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86-1544 WHITE - C�TV CLERK I PINK - FINqNCE ' GITY OF SAINT PAUL Council • CANARV - DEPARTMENT / � Bl_l.EE - MAVOR '�� FI1C NO• � C u il Resolution . _ Presente B �� Y � Referred To � 1T� � C� 't � Committee: Date � � � Out of Committ�e By Date WHEREAS, th City of Saint Paul is authorized under Minnesota Statutes, S ction 62.353, to carry on comprehensive municipal planning ac ivitie for guiding the future development and improvement f the ity; and WHERE�4S, th Coun il of the City of Saint Paul is authorized under� Minn sota St tutes, Section 462.355, to adopt or amend a Compr hensi Plan or portion thereof after a recommendation by the P��annin Commis ion; and WHERE�AS, a lannin committee of the District 4 Community Council drafted an amende District 4 Plan, which is an update of the origijnal D strict Plan approved by the City Council in 1979 as part iof the city's Comprehensive Plan; and WHERf�AS, t e Dis rict 4 Community Council , after considering comm�nts fr m citi ens and city departments, approved the amended DistRict 4 lan on July 14, 1986; and WHER�AS, he P1 nning Commission has reviewed the amended Distrrict 4 lan, nd after public hearing, has by resolution on August 22, 1986 ecommended its adoption by the City Council as part '�of the city's Comprehensive Plan; NOW, ! THERE ORE, E IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Sain� Paul hereb adopts the amended District 4 Plan, to be inco�porate into the city's Comprehensive Plan subject to such revi�w by t e Metr politan Council as may be required by law. � COUNC[LMEN � Requested rtment of: Yeas pfeW Na�s � N"°S'a [n Favor Rettman ' ��e� i sonnen � __ Against BY Tedesco ( Wilson Adopted by Council: Date N V � � h786 Form App d by City Attorne Certified Vas• b CoUncil Sec tar BY •�� " i Y Y ss� ' A by Mavor. Date _ NOV I � �956 Approved by Mayor for Submission to C uncil By — By � y� �.v�:�� . .� iJ8_6 �'�--�� 059�3 � -,P nn'n Divi ion • 4 '�DEPARTNIENT • _ � Peggv �Lex u ' CONTACT � 74�4 ext. 342 i PHONE DATE � � _ � � _ ASSIG NUhBER FOR RQ ING 0 R C1 All Locations for Si nature : partment Direct r 4 Director of Manag ent Mayor Finance and Manag ent rvicesiDirector � 5 City Clerk Budget pirector ' 1 Pe Reich � City Attorney ; WHAT WILL BE ACHIEVE BY TA ING AC ION ON THE ATTACHED,MATERIALS? (Purpose/ . � Rationale) : Attached is a Plan ing C issio ' resolution certifying the amended District 4 an, �which was approved by th Dist ct 4 C mnunity Council to replace the original Distri 4 Plan, approved� by the Ci y Coun il in �980 as part of the City's Comprehensive Plan. letter f.rom the mayor ta he Co cil , t ;ansmitting the amended plan to them for their nsideration, and a proposed Cit Coun '1 reso ution adopting the plan, are also attached. � , ; � OST BENEFIT BUDGET RY AND PERSON L IMPACTS ANTICIPATEO: R EIVE� � c��'��r.�'`— � SE � � � • None . CIT A�`TO�i�.�1' � �INANCING SOURCE AND BUDGET ACTIVI Y NUMBER CHARGED OR CREDITED: (Mayor's signa- ture not reT ' Tota1 Amount.of "T ansact'on: ' quired if under ; � �10,000) funding Source: N/A . Activity Number: � • � , ATTACHMENTS List an Numb r All taciunents : 1. Planning Corr�n'ssion esolut on. 2. Mayor's `Trans ittal etter o City Council . � 3. Proposed City Counc l resol tion. 4. Co`ies of th amend d Dist ct 4 Plan'. t - � DEPARTMENT REVIEW GITY ATTORNEY REVIEr! ; �Yes No Counc 1 Reso ution iequired? ' Resolution Required? Yes No � Yes X No Insur nce Re uired? ' Insurance Sufflcient? Yes No �,. Yes X No Insur nce At ached: ' : . . . . . . . ( EE •RE.V SE SIDE FOR INSTRUCTIONS) _ � � Revised 12/84 � - r, » � HOW TO USE THE GREEN SHBET � . � The GREEN SHEET has several PURPOSES: � ' � � ' 1. to assist in routing cYocuments and in seeuring required signatures 2. to brief the revieaers of documents on the impacts of approval 3. to help ensure that necessary supportinq materials are prepared, and, if - required, attached. � Providing complete informa'tion 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 broa�er financial impacts (cos.t to users, homeowners or other groups affected by the action) . The personnel impact is a description of chanqe or shift of Fuil-Time Equivalent (FTE) positions. � If a CONTRACT amount is less than $10,000, the Mayor's signature is not required, if the department director signs. A contract must always be first signed by the outside agency before routinq through City offiCes. . Below is the preferred 1�OUTING 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 others) 1. Activity Manager 1. Initiating D�partment 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 RESOfi,tITION (Amend. Bdgts./Accept. Grants) COUNCIL RESOLUTION (all others) l. Department Director 1. Initiating Department 2. Budget Director 2. City Attorney 3. City Attorney 3. Director of Manaqement/Mayor 4. Director of Management/Mayor 4. City Clerk 5. Chair, Finance, Mngmt. & Personnel Com. 5. City Council 6. City Clerk 7. City Council 8. Chief Accountant, E`&MS . SUPPORTING MATERIALS. In the ATTACHI�NTS section, identify all attachn�ents. If the Green Sheet is well done, no letter of tranamittal .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: l. Contractual relationship with another governmental unit. 2.. Collective barqaining contracts. • 3. Purchase, sale cr lease of`land. 4. Issuance of bonds. by City. ' 5. Eminent domain. 6. Assumption of liability by City, or granting by City of indemnific�tion. : 7. Agreements with State or Feder$1 Government under which they are providinq funding. 8. Budget amendtaents. : , � —/S�� , . city of saint pa I � planning c!om issi resolution file number $6 74 � date �u9ust 2, 19 � WHEREAS, a �lannin commi tee of the District Four Community Council, working ith Planning Division sta f, revis d the District Four Plan, which was originally approve by the City Coun�Cil in 1 78 as pa t of the city's comprehensive plan; and WHEREAS, t}}e Distri t Four ouncil approved the amended District Four Plan on J ly 14, 1986 after considerin comme ts from citizens and city departments; and WHEREAS, the Plan 'ng Co ission has reviewed the revised District Four Plan in ight of citywide plans, co ments om ad jacent district, city departments, Planning Divis on staff, and people wh spoke a a Planning Commission public hearing; and WHEREAS, tl�e Plan ing Co mission reached favorable conclusions on all major Dis rict Four Plan rec�ommen ations; nd WHEREAS, District our an District Five organizations are involved in the East Si e Improvement Coaliti n to de elop initiatives in areas of mutual concern, and the eco omic development itask for e of th Coalition has identified the need to develop the indus rial corridor betvween the two dist icts; and WHEREAS, the Distr'ct Four Plan contains a number of recommendations regarding reuse of industrial 'and rai road la ds, especially for development of businesses that offer igh . skilled emplo'�yment, nd the ity's comprehensive plan transportation elements ident fy the boundary bet�ween t two di tricts for roadway and transit corridor improvements; NOW, THER�FORE BE IT ESOLVED that the Planning Commission certifies the amended District 4 lan, and recommends its adoption by the City Council as part o the ComprehensiNe Plan; and BE IT FURTHER R SOLV D that the Planning Commission direct Planning Divisi n staff to exa�ine the potenti 1 for economic development and transportation improv ments between Dist'ricts Fo * and ive, and to nursue the development of a plan for the ar a if appropriate. - moved by Van Hoef second�d b Le -- in favor �nani us voi e vote against ' � � (y,� -�S�5l �+��•_*�. � � � G � TY OF SAINT PAUL o ; OFFICE OF THE MAYOR � ii�i 1 : a vs �o 347 CITY HALL �ss♦ " SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55102 GEORGE LATIMER (612) 298-4323 MAYOR August 28, 1986 Council Pr�sident ictor T desco and Members of the Cit Council City Hall, $eventh Floor St. Paul, Minnesot 55102 RE: AMENDE DISTR T 4 PLAN Dear Coun�cil Pres' ent Te esco and Members of the City Council: Attached is a copy of the mended District 4 Plan, which is an update of the ori inal Dis- trict 4 Plan appro ed by t e City Council in 1979 as part of the city's Comprehen ive Plan. The amended pla was d afted by a planning committee of the District 4 C mmunity Council, and subs uently dopted by the Community Council. The Plannfng Co mission has reviewed the plan, and has reached favorable conc usions on all the reaommen ations. They have held a public hearing on the document, and now recommend its ad ption b the City Council as part of the city's Comprehensive P an. I commend the D strict 4 Planning Committee and Community Council on their fforts in drafting this new lan. I m pleased to transmit the plan to you for your conside tion. Very truly yours, orge L imer Mayor GL/pl cc: Peggy Rei hert, D puty Director for Planning Peggy Lex u, Plan ing Division �46 � - �-/S�/�{ ; CIT OF SAIN� P.E3UL OF CE OF TH� CITY COIINCIL •at�ear+! ��°-:�.i°�:= ' November 3, 986 : Dafe ; � C MM TTEE RE PORT TO = aaint PQU City Councii F R O M � (i O t'!1 lr t e O h C i ty Deve 1 opment and Tr�3rrsportat i on �NAi illiam L. Wiison P . Le ter o the Mayor transmitting Pianning Commission po icies regarding Grand Ave. Parking (Committ e ' re ommen s approval ) �. Re oluti � n adoptin� the amended �istrict 4 Pia as part ! of the City's Comprehensive Pian (Comrr�ittee re ends +dv�� - ~-- �f . Pe i t i on of Patr i c-'r�a McG i nn i s W-"r 1 he 1 m to r�zon from =- - R- to R -1 property located at t582 Beech Str et (south si e bet een Nazelwood and Germain} to ailow c nversion to a du lex (Moved out of committee without re omrne dation) 4. R oluti n requesting an ordinance to a low ' c demn tion and removal of hazard�us bui dinqs wi hin reasonable period of time (Committee � r comme ds approval as amended) I � I , i CTTY HALL � VENTH FLOOR SAIN'f PAUL, MI NESOTA 55102 -- - �' •�,.» , __. . _. _ ._. . _.__._.. ____ ..._ __.. _ ._ ,_ _.,_..._. , .. ....,_. _ ,__.._.. ._...__�_. ......_.......,.,,<.,.. >--�� • . � , �� -1�� ' . . 'I . . 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' � � � . . . . � . . . � . . . . . . ;�..-� , y : � , , � snow clearance along 6th street to open Housing Service will continue to , up the outside lane. develop and maintain crime watch groups. 7. Noise reduction at Holman Field � should be accomplished by the 10. The District Council supports the following actions: establishment of an East Side Community Education Center, which ' a. training and maneuvers of the would provide visible and accessible Army Air Reserve should be continuing education options. moved elsewhere; and � 11. The school district should study the b. pilot training programs should be problem of high student turnover at more sensitive to noise problems elementary schools and develop generated by repetitious training strategies to meet the needs of children � flight patterns. who change schools frequently. MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS: , SOCIAL PLAN MAJOR RECOMMENDATION: ECONOMIC PLAN 8. The Dayton's Bluff Community � Council should work with surrounding 12. The E. 7th Business Association should planning districts to establish a multi collaborate with the Payne-Arcade and service center for the whole area. The White Bear Business Associations on Mounds Park Junior High site should projects to improve the business ' be considered as a location for such a climate for east side businesses. In center. addition, the executive committees from each of these organizations � 9. The District Council affirms the should meet on a regular basis to importance of neighborhood crime i m p r o v e c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d watch, and with the Neighborhood cooperation. � � � � � � ' ii � � � , �-i�� TABLE OF �ONT NTS FIGURES ' I. Introdu�tion 1 Figure A District Location Map 1 � a. The Distric Plan 1 Figure B Median Family Income b. History 1 By Census Tract 3 c. The!i Comm nity To ay 2 ' d. Strengths a d Rece t Figure C Percent of Sound Housi g Accomplis ments 3 Units 5 II. Physica4 Pian 4 Figure D Percent of Owner-Occu ied � Housing 6 a. Neighborho d Imag 4 b. Housing 5 Figure E Housing Rehab Priority � c. Lanid Use a d Zoni g 8 Areas 7 d. Trainsporta 'on 10 e. Streets and tilities 11 Figure F Land Use 8 f. Environme t: Noise and � Aiir Quali 12 Figure G Daily Traffic Counts, g. His�oric Pr servatio 13 1981 - 1984 10 � Figure H Bus Routes 10 III. Social P�lan 15 Figure I District 4 Paved Streets 12 , a. Human Ser ices 15 b. Crime and afety 16 Figure J Historically and Archit ch- c. Co munic tions an turally Significant Sites 14 C�mmuni y Invol ment 18 � d. Education 18 Figure K Selected Crime Statistic e. Parks and ecreati n 20 by Police Grid 17 f. Hea�lth 21 � I Figure L District 4 Parks 20 IV. Economic Plan 22 � a. Co�mercia Areas 22 b. Unemploy ent/ Underem loyment 23 ' c. Relationsh' to Do ntown 23 ' i � i � , I ' � � � ri5�� , INTRODUC�TIO ! THE DISTRIC1T PLA HISTORY In May of 1985, the D yton's luff/District 4 Long before settlers of European d scent came � Community qouncil began he process of to the area, Indians lived on the b uff. Some updating their� Distric 4 Plan The original scholars believe that the burial mounds in plan, developed in 1978 a d 1979, still Indian Mounds Park were cons ructed by � contained m�any a plicab e goals and migratory bands of Hopewelli n Indians recommendatiQns, ye the co ncil felt that thousands of years ago. Kapos a, a large they needed to doc ment t eir new ideas Dakota Indian village, also xisted on ' about the future of e area. This updated Dayton's Bluff from the late s venteenth plan captures !these n w idea , and includes century until the mid-nineteenth c ntury. recommendations t the c ty and other agencies, anc� propo ed dir ctions for the Development of Dayton's Bluff be an early in � District Council. he pla retains many the history of the city, due to its roximity to elements of the ori inal; owever, many downtown. The area is named a ter Lyman recommendations fro the or'ginal plan have Dayton, an early pioneer real est te operator ' been reworded. who owned extensive properties n the area and had his home on the bluff. Feed, flour In summary, this plan will ser e as: and lumber mills located in the rea in the � 1850's to take advantage of Phale Creek as a -- a statement of goals or the District source of power. A railroad line north of E. Council, to gu de the as they make 7th Street was established in the 1860's, and d e c i s i oln s t h a w i 11 n f 1 u e n c e t h e more industries grew up along he railroad ' district's future; corridor. A railroad depot c lled "Post's ! Siding" was built at present-day arl and E. -- a catalogue of ew pro ct ideas, which 7th Streets and a good-sized co munity of ' can be w,ndertak n by th Dayton's Bluff workers soon surrounded the in ustries and Community Co ncil as the opportunity depot. arises; apd � At the same time, people were bu lding homes -- a compnehensiv guide or the city and on the bluff as development pus ed outward other agencies as they make decisions from downtown. The area attrac ed many of which a�'fect D yton's B uff. the city's wealthy families, be ause of its � attractive topography and sc nic vistas. FIGURE A jDISTRI T LOC TION 1�'IAP However, the bluff was never n exclusive enclave of the rich. A St. Paul aper at that , ; - , : � � 2 time noted, "In the eastern part o the city, on .��12� : i � �g, ; :j _s � ; s �• Dayton's Bluff...several hundr d dwellings � -= have been erected." Many of the , according '' , �� = to the report, were "very handso e residences, ;�'--� , � but the major part being of the edium class, � � ; ! ; . ; : � � for the use of inechanics and em oyees of the � �• numerous factories that are sprin ing up." � � ' 'g' " {"�° �s', 5° ��'�. 4 ° In the later 1880's the street car arrived and 14 � �� 9`� `"' � +�';ti�� the Lower Bluff and the area round PosYs 1 : _ - �. ` _;,. ; ..+- `: Siding merged. New developme t sprung up ' �ig' _ � all along the street car line, whi h went up E. ` 7th and ended at Duluth Stree . The late 1800's and early 1900's b ought new industries, including the The dore Hamm ' I � � 1 � Brewing Company and the Bohn Refrigerator The Dayton's Bluff community is now � Company (forerunners of Seeger Refrigerator significantly smaller than it was in 1970, and Company and Whirlpool). The 3-M company-- its population has declined faster than that of known to locals as "the Mining"--located in the city as a whole. From 1970 to 1980 the � Dayton's Bluff and soon became a sizable population declined by 1896, compared to a employer. 13°r6 decline throughout the city. The area has become more racially diverse, though it still � Housing continued to expand south of E. 7th lags behind city averages in the size of most Street, and the streetcar company built a minority groups. In 1980, Hispanics were the branch line from E. 7th over Maria to only minority group within Dayton's Bluff Hastings (now Hudson Road), east to Earl and which exceeded city-wide proportions. � south to Burns Avenue. It was a fairly common sight in the summer to see chartered Although the numbers of persons completing street cars taking out-of-town visitors to high school and college increased from 1970 to , Indian Mounds Park, widely noted for scenery 1980, Dayton's Bluff lags far behind city-wide of unsurpassed quiet beauty. averages. Only two-thirds of district residents have completed four years of high school, In the 1920's, families establishing their home compared to almost three-fourths city-wide. � in the Dayton's Bluff area were a moderate Even more striking is the fact that only seven and middle income mixture of both blue and percent have completed four years of college, white collar workers. Persons of German and compared to twenty percent city-wide. ' Irish extraction dominated the population, exemplified by the area's six German- Residents of the Dayton's Bluff community speaking congregations of various religious fall below city averages in income and � denominations and one large Irish Catholic slightly above city averages in poverty status. church. In the early days there was an The median family income of Dayton's Bluff extensive Irish settlement along the Lower residents in 1979 was $18,710, compared to the Bluff area, and some of these families were city-wide median of $20,743, and the ' a f f i 1 i a t e d w i t h S t. Ma r y's c h u r c h i n percentage of persons below the poverty level Lowertown. in 1979 was 11°�, compared to 10.996 for the city. However, there is evidence that this gap ' From 1900 to 1930, the whole area prospered. is growing: in 1985, Dayton's Bluff had a However, the Great Depression hit the area much larger percentage of persons approved hard. Many people were unemployed, local for AFDC than the city as a whole. stores lost revenues, and people who owned , large mansions could no longer afford to keep The median family income varies widely by them up and so moved away. Many of these census tract. The far eastern tract (around large home were subsequently split up into Harding High School) has a higher family � small apartments or rooming houses. Today, income than the city, and the western (the the density of housing in the Lower Bluff Lower Bluff and Swede Hollow areas) and area can be attributed to the changes in this northern tracts (the area around Earl and E. ' time period. 7th Streets) have lower incomes than the city as a whole. THE COMMUNITY TODAY In 1980, the occupations of District 4 residents , In the past, people have identified Dayton's differed widely from those of the residents of Bluff mainly as a community which houses most other neighborhoods. While the largest. and employs a predominantly blue collar occupation group of area residents--sales and � population. While manufacturing still plays clerical--was the same as for the residents of an important role in the area compared to the whole city, Dayton's Bluff residents have other areas of the city, now employment in fewer professional and technical positions and service industries surpasses that in more craftsmen, foremen, operatives and ' manufacturing. The recent closing of the laborers. In addition, Dayton's Bluff has a Whirlpool plant symbolizes the changes taking slightly greater percentage of service workers place in Dayton's Bluff as well as throughout than the city average. , the city and country as a whole. 2 � � � . � -is��' FIGURE B TIEDIAN An1ILY INCO1�'[E BY CENSUS TRACT, 1979 ' � 521,001 and o�er � �;:;�::; 5�9.�0� �0 32�.�0� , t � 517,001 tol'519,000 � � ;��G� . � � sis,000 �o s»,000 _ ____ a Do0 J � �C .QO000 � �� a�000�0� (�� O0�;:;;: :.;:;: ;;:•: __ --7 O �-�,.:::: : _ �. J �.:�� :'' _ ..{�"'::''��3 ----- �v i� , � ``u�� r a• ..(h:«w." � i �r ' � ' _ _ '4� , �til.':i%C": �,,��pO, -�� .-. . . '�•.., �'� ;�. O` . d' �.,,. _ _„ ... _ � r� • ��_ �`:':;:7�::•i_i:�:�i:�:�5�:�:�i:�ii:. s,�°� �y�� _•��,' �1y3'�,� ,�� `�T• � J1`i�i�� . �i �� T %�"�� ' ��'{�l'J'i i.. %%'�' 2%22« _, ' ,,�,�i�";^,�*7�� r`= �::. .... .�ti'� Q:ii:�i:�: : '�:: -'+tC� �c.::`n:.�k , �c, 'Y�i.- ' ':� � ... , / '�i.� 51%"-� ., ._ . � � 'I ,�r , , , SOtiRCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, 980 Cenaue - , STRENGTHS AND RE ENT Success of Neighborhood Housi g Service ACCOMPLISHI�¢ENTS and the ITA's: Neighborhood res' ents feel The Dayton's Bluff ar has m ny strengths, that the NHS and the Intensified ' including: Treatment Areas have been suc essful in improving area housing, and that they have Attractive �hysica Featur s: Dayton's stopped the deterioration sprea ing from ' Bluff has beautiful cenic vi ws and vistas the Lower Bluff to the eastern ection of of downtown St. Pa 1 and t e river valley Dayton's Bluff. Although res'dents are in many parts of t e neigh orhood. The still very concerned about the de rioration hilly nature I of mu h of ayton's Bluff of housing in the neighborhood, the focus � provides a nice contr st to m st of the city. of concern is generally the Lo er Bluff area. Interesting Historic 1 Featu s: Since the � Dayton's Bl�iff nei hborhoo was one of NPP for Exterior Loans--Lower luff and the earliest settle in th city, many Swede Hollow: In 1985, the Dayt n's Bluff historically signific nt home dot the area. Neighborhood Housing Service eceived a ' Mounds Park prov des an even greater $120,000 grant from the Neig borhood sense of his�ory for visitors and residents Partnership Program, to im rove the with its Indi n buri 1 mound . physical and environmental con itions of the Lower Bluff and Swede Hol ow areas. ' T h e D a y t o n's B 1 u f c o m u n i t y h a s This project will provide fina cing for accomplished �any thi gs sinc the adoption exterior improvements on r sidential of their original di trict lan in 1979. properties, mainly through exterior � Highlights of the recen past in lude: improvement loans. $364,500 n private match money is expected to be leveraged Swede HolloIw' Park Thro gh efforts of from 35 to 50 residential partic'pants who neighborhoop reside ts, the Swede Hollow will be improving their property. , area bordering Dist icts 4 a d 5 has been converted into a pa k. Th park includes Festival on the Bluff: For five years, the the hollow a}-ea as ell as la d overlooking District Council and the E. 7t Business , the hollow� and ownto n St. Paul. Association has sponsored a nei hborhood Neighborhood volunteers continue to festival in Mounds Park, and a parade on improve the park ea h year. E. 7th Street. 3 ' , PHYSICAL PLAN vacant structures � Map X shows location of structures currently vacant in Dayton's Bluff, both residential and Neighborhood Image non-residential. Such structures give a very negative impression of the neighborhood, � Goal depress housing values, and are a fire hazard. To improve the appearance of the neighborhood, particularly in Gateway areas, Recommendations � so that residents and visitors have a positive feeling about Dayton's Bluff. 1. The District Council strongly advocates the improvement oj the appearance oj , Background Gateway areas, and the city, District Dayton's Bluff residents are very concerned Council, neighborhood residents and area about the appearance of the neighborhood, businesses should al! work together to do and wish to counteract the negative feelings so. Particular ideas include regular � many visitors and residents have about the mowing and clean-up oJ city-owned vacant area because of the following factors: lots, trash removal around our commercial establishments, and regular snow removal , Aooearance of Gatewav Areas on sidewalks oj vacant lots. The three major entrances into Dayton's Bluff from downtown on E. 7th, E. 6th and E. 3rd 2. The city tree-planting program should be � Streets all look run-down, have many vacant consistently junded from year to year and lots, deteriorating housing, shabby-looking trees should be planted jirst in Gateway commercial areas, and excessive trash. The areas and old Intensified Treatment Areas. district recognizes these areas as crucial to , giving people an overall impression of the 3. The District Council supports private tree neighborhood; improvement of these three planting ejjorts, and encourages the city to areas would go a long way toward improving facilitate tree-planting by city residents. ' the overall feelings about the neighborhood. 4. The city should provide more trash Trees receptacles on E. 7th Street, especially Dayton's Bluff neighborhood was one of the near bus stops, and the E. 7th Business , earliest and hardest hit by Dutch Elm disease. Association and businesses in the E. 3rd T r e e p 1 a n t i n g p r o g r a m s h a v e b e e n and Maria Avenue commercial area should inconsistently funded from year to year and initiate regular trash clean-up in these ' have left many areas without new trees--again areas. giving the neighborhood a poor appearance. S. Businesses and other organizations in � Excessive Trash Dayton's BluJf, such as 3-M, St. John's The E. 7th and E. 3rd and Maria Avenue Hospital, and Nobles Company, should commercial areas have inadequate trash landscape their parking lots. receptacles, and often have trash littered on � the streets and sidewalks. Individual 6. The Dayton's Blufj District Council will residents often go without regular garbage submit proposals to joundations to jund collection, and the city has not consistently public art. Some ideas include statues oJ , enforced litter laws. jamous East-Siders in small parks, public artworks which commemorate the 3-M Industrv Parkin� Lots company, and statues or plaques depicting The ma jor industries and hospitals in the area historical jigures. � have many large, unlandscaped parking lots which leave the residential structures nearby 7. The District Council, NHS and NHDC with a stark, barren look. should work with realtors to improve the , image of the neighborhood and actively promote home ownership versus investment in rental property. ' 4 � 1 �� , � �� , 8. The District Coun il and NHS should promote an annua! etghbor ood cleanup, 1 and sponsor an nnual award for neighborhoo�t reside ts who maintain the best lawns and gard ns. � � HOUSItIg minor repair and the percent needi g major � repair. The survey showed that hou ing units Goal , in census tract 331--the Swede Ho low area To improve housing c ndition in specific northwest of E. 7th Street--were nly 22°�0 ' areas of the dis�rict an to en ourage home sound, compared to 69°Xo city-wide. full 61% ownership in areas wit conce trated rental needed minor repair, and 17°� nee ed major housing. , repair or were dilapidated. In add tion, the ' 1980 census showed that the Swe Hollow Background area had a very high percentage f vacant Closely tied to neighb rhood mage is the units--14% compared to 4% city-wi e. The quality and uprkeep o the n ighborhood's 1981 housing conditions survey a so shows ' housing. While much of the nei hborhood has that only 45% of housing units in e Lower good quality i home whic are well- Bluff area are sound, while 4296 n ed minor maintained, n�ighbor ood re idents have repair and 13% need major repair. Finally, , concerns about: while the survey shows that census act 317-- the area around Earl and E. 7th Stre ts--had a Poor Housin onditi ns in ower Bluff high percentage of sound units, m t of this , Swede Hollow and Earl and 7th Streets Areas tract�is in District 2, and residents and NHS The city undertook housi g conditions have observed that the portion of th s tract in survey in 1981, hoting t e perce tage of units District 4 contains many run-dow housing which were basically s und, p cent needing units. , I FIGURE C P�RCEN OF SO ND HOUSING UNITS � 80.1 percelnt and ov r I � 60.1 to 8010 percen ' � 40.1 to 60I,0 percen � 40.0 perc�nt - ----- and less �� , �O� a �� - _ � , d � T ' / � �° Q� •7:•i:� :�i:�i: �C'n � � `. I , J �C"- �.::::� : �::: -�, -_ . ------ ��v \;:; `� "�. .4.'r ` - :.i''�� '.. �:»:� .»» �--- :,�: � ', �� ' p•,,-- , l0, •,p•., �..�.::.:� :�:'�»:�:;. , � �, O. ' ::> � .,� ,, ,_ ,,, �•,�Q.'.' ��:::..�' n 3,xA- f, .. ��'�/"/.�y�� :5.i'�'��,;:•:�.,::�, Tf �l.��iT' �� / a9 � ::4�`':.i�i.�... _ k� '�r>F:}i??iii. I ' .iir'bi(:�i:�i:•i:•i:•i: ' ,�. � ..: . ��'� - i t� ♦i �� S <:�,.;�`t(�':tiri;`i:.`;.t: ... rsy�;s:-..::::•'.`•:•.c;; _,,,��?yy::.� .r.. ...;, �. �:. .F`.:: " �:6-:�$i:�i:•i:• � ,�i:,�T'� �. ��'Y� , 'i�'�4.•.:�..•i�'�.; `1 �n' j'' �` `::�,::<::�>; ;;. T . , SOURCE: City o[SL Paul,Department of lanning � � � � � . � and Economic Dev�elopment,198 Seint Paul Housin¢Conditiona Re�ort. , 5 • � , HiQh Concentration of Rental Housins 3. Areas with high concentrations of rental � While the neighborhood as a whole has about housing have problems that go along the same percentage of owner-occupied with high density: parking problems, housing as the city as a whole, several areas of excessive noise and trash. While the L the neighborhood have high concentrations of district as a whole has only a moderate rental housing. In particular, housing units in concentration of buildings with 5 or the Lower Bluff, Swede Hollow, and Earl and more units (20.5% compared to 3196 for � E. 7th Streets areas are 4096 or less owner- t h e c i t y), i t h a s t h e h i g h e s t occupied, compared to the city average of 53%. concentration of two, three and four unit buildings. (See the Land Use and � Dayton's Bluff Community Council members Zoning section of this plan for further are concerned about the high concentration of discussion of this issue.) rental housing in portions of the neighborhood for several reasons: Protectine Low-Income Renters , Much of the rental housing in Dayton's Bluff 1. Owners of rental housing who live (particularly the Lower Bluff area) serves outside the neighborhood often fail to low-income families and individuals. The , adequately maintain their property and Lower Bluff's proximity to downtown makes rarely get involved in community it an ideal place for lower-income downtown affairs. workers to live. While the community wants , to upgrade the housing in the area, it also 2. R e n t e r s r a r e 1 y g e t i n v o 1 v e d i n wants to protect those low-income individuals community activities, which means that from displacement. Any recommendations projects to deal with problems in the regarding upgrading of rental housing should , neighborhood (such as Crime Watch, or also take low-income renters into account. neighborhood clean-ups) have a more difficult time succeeding in these areas. � FIGURE D PERCENT OF O�VNER OCCUPIED HOUSING ' 60.1% and over �';.'' S0.1 to 60.1% � , � ti � 40.1 to 50.0% _ ,-� � ,.'J � -, -- . GI�O�uf .. ' 30.1 to 40.0% J + a00O� � ❑C �DOOOO : ❑�;�0 a000 _ � ��aO�� - _ .. J�� 7 C�:dOQ - ` ��>�-�� ---- , v 3�.� �� q - ._ .,::�.. , � - `_"_ �lp•--�--� , .�y :• , O' \',�. ) .':�• i �d'•,,��' :::•.::::..••' _ `��' � ��.�'�.;:::.:. _ ... ~ � ..:,;.3!'.:.:..:.:� �r�;>:<:� ....... � .. :. �. .�:>:��>�: �;��::.;: • �:._:;:�::;,: �:. •:��' .,•-;;�`'` ;:�:s��;�;: .:�;:.,t�. . .:»� �� ..�'• � /y �`��..�'•:�• , . I , :.-z•. ....... .................: . , ::. . . . . . :: : , , . _. ' �, SOURCE: 0.S.Department o[Commerce,1980 Ceneue. ' ' 6 ' �� ' I Recommendations 8. NHS and NHDC should develop arketing strategies to encourage current r nters to 1. The District� Counci with N S and other buy homes in Dayton's Blujf. Th y should � public and �private nterests should work assist them with low-interest 1 ans for t o g e t h e r t o d e e l o p h o u s i n g rehab or purchase when possible. improvement,/mainte ance st ategy with a clear set oJ standard Jor co pletion. 9. The city and NHS should actively promote � the Urban Homestead Program a a means 2. The NHS should act'vely pro ote exterior to improve vacant structures. improvement loans a ailable or the Lower � Bluf f and Swede H llow are s, and Juture 10. The District Council, NHS an NHDC hot�sing rehab Junds should e targeted to should set up a committee to identify the the Low�er Bluj Swede Hollow, Bush problem properties, (i.e., propert es which , and E. 7th and Huds n Road reas. generate neighbor complaint to the ' District Council or to the NHS), nd work 3. The DistrictlCouncil and N support the with the Jire and police depart ents and development of a p ject to elp maintain neighborhood residents to gather � properties i�n the n 'ghborho d, and seek information and compile files on such junding fo it thro�gh the eighborhood properties. The committee shou d notify Partnership Progra . Cha cteristics of the appropriate city officials wh n enough � such a projelct could include: evidence is amassed to take acti against the property owner. - a labor resource that ho e owners or , small landlords could c 11 on to do 11. The District Council actively su ports the maintenab�ce wor ; establishment oj a separate hou "ng court so that judges and attorneys w rking on - enlisting I unempl yed yo th to provide housing cases can make c nsistent , that labor, perha s provid d by a youth decisions about housing code viol tions. employm�nt prog am; 12. The city should set aside m re HRA � - a camp�ign to encour ge low and vouchers or Section 8 certiji ates Jor moderate income property owners to use Lower Bluff tenants displaced b cause of the servi�e. housing rehab. ' 4. The Distr#ct Co ncil wi 1 encourage 13. The District Council will co tinue to investor-owner parti i pation in collaborate with the Tenants Union to neighborhoqd plann g and her affairs. educate tenants and landlords on rights ' and responsibilities. 5. The coun¢y sho Id inv stigate and prosecute individua s suspec ed of falsely FICURE E �REASM1G REHAB PRIORITY AREAS A1D INTEKSIF ED TREAT�IENT � declaring, thems lves h mesteaders, � particularly in the ower BI f f area. �Housiny Rehib Priorily Areas NH Inlensified Treatmenl Aros 6. The NHS and NH C sho d try to tap � non-traditi�nal fun ing soc rces, such as ' the Comm nity De elopme Corporation, "o�� I o°o churches, he loca hospit l Joundations � ; o� and other �ocal fo ndations for money to . :�J�° 000�-� o o°o� � JO oo.�.�o I� develop ne�' or red velop e isting low-cost �' °o��o � . � � :._� housing uni!ts. • , . , `?� °on-�ooa o� i°o '� .:�' , `70 -; o�:uq a ;��,�°,^ ,;�',','��.,� �� °o��d . I �' �� , 7. The Distric�l Counci suppor the re-use oJ " �N' o �:::..:-•;�:____ � ,� o — existirig structures in the ea to provide � �-_. ,��oap°�-Y�o°�� for alterna�`ive hous'ng for s niors. �� ''�`T�pv,°'�� , � �� ' � 7 � Land Use and Zoning Goal Lack of Onen Snace � To promote better buffering between While there are several large open areas on the residential, commercial and industrial land periphery of the district--Mounds Park to the uses on and around E. 7th Street, and to south and Swede Hollow Park to the west-- ' alleviate problems associated with housing there are few open areas in the dense middle dcnsity in the district. Also, to provide for portion. Any decisions regarding development better planning for future land use change in the district must take into account the need � and development in the district. to retain what little open space is left within the district. Background The Dayton's Bluff neighborhood is almost Clash of Residential. Commercial and � completely developed. The neighborhood has Industrial Uses little open space, a high concentration of Businesses, industries and residential medium density housing, and many areas buildings all converge on and around E. 7th � where residential, commercial and industrial Street, creating many problems: uses abut one another. District Council members are also concerned about the lack of -- Businesses on E. 7th Street create � consistent decision-making within the council parking problems for nearby residents, about proposed land use changes. during daytime and the evening. FIGURE F LAND USE � � Open Space � � Low Density Residential (Single Family and Duplex) � nledium Density Residential � Industrial - � - Commercia!/Industrial = ' ; _ _ :. � � � »:::<:��i>..>:: �� _ �� _ = - ' ' II .:::. .:<::::::�:�:.��:i�:�<�:R:»:��: >:=:z:>.;•<,�: ;,.. �?''+:<�r.. �:��: `��. 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' � . , � ::::::.:;�:::;s.......::::::::: .... ..:, .. * :::. ::.;::. �:; .{;�+� v ;. . .. . . � ,...... ... •::::: •. :;.. ; � � s:;. . :; ::�'::; . �'Ss�',�.f .;. ,''::<:: '''=: C EA : , . ,:. .. �.: . , , ,. , ,. ,:,. '• ::s. . ::. «. �• ��f��'��i. ..�i�: �. u � �.� �.>:.:�.`..��....�:_ �...,:.�:.�.,,�.�.: }� :.�:�'��: �.."�:: . .. .... :::�::� . � �y 'L:i'� � .;:�:.: �:T.�:��/�y�'� ...lY<"' �.�.;::� 4 {�'S :.��"�: ' .;,Y_::_�:v„� �:. -y �,>f'�. . ••5� `, , ��tiC•:•.�i'�tlS�� +•J. .�{:ti�j} .'? �' j�` ; •�� '''�''�� - �. v.�'�:�.�' �:': ?��::':' :':�':::::.::':::�:�:�: � i� �� .. �- --. ,� ..�".`...:::��»;: a / I>:; J �:. �- � _ � � . ._ - _ , 8 ' , , �-�s�� , -- Many busit�esses a d indus ries have late 2. Portions oJ the Etna/Englis Corridor hours of operat on, cr ating noise should be set aside as passive parks or problems fpr resid nts. natural open space. -- Trash fro I busin sses on E. 7th Street 3. The District Council will have an active , often fin�is its ay int residential land use committee to review land use areas. Mat�y of t e indus rial buildings issues. Because of the unique c aracter oj , a n d p a r�C i n g o t s a e v i s u a 11 y the neighborhood, the council ill Jollow unappealing, and are po rly buffered the jollowing set of guidelines s well as from nearby resid nts. other applicable sections of th s plan in � reviewing and making recomme ations on -- E. 7th Street has a conf sing mix of zoning cases. commercial and esidenti 1 properties, and little space to crea e off-street , parking. LAND USE POLICY Densit of Housin Dev lo men , Dayton's Bluff has a v ey high ercentage of 1. As the opportunity arises, the District 2, 3, and 4-unit building compa ed to the rest Council will support the develo ment oj of the city: 27.8% comp red to 1 .1°�. Most of landscaped parking lots as b Jfering ' this type of housing i concen rated in the areas between commercial structu es on E. Swede Hollow aind Low r Bluf areas, where 7th Street and residences nearby. over 40% of all �he unit in thes areas are in 2, 3 and 4-uni build ngs. any of these 2. The District Council will upport , buildings were originall single amily homes, development of new or redevelo ment of with small lots. �The co centrati n of housing existing structures in indus rial or leads to many '',proble s, incl ding lack of commercial areas only when acco panied adequate park�Yng, i crease noise, and by parking provisions as establish d in the ' increased chances for cri e to occur Zoning Code, and by proper lands aping. unnoticed, since neig bors ar not always familiar with residen s in t eir vicinity. 3. When possible, the District Cou cil will ' Future land use decis' ns sho ld take into support designation of OS-1 ones in account the efFects o increa ing housing residential areas near E. 7th Stree , and on density in an already de sely bu It area. E. 7th jrom Mounds to Maple Stre t. � Need for Better Plann n for Future Land 4. The District Council will oppose a ditional Use Chan es an Devel ment tavern and entertainment licenses. , The District Council r gularly reviews site plans for new develop ent, an requests for 5. The District Council will oppose zoning changes and v riances, and has a conversions of rental property o more chance to make a reco mendati n to the city units than for which the area is z ed, and � on each zoning matter. ouncil embers have will apply stringent standar s when b e e n c o n c e r n ie d t h a t t h e i s t r i c t a c t considering requests for variance . These consistently wit an ov rall pla in mind for standards will include: proper lo size as ' how the distric should change and develop. designated in the Zoning Code; parking In the past, th Distri t Coun il has made availability; and maintenance r cord of recommendation witho t a co sistent set of the property. guidelines or plan to fol ow. , 6. New construction should blend Recommendatio�s architecturally with the rest of the i neighborhood, and should not blo k views � 1. The city shbuld pr erve all existing open and vistas, particularly in th Swede space in D!istrict 4 partic arly the open Hollow, Lower Bluff and Mou s Park space behind the former Mounds Park areas. � Junior High School. 9 , , , ' Transportation ' Goal To improve traffic flow throughout the Boulevard (although the Etna/Highway 61 , neighborhood, and ease parking and traffic interchange also provides a westbound exit). problems surrounding the E. 7th Street Traffic from I-94 onto E. 6th Street is too business area. much for the narrow street to handle, particularly in winter when snow is not � Background completely cleared from outside lanes, and in The problematic land use conditions in the hours when parking is permitted on the street. district--high concentrations of people in The traffic count on E. 6th from Mounds to � small areas; clash of residential, commercial • Arcade Street was estimated in May of 1984 to a n d i n d u s t r i a 1 u s e s--1 e a d t o m a n y be 10,100 cars; and the accident rate at E. 6th transportation problems in the district. The and Mounds Boulevard continues to be high , angled position of E. 7th Street in relation to each year. Between 1980 and 1984, an average its cross-streets and poor access to and from I- of 28 accidents occurred at that intersection 94 also add to circulation problems. yearly. Parkinst: Traffic Problems on E. 7th Street ' Customers of E. 7th Street businesses and The streets intersecting E. 7th between Hope workers at .nearby industries cause parking and Earl Streets cause many traffic problems, , problems for surrounding residents. In With people trying to make turns to and from addition, E. 7th Street businesses note that the the street at an angle. In addition, the lack of adequate off-street parking hurts their concentration of businesses at E. 7th and ' business, since people driving along E. 7th � Minnehaha Avenue causes congestion and Street find it difficult to find parking either confusion for drivers. on or off the street. Finally, people often park too close to corners on many streets. Alternative Forms of Transit: Buses and , This causes visibility problems in particular Bicvcles for those who are trying to turn onto E. 7th $ince Dayton's Bluff is such a dense Street. neighborhood and has such great traffic , problems, many residents prefer to rely on Access To/From I-94: alternative forms of transit. While the area is Currently there is only one exit/entrance onto Well-served by east-west bus routes, there is no I-94 in Dayton's Bluff: at E. 6th and Mounds north-south route through the neighborhood. ' FIGURE G DAILY TRAFFIC COUNTS, 1981 - 1984 I FIGURE H BUS ROUTES , � 10,000 nrs or orer � •��• Lotal 111TC Bus Routes . � ■�� S,OOOto9,999urs �;� �� ;-� - � � Espress A1TC Bus Rnu�es � •��• 1,000�o�,999 nrs � - N� �,000 or lesa� -- - -, _ '0,15 � 9 �.' - , , . . . ... _. -,"' ..,_. ❑ o°� `= -:.o . . o°o�� .... __ e ' ' . ,�°° �oo�� 2 ' o�o 00 :'J>. °O �000._ ;"_J o. ��-�7 �_J • Om pa �( J ', ..� Oa��O pp[';, � O L I�_ i �1 i e Ap , �.`�, , a � ��..j6.�`�" a,��oo��p °� - - °' „ - ' �' i� - d" 94 •� � - _�.�,;,.� Q��.-�- ° . -- ��.�.�o� as j". ,�� ,_ ... . � .�,J .. . , , � .. : , � .,. , s 61 SOVRCE:City of St.Pwl,D�pvlm�nt o!PuElic Woh� � ' � ' lU ' �/��` ' ' Recommendations traffic to E. 7th and Payne Ave ue, and one to E. 3rd Street. 1. Businesses, chu ches nd other organizationr should ake ag eements jor 7. The city should continue to expl re the ' shared parkir�g when ver pos 'ble. Large feasibility of adding entrances an exits facilities su h as 3 M and St. John's to and from I-94 at Ear! Street. Hospital sho Id use their p rking areas ' more eJjicie tly, an avoid dding more 8. The District Council supports a ne north- parking space. south bus route through the neigh orhood, and encourages MTC to adopt suc a route. ' 2. The city should post nd enfo ce the 30 ft. no parking rule b stop s'gns where 9. A bike lane should be added to E. 7th visibility is a proble . Parti ularly, they Street jrom downtown to ounds should enforce this on an led streets Boulevard and on Johnson Parkw y from , intersecting E. 7th Str et Mounds Park to Phalen Park. 3. As land in or close o com rcial areas 10. The District Council should w rk with ' around E. 7th Stree becom s available, Public Works to regularly mon'tor the oJf-street landscaped parkin lots should following intersections with high ccident be developed. rates: E. 6th and Mounds Boule ard; E. 7th and Johnson Parkway; E. rd and ' 4. The District Coun il will work with Mounds Boulevard; E. 3rd a d Earl residertts living nea E. 7t Street to Streets; and E. 6th and Earl Stree . resolve the traJfic roblems associated , with diagonaT streets interse ing E. 7th Street. Somei�ideas t explore in resolving Streets and Utilities these problem'�s includ : Goal ' a. Prohibit�ng lef turns nto E. 7th To improve the condition of streets, lighting Street jrdm stree s diago al to E. 7th and sidewalks and utility service in the Street during rus hour. neighborhood. � b. Closing of on or m re streets Background diagonal to E. 7th Str et. Such Dayton's Bluff residents recogni e that ' closings, if agr ed upo , would be improving the appearance f the temporary at f rst to nalyze the neighborhood streets will go a long way to impact of chan 'ng traf ic patterns. improve the image and overall appea ance of ' I j possible, sma 1 parkin lots could the area. There are three ma jor oncerns be developed at c osed int rsections. regarding streets and utilities: first, t ere are still many streets without curbs, eve though c. Ir: lieu of street losings, he diagonal some progress has been made over he past , streets c¢uld bec me one ways, going decade in paving neighborhood streets. away fro�m E. 7t Street. Second, many streets, both pav d and unpaved, have poor lighting, and as current , S. The city shot ld reso e traffr problems city policy stands, there is little c ance to caused by t e narr wness j E. 6th have street lights installed witho t street Street. In articul r, the ity should paving. E. 7th and E. 3rd Streets, etween consistently nforce arking estrictions Earl and Johnson Parkway, have par icularly. , on E. 6th treet, nd im rove snow poor lighting. Third, power lines in he area clearance alo g E. 6 Street to open up are ugly and obvious, particularl in the the outside la e. Gateway areas--E. 7th, E. 6th, and E. 3rd ' Streets. 6. The E. 6th S�treet ra p from I-94 should be split into two ! nes, o e junneling , 11 ' . � , ' RecommendatIons 7. Public Works should rnstall mid-block � lighting on E. 3rd and E. 7th Streets, east 1. The District Council supports the city's of Earl Street. sewer separation street paving plan. , 8. Granite curbs and ornamental lighting on l. Dayton's Blujj should be considered a Mounds Boulevard should be preserved. prime candidate for the expansion oj � district heating. Environment: Noise and Air Quality 3. The city should add sidewalks on the south , side oj Burns between Highway 61 and Goa! Frank Street, along city-owned property To reduce noise from the downtown airport and replace sidewalks on E. 7th jrom and traffic on E. 7th Street, and to eliminate Mounds Boulevard to downtown. The city noxious odors from the air. , should also clear sidewalks along city- owned and vacant property every winter, Background and return to the practice of clearing snow Two major environmental concerns continue ' jrom corners, especially at the corner oj to plague the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood: Minnehaha and E. 7th Street. excessive noise from the downtown airport, and noxious odors emitted from a number of ' 4. To protect pedestrians jrom jast-moving area industries and the Metropolitan Waste vehicles exiting jrom I-94 at Mounds Water Treatment Plant. (westbound) and turning onto E. Third Street, the city should install a turn-lane Downtown Airnort , island at the southeast corner of 3rd and Some measures have been taken in the recent Mounds. past to alleviate downtown airport noise, including building a new runway to minimize ' FIGURE I DISTRICT 4 PAVED STREETS traffic directly over residences 011 the East and West Sides. However, �noise from the downtown airport continues to plague Dayton's Bluff. Specific problems include , _ helicopter training flights and pilots in " training who circle over sections of Dayton's ; -:: _. :-..: ' o 000 . Bluff. � oo , . J o�° . --! A�numbeOr of i ' �= 'ndustries, along with the Pig's �`°�0 4i `' ' � `'� Eye Treatment plant, emit offensive odors ' "O�� = throughout the neighborhood. Besides being _ :�.__�,,� ,,� — an annoyance for neighborhood residents, it � . �: °��' ' . � also lowers housing values. � � ., Recommendations 1. Noise reduction at Holman Field should be , S. NSP, Northwestern Bell and the cable uccomplished by the following actions: company should develop a systematic plan • to bury power lines, and tie it in with a, Training and maneuvers of the Army , sewer separation and street paving. Power Air Reserve should be moved lines in Gateway areas (E. 7th, E. 6th, E. elsewhere; and 3rd Streets) should be dealt with jirst. � b. Pilot training programs should be 6. The Dayton's Blujj Community Council more sensitive to noise problems will develop an NPP proposal to install generated by repetitious training ornamental lighting in Gateway areas and jlight patterns. ' commercial strips. 12 , � , , �-r�� 2. The Distri�t Cou cil enc urages the interesting structures. ' Minnesota Pollutio Contr 1 Agency to provide training nd eq ipment to Besides having many historically aluable volunteers to monrt r a�r ollution and structures, the neighborhood retains a strong noxioc�s odors. sense of history: Indian Mounds ark, for , example, is a place which disp ays our 3. The E. 7th �olice E t Team should put a connection with Native Americans ho lived priority on i suing w rning ti kets on noisy here before it was settled by Europe ns. 3-M , vehicles, and the ity sho ld improve began its business in Dayton's Bl ff; and training on en for ement f the noise many famous people grew up in he area, � ordina�TCe. including two Supreme Court Justi es. In considering how to preserve a sense f history ' 4. The District, Counci will dis ribute phone in the area, the Dayton's Bluff District numbers to I cal! 'th com laints about Council will look at ways to lucidate noxious odor�s Jrom 'ndustrie in the area, historical events and people, as well as ' and about airport no se. historical structures. 5. The city should tak leaders ip in dealing Recommendations ' with the problems o noxiou odors Jrom a r e a i n d�#s t r i e s b y a s i s t i n g t h e 1. The District Council, with the N S, should neighborhoo�i in doc menting the problems, educate the neighborhood, bui ers and and working directl with th PCA and the realtors on architectural styles c mmon to � industries to resolve hem. the neighborhood to help ensure t at �uture rehabbing is compatible with original 6. The city health dep tment s ould increase styles. Residents interested in t acing the , e f f o r t s t o d e t e c t a n d e 1 i m i n a t e history of their homes should c ntact the environme tal ha ards s ch as lead Heritage Preservation Commissio . poisoning a�d poten ially ha ardous waste. ' 2. The District Council encourag 3-M to Historic Preservati Il establish a museum in the neighb rhood. Goal 3. The District Council will seek unding to ' To increase the preser ation o historically put statues of famous people from the significant struc�ures a d heigh en awareness neighborhood in small park area . of the area's inte,resting istory. , Background 4. The District Council and HS shall D a y t o n's B 1 u f f i s n e o f t h e o 1 d e s t encourage owners oJ properties i ventoried � neighborhoods of the ci y, and t us has many by the Heritage Preservation C mmission structures of t�istoric 1 and rehitectural to seek federal and city desi nation as interest. The M}�unds P rk area of District �l architecturally and historically ignijicant contains a n�mber of int iguing and sites. , substantial Victorian houses many with spectacular views of e Miss ssippi River 5. The District Council will s pport all Valley. However, m ny str ctures worth efforts to save historic hom s in the ' restoring are isolated among newer, less neighborhood. I � ' I ' 13 , I , , ' FIGURE J 501�1E RECOGNIZED HISTORICALLY AND ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT SITES ' ; , ' . C � -' �Qj ` � -- - _ = ---=l� �� ,,,., �' ' = _ --lI�C�OL1.�7 L--[�' . _ ''-_;------:-� ;- -`--- "`� � -:., __ "-�a�C�OOo t , �� DO�OO� _ ,,.--- � 0��0 QOO�DOO- � i _,. �a��O�OO�£OOO:::�"--_:: . _ �" ac��o��oo=000:::::_ , ,,, ,��: � � :� ��, o�oo��oo 000 �.�- --�-�-- . % :_:�I a0O0��0 O[�,...... i , � ;�----- _,:::�:;� .:�-�:-,x� � ��... ��,_�D�OQD 0�.. _,t---- ' i ,.. Q�� r---,:--•-• : �.: � o�o°o -��°o c�,�_� _ ; ,�� 'O �GJ. .,,_ __._._� �f ` G o��oo�ooeao � lp'._._.._.\\,`DO ,�• � � O °`` L.JC3�L��,��q 4 =M.'. ��..� 3000., � r � '�� IC��Cr�D �] ,.,y ' �� ,, �� -- Ls J, ;��'� �5 O �� ; _ ;:� ~"t,,.��i�` �;, y: �`..,11,�0� � �, �=<f �: 1�%C� 9� ' :== �� __ _��. :�° �oo��ao° .;:,. ' -� .�F`�� "C��Y.: : O t'. �. `�f�. �`'` ✓Q�' :°": ��i �i)�� °'�❑ ._ .. :� � _�. �� .. �� r' `-�/ n>y / .....� �.Y:. .,.. � _ - � J , SOURCE: St.Paul Heritage Preeervation Commiasion and Ramaey County Historical Society, Hietoric Sitee Survev of St.Paul and Ramaev Countv,1980-1983: Final Re�ort. ' LIST OF HISTORICALLY DESIGNATED AND SIGNIFICANT SITES Sitea Alreadv Desi¢nated 15. 243 N.Batea Avenue 35. 170 N.Maria Avenue , 16. S58 N.Bates Avenue 36. 858 N.Matia Avenue 1. 653 E.5th Street 17. 376 N.Bates Avenue 37. 677 N.Mendota Street 18. 881 E.Beech Street 38. 707 E.Minnehaha Avenue ' Sites Eli¢ible for Desi¢nation 19. 1157 E.Burna Avenue 39. 908 Mound Street 2. 352 N.Batea Avenue 20. 900 E.Buah Avenue 40. 51 E.Mounde Boulevard 3. 373 N.Maple Street 21. 915 E.Conway Avenue 41. 334 E.Mounda Boulevard , 4. 732 E.Margaret Street 22. 410 N.Eichenwald Street 42. 1155 E.Mounda Boulevard 5. S74 N.Maria Avenue 23. 981 Euclid Street 48. 649 E.North Street 6. 964 E.Minnehaha Avenue 24. 661 N.Forest Street 44. 998 E.Pacific Street 7. Ca. 1060 E.Mounda Boulevard 25. 614 N.Fountain Place 45. 1150 E.Pacific Street ' 8. 827 N.Mound Street House 26. 627 N.Greenbrier Street 46. 968 E.Wakefield Avenue 9. 707 E. Wilson Avenue 27. 668 N.Greenbrier Street 47. 699 E.Wilson Avenue 10. 757 E.6th Street 28. 672 N.Greenbrier Street 48. 973 E. Wilson Avenue ' 11. 770 E.6th Street 29. 680 N.Greenbrier Street 49. 1044 E.Wilson Avenue 12. 447-44�J E.7th Street 30. 1075 E.Hudaon Road b0. 800 E.Srd Street 13. 1216 E.7th Street 31. 338 N.Maple Street bl. 704 E.4th Street , 32. 410 N.Maple Street 52. 754-758 E.4th Street,Church Additional Sitea of Maior Sit[nificance 33. 715 E.Margaret Street 53. 483 E.7th Street 14. Ca.20 N.Batea Avenue 34. 889 E.Margaret Street 54. 1179 E. 7th Street 14 , �--�5�� ' Recommendations SOCIAL PLAN 1. The Dayton's Blufj Community Council ' should work with surrounding lanning Human Servi�es districts to establish a multi-servi e center jor the whole area. The Mou ds Park , Goal Junior High site should be consid red as a To improve delivery of human services in location jor such a center. Dayton's Bluff t�y prov ding c ntral access and better information, r ferral a d outreach. 2. The District Counci! supp rts the ' establishment of an injormat'on and Background rejerral service for the neighborh d. Dayton's Bluff hal,s many ood hu an services ' agencies, with compr hensi e services. 3. The District Council encour ges the However, a number of proble s face the development oj an outreach pr ram to community in the hu ans s rvice area: identify and assist isolated in ividuals ' residents' lack of i knowle ge of hat services who need services but are not eceiving are available and where t ey are cated; need them. for community space; a d more support for parents of young childre . In a ecent needs 4. The District Council encourages b sinesses ' assessment of the �rea, 55 of the respondents in the area to provide child car support stated that they a'�e prev nted fro or limited and jlexible working hours jor e ployees in using neighborhood s rvices ecause of a with children, and jor single p rents in � lack of informati,on on hat's a ailable; and particular. 49% stated they were p evente or limited because they did 't know where s rvices were 5. The District Council should, in co peration , located. with other agencies and organ zations, keep an inventory of all child car services Lack of Communit S ac and social service programs in he area The Dayton's B1 ff are has an inadequate and publicize its existence regula ly in the ' supply of community spa e. Firs there is no Davton's Bluff District Forum a d other public handicapped-acces ible sit for senior community newspapers. congregate dinin�; and econd, there is no ' appropriately des gned s ace for community 6. The District Council will promote training e d u c a t i o n a n d c o 11 e e c 1 a s e s i n t h e and establishment o f a re ferral se vice for neighborhood. One of t e prior'ties of the babysitters. Dayton's Bluff Co�mmunit Counc 1 is to raise ' area residents' ed�ication vels (se Education 7. The District Council encoura es the section below), and havi g more such classes continuation and expansion of arenting within the community ay help to move classes at area hospitals and agen ies, and , toward this goal. , urges providers to more actively ublicize their classes. Need for More Su ort f r Paren s of Youn ' Children 8. The District Council recomme ds that Dayton's Bluff residents perceive that many agencies serving youth in the area evaluate young children o unsu ervised during the current programs oriented to roblem day, and that parents-- n parti ular single youth, particularly programs for teenage , mothers--need more su port in caring for runaways, and develop new pro rams as their children. W ile the e are n figures to needed to deal with this serious pr blem. confirm this perc�ption, igures d show that ' a high percentage o fem le-headed households with childr n und r 6 are in poverty--around 6p%. I 1983, 8% of the births in the Day#on's B1 ff Heal h Planning , Area were to single wome . ' , 15 � 9. The District Council recognizes that Safetv of Children ' domestic abtsse is a growing problem on In addition to concerns over crimes against the East Side, and supports more funding persons and burglaries, Dayton's Bluff for battered women's shelters. residents are concerned about the safety of their children, particularly from violence of ' 10. The District Council encourages programs other children. Area residents recognize the such as "Rent-a-Kid" which would bring problem of family violence as a major together seniors and teenagers. contributor to crimes against persons. ' 11. The District Council urges the Fire Safetv establishment oj a senior citiaens' Dayton's Bluff residents are very concerned congregate dining site in the neighborhood. about fire safety in their neighborhood, ' particularly in the Lower Bluff and Swede 12. To deal with the problem oj unsupervised Hollow areas. Several factors lead to this childreri, the city, non-public schools, school concern: first, housing in this area is very old , district, community education programs compared to most areas of the city, and more and other appropriate agencies should vulnerable to fires. Second, there has been a work together to develop low-cost school- high incidence of arson in these two areas ' age day care programs. over the past several years. Police grids 74 and 75 (these grids are bounded by Payne, 13. Area non-profit agencies should work with Case, Earl and Minnehaha Avenue, so a part first-time crime ojfenders who are of each grid is in District S) as well as grid 94 ' required to work a set number of hours for (bounded by Payne, Mounds, E. 3rd, Arcade the con:munity. Duties jor ojjenders and Minnehaha Avenue) have all had much could include cleaning and painting of higher than average numbers of arson cases ' vandalized walls, cleaning litter on the from 1980 to 1984. Grid 74 had the highest playgrounds, and mowing and shoveling cumulative number of arsons from 1980 to city-owned vacant lots. 1984 of any other grid in the city: 36 cases. ' Grid 94 ranked 6th with 22 cases, and grid 75 ranked 12th with 16 cumulative cases. Crime and Safety Recommendations ' Goal To reduce crimes against persons and property 1. The District Council affirms the in Dayton's Bluff. importance oj neighborhood crime watch, ' and with the Neighborhood Housing Background Service will continue to develop and Residents of Dayton's Bluff continue to have maintain crime watch groups. a relatively high rate of crime compared to ' the city as a whole. Concerns include: 2. The District Council afJirms the importance of police presence in the Crimes A�ainst Persons: BurQlaries neighborhood, and recommends that the ' The incidence of crimes against persons and city maintain the East Area Police Station property have remained high over the past at its present location. several years, relative to the rest of the city. ' In 1984, there were 65 residential burglaries 3. The District Council recommends that the per 1000 dwelling units in Dayton's Bluff, police department be more active in compared to 56 city-wide. At the same time, promoting communication between there were about 10 crimes against persons per themselves and the district by initiating ' 1000 population compared to 7 city-wide. presentations to the District Council on Most crimes seem to be concentrated in the neighborhood crime and sajety issues. Lower Bluff and Swede Hollow areas. , ' 16 ' �� , 4. The District Coun il supp ts efjorts to with neighborhood resid nts and encourage more h me own rship so that businesses, through active pro otion oj residents wil! have ore com itment to the home and business security inspe tions. � community, and enable crime watch eJforts to work. 9. The District Council sup orts the Neighborhood Assistance Ojfic r (NAO) , S. The District Coun il supp ts eJjorts to and police reserve programs, and will deal with repeat jjender and family promote them as opportunities ar se. structures where vr lence i the standard ' Jorm of behavior. 10. The voluntary fire inspection program should continue. 6. The police depart ent sh uld increase juvenile crime revent'on eJjorts, 11. The fire department should increase ' includ ing ed ucation 1 meetin s with kid s. e f f o r t s t o p r e v e n t a r s o i n t h e neighborhood. One focus of t ir ejjort 7. The school district hould i rease efforts should be to teach children bout the ' to protect children from o her children's dangers of arson. violence. 12. The District Council opp ses any 8. The police depart ent sh uld increase reductions in the city's paramedi service. ' ejforts to have mo e jace t face contact ' FIGURE K SELECTED CR1�1E S ATISTICS 1' POLICE GRID 1980-8b 198b 198b 198b Totai � Total Offenaes Vandaliam Res.Bur 1 g ary Arson Cases , 'i Grid No. Rank No. Rank No. Rank No. - : -�o'"� 74 842 16* b9 10* �60 2b* 87* - _...._-- _._.. ' , . ° � 75 243 38' 37 37• b5 30* 19* i o � oo. ?6 234 40* 39 32* 63 32* 19* I �� - 94 342 16* 63 8* 49 34* 26* ' �v"Q� � },� , � .__ 95 295 27" 60 9* 78 8* 16* ' o -,� , � v � _ 96 129 83 40 30* 49 34* 0** �� , � � 97 48 157** 19 81 14 134 0*' , - � �'� C a , 0 0 114 166 64 45 21'� 26 85 5 , ` � � � ' .`�-. 'Up0' Q 115 268 32 59 10* 77 9* 11* i i �� ` 6 116 65 140 18 8b 18 113 3 I � � 117 160 67 16 96 31 68 12• , 136 29 178** S 166** b 164'�* 2 'In the top 25°�of 198 total police gride , **In the bottom 2b°�of 198 total police gride Source: 3t.Paul Police Department,Crime Analyeie nit,"Offense ' 3ummary Report,1980- 198b" ' ' ' 1� � ' Communications and Community 2. The District Council supports the ' Involvement development of several community-wide events to celebrate Dayton's Blujf. Some Goal ideas include: ' To provide for better communication between the District Council and neighborhood -- neighborhood festival with a theme residents, to increase resident involvement in which is appropriate for the area; ' community affairs, and to promote better understanding among diverse cultural groups -- encourage 3-M to sponsor a 3-Mile in the neighborhood. run, jrom 3-M headquarters to the original plant in Dayton's Bluff. ' Background T h e D a y t o n's B 1 u f f D i s t r i c t C o u n c i 1 3. The District Council will provide a packet continually strives to find better ways to of injormation to new residents informing , communicate with District 4 residents, and to them of council activities, neighborhood encourage residents to become involved in organizations and businesses. community affairs. While the council has had ' great success in making themselves known to 4. The District Council will promote cultural the neighborhood--particularly through the events in the neighborhood, including council newspaper Davton's Bluff District sponsoring a mini "festival of nations." Forum--there is still room for improvement. ' The recent needs assessment of the area 5. The District Council supports the use of showed that 4796 of the respondents had not the neighborhood cable channel to list heard of the District Council, and only 7°�0 of information about events and services in , respondents had participated in it. the community. In addition to getting people involved in the District 4 Council, council members would Education ' also like to facilitate broader cultural awareness among Dayton's Bluff residents. Goals The 1980 census shows that District 4 has To provide opportunities for residents to , fewer minorities overall than the city as a pursue higher education, take continuing whole; however, the percentage of minorities education and community education courses; within the district rose substantially from to increase the percentage of high school ' 1970 to 1980. In addition, while the graduates among neighborhood residents, and percentage of black residents is much lower to improve educational services to children of than the city as a whole, the percentage of transient families, particularly for children persons of Spanish origin and Native attending Dayton's Bluff Elementary. , Americans is higher than average. The Dayton's Bluff area has also seen a rise in the Background numbers of Southeast Asians since 1980. One of the greatest concerns of Dayton's ' Bluff residents is to increase the educational Recommendations attainment and educational opportunities of area residents. District Council members 1. The District Council promotes the recognize the close link between education ' establishment oj a "neighborhood network", and economic opportunities, and believe that which would consist of 1 or 2 people per raising the overall education level of children block as an injormation resource jor block and adults in the area will give them a greater ' r e s i d e n t s. D e s i g n a t e d b 1 o c k chance to succeed economically. representatives could keep neighbors injormed of community events, available Educational Attainment , services, etc. District 4 residents have much lower percentages of high school graduates and persons who have completed four or more years of college than the rest of the city. In , 18 ' �-�-i�� ' ' 1980, 6496 of �District 4 resid ts 25 years and 3. The school district should id ntijy target older were high scho 1 gradu tes, compared to populations needing GED s rvices, and 72°Yo of city r'esidents 25 yea and older. In tailor services to meet their needs. The that same yea'r, only 96 of Di trict 4 residents school district should improve the visibility , had completed four r more ears of college, oj GED programs in Dayton' B1uJj, and compared to' almos 2096 c ty-wide. The should locate GED services mewhere in percentages of hig school graduates and the neighborhood, at a non-sch ol site. ' persons with 4 or mo e years ollege increased from 1970 to 1980, but t e gap between 4. The District Council su ports the District 4 and city verages widened during establishment of an East Sid Community that period. Ip 1970, istrict fell behind the Education Center, which w uld provide , city average in p rcent f high school visible and accessible continui g education graduates by , 7.7 pe centage points, and in options. percent of persons ith 4 or more years ' college by 6.8 �percent ge poin s. By 1980, this S. The District Council su ports the difference ha�d grow to 8.3 points for high establishment of partnerships etween East school graduates, and 12.5 po nts for persons Side schools and East Side orporations, , with 4 or more years ollege. including projects such as rovision of training for teachers, wo kshops Jor Need for Retr inin a d More Adul Educ i n students, equipment loans, and summer job , In the past, ,Dayton s Bluff residents have opportunities. relied heavily ,on the anufac uring sector for employment a�nd as th se jobs iminish, have a 6. The school district should exp ore ways to pressing need ifor ret ining. n 1980, 3496 of provide incentives for high sc ool students , employed Di�trict reside ts worked in to graduate. skilled or µnskil ed m nufacturing occupations, icompa ed to 5% city-wide. 7. The District Council supports he provision , These types of� job op ortuniti s will continue o f c o n t i n u i n g e d u c a t i o n f o r a 11 to decrease ini the ne r futur , and residents handicapped persons. will have to iturn to other s ctors for jobs. Broadening the educ tion of such residents 8. The District Council recogniz s the need � will give them more and be ter options for for a better citiaen pa ticipation future jobs. i mechanism in the St. Paul Sch 1 District. Hi h Turnov�er Ra e at a ton's Bluff 9. The District Council encourag s the school ' Elementarv � district to keep schools open for A major problem at D yton's Bluff community use at night. ' elementary ha�s been the la ge number of children whosb famil'es move to other areas 10. The District Council encourag s principals during the school ye r, and who are thus of schools serving Dayton's B ff and the forced to chan'ge scho ls in th middle of the East Side to meet periodicall and focus , year. Such children h ve diff culty adjusting on issues of special concern to he area. to the transition and often all behind the others academi'cally. 11. The District Council will wor toward the , ' establishment of a college cholarship Recommendations fund for East Side students. 1. The District ouncil supports the 12. The school district should study the , establis�ment f a p st-secondary problem of the high turno er. rate at institution'on the ast Side Dayton's Bluf j and other lementary ' schools and develop strategies to meet the ' 2. The District Coun il reco mends that the needs of children who cha ge schools East Side�schools be evalu ted to see how frequently. they compare to s ools thr ughout the city. ' lQ , e , Parks and Recreation FIGURE L DISTRICT 4 PARKS 1 Sk56mre Park � ' G�a� 2 Mounds Park Playground To retain and improve on existing open space, 3 o�yt��= Bluff Playground and to take advanta e of new o ��r9aret Playground I g pportunities to 5 lbw�ds Park Jr. High School and Grounds , � ' ex and o en s ace. W �� P P P 6 Harding High School and Grounds �OQ� 7 SwMe Hollow �� v000 " 8 Indian Mounds Park ��`-"J, 1��00�� •�. Backgroynd � . . Y S :�:: :.��oo°o°o�o°oo.°O.°Y ' The Da ton s Bluff commun�t has a hi h I population density, and l�ttle open space in .. %��L,,,�o o�-;;:-- I pQar��o oc��_ i the center of the community. Concerns about : '�jpoo��o o ac�,_ ; ,�Oao �oo—��aao _ parks and recreation center around �oo�. �� G `'��°o°oc�qd° 0 � maintenance and preservation of existing �� ;;�_ �� poc: D� ' open space. N � o 000 `'��_ --,�?.�.��vd • �:"r'�`� ��`` , ,�JO, �� o°�' L . Parks and Onen S�ace � � �� :'�;{::�� - , DBCC members feel that the area has a � number of recreational assets which, if - developed and maintained properly, could ' benefit the whole city. Mounds Park, with its 4. The city should improve and develop bike Native American history and preserved paths along Johnson Parkway, and connect woodland; unused railroad land below the bike paths on Johnson Parkway to paths ' bluff and its proximity to new riverfront leading through Mounds Park and to development; and open space in the Phalen Park. Etna/English Corridor, are three such assets. ' Maintenance of existing parks is continually a S. The recreation division should improve problem, and mars the beauty of these areas. their publicity on events and programs available. Recreation Proarams ' Dayton's Bluff residents feel that recreation 6. The recreation division should jorm a teen programs run by the city have a number of council to help develop programming at problems: first, existing programs lack Margaret playground. � adequate publicity; and second, members feel that many existing programs do not meet the 7. The city should improve maintenance oj needs of area residents. city parks and open space. Recommendations 8. The city should provide for regular patrol , in Swede Hollow and Mounds Park to 1. The District Council recommends that enforce park hours and drinking , riverjront development plans make some regulations. connection with Mounds Park, through steps and trails. 9. The city should ezpore alternative ways to ' provide recreation services and consider 2. The District Council recommends the providing financial assistance to non- establishment of a Mounds Park profit groups who run recreation programs Interpretive Center, which would explain open to the public. ' Native American history, geology, and plant life of the area. , 3. The District Council supports ef forts to ' increase adult supervision at Margaret playground; the terrain makes it difficult for one person to oversee the whole area. , 20 ' , � -/�� ' • ' Health ! average percentages for the who e city. Residents of the area are concerned that not Goal ' enough services reach the elderly. In the To improve the availabi ity and accessiblity recent needs assessment of the area, 2696 of � of affordable he�lth car to all segments of respondents stated that they saw serious the population, and in pa ticular o expectant need for services for senior citizens, i cluding mothers, infants aind chil ren, an the elderly. home health care. The same surve showed ' I that respondents felt strongly that of all Background needy groups in the area, services f r senior Health concerns of Day on's BI ff residents citizens should be the highest priority , center on the vi�lnerabl popul tion of the area: low-incom i expect nt mot ers; infants Recommendations and children of low-in ome fa ilies; and elderly people who ar havin difficulty 1. The District Council supports th Face To , living on their� own ecause of health Face Community Clinic, and e courages problems. them to more actively prom te their services for teenage parents. � Health Care for ow-Inc me M er Infant , and Children 2. The District Council supp rts the In the past several year , the p rcentage of continuing publication of the Me ropolitan , low birthweight jbirths i Dayto 's Bluff has Council consumer guide to hosp tals, and exceeded that of the ci y as a hole. Low urges increased circulation of that birthweight infapts hav a hig er mortality publication to the community. rate, higher incidenc of costly medical , complications, and ltimat ly, higher 3. The Dayton's Blujj neighborhoo supports incidence of learning di bilities Such births increased junding for pre-nat 1, injant are often due to ipoor pr -natal are and poor and early childhood care progra s such as ' nutrition during pregnan y. WIC, to improve the health and li e quality of children. In addition to �a high percen age of low birthweight birtt�s, Dayt n's Blu f has a high 4, The District Council� supports jforts to ' percentage of lovv-inco single mothers. In promote home health care for t e elderly, 1980, 6.796 of all Dayton s Bluf f amilies were i n c 1 u d i n g i m p r o v i n g a c c s s a n d single women with chil ren und r six; at the O f fordability, and increasing publicity ' same time, 4.796 of a city milies were about the existence oj such progr ms. single women w�th chil ren un er six. The percentage of single omen ith children S. The District Council urges the c ty, county , remains high: i!n 1983, 28% of all Dayton's and state governments to id those Bluff births were to s ngle w men. Many families who have no health insu ance and single mothers have lo inco es, have no who cannot afford coverage on t eir own. health benefits through their jo s, and many , thus have diffic�lty aff rding h alth care for 6. St. John's and Mounds Park Hospitals their children or themse ves. should annually report to the ommunity ' about the use of their fac lities by ' H me Health are for t Elder community residents. The percentage lof elde ly resid nts--those 60 and older--in Dayton's luff gr w from 1896 7. St. John's and Mounds Park Hospitals in 1970 to 209{o in 1980, followi g exactly the should invvlve the community i decisions � about re-use o�their facilities. ' � 1 . i 21 ' . ' ECONOMIC PLAN whirinool Site � ' Area residents are concerned that the redevelopment of the Whirlpool site will be � Commerciai Areas isolated from the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood. Currently the Arcade bridge Goal disconnects the Whirlpool site both visually ' To support an activc and healthy business and physically. climate in the area, and to focus over time on efforts to attract specialty retail and business E. 3rd/Maria Avenue Commercial Area service establishments. The E. 3rd and Maria Avenue commercial ' area suffers from a poor visual appearance, Background excessive trash and general lack of Residents' concerns about commercial activity commercial vitality. Much work needs to be ' in the area center around lack of adequate done to improve the appearance of businesses parking, and on the vitality and appearance and clean up the area to make it more of commercial establishments. The following attractive for local residents to shop there. � commercial areas all have separate problems: Recommendations E. 7th Street Commercial Area The E. 7.th Street commercial area suffers 1. The E. 7th Business Association and the ' from a number of problems, as noted in a city should continue to work toward 1981 market analysis: attracting an anchor business such as a jast food restaurant, to the E. 7th Street ' -- the area needs an anchor retail business area. business, such such as a supermarket, fast food restaurant or hardware store 2. The E. 7th Business Association should ' to draw people to the street; collaborate with the Payne-Arcade and White Bear Business Associations on -- many commercial structures should be projects to improve the business climate remodeled and cleaned up to improve for East Side businesses. In addition, the � the general appearance of the street; executive committees from each of these organizations should meet on a regular -- more convenient parking is needed, basis to improve communication and ' both to alleviate problems with nearby cooperation. residents and to attract more shoppers; __ and 3. Trafjic recommendations (cited in the ' transportation section oj this plan) such as t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d i m a g e n e e d s the closing ojf of several streets should be improvement. pursued to improve parking for E. 7th Street businesses. ' The market analysis noted that while the area could use more convenience establishments, 4. The E. 7th Street business area should the primary focus for the area should be cooperate with neighborhood organizations ' specialty retail shops. Specialty retail stores and residents to develop a celebration to offer goods or services only infrequently draw more people into the area, and get needed or only desired by a relatively small them acqukinted with businesses on E. 7th percentage of the residents of the area. Street. ' Another problem with the area is that East Side business associations have not worked , together much in the past, and have suffered from a lack of cooperation in their efforts to improve the East Side as a place to do ' business. 22 ' 1 . , �� /�� 5. Businesses xn the rea sho ld exchange 3. East Side organizations sho Id work ' business ma�agemen skills t rough mutual together to create a revolvin venture training sess�ons. capital fund to provide start-up unds for new small businesses in the area. , 6. Area busine�ses sho ld cont nue to ojjer incentives ;such a coupo s for local 4. East Side organizations sho ld work residents tb shop at Da ton's Blujj together to develop a high-tech business establishments. center, and to develop oJfice parks to ' attract "injormation" age busin sses and jobs. Unemployment/Un erem loyment , Goa� Relationship to Downtown To promote the creation of inea ingful work ' for Dayton's Bluff resi ents an to promote Goal better education of resid nts so t at they will To transcend the physical barriers s parating be prepared for jobs of t e futur . Dayton's Bluff and downtown, an promote Dayton's Bluff as a residential area or people ' Background who work downtown. As noted above in the E ucation ection many more Dayton's Bluff resi ents ar employed in Background ' manufacturing oiccupati ns, co pared to the Dayton's Bluff is one of onl several rest of city re�idents. In a dition, this neighborhoods in St. Paul with a ery close neighborhood h s a ve low ercentage of proximity to downtown. Many resid nts have p e r s o n s e m p 1�q y e d i p r o f s s i o n a 1 o r cited the easy access Dayton's Blu f has to ' managerial occu'�pations: 1296 ompared to downtown as a major stren th and 24% city-wide. ' As anufa turing jobs competitive advantage of this neig borhood. continue to disappear, area r idents must The 1980 census shows that greater , become prepared to e ter ot er types of percentage of people in Dayton's B uff work occupations. In order to rais the overall downtown than in most other pa s of the economic outlook for re idents, obs they are city. Improving the neighborhoo 's visual, ' prepared for must be me ningful good-paying physical and economic conne tions to jobs. At the same time job cr tion efforts downtown will capitalize on this str ngth. should be aimed at p moting meaningful, , good-paying jobs as oppo ed to m nimum-wage Recommendations retail and service jobs. 1. The District Council encourage the Port Authority �nd the city to develop the Space Recommendations Center area near downtown. ' 1. Economic developm nt effo ts in the city 2. The city should improve the si ewalks on should be Jocused o develo 'ng businesses E. 7th between Mounds Boul vard and ' that wil! provide ood-payr g jobs, and downtown, to make it easier f Dayton's away jromi, busine ses that will provide Blufj residents to walk to work owntown. minimum-w�age jobs 3. The city should study the futu e railway , 2. The Distr�ct Cou cil re gnizes that needs and explore the poss'bility of improving the edu ational ttainment of redeveloping unused railway are s between area residents is t e key t moving more Dayton's Bluff and downtown. , area residents i to ma agerial and professional jobs, a d supp rts all efJorts to upgrade educatio in the eighborhood. ' , 23 '