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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995 02-21 CCP Work Session CITY COUNCIL AGENDA CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1995 7 p.m. Work Session 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Review of Status of Brookdale Ten Apartments (15 minutes) 4. Discussion of CO -OP Northwest Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) (15 minutes) 5. Status of Hennepin Community Works Project (15 minutes) 6. Discussion of Modification of Adult Entertainment Ordinances (15 minutes) 7. Discussion of Team Building/Goals Setting Process ( 15 minutes b V • 8. Review of Questions Raised at League of Minnesota Cities Newly Elected Officials Conference (15 minutes) 9. Discussion of Council Budget Review Priorities Process (15 minutes) 10. Continued Discussion of Possible 1995 Bond Issue (15 minutes) 11. Other Business 12. Adjournment: 9 p.m. MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Myrna Kragness Councilmember Kathleen Carmody Councilmember Debra Hilstrom Councilmember Barb Kalligher Councilmember Kristen Mann FROM: Gerald G. Splinter, City Manager } '� P Y g DATE: February 17, 1995 SUBJECT: February 21, 1995, Work Session The first two items on the agenda relate to the community development department. Attached are written materials relating to the CO -OP Northwest Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO), and there will be an oral report relating to the status of Brookdale Ten Apartments. Councilmember Hilstrom inquired regarding the status of our current adult entertainment • ordinances and regulations. Last year the city council requested a review of the pawnshop ordinances and we have modification language available for council consideration for additions to that ordinance. Chief Kline, the city attorney, and I did a tersery review of our adult entertainment ordinances, and we find they could use some upgrading and updating. Our city attorney suggests, and Scott and I concur, the council may want to consider establishing a moratorium to be carefully worded by the city attorney for a set period of time. This would put on hold any further activity of this type within the community pending completion of an analysis and development of ordinance modifications. If you're interested in this approach, we can possibly have that moratorium process on the agenda at your next council meeting. The purpose of this item is to discuss this subject in general and give staff direction on how you wish to proceed. In review of the ordinances relating to police department enforcement, the pawnshop ordinance is the only one that needs to be modified and we can proceed with that. The area of ordinances which need to be updated and modified is in the zoning ordinance. That is always a more difficult and time consuming process, thus the need for the moratorium. It would be my suggestion if the council chooses the recommended course of action we keep "low key" about it. Just simply state we periodically review our ordinances; if we find they are in need of update, we pass these type of moratoriums as we do these updates. We are not aware of any pending lease or movement of this type of business into the community and, quite frankly, it is good to consider it before these type of movements occur not while or after they have occurred. The council should further understand there are certain constitutional limits on what you can and can't do in these areas. Basically you cannot create ordinances which simply exclude this type of use from the community but you can place certain restrictions on its location. Memo to City Council -2- February 17, 1995 Councilmember Mann and other council members have mentioned the possibility of setting up team building and /or goals setting processes for the council and the community. It would be my suggestion the council consider a team building process among the council members and staff personnel followed by some informational process in which the city council can be brought up to date on various issues and major areas of concern which are identified out of this team building process. After that process, I believe you should consider during the second half of the year some type of community goals process involving citizens and commission members, chamber of commerce, and other community organizations. Some of the members of the council may recall, as a part of the Year 2000 Study, there was a recommended biennial planning or goal setting process. This planning process was abandoned by the council because of cost considerations about four years ago. I believe it would be highly appropriate to reconsider this process. Councilmember Hilstrom provided me with the attached list of items, questions, and issues raised as a part of the League of Minnesota Cities Newly Elected Officials conference. Attached please find a separate memo stating these issues and questions and also providing answers. I thought all members of the city council might be interested in the answers to these questions. . The financial commission will be holding its first meeting of 1995 on March 2. In discussions between Charlie Hansen, Chair Donn Escher, questions and comments from council members, I believe it would be appropriate for the council to discuss what they expect out of the 1996 budget process. The council should give the staff suggestions on what they expect and need out of this process so they can feel comfortable with making budget decisions first on the preliminary levy and budget which must be adopted around the first of September and, of course, the final budget adoption which occurs in December. The staff and financial commission would appreciate this early discussion so they can structure and modify some of the processes to meet your needs. Attached is a memo and materials describing the status of the Hennepin Community Works Project. Staff would like to discuss with you your reaction to the project and your recommended direction. Attachments i MEMORANDUM Date: February 16, 1995 To: Brad Hoffman, Community Development Director From: Tom Bublitz, Community Development Specialis I Subject: Brookdale Ten Apartments Acquisition and Rehabilitation Over the past few weeks, I, along with Clay Larson, the City's building official, have been meeting with Mr. George Van Vliet to discuss his acquisition and planned rehabilitation of the Brookdale Ten Apartments. Mr. Van Vliet has signed a purchase agreement for $4,410,00 with the current owner of Brookdale Ten, and, initially, his plans were to close on the project in April 1995 after completion of the due diligence on the project. Initial terms were $300,000 down with seller financing for ten years. Because of some possible substantial changes in the rehabilitation costs of the project, the closing may be delayed somewhat to coincide with an application and the possible award of federal funds for rehabilitation of the project through the federal HOME program. The HOME application will be addressed later in this memorandum. • The purpose of this memorandum is to rovide a summary of the project and the staff P �' P J discussions regarding financing of the project. PROPERTY AND PHYSICAL REHABILITATION PLANS The Brookdale Ten Apartments is a 310 -unit project with all one bedroom units. One of the units is used as an office. There are a total of 12 buildings in the complex. The project was constructed in 1969. Presently, there are extensive compliance orders on Brookdale Ten Apartments, copies of which are included with this memorandum. 75 -80 units in the project are now vacant, primarily due to deferred maintenance, the major deferred maintenance item being leaking roofs. Several of the roofs on the upper floors are collapsed and have been exposed to the elements for some time resulting in severe water damage to some of the apartments. • Staff has provided copies of compliance orders on the property to Mr. Van Vliet so that he could adjust his rehabilitation plans accordingly. The scope of the first -year rehabilitation work on the project includes the following items, with cost estimates provided by Mr. Van Vliet: . 1. Initial inspections by the buyer resulted in an estimate which would replace six roofs at $25,000 each for a total of $150,000. Subsequent inspections during the due diligence period by Mr. Van Vliet has resulted in the discovery of more roof damage, and the estimated cost for this additional work will be $30,000 for a Memo to Brad Hoffman re Brookdale Ten February 16, 1995 Page 2 • revised total of $180,000. 2. Replacement of 200 sets of appliances (a set includes stove, refrigerator and air conditioning unit) at a cost of $1,250 per set for a total of $250,000. 3. Exterior work as per compliance orders, including repair /replacement of balconies and painting totaling $100,000 to $200,000. 4. Replacement of carpet in 200 units at a cost of $700 per unit for a total of $140,000, plus an additional $30,000 for hallway carpeting. Total carpeting costs would be $170,000. 5. Replacement of kitchen floor, bathroom tile, plumbing repair, fixtures, counter tops (assumes cabinets are generally in relatively good repair), at a cost of $1000 per unit for 200 units totaling $200,000, plus an additional 100 apartments at $1,000 per apartment to repair extensive water damage in these apartments. Note: Mr. Van Vliet has realized that additional units will require similar repairs, but he is looking at the rehab as a two year project and intends to devote the first two years of cash flow to rehab and will repair the remaining units in the complex as they turn over. 6. Replacement of blacktop in parking lot. Estimated cost is $100,000. 7. Security system estimated at $36,000. 8. Heating and hot water system repair estimated at $30,000. 9. Mr. Van Vliet would like to include 100 garages in the rehab plan at a cost of $3,500 per stall for a total of $350,000. He has noted that the cash flow from the project will not justify construction of the garages so that garages would only be constructed if additional funds were received from some other source, such as the federal HOME program and /or the City. Total first year rehabilitation costs: $1,416,000 to 1,616,000. Mr. Van Vliet has indicated he would bring approximately $250,000 in his own funds to do rehab on the project and would dedicate up to $200,000 per year out of cash now for the next several years until the rehab is completed. POSSIBLE USE OF FEDERAL HOME FUNDS ON BROOKDALE TEN PROJECT • Mr. Van Vliet has expressed an interest in applying for federal HOME funds for the • rehabilitation of the project. Originally, Mr. Van Vliet's plans were to purchase the property with or without the assistance of either HOME or the City, but with the extensive roof damage he noted on closer inspection of the property, he has indicated Memo to Brad Hoffman re Brookdale Ten February 16, 1995 Page 3 HOME funds would be essential to making the project work. • The HOME program is a HUD program and is administered by the Hennepin County Office of Planning and Development. There is $1,537,000 available to the Hennepin Housing Consortium under the HOME program in 1995. $250,000 of this will be set aside for nonprofits. • As a for -profit entity, Mr. Van Vliet can apply for HOME funds without the assistance of the City. The likely amount of the application would be 700 000. ty $ Y PP • Applicants applying for HOME funds do not need City participation in the project, but as a practical matter, if there is not participation by the local jurisdiction an award of HOME funds may be less likely. There are no written regulations addressing this, but the committee making the HOME awards has, in the past, considered City participation in a project as very important. • There are income restrictions and rent restrictions for HOME funds. The rents, including utilities, are restricted as follows: $377 - efficiency; $483 - one bedroom. Also, based on HOME requirements, it is estimated that one -half of the units would have to be affordable to persons at 60% of area median income and approximately 20% of the units • would have to be affordable to persons of 50% of area median income. • Currently, 60% of median income level for a one - person household is $21,420 annually. For a two- person household, it is $24,480 and for a three- person household it is $27,540. The 50% of median income levels are $17,850 for a one - person household, $20,400 for a two- person household and $22,950 for a three - person household. Mr. Van Vliet has indicated that the market he is attempting to attract is the traditional blue collar and lower income white collar worker, such as retail clerks, etc. He has indicated that he will employ rigorous screening and credit check requirements on all prospective tenants. OTHER PROJECTS OWNED AND MANAGED BY MR. VAN VLIET • Mr. Van Vliet has purchased another property from the owner of Brookdale Ten located in Maplewood which he purchased and rehabilitated using HOME funds. There is a copy of a letter to Barbara Hayden, Director of the Hennepin County Office of Planning and Development, from the Office of the Ramsey County Manager regarding this project in Maplewood called the Golden Star Apartments. partments. As Y ou can read in the letter, Mr. Van Vliet purchased what was considered a distressed building and rehabilitated the property. Essentially, the County was very pleased with the results of this project. • On Friday, January 27,1995, Clay Larson, the City's building official, and I toured two of Mr. Van Vliet's projects, one of which was the Golden Star Apartments in Maplewood. The other property was North Oaks Manor in Osseo. Both the Osseo and the Maplewood projects appeared to demonstrate a good quality Memo to Brad Hoffman re Brookdale Ten February 16, 1995 Page 4 rehabilitation. Additionally, the properties seemed very well maintained and the management at both properties seemed to be very much in control of the projects. There are essentially no vacancies at either of these properties. I took several photos during the tour and will have those available at the council work session. Essentially, the photos will show both properties to be in very good shape. The Maplewood property looks better, primarily because the building construction is superior to the Osseo project. Also, the Maplewood project received $328,000 in HOME funds enabling more extensive improvements and repairs, including garages. Both projects, however, contained items such as mini blinds provided on all units by the owner. CITY PARTICIPATION IN THE BROOKOALE TEN PROJECT I • Mr. Van Vliet has indicated that, because of the additional rehabilitation work needed on the roofs, HOME funds or some sort of outside funding assistance will be necessary for him to undertake the project. • While City participation is not essential to Mr. Van Vliet securing HOME funds, as a practical matter, it would be less likely for him to receive an award of HOME funds if the City does not participate somewhat in the funding. Additionally, Hennepin County, • as administrator of the HOME funds, also needs to know that the City is interested in seeing this project continue for the foreseeable future and will not be looking at acquisition and demolition of this project in a few years. • Staff is recommending that the City participate in the project at an amount equal to ten percent (10 %) of the HOME application and contingent on award of the HOME funds. If the applicant seeks the $700,000 amount of HOME funds as he has indicated, this would mean a $70,000 match for the City. Staff recommends that this $70,000 be structured as a loan against the project at a relatively low interest rate of between two and three percent. This would be similar to the structure of the HOME funds awarded to Mr. Van Vliet. Staff would recommend that if this dollar amount is acceptable to the city council, staff would work with Hennepin County to structure the exact terms of the loan based on submissions by the applicant in his HOME application. The applicants HOME application will provide pp p o de more detailed estimates of rehabilitation costs and also cash flow on the project so that it will allow staff to determine what level of loan the project can support. If Mr. Van Vliet does not purchase the project, the probable alternative is that staff would begin a rigorous enforcement effort on the project similar to the process used on the Timber Ridge complex. Memo to Brad Hoffman re Brookdale Ten February 16, 1995 • Page 5 TITLE II TAX CLASSIFICATION Mr. Van Vliet has indicated he will be seeking a Title II tax classification if he is successful in receiving federal HOME funds. Title II is a special tax classification for housing receiving government subsidies and results in a lower tax liability for the owner of the property. Attached to this memorandum is a memo from the City Assessor regarding the Title H tax impact of this project. Essentially, the conclusion of the City Assessor is that the City would not be adversely affected by the Title H classification, assuming the owner performs satisfactorily on the rehabilitation of this project. Staff will be prepared to discuss this project at the February 21, 1995, council work session. • • LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 1. Compliance Orders on Brookdale Ten 2. Copy of Letter from Ramsey County Manager's Office 3. Memorandum from City Assessor Regarding Title II Tax Impact r CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER ' DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INSPECTION (612) 569 -3344 FAX (612) 569 -3494 • BUILDING MAINTENANCE COMPLIANCE ORDER DATE: May 16,1-994 COMPLIANCE DATES: See Below TO: Bennie Rozman 3435 Oakton Drive Minnetonka, MN 55343 c: Delores Confair, 3311 53rd Ave N, #103 Brad Hoffman Bill Clellan, Carson & Clellan LOCATION: Brookdale Ten Apartments First Notice COMPLIANCE OFFICIALS: Matthew Moore, Clay Larson The following violations of the Building Maintenance and Occupancy Ordinance were cited during a recent inspection of the above premises. You are hereby informed that these violations must be corrected on or before the COMPLIANCE DATE indicated. • Failure to correct violations or to make satisfactory arrangements to correct violations acceptable to the compliance official, may result in suspension or revocation of your rental dwelling license if applicable. In addition, failure to comply may result in the issuance of a citation which, upon conviction, is punishable by fine and/or imprisonment. Section 12 -1202 of the r ' O dinance provides for Ri of Appeal, when it is alleged that a Compliance Order is based upon erroneous interpretation of the Ordinance. The Appeal must be submitted to the Inspection Department, in writing, specifying the grounds for Appeal, within five (5) business days after service of the order, and must be accompanied by a filing fee of $15.00 in cash or cashier's check. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at 569 -3344, Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. DESCRIP'T'ION OF VIOLATIONS AND ORDINANCE SECTION ALL BLUDINGS 1. L &IIEDIATELY: Barricade all decks in need of repair.To be done by 5- 23 -94. Barricades are not to be removed until decks have been secured and finaled. �2; Replace all missing and rotten sidin g ep b g and w ood window trim. Scrape and paint all wood window trim and deck areas. There has been an attempt made to locate most of these areas • on the following pages, but it is required that all areas with missing, broken or unsecured wood in all buildings be repaired and painted. 3 Submit a schedule outlining completion dates for the repair and painting by 5- 31 -94. Failure to do so will result in having the City set the compliance dates for you. Page 2 3433 53rd Avenue North 1. Replace address numbers missing from the front of the building. • 2. Replace burned out exit light on the first floor by boiler room. 3. Replace rotting wood on west side third floor window. 4. Replace rotting wood on west side ground floor window above deck that is barricaded. 5. Repair broken windows on west side ground floor unit close to boiler room. 6. Repair broken window in electric meter room. 7. Repair all rotted window trim on east side (three areas). 8. Repair rotting wood on ground floor unit with plastic by it on the east side. 9. Repair siding on ground unit on the east side. 10. Scrape and paint all areas of windows and decks. 11. Repair dumpster screening outside of the building. 12. Provide fill around east side corner. 3429 53rd Avenue North 1. Repair siding on the south side of the building that is removed by the window, ground floor, next to south exit. 2. Repair rotting deck boards on decks located on south side, middle of building. 3. Repair broken glass on ground floor next to deck with rotting wood. 4. Replace deck north side of building next to the boiler room. ( Falling down.) 5. Repair picture window and sill ground floor east side next entrance. 6. Repair window sill, middle of building, second floor. Finger joint is coming apart. 7. Repair sills on second and third floor icture windows. These windows are located approximatel P .� in the middle of the building. 8. Remove volunteer trees next 'to building. 9. Replace rotting deck boards in apartment above Apt #10 on the end of the building away from the front entrance. 10. Scrape and paint all wood surfaces on all windows and trim. 3429 53rd Avenue North 1. Window sill needs to be repaired, comer and corner trim. 2. Repair broken glass in picture window, ground floor, close to south exit. Apartment 8 1. Replace broken window glass in the dining area. 3421 -3425 53rd Avenue North 1. Repair all rotted areas on all decks. 3421 53rd Avenue North • 1. Repair window trim on the east side of the building corner. 2. Replace missing window sill, third floor, picture windows, next to 3421 east entrance. Page 3 3425 53rd Avenue North • 1. Repair broken window in unoccupied unit to the left of 3425 entrance. 2. Repair missing window sill on second floor. 3. Replace deck in the unoccupied unit, third floor, that's being rehabed. 4. Replace window sills, third floor, two picture windows. 5. Repair window sills for picture windows directly facing the highway, second and third floor. 6. Replace missing "three" on the "3425" address on the east side. 7. Remove all large items by dumpster at these two buildings. 8. Scrape and paint all window trim areas and decks. 3315 53rd Avenue North Boiler Room 1. Replace broken windows. 2. Repair ceiling above vent. Exterior 1. Repair lower window sills next to entrance on north side. 2. Replace four window sills on north side. 3. Reattach window trim on picture window, ground floor, west side of the building. 4. Second floor picture window, same thing. • 5. Replace broken glass, south side of the building by the entrance, first floor and second floor, corner units. 6. Repair hole in siding, third floor, middle of building. 7. Replace missing window sill, ground floor, middle of building. 8. Scrape and paint all wood trim areas and deck area that have peeling paint. 3417 53rd Avenue North 1. Repair sidewalk outside of east entrance. 2. Secure siding where cable access has been provided on the east side, second and third floors, and anywhere else where applicable. 3. Repair window sills in the following areas: - Third floor by east entrance, picture window. - Ground floor, middle of building several windows. 4. Provide fill in lower areas next to foundation and slope to drain. 5. Repair hole in siding, third floor, by boiler room. Also repair rotting window sill below hole in siding and window trim around the comer. 6. Repair broken glass next to boiler room window. 7. Barricade access to decks in units 201 and 101. 8. Replace decks on units 201 and 101. 9. Missing window trim, ground floor, next to barricaded decks. 10 10. Replace corner rotting pieces, second floor. 11. Barricade access to decks for 102 and 202. Page 4 3413 53rd Avenue North 1. Replace all decks for this building. • 2. Repair siding middle of building. 3. Scrap and paint all wood surfaces of peeling paint. 4. Install fill next to foundation corner. 5. Replace window trim on west side, ground floor, corner of building. 6. Replace bottom window sill ground floor below deck. 7. Replace all ground floor rotted window sills. 8. Replace missing piece of siding, third floor, same area. 9. Secure siding, third floor entrance. 3417 53rd Avenue North 1. Repair rotting window sill, 4th window down from entrance on the west side. 2. Repair rotting window sill, ground floor further down, close to corner. 3. Repair rotting window sill, second floor close to corner. 4. Repair rotting window sill, corner of building, ground floor. 5. Replace missing address numbers on the south side. 3403 53rd Avenue North 1. Scrape all wood trim areas ( windows, corners) on the west side of building. • 2. Broken glass in the corner of the entrance. Repair two windows. 3. Replace missing window sills, same windows. 4. Provide fill by same window near broken glass. 5. Replace missing lower window sill two windows down, right hand side of entrance. 6. Remove volunteered trees from entrance on the 53rd Avenue side. 7. Provide fill around corner. 8. Repair window sills on same side, second floor, by entrance. 9. Repair window sills on same side, first floor, middle of building. Replace missing lower window sill next to same window. 10. Corner of same building, replace missing window sill. 11. Replace window sill by boiler room combustion air vent. 12. Replace deteriorated window sill next to power line feed, second floor. 13. Scrape and paint all areas on decks and window trim of peeling paint. Exterior Parking Lot Area 1. Repair brick wall or remove and install screening fence where brick wall has been removed. 2. Remove volunteer trees next to building by telephone access. 3. Trim large tree at corner, or remove. Page 5 3409 53rd Avenue North • 1. Repair broken window, middle of building. 2. Repair siding, second floor, middle of building, next to windows. 3. Repair lower window sills, same area, (4). 4. Remove bird nests from siding and secure, east side. 5. There are six lower window sills and trim areas that need repair, same side. 3409 53rd Avenue North continued 6. Secure loose siding, middle of building. 7. Repair siding middle of building that is sticking out. 8. Make additional siding repairs towards the south of the building. 3305 53rd Avenue North 1. Repair siding on the east side of the building each level; second level at corners. 2. Repair siding lower level middle p g 1 of the building. g 3. Replace broken storm window, middle of building, lower level. 4. Repair rotting window sills in entrance, lower floor, middle floor. 5. Replace missing side comer piece, second floor. 6. Repair or replace vent cover, west side of the building by gas main entrance. 7. Repair rotting window sills, lower level, middle of building. • 8. Repair approximately five rotting window sills on west side of the building. 3307 53rd Avenue North 1. Repair p window sills on Lower Level Left side of the building 3). 2. Repair siding on the west end of the building. 3. Repair broken window second floor 4. Replace rotting window sills on third floor. 5. Replace missing siding in the middle of the building, south side. 6. Repair window sills on south side of building (approximately 4 ). 7. Replace missing siding and trim on third floor, southeast comer. 8. Replace brick or install vent cover by gas main. 9. Replace rotting decks, east side, facing the freeway. 3311 53rd Ave N 1. East side of the building, 8 window sills need to be repaired. 2. Approximately 12 areas of window and trim need to be repaired on the west side, facing the pool. • Page 6 Miscellaneous Parking and Building locations 1. Boat trailer with no wheels outside of 3311 Building. 2. South side of 3315 Building, there is a van that does not look mobile, but has a 1994 tag on it, with • an old trailer next to it. The van is orange. 3. There is a boat and two other trailers. 4. There is a currently tagged Buick that does not look operable. 5. Building 3425 there is a white pick -up truck with expired tags, 733 GQK is the tag. There is another boat parked in front of this building. 6. On the west side of 3413, Honda, plates, 641 FZD with expired tabs. 7. Site work needing to be done includes: repair all potholes in parking lot, repair or replace all damaged wheel bumpers, repair all damaged or spalled sidewalk, repair all dumpster enclosures, as necessary, remove concrete at southwest entrance of complex, repair fence in the same area of the southwest entrance of the complex, (it is falling down), remove large branches from parking lot area. Repair hole that is cut in the chain link fence facing the highway (if Brookdale Ten's responsibility). • CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INSPECTION (612) 569 -3344 FAX (612) 569 -3494 • B L BUILDING MAINTENANCE COMPLIANCE O DATE: August 1, 1994 COMPLIANCE DATES: See Below TO: Bennie Rozman 3435 Oakton Drive Minnetonka, MN 55343 c: Delores Confair, 3311 53rd Ave N #103 Brad Hoffman Bill Clellan, Carson & Clellan LOCATION: Brookdale Ten Apartments Final Notice COMPLIANCE OFFICIALS: Clayton Larson The following violations of the Building Maintenance and Occupancy Ordinance were cited during a recent inspection of the above premises. You are hereby informed that these violations must be corrected on or before the COMPLIANCE DATE indicated. • Failure to correct violations or to make satisfactory arrangements to correct violations acceptable to the compliance official, may result in suspension or revocation of your rental dwelling license if applicable. In addition, failure to comply may result in the issuance of a citation which, upon conviction, is punishable by fine and /or imprisonment. Section 12 -1202 of the Ordinance provides for Right of Appeal, when it is alleged that a Compliance Order is based upon erroneous interpretation of the Ordinance. The Appeal must be submitted to the Inspection Department, in writing, specifying the grounds for Appeal, within five (5) business days after service of the order, and must be accompanied by a filing fee of $15.00 in cash or cashier's check. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at 569 -3344, Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. DESCRIPTION OF VIOLATIONS AND ORDINANCE SECTION Since you have not responded to our request for a schedule for completion of violations, the following compliance dates are provided. 9 -1 -94 ......Repair all decks as needed, scrape and paint. 9- 15- 94 ..... All exterior items except siding and trim (see below). Repair broken windows, trim trees, replace address numbers, etc., per attached orders. 10- 1- 94 ..... Repair all siding and exterior wood trim. scrape and paint all wood surfaces. 10- 15- 94 .... All other items on attached orders must be complete. You have already had these orders for two months. No extensions will be considered. Page 2 3433 53rd Avenue North 1. Replace address numbers missing from the front of the building. • 2. Replace burned out exit light on the first floor by boiler room. 3. Replace rotting wood on west side third floor window. 4. Replace rotting wood on west side ground floor window above deck that is barricaded. 5. Repair broken windows on west side ground floor unit close to boiler room. 6. Repair broken window in electric meter room. 7. Repair all rotted window trim on east side (three areas). 8. Repair rotting wood on ground floor unit with plastic by it on the east side. 9. Repair siding on ground unit on the east side. 10. Scrape and paint all areas of windows and decks. ---� ; 11. Repair dumpsier screening outside of the building. 12. Provide fill around east side corner. 3429 53rd Avenue North 1. Repair siding on the south side of the building that is removed by the window, ground floor, next to south exit. 2. Repair rotting deck boards on decks located on south side, middle of building. 3. Repair broken glass on ground floor next to deck with rotting wood. 4. Replace deck north side of building next to the boiler room. ( Falling down.) 5. Repair picture window and sill ground floor east side next entrance. 6. Repair window sill, middle of building, second floor. Finger joint is coming apart. 7. Repair sills on second and third floor picture windows. These windows are located approximately • in the middle of the building. 8. Remove volunteer trees next to building. 9. Replace rotting deck boards in apartment above Apt #10 on the end of the building away from the front entrance. 10. Scrape and paint all wood surfaces on all windows and trim. 3429 53rd Avenue North 1. Window sill needs to be repaired, corner and corner trim. 2. Repair broken glass in picture window, ground floor, close to south exit. Apartment 8 1. Replace broken window glass in the dining area. 3421 -3425 53rd Avenue North 1. Repair all rotted areas on all decks. 3421 53rd Avenue North 1. Repair window trim on the east side of the building corner. 2. Replace missing window sill, third floor, picture windows, next to 3421 east entrance. Page I 3425 53rd Avenue North • 1. Repair broken window in unoccupied unit to the left of 3425 entrance. 2. Repair missing window sill on second floor. 3. Replace deck in the unoccupied unit, third floor, that's being rehabed. 4. Replace window sills, third floor, two picture windows. 5. Repair window sills for picture windows directly facing the highway, second and third floor. 6. Replace missing "three" on the "3425" address on the east side. 7. Remove all large items by dumpster at these two buildings. 8. Scrape and paint all window trim areas and decks. 3315 53rd Avenue North Boiler Room 1. Replace broken windows. 2. Repair ceiling above vent. Exterior 1. Repair lower window sills next to entrance on north side. 2. Replace four window sills on north side. 3. Reattach window trim on picture window, ground floor, west side of the building. 4. Second floor picture window, same thing. . 5. Replace broken glass, south side of the building by the entrance, first floor and second floor, corner units. 6. Repair hole in siding, third floor, middle of building. 7. Replace missing window sill, ground floor, middle of building. 8. Scrape and paint all wood trim areas and deck areas that have peeling paint. 3417 53rd Avenue North 1. Repair sidewalk outside of east entrance. 2. Secure siding where cable access has been provided on the east side, second and third floors, and anywhere else where applicable. 3. Repair window sills in the following areas: - Third floor by east entrance, picture window. - Ground floor, middle of building several windows. 4. Provide fill in lower areas next to foundation and slope to drain. 5. Repair hole in siding, third floor, by boiler room. Also repair rotting window sill below hole in siding and window trim around the corner. 6. Repair broken glass next to boiler room window. 7. Barricade access to decks in units 201 and 101. 8. Replace decks on units 201 and 101. 9. Missing window trim, ground floor, next to barricaded decks. • 10. Replace corner rotting pieces, second floor. 11. Barricade access to decks for 102 and 202. Page 4 3413 53rd Avenue North 1. Replace all decks for this building. 2. Repair siding middle of building. 3. Scrape and paint all wood surfaces of peeling paint. 4. Install fill next to foundation comer. 5. Replace window trim on west side, ground floor, corner of building. 6. Replace bottom window sill ground floor below deck. 7. Replace all ground floor rotted window sills. 8. Replace missing piece of siding, third floor, same area. 9. Secure siding, third floor entrance. 3417 53rd Avenue North 1. Repair rotting window sill, 4th window down from entrance on the west side. 2. Repair rotting window sill, ground floor further down, close to corner. 3. Repair rotting window sill, second floor close to corner. 4. Repair rotting window sill, corner of building, ground floor. 5. Replace missing address numbers on the south side. 3403 53rd Avenue North 1. Scrape all wood trim areas ( windows, corners) on the west side of building. 1 Broken glass in the corner of the entrance. Repair two windows. • 3. Replace missing window sills, same windows. 4. Provide fill by same window near broken glass. 5. Replace missing lower window sill two windows down, right hand side of entrance. 6. Remove volunteered trees from entrance on the 53rd Avenue side. 7. Provide fill around corner. 8. Repair window sills on same side, second floor, by entrance. 9. Repair window sills on same side, first floor, middle of building. Replace missing lower window sill next to same window. 10. Corner of same building, replace missing window sill. 11. Replace window sill by boiler room combustion air vent. 12. Replace deteriorated window sill next to power line feed, second floor. 13. Scrape and paint all areas on decks and window trim of peeling paint. Exterior Parking Lot Area 1. Repair brick wall or remove and install screening fence where brick wall has been removed. 2. Remove volunteer trees next to building by telephone access. 3. Trim large tree at corner, or remove. Page 5 • 3409 53rd Avenue North • 1. Repair broken window, middle of building. 2. Repair siding, second floor, middle of building, next to windows. 3. ; Repair lower window sills, same area, (4). 4.. Remove bird nests from siding and secure, east side. 5. There are six lower window sills and trim areas that need repair, same side. 3409 53rd Avenue North continued 6. Secure loose siding, middle of building. 7. Repair siding middle of building that is sticking out. 8. Make additional siding repairs towards the south of the building. 3305 53rd Avenue North 1.. Repair siding on the east side of the building each level; second level at corners. 2. Repair siding lower level, middle of the building. 3. Replace broken storm window, middle of building, lower level. 4. Repair rotting window sills in entrance, lower floor, middle floor. 5. Replace missing side corner piece, second floor. 6. Repair or replace vent cover, west side of the building by gas main entrance. 7. Repair rotting window sills, lower level, middle of building. • 8. Repair approximately five rotting window sills on west side of the building. 3307 53rd Avenue North 1. Repair window sills on lower level left side of the building (approximately 3). 2. Repair siding on the west end of the building. 3. Repair broken window second floor 4. Replace rotting window sills on third floor. 5. Replace missing siding in the middle of the building, south side. 6. Repair window sills on south side of building (approximately 4 ). 7. Replace missing siding and trim on third floor, southeast corner. 8. Replace brick or install vent cover by gas main. 9. Replace rotting decks, east side, facing the freeway. 3311 53rd Ave N 1. East side of the building, 8 window sills need to be repaired. 2. Approximately 12 areas of window and trim need to be repaired on the west side, facing the pool. • Page . 5 Miscellaneous Parking and Building locations ' I. Boat trailer with no wheels outside of 3311 Building. 2. South side of 3315 Building, there is a van that does not look mobile, but has a 1994 tag on it, with an old trailer next to it. The van is orange. 3. There is a boat and two other trailers. 4. There is a currently tagged Buick that does not look operable. 5. Building 3425 there is a white pick -up truck with expired tags, 733 GQK is the tag. There is another boat parked in front of this building. 6. On the west side of 3413, Honda, plates, 641 FZD with expired tabs. 7. Site work needing to be done includes: repair all potholes in parking lot, repair or replace all damaged wheel bumpers, repair all damaged or spalled sidewalk, repair all dumpster enclosures, as necessary, remove concrete at southwest entrance of complex, repair fence in the same area of the southwest entrance of the complex, (it is falling down), remove large branches from parking lot area. Repair hole that is cut in the chain link fence facing the highway (if Brookdale Ten's responsibility). • • _rAN 1 1'95'- 10:40 FROM HENN CO ; iFC OF PLNG 23, DEIJ TO BROOKLYN CENTER P.0'2 Of rim of the County Manager 4� Terry Sehutten, County Manager 250 Court House 15 West Kellogg Boulevard Tel: 612- 266 -8004 RWS'EYCOUN - Y St. Paul, MN 55102 Fax: 612 -266 -8039 January 12,1995 Barbara, Hayden, Director Community Development Block Grant Program for Hennepin County 10709 Wayzata Boulevard Suite 260 Minnetonka, NQi 55303 SUBJECT: RENTAL REHABILITATION Dear Barb: Recently you asked for information regarding Ramsey County's participation in the Golden Star Apartment Rehabilitation project owned by George Van Vliet and partners. We are pleased to • provide the information you requested and are pleased with the relationship we have had with this group to date. Mr. Van het purchased Golden Star from the Resolution Trust Corporation prior to initiating discussion with Ramsey County. It was clearly a distressed building and one which had be subject to both physical and social deterioration. He came to us with a proposal to improve the property and had the backing of the City of Maplewood. Total project cost was proposed at $700,000. Ramsey County used X328,000 in Home fundingi to assist ill the project. Our Agreement specifies that of the 109 total units that comprise Golden Star, 42 must be affordable for 5 years at the 65 percent of income level and 11 at the 50 percent level. The total number of 1 -,OhIE units is 54 and was based on the proportion of HOME funds in the project. The loan was was made at 2% and amortized over 30 blears; however there is a balloon at the end of fifteen years. Interest charged on the loan begins at 10 months after closing and the first payment is due 12 months from closing (May 1, 1995). At Mr. Van Vliet's request, there is no prepayment penalty. The Environmental Review Record was completed by planners at the City of Maplewood and Mr. Van Vliet has been diligent regarding labor standards documentation. (Originally Kink Schnitker s Professional Redevelopment Resources was going to aj�ister the project on behalf of the City • of Maplewood, but this has not proven necessary and we have worked directly with I&- Van Vliet.) We also tried to limit our use of funds to purchase of appliances and other items that would only require incidental labor or to major single contractor expenditures such as JA�d -17 -1'395 10:41 FFOM HENN CO OFC OF PLNG & DEV TO EROOk::LYN CENTER P. 03 '. t • construction of garages and installation of hea syt ems. Mr. Van Vliet has been very cooperative throughout the entire process --with HOME, and participation in a Consortium, every project tends to have its own quirks in procedures that create unforseen snags. The Golden Star group has always been able to "go with the flow" and has provided everything we've asked for. Perhaps most important is the turn -around that's been achieved! Maplewood officials are pleased with the progress and with the results they can already see -- adjacent property owners appear to be reinvesting, the criminal activity is down and the property has become a good "corporate citizen" again. Hope this is what you were looldng for. If you'd like more detail, please don't hesitate to give me a call. Sincerely yours, Denise Beigbeder Community and Economic Development • • i J City of Brooklyn Center A great place to start. A great place to stay. • MEMORANDUM TO: Tom Bublitz, Community Development Specialist FROM: Mark Parish, City Assessor DATE: February 15, 1995 RE: Brookdale Ten Apartments Title II Tax Impact Per your request, I have reviewed the valuation and tax situation of Brookdale Ten Apartments and the impact on city taxes and total taxes should the property be reclassified from apartments to a Title II or subsidized housing classification. The benefit of the Title II property tax classification is that the building portion of the total market value has a lower tax capacity than would be the situation if it were a typical apartment property. Depending on a specific property's land to building ratio, the tax savings can approach 20 percent for this classification over the standard apartment classification. • Referring to Brookdale Ten specifically, the 1994 market value for taxes payable in 1995 was $3,875,000 or $12,500 per unit. The estimated taxes on this property are $40,350 to the city and a total of $184,450. If this property had been classified as Title II for pay 1995, the city portion would be estimated at $32,520 and the total taxes at $148,650. This would represent a reduction in the city portion of approximately $7,830 and a total tax reduction of approximately $35,800. As one can see, there is significant cash flow benefit to an owner who could realize nearly a $3,000 per month tax savings through qualification for this classification. While on the surface it appears that reclassification of this property would result in lost revenues of approximately $8,000 to the city, the actual result is a modest decline in the total tax base and a slight increase in the tax rate applied to all taxable property. In other words, the $8,000 is not, in fact, lost but reabsorbed within the tax base. Therefore, I do not believe the loss of this amount would be detrimental to the City of Brooklyn Center. The upside of the property qualifying for Title II classification is that the cash flow is improved allowing the owner to either realize a higher return or invest more of the cash flow into maintenance and renovation of the property. I believe the city would directly benefit if a new owner of Brookdale Ten could enter into some sort of agreement whereby the City could be assured that there was a commitment to the subject property and a willingness to reinvest tax savings in the property. From what I have heard to date, a party with a track record of prudent management is interested in acquiring Brookdale Ten. I believe that with prudent • management and a commitment to invest in the subject property, the value can increase, which will have an offsetting affect on the lower tax rate classification. 6301 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 -2199 • City Hall & TDD Number (612) 569 -3300 Recreation and Community Center Phone & TDD Number (612) 569 -3400 • FAX (612) 569 -3494 An Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunities Employer 3 y Tom Bublitz February 15, 1995 Page Two For the 1995 value taxes payable in 1996, I am proposing an increase in the market value to $4,185,000 or $13,500 per unit. As recently as 1989, the subject property had a value in excess of $5,000,000. I believe that it is reasonable to expect that new ownership with a commitment to reinvest in the property could result in an increased valuation at Brookdale Ten to a level of approximately $17,000 per unit, or $5,270,000. I believe this higher value could be obtained in a short time period, say one or two years. Even with the lower tax rate, Title II classification, a market value of $17,000 per unit would result in a city tax portion of approximately $42,350 and a total tax liability estimated at $193,500. Even with the lower tax rate classification, the tax revenues received by the city and other entities would increase with the investment estment of this ro e P P rtY• In conclusion, I do not believe that the city would be adversely affected by a reclassification of Brookdale Ten from apartment to Title II or other subsidized housing classification. Whatever tax base loss would occur would be minimal and unnoticed. The upside in terms f stabilizing the subject property having the value of both the subject o g J c P oP rtY and g J property and the surroundin g g area be enhanced through investment at Brookdale Ten would far outweigh any short term tax base consequences. I believe it is in the best interest of the City, the tenants, and the surrounding property owners to make reasonable accommodations or contributions to a responsible investor who wishes to improve Brookdale Ten. • If you have any additional questions or comments on this matter, please feel free to contact me at 569 -3355. MPP:kjm • t y MEMORANDUM Date: February 16, 1995 To: Brad Hoffman, Community Development Director From: Tom Bublitz Community Deve Specialist h' P P� Subject: Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Background and Current Status As follow -up to the open forum presentation regarding the Five City Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) at the February 13, 1995, City Council meeting, this memorandum is intended to provide some background and history on the CHDO. ♦ The CHDO, also known as the CO -OP Northwest Community Revitalization Corporation Board, is one of the offshoots of the CO -OP Northwest organization. The CHDO is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization created to address affordable OO P g housing issues in the cities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Robbinsdale and New Hope. 41 • ♦ The particular structure of the CHDO nonprofit was specifically designed to allow it to apply for federal HOME funds. Only nonprofits set up as CHDOs can apply for the federal HOME funds specifically set aside for CHDO nonprofits. The federal HOME program is the acronym for the Cranston - Gonzales Housing Bill passed in 1990. It is the only major piece of housing legislation passed in the last few years. ♦ The CHDO is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. The composition of the CHDO board is as follows: Five public sector members appointed by the City Councils of the CO -OP Northwest cities, five private sector representatives from the community and five low and moderate income representatives from the community appointed by the Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council executive board. In addition to the ability to apply for HOME program funds, the CHDO nonprofit has an opportunity to seek funding from additional sources, such as foundations and any state or federal program specifically designed for nonprofits. ♦ In the spring of 1993, the Brooklyn Center City Council declined to join the CHDO. At that time, the CHDO was being created to apply for federal HOME funds and the Council did not want the City's membership in the CHDO to be dictated by an application deadline for federal funds. Additionally, it was staff s understanding at the time that the City Council did not want staff to seek funding for projects merely because the funds were available, but that projects should be • pursued that fit with the priorities of the City with regard to housing issues. i Memo to Brad Hoffman re CHDO February 16, 1995 Page 2 • However, when the City Council elected to joint the CHDO, I believe they saw a value and benefit in joining a nonprofit entity that could access housing funds and programs that would not otherwise be available to the City and would fit with and enhance the City's own efforts in the area of housing. Ultimately, the City Council elected to join the CHDO in the fall of 1993, but at that time decided against formally applying for HOME funds with the rest of the four cities. ♦ As with Community Development Block Grant funds (CDBG), the funds from the federal HOME program flow through Hennepin County for award to municipalities and CHDOs in the county. The HOME application submitted by the CO -OP Northwest Cities, under the auspices of the CHDO, was approved in July of 1993. The total federal dollars awarded were $274,100 and the total development cost of the projects proposed were over $900,000. The difference between the total development costs and the HOME funding was to be recovered through mortgages on the rehabilitated or newly constructed homes. Essentially, the HOME dollars were to be used for second mortgages to write down the cost of the projects. Although the City of Brooklyn Center did not formally apply for HOME funds with • the other four cities, we were allowed to informally use a portion of the HOME funds awarded and indicated that we would consider constructing a handicap - accessible house with HOME funds. ♦ A page titled, "Progress Report. Projects of the CO -OP Northwest Community Revitalization Corporation", is attached to this memorandum and describes the status of each of the HOME projects in the four cities. Essentially, the HOME funds were awarded in July of 1993, and none of the projects in the four cities are complete to date. This memorandum is not intended to be a critique of the progress of the projects in the four cities, but as the administration of the HOME projects developed, staff did not believe it could justify the amount of staff time it would take to produce one affordable housing unit through the HOME program. ♦ As an example of the City of Brooklyn Center's efforts in providing affordable housing opportunities, during the same time period covered by the CHDO HOME project the City of Brooklyn Center pursued the following projects: 1. The City of Brooklyn Center has worked with Habitat for Humanity to produce two newly - constructed, affordable housing units on lots that were cleared of blighted properties in the City of Brooklyn Center. These housing units are located at 6730 Perry Avenue North and 5206 Drew Avenue North and are occupied by the owners. Staff has had initial • discussions with Habitat for Humanity recently and has discussed the possibility of Habitat constructing a handicap - accessible house during the 1995 construction season. 1 Memo to Brad Hoffman re CHDO February 16, 1995 • Page 3 2. During 1993, the City of Brooklyn Center worked with Westminster Housing Corporation when they were attempting to acquire The Ponds rental community. At that time, the City worked with Westminster to secure $700,000 in HOME funds for the acquisition of The Ponds. Ultimately, Westminster could not complete the financing of the project and did not complete the acquisition. The HOME funds were awarded for this project, but were not used since the project was never completed. 3. During 1993 and 1994, the City participated in the Minnesota City Participation Program (MCPP), a first -time home buyer program for low and moderate income first -time buyers. During the 1993 -1994 period, 63 Y g Pe loans were committed for single - family homes through this program in the City of Brooklyn Center. It should be pointed out that the cities of Brooklyn Park, Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale also participated in the MCPP. Brooklyn Center is one of the largest users of mortgage funds under the Minnesota City Participation Program. After Duluth, Rochester, and the total of Wright County, the City of Brooklyn Center is the largest user of mortgage funds in the Minnesota City Participation Program cities, which total 60 jurisdictions statewide. 4. The City, h the EDA annually completes approximately • tY g Y P PP Y 10 to 12 home rehabilitation projects as part of the Home Rehabilitation Deferred Loan program funded with Community Development Block Grant funds. The purpose of this memorandum is to provide some background information on the CHDO and to also give you an idea of some of the affordable housing activities the City has been pursuing. I will be prepared to discuss the City's participation in the CHDO and also try to respond to any questions the Council might have regarding the CHDO, or any other housing activities, at the work session. • 02 -13—BS 1ti:3S PdbJ HEHHEPIN HUNRI4 SERVICE=; BOB P02 • progress Report: Projects of the CO -OP Northwest Community Revitalization Corporation Brooklyn Park: A project to rehab a duplex and sell to a low /moderate income purchaser is underway. Exterior rehab work is underway and bids are being taken for the interior work. Currently applications are being accepted from potential purchasers. It is expected that the rehab work on the duplex will be completed in February and the property will be sold in March. The anticipated CHDO investment is $20,000 in HOME funds. Crystal: This project involves acquiring and rehabbing a single family home and reselling to a household with an income at or below 80 of the area median. City staff are taking bids f or the rehab work and will be awarding the contract during the week of January 1. in the 1 st or 2nd of will e com uarter Q Work will be starting in mid January and wi b 1995. The project involves a $9,950 investment: from the CHDO, primarily for a second mortgage to make the housing affordable. New Hope: A project to demolish an existing structure and construct 2 single- family handicap accessible homes on the lot is underway. An architect has designed the new homes. The design will likely receive final approval by the New Hope EDA in January. Construction will likely begin in March and will be completed in June or July. Three potential buyers are in the process of being pre - qualified to purchase the 2 dwellings. If all three are qualified, they will be ranked based on criteria developed by the City and the I CHDO and the top two candidates will be selected to purchase the property. The project CO - OP Northwest Communi involves a $45,000 investment from the Y Revitalization Corporation, mainly to provide a second mortgage to make the housing affordable. Rob i sdale. A project to rehab an existing single family home for sale to a low /moderate income buyer is almost completed. The rehab work has been finished and applications are being accepted to purchase the dwelling. The project involves a $11,500 investment from the CHDO mainly to provide a second mortgage to make the housing affordable. The City of Robbinsdale and the CHDO are also working together on a project which involves demolishing an existing dwelling and constructing a new single family home for sale to a low /moderate income family. The RFP will be sent out for the construction and a contract I will take approximately awarded in Febru t pp Y three months to build the new home. �Y MEMORANDUM Date: February 16, 1995 To: Mayor and City Council , From: Tom Bublitz, Community Development Specialist Subject: Hennepin Community Works Program The Hennepin Community Works program could be described as a nontraditional public works program aimed at renewing and redesigning urban areas in need of redevelopment. The fundamental theory behind the program is that creation of amenities such as parkways, man-made lakes and ponds, etc., will enhance existing development and invite new development. The ro ram was developed - P g e oiled by a multi -jurisdictional group including the Hennepin County Board, City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District. Attached to this memorandum is a summary of the Hennepin Community Works program titled, "Building the Connections: Hennepin Community Works, an Employment, Public Works and Tax Base Development Program", and a staff memorandum summarizing a meeting with Commissioner Mike Opat and representatives from the City of Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center. The two leading projects in the county for the Hennepin Community Works program are the Humboldt Avenue corridor and 29th Street corridor, both of which are described in the Hennepin Community Works summary attached to this memorandum. The staff will be prepared to discuss this program in more detail at Tuesday's work session. • t � f a O s G d �r 0 IQ G .Q� He nne p in Co nol muni Works • An Employment, Public Works and Tax Base Development Program Cooperating Jurisdictions Hennepin County Board Mark Andrew, Chair Mike Opat Sandra M. Hillary Peter McLaughlin Randy Johnson John Keefe Emily Ann Staples County Administrator - James M. Bourey City of Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton City Council Jackie Cherryhomes, City Council President Walter Dziedzic Joan Campbell Joe Biernat Alice Rainville Jim Niland Pat Scott Brian Herron Kathy Thurber • Lisa McDonald S. Dore Mead Dennis Schulstad Steve Minn City Coordinator - Kathy O'Brien Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Thomas Baker, Chair Patricia Baker Rochelle Berry Graves Dale W. (Skip) Gilbert Patricia B. Hillmeyer Scott L. Neiman George Puzak M. Annie Young Dean Zimmermann Superintendent - David Fisher Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District David J. Dombrowski, Chair Jim Carey Marilynn Cocoran Rosemary Franzese Linda Marquardt Brigitte Kay Reuther • Marcia Taubr Superintendent - Douglas F. Bryant Hennepin Community Works A new strategy to redesign the urban environment Ambitious goals New jobs. New connections between suburban communities and urban neighborhoods. New green spaces that shape the urban environment in troubled neighborhoods. Tax -base expansion. These are the goals of Hennepin Community Works, a bold new multi - agency program recommended by a special study commission , consisting of representatives of government, neighborhoods, business and labor in Hennepin County. • Hennepin Community Works has been endorsed by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, the Minneapolis City Council, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the Suburban Hennepin County Park District and the Minneapolis School Board. works and tax -base development program ram o The employment, P P g P was launched by the governmental bodies' at their joint session in September 1994. Elected officials directed staff to transform the concept into specific project proposals. The range of project ideas includes the construction of green spaces, parkways and parks; hiking and biking trails; the restoration of environmental systems; and the restoration of habitat. • The time to act is now Hennepin County is experiencing economic deterioration in its urban neighborhoods and suburban communities. This deterioration is demonstrated in a number of areas: depressed employment and earning levels; increased reliance on public assistance and social services; an expanding crime rate; ands tial commercial and public-use substandard residential, s P property. A basic principle of Hennepin Community Works is that neighborhoods connected to other communities by parks, waterways and other public amenities maintain high property values, have less crime and foster a better quality of life. With projects that will create job opportunities, the plan is to link • neighborhoods and communities in partnerships to raise the quality of life. In doing so, tax -base expansion will be realized and long -term, self - sustaining employment will be generated. "Hennepin Community Works is as much a philosophy of how local governments can link resources, information and personnel as it is a process for selecting and constructing public works projects," said Hennepin County Board Chair Mark Andrew, chief sponsor of the program. A visionary approach To the best of the study commission's knowledge, Hennepin Community Works is a ground- breaking program nationally. What makes Hennepin Community Works different from other parks and public works projects is that this large- scale, multi - jurisdictional • community development program will enable connections between people, systems and resources. Hennepin Community Works bridges organizational and jurisdictional gaps and focuses on physical links as a means to encourage • community connections. Another basic principle of Hennepin Community Works is that public development projects will offer training and employment opportunities to chronically underemployed and unemployed residents of neighborhoods in . This employment will which prolects are located rove another connection h p -- disadvantaged persons to their communities. Although Hennepin Community Works can't solve the deterioration in our urban neighborhoods and suburban communities by itself, it can make a significant difference by providing the physical "ground works" to encourage the revitalization of troubled neighborhoods and communities and by developing the potential of the workforce. A planning committee overseeing the next phase of the project is to • recommend threes specific projects b this spring: P P l Y one in south or southeast Minneapolis; another in north or northeast Minneapolis; and a third in the suburbs. A collaborative effort The program was approved in concept during a joint session of the governmental units in August 1993. The jurisdictions created the Parks and Public Works Commission to study the feasibility of such a program in the communities of Hennepin County. The 16- member commission, co- chaired by Harrison Fraker and Judith Martin, concluded that "well designed and carefully integrated parks and public works projects maintain and enhance the long -term tax base of P neighborhoods while improving the quality of life." g • The commission also found that "the implementation of these projects will P employment rovide immediate em ment and job training while laying the groundwork for long -term employment opportunities." Parks and Public Works Commission members Harrison Fraker, co -chair Design Center for American Urban Landscape, Dean of College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Minnesota Judith Martin, co -chair Minneapolis Planning Commission Barbara Johnson appointed by Hennepin County Board Brian Nelson appointed by Hennepin County Board Steve Claypatch appointed by Hennepin County Private Industry Council Caren Dewar Saxton appointed by Minneapolis Private Industry Council Robert Hannah • appointed by City of Minneapolis Bruce Tetzman appointed by City of Minneapolis Rochelle Berry Graves Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board George Puzak Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board David Dombrowski Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District Marcia Taubr Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District George Garnett Minneapolis Consortium of Non - Profit Developers Morris Knopf Greater Minneapolis Area Chamber of Commerce Todd Pufahl Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council John Herman appointed jointly by Hennepin County Board, City of Minneapolis and Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board • Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. ©t] a® INTRODUCTION In 1994, the Hennepin County Parks and Public Works Commission completed a study of the concept of "Community Works ". One of the implementation steps recommended by the Commission was the evaluation of implementation opportunities for selected projects, looking at a research methodology and short and long -term goals for job generation and tax -base enhancement. This study is part of the implementation process. It includes the following: • Review of the concept and guiding principles of the Hennepin Community Works Program. • Evaluation of the implications of two proposed projects as models to test the hypothesis. • Development of a framework for further evaluation of the economic implications of community works projects. . The conclusions and observations in this study are based on: • Review of "Hennepin Community Works: an Employment, Public Works and Tax Base Development Program," the final report of the Parks and Public Works Commission, dated June 1994. • Review of plans for proposed community works projects. • Inspection of project areas. • Review and analysis of available demographic and economic data on the project areas. • Past experience and professional judgment of the study team. It is important to note that, to a substantial degree, the conclusions reached in this study are based on experience and should not be construed to represent an exhaustive study of probable economic effects. While much more study yet needs to be done, we are strong in our conviction that the health and welfare of America's cities will depend on multi- jurisdictional /functional efforts such as those advocated by the Hennepin Community Works Program. It is our conclusion, based on experience, that properly integrated projects such as Humboldt Avenue and 29th Street will produce jobs, community value and lasting economic benefits. • Land Use /Environmental 6 Planning ! Design 73 00 Metro Boulevard I Suite 525 0 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439 0 (612) 835 -9960 ■ Fax: (612) 835 -3160 ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS • The underlying principles of the Community Works Program are that these projects will have positive economic impacts through the stimulation of employment development, the enhancement of tax base and the revitalization of community. The study seeks to begin the process of evaluating the economic implications of community works projects. This study is not intended to provide answers to the direct questions raised by the Hennepin Community Works Program, but rather to offer impressions and a framework for further study. Our evaluation relies on two important assumptions: • There is a difference between community works and traditional public works projects. • Community Works projects are part of a broader, coordinated approach to community and neighborhood revitalization. Traditionally, public works projects focus on single— function issues. Streets are designed for the safe and efficient movement of traffic. Aesthetic improvements may enhance visual appeal. Parks often target the recreational needs of the community. While good street and park systems are assets to a community, in and of themselves, they rarely provide a strong incentive for development. • Community Works seeks to use parks and public works projects as catalysts for community revitalization. This concept views the entire scope of public parks and open space as essential elements of urban infrastructure with the capacity to leverage job creation and tax base enhancement. To address the economic implications of Community Works, it is important to understand the driving forces behind community development. Investment occurs because people want to be in a particular location either to live, to recreate, or to do business. Many "environmental" factors influence development and locational decisions. History shows that programs that take single — purpose approaches fail to significantly alter location and investment decisions. Improving physical conditions does not significantly reduce crime. Providing sites for commercial development requires access to customers and workers. An integrated approach addresses the spectrum of factors that influence location. This approach offers the greatest chance to affect long —term community vitality. For the purpose of our evaluation, we assume that Community Works Projects will provide a means for integrating programs that target these factors. This approach makes Community Works projects potential catalysts for community and neighborhood revitalization, rather than simply large public works projects. is Hennepin Community Works Report Page 2 Community Works projects will have several immediate economic implications: • Tax base will be lost in the short —run. Both the proposed projects will • initially take property off the tax rolls. • The construction and maintenance of projects will create job opportunities. • The value of property adjacent to the projects will be enhanced, stabilizing neighborhood values. The long —term economic benefits of Community Works are tied to the ability to connect community reinvestment, resources and programs with new development. Jobs from Jobs from Project Project Job creation construction maintenance T T Enhance Incentive to Demand for Community Works Project valve of reinvest in Catalyst for Attract new J adjacent existing redevelopment People development property pro I perty Enhanced Enhanced Enhanced Tax Base Tax Base Tax Base Experiences worthy of note include: • • A recent economic impact stud for the Seattle Commons concluded that: P Y • tax revenues generated from the project will be between $1.2 and $1.3 billion; • expenses incured by the City for basic services, e.g. general government, police and courts, fire, library, human services and park maintenance and operations, will be between $74 and $77 million, while the net present value of income from the planning area will exceed $155 million; • ill range from improvements 2.3 w private investments for building improve g $ to $2.4 billion; and • the City can expect a net increase of 16,500 to 22,600 permanent jobs, not including temporary construction, manufacturing or vendor jobs. • Information provided from the Hennepin County Geographic Information that market values have generally on System (GIS) indicates t g y increased in the vicinity of the Minneapolis lakes and parkway systems. • Hennepin Community Works Report Page 3 PROJECTS DESCRIPTION • This study evaluates two projects to test the implications of the Hennepin Community Works Program. Humboldt Avenue Corridor Humboldt Avenue has been variously described as a one or Palmer lake two block wide parkway/ Park greenway to be developed at a cost of between $20 and $30 i ss4 million dollars. It would a _ involve the taking of residential r properties and result in the Park m immediate loss of property tax CO base. It was selected because it: 1) already exhibits rudimentary 57tH neighborhood decline, 2) is Ave. 3 o multi - jurisdictional embracing both Minneapolis and Brooklyn �a Center, and 3) is suburban in C• = Limits nature. o :R y o O '� C A2 o= • g C Memorial Parkway Humboldt Corridor 29th Street Corridor The 29th Street project is the subject of a $1.27 million dollar ISTEA grant which was approved for the construction of a bikeway within the Soo Line Railroad right -of -way between France and Stevens Avenues. This corridor correlates with a future LRT alignment, should it ever be constructed. It is also part of the larger "Mid —Town Greenway" proposal that is intended to connect the western suburbs to the Mississippi River through the Seward neighborhood. No specific cost estimates have been generated for the Mid -Town Greenway, however, this project may cost in the neighborhood of $15 million dollars. This would include a multi- million dollar crossing of Hiawatha Avenue, land acquisition, relocation costs plus design and construction. The reason this model project was selected is because it has the long -term potential to integrate: 1) neighborhood revitalization, 2) economic development, and 3) job creation and training. • Hennepin Community Works Report Page 4 Cedar Lake Q Lake of the 44- Isles c c C m O m Q c -J 29th Street co LL O' q 4 pQQ044 0 BOB 0 a000D 60800006 o o Lake St. Lake CV) Calhoun 38th St. 29th Street Corridor It is our assumption that these projects will be the initial steps in carrying out a County -wide Community Works Program. PROJECT AREAS DESCRIPTION Humboldt Avenue Corridor Humboldt Avenue is the primary north /south neighborhood collector street, connecting 44th Avenue on the south to 57th Avenue on the north. Fifty -third Avenue North represents the common municipal boundary between Brooklyn Center and the City of Minneapolis. The neighborhood is entirely residential with the exception of small commercial clusters at 49th and 52nd Avenues at Humboldt. Generally, the housing in the Humboldt Avenue corridor is in the range of 25 to 49 years of age. Market values of homesteaded properties north of 53rd Avenue are in the range of $50,000 to $90,000. South of 53rd Avenue there are a significant number of homesteaded properties with market values of less than $50,000. Changes in market values within the Humboldt Avenue corridor between 1987 and 1994 evidence generally increasing values westerly of Humboldt Avenue and northerly of 53rd Avenue North. Market values east from Humboldt Avenue and south of 53rd Avenue North show a large number of properties having an absolute loss in value between 1987 and 1994. This latter area also has experienced a considerable number of homestead to non - homestead conversions during the 1987 -95 period. These represent ominous trends given that this neighborhood is in the direct path of change that is emanating from the core city. • Hennepin Community Works Report Page 5 Humboldt Avenue represents an important linkage between Memorial Parkway on • the south and Shingle Creek Parkway in Brooklyn Center. Shingle Creek Parkway ultimately extends to the Palmer Lake Park /Nature Center and, incidentally, parallels the Shingle Creek Trailway. Brookdale Shopping Center also represents an important anchor for the Humboldt Avenue neighborhood. The connection of Memorial Parkway to Shingle Creek Parkway in Brooklyn Center via Humboldt Avenue could have significant linkage potential. It represents a multi- effort between Minneapolis and Brooklyn jurisdictional collaborative n Center. Y J P 29th Street Corridor Land use in the 29th Street corridor is variable. Near the west end of the corridor, at France Avenue, it is adjacent to the Minikanda Club, high- density housing and commercial development. In the vicinity of Lake Calhoun, open space predominates and then gives way to commercial and higher density housing westerly of Lyndale Avenue. East of Lyndale Avenue, the corridor industrial develo ment. South of the industrial corridor is flanked throughout b g Y P is the Lake Street commercial area. The north side of the corridor is predominately mixed residential The railroad operates in a trench approximately 20 to 30 feet below the average ground elevation. There continues to be limited use of this track. Only one industry along the rail is serviced by it because of the large grade differential. This grade differential will continue to be a problem in the future. The area easterly of Lyndale Avenue is in a state of transition. Housing conditions • within the immediate vicinity of the corridor are in an advanced state of decline and obsolescence and economic and demographic trends suggest the continuation of neighborhood decline. While market values for homestead properties westerly of Lyndale Avenue continue to increase, much residential on either side of the corridor easterly of Lyndale Avenue show an absolute market value decrease. This is in part attributable to relatively lower value homes, many being in the $50,000 or less value range, many of which are 50 or more years old. The neighborhoods adjoining the corridor show evidence of a considerable number of homestead to non - homestead conversions between 1987 and 1995. The lake effect ceases to influence property values easterly of Lyndale Avenue. Efforts have begun to develop plans for the Lake Street corridor. The Lake Street Project Team consisting of neighborhoods, businesses and related organizations, has been formed to carry out this important revitalization task. While plans are only in the formative stage, a vision for Lake Street that e, the project team has developed g P l addresses land use, employment and corridor image. An evolving urban design concept is that of the "urban village" which focuses retail activity at key intersection nodes and transforms less viable commercial areas to places of employment. The concept embraces compact development, mixed use and pedestrian accessibility. The project team is currently in the process of being expanded to include business, foundation and major corporation participation. • Hennepin Community Works Report Page 6 Though the neighborhoods that surround the corridor are evidencing considerable stress, this corridor has great potential to link the chain of lakes across the city of • Minneapolis to the Mississippi River and perhaps ultimately into St. Paul. It also represents a strong collaborative opportunity between the several neighborhoods, the Lake Street Project Team and others. SUMMARY OF IMPLICATIONS The implementation of the Hennepin Community Works Program will achieve the ' objectives set forth in its mission statement. Community Works projects will create long-term jobs and access to employment o opportunities. The projects will build the l PP value of communities. The magnitude of the benefits derived from projects varies in each setting. The long -term benefits of Community Works projects are directly linked to the ability to foster new development. Community Works must be coordinated with other resources and programs to maximize these benefits. Based on the work performed in completing this study and our experience in community and economic development, we offer the following conclusions and observations: • Both projects represent significant opportunities to foster collaboration and share resources in the spirit of Community Works. Humboldt P Y embraces two municipalities and 29th Street corridor traverses several neighborhoods all of whom are playing an active role in community • revitalization. • Both projects constitute meaningful greenway linkages to and between the community's natural, cultural and historical resource base. • Both projects ,will embody the Hennepin Community Works concept of developing connections via multi — jurisdictional parks, open spaces, public gardens and other beautification efforts. • The Humboldt greenway will have a significant immediate stabilizing affect on the neighborhood's property values. In the long —term, it will increase values by leveraging homeowner investment. Further study may, however, demonstrate an economic return that is less than the initial public input. • The 29th Street bikeway, while being an important initial public commitment to revitalize this important mid —town area of Minneapolis, is only a first step. An expanded greenway combined with the redevelopment of anachronistic land uses, the development and .rehabilitation of housing, transportation improvements, job creation and training, etc., will have significant and lasting potential to enhance property values that exceed its life cycle public costs. A significant • Hennepin Community Works Report Page 7 z greenway infrastructure project, such as 29th Street, has the potential to be • the catalyst for the rebirth of Mid -Town. • If properly executed, both projects have the potential to create an immediate stream of jobs plus opportunities for job training. While Humboldt will likely create few opportunities for long —term employment growth, 29th Street has the potential to be a catalyst for the creation of immediate public. works jobs and the development of a permanent employment base directly related to Mid -Town. • 29th Street, in conjunction with Lake Street revitalization efforts, has a hue potential to leverage private g P g P capital from major businesses within P and near the corridor and from those wishing to invest in the rebirth of Mid -Town. • Both projects have the potential to connect isolated segments of the community with greenway infrastructure that has been so instrumental in maintaining and increasing the values of properties throughout the metro area. The immediate response to both projects is that property will be taken off the tax rolls and used for ublic nontaxable purposes. If we are primarily concerned about P P rP P short -term benefits we must ask ourselves how the decline in market values, increase in crime, conversions to non - homestead housing, etc. might otherwise be reversed? Are resources currently available to affect the reversal? We will also need to ask whether traditional redevelopment will provide long -term stability for neighborhoods such that values will be enhanced throughout. We will need to contrast traditional revitalization methods with the community works concept which we believe leaves a legacy of value enhancement while re- enfranchising areas of the community that have historically not been connected to the City's natural resource base. These are questions that need to be answered as the property tax valuation issue is studied in subsequent phases. HOISINGTON KOEGLER GROUP INC. EHLERS AND ASSOCIATES, INC. Fre& Hoisington, Aly Russell FAiAkCI A Hennepin Community Works Report Page 8 MEMORANDUM • Date: February 14 1995 To: Brad Hoffman, Community Development Director From: Tom Bublitz, Community Development Specialist Subject: Meeting with Commissioner Mike Opat Held on February 3, 1995 Regarding Status of Hennepin Community Works Program This memorandum is a summary and recap of issues discussed at the February 3, 1995, meeting held with Commissioner Mike Opat, Hennepin County staff, and representatives � from the City of Minneapolis and .Brooklyn Center, including City Manager Gerald Splinter and Phil Cohen. ■ The evaluation tool being prepared by the County is nearly complete. The County is determinin b the date when the proposals for the Hennepin Community Works Program will be solicited from local jurisdictions. ■ The 29th Street corridor project in Minneapolis and the Humboldt Avenue project in Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center are the two leading projects. ■ The City Manager suggested that because the City of Brooklyn Center currently has not filled the engineering position with the City, the segment of the proposed project on 57th Avenue North should be postponed. He explained 57th Avenue is scheduled for a storm sewer construction project that will likely be on hold until 1996. He explained over the spring and summer of 1995 he would like to work with the school board and residents in the area to hold informational meetings. ■ One of the suggestions made at the meeting was to project the value of homes in the proposed project area (57th and the Humboldt Avenue area) five to ten years from now. Also included should be the estimated repairs on these home, and the fact that young families moving in to many of these homes will have to do significant repairs on the homes to bring them up to current standards. • Another suggestion at the meeting was to evaluate whether home values along the 69th Avenue parkway have been enhanced since that project was completed. • Commissioner Opat made the point that in addition to creating a green space, this project will be an effort to get builders back into the City and not to just build an amenity but to build one that will get people back into the first -ring suburbs to build new housing. • Memo to Brad Hoffman February 14, 1995 Page 2 ■ It was noted that the County will be approaching the legislature this session to seek • planning money in the amount of approximately $500,000. Next year the request to the legislature could be a capital bonding bill which could authorize bonding authority to get the project started. The dollar amount of $10,000,000 was discussed at the meeting. ■ Several items were suggested as follow -up and additional information needed to evaluate the Hennepin Community Works Program in Brooklyn Center including: 1. Prepare information on the trends of values of single - family homes in the area. 2. Meet with the District 286 school superintendent to discuss the project in more detail. 3. Work with the Housing Commission and City Council to coordinate the project in Brooklyn Center. 4. Work with Mr. Kevin Dokkery regarding refining the acquisition costs, relocation costs, etc., for the projects. 5. Attempt to determine the location of students in District 286 with regard to determining if many of them will be displaced with the Hennepin Community Works project. • S MEMORANDUM TO: Councilmember Debra Hilstrom FROM: Gerald G. Splinter, City Manager DATE: February 17, 1995 SUBJECT: Items Suggested to be Brought up and Discussed at Council Work Session I am in receipt of your memorandum of February 8, 1995, relating to this subject, and I have scheduled it as a discussion item on city council's work session of February 21, 1995. In this memorandum I will attempt answer your questions in as brief a manner as pt to ans e yo quest o s possible and I'll be prepared to orally expand upon those answers at the work session. COUNCIL MEETINGS • Do we avoid the use of jargon whenever possible? It has been my observation that we could do a much better job of this, especially on the staff level during council meetings. I've instructed our staff to avoid the use of jargon and acronyms as much as possible, and if they have to be used, then clarify at least what they mean in lay person terms. • Do we do enough to make the public watching cable aware of items on consent agenda and when discussing an item do we make it clear which item we are discussing? We've instructed the camera and production personnel telecasting our council meetings to scroll the consent agenda items and other agenda items for approximately one -half hour before the start of our council meetings so that people can take a look at and be aware of what these items are. We've also asked them to add scrolling to the bottom of the screen on occasions when discussion items get lengthy so as to identify which item is being considered. POLICIES • What is our policy on reference checks? As a part of our employment and personnel practice, we are asked to give references on employees and we check out employee's references when we consider hiring them. We do have a policy, it has been reviewed by our city attorneys, other attorneys, plus labor consultants, and we believe our policies are within all the legal guidelines. If you wish copies of them, Assistant City Manager Nancy Gohman can provide you with them. • How are our fees established? The city council, either by specific resolution or by approval in the budget, establishes all fees for most purposes within the City. Staff annually reviews those fees to keep them up to date. Our city attorney in the past has stated we can charge fees for services, but we have certain limits. There are limits on certain charges in the data Memo to Debra Hilstrom -2- February 17, 1995 practices law and the other general rule of thumb is you can charge fees for services based on your cost for providing the service. In other words if you're going to charge a license fee for a liquor license establishment, you must be able to demonstrate the amount of the fee actually relates to the cost of services rendered under that fee. • When an application is denied, is it our policy to prepare written findings and reasons for denial? Staff consistently reminds and recommends to the city council if they are denying such things as a planning commission application for special use permit or something like that, they should pass a motion directing City staff to prepare a resolution of denial to be considered at their next council meeting. This allows the staff time to provide the proper legal basis, do research, and prepare a document which has the greatest chance of being sustained should we have a court challenge. • When using contractual services we must have a public purpose for each service, do we clearly define the public service that will be provided? Your staff and city attorney have consistently recommended the council develop individual contractual arrangements for providing funds and defining the services • purchased b these funds in an contractual situation. An exam P Y Y le of this would be P a request for organizations such as the hockey boosters or the football youth league requesting funding, and the City staff will prepare a services contract which will describe what services will be provided by these organizations for what cost. This is the only legal way city council can fund these type of activities. Do we have a sexual harassment oli P cY . We have had a sexual harassment policy for a number of years. If any council members wish to review it or have a copy of it, contact Nancy Gohman. • Do we have a drug testing policy? Yes, we do have a drug testing policy. We have met the "meet and review" requirement in state law as it relates to organized labor involvement. Again contact Nancy Gohman if you wish to review it. • Do we have an airline travel credits policy? Yes, we have an airline credit policy as a part of our financial policies, and if you wish to review it, contact Charlie Hansen. This policy covers such things as frequent flyer mileage credits, mileage, and travel reimbursement. • Do we have a comparable worth policy? Yes, we have a comparable worth policy which is established by the city council and is part of our personnel policies. Memo to Debra Hilstrom -3- February 17, 1995 • Do we have a City vehicle use policy? Yes, we have a policy and it is part of our personnel policies and meets all state requirements. • What is the process by which special meetings are called, who can call them and procedures for calling them? Through council resolution and charter provisions, requirements for calling a special meeting are that it can be called by the city council at a meeting by majority vote on the setting up of the special meeting; or it can be called by a written request of two council members or the mayor. In addition, there are written notice requirements. The city clerk must post and notify the press, etc. to meet the open meeting law. • What is our i r of o attendance at conferences and training P cyf f gf or council members. The city council doesn't have a formal policy. In the past, if a council member wished to go to a conference or convention, they would ask the city manager to put it on the agenda and have a majority of the council approve it. In our discussion about this matter, you indicated you didn't want to expose any individual council member to the embarrassment of a rejection of a request. You wondered if by establishing a policy you could avoid problems among council members in this area. While it is possible to develop a policy, it may not solve the problem you are concerned about. I think it would be better for the council at a council work session to discuss the best way to handle this type of request and agree on an informal policy rather than a formal one. I believe the budget for 1996 for council conferences is approximately $3,000. In the past, possibly because of issues and concerns similar to what you've expressed, few council members have taken advantage of attending these type of conferences or training. I believe it's important to have council representation at state, metro, and even national conventions. Some city council's have the whole city council attend national conventions. I believe that could be judged as too much. However, nobody ever going to them is too little. I would suggest the council discuss this and work out these type of attendances at work sessions. • What is the council's li r setting which { r w' 0 o se tin itc a cont actual services will be funded? P cy for .� The city council has an approved process for setting which contractual services will be funded. Generally speaking, it is the budget process which approves funding of contractual services. There's an additional process for certain types of recreation and social service contractual service funding which goes through the human rights and resources commission and /or the park and recreation commission. It is a formalized process approved over the last two years. If you would like a copy of that process, let me know and I would be happy to provide it for you. There is also a formal approved request for proposal process for choosing professional service contractors. Memo to Debra Hilstrom -4- February 17, 1995 • What is our policy about the Veteran's Preference Law? We have no policy with relation to this particular law, but it is a legal requirement which we must abide by. This is a special piece of legislation which requires cities and other local governments to handle the hiring, discipline, and discharge of employee's who are veteran's in a specialized manner. Our personnel process and city attorney's office monitors this law very carefully so we meet all of its requirements. • How is it that our City works with the police officers special bill of rights? This is another piece of specialized legislation which relates only to licensed police officers. It spells out specifically how they are to be treated and handled, and it is especially sensitive in the area of investigating complaints about police officers from citizens. It is very specific in how cities act in handling these kinds of situations. It creates a very legalistic environment for considering these complaints and the police department, assistant city manager, and city attorney's office monitor these processes very carefully to assure our compliance. One of the problems with this law is it does frustrate the normal coaching and counseling of police officers. Because it is a highly legalized and formalized process, it frustrates informal communication and coaching. ORDINANCES • What is the current adult use ordinance and is it adequate? The city attorney, police chief, and I have reviewed our ordinances in this area and we find that they're in need of upgrading and modernizing, and we are proposing a process for addressing that problem. We will be discussing this at our work session on February 21. MISCELLANEOUS • What is the strategy for achievement of the City's goals and when will the council have a session on team building? The basic strategy for achieving the City's goals is the budget process. We've attempted over the last few years to adjust the budget process to reflect activity/ services so that they can be judged as to whether they are meeting the City's goals. We will be discussing the team building process and its timing at the February 21 work session. • Can we have a copy of the job description of the city manager and department heads? We are currently in the process of updating all of our job descriptions. If you wish to see or have a copy of the current job description of any position in the City of Brooklyn Center, contact Nancy Gohman and she would be happy to provide it to e you. Please understand this is a monumental task and at this time not all of the job descriptions are updated to the new ADA standards. City of Brooklyn Center A great place to start. A great place to stay. February 17, 1995 TO: Mayor and Council Members FROM: Diane Spector, Director of Public Services SUBJ: Continued Discussion of Possible 1995 Bond (Issue As we continue to work towards a decision regarding a possible bond issue, Public Services staff have met several times to add focus to the discussion and pare down the "wish list" to a manageable level. At the same time, it has become clear that before we go much further we simply have to have input from the community -- we need to conduct the opinion survey approved by the Council a few months ago. It has become clear that the cost of what we might call "minimal" improvements will still add up to a considerable total -- even before we get to the point of thinking about additional "wish list" items. Minimal improvements, that is: A olice addition with some additional all-purpose meetin s P meeting P Accessibility improvements to the Community Center; Physical improvements to the Civic Center (replace HVAC, City Hall roof, etc.); Replace playgrounds and shelters in parks; Additions to both fire stations; are estimated to cost around $9 -10 million. Going to the next level of improvement, adding a family pool and play area to the Community Center, developing the Joslyn site, acquiring some big- ticket fire equipment that is soon due for replacement, would add another $2 -3 million. Other wish list items, such as a field house (gymnasium) for the Community Center, an ice arena, the Twin Lake Trail, are likely not affordable at this time. Accordingly, at this time we request that the Council authorize staff to go ahead with the opinion survey, using the improvements identified and discussed below as "minimum" and "next level' improvements as the proposed projects. 6301 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 -2199 - City Hall & TDD Number (612) 569 -3300 Recreation and Community Center Phone & TDD Number (612) 569 -3400 - FAX (612) 569 -3494 An Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunities Employer MT City of Brooklyn Center A axa�t PZQGQ to staxt A gxaat placo to stay PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS When considering major capital improvements of the kind proposed for the City Hall, the Community Center, and the park system, it is helpful to describe those improvements as addressing a series of objectives. Once agreement has been reached on the objectives, then the nature and design of the improvements follows. Considerable discussion among staff has led to the following list of specific improvements. These follow from a set of objectives defined from general goals. These objectives are discussed in more detail in the sections following the summaries. In general they can be summarized as: Functionality Accessibility Family focus Customer service This report is organized in the following way: for each major area of improvement, 1) Civic Center (which combines City Hall and Community Center needs), 2) parks, and 3) fire stations, needs are discussed, and then a summary of minimum improvements and next level of improvement items are listed. Several figures are attached, which may be especially helpful when trying to visualize the Civic Center improvements. CIVIC CENTER CITY HALL. The purpose of City Hall is to provide functional space for the conduct of City business. City Hall was designed and built 25 years ago, under certain assumptions regarding the growth of staff and services. Some of those assumptions were on target, some were not. Since that time, several phases of space remodelling in the police department (lower level) have occurred, cosmetic improvements such as recarpeting and painting have been made, an elevator was added, and some HVAC components replaced. No major improvement has been made to the building. The following are specific needs which are the objectives of proposed remodelling. Space Needs Most critical in the police department, actually all departments in City Hall could utilize more space. Some of this space need is a result of additional or reconfigured staff. Most of the need arises from the change in the way business is conducted, new code requirements, new requirements for additional programs, or new departmental priorities. The jail facility does not meet current standards, and has been allowed by the County to continue operation with the understanding that the City will address this need within the next few years. February 16, 1995 Page 2 6301 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 -2199 • City Hall & TDD Number (612) 569 -3300 Recreation and Community Center Phone & TDD Number (612) 569 -3400 • FAX (612) 569 -3494 An Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunities Employer An important part of enhancing the family focus is to improve the supervision of older youth, especially teens, who are dropped off at the facility without adult supervision. Attention should be paid in any remodelling effort to ensure that game and snack areas are under direct visual supervision by building staff. Meeting and Activity Space Meeting and activity space is at a premium in the current Community Center. The only activity spaces are Constitution Hall, the arts and crafts room, and the preschool room. Classes and activities are scheduled at various places throughout the community; meeting and activity space in schools is becoming increasingly harder to find. Additional space could be utilized to provide for senior activities, a semi - dedicated space where seniors could gather, informally or formally. It is possible that congregate dining could also be provided, although that service would probably require transportation service. Another area of need is providing space for group activities. Scouting groups and other organized clubs make frequent use of our facilities for meetings, awards dinners, and jamborees. A service which is growing in popularity is private parties. Typically family events such as birthday or holiday parties or reunions, a room such as the arts and crafts room is rented to provide a "homebase" and a place for refreshments, with the pool and waterslide being the entertainment. Group admissions to the pool are also growing in popularity, as various groups from throughout the area make field trips to the facility. Additional "multipurpose" space would provide increased opportunities to service these types of activities. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS Minimum Improvement (see Figures 1 and 2) Estimated cost: $5 -6 million Addition to Civic Center • Addition to Civic Center to fill in area between City Hall and Community Center (three or four stories). Expand Police Department into first two floors. • Reconfigure main entrance to City Hall to enter into the new addition (fully accessible). Central reception, directing patrons to proper department. • Construct new Council Chambers in top floor of addition, overlooking Central Park. • Create new multi- purpose public meeting rooms /classrooms in "leftover" space in addition -- possibly senior center. Remodel City Hall • Remodel upper City Hall so public- contact - intensive positions or departments, accessible facilities are close to entrance. • Remodel lower City Hall as necessary for remaining police functions and improved storage. • Replace City Hall HVAC, roof, windows, lighting system February 16, 1995 Page 4 Remodel Community Center • Add new entryway to north side of Community Center, to house elevator and relocated stairs. • Create new pool reception/ snack bar/ game area in lower level currently occupied by stairs . and restrooms. • Create new exercise facility in Community Center "hallway" now occupied by game room. Convert existing exercise room into family locker rooms, accessible restrooms. • Add general purpose and specific (e.g., janitorial, AV equipment, etc.) storage. Next Level of Improvement (See Figures 1 and 3) Estimated additional cost: $1 -2 million • Expand Community Center out into west patio area. Lower level, add a new zero depth /wading pool area, parent's lounge, and play facility. Move pre - school/babysitting to lower level. Upper level, add multi - purpose rooms, new kitchen. • Add new Central Park connection across from parent's lounge. PARKS Brooklyn Center has an extensive and well developed park system. The types of needs are more in the area of "upkeep" than in new facilities. Unfortunately, those items that require upkeep are the most expensive facilities: the shelters, playground equipment, lighting systems. Staff are currently in the process of reviewing each park in detail, realistically assessing its needs and its function within the park system. What is presented below as "minimum improvements' is considered to be a bare minimum, and does not address all the operational needs within the parks. What it does include is most of the "big ticket" items. These are the types of improvements that put a strain on the City's Capital Improvement Fund and the General Fund. Minimum Improvement -- Estimated cost: $2 million • Replace shelters at the parks with attended skating and /or hockey rinks: Grandview, Northport, Kylawn, Orchard Lane, Willow Lane, Evergreen. Estimated total cost each: $120,000 • Replace or add buildings used for special purposes or summer programs: Central, Firehouse, E Palmer. Estimated total cost each: $60,000 • Replace buildings with or add new picnic shelters: Bellvue, Happy Hollow, Garden City, W Palmer, S Palmer, Riverdale. Estimated total cost each: $30,000 • Add park maintenance storage buildings: W Palmer, Central, Grandview, Northport, Evergreen. Estimated total cost each: $10,000 • Replace playground equipment at 12 parks. Estimated average total cost each: $50,000 • Miscellaneous improvements: lights, bleacher replacement, fence replacement. Estimated total cost: $250,000 February 16, 1995 Page 5 • Next Level of Improvement -- Estimated cost = $1 million • Develop Joslyn site as a ballfield complex • Upgrade ballfields, tennis courts, basketball courts, etc. where existing in other parks • Aesthetic improvements in parks (additional landscaping, new grills, drinking fountains, etc.) FIRE STATIONS Brooklyn Center's volunteer fire department works out of two fire stations. Each of these stations should provide adequate equipment and apparatus storage space; office space for management and inspectors; adequate training space; and sleeping quarters for the volunteers on overnight duty. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS Minimum Improvements -- Estimated cost = $2.5 million • Expand storage space for equipment and apparatus Provide sleeping and locker rooms at the East station P g • Expand support area to add additional training and office space Next level of improvement -- Estimated cost = $325,000 • Replace two mini - pumpers, the rescue van, and the salvage van, all of which are due for replacement in the next few years February 16, 1995 Page 6 / ( / ANO ( ` A110 �/ �\� i I \ \� / � - . � �, - l - � .�. _�.�.. // /' - 111 ,•� resso f,.: d eeo eat IL: - .a J CEN RADA Estimated r�dge� f��seil_ . '�' '::::•• _ _ _ with no peat MAN i � U \ wo� FIGURE 1 AN X s! A, AWJ 5(�2Av� zoo %E Tc L ALL 5NKI# Ft L)- -- - f u.2T-bSE -. t 1J A i i t a IJ (/� �I• � U Lot,JE,2 �� UAL � 6RA2 WATER SLIDE AREA CONSTITUTION i - HALL Q° v G G r ITCHEN POOL I WADING r\`` TOR, - FIC ORAGE POOL DECK 51M �� ` r`. JANITORS TOILE S S { e CLOSET -{-- � TOILE f({�.,., SAUNA / LOCKER LOCKER ROOK LOCKER ROOM r If < VC M" - m 0 �5 7 a o Q 2 CoN STI ru�J r� / O t�ALlr / I—J h �( .. �- G,ct2C.0 S c M nLfl"I - Pu R-0OSe' b, Nr STOe. ^�E p "Q� D ��VP_ V) No t, WATER SLIDE, ii ,; !i _ o ; - a „ STORAGE �z S JANITORS TL f' CLOSET / S I #� NHS OCKER ROOM rr�� 7� FIGURE 3 CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER a RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION PLACING A MORATORIUM ON THE SITING OF ADULT ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN ANY ZONING DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER; AND DIRECTING A STUDY TO BE CONDUCTED. THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Background 1.01. The State Attorney General has prepared a report entitled "report of the Attorney General's Working Group on Regulation of Sexually Oriented Businesses ", dated June 6, 1989, prepared by Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Attorney General of the State of Minnesota/ Olmstead County Planning Department "Adult Entertainment Report" dated March 2, 1988, and "A 40- Acre Study" prepared by the St. Paul Division of Planning in 1987, all of which reports are hereafter collectively referred to as "Reports". The Reports considered evidence from studies conducted in Minneapolis and St. Paul and in other cities throughout the country relating to sexually oriented businesses. 1.02. The Attorney General's Report, based upon the above referenced studies and the testimony presented to it has concluded "that sexually oriented businesses • are associated with high crime rates and depression of property values." In addition, the Attorney General's Working Group" ... heard testimony that the character of a neighborhood can dramatically change when there is a concentration of sexually oriented businesses adjacent to residential property." The Reports conclude that: a) adult uses have an impact on the neighborhoods surrounding them which is distinct from the impact caused by other commercial uses; b) residential neighborhoods located within close proximity to adult theaters, bookstores and other adult uses experience increase crime rates (sex - related crimes in particular) , lowered property values, increased transiency, and decreased stability of ownership; C) the adverse impacts which adult uses have on surrounding areas diminish as the distance from the adult uses increases; d) studies of other cities have shown that among the crimes which tend to increase either within or in the near vicinity of adult uses are rapes, prostitution, child molestation, indecent exposure and other lewd and lascivious behavior; e) the City of Phoenix, Arizona study confirmed that the sex crime • rate was on the average 500 percent higher in areas with sexually oriented businesses; CLL84284 BR291 -20 1 f) many members of the public perceive areas within which adult • uses are located as less safe than other areas which do not have such uses; g) studies of other cities have shown that the values of both commercial and residential properties either are diminished or fail to appreciate at the rate of other comparable properties when located in proximity to adult uses; and h) the Indianapolis, Indiana study established that professional real estate appraisers believe that an adult bookstore would have a negative effect on the value of both residential and commercial properties within a one to three block area of the store. 1.03. The Brooklyn Center City Council finds the suburban characteristics of Brooklyn Center are similar to those of the cities cited by the Reports when considering the affects of adult uses. 1.04. The Brooklyn Center city Council finds, based upon the Reports and the studies cited therein, that adult uses will have secondary effects upon certain pre-existing land uses within the City. P g . Y 1.05. The City's zoning ordinance does not address such adult uses which have been found by other municipalities to cause similar adverse secondary effects. 1.06. The City Council is concerned that the City's zoning ordinance may be • inadequate in its scope and in its restrictions to accomplish the purpose for which it was intended. 1.07. In addition to the proper zoning classification of such uses, there are a number of significant planning and land use issues pertaining to the regulation of such uses, including the following: a. The particular zoning districts in which such uses should be allowed as either permitted or conditional uses. b. The concentration and density of such uses in the City and its neighborhoods. c. The effect of such uses on other uses in the surrounding area. 1.08. There is a nee s d so that the City can ado d for study to be conducted Y t a set P of comprehensive plans and land use zoning regulations pertaining to adult establishment uses. Such a study will address the land use and zoning issues, including those referenced above. 1.09. There is a need for an interim ordinance to be adopted for the purpose of protecting the planning process and the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City and to ensure that the City and its citizens retain the benefits of the City's comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance until such a study has been completed. There is a need to restrict such uses until such a study has been completed and any modifications to the City's zoning and land use regulations are accomplished. CLLS4294 BR291 -20 2 1.10. The City Council has directed that such a study be undertaken. 1.11. Minnesota Statutes, section 462.355, subdivision 4 permits the adoption of interim zoning ordinances during the planning process. 1.12 Pending the effective date of such interim ordinance, the Council finds that it is necessary for the protection of the public peace, health, morals, safety and welfare to adopt this Resolution. Section 2. Definitions 2.01. Adult Establishments. An adult establishment is any establishment in which an adult use comprises more than 10 percent of the floor area of the establishment in which it is located or which comprises more than 20% of the gross receipts of the entire business operation. 2.02. Adult Use. An adult use is any of the activities and businesses described below: a. Adult Use - Body Painting Studio: An establishment or business ice of applying wYuch provides the sere aint or other substance, P whether transparent or non - transparent, to the body of a patron when such body is wholly or partially nude in terms of "specified anatomical areas." b . Adult Use - Bookstore: A building or portion of a building used for the barter, rental or sale of items consisting of printed matter, pictures, slides, records, audio tape, videotape, or motion picture film if such building or portion of a building is not open to the public generally but only to one or more classes of the public, excluding any minor by reason of age, and if a substantial or significant portion of such items are distinguished and characterized by an emphasis on the depiction. or description of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas." c. Adult Use - Cabaret. A building or portion of a building for providing dancing or other live entertainment, if such building or portion of a building excludes minors by virtue of age and if such dancin g or other live entertainment is distinguished and characterized by an emphasis on the presentation, display, depiction or description of "specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas. " d. Adult Use - Companionship Establishment: A companionship establishment which excludes minors by reason of age, and which provides the service of engaging in or listening to conversation, talk or discussion between an employee of the establishment and a customer, if such service is distinguished and characterized by an emphasis on "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas . " e. Adult Use - Conversation/ Rap Parlor: A conversation/ rap parlor which excludes minors by reason of age, and which provides the services of engaging in or listening to conversation, talk, or CLLS4284 88291 -20 3 discussion, if such service is distinguished and characterized by an emphasis on "specified sexual activities" or "specified r anatomical areas. " f. Adult Use - Health /Sport Club: A health /sport club which excludes minors by reason of age, if such club is distinguished and characterized by an emphasis on "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas . " g. Adult Use - Hotel or Motel: Adult hotel or motel means a hotel or motel from which minors are specifically excluded from patronage and where material is presented which is distinguished and characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas." h. Adult Use - Massage Parlor, Health Club: A massage parlor or health club which restricts minors by reason of age, and which provides the services of massage, if such service is distinguished and characterized by an emphasis on "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas." Theater: A building or Picture Th i. Adult Use - Mini- Motion Pic g portion of a building with a capacity for less than 50 persons used for presenting material if such material is distinguished and characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas." j . Adult Use - Modeling Studio: An establishment whose major business is the provision, to customers, of figure models who are so provided with the intent of providing sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to such customers and who engage in "specified sexual activities" or display "specified anatomical areas" while being observed, painted, painted upon, sketched, drawn, sculptured, photographed, or otherwise depicted by such customers. k. Adult Use - Motion Picture Arcade: Any place to which the public is permitted or invited wherein coin or slug- operated or electronically, electrically or mechanically controlled or operated still or motion picture machines, projectors or other image - producing devices are maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are distinguished and characterized by an emphasis on depicting or describing "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas. " 1. Adult Use - Motion Picture Theater: A building or portion of a building with a capacity of 50 or more persons used for presenting material if such building or portion of a building as a prevailing practice excludes minors by reason of age or if such • material is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on CLLS4284 BR291 -20 4 "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas" for observation by patrons therein. M. Adult Use - Novelty Business: A business which has as a principal activity the sale of devices which stimulate human genitals or devices which are designed for sexual stimulation. n. Adult Use - Sauna: A sauna which excludes minors by reason of age, and which provides a steam bath or heat bathing room used for the purpose of bathing, relaxation, or reducing, utilizing steam or hot air as a cleaning, relaxing or reducing agent, if the service provided by the sauna is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas . It o. Adult Use - Steam Room /Bathhouse Facility: A building or portion of a building used for providing a steam bath or heat bathing room used for the purpose of pleasure, bathing, relaxation, or reducing, utilizing steam or hot air as a cleaning, relaxing or reducing agent if such building or portion of a building restricts minors by reason of age and if the service provided by the steam room /bathhouse facility is distinguished and characterized by an emphasis on "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas." 2.03. Specified Anatomical Areas: • a. Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttock, anus, or female breast(s) below a point immediately p above the tope of the areola; and b . Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered. 2.04. Specified Sexual Activities. a. Actual or simulated sexual intercourse, oral copulation, anal intercourse, oral -anal copulation, bestiality, direct physical stimulation of unclothed genitals, flagellation or torture in the context of a sexual relationship, or the use of excretory functions in the context of a sexual relationship, and any of the following sexually- oriented acts or conduct: anilingus, buggery, coprophagy, coprophilia, cunnilingus, fellatio, necrophilia, pederasty, pedophilia, piquerism, sapphism, zooerasty; or b. Clearly depicted human genitals in the state of sexual stimulation, arousal or tumescence; or C. Use of human or animal ejaculation, sodomy, oral copulation, coitus, or masturbation; or d. Fondling or touching of nude human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, or female breast(s); or CLLS4284 BR291 -20 5 e. Situations involving a person or persons, any of whom are nude, clad in undergarments or in sexually revealing costumes, and who are engaged in activities involving the flagellation, torture, fettering, binding or other physical restraint of any such persons; or f. Erotic or lewd touching, fondling or other sexually oriented contact with an animal by a human being; or g. Human excretion, urination, menstruation, vaginal or anal irrigation. Section 3. Planning and Zoning Study; Moratorium 3.01. A study is authorized to be conducted by City staff to determine how adult establishment uses should be regulated within the City. The scope of the study should include, but is not limited to, the following: a. the particular zoning districts in which adult establishments should be allowed as either permitted or conditional uses; b. the density and concentration of such uses; c. the effect of such uses on other uses in the surrounding area 3.02. Upon completion of the stud the matter is to be considered b the Plannin g p P Y Y� Commission for its review and recommendation to the City Council. 3.03. A moratorium on the development or location of adult establishments is adopted pending completion of the study and the adoption of any amendments to the City's zoning ordinance. During the term of this resolution, no adult establishment shall be located less than feet from the nearest property line of any land in a residential zone, or any public day care, library, park, religious institution, playground or other public recreational facility in any zoning district, and the City will not review, consider, or grant any special use permits, rezoning applications, building permits or any other related action necessary to allow the establishment of any such use. Section 4. Enforcement The City may enforce any provision of this resolution by mandamus, injunction or any other appropriate civil remedy in any court of competent jurisdiction. Section 5. Separability Every section, provision or part of this resolution is declared separable from every section, provision or part of this resolution. If any section, provision, or part of this resolution is adjudged to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not invalidate any other section, provision, or part of this resolution. CLLS4284 BR291 -20 6 } Section 6. Duration This resolution shall remain in effect for one year from the date of its effective date or until such earlier time as said resolution shall be revoked or otherwise amended. Section 7. Effective Date This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. Adopted this day of , 1995. Myrna Kragness, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk CLLS4284 BR291 -20 7