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Z(,� ounc�� File # �1 a,7,3 Gre heet # RESOLUTION CITY OF SAINT P , MINNESO ��� Presented By Referred To te � WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul performs an important service for . the Metropolitan Area and all Minnesota residents through its ownership and operation of regional parks; and WHEREAS, the City's regional parks are among the key elements that make the Metropolitan Area unique; and WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul continues to be supportive of the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission-implementing agency partnership for the betterment of the Regional Parks and Operi Space system; and WHEREAS, Conservatory debt service and the City of Saint Paul are unable to absorb all of the capital, operation and maintenance costs of its regional park facilities that serve the Metropolitan Area and the entire state; snd WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council has not received adequate funds to meet the needs for acquisition and development of the Regional park System as identified in the Regional Development Guide for Recreation Open Space; and WHEREAS, Governor Carlson's vetoes of second biennium funding for regional park operation and maintenance costs as well as all of the debt service for the Conservatory has placed an enormous financial burden on the City of Saint Paul; and WHEREAS, unless action is taken to restore these funding sources, the City will be forced to dramatically cut basic services at its regional parks; WHEREAS, in 1988 an agreement was made between the City of Saint Paul and the State of Minnesota which stipulated that the State would pay the debt service on the bonds issued by the City for restoration of the Conservatory at Como Park; and WHEREAS, the State Legislature recognized this commitment during the 1991 Legislative Session when it appropriated funds to pay the debt service on the Conservatory bonds. Page 1 of 2 _ . ����: �`r,�� '�� y ` ��,�' Council File # c�//� V . � Green Sheet �` RESOLUTION CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA Preaented By - Referred To Committee: Date NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul urges the Minnesota State Legislature to allocate adequate capital funds for regional parks; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City urges the State Legislature to extend and increase the Regional Parks and Open Space Operation and aintenance Program funding for fiscal year 1993 and beyond; and BE IT FUF:THER RESOLVED, that the City supports alternative funding proposals for stable capital improvements, operation and maintenance funding for regional parks; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the City requests that the State reaffirm its obligation to pay the debt service on the Conservatory improvement bonds. • Page 2 of 2 � Navs Absent Requested by Department of: zmon oswitz l on i- acca ee i et man -�- un e -�- By: Adopted by Council: Date DEC 5 1991 Form Approved by City Attorney Adoption Certified by 'Council Secretary By: • ��� . By' ~" ' Approved by Mayor for Submission to Approved bK yor: D te � � - E��� Council , gy: `�'�r'��'ri�� BY� . P9����S�IED DEC 14'91 �'/02/73 �/ DEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL DATE INITIATED N� 15 8 2 2 city counci� ��/a5/9� GREEN SHEET CONTACT PERSON& HONE INITIAUDATE INITIAUDATE COUnC'il�member �T1C� X4473 �DEPARTMENTDIRECTOR �CITYCOUNCII ASSI(iN �CITYATTORNEY �CITYCLERK MUST BE ON COUNCIL AGENDA BY(DATE) NUMBER FOR ❑BUDQET DIRECTOR �FIN.8 MOT.SERVICES DIR. ROUTING ORDER �MAYOF(OR ASSISTAN'n Q TOTAL#OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ACTION REQUESTED: Supporting increased State funding of inetropolitan parks and continued State obligation of Como Park debt service. RECOMMENDATIONS:Approve(A)or Reject(R) PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING�UESTIONS: _PLANNINCi COMMISSION _ CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION �• Has this person/firm ever worked under a coM�act for this department? _CIB COMMITTEE _ YES NO 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee? _STAFF - YES NO _DISTRICT COURT _ 3. Does this personlfirm ssess a skill not normall po y possessed by any current city employee? SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE7 YES NO Explain all yes answers on separete shest and attech to gresn sheet INITIATINO PROBLEM,ISSUE,OPPORTUNITY(Who,What,When,Where,Why): Although the parks in St. Paul, especially Como Park, are regional and state-wide attractions, the City tax payers pay a large portion of maintenance costs. Increased State aid is needed if the parks are going to be maintained. ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: The City will work towards increasing State funding of parks, thereby reducing the burden on St. Paul taxpayers. DISADVANTAGE3 IF APPROVED: None. DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED: The City may pay an increasing portion of maintenance costs for parks that are of more than local importance. TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION S COST/REVENUE BUDGETEp(CIRCLE ONE) YES NO FUNDING SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBER FINANCIAL INFORMATION:(EXPLAIN) �,f j�� l�l.tJ NOTE: COMPLETE-DIRECTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE GREEN SHEET IIVSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL AVAILABLE IN THE PURCHASING OFFICE(PHONE NO.288-4225). ROUTING ORDER: Below are correct routings for the tive most frequent types of documents: CONTRACTS(assumes authorized budget exists) COUNCIL RESOLUTION(Amend Budgets/Accept. Grants) 1. Outside Agency 1. Department Director 2. Department Director 2. City Attorney 3. Ciry Attomey 3. Budget Director 4. Mayor(for contracts over$15,000) 4. Mayor/Assistant 5. Human Rights(for contracts over$50,000) 5. City Council 6. Finance and Management Services Director 6. Chief Accountant, Finance and Menagement Services 7. Finance Accounting ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS(Budget Revision) COUNCIL RESOIUTION(all others,and Ordinances) 1. Activity Manager 1. Department Director 2. Department Accountant 2. Ciry Attorney 3. Department Director 3. Mayor Assistant 4. Budget Director 4. City Council 5. City Clerk 6. Chief Accountant, Finance and Management Services ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS(all others) 1. Department Director 2. Ciry Attorney 3. Finance and Management Services Director 4. City Clerk TOTAL NUMBER OF SIGNATURE PAGES Indicate the#of pages on which signatures are required and paperclip orftag each of theae pages. ACTION REQUESTED Describe what the projecUrequest seeks to accomplish in either chronologi- cal order or order of importance,whichever is most appropriate for the issue. Do not write complete sentences. Begin each item in your list with a verb. RECOMMENDATIONS Complete if the issue in question has been presented before any body,public or private. SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE? Indicate which Council objective(s)your projecVrequest supports by listing the key word(s) (HOUSING, RECREATION, NEIGHBORHOODS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUDGET, SEWER SEPARATION). (SEE COMPLETE I.IST IN INSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL.) PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS: This information will be used to determine the citys liability for workers compensation claims,taxes and proper civil service hiring rules. INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE,OPPORTUNITY Explain the situation or conditions that created a need for your project orrequest ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED Indicate whether this is simply an annual budget procedure required by law/ charter or whether there are specific ways in which the City of Saint Paul and its citizens will benefit from this projecUaction. DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED What negative effects or major changes to existing or past processes might this projecUrequest produce if it is passed(e.g.,traffic delays, noise, tax increases or assessments)?To Whom?When?For how long? DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED What will be the negative consequences if the promised action is not approved7 Inabiliry to deliver service?Continued high traffic, noise, accident rate?Loss of revenue? FINANCIAL IMPACT Although you must tailor the information you provide here to the issue you are addressing, in general you must answer two questions: How much is it going to cost?Who is going to pay? � ���/��73 � METROPOLITAN PARKS BRIEFING PAPER The City will be concerned with Parks issues in three areas: Capital Improvements Back round While the State has, in past years, made significant contributions toward the acquisition and development of the regional recreation open space system, that financial support has been declining. Legislative appropriations in 1977 and 1979 averaged more than $27 million per biennium, but averaged only $14.5 during the next four bienniums. Only $6 million was allocated in the 1991 legislative session to fund acquisition and capital improvements to regional parks. Issue The Metropolitan Council estimates that regional parks need more than $300 million dollars for acquisition and capital improvements. Saint Paul 's acquisition and development needs exceed $70 million. The Metropolitan Council will be requesting $29, 360, 000 in bonding authority from the State Legislature in 1992 for capital improvements to regional parks. Saint Paul would receive $4 . 65 million under this proposal. Although this does not represent the overall City need, the Metropolitan Council 's proposal would represent a step forward in addressing some of the City�s capital improvement concerns. Without stable funding at increased levels, it is possible that the regional parks system could collapse--leaving cities and counties to individually advocate their park interests. This, in fact, has been proposed by Governor Carlson. An alternative is the creation of a regional funding source for acquisition and capital improvements which would free up State funds to help reach its goal of 40% funding of operations and maintenance costs for regional parks. Recommendation The City of Saint Paul supports increased funding for acquisition and development of regional parks in the Metropolitan Area. Operation and Maintenance Backaround Overall, the City will spend $5. 8 million this year on operation and maintenance of its regional parks. Of this amount, $532 , 000 ��qr ai�3 ✓ METROPOLITAN PARKS BRIEFING PAPER (continued) comes from the State and is used for a number of necessary operations and maintenance functions such as zookeepers, zoo/conservatory clerical and information support, cross-country ski trails in the winter, and a downhill ski program. Issue During the 1991 legislative session, approximately $5. 6 million was appropriated to the Metropolitan Council for operation and maintenance of inetropolitan parks for the biennium. This represented a cut of about $250, 000 from the previous level of funding. Governor Carlson then vetoed funding for the second part of the biennium--meaning a loss of roughly $532, 000 to Saint Paul. The State contribution to the operation and maintenance of regional parks is clearly inadequate; not only has it failed to meet the State Legislature and Met Council 's stated goal of 40% funding for O & M of regional parks, levels have failed to keep pace with increases in use in recent years. Unless action is taken, the Carlson veto will mean a dramatic cut in basic park services. Recommendation The City of Saint Paul requests that the State restore and increase funding for operation and maintenance of regional parks. Conservatorv Debt Service Backaround During the 1988 Legislative Session an agreement was made between the City of Saint Paul and the State whereby the $14 million dollars of CSO loans the City owed the State were forgiven. In exchange, the City would issue bonds for continued restoration of the Conservatory at Como Park with the State paying the debt service on the bonds. State grants were made in 1989 and 1990 to pay the debt service on the Conservatory bonds. Issue Although this agreement was never put into writing, both sides made a commitment. By selling the bonds and restoring the Conservatory, the City has met its obligation. In the 1991 Legislative Session, the State Legislature recognized its continued obligation by agreeing to pay Saint Paul 's debt service on these bonds. � ��/:7��3 ✓ METROPOLITAN PARKS BRIEFING PAPER (continued) Governor Carlson, however, vetoed the appropriation, pushing the $1. 4 million bill for debt service back to the City. Recommendation The City of Saint Paul requests that the State of Minnesota meet its commitment to pay the debt service on the Conservatory improvement bonds. � y�-ai73 � T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Initiate PAGE CSSP {Apprvd by Committee, 9/13/91} . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Property Tax Relief: Local Government Aid {Apprvd by Committee, 10/18/91� . . 5 Constitutional Dedication of Sales Tax {Apprvd by Committee, 10/18/91� . . 7 Fiscal Disparities {Apprvd by Committee, l0/18/91) . . . . . 8 Polluted Lands {Approved by Council, 9/19/91j . . . . . . . 10 MELSA Funding {Apprvd by Committee, 10/18/91? . . . . . . . 13 Housing Issues (Apprvd by Committee, 11/22/91} . . . . . . . 17 HRA Expansion of Powers (Apprvd by Committee, 10/18/91} . . 24 Substantial Support Metropolitan Parks/Como Park Dept Service {Apprvd by Committee, 10/18/91) . . 27 URAP {Apprvd by Committee, 10/18/91} . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Public Safety Issues {Apprvd by Committee, 11/22/91} . . . . 34 Maternal Child Health {Apprvd by Committee, 10/18/91} . . . 39 Parking Tag Income {Apprvd by Committee, 10/18/91} . . . . . 41 Housing Court {Apprvd by Committee, 10/18/91} . . . . . . . 43 Photo Cop {No recommendation, lack of quorum, 11/8/91) . . . 45 Metropolitan Transportation Trust Fund {No recommendation, lack of quorum, 11/8/91} . 47 Immunization Transferability/Medical Records {Apprvd by Committee, 10/18/91} . . 49 Metropolitan State University {No recommendation, lack of quorum, 11/8/91) . 51 Presidential Primary Funding {No recommendation, lack of quorum, 11/8/91} . 53 Cultural Tourism/Historical Preservation District (No recommendation, lack of quorum, 11/8/91� . 55 Monitor Health Care Access {Apprvd by Committee, 10/18/91} . . . . . 58 Ayd Mill Road {Apprvd by Committee, 10/18/91? . . . . . . . 60 Service Charge Definition Change � {Apprvd by Committee, 10/18/91� . . 62