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98-12Council File # ORIGINAL Presented By Green Sheet $ RESOLUTION C1�7��i' O� SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA � �� ) /� Referred To Committee: Date 1 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has worked to develop a comprehensive legislative 2 agenda to be considered as part of the Saint Paul Legislative Package for the 1998 3 Legislative Session; and 4 5 WHEREAS, the proposed legislative initiatives have been discussed by the Saint Paul 6 City Council; now therefore be it 7 S RESOLVED, that the City Council of Saint Paul does hereby recommend to the Minnesota 9 State Legislature the passage of legislation which will include the following 10 initiatives: 11 12 1. Bonding for the RiverCentre Arena project 13 14 2. Re-authorization of Saint Paul•s CIB bonding authority 15 16 3. Funding for the buy-out of flood damaged property 17 18 4. Bonding £or the Como Park Resource Center 19 2� 5. State Resolution supporting the continuation of federal ISTEA funding 21 22 6. 6ranting the HRA the ability to acquire nuisance properties 23 24 7. Bonding for Stroh's facility 25 26 8. Funding for a building to house the Cafesjian Carousel 2 7 sy: Approved By: 'i� G`� Requested by Department of: By: Form Approved by City Attorney By: �,t�� Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council �/"" � 1 �d'� �' i, By: �' " � �' � �� 9F-�. 5a�� Adopted by Council: Date \ \ Adoption Certified by Council Secretary N4 52 DEMNAAEr1TfDFFICE�OUNpL DATE �NITIATEO • `� /� � � 12 29 97 GREEN SHEE CONTACT RSONBPHONE INITIAVDATE INITIAVDATE �DEPARTMENTDIflECTOR �pTYCOUNQ� ASS16N CITYATTORNEY CITYCLERK Bill Hue enbecker 266-8 17 NUMBEH FOH 0 � MUST BE ON COUNdL AGENDA BY (DATE) pQ�p� O BUOGET DIRECTOR � FW. 8 MGT SERVICES �IR. ORDEfi a MAVOR (OR AS$15TANn Q uar 1 TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PKCaES (CLIP ALl LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) qGTION FEQUESTED: City Council approval of the 1998 City of Saint Paul legislative initiatives. RECOMMENDATIONS: Approva (A) or Re]ec[ (R) pERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING �UESTIONS: _ PLANNING CAMMISSION _ CIVIL SERVICE CAMMISSION �- Has this Oerson/firm ever worked untler a contract for this tlepartmant� _ CIB COMM1TiEE YES NO _ S7AFF 2. Has this personlfirm ever been a ciry employee? — VES NO _ oiSiRiCi CoU� _ 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessetl by any current city employee? SUPPORTS WXICH GOUNCIL O&IECTIVE? YES NO Explain all yes answers on seperete sM1eet end enaeh to green aheet INITIFTING PROBLEM, ISSUE. OGPORTUNITV (Who, What. Whe�. Where. Why)' The City needs to have Council approval of its legislative initiatives in order to pursue those initiatives at the 1998 legislatuze. ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: When approved, the initiatives package can be forwarded to the Saint Paul legislative delegation for approval and introduction during the session. DISADVANTACaES IFAPPROVED: None . ,etit' `stt �EC 2 9 �99�. Mf7Cii3�� v5�9i � DISAWANTAGES IF NOT APPRWED: The City would not be able to proceed with its legislative initiatives during the 1998 legislative session. CA�+�� c�t �`s�' DEG 2 91997 � TOTAL AMOUN70FTRANSACTION $ COST/REVENUE BUDGE7ED (CFHCLE ONE) ' VES NO � FUNDI(dG SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBER FINANCIAL INFORHiATION (EXPLAIN) 9f-�a CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA nvi�,�s A. $65 million in bonding for RiverCentre arena B. Re-authorization of Saint Paul's CIB bonding authority C. $5.5 million for flood damage buy-outs in the Hoyt-Montana neighborhood D. $14 million in bonding for Como Park Resource Center (match to $13 million in private funding) E. State Resolution supporting the continuation of Federai I5TEA funding F. Granting HI2A abiliry to take nuisance properties G. Stroh's bonding H. Funding for huilding to house Cafesjian's Carousel l� /� PROPOSAL: Department(Office: Staff Contact: Phone: CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST RiverCentre Arena Bonding RiverCentre Chris Hansen 224-7361 L Explain this proposal. The City of Saint Paul is asking the state to join a public/private partnership in replacing the RiverCentre arena with $65 million of the $130 mil]ion project total. Throughout the yeazs, over $118 million has been approved by the citizens of Saint Paul for the construction and improvement of the Wilkins Auditorium, the 1750 unit parking ramp and the completely new RiverCentre convention facility and 450 unit parking ramp. The arena is a pub]ic facility, a statewide and regional resource and is an important piece of Saint Paul's convention center complex. The new arena will continue to be Minnesota's venue -- used for the state high school tournaments, Civic Center functions, as well as being home to Minnesota's new National Hockey League team. II. What are the advantages if this proposal is approved? The RiverCentre arena pro,}ect is a unique publiclprivate partnership for the construction of a public facility. The City of Saint Paul and the ownership group of the NHI. team will be contributing one half of the project cost. With the state as a partner in this public facility, the city would not have to impiement its interim Snancing plan, thus enabling the city to use its resources on other project throughout the city. A state-of-the-art azena will put Saint Paul in the position to host conventions, concerts, shows and events which the current facility is not capabie of housing. The new uena will a]so give Minnesotans a first-class facility in which to enjoy the state high school tournaments, as well as all of the other events hosted at the arena. III. Identify known snpport for this proposai. Saint Paul City Council, Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce, Saint Paul Building and Construction Trades, Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association, IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal. Over the last year, there have been vocal opponents of public financing for professional sports facilities. The RiverCentre arena is a public facility, used by a professional sports team 44 nights per year. Other opponents of this pro}ect have opposed it for political reasons. ��-��a CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST PROPOSAL: Capital Improvement Bonding Reaufhorization DepartmenUOffice: Budget Stafi Contact: Joe Reid Phone: 266-8553 I. Esplain this proposal. This legislation would permit the City of Saint Paul to continue issuing general obligation bonds for capital improvements for an additional five-year period (1999-2003). Cunently, the city has legislative authority through 1498 to issue G.O, bonds without a public referendum, subject to review of capital project requests by an 18-member citizen board (Long Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee). II. What are the advantages if this proposal is approved? Continued bonding authority to issue G.O. debt for normal capitai improvements in accordance with established ordinances and budget procedures. III. Identify known support for this proposal. Saint Paul legislators have supported this re-authorization each time it has been requested and will presumably want to support it again this year. IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal. None. g�; LA`h'S of MINNESOTA for 1992 Ch. 5t i, An. 9 tions and will finance it by the issuance of revenue bonds, and the county may tease the jeil site and improvements for a term and upon rentals sufficient to produce revenue for the prompt payment of the bonds and al] interest accruing thereon and, upon completion of payment, will acquire ti[te thereto. 'I�he reat and penonai property acquired for the }ail shall constitute a project and the lease agreement shall constitute a revenue agreement as contemplated in chapter .i-}; 4b9, and all proceedings shall be taken by the citc ot muntp housing and redevelopment authority and the county in the manner and with the force and efrect provided in chapter 4'>i 469; provided that (1) no tax shail be imposed upon or in lieu o£ a tax upon the property; (2) the approval of the project by the commissioner of commerce sha11 not be required; (3) the department of corrections shall be fumished and shal] record such information coacerntng each project as it may prescribe, in lieu of reports required on other projects to the commissioner of trade and emnomic develop- ment; (4} the rentals required to be paid under the lease agreement shall not exceed in any year one-tenth of one percent of the market value of property within the county', as last finaLly equalized before the execution of the agree- ment; (5) the county board shall provide for the payment of ali renals due during the term of the lease, in the manner required in section 64L264, subdivision 2; (6) no mortgage on the jaiF propeny shall be grantzd for the security of the bonds, but comptiance with clause (5) hereof may be enforced as a nondiscre- tionan duty of the county board; and (7J the county board may sublease any pan of the jaii propeny for purposes consistent wnh the maintenance and operation of a county jaii or other law enforcement facilitv. Sea 23. Laws 1971, chapter 773, section 1, subdi��ision 2, as amended by =d: Laws 1974, chapter 3�1, section 5, Laws 1976, chapter 234, section 7, Laws , 1978, chaptzr 788, section 1, Laws 1981, chapter 369, section l, Laws 1983, � chapter 30?. section 1, and Laws 1988, ehapter S l3, section I, is amended to read: = 2eree- ;;:ty. or ;hapter :��elop- ior the ��r lau' _uest of �orrec- Subd. 2. For each of the years through �}3; _�%_ �99$• �he city of St. Paul is autho;ized to issue bonds in the ag5reeate principa] amount of 58,000,000 for each year; or in an amount equal to one-foutth of one percent of the assessors es:imated market value of taxable propeny in St Paul, whichever is greacer, pro�ided that no more than 58.000,000 of bonds is authorized to be issued in an�� ear, unless Se. Paul's local general obheation debt as defined in this section u teis than six percent of market value calculated as of December 3l 9 k-r� i 3 i � � � Sew language is indicated b) unCedme. deletions b} �'�,-n-==. �_ " ihC C � O� C��a1l �z� a co r g^; � ESOTA f°t 1492 LA`NS °E 4tIN`� rinciPy amounc of time stiatl the aBSreSate P �; #+3�' Ch- 511, An. 9 � �4&�; � ��;Si5,t00,�00 in eae b�z�� ,}}�6,��y�;Sgg;Q9��, 516 b00.000 i� 199?> of the P�etedin `1 199 .--�"'�.. bonds authorized t6.b00.0�0 m p OOD in t � ��51 ��gt7 S O OOOO�n 1/d518a � ded bµs 983, chaP' l99? � Q in 1 / 173, szction -, and 1-a g17.5� chaPCer c � a pter 3Qa section 2, gec. 24.i.aws 19 �Ly ws 148 secnon �> to read: to S�MIpn 1 hereof shall cAaptec �88, 1S am ended ucsuant and tzpait of capital al1 bon�,issued 4 ction, tw{ihs�ndinS aIl` ter 513, section 2� �onstn mz nc The proc fo $ i` ac4u'siuon, 19 92 and nOfoc tedevelo4 Se�' Z in t h c }ear �� - �ndzd, vision be used exclusi � 5, �S se 4b9.00'-, subdi vements and, �haP�r 788, ta gcamtzs, 464.041, clause lb) mz imPto W s 1418 in �,tinnes° S�tcion foc redeveloP ptovision in � as defined gcawces � used �� q9;� with Niinn2sota zd by section /^� . �690.000 pco)�ct accordance uchoriz � �g. �-��,_ l q, in of bond$ a �qQ,000 �n t49 7 � amount of Ptoce Sha11 noc exceed � �� 5 tn �991. s� � �� ,�gC}�; g6ii.�00 m g']OO.00Q ---' proleC� aL4��viu� 199b I"� on ��. �b�� in l9� $��.''--1 in �—` � exPended zxcePt uP v ratin�, from a i� 14� 9_--�""� bonds so issued shaU a majoric. in �� of anY have received a pnof whom mem- r aceeds bers, N of the P Yeviewed, and o f i8 mem QF Sc Paul.'Ihe each ptoje�u which have been det the city bzts from u coR'm'ttee consisn �Lh at ,east fout em- rovemen aid Q�� °� p°$ition un mza teast t wo m �ypitai imP gold anY p � t h e maYQC, t h e citY a Prioi �p makin8 an �hall not o l n ted Y enutetY within the ciiY� shall be a4P wiihin e�� budSzL �ommittee, �e bers distri�� locate an v �� yn e� disirict located p� impto w gich the urely' �viinaesota senaiz the �a� nate dinn�t in halt be P bz n from each s�nate the se mitcez 4 ti�ation enc to a vacancY °s aton of of t h e com t h z a94 aPPQintrt� the leg' m endacion s uired to see to mayot shati � noR�ies and Tecom T and no buYet °f anY b�nds shall be reQ occurs. a dvisorY. �p�i��IT�� g_ and R� of the P{0�eeds. Y�DVIS�RY school dis� N �" m �ite �� 5, JOI`�"f Z `�" : T !nvisocv �oJ cim� to ti trom �-- '� �. � 1 S q�-ia ., m.. e%2 2L e Se OC pT�-%�- nd e buitdinQS� a.=d r oe� -"'"'� 2 O m �'� dotlars raisea �' ="- en%t��"`�__ tiCREtiSE�`f. �,"i.Notwichstand- ° eT� C H�ELI);T a.YT• �Y 1�CRE.� d,vision 3. Pa%n, 2b. � L. COytPU'TATLO`� OF T� . 469.1'17. 4 u%ectiion o_f Sec. ,�� yy ch� —. Gistn�c Subdi�'ision _ tinnesota Sta� $e R i hfteld m nanan % � of � xhe c'%�:to th�incr� Lvnda el r'`� l�the �L- o e rnin_bo d e tnxerstace ..---"' in ca b�=the g�,-- n LIx tncrl wn ,5 th f /he com ". a m z�on Dz�� b i ch�-'-�S ele� -�"' � cert� 'Lhe g°.:--• pul � 6 u.,decime deledons bY �� ; languagz is indicsted ] % q�-ra � � SAINT PAUL � IANG-RANGfi CAPITAL LMPROVENBhT BUDGET GQMMITTEE � � � � Report and Capital ?mpro�ement Budgat for I967 and 1968 and Tentative Proaran for the years 1969-1972 As Adopted July 7, Z967 � �-�� INTRODtiCTION Tae signing of Chapter �c0, L2•«�s of 13G7 en r'_ay 25, I961, m2de a loag raage capital ir�provemer.t prog:aae a reaiity for Saint Paul. At that no�ent the work of the Cagital Zmprovemerts Cc�ittee (CI3) ceased to be theo- retical allocate. For [he first ti�e eceryeae knew tihere would be ac_ual. funds ta Under Chapter 460, Saint Pau1 is autnorized to issue by a S/7ths vote of its Council, and without requiring voter approval, up to twelve nillion dollars of general obZigation boacs for capitaZ impro4ements, no nore than four �illion dol2ars of �.�iich shall be issued in ary calend2r yeat. The Act requires the rating of a11 p:ojects financed wi:h such bonds to be first rated by this CommiLtee. For conver.ient reference, a copy of Chapter 460 is attached as Appendix A to this repert. The citfzen ciar�bers of tfie Cor,uaittee, particularZy, take this oc- casion to commend the T;ayor, his staff, the �rr,abers o£ the Council, and the nembers of the Razasey County delegation in the Legisiature, for their dedica- tioa to the task of securing this enabling �egislaticn and fcr their untiring efforts on its bena2f. T?3e Com;nittee furt:�er recognizes that citizen support played a vital gart in enactment. Fortunatety the plan:ing that had been done in the Cac�sittee's 1966 "dry run" �ade possible the sub:aission ci deyartmenta2 requests early in 1967 with review by its Ta_=k Forces durirg tie Spring of 2967 and resulting final review and develop�ent ef reco�endatiors by the full co�ittee in a series of ineetings in June and 1uly, 1967. -1- y�-fi APPEi`1TiIk A A.`T ACT H. F. rlo. 2314 Chapter Ivo. 460 R°IAT�+G TO THE CITY GF S�I�'T PAUL; AUTHORIZItiG A C�1PiTAL P�tPRO�IEi�NTS PROGRt1�'1. BE IT E*iACTED BY THF. I.EGISIATURE OF TF� STATE QF MI�i"V�ESOTA; Section 1. Notc:ithstanding aay provisicn of th=_ charter of the city of Saint Paul, the couacil shall have pouer by a resolution adopted by five affirmative votes of ail its s�embers to autnorize the issuaace ar.3 sale of bonds payaSle from the proceeds of revenue pra�'ucing projects, including, tut not 1-mited to, revenue bonds for the construction, e�tension, and improcevReat o£ the wa[er supply system of said city. Any resoluti�n authorizing such re- venue bonds may contain such cover.aats ar.d prcvisior.s to protect and safeguard the security of the holders of such bonds as shall be deemed r.ecessa:y to 2ssLre the prempt payment cf the principal thereof and inte;est thereor., including limitatioas and restrictions upon the safekeepir.� and application of the procEeds oi such bonds, che issuance ot additior:al boads, the safe'reeping and investmer.t of the revenues of the project and other mattcrs relatin� ta the operatian and maintenance of tha proiect �nd tF.e security of the bonds, The council sha11 irpose, maint2in and collect rentals, rates and charges for the use cf the project and for tFe services rer.dered thereby at least sufficier.t to produce adequate revenue> te pay the cost of operacion, repair ar.d up'n-e2p of th� groject a:,3 t'::e principal oz" and interest on the rever.ue bor.ds ar.3 to pcovide r-�ser�es therefor a.^.d may secure the bonds b; a pledge ef anc Iiea uacn th=_ revenues ef the project. T`.:e bonds sha21 be de2med to bz auti:o:ized securities �.�ith'_n the provisioas of Minnesota Statutes, Sect�en 50.14 and sha11 ba a prcper iavestmeaC for siakirg zunds h-�ld b,� ar.y p�bLic or municipal corporatior.. Sec. 2. Notwi�hstar.3ir.� ar.y g:ovisicn e; che charter of ihe city oz SainC Paal, the counci2 of said city st:a1l have po:ver by a r2solution adQpte3 by fiv^ azfir.:ra=ive vote� oF all its m�mocrs *_o authorize the issuar.�e anc sale of g�ae_ai coiigatioa bor.ds in ar. am�unt of 512,G00,000, c£ :ahich no more ti_a. $!:,OOO,OQQ shatl he issued in any caienda: year, fo= tha pay=aer.t ci w:ich [he £ull faith an.d credit of the city is.irrevocaSly p�zcged. -�.9- 9�-i�. EI.F. No, 2319 Sec. 3. Bo.3s provided for ur.der Sectioa 1 ar.d Sectioa 2 hezeo£ shall be issued pursuant to the ap�licable provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475; provided, hewever, no isste or sale of bonds pursuant to Sectior. 1 or Section 2 hereof shail be required to be s;;o�itted to or appro•red by the e2ectors of the city of Saint Paul. Sec. 4, ir.e praceeds of a11 bonds issued psrsuant to Sections 1 and 2 hereof sha11 be used esclusively for tha acqui- sition, construction, and rzpair of capita2 ur.arcvements. Ivone of the proceeds ef an� bon3s so issued shail ba ecpended except upcn grojects which ha�e been reviewed, aad have received a pri- ority rating, from a capital i�provemer.ts c��!�ttee consisting of at least sev=n me:nbers, of whom a majority shail not hold anp paid ofEice ot-_position under the city o£ Saint Faul. The pri- orities Snd reco�endations of such co�snittee sha11 be purely ac'visory, and no buyer of any such bonds sh2?1 he required to see to the applicatian of the proce23s. Sec. 5. Tne council of said city sh211 by o:dinaxce provide for the pre?aration aad adoption, by resolution, cf an annual capital budoet for said city, aad no fur.3s of >aid city, fruta ahatever source derived, shall be ex.pended Eor a:y capitai i±�prov_m2at otner than acquisition cf cffice or mechanical equipr�ent, or for minor remoZeling o; repaiss of existing structc:res, except ia acecrdance with said caoital bu3get which �y, ho.rever, be fror tir.ie to ti�2 a.ciFnd=_d as the courcil may by ordinar_ce prescrite. S.�s aapropriaced in the capital budgeC s,ay be expen3ed reaa*d1=_ss ef the amounts appropriated to the varicus 'ocdget fun3s of tne cit; nursnaat tr, the cha:ter tnereaf. Sec, 6, �io proceeds of a:; bon3 issued persuzr:t to Sectian i o: Section 2 hereof sha11 be e�peade� for t': co�struct:er or equip- ment of any portio^. o= tne Saint Paul acditoriL,.3 or civic center connectad t'r.ereta. Sec. 7. T'r.e a::thority an3 po=aer grer:ted to tne city of Saint Paul ta issue bo^.d: urder and pursua*_:t tc tne previsieas c€ this act shall be in sddition to the po:�er o: 2::thority containe@ ir, any other Iaw or statute. . Sec, 8. This ac[ shall becace ef_`ective o:1y afte: its approval by a majority e� Lhe governing oo�y of the ci[y of Sair,t ^raul and upon cQraplianc>_ c;i*h the provisioas of :^inr.esota Statutes, Sectic: 645.�?1. iJ _SfJ' � q�-ia CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST PROPOSAL: BUY-OUT FUNDING FOR FLOOD DAMAGED HOMES DepartmentlOffice: Mayor's Office StaffContact: Roger Curtis Phone: 266-8531 I. Eaplain this proposal. In July of 1997, Saint Paul experienced one ofthe heaviest periods ofrainfall on record. The Hoyt(Montana area of Saint Paul saw significant structural damage to 31 residential properties. After a thorough study by Barr Engineering (study attached), the option decided upon as the most sensible and cost-effective was to buy-out the 31 homes and return the property to green space as a dry basin where water could pool in times of e�:treme rainfall and runoff. The cost of buying the homes and relocating those homeowners is $5 million. II. What are the advantages if this proposal is approved? Because the area in which the damaged homes were build is prone to flooding, buying the homes and retuming the land to a natural basin will ensure that homes and structures are not damaged in the future. This proposal is much more cost efficient than trying to engineer a flood-control solution, which could cost as much as $1 billion. III. Identify known support for this proposat. Hoyt/Montana neighborhood, legislators representing the neighborhood IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal.. q�-�a- PROPOSAL: Department/Office: Staff Contact: Phone: CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST COMO PARK RESOURCE CENTER BONDING Parks and Recreation Bob PirarrJLynn Wolfe 266-6404/266-6428 I. Egplain this proposal. The Como Zoo and Conservatory at Como Park are jewels of the regional park system and Como is the most heavily visited pazk in the regional system. The proposed Como Pazk Resource Center wiil link, both physically and programmatically, these two community resources, turning them into a year-round educationaUrecreatiottal complex unique in the entire country. Drawing on the e�ibits, collections and expertise of both the Zoo and the Conservatory, the 62,000 square foot Center will dramatically enhance opportunities for learning by all visitors, most notably school groups. Tfie project seeks $14 million in public funding to match $13 million to be raised from the private sector. A consultant is cunently conducting a feasibility study for the private funds. II. W6at are the advantages if this proposal is approved? The Resource Center would provide space for young people to explore and learn about the environment. The current space available for educational programming is grossly inadequate. The Resource Center will offer and after-school arts program for youth from area rec centers. The new center will provide classes and programming for young school chiidren and their parents, be available to host birthday parties and events, offer art and gardening classes for adults and family programs which include overnights at the zoo. III. Identify known support for this proposal. Legislators who represent the Como Pazk area, Como Zoological Society, Como Conservatory Horticulture Society, the Saint Paul Foundation IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal. �r� COMO PARK RESOURCE CENTER LINK]NG 7HE COMO ZOO AND COMO PARK CONSERVATORY PAELIMINARY CASE FOR SUPPORT Our Vision: A place of imaginaticm and learning about pianu arut animats, tinking the resaurces of two belaved civic insritutions, and tocated in an urban park that draws more than tauo mit&on visitors a yettr. �� y�� C 18 199T 3yhP��t� S�'� � � � � � ��-�a C4M0 PARK RES(JURCE CENTER LINKING 7'HE COMO ZOO AND COMO PARK CANSERVATORY PRELIMINARY CASE FQR SUPPORT THE �HALLENGE: Poltution of our air and water, loss of habitar, ozone depletion. We hear EQurnPIrrG rEOPLE 'ro much about these and othet urgent environmentat challenges and wonder, xESZOt�m 2o uxG�T often helplessly, what can be done. If we are to solve these pressing problems �tvvtRON1�vT�,y that threatett the world and indeed future generations, people must be PROBLEMS equipped to respond. That is the task of environmental educarion — empowering us to act on behalf of the natural world. "IY�bea the we[( ie 2ry, we know the wortb of water." -Ben7amin Ftanklin Dur reepanvibifity tv tbre lana ie one of tbe mvet prn f011f2� QJZI� d6C/'� ruponarbilitiee we bave. It ie a aeponaibili[y ta eacb ather — aa2 to fieture generatione. ° -Vice President A1 Gore The groposed Como Park Resource Center, located in the midst of an urban Twin Cities regional park, wiil provide a unique opportunity to dramatically expand the scope of environmental education in Minnesota — to reach thousands upon thousands of people each year, helping them to better understand the challenges facing our world. Physically linking two side•by- side histotical treasures • the Como Zoo and the Como Park Conservatory - the Como Park Resource Center will serve as an urban-based hub for environmental leaming and discovery. The Resource Center will offer the most meaningful way for people to learn about the environment — through direct contact with plants and animats, engaging the senses as well as the rnind. The abstract concept of an endangered species becomes poignantly real when you are face to face with a family of mountain gorillas. The pungent smells and vivid colors of xropical trees, vines and flowers bring new meaning to the issue of diminishing tainforests in far-off continents. Biodiversity becomes more understandable when you leam first-hand abaut the varied dietary needs of seals and sea lions. Because developing ecological values is so impattant for our society, Minnesota schaols and community groups have been tuming in increasing numbers to the Como Zoo and Como Park Conservatory to enhance their environmental education programs. Recognizing the rich potential they hold as a leaming resource in this most vital area, the Zoo and Conservatory are prepared to assume a larger role, with the goal of creating greater ecological understanding in our society. The proposed Como Park Resource Center witl make this goal a reality. � �-�� THE POTENTIAL: Located side-by-side in Saint Paul's Como Park, the Como Zoo and Como A hta7ox xEC1oNt�. PaTk Conservatory have long been among the top recreational amactions in EDUCAT'IONAL the metropolitan Twin Cities area. Together, these two institutions, which RESOURCE DEDICAT'ED are owned and operated by the City of Saint Paul, propose to create a TO AWARENESS� regional resource center dedicated to awareness, understanding and APPRECIATION AND appreciation of our relationship with plant and animal life. UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CONNECT'ION TO � proposed Como Park Resource Center will link, both physically and THE NATURAL WORLD. Programmatically, tl'lese two community ffeasures, transforming tllem into a year-round educational-recreational complex unique in the United States. Drawing upon the exhibits, collections and expertise of both the Zoo and Conservatory, the 62,000-square-fooc Center will dramatically enhance opportunities for leaming by al1 visitors, most especially school groups. URBAN SET"fING While most environmental education centers are found in wildemess and outlying areas, the Como Patk Resource Center will be located in the heart of the metropolitan Twin Cities, home to the majority of Minnesotans and a popular tourist destination for people from greater Minnesota, and from around the country and world. Its location near bus lines will make the Center readily accessible, while fee structures (the Zoo is free and the Conservatory asks for a small admission fee) will keep it affordable to all. WORLD PERSPECTIVE The collections of the Zoo and Conservatory offer a world perspective on plants and animals and related ecological issues. The Zoo's collection includes 49 types of animals from four continent>, while the Conservatory is home to 3,000 varieties of plant life representing the earth's major ecosystems. The collections continue to be expanded through the efforts of volunteer support groups such as the Como Zoological Society and the Como Conservatory Horticultural Sociery. HISTORIC LEGACY people not only experience the natural world at the Como Zoo and Conservatory, but also gain a sense of connection with the past. Over the past two decades, many people have worked toward their preservation as unique historic landmarks. The Como Zoo first opened in 1897, followed by the Conservatory in 1915. The Conservatory is one of a few remaining glass greenhouses built during this era; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. COMMi1NITY ASSET While contributing to Minnesota's reputation as a national leader in both education and environmental protection, the Center will add further momentum to the current renaissance of the greater Saint Paul cegion, joining the new Children's Museum, the new facility for the Science Museum of Minnesota, and the proposed downtown hockey arena as major civic assets. q�-��- T� NEED: In recent years, both the Zoo and Conservatory have undergone extensive YEAR-ROUND renovations and imptovements to the grounds and e�chibit areas, funded EDUCATIONAL primarily by the Minnesota Legislature, the City of Saint Paul and private PROGRAMMING donors. These efforts have kept the facilities viable for recreational purposes, FACILITIES, VISITORS' and demonsuate the widespread support for both the Zoo and Conservatory. CEN'I'ER, INT'ERPRETIVE ExHtsrrs, o�tcFS. With these renovations largely completed, the educational requirements of the Zoo and Conservatory have yet to be addressed. The current space available for educational programming is grossly inadequate compared to the demand, and the facilities are substandard and ill-equipped. CURRENT EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES ARE • The present buildings do not include a single classroom or auditorium for group presentations. There literally is no suitabie room or proper equipment necessary for quality programming with school groups. Currently, space to meet with groups is limited to the old Zoo building, the back ha11 of the Conservatory (the former potting shed that now serves as a walkway for visitors), and various "nooks and crannies" within the Conservatory and Zoo. SUBSTANDARD AND . Currently, the majority of programming has to take place during I�'EQ�PP�• four months of the year, when groups can meet outside. Unfortunately, school is not in session during most of the good weather; as a result, many requests received during the school year for specific programming cannot be accommodated due to space limitations. • There is no indoor space where schoolchildren can leave their coats and backpacks or eat their bag lunches. • There is no welcome center where visitors can leam about the collections to better understand their significance. • Staff and volunteers have no pettnanent office or space to prepare their presentations. Curently, the City of Saint Paul does not have sufficient funds to underwrite the major renovation and expansion needed to address these deficiencies. q��z T� Poss�naz�ES Despite inadequate facilities, both the Zoo and the Conservacory have put EXPANSION OF CURRENT �eir collections and expertise to service in meeting the pressing need for EDUCATIONAL effective, low-cost, accessible environtnental programming. Sraff and PROGRAMS AND volunceers have developed the Como Park Environmental Education DEVELOPMENT OF NEW Program, offering a limixed range of classes and learning opportunities for all o�exuacs. ages. However, the program has simply not been able to meet the demand from Minnesota schools and other groups due to space and facilities restriccions. I beli�ve Ehat if yau tuuh a cbila to grow a plant, it wi![ be witb bim aU bt'e Tlie pioposed Como Park Resouzce Center wili enable the facilities to extensively increase current programming while opening up a multitude of new possibilities for enjoyment, leaming and understanding. Last year, 423 groups, including more than 15,000 individuals, were served through existing programming. It is projected that the new Resource Center will enable the program to at least quadruple in size. 4fe. IP�e nee2 ta teacb aur The Resource Center will enhance and expand program offerings already in yo an place, including the following: apprec�ation n}'living • The Como Rain Forest Program, in which visitors to the Zoo and Conservatory learn first-hand about tiie rain forest's planu, animals and people. ��`" • Acavity Zones, currently tocated in the Coruervatory's back hallway, � Conservatory volunteez which offer hands-on learning opportuniaes for children and other visitors. Texry Stanke • The Como Conservatory Lecture Series, "Connecdng to the Earth through the Arts," which gives local ardsts the opportunity to �resent their warks "Oae of ou� favoriEe parta Q � share their perspecrives on the natural world and iu relarionship to creadvity. of our vieit wae wbea the . Ongoing school parmerships such as the current one with Como Park zooketptrbrvugbtoutthe E(ementary School. In that parmership, dasses have studied such topics as animal pertguut. lGlodt a f ue wrl[ and plant adaptations in the Southwestern United States, Narive American .�e�e� again be ab/� tv symbols, Cencrat American rain forest and Minnesota plant and animal life. rxperience tht fcet of a • After-schoot arts program for youth from area recreadonal centers p �,�� We W � emphasi2ing how piants arut animals are represented in the art of other tuhures. alwayd remeinber tbat.' • Summer CTardening and Att Youth Uotunteer Program, in avhich youth ages 22-IS hetp design, plant and maintain planrings throughout the Como Park - Ecology students 2 Q�j Conservatory grounds. The intent is co introduce and famiiiarize urban youth wirh nature and give them a first-hand relaaonship with the natural world. Last year, the youth raised a vegetablz garden whase harvest was fed to the Zoo's goriAas and orangumns. The youth rook pan in feeding the animals. • Preschool classes for children and their parenu, programs far kinderganen-through-third grade schooI groups, educadonaUy-themed birthday par[ies for children ages 3-9, an and gardening classes for adulu, and family programs which include ctasses and overnights within the xoo grounds. In addition, the Center's leaming laboratory, teaching greenhouses, exhibition ha11s, and library wi11 be invaluable resources to students of a11 ages and will offer exciting new programming possibilities customized to student needs. 9 �- �z THE PROPOSAL: COMO Pru�c RESOUxCE CEN�reR $17,011,400 Tk� PROPOSAL The two-level, 62,000-square-foot Como Park Resource Center will connect uvct[�vES ,t'xx�E the back of the Conservatory to the old Zoo building. Specifically, the CAMP0I3ENT PAATS — THE CENTER ITSELF nrm x�.n� Zoo nxD CONSERVATORY RENOVATIONS. THE TOTAL PROjECT COST IS $27 MILLION. I enthueiaetica�ly euypo�t tbe Como Park Ruaurce Centerpraject'� � Sc Paul Mayor Norm Coleman FUNDING PLAN: SECURE FUNDING FEtOM A COMBINATION OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SOURCES. Center will include: Th.e Introductory Interpretive Exhibit wiU auelcome visitors and interpret the diverse ecologies of planu and animals in the Zoo and Conservatory coUecrions. The setf-gxided tour of the e�ibit wiU incorporate a variety of interacrive media. The exhibit auill help paTk guesu to relate thei� visit to ecological and environmental 'usues. V'uitor Infmmation Services auiU include central public reception and interpreave arecu, interpreave and directional graphics, first aid and security stadons, Iockers far school groups, resrrooms, drinking fountains, conference room, gifc shop, and a cafeteria. Education Services will include an auditorium, flexible classrooms, laboratories, exhibirion halls, a teaching greenhouse and a library. Administrative Services will include offices, e�ibit preparadon, piant and animal research, storage for smff, volunteers and volunceer support groups. COMO PARK ZOOLOGICAL BUILDING RENOVATION $2 Renovation of the historic "old Zoo building" wili include basic building upgrades such as a new roof, replacement of skylights, and upgraded mechanical, communication and electrical systems. It will also inciude space for feature exhibits. COMO PARK CONSERVATORY RESTORATION �S,$12�000 The Conservatory restoration will include replacement of the potting shed/service areas, two production houses and fem room and provide a new quarantine room and an expanded display house for arid, rain forest, camivorous, aquatic and botanical plants. It will also include a walkway from the Conservatory to the Japanese Garden. EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER ENDOWMENT �1,900,000 Revenue from the endowment will be used for facilities maintenance and educationai programming design. At this stage, we are assessing the potential to raise $27,000,000 for this project from the following sources, at the levels indicated: Privace sector $13,000,000 Minnesota and national sources, including individuals, corporations, foundations Public sector $14,000,000 Minnesota and national sources 9�r-I�- CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST PROPOSAL: STATE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CONTINUATION OF F'EDERAL ISTEA FUNDING Department/Office: City CounciUMayor's Office StafFContact: Phone: I. Explain this proposal. The Saint Paul City Council has passed a resolution requesting that the Saint Paul legislators and the Governor support the reauthorization of ISTEA with the foliowing goals: (1) no wholesale revision of ISTEA; (2) continued federal set-asides for particular programs within ISTEA; (3) establishment of maintenance and preservation of existing infrastructure as the highest priority; (4) more state fle�bility in the use of funds; and increased funding for non-single occupant vehicle modes of transportation and transit. II. What are the advantages if this proposal is approved? A state resolution supporting continuation of TSTEA funding would send a strong message about the ]evel of commitment at the state and local level for ISTEA fiznds and give support to Minnesota's congressional delegation as they work to secure continued ISTEA money for Minnesota projects. TII. Identify known support for this proposal. Saint Paul City Council IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal. None. 1'�l� �� / ��.�� Council File #.� �� Green Sheet # S/.� 70 Presented ReFerred To Committee Date 1 WI�REAS, the Intennodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), enacted in 1991, provides 2 funding for highway, transit and safety programs and sets the framework for transportation investm2nt 3 decisions; and 4 WF�REAS, ISTEA will be considered for reauthorization in 1997 by the United States Congress; and 5 Wf�REAS, the central elements of TSTEA aze sVategic infrastructure investments, intermodalism, flexibility, 6 intergovemmental partnership, a strong commitment to safety, enhanced piannin� and strategic investment; 7 and 8 WI-IEREAS, TSTEA provides local govemments with more control over transportation decision-making, 9 granting them the ability to choose and achieve their own transportation objectives; and 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 WF�REAS, ISTEA offers funding flexibility and guarantees urban areas a lar�e portion of federal transportation dollars; and WF�REAS, transit, bicycle facilities, bridge repair and maintenance, safety, pedestrian facilities and air quality ail have special prioritization under ISTEA; and Wf�REAS, an effective partnership of local, state and federal govemments will make the best transportation decisions and ISTEA supports this type of framework; WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has stated that Minnesota receives twenty-two cents on the dollaz retum in federal transportation funding; and NOW, TI�REFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Counci] suppoRS the reaut6orization of ISTEA without major policy changes and support� continued set-asides at hieher thar, current funding levels for Enhancement, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ), Brid,e and Safety funds; and 21 BE IT F[1RTI:ER RESOLVEB, that the Saint Paul City Council requests MnDOT support this decision and 22 �vithdraw support for the Streamlined Transportation Efficiency Program for the Twenty-First Centui}� 23 (ST'EP-21) as long as STEP-21 proposes elimination of set-asides for Enhancement and CMAQ Programs 24 or current Surface Transportation Pro�ram (STP) restructurin�; and RESOLUTION ClTY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESdTA /9 2� BE TT FIJRTHER RESOL��ED, that MnDOT seek equitable transit fundine in addition to equitable hi�h�� a� 26 funding for Minnesota as part of ISTEA reauthorization; and V I ♦ � / � 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council urges Minnesota Legislators and the 2 Governor to support reauthorization of ISTEA and the following goals: 3 1) no wholesale revision of ISTEA; 4 2) continued federal set-asides for CMAQ and Enhancement programs within ISTEA; 5 3) establishment of maintenance and preservation of eacisting infrastructure as the highest priority; 6 4) more state fle3cibility in use of funds; and 7 5) increased level of funding for non-single occupant vehicle modes of transportation and trarsit. Yeas Navs Absent Blakey � Bostrom ✓ Collins ✓ Hazris ,j Megazd ,� Morton � Thune ✓ Adopted by Council: Date � ,�� - � Adoption Certified by Council Secretary Requested by Departmeni of. � Fonn Approved by City Attorney � Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council sy: "il \ ._ � , f—\-V-�'��.� Approved by Mayor: Da[e `�/` [> 7' L•� � ��-�� CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST PROPOSAL: GIVING THE HRA 1`HE ABII,TI`P TO ACQUIRE NUI5ANCE PROPERT'IES Departmend0ffice: City Council StaffContact: GerryMcInemey Phone: 266-8611 I. Eaplain this proposat. This language would give the HRA the ability to acquire nuisance properties, even if the property is not located in an HI2A redevelopment project, blighted azea, etc. The HItA would need to pay the property owner just compensation for the property. The City Council is currently discussing changes to the nuisance property ordinance, and this language would follow the local nuisance praperty language (for e�cample, whether the nuisance property system is complaint based or not, how many complaints constitute a nuisance property, etc.) II. What are the advantages if this proposai is approved? If the HRA were able to acquire nuisance properties, it would strengthen the city's neighborhoods by removing chronically problem properties, raising surrounding property values, increasing the neighborhood's feeling of safety, attracting new residents, etc. III. Identify known support for this proposai. IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal. g �-t �. A biil for an Act providing the housing and redevelopment authority of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, with the authority to acquire certain nuisance dwellings by eminent domain and exercise other lawfi�l powers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATGRE OF TI�. STATE OF MIN2�TESQTA: Sec. 1. R'uisance dn•ellings. Non;ithstanding the provisions of any law or charter to the 13 contrary, the housing and redvelopment authority of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, 3s hereby 14 authorized to exercise ali po�i�ers it may have under Minnesota 5tatutes 1996, section 459.012, 15 with respect to real property which is a nuisance dwelling as detemuned under the criteria 16 provided by ordinance. 17 Sec. 2. Effecti��e date; local appro��ai. T'his act shall become effective upon its approval 18 by a majority of the gveroning body of the city of Saint paul and upon compliance with the 19 provisions of Minnesota Statutes 2996, section b45.021. r Council File # ORIGINAL Presented By Green Sheet $ RESOLUTION C1�7��i' O� SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA � �� ) /� Referred To Committee: Date 1 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has worked to develop a comprehensive legislative 2 agenda to be considered as part of the Saint Paul Legislative Package for the 1998 3 Legislative Session; and 4 5 WHEREAS, the proposed legislative initiatives have been discussed by the Saint Paul 6 City Council; now therefore be it 7 S RESOLVED, that the City Council of Saint Paul does hereby recommend to the Minnesota 9 State Legislature the passage of legislation which will include the following 10 initiatives: 11 12 1. Bonding for the RiverCentre Arena project 13 14 2. Re-authorization of Saint Paul•s CIB bonding authority 15 16 3. Funding for the buy-out of flood damaged property 17 18 4. Bonding £or the Como Park Resource Center 19 2� 5. State Resolution supporting the continuation of federal ISTEA funding 21 22 6. 6ranting the HRA the ability to acquire nuisance properties 23 24 7. Bonding for Stroh's facility 25 26 8. Funding for a building to house the Cafesjian Carousel 2 7 sy: Approved By: 'i� G`� Requested by Department of: By: Form Approved by City Attorney By: �,t�� Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council �/"" � 1 �d'� �' i, By: �' " � �' � �� 9F-�. 5a�� Adopted by Council: Date \ \ Adoption Certified by Council Secretary N4 52 DEMNAAEr1TfDFFICE�OUNpL DATE �NITIATEO • `� /� � � 12 29 97 GREEN SHEE CONTACT RSONBPHONE INITIAVDATE INITIAVDATE �DEPARTMENTDIflECTOR �pTYCOUNQ� ASS16N CITYATTORNEY CITYCLERK Bill Hue enbecker 266-8 17 NUMBEH FOH 0 � MUST BE ON COUNdL AGENDA BY (DATE) pQ�p� O BUOGET DIRECTOR � FW. 8 MGT SERVICES �IR. ORDEfi a MAVOR (OR AS$15TANn Q uar 1 TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PKCaES (CLIP ALl LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) qGTION FEQUESTED: City Council approval of the 1998 City of Saint Paul legislative initiatives. RECOMMENDATIONS: Approva (A) or Re]ec[ (R) pERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING �UESTIONS: _ PLANNING CAMMISSION _ CIVIL SERVICE CAMMISSION �- Has this Oerson/firm ever worked untler a contract for this tlepartmant� _ CIB COMM1TiEE YES NO _ S7AFF 2. Has this personlfirm ever been a ciry employee? — VES NO _ oiSiRiCi CoU� _ 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessetl by any current city employee? SUPPORTS WXICH GOUNCIL O&IECTIVE? YES NO Explain all yes answers on seperete sM1eet end enaeh to green aheet INITIFTING PROBLEM, ISSUE. OGPORTUNITV (Who, What. Whe�. Where. Why)' The City needs to have Council approval of its legislative initiatives in order to pursue those initiatives at the 1998 legislatuze. ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: When approved, the initiatives package can be forwarded to the Saint Paul legislative delegation for approval and introduction during the session. DISADVANTACaES IFAPPROVED: None . ,etit' `stt �EC 2 9 �99�. Mf7Cii3�� v5�9i � DISAWANTAGES IF NOT APPRWED: The City would not be able to proceed with its legislative initiatives during the 1998 legislative session. CA�+�� c�t �`s�' DEG 2 91997 � TOTAL AMOUN70FTRANSACTION $ COST/REVENUE BUDGE7ED (CFHCLE ONE) ' VES NO � FUNDI(dG SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBER FINANCIAL INFORHiATION (EXPLAIN) 9f-�a CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA nvi�,�s A. $65 million in bonding for RiverCentre arena B. Re-authorization of Saint Paul's CIB bonding authority C. $5.5 million for flood damage buy-outs in the Hoyt-Montana neighborhood D. $14 million in bonding for Como Park Resource Center (match to $13 million in private funding) E. State Resolution supporting the continuation of Federai I5TEA funding F. Granting HI2A abiliry to take nuisance properties G. Stroh's bonding H. Funding for huilding to house Cafesjian's Carousel l� /� PROPOSAL: Department(Office: Staff Contact: Phone: CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST RiverCentre Arena Bonding RiverCentre Chris Hansen 224-7361 L Explain this proposal. The City of Saint Paul is asking the state to join a public/private partnership in replacing the RiverCentre arena with $65 million of the $130 mil]ion project total. Throughout the yeazs, over $118 million has been approved by the citizens of Saint Paul for the construction and improvement of the Wilkins Auditorium, the 1750 unit parking ramp and the completely new RiverCentre convention facility and 450 unit parking ramp. The arena is a pub]ic facility, a statewide and regional resource and is an important piece of Saint Paul's convention center complex. The new arena will continue to be Minnesota's venue -- used for the state high school tournaments, Civic Center functions, as well as being home to Minnesota's new National Hockey League team. II. What are the advantages if this proposal is approved? The RiverCentre arena pro,}ect is a unique publiclprivate partnership for the construction of a public facility. The City of Saint Paul and the ownership group of the NHI. team will be contributing one half of the project cost. With the state as a partner in this public facility, the city would not have to impiement its interim Snancing plan, thus enabling the city to use its resources on other project throughout the city. A state-of-the-art azena will put Saint Paul in the position to host conventions, concerts, shows and events which the current facility is not capabie of housing. The new uena will a]so give Minnesotans a first-class facility in which to enjoy the state high school tournaments, as well as all of the other events hosted at the arena. III. Identify known snpport for this proposai. Saint Paul City Council, Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce, Saint Paul Building and Construction Trades, Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association, IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal. Over the last year, there have been vocal opponents of public financing for professional sports facilities. The RiverCentre arena is a public facility, used by a professional sports team 44 nights per year. Other opponents of this pro}ect have opposed it for political reasons. ��-��a CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST PROPOSAL: Capital Improvement Bonding Reaufhorization DepartmenUOffice: Budget Stafi Contact: Joe Reid Phone: 266-8553 I. Esplain this proposal. This legislation would permit the City of Saint Paul to continue issuing general obligation bonds for capital improvements for an additional five-year period (1999-2003). Cunently, the city has legislative authority through 1498 to issue G.O, bonds without a public referendum, subject to review of capital project requests by an 18-member citizen board (Long Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee). II. What are the advantages if this proposal is approved? Continued bonding authority to issue G.O. debt for normal capitai improvements in accordance with established ordinances and budget procedures. III. Identify known support for this proposal. Saint Paul legislators have supported this re-authorization each time it has been requested and will presumably want to support it again this year. IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal. None. g�; LA`h'S of MINNESOTA for 1992 Ch. 5t i, An. 9 tions and will finance it by the issuance of revenue bonds, and the county may tease the jeil site and improvements for a term and upon rentals sufficient to produce revenue for the prompt payment of the bonds and al] interest accruing thereon and, upon completion of payment, will acquire ti[te thereto. 'I�he reat and penonai property acquired for the }ail shall constitute a project and the lease agreement shall constitute a revenue agreement as contemplated in chapter .i-}; 4b9, and all proceedings shall be taken by the citc ot muntp housing and redevelopment authority and the county in the manner and with the force and efrect provided in chapter 4'>i 469; provided that (1) no tax shail be imposed upon or in lieu o£ a tax upon the property; (2) the approval of the project by the commissioner of commerce sha11 not be required; (3) the department of corrections shall be fumished and shal] record such information coacerntng each project as it may prescribe, in lieu of reports required on other projects to the commissioner of trade and emnomic develop- ment; (4} the rentals required to be paid under the lease agreement shall not exceed in any year one-tenth of one percent of the market value of property within the county', as last finaLly equalized before the execution of the agree- ment; (5) the county board shall provide for the payment of ali renals due during the term of the lease, in the manner required in section 64L264, subdivision 2; (6) no mortgage on the jaiF propeny shall be grantzd for the security of the bonds, but comptiance with clause (5) hereof may be enforced as a nondiscre- tionan duty of the county board; and (7J the county board may sublease any pan of the jaii propeny for purposes consistent wnh the maintenance and operation of a county jaii or other law enforcement facilitv. Sea 23. Laws 1971, chapter 773, section 1, subdi��ision 2, as amended by =d: Laws 1974, chapter 3�1, section 5, Laws 1976, chapter 234, section 7, Laws , 1978, chaptzr 788, section 1, Laws 1981, chapter 369, section l, Laws 1983, � chapter 30?. section 1, and Laws 1988, ehapter S l3, section I, is amended to read: = 2eree- ;;:ty. or ;hapter :��elop- ior the ��r lau' _uest of �orrec- Subd. 2. For each of the years through �}3; _�%_ �99$• �he city of St. Paul is autho;ized to issue bonds in the ag5reeate principa] amount of 58,000,000 for each year; or in an amount equal to one-foutth of one percent of the assessors es:imated market value of taxable propeny in St Paul, whichever is greacer, pro�ided that no more than 58.000,000 of bonds is authorized to be issued in an�� ear, unless Se. Paul's local general obheation debt as defined in this section u teis than six percent of market value calculated as of December 3l 9 k-r� i 3 i � � � Sew language is indicated b) unCedme. deletions b} �'�,-n-==. �_ " ihC C � O� C��a1l �z� a co r g^; � ESOTA f°t 1492 LA`NS °E 4tIN`� rinciPy amounc of time stiatl the aBSreSate P �; #+3�' Ch- 511, An. 9 � �4&�; � ��;Si5,t00,�00 in eae b�z�� ,}}�6,��y�;Sgg;Q9��, 516 b00.000 i� 199?> of the P�etedin `1 199 .--�"'�.. bonds authorized t6.b00.0�0 m p OOD in t � ��51 ��gt7 S O OOOO�n 1/d518a � ded bµs 983, chaP' l99? � Q in 1 / 173, szction -, and 1-a g17.5� chaPCer c � a pter 3Qa section 2, gec. 24.i.aws 19 �Ly ws 148 secnon �> to read: to S�MIpn 1 hereof shall cAaptec �88, 1S am ended ucsuant and tzpait of capital al1 bon�,issued 4 ction, tw{ihs�ndinS aIl` ter 513, section 2� �onstn mz nc The proc fo $ i` ac4u'siuon, 19 92 and nOfoc tedevelo4 Se�' Z in t h c }ear �� - �ndzd, vision be used exclusi � 5, �S se 4b9.00'-, subdi vements and, �haP�r 788, ta gcamtzs, 464.041, clause lb) mz imPto W s 1418 in �,tinnes° S�tcion foc redeveloP ptovision in � as defined gcawces � used �� q9;� with Niinn2sota zd by section /^� . �690.000 pco)�ct accordance uchoriz � �g. �-��,_ l q, in of bond$ a �qQ,000 �n t49 7 � amount of Ptoce Sha11 noc exceed � �� 5 tn �991. s� � �� ,�gC}�; g6ii.�00 m g']OO.00Q ---' proleC� aL4��viu� 199b I"� on ��. �b�� in l9� $��.''--1 in �—` � exPended zxcePt uP v ratin�, from a i� 14� 9_--�""� bonds so issued shaU a majoric. in �� of anY have received a pnof whom mem- r aceeds bers, N of the P Yeviewed, and o f i8 mem QF Sc Paul.'Ihe each ptoje�u which have been det the city bzts from u coR'm'ttee consisn �Lh at ,east fout em- rovemen aid Q�� °� p°$ition un mza teast t wo m �ypitai imP gold anY p � t h e maYQC, t h e citY a Prioi �p makin8 an �hall not o l n ted Y enutetY within the ciiY� shall be a4P wiihin e�� budSzL �ommittee, �e bers distri�� locate an v �� yn e� disirict located p� impto w gich the urely' �viinaesota senaiz the �a� nate dinn�t in halt be P bz n from each s�nate the se mitcez 4 ti�ation enc to a vacancY °s aton of of t h e com t h z a94 aPPQintrt� the leg' m endacion s uired to see to mayot shati � noR�ies and Tecom T and no buYet °f anY b�nds shall be reQ occurs. a dvisorY. �p�i��IT�� g_ and R� of the P{0�eeds. Y�DVIS�RY school dis� N �" m �ite �� 5, JOI`�"f Z `�" : T !nvisocv �oJ cim� to ti trom �-- '� �. � 1 S q�-ia ., m.. e%2 2L e Se OC pT�-%�- nd e buitdinQS� a.=d r oe� -"'"'� 2 O m �'� dotlars raisea �' ="- en%t��"`�__ tiCREtiSE�`f. �,"i.Notwichstand- ° eT� C H�ELI);T a.YT• �Y 1�CRE.� d,vision 3. Pa%n, 2b. � L. COytPU'TATLO`� OF T� . 469.1'17. 4 u%ectiion o_f Sec. ,�� yy ch� —. Gistn�c Subdi�'ision _ tinnesota Sta� $e R i hfteld m nanan % � of � xhe c'%�:to th�incr� Lvnda el r'`� l�the �L- o e rnin_bo d e tnxerstace ..---"' in ca b�=the g�,-- n LIx tncrl wn ,5 th f /he com ". a m z�on Dz�� b i ch�-'-�S ele� -�"' � cert� 'Lhe g°.:--• pul � 6 u.,decime deledons bY �� ; languagz is indicsted ] % q�-ra � � SAINT PAUL � IANG-RANGfi CAPITAL LMPROVENBhT BUDGET GQMMITTEE � � � � Report and Capital ?mpro�ement Budgat for I967 and 1968 and Tentative Proaran for the years 1969-1972 As Adopted July 7, Z967 � �-�� INTRODtiCTION Tae signing of Chapter �c0, L2•«�s of 13G7 en r'_ay 25, I961, m2de a loag raage capital ir�provemer.t prog:aae a reaiity for Saint Paul. At that no�ent the work of the Cagital Zmprovemerts Cc�ittee (CI3) ceased to be theo- retical allocate. For [he first ti�e eceryeae knew tihere would be ac_ual. funds ta Under Chapter 460, Saint Pau1 is autnorized to issue by a S/7ths vote of its Council, and without requiring voter approval, up to twelve nillion dollars of general obZigation boacs for capitaZ impro4ements, no nore than four �illion dol2ars of �.�iich shall be issued in ary calend2r yeat. The Act requires the rating of a11 p:ojects financed wi:h such bonds to be first rated by this CommiLtee. For conver.ient reference, a copy of Chapter 460 is attached as Appendix A to this repert. The citfzen ciar�bers of tfie Cor,uaittee, particularZy, take this oc- casion to commend the T;ayor, his staff, the �rr,abers o£ the Council, and the nembers of the Razasey County delegation in the Legisiature, for their dedica- tioa to the task of securing this enabling �egislaticn and fcr their untiring efforts on its bena2f. T?3e Com;nittee furt:�er recognizes that citizen support played a vital gart in enactment. Fortunatety the plan:ing that had been done in the Cac�sittee's 1966 "dry run" �ade possible the sub:aission ci deyartmenta2 requests early in 1967 with review by its Ta_=k Forces durirg tie Spring of 2967 and resulting final review and develop�ent ef reco�endatiors by the full co�ittee in a series of ineetings in June and 1uly, 1967. -1- y�-fi APPEi`1TiIk A A.`T ACT H. F. rlo. 2314 Chapter Ivo. 460 R°IAT�+G TO THE CITY GF S�I�'T PAUL; AUTHORIZItiG A C�1PiTAL P�tPRO�IEi�NTS PROGRt1�'1. BE IT E*iACTED BY THF. I.EGISIATURE OF TF� STATE QF MI�i"V�ESOTA; Section 1. Notc:ithstanding aay provisicn of th=_ charter of the city of Saint Paul, the couacil shall have pouer by a resolution adopted by five affirmative votes of ail its s�embers to autnorize the issuaace ar.3 sale of bonds payaSle from the proceeds of revenue pra�'ucing projects, including, tut not 1-mited to, revenue bonds for the construction, e�tension, and improcevReat o£ the wa[er supply system of said city. Any resoluti�n authorizing such re- venue bonds may contain such cover.aats ar.d prcvisior.s to protect and safeguard the security of the holders of such bonds as shall be deemed r.ecessa:y to 2ssLre the prempt payment cf the principal thereof and inte;est thereor., including limitatioas and restrictions upon the safekeepir.� and application of the procEeds oi such bonds, che issuance ot additior:al boads, the safe'reeping and investmer.t of the revenues of the project and other mattcrs relatin� ta the operatian and maintenance of tha proiect �nd tF.e security of the bonds, The council sha11 irpose, maint2in and collect rentals, rates and charges for the use cf the project and for tFe services rer.dered thereby at least sufficier.t to produce adequate revenue> te pay the cost of operacion, repair ar.d up'n-e2p of th� groject a:,3 t'::e principal oz" and interest on the rever.ue bor.ds ar.3 to pcovide r-�ser�es therefor a.^.d may secure the bonds b; a pledge ef anc Iiea uacn th=_ revenues ef the project. T`.:e bonds sha21 be de2med to bz auti:o:ized securities �.�ith'_n the provisioas of Minnesota Statutes, Sect�en 50.14 and sha11 ba a prcper iavestmeaC for siakirg zunds h-�ld b,� ar.y p�bLic or municipal corporatior.. Sec. 2. Notwi�hstar.3ir.� ar.y g:ovisicn e; che charter of ihe city oz SainC Paal, the counci2 of said city st:a1l have po:ver by a r2solution adQpte3 by fiv^ azfir.:ra=ive vote� oF all its m�mocrs *_o authorize the issuar.�e anc sale of g�ae_ai coiigatioa bor.ds in ar. am�unt of 512,G00,000, c£ :ahich no more ti_a. $!:,OOO,OQQ shatl he issued in any caienda: year, fo= tha pay=aer.t ci w:ich [he £ull faith an.d credit of the city is.irrevocaSly p�zcged. -�.9- 9�-i�. EI.F. No, 2319 Sec. 3. Bo.3s provided for ur.der Sectioa 1 ar.d Sectioa 2 hezeo£ shall be issued pursuant to the ap�licable provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475; provided, hewever, no isste or sale of bonds pursuant to Sectior. 1 or Section 2 hereof shail be required to be s;;o�itted to or appro•red by the e2ectors of the city of Saint Paul. Sec. 4, ir.e praceeds of a11 bonds issued psrsuant to Sections 1 and 2 hereof sha11 be used esclusively for tha acqui- sition, construction, and rzpair of capita2 ur.arcvements. Ivone of the proceeds ef an� bon3s so issued shail ba ecpended except upcn grojects which ha�e been reviewed, aad have received a pri- ority rating, from a capital i�provemer.ts c��!�ttee consisting of at least sev=n me:nbers, of whom a majority shail not hold anp paid ofEice ot-_position under the city o£ Saint Faul. The pri- orities Snd reco�endations of such co�snittee sha11 be purely ac'visory, and no buyer of any such bonds sh2?1 he required to see to the applicatian of the proce23s. Sec. 5. Tne council of said city sh211 by o:dinaxce provide for the pre?aration aad adoption, by resolution, cf an annual capital budoet for said city, aad no fur.3s of >aid city, fruta ahatever source derived, shall be ex.pended Eor a:y capitai i±�prov_m2at otner than acquisition cf cffice or mechanical equipr�ent, or for minor remoZeling o; repaiss of existing structc:res, except ia acecrdance with said caoital bu3get which �y, ho.rever, be fror tir.ie to ti�2 a.ciFnd=_d as the courcil may by ordinar_ce prescrite. S.�s aapropriaced in the capital budgeC s,ay be expen3ed reaa*d1=_ss ef the amounts appropriated to the varicus 'ocdget fun3s of tne cit; nursnaat tr, the cha:ter tnereaf. Sec, 6, �io proceeds of a:; bon3 issued persuzr:t to Sectian i o: Section 2 hereof sha11 be e�peade� for t': co�struct:er or equip- ment of any portio^. o= tne Saint Paul acditoriL,.3 or civic center connectad t'r.ereta. Sec. 7. T'r.e a::thority an3 po=aer grer:ted to tne city of Saint Paul ta issue bo^.d: urder and pursua*_:t tc tne previsieas c€ this act shall be in sddition to the po:�er o: 2::thority containe@ ir, any other Iaw or statute. . Sec, 8. This ac[ shall becace ef_`ective o:1y afte: its approval by a majority e� Lhe governing oo�y of the ci[y of Sair,t ^raul and upon cQraplianc>_ c;i*h the provisioas of :^inr.esota Statutes, Sectic: 645.�?1. iJ _SfJ' � q�-ia CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST PROPOSAL: BUY-OUT FUNDING FOR FLOOD DAMAGED HOMES DepartmentlOffice: Mayor's Office StaffContact: Roger Curtis Phone: 266-8531 I. Eaplain this proposal. In July of 1997, Saint Paul experienced one ofthe heaviest periods ofrainfall on record. The Hoyt(Montana area of Saint Paul saw significant structural damage to 31 residential properties. After a thorough study by Barr Engineering (study attached), the option decided upon as the most sensible and cost-effective was to buy-out the 31 homes and return the property to green space as a dry basin where water could pool in times of e�:treme rainfall and runoff. The cost of buying the homes and relocating those homeowners is $5 million. II. What are the advantages if this proposal is approved? Because the area in which the damaged homes were build is prone to flooding, buying the homes and retuming the land to a natural basin will ensure that homes and structures are not damaged in the future. This proposal is much more cost efficient than trying to engineer a flood-control solution, which could cost as much as $1 billion. III. Identify known support for this proposat. Hoyt/Montana neighborhood, legislators representing the neighborhood IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal.. q�-�a- PROPOSAL: Department/Office: Staff Contact: Phone: CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST COMO PARK RESOURCE CENTER BONDING Parks and Recreation Bob PirarrJLynn Wolfe 266-6404/266-6428 I. Egplain this proposal. The Como Zoo and Conservatory at Como Park are jewels of the regional park system and Como is the most heavily visited pazk in the regional system. The proposed Como Pazk Resource Center wiil link, both physically and programmatically, these two community resources, turning them into a year-round educationaUrecreatiottal complex unique in the entire country. Drawing on the e�ibits, collections and expertise of both the Zoo and the Conservatory, the 62,000 square foot Center will dramatically enhance opportunities for learning by all visitors, most notably school groups. Tfie project seeks $14 million in public funding to match $13 million to be raised from the private sector. A consultant is cunently conducting a feasibility study for the private funds. II. W6at are the advantages if this proposal is approved? The Resource Center would provide space for young people to explore and learn about the environment. The current space available for educational programming is grossly inadequate. The Resource Center will offer and after-school arts program for youth from area rec centers. The new center will provide classes and programming for young school chiidren and their parents, be available to host birthday parties and events, offer art and gardening classes for adults and family programs which include overnights at the zoo. III. Identify known support for this proposal. Legislators who represent the Como Pazk area, Como Zoological Society, Como Conservatory Horticulture Society, the Saint Paul Foundation IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal. �r� COMO PARK RESOURCE CENTER LINK]NG 7HE COMO ZOO AND COMO PARK CONSERVATORY PAELIMINARY CASE FOR SUPPORT Our Vision: A place of imaginaticm and learning about pianu arut animats, tinking the resaurces of two belaved civic insritutions, and tocated in an urban park that draws more than tauo mit&on visitors a yettr. �� y�� C 18 199T 3yhP��t� S�'� � � � � � ��-�a C4M0 PARK RES(JURCE CENTER LINKING 7'HE COMO ZOO AND COMO PARK CANSERVATORY PRELIMINARY CASE FQR SUPPORT THE �HALLENGE: Poltution of our air and water, loss of habitar, ozone depletion. We hear EQurnPIrrG rEOPLE 'ro much about these and othet urgent environmentat challenges and wonder, xESZOt�m 2o uxG�T often helplessly, what can be done. If we are to solve these pressing problems �tvvtRON1�vT�,y that threatett the world and indeed future generations, people must be PROBLEMS equipped to respond. That is the task of environmental educarion — empowering us to act on behalf of the natural world. "IY�bea the we[( ie 2ry, we know the wortb of water." -Ben7amin Ftanklin Dur reepanvibifity tv tbre lana ie one of tbe mvet prn f011f2� QJZI� d6C/'� ruponarbilitiee we bave. It ie a aeponaibili[y ta eacb ather — aa2 to fieture generatione. ° -Vice President A1 Gore The groposed Como Park Resource Center, located in the midst of an urban Twin Cities regional park, wiil provide a unique opportunity to dramatically expand the scope of environmental education in Minnesota — to reach thousands upon thousands of people each year, helping them to better understand the challenges facing our world. Physically linking two side•by- side histotical treasures • the Como Zoo and the Como Park Conservatory - the Como Park Resource Center will serve as an urban-based hub for environmental leaming and discovery. The Resource Center will offer the most meaningful way for people to learn about the environment — through direct contact with plants and animats, engaging the senses as well as the rnind. The abstract concept of an endangered species becomes poignantly real when you are face to face with a family of mountain gorillas. The pungent smells and vivid colors of xropical trees, vines and flowers bring new meaning to the issue of diminishing tainforests in far-off continents. Biodiversity becomes more understandable when you leam first-hand abaut the varied dietary needs of seals and sea lions. Because developing ecological values is so impattant for our society, Minnesota schaols and community groups have been tuming in increasing numbers to the Como Zoo and Como Park Conservatory to enhance their environmental education programs. Recognizing the rich potential they hold as a leaming resource in this most vital area, the Zoo and Conservatory are prepared to assume a larger role, with the goal of creating greater ecological understanding in our society. The proposed Como Park Resource Center witl make this goal a reality. � �-�� THE POTENTIAL: Located side-by-side in Saint Paul's Como Park, the Como Zoo and Como A hta7ox xEC1oNt�. PaTk Conservatory have long been among the top recreational amactions in EDUCAT'IONAL the metropolitan Twin Cities area. Together, these two institutions, which RESOURCE DEDICAT'ED are owned and operated by the City of Saint Paul, propose to create a TO AWARENESS� regional resource center dedicated to awareness, understanding and APPRECIATION AND appreciation of our relationship with plant and animal life. UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CONNECT'ION TO � proposed Como Park Resource Center will link, both physically and THE NATURAL WORLD. Programmatically, tl'lese two community ffeasures, transforming tllem into a year-round educational-recreational complex unique in the United States. Drawing upon the exhibits, collections and expertise of both the Zoo and Conservatory, the 62,000-square-fooc Center will dramatically enhance opportunities for leaming by al1 visitors, most especially school groups. URBAN SET"fING While most environmental education centers are found in wildemess and outlying areas, the Como Patk Resource Center will be located in the heart of the metropolitan Twin Cities, home to the majority of Minnesotans and a popular tourist destination for people from greater Minnesota, and from around the country and world. Its location near bus lines will make the Center readily accessible, while fee structures (the Zoo is free and the Conservatory asks for a small admission fee) will keep it affordable to all. WORLD PERSPECTIVE The collections of the Zoo and Conservatory offer a world perspective on plants and animals and related ecological issues. The Zoo's collection includes 49 types of animals from four continent>, while the Conservatory is home to 3,000 varieties of plant life representing the earth's major ecosystems. The collections continue to be expanded through the efforts of volunteer support groups such as the Como Zoological Society and the Como Conservatory Horticultural Sociery. HISTORIC LEGACY people not only experience the natural world at the Como Zoo and Conservatory, but also gain a sense of connection with the past. Over the past two decades, many people have worked toward their preservation as unique historic landmarks. The Como Zoo first opened in 1897, followed by the Conservatory in 1915. The Conservatory is one of a few remaining glass greenhouses built during this era; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. COMMi1NITY ASSET While contributing to Minnesota's reputation as a national leader in both education and environmental protection, the Center will add further momentum to the current renaissance of the greater Saint Paul cegion, joining the new Children's Museum, the new facility for the Science Museum of Minnesota, and the proposed downtown hockey arena as major civic assets. q�-��- T� NEED: In recent years, both the Zoo and Conservatory have undergone extensive YEAR-ROUND renovations and imptovements to the grounds and e�chibit areas, funded EDUCATIONAL primarily by the Minnesota Legislature, the City of Saint Paul and private PROGRAMMING donors. These efforts have kept the facilities viable for recreational purposes, FACILITIES, VISITORS' and demonsuate the widespread support for both the Zoo and Conservatory. CEN'I'ER, INT'ERPRETIVE ExHtsrrs, o�tcFS. With these renovations largely completed, the educational requirements of the Zoo and Conservatory have yet to be addressed. The current space available for educational programming is grossly inadequate compared to the demand, and the facilities are substandard and ill-equipped. CURRENT EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES ARE • The present buildings do not include a single classroom or auditorium for group presentations. There literally is no suitabie room or proper equipment necessary for quality programming with school groups. Currently, space to meet with groups is limited to the old Zoo building, the back ha11 of the Conservatory (the former potting shed that now serves as a walkway for visitors), and various "nooks and crannies" within the Conservatory and Zoo. SUBSTANDARD AND . Currently, the majority of programming has to take place during I�'EQ�PP�• four months of the year, when groups can meet outside. Unfortunately, school is not in session during most of the good weather; as a result, many requests received during the school year for specific programming cannot be accommodated due to space limitations. • There is no indoor space where schoolchildren can leave their coats and backpacks or eat their bag lunches. • There is no welcome center where visitors can leam about the collections to better understand their significance. • Staff and volunteers have no pettnanent office or space to prepare their presentations. Curently, the City of Saint Paul does not have sufficient funds to underwrite the major renovation and expansion needed to address these deficiencies. q��z T� Poss�naz�ES Despite inadequate facilities, both the Zoo and the Conservacory have put EXPANSION OF CURRENT �eir collections and expertise to service in meeting the pressing need for EDUCATIONAL effective, low-cost, accessible environtnental programming. Sraff and PROGRAMS AND volunceers have developed the Como Park Environmental Education DEVELOPMENT OF NEW Program, offering a limixed range of classes and learning opportunities for all o�exuacs. ages. However, the program has simply not been able to meet the demand from Minnesota schools and other groups due to space and facilities restriccions. I beli�ve Ehat if yau tuuh a cbila to grow a plant, it wi![ be witb bim aU bt'e Tlie pioposed Como Park Resouzce Center wili enable the facilities to extensively increase current programming while opening up a multitude of new possibilities for enjoyment, leaming and understanding. Last year, 423 groups, including more than 15,000 individuals, were served through existing programming. It is projected that the new Resource Center will enable the program to at least quadruple in size. 4fe. IP�e nee2 ta teacb aur The Resource Center will enhance and expand program offerings already in yo an place, including the following: apprec�ation n}'living • The Como Rain Forest Program, in which visitors to the Zoo and Conservatory learn first-hand about tiie rain forest's planu, animals and people. ��`" • Acavity Zones, currently tocated in the Coruervatory's back hallway, � Conservatory volunteez which offer hands-on learning opportuniaes for children and other visitors. Texry Stanke • The Como Conservatory Lecture Series, "Connecdng to the Earth through the Arts," which gives local ardsts the opportunity to �resent their warks "Oae of ou� favoriEe parta Q � share their perspecrives on the natural world and iu relarionship to creadvity. of our vieit wae wbea the . Ongoing school parmerships such as the current one with Como Park zooketptrbrvugbtoutthe E(ementary School. In that parmership, dasses have studied such topics as animal pertguut. lGlodt a f ue wrl[ and plant adaptations in the Southwestern United States, Narive American .�e�e� again be ab/� tv symbols, Cencrat American rain forest and Minnesota plant and animal life. rxperience tht fcet of a • After-schoot arts program for youth from area recreadonal centers p �,�� We W � emphasi2ing how piants arut animals are represented in the art of other tuhures. alwayd remeinber tbat.' • Summer CTardening and Att Youth Uotunteer Program, in avhich youth ages 22-IS hetp design, plant and maintain planrings throughout the Como Park - Ecology students 2 Q�j Conservatory grounds. The intent is co introduce and famiiiarize urban youth wirh nature and give them a first-hand relaaonship with the natural world. Last year, the youth raised a vegetablz garden whase harvest was fed to the Zoo's goriAas and orangumns. The youth rook pan in feeding the animals. • Preschool classes for children and their parenu, programs far kinderganen-through-third grade schooI groups, educadonaUy-themed birthday par[ies for children ages 3-9, an and gardening classes for adulu, and family programs which include ctasses and overnights within the xoo grounds. In addition, the Center's leaming laboratory, teaching greenhouses, exhibition ha11s, and library wi11 be invaluable resources to students of a11 ages and will offer exciting new programming possibilities customized to student needs. 9 �- �z THE PROPOSAL: COMO Pru�c RESOUxCE CEN�reR $17,011,400 Tk� PROPOSAL The two-level, 62,000-square-foot Como Park Resource Center will connect uvct[�vES ,t'xx�E the back of the Conservatory to the old Zoo building. Specifically, the CAMP0I3ENT PAATS — THE CENTER ITSELF nrm x�.n� Zoo nxD CONSERVATORY RENOVATIONS. THE TOTAL PROjECT COST IS $27 MILLION. I enthueiaetica�ly euypo�t tbe Como Park Ruaurce Centerpraject'� � Sc Paul Mayor Norm Coleman FUNDING PLAN: SECURE FUNDING FEtOM A COMBINATION OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SOURCES. Center will include: Th.e Introductory Interpretive Exhibit wiU auelcome visitors and interpret the diverse ecologies of planu and animals in the Zoo and Conservatory coUecrions. The setf-gxided tour of the e�ibit wiU incorporate a variety of interacrive media. The exhibit auill help paTk guesu to relate thei� visit to ecological and environmental 'usues. V'uitor Infmmation Services auiU include central public reception and interpreave arecu, interpreave and directional graphics, first aid and security stadons, Iockers far school groups, resrrooms, drinking fountains, conference room, gifc shop, and a cafeteria. Education Services will include an auditorium, flexible classrooms, laboratories, exhibirion halls, a teaching greenhouse and a library. Administrative Services will include offices, e�ibit preparadon, piant and animal research, storage for smff, volunteers and volunceer support groups. COMO PARK ZOOLOGICAL BUILDING RENOVATION $2 Renovation of the historic "old Zoo building" wili include basic building upgrades such as a new roof, replacement of skylights, and upgraded mechanical, communication and electrical systems. It will also inciude space for feature exhibits. COMO PARK CONSERVATORY RESTORATION �S,$12�000 The Conservatory restoration will include replacement of the potting shed/service areas, two production houses and fem room and provide a new quarantine room and an expanded display house for arid, rain forest, camivorous, aquatic and botanical plants. It will also include a walkway from the Conservatory to the Japanese Garden. EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER ENDOWMENT �1,900,000 Revenue from the endowment will be used for facilities maintenance and educationai programming design. At this stage, we are assessing the potential to raise $27,000,000 for this project from the following sources, at the levels indicated: Privace sector $13,000,000 Minnesota and national sources, including individuals, corporations, foundations Public sector $14,000,000 Minnesota and national sources 9�r-I�- CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST PROPOSAL: STATE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CONTINUATION OF F'EDERAL ISTEA FUNDING Department/Office: City CounciUMayor's Office StafFContact: Phone: I. Explain this proposal. The Saint Paul City Council has passed a resolution requesting that the Saint Paul legislators and the Governor support the reauthorization of ISTEA with the foliowing goals: (1) no wholesale revision of ISTEA; (2) continued federal set-asides for particular programs within ISTEA; (3) establishment of maintenance and preservation of existing infrastructure as the highest priority; (4) more state fle�bility in the use of funds; and increased funding for non-single occupant vehicle modes of transportation and transit. II. What are the advantages if this proposal is approved? A state resolution supporting continuation of TSTEA funding would send a strong message about the ]evel of commitment at the state and local level for ISTEA fiznds and give support to Minnesota's congressional delegation as they work to secure continued ISTEA money for Minnesota projects. TII. Identify known support for this proposal. Saint Paul City Council IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal. None. 1'�l� �� / ��.�� Council File #.� �� Green Sheet # S/.� 70 Presented ReFerred To Committee Date 1 WI�REAS, the Intennodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), enacted in 1991, provides 2 funding for highway, transit and safety programs and sets the framework for transportation investm2nt 3 decisions; and 4 WF�REAS, ISTEA will be considered for reauthorization in 1997 by the United States Congress; and 5 Wf�REAS, the central elements of TSTEA aze sVategic infrastructure investments, intermodalism, flexibility, 6 intergovemmental partnership, a strong commitment to safety, enhanced piannin� and strategic investment; 7 and 8 WI-IEREAS, TSTEA provides local govemments with more control over transportation decision-making, 9 granting them the ability to choose and achieve their own transportation objectives; and 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 WF�REAS, ISTEA offers funding flexibility and guarantees urban areas a lar�e portion of federal transportation dollars; and WF�REAS, transit, bicycle facilities, bridge repair and maintenance, safety, pedestrian facilities and air quality ail have special prioritization under ISTEA; and Wf�REAS, an effective partnership of local, state and federal govemments will make the best transportation decisions and ISTEA supports this type of framework; WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has stated that Minnesota receives twenty-two cents on the dollaz retum in federal transportation funding; and NOW, TI�REFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Counci] suppoRS the reaut6orization of ISTEA without major policy changes and support� continued set-asides at hieher thar, current funding levels for Enhancement, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ), Brid,e and Safety funds; and 21 BE IT F[1RTI:ER RESOLVEB, that the Saint Paul City Council requests MnDOT support this decision and 22 �vithdraw support for the Streamlined Transportation Efficiency Program for the Twenty-First Centui}� 23 (ST'EP-21) as long as STEP-21 proposes elimination of set-asides for Enhancement and CMAQ Programs 24 or current Surface Transportation Pro�ram (STP) restructurin�; and RESOLUTION ClTY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESdTA /9 2� BE TT FIJRTHER RESOL��ED, that MnDOT seek equitable transit fundine in addition to equitable hi�h�� a� 26 funding for Minnesota as part of ISTEA reauthorization; and V i � r� 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council urges Minnesota Legislators and the 2 Governor to support reauthorization of ISTEA and the following goals: 3 1) no wholesale revision of ISTEA; 4 2) continued federal set-asides for CMAQ and Enhancement programs within ISTEA; 5 3) establishment of maintenance and preservation of eacisting infrastructure as the highest priority; 6 4) more state fle3cibility in use of funds; and 7 5) increased level of funding for non-single occupant vehicle modes of transportation and trarsit. Yeas Navs Absent Blakey � Bostrom ✓ Collins ✓ Hazris ,j Megazd ,� Morton � Thune ✓ Adopted by Council: Date � ,�� - � Adoption Certified by Council Secretary Requested by Departmeni of. � Fonn Approved by City Attorney � Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council sy: "il \ ._ � , f—\-V-�'��.� Approved by Mayor: Da[e `�/` [> 7' L•� � ��-�� CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST PROPOSAL: GIVING THE HRA 1`HE ABII,TI`P TO ACQUIRE NUI5ANCE PROPERT'IES Departmend0ffice: City Council StaffContact: GerryMcInemey Phone: 266-8611 I. Eaplain this proposat. This language would give the HRA the ability to acquire nuisance properties, even if the property is not located in an HI2A redevelopment project, blighted azea, etc. The HItA would need to pay the property owner just compensation for the property. The City Council is currently discussing changes to the nuisance property ordinance, and this language would follow the local nuisance praperty language (for e�cample, whether the nuisance property system is complaint based or not, how many complaints constitute a nuisance property, etc.) II. What are the advantages if this proposai is approved? If the HRA were able to acquire nuisance properties, it would strengthen the city's neighborhoods by removing chronically problem properties, raising surrounding property values, increasing the neighborhood's feeling of safety, attracting new residents, etc. III. Identify known support for this proposai. IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal. g �-t �. A biil for an Act providing the housing and redevelopment authority of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, with the authority to acquire certain nuisance dwellings by eminent domain and exercise other lawfi�l powers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATGRE OF TI�. STATE OF MIN2�TESQTA: Sec. 1. R'uisance dn•ellings. Non;ithstanding the provisions of any law or charter to the 13 contrary, the housing and redvelopment authority of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, 3s hereby 14 authorized to exercise ali po�i�ers it may have under Minnesota 5tatutes 1996, section 459.012, 15 with respect to real property which is a nuisance dwelling as detemuned under the criteria 16 provided by ordinance. 17 Sec. 2. Effecti��e date; local appro��ai. T'his act shall become effective upon its approval 18 by a majority of the gveroning body of the city of Saint paul and upon compliance with the 19 provisions of Minnesota Statutes 2996, section b45.021. r Council File # ORIGINAL Presented By Green Sheet $ RESOLUTION C1�7��i' O� SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA � �� ) /� Referred To Committee: Date 1 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has worked to develop a comprehensive legislative 2 agenda to be considered as part of the Saint Paul Legislative Package for the 1998 3 Legislative Session; and 4 5 WHEREAS, the proposed legislative initiatives have been discussed by the Saint Paul 6 City Council; now therefore be it 7 S RESOLVED, that the City Council of Saint Paul does hereby recommend to the Minnesota 9 State Legislature the passage of legislation which will include the following 10 initiatives: 11 12 1. Bonding for the RiverCentre Arena project 13 14 2. Re-authorization of Saint Paul•s CIB bonding authority 15 16 3. Funding for the buy-out of flood damaged property 17 18 4. Bonding £or the Como Park Resource Center 19 2� 5. State Resolution supporting the continuation of federal ISTEA funding 21 22 6. 6ranting the HRA the ability to acquire nuisance properties 23 24 7. Bonding for Stroh's facility 25 26 8. Funding for a building to house the Cafesjian Carousel 2 7 sy: Approved By: 'i� G`� Requested by Department of: By: Form Approved by City Attorney By: �,t�� Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council �/"" � 1 �d'� �' i, By: �' " � �' � �� 9F-�. 5a�� Adopted by Council: Date \ \ Adoption Certified by Council Secretary N4 52 DEMNAAEr1TfDFFICE�OUNpL DATE �NITIATEO • `� /� � � 12 29 97 GREEN SHEE CONTACT RSONBPHONE INITIAVDATE INITIAVDATE �DEPARTMENTDIflECTOR �pTYCOUNQ� ASS16N CITYATTORNEY CITYCLERK Bill Hue enbecker 266-8 17 NUMBEH FOH 0 � MUST BE ON COUNdL AGENDA BY (DATE) pQ�p� O BUOGET DIRECTOR � FW. 8 MGT SERVICES �IR. ORDEfi a MAVOR (OR AS$15TANn Q uar 1 TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PKCaES (CLIP ALl LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) qGTION FEQUESTED: City Council approval of the 1998 City of Saint Paul legislative initiatives. RECOMMENDATIONS: Approva (A) or Re]ec[ (R) pERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING �UESTIONS: _ PLANNING CAMMISSION _ CIVIL SERVICE CAMMISSION �- Has this Oerson/firm ever worked untler a contract for this tlepartmant� _ CIB COMM1TiEE YES NO _ S7AFF 2. Has this personlfirm ever been a ciry employee? — VES NO _ oiSiRiCi CoU� _ 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessetl by any current city employee? SUPPORTS WXICH GOUNCIL O&IECTIVE? YES NO Explain all yes answers on seperete sM1eet end enaeh to green aheet INITIFTING PROBLEM, ISSUE. OGPORTUNITV (Who, What. Whe�. Where. Why)' The City needs to have Council approval of its legislative initiatives in order to pursue those initiatives at the 1998 legislatuze. ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: When approved, the initiatives package can be forwarded to the Saint Paul legislative delegation for approval and introduction during the session. DISADVANTACaES IFAPPROVED: None . ,etit' `stt �EC 2 9 �99�. Mf7Cii3�� v5�9i � DISAWANTAGES IF NOT APPRWED: The City would not be able to proceed with its legislative initiatives during the 1998 legislative session. CA�+�� c�t �`s�' DEG 2 91997 � TOTAL AMOUN70FTRANSACTION $ COST/REVENUE BUDGE7ED (CFHCLE ONE) ' VES NO � FUNDI(dG SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBER FINANCIAL INFORHiATION (EXPLAIN) 9f-�a CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA nvi�,�s A. $65 million in bonding for RiverCentre arena B. Re-authorization of Saint Paul's CIB bonding authority C. $5.5 million for flood damage buy-outs in the Hoyt-Montana neighborhood D. $14 million in bonding for Como Park Resource Center (match to $13 million in private funding) E. State Resolution supporting the continuation of Federai I5TEA funding F. Granting HI2A abiliry to take nuisance properties G. Stroh's bonding H. Funding for huilding to house Cafesjian's Carousel l� /� PROPOSAL: Department(Office: Staff Contact: Phone: CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST RiverCentre Arena Bonding RiverCentre Chris Hansen 224-7361 L Explain this proposal. The City of Saint Paul is asking the state to join a public/private partnership in replacing the RiverCentre arena with $65 million of the $130 mil]ion project total. Throughout the yeazs, over $118 million has been approved by the citizens of Saint Paul for the construction and improvement of the Wilkins Auditorium, the 1750 unit parking ramp and the completely new RiverCentre convention facility and 450 unit parking ramp. The arena is a pub]ic facility, a statewide and regional resource and is an important piece of Saint Paul's convention center complex. The new arena will continue to be Minnesota's venue -- used for the state high school tournaments, Civic Center functions, as well as being home to Minnesota's new National Hockey League team. II. What are the advantages if this proposal is approved? The RiverCentre arena pro,}ect is a unique publiclprivate partnership for the construction of a public facility. The City of Saint Paul and the ownership group of the NHI. team will be contributing one half of the project cost. With the state as a partner in this public facility, the city would not have to impiement its interim Snancing plan, thus enabling the city to use its resources on other project throughout the city. A state-of-the-art azena will put Saint Paul in the position to host conventions, concerts, shows and events which the current facility is not capabie of housing. The new uena will a]so give Minnesotans a first-class facility in which to enjoy the state high school tournaments, as well as all of the other events hosted at the arena. III. Identify known snpport for this proposai. Saint Paul City Council, Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce, Saint Paul Building and Construction Trades, Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association, IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal. Over the last year, there have been vocal opponents of public financing for professional sports facilities. The RiverCentre arena is a public facility, used by a professional sports team 44 nights per year. Other opponents of this pro}ect have opposed it for political reasons. ��-��a CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST PROPOSAL: Capital Improvement Bonding Reaufhorization DepartmenUOffice: Budget Stafi Contact: Joe Reid Phone: 266-8553 I. Esplain this proposal. This legislation would permit the City of Saint Paul to continue issuing general obligation bonds for capital improvements for an additional five-year period (1999-2003). Cunently, the city has legislative authority through 1498 to issue G.O, bonds without a public referendum, subject to review of capital project requests by an 18-member citizen board (Long Range Capital Improvement Budget Committee). II. What are the advantages if this proposal is approved? Continued bonding authority to issue G.O. debt for normal capitai improvements in accordance with established ordinances and budget procedures. III. Identify known support for this proposal. Saint Paul legislators have supported this re-authorization each time it has been requested and will presumably want to support it again this year. IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal. None. g�; LA`h'S of MINNESOTA for 1992 Ch. 5t i, An. 9 tions and will finance it by the issuance of revenue bonds, and the county may tease the jeil site and improvements for a term and upon rentals sufficient to produce revenue for the prompt payment of the bonds and al] interest accruing thereon and, upon completion of payment, will acquire ti[te thereto. 'I�he reat and penonai property acquired for the }ail shall constitute a project and the lease agreement shall constitute a revenue agreement as contemplated in chapter .i-}; 4b9, and all proceedings shall be taken by the citc ot muntp housing and redevelopment authority and the county in the manner and with the force and efrect provided in chapter 4'>i 469; provided that (1) no tax shail be imposed upon or in lieu o£ a tax upon the property; (2) the approval of the project by the commissioner of commerce sha11 not be required; (3) the department of corrections shall be fumished and shal] record such information coacerntng each project as it may prescribe, in lieu of reports required on other projects to the commissioner of trade and emnomic develop- ment; (4} the rentals required to be paid under the lease agreement shall not exceed in any year one-tenth of one percent of the market value of property within the county', as last finaLly equalized before the execution of the agree- ment; (5) the county board shall provide for the payment of ali renals due during the term of the lease, in the manner required in section 64L264, subdivision 2; (6) no mortgage on the jaiF propeny shall be grantzd for the security of the bonds, but comptiance with clause (5) hereof may be enforced as a nondiscre- tionan duty of the county board; and (7J the county board may sublease any pan of the jaii propeny for purposes consistent wnh the maintenance and operation of a county jaii or other law enforcement facilitv. Sea 23. Laws 1971, chapter 773, section 1, subdi��ision 2, as amended by =d: Laws 1974, chapter 3�1, section 5, Laws 1976, chapter 234, section 7, Laws , 1978, chaptzr 788, section 1, Laws 1981, chapter 369, section l, Laws 1983, � chapter 30?. section 1, and Laws 1988, ehapter S l3, section I, is amended to read: = 2eree- ;;:ty. or ;hapter :��elop- ior the ��r lau' _uest of �orrec- Subd. 2. For each of the years through �}3; _�%_ �99$• �he city of St. Paul is autho;ized to issue bonds in the ag5reeate principa] amount of 58,000,000 for each year; or in an amount equal to one-foutth of one percent of the assessors es:imated market value of taxable propeny in St Paul, whichever is greacer, pro�ided that no more than 58.000,000 of bonds is authorized to be issued in an�� ear, unless Se. Paul's local general obheation debt as defined in this section u teis than six percent of market value calculated as of December 3l 9 k-r� i 3 i � � � Sew language is indicated b) unCedme. deletions b} �'�,-n-==. �_ " ihC C � O� C��a1l �z� a co r g^; � ESOTA f°t 1492 LA`NS °E 4tIN`� rinciPy amounc of time stiatl the aBSreSate P �; #+3�' Ch- 511, An. 9 � �4&�; � ��;Si5,t00,�00 in eae b�z�� ,}}�6,��y�;Sgg;Q9��, 516 b00.000 i� 199?> of the P�etedin `1 199 .--�"'�.. bonds authorized t6.b00.0�0 m p OOD in t � ��51 ��gt7 S O OOOO�n 1/d518a � ded bµs 983, chaP' l99? � Q in 1 / 173, szction -, and 1-a g17.5� chaPCer c � a pter 3Qa section 2, gec. 24.i.aws 19 �Ly ws 148 secnon �> to read: to S�MIpn 1 hereof shall cAaptec �88, 1S am ended ucsuant and tzpait of capital al1 bon�,issued 4 ction, tw{ihs�ndinS aIl` ter 513, section 2� �onstn mz nc The proc fo $ i` ac4u'siuon, 19 92 and nOfoc tedevelo4 Se�' Z in t h c }ear �� - �ndzd, vision be used exclusi � 5, �S se 4b9.00'-, subdi vements and, �haP�r 788, ta gcamtzs, 464.041, clause lb) mz imPto W s 1418 in �,tinnes° S�tcion foc redeveloP ptovision in � as defined gcawces � used �� q9;� with Niinn2sota zd by section /^� . �690.000 pco)�ct accordance uchoriz � �g. �-��,_ l q, in of bond$ a �qQ,000 �n t49 7 � amount of Ptoce Sha11 noc exceed � �� 5 tn �991. s� � �� ,�gC}�; g6ii.�00 m g']OO.00Q ---' proleC� aL4��viu� 199b I"� on ��. �b�� in l9� $��.''--1 in �—` � exPended zxcePt uP v ratin�, from a i� 14� 9_--�""� bonds so issued shaU a majoric. in �� of anY have received a pnof whom mem- r aceeds bers, N of the P Yeviewed, and o f i8 mem QF Sc Paul.'Ihe each ptoje�u which have been det the city bzts from u coR'm'ttee consisn �Lh at ,east fout em- rovemen aid Q�� °� p°$ition un mza teast t wo m �ypitai imP gold anY p � t h e maYQC, t h e citY a Prioi �p makin8 an �hall not o l n ted Y enutetY within the ciiY� shall be a4P wiihin e�� budSzL �ommittee, �e bers distri�� locate an v �� yn e� disirict located p� impto w gich the urely' �viinaesota senaiz the �a� nate dinn�t in halt be P bz n from each s�nate the se mitcez 4 ti�ation enc to a vacancY °s aton of of t h e com t h z a94 aPPQintrt� the leg' m endacion s uired to see to mayot shati � noR�ies and Tecom T and no buYet °f anY b�nds shall be reQ occurs. a dvisorY. �p�i��IT�� g_ and R� of the P{0�eeds. Y�DVIS�RY school dis� N �" m �ite �� 5, JOI`�"f Z `�" : T !nvisocv �oJ cim� to ti trom �-- '� �. � 1 S q�-ia ., m.. e%2 2L e Se OC pT�-%�- nd e buitdinQS� a.=d r oe� -"'"'� 2 O m �'� dotlars raisea �' ="- en%t��"`�__ tiCREtiSE�`f. �,"i.Notwichstand- ° eT� C H�ELI);T a.YT• �Y 1�CRE.� d,vision 3. Pa%n, 2b. � L. COytPU'TATLO`� OF T� . 469.1'17. 4 u%ectiion o_f Sec. ,�� yy ch� —. Gistn�c Subdi�'ision _ tinnesota Sta� $e R i hfteld m nanan % � of � xhe c'%�:to th�incr� Lvnda el r'`� l�the �L- o e rnin_bo d e tnxerstace ..---"' in ca b�=the g�,-- n LIx tncrl wn ,5 th f /he com ". a m z�on Dz�� b i ch�-'-�S ele� -�"' � cert� 'Lhe g°.:--• pul � 6 u.,decime deledons bY �� ; languagz is indicsted ] % q�-ra � � SAINT PAUL � IANG-RANGfi CAPITAL LMPROVENBhT BUDGET GQMMITTEE � � � � Report and Capital ?mpro�ement Budgat for I967 and 1968 and Tentative Proaran for the years 1969-1972 As Adopted July 7, Z967 � �-�� INTRODtiCTION Tae signing of Chapter �c0, L2•«�s of 13G7 en r'_ay 25, I961, m2de a loag raage capital ir�provemer.t prog:aae a reaiity for Saint Paul. At that no�ent the work of the Cagital Zmprovemerts Cc�ittee (CI3) ceased to be theo- retical allocate. For [he first ti�e eceryeae knew tihere would be ac_ual. funds ta Under Chapter 460, Saint Pau1 is autnorized to issue by a S/7ths vote of its Council, and without requiring voter approval, up to twelve nillion dollars of general obZigation boacs for capitaZ impro4ements, no nore than four �illion dol2ars of �.�iich shall be issued in ary calend2r yeat. The Act requires the rating of a11 p:ojects financed wi:h such bonds to be first rated by this CommiLtee. For conver.ient reference, a copy of Chapter 460 is attached as Appendix A to this repert. The citfzen ciar�bers of tfie Cor,uaittee, particularZy, take this oc- casion to commend the T;ayor, his staff, the �rr,abers o£ the Council, and the nembers of the Razasey County delegation in the Legisiature, for their dedica- tioa to the task of securing this enabling �egislaticn and fcr their untiring efforts on its bena2f. T?3e Com;nittee furt:�er recognizes that citizen support played a vital gart in enactment. Fortunatety the plan:ing that had been done in the Cac�sittee's 1966 "dry run" �ade possible the sub:aission ci deyartmenta2 requests early in 1967 with review by its Ta_=k Forces durirg tie Spring of 2967 and resulting final review and develop�ent ef reco�endatiors by the full co�ittee in a series of ineetings in June and 1uly, 1967. -1- y�-fi APPEi`1TiIk A A.`T ACT H. F. rlo. 2314 Chapter Ivo. 460 R°IAT�+G TO THE CITY GF S�I�'T PAUL; AUTHORIZItiG A C�1PiTAL P�tPRO�IEi�NTS PROGRt1�'1. BE IT E*iACTED BY THF. I.EGISIATURE OF TF� STATE QF MI�i"V�ESOTA; Section 1. Notc:ithstanding aay provisicn of th=_ charter of the city of Saint Paul, the couacil shall have pouer by a resolution adopted by five affirmative votes of ail its s�embers to autnorize the issuaace ar.3 sale of bonds payaSle from the proceeds of revenue pra�'ucing projects, including, tut not 1-mited to, revenue bonds for the construction, e�tension, and improcevReat o£ the wa[er supply system of said city. Any resoluti�n authorizing such re- venue bonds may contain such cover.aats ar.d prcvisior.s to protect and safeguard the security of the holders of such bonds as shall be deemed r.ecessa:y to 2ssLre the prempt payment cf the principal thereof and inte;est thereor., including limitatioas and restrictions upon the safekeepir.� and application of the procEeds oi such bonds, che issuance ot additior:al boads, the safe'reeping and investmer.t of the revenues of the project and other mattcrs relatin� ta the operatian and maintenance of tha proiect �nd tF.e security of the bonds, The council sha11 irpose, maint2in and collect rentals, rates and charges for the use cf the project and for tFe services rer.dered thereby at least sufficier.t to produce adequate revenue> te pay the cost of operacion, repair ar.d up'n-e2p of th� groject a:,3 t'::e principal oz" and interest on the rever.ue bor.ds ar.3 to pcovide r-�ser�es therefor a.^.d may secure the bonds b; a pledge ef anc Iiea uacn th=_ revenues ef the project. T`.:e bonds sha21 be de2med to bz auti:o:ized securities �.�ith'_n the provisioas of Minnesota Statutes, Sect�en 50.14 and sha11 ba a prcper iavestmeaC for siakirg zunds h-�ld b,� ar.y p�bLic or municipal corporatior.. Sec. 2. Notwi�hstar.3ir.� ar.y g:ovisicn e; che charter of ihe city oz SainC Paal, the counci2 of said city st:a1l have po:ver by a r2solution adQpte3 by fiv^ azfir.:ra=ive vote� oF all its m�mocrs *_o authorize the issuar.�e anc sale of g�ae_ai coiigatioa bor.ds in ar. am�unt of 512,G00,000, c£ :ahich no more ti_a. $!:,OOO,OQQ shatl he issued in any caienda: year, fo= tha pay=aer.t ci w:ich [he £ull faith an.d credit of the city is.irrevocaSly p�zcged. -�.9- 9�-i�. EI.F. No, 2319 Sec. 3. Bo.3s provided for ur.der Sectioa 1 ar.d Sectioa 2 hezeo£ shall be issued pursuant to the ap�licable provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475; provided, hewever, no isste or sale of bonds pursuant to Sectior. 1 or Section 2 hereof shail be required to be s;;o�itted to or appro•red by the e2ectors of the city of Saint Paul. Sec. 4, ir.e praceeds of a11 bonds issued psrsuant to Sections 1 and 2 hereof sha11 be used esclusively for tha acqui- sition, construction, and rzpair of capita2 ur.arcvements. Ivone of the proceeds ef an� bon3s so issued shail ba ecpended except upcn grojects which ha�e been reviewed, aad have received a pri- ority rating, from a capital i�provemer.ts c��!�ttee consisting of at least sev=n me:nbers, of whom a majority shail not hold anp paid ofEice ot-_position under the city o£ Saint Faul. The pri- orities Snd reco�endations of such co�snittee sha11 be purely ac'visory, and no buyer of any such bonds sh2?1 he required to see to the applicatian of the proce23s. Sec. 5. Tne council of said city sh211 by o:dinaxce provide for the pre?aration aad adoption, by resolution, cf an annual capital budoet for said city, aad no fur.3s of >aid city, fruta ahatever source derived, shall be ex.pended Eor a:y capitai i±�prov_m2at otner than acquisition cf cffice or mechanical equipr�ent, or for minor remoZeling o; repaiss of existing structc:res, except ia acecrdance with said caoital bu3get which �y, ho.rever, be fror tir.ie to ti�2 a.ciFnd=_d as the courcil may by ordinar_ce prescrite. S.�s aapropriaced in the capital budgeC s,ay be expen3ed reaa*d1=_ss ef the amounts appropriated to the varicus 'ocdget fun3s of tne cit; nursnaat tr, the cha:ter tnereaf. Sec, 6, �io proceeds of a:; bon3 issued persuzr:t to Sectian i o: Section 2 hereof sha11 be e�peade� for t': co�struct:er or equip- ment of any portio^. o= tne Saint Paul acditoriL,.3 or civic center connectad t'r.ereta. Sec. 7. T'r.e a::thority an3 po=aer grer:ted to tne city of Saint Paul ta issue bo^.d: urder and pursua*_:t tc tne previsieas c€ this act shall be in sddition to the po:�er o: 2::thority containe@ ir, any other Iaw or statute. . Sec, 8. This ac[ shall becace ef_`ective o:1y afte: its approval by a majority e� Lhe governing oo�y of the ci[y of Sair,t ^raul and upon cQraplianc>_ c;i*h the provisioas of :^inr.esota Statutes, Sectic: 645.�?1. iJ _SfJ' � q�-ia CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST PROPOSAL: BUY-OUT FUNDING FOR FLOOD DAMAGED HOMES DepartmentlOffice: Mayor's Office StaffContact: Roger Curtis Phone: 266-8531 I. Eaplain this proposal. In July of 1997, Saint Paul experienced one ofthe heaviest periods ofrainfall on record. The Hoyt(Montana area of Saint Paul saw significant structural damage to 31 residential properties. After a thorough study by Barr Engineering (study attached), the option decided upon as the most sensible and cost-effective was to buy-out the 31 homes and return the property to green space as a dry basin where water could pool in times of e�:treme rainfall and runoff. The cost of buying the homes and relocating those homeowners is $5 million. II. What are the advantages if this proposal is approved? Because the area in which the damaged homes were build is prone to flooding, buying the homes and retuming the land to a natural basin will ensure that homes and structures are not damaged in the future. This proposal is much more cost efficient than trying to engineer a flood-control solution, which could cost as much as $1 billion. III. Identify known support for this proposat. Hoyt/Montana neighborhood, legislators representing the neighborhood IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal.. q�-�a- PROPOSAL: Department/Office: Staff Contact: Phone: CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST COMO PARK RESOURCE CENTER BONDING Parks and Recreation Bob PirarrJLynn Wolfe 266-6404/266-6428 I. Egplain this proposal. The Como Zoo and Conservatory at Como Park are jewels of the regional park system and Como is the most heavily visited pazk in the regional system. The proposed Como Pazk Resource Center wiil link, both physically and programmatically, these two community resources, turning them into a year-round educationaUrecreatiottal complex unique in the entire country. Drawing on the e�ibits, collections and expertise of both the Zoo and the Conservatory, the 62,000 square foot Center will dramatically enhance opportunities for learning by all visitors, most notably school groups. Tfie project seeks $14 million in public funding to match $13 million to be raised from the private sector. A consultant is cunently conducting a feasibility study for the private funds. II. W6at are the advantages if this proposal is approved? The Resource Center would provide space for young people to explore and learn about the environment. The current space available for educational programming is grossly inadequate. The Resource Center will offer and after-school arts program for youth from area rec centers. The new center will provide classes and programming for young school chiidren and their parents, be available to host birthday parties and events, offer art and gardening classes for adults and family programs which include overnights at the zoo. III. Identify known support for this proposal. Legislators who represent the Como Pazk area, Como Zoological Society, Como Conservatory Horticulture Society, the Saint Paul Foundation IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal. �r� COMO PARK RESOURCE CENTER LINK]NG 7HE COMO ZOO AND COMO PARK CONSERVATORY PAELIMINARY CASE FOR SUPPORT Our Vision: A place of imaginaticm and learning about pianu arut animats, tinking the resaurces of two belaved civic insritutions, and tocated in an urban park that draws more than tauo mit&on visitors a yettr. �� y�� C 18 199T 3yhP��t� S�'� � � � � � ��-�a C4M0 PARK RES(JURCE CENTER LINKING 7'HE COMO ZOO AND COMO PARK CANSERVATORY PRELIMINARY CASE FQR SUPPORT THE �HALLENGE: Poltution of our air and water, loss of habitar, ozone depletion. We hear EQurnPIrrG rEOPLE 'ro much about these and othet urgent environmentat challenges and wonder, xESZOt�m 2o uxG�T often helplessly, what can be done. If we are to solve these pressing problems �tvvtRON1�vT�,y that threatett the world and indeed future generations, people must be PROBLEMS equipped to respond. That is the task of environmental educarion — empowering us to act on behalf of the natural world. "IY�bea the we[( ie 2ry, we know the wortb of water." -Ben7amin Ftanklin Dur reepanvibifity tv tbre lana ie one of tbe mvet prn f011f2� QJZI� d6C/'� ruponarbilitiee we bave. It ie a aeponaibili[y ta eacb ather — aa2 to fieture generatione. ° -Vice President A1 Gore The groposed Como Park Resource Center, located in the midst of an urban Twin Cities regional park, wiil provide a unique opportunity to dramatically expand the scope of environmental education in Minnesota — to reach thousands upon thousands of people each year, helping them to better understand the challenges facing our world. Physically linking two side•by- side histotical treasures • the Como Zoo and the Como Park Conservatory - the Como Park Resource Center will serve as an urban-based hub for environmental leaming and discovery. The Resource Center will offer the most meaningful way for people to learn about the environment — through direct contact with plants and animats, engaging the senses as well as the rnind. The abstract concept of an endangered species becomes poignantly real when you are face to face with a family of mountain gorillas. The pungent smells and vivid colors of xropical trees, vines and flowers bring new meaning to the issue of diminishing tainforests in far-off continents. Biodiversity becomes more understandable when you leam first-hand abaut the varied dietary needs of seals and sea lions. Because developing ecological values is so impattant for our society, Minnesota schaols and community groups have been tuming in increasing numbers to the Como Zoo and Como Park Conservatory to enhance their environmental education programs. Recognizing the rich potential they hold as a leaming resource in this most vital area, the Zoo and Conservatory are prepared to assume a larger role, with the goal of creating greater ecological understanding in our society. The proposed Como Park Resource Center witl make this goal a reality. � �-�� THE POTENTIAL: Located side-by-side in Saint Paul's Como Park, the Como Zoo and Como A hta7ox xEC1oNt�. PaTk Conservatory have long been among the top recreational amactions in EDUCAT'IONAL the metropolitan Twin Cities area. Together, these two institutions, which RESOURCE DEDICAT'ED are owned and operated by the City of Saint Paul, propose to create a TO AWARENESS� regional resource center dedicated to awareness, understanding and APPRECIATION AND appreciation of our relationship with plant and animal life. UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CONNECT'ION TO � proposed Como Park Resource Center will link, both physically and THE NATURAL WORLD. Programmatically, tl'lese two community ffeasures, transforming tllem into a year-round educational-recreational complex unique in the United States. Drawing upon the exhibits, collections and expertise of both the Zoo and Conservatory, the 62,000-square-fooc Center will dramatically enhance opportunities for leaming by al1 visitors, most especially school groups. URBAN SET"fING While most environmental education centers are found in wildemess and outlying areas, the Como Patk Resource Center will be located in the heart of the metropolitan Twin Cities, home to the majority of Minnesotans and a popular tourist destination for people from greater Minnesota, and from around the country and world. Its location near bus lines will make the Center readily accessible, while fee structures (the Zoo is free and the Conservatory asks for a small admission fee) will keep it affordable to all. WORLD PERSPECTIVE The collections of the Zoo and Conservatory offer a world perspective on plants and animals and related ecological issues. The Zoo's collection includes 49 types of animals from four continent>, while the Conservatory is home to 3,000 varieties of plant life representing the earth's major ecosystems. The collections continue to be expanded through the efforts of volunteer support groups such as the Como Zoological Society and the Como Conservatory Horticultural Sociery. HISTORIC LEGACY people not only experience the natural world at the Como Zoo and Conservatory, but also gain a sense of connection with the past. Over the past two decades, many people have worked toward their preservation as unique historic landmarks. The Como Zoo first opened in 1897, followed by the Conservatory in 1915. The Conservatory is one of a few remaining glass greenhouses built during this era; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. COMMi1NITY ASSET While contributing to Minnesota's reputation as a national leader in both education and environmental protection, the Center will add further momentum to the current renaissance of the greater Saint Paul cegion, joining the new Children's Museum, the new facility for the Science Museum of Minnesota, and the proposed downtown hockey arena as major civic assets. q�-��- T� NEED: In recent years, both the Zoo and Conservatory have undergone extensive YEAR-ROUND renovations and imptovements to the grounds and e�chibit areas, funded EDUCATIONAL primarily by the Minnesota Legislature, the City of Saint Paul and private PROGRAMMING donors. These efforts have kept the facilities viable for recreational purposes, FACILITIES, VISITORS' and demonsuate the widespread support for both the Zoo and Conservatory. CEN'I'ER, INT'ERPRETIVE ExHtsrrs, o�tcFS. With these renovations largely completed, the educational requirements of the Zoo and Conservatory have yet to be addressed. The current space available for educational programming is grossly inadequate compared to the demand, and the facilities are substandard and ill-equipped. CURRENT EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES ARE • The present buildings do not include a single classroom or auditorium for group presentations. There literally is no suitabie room or proper equipment necessary for quality programming with school groups. Currently, space to meet with groups is limited to the old Zoo building, the back ha11 of the Conservatory (the former potting shed that now serves as a walkway for visitors), and various "nooks and crannies" within the Conservatory and Zoo. SUBSTANDARD AND . Currently, the majority of programming has to take place during I�'EQ�PP�• four months of the year, when groups can meet outside. Unfortunately, school is not in session during most of the good weather; as a result, many requests received during the school year for specific programming cannot be accommodated due to space limitations. • There is no indoor space where schoolchildren can leave their coats and backpacks or eat their bag lunches. • There is no welcome center where visitors can leam about the collections to better understand their significance. • Staff and volunteers have no pettnanent office or space to prepare their presentations. Curently, the City of Saint Paul does not have sufficient funds to underwrite the major renovation and expansion needed to address these deficiencies. q��z T� Poss�naz�ES Despite inadequate facilities, both the Zoo and the Conservacory have put EXPANSION OF CURRENT �eir collections and expertise to service in meeting the pressing need for EDUCATIONAL effective, low-cost, accessible environtnental programming. Sraff and PROGRAMS AND volunceers have developed the Como Park Environmental Education DEVELOPMENT OF NEW Program, offering a limixed range of classes and learning opportunities for all o�exuacs. ages. However, the program has simply not been able to meet the demand from Minnesota schools and other groups due to space and facilities restriccions. I beli�ve Ehat if yau tuuh a cbila to grow a plant, it wi![ be witb bim aU bt'e Tlie pioposed Como Park Resouzce Center wili enable the facilities to extensively increase current programming while opening up a multitude of new possibilities for enjoyment, leaming and understanding. Last year, 423 groups, including more than 15,000 individuals, were served through existing programming. It is projected that the new Resource Center will enable the program to at least quadruple in size. 4fe. IP�e nee2 ta teacb aur The Resource Center will enhance and expand program offerings already in yo an place, including the following: apprec�ation n}'living • The Como Rain Forest Program, in which visitors to the Zoo and Conservatory learn first-hand about tiie rain forest's planu, animals and people. ��`" • Acavity Zones, currently tocated in the Coruervatory's back hallway, � Conservatory volunteez which offer hands-on learning opportuniaes for children and other visitors. Texry Stanke • The Como Conservatory Lecture Series, "Connecdng to the Earth through the Arts," which gives local ardsts the opportunity to �resent their warks "Oae of ou� favoriEe parta Q � share their perspecrives on the natural world and iu relarionship to creadvity. of our vieit wae wbea the . Ongoing school parmerships such as the current one with Como Park zooketptrbrvugbtoutthe E(ementary School. In that parmership, dasses have studied such topics as animal pertguut. lGlodt a f ue wrl[ and plant adaptations in the Southwestern United States, Narive American .�e�e� again be ab/� tv symbols, Cencrat American rain forest and Minnesota plant and animal life. rxperience tht fcet of a • After-schoot arts program for youth from area recreadonal centers p �,�� We W � emphasi2ing how piants arut animals are represented in the art of other tuhures. alwayd remeinber tbat.' • Summer CTardening and Att Youth Uotunteer Program, in avhich youth ages 22-IS hetp design, plant and maintain planrings throughout the Como Park - Ecology students 2 Q�j Conservatory grounds. The intent is co introduce and famiiiarize urban youth wirh nature and give them a first-hand relaaonship with the natural world. Last year, the youth raised a vegetablz garden whase harvest was fed to the Zoo's goriAas and orangumns. The youth rook pan in feeding the animals. • Preschool classes for children and their parenu, programs far kinderganen-through-third grade schooI groups, educadonaUy-themed birthday par[ies for children ages 3-9, an and gardening classes for adulu, and family programs which include ctasses and overnights within the xoo grounds. In addition, the Center's leaming laboratory, teaching greenhouses, exhibition ha11s, and library wi11 be invaluable resources to students of a11 ages and will offer exciting new programming possibilities customized to student needs. 9 �- �z THE PROPOSAL: COMO Pru�c RESOUxCE CEN�reR $17,011,400 Tk� PROPOSAL The two-level, 62,000-square-foot Como Park Resource Center will connect uvct[�vES ,t'xx�E the back of the Conservatory to the old Zoo building. Specifically, the CAMP0I3ENT PAATS — THE CENTER ITSELF nrm x�.n� Zoo nxD CONSERVATORY RENOVATIONS. THE TOTAL PROjECT COST IS $27 MILLION. I enthueiaetica�ly euypo�t tbe Como Park Ruaurce Centerpraject'� � Sc Paul Mayor Norm Coleman FUNDING PLAN: SECURE FUNDING FEtOM A COMBINATION OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SOURCES. Center will include: Th.e Introductory Interpretive Exhibit wiU auelcome visitors and interpret the diverse ecologies of planu and animals in the Zoo and Conservatory coUecrions. The setf-gxided tour of the e�ibit wiU incorporate a variety of interacrive media. The exhibit auill help paTk guesu to relate thei� visit to ecological and environmental 'usues. V'uitor Infmmation Services auiU include central public reception and interpreave arecu, interpreave and directional graphics, first aid and security stadons, Iockers far school groups, resrrooms, drinking fountains, conference room, gifc shop, and a cafeteria. Education Services will include an auditorium, flexible classrooms, laboratories, exhibirion halls, a teaching greenhouse and a library. Administrative Services will include offices, e�ibit preparadon, piant and animal research, storage for smff, volunteers and volunceer support groups. COMO PARK ZOOLOGICAL BUILDING RENOVATION $2 Renovation of the historic "old Zoo building" wili include basic building upgrades such as a new roof, replacement of skylights, and upgraded mechanical, communication and electrical systems. It will also inciude space for feature exhibits. COMO PARK CONSERVATORY RESTORATION �S,$12�000 The Conservatory restoration will include replacement of the potting shed/service areas, two production houses and fem room and provide a new quarantine room and an expanded display house for arid, rain forest, camivorous, aquatic and botanical plants. It will also include a walkway from the Conservatory to the Japanese Garden. EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER ENDOWMENT �1,900,000 Revenue from the endowment will be used for facilities maintenance and educationai programming design. At this stage, we are assessing the potential to raise $27,000,000 for this project from the following sources, at the levels indicated: Privace sector $13,000,000 Minnesota and national sources, including individuals, corporations, foundations Public sector $14,000,000 Minnesota and national sources 9�r-I�- CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST PROPOSAL: STATE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CONTINUATION OF F'EDERAL ISTEA FUNDING Department/Office: City CounciUMayor's Office StafFContact: Phone: I. Explain this proposal. The Saint Paul City Council has passed a resolution requesting that the Saint Paul legislators and the Governor support the reauthorization of ISTEA with the foliowing goals: (1) no wholesale revision of ISTEA; (2) continued federal set-asides for particular programs within ISTEA; (3) establishment of maintenance and preservation of existing infrastructure as the highest priority; (4) more state fle�bility in the use of funds; and increased funding for non-single occupant vehicle modes of transportation and transit. II. What are the advantages if this proposal is approved? A state resolution supporting continuation of TSTEA funding would send a strong message about the ]evel of commitment at the state and local level for ISTEA fiznds and give support to Minnesota's congressional delegation as they work to secure continued ISTEA money for Minnesota projects. TII. Identify known support for this proposal. Saint Paul City Council IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal. None. 1'�l� �� / ��.�� Council File #.� �� Green Sheet # S/.� 70 Presented ReFerred To Committee Date 1 WI�REAS, the Intennodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), enacted in 1991, provides 2 funding for highway, transit and safety programs and sets the framework for transportation investm2nt 3 decisions; and 4 WF�REAS, ISTEA will be considered for reauthorization in 1997 by the United States Congress; and 5 Wf�REAS, the central elements of TSTEA aze sVategic infrastructure investments, intermodalism, flexibility, 6 intergovemmental partnership, a strong commitment to safety, enhanced piannin� and strategic investment; 7 and 8 WI-IEREAS, TSTEA provides local govemments with more control over transportation decision-making, 9 granting them the ability to choose and achieve their own transportation objectives; and 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 WF�REAS, ISTEA offers funding flexibility and guarantees urban areas a lar�e portion of federal transportation dollars; and WF�REAS, transit, bicycle facilities, bridge repair and maintenance, safety, pedestrian facilities and air quality ail have special prioritization under ISTEA; and Wf�REAS, an effective partnership of local, state and federal govemments will make the best transportation decisions and ISTEA supports this type of framework; WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has stated that Minnesota receives twenty-two cents on the dollaz retum in federal transportation funding; and NOW, TI�REFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Counci] suppoRS the reaut6orization of ISTEA without major policy changes and support� continued set-asides at hieher thar, current funding levels for Enhancement, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ), Brid,e and Safety funds; and 21 BE IT F[1RTI:ER RESOLVEB, that the Saint Paul City Council requests MnDOT support this decision and 22 �vithdraw support for the Streamlined Transportation Efficiency Program for the Twenty-First Centui}� 23 (ST'EP-21) as long as STEP-21 proposes elimination of set-asides for Enhancement and CMAQ Programs 24 or current Surface Transportation Pro�ram (STP) restructurin�; and RESOLUTION ClTY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESdTA /9 2� BE TT FIJRTHER RESOL��ED, that MnDOT seek equitable transit fundine in addition to equitable hi�h�� a� 26 funding for Minnesota as part of ISTEA reauthorization; and V i � r� 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council urges Minnesota Legislators and the 2 Governor to support reauthorization of ISTEA and the following goals: 3 1) no wholesale revision of ISTEA; 4 2) continued federal set-asides for CMAQ and Enhancement programs within ISTEA; 5 3) establishment of maintenance and preservation of eacisting infrastructure as the highest priority; 6 4) more state fle3cibility in use of funds; and 7 5) increased level of funding for non-single occupant vehicle modes of transportation and trarsit. Yeas Navs Absent Blakey � Bostrom ✓ Collins ✓ Hazris ,j Megazd ,� Morton � Thune ✓ Adopted by Council: Date � ,�� - � Adoption Certified by Council Secretary Requested by Departmeni of. � Fonn Approved by City Attorney � Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council sy: "il \ ._ � , f—\-V-�'��.� Approved by Mayor: Da[e `�/` [> 7' L•� � ��-�� CITY OF SAINT PAUL 1998 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST PROPOSAL: GIVING THE HRA 1`HE ABII,TI`P TO ACQUIRE NUI5ANCE PROPERT'IES Departmend0ffice: City Council StaffContact: GerryMcInemey Phone: 266-8611 I. Eaplain this proposat. This language would give the HRA the ability to acquire nuisance properties, even if the property is not located in an HI2A redevelopment project, blighted azea, etc. The HItA would need to pay the property owner just compensation for the property. The City Council is currently discussing changes to the nuisance property ordinance, and this language would follow the local nuisance praperty language (for e�cample, whether the nuisance property system is complaint based or not, how many complaints constitute a nuisance property, etc.) II. What are the advantages if this proposai is approved? If the HRA were able to acquire nuisance properties, it would strengthen the city's neighborhoods by removing chronically problem properties, raising surrounding property values, increasing the neighborhood's feeling of safety, attracting new residents, etc. III. Identify known support for this proposai. IV. Identify known opposition to this proposal. g �-t �. A biil for an Act providing the housing and redevelopment authority of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, with the authority to acquire certain nuisance dwellings by eminent domain and exercise other lawfi�l powers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATGRE OF TI�. STATE OF MIN2�TESQTA: Sec. 1. R'uisance dn•ellings. Non;ithstanding the provisions of any law or charter to the 13 contrary, the housing and redvelopment authority of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, 3s hereby 14 authorized to exercise ali po�i�ers it may have under Minnesota 5tatutes 1996, section 459.012, 15 with respect to real property which is a nuisance dwelling as detemuned under the criteria 16 provided by ordinance. 17 Sec. 2. Effecti��e date; local appro��ai. T'his act shall become effective upon its approval 18 by a majority of the gveroning body of the city of Saint paul and upon compliance with the 19 provisions of Minnesota Statutes 2996, section b45.021. r