91-2272 � �� Council File # ��—���i�
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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAU�MIN
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
RESOLUTION TO AMEND 1991 BUDGET TO REMOVE 1991 CONSULTANT FUNDS
FROM CONTINGENCY LINE ITEM FOR GRADUATE STUDENT INTERN(S) TO
ASSIST IN RESEARCH
WHEREAS the City of Saint Paul placed into the PED Operations
Fund 1991 professional services of $398, 250 into a contingency
budget line item; and
WHEREAS it is a basic objective of the Department of Planning and
Economic Development to expand Saint Paul 's economy;
WHEREAS the Urban Corps Program will no longer be able to fund
interns through the Work Study Program and departments will need
to fund these students
WHEREAS, the City's adopted Economic Development Strategy (EDS)
indicates that the City administration should develop data bases
to support the marketing of neighborhood and downtown commercial
space, and to support the tailoring of City business services to
meet client needs; and
WHEREAS, the Director's Office of the Department of Planning and
Economic Development is seeking to enhance its collection,
analysis and reporting of economic data, and to prepare a study
of Saint Paul 's changing economic structure, to improve the
City's capacity to assist businesses that contribute the most to
Saint Paul 's economic growth; and
WHEREAS, an intern is needed to assist in the collection and
maintenance of pertinent data regarding housing trends in the
city and metro area in order to improve Saint Paul 's competitive
position in the regional housing market.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10. 07.4 of the
City Charter, recommends the following change to the 1991 budget:
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CURRENT AMENDED
SPENDING PLAN BUDGET CHANGES BUDGET
126 PED Operations Fund
36001 Director's Off.
GL-126-36001 - 0548 $34, 166 $ (14,270) $19, 896
Contingency
GL-126-36001-0219 60, 304 14,270 74, 574
Professional Services
RESOLVED, that the City Council approves these changes to the
1991 budget.
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DEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL DATE INITIATED �� _ 12 3 3 6
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1 DATE � INITIAUDATE
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NUMBER FON � GET DIRECTOR �FIN.&MOT.SERVICES DIR.
MUST BE ON COUNCIL AGENDA BY(DATE) ROUTINO
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TOTAL#OF SIGNATURE PAGES� (CLIP ALL LO A IONS FOR SIGNATURE)
ACTIONREQUESTED: APPYOVSL of Council Resolution to remove 1991 consultant funds from contingency
for hiring of graduate student intern(s) to assist with collection, analysis and reporting
of data (including Census data); and to assist with a study of Saint Paul's changing
economic structure.
RECOMMENDATIONS:Approve(A)or ReJect(R) PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING�UESTIONS:
_PLANNING COMMISSION _ CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 1. Has this personNirm ever worked under a contract for this department?
_CIB COMMITTEE _ YES �
2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee?
_STAFF — YES �
_DIS7RICT COURT — 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any curreMtcity employee?
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE7 YES No e o«�G E ST�/�(��T CIJ
Explaln all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet
INITIATINOPROBLEM,issue,OPPORTUNITY(Who.wnet,When,wnare.wnY�: Since the City's Urban Corp program will no longer
be able to fund the Work Study program in 1992, departments are now required to fund a
portion of these internships based on the school the student attends. The requested intern( )
would be involved in departmental research to improve the City's ability to target business
assistance to firms that contribute the most to Saint Paul's economic growth and will assist
in the collection of data. regarding housing trends in the city and metro area.
ADVANTAQESIFAPPROVED: S�gI1�f1C2llt improvement of the City's ability to assist businesses that
contribute the most to Saint Paul's economic growth and the mainten�,� and strengthening
of Saint Paul's housing stock and neighborhood quality. '.a"��' �
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WIAYG�'� �F�I�E
DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED:
DISADVANTAOES IF NOT APPROVED:
Diminished capacity of the City's ability to assist businesses that contribute the most to
Saint Paul's economic growth and the weakening of Saint Paul�s competitive position in the
regional housing market.
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TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION S COST/REVENUE BUDGETED(CIRCLE ONE) YE NO
FUNDIN6 SOURCE `T� D ' �^��"�` ACTIVITY NUMBER I�O '—' `� ����
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:(EXPLAIN)
NOTE: COMPLETE DIRECTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE GREEN SHEET INSTRUCTIONAL � . -
MANUAL AVAILABLE IN THE PURCHASING OFFICE(PHONE NO.298-4225).
ROUTING ORDER:
Below are correct routings for the five most frequent types of documents:
CONTRACTS(assumes authorized budget exists) COUNCiI RESOLUTION (Amend Budgets/Accept. Grants)
1. Outside Agency 1. Department Director
2. Department Director 2. Ciry Attorney
3. City Attorney 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 Management Services
7. Finance Accounting
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS(Budget Revision) COUNCIL RESOLUTION (all others,and Ordinances)
1. Activity Manager : 1. Department Director
2. Department Accountant 2. City Attorney
3. Department Director 3. Mayor Assistant
4. Budget Director 4. Ciry 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 or flag
each of these 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 LIST 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
or request.
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 Ciry 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
approved?Inability to deliver service?Continued high traffic, noise,
accident rate?Loss of revenue?
FINANCFAL IMPACT
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are addressing, in general you must answer two questions:How much is it
going to cost?Who is going to pay?