw n�eds assess�tient ant program in the same way as the first p�am an� WI�RREAS, $10,00 budgetec7. in 1987�.n the Neig hood Clean up Activity was t spent ar�d became part of tl� S t MainterlarLC��As �ment�Fur�d' (#225) fund balan�ce and Wf�REAS, 'I'he r, pursuant to Secti 10.07.1 of the City Charter, does c ify that there are available r apprapriation revenue in ex� s of those estimzted in 1988 budget, ar�d WF�REAS, The yor reccsmtier�ds the follawin c es to the 1988 budget: Ctiirrent Amcr�cled Budget Changes Budget FIl�IJCING F'LAN � 050 :5'pecial Projects-General Governn�ent -7399 ansfer Frcm Special Ftiu�d � 28,000 10,0 38,000 (42�25 ighbonc��od C1ean�Tg) _ _ _,. . __ . . . _ _. All FinarLCing � 9 8,206 908,206 - ------= - ---------- -------,_ - 'Ibtal Financi.ng Plan 936, 06 10,0 946,206 PAGE 1 of 2 COUNC MEN . Requested by De rtment of: Y �' t Favor "�C�`'`� /�°�C' B � gaiest Y ,� � ` � � ,� ��, Form Approve y City Att y A C � G�� By C� �_ . � , i� �� ' A ��.,[ /�� Appr ed ayor for Sub ' s' n to Couiecil ��, By BY �� Mem lers: ��'�Z- CITY OF S IN�i� PA[JL Janic Rettman, chair eieiitsjn 8�� SOtI OFFICE UF 7`AE CITY COUNCIL BOb � ng Date: February 19, 19ss RECEIVED JANICE RETTMA ("'} Councilperson Committ e Report � j�E B 2 21988 To: aint Paul City Council I�ci�r c�ERK . � Fro . Community and.Hum n Services Committ le Janice Rettman, Chai � � I The f st meeting of the Community and Human Services Committee wa held on Wedne ay, February 17, 1988. i I The f llowing were in attendance: Jan'ce Rettman, Chair i Bil Wilson, Councilmember � I Bob Long, Councilmember I Rog r Goswitz, Councilmember i Ja e McPeak, City Attorney's Of ice � Ba ara Benson, Secretary � 1. R solution amending the 1988 budg t by transferring $10,000 f m the S reet Maintenance Assessment fun to the Better Neighborhood Activity i Special Projects-General Gover ment for use of neighborhoo groups d ing needs assessments. (No I.D. �I) 4 0 Yes. � _�.__--------_m° 2. R solution authorizing proper Cit officials to execute an ag �ement b tween the City and the State De artment of Health delegatin r sponsibilities to the City for nspecting and regulating fa ilities f r preventing and abating enviro mental health hazards. (I. . 4i76) 4 0 Yes. -- i i 3. solution approving the reappoin ment by the Mayor of Nancy agler to s rve on the Overnight Shelter Bo rd, term to expire October 1, 1990. (I.D. 4�93) 0 Yes. � � i I � � i � I � � CITY HALL RUOM NO. 718 AINT PAUL, MINNESUTA 55102 612/298-5289 � s..�'�s I I � WHITE - CITV CLERK COLLflC1I PINK - FINANCE � {ANXRV - D'EPARTME T • G I TY OF S I NT PALT L f �'9� BLUE -MAYOR . Flle NO � Council esolution ' Presented By Referred o Committee: Date Out of C mmittee By Date SPE�DING PI�AN 0�0 S'pecial ojects-General Gaverr�nent Ftuid 30102 Bet er Neighborhoods: Htunan SeYVic Initiative 30102-054 (�itributi�s 'Po Outside Or 0 10,000 10,000 30102 All Other Sperbdirig 95,056 0 95,056 �i1:1 -pthe Fur�d Sperx3ing 841,1fi0 0 841,150 936,206 10,000 946,206 � �� + 10,000 NOW TF�'�RE IT RESOLVID, that $ 0,000 be ferred fran the Street tence Assessment F'und�(#225-) to Better i�eighbor F,,ctivity in the Special Proj�cts al Gaverrmuent F'undi#05U) for use of�neighbor graups ' doing needs assessments: � RESOLVID, That City Cauncil ppraves these ges to the 1988 budget. raval Recam�rxied: -�� -- =' --- ----- get �t�or PAGE 2 of 2 COUNC[ MEN � Requested by Department of: Yeas DlmOrid Nays � ' r' i Goswit In Favor - - '�'�"' � _ Against BY ' Ret SChei i JAN 2 i 1988 Form Approve b City Attor Adopted by Co ncil: Date So e � CertifieWi s ounci re BY < � By A►pproved b 1+1 vor D A 2 5 198 Approv ayor for S oun�il By � �. , . � �� ✓ � NEE S ASSESSMENTS UPDATE � FRO : Chris Park ; � . DAT : December 18 , 1987 j I I In he early summer of 1986 th Human Services Initiat ve .� mad $10 ,000 available for nei hborhood needs assessme ts . The money was awarded to group that had a need and a ound pla for doing the assessment. Groups had to match the money (1: ) with funds and/or volunt er work and could reque t no mor than $3 ,000 . The $10 ,000 as allocated to six di erent gro ps. Two requests came in a ter the money was prom'�ed . - and we were unable to fund eit er of those requests . I Her are the groups that were warded grants with a b ief des ri�tion of how they did th ir assessments : i DIS RICT 3 - West Side Citizen Or anization i Gr nt: $1,000 matched with $1,200 from WSCO � WS 0 solicited community. ingu into the contents of_t eir su vey. The survey was done d or to door and results an be br ken down into 5 sub-neighb ohoods . Pr liminary results were made available at the WSCO A nual Me ting in November. The WSCO Board consider the find ngs in discussing and selecting t eir Better Neighborhood Pr orities. DI TRICT 7 - Neighbors Actin To ether (NAT) Gr nt : $3 ,000 matched by mone from Wilder Foundatio , St. Pa 1 Companies , MNSHIP, First Bank St. Paul and volu eer/ _ in kind support from RAP, Wes ern State Bank, Cathol '� Ch rities , District 7 etc. i NA has a volunteer steering ommittee that has coor nated th' s project. The NP�T needs a sesssment was done by ilder Re earch Center. The survey w s developed with input �from co unity groups and resident . It was administered y volunteers trained by Wilder. Most surveys were done by phone. S e were done in person. The survey is completed. N T is n sharing the information t rough community roundt ble d' scussions and forums . The ext phase of the projec is to d velop task forces to work n specific issues ident fied b the needs assessment and f interest to residents and groups . 1 � � � � i . . � ��-�� .✓ � � i Chri Park Page Two � Dece ber 18 , 1987 i i � i Dist ict 8 - Summit Universit eeds Assessment (SNAP) � Gra t: $1,100 matched by participation from CURA, volu teers and in-kind from Hallie Q. Bro Community Center. ; The SNAP survey was done by ph ne and in person. i Sur eying was done by voluntee s and paid interviewers � An ttempt was made to involve broad community partici ation. The project has taken many mon hs to complete but CURA; sho ld have the final report c mpleted before the end i the yea . Sponsoring organizations include the Aurora-St. nthony Blo k Club, Inner City Youth L ague, Model Cities Hea h Cli ic, Selby Avenue Task Forc , Summit-University Pl �nning Cou cil, Hallie Q. Brown Commu ity Center, etc. i Dis rict 10 - Como Nei hborhoo Resource Grou (CNRG) i � Gr t : $2 ,500 matched by MNSHI i � CN G worked with Lingblomstens Senior Program and the District 10 Planning Council in design'ng, planning and coordi ating th ir needs assessment. The s rvey was done in two ph ses. Th first phases c�as . a tel.eph ne survey. The second i volved th ee focus group discussions Rainbow Inc. assisted hem with th survey and wrote the fina report. CNRG and Distr ct 10 co hosted a community meeting to discuss the results f the su vey. Satisfation with the eighborhood was high. jor is ues raised were, not surpr singly, services for s iors , qu lity child care and energy conservation/recycling.l DI TRICT 12 - District 12 Pla nin Council ; G ant: $2 , 300 matched by vol teer hours and in-kind fro.m D' strict 12 I � T e needs assessment in Dist ict 12 was done by focu group i phase one and mailed surv y in phase two. Neighbo hood r sident volunteers were tra'ned by the University E tension S rvice to do focus group in erviewing. Six focus gr ups were c nducted throughout the nei hborhood. Five hundred urveys w re recently mailed to rand mly ch.osen households . hey p an to do follow up phone c lling and additional m ling a needed to received a 50o eturn. The plan for fo ow up i cludes a full page article in the community newsp er as w 11 as a town meeting in ea ly 1988 to get the inf mation f om the survey out to resid nts and neighborhood g oups . � � � i � ; /� _ 2 ✓ , (�+� � � � I � Chri Park j Page Three I Dec ber 18 , 1987 i � RES URCES FOR CHILD CARING (RC ) / CHAMBER OF COMMERCEi- i Gra t : $1,100 matched by Chamb r of Commerce Child Car Tas Force I Thi needs assessment was done in conjunction with RC , The Cha ber Child Care effort and he St. Paul Public Sch ls . The survey was done and analyz d by the St. Paul Publ� Schools � Res arch and Testing Departmen . A questionaire regar �ing aft r school child care needs nd wants was distribut �d to eve y household with school ag children in the puL�li � schools as ell as some parochial scho ls . The results of the �survey we the basis for the report one by the Chamber cal ed " en School Is Out: The Suppl and Demand for School �Age Care in St. Paul and Ramsey County. The School District al o used the da a in preparing a long rang plan for school sponso ed school- ag programs. Several new pro rams are being planned nd started as a result of the work done hrough this assessment. i DI TRICT 11 and 14 requested oney to help finance th ir ne ghborhood needs assessment projects . Because we ha allocated th money we were unable to f nd them. I did provide ome other as istance including help to istrict 11 in developi their qu stionnaire and assistance or District l4 in find' g re ources . Both Districts had have projects worth fu ing. � Th funding and assistance pr vided to these groups �abled th m to: i - Involve others in assessi g needs at the neighbor ood level i - Survey the residents to d termine need as perceiv d by people who live in the ne� ghborhoods ( and not ju t the most vocal leaders) i - Have focal point :around ,w i�h to discuss needs anl davelop solutions to meet the nee s � I � I I i i I I i i i r . , � �� ,� � . , _ � i i Pag Four Chr' s park i Dec mber 18 , 1987 I I � - Leverage resources from oth r sources and � - Participate in and manage t e gathering of informa ion and data that directly affects them. i � Th se relatively small amounts of money gave the City a great de 1 of positive p.r. at the 'ighborhood level and, n the ca e of the child care assess ent, city wide. It was oney we 1 spent. i CP:ky I � � � � � � j I I' � � � , , CD • -.� • g' � , - - - - -__-. �I P N1KE - FINA CE R � - COI1flC11 �`� , v BLUERV - MAYORTME T GITY OF S INT PAUL File N �'� Co cil esolution ��'' � a o Presen ed By ' �d' Re o �� '� �''�" � ��?''�'-' �'�' �-�'� Committee: Date ��` Out of C mmittee Date W�S, the $1 ,000 mad available by the Service Initiative to neig rhood groa�ps in 1987 for needs sessments was used to support s' needs assessn�nt projects and , �S, these ix projects ve been successful in involving many neighborh ' graups, � organizatiar�s residents in sessing needs the neighborhood leve� and � 1 Wf�REAS, the n s assessments d likely not ve happened without City f ial support ar�d ! ; WI�EAS, t1�xe e a�ditional neighbo gr that wauld l ike to do and/ r f inish ' neighborhood n s assessmen.ts and n financi help to do so ar�d '� Wf�RFAS, Better Neighborhoods staff would -ster a nEw needs assessment ant program in the same way as the first program ar�cl .��2s V�F�S, $31,92 .68 of an original $ , 00 b t� in 1987 in the Neighborl Clean-up Activity was not spex�t became part of the Street Ma ten�e Assessment Fund's(#2 5) fund balar�ce and Wf�RF',AS, C�' #87 357 created the Neighborhood Cl -up program by using t winter street ma.intenanc� mon and declared that excess fund d be returned to the eral Furr3 and W�EAS, The Ma r, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 f City Charter, does c tify that there � are available f r appropriatiari revenues in ex� ss of those est5mated in the 1988 budget, and WI�REAS, Z'h.e Ma r reccannends the follawing c ges to 1988 budget: C�rrent Amerxied Btbdget Changes I Budget FII�NCING PLAN ------------- ------------ ------------- 225 Street intenance Assessment Ftu1d ,_. 42325 Ne'ghborh�ood Clean-�Tp . -983U Us of Ftuxl Balance 0 31 923 I 31 923 Ail Financ3ng 13,300,615 � - I 13,300,$15 13,300,615 31,923i 13,332,538 _ . . - P • COUNCIL ME ERS I Yeas Nays Requested by Department of: Dimond ��g In Favor Goswitz Rettman �he;�� __ Against BY Sonnen � Wilson Form Approved by City Attorney I ' Adopted by Counc l: Date Certified Passed y Council Secretary BY By Approved by Mayor for Submissi to Council 4. Approved by i4lavo : Date — ` BY - - BY , - - - - - — `� ` -- , • �� - ' , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ � _ wH�TE — CiTr CLERK COUrtC1I I �C L � P1NK - FINANCE GITY OF S INT PAITL CANqRV - DEPARTMEN BLUE - MAVOR File NO. I Council esolution ��'� Presented By Referred o � - � � �-�� "-� � Committee: Date Out of Co mittee By Date SPII�DING PLAN 225 Street Ma' tenance Asses t F�d 42325 Nei hborhood Clean Up 42325-053 Operating Transfer t 0 31,923 i 31,923 42325 All Other Speixling 0 0 0 Al1 O Spending 13,300,615 0 I 13,300,615 13,300,615 31,923 � 13,332,538 1�T C�3ANC� + 31,923 I NOW Tf�REF'ORE B IT RESOLVID, that $10,000 be tr sf ed frcan the Street Ma tence Assessment Ftuid(#225) to Better Neighborhoods Activity the ial Projects-Gen Gavernment �'ur�d(#05fl) for use of neighborhood graups in doing n assessanents and � Fp�'R RE90�, , t.bo.t �e �t ��e ,_ �er ' 1. transfer $21 23.68 to the Ger�era"1 �<..a� a_ f�#r a e�ecS.al €ia�d and - _ - - - - RESOLVID, That City Council apprc�ves these c ges to the 19 8 budget. _ _ . roval Rec�ed I - --- s�-��=`=?--- - get Di ector �� Pa I 2 of 2 COUNCIL ME ERS Requested by Department of: j Yeas Nays Dimond 1 iC WOYkS Long [n Favor Goswitz ._ Rettman B s�he�be� __ A ga i n s t Y � Sonnen Wilson I Form Ap�rov by C' y Attor y j Adopted by Counc l: Date Certified Yassed y Council Secretary BY , By Approved by Mavo : Date Approved r Subm si to Counc�l ' _ gy B -- . _ � ' -> . t W1�ITE _��,�e,-.CITV,–CLERN � _,� �. . - . ,_.�•. �. .._ r .�. �{ �� .. f . �1lIMC — FINANCE " GITY OF S INT PA�UL Council � .: f" l� ._,.-� - C,INARV= DEPARTMENT � � BLUE — MAVOR �File NO. � – � Council esolution �{+�` �'�-J� Presented By Referred � � ^ f '�' �!� " � Committee: Date Out of Co mittee By Date � � � 2� �t B� \ 4?32s __ �-�86 ��Gr � � ` t� 3t.'� 31.�3 i�3�"i 1k32 GCh�` $�� @ . @ � All �d#� I3.3�10.fi#5 � � �,3#�g:d]5 13,�s�35 3is�?3 ��,53� � l�' � t �1.9�3 _ `� �iE�i � �' , � �1@,t� �a #s�p�► t�t �ic+wlt �r�� !a4 8�t� �ts��r ��3�.�i� �s�wc.�7. �t : P�d{#�6Q} � : � ciE �3+�t�bo�rbocad �� b� �w� a�r� '>. R� t8st. tl� � l�t� s�31 e:�r �.ii �o t�e �l : �nd � � �rr� a� a�rc�ai �T a�t ��: � �,st � �i�y' ��S � � � � �e � 1�3p�c. � ,: . :_.:� . , � �f t:r ! 2 �f Z � �;:� � _ s ;: � . ..A , .� , COUNCIL 1VIE BERS - :s ' ° � �"'-'� ' Yeas Nays Requested by Department of: - Dimond � � rA� [n Favor �, ,�` � � ..•,� Goswitz ,f� t,�;;.,,,,,�_ . s�he�ne� _ Against BY ' " ,,�-, - ��.. Somm� Wilson Form Approved by City Attorne � Adopted by Cou il: Date Certified Passed by Council Secretary By � By ..., I Approved by Nla r: Date � Approved by M�yor �,or Submis n to Cquncil "''.�-._.. By By �. , , ; . „� . s �, � �_ � ° �� -�P . i � � � � � --- -------- 3 .. � � --- --�------- � � — --- — ----- WMITE �- CYT CLERK COURCII I � � C NARV - DEPACTMENT GITY OF� S INT PAUL File NO. I BLUE - MAVOR\, � .-- - ouncil esolution � ��-�-- : � � � Presented By � � , Referred o Committee: Date. Out of Co mittee By Date , , e e utr�an ice i ia ive neig r graups �.n 1987 for needs ses.�its used to support s needs assessnent projects Wf�REAS, these � projects have swcces�ful in involving many neighbor � grcRZps, organizatio�s residents in as ssing needs the neighborYbood level ar�d Wf�3.2EP,S, the n assess�mexits wauld ikely nQt ve happened withaut City f � ial sL�port and Wf�tF.AS, there e additiar�al neighbor grau s that wauld like to do ar�d �r finish neighb�rYnood n s assessments and need i help to do so and Wf�REAS, Bett Neighborhoods staff wauld ster a new n:eeds assessm�nt ant program in th,e- satrue wa as the f irst program aYyd W�tE',AS, $10,0 0 budgeted in 1987 in the Neig YLOOd Clean-up Activity was pnot spent and became part of th� S eet MainteTiarLC�-Assessnerit�Fur�d' 225) furxl balarLCe and ' , _ . - Wf�F,AS, '�he yor, pursuant to Sectioaz 10.07. of City Charter, does c � tify that there are available or apprapriation reverrues in�ex ess o t�iose estimated in 1988 budget, and _ WI�RF,AS, The yor recam�nds the follvwing c es to 1988 budget: . Curren A�ed Budget Chariges � Budget FIl�CING ----�-------- --------- ------------- - 225 Street�Maintenan�ce Assessment �.ind � �2325 ighborYLOOd Clean iJp - -983U se of Ftu�d Balan�ce� 0 10,0 0 10,000 Ai1 0 Financing 13,300,615 � �0 13,300,625 13,300,615 10,0 0 13,310,615 .. . _ .. ._ .. . . ,. . ;... . .- . .. .. . ,�GE 1 of 2 COUNC[ MEN R uested b De rtment of: Yeas Nays � y � [n Favor Against BY Form Approved by City Attorn y � Adopted by Co cil: Date Certified Passe by Council Secretary BY gy, A►pproved by M vor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submi I ion to Council By BY �_. ' — --___ _ __ _ _ _ - i - - __ -- ---�— _ WNITE �- GITV CLERK , PINK - fINANCE G I TY O F SA I NT PA LT L Council CANARY - DEPARTMENT � BIUE -MAVOR , Flle NO. 1 � � • i Counc�l esolution ��9 Presented B Y Referred o Committee: Date Out of Co mittee By Date I � SPEDDING P'LAN 225 Street Ma tenance Assessment �.ind �2325 Nei hborYwod C1ean�Jp 42325-053 Operating Transfer Out 0 10,000 � 10,000 42325 AI.1 Other Sper�ding � � � 0 p,].1 pthe Spex�ding 13,300,615 0 � 13,300,615 - ---------- ------------- ------------- - 13,300,6 10,000 ; 13,310,615 _ � _ � �,E + 10,000 ; _ . . NOW TI�'ORE IT RESOLVID, that $10,000 be ferred fran the Street I tence Assessment Ftu�d(#225-) to Better Neighborhoods Activity the Special Proj�cts al Gaverrmient ��t#050) for use of�neighborYLOOd graups doing needs assessments: � - - - . RESOLVID, 'I'hat City Cauncil appraves se hanges to the 1988 bwdget. � . - - - � roval Recatt�ed � � - - ��.�s��Q� get i tor � PAGE 2 � f 2 � COUNCI MEN R uested b De rtment of; �I Yeas Nays � y � lic Works [n Favor - A ainst BY � g . Form Approv b it A rn �y Adopted by Co cil: Date , Certified Passe by Council Secretary BY By � i A►pproved by �N vor: Date Approved y a r o ion to Council By . �I/VK�' '� FINANCE^^ � � ' :CANAIiY -f)EPARTMEN GITY OF S -INT PAUL Council �' �y e�f�e _M.,,oR : _ Fi1e N0. � - '� / ��-��-� �� Council esolution C� ��-�� , . � : � Presented By ,-%� l� ! ,/ '-�. �. .,. `J, . =i Referred o Committee: Date � Out of Co mittee By Date �'•'�"� '�• �jt: rii.,.:�iv�a 'd :s.. A RPso i ut i o Creat i nQ ;�R Z�� 1981 The t°h7 C 1 e��up Fur�d i�i- WII.SON : here,=,�, �=pr i n� r_ !e3nuP� t' ha�r_P ��i ghb��i�:�ocs^. ?r� .��.�r:-3c:,.�, tlA i c;hG r-ho�ti �r t ci� �nd ass i sts i n our c3rotnot i cn cr St. P 'u! 3� � " I i vat� e" c i tv: ar�d �. hereas, re�rdless or s ow conditions. there ' is an 3ccumu �ttion ar litter, garbage. esd vegetaticn an� c��he debris that i c�i�ficuit to collzct over the wi�tter mentns; and � hereas. 5t. Paul C3istri t Counciis have tradi 1c�n:�llv been i vn i v�d i n cooper3r_i vP �fi=o ts to c! e�nu� tt�e i r n�i ht+or- hoods each vPar and have f der�t i f ed the i r nee�fs for sup r± and �ssi�t nce: i�OW, THERFORE, BE tT esotve�. the the City cf t. Paui hereby estabti hes the 1987 CiPanup Fund to heip tifF a_t the cost or nei _ borheoci cie�nu =_ by ��si�ting in pa�in dumping fzes �r:d mii agc }:., ccoper ttnq iccai garbage hauiers ar�d be 3t turther eso 1 ver�. .that sa i d fund w f 1 i b? su�porte� bv � f��n� transf r From contingent rPserve i» the amcurtt of $[25. �0; an� be it urther i esoived. that the Oep� tment of Pubiic Wor S xi � l . admini ter the fund and s�t for h ruies and rpgulatia �. � inciudi�g the r�llawing: COUNCILM N Yeas Na s Requested by Department of: Orew� Y -Nicatia aettme� In Favor , Scheibel / so��e� Against BY Taae:�o wilson Adopted by Council: Date Form Approved by City Attorney Certilied F'a�d by Council Secretary By By r• .... �0 . .i Appioved by Mavor: Date - - - - Approved by Mayorfor Submissio 'to Council - By - � gy - , I, . l�AN��RY`_•�P f7TMENT CO{IfIC1I I � � eu.:e. ,_M;,,.oA CiITY OF SAINT PAUL Fila N0. t'�� - ' . '7 _ : Council esolution � ��-��- Presented �By � � Referred T ^� �" � Committee: Date Out of Com ittee By Date � 1 1 E�ch ot the i 7 13 i str i ct t�ou�r_ i I � w i I 1 recr��i t and ��cr i n�te q3rb.3ca� h3U i F?T'S .� d vc�I�1nt�ers i n th . �r d i�tr i c*s . �ocus i nq n hau I er� th3t sar i ce t�e 3rea -^n � r�=�u t r n,��. ; �: � � �::.�ch �,��i ��*r r �.^1" _ L.fT:C 1 1 CI;.:]�- `=L'��1:T: �c: r I ,� L��:.srtrnent or P ��1 �c Work� �nvo�� r r dumoina tees � d milcaqe �r �� r3t? n t tc exr_eed � . 5i.'t p r mi i�; iy H�lnds wi I t be �i tributed evuit.�bi� u,i � �:he� U i s�r i ct ��nc i i fund i na formu)a: ^i ,MuSt hn t rj the i t� sDr i na i: 1 f?:3hUU �,, 1,� _r tt��n L1CtOt��r ! �r ; I, . 5! :L f E 1"r-rL'1UP.St5 �Al" D:7VR1P1lt' fT1Uc1' hn t-p�o�� r_! nJ 1 ater th3n ivo PTiiGPi' I st; I - tii hlileage shall b� c�lr_ulated from a cent 31 s i r_e i n each 1 a��i�a d i str i ct- tc� �he dumping toca*ic� : ' l Excess fund5 ili be returneti c� he qenera 1 f�ln�, BE I T f=i P�ALLY RE50�V�.�J, th- t � resc{�t i on ;ha i 1 be �drawn up bv t e 8udaet Director effectin the f�r�d rransrer tor .3pprovai bv th City Council . � I COUNCILM N I Yeas Nays Requested by Department oE: o.eW �� I Nieosia � Rettma� ' [n Favor Scheibel so��.� �_ Against BY T.deseo Wilson ,�t� : Adopted by Council: Date � G~�` f '� i3�� Form Approved by City Attorney Certified Passed b Council Secretary By By '►�'•': :� . ''�1 A roved b Approved by Navor: Date _ pp y Mayor for Submissio to Couticil - _ By gy - - I� � x1i�TE 1:r�C17r GIEMK `�' -�-� 1:� � ;.�} ^��+�{."�'�.t' .�.` ,��' yPINK{`: !! FINANGE-:* .�-X� ,/��1 . . +ao a.� �� ,��.__��: �CANARY� OEPAfiTMENr t !'�GIqTY •rVi'�•,,y4 A�. � :� �PA7CTL�� liC NO.f OLVE� M�YOR . � w.� _ ...:t rJF� 5:�. . �� h .� :Council-�R�e olution� � � . . �� --�� ,lt �.� _ /� .� _ r; � . :t: � _ r7�'ti"e`'A� �Q?l��Y�. `�4�' _ ' . 1V"��`�'�t � . Presented By Referred To ' � ' Committee: Date �� Out of.Comm'ttee By Date � � � � � I WHEREAS, T e Council of the City of S int Paul did approve th 198? Sprin Clean-up Fund to help nei hborhood clean-up effor s by paying umping fees and mileage to cooperating local trashi haulers; a d � WHEREAS, T e Administration has devel ped guidelines to imple �ent the clean- p fund pursuant to the Cit Council's directives; an d i - i WHEREAS, M ny neighborhood representa ives have requested mor flexibilit in the guidelines to allo neighborhoods to hire people to ssist with organizing and romoting their neighbo �aood clean-up d ys; NOW, THEftEFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, hat upon the recommendatio of the Mayor, the Cou il � of the Cit of Saint Paul does hereby amend the guidelines o the Neigh orhood C1ean-up, Fund to all w up to 25 percent of � each dist ict ' s allocation to be uSe `for personnel and/or r freshments for the n ighborhood clean-up day vo nteers. � . . . � .. . � i . � � i i I i � � COUNCIL,M N — Requested by Department of: I , Yeas� Nays � � ; 1OOf' [n Favor � Rettman � i I Seheibel � ��.� Against BY ; T.a�� - I i Wilson j Focm Approved by City Attomey •� ! Adopted by Council: Date ; �.-:. .• . . . . . �I `� •��# I• . _. Cenified Passed by Council Secretary _ . .--.: .;.r... ,,��.:• :By .. . ,.�ti�.. . � . .-. , �.. , _. . BS� . . - �' ..•� . . . . � . ..��' 1� .L �V� � f' �1 ,;' • • �°%�r'• . . .: App ov d'by Mayor tor.Subm's �t Couecil� ��'`� - APProved_by Mavor. Date - o .?�.f t :�� . ;: 4. _ �:.� -_ - • ;9,. •. , . :� � .,�,�_.. ,4��i � B'� �: -.. .. . . . "�4Y��;.i�;. *i,: ^!: .s .� i By '�" y � . ' . ' • . ,a=, r: ��. ._ . . � . . �. _.. . . . . . �t � � _ . ....... . .. . . , ._ . ...... ....-...... ... . ... . . � ... ,.��;.. �YMITE - CfTV CLERK � . � �NK _ �,N,,~�E G I.TY O F s I NT �A L7 L Council /� .. C+�f/4RY�=OEPAI7TME 7 � , File � N �� //�/ BIUE . -MA�"OR � - � � Gouncil esolution � ��-�Z Presented By �' � + Referred o Committee: Date Out of C mittee By Date HEREAS, the Council of t City of Saint Paul 'd approve in C uncil Resolution Number 87-357 the I987 Sprin Clean-Up Fund to help neighborhood cle n up efforts by payi g dumping fees nd mileage to cooperating local trash haulers; an EREAS, the Administrat'on has developed gui elines to impl ent the clean-up fund pursuant to the City ' Couneil 's dire tives; and WHEREAS, the Council did amend said guidelines in Council File Number 87-670 to allow up to 25 percent of each District' s . - a2lo ation to be used for pers nnel and/or refreshmen s for vol- unte rs; and WHEREAS, the Downtown C mmunity Developrnent uncil has requ sted additional changes to the guidelines to all the power wash ng of sidewalks and the urchase of trash rece tacles for the owntown area; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to expand s id request to i clude all other District Councils as well ; now, therefare, be i RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the 'Mayor, the Coun il of the City of Saint Pa 1 does hereby amend th ' guidelines of t e Neighborhood Clean-Up F nd to allow the Downto Community Deve opment Council to pay f r the power washing f downtown side alks and the purchase of trash receptacles, wit 'n the pre- viou ly approved budget of $ , 540.00 provided to e downtovvn area for their cl.ean up; and, b it � � COUNCIL� EN Requested by Department of: Y eas N ays [n Favor Against BY � Form Approved by City Attorne Adopted by Coun il: Date Certified Passed y Council Secretary BY By. Approved by 1+lav r: Date Approved by Mayor for Submiss on to Courtcit By _ sy �� e c�rr CIEAK . . . . PINK �-fINANCE � . . . � CM:-i4RY - DEPAR7MEN C�I.TY OF S I NT �A iT L Council B��F_ .- MAroR File NO ' _��"� .. y_„ 1 � - �uncil esolution . �.� Presented By Referred o Committee: Date _ Out of Co mittee By Date URTHER RESOLVED, that t e aforementioned guid lines be amend d to allow all other Di trict CounCils to als pay for power washing of sidewalks and he purchase of trash r ceptacles withi their previously approved budgets. COUItT('ILh1E V ��'�S �'.'+�t--. Nays Requested by Department of: N1COS1cZ �� Rettman [n Favor 5cheiUel � 53�� -- Against BY _ Weida �1i1s0:1 �U�'j � 2 '�87 Form Approved by City Attorney .�:r;;;t�t��d t�y Council: Da*.e '�ertificd P,�s•' ounci , cr By ��s. � � :., .� '��:ove�? � : avoe: Date A�tt� � 1t �� Approved hy Mayor for Submission a Council ,��.�, - - By PliB1.�S�D AU G 2 2 1987 I _ �� i I I I � A NBIGHBOSHOO NE8D3 A33ESSMENT � I Commi sioned b COMO NBIGHBORH D RESOURCE GROUP I I � By ISt ven Gray Stev n E. Mayer i � Nov mber 1986 ' . Ste�ren E. ,Ph.D. Execut' Director Steven Gr ��t �ra _ nbow ��s�dre h � I nc. � -�"t �'' 1406 West Lake Street Grace n McGinniss '��.''`�.' MinneapoG�Mimesota 55408 Project iate _;,_��"-�`'� (612)824-0724 �� I TABL OF CONTENTS I I I TRODUCTION I 1 IThe telephone survey 1 I • � Description of the tele hone survey sample I 2 Focus-group discussions Z F NDINGS I 3 Likes and dislikes of t e neighborhood � 3 I . Familiarity with neighb rhood or�anizations � 4 Neighborhood Issues � I 4 INeighborhood Services I 6 Services for seniors 7 ( Childcare/activities fo youth I 9 l Energy conservation and related home improveme ts 11 I Recycling 12 Como Park . I 13 I S MMARY 13 I i I � � . I _�y-9�2 �' � � , I TRODUCTION In late Spring of 1986 , the oard of the Como Neigh rhood � Re ource Group (CNRG) author' zed planning and prepa tion for a n ighborhood needs assessmen to gain a better unde tanding of t e issues concerning Como n ighborhood residents. NRG ( c ntracted with Rainbow Rese rch, Inc. to help them arry out the n eds assessment. ; T e needs assessment was fun ed by the McKnight Nei hborhood ' S lf-Help Initiatives Progra (MNSHIP) of the Minne polis ' F undation and the city of S int Psul ' s �mmunity:Se ices Dept. :and H � n Servrces= Znitia�i,ve (HSI� , CNRG slso worked cio �ely with the D' strict � l0 Community Counci and Lyn�blomsten Seni r Program in d signing, planning, and coo dinating the needs ass ssment. T e needs assess�aent was con ucted in two distinct hases. The f rst phase was a telephone urvey of neighborhood esidents c nducted by members and fri nds of CNBG and Distri t 10 I C mmunity Council . Over 130 residents were chosen andomly and i terviewed on three differe t nights in July. I the second phase, three f cus-�roup discussions ere comened � t discuss the statistical r sults of the survey an to hear a m re personal version of the needs of the neighbo�h od. A total 0 30 people took part in th se discussions. , T e focus-group discussions urned up a number of g od ideas -- i eas which, in our opinion, offer CNRG and other mo o ganizations an excellent o portunity to address e needs r vealed by the survey. This report is intended t provide CNRG w' th a basis for planning t e future agenda for- th organization. W suggest that the statiat'cal data ( the computer utput) be m de available to anyone re uesting a closer look an this r port can provide. i � T e tele hone surve omo neighborhood residents were telephoned by vol �teers and iven an option to particip te in a 15 minute surv y. Almost all hose contacted were willin to participate. Tele hone numbers ere selected at random fro a Como community phon directory. ' he completed surveys were elivered to Rainbow Re 'earch for abulation and analysis. F equency distribrations nd rosstabulations were run f r most questions in th survey. Ten pen-ended questions were a alyzed for the content of each nswer. The highlights of his analysis are prese ted in this eport. _ i , �� I PAGE 2 . I � De ri tion of the tele hone urve sam le � Th sample is, for the most p rt, representative of e ne' ghborhood. According to 1 80 Census data, the 13 people who ga e their opinions accuratel represent the demogra ics of the ne'ghborhood in terms of age, marital status, educat' n, and � nu ber of years living in the neighborhood. The nei borhood as re resented in the survey is ell educated, includes long-time re idents of the neighborhood and is, for the moat art, ( ma ried. The sample ineluded fairly equal numbers o younger, mi dle-aged, and senior peopl . � � Th sample underrepresents tw key groups. First, o ly 22% of ! th se interviewed were male. We know from census st tistics co piled by the Saint Paul P1 nning and Economic Dev lopment De artment that in 1980 the eighborhood had 46% men and 5476 wo en. Interviewers reporte that several men who i itially , a wered the phone def�rred o their spouses in ans ring q stions about neighborhood issues. j S cond, only 9X of those int rviewed were renters. he 1980 c nsus statistics report tha over 24% of the Como ighborhood � h using units were comprised of renters. One reaso for the u derrepresentation of rente s could be that the co unity phone d' rectory used for aampling nderrepresented renter '. Efforts w re made in phase two of th needs assessment to i clude more � m n and renters . � T e survey shows that the in ome 'level of seniors i the n ighborhood is relatively 1 w. Of those responde ts that d sclosed both age and house old income, 82X of tho e over 65 y ars old had household inco es of less than a20, 00 , while only 7 of those between 25 and 64 years old had incomes of less than � 0,000. Data on age and i come were gathered with varying d grees of success. Only t o people did not disclo e their age w ile 21 . 5% did not disclos their income. � ocus- rou discussions I � he telephone survey provid d an initial sounding f neighborhood esidents' interests and pr orities. To provide a deeper nderstanding of resident c ncerns and specific id as for the uture direction of CNRG, t ree focus-group discus ions were held ithin the neighborhood. T e discussions focused n the issues f energy conservation, rec cling, services for se iors, ' hildcare, and activities f r youth -- issues expl red initially n the survey. s reported above, the tel phone survey results su fered from an nderrepresentation of cer ain groups within the ighborhood. pecial effort was made to recruit participan�s f these iscussion groups from thr e target populations: nters, eniors, and men. One gro p was composed entirel of seniors, nother had a majority of enters and the third g up had a mixture of residents . � ��y� , I P/aGE 3 I Th groups were all held at yngblomsten Community C nter and � 1 ted approximately two hou s. Each participant w reimburaed f r his/her time and ! partici ation. i � FINDINGS L KES AND DISLIKfiS ABOUT THE NBIGHBORHOOD IM st people think Como is a ood neig6borhood. Alm st everyone ( 4X) surveyed by telephone aid they would recomme d the � n ighborhood to friends look ng for a place to live Everyone w s asked to name three thin s they liked and disli ed in the n ighborhood. Bespondents a tually averaged 2. 5 th ngs they 1 ked, and 1 thing they disl'ked. N ighborhood qualities �ost ppreciated included Co o Park; good n ighbors ; people keeping th ir property in good sh pe; c nvenient access to shops, ntertainment, and work and that it i a quiet place to live. � L ast appreciated was the 1 ek of public amenities uch as " dequate" curbs, alleys, s owplowin�, and sewer s tems. T affic within the neighbor ood, especially around tate Fair time, was also mentioned as a negative of the neig orhood by � ver 20X of the respondents s with any opinion poll, q alities mentioned posi �vely by some ( ere mentioned negatively b others. Nine people ought bus ervice was very good, thre people saw it as poor Eight people hought the low crime rate as a real plus, yet, f ur people said hat crime in the neighborh od was a negative attr bute. Fifteen espondents said people kee their property up, th �ee said people id not keep their property up well enough. i t is interesting to note t at 42% of all responde ts said they � ere interested in joining block club. For the ost part, hese people were willing t provide their names a 'd phone G' umbers to interviewers. T is list could provide good starting oirrt for a neighborhood bl ck club organizing eff rt. � eople surveyed expect to e living in the neighb hood for some ime. Over 75% of those s rveyed said they expeet to be living ( , ' n the neighborhood in fiv years. This finding i consistent , ith our understanding of he nei•ghborhood as a s ble place of esidence. Of those surve ed, over half had live in the eighborhood more than 17 ears and one-quarteF m e than 30 � ears. I ; ; I' i i I' : I �� PAGE 4 ' I IFA ILIARITY WITH NEIGHBORNOO ORGANIZATIONS I � D 'strict 10 Communi ty Counci is better known to re 'dents s rveyed than Lyngblomsten C mmunity Senior Center d Coe�o N ighborhood Resource Group. Seventy percent of th e ( i terviewed on� the phone had heard of District 10 w ' le 58X had � h ard of Lyn�blomsten and 20 had heard of Como Nei borhood R source Group. Lyngblomste was well known among niors as � o er 84% had heard of the se ior program. I 8 cognizing an organization' name was not a guaran ee that � p ople knew what the organiz tion did. Only 27% of �the total ! s mple could tell what Distr ct 10 did. Twenty-thr e pereent ' k eW what the senior program at Lyngblomsten was wh le just 3X c uld say what CNRG did. M ny people (34X) surveped f It thep did not have s mewhere to t rn wi th their concerns ebo t the neighborhood. N t know�ing w ere to go with concerns �a not atatiatically rel ted to age, e ucation level, income, or eing an owner or rente . It wasn't r lated to familiarity with istrict 10 Community C uncil 's name Ie ther. W ile two-thirds of the samp e did acknowledge a ne 'ghborhood r source for their issues, t e fact that one-third i the people � f lt they had nowhere to tur combined with the rel tively low o ganization recognition wou d indicate a need for roviding i formation to the neighborh od about available res urces. � T e data suggest that each mographic group needs his i formation. w people surveyed saw a n ed for additional serv es. People w re also asked if there we e services or activiti not being o fered now that should be ffered. Only 20X saw need for s ditional services or acti ities. Deapite this, e telephone s rvey did reveal a few are s that residents feel e important e ough to warrant additiona effort. These issues nd services re discussed below. � EIGHBORHOOD ISSUES + elephone survey respondent were asked how import 'nt it was for he neighborhood to address five key issues. The esults of � hose questions are shown b low in Table 1 . i r1 �-�°2 PAGE 5 ` ABLE 1 : I � RATED IMPORTANCE OF IFFERENT NEIGHBOftHOOD I SUES Ho important is the Very Somewhat Not [ f llowing issue? Important Important mportant [ 3 rvices for Seniors (n=130) 72% 22% 6% � I Q ality Childcare (n=125 ) 55% 22X 22% IE ergy Conservation (n=130) 50% 41% 9% R cycling .(n=129 ) 43X 42X 15% M ternal and Infant Care (n=124) 42% 30X 28% I * The number in parentheses is the number of total esponses � � - ------------------------- ---------------------- �-------------- ! ervices for seniors was mo t often judged "Very I �portant. " lmost three quarters of th se responding ( ?2%) sa that roviding services to aenio s such as meals on whe ls, home , eal,th care, and home chore services to seniors wa "very 'mportant" to them. As Tab e 1 shows, quality chi dcare and nergy conservation were th next moat important i 'sues. � I ost people in the telephon survey felt that traf ic, perking, nd efter school acti vi ties for youth wi thin the n ighborhood ; ere being adequately addre sed. Table 2 shows th t even though ' ' ost people felt these issu s were being taken car of, there is sizable a�inoritp that see a need for more actio in terms of fter school activities and traffic. People betwe n the •ages of 5 and 64 years old were es ecially concerned abou traffic ithin the neighborhood. � i� � �� PAGE 6 I � � � �� . T BLE 2 : I F RATINGS OF HOW WELL HREE NEIGHBORHOOD ISSU S � ARE BEING ADDRESSED I � � Ho well ia the following Very I .In- ' � ve bein addressed? Ad uat 1 Ade uatel de uatel � Pa king within the n ighborhood (n=120) 19% 64% 17% .. I fTr ffic within the n ighborhood (n=121 ) 13X 60% I 27% A ter school activities or youth (n=7? ) 13% 57% 30% * The number in parentheses s the number of total esponses. ` - -------------------------- ---------------------- ------------- I I I I EIGHBORNOOD SERVICES elephone survey respondent were asked if thep wo ld use three pecific types of servicea hat could be offered w thin the ei�hborhood. The purpose as to discover if ther is a demand � or these services. We an lyzed those subgroups � hat would be he intended beneficiaries of those services . � � 11 three services examine would be used by cert 'n groups of + res�dents. Table 3 presen s the percentages of p ple who said E they "would use" or "may u e" each service. Abou one-third of the population could be ex ected to take advantag of each service. A senior chore s rvice was the most oft n mentioned service people would use. I . � I I. � I I � � �� - � ' PAGE 7 � I I I TABLE 3: � POTENTIAL US OF A NEIGHBORHOOD SE8 ICE Would you or anyone in yo r � � l�ousehold use the followi g s rvi ce? Yes M be No � Senior Chore 3ervice (n=1 8) 31% 9X 60% ; � Home Health Care (n=128) 24% i9X 66X � High Quality Daycare Cent r (n=127) 23X 9X 68% � i � � ' � * The number in parenthe es is the number of to al responses. I Ii I ISERVICES FOR SENIORS Seniors expressed support for s chore service an a home health care service. Table 4 be ow shows the potential se of two ' services by those over 65 years old. While 31% f all those � surveyed said they would se a senior chore serv' e, Table 4 illustrates that close to half of those over 65 ars old (49%) said they would use a ser ice that provided snow hoveling, lawn mowing, and other home ma' ntenance assistance. � i � Table 4 also shows that 4 % of those over 65 yea I old said they would take advantage of a service that provided me health care assistance. In addition, another 16% of the seni rs surveyed ! said they might use such service. In addition to the above indings , the telephone urvey � . discovered that 19% of th respondents were givi care to an elderly or disabled person within the neighborho . . _ ; - � � � � � � , � ; �� j F'AGE� 8 � " . I � I � . TABLE 4 : � � � POTENTIAL USE OF SELECTED NEIGHBORHOOD S RVICES BY TH SE OVER 65 YEARS OLD Service Yes Ma be No � I Senior Chore Service (n=3 ) 49% 1 % 38% 1 Home Health Care (n=37) 43% 1 X 41X � * The number in arenthe es ' p is the number of se ors that responded to the question of service use. I ------------------------- ---------------------- --------------- � � Focus- rou discussion on services for seniors The focus group discussio s delved further into e question of services to seniors , with an emphasis on finding ut the specific ( types of services needed, how much people were w' lling to pay for � the service, and the huma resources available w' thin the neighborhood that could b utilized for these se ices. � The home chore service se ms to be a promising s rvice for $ neighborhood orgsnization to tackle. There is a strong market as indicated by the telephon survey and reinforced through the �- discussion groups . The t pes of work people are willing to pay for includes: snow ahovei ng, grass cutting, hou e cleaning, tree removal , cleaning gutters puttying windows, min r repair to � leaky roofs, and minor el ctrical repair sueh as connecting an antenna or a doorbell but on. Housepainting for those who csnnot afford and/or are unable o do it was also sugge ted. � � People participating in t e discussion expressed willingness to pay at least s5 for each ime the lawn is mowed nd as much as � $12 if done weekly and wi h a great deal of care This suggests a wide range of willingne s to pay and expectati ns for the quality of the job. Befo e a chore service is s arted, more � thought will need to be g ven to the fee structu e. It may make sense to have a sliding f e scale or subsidies f r those who feel they can' t afford to pay. � There was general agreeme t that older teenagers were probably not willing to do this ki d of work and that the most likely candidates for workers we e those children betwe n the ages of 12 f 1 and 14 yeara old. It was suggested that working through a scout troop, the school student council , or the job co ps might produce some willing workers. It was also pointed out t at there are some retired people who uld be willing to work I I i . . , �r��-�� ' PRGE 9 � � � • � - � . � i j � Important characteristic for the chore service ould be: � � ; I - low cost; � - supervision of yo nger workers (those un r 16 ) ; I � - monitoring by the neighborhood organizat' n of all work done; and � - a central phone n mber to call for the s rvice. i � Another worthwhile sugge tion (one that we have een work elsewhere) was to provid training to young kid in how to go door-to-door to solicit usiness; they should a o be accompanied by an older person. � ' A home health care servi e also received suppor I. However, almost all discussion gr up participants felt t t such a service ; (one that would provide eniors with companions ' p, transportation, meala an other related service while they are ill ) should probably not be provided by the nei borhood � organization -- instead, the organization shoul act as a referral source. � There were two major rea ons for this cautionar advice. First, I there are already some o ganizations providing ese services. Project Promise, a servi e offered through some f Saint Paul 's hospitals, was cited as ne resource that could e tapped. ' 3econd, there were conce ns about the liability he neighborhood r organization might incur if it provided "health are" services. The major message provid d by the discussion gr p participants , were that a resident-bas neighborhood organiz ion should not be the primary provider f a home health care s vice. Participants felt that the organization should ovide , information on these ser ices to residents and ensure that the � services that do exist serve the appropriate po lations at a reasonable price. � ; • I � CHILDCARE ACTIVITIES FOR OUTH , � A high quality dsycsre c ter has support among hose with children under 18 years ld. As shown below in able 5 , 42% of � those surveyed by phone with children under 18 y ars old •said � they would use a daycare enter. An additional 6% of these parents said they might u e this service. I � _ I i - i � I i � i _ ��-qz PAGE lU � - � TABLE 5 : � POTENTIAL USE F A HIGH QUALITY DAYCA CENTfiR BY THOSE WIT CHILDBEN UNDER 18 YEA OLD � Service Yes be No ' High Quality Daycare Cen er (n=31 ) 42% 6% 42X � * The number in parenth ses is the number of p ents with children that responded o the question on use daycare. ------------------------ ----------------------- ---------------- Focus- rou discussion on cliildcare and activiti s for outh The telephone survey indi ated an interest in mo e childcare 1 opportunities within the eighborhood, especiall among those resp�ndents with children under the age of 18 ye rs old. In addition, one-third of th telephone survey resp ndents said that after-school activities f r youth were being ina equately � addressed within the neig borhood. Both these y uth issues were discussed in the focus gr ups to get a better id a of the available neighborhood re ources that could be u ed to improve the quantity and quality f care for children of all ages. Availability of infant/to dler/pre-school care a pears to depend on where one lives . The ast side of the neighb rhood seems to have enough daycare homes and centers , while the �est side is deficient. This indicate a role for the neighb rhood organization -- to coordi ate information and st mulate the development of more homes in certain sections . Once again, discussion gr up participants advise against the neigtiborhood organization providing any service irectlp. They ' were even wary of the nei hborhood group acting s a referral _ source, due to liability xposure if something u fortunate � happened to a child in th care of a person who ad been � "endorsed" by the referra source. There was at ong support for working with other organi ations as sources of b bq-sitters, such ! as the Central Baptist Ch rch, Lyngblomsten (an dea offered so that older people could p ovide some babysitting services) , and the �chools or student co ncils. Talk about babysitting le to a discussion of pr viding activities for older chil ren. Here again, we h ard the recurrent theme of workin with other organizati as. Suggestions included that the organiz tion work with the sch ol and church groups to provide non-alc holic alternatives for older kids, and work with store owners an property owners where kids hang out. i , - I ��-9-� p�arF 11 There was also some sent'ment expressed that th youth situation ' is "normal" and that the e was little that coul be done about � it. "kids have been han ing out at Como Park s' ce I was a kid" � said one middle-aged par icipant, "and they' ll ways hang out. " i � ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ELATED HOME IMPROVEMEN � Most people have made so e energy related impro ment to their home. 3eventy-six perce t of the telephone sur y respondents stated they had made som energy related improv ents, and 4?% � had had an energy audit. Almost all of those wi h a college degree or post-graduate ducation (90X) had mad �ome sort of energy improvement. Seniors were less likely th n average to have �ade any energy imp ovements and less likel to have had an energy audit. CNRG wanted to understan better. the type of im lovements that had been made, the impro ments people were putt ng off� and in what way the neighborhoo organization could ass st people in making their homes more e ergy efficient. . � The majority of focus-gro p discussion participa ts had made such energy improvements as re lacing storm windows, sulking up � leaks, insulating the att'c, and installing ener y efficient hot water heaters. We also f und out that several p ople have done ( higher cost improvements, such as replacing the urnace and insulating the foundation of the house. Several people hadn' t mad any improvements. Ma y of the renters i had not made improvements because they had a lan lord who pays the heat or did not feel hey would be around lo g enough to see improvements pay for them elves . i One message we hesrd from the discussion group p rticipants was ,, that energy conservation 's not as big an issue s i t was s few years sgo. We sensed tha many in the neighborh od might not fully understand what an dequate level of energ efficiency is. Some people in the discus ion groups didn't know that their house might leak, others felt t eir house might be too tight, and others thought that makin energy improvements w uld be too expensive. Three types of sction wer suggested by the disc ssion participsnts. First� the suggested that a publ c awareness campaign be initiated to et renters and low-inc me seniors know how fast the payback fron some energy-related im rovements can be. Several of the rente s said they would prob bly not attend a workshop, but that knowin their rights , the pot n�ial benefits, . and a neighborhood resour e when they had questi ns would be helpful . � . � i �,c�9a , PAVE 12 . � - ` Second, they offered that the best kind of work hop would be one that took place on-site ithin the neighborhood "A house tour � would let you hear about all the small things y u could do" said one participant. Anothe person said that this type of house � tour would be a way to " et the block together y having a tour I on each block. " Our own experience tells us th t this would be one way of satisfying an organizing agenda as w 11 as an energy conservation agenda. ' Third� whatever activiti s are pursued would be enhanced if � conducted in conjunction with an established or anization, such as the Metropolitan Seni rs Federation (MSF) . everal people � mentioned that having th Seniors Federation en orse a workshop , would provide credibilit that might encourage eniors to take part. There was substantial su port for CNRG playing facilitating and coordinating role. It w s suggested that publi ity be written in a way that conveys the f ct that neighbors are elping neighbors and that people doing th work are bonded and w 11 show identification prominent y before entering anyo e's home. � RECYCLING � Recycling has strong sup ort among survey respo dents. Even though the telephone sur ey was conducted befor curbside recycling was reinstated 419L reported that the regularly recycle. Recycling was lso mentioned by seven respondents as an ` additional service peopl would like to see off red. 1 The focus-group discussi ns provided insights i to why people do or do not recycle and wa s iri which the neighbo hood organization could help people recycl . I The major reason people o not recycle is that eople do not want to take the time to "ass mble all of that stuff " It was clear � from the discussions tha many people perceive ecycling as a time consuming activity nd a hassle. People w re also not clear of the benefits of recyc ing. As one participa t said, "I . question how much recyci ng has to be done to m ke a difference. " Those in the group who d recycle do so, they s id, out of a concern for the enviromm �t and an understandin of the energy � costs involved in throwi g away reusable materi l . There was � also an awareness of the lack of landfill space and how soon the ' landfills will be full . • Participants in the focu -group discussions wer very supportive of-having the neighborho d organization play a ole in � coordinating and organiz ng the recycling servi e. They called � for information brochure that detailed the pro lem with landfills and explain ho easy it is to recycle They also discussed a need for advi ce on how individuals ' efforts can make a difference. "If I cou d see my effort was sa ing money I 'd do it, " said one participan . Another said� "prov de a message that even if you only recycle a little, it helps. " i �� PAGE 13 I Another strategy suggest d was to encourage sma 1 businesses and � schools to get involved n recycling; the payof could be substantial . One school teacher said, "We thro away a dumpster futl of recyclable mater al every day. " Anothe small businessNOman told of ho they used to haul car board to be I recycled until it got to be too much trouble, b t that she would be glad to save the stuf if it could be picked up. � Other suggestions for CN G were to "hook up wit the Job Corps or the Boy 3couts to provid service to people" , " o get block signs advertising that the rec cling day is coming" , ' get block captains to walk door-to door to inform people bout recycling" , ; and to have "central rec cling drops for apartm nt buildings. " COMO PARK i � We mentioned earlier tha Como Park was seen by survey respondents as one of th major assets of the n ighborhood. Some survey questions were de igned to determine if ere were any concerns that residents elt needed attention. The community utilizes t e psrk and sees it as efe, but there is ' still room for park impr vement. Over half ( 51 ) of the telephone aurvey respond nts use the park weekl . Another 20% � use the park monthly. A most all people felt t park was either r "very safe" ( 26X) or "fa' rly safe" ( ?1X) . The ss-than-very safe rating appears to b related to the desire or better ; traffic flow patterns an more police presence ' the park, � especially at night. Pe ple also expressed the eed for more improvements in terms of parking , more bicycle ths, and a refurbished pavilion. I SUMMARY i � A substantial majority o those responding to t survey expressed satisfaction with the services and ac vities of the neighborhood. Neverthel ss, several opportuniti s for being responsive to a substantial minority of residen were revealed. , The telephone surve shows that there are e ough residents interested in a senior chore service, a ho health care � service and a high uality daycare center t warrant• further exploration. The need for energy-related bome improvemen s ,-and recycling has strong support. The telephone survey i dicates that those with less educ tion and those older t an 65 should be targeted for information and service about nergy audits and energy related impro ements . � ��9�-' PACGk 14 IIt also appears tha while the issues of t ffic, parking �' and Como Park deser e some attention, the jority of Como I neighborhood reside ts surveyed do not see hese as the most important issues . � The focus group discussi ns were designed to so cit elaboration of these statistical res lts. All of the "neig orhood needs" � that surfaced in the sur ey were supported in t group discussion. � In addition, participant cautioned that the ne' hborhood organization should prov'de information and coo ination, rather than direct services. T ey also eneouraged CNS to work with other organizations and roups on all the above ssues. Finally� the results of he telephone survey sh that more can be done to increase awar ness of what the vario organizations within the neighborhood o. i I � � I I � � ��-q� � ► ► � � HEN S HOOL IS O T: W The Suppl and Demand for I, School age Child Care in Ramsey County and St. Pau ! � Prepared by t e St. Paul Area Chambe I of Commer e Child Care Task Force � Written and Researched by. Tom Copeland Resources for Child Car�g Consultant to the St. Pa I Area Chc�mber of Com ' erce i I __ � ,,;. , ,' : �;, � ,� �q , ' �, 7 � "'' St. aul Area Chamber f Commerce l , . [ r � _ r � � � �� St. aul Area Chamber of Commer e Child Care Task Force � T e Child Care Task Force was create in January, 1986 to address the ritical shortage of ffordable, quality child care in greate St. Paul, The goal of the Task F ce is to increase the supply of child care in the St, Paul ar a, Our first report, "The Sick Chil Care Dilemma: � Sol tions for Business" focused on the pr lem of sick child care. This is ou second report whi h is on the problem of a lack of sch ol-age care. The goal of our sch ol-age sub ommittee was to identify the supply nd demand for school-age car and to invite � the ommunity to respond to the need, here are two other subcommitt s from our Task For e which are involved in providing ass tance to new family day care oviders and day car centers. The Task Force has also loo ed at the role of government in solving child care pro lems. Further reports on the progress of the work of the Task Force wi be made at a late date. Co- hairs: Barbara Roy First Bank St, Paul Beverly Propes Children's Defense Fund Subcommitt on School-age Care I Ch ir: Chris Park City of St. Paul 'I Me bers: Ardis Kysar Beth Schmidt St, Paul Public Schools Girl Scout Council f St. Croix Valley Shirley Valentine Mary Sowada Girl Scout Council of St. roix Valley Working Parent R ource Center Amy Crawford Elaine Wray St. Paul Area Chamber o Commerce St. Paul Public Sch Is . i � Kim Durke Heller Landecker Daytons Girl Scout Council f St. Croix Valley For dditional copies of this report, conta t the Community Affairs Depart ent, St. Paul Are Chamber of Commerce, 600 Nort Central Tower, 445 Minnesota ., St. Paul, MN 551 1. (612) 223-5000. I ,I _ I � � FUNDERS The Child Care Task Force wishes to gratefully acknowledge the following contributors for their financial and in kind support for the work of the Task Force: � First Bank St. Paul St. Paul Foundation F.R. Bigelow Foundation Dayton/Hudson Foundation 3M The St. Paul Companies United Way of the St. Paul Area H.B, Fuller Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance KSTP/Hubbard Foundation Human Services Initiative, City of St. Paul � IBM St, Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch Northwestern Bell Telephone Land O'Lakes Voucher Corporation Bremer Foundation Northern States Power Riser Electric Farm Credit Services Non�vest Bank First Minnesota � Donovan Companies Carondolet Health Care Foundation Control Data Thoele Printing Lego Corporation North Memorial Hospital ' St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce ' ��_�� ; � � T e Need for School-age Child C re � he productivity of working parents is directly affected by the avaitabi ty and quality of pr grams for their school-age children. here is a critical need for additi nal organized, 'i a ult-supervised school-age programs hroughout Ramsey County. Thre -fourths of the � 5, 00 school-age slots are currently fill d, This vacancy rate doesn't lea e parents with Im ch choice, considering the wide vari ty of parent needs: location, ho rs, quality, special n eds, etc. Fully, half of the parents wh se school-age children currently are for i th mselves or who are cared for by a rother, sister, or other relative w Id prefer to be � us ng a form of adult-supervised care. L ck of quality school-age child c re can cause r p rents to miss work, come to work lat , leave early, and spend their w k time dealing ; wi h family issues, � ; H w this Report Was Produced his report was produced by the St. P ul Area Chamber of Commerc Child Care Task F ce, in cooperation with the St. Paul P blic Schools, Minneapolis/St. Pa M Archdiocese, and ; th City of St. Paul Human Services Initi ive. In the fall of 1986, the Scho age Su committee of the Chamber Task Fo ce began gathering data on th supply of school- a e child care in Ramsey County. The ubcommittee approached St. P I Public Schools Su erintendent David Bennett, who agr ed to distribute a school-age n eds assessment q estionnaire to parents of children in t e St. Paul Public elementary sch ols. The Mi neapolis/St, Paul Archdiocese Educ tion Department distributed the ame questionnaire to 9 of the 19 Catholic elementary scho Is in the city. Over 7,000 pare s responded to th survey, The Research Evaluation an Testing Department of the St, P ul Public Schools ta ulated the survey results. Resources or Child Caring surveyed 1220 s hool-age pr grams in Ramsey County for this rep rt. The City of St. Paul Needs As ssment Grant Fu d contributed matching funds for th preparation of this report. his report is being shared with Cham er members, local school distri s, providers of sc ool-age care, community organizati ns and agencies, and local gov rnment officials. . W invite you to examine the report an join with others in the commun y to address the c ncerns that it raises. ' longer version of this report, which i cludes more data about the su ply and need for � sc ool-age child care in Ramsey Count , is available from the St. Paul A a Chamber of C mmerce office. ttached to this report is a handout, 'How to Assess When Your Child Ready to Stay H me Alone," which we encourage em loyers to duplicate and distribu to their e ployees. � i School-Age Care in Minnesota In this report, school-age care is defined as all of the types of care provided to children aged kindergarten through the sixth grade during the hours when they are not in school. The most critical need for school-age care is during the parents' working hours. These times include immediately before and affer school, school holidays, summer vacations, and when children are sick. School-age care is sometimes referred to as latch-key, extended-day care,or before and affer school care. The Minnesota State Department of Education recently surveyed school-age programs sponsored by public and nonpublic schools and private day ca�e centers. Among their major findings: 1) In 1985-1986 there were 419,524 children in grades kindergarten through sixth grade in Minnesota's public and nonpublic schools. By the 1989-1990 school year, these ' enrollments are expected to increase by 9°�. 2) The Minnesota State Department of Education estimates there are 18,000 to 20,000 school-age children enrolled in organized adult-supervised before and affer school programs, There is a need for twice this many programs in Minnesota. 3) Almost half (4596) of the school-age programs currently operating in Minnesota were started in the last three years, and 28% were started within the past year. 4) All programs are supported by porent fees. Only a very limited amount of money is available to subsidize fees for low-income parents. The average cost to parents is estimated to be $1.50 an hour. 5) The key obstacles to starting new programs were identified as: space, finances, marketing, and low staff salaries. The wages paid to teachers in school-age programs averaged $6.15 an hour, a low wage considering the education and training needed for the job. Supply and Demand in Rarmsey Counfy and St. Paul In the fall of 1986 the St. Paul Public Schools and the St. Paul Archdiocese distributed a survey to parents of children enrolled in their schools. Parents returned 7,015 surveys, representing bl% of the K-6 public school enrollment and 79% of the nine Catholic schools in which it was distributed. Parents were asked about their current child care arrangement for their school-age child and about their degree of interest in enrolling their child in a school- age program. Although 15� of parents indicated that they would prefer a school-sponsored program for their school-age child, only 3% of the children were currently enrolled in such programs. Half of the parents whose children were cared for by a brother, sister or other relative, or who cared for themselves, would have preferred to enroll their children in an adult-supervised program. Parents in Ramsey County are looking for school-age care in a tight market, Currently, there is little choice. (See Table A. Breakdown of Who Cares for School-Age Children (K-b) 1985-1986.) Private centers are at 81% capacity. Public school-sponsored programs are at 87% of capacity. Many nonpublic school programs will only take children who are already enrolled in their elementary school, Although the greatest number of openings is in family �� '� d y care homes, these slots are elusive. Many family day care providers refer to care for fe er school-age children than permitt d by their license. Some parents refer that their sc ool-age child be with children the sa e age, and are reluctant to us family day care w ere the ages are mixed. Parents gen rally look for a caregiver in their wn school area, an supply varies from one neighborho d to another. Parents and their ildren have di erent needs, values, and financial res urces, and they need a choice f school-age pr viders. Th Impact on Employers ! , he rise in the number of employed w men, single-parent families, an Idual-career ° fa ilies has increased the need for sch I-age programs and increased he stress on pa ents w,hen these programs are not a ailable. Increasing the quality a quantity of � sc ool-age programs is important for a ariety of reasons: I 1) Offen work hours do not matc normal school hours, Finding pr rams that will take a child a few hours in the orning or affernoon is not alwa s ec�sy. 2) Parents may need to use work ime to find child care for school I olidays or summers, or to find a new per anent arrangement. When the s arch is unsuccessful, employees have t take time off work to care for heir children themselves. 3) Parents offen receive phone c Ils when their child returns home rom school and checks in to tell the parent he r she is okay. Parents lose produ tivity waiting for the call to come, and they lose work time talking to their child o the phone. 4) Most school-age programs can ot care for a sick child. The par nt usually uses work time to core for the sick c ild. 5) Parents who leave their school- ge child alone or with a brother or sister offen worry about their child's safety, his worry produces stress on th job. � Th Role of fhe Employer � � Li ted below are five ways in which em loyers can provide support for eir employees wit school-age children. Employers shoul consider which methods are �st appropriate for hem. � I 1) Flexible arrangements: Many str sses related to being a parent � a school-age child can be eased if the emplo er is open to individual flexible lutions. Part-time work,job-sharing, flexible hours nd personnel policies that allow arents to schedule their time more freely il can help. ) Resource center: Employers can provide community resource inf rmation for school-age children, such as ph ne help lines homework assista e phone lines; Giri Scouting, Boy Scouting or ot er school-age activities and pro rams summer camps; and written materials ab ut survival skills for children. Em oyers can also ', li I subscribe to the local child care information and referral service that helps parents find an appropriate provider. Enclosed is a handout on "How to Assess When Your Child is Ready to Stay Home Alone" that can be duplicated and given to interested employees, 3) Internai education: Many employees do not know the extent to which their employees experience problems related to school-age care. Employers can conduct internal needs assessments using written surveys, random questionnaires, or focus groups. 4) Start-up Assistance: Employers can help establish new school-age programs by contributing dollars, supplies, and/or materials needed by new programs. Employers may be particularly interested in programs that are located near their offices, or which are used by their own employees, or which serve primarily low- income families. 5) in Kind contributions: School-age programs (old and new) can use supplies, scholarships, publicity, staff training, and volunteer help of all kinds. Provide the local school-age program with the type of assistance they could use the most. i � . �� q , TA LE A Breakdown of Who Care for School-Age Children (K ) 1985-1986 Ra sey County I %o Children i care Number Capacity En Ilment � Full 4% Family Day Care Homes 1,148 3,062 ,102 69°�6 2% Licensed Private Centers 48 1,071 866 81� 2% Public School Program 17 1,165 �009 87°,� � -% Nonpublic School Program 7 169 128 76� 8% Total Organized Programs 1,220 5,467 ,105 7596 � 8� With Friends or Neighbor ,019 45% With Parent 606 � O% With Brother, Sister, Other Rel tive 1 ,047 13� In Se►f Care ,531 b% Other ,927 1 O% Total K-6 Enrollment, Public & Non- Public Schools 5 ,235 St. aul District �625 5% Family Day Care Homes 651 1,769 ,140 64% 2% Licensed Private Centers 27 526 455 879i6 2% Public School Program 4 525 ' 369 70% , -% Nonpublic School Program 6 169 128 76� � 688 2,989 092 70� 8% With Friend or Neighbor ,786 5� With Parent ggp O% With Brother, Sister, Other Rel tive ,391 13% In Self Care ,854 5% Other 953 1 O% Total K-6 Enrollment, Public & on Public Schools ,956 N te: The number of programs and chil ren enrolled in family day care mes, licensed priv te centers, public school programs a d nonpublic school programs is ased upon a surv y of 100% of all programs in August 986. The percentages of childre in the other form of care were taken from the public nd nonpublic school survey of 015 parents in St, P ul. These percentages were used to alculate the numbers for Rams County. All of thes numbers are subject to a margin of error because enrollment data anges daily and arents may use more than one arra gement at a time, The hours of are provided by t ese programs range widely so childr n were counted as one, regardl ss of how much time they spent in a program. i ATTACHMENT A Guide for Parents: ' How to Assess When Your Child Is Ready to Stay Home Alone When is it appropriate for my elementary school child to be leff alone before or affer school while I am at work? Most employed parents confront this dilemma. There is no simple answer, because each child is different, Your child's readiness depends upon his or her age and maturity, your neighborhood, and the length of time the child must be leff alone. The following information will help you evaluate when your child can care for him or herself. Although there is no magic age for self-care, a recent study conducted by the Center � for Youth Development and Research at the University of Minnesota found that parents in three school districts in greater Minneapolis felt that children 9'/z years old could be leff alone for less than two hours. For more than two hours, parents believed the child should be at least 11'/z years old. The child's age is not the only factor. Consider your child's emotional maturity. Ask your children whether they want to be alone. If so, how many hours � are they willing to be alone? Do not consider leaving your child alone if your child is generally afraid of being alone, or if he or she cannot handle the responsibilities of being alone, or if your home does not have adequate security. Other considerotions: 1) Will your child have a phone that is accessible and can you be reached by phone? Is your child comfortable using the phone? 2) Does your child have any special handicaps that require supervision? 3) Will your child be home with younger siblings? 4) How much time wiil your chiid be leff alone each day? 5) Is your child able to communicate with adults? 6) Is your child able to solve problems? 7) Can your child unlock and lock the doors to your home unassisted? 8) Is there an adult living or working nearby that your child knows and can rely on in case of an emergency? 9) Does your child understand basic safety measures? (for instance, not letting strangers in.) 10) Is your child able to complete daily tasks? 11) Has your child exhibited inappropriate aggressive behavior? 12) Has your child been irresponsible by playing with fire or dangerous chemicals? 13) Is your child offen tardy at school? �'��- 9�- � If y u do decide to leave your child alon for some part of the day, it is r commended that ou evaluate this arrangement affer period of time by asking the foll wing questions: 1) Does your child prefer not to stay alone? II 2) Is your child afraid to be alone? 3) Has your child begun complainin about being afraid of the dark r about having nightmares? j , 4) Is your relationship with your child becoming distant? �I � 5) Is your child on time for school? � b) Does your child obey the rules y u hove set? 7) Does your child discuss his or her eelings and problems with you bout seif-care? 8) Is your child being truthful when sked about what happened du �ng the day? 9) Does your child complete the ta ks he or she has been assigned. O) Are you comfortable with leavin your child alone? 11) Is your child isolating him or hers If from peers or family members Ex loring the answers to these question can help you decide whether r not to continue � this rrangement. Talk with other parents f school-agers about your con rns and share indi idual solutions to your problems. Con inue to talk with your child abou how your arra gement can be improved. � � � � Sug ested reading: T E HANDBOOK FOR LATCHKEY CHILDR N & THEIR PARENTS by Lynette & Thomas Long � O MY OWN - Lynette Long S HOOL'S OUT - NOW WHAT - Joan Be strom I 4 Pre ared by Resources for Child Caring f r the School-Age Child Care Su committee of the St, Paul Area Chamber of Commerc . Reprinting of this handout is en ouraged. I I ��-�� CAPITOL HEIGHT -- FROGTOWN -- M . AIRY � ST. PA L DISTRICT 7 - � NEIGHB RHOOD SURVEY � I h r ��'� �� '�� , � , �, :�� ' c! '��j �� w � r' ° � �� 3 , §"'T` � II' ' rvY : 1 �� ,�, ,�:° . � � � � �� .�. � � 1 ',�°*- .j-... ,� v 1 ., a:_ _ ..�9 $ M"` `*�' :,��.:' V,� � �' �e °"��If ��"�I��I�II�I��I� I��N t id,{'. � � � ��N��II, � �� .� ��_ �>�, 4` � g �. ��`4° 4�� A�Wk°��R }; t`e 4 a4r. This report was prepared for District 7 Neighbors Acting To ether By The ilder Research Center. ovember 1987 I INTRODUCTION age 34 or younger. About half of the married couples without children are age 60 or older. This study of the status, living conditions and Forty percent of the households in District 7 have needs of District 7 residents is designed to provide at least one child present. Twenty-eight percent of objective andreliable information for guiding efforts these households with children are single parent to improve District 7 and to better serve persons households. residing in it. Study Sample and Procedures HOUSEHOLD COMPOSIT'ION OF DISTRICT 7 This study is based on a survey with a random 1980 ANQ'1987* sample of 367 persons residing in the St. Paul District i 7 neighborhoods of Capitol Heights, Frogtown, and 19�� t9�� Mt. Airy. In order to obtain a sample representing all i-tn�ceh��c��n� �i ►�n ,(�Z=S37q} jN=357� of District 7, seven percent of the households were � surveyed in each of the six census tracts in District 7 Non-famity hc�usehold: (see maps on page 12). These households were selected using random selection procedures. 1 Person 34"� 3Q% ' Interviews were conducted with adults responsible � for their households. In households with more than 2 Persons or more 6�0 4%o , one adult responsible for the household, the person to � be interviewed in the household was randomly selected. The response rate for the survey was 74 ��i�Y hpusehalds percent. The sample contains 240 females (65%) and ' 127 males (35%). They range in age from 16 to 96. M��couple no chitdren 2i%Q 13% i Their average age is 46. The largest proportion are , married (41°Io). A quarter are never married, 17 Married couple with children 2a% 29% � percent widowed, and 14 percent divorced. � In a sample of 367, one can say with 95 percent Singte pazent 13% 12% confidence that figures are accurate within 2 to 5 j percentage points on either side of the percentage Other famity � 13% � obtained. � A structured questionnaire was developed by Total 1�% 100�0 Wilder Research Center, with advice and suggestions i from the District 7 Neighbors Acting Together Steering Committee. In addition, 3 community � meetings were held in the district so that the i questionnaire would be sensitive to issues and topics * 1980 data from 1980 Census pertaining to District 7. 1987 data from this survey ' Interviews were conducted from May to August, 1987, both by telephone and in person, by trained , neighborhood volunteers and research staff. (A full Ages of All Residents in District 7 report contains more information on procedures, Children age 17 or younger make up a third of the response rates, and sampling error.) persons in District 7. Persons age 18 to 34 make up 30 percent of the district. Twenty-two percent are age 35 to 59, and 15 percent are age 60 or older. CHARACTERISTICS OF DISTRICT 7 HOUSEHOLDS Race and Ethnicitv Three quarters of those residing in District 7 are According to the survey results, 30 percent of the White, 13 percent Black, 7 percent Southeast Asian, 3 households in District 7 are one person households. percent Hispanic, and 1 percent American Indian. Twenty-nine percent are households consisting of married couples with children. Thirteen percent are I-ength of Time Have Resided in Neighborhood married couple households without children. Twelve Respondents were asked: "How many years have percent are single parent households. Thirteen you lived in your neighborhood?" The length of time percent are other family households, and four percent r�ged from a few weeks to 80 years. The median are two or more person non-family households. length of time is nine years. Sixteen percent have Fourteen percent of the persons living alone aze lived in their District 7 neighborhoods for one year or age 34 or younger; 28 percent aze age 35 to 59, 35 less, 23 percent for two to five years, 18 percent for percent age 60 to 74, and 23 percent age 75 or older. six to ten years, and 43 percent for eleven or more About half of the married couples with children are years, including more than a quarter for 21 or more -2- — ��— M Ages of R idents in District 7, 1987 � 85+ 1% ' 75-84 4% 65-74 % 60-64 3% 0 4 - :::::>:: 12/o � 5 59 :<: ..............................._.......................................................... A e o 9 - >::>:> 1 o io 35 44 :::::: 25-34 17% ' � 18-24 13% 13-17 10% 6-12 11% 3-5 7/0 0-2 6% 0 10 20 Percent (N-999)* . A to I of 999 persons resided in the 367 househ Ids surveyed. � years. ewcomers tend to be renters. Long term SOCIAL AND EC NOMIC STATUS resident tend to be homeowners. OF DISTRIC 7 RESIDENTS � Po ulati n Trends in District 7 Educational Levels The racial distribution found in this surv y is Overall, 32 percent o the adults surveyed have � similar the distribution found in the 1980 C sus. less than a high school ed �ation, including about two � It appe rs that the proportion of married co ples in ten with less than an ei hth grade education. Two ; without children has decreased since 1980 an that thirds of the adults in Di trict 7 have a high school I the prop rtion of married couples with childre and education or its equivalen � including 22 percent with other fa 'ly households has increased. (About a third at least some college ed cation. Ten percent are � of the h useholds that have moved to District 7 i the college graduates. past fiv years are married couples with chil en.) Educational levels are trongly related to age. For The pro ortion of persons age 60 or older i the example, 85 percent of a lts ages 18 to 35 have at district a so appears to have decreased since 1980 least a high school edu ation or its equivalent, compared with 29 percent f those age 75 or older. How Do s District 7 Com are with Other i Nei hbo hoods? Com ared with St. Paul as a whole, accordi g to the 1980 Census, District 7 has a higher proporti n of More than half of thos surveyed re ort total children, a higher proportion of racial minorities and annual 1nCOmes Of �less than �15,000, a higher roportion of single parent households. including about one �in five of less than $5,000. ' -3- � Ages of Residents in District 7 1980 and 1987 * 40 33% 30% 30% 30% ❑ 1980 � 1987 30 22% 21% Percent 19% � 20 15% , 10 0 0-17 18-34 35-59 60 or older Age Groups ' 1980 data are from the 1980 Census (N=13,768). 1987 data are from this survey(N=999). Em�loXment Status Annual Income Half of the surveyed adults in District 7 are Survey respondents were asked their annual employed, including 36 percent full-time and 14 family income before taxes in 1986. More than half percent part-time. Forty-four percent are out of the (56%) of District 7 residents report total family labor force, including about a quarter who are retired. income of less than $15,000, including about 1 in 5 Six percent are unemployed, representing an who report family incomes below $5,000. About a unemployment rate of 10.7 percent. quarter of District 7 residents report annual family About a third of those who are employed are in incomes of $25,000 or more. Married couples, technical, sales, or clerical occupations (e.g., cashiers, especially those with children, tend to have higher secretaries, or clerks). Twenty percent are in service incomes than other households. Single parents and occupations such as maintenance, nursing aides, or one person households, especially persons age 60 or ' waitressing. Seventeen percent hold managerial or older living alone, tend to have the lowest incomes. professional positions (e.g., nurses, accountants, Among those who are employed, about a third recreation workers). Sixteen percent are in machine have annual family incomes of less than $15,000, operative or laborer occupations. Ten percent are in three in ten (29%) have annual incornes of$15,000 to production, craft, or repair occupations such as $24,999, and four in ten (39%) have incomes of construction. $25,000 or above. Welfare Status The Social and Economic Status of District 7 Twelve percent of all District 7 households Residents in Pers en ctive receive AFDC. Among families with dependent According to the 1980 Census, District 7 had the children (age 17 or younger) in District 7 (i.e., those highest proportion of persons age 25 or older without eligible for AFDC), 34 percent report receiving at least a high school education of any district in St. AFDC at the time of the survey. Two percent of Paul. The unemployment rate in District 7 (10.7%) at District 7 households receive General Assistance. the time of this study, moreover, is higher than the Among single individuals without children in the unemployment rate in St. Paul at the same time district, 7 percent report receiving GA at the time of (4.7%). With regard to income, District 7 also had the survey. In addition to these welfare programs, 17 the highest proportion of persons (24%) with incomes percent of the residents report having Medical below poverty of any district in the city in 1980. At Assistance (Medicaid) at the time of the survey; 11 present, a higher proportion of families with percent report receiving SSI, and 1 in 5 residents dependent children residing in District 7 are on (20%) reports receiving food stamps in the past six AFDC (34°Io) than found among all families with months. dependent children in Ramsey County (9%). -4- ��- y� 1986 Annual Inco es In District 7 Households* ' i $50,000 and above 2°�° $35,000 - $49,999 % $25,000 - $34,999 14% ` ' $15,000 - $24,999 21% � $10,000 - $14,999 14% $5,000 - $9,999 '24% � below $5,000 1 s% 0 10 20 30 * Tot I family income before taxes in 1986(N=33 ). � � � Incomes o Various Household Types ioo 83 75% 80 � Percent 60 48% of 42% Group 36% i 40 2gq �°� � � 17% 17% 20 9% 10% 8% 0 One-person Marri d Couple, Married Couple, Sin le Parent C ildren No Children usehold Composftlon ❑ less than$15,000 � $15,000-$24,999 � $25,000 or more I -5- i MEETING HUMAN NEEDS Health Insurance Housin One in five adults surveyed lacks health insurance About half of those surveyed reside in single coverage for themselves. Among families with family homes, 23 percent in apartments, 19 percent in children, 29 percent report having no health insurance duplexes, and 9 percent in other multi-unit dwellings. for their children, substantially higher than the 9 Fifty-five percent are home owners; 26 percent pay percent found among all families with children in market-rate rent; 18 percent pay publicly subsidized Ramsey County in another recent study conducted by rent, and 2 percent pay reduced rent to relatives. The Wilder Research Center. Those lacking health percentage of homeowners is lower than found in St. insurance tend to be persons with lower incomes. Paul overall. Seventeen percent of those surveyed rely on medical About two-thirds of those surveyed report having assistance, and 62 percent have private health � at least one type of housing problem. Most often, insurance or HMO coverage. these persons report their housing "costs too much," , "does not have enough space," is "rundown and needs Health Problems and Health Care repair" or has "safety and security problems." Most adults surveyed report being in good Seven in ten renters, nevertheless, describe the physical health and able to get needed medical care in upkeep of their buildings as good or excellent, and the past six months. However, one-fifth of those nearly eight in ten renters report that getting needed surveyed report having a serious problem with their repairs is easy or very easy. own health or well-being, and 12 percent report being unable to obtain needed health care for themselves in the past six months. The proportion with serious health problems increases with age. Serious health problems are also related to income. Lower income residents (under ' $15,000) are more likely than those with incomes of Housing Probtems in District 7 $15,000 or higher to report serious health problems. Males, persons age 59 or younger, racial minorities, Percent Reporting Probl�m and persons lacking health insurance are more likely ' ' (N=367) than other persons in District 7 to report going Hou�in�Froblems �Mulriple Respansesl without needed health care in the past 6 months. Costs too much 24°l0 Not enough space 23% Rundawz�and needs repair 20� One in five adults surveyed lacks health Safery or security problems 16�0 ` insurance coverage for themselves. Nearly Plumbing prablems 13�o three in ten parents lack health insurance for Vacant c�r`bo�.rdec�up house 13% their children. � z�ext dc�or He�dng pra�lem 12% ' Sanitatian problems �1�° Mental Health (rats,rcrach�s) Thirteen percent of the adults surveyed report having serious problems with feeling lonely or isolated from others in the past six months. Twelve percent report feeling the need in the past six months for professional help because of an emotional or mental health problem. Transportation Health and Emotional Problems of Children About six in ten of the adults in this survey drive Overall, four in ten of the households in the their own car as their main or usual means of district have at least one child age 17 or younger. transportation. Two in ten usually take a bus, 9 These respondents were asked if, in the past 12 percent ride with someone, and 6 percent walk. months, any of the children age 17 or younger had Overall, 17 percent of the adults in District 7 any chronic or severe physical conditions or an report that transportation is a problem for them emotional, behavior, or mental health problem that sometimes (12%) or very often (5%). Females, interfered with their daily activities. Eight percent persons age 75 or older, and persons with family report having at least one child with a severe physical incomes below $15,000 report more than others that condition, and 8 percent report having at least one transportation is a problem sometimes or very often. child with an emotional or behavior problem. White -6- �`�1a� Problems eeting Human Needs Reported B District 7 Residents All Adults Lower Xncome* Surveyed Adults urveyed N= 67 N= '89 ealth and Health Caze o Health Insurance (selfl 21°l0 31 0 o Health Insurance for Children** 29% (of those with children) 53 0 (of those with children) erious Health Problems 20% 25 hysically Disabled 20% 31 nable to Obtain Needed Health Care 12% 15 ast Six Months n 1H lh F els Alone or Isolated from Others 13% 18 ' F els Need for Professional Help 12% 13%� B sic Needs S pped Meal Past Six Months 11% 17% I', , Us s Food Shelf 11% 16% '' Pr blems with Transportation 17% 26% ' * ower-income is defined as annual fami y income of less than$15,000. ** 11 (N=133), lower-income (N=55) -7- parents are more likely than racial minority parents to getting needed child caze. Cost is the main barrier report having a child with an emotional or behavior cited (86%). Other reasons cited by the persons problem (12% vs. 2%). The average age of the needing child care include: not having child care children with either a physical or emotional problem nearby (29%), transportation problems (10%), and is age 11. Four in ten are age 9 or younger, two in ten needed hours not available (10%). age 10 to 13, and four in ten age 14 to 17. Household Maintenance Needs of Elderly Residents Ski�ing Meals and Usin�Food Shelves Seventeen percent of persons age 60 or older Eleven percent of the adults surveyed report report that no one in their household is able to take skipping meals in the past six months because there care of laundry, shopping, vacuuming, or was not enough money for food. Eleven percent also housecleaning. Twenty-two percent report that no report using food shelves in the past six months. one in their household is able to take caze of spring Single parents, racial minorities, persons younger cleaning or heavy indoor cleaning. Those residing in than age 60, persons with family incomes of less than multi-unit dwellings rather than in single family $15,000 and persons on Food Stamps aze more likely homes and those living alone rather than with at least than other persons to skip meals because of one other person tend to be less likely to be able to insufficient money. Racial minorities, persons with take care of the housecleaning and other chores and family incomes of less than $15,000, and persons on the heavy indoor cleaning. Food Stamps are also more likely than others to have Persons age 60 or older residing in single family used a food shelf in the past six months. Both single homes (both owners and renters) were asked if they parents and married couples with children are more or others in the households are able to take care of likely than other households to use food shelves. various yard and house maintenance tasks. About a Food shelf use, however, is not significantly related quarter report that no one in the household is able to to age. rake leaves, trim shrubs, or change storm windows. Thirty-eight percent report that no one is able to Child Care shovel snow or mow the lawn. Forty-six percent Overall, about one-third of the households in report that no one is able to take care of minor home District 7 include at least one child age 12 or repairs such as fixing broken windows, installing younger. Of these households with children age 12 or locks, or painting. Females and those residing alone younger, 31 percent use child care or a babysitter on a are more likely than males and those residing with a regular basis while the adults are at work, training, or spouse or other relatives to report not being able to school. Overall, 10 percent of the households in take care of the yard and house maintenance. District 7 use child care for at least one child age 12 In a follow-up question to those reporting not or younger. being able to take care of one or more of the yard or The most frequently used child care arrangements home maintenance tasks, 90 percent report that are at another family's home (58%) or at the child's someone else helps them take care of those things own home (28%). Eleven percent use child care around their house. centers, and 3 percent use other arrangements. Nearly everyone reports getting along well Both single parents and married couples with �,�,ith others on their block. children are more likely than other households to use food shelves. Among child care users, 19 percent report having NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE AND CONCERNS a serious child care problem in the past six months. Persons with children 12 or younger and not using More than four in ten rate their neighborhood as child care at present (N=80) were asked the follow-up an "excellent" (7%) or "good" (35%) place to live question: "Do you need child care at present on a overall. An equal amount rate their neighborhood as regular basis so that you can go to work, training, or "okay." Twelve percent rate their neighborhood as to school?" About a quarter (27%) of those not "bad" and 3 percent as "terrible." Nearly everyone currently using child care report needing it at present. reports getting along fairly well or very well with Twenty-four percent of them report having a serious others on their block. Almost four-fifths have child care problem in the past six months. someone in their neighborhood they can count on if The persons needing child care report looking they need help. Only 5 percent, however, report most frequently for (multiple responses) child care belonging to a neighborhood block club, and 13 centers (48%) and care in their own homes (43%), percent report being active in a neighborhood, followed by care in another family home (29%). district, or resident organization. Respondents were read a list of possible barriers to -8- Safet Crime Im rovin District 7 Nei h rhoods ��z Abou two-thirds of those surveyed report fe ling Residents were asked he open-ended question: safe in t ir neighborhoods most of the time; a ut a "In your opinion, what n s the most attenrion to quarter f 1 safe some of the time, and 8 percent n ver make your neighborhood a better place to live?" The feel safe. issues most commonly cit I are crime (23%), housing One i five residents reports having their prop rty (17%), pornography and rostitution (15%), trash vandalize in the past six months. One in ten re rts (14%), and programs or su � rvision for youth (11%). having th ir homes burglarized in the past six mo ths. For owners, the top issue � crime. For renters, no Four per ent report being personally a victi of one issue stands out among�the most commonly cited assault. our percent report having serious fi ts, issues. argument , or conflicts with their neighbors. From a list of p ssible neighborhood improvements, persons su eyed viewed the most Activities and Facilities Residents Want important neighborhood im rovements to be "getting Nearl six in ten respondents would like to see rid of the Flick and Faust" 22%), "getting rid of the more pro ams for teens, and about half would lik to prostitutes in the neig borhood" (19%), and see more programs for school-age children, eld ly, "increasing police patrol in the neighborhood" and fam' ies. Interest in each type of acti ity (19%). � generally decreases as the age of the respon ent � increases. How Diff rent Grou s Vie Nei hborhood Life and Those thinking the neighborhood needs activi es, Concerns programs or facilities for at least one group ere White respondents, ow ers, long-term residents asked the follow-up question. What activitie or (11 or more years), and resi ents in census tracts 325, facilities would you especially like to se ?" 326, 327, and 328 tend to rate their neighborhood Organize or supervised activities (26°Io) an a lower than do other respond 'nts. communi y center (21°Io) are the most commo ly Racial minorities, rente �, relative newcomers to cited act vities or facilities that neighborh od the neighborhood, and resi �nts in census tracts 324 residents ould especially like to see. and 329 tend to rate their �eighborhood higher than do other respondents. Owners and renters a e on the importance of N ighborhood Issues That Need The cleaning up junk and trash, nforcing housing codes, ` Most Attention residents more involved. lighting, and getting im rovin street and alle Percent of Adults ` Owners and persons wh ' receive rental subsidies �Vhat Ne s Most Attention Reporting (N=36? view ridding the neighborh of the Flick and Faust i ' � M 1 ' � and increasing police patrol in the neighbarhood as the most important neighb rhood issues. Persons �� 23%Q who pay market-rate rehts view ridding the Housing l�a/, neighborhood of prostitutio i as the most important F pornogra hy/P'rostitutivn 1S% issue. ` Trash 14% ' Youth Su ervision/Programs 11% SUMMARY AND I PLICATIONS Renters "�% Landit�rd 5% Hel in Families with Chil n in District 7 I.,ighting 3% Compazed with other dis ' 'cts in St. Paul, District Communi Invalvement 3% 7 has a higher proportion children and a higher 5�.�� qQ proportion of single parent buseholds. The number Traffic E orcement 3% of families with children ap ears to be increasing in Animal C ntrol 1% District 7. Half of the ne �omers in the past five Universit Avenue Development 1% years have been families th children. The new families tend to be younge 'than their counterparts who have lived in District �, for six or more years, more likely to be renters, more likely to be on *Up to e respanses are reported far each AFDC. The growth of fa ' ilies with children in respond nt. ' District 7 has several implica ons: • The district needs to dev lop more activities and About t o-third of those surveyed repo t programs for youth, specially supervised havin h S1n roblems. activities and programs. upervised acnvities for g g P youth was cited as one i�f the most important -9- � ` Neighborh+�cxl Issues Residents View As t6e Most Important Percent of Each GrQu�Re��rtin� N�nsubsidized Subsidized ` All ° Owners Renters Renters ��=35�Z2 �� N--�. �� To get rid�f Flick and Faust 22°l0 25% ' 12% 25% To get rid o�prastitutes in the neighborhood 19%: 16% 30°�0 14�'0 Ta increase pc�lice patrols in the 1�% 21°Iv 12% 2Q% n�ighbonc��od To rehabilit�.te and repair neighborhood 11% ` 11% ° 17'% 3%a houses Ta�lean up junk and trash frc�rn backyards lU°lo �0% ` ` g% l�% To g�t�nore residents involved in 7°l0: 8% 6%Q �� eighbart�oad activities To improve street a�nd alley lightzng 6°l0 5°Io 7% 9°l0 To en�orce city hc�using cc�des in th� 3% ' 3% �i% 2% neighborha� T�deve�op businesses and shops an 2% 1%r, 2% 6% University A�renue improvements needed in District 7 by those has a higher unemployment rate as well as a surveyed. higher AFDC rate than the city as a whole. Employment and training programs are needed to • Low-cost child caze services need to be developed assist these individuals and families become more within the neighborhood. To be useful, the child economically self-sufficient. � care services must overcome the chief bazriers to obtaining child care at present: cost, lack of child Helping Racial and Ethnic Minorities in District 7 ; care nearby, and transportation pmblems. District 7 has a relatively high proportion of racial minorities (26%) compared to the city as a whole . Programs that help families with children (10%). Although racial minorities tend to have lived purchase their own homes are needed in District in the district for a shorter length of time than White 7. These programs could aid current renters as residents, the overall racial composition of District 7 well as attract more families who are not on appeazs unchanged since 1980. Just one census tract, AFDC into the neighborhood in order to achieve 327, has a greater proportion of minorities now than more of a balance with other neighborhoods. in 1980. Among racial minorities, Southeast Asians have the highest proportion of newcomers to the . Food assistance programs need to be supported in district. Among a11 the census tracts in the district, District 7. Families with children, one and two 327 and 329 have the highest percentages of racial parent families alike, aze the most frequent users minorities. of food shelves in District 7. The organizations Compared to Whites in this survey, racial operating food shelves should be attentive to the minorities tend to be having more problems meeting health and social service needs of these families their basic needs. They aze, for example, more likely and be prepared to make appropriate interventions to go without needed health care, to skip meals due to and referrals. lack of money, and to use food shelves. Among families with children, they are more likely to be . Employment and training programs in District 7 single parents. need to be supported and developed. District 7 -10- �� -9� onsequently, racial minoriries would m st likely bene'it from the programs and services for families Persons surveye agree that the most with children previously described in this re ort. In important improve ents needed are to reduce addi 'on, the survey found that racial mi orities, crime, to repair ru � own housing, and to rid parti ularly Southeast Asians, are more lik ly than the nei hborhoo of orna ra h and Whit s to report that getting educational co nseling g P g P Y and v cational training are very important rig t now. prostitution. residents. It is also im rtant to focus on the issues Com ared with other districts in St. Paul, that concern residents th most. Distr ct 7 has a higher proportion of c ildren Residents face num �ous barriers to participating in district acrivities. L ge numbers of residents are and higher proportion of single arent Pazents of young childr n, requiring babysitters and = hOUS olds. The number of married c uples often lacking time to sp 'e. Still others are elderly or with hildren appears to be increasing the disabled or in poor h �alth. Nearly a fifth have distri t. The number of elderly appears to be �'ansportation problems. �ear is also a barrier. About decre Sin a third do not feel safe i the neighborhood. Finally, g• lack of education may al o be a barrier. A relatively high percentage of distri �t residents have less than a high school educarion. eading and communicating Hel in th El rl in Distri 7 may be difficult for them.' Th number of elderly in District 7 appeazs to be Recognizing differ nces among the various decreas'ng. Many of those who remain, ho ever, census tracts and group in District 7 could make report aving serious health and transpor tion implementing plans eas �r and could also help to proble s. More than half live alone. Among th se in target areas that require �lifferent approaches. For their o n homes, moreover, a quarter to nearl half example, the study found hat: are una le to take care of various routine hous hold mainten nce tasks themselves. . Census tracts 324, �5, and 326 have higher Effo s to improve the housing stock in Dis 'ct 7 proportions of home iavners than 327, 328, and must ta the financial and physical abilities of hese 329. Homeowners t �d to rate their neighbor- resident into account. Moreover, agencies prov ding hoods lower than do re 'ters. in-hom services are needed to alleviate the transpor ation problems and to handle the task the . Census tracts 324, 32 ' 326, and 328 have lower elderly c n no longer handle for themselves. proportions of racial m norities than 327 and 329. Racial minorities tend b rate their neighborhoods N d f w- H lth Ins r n n A t higher than do Whites. H alth One i five adults surveyed lacks health insur nce . Census tracts 324 and �25 contain the most long- for them elves. Nearly three in ten parents ack term residents; while 27 and 328 contain the health in urance for their children. Low-inc me most newcomers. Ne � omers tend to rate their ' househol s aze especially hard hit. More than hal of neighborhoods higher t n do long-term residents. low-inco e parents report that they do not h ve ; health ins rance for their children. In addition, ore . Overall, census tracts '�24 and 329 tend to rate than one ten of those surveyed were unable to get their neighborhoods hi er than do other census needed h alth care in the past six months. he tracts. percentag is higher--nearly a quarter--for pers ns lacking he lth insurance. . Census tracts 325, 32 i, and 328 report more Accor 'ngly, District 7 residents need access to problems with rundown �ousing than do 324, 326, both low-c st health insurance as well as better acc ss and 329. to low-cos health care. • Renters in 325 and 3 17 report having more Im r vin Di ri hr h r r R i n difficulty getting needed � pairs than do renters in Parti i ti other census tracts. At pre ent, resident participation in distri t activities i low. For example, 5 percent belong o Finally, while groups in ithe neighborhood may neighborho block clubs, and 13 percent are acti e differ in their priorities, all ersons surveyed agree in a neighb rhood or district organization. Efforts o that the most important im rovements needed in improve t e district and to increase reside t District 7 are to reduce cri e, to repair rundown participatio must recognize the barriers residen s housing, and to rid the neigh brhood of pornography face and t important differences among distri t and prostitution. -11- St. Paul Planning Districts ,� � z r1 r• s a c•••� S4 AitYw� A:rA �.y..-��.�e. E..c s 11 .:> > . 7�aa .„..�.st.tt ��tk ��11 w �w� sl�(lN H��pN �IKrsll '� �4 ::�N H� �� \ `l � n�elu -M�dleder West Se�sd r� ! /",1 � � S■�ny-ldllecreek � � H1�6w�e! � `; 1 HI�I��1 �' :� : � � �-� �a. � �R Dale Street Western Avenue no �o� ur � � � �� ..� . ----�' o�i: �- "' '°' �� Rice Street Jackson Street I-35E � ,., �� ,.,. „ �.� ,., �„ �.» ?�K �o, � .. :la S 11:L lM� . ]O! Is IM tl' L �o�� IK � � a: . NI ..w.tn " �w ie� iet �er �t� �. . � ��e r�� ' ~+.+i au �M �� oa �� .�. »�Y � iw 7p x�t 7et d� ��1 •a� o� �o� o� �o� w> >o.�i. � � � � � y� ol _�� 'K �M lif Q q� �..� fJJ fM !O! 101 ��: MI t01 }�� 1� C � �- ' � = W Ol yt •Iw�� 17/ �� N �/ •N{ 0 '°+ .e.{ sa� � _ x� +w � � �e. �er � = a« w� �� uf � . �w� �w �o. �.,,, �r .., � y ,,. ,,. -3'�9'. C .e. .., ; ». - ��- � r s ,os i»L ,m � �.+ } �« „ �? 3 w. �a i.,� . � - - 'X wiat ; ' rR . rt Jw� : .0 �ef • �• x� aw �w i°�r �°' aor ' � »s ao� �e+ �� i t�ri '� � ^. � lOS 19� bl ]W 10) �pl M7 101 110 9M ol }O= 701 I1T 111 Ii• 3 11�! 1!O IY University Avenue St. Paul District 7 Census Tracts This report was prepared by Richard A. Chase, Ph.D., of the Wilder Research Center for District 7 Neighbors Acting Together (N.A.T.), a coalition of neighborhood agencies and residents concerned with the quality of life in the Capitol Heights, Frogtown, and Mt. Airy neighborhoods. 'More detailed descriptions of the results covered in this report are available from Wilder Reseazch Center. Funds to carry out this neighbarhoad survey Wilder Research Center were pmvided by the 1295 Ba�dana Baulev�rd Narth : City of St. Paul, 5uite 21Cf First Bank System,MNSHIP, St.Pau1, lVi�nnesata.55108 St.P�ul Companies, and (612)647-�6Q0 Ain�e�rst H.�Yilder Faundatian, ' �� 'aul�`.Mattessi�h;Ph.D. I�ai�e�tac -12- WHITE - CI Y CLERK . f PINK - FI ANCE CO C31 CANARV - D PARTMENT GITY OF SAINT PAUL FIl NO• �� BLU� - M V OR Co�n il Resolution �` - Presented y .�� R ferred To Committee: Dat 0 t of Committee By Dat PROVIDING FO THE PUBLIC SALE OF THREE ISSUES OF ENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS A. WHEREAS, it is necessary and appropri te that th City of Saint Paul, Minne ota (the "City" ) , issu three se arate issues of general ob igation bonds, as foll s: (1 ) $11,250, 000 General Oblig tion Capital Improveme Bonds, Se ies 1988B (the "CIB Bonds" , for the purposes set orth in paragraph 2 below, (2 ) $2, 00, 000 General Obligati n Street Im rovement Special Assessmen Bonds, Series 1988D (t e "Special As essment Bonds" ) , to defray the expense of the cons ruction of various street improvement in the City, and ( 3 ) $ 00, 000 Ge eral Obligation Urban Rene al Bonds, Series 1988C the "U ban Renewal Bonds" ) , to de ray the expense of the cquisition an clearance of certain land in the City; and B. WHEREAS, it is esirable to combine th sale of the CIB Bonds and Urban Ren wal Bonds in order to btain a 1 wer interest rate; and C. WHEREAS, collec ively all three issues re ref rred to herein as the "Bon s" : COUNCIL M MBERS Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Dimond '`' Finance and Management Services �� In Favor Goswitz Rettman Scheibel " Agairtst BY Sonnen Wilson Form Approved by City Attorne Adopted by Coun il: Date Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY By A►pproved by Mav r: Date Approved by Mayor for Submissi n to Council By BY . . �� NOW, THEREFORE, BE I RESOLVED by the City C uncil of he City of Saint Paul, Min esota, as follows: 1. Findin s; Amounts an Pur oses. It is hereb found, det rmined and declared that t e City should issue the Bonds in he above amounts and for t e purposes respectively stated abo e or in paragraph 2 hereof for each issue of the B nds . 2. CIB Bonds; Purpose. ursuant to the provisi ns of ws of Minnesota 1971, Chap er 773, as amended by aws of 'nnesota 1974, Chapter 351, Laws of Minnesota 1976 Chapter 234, Laws of Minnesota 1978, Ch pter 788, Laws of Minn sota 1981, Chapter 369, and Laws of innesota 1983, Chapter 302 (sai Laws being collectively r ferred to herein as th "CIB Laws ' ) , and pursuant to applica le Ordinances and prov' ions of t e City' s Legislative Code, the CIB Bonds are here author- ized and shall be issued and so d as general obligatio bonds of t e City in the aggregate pr ncipal amount of Eleve Million Two undred Fifty Thousand Doll rs ( $11, 250 , 000 . 00 ) for the purp se of procurement by the C ty of funds in said amo nt to b used by the City exclusiv ly for the acquisition, construc- tion and repair of capital impr vements of the City aut orized in t e Capital Improvement Budg t of the City for the y ar 1988, provided that the proceed of the CIB Bonds shall be expe ded only upon projects whi h have been reviewed an have rece 'ved a priority rating from the capital improvement committee desi nated pursuant to Laws of 1978, Chapter 788, Secti n 2, as amended. . CIB Bonds ; Authority. The CIB Bonds shall be issued in ac ordance with the CIB Laws nd in accordance with he furth r provisions of the City C arter and Minnesota St utes, Chapt r 475, all as more fully p ovided in the Charter d CIB L ws. . CIB Bonds ; Amount. In accordance with the CI Laws the C ty may issue up to the $12 000,000 of bonds in 198 if su h amount is not greater th n one-fourth of one per ent ( 0 . 25 ) of the assessor' s estima ed market value of taxa le prope ty in the City and if the ity' s local general obl gation debt s less than six percent (6 ) of market value calcu ated as of December 31 of the precedi g year; and it is there ore autho ized to issue the $11,250, 00 of CIB Bonds herein roposed to be issued, since the assessor's estimated market valu for r al property alone is $6, 838,801,719 and one-fourth of one p rcent of such amount is $17,097, 004. 30, and the Ci y' s local �eneral obligation debt is ot greater than $263, 7 1, 000, repres nting 3 . 8567� of the marke value as of December l, 1987 ( ix percent would be $410, 3 8 ,103 ) . 2