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RESOLUTION
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A Resolution Identifying The City CounciPs Budget Priorities for the Adopted 2005 City Budget
1 WIIEREAS, the City Council began meeting as the Council's Budget Committee-of-the-Whole in February
2 2004 to evaluate budget priorities, review deparhnental accomplishments, and to identify the key funding needs
3 in 2005 for services provided by the City of Saint Paul; and
4 WHEREAS, the City Council intensified its review process in August when the budget committee started
5 meeting weekly to review the specifics of the Mayar's proposed 2005 City budget; and
6 WHEREAS, during its review of the proposed budget the Council identified more than 85 specific questions
7 about various aspects of the budget proposal; and
8 WHEREAS, the Mayor's Administration and staff from the Office of Financial Services provided detailed
9 responses to the Council's questions so Councilmembers could consider and evaluate the many competing
10 priorities that had to be considered in adopting the 2005 City budgets; and
11 WHEREAS, the Council has considered the needs identified through the budget process and listened to
12 testimony from citizens, communiry leaders, and business owners at several public hearings and numerous
13 meetings on budget issues; and
14 WHEREAS, because resources are so limited the City Council desires to specify its highest budget priorities
15 and policies based on the Council's extensive budget review over the last 10 months; now therefore, be it
16 RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby establish the following 2005 Budget Policies and Priorities for
17 the City of Saint Paul:
18 A. The City Council identifies public safety as the City's number one priority and therefore the Council
19 will provide the maximum amount of available additional funding, over and above the amount contained
20 in the Mayor's proposed 2005 budget, for up to 4 additional firefighters, 4 emergency (911)
21 telecommunicators in the Police Deparhnent, and one housing code enforcement inspector for the
22 Neighborhood Housing and Property Improvement Office.
23 S. The City Council identifies, as a very high priority, funding far the deferred maintenance and repair of
24 piayground and play equipment at recreation centers throughout the City of Saint Paul, and requests the
25 Division of Parks and Recreation to prepare a plan for addressing the deferred maintenance needs of the
26 recreation centers in the City of 5aint Paul by April 1, 2QQ5.
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1 C. The City Council encourages the restoration of all hours and programming cuts at recrearion centers that
2 have been implemented in the last three years.
3 D. The City Council requests the Division of Parks and Recreation to develop a rental and usage fee policy
4 for the use of recreational facilities by private schools and community recreational associations that
5 involves the users in the development of the policy altematives and keeps costs to a minimum while
6 recognizing the important in kind and other tangible contributions made by these organizations to the
7 mission of the Division of Parks and Recreation and the City of Saint Paul. The City Council requests
8 Parks and Recreation to report back to the City Council with a proposed new fee and usage policy by
9 August 1, 2005.
10 E. The City Council establishes as a priority, adequate funding, to the extent possible, for the removal of
11 diseased trees from public and private property to curtail the spread of Dutch elm and oak wilt disease.
12 F. The City Council identifies increased litter pick up, more frequent cutting of tall grass and weeds in the
13 public right-of-way, and quicker and more efficient removal of graffiti on public facilities and buildings
14 as a high priority for the Department of Public Works.
15 G. The City Council establishes as a high priority the need to increase efforts to promote rehabilitation of
16 low and moderate income owner occupied housing throughout the City of Saint Paul.
17 E The City Council establishes the revitalization of older commercial corridors as a very high priority and
18 urges the Deparhnent of Planning and Economic Development to continue efforts to partner with
19 community based non-profit organizations to promote commerciai revitalization wlth a comprehensive
20 package of incentives such as low cost financing, exterior improvement grants, public (street scape)
21 improvements, the expansion of off-street parking, and the provision of centralized markering and
22 management (quasi-shopping center) services for specific commercial areas.
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The City Council establishes the priority to expand the practices that reduce storm water ntn-off, and
improve the quality of storm water run-off.
The City Council establishes the promotion of sustainable development practices and the use of green
building materials and techniques as a high priority for all City departments and offices.
The City Council establishes the priority of increased funding for District Councils based on a formula
that takes into account the population and need of the various district councils.
29 K. The City Council establishes a priority for a review of transportation issues and opportuniries to idenrify
30 and carry out a proper role for the City in the region's multi-modal transportation development efforts.
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1 FINALLY RESOLVED, that the City Council encourages all concerned citizens, communiry leaders, and
2 businesses owners of the City of Saint Paul to give feedback to their elected officials in regard to the priorities
3 identified above and about what other needs they believe are important to address in the City's current and
4 future budgets.
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INZTIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
esolution Identifying the City Council's Budget Priorities for the Adopted 2005 City Budget
VANTAGES IF APPROVED:
ill provide a clear statement of the Council's budget priorities resulting from the 2005 Budget
review process
ISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED:
one appaxent
ISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED:
ack of clarity around budget priorities could cause conPusion for staff and citizens
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