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95-274S �.�� -�-u� � ORIG��lA� ��S��s 3� RESOLUTION CITY O� SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA ..-. -. . x��a To Committee Date 1 2 3 4 10 11 12 13 14 15 WHEREAS, Mayor Coleman announced in his State of the City address on February 27, 1995, that he intends to develop a new Community Development Agenda for the city; WHEREAS, Mayor Coleman sent his °Proposal for a Saint Paul Community Development Agenda,° dated February 6, 1995, to several potentiai sponsors and funders of the process; WHEREAS, the proposal isfor a coflaboraUve processwAh a task force including representaUOn from the public sector, private sector, nonprofit sector, and afizen-based organizations, recognizing thffi community development takes place in an environment where the effort is collaborative; WHEREAS, on February 15, 1995, the administration sent the proposal to the City Council and asked for an opportuniry for further discussion with the Council on the process, relationships to other initiatives, and key issues that need to be address; Requested by Department of: Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council coUn�a Fae # 9s a 7 S� Green Sheet # �?�� NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, thffi the City Council supports the multi-sector, collaboralive approach to developing the Saint Paul Community DevelopmentAgenda. Adopted by CouncIDate -�� Adoption Certified by Councit Secretary PED PLANNING Ken Ford 03/OS/95 for TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE 266-6577 9s-a �y s GREEN SHEET N� 3 � 2 � 9 INRIAVDATE INRIAVDATE � DEPAfiTMENT OIPEC�OR � CITV COUNCIL � CINATfORNEY � CITYCLERK � BUOGEf DIRECTOR O FIN. S MGT. SERVICES DIR. � MAYOR (Ofl bS515TANiJ Q Kan Fnrd (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) Approve Council Resolution to accept process for Community Development Agenda as proposed by Mayor Coleman. RECOMMENDAnONS: APWwe (A) or Reject (R) pERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: _ PL4NNW Ca COMMISSION __ CIVIL $ERYICE GOMMISSION 5. Has this pessoMirm eveT worked under a cartrac[ tor ttns depa�tment? - _ CIB COMMRTEE , YES �NO � SrqFp _ 2. Has this person/firm ever been a c'rty employee? YES NO _ OISTRICTCOURT _ _ SUPPOBTS NM1iICN COUNpL OBJECTVEI I�'eighborhoods, Housing and 3. Does this personmrm pos5ess a 5ki11 not normally possessed by any curtent city employee? YES NO Explaln all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet The Mayor has proposed doing a new Community Development Agenda as a collaboration among the public sector, private sector, nonprofit sector and community organizations. The City Council is being asked to accept the proposal and participate in it. The City will have a single, cleaz direction for establishing a collaborative process on the Community Development Agenda. none The Mayor and the City Council may be in disagreement on how to do fhe Community Development Agenda, thus weakening the City's ability to bring about a multi-sector collaboration. ' TO7AL AMOUNT OF TNANSACTION S O . _ COST/HEVENUE-BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO FUNDING SOURCE The Mayor is seeking foundations ACTIVITY NUMBEfl FINANCIALINFORMATION:(IXPWN� and corporate funding for the Community Development Agenda _ QRIGINAL Council File Green Sheet RESOLUTION � ;lT OF SAINT PAUL, MINNES�TA Presented By: Referred ro: •' COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMEI3T CMTE. Committee: Dat�' MARCH 15� 1995 � 2 3 4 s 6 ] 8 9 10 �t t2 13 �4 15 i6 i] 18 19 20 21 22 25 24 ?S 26 2] 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 WHEREAS, Mayor Coleman announced in his State of the City address o� Pebmary 27. 1995, that he intendsiEo develop a new Community Development Agenda for the city; f WHEREAS, Mayor Coleman sent his "Proposai for a Saint Paul Community Development Agenda," datedFFebruary 6, 7995 to severei potential sponsors and funders of the process; WHEREAS, the proposal is tor a collaborative process with a task force including representation fro -� public secmr, pnvate sector, nonprofit sector, and citizembased organizations, recognizing that community developme takes place in an emironment where the effort is collarboretive; WHEREAS, on February 75, 7995, the admimstration sent the proposai to the Gty Council d asked for an opportunity for further discussion with the Councit on the process, re(ationships Co other initiaiives, and key �ssues ihat rteed io be ad ressed; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOWED, that the City Council supports the multi-sector, c,�llaborative approach to developing the Saint Paul Community Development Agenda. � Adopted by Council: Date Adoption Certified by Council BY Approved by Mayor: Date By: / Requested by Department of 8y' _� `J e Approv I Recommended by Budget Dir (� BY: 7�Y�"110^' (�" �.c7�/�-�CY Form Ap oved 6y City Attomey; BY: Approv d y Mayor or Su mis n to uncii: By: f� �eoe�aesoiurioxswKi a�e ensnz ��rro� P� t 9, x z MAR[E GRIMM CouncHmember Date: March 22, 1995 CITY OF SAINT PAUL OFFICE OF'THE CITY COUNCIL CED COMI�fITTEE RS: Made G�m, Jerry Blakry Roberta Megard Marcia Mcermond, Poliry Aaalys[ COMMITTEE REPORT COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT qs-�� HELEN WELTER Legislative Aide VICKf SHEFFER Secretary 1. CED Committee Meeting Minutes from November 23, 1994, December 28, 1994 and January 25 1995. Minutes were approved. (3 - 0) 2. Resolution - 95-273 - Accepting process for Community Development Agenda as proposed by Mayor Coleman (referred to Community and Economic Development Committee on 3/15/95). Committee recommended approval as amended. (3 - 0) c^ �. t V CTTY HALL Resolution - 95-274 - Supporting the statement of direction and priorities for the development of a housing information and communication plan (referred to the Community and Economic Development Committee on 3/15/95). Committee recommended approval as amended. (3 - 0) THIRD FLOOR SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55102 612/266-8660 6�48 Printetl on Aecycletl Pape\ �� 9s a �� CITY OF SAINT PAUL Nomt Calemars, Mayor 390 Ciry Hall IS West Ke[lagg Bou7evard Saint Paul, MN 55102 Telephone: 612-266-85/0 Facsimile: 612-266-8513 RECEIVED March 8, 1995 Counciimember Marie Grimm 3rd Floor, City Hall 15 West Kellogg Saint Paul, MN 55102 MAR 0 8 1995 COUN CILMEMBER MARIE GRIMM Dear Councilmember Grimm: As you know, in my State of the City Address, I outlined my intention to develop a comprehensive Community Development Agenda. I have d'uected staff to gather input from a number of individuals and organizations. I am confident that this effort will be supported and funded in partnership with the private sector. As Chair of the Community and Economic Development Committee, I would like to ask that � this be discusseti at one of your upcoming meetings. I am particularly interested in your thoughts and ideas as to the goals of this agenda. Based on the experience of the members of your committee, you have had the opportunity to explore and evaluate many of the critical issues facing our neighborhoods and community as a whole. A practical application of your experiences in relation to the discussion of these issues is very important to the success of our Community Development Agenda. This effort will be conducted over the coming months and I hope to include many of the key findings in my proposed budget for 1496. I appreciate your consideration of this matter which I believe is of vital interest and concern to the entire community. Sincerely, � „"`-.� Norm Coleman Mayor, Saint Paul � � DEPAR'MEN1' OF PLANiVING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CITY OF SAIN"I' PAUL Norm Coleman, Mayor DATE: TO: FROM: TFIRU: February 15, 199� Council President Thune and Members of the City Council Ken Ford �" Larry Buegler _ Divisian aJPlanxing 25 West Fourth SVeet Saint Pau{ � 55102 9s-s7� Telephane: 672-2bb-6565 Facsimile: 611-?28-337� RE: PROPOSED PROCESS FOR A NEW SAINT PAUL COMM[7NITY DEVELOPMENT AGENDA Attached is the proposal Mayor Coleman recently sent to selected corporations and foundations askin� for their participation and financial support for the development of a Saint Paul Community Development Agenda. PED staff discussed the proposal at earlier stages with individual Council members. Now that the proposal is completed, we would like an opportunity for further discussion. This is a very important initiative for our whole Saint Paul communiry—for the City of Saint Paul, the nonprofit sector, the private sector and, potentially for Ramsey County and the school district, As the initiative moves forward, we want to ensure good communication between the administration and the Council on the process, membership on the proposed task force, relationships to other initiatives, and the key issuesthat need to be addressed. I have discussed all of this with Councilmember Grimm and I sug�est that you refer the Proposal for a Saint Paul Community Development Agenda to the Community and Economic Development Committee for discussion. If you have any questions, please call me at 266-6577 or Pam Wheelock at 266-8520. cc: Mayor Coleman Pam Wheelock Fred Owusu Gerry Strathman Mazcia Moermond Gary Peltier g�� Proposal for a Saint Paul Communiry Development Agenda A Proposal to Corporate and Foundation Leaders from the City of Saint Paul Norm Coleman, Mayor February 6, 1995 Contents 3ummary Proposai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Definition of Community Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Premises of Community Development Agenda Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Task Force 3ponsored by Foundations and Corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ongoing Work IZelated to Communiry Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Preliminary Community Development Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 _ Charge to the Task Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Work Program of the Task Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Community Outreach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Budget ............................................... 7 Ciry Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Diagram of Community Development Agenda Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9s•a �� Proposal for a Saint Paul Community Development Agenda A Proposal to Corporate and Foundation L,eaders from the Ciry of Saint Paul Norm Coleman, Mayor February 6, 1995 During 1995 the City of Saint Paul proposes to work with the private and nonprofit sectors, the schoois, and Ramsey County to prepare a Community Development Agenda. The Agenda will establish a common strategy for ail of the major actors who contribute to the physical and social improvement of our city and its neighborhoods. The Ciry is asking a few corporations and foundations to join the City in co-sponsoring a Community Development Task Force that wili work intensively for 100 days to develop the basic agenda. The Cirywide Economic Agenda, done in 1994, needs to be coupled with a community development strategy so that the benefits of economic growth will remain in the city, The biggest challenges are to maximize the effectiveness of our coliective resources and to coordinate or integrate social, economic, and physical programs. Summary Proposal A Saint Paul Community Development Task Force will be created as early as possible in 1995. The task farce will work intensively to produce a new Saint Paul Community Development Agenda in 100 days. Much of the work will be done in subcommittees, as it was for the Citywide Economic Agenda. After the task force completes the agenda and presents it to the Mayor and the other sponsaring organizations, the task force will probably continue to meet for another two or three months on follow-up items that unplement the recommendations. The agenda will be an action agenda for the City and the other local governments, corporations, foundations, institutions, and citizen groups who get involved. To develop this proposal, Mayor Coleman worked with PED and with a few key advisors: Tom Kingston from the Wilder Foundation, Anita Duckor of NSP, Paul Fate of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Paui Williams of the Saint Paui Foundation. Ciry Council members were interviewed for their input, and a national communiry development expert, Renee Berger, provided useful advice. 9s•� �� Communiry Development Proposal February 6, 1995 Page 2 Definition of Community Development Since "communiry development" is difficult to define, the Mayor will ask the task force to accept a working defurition of community development at the outset so that the task force's tune is not spent on semantics. The working definition is as foliows: Community development is a process for improving the qualiEy of life in the city and its neighborhoods. A good community is a nurturing environment for families and individuals. A good and healthy community provides: o Civic responsibility: strong community networks for probtem-solving � Income and economic security (household-supporting jobs) • Safety and security • Quality housing in affordable price ranges e Satisfactory basic services and transportation • Educational opportunities and job readiness • A good physical environment Community devedopment is the act of providing, strengthening, and efficiently coordinating these features of a healthy community. Premises of the Community Development Agenda Project 1. The City of Saint Paul supports partnerships, power-sharing, empowerment of people and communities, and the mobilization of resources, assets, and talents that are aiready found in the Twin Cities region. 2. There are many, many actors involved in community development who act with significant degrees of autonomy. City government is an important actor but certainly not dominant, nor is any other single actor or interest group dominant. 3. City governznent can improve the sense of shared mission among community development actors, and can help establish a framework for everyone's contributions to a good and healthy community. �•�� Community Aevelopment Proposal February 6, 1995 Page 3 4. Diversity is a reality in our ciry; nevertheless there are many core values shared throughout our community. Contsoversy can be managed as a positive phase of community problem-solving. There is a great deal of common ground and plenry of communiry development work for everyone. 5. As the national political environment changes, community development participants in Saint Paul should be prepared for major changes in community development strategies and resources. Task Force Sponsored by Foundations and Corporations Mayor Coleman believes that a task force sponsored by foundations and corporations is the best way to develop a Community Development Agenda. A task force with nongovernmental sponsors has several advantages: • Recognition of the major roles of the nonproftt and private sectors in community development. • Community development actors in the schools, the county, and the private sector may participate more actively in a corporation and foundation-sponsored task force than in a City task force. • A neutrai convener can manage tensions between the City and neighborhood groups. • Start up can be faster than with a Ciry-created task force. • Parrnerships for future communiry development actions are formed among task force members. The City is approaching seven foundations and corporations to become co-sponsors. Co- sponsors are being asked to lend support to the work of the Community Development Task Force thzough their staff expertise, other in-kind services, and(or by cash contributions to the budget for the task force. Ultimately, they will be encouraged to support the recoznmendations of the task force through their programming. The seven organizations are: • Saint Paul Foundation e McKnight Foundation • Northwest Area Foundation o Wilder Foundation • Saint Paul Companies • 3M Foundation • LISC ps-�7y Communiry Development Proposal Febmary 6, 1995 Page 4 Co-sponsors will be consulted by Mayor Coleman about task force membership, and then the Mayor will formally invite the task force members to serve. The task force memhership will need to include a good mix of personalities and outlooks as well as representation from a broad anay of interests (human services, citizen participarion, neigfiborhood business, corporations, foundations, bank.ing, Ramsey County, the School District, the Planning Commission, community development corporations, housing development and management companies, minority communities, and religious institutions). Ongoing Work Related to Community Development The Community Development Agenda will need to be coord'anated with a number of projects that are underway. Tt should reinforce work being done by others, and should avoid any duplication of effort. At ffiis point we are aware of the following related projects: Safe Cities Initiative, Children's Initiative, Citywide Economic Agenda, Greater Saint Paul Tomorrow Project, Ramsey County Strategic Plan, Neighborhood Sales TaY Board, Empowerment Zone Application and Enterprise Community grant, Planning Commission's neighborhood grants recommendations and comprehensive plann9ng studies, the strategic plan of the Family F3ousing Fund, and the evaluation of the Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program. Preliminary Community Development Issues The list of ongoing projects is significant, but many issues remain to be addressed. For example, PED staff believe the Communiry Development Agenda should include the two issues below. Action on these would be very helpful to all ffie groups working to build community in our city. 1. F`ramework for coordinating decisions on community development investments. Although federal resources are shrinking, there are some new fundiag sources, new programs, more community development corporations, and there is more metropolitan concern about central city neighborhoods. What resources will be availabie from what sources? How can they be coordinated? Who will be making the decisions? How will priorities be set? How can these investments have the most effect on city neighborhoods? 2. Partnerships and networks for linking physical development and human services. Can more programs of the City, Counry, School District, United Way, and religious instatutions be strategically linked to community development work? Can the capacity of our city to take concerted action on neighborhood problems be increased? At the neighborhood level, how can networks be strengthened among community organizations, neighborhood banks, nonprofit development companies, local institutions and corporations, and service agencies? qsa�� Communiry Development Proposal February 6, 1995 Page 5 While these are PED's suggestions, the task force itself will do community outreach and an issue identification process. Some more of the potentiai issues are: i. Broadening our sense of community; avoiding neighborhood (or even municipai) parochialism; regional problem-solving approaches. 2. Appropriate neighborhood investment strategies, particularly for low income neighborhoods. 3. Strategic and cost-effective use of community development resources. 4. New federal directions and implications for Saint Paul. 5. How to be supportive of families. 6. Multi-culturalism and neighborhood values. 7. Relationship between neighborhood planning and implementation. Charge to the Task Force 1. Establish guidin� vrinciples. vision, and outcomes for community development in Saint Paul. 2. Identify what community development issues are high priorities for business, the nonprofit sector, and local government action, taking into account initiatives that are already underway, such as the Safe Ciry Program, Children's Initiative, and Greater Saint Paul Tomorrow. 3. Advise the local government and the private and nonprofit sectars on how the resources available for community development are likely to change, and how resources can be used most effectively, with a particular focus on the City governmenYs resources. 4. Recommend a model for the community develo�ment ro ocess so that ali of the available resources aze used efficlently and effectively, and participants share an understanding of roles and relationships. 5. Recommend how community�roblem-solvin¢ networks can be strengthened at both the citywide and neighborhood levels to achieve greater synergy among community development activities 6. Advise the Mayor and other community leaders on le�islation that wouid advance the city's community development priorities. 9s-s��Y Community Development Pzoposal February 6, 1995 Page 6 Work Program of the Task Force The task force will meet biweekly. During the middle part of the process, the task force will break out into four subcommittees, as follows: • Resources Subcommittee. (Will deal with trends and changes in funding, who funds what, balance among the various types of communiry development investments, how to improve cost effectiveness, volurneer work, corporate participation.) • Communiry Development Model Subcommittee. (Will deal with the recognized communiry development stakeholders, the work they do, how they could work together more effectively, our "organizational model," pubiic, private, and nonprofit sector collaboration.) • Community Networks Subcommittee. (Will deal with coliaboration among aroups outside the core communiry development stakeholders; integration of economic development, physical development and human services; linkage of Ciry, County, and School District activities.) • I.egislative Subcommittee. (Will deal with regional development pattern, Metropolitan Council policy, state legislation, federal policy direction and legisiation.) The full task force will identify the most important issues in its early meetings and assign them to subcommittees. After the subcommittees develop recouunendations, the fuli task force wiIl convene again to discuss and integrate the wark into the Saint Paul Community Development Agenda report. PED staff will do background research, meeting preparation, and collaborate on drafting the final report. PED would like help from at least one of the foundation co-sponsors with research and facilitation of the task force and subcommittees. In addition, PED has had a small contract with a nationally recognized consultant, Renee Berger, to give advice based on her knowledge and experience. Given PED's limited budget, the City is soliciting outside funding so that the task force can continue to seek her advice throughout the process. Ms. Berger wouId be the principai author of the draft final report. 9's•��f Community Development Proposal Pebruary 6, 1995 Page 7 Community Outreach To be effective, the task force must reach out to stakeholder groups in the communiry and ensure that there is communication. The task force members wfll need to be well informed about ongoing communiry development in the ciry; conversely, stakeholder groups in the community need to see the task force as legitimate and credible. The staff will bring information to the task force about ongoing activlties and the results of various focus groups that have aueady been done. The task force leadership will help to determine what additional outreach work should be done, such as new focus groups, key informant interviews, surveys, etc. The forms of outreach are likely to differ for each subcommittee. Budget In addition to the staff time of PED and a foundation, the pzoject shouid have $70,000 in funding. The following budget is proposed: Continue Renee Burger contract Bring in national speakers Research and group facilitation Send Saint Paul team to National L.eague of Cities Roundtable on Commuruty Development in Cleveland Printing Coffee and snacks Misc. City of Saint Paul Contacts $50,000 10,000 S,OOQ 5,000 3,000 1,000 1.000 $70,000 Please feel free to call and discuss this proposal with the Mayor or any of the Ciry staff who will be working on the Community Development Agenda. Mayor Norm Coleman 266-8510 Pam Wheelock, Deputy Mayor 266-8520 Ken Ford, Pianning Administrator 266-6577 I,arry Soderholm, Principai Planner 2b6-6575 Attachment A. Diagram of Communiry Development Agenda Process K:\shazed\las\cdtfprop. fn3 I ♦ / � � I 3 � I ' / ♦ � • s t � � � , t ,.f; � I • �� Ii� � '► n. GON1MUNl'1Y L�N��`'iC� '��' � �- i� /�i � � �/ �� I I • �� I � /I �Il 5'JA�i' ��/ I MT� 3 GD � N��VJGRI� �Ei�.�lc�1 M�- 4�tC�a 4 su��aMMt�fT�k Wo�K. � c, �g�CaMM�I't�.� Wv�' 1 � }�T� Cp SUS yMM� S�(-oM�A1lo1.Y� }�a ? 1�T (� �t�'DA N� 8 �� ►*�� r .: . , . .. • •► • - �— -: . . , • �•r , : -s • ... • . • � ' �.� 0 t.e ,. ., ;• � ' � ��. � ' � � �� k�PRoVai� gX �ttf cou�u� (M�16� CaUU1�( #`.�bi�� fi� i^ ;.f :;;»