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1993 03-08 CCP Regular Session
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER MARCH 8, 1993 7 p.m. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Opening Ceremonies 4. Open Forum 5. Council Report 6. Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda -All items listed with an asterisk are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. 7. Approval of Minutes: a. February 16, 1993 - Special Work Session b. February 22, 1993 - Regular Session 8. Presentations: a. Success by 6® Northwest on Transportation -Jerry Eiserman, who serves on this committee, will make a presentation. b. Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council -Jerry Eiserman, Brooklyn Center's representative on the NWHHSC Advisory Commission, will give a brief annual overview of NWHHSC's activities. C. Brooklyn Boulevard Study - Presentation by Geoff Martin of Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Inc. 9. Planning Commission Items: a. Planning Commission Application No. 93001, applicant Mardella Holt. Request for preliminary plat approval to subdivide an approximate 33,210 square feet parcel of land located on the west side of Twin Lake Avenue in the 4700 block into two residential parcels. This application was recommended for approval by the Planning Commission at its February 25, 1993 meeting. b. Resolution Rescinding City Council Resolution No. 92 -267 and Approving Planning Commission Application No. 92003 Submitted by Phillips 66 Company CITY COUNCIL AGENDA -2- March 8, 1993 10. Ordinances: (7 p.m.) a. An Ordinance Vacating a Portion of an Easement on Lot 31, Block 6, PEARSON'S NORTHPORT 3RD ADDITION - This ordinance, which relates to the easement request of Paul Benson, was first read on February 8, 1993, was published in the City's official newspaper on February 17, 1993, and is offered this evening for a second reading. b. An Ordinance Amending the City Code Regarding the Clear View Triangle -The City Council discussed this ordinance proposal at its February 22, 1993, meeting. Revisions requested by the City Council have been made. The ordinance is offered for a first reading this evening. 11. Discussion Items: a. Proposed Amendments to Multifamily Dwelling Recycling Ordinance 1. An Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 of the City Ordinances Regarding Recycling Services for Multifamily Dwellings i Ordinance Requiring 2. An Ordinance Amending Chapter 12 of the City s eq g Recycling Facilities to be Provided at Multiple Family Dwellings with More than Eight Units b. Woodco Prefimshmg, Zoning Regulation Violation 1. An Ordinance Amending Chapter 35 of the City Ordinances Regarding Zoning Regulation Compliance C. Brookdale Office Park Project Bonds 1. Resolution Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of a First Supplemental Indenture of Trust Relating to the $3,360,000 Floating Rate Demand Commercial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds ( Brookdale Office Park Project), Series 1984, and Related Documents d. Staff Recommendation for a Brookdale Area Storm Water Management Study 1. Resolution Authorizing Solicitation of Proposals to Develop a Storm Water Management Study for the Brookdale Area e. Consideration of Appointments to the Earle Brown Neighborhood Housing Advisory Committee f. Legislative Update CITY COUNCIL AGENDA -3- March 8, 1993 12. Resolutions: a. Authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to Enter into an Agreement between the City of Brooklyn Center and North Hennepin Mediation Project for Mediation Services b. Authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to Enter into an Agreement between the City of Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Peacemaker Center, Inc. for Juvenile Diversion Services *c. Amending the 1993 Pay Plan *d. Expressing Recognition of and Appreciation for the Dedicated Public Service of Barbara Kalligher *e. Expressing Recognition of and Appreciation for the Dedicated Public Service of Kristen Mann *f. Expressing Appreciation for the Members of the Brooklyn Center Ad Hoc Brooklyn Boulevard Study Task Force *g. Expressing Recognition of and Appreciation for the Dedicated Public Service of Kathleen Carmody *h. Expressing Recognition of and Appreciation for the Dedicated Public Service of Gregg Peppin *i. Expressing Recognition of and Appreciation for the Dedicated Public Service of Wallace Bernards *j. Resolution Accepting Bid and Authorizing the Purchase of Two (2) Rotary Mowers *k. Awarding Various City Insurance Contracts *13. Licenses 14. Adjournment Memorandum To: Mayor Paulson and Councilmembers t �� y\ From: Councilmember Kristen Mann Date: March 8, 1993 Subject: Improper Procedure At the February S, 1993 Council meeting, just prior to the discussion regarding contracting for domestic intervention services, a substitute resolution was introduced by Police Chief Hampton that changed the administration of domestic intervention services • from Brooklyn Peacemaker Center, Inc. to North Hennepin Mediation Project. No items that are not laid ipefere the council prior to the approval of the agenda are to be discussed at the given council meeting. k • i Memorandum To: Mayor Paulson and Councilmembers From: Councilmember Kristen Mann ; Date: March 8, 1993 Subject: Reconsideration of Commission Appointments At the February 22, 1993 City Council meeting, appointments were made to the Planning, Housing, Park and Recreation and the Human Rights and Resources Commissions. I believe there were numerous violations with that appointment process and reconsideration is necessary. Resolution provisions concerning appointment to these commissions appear to have been overlooked. ♦ Improper Procedure No items that were not laid before the council prior to the approval of the agenda are to be discussed at the given council meeting. Todd Cannon's name was not a part of the approved agenda not is there an application on file. Qualifications for Membership provide that the applicant shall represent a broad range of interest in functions relating to the commission. Many Planning Commission applicants have backgrounds involving zoning and land use, planning commission experience or comprehensive plan knowledge. Our City is in the redevelopment stage, zoning ordinances will need review, Comprehensive Plan amendments will be forth coming, and yet all of the applicants with knowledge and experience were passed over. ♦ Representation Requirements provide that due regard shall be given to consideration of geographical distribution within the City as described in Subdivision 11, and the representative nature of the Commission in terms of gender, religion, ethnic, racial, age, handicapped, employee, and employer groups. The lack of one Planning Commissioners' reappointment has left the SE Neighborhood unrepresented ♦ Conflict of Interest The application of Debra Hilstrom contains no disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. However, she is employed by Cardinal Towing, who is involved in litigation against our City concerning residential parking ordinances. . Attachments ` MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Todd Paulson FROM: Gerald G. Splinter, City Manager DATE: February 24, 1993 SUBJECT: COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS On February 22, 1993, the Brooklyn Center City Council made several appointments to commissions. My understanding is the appointments were made as follows: HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESOURCES HOUSING Reappointed: Reappointed: Donna Stoderl ° "Jon Perkins ' Susan Larsen Z,-Kate Windsor Appointed: vkathleen Carmody , PARK AND RECREATION /odd Cannon Reappointed: PLANNING 'Sarah Robinson Pollock Appoin ed: Don. Peterson t Hilstrom 1 -/bianne Reem Art Mead was not reappointed. v_Tim Willson Appointed: Wallace Bernards was not reappointed. \ Bridges NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES Reappointed: Jerry Eiserman With the appointment of Kathleen Carmody to the Housing Commission, a vacancy is created on. the Human Rights and Resources Commission. Also, I have received two resignations: one from Gregg Peppin of the Financial Commission and one from Bettilou Christopher of the Northwest Hennepin Human Services Advisory Commission. With these resignations, a vacancy is created on both the Financial Commission and the Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Advisory Commission. Announcements of these vacancies will be published next week in the Brooklyn Center Sun - Post and will be posted at City Hall and the Community Center. Attached are sample letters that can be sent to newly- appointed commissioners and to the commissioners who were not reappointed. Attachments ::: :' �SSZ(JNAYa: µ >SGI.A►T�N Lzsf rerevanf current ro esstotat ntem bershapsx re trafions vr linable =fo:;a otrttme t V ....::.......... n toah .. 1 >..:.... PP........ ............:. i 1r crude dat s ............................... Describe any additional education, experience, or skills which qualify you for appointment to this commission. 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A N A c>v i s a Q, 7 7?+� G 61 c 3 0 '7'b 3 E eOo NG C . as `m Cv^�r^ �Ss.o.� C Aa F4I Aw> 6a - T F-OLE .-3 51V�% a 6 bcJE4.oP�nt� i�eoev��.oPK•a...► oG Tti C I have received and read the City of Brooklyn Center's business ethics policy. 1�d Yes ❑ No I wish to disclose the following potential conflicts of interest that may or will arise if I become a member of t i commission. 5 � b►,J Q,�,J(, R,o,� Z his advisory wofZ� F'oq ' 3E W VoLviEvz I ^) A o tT ReUcEwn 3� M� pls�.�ar .J4. (..OMS -c �sio�J Z wo�/�o ABsrf►c..� �'R4rh � 'I�S Oe- Ax- - r, owl , Are you aware of the importance of regular commission meeting attendance, and do you feel you have the time available to be an active participant? ) Yes ❑ No Comments: s I (foaaf.vTt." 4 fnel..&UZ LFF "RAE" pr+2rL A� QZ C- or+r,r+�t LsS1v,J vt A, Y'r t_ s S cp e AS. r} G o P*2CN /t-. E e.r,. 16 E2.. Fb L A So c1 c --r, . Y 5 ey-p % e�jc•c jjh!:: �+�c� Z ,S*t A�.P r J la Or y L era M t7 Tr..jli A- rrev,. Cl- p j e_ P_ . L I Ur vKUUNt_1H LLHILK ILL; NbV 1Lry1 9 16 NO UUI 0 �! MI IM M � y { ■ ■' y. mcm VOW s,rc brjrftXtt�tia�o Itc�stYs, - "w"" ' �f.� � a�Pl Q Ppotn(ift n( q tl�cs cortttt� iun y i ,... .« J :...... s1� 1tic lit(le -ddl ftlst iss��ed. t r7 t , yr f n »wa M i «f7..;..re�MA.I«. Me M 1r{t..i /''�1 r. 11 Y.II 1.;N .f riw • \ -.J' <tv. 1 �. /. nYl �x i IT.:. .fS• "w - Describc any addi0onatl educa tion, eaperlence, or Skills which qualify you for appointment to this commission. Include remarks concerning your ideas or observations on the role of this cocttittission. s « .DIN G cy7.^ /�"�S ^ cam— ^'��t /` .s >✓ / Imo. �.. S��y S / ell or i have read the Enabling Resolutions which define the purpose, authority, and responsibility of this sdviscry commission. g ycs ❑ No ments! I have received and read 1110 City of Brooklyn Center's business ethics policy, 0 Yes No I wish to disclose Illia following potential conflicts of interest that may or will arise if I become a me commission. mber of this advisory Arc you aware of the importance of regular commission meeting mtendanco, and do you feel you have tite time available to be an active participant? Yes Q No Comments: ' � a go ..... 0 current ro esstonat membersTtt s re stratton3` ar:Itce,tses t~onrntssn� .....:. .;:.:: :..::....;:..::; >::;:::;:.::.. e,:;: dates sf; Issued E M T l : L� F N ON ...:: :: :::.::_::..:::::.:::: Describe any additional education, experience, or skills which qualify you for appointment to this commission. Include remarks concerning your ideas or observations on the role of this commission. Z VZt")4 a d e G, r , ee in 5�xaoIvqq C�- 1\Ainur +r) 5peeck- C u►ni m u,n ; C . x � I mac;, cst ���lxm� cam-, � �.. 5�uc{ P ��� 5 �►��� I have read the Enabling Resolutions which define the purpose, authority, and responsibility of this advisory commission. J� Yes ❑ No Comments: I have received and read the City of Brooklyn Center's business ethics policy. Yes ❑ No I wish to disclose the following potential conflicts of interest that may or will arise if I become a member of this advisory commission. Arc you aware of the importance of regular commission meeting attendance, and do you feel you have the time available to be an active participant? K Yes ❑ No Comments: Citizen Advisory Cotnmission Members by Geographic Representation Planning Human Rights and Resources 7 members 7 members North West Neighborhood North West Neighborhood • Mark Holmes 7207 Grimes Ave N • Sharon Achtelik; 3213 Thurber Rd North East Neighborhood North East Neighborhood • Ella. Sander; 6732 Willow Ln • Tim Willson; 6718 Colfax Ave N West Central Neighborhood • Susan Larson Brown; 5828 Shores Dr West Central Neighborhood • Robert Mickelson; 4006 61st Ave N Central Neighborhood Central Neighborhood South West Neighborhood • Diane Reem; 6225 Chowen Ave N • Debra.Ilslstrom; 3509 66th Ave N South East Neighborhood • Agatha Eckman; 5624 IIi unboldt. Ave N South West Neighborhood . Jnlie F,oloff; 6015 Aldrich Ave N • Bertil Johnson; 5333 E Twin Lake Blvd • Donna. Stoderl; 5455 Frierson Ave N • Kate Windsor; 5830 Logan Ave N South East Neighborhood Park and Recreation Housing 7 members 9 membet:s PSA III -NW Neighborhood North West Neighborhood • Arvid Sorenson; 6901 Toledo Ave N • Jon Perkins; 3719 72nd Ave N PSA II -NE Neighborhood North East Neighborhood • Sarah Pollock; 7801 Girard Ave N • Ernie Eirckson; 6800 Drew Ave N • Noah Bridges; 6712 Emerson Ave N West Central Neighborhood. PSA IV -C &WC Neighborhoods • Robert Torres; 4501 Winchester Ln • Charles Rickart; 3408 66th Ave N Central Neighborhood PSA V -SW Neighborhood • Kathleen Carmody; 6312 Brooklyn Dr • John Russell; 53312 N Lilac Dr • Don Peterson; 3715 58th Ave N South West Neighborhood • Neal Nelson; 3519 53rd PI PSA I -SE Neighborhood • Tom Shinnick; 5329 Oliver Ave N South East Neighborhood • Nick Eoloff; 6015 Aldrich Ave N • Pamela. Frantum; 5305 Bryant Ave N • John Kalligher; 5548 Girard AveN • Todd Cannon; 2205 Brookview Dr MEMORANDUM TO: Gerald G. Splinter, City Manager FROM: Patti Page, Deputy City Clerk DATE: December 28, 1992 SUBJECT: Commission Reappointments Below is a list of those commission members whose terms will expire on December 31, 1992. HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESOURCES COMMISSION - contacted by Geralyn Barone Donna Stoderl - would like to be reappointed Susan Larsen - would like to be reappointed Kate Windsor - would like to be reappointed PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION - contacted by Arnie Mavis Sarah Robinson Pollock - would like to be reappointed Don Peterson - would like to be reappointed Art Mead - would like to be reappointed HOUSING COMMISSION - contacted by Torn Bublitz Jon Perkins - would like to be reappointed PLANNING COMMISSION - contacted by Ron Warren One current vacancy Wallace Bernards - would like to be reappointed Two vacancies created by Barbara Kalligher and Kristen Mann taking Council CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Camcil Meeting Date Much 8, 1993 Agenda Item Nmber 7Q b REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION I'T'EM DESCRIPTION: CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 16, 1993 - SPECIAL WORK SESSION CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 22, 1993 - REGULAR SESSION DEPT. APP OVAL: Sharon Knutson, Deputy City Clerk MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOnEMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION The City Manager explained there is an encroachment on the other side of the property as well, making it almost impossible for the City to get to the pipe without damaging the garage. Councilmember Scott explained a similar situation had occurred at her property. She stated this was just one of those things that happen, which doesn't make anyone happy, but it does happen. There was a motion by Councilmember Scott and seconded by Councilmember Rosene to approve for first reading An Ordinance Vacating a Portion of An Easement on Lot 31, Block 6, Pearson's Northport 3rd Addition and setting a public hearing date of March 8, 1993, at 7 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. The City Attorney suggested the Council give staff further direction in this matter. He asked if Council wanted to proceed with execution of the indemnification agreement or if Council was asking for the vacation of the easement. Councilmember Rosene asked if it was possible for the City to assume the cost if the City damages the garage without approving the vacation of the easement. The City Manager stated this was not the problem. He explained the problem was the property owner cannot secure financing on his property with this easement. Councilmember Rosene explained if the garage were ever torn down, he would like the easement restored. Councilmember Scott asked Mr. Benson if he would agree to sign a document stating if the garage were ever destroyed due to causes other than the City, he would dedicate the easement to the City and place the new garage away from the easement. Mr. Benson answered yes, he would agree to such a document. The City Attorney explained the title company might not accept such a document. After discussion, Councilmember Rosene stated he felt it would be best for the City to vacate this easement and let the future take care of itself. He suggested the Council simply go forward with the second reading of the Ordinance at the next Council meeting and not worry about any added agreements. There was a motion by Councilmember Rosene and seconded by Councilmember Scott to adopt a policy in this case of not giving any further direction. The motion passed unanimously. 2/8/93 -5 - CORRECTION RESOLUTIONS (CONTINUED) The City Manager presented a Resolution Amending the 1993 Budget and Authorizing the Transferring of Funds from Domestic Intervention, 4428, to Activating a Canine Program. He explained the proposed joint powers organization, Project P.E.A.C.E. (Protect, Educate, Advocate, Comfort, Empower), includes the cities of Brooklyn Center, Champlin, Maple Grove, and Robbinsdale. He said Project P.E.A.C.E. intends to contract with Brooklyn Peacemaker Center for the administration of domestic intervention services. He further stated Council has allocated $30,000 for domestic intervention in the 1993 budget. He continued to explain the City of Maple Grove expressed an interest after the 1993 budget was prepared which would significantly lower Brooklyn Center's share of the cost. He said based on the proposed joint powers organization, the 1993 cost for domestic intervention is $17,000. The Chief of Police explained the Brooklyn Center Police Department was requesting that $8,705 of the remaining $13,000 be allocated to a canine program. He said the canine would sniff for drugs, track suspects after commission of crimes and search open areas and buildings for evidence or suspects. He further explained the canine program would enhance community relations through crime prevention programs, civic organizations, and recreation centers. He stated the program would also allow Brooklyn Center to participate with other communities in an effort to provide canine services to include other suburban municipalities. Councilmember Scott asked what type of dog would be used. The Chief of Police answered a Belgian Malinois. Councilmember Scott asked where the dog and officer would go for training. The Chief of Police replied he had been speaking to police departments in Chicago and in Michigan, and the training will last approximately three weeks. Councilmember Mann asked how the canine program cost estimates compared to the cost of the past canine programs. The Chief of Police answered the cost estimates provided Council were the worst case scenario. He stated he did not believe the police department would need all of this and added some community groups had expressed an interest in supporting this effort. He explained the training would be more expensive because he was requesting the dog be street - trained in order to be able to use it to secure buildings and many other functions not possible when using a lessor - trained dog. Councilmember Rosene asked how the Chief of Police proposed to provide a dog 24 -hours a day when the City would only be purchasing one dog. The Chief of Police answered the City wants to coordinate the canine program with other communities in the area so that a dog would be available 24 -hours a day. Councilmember Kalligher asked if the breed of dog the Chief of Police was requesting would be different from the dogs in other communities. The Chief of Police responded affirmatively and added the Brooklyn Center Police Department would be responsible for the reliability of its dog if used in another community, and he would feel safer with the training this dog would receive. 2/8/93 -6- MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA SPECIAL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 16, 1993 C BARN, EARLE BROWN HERITAGE CENTER CALL TO ORDER The Brooklyn Center City Council met in special work session and was called to order by Mayor Pro tem Dave Rosene at 7 p.m. ROLL CALL Mayor Todd Paulson, Councilmembers Celia Scott, Dave Rosene, Barb Kalligher, and Kristen Mann. Also present were City Manager Gerald Splinter, Director of Community Development Brad Hoffman, Director of Public Works Sy Knapp, and Council Secretary Nancy Berg. Tim Griffin and Jeff Martin, of Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Inc., consultants for the Brooklyn Boulevard Study, conducted a one hour presentation for the Council. Mr. Griffin explained the study is actually a series of recommendations to improve Brooklyn Boulevard. He recommended the Council review the study and determine its expectations for Brooklyn Boulevard, begin discussions with Hennepin County, and incorporate these expectations into the City's capital improvements program. Mr. Griffin stated there were three main areas of Brooklyn Boulevard: 69th, 63rd, and the area around Brookdale Center. The consultants encouraged the City to make Brooklyn Boulevard accessible to both people and cars. Mr. Griffin stated Brooklyn Boulevard acts like a main street throughout Brooklyn Center, and he recommended the Council enhance the boulevard through landscaping and pedestrian accessibility. He recommended the use of retaining walls, storm -water ponds, aerator, and the use of entry monuments at all entrance points. He explained the use of entry monuments would develop an identity that makes Brooklyn Center different from other communities. Mr. Griffin also suggested the City plant more street trees along the boulevard, and he encouraged development of a bus shelter unique to Brooklyn Center. The consultants addressed the issue of redevelopment of land in Brooklyn Center and stated the Council must decide what the City's role will be in encouraging the development. Mr. Griffin said the City would want to have some kind of control in the redevelopment which would be primarily through its ordinances. 2/16/93 _ 1 Mr. Griffin reiterated the need to begin a dialogue with Hennepin County. He also encouraged the City to initiate discussions with the owners of Brookdale Center. Mr. Griffin informed Council this was a good time to obtain funding from the "ISTEA" Program. He warned Council to move quickly as these funds would be in great demand. The Director of Community Development asked Mr. Griffin to explain how the results of the study would apply to the Phillips 66 site plan. Mr. Griffin answered he would allow the abutment to occur and use substantial screening between the commercial use and the residential abutment. He explained the screening would not just be landscaping but also something like a masonry wall. Mr. Griffin felt the Phillips project would be a good starting - stone for the redevelopment of Brooklyn Boulevard. Mr. Griffin explained he would encourage the use of Planned Unit Development (PUD) for most projects but not for the one -acre sites. He explained the zoning ordinance should address the smaller, one -acre projects. Councilmember Scott expressed concern in allowing two -story buildings in the proposed "town center" area of 63rd and Brooklyn Boulevard. She felt the residents would be unhappy with a two -story building in their neighborhood. The Director of Community Development asked the Council if the study was acceptable to them, and if so, what features does the Council want to address first. Mayor Paulson stated he was very pleased with the report, the work of the Brooklyn Boulevard Task Force, and the work of the consultant. He suggested the Council move toward achieving its goals for Brooklyn Boulevard when the opportunities arise. He continued to state the citizen participation was very helpful, and he congratulated the consultants on doing a good job. The City Manager asked the Council what steps it wanted staff to take. He stated staff would be bringing the report to the Council for approval. He asked how aggressive Council wanted to be and if Council wanted to initiate Request for Proposals. A representative from Phillips 66 asked the consultants if their site plan met the recommendations outlined in the report. Mr. Griffin answered it was very close; however, some improvements could still be made. Councilmember Rosene asked staff begin by comparing the report to the City's Comprehensive Plan. Councilmember Mann agreed this was the place to start. The City Manager explained staff would prepare a comparison of the Comprehensive Plan and the report and first submit it to the Planning Commission and then to the Council. He explained this would also be the procedure for any ordinance amendments. 2/16/93 - 2 - Councilmember Rosene asked if the Brooklyn Boulevard Task Force was recommending zoning everything from Lee Avenue to Brooklyn Boulevard between 69th and 70th Avenues as commercial properties. Mr. Griffin answered yes and suggested the Council develop a master plan for that triangle and not break it into small parcels. Councilmember Scott stated the City must move forward as soon as possible with the street - scaping in order to secure funding. She suggested the Council did not have to spend the most money to obtain the best product. The City Manager suggested staff develop a concept for Brooklyn Boulevard and present it to Council, to the Planning Commission, and then back to the Council. He again explained this would also be the procedure for the zoning ordinance and the street - scaping plan. Mr. Martin addressed the issue of street - scaping and suggested developing a pallet of street - scape amenities for the whole area and then focus on one certain node. The City Manager reminded Council the City had already started street - scaping around the Earle Brown Heritage Center, at Target, and at City Hall. The City Manager informed Council if Brookdale Center was anticipating further expansion, the City must look at the watershed requirements. He further explained staff had been q P speaking with the City of Minneapolis about a ponding area, and Minneapolis was very interested. Councilmember Rosene asked if the Phillips 66 proposal would again come before the Council. The City Manager answered Phillips can initiate the process whenever they want to. Councilmember Rosene inquired as to the current status of the Brooklyn Boulevard Task Force. The City Manager answered the Brooklyn Boulevard Task Force had basically completed its assignment. Councilmember Rosene asked staff to prepare a resolution of accommodation to the Brooklyn Boulevard Task Force. The City Manager reed to provide the Brooklyn ty g g p y Boulevard Task Force and the Planning Commission with a copy of the report for their review and comments. It was the consensus of the Brooklyn Boulevard Task Force to compliment the consultants stating they were wonderful to work with and did a good job. The consultants in turn thanked the Brooklyn Boulevard Task Force for their help and cooperation throughout the study. 2/16/93 - 3 - ADJOURNMENT There was a motion by Councilmember Scott and seconded by Councilmember Kalligher to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The Brooklyn Center City Council adjourned at 9:10 p.m. Deputy City Clerk Todd Paulson, Mayor Recorded and transcribed by: Nancy Berg TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial 2/16/93 -4 MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE Cl'l'Y 01 � BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA REGULAR SESSION FEBRUARY 22, 1993 CITY HALL, CALL TO ORDER The Brooklyn Center City Council met in regular session and was called to order by Mayor Todd Paulson at 7 p.m. ROLL CALL Mayor Todd Paulson, Councilmembers Celia Scott, Dave Rosene, Barb Kalligher, and Kristen Mann. Also present were City Manager Gerald Splinter, Director of Public Works Sy Knapp, Finance Director Paul Holmlund, Public Works Coordinator Diane Sp ector, City ty Attorney harlie LeFevere and Council Y Secretary Nancy Berg, OPENING CEREMONIES A moment of silence was observed, OPEN FORUM Don Egnell, a resident of Brooklyn Center since 1954 and a board member of the Brooklyn Peacemaker Center, addressed the Council asking why the domestic abuse program was transferred to North Hennepin Mediation. lie stated the Center had not been contacted by the City, and he asked if Peacemaker had done something wrong, Mr, Egnell stated it was his understanding the Mayor was a member of the board of North Hennepin Mediation, and he asked if this was a conflic f in r o ct o to est, Mayor Paulson asked the City Attorney for an opinion on the conflict of interest question. The City Attorney stated he did not know all of the facts, but if North Hennepin Mediation was a nonprofit corporation, then he did not believe there was a conflict of interest. He explained the contract would not be invalidated and a court would not disallow a board member from voting as a Councilmember. He also stated it was a question of judgment and politics: legally he did not believe there was a disqualifying conflict of interest, Mayor Paulson stated he had relied on the report written by the City Attorney on conflict . of interest, and he did not believe he had a conflict of interest. Mr. Egnell asked if the Councilmembers were aware the Mayor was a member of the North Hennepin Mediation board. Councilmember Mann answered she was unaware and felt rushed at the time the decision was made to switch the domestic abuse program to North 2/22/93 _ 1 s Hennepin Mediation and agreed she would also like to know why the Council switched. She staled she does like Project P.E.A.C.E. and felt it was a wonderful program. 0 Mayor Paulson asked any citizen or resident who was concerned about a conflict of interest to please telephone him or the other Councilmembers to discuss it in further detail. Mr. Egnell stated he would like to discuss it now at the Council meeting. Councilmember Rosene stated he was convinced forth Hennepin Mediation would do a good job, and neither organization would receive financial gain from this decision. He continued to explain Peacemaker had been the beneficiary of many projects from the City over the years, and he felt it was important to fairly distribute the chances for an organization to be involved. He stated he was not thinking in any way negative about the Peacemaker organization. Councilmembcr Rosene remembered Jerry Pedlar, a past councilmember, was a member of the board of Peacemaker, and he did not believe Mr. Pedlar excused himself from participating in discussions or from voting on matters when Peacemaker was involved. He explained if Mr. Pedlar did not abstain and Peacemaker did not raise an Ethics claim then, it should not raisc an ethics claim now. Mr. Egnell explained Mr. Pedlar assured him he had excused himself from such discussions and from voting, but he personally could not verify this, He asked if North Hennepin Mediation had taken action on this new project. Mayor Paulson answered he did not know, Mr. Egnell agreed there was no financial gain for either organization. He assured Council if North Hennepin Mediation did not want to take over the domestic abuse program, Peacemaker would like to take it back. He again asked if Peacemaker had done something wrong and added Peacemaker was also very proud of its Juvenile Diversion Program. Councilmember Rosene assured Mr. Egnell the change was not due to any wrongdoing on the part of Peacemaker, and the Council was trying to involve more people in its programs. Vernon Ausen, Brooklyn Peacemaker Center board member, addressed Council asking if the Juvenile Diversion Program was also being considered for transfer to North Hennepin Mediation. Councilmember Rosene answered, as liaison to the Human Rights & Resources Commission, he participated in discussions where it was decided some juvenile cases would be handled by North Hennepin Mediation, but the majority would be handled by Peacemaker. He further explained representatives of Peacemaker, the Police Department, and North Hennepin Mediation have developed criteria for determining which facility would handle different cases. 2/22/93 -2- Mr, Ausen explained he had been a board member of Peacemaker for two years. He stated Jim Lindsay of the Police Department had expressed his support of Peacemaker, He further explained he solicited funds for Peacemaker and had been very successful because it was a good program. He reminded Council they had encouraged citizens to resolve problems in Brooklyn Center, He assured Council he had no problem with transferring some programs, but not all of the programs, Mayor Paulson explained domestic abuse and juvenile cases could only be addressed in the best Interest of the parties involved. OQ IL REPORTS Councilmember Mann reported the City newsletter had previously been distributed by the Brooklyn Center Swim Club, but the Club had found it difficult to distribute the newsletter to the entire City, She explained the Park and Recreation Commission accepted proposals from both the Swim Club and the Brooklyn Center Youth Hockey Association to deliver the newsletters jointly in a timely manner. She further explained the process would be open to ether youth clubs in the City in 1994, . Councilmember Rosene reported on the Crime and Safety meeting which was held at Brooklyn Center High School. He stated he spoke with an apartment owner at the meeting who informed him of an Owners and Managers Association which meets once a month to discuss problcros and explore ways to improve the physical condition of apartments and how to deal with the diverse tenant mix. He stated he liked what he heard about this organization and asked Council to somehow encourage all owners and managers to become members and attend the meetings, The City Manager agreed to investigate possible incentives such as a slightly lower licensing fee for owners and managers who attend meetings. Councilmember Rosene reminded residents there would be a second meeting of the Crime and Safety program at Constitution Hall from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 27, 1993, He explained the focus of the meeting would he to develop proposed solutions to crime and safety problems. Mayor Paulson agreed it was a very good town meeting with excellent input from the citizens. Mayor Paulson congratulated Boy Scout Troop 401 for the Citizenship Merit Badge it reccivcd, APPROVAL OF AGE DA AND CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Paulson inquired if any Councilmembers requested any items be removed from the consent agenda. Councilmember Scott requested item 7b be removed from the consent agenda. 2/22/93 - 3 - APPROVAL OF MINUTES FEBRUARY 1 1993 - SPECIAL WORK SESSION There was a motion by Councilmember Rosene and seconded by Councilmember Scott to approve the minutes of February 1, 1993, special work session as printed. The motion passed unanimously. RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO. 93 -24 Member Dave Roscnc introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BID AND AU'T'HORIZING PURCHASE OF ONE (1) 9 FOOT ONE STAGE SNOWBLOWER The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Celia Scott, and the motion passed unanimously. RESO LUTION NO. 93 -25 Member Dave Roscnc introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption; RESOLUTION ACCEPTING WORK PERFORMED AND APPROVING FINAL PAYMENT FOR MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENTS AT WELLS NO. 4 AND 9, IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 1992 -26, CONTRACT 1992 -M The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Celia Scott, and the motion passed unanimously. LICENSE There was a motion by Councilmember Rosene and seconded by Councilmember Scott to approve the following liccnsc: LICENSE TO UTILIZE EXPLOSIVES PERMITS FOR THE HOWE COMPANY The motion passed unanimously. LICEN There was a motion by Councilmember Rosene and seconded by Councilmember Scott to approve the following list of licenses: GASOLINE SERVICE STATION MacMillian Bloedel 4810 N. Lilac Drive 2/22/93 - 4 - MECHANICAL SYSTEMS Bostrom Sheet Maul Workb, Inu. 785 Curfew Street Economy teas Installers Gas Supply Inc. 2238 Edgewood Ave. S. General Sheet Metal Corporation 2230 Louisiana Ave. N. Golden Valley Heating & A/C 5182 West Broadway Home Energy Center 14505 21st Ave. N. K1eve Heating and A/C, Inc, 13075 Pioneer Trail McQuillan Brothers Plumbing & Heating Co. 452 Selby Ave. Metropolitan Mechanical Contractors, Inc. 7340 Washington Ave. S. Milts Gas Heating Service, Inc, 2500 Longview Drive Noel's Heating and Air Condition, Inc, 4920 Zachary Lane Pride Mechanical, Inc. 3025 NE Randolph St. R & S Heating and Air Conditioning 21357 Hemlock Avenue Standard Heating and Air Conditioning Co, 410 West Lake Street Superior Contractors, Inc, 6121 42nd Avenue North Wenze? 1:I ating and Air Condition 1955 Shawnce Road MENTAL DWELLINGS Initial: Michael W. Haase 5328 -5330 Queen Ave. N. Renewal: Vinh and Ha Ly 6007 Brooklyn Blvd. Vincent D. Pappone 4201 LakcsidQ Ave. N., #318 Lyle E. Miller 3501 47th Ave, N. TOBACCO RELATED PRODUCT Drug Emporium 5900 Shingle Ck. Pkwy. SIGN HANGER Arrow Sign Co. 18607 Highway 65 NE T AXICAB Blue and White Cab Company #545 1304 E. Lake Street The motion passed unanimously. 2/22/93 - 5 - APPROVAL OF MINUTES tCONTINUED) FEBRUARY 8, 1993 - REGULAR SESSION Councilmember Scott asked the breed of the police dog, as listed on page 6 of the February 8, 1993, Minutes he corrected to read: Belgium Malinois There was a motion by Councilmember Scott and seconded by Councilmember Mann to approve the minutes of the February 8, 1993, regular session as amended. The motion passed unanimously. PRESENTATION 51, S?GL E=FAMILY RENTAL TO OWNER CONVERSION PRQGRAM The City Manager explained the Rental to Owner Conversion Program was authorized in the 1993 EDA budget. He continued to explain the program will provide financial incentives and connect qualified borrowers with mortgage financing to convert single - family rental property to owner - occupied property and to provide investment in and encourage rehabilitation of the property. He stated the goal of the program was to match up nonhomestead, single- family properties with a qualified buyer who will upgrade and maintain the property. The Community Development Specialist explained the EDA had retained the services ofle Thompson Associates, fnc. to help design and implement the program. He further explained Thompson Associates, Inc. was a consulting firm that works with clients with a focus on nonprofit and governmental organizations, He also stated Thompson Associates, Inc, would provide marketing and outreach for the program, as well as individual assistance to potential borrowers. The Community Development Specialist explained to Council staff would like to come back after Council's review, with a formal resolution adopting the specific program elernums of the Single - Family Rental to Owner Conversion Program. Vicki Murray, Vice President in Charge of Marketing with Thompson Associates, Inc., explained the program stating the City of Brooklyn Center was offering a program for first - time home buyers purchasing absentee -owned properties in the identified target area which was located in the southeast corner of the City. She continued to explain the program provided economic incentives to eligible home buyers by offering rehabilitation grants and closing costs grants. To qualify, she explained, a home buyer must make improvements to the property and must obtain a mortgage from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency or another recognized financial institution. 2/22/93 Ms. Murray highlighted the program for the Council: 1. The purpose of the rehabilitation grant was to provide an economic incentive for he existi housi stuck m time impro t n �me b r while at the same t i first-time home u e s a g 7 p g g in the identified target area in Brooklyn Center. The rehabilitation grants are made for the purpose of improving the property and would be made in amounts up to $5,000. 2. In lieu of repayment of the rehabilitation grant, the grant recipient will make an alternative investment in the form of neighborhood or community service. The specific service was to be negotiated bctween the grant recipient and the City of Brooklyn Center. The amount of time volunteered is valued at $20 per hour, and the work must be completed within two ycars from the date of closing. 3. Improvements that may be made are energy and code related items, general im or upgrades and deferred maintenance. Items that must be repaired first are thosc items identified by the FHA appraiser. All work must be completed by a licensed and bonded contractor. 4. Borrowers who qualify to receive a rehabilitation grant may also qualify for a closing cost grant of $1,500. This grant may be used toward payment of eligible closing costs, 5. Eligible closing costs include credit report, appraisal, origination fee, discount points, and recording fees. 6. A first -time home buyer was someone who has not owned and occupied their primary and principal place of residence during the three years prier to applying for this program. The borrower must occupy the property as their primary and principal place of residence for a minimum period of five years after closing. The home buyer must complete eligible improvements on the property in an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the rehabilitation grant. 7. The identified target area was the area bounded by 57th Avenue on the north, 53rd Avenue on the south, Logan Avenue on the west and the Mississippi River on the east. Mayor Paulson stated the program sounded good. Councilmember Kalligher asked what would happen if the improvements exceeded $5,000. The Community Developnicut Specialist answered he had been in contact with Mike Haley, Director of Home Mortgages for MFHA, and had discussed the use of Purchase Plus Program to provide additional rehabilitation funds. He stated the terms still needed to be finalized but hopefully this program would work properly, 2/22/93 -7 Councilmember Kalligher asked if the homes were currently on the market. S ners and answered no, Thompson AssociateS, Inc. would be contacting informing them of this program. Councilmernber Mann inquired how much the City was paying Thompson Associates, Inc. for its services. The Community Development Specialist answered $13,600. Councilmember Mann asked how the program would handle a recipient not remaining in the home the required five years. Ms. Murray stated the Council had the option to keep the program simple or make it complex. She explained if the City put language in the contract stating if the recipient did not stay for five years the City would recapture the loan, it would cost the City servicing costs and additional staff time and legal fees. She suggested the City keep it simple for the first year stating it would be more cost - effective in the long run. Councilmember Scott asked how the City would track the community service. Ms. Murray explained the recipient would contact the program administrator before the closing, a copy of the agreement would be sent to the sponsoring agency, and two months after the closing the sponsoring agency would be contacted. She also explained a problem had only come up once in the past, and the recipient only wanted to switch to another form of service and the contract was completed. Mayor Paulson asked if the building materials could be purchased in Brooklyn Center. The Community Development Specialist explained many of the contractors used could be from Brooklyn Center, if the experience of the City's rehabilitation grant program is any indication for the program, but where they purchase their materials was not known to him. nde db CounciImem ber Rosene to here was a motion by Councilmember Mann and seco y approve the Single - Family Rental to Owner Conversion Program, Councilmember Kalligher asked if the Housing Commission had reviewed this program. The Community Development Specialist answered yes, and the Commission passed a motion approving the concept and to send it to the Council. The motion passed unanimously. MA YORAL APPOINTMENT TM EAPP IN NTS The City Manager presented the mayoral commissions appointments and reappointments. He explained notice of vacancies an the Planning Commission were published in the local newspapers and posted at City Hall and Community Center, He further explained the Council had received 15 applications. Mayor Paulson asked if the City Manager had a copy of notice that for uth h Pd nT he City Manager did not. Mayor Paulson explained he notice Commission and the Council had received 15 excellent applications. He explained it was a very difficult decision. He was concerned the other commission openings were not 211-2l93 .8 - specifically listed in the notice. He further explained he had no problem with i reappointments, however he was seeking a geographical and gender balance on the Commissions. Councilmember Mann stated the Council should move forward with the reappointments riallt away, Councilmember Kalligher informed Council she spoke with Richard Campbell who was interesting in serving on the Housing Commission, Councilmember Rosene explained to Council he had contacted the City Manager and requested a forum to meet with the applicants. Sharon Knutson, staff member, contacted the various applications and set up meetings with 14 of the 17 applicants for the Planning Commission. He stated any one of the applicants would be qualified to serve on any commission. Mayor Paulson stated he had spoken on the telephone with most of the applicants, and he agreed with Councilmember Rosene. PL ANNING COMMISSION MuYor Paulson prescmcd Dianne Reem, Debra Hilstrow, and Tim Willson for appointment to the Planning Commission. There was a motion by Councilmember Rosene and seconded by Councilmember Scott to approve the appointments of Dianne Reem, Debra Hilstrom, and Tim Willson to the Planning Commission, Councilmember Mann informed Council Mr. Willson had recently been appointed to the Charter Commission, and it was her understanding the Council was trying to involve more citizens, Mayor Paulson agreed this was the policy of the Council, however he felt comfortable with the appointment of Mr. Willson because his Charter Commission appointment was by a judge not the Council. Councilmember Kalligher reminded Council Mr. Willson applied for the Planning Commission in May 1992, and the Commission has been operating minus a member for many months. She further explained Mr. 'Willson had attended numerous meetings and put forth a great effort for the City. Councilmember Rosene suggested the application form be revised in order to better reflect the excellent qualifications of the applicants. He explained he did not realize how qualified the applicants were until he met with them personally. Mayor Paulson agreed and stated he had some ideas for improvement and this should be looked at in the future. Councilmember Mann asked if there would be a conflict of interest with Ms. Hilstrom because she was an employee of Cardinal Towing which opposes one of the City's ordinances, Mayor Paulson felt any commission member could have any number of' 2/22193 - 9 - potential conflicts. The City Attorney explained it was a question of philosophical conflict rather than a legal conflict. He further explained it would only be a legal conflict if she w voting on an application submitted by her employer. Councilmember Rosene stated he ha questioned Ms. Hilstrom directly on this matter when he interviewed her, and she stated she would approach all matters openly and would abstain it there was a conflict. The motion passed unanimously. Mayor Paulson asked the Council if they wanted to continue the commission appointments or it they wanted each commission opening to be advertised individually. Commissioner Scott answered the City had been publishing in the paper for months, and the Council had received very few applications. She stated she wanted to continue with the reappointments and appoint anyone who wants to serve on other commissions, She explained it was time to get the commissions filled. HOLJSIN COMMISSION Mayor Paulswi presented Jon Perkins for reappointment and Todd Cannon and Kathleen Carmody for appointment to the Housing Commission. PA RK A_ND RECREATION COMMISSION Mayor Paulson presented Sarah Robinson Pollock and Don Peterson for reappointment and Nosh Bridges for appointment to the Park and Recreation Commission. HII MAIN RIGHTS AND RE5QURCES COMMISSION Mayor Paulson presented Donna Stoderl, Susan Larsen, and Kate Windsor for reappointment to the Human Rights and Rcsources Commission. He stated he would like to fill the other vacancies on the Human Rights and Resources Commission from the applicants for the Planning Commission. He asked staff to put this on the next Council agenda. NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION :Mayor Paulson presented Jerry Eiscrman for reappointment to the Northwest Hennepin Human Services Advisory Commission. He again suggested either advertising for the remaining vacancies or filling from the pool of applicants for the Planning Commission. Councilmember Rosene suggested first talking with the applicants for the Planning; Commission before advertising again for the other commissions. Mayor Paulson explained overall the commissions now have a gender and geographical. balance. There was a motion by Councilmember Scott and seconded by Councilmember Kalligher to approve Jon Perkins for reappointment and Todd Cannon and Kathleen C.armodv for appointment to the Housing Commission; Sarah Robinson Pollock and [ion Peterson for 2/22/93 - 10 . 0 reappointment and Noah Bridges for appointment to the Park and Recreation Commission; Donna Stioderl, Susan Larsen, and Kate Windsor for reappointment to the Human Rights and Resources Commission; and Jerry Eiserman for reappointment to the Northwest Hennepin Human Services Advisory Commission. The motion passed unanimously, Mayor Paulson thanked the Council and the applicants. DISCUSSION ITEMS ADMINISTRATIVE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE REPORTS The ('.ity Manager presented the Administrative Traffic Committee reports, He explained the City's Administrative Traffic Committee meets monthly to discuss requests and complaints from the public and from City staff regarding traffic safety. He further explained the Committee was composed of the City Manager, Director of Public Works, and Chief of Police. 1992 ANNCJAL. REPORT The Put. }llc. Works Coordinator presented the 1992 Annual Report of the Administrative Traffic Committee, She highlighted the major items approved by the Committee in 1992: 1. Parking Ordinance: Ordinance prohibiting parking on City streets between 2 and 6 a .m. 2. Opticorn: The City has been working with a consortium of other cities and North Memorial Hospital regarding installation of an Opticom system. She Explained this system would allow emergency vehicles to pre -empt traffic signals, She continued to Explain the consortium was currently seeking grant monies to fund installation of the devices at major signalized intersections in the North Memorial service area and to purchase emitters for emergency vehicles. 3. Stop Signs on 59th /50th Avenues: 4 -way stop signs were installed on an interim basis at "Zenith and Beard on 59th and 60th Avenues. The Traffic Committee will report back to the Council in April 1993 regarding the efficacy of these signs in reducing the amount and speed of traffic. The Public Works Coordinator explained each person who submits a concern or complaint to the Administrative Traffic Committee is provided information on what the Cumiriittcc has discussed and decided. PR()P(7SFD ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS REGARDING SIGHT DISTANCE POLICY _. The Public Works Coordinator presented the Sight Distance Policy. She reviewed the present ordinance with the Council and emphasized there is nothing in the ordinance giving the City the right to go into the Sight Triangle, if the owner refuses, to remove the identified obstacles. 2/22/93 The Public Works Coordinator outlined the Sight Distance Policy for the Council: 1. The Administrative. Traffic Committee recommended the Council adopt the "Clear View Triangle" terminology to replace "Sight Triangle." 2. The Committee also recommended the Clear View Triangle be defined as "the triangular area formed by connecting the following three points: thu point of intersection of the adjacent curb lines extended and a point on each adjacent curb line 55 feet from such point of intersection. If there are no curbs, the edge of the travelled portion of the street shall be used instead of the curb line." She explained the triangle would also be defined for instances where an alley intersects with the street, 3. The Committee recommended the Council enact an ordinance which authorized City forces to abate a nuisance which obstructs the clear view. 4. The Committee recommended the property owners be provided seven days following the initial notice in which to comply. If the property owner or occupant is unwilling or unable to comply, then City forces shall complete the work and the property owner shall bC Charged the actual cost, plus administrative fees. The Public Works Coordinator explained the Committee was also recommending it be provided flexibility to review special cases individually. 5. The Committee recommended an ordinance be enacted which clearly provides the_* City with the authority to trim vegetation which obstructs the view of any regulatory street sign, 6. The Committee recommended authority be broadened to provide the City the authority to trim vegetation which overhangs the edge of the street. Councilmember Rosene suggested the property owners be provided fourteen days rather than seven days to comply. The Public Works Coordinator agrecd the City would be flexible. Councilmember Rosenc asked if the flexibility could be written in the ordinance. The City Manager suggested using the language: "no less than seven days," which would provide flexibility. Councilmember Scott questioned the City having no authority to remove an obstruction, as she recalled this happening in the past. The City Manager explained this had happened in the past, and it was a very expensive court process to order the removal. Councilmember Scott asked if the City could also be given the authority to trim the vegetation which overhangs the City sidewalks. The City Manager agreed this could lac worked into the wording of the ordinance. /22/93 -12- RE CESS The Brooklyn Center City Council recessed at 8:45 p.m. and reconvened at 8:55 p.m. The City Manager recommended Council instruct the staff by motion to prepare the necessary ordinance changes and come back with the first reading. He explained staff would make the modification of "less than seven days" and check into the trimming of vegetation over City sidewalks, There was a motion by Councilmember Scott and seconded by Councilmember Kalligher to accept the recommendation of the Administrative Traffic Committee and direct staff to bring back proposed ordinance changes to the next City Council meeting. The motion passed unanimously. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BID FOR SPEED MONITORING AWARENESS RADAR TRAILLR (SMART) The Public Works Coordirral.vr prusertted the Speed Monitoring Awareness Radar "Trailer (SNfART) unit to the Council. She explained the SMART unit had been successfully used by other cities, and reactions from both the Police Department and the public during the evaluation period were very positive. She further explained based on the very positive response from all parties, the Administrative Traffic Committee had recommended Brooklyn Center purchase a SMART unit. Councilmember Rosene stated he was impressed with the effect the SMART unit had on freeway traffic. He was concerned that teenagers might try to "out clock" the unit at night. The Public Works Coordinator answered she could not speak for the Police Chief and his ability to use the unit for enforcement, however she did feel most people would assume there was an officer nearby the unit. The City Manager further explained the unit would not be left out at night. He reiterated it would be used for enforcement and for recording as an information process. Councilmember Kalligher suggested purchasing the unit as a joint effort with other communities. The City Manager agreed and explained some other communities have expressed an interest. He further explained the Police Chief would like to operate the SMART program for awhile before offering its use to other communities to determine how often Brooklyn Center could utilize it. Mayor Paulson agreed it would be worthwhile to pursue sharing the unit with other communities either sharing the purchase price or having Brooklyn Center rent it out. There was a motion by Councilmember Kalligher and seconded by Councilmember Rosene to direct staff to talk with Other communities to share in the purchase of a SNLART unit. The motion passed unanimously. 2/22/93 - 13 - i Councilmember Scott asked staff to not only check into purchasing the unit with other communities, but also if other communities would be interested in renting the unit, 1993 F RESTR`Y' PROGRAM The City Manager presented the 1993 Forestry Program. He explained the Council carried over $11,050 in 1992 funds to 1993. He further explained $5,250 of the funds for tree planting were unexpended because several area nurseries were quarantined due to an infestation of Japanese Tree Beetles. The Public Works Coordinator listed the three major components of the 1993 Forestry Plan: 1. Replacement Trees: replacement of boulevard and park trees lost to disease, drought, vandalism, and accident. 2. Small Business Administration Boulevard Tree Planting Program: the City has received a $5,000 grant from the Small Business Administration to be supplemented by tip to $4,804 matching City funds and a small charge to participating property owners to plant boulevard trees. 3. Additional Reforestation: it is recommended the Council either authorize the continuation of the Residential Reforestation ($50 coupon) program or designate the fund for additional tree planting in parks. If the fiends are designated for planting in parks, staff recommends Confining to one park, and suggested Evergreen Park. Councilmember Scott asked if staff had considered planting larger trees which would have a better chance for survival, `1'he Public Works Coordinator answered staff preferred to plant bare root trees and would like to plant larger trees. Councilmember Scott recommended the City stay with the coupon program and allow residents more than one coupon if all coupons are not used. Councilmember Mann agreed with Councilmember Scott. Councilmember Rose= stated he would like to see something happen in Evergreen Park, but he did agree with continuing the coupon program. Mayor Paulson asked if there was some way to encourage the use of live, potted Christmas trees possibly through a coupon program. Councilmember Scott stated ilicrc wei e. communities across the country who promote buying live, potted evergreen trees to decorate at Christmas and to replant in the yard later in the Spring. She explained a program like this would have to be started well in advance of the holiday season in order for a nursery to provide the trees. The City Manager reported seeing an advertisement for potted Christmas trees and suggested checking with the nurseries and putting an ad in the Fall brochure. Councilmember Rosene asked if the coupon program for boulevard trees could be cut slightly and the funds put toward a coupon program for live Christmas trees. The City 2/22/93 - 14 - 0 Manager suggested staff review such a program and consider it as part of the 1994 Forestry Program. Councilmember Rosene suggested contacting local organizations for their help in providing such a progrum. Councilmcmber Scott stated arrangements would already have to be underway with a nursery in order to implement such a program this year. She suggested waiting until after Council was able to receive cost estimates for such a program. Councilmember Rosene suggested putting an article in the newspaper and asking residents to respond to staff if they are interested in a live, potted Christmas tree program. He explained this would also give the nurseries an idea of how many people would be interested. Councilmember Mann agreed such a program could have some merit, There was a motion by Councilmember Mann and seconded by Councilmember Scott to reauthorize the Residential Reforestation Program and to direct staff to come; back to Council with a report on the live, potted Christmas tree program. The motion passed unanimously, STATUS REPOR REGARDING FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR NEIGHBQR 4QaD STREET IMPROVEMENT FP QQRAM The City Manager presented the Status report regarding feasibility study for neighborhood street improvement program, He explained staff had been working with the concept of a residential street replacement program and the development of a feasibility study for possible street and utility improvements in the Southeast neighborhood. The Director of public Works reviewed the development of the feasibility study starting in October 1991. He explained the one major element of the feasibility study which was missing was to define the benefits of the program to affected properties and to use that information as a basis for proposed special asscssmcnts. He continued to explain both the City Council members and the Earle Brown Neighborhood Advisory Committee suggested obtaining an independent evaluation of the benefits which would accrue to properties as a result of such improvements. He stated staff concurs with this need and believes such an evaluation could provide assistance in dealing with the issue of benefits to small lots versus large lots, He reported staff recommended the City employ BCL Appraisals to conduct the appraisals. Councilmember Kalligher asked why staff could not do the appraisals. The Director of Public Works answered staff could, but for the benefit of the property owner and the courts if need be, it was necessary to have an independent appraisal. Councillnember Kalligher asked if the appraisals could wait until a decision had been made to go forward with the project. The Director of Public Works explained it was very important the Council know what the special ,assessments would be before calling a public hearing. Councilmember Kalligher asked why this was the only firm considered, The Director of Public Works answered there are very few firms who provide this service. The City Manager added BCL. Appraisals had been very successful with the property on 69th Avenue. 2/22/93 - 15 - Mayor Paulson asked who was on the Earle Brown Neighborhood Advisory Committee. Councilmember Kalligher answered there arc only seven members on the Committee, and others are invited to attend. She reminded Council of the need for more members, �" Councilmember Kalligher reiterated she had a problem with spending $6,000 for the appraisals when the decision had not been made to go forward with the project. Councilmember Rosene suggested switching neighborhoods The Director of Public Works reminded Council the reason the Southeast neighborhood was chosen was due to the Maxfield report, and the need for the City to provide stimulus for improvement in the neighborhood. He explained to switch neighborhoods could be done, but there was no possibility of doing it this year. He further explained the Public Works Department had spent a great deal of time putting together the feasibility report on the Earle Brown neighborhood. Councilmember Rosene asked if the residents in this area agreed with the improvements. Th Director of Public Works stated there had been a great deal of public discussion on this with the neighborhood committee and reported there would he a meeting'Y'uesday, February 23, 1993, for public input. He further stated staff was recommending as much public discussion and review before approval as possible. Councilmember Scott asked if the funding would come from Municipal State Aid, The Director of Public Works answcrcd ycs. Councilmember Mann stated the storm sewers were in need of repair in this area. The Director of Public Works agreed the residents were concerned about sanitary sewer service,* and many residents had spent a great deal of money in repairs, Councilmember Kalligher asked how this project would be funded. She stated she did not believe special assessment would be justified as this project would not increase the market value of the property The Director of Public Works disagreed with this opinion and reiterated this was the reason for the independent appraiser to outline whether or not this project would increase the market value of the property, hf-ayor Paulson asked if the exact area had been chosen. The City Manager answered two basic areas had been chosen, The Director of Public Works added the current study wus limited to the area between 53rd and 55th Avenues. He explained staff had asked the Earle Brown Neighborhood Advisory Committee to review both areas to see if they had a preference, Mayor Paulson suggested looking at the infrastructure needs and the opinion of the Earle Brown Advisory Committee to make a determination of what area to focus on. He then . suggested asking residents in the chosen area for input and explaining to them this was a way to improve your neighborhood but this was what it would cost. The City Manager defined a special assessment not as a tax but as a charge which was authorized by the Legislature and only to the extent there was an increase in fair market 2/22/93 - 16- 0 value caused by the improvement. He continued to explain it was necessary for such an appraisal and added the information generated by this study might also be helpful to dic Coun not only on this project but on upcoming projects especially considering the condition of the streets in Brooklyn Center. Councilmember Rosene asked what good the increase to the fair market value of the property would do to the homeowner. The City Manager answered it would only benefit the homeowner at the time of sale Councilmember Rosene asked if an increase in fair mar ket value would increase the assessment of taxes. The City Manager answered probably not. Councilmember Rosene asked about using a transportation utility. The City Manager answered a transportation utility would be an alternative to special assessment if authorized by the Legislature, but it would still be paid by the resident. Mayor Paulson reminded Council they were getting away from the issue which was the approval for appraisals. He proposed Contracting with BCL Appraisals to appraise three properties; one small, medium, and large. He further proposed having the City Assessor appraise three properties also, one small, one large, and maybe a corner lot. He explained this would provide an objective comparison. The City Manager agreed BCL Appraisals could be asked to perform three appraisals. The Director of Public Works explained BCL Appraisals had looked at the proposed area and had recommended performing four to six appraisals, Councilmember Scott stated she wanted to be sure there was a benefit to the property owner. She felt Council needed the appraisals before going ahead with this project. RESOL TI N NO. 93 -26 Member Celia Scott introduccd the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE A PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL OF BENEFITS RFLATING TO A PRUPQ�LD RESIDENTIAL STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE Councilmember Mann reminded Council of the 1989 Resource Study Decision which revealed three neighborhoods were opposed to street improvements and this neighborhuod was one of them, Councilmember Rosene asked if the decision could wait until after the next meeting of the Earlc Brown Neighborhood Advisory Committee for their input and thrii poll the Councilmembers for their support. The City Manager explained the Council could approve the motion pending the Committee's approval. Councilmember Rosene made a friendly amendment to the motion for approval of the resolution pending approval by the Earle Brown Neighborhood Advi sory Con iii iiUc e. 2/ - 17 - Councilmcmbers Scott and Mann agreed with this friendly amendment. fi b modified to include appraisals on four to Councilmember suggested the motion e mo ified pp six properties not to exceed $6,000 pending approval by the Earle Brown Advisory Committee. There was a motion by Councilmember Rosene and seconded by Councilmember Mann to amend the motion to include directing staff to report back on how many properties will be appraised, not to exceed $6,000. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution as amended was duly seconded by member Kristen Mann, and the motion passed unanimously. PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM REGARDING STORM WATER QUALITY I MPROVENtENTS T'no City Manager presented the public information program regarding storm water quality improvements, The Public Works Coordinator announced the winners of the "Stormie" coloring contest: Amy Gasman, age 4 and under; and Jessica Perrault, age S to 8. The Honorable incntions: Sandra 'norbus, Michele McDonald, Amanda Sati, Ashley Crowley, Heather Campbell, Katie Lampi, Kristen Hartwig, Joe Kotila, Vanessa Zamzow, and Danielle Kadcn. She reported the winners received a one -month family membership to the Community Center including water slide; and the honorable mentions received a one -day family pass to the Community Center including use of the water slide. The Public Works Coordinator reported there was a great variety of information on water quality issues which could be provided to residents. She suggested a possible source of information could be a four -page flier or mini newsletter which could be inserted in the City newsletter. Councilmember Rosene stated he liked the newsletter. Mayor Paulson asked if there was a benefit to publishing the newsletter two times a year rather than four times a year. The Director of Public Works answered the concept was that it would be published as an insert to the newsletter in the Spring and again in the Fail. Councilmember Scott stated she also liked the concept and format but did not find a reminder included of what residents are to do with their yard waste and where the yard located and the hone number. drop-off rater was oc waste center P There was a motion by Councilmember Scott and seconded by Councilmember Kalligher to accept the concept of the newsletter and directing staff to discuss with the appropriate commissions. The motion passed unanimously. 2P -2/93 -18 - t LEGISLATIVE UPDATE The City Manager presented the leSislative update. He explained one of the more important measure~ being considered by the legislature was at the initiative of Representative Orfield. He further explained Representative Orficld was proposing a comprehensive packet of legislation labelled The Metropolitan Community Stability Act. The City Manager informed Council there was a meeting scheduled on March 10 to discuss the storm drainage at Marlin Park and another meeting scheduled for March 14 to discuss Orchard Lane. AJ2JOURNMENT There was a motion by Councilmember Scott, and seconded by Councilmember Kalligher to adjourn the meeting, The motion passed unanimously, The Brooklyn Center City Council adjourned at 10:35 p.m. D eputy City Ci Clerk Todd Paulson, Mayor Recorded and transcribed by: Nancy Dcrg TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial 2/22/93 - 19- CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date 318/93 Agenda Item Number O p Ql - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: PRESENTATION: Success by 6® Northwest on Transportation DEPT. APPROVAL: Gerald G. Splinter, City Manager MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) • RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date March 8, 1993 Agenda Item Number REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: PRESENTATION ON NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL DEPT. APPROVAL: Geralyn R crone, Personnel Coordinator MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOAMENDATION: 0* � No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attT SU MARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) • Mr. Jerry Eiserman, one of Brooklyn Center's representatives on the Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council's ( NWHHSC) advisory commission, will be at the meeting to make the annual presentation on current NWHHSC activities. A folder of information on NWHHSC is enclosed in your agenda packet, and Mr. Eiserman will be prepared to respond to any questions you may have about this. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION None; informational item only. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date March 9, 1993 Agenda Item Number V C- REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: BROOKLYN BOULEVARD STUDY DEPT. APPROVAL: Brad Hoffman, Director Community Development MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOM 1ENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached • SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached )Les Geoff Martin of Dahlgren, Shardlow and Uban, Inc., will present the findings and recommendations of the Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Boulevard Task Force for the redevelopment of Brooklyn Boulevard. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION Motion to accept the Brooklyn Boulevard Study and direct staff to prepare a report for the Council for the implementation of the study. Set a time frame for the report to come back to the Council. • CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER council Meeting Date -3/8' 93 Agenda hem Number REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Planning Commission Meeting Minutes - February 25, 1993 ********************************************************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** DEPT. APPROVAL: RONALD A. WARREN, PLANNING AND ZONING SPECIALIST ********************* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** MANAGER'S REVIEW /RECOMMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached ********************************************************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached 5 ) Available Planning Commission Minutes for your review. MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA REGULAR SESSION FEBRUARY 25, 1993 CALL TO ORDER The Planning Commission met in regular session and was called to order by Chair Pro tem Sander at 735 p.m. ROLL CALL Chair Pro tem Ella Sander, Commissioners Bertil Johnson, Mark Holmes and Robert Michelson. Also prescm were the Secretary to the Planning Commission Planning and Zoning Specialist Ronald Warren and Planning Commission Recording Secretary Nancy Berg, ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE: COMMISSIONERS• HILSTROM, REEM ND WILLSON The Secretary introduced the three new members of the Planning Commission, explaining, they had been appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Council at the February 22, 1993 City Council meeting, The Secretary administered the Oath of Office for the Planning Commission to Debra Hilstrom, Diane Reem, and Tim Willson and welcomed the new mernbcis to the Commission. Commissioner Johnson made the following statement and requested that it became part of the record: 1 would like to thank Wally Bernards for his many years of service on the Planning Commission and as Chairman of the Planning Commission. 1 can't understand why such a seasoned commissioner, who stated he was willing to serve, wasn't reappointed for the S. E. Neighborhood: It is my understanding that Afgyor Paulson stated he wanted to appoint commissioners from each neighborhood that lived in that neighborhood He hasn't done this in the S.E. area, that was previously represented. by Mr. Bernards, who lived there. It would be helpful if the Mayor would explain this action to the Planning Commission. 2 -25 -93 1 ELECTION OF 1993 CHAIR Commissioner Johnson nominated Ella Sander as 1993 Planning Commission Chair. There were no other nominations, following the call three times for other nominees. There was a motion by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Mickelson to close nominations, and the motion passed unanimously, Commission Sander was Clccted Chair, APPOINTMENT OF 1993 CHAIR PRO TEM Commissioner Mickelson nominated Mark Holmes as 1993 Chair Pro tern. There were no other nominations, following the call three times for other nominators. There was a motion by Commissioner Willson and seconded by Commissioner Hilstrom to close nominations, and the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Holmes was elected Chair Pro tem, APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JANUARY 14 1993 Motion by Commission Holmes and seconded by Commissioner Mickelson to approve the minutes of the January 14, 1993 Planning Commission meeting as submitted. Voting in favor: Chairperson under, Commissioners Holmes, Johnson and Mickelson. Abstain: Commissioners Hilstrom, Reem, and Willson, CHAIRPERSON'S EXPLANATION The Planning Commission is an advisory body. 011C of dic Commission's functions is to hold public hearings. In the matters concerned in these hearings, the Commission makes recommendations to the City Council, The City Council makes all final decisions in these matters. Chairperson Sander excused herself from the meeting to avoid a possible conflict of interest with Application 93001, Chair Pro tern Holmes assumed the role of the Chair and the meeting procccded. APPL ICATION _ NO. 93001 (MARD ELLA HOLT) The Secretary introduced the first item of business, a request for preliminary plat approval to subdivide an approximate 33,210 sq. ft. parcel of land located on the west side of Twin Lake Avenue in the 4700 block into two residential parcels. The Secretary reviewed the contents of the staff report (see Planning Commission Information Sheet for Application No. 93001, attached), The Secretary used transparencies to show the Commission the proposed subdivision. He explained Mr. Mikc Haase of Counselor Kealty, on behalf of Mardella Holt, owner of thc_ property, was requesting preliminary plat approval. The purpose of the subdivision was to Create two lots, each in excess of 13,000 square feet for the purpose of constructing single - family homes on each of the lots, 2 -25 -93 2 The Secretary explained the two lots substantially exceed the minimum requirements for one - family interior lots in an R2 zone. He also explained the proposed subdivision was within the good plain for Twin Lake and would be required to be reviewed by the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission prior to approval of the final plat by the City Council. Commissioner Johnson stated the property was right next to a park, and he inquired if there were regulations requiring fencing between the park and the properties. The Secretary answered no, Commissioner Mickelson asked if the property - owners could be required to build a fence at their expense. The Secretary responded the Commission could make that recommendation if they wished to indicate the City should not be required to bear the expense of such financing. Commissioner Reem inquired if staff had been contacted by any of the surrounding neighbors, The Secretary answered no, and explained the City was not required to send out notices to neighboring properties. Commissioner Reem asked who would pay to move the y power lines if necessary. The accreta answered he believed it would be the responsibility cs p ry p of NSP to move the lines, Commissioner Nfickelson suggested adding an advisory condition that the applicant provide fencing. The Secretary informed the Commission it was not a condition of the plat, but would be appropriate as an advisory condition or recommendation to the City Council, 0 Commissioner Reem inquired if anyone had applied to build a two- family dwelling on this property. The Secretary answered no. Commissioner Willson asked if at the time the building permit was issued, would the residents be notified. The Secretary answered no, there was no formal approval required to build a single family or two family home other than the building permit. Mr. Haase, on behalf of Mardella Holt, addressed the Commission and stated the Secretary had accurately described the applicant's intentions. Commissioner Holmes asked Mr. Haase if there was a buyer for the property. Mr. Haase answered there were two contractors interested in developing the property. PU EU BLIC HEARIN (APPLICATION NO, 9 001 :hair Pro tern Holmes opened the meeting for the purpose of a public hearing on request n approximate 3 3 21U square re foot. parcel of land r for preliminary plat approval to subdivide a app q P located on the west side of Twin Lake Avenue in the 4700 block into two residential parcels at 8:15 p.m, He inquired if there was anyone present who wished to address the Commission, no one appeared to speak, and he entertained a motion to close the public hearing. 0 2 -25 -43 3 CLO PLIBLIC H EARING There way a motion by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Mickelson to close the public hearing at 8:16 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. ACTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF APPLICATION NO.93001(MARDELLA H LT Motion by Commissioner Mickelson and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to recommend approval of Application No. 93001 submitted by Mardella Holt, subject to the following conditions: 1. The final plat is subject to review and approval by the City Engineer. 2. The final plat is subject to the provision of Chapter 15 of the City Ordinances, including the peed for a Subdivision Agreement regarding additional costs for utility service lines and hook 'ups. 3. The applicant shall apply for and receive the necessary approvals from the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission prior to final plat approval by the City Council, 4. The property owner, not the City, will be responsible for building and paying for any fencing between the property and the park. Voting in favor: Chair Pro tem Holmes, Commissioners Hilstrom, Johnson, Mickelson, Reem and Willson. Abstain: Chairperson Sander. The motion passed. The Secretary informed Mr. Haase the applicant should be present at the March 8, 1993 City Council meeting. OTHER BUSINE SS The Sccre date on the Brookl n . Roulevard study. He informed the tart' resented an u y y P P Commission the final draft was being prepared by the consultant; and will be on the City Council agenda on March 8, The Secretary would provide Commissioners with copies of the report as soon as it was available. The Secretary reminded the Commissioners they would have to review any recommendations from the Brooklyn Boulevard study relating to zoning or ordinance amendments. The Secretary reviewed the suggested changes by the consultants for the Commission. Commissioner Johnson asked who would make the final decision regarding improvements within the public right of way of Brooklyn Boulevard. The Secretary answered Hennepin County, but it would be handled as a joint effort. 2 -25 -93 4 Commissioner Holmes asked about development on 63rd and Brooklyn Boulevard. The Secretary answered possibly a gas station on the S.W. corner. Commissioner Holmes inquired about the Phillips 66 proposal, The Secretary answered the preliminary plat had been approved, the variances denied, and the plan was tabled, The Secretary updated the Commission on the various vacant buildings. He believed the Circuit City project was still pending, and nothing was happening at the T. Wribhts or Best locations, The Secretary informed the Commissioners the next Planning Commission meeting was scheduled for March 11. Commissioner Reem asked if staff had contacted the owners of Brookdale about concern over stores vacating the Center. The Secretary answered he did not know, but indicated that it was his understanding that contact with Brookdale after the Brooklyn Boulevard study had been completed was being considered. Commissioner Holmes informed the Commission there would be a second meeting on crime and safety on Saturday, 1- "cbruary 27 at Constitution Hall. He further stated a representative from Brookdale Center had attended the last session, The Secretary asked the new Commissioners to phone him if they had any questions or concerns. AD,TOJRNMENT Motion by Commissioner Mic:kekon seconded by Commissioner Hilstrom to adjourn the meeting of the Planning Commission. The motion passed unanimously. The Planning Commission adjourned at 8 :45 p,m, Chairperson Recorded and transcribed by: Nancy Berg TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial 2 -25 -93 5 CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date 3 Agenda kern Number REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Planning Commission Application No. 93001 - Mardella Holt ********************************************************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** DEPT. APPROVAL: RONALD A. WARREN, PLANNING AND ZONING SPECIALIST ************************* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** MANAGER'S REVIEW RECOMMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached 0 ) Planning Commission Application No. 93001 submitted by Mike Haase, Counselor Realty, on • behalf of Mardella Holt, owner of the property, is requesting a preliminary plat approval to subdivide into two lots an approximate 33,210 square foot parcel of land located on the west side of Twin Lake Avenue, northerly of the intersection of Twin Lake Avenue and Lakeside Avenue. This application was considered by the Planning Commission at its February 25, 1993 meeting. Attached are minutes and information sheet from that meeting, a map of the area, and a land survey for the Council's review. Recommendation This application was recommended for approval by the Planning Commission at its February 25, 1993 meeting. • Planning Commission Information Sheet Application No. 93001 Applicant: Mike Haase on Behalf of Mardella Holt Location: 4700 Block of Twin Lake Avenue (west side) Request: Preliminary Plat The applicant, Mr. Mike Haase of Counselor Realty, on behalf of Mardella Holt, owner of the property, is requesting preliminary plat approval to subdivide into two lots an approximate 33,210 square foot parcel of land located on the west side of Twin Lake Avenue, northerly of the intersection of Twin Lake Avenue and Lakeside Avenue. The land in question is zoned R2 and is bounded on the north by a single - family home, addressed as 4725 Twin Lake Avenue; on the east by Twin Lake Avenue and two duplexes located on the east side of Twin Lake Avenue; on the south by Twin Lake Beach Park controlled by the City of Brooklyn Center; and on the west by Twin Lake Avenue. The purpose of the subdivision is to create two lots, each in excess of 13,000 square feet for the purpose of constructing single- family homes on each of the lots. The proposed plat, which is to be known as Holt's Twin Lake Estates, would create two buildable lots (Lot 1, Block 1 and Lot 2, Block 1) of the following dimensions: Lot Width Depth Area Lot 1, Block 1 (northerly lot) 102.7' 130' (approx.) 13,515 s.f. Lot 2, Block 1 (southerly lot) 102.7' 130' (approx.) 13,260 s.f. The two lots substantially exceed the minimum requirements for one - family interior lots in an R2 zone, which are 60' in width and 7,600 square feet in area. Two - family dwellings are permitted in this zoning district on minimum lots of 75' in width and 12,400 square feet in area. The applicant has indicated that they intend to sell the parcels as single- family residential lots, however, the zoning ordinance would allow two - family use of the two proposed parcels. Because of this, the Engineering Department believes it is necessary that there be a Subdivision Agreement to cover the additional costs for utility service and hookups, should the property be utilized for two - family purposes. This proposed subdivision is within the flood plain for Twin Lake and, therefore, will be required to be reviewed by the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission prior to approval of the final plat by the City Council. The preliminary plat shows the 100 year flood contour line of 856' which should have minimum impact on the proposed lots. Grading and filling of the lots, which is not 2 -25 -93 1 Application No. 93001 continued anticipated, would also be affected by flood plain regulations. The contour shown indicates substantial buildable area for single- family dwelling construction. It should be noted that the State Legislature has adopted statutes that enable the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to establish standards and criteria to preserve and protect public waters and to regulate all land within 1,000' of a lake and 300' of a river. This is known as the Shoreland Management Act. The DNR is in the process of implementing these regulations and have prioritized communities one through four, as to requiring the adoption of Shoreland Management Regulations. Brooklyn Center is a number four priority community and DNR has thus far made contact with only priority number one and number two communities and is in the process of implementing these regulations. Shoreland Management Regulations again affect property within 1000 of a lake and establish minimum requirements for such things as lot sizes, building set backs and sewage treatment. The proposed DNR requirements for general development for a lake such as Twin Lake, greatly exceed the lot size requirements contained in our zoning ordinance. For instance, the proposed Shoreland Management Regulations require minimum lot widths of 75 minimum lot areas of 15,000 square feet and minimum building set backs of 50' from the lake shore. Brooklyn Center has not yet been required to adopt these regulations, but we will have address these matters in the future. We have made contact with Ceil Strauss, Area Hydrologist with DNR, and she is aware of the proposed subdivision. We are not in a position to impose the DNR regulations, as they have not been adopted by the city as part of our zoning ordinance. Legally, we can impose only our minimum zoning ordinance standards, to do otherwise might well be considered a taking of property by the city, without compensation. It should also be noted that the subdivision proposed by the applicant contemplates lot dimensions that are closer to the DNR standards than the minimum allowed by our zoning ordinance in an R2 zone. With respect to the proposed plat itself, it appears to be in order. The plat comprehends the dedication of a little more than 30' of right of way for Twin Lake Avenue. We have pointed out to the applicant the existence of an overhead powerline over the southerly portion of Lot 2, outside of the 10' utility easement area. The powerline should be relocated or the easement extended to include the current location of this powerline. 2 -25 -93 2 Y Application No. 93001 continued A public hearing has been scheduled and notice has appeared in the Brooklyn Center Sun /Post. Also, notice of the plat have been sent to ISD 281 and Minnesota Department of Transportation. 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SR�NDAtl 4 IinC �At6 qv6. p ` � �..rKt, �� _.. .�.•� rt�� ._ `� � 4115 �'tr1 LA4=�" Avg I 1 4'TL5 a65.+ zm 1 vl �o r w O Of �e i 1 L i 8. _ -- 154.86 - - -- —. _ - s es -Ferty exren5lon o� the � � bay. t�.�+ _g.. ��.5nwe1 _ � 6co +t er of ROBE2r.0aeR AOOr1.i,� �t'ap• 85ea1 �, t - 1 l.l- 1" N _ �/ •' I ELECTION OF 1993 CHAIR Commissioner .Iohnstui nominated F114 Sander as 1993 Planning Commission Chair. There were n t nominat the Gall three times for other nominees. c - a n�her n�min�tt . ns , g There was a motion by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Mickelson to close nominations, and the motion passed unanimously Commission Sander was ciccted Chair, APPOINTM OF 1993 CHAIR PRO TEM Commissioner .Mickelson nominated Mark Holmes as 1993 Chair Pro tem. There were no other nominations, following the call three times for other nominators. There was a motion by Commissioner Willson and seconded by Commissioner Hilstrom to close nominations, and the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Holmes was elected Chair Pro tem, APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JANUARY 14, 1993 Motion by Commission Holmes and seconded by Commissioner Mickelson to approve the minutes of the January 14, 1993 Planning Commission meeting as submitted. Voting in favor; Chairperson Sander, Commissioners Holmes, Johnson and Mickelson Abstain: Commissioners Hilstrom, Reem, and Willson, CHAIRPERSON'S EXPLANATION The Planning Commission is an advisory body. Onc of lhu Commission's functions is to held public hearings. In the matters concerned in tbesG hearings, the Commission makes recommendations to the City Council, The City Council makes all final decisions in these matters. Chairperson Sander excused herself from the meeting to avoid a possible conflict of interest with Application 93001, Chair Pro tern Holmes assumed the role of the Chair and the meeting proceeded, ,VI I A&PP NO. 930 01 (MARD LLA HOLT� The Secretary introduced the first item of business, a request for preliminary plat approval to subdivide an approximate 33,210 sq. ft. parcel of land located on the west side of Twin Lake Avenue in the 4700 block into two residential parcels. The Secretary reviewed the contents of the staff report (see Planning Commission Information Sheet for Application No. 93001, attached), The Secretary used transparencies to show the Commission the proposed subdivision. He explained Mr. Mike Haase of Counselor Kealty, on behalf of Mardella Holt, Owner of the property, was requesting preliminary plat approval. The purpose of the subdivision was to create two lots, each in excess of 13,000 square feet for the purpose of constructing single - family homes on each of the lots, 2 -25 -93 2 The Secretary explained the two lots substantially exceed the minimum requirements for one - family interior lots in an R2 zone. He also explained the proposed subdivision was within the flood plain for Twin Lakc and would be required to be reviewed by the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission prior to approval of the final plat by the City Council. Commissioner Johnson stated the property was right next to a park, and he inquired if there were regulations requiring fencing between the park and the properties. The Secretary answered no. Commissioner Mickelson asked if the property - owners could be required to build a fence at their expense. The Secretary responded the Commission could make that recommendation if they wished to indicate the City should not be required to bear the expense of such financing. Commissioner Reem inquired if staff had been contacted by any of the surrounding neighbors, The Secretary answered no, and explained the City was not required to send out notices to neighboring properties. Commissioner Reem asked who would pay to move the power lines if necessary. The Secretary answered he believed it would be the responsibility of NSP to move the lines, Commissioner Mickelson suggested adding an advisory condition that the applicant provide fencing. The Secretary informed the Commission it was not a condition of the plat, but would be appropriate as an advisory condition or recommendation to the City Council. Commissioner Reem inquired if anyone had applied to build a two- family dwelling on this property. The Secretary answered no. Commissioner Willson asked if at the time the building permit was issued, would the residents be notified. The Secretary answered no, there was no formal approval required to build a single family or two family home other than the building permit. Mr. Haase, on behalf of Mardella Holt, addressed the Commission and stated the Secretary had accurately described the applicant's intentions. Commissioner Holmes asked Mr. Haase if there was a buyer for the property. Mr. Haase answered there were two contractors interested in developing the property, PU BLIC HEARING APPLICATION NO, 930011 :hair Pro tom Holmes opened the meeting for the purpose of a public; hearing on request for preliminary plat approval to subdivide an approximate 33,210 square foot parcel of land located on the west side of Twin Lake Avenue in the 4700 block into two residential parcels at 8:15 p.m, He inquired if there was anyone present who wished to address the Commission, no one appcared to speak, and he entertained a motion to close the public hearing. 2 -25 -43 3 CLOSE PUBLIC H EARING There watt a motion by C.ommissioncr Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Mickelson i n passed u nanimousl y. m to hea ring at �:lfi .m. The o to close the public, ea g p p Y• ACTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF APPLICATION NO. 93401 -(MARDELLA H LT Motion by Commissioner Mickelson and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to recommend approval of Application No, 93001 submitted by Mardella Holt, subject to the following conditions: 1. The final plat is subject to review and approval by the City Engineer. 2. The final plat is subject to the provision of Chapter 15 of the City Ordinances, including S the need for a Subdivision Agreement regarding additional costs for utility service lines and hook ups. 3. The applicant shall apply for and receive the necessary approvals from the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission prior to final plat approval by the City Council, 4. The property owner, not the City, will be responsible for building and paying for any fencing between the property and the park. Voting in favor: Chair Pro tem Holmes, Commissioners Hilstrom, Johnson, Mickelson, Reem and Willson, Abstain: Chairperson Sander. The motion passed. The Secretary informed Mr. Haase the applicant should be present at the March 8, 1993 City Council meeting. O THER BUSINESS The Secretary presented an update on the Brooklyn Boulevard study. He informed the Commission the final draft was being prepared by the consultant; and will be on the City Council agenda on March 8, The Secretary would provide Commissioners with copies of g rY p the report as soon as it was available. The Secretary reminded the Commissioners they would have to review any recommendations from the Brooklyn Boulevard study relating to zoning or ordinance amendments. The Secretary reviewed the suggested changes by the consultants for the Commission. Commissioner Johnson asked who would make the final decision regarding improvements within the public right of way of Brooklyn Boulevard. The Secretary answered Hennepin County, but it would be handled as a joint effort. 2 -25 -93 4 Commissioner Holmes asked about development on 63rd and Brooklyn Boulevard. The Secretary answered possibly a gas station on the S.W. corner. Commissioner Holmes inquired about the Phillips 66 proposal, The Secretary answered the preliminary plat had been approved, the variances denied, and the plan was tabled. The Secretary updated the Commission on the various vacant buildings. He believed the Circuit City project was still pending, and nothing was happening at the T. Wrights or Best locations, The Secretary informed the Commissioners the next Planning Commission meeting was scheduled for March 11. Commissioner Reem asked if staff had contacted the owners of Brookdale about concern over stores vacating the Center, The Sccretary answered he did not know, but indicated that it was his understanding that contact with Brookdale after the Brooklyn Boulevard study had been completed was being considered. Commissioner Holmes informed the Commission there would be a second meeting on crime and safety on Saturday, February 27 at Constitution Hall. He further stated a representative from Brookdale Center had attended the last session. The Secretary asked the new Commissioners to phone him if they had any questions or concerns. AUJC)IJRNMENT Motion by Commissioner Mickel.-,nn seconded by Commissioner Hilstrom to adjourn the meeting of the Planning Commission. The motion passed unanimously. The Planning Commission adjourned at 8.45 p,m, Chairperson Recorded and transcribed by: Nancy Berg TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial 2 -25 -93 5 CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date March 8 Agenda It= Number �v REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ###### Y# YYYYY### Y# YYYYY#### Y###Yl YYYY## YY## YYYl YYYY##### # #Y # # # # # # # #YYYYYYYYY # #YYY #YYYY# ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION RESCINDING CITY COUNCILRESOLUTION NO. 92-267 AND APPROVING PLANNING COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 92003 SUBMITTED BY PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY ### YYY#### YYYY## Y# YYY### YYY##### YYYY################# # Y # # # #YYYYYYYY # #s # # # # # # # # # # # # ## DEPT. APPROVAL: ( J Brad Hoffman, Director of ommunity Development MANAGERS REVIEW/RECOMAMNDATION: : -. � . • } r � No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached • #* YYY#### YYYY##### YY# Y# YY## Y#### YYY## Y## Y## YYY# YYYYY## # # # # #YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY # # # # # ## SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached _) Monday evening the Council will be asked by Phillips 66 to reconsider Phillips' request for a variance from the 15' greenstrip requirement of the City's zoning ordinance (35 -700). The Council will also receive the final report from Dahlgren, Shardlow and Uban in the Brooklyn Boulevard Study. The essence of the study was to explore and recommend ordinance and /or policy changes that will facilitate the redevelopment of Brooklyn Boulevard. Two (2) key recommendations of the study include creating performance standards (i.e., buffering gP for C -1 and C -2 abutments to residential property) and creating flexibility in our ordinances to provide the Council with a degree of latitude to foster redevelopment. The study also lays out a general concept or theme for developing the Boulevard. In discussions with Tim Griffin, the DSU consultant, he was of the opinion that the Phillips project was compatible with the recommendations of the study. The resolution before the Council would rescind Council Resolution 92 -267 and would approve Planning Commission Application 92003. The resolution would also require the following: 1. An 8' brick wall along the west property line. 2. A brick exterior to the proposed building and car wash. 3. A brick landscape wall along Brooklyn Boulevard, as noted in Phillips' plans. The brick is to match that of the building and westerly wall. 4. The three (3) parking spaces in the southeast corner will be treated as a proof of parking, with that area being landscaped. 5. A corner landscaped node to include pedestrian seating. 6. Finally, all materials and landscaping called for by this resolution to be approved by the Community Development Director. Monday evening, staff will be present to discuss the Phillips request in greater detail. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION Approve the resolution rescinding Resolution 92 -267 and approving Planning Commission Application 92003. • its adoption: Member introduced the following resolution and moved RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION RESCINDING CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 92 -267 AND APPROVING PLANNING COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 92001 AND 92003 SUBMITTED BY PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY WHEREAS, Planning Commission Application No. 92003 was submitted by Phillips 66 Company originally requesting a variance from Section 35 -400 of the Zoning Ordinance at 6901 Brooklyn Boulevard to allow a building setback of 28 feet rather than 50 feet from the Brooklyn Boulevard right -of -way; and WHEREAS, said application was submitted in conjunction with two other applications also submitted by Phillips 66 Company, Application No. 92001 which involved a request for a special use permit and site and building plan approval and Application No. 92002 which involved a request for preliminary plat approval to transfer a triangular shaped portion of the property to a neighboring parcel of land; and WHEREAS, Application No.'s 92001, 92002, 92003 were all tabled by the City Council, with the applicant's consent, on February 10, 1992 to study possible ordinance amendments and to address redevelopment issues on Brooklyn Boulevard; and WHEREAS, In October, 1992 the applicant revised its site plan under Application No. 92001 by re- arranging the building location and revised its variance proposal under Application No. 92003 by abandoning the building setback variance request and instead requesting a variance from Section 35 -700 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow a greenstrip less than 15' from the Brooklyn Boulevard and 69th Avenue rights -of -way; and WHEREAS, after reviewing the revised proposals the City Council on November 23, 1992 adopted Resolution No. 92 -267 which made certain findings and denied the requested variance under Planning Commission Application No. 92003 submitted by Phillips 66 Company on the basis of those findings; and WHEREAS, the City Council has received the Brooklyn Boulevard redevelopment study which was prepared by the consulting firm of Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Inc. (DSU) which makes certain recommendations that affect the redevelopment of 6901 Brooklyn Boulevard; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to rescind Council Resolution No. 92 -267 and reconsider the greenstrip variance requested under Planning Commission Application No. 92003. RESOLUTION NO. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center to rescind City Council Resolution No. 92 -267 and grant site and building plan approval and a special use permit to construct a gas station /convenience store /car wash at 6901 Brooklyn Boulevard subject to the following conditions: 1. The recommendations contained in the Brooklyn Boulevard redevelopment study prepared by DSU give cause for the reconsideration of the greenstrip variance comprehended under Planning Commission Application No. 92003. 2. The City Council finds that the standards for variance contained in Section 35- 240, subdivision 2 of the Zoning Ordinance are met in that the site is an irregularly shaped parcel and to deny the variance would create a hardship to the applicant in that they would not be able to develop the property in a reasonable manner. 3. The granting of the variance is conditional on the applicant providing the following: a) An 8' high brick wall along the west property line; and b) A brick exterior to the proposed building and car wash; and C) A brick wall along Brooklyn Boulevard matching the brick of the building and the wall along the west property line; and d) The three (3) parking spaces located in the southeast corner of the property be treated as proof of parking and further that the same area be included in the landscape plans submitted for the site; and e) A corner landscape node be created to include seating for pedestrians; and f) All building materials and landscape plans to be used in compliance with the terms and conditions of the variance be approved by the Director of Community Development 4. Building plans are subject to review and approval by the Building Official with respect to applicable codes prior to the issuance of permits. 5. Grading, drainage, utility and berming plans are subject to review and approval by the City Engineer, prior to the issuance of permits. RESOLUTION NO. 6. A site performance agreement and supporting financial guarantee (in an amount to be determined by the City Manager) shall be submitted prior to the issuance of permits to assure completion of approved site improvements. 7. Any outside trash disposal facilities and rooftop mechanical equipment shall be appropriately screened from view. 8. The building is to be equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system to meet NFPA standards and shall be connected to a central monitoring device in accordance with Chapter 5 of the City Ordinances. 9. An underground irrigation system shall be installed in all landscaped areas to facilitate site maintenance. 10. Plan approval is exclusive of all signery which is subject to Chapter 34 of the City Ordinances. 11. B612 curb and gutter shall be provided around all parking and driving areas. 12. The applicant shall submit an as -built survey of the property, improvements and utility service lines, prior to release of the performance guarantee. 13. The property owner shall enter into an Easement and Agreement for Maintenance and Inspection of Utility and Storm Drainage Systems, prior to the issuance of permits. 14. The special use permit is granted to Phillips 66 Company for a gas station /convenience store /car wash at 6901 Brooklyn Boulevard as contained in the plans submitted. Any expansion or alteration of the use shall require an amendment to this special use permit. 15. The special use permit is subject to all applicable codes, ordinances and regulations. Any violation thereof shall be grounds for revocation. 16. The replat of the property containing the dedication of 18' of right -of -way along 69th Avenue North shall receive final approval and be filed at the County prior to the issuance of permits. RESOLUTION NO. 17. The plans shall be modified prior to the issuance of building permits to indicate: a. A connection of the two trench drains adjacent to the car wash to the storm sewer system. b. The canopy shall have no illumination band on the sides. C. The triangle of land to be transferred to the neighboring property to the north shall not be fenced into the Phillips 66 site, though it must be landscaped and maintained by Phillips until a new owner is present. Date Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk The motion for the adopting of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date 3;08/93 Agenda Item Number to REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** **************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** ITEM DESCRIPTION: AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF AN EASEMENT ON LOT 31, BLOCK 6, PEARSON'S NORTHPORT 3RD ADDITION (SECOND READING) DEPT. APPROVAL: Sy app, 6irector of Public Works MANAGER'S REVIEW/REC MME ATI O ND N: O AIvXflxzfto�� .'.' t6� ) - row L4V No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached Yes • At its regular meeting of January 25, 1993, the City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance for the vacation of a portion of a utility easement in PEARSON'S NORTHPORT 3RD ADDITION. This easement vacation was requested by Mr. Paul Benson, who is the resident of the property affected by the existing easement. The proposed action is to vacate only that portion of the City's easement which is currently encroached upon by Mr. Benson's garage. The private utility companies serving the area have reviewed this request and no objections to the proposed vacation have been received. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION This ordinance was first read on February 8, 1993, published in the City's official newspaper on February 17, 1993, and is offered this evening for a second reading. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the day of at P.M. at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to consider An Ordinance Vacating A Utility Easement in PEARSON'S NORTHPORT 3RD ADDITION. Auxiliary aids for handicapped persons are available upon request at least 96 hours in advance. Please contact the Personnel Coordinator at 569 -3350 to make arrangements. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF A UTILITY EASEMENT IN PEARSON'S NORTHPORT 3RD ADDITION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The following described portion of that easement over Lot 31, Block 6, PEARSON'S NORTHPORT 3RD ADDITION Hennepin County Minnesota established by Document No 613060 Hennepin County Registrar of Title is hereby vacated. Commencing at the northwest corner of said Lot 31 thence southwesterly along the westerly line of said lot assumed bearing of South 30 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West for 34.00 feet, South 60 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East for 5.00 feet to the actual point of beginninz of the land to be described: thence South 60 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East for 5.00 feet: thence South 30 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West for 25.00 feet: thence North 60 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West for 5.00 feet: thence North 30 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East for 25.00 feet to the point of beginning Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective after adoption and thirty (30) days following its legal publication or upon fee title of Lot 31, Block 6, PEARSON'S NORTHPORT 3RD ADDITION being conveyed to Paul Benson, whichever occurs later. Adopted this day of , Mayor, Todd Paulson ATTEST: Deputy Clerk Date of Publication Effective Date P P�- � P� 2 7 ct S W Z a PEARSON DRIVE -� rJ a 0 a COUNTY ROAD 10 LOT 31, BLOCK 6, PEARSON'S NORTHPORT 3RD ADDITION GENERAL LOCATION CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date 3/8/93 Agenda Item Number 16 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE REGARDING THE CLEAR VIEW TRIANGLE DEPT. APPROVAL: Sy app, h1rector of Public Works MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION: , No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached Yes The City Council at its February 22, 1993 meeting discussed several changes and additions to the ordinances regarding the Clear View Triangle. The attached ordinance is presented for a first reading. It incorporates suggestions made by the Council: • A section prohibiting vegetation from overhanging sidewalks or trails has been added. • The section prohibiting vegetation from blocking the visibility of signs has been expanded to include traffic signals. • The section enforcing the ordinance and authorizing city forces to abate these nuisances has been clarified and expanded. o The amount of time to abate the nuisance is flexible, to be specified by the city manager or designee; at a minimum that period is "not less than 10 days "; and o The written order must include a notice of the owner /occupant's right to demand a hearing of the city council. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION Conduct a first reading of the ordinance. lob CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the day of , 1993 at P.M. at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to consider An Ordinance Amending the City Code Regarding the Clear View Triangle. Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon request at least 96 hours in advance. Please call the Personnel Coordinator at 569 -3300 to make arrangements. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE REGARDING THE CLEAR VIEW TRIANGLE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Sections 25- 801 -25 -805 are hereby added to the City Ordinances with language as follows: Section 25 -801. SIGHT OBSTRUCTIONS PROHIBITED. Trees, shrubbery, and other plant materials shall not be planted or maintained in such a manner as to obscure or impede the visual sightlines required to ensure the safe and efficient circulation of vehicles and pedestrians on streets, intersections, alleys, trails, and sidewalks. Section 25 -802. CLEAR VIEW TRIANGLE DEFINED. On any property which is located at a street intersection, the Clear View Triangle is defined as that triangular area formed by connecting the following three points: the point of intersection of the adjacent curb lines extended, and a point on each adjacent curb line 55 feet from such point of intersection. If there are no curbs, the edge of the travelled portion of the street or road shall be used instead of the curb line. On any property which is located at an intersection of an alley with a street, the triangular area is formed by connecting points 20 feet from such point of intersection. Nothing may be allowed within the Clear View triangle to materially impede vision between a height of two and one -half feet and 10 feet above the centerline grades of the intersecting streets. Section 25 -803. PLANTS EXTENDING OVER ROADS OR ALLEYS PROHIBITED. No person owning or controlling any plantings along public streets or roadways shall permit such plantings to extend over the travelled portion of such street or roadway unless the lowest overhanging portion of such plantings is trimmed to a minimum of 16 feet above the centerline grade. No plantings may extend over the travelled portion of public alleys unless the lowest overhanging portion of such plantings is trimmed to a minimum of 12 feet above the centerline grade. Section 25 -804. PLANTS BLOCKING VISIBILITY OF SIGNS PROHIBITED. No person owning or controlling any plantings along public streets or roadways shall permit such plantings to block the visibility of any regulatory, warning, or street identification signs, nor any traffic signals. The City shall have the authority to determine the minimal amount of required clear zones in such circumstances. Section 25 -805. PLANTS EXTENDING OVER SIDEWALKS OR TRAILS PROHIBITED. No person owning or controlling any plantings along public sidewalks or trails shall permit such plantings to extend over the travelled portion of such sidewalks or trails unless the lowest overhanging portion of such plantings is trimmed to a minimum of 12 feet above the centerline grade. Section 25 -810. ENFORCEMENT. Violation of Sections 25 -801 through 25 -805 is determined and declared to be a public safety hazard and a public nuisance. When any such condition is found to exist, the city manager or the city manager's designee shall give the owner or occupant a written order to either: (1) abate the nuisance at the expense of the owner or occupant within a period of not less than 10 days, the exact time to be specified in such order; or (2) demand a hearing by giving the city manager written notice of demand for such a hearing within 5 days after receipt of the order to abate the nuisance. Upon receipt of such a demand, the city manager shall schedule a hearing before the Council at the first council meeting occurring more than 10 days after the order was served on the owner or occupant, and shall notify the owner or occupant of the time and place of the hearing. Following the hearing, the city council may rescind or affirm or modify the city manager's order to abate the nuisance. Upon failure by the owner or occupant to abate the nuisance as ordered by the city manager, or by the city council following a hearing, the city manager shall cause the nuisance to be abated and shall certify the cost thereof to the city clerk. The city clerk shall certify said costs to the County to be extended on the tax rolls of the County against the real estate from which the nuisance was abated all in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Chapter 429 and Section 412.221. Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective after publication and thirty (30) days following its adoption. Adopted this day of , Mayor, Todd Paulson ATTEST: Deputy Clerk Date of Publication Effective Date CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date 318/93 Agenda Item Numbe • REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION DISCUSSION ITEM: Proposed Amendments to Multifamily Dwelling Recycling Ordinance An Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 of the City Ordinances Regarding Recycling Services for Multifamily Dwellings An Ordinance Amending Chapter 12 of the City Ordinances Requiring Recycling Facilities to be Provided at Multiple Family Dwellings with More than Eight Units DEPT. APPROVAL: A 'A&A- ' &E� Gerald G. Splinter',/city Manager MANAGER'S REVIEW /RECOMMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached • SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) See attached memorandum from HRG Administrator Julie Jones. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION Discuss ordinance amendments, pass for a first reading, and set a future council meeting date for a public hearing. M E M O R A N D U M DATE: February 16, 1993 TO: Gerald Splinter, City Manager FROM: Julie Jones, HRG Administrator"_ RE: Proposed Amendments to Multi - family Recycling Ordinance BACKGROUND Approximately two years ago, the Hennepin Recycling Group cities adopted Multi- family Recycling Ordinances, which took effect July 1, 1991. The Multi - family Recycling Ordinances require that apartment owners offer recycling services to their tenants. However, a problem exists with the current wording of Brooklyn Center's Multi - family Recycling Ordinance. The problem is that the Ordinance states that the recycling requirements are set by requirements in County ordinances. Yet, to date, Hennepin County has not passed 0 amendments to Ordinance 13, which warrants our ordinance unenforceable. In addition to this problem, HRG staff has discovered that additional details need to be added to the Multi- family Recycling Ordinance requirements in order to further protect tenants' opportunity to recycle. The HRG Board has concluded that the most effect way to ensure that tenants in our communities have the opportunity to recycle is to expand the Multi - family Recycling requirements and more clearly define those requirements. The Board has further concluded that the necessary ordinance amendments need to be tied to the existing rental licensing ordinance requirements. This option will allow for the penalties to apartment owners who neglect to provide adequate recycling service to be in conjunction with the existing citation system. The proposed Multi- family Recycling Ordinance amendments would affect an apartment owner who does not provide adequate recycling services under the same penalty system that now applies when the owner does not provide refuse collection services. A first and second citation would result in a petty misdemeanor. A third citation to the owner would be considered a misdemeanor. It is my understanding that the enforcement of these proposed amendments would fall under the authority of the Housing Official, the Enforcement Authority for the rental licensing requirements. Currently, HRG staff has found 84% of Brooklyn Center apartment owners (9 -plex and larger) to be in compliance with the current Multi - family Recycling Ordinance. However, many recycling programs offered to tenants are inadequate (limited materials collected, inadequate number of collection containers provided, lack of communication about the recycling opportunity to the tenants, inconvenient location of recycling containers, etc.). RECOMMENDATION Despite the fact that a majority of tenants in Brooklyn Center have the opportunity to recycle, HRG staff feels strongly that the amendments need to be made to the Multi - family Recycling Ordinance in order to improve our recycling efforts at apartment buildings. The recycling levels being reported by the recycling companies servicing multi - family dwellings fall very short of the recycling levels we are seeing recycled in the curbside recycling program. In fact, recycling levels at apartments are only about 1 /5th of the recycling volumes we abate in the curbside recycling program. HRG hired a recycling intern last Fall for the purpose of improving our recycling volumes from apartment buildings. However, without improvements to the existing Multi - family Recycling Ordinance, HRG staff is quite restricted in its ability to achieve our recycling goals for apartments. HRG staff recommends that the Brooklyn Center City Council begin the process of considering the attached proposed amendments to the Multi- family Recycling Ordinance at its earliest convenience. Apartment owners that are currently in noncompliance with the existing Multi - family Recycling Ordinance have been sent a copy of these proposed amendments. If we receive any feedback from those owners, I will relay that information to you. JJ:jt Encl. RECYCLING AND MULTI - FAMILY UNITS (as of 1/1993) New Hope 50 multi - family complexes, representing 3,642 units 44 recycle (3,390 units) ; 6 do not recycle (252 units) Waste Managmt.: 16 complexes (1,175 units) BFI: 9 complexes (607 units) Randy's: 7 complexes (312 units) Aagard: 3 complexes (282 units) Self -haul: 3 complexes (255 units) Hilgers: 2 complexes (334 units) T & L: 2 complexes (65 units) Gallager's: 1 complex (108 units) HRG Curbside: 1 complex (252 units) Crystal 24 multi- family complexes, representing 1,750 units 24 complexes recycle (1,750 units) BFI: 8 complexes (611 units) Waste Managmt.: 5 complexes (290 units) Gallager's: 4 complexes (635 units) Randyls: 3 complexes (124 units) Asgard: 2 complexes (44 units) SuperCycle: 1 complex (14 units) Self -haul: 1 complex (32 units) Brooklyn Center 50 multi- family complexes, representing 3,101 units 41 recycle (2,804 units); 8 do not recycle (361) Waste Mangmt.: 11 complexes (1,097 units) Aagard; 8 complexes (339 units) SuperCycle: 7 complexes (598 units) Self -haul: 4 complexes (117 units) BFI: 3 complexes (94 units) Gallager's: 3 complexes (126 units) HRG Curbside: 2 complexes (328 units) Randy's: l complex (11 units) Hilgers: 1 complex (18 units.) unknown: 1 complex (12.units) CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the day of , 1993, at p.m. at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to consider an ordinance amending Chapter 7 of the City ordinances regarding recycling services for multifamily dwellings. Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon request at least 96 hours in advance. Please contact the Personnel Coordinator at 569 -3300 to make arrangements. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE CITY ORDINANCES REGARDING RECYCLING SERVICES FOR MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 7 of the City Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 7 -113. MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS. Subdivision 1. Recycling Services. Owners of multifamily dwellings containing more than eight units must provide recycling collection services to all residents of the dwelling. [The recycling collection services provided under this subsection must meet the requirements of applicable county ordinances.] Recyclable materials must be collected at least once per month. Subdivision 2. Definitions. For purposes of this subsection, the term "multifamily dwelling" has the meaning given in the Brooklyn Center Zoning Ordinance. The term "recyclable materials" has the meaning given by Minnesota Statutes, Section 115A.03, subdivision 25a Subdivision 3. [Penalty. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.] Recycling; Notice. Owners of multifamily dwellings must provide notice to all new tenants of the opportunity to dispose of recyclable materials as well as the location of the disposal site Subdivision 4 Recycling; Preparation Owners of multifamily dwellings must provide information to all new tenants related to the proper preparation of recyclable materials for collection. Subdivision 5. Recycling Containers Owners of multifamily dwellings must insure that stolen or broken containers for recyclable materials are replaced within a reasonable time. ORDINANCE NO. Subdivision 6. Landfilling Prohibited. It is unlawful for an owner of a multifamily dwelling or an agent or contractor of an owner to transport for disposal or to dispose of recyclable materials in a solid waste disposal facility or to contract for such transportation or disposal. Subdivision 7. Penalties. Violation of subdivisions 1, 3 4 or 5 of this subsection is punishable as a petty misdemeanor. Upon a third or subsequent violation of subdivisions i 3 4 or 5 by the same owner, the violation is Punishable as a misdemeanor. Violation of subdivision 6 of this subsection is punishable as a misdemeanor. Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective after adoption and thirty days following its legal publication. Adopted this day of , 1993. Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk Date of Publication Effective Date (Brackets indicate matter to be deleted, underline indicates new matter.) /2' CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the day of , 1993, at p.m. at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to consider an ordinance amending Chapter 12 of the City Ordinances requiring recycling facilities to be provided at multiple family dwellings with more than eight units. Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon request at least 96 hours in advance. Please contact the Personnel Coordinator at 569 -3300 to make arrangements. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE CITY ORDINANCES REQUIRING RECYCLING FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED AT MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS WITH MORE THAN EIGHT UNITS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 12 of the City Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center is amended to read as follows: Section 12 -306. RESPONSIBILITY FOR STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE, [AND] RUBBISH AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS Every owner of a multiple family dwelling or nonresidential building shall supply facilities for the sanitary and safe storage and disposal rubbish and garbage. In the case of single- or two - family dwellings, it shall be the responsibility of the occupant to furnish such facilities. Every owner of a multifamily dwelling containing more than eight units must comply with the requirements of Section 7 -113 of the City Ordinances. Section 3. This ordinance shall be effective after adoption and thirty days following its legal publication. Adopted this day of , 1993. Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk Date of Publication Effective Date (Brackets indicate matter to be deleted, underline indicates new matter.) CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date 3 /F �93 Agenda hem Number REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Continued from council meeting of 12/14/92, Determination of Compliance to Zoning Regulation Regarding Odorous Emissions, by WOODCO PREFINISHING, 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway DEPT. APPROVAL:---- Clay Larson, Building Offidial MANAGER'S REVIEW /RECOMMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached _ ) • At the 12/14/92 Council meeting Mr. Wood was given a 3/1/93 compliance date by the Council to accomplish the following items; - Obtain a Pollution Control Agency (PCA) permit for air emissions - Cease odorous emissions detectable beyond the limits of the site Since the 12/14/92/ meeting FOUR smell complaints have been received and verified by staff. They were all received from one individual. Submitted herewith are the following background materials: - Copies of previous request for consideration materials - Woodco letter of 2/25/93 outlining improvements to comply RECOMMENDATION - Verify compliance / non - compliance - Operations should cease when off -site odors are verified - Consider ordinance revision attached VI/aO'D FINISHING • N EMBOSSED MOLDIN65 • MILLWORK • rt DOORS • CABINETRY :WOOD400 P R E F I N I S H I N G February 25, 1993 Mr. Clay Larson City.of Brooklyn Center Department of Planning and Inspection 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 -2199- Dear Mr. Larson: This letter is to reveiw the progress that we have made since the request - was made for Woodco Prefinishing to cease odorous' emissions. 1. The stack on the roof were raised from five feet to 20 feet. 2. The filter system was up- graded to better filter over -spray that is exhausted through the fans. 3. Our coatings manufacturer re-formulated the sol- vent based products so that .mild solvents -were substituted for the strong solvents. 4. A,waterbase basecoat has repl -aced the solvent- ba se' , product. We know longer have any of the solventbase basecoat at our location. If you recall from.the sniff test that was taken at the December council meeting, :this had the most of- fensive odor.according to those who -in the excercise. 5.- We-are :continuing to work 'with our coatings man ufacturer to'find a waterba -se ,sanding sealer and to p,coat. that will give us a comparable finish to that of..the sol.ventbase coating, Regarding the 'request for an air quality permit, we are also P ro res.sin g g'qute well; According to Mr. Richard Cordes from the MN Pollution,Control Agency, Air - Quality Division, the permit is 'b'eirig processed. I` last spoke with, him on Feb. 24, 1993. 6800 SHINGLE CREEK PARKWAY SUITE 370 BROOKLYN CENTER, MN 55430 PHONE: (612) 560 -8267 FAX: (612) 560 -2687 Mr. Clay Larson Page 2 February 25, 1993 Mr. Larson, when I spoke with you on February 23, 1993, you indicated that there have been four calls since the December council meeting regarding,the odor. I am asking that you contact,me as you receive the complaints so that I may ,ident- ify which .coating is the one creating the problem. If you have questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to call me. Sincerely, 4 Richard D. Wood Owner i „f• '!• k*i i swpn Y K ++N # #,-1a'.f�'�i?Y t .MiNStF £ . i �' 4” F CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER c6unci1 Nleetinq Uatel 2 %14 - Agenda Item Number REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Determination of Compliance to Zoning Regulation by .Woodco Prefinishing, 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway, Regarding Odorous'. DEPT:.APPROVAL . A =.. fl Ronal .A:, Warren, Director of Planning - and Inspection: a MANAGER'S REVIE W/ RECOMMENDATION No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached X ) Numerous complaints have been received from Citizens living on the north side.of '69th Avenue near 'WoodcoIs, "location inr , the, - industrial !, park. The complaints refer to the smell -`of •solvent which is: emitted by the spray finishing work `done ; by Woodco.. : When .,the ,wind' blows from,'the south, •'the solvent smell' drifts irnto the residential`= area. As -.recently, 9; this; smell,-was detectable -at Logan and'::69th.Avenue ,,?? ind. teas 'noted by.., staff. . This. - violates .Section : 35 -413 -6 ' 'of °- ?Brooklyn" Center ,'' City ,Ordinances : because the ..smell. was= ectable:,. beyond:.,the limits site,. " No complaints �haye been ,received from arias �othern immediate . 'than to the north 4 f j , Mr. Richard Wood will explain what steps are and have been taken to abate the emissions' Submitted are he following background materials!. v, ," '�:,�'. : rn'•-'�'�� 4 •� iy ���F'��� � � { � �� = Copies "of memos,regarding q r b Ordinance Sect6n335= 413;'r correspondence -'to the ^^ ,- t "'`r a ,.. "^ s,y, xr k.1fk kiy?' 1 s Its; x-'* .t ✓ 1 1 :•b* 1` .. xik[,x �• � 9'�". �'� tF p ik `k'� i 8T ,fa, s � � * �. S .� � =Take comments' from citizens ,¢ 4 > . =Take comments }fromRichard Wood ads Require Woodco to `obtain Pollution Control Agency( -PCA); permit Empower staff to corder .•Woodco 1'._ o cease.' operation " complaints of 'odor .verified - -� Submitted by, Clayton Larson Building Official CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INSPECTION 6301 SHINGLE CREEK PARKWAY 55430 -2199 PHONE (612) 569 -3344 FAX (612) 569 -3494 BUILDING COMPLIANCE ORDER Date: September 24, 1992 Compliance Date: November 2, 1992 To: Woodco Prefinishing (Rick Wood) 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway Suite #370 Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 cc: Building File cc: City Health Department cc: Northco (Chuck Greenberg) 1201 Marquette Avenue Mpls., MN 55403 Location: 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway Suite #370, Woodco Notice! Compliance Official: Clay Larson The following violations of the conditions of building approval were cited during a recent inspection of the above premises. You are hereby informed that these violations must be corrected on or before compliance date indicated. Re- inspection to verify code compliance is scheduled for November 2, 1992 during the morning. If this date or time creates a conflict, please contact our office at 569 -3344. The owner and tenant are responsible to make the necessary corrections and call for a follow -up inspection or a citation may be issued. DESCRIPTION OF VIOLATIONS 1. Cease emission of odorous and /or noxious fumes from facility which violate ordinance sections 19 -103 -9 and 35 -413 -6 (enclosed). MEMORANDUM TO: G.G. Splinter, City Manager FROM: Clay Larson, Building Official DATE: Sept. 24, 1992 RE: Woodco Prefinishing, 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway In response to complaints by residents regarding the emissions from the referenced business, the following actions have been taken: 9- 17 -92 ... Met with owner, Rick Wood, to discuss problem of odors blowing into adjacent neighborhood when wind is from the south. 9- 18- 92 ... Talked with MN PCA Air Quality Division. Woodco must apply for a facilities permit before they can take action. Owner has those forms and is making application. 9- 22- 92 ... Woodco was visited by Mike Risse of HENNCO Health Dept. and Pamela Foster of BC Health Dept. Risse was familiar with Woodco at their former location in Rogers. It was determined that Woodco was a hazardous waste generator and will be regulated by HENNCO in that regard. Foster also raised the question of indoor air quality at the facility and will follow up. 9- 23- 92 ... I discussed action to be taken with Barbara Freese at MN Attorney General's Office and Pam Foster. 9- 24- 92 ... Sent orders to Woodco to abate odor emission by 11 -2 -92 per sections 19 -103 -9 and 35 -413 -6 of City Ordinances. s WOOD FINISHING • EMBOSSED MOLDINGS • MILLWORK • DOORS • CABINETRY P R E F I N I S H I N G November 9, 1992 Mr. Clay Larson City of Brooklyn Center Dept of Planning and Inspection 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 Dear Mr. Larson: This letter is to outline the steps that Woodco Prefinishing is taking to reduce the odorous fumes from our location. The transition to using water -based coatings at our location has proven to be more difficult than originally anticipated. Currently, I am using a water -based topcoat in the spray booth. My supplier has recently fur- nished me with a sample of an acrylic urethane which looks very promising. I have enclosed a material safety data sheet for you to review. On Nov- ember 11, I will be receiving a sample of water - based paint that is to replace a solvent based coating I am currently using. My goal is to be purchasing the clear acrylic urethane and the water -based paint by Dec - ember 1, 1992. I presently have lacquer material to use, but feel-con- fident that'the majority will be gone by the first part of December. This week the exhaust ducts will be raised from 5 feet to 20 feet from the top of the roof. This is an attempt to better disperse the fumes presently being emitted from our facility. • Please contact me with any questions or concerns you have regarding my efforts. Sincerely, 5i� dt Lo avZ Richard Wood Owner dcw Enclosures 6800 SHINGLE CREEK PARKWAY • SUITE 370 • B ROOKLYN CENTER, MN 55430 PHONE: (612) 560.8267 • FAX: (612) 560 -2687 MEMORANDUM TO: G.G. Splinter, City Manager FROM: Clay Larson, Building Official ' DATE: 13 NOV 92 RE: Woodco Prefinishing, 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway Attached is a letter from Woodco detailing the measures they have taken to comply with orders sent to them on Sept. 24, for Nov. 2 compliance. This compliance, however, has not been attained as we continue to receive complaints from the residents who live in the neighborhood. To provide you with some background, the urgency of this matter is tied to the fact that when complaints were first received in June the matter was referred to the City ealth Dept. who Y P in turn referred it to the PCA. About three months later I received a petition from aprox. 30 residents demanding that something be done about the emissions. When I called the PCA they stated that they were unable to address the problem since Woodco did not have a PCA permit. Had this information been revealed when the initial complaint was referred, we would riot have lost three months of enforcement time nor the patience of the residents. I have spoken with Carolena Schutt of the Pollution Control Agency, Air Quality Division, and was told that they had not et received a permit application P licat' P ion from P Woodco. Given the above information, I recommend reissue of the previous order to cease emissions with the provision that, pursuant City Ordinance 35- 413 -12, a determination of compliance be made at the Dec. 14, 1992 City Council meeting. At that time the facts can be presented by all interested parties. CHAPTER 19 - PUBLIC NUISANCES AND PETTY OFFENSES NUISANCES - GENERALLY Section 19 -101. PUBLIC NUISANCE DEFINED. Whoever, by act or failure to perform a legal duty, intentionally does any of the following is guilty of maintaining a public nuisance, and is punishable as set forth herein: 1. Maintains or permits a condition which unreasonably annoys, injures or endangers the safety, health, y morals comfort, or repose of any number of members of the public; or 2. Interferes with, obstructs, or renders dangerous for passage, public streets, highway or right of way, or waters used by the public; or 3. Is guilty of any other act or omission declared by statutory law, the common law, or this ordinance to be a public nuisance, whether or not any sentence is specifically provided therefor; or 4. Permits real property under his or her control to'be used to maintain a public nuisance or rents the same, knowing it will be so used. Section 19 -102. DEFINITIONS. The following words, when used in this ordinance, shall have the meanings ascribed to them: 1. Garbage includes all putrescible animal, vegetable or other matter that attends the preparation, consumption, display, dealing in or storage of meat, fish, fowl, birds, fruit, or vegetables, including the cans, containers or wrappers wasted along with such materials. 2. Rubbish is nonputrescible solid wastes such as wood, leaves, trimmings from shrubs, dead trees or branches thereof, shavings, sawdust, excelsior, wooden waste, printed matter, paper, paper board, paste boards, grass, rags, straw, boots, shoes, hats ad all other y combustibles not included under the term garbage. Section 19 -103. PUBLIC NUISANCES FURTHER DEFINED. It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance to permit, maintain, or harbor any of the following: 1. Diseased animals, fish or fowl, wild or domestic, whether confined or running at large. 2. Carcasses of animals, fish or fowl, wild or domestic, not buried or destroyed within 24 hours after death. 3. Garbage not stored in rodent free and fly -tight containers, or; garbage stored so as to emit foul and disagreeable odors, or; garbage stored so as to constitute a hazard to public health. 4. Accumulations of rubbish as defined herein. S• The dumping of any effluent, garbage, rubbish, wastewater, or other noxious substance upon public or private property. 19 -103 6. Any open well, pit, excavation, structure, barrier or other obstructio* which endangers public health, safety or welfare. 7. The pollution of any public or private well or cistern, any public stream, lake, canal, or body f water b Y y effluent arb a e other noxious substance, g g rubbish or 8 . Any noxious weeds, or any other vegetation which endangers public health, safety or welfare, or which is contraband within the meaning of state or federal laws. 9. The emitting or production of dense smoke, foul odor, noise, noxious fumes, gases, soot, cinders or sparks in quantities which unreasonably annoy, injure, or endanger the safety, health, morals, comfort, or repose of any number of members of the public. 10. The public exposure of persons having a contagious disease or condition which endangers public health, safety or welfare. e 11. Accumulation of junk, disused furniture, appliances, machinery, automobiles and parts thereof or any matter which may become a harborage for rats, snakes or vermin, which creates a visual blight, or which may be conducive to fire, or which endangers the comfort, repose, health, safety or welfare of the public. 12. The parking and /or storage of construction equipment, farm vehicles and equipment, or a commercial vehicle with a length greater than 21 feet or a height greater than 8 feet, or a gross vehicle weight greater than 9,000 pounds, continuously for more than two hours on any within a residential zoning district or being lawfull used property ur residential Y P purposes es or on an public street adjacent to properties. Such J such ch equipment and vehicles shall include, but are iced not to, the following: dum p trucks, hoes, front -end loaders, bobcats, welldrill ng equipm equipment, farm trucks, combines, thrashers, tractors, tow trucks, truck - tractors, step vans, cube vans and the like. The prohibitions of this subdivision shall not apply to the following: a) Any equipment or vehicle described above being used by a public utility, governmental agency, construction company, moving company or similar company which is actually being used to service a residence not belonging to or occupied by the operator of the vehicle. b) An equipment quipment or vehicle described above which is actually making a Pickup or delivery at the location where it is parked. Parking for any period of time beyond the time reasonably necessary to make such a pickup or delivery and in excess of the two hour limit shall be unlawful. c) Any equipment or vehicle exceeding the above described length, height or weight limitations, but which is classified as recreation equipment as specified in Minnesota Statutes 168.011, Subdivision 25. 35 -412 6. Access from a local street intended primarily to serve residential development may only be allowed upon a finding by the City Council that such access will not negatively affect the residential character of that neighborhood. 7. In the case of group day care facilities, outside recreational facilities shall be appropriately separated from the parking and driving areas by a wood fence not less than four feet in height; or Council approved substitute; shall be located contiguous to the day care facility; shall not be located in any yard abutting a major thoroughfare unless buffered by a device set forth in Section 35 -400, Footnote 10; shall not have an impervious surface for more than half the playground area; and shall extend at least 60 feet from the wall of the building or to an adjacent property line, whichever is less, or shall be bounded on not more than two sides by parking and driving areas. Section 35 -413. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN I -1 AND I -2 DISTRICTS. 1. Buffer and Setback Where a proposed I -1 or I -2 development abuts any residential district (R1 through R7) either at a property line or a public street line, buffer provisions shall be established according to the following: a. Where I -1 or I -2 abuts R1, R2, or R3 at a property line, the protective strip shall be no less than 100 feet in width. The protective strip shall not be used for parking, driveway, off - street loading or storage and shall be landscaped. Parking may be permitted in the buffer strip where an I -1 or I -2 use abuts an institutional use provided it does not extend to within 15 feet of the property line. The landscaped treatment shall contain an opaque fence or wall which shall not extend within 10 feet of any street right -of -way. The fence or wall design must be approved by the City Council as being in harmony with the residential neighborhood and providing sufficient screening of the industrial area. The fence or wall shall be eight feet in height. The protective strip shall contain no structures other than the approved fence or wall. b. Where I -1 or I -2 abuts R1, R2, or R3 at a public street line, the protective buffer strip shall be no less than 50 feet in width, shall contain no structures other than screening devices, shall not be used for parking, off - street loading, storage, or any other industrial activity, and shall be landscaped. Parking may be permitted in the buffer strip where an I -1 or I -2 use abuts an institutional use provided it does not extend to within 15 feet of the property line. Activity areas shall be effectively screened from view of the residential district in a manner to be approved by the City Council. C . Where I -1 or I -2 abuts R4, R5, R6, or R7 at a property line, the protective buffer strip shall be no less than 50 feet in width, shall contain no structures other than screening devices, shall not be used for off - street loading, storage or any other industrial activity, and shall be landscaped. Parking may be permitted in the buffer strip provided it does not extend to within 15 feet of the property line. Activity areas shall be effectively cti el screened y teen from view of the residential district in a manner to be approved by the City Council. 35 -413 d. Where I -1 or I -2 abuts R4, R5, R6, or R7 at a public street line, t the protective buffer strip shall be no less than 25 feet in width, shall contain no structures other than screening devices, shall not be used for parking, off - street loading, storage, or any other industrial activity, and shall be landscaped. The activity areas shall be effectively screened from view of the residential district in a manner to be approved by the City Council. 2. Explosives No activities involving the storage, utilization or manufacture of materials or products which could be detonated shall be permitted except such as are specifically licensed by the City Council. Such prohibited materials shall include but not be confined to: all primary explosives, such as lead oxide and lead sulphate; all high explosives and boosters such as TNT and RDS, tetryl and ammonium nitrate; propellants and components thereof such as nitrocellusous, black powder, ammonium perchlorate and nitro glycerin, blasting explosives such as dynamite powder, magnesium, potassium chlorite, potassium permanganate, potassium nitrate, and potassium nitrite and reactive propellant materials. 3. Noise Noise shall not exceed 40 decibels on any octave band frequency measured at any point along the property line of the use and operation. Decibel level shall be measured by equipment meeting the specifications of the American Society for Testing and Materials. 4. Vibration No activity or operation shall at any time cause earth vibrations perceptible beyond the limits of the immediate site on which the operation is located. 5. Incineration The incineration of waste matter shall be conducted in approved equipment located within the building wherein the permitted use is conducted. Equipment shall be considered "approved" when approved by the Zoning Official and the Sanitarian. No smoke or other effusive or particulate matter shall be discharged more opaque or dark than the No. 1 classification of the Ringelman Smoke Chart published by the United States Bureau of Mines. Measurements shall be at the point of emission. .No solid or liquid particulars of any type shall be emitted in such concentration that they become detectable at the limits of the immediate site. 35 -413 _ 6 . Odor None of the uses shall at any time cause the discharges of toxic, noxious or odorous matters in such concentrations as to be detectable beyond the limits of the immediate site. 7. Glare and Heat Glare and heat whether directed or reflected shall not be detectable beyond the limits of the immediate industrial site from which it originates. 8. Wastes All solid waste materials, debris, refuse or garbage not disposed of through the public sanitary sewage system shall be kept in a completely enclosed building or properly contained in a closed container designed for such purposes. All wastes shall be treated in compliance with existing legislation. 9. Outdoor Stora e and Activit In the industrial park district (I -1) all production, storage, servicing, or merchandising, except off - street parking and off - street loading shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings. Semi- trailers may not be used for the outdoor storage of materials, equipment, merchandise, inventory, etc. Fuel storage or storage of materials associated with a noncommercial use required for the public welfare which is not located within a completely enclosed building or buried below grade shall be completely screened from view utilizing earth or opaque structural materials. Said screening device shall be appropriately landscaped and shall be esthetically compatible with other structures and landscaping on the site. Detailed plans for said screening shall be submitted to and approved by the City Council. 10. Lakeshore Setback No industrial activity shall extend within 50 feet of a lakeshore or a natural drainage way. 11. Site Layout No building permit shall be issued until a site and parking layout has been approved as provided in Section 35 -230. No parking shall be permitted within 15 feet of the street right -of -way and this 15 foot area shall be maintained as a green strip. The site layout shall include an underground lawn sprinkler system to facilitate maintenance of site landscaping and green areas. 35 -413 12. Compliance None of the permitted uses in either the general industrial district or the industrial park district, during the period of their operations, shall fail to satisfy any of the standards set forth above. In determining compliance with those standards, the majority vote of the City Council shall be the test of detectability for vibration, particulate matter, and odor, glare and heat. Before making this determination, the Council shall personally observe any alleged noncompliance. For noise, odor, smoke and wastes, determination of compliance shall be by any independent testing organization satisfactory to all parties concerned, or if there is failure to agree, by such testing organizations as may be selected by the City Council after 10 days notice to the alleged violator. 13. Utilities On developments of sufficient magnitude so as to require on -site water main or sewer main construction, plans for such facilities shall be designed by and installed under the supervision of a civil engineer registered in the State of Minnesota and shall be submitted to and approved by the City Engineer. In cases where on -site water or sewer main construction is required, the land owner or developer shall enter into a water and sewer main and fire hydrant maintenance and inspection agreement with the City, which agreement shall grant the City the right to enter the development to accomplish maintenance, inspections or repairs that are in the public interest. Section 35 -414. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS. Automobile service stations pose particular problems in achieving compatibility with abutting and adjacent land uses because of potentially detrimental aspects of their operation. The problem is basically both functional and esthetic involving traffic hazards, noise, light glare at night, outdoor storage of merchandise, poor architectural design, indiscriminate advertising, etc., all of which contribute to less enjoyment and use of and reduction of property values in surrounding properties. It is hereby determined that the general welfare will be better served by minimizing. adverse functional and esthetic conditions which may result from operation of automobile service stations and that the use, enjoyment, and improvement of surrounding property will be enhanced by the following requirements: 1. Automobile service stations must front, and the primary building face, on a street designated by the City Council as a major thoroughfare. The minimum width of the use site shall be 130 feet and the minimum area shall be 20,000 square feet. 2. No service station shall be constructed on a parcel which abuts an R1, R2, or R3 district including abutment at a street line. For the purpose of this paragraph, a parcel which adjoins another parcel at one corner will be deemed to abut. /lb � CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the day of , 1993, at p.m. at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to consider an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance regarding zoning regulation compliance. Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon request at least 96 hours in advance. Please contact the Personnel Coordinator at 569 -3300 to make arrangements. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 35 OF THE CITY ORDINANCES REGARDING ZONING REGULATION COMPLIANCE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 35 -413 of the City Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center is hereby amended in the following manner: Section 35- 413.12. Compliance None of the permitted uses in either the general industrial district or the industrial park district, during the period of their operations, shall fail to satisfy any of the standards set forth above. The city manager or designee shall be responsible for determining compliance with those standards and shall Personally visit any site of alleged noncompliance. Upon making a determination of noncompliance, the city manager shall order the violator to discontinue the process causing the noncompliance. [In determining compliance with those standards, the majority vote of the City Council shall be the test of detectability for vibration, particulate matter, and odor, glare and heat. Before making this determination, the Council shall personally observe any alleged noncompliance.] Prior to the resumption of the process, it shall be the responsibility of the violator to present to the city manager such evidence as is necessary to show compliance. [For noise, odor, smoke and wastes, determination of compliance shall be by any independent testing organization satisfactory to all parties concerned, or if there is failure to agree, by such testing organizations as may be selected by the City Council after 10 days notice to the alleged violator.] ORDINANCE NO. Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective after adoption and thirty days following its legal publication. Adopted this day of , 1993. Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk Date of Publication Effective Date (Brackets indicate matter to be deleted, underline indicates new matter.) CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date 319193 Agenda Item Numbcr REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: DISCUSSION ITEM: Brookdale Office Park Project RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OF TRUST RELATING TO THE $3,360,000 FLOATING RATE DEMAND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS (BROOKDALE OFFICE PARK PROJECT), SERIES 1984, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS DEPT. APPROVAL: A &'� ' Gerald G. Splinter, tity Manager MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) See attached letter from Briggs and Morgan dated February 25, 1993. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION PASS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OF TRUST RELATING TO THE $3,360,000 FLOATING RATE DEMAND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS (BROOKDALE OFFICE PARK PROJECT), SERIES 1984, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS. LAW OFFICES BRIGGS AND MORGAN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 2400 IDS CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402 TELEPHONE (612) 334 -8400 FACSIMILE (612) 334 -8650 SAINT PAUL OFFICE 2200 FIRST NATIONAL BANE BUILDING WRITE$'S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER 612)334 -8513 SAINT PAUL,MP_vNESOTA 55101 TELEPHONE 18121 223 FACSIMILE 16121 223-6450 February 25, 1993 Gerald Splinter City Manager City of Brooklyn Center 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 Re: City of Brooklyn Center $3,360,000 Floating Rate Demand Commercial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds (Brookdale Office Park Project), Series 1984 Dear Gerry: Enclosed for consideration by the City Council at its meeting on March 8, 1993 is a resolution approving the Supplemental Indenture of Trust relating to the above Bonds. Also enclosed for execution by the appropriate City officials are one original and eight additional signature pages for each of the following documents: 1. City Resolution 2. Supplemental Indenture of Trust 3. Bond Form When these documents have been executed, please call me and we will send a messenger to pick them up. The existing bondholder has already executed the Supplemental Indenture and the redemption will occur as of March 1. If you have any questions, please call me. Very_ truly yours, J ' Trudy J. Ha" a TJH /rl Enclosures cc: Barbara Portwood, Esq. 11080.6 Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OF TRUST RELATING TO THE $3,360,000 FLOATING RATE DEMAND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS (BROOKDALE OFFICE PARK PROJECT) , SERIES 1984 AND RELATED DOCUMENTS BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, as follows: 1. The City issued its $3,360,000 Commercial Development Revenue Bonds (Brookdale Office Park Project), Series 1984 dated as of December 1, 1984, (the "Bonds ") pursuant to an Indenture of Trust dated as of December 1, 1984, between the City and First Trust National Association, successor to First Trust Company of St. Paul (the "Trustee ") and lent the proceeds of the Bonds to Brookdale Office Park, a Minnesota general partnership (the "Company ") pursuant to a Loan Agreement dated as of December 1, 1984, between the Company and the City (the "Loan Agreement "). 2. The Company and the Holder of one hundred percent (1000) of the outstanding principal amount of the Bonds (the "Bondholder ") have agreed to permit the Company to redeem $500,000 principal amount of the Bonds and to repay the first required Bond sinking fund redemption payments in a like amount. In order to consummate the transaction proposed by the Company and approved by the Bondholder, it is necessary to amend the Indenture pursuant to the proposed First Supplemental Indenture of Trust (the "Supplement ") between the City and the Trustee and consented to by the Company and the Bondholder, a form of which has been submitted to the City Attorney and City Manager for their review. 3. Briggs and Morgan, P.A. has indicated the terms of the Supplement will not affect the tax - exempt status of the Bonds and a proposed form of opinion has been submitted to the City Attorney and City Manager. 4. The Mayor, City Manager, and any other necessary City officials are authorized to execute and deliver the Supplement and a new form of Bond in the forms approved by the City Attorney and are also authorized to execute and deliver any other related documents submitted to the City in accordance with the terms of this Resolution or the Supplement. RESOLUTION NO. 5. The execution of any instrument herein authorized by the appropriate officer or officers of the City shall be conclusive evidence of the approval of such documents in accordance with the terms hereof. In the absence of the Mayor or City Manager, any of the documents authorized by this Resolution or the Supplement to be executed may be executed by the Acting Mayor or Acting City Manager, respectively. Date Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member , and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OF TRUST This FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OF TRUST (this "Supplement ") is made and entered into as of the first day of March, 1993 by and between the CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER, MINNESOTA (the "City ") and FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, successor to First Trust Company of St. Paul (the "Trustee "), with the approval of Brookdale Office Park, a Minnesota general partnership (the "Company "), and �' Q11 - c+- • the Holder of one hundred percent (100 %) of the principal amount of the Bonds hereinafter referred to ( "Current Holder ") and First Bank National Association, a national banking association (the 'Bank "). RECITALS: 1. The City issued its Floating Rate Demand Commercial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds ( Brookdale Office Park Project), Series 1984, dated as of December 1, 1984 (the "Bonds ") pursuant to the Indenture of Trust dated as of December 1, 1984 between the City and the Trustee (the "Indenture ") in the principal amount of $3,360,000. 2. The City and the Company entered into a Loan Agreement dated as of December 1, 1984 (the "Loan Agreement ") whereby, among other things, the Company agreed to assume the City's obligations under the Bonds, including the payment of principal, interest and any premium due thereunder. 3. As of the date hereof, Current Holder holds all the outstanding principal amount of the Bonds. 4. Pursuant to Section 11.2 of the Indenture, the Indenture may be amended with the consent of the Holders of one hundred percent (100 %) in principal amount of the Bonds. 5. The Company wishes to redeem Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) principal amount of the Bonds and to prepay a like amount of the first required sinking fund redemption payments required under the Indenture and the Current Holder is willing to agree to such redemption and prepayment. 6. The parties hereto wish to amend the Indenture to effect such agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of One Dollar ($1.00) and other good and valuable consideration and the premises contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: 651744 AGREEMENTS 1. The Current Holder consents to a redemption of the Bonds in the principal amount of $500,000 on March 1, 1993 and waives the formal notice of redemption required under Section 2.6 and Section 3.4(04) of the Indenture and the publication of notice of this Supplement pursuant to Section 11.2 of the Indenture. 2. Upon payment by the Trustee to the Bondholder of $500,000 from the proceeds of a draw under the Letter of Credit, the sinking fund redemption payments required under Section 3.4(06) of the Indenture shall be modified to be as follows: December 1 in year Principal Amount 2001 $ 35,000 2002 110,000 2003 125 2004 135,000 2005 150,000 2006 165 2007 185,000 2008 200 2009 225 2010 250 2011 275,000 2012 300,000 2013 335,000 2014 370 3. The following is hereby added to the Indenture as Section 3.4(11): (011) Optional Sinking Fund Prepayment At anytime upon at least sixty (60) days' notice to Holders, until and including the Fixed Rate Conversion Date, the Bonds shall be subject to redemption and payment in part prior to maturity, upon direction of the Company, with the written consent of the Bank, at the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date, without premium. In connection with a redemption under this subsection the Company shall also direct the Trustee to reduce in a like amount the next succeeding sinking fund redemption payments required under Section 3.4(06) of the Indenture. The redemption right set forth in this subsection (011) is in addition to any other redemption rights contained in Section 3.4. 4. Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 3.2 of the Indenture to the contrary, from and after the date hereof, the Bonds may be in typewritten form with 651744 2 facsimile or conformed signatures of the Mayor and City Manager but no Bond shall be valid until it has been manually authenticated by the Trustee. 5. All capitalized terms not defined but used in this Supplement shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture. 6. Except as modified hereby, all other terms and conditions of the Indenture remain unchanged and in full force and effect. 651744 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture of Trust to be executed in their name and on their behalf by the appropriate officials all as of the day and year set forth above. SEAL CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER By Mayor By City Manager FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, successor to First Trust Company of St. Paul By Its By Its 651744 4 Approved and Agreed to: Dated: , 1993 B Its BROOKDALE OFFICE PARK Dated: , 1993 B Its General Partner B Its General Partner By Its General Partner FIRST BANK NATIONAL Dated: , 1993 ASSOCIATION By Its CONSENT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF GUARANTORS The undersigned as guarantors under that certain Guaranty dated as of December 1, 1984, made by the undersigned in favor of the Trustee hereby consent and agree to the terms of the foregoing First Supplemental Indenture of Trust. Gary S. Holmes Harold Roitenberg C. E. Sheehy, Jr. 651744 5 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF HENNEPIN CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER, MINNESOTA FLOATING RATE DEMAND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE REFUNDING BOND (Brookdale Office Park Project) Series 1984 No. R- $3,360,000 1. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota (the "City "), for value received, hereby promises to pay to or registered assigns, from the source and in the manner hereinafter provided and upon presentation and surrender hereof at the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee named below, the principal sum of Three Million Three Hundred Sixty Thousand and no /100 Dollars ($3,360,000) on December 1, 2014, and in like manner to pay interest on said principal sum is paid or discharged at the rates and on the dates stated herein, except as the provisions below with respect to redemption of this Bond before maturity may become applicable hereto. Both principal and interest on this Bond are payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal corporate trust office of First Trust National Association, successor in interest to First Trust Company of Saint Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota, as trustee, or its successor in trust (the "Trustee ") or at the duly designated office of any successor trustee or paying agents appointed under the Indenture (as defined hereinafter). Payment of interest shall be made to the registered owner hereof and shall be paid by check mailed to the registered owner at the registered owner's address as it appears on the registration books maintained by the Trustee, or, upon compliance with the provisions of the Indenture, may be paid to any owner of at least Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) principal amount (Large Holders) by wire transfer in immediately available funds on the day such payment is due. This Bond is one of an authorized issue of Bonds of the City limited in aggregate principal amount to Three Million Three Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($3,360,000), designated as Floating Rate Demand Commercial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds (Brookdale Office Park Project), Series 1984" (the 'Bonds "), issued under and equally and ratably secured and entitled to the protection given by an Indenture of Trust dated as of December 1, 1984, referred to herein as the Indenture, duly executed and delivered by the City to First Trust Company of Saint Paul, in St. Paul, Minnesota, as Trustee (which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 1, 1993 between the City and the Trustee and consented to by Brookdale Office Park, a Minnesota general partnership (the 651333 "Company "), First Bank National Association, successor through merger to First National Bank of Minneapolis (the "Bank ") and the Holder of 100% of the principal amount of Bonds (the Indenture, as so supplemented, is hereafter referred to as the "Indenture "), to which Indenture, copies of which are on file in the offices of the City and the Trustee, including all indentures supplemental thereto, reference is hereby made for a statement of the nature and extent or the security; the rights of the City, the Trustee, and the Bondholders, and the terms upon which the Bonds are issued and secured. This Bond is one of the series specified in its title. 2. The Bonds of this series are issued for the purpose of funding a loan to the Company, under the provisions of the Loan Agreement dated as of December 1, 1984 (the "Loan Agreement "), between the City and the Company. Under the Loan Agreement (a) the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds are to be loaned to the Company to finance the refunding of the City's Commercial Development Revenue Bonds (Brookdale Office Park Partnership Project) Series 1982, the outstanding principal amount of which is Three Million Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($3,450,000), previously issued by the City to finance the acquisition of certain land in the City and the construction thereon of an office building and other improvements (the 'Project "), and (b) the Company has agreed to make Loan Repayments, as defined in the Loan Agreement, which are sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds as the same shall become due and payable. Pursuant to a certain Combination Mortgage, Security Agreement, and Fixture Financing Statement dated as of December 1, 1984 (the "Mortgage "), the Company has granted to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Bonds, a mortgage on the real property and a security interest in certain personal property included in the Project. The Company has also made an Assignment of Leases and Rents in favor of the Trustee dated as of December 1, 1984 (the "First Assignment "), whereby the Trustee is given a security interest in the leases and rents of the Project. Gary S. Holmes, Harold Roitenberg, and C. E. Sheehy, Jr. (the "Guarantors "), the general partners of the Company, have made a Guaranty dated as of December 1, 1984, for the benefit of the Trustee, whereby the Guarantors guarantee the payment of interest (but not the principal) payable on the Bonds. 3. In addition, the Bonds will be secured by an irrevocable Letter of Credit issued by the Bank or an alternate letter of credit issued in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture (the "Letter of Credit "). Under the terms of the Letter of Credit, the Trustee may draw upon such Letter of Credit to pay principal, interest, and the purchase price of the Bonds, as provided in the Indenture. 4. The Bonds will initially bear interest at a floating rate as described below and in the Indenture payable quarterly on March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1, commencing March 1, 1985, and be subject to purchase on demand at par as described below and in the Indenture, and be secured by the Letter of Credit. Not sooner than one 651333 2 hundred twenty (120) days after the occurrence of one of the events described below (Fixed Rate Events) the interest rate upon the Bonds will become fixed and interest will become payable semiannually on June 1 and December 1 of each year and the Bonds will no longer be subject to purchase upon demand, and the Bonds will no longer be secured by the Letter of Credit. The date upon which the Bonds convert from floating rate Bonds to fixed rate Bonds is herein referred to as the Fixed Rate Conversion Date. 5. Fixed Rate Event means the first of the following to occur: (a) The failure of the Company to deliver to the Trustee an alternate letter of credit or extension of the Letter of Credit at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the expiration or termination of the Letter of Credit; (b) The Company gives written notice to the Trustee, the Bank, and the Remarketing Agent, as defined in the Indenture, that it wishes to cause a change from the Floating Interest Rate to a Fixed Interest Rate; provided that the conversion to a Fixed Interest Rate upon the occurrence of the event described in (b) above, shall not become effective unless an opinion of Bond Counsel, selected b the Company and acceptable to the y p y p Trustee, the Bank, and the Remarketing Agent, is obtained addressed sed to the Company, the Trustee, the Bank, and the Remarketing Agent, in form and substance acceptable to the Trustee, the Bank, and the Remarketing Agent, stating, in substance, that the conversion to a Fixed Interest Rate is permitted by the Indenture; that conversion to a Fixed Interest Rate in accord with the provisions of the Indenture will not adversely affect the exemption from federal income taxation of interest on the Bonds, and that the remarketing of the Bonds upon and following conversion to a Fixed Interest Rate will be in compliance with applicable securities laws. 6. Interest on the Bonds will be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days for the actual number of days elapsed (except that after the Fixed Rate Conversion Date, interest will be computed on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year and assuming that each month contains thirty (30) days), as follows: (a) Prior to the Fixed Rate Conversion Date, the Bonds will bear interest at a rate determined by multiplying the Interest Rate Factor by the Designated Index (both as herein described). As of the date of registration of this Bond, the Interest Rate Factor shall be one hundred percent (100 %) and the Designated Index shall be the Kenny Index. Following a purchase of Bonds pursuant to a Demand of Holder (as hereinafter described), such rate may be changed by an interest rate committee composed of representatives of the Remarketing Agent and the Bank (the Interest Rate Committee) to the reference rate, prime rate, or base rate, as the case may be, of another bank. All such rates are hereinafter 651333 3 referred to as the Prime Rate Index. The Designated Index and /or the Interest Rate Factor may be changed from time to time by the Interest Rate Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture provided that (except as hereinafter provided in this subparagraph (a) and in subparagraph (c), below) the Floating Interest Rate shall never exceed twelve and five- tenths percent (12.5 %) per annum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Bank becomes the Holder of any of the Bonds as a result of the fact that the Trustee makes a draw under a Letter of Credit to fund the purchase of Bonds pursuant to a demand for purchase made by a Holder under the Indenture, (i) during the first sixty (60) days that the Bank is the Holder, the Bonds so held shall bear interest at a rate which is equal to eighty percent (80 %) of the rate publicly announced by the Bank from time to time as its reference rate and (ii) thereafter, so long as the Bank continues to hold the Bonds so purchased, the Bonds shall bear interest at a rate which is, from time to time, equal to the Bank's publicly announced reference rate. If a bank other than the Bank subsequently is the issuer of the Letter of Credit and becomes the Holder of Bonds purchased by means of a draw under the Letter of Credit, the publicly announced prime rate, base rate, or reference rate of such other bank, as designated by such other bank, shall be used in place of the reference rate of the Bank. There shall be no maximum rate of interest applicable while Bonds which have been purchased by the Bank (or another issuer of a Letter of Credit) by means of a draw under a Letter of Credit continue to be so held by the Bank (or other issuer of a Letter of Credit). (b) Except for Bonds held by the Bank as a result of purchase by the Bank by means of a draw under the Letter of Credit, or, except in the event of the applicability of the provisions of subparagraph (c), below, on and after the Fixed Rate Conversion Date, the Bonds shall bear interest at the Fixed Interest Rate as determined by the Interest Rate Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. (c) In the event interest on the Bonds becomes subject to federal income taxation pursuant to a Determination of Taxability as defined in the Indenture, the rate of interest payable on the Bonds shall be automatically increased, effective as of the Date of Taxability, as defined in the Indenture. Upon a Determination of Taxability, the rate shall be increased to a rate which is, from time to time, two percent (2 %) in excess of the rate publicly announced as its reference rate by the Bank or the prime rate, base rate, or reference rate, as the case may be, designated by another bank, which is the then current issuer of the Letter of Credit. In such event, a lump sum payment of interest shall be made to the Holders of the Bonds equal to the aggregate difference between (i) the payments which would have been made during such period if the increased rate had been in effect and (ii) the payments actually made between the Date of Taxability (as defined in the Indenture) and the date the lump sum payment is made. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subparagraph (c), (iii) there shall be no increase in the interest rate payable to any Holder which has a right to Demand that the Trustee purchase the Bonds held by that 651333 4 Holder under the provisions of the Indenture hereinafter described, and (iv) the increased rate shall not become payable until the time for contest and appeal by the Company or any Bondholder of the notice, ruling, or decision constituting the Determination of Taxability has expired without any contest or appeal having been commenced, or if commenced, has thereafter expired. 7. The Interest Rate Factor as of the date of registration of this Bond means one hundred percent (100 %) of the Kenny Index and shall mean any future percentage selected by the Interest Rate Committee as the percentage needed to permit the Bonds which had been purchased by the Trustee on Demand of a Holder thereof to be remarketed at par as described in the Indenture. The Designated Index shall initially mean the Kenny Index and may subsequently mean the Prime Rate Index, Commercial Paper Index, the Kenny Index, or the Treasury Bill Index (all as defined in the Indenture), as selected by the Interest Rate i Committee, as the index needed to permit the Bonds to be remarketed at par. 8. Any change in the Interest Rate Factor or the Designated Index established by the Interest Rate Committee shall be effective as to all Bonds as of the date on which ownership of the first Bonds sold on the basis of such change are transferred on the registration books maintained by the Trustee. 9. On or before the Fixed Rate Conversion Date, Bonds shall be purchased by the Trustee on the fifth Business Day following the Demand (as defined below) by any Holder other than the Bank, or such later date as may be specified in the Demand, but in each case solely from the funds described below, at a purchase price equal to one hundred percent (100 %) of the principal amount of such Bond, without premium, plus accrued interest, if any, to the purchase date, and in each case upon: (a) Delivery to the Trustee of a purchase demand notice (the "Demand ") which may be by telephone, telegraph, or telecopy and which states (i) the principal amount of Bonds to be purchased; (ii) the date on which the Bonds are to be purchased, which date shall be the fifth Business Day following the date of the delivery of such Demand to the Trustee, or such later date as may be specified in the Demand, and (iii) the place and method (which shall be by check, draft, wire transfer, or account deposit in federal or clearinghouse funds) by which, and the account number to which, the purchase price is to be paid. (b) Delivery at the Principal Office of the Trustee not later than the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the purchase date of the Bonds to be purchased, accompanied by an instrument of transfer duly executed in blank and, under certain circumstances as described in the Indenture, a due -bill check. 651333 5 10. 'Business Day" shall mean any day on which banking institutions in the State of Minnesota are open for business which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. 11. The Trustee shall be obligated to purchase Bonds under the terms hereof only from the following sources and in the following order of priority: (a) Available Moneys in the Redemption Account (both as defined in the Indenture) which are being held to redeem any Bonds so being purchased which have been called for redemption and other Available Moneys in the Redemption Account which have been deposited for redemption of other Bonds but for which no notice of redemption has been given. (b) Available Moneys provided by the Company for such purpose. (c) Proceeds of any resale of such Bonds pursuant to the Remarketing Agreement (as defined in the Indenture) made available for such purpose. (d) Funds drawn under the Letter of Credit. 12. The Trustee is required to purchase all Outstanding Bonds on the day preceding the Fixed Rate Conversion Date, unless a Holder has directed the Trustee by written notice, given in accord with the provisions of the Indenture, not to purchase a Bond or Bonds or a portion thereof. The purchase price will be the principal amount of the purchased Bonds plus accrued interest to the purchase date and is payable upon delivery of Bonds to the principal corporate office of the Trustee, accompanied by an instrument of transfer duly executed in blank. Funds for such purchase are to be derived only from the following sources and in the following order of priority: (a) Available Moneys provided by the Company for such purpose; (b) Proceeds of resale of Bonds pursuant to the Remarketing Agreement; and (c) Funds drawn under the Letter of Credit. 13. Upon at least sixty (60) days' notice to the Holders, on June 1, 1985, and on any Interest Payment Date thereafter until and including the Fixed Rate Conversion Date, the Bonds shall be subject to redemption, at the direction of the Company, in whole or in part, at par plus accrued interest, without premium, from the sources and on the terms described in the Indenture. 651333 6 14. After the Fixed Rate Conversion Date, the Bonds will be subject to redemption, from the sources and on the terms described in the Indenture, upon direction of the Company, on or after December 1 of the Bond Year (as defined in the Indenture) which is the fifth Bond Year after the Fixed Rate Conversion Date. Such Bonds shall on or after December 1 in the year determined above (the Optional Redemption Year) be subject to redemption in whole at any time or in part on any Interest Payment Date, and if less than all of such Bonds are to be redeemed shall be selected by lot in such manner as the Trustee may determine, at redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) as set forth below plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date. Redemption Dates Redemption (Dates Inclusive) Prices December 1 of the Option Redemption Years through the following November 30 102% December 1 of the first calendar year following the Optional Redemption Year through the following 101% November 30 December 1 of the second calendar year following the 100% Optional Redemption Year and thereafter 15. All Bonds are subject to redemption and prepayment, in whole but not in part, at par plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date, upon direction of the Company, from the sources and on the terms described in this Indenture, upon occurrence of any of the following events: (a) all or substantially all the Project shall have been damaged or destroyed to such extent that, in the reasonable opinion of the Company, the repair and restoration thereof cannot be accomplished within six (6) months, (b) The condemnation of all or substantially all the Project or the taking by eminent domain of such use or control of the Project as to render it unsatisfactory to the Company for its intended use for a period of time longer than six (6) months, or (c) As a result of changes in the Constitution or laws of the United States or the State of Minnesota, or legislative, administrative, or judicial action, State or federal, the covenants contained in the Agreement become unenforceable or impossible of performance, all as specified in Section 10.2 of the Loan Agreement. 651333 7 16. In the event interest on this Bond becomes subject to federal income taxation pursuant to a Determination of Taxability as defined in the Indenture, at the direction of the Company, the Bonds shall be subject to redemption in whole but not in part at par plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date, without premium, from the sources and on the terms described in the Indenture. 17. The Bonds are subject to a special mandatory redemption in whole at par plus accrued interest, without premium, upon written notice to the Trustee from the Bank that the Letter of Credit will not be reinstated, in respect of interest or portion of purchase price corresponding to accrued interest, to an amount which equals at least one hundred thirty -five (135) days' interest on the Bonds computed at twelve and one -half percent (12 -1/2 %) for a year of three hundred sixty (360) days, or, if an event of default has occurred under the Letter of Credit Agreement made in connection with the issuance of the Letter of Credit. 18. The Bonds shall be subject to mandatory redemption and payment prior to maturity on December 1, 2001, and on each December 1 thereafter to and including December 1, 2014, at par plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date, without premium, in the principal amounts as follows: Principal Year Amount 0 2001 35,000 2002 110,000 2003 125,000 2004 135,000 2005 150,000 2006 165 2007 185,000 2008 200,000 2009 225,000 2010 250,000 2011 275,000 2012 300,000 2013 335,000 2014 370,000 The part of the Bonds to be redeemed as described in this paragraph shall be selected in accord with the provisions of the Indenture in such manner as the Trustee shall determine provided that pursuant to Section 3.4(11) of the Indenture the Company has the 651333 8 right, in lieu of its rights to optional redemption of the Bonds, to provide for prepayment of mandatory redemption payments in such order as the Company shall determine. 19. In the event that the Bank is the Holder of Bonds after December 1, 1994, as a result of a purchase of the Bonds by the Trustee which is funded by a draw under the Letter of Credit, such Bonds shall be subject to mandatory redemption and payment prior to maturity, at par plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date, without premium, from the sources and on the terms described in the Indenture, upon one hundred eighty (180) days' written notice given by the Bank to the Trustee at any time. 20. Notice of redemption of any Bond shall be published at least once not less than thirty (30) days (or such longer period as may be otherwise expressly provided) before the Redemption Date in newspapers of general circulation published in a Minnesota city of the first class and circulating throughout the state and furnishing financial news as a part of its service, and mailed to each Holder of a Bond to be redeemed, but no defect in or failure to give such mailed notice of redemption shall affect the validity of proceedings for redemption of any Bond. All Bonds so called for redemption will cease to bear interest on the specified Redemption Date, provided that while the Letter of Credit is in effect, funds constituting Available Moneys for their redemption have been duly deposited and, except for the purpose of payment, shall no longer be protected by the Indenture and shall not be deemed outstanding under the provisions of the Indenture. 21. Bonds of a denomination larger than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) may be redeemed in part (in amounts of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) or an integral multiple thereof) and that upon any partial redemption, the Bond redeemed shall be surrendered for one or more new Bonds in authorized form in exchange for the unredeemed portion of principal. 22. The Bonds are issued pursuant to and in full compliance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota, particularly Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 474, as amended, and pursuant to resolutions adopted and approved by the governing body of the City, which resolutions authorize the execution and delivery of the Bonds, the Loan Agreement, and the Indenture. The Bonds are special, limited obligations of the City, payable solely out of revenues derived under the Loan Agreement (except to the extent payable out of the proceeds of the Bonds, the net proceeds of insurance claims or condemnation awards, the disposition of the property encumbered by the Mortgage, or payments by the Bank under the Letter of Credit), including payments required to be made thereunder by the Company in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, and the City's, the Trustee's and paying agent's fees and expenses in connection with, the Bonds as the same become due and payable. Loan Repayments and Additional Payments (as defined in the Indenture) sufficient for such purposes are to be 651333 9 paid to the Trustee for the account of the City and be credited to a Bond Fund as a special trust fund account created by the City and have been and are pledged for that purpose. The State of Minnesota, the County of Hennepin, and the City shall not in any event be liable for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Bonds or the performance of any pledge, obligation, or agreement of any kind whatsoever that may be undertaken by the City. The Bonds do not constitute an indebtedness of the State of Minnesota, the County of Hennepin, or the City within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation and do not constitute or give rise to a pecuniary liability of the State, County, or City or charge against their general credit or taxing powers. 23. The Holder of this Bond shall have no right to enforce the provisions of the Indenture or to institute action to enforce the covenants therein, or to take any action with respect to any default or Event of Default under the Indenture, or to institute, appear in or defend any suit or other proceedings with respect thereto, except as provided in the Indenture. In certain events, on the conditions, in the manner and with the effect set forth in the Indenture, the principal of all Bonds issued thereunder and then outstanding may become or may be declared due and payable before the stated maturity thereof, together with interest accrued thereon. Modifications or alterations of the Indenture or of an indenture supplemental thereto, may be made only to the extent and in the circumstances permitted by the Indenture. 24. This Bond is transferable by the Holder hereof upon surrender of this Bond for transfer at the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee, duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. Thereupon the City shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for this Bond, one or more new Bonds in the name of the transferee, of an authorized denomination, in aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of this Bond, of the same maturity, and bearing interest at the same rate, in the manner and upon payment of the charges provided in the Indenture. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED, AND DECLARED that all acts, conditions, and things required to exist, to happen and to be performed precedent to and in the execution and delivery of the Indenture and the issuance of this Bond do exist, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law, and that the issuance of this Bond and the series of which it forms a part, does not exceed or violate any constitutional or statutory limitation of indebtedness. 651333 10 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, has caused this Bond to be executed in its name by the manual signatures of the Mayor and the City Manager, and its seal to be affixed hereto, and has caused this Bond to be dated as of December 6, 1984. Date of Registration: CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Mayor (SEAL) City Manager TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This Bond is one of the Bonds of the series referred to in the within- mentioned Indenture. FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee By: Authorized Officer 651333 11 RECORD OF PAYMENTS OF INTEREST If the Holder of this Bond has filed an instrument pursuant to paragraph (10) of Section 3.1 of the Indenture requesting that payments of interest be made to the Holder by wire transfer of funds, under such provisions the Holder has agreed to make notation hereon of the amount of all payments so received and the date to which interest has been paid. Any purchaser or other transferee of this Bond should verify with the Trustee the date to which interest has been paid. The records of the Trustee shall be conclusive for such purposes. Amount of Date Through Which Interest Paid Interest Paid Signature of Holder 651333 12 ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto (Please Print or Typewrite Name and Address of Transferee) the within Bond and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer the within Bond on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of this Bond in every particular, without alteration or any change whatever. The Trustee will not effect transfer of this Bond unless the information concerning the transferee requested below is provided: Name and Address: (Include information for all joint owners if the Bond is held by joint account) Please Insert Social Security Number or Other Federal Identifying Number of Transferee 651333 13 CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date 03/08/93 Agenda Item Number REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR A BROOKDALE AREA STORM WATER MANAGEMENT STUDY DEPT. APPROVAL: sy app, Virector of Public Works MANAGER'S REVIEW /RECOMMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attac ed SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached Yes • • The current standards of the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission for new development, redevelopment or additions to existing developments on sites of 5 acres or greater require construction of a storm water treatment pond to store runoff from a 2 -inch rainfall event based upon a fully developed site. The purpose of this standard is to improve runoff water quality to meet state standards. • City staff believes that the construction of a pond in the undeveloped area in the City of Minneapolis between 53rd and 51st Avenues (see green area on enclosed map) may be a cost - effective way of meeting the watershed's requirements for Brookdale (shown in pink) and commercial areas adjacent to Brookdale (shown in yellow). • Minneapolis staff members and a committee of citizens from that neighborhood are currently discussing and developing plans for improvements to the "green" area. The concept of constructing a storm water pond in that area, to provide treatment for storm water from the Brookdale area has been discussed by that group, and appears to be gaining some acceptance. An obvious benefit would be an improvement of the water quality in Shingle Creek as it traverses through the parkways in the Camden neighborhood. However, more details regarding the impact of such a facility need to be developed before this concept is formally considered by the City of Minneapolis. • While the concept of constructing a pond at that site appears to be a viable, cost - effective one, there may be other options which should be defined, considered and evaluated, to be sure the best option is chosen. The selected option could then be identified as the "Master Plan" for storm water management in the Brookdale area. ■ City staff has discussed this concept in some detail with Minneapolis staff members and with Brookdale manager Linda Smith. Both have indicated their interest in participating in the development of a storm water management study for this area. With their participation, we would also anticipate their future support for implementation of the resulting plan. Our primary reason for pursuing this issue at this time is that the City of Minneapolis is in the process of developing improvement plans for their neighborhood, and they appear willing to incorporate the concept of a storm water pond. While they plan to proceed with implementation of other parts of their plan in 1993, they are tentatively planning to improve the proposed pond area in 1994 or 1995. However, they intend to finalize their preliminary plans and schedule this year. Accordingly, we believe this is a "one time" opportunity i.e. — unless we advise them that our preferred plan calls for construction of a pond on that property, they will probably proceed to complete their plans without a pond. The estimate that the development of a storm water management plan for this area would cost between $15,000 and $20,000, and recommend that the City fund these costs from the Storm Drainage Utility fund, noting that: ■ Development of a storm water plan for this area would normally be included in Phase II of the development of the City -wide Water Management Plan. However, Phase II work on that plan won't start until later in 1993, with completion scheduled in mid -1994. Also Phase II planning will not include • the of detail that we believe must be incorporated into the currently proposed study. ■ 1993 Storm Drainage Utility charges paid by properties in the Brookdale area (i.e., the pink and yellow areas on the map) total approximately $68,000. We believe this provides a strong indication of the need to concentrate storm water management efforts to this area. Accordingly, we recommend that the City Council authorize staff to prepare a "Request for Proposal" (RFP) and submit such RFP's to the following engineering firms: Barr Engineering Co. Bonestroo Rosene Anderlik & Assoc. Inc. Orr Schelen Mayeron & Associates Inc. Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. These are the four firms which were rated highest in our selection process for development of Phase I of the City's Water Management Plan. BRAA was selected to do that plan, which is in process, and should be completed within 3 or 4 months. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION A resolution authorizing staff to prepare an RFP and to solicit proposals for this study is provided for City Council consideration. • �� : ��� �•;�= irk ! - .- = .� ',1� II f1� �� -� . = � � 1 MOMENT ■■ � - � ■■ ■ ■� � � � � ' 1 : i / ►� � � III A , 711 1�� ����1 INNER �R�Q ,�• 1 il A , =!111 11 � . �. ... . ,. 1111 � � � • I I.ii)1� .rll �► �,.�♦ ♦� � III i� : �. . •' li ♦ III u O Illllu1111 'v ►�� , �� ♦� ; ♦� `■ 1 11 � X — Irli ' � � , I ' ''` i i�l!i♦ �� 1 _ �� =fil III I! 1 /I�!�� /d �� ii.I ■ ' IIII IN - U1r� � III �►� . � �� �� �� . � � � _ ` 11111111 III �` �� ��� ♦ r .IIII 1111 .IIII ��� �/� 1■ lo Irmo • ' 1 11 IIII 1 1��1 111: • _ owwwwuw�' Bill Ell I — — � - I: � 1 11111 111 �� A M A • . �, � , - . 1 111 � �.■ �; � ... 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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS TO DEVELOP A STORM WATER MANAGEMENT STUDY FOR THE BROOKDALE AREA WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Council that it is appropriate to conduct a storm water management study for the Brookdale Center area to develop a preliminary plan for cost - effective water quality improvements for surface water runoff from that area; and WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works has estimated that the costs of conducting such study and development of a preliminary plan will be approximately $15,000 to $20,000; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to proceed in accordance with the "Policy for Procurement of Professional Services" as approved by this Council on August 13, 1991. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, that: 1. A Request for Proposals shall be prepared by the City Engineer. 2. The Request for Proposals shall be submitted to the following firms: Barr Engineering Co. Bonestroo Rosene Anderlik & Associates Inc. Orr Schelen Mayeron & Associates Inc. Short- Elliott- Hendrickson (SEH) Inc. 3. The following persons are hereby approved as members of a selection committee to review all proposals and select a recommended consultant: Sy Knapp, Director of Public Works A representative from the City of Minneapolis A representative from the Brookdale Center 4. Upon receiving the recommendation of the selection committee, the City Engineer and Director of Public Works shall attempt to negotiate a finalized agreement with the selected consultant, and to submit such agreement to the City Council for its consideration. 5. All costs relating to the development of this plan shall be charged to the Storm Drainage Utility fund. 0 RESOLUTION NO. Date Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member , and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date March 8, 1 Agenda Item Number 145 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE EARLE BROWN NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE DEPT. APPROVAL: Tom Bub itz, Community Development Specialist MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOMINUNDATION: • No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached • SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached In 1991, after a joint meeting of the Brooklyn Center Housing Advisory Commission and the Planning Advisory Committee from the southeast neighborhood, the City Council appointed the initial membership of the Earle Brown Neighborhood Housing Advisory Committee. As you may recall, the initial membership of the Earle Brown Committee came out of the membership of the Southeast Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee, which is one of six planning advisory committees established in the City's six designated neighborhoods. The initial members appointed to the committee from the membership of the Planning Advisory Committee were: Jody Brandvold, Dolores Hastings, Everett Lindh, June Scofield. In addition to the Planning Advisory Committee members, Housing Commission members Pamela Frantum, Robert Torres and John Kalligher were also appointed to the committee. It was also considered important to have a link to the school district administration on the committee, so Douglas Rossi and Dennis Morrow were appointed to the committee to serve in a shared position, with the understanding that because of their schedules, one of them would likely be able to attend the meetings on a regular basis. Committee member John Kalligher resigned from the committee so that the current roster of committee members consists of seven members with Councilmember Barbara Kalligher as the City Council liaison. The initial appointment of committee members in 1991 provided for a committee of between seven and eleven members. We have been operating with seven members for quite some time, and Councilmember Kalligher has recently recommended two more residents from the southeast neighborhood to serve on the committee. They are Betty Engdahl, 5337 Knox Avenue North and Joyce Lindquist, 5521 Fremont Avenue North. With the appointment of these two individuals, committee membership would be up to nine members, with room for two additional members. At the time of the initial appointment of the Planning Advisory Committee members and Housing Commission members to serve as the Earle Brown Neighborhood Housing Advisory Committee, we did not appoint the members to any specific terms. With the appointment of two new members to the committee, I believe this would be an appropriate time to establish specific terms for the existing members and new members, if they are appointed. In order to be consistent with the appointments of other City committees and advisory commissions, I would recommend that we establish four three -year appointments, four two -year appointments and three one -year appointments to stagger the initial appointments and have three -year appointments upon expiration of committee member appointments in the future. I polled the committee members I could reach by telephone and they have indicated their willingness to serve terms at various lengths. The committee members I have contacted and the terms they have indicated a willingness to serve are as follows: Jody Brandvold - 3 years; Doug Rossi and Dennis Morrow - 1 year; Pamela Frantum - 1 year; Joyce Lindquist - 1 year; Dolores Hastings - 2 years. As of the time of the writing of this memorandum, I have not been able to reach the remaining members and the second person to be considered for appointment. I would hope to be able to contact these individuals by phone by the time of Monday's meeting so that their preferences as to the length of term they would be willing to serve would be known and the Council can consider this in the appointment and reappointment of the Earle Brown Neighborhood., Housing Advisory Committee members. Staff will be present at Monday's meeting to review this item with the Council. • RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION Staff recommends appointment of Committee members as per the terms indicated in this memorandum. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date 3/8/93 Agenda Item Number /// REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Legislative Update DEPT. APPROVAL: Gerald G. Splinter, City Manager MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECONL%IENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) • Attached is the League of Minnesota Cities Cities Bulletin dated February 26, 1993. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION Review and discuss the Bulletin. 3490 Lexington Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55126 League of Minnesota Cities (612) 490 - 56M March 1, 1993 TO: Mayors, Managers, and Clerks FROM: James F. Miller - h^--�� Executive Direc r RE: 1993 Legislative Conference -- Thursday, March 18 Radisson St. Paul Hotel Hearings are now being held on the League's new LGA formula, an update of the state's revenue forecast is about to be released, the Governor's pay freeze proposal is under consideration, compliance requirements for pay equity will be determined, Rep. Orfield's proposals on limitations to metropolitan growth are being discussed, efforts are being made to overturn annexation changes made last year, and the likelihood of a transportation funding bill is very uncertain. These are just a few of the reasons you should register now to attend the 1993 League of Minnesota Cities 1993 Legislative Conference. During the morning session, Senator John Hottinger and LMC Senior Legislative Representative Don Diddams will provide an update of the League's LGA proposal, other staff members will discuss the current status of personnel, transportation, elections, and environmental issues. In addition, the DFL and IR leaders from both the House and the Senate have agreed to address the conference Rotunda Rally at the State Capitol. Following the rally, we have set aside 2 hours to allow you time to schedule meetings with your Representative and Senator. We strongly urge you to call them now and set up a specific time to meet them in their offices. (Cities Bulletin No. 1 contained a list of legislators office locations and phone numbers. If you do not have that information, please call House information (612) 296 - 2146 or Senate information (612) 296 - 0504.) Legislators have been invited to the LMC Legislative Reception which will be held from 4:30 - 6:45 at the Radisson St.Paul. In the past, we have had good attendance from Legislators. We hope that you will also personally contact your Representative and Senator and invite them to meet you there. 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Radisson Hotel St. Paul �0 - 4:00 City officials meet with 11 East Kellogg Blvd. their legislators St. Paul, MN 55101 Special Reduced Rates for Members Only 1-1 4:30 - 6:45 Legislative Reception 569 Single $69 Double (2 people) Radisson St. Paul Hotel League of Minnesota Cities Cities Bulletin • • Number 8 February 26 1993 Wastewater project ranking to change under new rule Joel Jamnik Those interested in commenting Because the rule is 60 pages long have until 4:00 p.m.,March 22, 1993, and the Statement of Need and The Minnesota Pollution Control to write to Morrison. Reasonableness is over 120 pages,the Agency has proposed a new ranking If your city is on the current needs League has not mailed copies to our system for financial assistance list,or plans to construct any wastewa- members. If for any reason you do not eligibility for wastewater infrastructure ter project in the near future,you feel comfortable contacting the projects. should have city staff review the rule agency,and want the League to send The intent of the rules according and comment on its good and bad you a copy,please contact us and we to MPCA is to adopt"a revised project points. will promptly send you a copy. priority system that more clearly reflects the environmental needs and problems related to wastewater discharges in the state." The proposed U.S. Supreme Court orders changes in rules combine all projects under one set of requirements,including applica- congressional district boundaries tion requirements,ranking criteria,and criteria for determining essential Ann Higgins sional district boundaries.A project components eligible for The U.S.Supreme Court has timeframe for redrawing districts has financial assistance. not been set. ruled that the congressional redis- While the system for calculating tricting plan now in effect is invalid. Cities split by the current points and ranking proposed projects is federal district court plan should For the 1994 election the stale must extremely important to cities,the carefully examine the impact of this League is not in a implement boundaries that the agu position to comment special state redistricting panel for week's U.S. Supreme Court decision. on the changes which will move some Under the new plan,it appears that congressional districts established of our members up on the list while congressional districts will split only moving other communities down.Each last April.'me Court ruled that the Tuesday,February 23, five cities.(See page 6 for list of city will have to review the proposal to the Supre congressional district plan that a cities which will have new congres- determine if it supports the proposed sional districts in 1994.) federal district court panel drew is changes or not. invalid,because the state already had Mato—the small portion of The agency contact person is developed a suitable plan. the city in Nicollet County will be in Charlotte A.Morrison,MPCA,520 the first congressional district,with Lafayette Rd.No.,St.Paul,MN,(612) Cities split between two con-gressional districts may find that the remainder of the city located in 296-7229,Fax:(612)297-8683. A the second district, free copy of the rule,and the State- they need to redraw current precincts and/or wards.The good news is that Seville—nearly all of the city ment of Need and Reasonableness, (except about 3,000 residents)will which explains the rule,are available the new plan splits fewer cities than from her. the current placement of congres- See Districts,page 6 The Cities Bulletin is a publication of the League of Minnesota Cities and includes an update of state legislative, administrative,and congressional actions that affect cities. It also includes reviews of metropolitan area Contents issues by the Association of Metro- politan Municipalities. 1 / ACTION ALERT—Wastewater project ranking League legislative staff members are to change under new rule available to answer your questions 1 / U.S. Supreme Court orders changes in congressional concerning legislation relating to district boundaries cities. 3 / New mayors, councilmembers learn about job The Cities Bulletin lists authors of bill 4 / Market values and tax capacities show regional summaries and some articles by their variations initials. 5 / Farm property taxes likely to be a priority this year 5 / Wellhead protection rules under consideration 5 / State revenue notice eases impact of new federal withholding tax deposit,regulations Gary Carlson—GC 5 / NIMLO mid-year seminar Sarah Hackett—SH 6 / ACTION ALERT—Bill proposes disk storage— Ann Higgins—AH Simpler life for government officials Joel Jamnik—JJ 7 / ACTION ALERT—Pro-city annexation bills before the Legislature 7 / Urban sprawl bill would hinder metro area development 7 / Community Development Institute set for August Executive Director 8 / State Chamber of Commerce offers remedies to Jim Maier high public sector pay Editors 9 / Bill summaries Jean Mehle Goad 15 / Cities may be hazardous waste generators Tim Busse 15 / Emergency response commission announces Typesetting and design regional review vacancies Gayle Brodt 16 / Municipal ads Inside back Legislative mission statement cover / San Jose to host sports and events conference The League of Minnesota cities will vigorously represent the policy positions and interests of its members before the Minnesota State Legislature in a positive and effective manner;characterized by timely,quality information provision and policy advocacy.This representation will be based on greater LMC membership participation in the League's legislative program,which is to be facilitated by the Printed on recycled paper League board and staff. e ofM' ` League tnnesotaCities,3490LexingtonAvenue North,St.Paul,MN55126, (612)490-5600. Page 2 LMC Cities Bulletin New mayors, councilmembers - o learn about job Vivian Hart ° "Every official needs this information." "This conference gave me new r insights into customer-based government or better ways to do things." Positive remarks like these from city officials attest to the success of the League of Minnesota Cities Conference for Newly Elected Officials,Saturday January 30. A record number officials attended the conference. The morning general session included presentations about what city councils can and cannot do,personal liability and conflict of interest,and the open y meeting law and data practices act. In the afternoon,participants attended sessions about budgeting and finance,land use planning,and personnel and labor relations specifically f o r their size cities. m - m � " O IN AR k n/ r�AA w r Jt e, v � w k #� February 26, 1993 Page 3 Market values and tax capacities show regional variations Gary Carlson Percent Change in Market Value and Tax Capacity Property tax data for 1993 For taxes payable in 1992 and 1993 shows tremendous regional varia- tion in growth of real and personal Market Total Tax market values and total tax capaci- Value Capacity ties. The table to the right shows Region Change Change that market values around the state Minneapolis and St.Paul -0.69% 4.281/6 generally increased from 1992 to Suburban Metro Cities 2.36% -2.600/' 1993. Metro Townships 5.55% 2.32% The notable exception was in Northwest Cities 2.97% 1.29% the central cities of Minneapolis Northwest Townships 4.94% 4.18% and St.Paul where depressed Northeentral Cities 4.51% 1.92% commercial and industrial valua- Northcentral Townships 5.500/a 3.68% tions actually reduced the total Northeast cities 7.93% 4.94% market value. Northeast Townships 5.64% 3.54% Township areas experienced the Central Cities 3.85% 0.55% most rapid market valuation Central Townships 4.19% 0.46% increases due largely to the rebound Southwest Cities 4.44% 2.35% in agricultural market values. Southwest Townships 8.73% 7.76% Market valuations in suburban Southeast cities 4.82% 3.390/6 metro cities grew more slowly than Southeast Townships 5.19% 3.79% the state average while cities in Statewide Total 3.27% -0.73% greater Minnesota generally grew more rapidly than the statewide average. es-- Several class rate reductions Tax Base Ch an Pa 1992 to Pa 1993 that were phased-in for taxes g Y Y payable in 1993 affected total tax 8% capacities. The class rate for the portion of homestead value in 6% excess of$115,000 decreased by 20 4.6% .t% percent, from 2.5 percent to 2.0 4% percent. In addition,the class rates a 2.3% 2.6% i is 2% for comm erclaU ndustrial ro e P P rh' U and apartments decreased from ` 1992 to 1993. The last column of a 00/. the table shows the impact of these -2 -0.69% °i° class rate reductions. Total tax -Ll% capacities for Minneapolis, St. 4% Paul,and suburban metro cities all 43% declined from 1992 to 1993 while -6% the tax capacities for greater Minneapolis/St.Paul Suburban Metro Greater MN Cities Greater MN Towns Minnesota cities and townships ® Mkt Value ® Tax Capacity ,r increased,but at lower rates than the Change Change increases in market values. Page 4 LMC Cities Bulletin Farm property taxes likely to be a State revenue priority this year notice eases impact Don Diddams school aid system(including the of new federal Property tax relief for farms is decline in commercial/industrial withholding tax likely to be a high priority in the tax values in the metropolitan area) b contribute further to the upward deposit regulations committees this year.Several bills in pressure on farm taxes. p g both the House and the Senate would It is likely that there will be some reduce the taxes on agricultural changes in the property tax laws and in Marvin Scmggins property.The House Tax Committee education finance to address the rapid discussed two of these bills last increases in agricultural property The Internal Revenue Service Thursday.Some of these proposals taxes.Unfortunately,tax relief for recently adopted a regulation govern- focus specifically on reducing the farms will come either at the ex mg deposits of wihheld federal income expense school property taxes farms pay. taxes and taxes withheld under the This activity is a response to of more state spending for property tax Federal Insurance Contibutions Act dramatic increases in farm ro rt relief or at the expense of tax shifts P Pe Y (FICA). The new federal deposit rules taxes this year.According to Depart- onto other property.More specificall Y,some of the are significantly simpler to understand ment of Revenue estimates,property and apply than the previous rules. The ro sals put additional pressure on P Po P P taxes for agricultural property are the local government trust fund for regulation went into effect January 1, expected to increase by over 20 increased homestead and agricultural 1993 along with a transition rule percent in 1993.Of course,this figure credit aid(HACA)for farm relief, Providing employers with a one year is an average,and the tax increases leaving less available for local govern- grace period before requiring exclusive some property owners experience are adherance to the new rules. much higher--in some cases 100 merit aid(LGA).Others could lead to .In response to the new federal percent or more.Legislators respond tax burden shifts and higher school Pe g Po taxes in cities. deposit system and because of com- when constituents complain about tax plexities of overlapping state and increases of this magnitude. League staff will be carefully � issue an tracking this issd working with federal withholding deposit require- Part of the problem with farm the legislators involved in this issue to ments,the commissioner of revenue property taxes is due to the rebound in assure that the legislation that finally issued Revenue Notice#92-25(State agricultural property values.As market passes addresses a growing problem, Register Nov 30, 1992). The notice values increase,so do taxes--espe- without being unfair o taxpayers in provides for abatement of penalties cially taxes for schools.In addition, cities. that result from the timing of an complicated shifts and changes in the employer's deposit of withheld state tax during 1993 as long as those taxes are deposited within the later of the Wellhead protection rules under consideration time allowed to deposit withheld state The Minnesota Department of Health is developing new rules on wellhead taxes under Minnesota law or the time protection measures for public water supplies. The department anticipates allowed to deposit the employer's publication of a proposed rule by the end of 1993 and adoption in early 1994. withheld federal taxes under Treas. If you have comments you want the department to consider,please contact Reg.31.6302-1(1992). Bruce Olsen,Minnesota Department of Health,Division of Environmental Employers with state witholding Health,P.O.Box 59040,925 S.E.Delaware St.,Minneapolis,MN 55459-8040, taxes greater than$3,000 who must (612)627-5167. JJ comply with"Eighth Monthly Re- quirements"should be aware of this N1MLO mid-year seminar notice. The annual mid-year seminar of the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers(NIMLO)will be held April 18-20,in Washington,D.C. The seminar will focus on potential changes in federal law and shifts in federal mandates as they apply to local governments. Topics will include environmental compliance for local governments,juvenile justice,and affordable housing. CLE credits are available for attendance at the conference. For more information,contact Lee Ross-Clark at NIMLO at(202)466-5424. February 26, 1993 Page 5 Districts, confined from page 1 be in the sixth congressional district; the other portion of the city will be in Cities with new congressional districts in 1994 the third district. Inver Grove Heights—a substan Current New for 1994 tial portion of the city(more than Apple Valley 3 6 16,500 residents)will be in the sixth Brooklyn Center 5 3 congressional district;parts of three Brooklyn Park 6 3 other precincts(and fewer than 2,000 Champlin 6 3 residents)will be in the fourth district. St.Cloud—the portion of the city Corcoran 6. 3 in Sherburne County will be in the Dayton 6 3 seventh congressional district,while Deephaven 3/6 3 most of the city(in Stearns County) Elk River 6/8 8 will be in the eighth district. Excelsior 6 3 Edina—more than 28,000 resi- Farmington 3 6 dents will be in the third congressional Greenfield 6 3 district,while another 18,000 will be Greenwood 6 3 in the fifth district. Hastings 3/6 6 Hanover 6 3 Hopkins 5 3 Independence 6 3 Inver r v G o e Heights 3 6 Lake Elmo 4 6 Bill proposes optical Lakeville 3 3/6 disk storage— Landfall 4 6 Simpler life for Long Lake 6 3 Loretto 6 3 government officials Maple Grove 6 3 Maple Plain 6 3 A recently introduced bill would Medicine Lake 6 3 authorize cities,and other local Medina 6 3 governments,to use optical disk Mendota Heights 3- 4 storage media for government records. Minnetonka Beach 6 3 retention. The bill has the potential for reducin g g Motley costs and makin Y 7/8 7 management of public records more Mound 2/6 3 efficient. Oak e . The concept of r dale 4 6 p educing boxes of documents to a single disk is Orono 6 3 attractive. Osseo 6 3 H.F318(Bishop,IR Rochester), Plymouth 6 3 Senate companion--S.E431 Richfield 3 5 (Hottinger,DFLrMankato),originated Rockford 2/6 3 in Olmstead County.The county is Rogers 6 3 interested in gaining the support of our members. If you support this St.Bonifacius 2 3 innovation,please contact Amy Shorewood 6 3 Caucutt from Olmstead County(507- Spring Park 6 3 285-8115)or the League office. Also, Sunfish Lake 3 4 please send a letter indicating your Tonka Bay. 6 3 support to Representative Bishop. Please remember to send us a copy of your correspondence. JJ Page 6 LMC Cities Bulletin Pro-city annexation bills before Legislature Joel Jamnik Another bill would reconfigure Removal of artificial acreage the Municipal Board,particularly in limits is part of the proposal. Further, The Coalition of Greater Minne- annexation proceedings,in an attempt the bill addresses a significant issue sota Cities had three annexation bills to reduce any anti-annexation bias. which annexation discussion often introduced this past week. See Bill The third bill proposes a signifi- overlook:how does the state allow Summaries for details on the bills. cant revision to the annexation statutes land to be developed that results in Each of the bills addresses the and is indicative of the amount of environmental or service delivery annexation issue from a slightly study and research the coalition has problems? different perspective.All of the devoted to the annexation issue. The bill proposes measures to proposals are grounded in information The fundamental principle of restrain sprawl growth by allowing the from the coalition's and League's annexation is that urban or suburban extension of zoning and subdivision annexation study. uses of land are best served by city controls extraterritorially.This mea- One of the bills would abolish the government,and rural uses of land are sure would be felt around each Municipal Board and have adminis- best served by township governments. incorporated area and not just in one trate law judges assume responsibility The coalition's initiative is area of the state such as the metropoli- for boundary adjustment hearings.The consistent with that philosophy.The tan area. office of long-range and strategic bill focuses on high density areas These bills deserve careful planning would take over the board's where pollution problems or urban consideration by the Legislature and administrative duties. service demands are likely to be the support of city officials. present. Urban sprawl bill would hinder metro area development Joel Jamnik Council when a comprehensive plan plan"or any other addition to or S.F.449(Marty,DFL Roseville)is requests an expansion of the urban amendment of the metropolitan designed to protect agricultural land. service area. If the local government development guide." If the local Upon closer examination the bill cannot demonstrate"a local and government refuses or is slow,the Met regional need for the expansion"or if Council could sue. would do much,much more.(See bill the expansion can"be served by Finally,met council growth summaries.) existing or planned regional facilities, estimates,rather than any local The bill would require the the met council could require changes estimates,would have to be used in metropolitan council to adopt a plan to the in the comprehensive plan. developing local plans. preserve agricultural land t January Updates to local plans would be The AMM will oppose this bill the 1994. Until adoption of e plan, required within nine months of any and will be sending out a separate e met council would require all local plans to be modified to exclude amendment to a metropolitan system action alert to its members. agricultural land from proposed urban service area expansions. Community Development Institute set for August The bill would also create a P g hierarchy among development plans The Community Development Institute will be held August 1-6 at the where comprehensive plans would University of Central Arkansas in Conway. supersede zoning ordinances,and the In six years of operation,more than 425 people from 24 states have metropolitan development guide would attended the institute. The curriculum of the institute includes develop- supersede any local plan. Local plans ment principals,community analysis,needs assessment,leadership, would have to be consistent not only demographics,working with volunteers,program planning and evaluation, with metropolitan system plans,but marketing,community surveys,and special segments of development such also with all other chapters of the as financing,environmental considerations,and recreation. metropolitan development guide. For further information,contact Bill Miller or Lois Love Moody at A local government would need (501)450-3139. the approval of the Metropolitan February 26, 1993 Page 7 State Chamber of Commerce offers remedies to high public sector pay Joel Jamnik when combined with Minnesota's many of the differences in pay, The Minnesota Chamber of pay equity requirements; particularly in"low-skill"jobs,are Commerce on Wednesday released a • Reflecting both local labor market attributable to the state and local report on public and private sector conditions and cost of living government pay equity acts. However, compensation,along with recommen- differences around the state in the study stops short of a direct dations to the Legislature for cost- state employee pay scales; statement of whether the right thing to containment measures. • Requiring public sector employees do is to extend pay equity to the The findings of the report are to contribute a higher percentage private sector or to do away with it in consistent with previous studies, of their health insurance premi- the public sector. including last year's study by State ums; The study doesn't discuss the fact Auditor Mark Dayton. • Reforming sick leave policy so that Minnesota's public sector,though The report declares what man that its exclusive purpose is to undeniably well compensated,delivers � Y city officials have known for years; compensate employees for short- as many or more services as other state programs such as the pay equity term illness. This would mean states,but with substantially fewer act and the public employment labor discontinuing the practice of employees. There is also a noticeable relations act(PELRA)contribute to cashing out and accumulating sick omission of any comparison between high salaries and high costs. The days for public employees,and executive-level public and private report also states that conflicts developing other incentives to sector employees. between PELRA and the implementa- encourage good health; The chamber report concludes that tion of a equity,as well as various • Reporting public sector salary and "this is an opportunity for the business p y benefit data in a timely and community and public sector managers irregularities with the test for compli- uniform fashion,making this data to work ance with pay equity are additional n, g together in order to increase factors driving up public sector readily available to employees and the cost-effectiveness and productivity compensation. taxpayers. of state and local governments in The chamber recommendations The League has historically Minnesota." Perhaps this is also the have some merit,and may be easier to supported some of these initiatives, time for us to work together to deter- implement than others that have been and agrees that it may be an opportune minemeans to address private sector offered. The chamber report recom- time to address some of the issues. deficiencies,since the"right thing to mends: Despite its insight,the chamber do"may be to move both sectors stud fails to address some important closer ether b moving both rather Y Po , _ � Y g • Linking public sector compensa tion to the private sector. The issues. The study acknowledges that than just one. chamber proposes restricting all state and local revenue to 19.5 percent of personal income; • .Basing public sector raises on Parking lots as art?merit rather than an automatic g step-wise progression; • Contracting out services to private The Minnesota Landscape viewing parking lots.The confer- vendors,or other public vendors, Arboretum and the Minnesota ence will look beyond asphalt and when circumstances are appropn Chapter of the American Society of plants and will consider the parking ate; Landscape Architects will host the lot as a piece of art. • Changing the definition of third annual parking lot conference Registration is required by essential employees in PELRA to March 19 at the Minnesota March 15. reduce their number, Landscape Arboretum. For more information call Carol The conference titled Parked S 12 44 -2460 extension • Ad'ustin , andl at 6 3 Adjusting to require p ( ) g q Arc,will offer an innovative way of 772. arbitrators to recognize and take Y into consideration the financial impact their decisions will have Page 8 LMC Cities Bulletin Bill summaries *Indicates League support or general conformance to League policies. Annexation Government)proposes several changes would allow annexation by ordinance Annexation proceedings to the state annexation statute. First, if. S.F.363 (Kelly,Hottinger,Flynn, the bill would authorize population *The land has been sold for and is Runbeck)(Metropolitan and Local adjustments in cases where no hearing being used for an industrial use and is Government)would abolish the for the boundary change is necessary. located within two miles of the Minnesota Municipal Board and The local government's resolution or municipal boundary; transfer its authority for incorpora- ordinance proposing the boundary *The land is being used for a tions,detachments,and annexations to adjustment would state the new commercial use with structural the office of administrative hearings Population. improvements that exceed 20,000 and the office of strategic and long- Second,the bill would specify that square feet of gross floor area and is range planning. the Municipal Board in its hearings on within two miles of the municipal P g The bill would set a unified annex- boundary adjustments may request boundary; ation proceeding and provide that if information from any state department *The land has a water well test objections are received within 30 days or agency in order to assist the board result that shows a nitrate content of of the petition being filed,an adminis- in carrying out its duties. 10 parts per million or more and ft-Ave law judge would determine the The bill would modify the existing municipal water extension is available matter using the current contested case criteria in determining whether to and economically feasible; process in state law. If there is no grant an annexation petition,by *The land is within a subdivision timely objection,however,the eliminating an analysis of whether the and water well test results show that annexation,incorporation,or other remainder of the township can con- 25 percent or more of the water wells boundary adjustment would be tinue to carry on the functions of have a nitrate content of five parts per automatic. JJ government without undue hardship. million or more and municipal water The bill would modify the orderly extension is available and economi- Composition of Municipal Board annexation sections to reduce the cally feasible; S.F.364(Hottinger,Runbeck, burden on cities for informing the area *The land is within a subdivision Mondale,Flynn,Kelly(Metropolitan to be annexed of possible utility rate and water well test results show that and Local Government)would change changes resulting from the annexation. 10 percent or more of the water wells the current composition of the Munici- The proposal would broaden the have a nitrate content of 10 parts per pal Board. The board would still be orderly annexation process to include million or more and municipal water composed of three permanent mem- annexations motivated because of extension is available and economi- bers but the governor would appoint Pollution problems in the effected area cally feasible; only two of them. The third member and streamlines these boundary *The land is serviced by an on-site would be the director of the office of adjustments. Another section would wastewater treatment system which is strategic and long-range planning or enlarge the 60-acre annexation by failing and the PCA or other regula- the director's designee. The berm- ordinance provision to allow annex- tory unit of government requires the g �► torial appointees would be a resident ations by ordinance of land abutting system to be replace in whole or part, of a statutory home rule charter city the city if it is 200 acres or less in size. and the land is located within a and resident of a town. It would also authorize annexation by municipal wastewater treatment In annexation proceedings,these ordinance if the land is in the metro- designated service area;or permanent members would be joined politan area as defined in state law and *The land is within a subdivision by two county commissioner members is within the U.S.Bureau of Census' where loan approval has been denied as non-voting ex-officio members of designated urbanized area boundary by a mortgage loan guarantor due to a the board. The bill would eliminate Annexation by ordinance would be ground water problem. the current requirement that the county Possible if the land is in an area The bill would broaden the property commissioner m e mbers represent designated or eligible to be designated owner Pe tition provisions to allow districts which do not contain any of as an urban town,or if a preliminary annexation by ordinance,even if the the affected territory.JJ plat or final plat has approved the land property is not abutting the city,if the for subdivision to provide residential land is within one mile of the munici- Annexation statute changes lots that average 21,780 square feet or pal boundary and all the landowners S.F.365(Hottinger,Flynn, Runbeck, less in area and the land is within two petition for its annexation. Mondale)(Metropolitan and Local miles of the municipal limits. The bill February 26, 1993 Page 9 Bill summaries continued The bill would authorize a munici- Elections meet qualifications for that office; pal council to by ordinance declare up Automatic recount requirements *Repeal the current requirement for to 640 acres of land next to the city if S.F.270(Cohen)(Ethics and city clerks to notify affected voters of the city finds that the land is urban or Campaign Reform)would set the changes in precinct boundaries prior to suburban in character or is about to margin of votes for w automatic election and require the city to send a become urban or suburban. The nonforwardable notice at least 25 days director of the office of strategic and recount in legislative or judicial district election contest at 100 or prior to the next election only if the long range planning must approve the fewer,rather than n a difference of precinct polling place changed; ordinance;any affected party could *Require the city to forward appeal the commissioner's decision 200 or fewer.AH undeliverable notices to the county under a contested case hearing Mailing requirements for school auditor who would challenge the status process. If all or part of the area to be of such voters; annexed is not yet developed,the city district referendum notices *Define 100 feet of the entrance to would need to establish a special H.F. 381 t.Brown)(Education)Lasley, be 100 feet from the doorway or point K.Olson,C.Brown)(Education) service district to provide appropriate of entry; services to the parts of the area that are would require the school board to mail *Repeal the requirement for printers only one notice of a levy referendum not developed. to provide ballots in pads of 50; prior to the date of that election to The bill would increase the 40-acre each taxpayer and would delete the *Clarify that a printer must fiunish limit for 60 percent abutting property previous procedure which requires the a bond equal to the value of the to 200 acres or less;and increase the school district to mail to taxpayers at purchase price when the city awards a property owner petition annexation by districts, contract valued at more than$1,000 current assessmennt t records.AH ordinance currently limited to platted addresses listed the for printing ballots; or unplatted plan not exceeding 200 *Authorize the county auditor to acres to property up to 500 acres in Secretary of state housekeeping bill Prepare a gray ballot for judicial area. H.F. 509(Delmont,Perlt,Lasley, offices when it is not possible to place All Municipal Board orders would Rhodes,Bergson)(General Legisla- all offices on a single state general need to be issued within 180 days from election ballot; lion)would make several changes in the date of first hearing(currently two election laws.The bill would: *Allow voters to register for special years).The bill would accelerate *Delete statutory requirements for primary or special elections any time hearings of the municipal board. before polling place rosters for that the design of voter registration cards Finally,the bill would expand city and grant rulemaking authority to the election are prepared; authority to extend zoning regulations *Require the secretary of state to up to two miles outside the city limits secretary of state to establish card format; notify auditors of the date on which regardless of whether the county or *Require cards to have spaces for rosters will be printed at least seven town board has adopted a comprehen- the voter's name(including previous days prior to that date; sive zoning regulation which includes name if an n *Mangy that local election the area. A similar section would Y, i ,t address,n any, officials have punch card systems date of birth,city,township and county affect subdivision regulations. The , tested,correct faulty operation,and office of strategic and long-range where the voter resides,and the voter's g signature; have an errorless count before using _ planning would need to establish *Establish the statewide voter the system in an election; criteria for defining"urban or subur- *Require offices on optical scan registration system records as the ban in character"and report that official record; ballots to appear in the following criteria to the Legislature by Feb. 1, * order:' federal,state legislative and 1994. J1 Authorize the county auditor to remove voter registration .records of constitutional,county,municipal, voters who have died and those whose school district,special districts;and Courts and crime change of address has been confirmed judicial; Domestic child abuse plans by the U.S.postal service; *Add publication of the sample H.F.549(Ozment,Pugh,Dehler) *Authorize the county auditor to ballot as a reimbursable expense for (Judiciary)would require state- indicate a person is ineligible to vote if the presidential primary; mandated domestic abuse prosecution he or she is under guardianship or *Clarify that no campaigning may plans to include procedures to coordi- adjudged incompetent or take place within 100 feet of the nate the prosecution of cases involving pyschopathic,and change that status entrance to a polling place including allegations of domestic child abuse upon notice from the court of restora- areas for on-site absentee voting with any dissolution,child custody,or tion of capacity; activities; child visitation proceedings that may *Require school board or special *Authorize local election officials be taking place simultaneously. JJ district candidates to declare that they to provide"I voted"stickers at elections; Page 10 LMC Cities Bulletin Bill summaries continued *Authorize the secretary of state to Finance and taxation Sales tax exemption for county include other related laws and annota- capital improvement costs Tax technical corrections tions with the digest of the fair S.F.423 (Johnston,Belanger, H.F.427(Winter,Rest,Wagenius,E. campaign practices act AH Olson,Abrams)(Taxes)would make Neuville,J. Benson,J.Johnson)(Taxes technical corrections and administra- and Tax Laws)would refund the sales Employment tive changes to the sales and use tax, tax on construction materials and Superintendents and principals income tax,quid the property tax. The supplies for county capital improve- at will positions in school districts bill would clarify the definition and ment projects that are mandated by S.F.391 (Flynn,Merriam,Berglin, assessment of manufactured homes state or federal law. This refund does Pappas)(Education)would require that and the calculation of manufactured not include other local units of superintendents and principals could home h o mestead and agricultural government.GC only be appointed by school boards for credit aid(HACA).The bill would indefinite periods and could be change the tax increment finance(TIF) Sales tax exemption for libraries removed by the school board at any reporting requirements to the state S.F.228(Rei villa, Pappas, time. If these employees work more auditor. Currently,this information is Pogemiller, d extend e,Doug Johnson) than one year in their position,they collected by the department of (T��)would extend the sales and use may demand written charges and a revenue.GC tax exemption for certain library items to include purchases made b county P ublic hearing on the charges before law libraries and the state law library. the local school board prior to any Legislative budget office SH removal taking effect. JJ H.F.432(Bishop,Solberg,Long, Stanius,Kahn)(Government Opera- Environment tions and Gambling)would create a Credit cards for paying county taxes * legislative budget office organized S.F.254(Price}(Taxes)would allow Petrofund modifications county boards to authorize their H.F.514 ,Jennings,Danner,arb S under the control of the legislative ( P Y g treasurers to accept tax payments by Cooper,V.Johnson (Environment and coordinating commission that would )� provide the House and Senate with credit card and to charge a fee for this Natural Resources would sunset the petrofund program on June 30,2000 independent,non-partisan information Purpose. SH anion other changes, on state revenues and expenditures. g b The bill would appropriate$350,000 Liquor sales tax increase The bill would require owners to S.F.278(Finn,Berglin,Sams, - notify the Minnesota Pollution Control annually beginning in FY 1994.GC Chmielewski)(Health Care)would Agency about certain releases,and increase the sales tax on liquor and 3.2 specify timeframes for notification. It �'Y limit technical corrections beer to 10 percent and allocate the 3.5 would create an accountability .F.443 (E.Olson,Rest,Winter, y .cent increase to the chemical depen- committee to review clean-up ecom- Wa P g enius,,Goodno)(Taxes)would dency treatment account. SH mendations. The Petrofund board delete and repeal various obsolete would have power to set a limit on the local government levy limits of reimbursement cost requested for general application to local units of General government investigation,remedial action,moni- government. In addition,it would Telecommunications technology and toring,or enclosure of a site. modify levy limitations applicable to services act of 1993 The bill would continue the 90 specific local units of government to H.F.41 l (Kelley,Kelso,Ozment, percent reimbursement share,but delete an r e feren ces t o limitations on Nea ry,Kahn)(Governmental Opera- elaborate on reduction of the reim- allowable levies.GC tions and Gambling)would establish bursement percentage based on the goals for telecommunications and misconduct or lack of notification on Homestead property verification telephone companies in Minnesota the part of an owner. The bill would H.F.505(Krueger,Long,Welle,E. over the next 13 years. The intent is to impose the gas fee when the petrofund Olson,Haukoos)(Taxes)would establish a broadband communications balance falls below$4 million(cur- remove the requirement for verifica- network capable of simultvleous rently$2 million),double the fee to tion of homestead eligibility every transmission and integration of voice, the$20 per 1,000 gallons of petroleum four years. The bill would require,, data,and video signals over multiple products,and allow additional admin- only an initial homestead application channels at a very high rate. istrative costs for staffing to come to be filed by the homeowner.GC Each'telephone company and from this increased fee. JJ independent telephone company, including apparently municipal companies,would need to adopt implementation plans,the first due January 1, 1994. JJ February 26, 1993 Page 11 Bill summaries continued Location of kindergarten through However,the state auditor could share contain more than one-half of one second grades in school buildings any and all data relating to an audit percent of alcohol by volume(cur- H.F.415(Kelso,Hausman,Lasley, with appropriate local law enforce- rently statute is applicable only to Ness,Waltman)(Education)would ment agencies. JJ wine products of more than seven authorize the use of school rooms for percent). kindergarten through second grade, Housing The bill would require all license day care,and latchkey programs on Housing development authorities application fees for state liquor any level of a school building,not- H.F.504(Dawkins,Klinzing, licenses to accompany the application withstanding building and fire code Mariam)(Housing)would require and require the commissioner to retain , provisions to the contrary,if an housing authorities to awn housing $100 of the fee to cover investigation automatic fire alarm system with development projects for the full term ifthe license application is denied. approved smoke detection,an auto- of the public bonds issued for it. Violation of a state liquor rule or matic sprinkler system,and indepen- Housing and redevelopment authori- falsification on any application or dent exits are available. JJ ties could develop.and administer required background information down payment assistance loan and Would be misdemeanors. In addition Cable franchises for seven years grant programs when necessar to any criminal penalty,the commis- H.E y.525(Jacobs,Sarna,I.Anderson) The open bid requirement,r the sioner could also suspend for up to 60 (Regulated Industries and Energy) case of pe emergency,would increase days,revoke,or deny the license or would change the current 15-year toe of a 0 to emergency, (currently Permit,or impose a civil penalty of not maximum for cable TV franchises to a $15,000 to$3Q0000 The class rate on over$2,000 upon finding that an maximum of seven years. The.bill property leased under he class or local applicant made a false statement or also would establish a joint House- HRA property leased under programs(class failed to disclose required information. Senate cable communications task H property)would decrease to one All felons convicted within five force,comprised of legislators,which percent--the current rate on homestead Years of the license application would would examine cable communication property. SH be ineligible for licensure. Manufac- services and present recommendations turers could not provide certain by January 15, 1994. JJ MHFA housing programs/funding benefits to retailers such as signs or S.F.264(Anderson,Novak, equipment. The bill would change the Roofers under state building con- Runbeck,Chandler)(Jobs,Energy,and reference to beer from non-intoxicat- tractor licensing system Community Development)would ing malt liquor to 3.2 percent beer. 11.17.554(Carruthers)(Commerce allow cities using a local government The bill would repeal Minnesota and Economic Development)would unit housing account to sell housing Statute 340A.903 which prohibits the expand the definition of residential directly to low-and moderate-income sale of 3.2 percent beer in containers building contractors covered under the families. The bill would extend the larger than 128 fluid ounces JJ state licensing program to include a urban Indian housing program to cities person in the business of doing work with over 1,000 Indians. It would set Metropolitan on residential real estate in roof up a community rehabilitation fund Highway 2$0-EIS requirement coverings,roof sheetin g, roof weather proofing,and repair of roof support account for grants to cities,and would H.F.284(Hausman,Kahn)(Trans- systems. The bill also would provide allow cities to use these funds to set up portation and Transit)would prevent for a separate roofing license for to revolving loan funds to provide any improvements,expansion,or these 4ndividuals. JJ housing grants. The bill would reconstruction of trunk highway 280, remove MHFA review of metro city except for traffic safety changes,until State auditor data non-public housing programs,but require city the Environmental Quality Board S.E462(Finn,Merriam,Ranum, reports on programs and bonds. SH approves a comprehensive environ- mental impact statement(EIS). The McGowan (Judiciary)would specify P � ) to Liquor Metropolitan Council would be that data relating to an audit the state q auditor is conducting are not public or Liquor law.amendments responsible for preparing the EIS. The confidential,until publication of the S.F.429(Solon)(Commerce and bill would also regulate noise stan- fnal report or until the auditor is no Consumer Protection)would snake dards. SH longer actively pursuing the audit. many changes to the state liquor laws. The bill would authorize the state It would change the definition of T1F reporting through truth in ;auditor to hold some supporting data restaurant to provide that me<11s must taxation in their closed litigation support tiles regularly be prepared on the premises, H.F.412(Rest,Jacobs, E.Olson, and specifies other classifications or and change the definition of wine to Wagenius,Winter) (Taxes)would include all wine r require counties to send an insert with provisions dealing with this audit data, products which the proposed property tax notice which Page 12 LMC Cities Bulletin Bill summaries continued includes a list of each special taxing Council adopts the policy plan,the orientation.The bill would authorize a district and township in the county and council would need to ensure that religious or fraternal corporation, a"very brief description"of tax comprehensive plans or an amend- association,or society to discriminate increment financing and fiscal dispari- ments exclude all agricultural land based on sexual or affectional ties. This requirement applies only to from any extension of a local govern- orientation,when the organization the seven metropolitan counties. SH mental unit's urban service area. could demonstrate that sexual or Metropolitan plans would need to be affectional orientation is a bona fide Adding commissioners to the consistent with metropolitan system occupational qualification for employ- metropolitan airports commission plans and the Met Council develop- went. JJ H.F.431 (Garcia,Mahon,Blatz,I. ment guide. Anderson)(Local Government and The bill would require the council to Planning and zoning Metropolitan Affairs)would add to the force a local unit of government to Private land use restrictions on metropolitan airports commission a modify a comprehensive plan that commissioner from each city partially requests expansion of the urban family and group day services A. or totally within the commission's service area if the local unit cannot ,4(Kelso,Workman, Johnson, noise compatibility program area. demonstrate a local and a regional Jefferson)(Health and Human Services)would prohibit Membership would not be duplicative need for the expansion or if the almost all private land use restrictions in that any jurisdiction currently being expansion can be served by existing or which would otherwise prevent a represented would not gain an addi- planned regional facilities. person from providing family or group tional commissioner appointee. City The bill specifies that comprehen- family day care services in their home. councils of the affected cities would sive plans throughout the metropolitan The bill would exempt owner-occu- make the appointment and the area would supersede the zoning pied rental property such as duplexes commissioner's term would run ordinances,give the council legal that have no more than two units,and concurrently with the appointing city's enforcement powers,and authorize certain senior housing. JJ mayor's term. JJ any individual or entity in the metro- politan area to bring legal actions to Dual track airport development enforce these provisions. The bill Public safety planning would extend protection to all agricul- MTC to appoint peace officers H.F.479(Morrison,Ozment, tural lands,not just prime agricultural H.F.451 (Mahon, Skoglund, Tompkins,Pugh,Osthoff)(Local land. JJ Hausman,Pugh,Weaver)(Transporta- Government and Metropolitan Affairs) tion&Transit)would authorize the would repeal most of the significant Personnel Metropolitan Transit Commission to sections authorizing the Metropolitan Local governments to enroll union appoint peace officers,and establish a Council to undertake dual track airport employees in local insurance plans law enforcement agency,to police its development planning. JJ H.F.444(Huntley,Jaros,Rukavina, property and bus routes. These officers would have full power to Munger,Murphy)(Financial Institu- make arrests anywhere within the Person with disability on MTC Lions and Insurance)would authorize a metro Man area but could only S.F.269(Cohen)(Metropolitan and statutory home rule charter city, y Local Government)would require that exercise them in connection with county,school district,or instrumen- crimes relating MTC at least one member of the Metropoli- tality of any of these entities with a g to property, tan Transit Commission be a user of equipment,employees,and passen- self-insurance help benefit plan,upon ers. The bill would authorize the transit services for persons with the request of the union,to allow g disabilities. Nominations could come commission to employ off-duty peace from the council on disability.The bill union employees to enroll,in their officers who are employed by other own expense,in the health insurance law enforcement agencies to Ice its would affect the first vacancy on the b police benefit plan of the public employer. and routes. JJ board following enactment. SH property The League has no position on this bill and probably will not oppose the Rewards for arrest information Metropolitan agricultural land proposal as long as the language protection program remains permissive H.E . e 461 (Jefferson)(Local Govern- S.F.449(Marty,Mondale,Price) meat and Metropolitan Affairs)would (Metropolitan and Local Government) authorize a home rule charter'or would require,by January 1, 1994,the Expanding state human rights act statutory city to offer and pay a S.F.444(Spear,Pappas,Hottinger, reward,or fund the payment of a Metropolitan Council to prepare and Merriam Janezich)(Judiciary)would adopt a long-range policy plan to reward offered by a non-profit organi- protect agricultural land in the metro- Prohibit employment,housing,or zation,for information leading to the politan area. Until the Metropolitan other discrimination based on al individual's sexual or affectional apprehension,arrest'or conviction of a February 26, 1993 Page 13 Bill summaries continued person alleged to have committed a space improvements are some of the felony within the city's limits. JJ new services which this authority Light rail transit-MnDOT authority, could provide. Met Council review Municipal tobacco regulation The bill would expand the H.F.403 (Simoneau,Ozment, S.F.341 (Marty,Spear,Belanger, Minneapolis Uptown district and Swenson)(Transportation and Transit) Dean Johnson,Luther)(Commerce create a new district in the Dinkytown would authorize the MnDOT commis- and Consumer Protection)would area near the University of Minnesota. sioner to plan,acquire,build,and revise state statutes which authorize Effective upon approval of the equip light rail transit facilities in the local units of government to regulate Minneapolis city council. SH metro area. Implementation planning the sale of tobacco products within would be the responsibility of the their boundaries. Current law focuses St.Paul: Residency requirements regional transit board. The Metropoli- significantly on cigarettes,cigarette S.F.309(Kelly,Runbeck, Betzold, tan Council would play a urger role in papers,or cigarette wrappers. The Pappas,Cohen)(Metropolitan and review and hearings on certain new language would broaden local Local Government)would authorize planning. The bill would create a authority to all tobacco products and the City of St.Paul to pass an ordi- corridor management committee for would mandate county boards to nance requiring that a person be a each to advise on design and construc- license and regulate in all areas of the resident of the city as a condition of tion of LRT lines. Membership on county if the towns or cities do not employment by the city. The resi- these committees would include license or regulate tobacco sales. dency requirement would only apply representative from affected cities. The bill would require each sales to people the city hires after the The Metropolitan Council would be location,including each vending effective date of the ordinance. JJ responsible for dispute resolution. The machine dispensing tobacco,to be bill would create an LRT joint powers separately licensed. The bill would set Ramsey County:Criminal prosecu- board with representatives from the mandatory penalties for violations and tion consolidation regional rail authorities of the seven require certain procedures. The S.F.322(Kelly,Runbeck,Pappas) metro counties. Most provisions legislation would nGt preempt local (Crime Prevention)would consolidate would be effective July 1, 1993. SH ordinances which provide for more all criminal prosecution activities with restrictive or punitive regulation of the Ramsey County attorney. That Expenditures from CSAH municipal retail tobacco sales. JJ office would prosecute felonies,gross account misdemeanors,misdemeanors,petty S.F.397(McGowan,Chmielewski) Minnesota advisory council on fire misdemeanors,and violations of (Transportation and Transit)would protection systems municipal ordinances,charter provi- allow counties to use the municipal S.F.361 (Murphy,D. Benson) sions,and rules. account of the county state aid (Governmental Operations and The bill would transfer criminal program to fund systems that permit Reform)would extend the existence of prosecution personnel from the emergency vehicle operators to the Minnesota Advisory Council on existing municipal attorneys offices to activate the green light on signals. Fire Protection Systems to June 30, the new county organization. The Other commissioner-approved expen- 1995. JJ consolidation would take place after ditures for signals and safety devices approval by the affected city councils could also be funded from this Special legislation and the Ramsey County Board. SH account. The CSAH municipal Minneapolis:Expenditures for account is statutorily set-aside for special service district Transportation expenditures on county state-aid S.F.302(Pogetniller,Spear, State resolution of disputes involving highways in cities with population of Flynn)(Metropolitan and Local less than 5,000. SH ynn)( po pedestrian-bicycle trails over Government)would expand the railroad tracks authorized"special services"which a S.F.404(Runbeck,Pariseau, Correction city could provide by for its district. Chmielewski,Marty)(Transportation Repair and maintenance of and Public Transit)would allow either Township elections sidewalks;watering and maintaining party to file a petition and ask for a H.F.238(Molnau)would trees and bushes;installation and binding decision from the state when give townships the option of maintenance of areawide security either a local government or the moving township officer elec- systems;provision and coordination of railroad want to establish a new public tions to the November general security personnel;maintenance and pedestrian-bicycle trail over railroad election day if the township repair of benches,bus benches,bike tracks and the parties cannot agree on annual meeting and election racks,trash receptacles,and sculp- the need,location,type of warning must be postponed because of tures;and liability insurance for public devices,or other matters. JJ bad weather.AH - ------ _- ------- -------- --_------ --------- ----------._-- --------._.-__.-_..- Page 14 LMC Cities Bulletin Cities may be hazardous waste generators �■�' City of Moorhead * Reduce the number of different the household hazardouse waste Your city may use paint,solvents, * Products used for the same purpose; hotline. parts cleaners,batteries,or many other eight expiration dates on Editors Note: The city of chemical products which could qualify * containers; Moorhead submitted this article as you as a hazardous waste generator. Rotate containers in your inventory part of a Minnesota Pollution Control Hazardous waste that a business or * and use older products first; Agency administrative penalty order public municipality generates is not Keep track of materials you use and in lieu of a small monetary penalty. accepted at household hazardous waste waste output. If output does not facilities. Businesses,including equal input,some material is municipalities,w ch generate escaping. hazardous waste must comply with Good operating practices are anouther component of waste manage- Emergency response state and federal laws governing ment and reduction. Some ideas for accumulation,storage,transportation, commission operating practices include: CO1SSlon and disposal of hazardous waste.The . laws which govern households and Train employees to properly operate g announces regional disposal of household hazardous waste * equipment; are not the same as the laws which Inspect all equipment prior to use to review vacancies govern cities and disposal of conuner- * insure it is clean and dry; Frequently remove sludge from The Department of Public Safety's cial hazardous waste. P Y Beyond the stringent hazardous solvent tanks to prevent contami- Emergency Response Commission is waste requirements,businesses and nants from dissolving and reducing seeking applicants representing elected solvent effectiveness; officials,emergency responders, municipalities must adhere proper * ��equipment so it is in good � Y waste management and operating g business and industry,community procedures.These procedures may * Nwr�'g order; groups,and broadcast and print media include activities such as developing a Clean equipment immediately after for appointment to regional review waste reduction plan,inventory use to prevent the need for larger committees. management,and good operating * quantities of cleaning material; The Minnesota Emergency practices. Dedicate equipment to one product Planning and Community Right-to- Waste reduction means decreasing * whenever possible; Know Act(Title III)requires the the amount of hazardous or solid waste Store hazardous wastes in covered commission to establish seven regional by recycling or reusing wastes. leakproof containers that are review committees in the state. These properly labeled; committees review count and city To begin your waste reduction * Limit the number of solvents used Y Y efforts,your city should develop and emergency plans for hazardous implement a waste reduction plan. for the same purpose; materials. Committees also process This plan should include a policy * Reuse and recycle hazardous wastes requests from the public for Title III statement which establishes a citywide as appropriate. If you need to haul information. Application forms are concern. Goals should be consistent away waste,you should contact a available from the following: with your policy statement and should licensed hazardous waste transporter establish a time frame for adopting and to assure proper disposal. As a city, Minnesota Emergency Response evaluating the program. Finally,the you are responsible for hazardous Commission transporter has p 175 Bigelow Building city should monitor and evaluate your waste until the trans g g .^ properly disposed of it. 450 North Syndicate Street waste reduction plan to determine Yn whether you are achieving your goals. If you have questions or require St.Paul,MN 55104 Inventory management is another further information about hazardous (612)643-3000 important waste management tech- waste generated by a business or municipality,call the Minnesota Applications to fill vacancies on pique that the city should practice.The � principal of this technique is to keep a pollution Control Agency at 1-800- regional review committees which minimum of material on hand at any 657-3864 and ask for the generator occur each July are due to the Minne- time. The following practices will aid technical assistance unit. If you have sota Emergency Response Commission in this endeavor: questions concerning proper household by April 1. After that date the com- * Avoid buying more materials than hazardous waste management,contact mission will keep applications to fill you use; the MPCA toll free number and ask for future vacancies on the committees.JJ February 26, 1993 Page 15 Municipal ads relevant experience,or a bachelors degree Municipal ads are printed at no charge to member cities.Ads run in one issue only with two or more years of relevant unless notice is received to run a second time.The Cities Bulletin Is published experience.Salary range is$32,614 to weekly during the legislative session and once a month during the interim,the time $36,337(1992 levels)with excellent fringe between sessions.Municipal ads will appear in the next available Cities Bulletin. benefits.For an application contact Cities have the right to reject any or all bids on equipment or proposals,and to Personnel 939-8200.Application deadline waive any informalities therein.Minnesota cities areequal opportunity employers. is March 31, 1993.City of Minnetonka, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd.,Minnetonka, MN 55345.Minnetonka does not discrimi- nate on the basis of disability.AAE Positions field and ten years of progressively PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTEN CITY ADMINISTRATOR.The City responsible experience.Additional DENT.The City of River Falls,WI of Belle Plaine(population 3,166)is education or related experience may be (population 10;610),a rapidly growing seeking a city administrator.Qualifications accepted in satisfying the experience full-service university community located include a bachelor's degree in public requirement.Applications must be 46 miles each of the Twin Cities is administration,urban studies,,business, submitted by April 2,1993.Complete accepting applications for a public works finance,or a related field;two years resumes should be sent to the City superintendent.Experience in municipal Manager's Office,221 E.Clark Street, public works,heavy construction,or fleet experience in a city government or related Albert Lea,MN 56007,(507)377-4330, maintenance is required.Certificate of field;and strong communication and FAX(507)377-4336. automotive service excellence(ASE)or management skills.Salary range is$32K FIRE CHME The City f Rochester to$36K.Submit letter of application and tY equivalent is desirable.The position is resume postmarked no later than 4:30 (population 70,000)is seeking a fire chief responsible for city garage operations, p.m.,March postmarked ed n l Mayor Gerald J. to administer a full-time department(ISO streets,storm sewers,parks,buildings,and City of Belle Pto M,420 East Main rated Class 3)with 95 officers,first class other facilities.Salary and benefits are Meyer,Me P.O.Box f Belle laine,, 20 East M equipment,and a$6.8 million budget. negotiable,DOQ.Send resume and work information and a job description Requirements include an Associate Arts related references to City Administrator, For more call(612)8 ormat3.EEO degree or its equivalent in fire science or 123 E.Ehn Street,River Falls,MN 54022, COUNTY ENGINEER.Applications related field;BA degree in public (715)425-0900.Application deadline is are being taken for the administration,fire science,or related March 18, 1993.EOE/AAE g position of Le field;a minimum of five years as an WASTEWATER TREATMENT Sueur County Engineer.Primary duties administrator,department head,or PLANT OPERATOR.Qualified applicant include administration of the county command experience in a fire highway department.Applicant must be a 1 department must have a Class B license to operate a professional engineer licensed in the State of 50 or more paid staff.Progressively 300,000 gal./day activated sludge wastewa- of Minnesota and have administrative responsible supervisory experience and ter treatment plant,and to oversee a 160 abilities.Resume should be sent to the Le experience in fire suppression and acre sludge disposal basin.Operator must Sueur County Auditor's Office,88 South Prevention highly desired.Combination of have overall mechanical maintenance Park Avenue,Le Center,MN 56057 and education and equivalent experience may ability to repair and maintain plant postmarked on or before March 15, 1993 be considered.Excellent benefit package machinery and equipment.Operator will or call Terry Overn at(612)357-2251. and salary will commensurate with be assisted by one part-time employee and DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PARKS education and experience.Submit resume will rotate on weekends with part-time AND RECREATION.The City of Albert by 5:00 p.m.,March 26,1993 to City of employee.A Class B drivers license will Lea(population 18,350)is seeking a Rochester,Personnel Department,City be required to drive the sludge truck.This deputy director of parks and recreation. Hall,Room 107,224 First Avenue S.W., can be applied for after being hired. Salary is open depending on education and Rochester,MN 55902,(507)285-8074. Applications will be accepted until June 1, experience.Responsibilities include EEO/AAE 1993.Operator must be available for work recreation programming and staffing for PROJECT PLANNER.The City of by September 1, 1993.Salary,benefits, the park and recreation advisory board and Minnetonka has an immediate opening for and pension plan comparable to local community relations.The park and a mid-level project planner in the planning municipal employees.Plant is located on recreation department operates a full department.Job duties include assisting in the Iron Range in northern Minnesota and facility hockey arena,senior citizens the administration and enforcement of land near the City of Coleraine.Plant services center,performing arts theater,softball use regulations,review of various land use the communities of Coleraine,Bovey,and complex,baseball program,outdoor permits,preparation of detailed staff' Taconite.Send resume to Coleraine- skating rinks,hockey leagues,swimming reports,providing accurate information to Bovey-Taconite Joint Wastewater Commis- pool and beach,adult volleyball leagues, developers rs and the public regarding sion,P.O.Box 670,Coleraine,MN 55722. 360 acres of park land,and public access planning related matters and undertaking lake shore.Requirements include a planning and zoning studies.Minimum For sale bachelor's degree in recreation or related requirements include a masters degree in ALTITUDE VALVE.The City of planning or related field with ona year of Fertile has for sale a never used 8"altitude Page 16 LMC Cities Bulletin valve.$8,000 or best offer.For more information contact Don Dale at(2 18) 945-6544. San Jose to host sports and events conference COMPRESSOR UNITS.The City of Mantorville has for sale two Quincy San Jose,California will be the site of Sports& Events Management compressor emits sire 3 X 22 with motors 93-A f o f wnce f w Local Governments,April 15-17. and one model 350-18 6 X 3 1/4 X 3 1/2 compressor with motor.Units were used The conference will provide a forum for public officials to share with a Smith and Loveless Du-o-jest ` information and learn more about the competitive and complex businesses pneumatic ejector(lift station).Panel with of contracting with professional sports teams,owning and operating public controls available.I-or more information assembly facilities,and managing special events. Special sessions will call 1efTat Mantorville(507)635-5119 or include the commercialization of sports franchises and facilities,negotiat- (507)635-5170. ing with professional sports teams,facility development and urban design, PICKUP TRUCK.The City of and the economics of facilities. Sandstone has for sale a 1988 Ford F-150 Sponsored by the International City/County Management Association, pickup truck.Sealed bids will be accepted the conference is geared toward elected and appointed officials;finance until 10:00 a.m.Monday,March 15,1993. The purchase of the truck is in an"as is" and economic development directors;attorneys;stadium,arena,and condition and Sandstone will not make any convention center managers;and others from local governments nation- guarantees.For more information,bids wide. forms,or to inspect the truck contact the For further information,contact John Connor at ICMA at(202)962- City of Sandstone,P.O.Box 641,Sand- 3666. stone,MN 55072.City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Learn what your city needs to do to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act The League of Minne- have dealt with typical — - µ sota Cities is sponsoring a implementation issues, and I ADA registration form ( } teleconference called an opportunity to fax your ( This form may be duplicated—please print or type. I Understanding Program most pressing questions to a { if you have any special health or mobility needs, Access Requirements—How resources panel. 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GoMm Valley Where to get legislative information at the Capitol* FIRST VICK PRESIDENT Leland Swanson Mayor Copies of bills Morris SECOND VICE PRESIDENT House Chief Clerk's Office-296-2314,Rm.211,State Capitol Bob Lo Secretary of Senate's Office-296-2343,Rm.231,State Capitol Councilmember St.P=1 Bill status,authors,companion,committee referral(by bill number, DHkECTORS author,or topic) Jary Dulgar Joy Robb House Index-296-6646,Rm.211,State Capitol city M—ger May_ Cry1w Robbirsdale Senate Index-296-2887,Rm.231 State Capitol Lyle Ranh Betty sindt Weekly committee schedules,bill Introductions,and summaries of Mayor Coy whine St.Louis Pad[ Lal["ille committee and floor action Dcgyl Peterson Eric Soremen House Information Office-296-2146, 175 State Office Building City Ationry Manager Senate Information Office-296-0504,Rm.231,State Capitol Minwonim winona Patrick Pidoock Greg Sparlm Recording of the following day's committee schedule and agenda, Comcihnernber City Administrator (after 4:30 p.m.) Edm Prairie wordiWon "House Call"(House committee schedule)-296-9283 Todd Pra&e Chuck Wi&ebmn Senate Hotline(Senate committee schedule)-290-8088 City Administrator Mayor Bricc4iL Delavaa, St.Cloud Eadon,Minnesota To reach a member on the House or Senate floor Lake John Y(MM&Jr. House Sergeant at Arms-296-4860 Cot=ihnember Yvonne Pretwer Hawley Senate Page Desk-296-4159 Councilaiember Duluth To notify the governor's office of your concerns XXOMCTO Governor Arne Carlson-296-3391,Rm. 130,State Capitol Donald Fraser Mil—po Mayor lis *All addresses are St.Paul,AN 55155,all area codes 612 Karen Anderson Councdmember MhMetoulm CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date March 8, 1993 Agenda Itcm Number REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER AND NORTH HENNEPIN MEDIATION PROJECT FOR MEDIATION SERVICES DEPT. APPROVAL: A56ww Geral . Barone, Personnel Coordinator MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOMAIENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below/attached SLTAE IARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) The City's 1993 budget has $5,000 allocated for North Hennepin Mediation Project (NHMP) services (Unit 152 - Social Services). To date, the City has not yet entered into a 1993 agreement with NHMP. Attached is an agreement and resolution authorizing the City to do so. The agreement is virtually identical to the terms of the 1992 agreement. NHMP submitted an application for contractual services which was reviewed by the Brooklyn Center human rights and resources commission during the City's 1993 budget review process. This information is available if requested. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Pass a Resolution Authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to Enter into an Agreement Between the City of Brooklyn Center and North Hennepin Mediation Project for Mediation Services. /ate Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER AND NORTH HENNEPIN MEDIATION PROJECT FOR MEDIATION SERVICES WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center has allocated $5,000 in the 1993 budget, Unit 152, Object 4400, for mediation services; and WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center and North Hennepin Mediation Project are desirous of renewing an agreement for the provision of services from the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center: 1. The Council has reviewed the Agreement between the City of Brooklyn Center and North Hennepin Mediation Project and finds that the execution of the agreement is in the best interest of the City of Brooklyn Center. 0 2. The Mayor and City Manager are authorized and directed to execute the agreement on behalf of the City. 3. The City Manager is directed to transmit an executed copy of the agreement to North Hennepin Mediation Project. Date Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER and NORTH HENNEPIN MEDIATION PROJECT This Agreement is made the day of 11993, between the City of Brooklyn Center, hereinafter referred to as the City, and the North Hennepin Mediation Project, hereinafter referred to as NHMP. In consideration of the covenants set forth herein, the City and NHMP agree as follows: SERVICES PROVIDED. NHMP, within its financial resources, agrees to provide its full range of professional and volunteer services to the residents of the City including, without limitation, the following: a. Mediation services for citizens - City disputes resulting from conflicts in enforcement of City ordinances, rules, and regulations. b. Mediation services for resolving nonordinance-related neighborhood disputes. c. Mediation services for resolving noncriminal juvenile disputes, provided that the records and identity of the juvenile shall be provided to NHMP pursuant to Minnesota Statute 260.161. d. Such other services of a similar nature as may be assigned from time to time by the City Manager of the City and as agreed to by the NHMP Board of Directors. LIMITATIONS AND REPORT. NHMP shall not compete with the City or other Social Agencies by providing services which overlap with services provided by the City or other Social Agencies unless such services can be provided more efficiently and effectively by NHMP. NHMP shall submit an annual report to the City outlining the services provided to the City during the preceding year. LIABILITIES. The City shall not exercise control of the process, means, or procedures used in providing services hereunder, shall provide no directive to, and shall not interfere with NHMP or its employees or volunteers in the performance of the services required by this contract. NHMP volunteers and employees shall not be considered employees of the City and shall be under the direct control of NHMP. NHMP agrees to indemnify the City and hold the City harmless from any liability, claim, demand or action of any kind, including legal expenses, arising out of NHMP activities, and NHMP shall carry a policy of comprehensive general liability insurance, including contractual liability insurance, in an amount approved by the City to cover this agreement. NHMP shall provide certificates of insurance to the City with the signing of this agreement. It is understood that this insurance requirement does not constitute all of the insurance that may be necessary. DURATION. The services provided by NHMP hereunder shall commence on the first day of January 1993 and continue until December 31, 1993. It is understood between the parties that NHMP intends to continue to provide similar services after expiration of this contract, as a volunteer organization. Nothing in this contract shall be construed to mean that the City shall renew this contract in the event that NHMP continues to provide such services to the residents of the City of Brooklyn Center after expiration of this contract. PAYMENT. The City agrees to pay the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) for the services provided hereunder, for the term of the contract. The sum of $5,000 shall be the total obligation of the City under this contract and shall be payable to NHMP as follows: $2,500 on April 13, 1993, and $2,500 on July 27, 1993, in order to provide the services required hereunder. In the event that NHMP fails to provide the services hereunder, discontinues its operation, or otherwise breaches the contract in any material way, NHMP shall refund to the City the amount determined by dividing the number of days remaining under this contract by 365 days and expressing the quotient in percentum and then multiplying the said percentum times the total contract price. In the event the quality of services required by this contract is not acceptable to the City, this agreement may be terminated. MISCELLANEOUS. In an effort to improve the quality of mediation services provided by this agreement, the City and NHMP agree to exchange information and ideas, maintain open communication, and respond to all disputes,misunderstandings, and recommendations. The parties agree that this contract is not assignable and that the contract shall become effective upon approval by the NHMP Board of Directors and the execution thereof by the President and Corporate Secretary, and upon the approval by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center and execution thereof by the Mayor and City Manager. The City shall be a corporate member of the NHMP. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Mayor City Manager NORTH HENNEPIN MEDIATION PROJECT President Corporate Secretary CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date March S, 1993 Agenda Item Number 112,6 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER AND BROOKLYN PEACEMAKER CENTER, INC. FOR JUVENILE DIVERSION SERVICES DEPT. APPROVAL- GeralylWR. Barone, Personnel Coordinator MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECONEMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below/attached • SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) The City's 1993 budget has $10,000 allocated for Brooklyn Peacemaker Center Services (Unit 152- Social Services). To date, the City has not yet entered into a 1993 agreement with Brooklyn Peacemaker Center, Inc. Attached is an agreement and resolution authorizing the City to do so. The agreement is virtually identical to the terms of the 1992 agreement except for the deletion of services related to domestic abuse. Brooklyn Peacemaker Center submitted an application for contractual services which was reviewed by the Brooklyn Center human rights and resources commission during the City's 1993 budget review process. This information is available if requested. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Pass a Resolution Authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into an Agreement between the City of Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Peacemaker Center, Inc. for Juvenile Diversion Services is b Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER AND BROOKLYN PEACEMAKER CENTER, INC.. FOR JUVENILE DIVERSION SERVICES WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center has allocated $10,000 in the 1993 budget, Unit 152, Object 4400 for Brooklyn Peacemaker Center services; and WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Peacemaker Center, Inc., (BPC) are desirous of renewing an agreement for the provision of services from BPC. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center: 1. The Council has reviewed the Agreement between the City of Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Peacemaker Center,Inc., and finds that the execution of the agreement is in the best interest of the City of Brooklyn Center. 2. The Mayor and City Manager are authorized and directed to execute the agreement on behalf of the City. 3. The City Manager is directed to transmit an executed copy of the agreement to Brooklyn Peacemaker Center, Inc. Date Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER and BROOKLYN PEACEMAKER CENTER, INC. This Agreement is made the day of , 1993, between the City of Brooklyn Center, hereinafter referred to as the City, and the Brooklyn Peacemaker Center, Inc., hereinafter referred to as BPC; In consideration of the covenants set forth herein, the City and BPC agree as follows: SERVICES PROVIDED. BPC, within its financial resources, agrees to provide its full range of professional and volunteer services to the residents of the City including, without limitation, the following: a. Juvenile diversion services for juveniles passing though the juvenile justice system, provided that the records and identity of the juveniles shall be provided to BPC pursuant to Minnesota Statute 260.161. b. Services to establish and maintain peer groups to deal with specific populations, such as troubled youth, who are experiencing conflict and turmoil in their lives. C. Services for referring individuals and families who are experiencing turmoil and conflict in their lives to the appropriate professional counselors. d. Such other services of a similar nature as may be assigned from time to time by the City Manager of the City and as agreed to by the BPC Board of Directors. LIMITATIONS AND REPORT. BPC shall not compete with the City or other Social Agencies by providing services which overlap with services provided by the City or other Social Agencies unless such services can be provided more efficiently and effectively by BPC. BPC shall submit an annual report to the City outlining the services provided to the City during the preceding year. LIABILITIES. The City shall not exercise control of the process,means, or procedures used in providing services hereunder, shall provide no directive to, and shall not interfere with BPC or its employees or volunteers in the performance of the services required by this contract. BPC volunteers and employees shall not be considered employees of the City and shall be under the direct control of BPC. BPC agrees to indemnify the City and hold the City harmless from any tort liability, claim, demand or action including legal expenses, arising out of BPC activities; and BPC shall carry a policy of comprehensive general liability insurance, including contractual liability insurance, in an amount approved by the City to cover this agreement. BPC shall provide certificates of insurance to the City with the signing of this agreement. It is understood that this insurance requirement does not constitute all of the insurance that may be necessary. DURATION. The servi ces provided b BPC hereunder shall commen ce on the first day of January, 1993, and continue until December 31, 1993. It is understood between the parties that BPC intends to continue to provide similar services after expiration of this contract, as a volunteer organization. Nothing in this contract shall be construed to mean that the City shall renew this contract in the event that BPC continues to provide such services to the residents of the City of Brooklyn Center after expiration of this contract. PAYMENT. The City agrees to pay the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) for the services provided hereunder, for the term of the contract. The sum of$10,000 shall be the total obligation of the City under this contract and shall be pAyable to BPC as follows: $5,000 on April 13, 1993, and $5,000 on July 27, 1993, in order to provide the services required hereunder. In the event that BPC fails to provide the services hereunder, discontinues its operation, or otherwise breaches the contract in any material way, BPC shall refund to the City the amount determined by dividing the number of days remaining under this contract by 365 days and expressing the quotient in percentum and then multiplying the said percentum times the total contract price. In the event the quality of services required by this contract is not acceptable to the City, this agreement may be terminated. MISCELLANEOUS. In an effort to improve the quality of services provided by this agreement, the City and BPC agree to exchange information and ideas, maintain open communication, and respond to all disputes, misunderstandings, and recommendations. The parties agree that this contract is not assignable and that the contract shall become effective upon approval by the BPC Board of Directors and the execution thereof by the President and Corporate Secretary, and upon the approval of the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center and execution thereof by the Mayor and City Manager. The City shall be a corporate member of the BPC. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Mayor City Manager BROOKLYN PEACEMAKER CENTER INC. President Corporate Secretary CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date March 8, 1993 Agenda Item Number ,a REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION AMENDING 1993 PAY PLAN DEPT. "PROV Ger yn R. Barone, Personnel Coordinator _ MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below/attached SUNDL4,RY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) • The city council is being asked to consider amendments to the 1993 pay plan which are a result of duty changes in two positions. The first involves the job of supervisor of streets and parks. Originally, this job title was held by two employees; one was responsible for parks maintenance activities and the other for streets maintenance activities. However,following some downsizing efforts in the public works department in 1992, only one employee holds this same job title but now performs the supervision of both parks and streets maintenance. A job analysis was conducted on this position using the City's comparable worth job evaluation system, and it indicated an increase in the value of the position because of the added responsibilities. As a result, the city council is being asked to raise the wage range of the supervisor of streets and parks to appropriately compensate the incumbent in this position. The current grade and wage ranges for this position are N33A- N37C, $16.15 - $19.66/hour. The recommended ranges are N37A - N41C, $17.83 - $21.70/hour. The second request for amending the pay plan involves the police department. The police administrative services manager recently resigned to pursue an employment opportunity elsewhere. Following an analysis and reassignment of the job duties of this position and the department's administrative analyst, the job title of the manager is being changed to police staff services supervisor. In addition, this request includes a downgrading in the pay range to reflect the job duties performed by this position. The staff services supervisor is responsible for overseeing the office routine of the police department. Duties include, but are not limited to, supervision of the clerical personnel and Telephone Assurance Program (TAP), department paper flow, confidential clerical support to the police chief, coordinator of the department's payroll, and administrator of various permits and liquor and gambling licenses. The current grade and wage ranges for the administrative services manager are E17A - E21C, $2,614 - $3,181/month. The proposed ranges for the staff services supervisor are E12A - E16C, $2,311 - $2,812. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Approve a Resolution Amending the 1993 Pay Plan. • Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION AMENDING 1993 PAY PLAN WHEREAS, City of Brooklyn Center Resolution No. 92-287 sets wages and salaries for calendar year 1993; and WHEREAS, the job duties of the Supervisor of Streets and Parks were increased in October 1992, and following a comparable worth analysis, an adjustment in the pay range is justified; and WHEREAS,the title and duties of the Administrative Services Manager,Police,have been changed to Staff Services Supervisor, Police, and with these changes comes an adjustment in the pay range; and WHEREAS, it is the City Council's intent to compensate these positions appropriately. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center that the 1993 pay plan is hereby amended as follows: 1. Schedule D is amended to change the Supervisor of Streets and Parks grade and wage ranges from N33A - N37C, $16.15 - $19.66/hour to N37A - N41C, $17.83- $21.70/hour. 2. The Police Department section of Schedule A, Positions Authorized, is amended to delete one (1) Administrative Services Manager, Police, and add one (1) position of Staff Services Supervisor, Police, which will be exempt from overtime with an Administrative exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). 3. Schedule C is amended to delete the position of Administrative Services Manager, Police, and add the position of Staff Services Supervisor, Police, with a grade range of E12A - E16C and a monthly salary range of $2,311 - $2,812. Date Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk RESOLUTION NO. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date 3/8/93 Agenda Item Number /a d REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION EXPRESSING RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE OF BARBARA KALLIGHER DEPT. APPROVAL: Sharon Knutson, Deputy City Clerk MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECONEVIENDATION: s No comments to supplement this report Comments below/attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: PASS A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE OF BARBARA KALLIGHER • iad Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION EXPRESSING RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE OF BARBARA KALLIGHER WHEREAS, Barbara Kalligher served on the Brooklyn Center Planning Commission from February 10, 1992 , through December 31, 1992 ; and WHEREAS, Barbara Kalligher served as Chairperson from April 27 , 1992 , through June 11, 1992 ; and WHEREAS, her public service and civic effort for the betterment of the community merit the gratitude of the citizens of Brooklyn Center; and WHEREAS, it is highly appropriate her service to the community should be recognized and expressed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center that the dedicated public service of Barbara Kalligher is hereby recognized and appreciated by the City of Brooklyn Center. Date Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member , and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date 318/93 Agenda Item Number ,C 40 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION EXPRESSING RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE OF KRISTEN MANN *************************************************************************************** DEPT. APPROVAL: Sharon Knutson, Deputy City Clerk MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION: 4 No comments to supplement this report Comments below/attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: PASS A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE OF KRISTEN MANN 1`�E Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION EXPRESSING RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE OF KRISTEN MANN WHEREAS, Kristen Mann served on the Brooklyn Center Planning Commission from January 3 , 1989, through December 31, 1992 ; and WHEREAS, her public service and civic effort for the betterment of the community merit the gratitude of the citizens of Brooklyn Center; and WHEREAS, it is highly appropriate her service to the community should be recognized and expressed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center that the dedicated public service of Kristen Mann is hereby recognized and appreciated by the City of Brooklyn Center. Date Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member , and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date 3/8/93 Agenda Item Number �a 40 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE BROOKLYN CENTER AD HOC BROOKLYN BOULEVARD STUDY TASK FORCE DEPT. APPROVAL: Sharon Knutson, Deputy City Clerk MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below/attached ® SUAEVIARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) At your February 16, 1993,work session, the Brooklyn Boulevard Study was presented by Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Inc. Since the study was the goal of the Brooklyn Center ad hoc Brooklyn Boulevard Study Task Force, the committee has completed its assignment. Therefore, it is appropriate to commend the members of the ad hoc task force. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Pass a resolution expressing appreciation for the members of the Brooklyn Center ad hoc Brooklyn Boulevard Study Task Force. Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE BROOKLYN CENTER AD HOC BROOKLYN BOULEVARD STUDY TASK FORCE WHEREAS, the City Council awarded a contract for consulting services for a development study of Brooklyn Boulevard to Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Inc. on May 11, 1992 ; and WHEREAS, on June 22 , 1992 the City Council established an ad hoc task force for the express purpose of assisting the City Council in formulating recommendations related to the Brooklyn Boulevard Planning Study; and WHEREAS, the City Council appointed the following members to the ad hoc task force: John Lescault, Janis Blumentals, Dianne Reem, Ron Christensen, Mark Holmes, Robert Torres, Robert Mickelson, Trayce Olsen, Bonnie Lukes, Don Rosen, and Karen Lang; and WHEREAS, on February 16, 1993 , Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Inc. presented the Brooklyn Boulevard Study to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the ad hoc task force has completed its assignment; and WHEREAS, it is highly appropriate the service of these members to the community should be recognized and expressed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center that the dedicated public service of the members of the Brooklyn Center ad hoc Brooklyn Boulevard Study Task Force is hereby recognized and appreciated by the City of Brooklyn Center. Date Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member , and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date March S, 1993 Agenda Item Number REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION vv ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION EXPRESSING RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE OF KATHLEEN CARMODY DEPT. APPROVAL: ZJIA9� Geralyn R arone, Personnel Coordinator MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOIVEMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below/attached SU MARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Pass a Resolution Expressing Recognition of and Appreciation for the Dedicated Public Service of Kathleen Carmody. t Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION EXPRESSING RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE OF KATHLEEN CARMODY WHEREAS,Kathleen Carmody served on the Brooklyn Center Human Rights and Resources Commission from May 7, 1990, through February 22, 1993; and WHEREAS, her public service and civic effort for the betterment of the community merit the gratitude of the citizens of Brooklyn Center; and WHEREAS, it is highly appropriate her service to the community should be recognized and expressed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center that the dedicated public service of Kathleen Carmody is hereby recognized and appreciated by the City of Brooklyn Center. Date Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date 3/8/93 Agenda Item Number REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION EXPRESSING RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE OF GREGG PEPPIN DEPT. APPROVAL: *M4A-vc Sharon Knutson, Deputy City Clerk MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION: Aotaa No comments to supplement this report Comments below/attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: PASS A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE OF GREGG PEPPIN 0 Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION EXPRESSING RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE OF GREGG PEPPIN WHEREAS, Gregg Peppin served on the Brooklyn Center ad hoc City Financial Task Force from April 22 , 1991, through July 13 , 1992 ; and WHEREAS, the Brooklyn Center City Council transformed the Brooklyn Center ad hoc City Financial Task Force into a Brooklyn Center Financial Commission on July 13 , 1992 ; and WHEREAS, Gregg Peppin served on the Brooklyn Center Financial Commission from July 13 , 1992 , through February 25, 1993 ; and WHEREAS, his public service and civic effort for the betterment of the community merit the gratitude of the citizens of Brooklyn Center; and WHEREAS, it is highly appropriate his service to the community should be recognized and expressed. iNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center that the dedicated public service of Gregg Peppin is hereby recognized and appreciated by the City of Brooklyn Center. Date Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member , and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Dale 3/8/93 Agenda Item Number REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION EXPRESSING RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE OF WALLACE BERNARDS DEPT. APPROVAL: �I�Ot� r.l Sharon Knutson, Deputy City Clerk MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below/attac ed • SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: PASS A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING RECOGNITION OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE OF WALLACE BERNARDS �a INTe"ber introduced the following resolution and moved its RESOLUTION RESOLUTION EXPRESSING RECOGNi,,,,�; C-F.' A`1,114P APPTA- 111-111 FOR THE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE OF Ngo5, WHEREAS, Wallace Bernards served on the Brooki7-,j 0-riter Planning Commission from November 4 , 1984 , through February 22 , 1993 ; and WHEREAS, Wallace Bernards served as Interim Chairperson from February 13, 1992 , through April 27, 1992 ; and WHEREAS, Wallace Bernards served as Chairperson from June 11, 1992 , through February 22 , 1993; and WHEREAS, his public service and civic effort for the betterment of the community merit the gratitude of the citizens of Brooklyn Center; and WHEREAS, it is highly appropriate his service to the community should be recognized and expressed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center that the dedicated public service of Wallace Bernards is hereby recognized and appreciated by the City of Brooklyn Center. Date Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member I 70d upon v(-te being taken thereon, the following voted in favor *�),Creof: and the following voted against tb, same: whereupon said resolution was dr du'Ly, P&7,�---,ad and adopted. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Council Meeting Date 3/08/93 Agenda Item Number REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BID AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) ROTARY MOWERS DEPT. APPROVAL: - I Karla K. Wickre, Deputy City Clerk MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECONMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below/attached • SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) Two (2) rotary mowers were proposed to be purchased in 1993. On January 25, 1993, the City Council approved specifications and authorized advertisement for bids for two (2) rotary mowers. Three (3) bids were received on Thursday, February 18, 1993, for the mowers. However, I am recommending the bid from Erv's Lawn Mower Repair be rejected since it was not received in the mail by the 11:00 a.m. deadline. I recommend acceptance of the bid from MTI Distributing Company in the amount of$22,916.67. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: I recommend approval of the attached resolution. Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BID AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) ROTARY MOWERS WHEREAS, an appropriation was approved in the 1993 budget for the purchase of Two (2) Rotary Mowers; and WHEREAS, $24, 070. 00 was originally appropriated for the purchase of the Two (2) Rotary Mowers; and WHEREAS, Three (3) bids were received as follows: Company Bid Erv's Lawn Mower Repair $ MTI Distributing Company $22 ,916. 67 Wayzata Lawn Mower $25,288.43 WHEREAS, the bid received from Erv's Lawn Mower Repair was not received by the 11: 00 a.m. deadline on Thursday, February 18, 1993 . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center that the bid received from Erv' s Lawn Mower Repair is hereby rejected because of failure to meet the bid deadline. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the purchase of Two (2) Rotary Mowers from MTI Distributing Company in the amount of $22 , 916. 67 is hereby approved. Date Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member , and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER CouncA Meeting Date 3 f 9 3 Agenda Item Number REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION AWARDING VARIOUS CITY INSURANCE CONTRACTS fff lffffflifflf ififfl lffffftff*/Hftflit lffliflilififllf�lff#lffflftf lflflHflf�fH DEPARTMENT APPROVAL C; .w. � Signature - title Director -of Fi nance MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report mmertts below/attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemerrtal sheets attached I have attached a resolution, which if adopted by the City Council , would renew annual insurance contracts for the following nsurance coverages: 9 9 Comprehensive Municipal Property and Casualty Insurance Workers' Compensation Insurance Liquor Liability Insurance Boiler and Machinery Insurance Accident Plan for Volunteers The resolution would also renew annual contracts with the City's insurance agent and risk management consultant as follows: City Insurance Agent: Brandow Howard Kohler & Rosenbloom, Inc. (BHK&R) Risk Management Consultant: American Risk Services, Inc. I have also attached a memorandum to Gerald G. Splinter, City Manager, which details terms of, and jusstification for, the renewals. STAFF RECOMMENDATION -------------------- Staff recommends the renewal of the insurance, insurance agent, and risk management consultant contracts as contained in the attached resolution. SPECIFIC ACTION REQUIRED BY THE CITY COUNCIL -------------------------------------------- Pass the attached resolution awarding City insurance contracts. CITY of DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE (CCCAIL) BROOKLYN CENTER TO: Gerald G. Splinter, City Manager FROM: Director of Finance DATE: February 25, 1993 SUBJECT: RENEWAL OF VARIOUS CITY INSURANCE CONTRACTS I, together with the City's insurance agent and risk management consultant, have completed negotiations with the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT) , the Transcontinental Insurance Company, and the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company for the renewal of the City's comprehensive municipal property and casualty insurance, workers' compensation insurance, liquor liability insurance, boiler and machinery insurance, and volunteer accident insurance for calendar year 1993. The annual premiums, compared to the 1992 premiums are as follows: 1993 1992 Net Net Percent Coverage Premium Premium Increase Increase Comprehensive Municipal Property and Casualty: Property $ 21 ,982 $ 28,753 $ (6,771) -23.55% Inland Marine 4,047 5,483 (1 ,436) -26. 19% General Liability 124, 116 94,754 29,362 30.99% Errors/Ommissions Liability for Public Officials 10,510 8,995 1 ,515 16.84% Automobile Liability 15,591 15,254 337 2.21% Automobile Physical Damage 10,783 15, 199 (4,416) -29.05% Bonds 5,560 5,428 132 2.43% Crime (Money & Securities) 876 1, 182 (306) -25.89% ---------- ---------- ---------- Total Property & Casualty $ 193,465 $ 175,048 $ 18,417 10.52% ---------- ---------- ---------- Workers' Compensation $ 257,702 $ 270,072 $ (12,370) -4.58% Liquor Liabililty $ 23,848 $ 23, 112 $ 736 3. 18% Boiler and Machinery $ 2,596 $ 2,990 $ (394) -13. 18% Accident Plan for Volunteers $ 2, 175 $ 1 ,460 $ 715 48.97% ---------- ---------- ---------- TOTAL $ 479,786 $ 472,682 $ 7, 104 1 .50% All premiums are shown net (no commissions) because the City has an agreement with BHK&R Insurance Agency for agent services on a flat "fee for services" basis rather then paying BHR&R a commission based on premium. The City realizes a considerable saving on this arrangement. I will detail the amount of savings later in this memo. It should be note payroll d als d that some of the insurance premiums which r based are on p y or sales are estimates and are adjusted at year end by insurance auditors when -1- they finish their audits. Therefore, the 1992 premiums for those coverages will probably be higher then shown. The above premiums also do not reflect dividends paid by the insurer. In 1981 , the City Council decided to join the newly created League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT) for all insurance coverages offered by LMCIT. It was a very good decision. LMCIT has managed to bring insurance costs to Minnesota Cities under control . LMCIT, because of its success, now insures most cities in the State of Minnesota. Because of the reasonable insurance rates offered by LMCIT, there is little or no competition from the private insurance writers. If LMCIT's rates ever do rise above market, we can be sure that the competition will be back. LMCIT is also offering much broader coverage for cities then that which was offered by private insurance carriers. Because LMCIT now has so many member cities whose insurance policies renew on the same January 1 date, it is difficult to get premium quotes as early as previously. That is why the insurance renewals are being brought to the Council after January I . Overall , despite the fact that the City's risks have increased because of growth in payroll and services, the total insurance cost has increased only 1 .5% over 1992. The following is an analysis of insurance premiums by type of coverage: COMPREHENSIVE MUNICIPAL PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COVERAGE. ---------------------------------------------------------------- The estimated premium for 1993 is approximately 10% greater then the 1992 estimated premium. The increase is atributable to the fact that City expenditures, which are used for rating liability premium, have increased. It should be noted that the City, for the sixth consecutive year, received a dividend from LMCIT in 199 ' 2. This year's dividend was 35 983 and will reduce the annual y $ , premium of $175,048. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE. ---------------------------------------- The annual premium of $257,702 is an estimate based on the projected payroll for 1993. The final premium is determined at year end when payroll costs are available. The estimated premium for 1993 is approximately 5% less then the 1992 estimated premium. Again, it should be pointed out that the 1992 premium will probably be higher then the estimate when additional payroll is picked up by the insurance auditors at year end. Factors that contributed to the premium decrease were a decrease in LMCIT's workers' compensation total insurance rates and the actual experience loss of the City. LIQUOR LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE. ----------------------------------- The annual premium of $23,848 is an estimate based on the projected liquor sales of the City' s three off-sale liquor stores. The final premium is determined at year end when sales are determined and audited. The estimated premium for 1993 is approximately 3% higher then estimated for 1992. The increase is due to projected sales increases. -2- BOILER-AND MACHINERY INSURANCE COVERAGE. The annual premium for 1993 is approximately 13% less then 1992. This is a speciality insurance and is not offered by the LMCIT. The City has been insured with Hartford for many years and has received excellent coverage when we have had losses. We have also used their expertise when we needed advice on boiler and machinery matters. Hartford serves the role of both insurer and consultant. The premium decrease is due to a discovery and correction of an underwriting error in 1992 which charged us twice for certain Heritage Center machinery. In 1990 the City Council , upon Staff recommendation, discontinued the practice of paying commissions based on premium costs to the insurance agent and instead sought proposals from insurance agents to enter into a contract with the City to provide insurance agent services on a fee-for-service basis. Brandow Howard Kohler&Rosenbloom, Inc. (BHK&R) was selected as the City's insurance agent and is paid a flat fee for providing agent services on all of the City's insurance policies. The City also retains a risk management consultant, American Risk Services, Inc. , to assist City Staff in preparing insurance specifications, reviewing insurance policies and other contracts,and advising on all risk management questions. The risk management consultant is completely independent from the insurance industry and is therefore able to better represent the City in any disputes with the insurer. The combination of retaining an insurance agent and a risk management consultant on a fixed annual fee has given the City much more insurance services at a lesser cost then if we were to retain only an insurance agent on a commission basis. The City will save a projected $16, 134 in 1993 due to our current arrangement over what would have been paid through the commission system previously used. The detail of the savings follows: GROSS Annual Commission Commission Type of Insurance Premium Rate Saved ------------------------------------------- ---------- ----------- ---------- Comprehensive Municipal Casualty & Property $ 214,961 10.00%$ 21 ,496 Workers' Compensation 262,961 2.00% 5,259 Liquor Liability 26,498 10.00% 2,650 Boiler and Machinery 3,344 20.00% 669 ---------- ---------- $ 507,764 $ 30,074 Less Service Contracts: Insurance Agent Fees $ 8,600 Risk Management Consultant Fee 5,340 13,940 Fee-For-Services System Net Savings $ 16, 134 INSURANCE AGENT'S FEES FOR SERVICES CONTRACT. -------------------------------------------- BHK&R Insurance Agency has agreed to extend its fee-for-services contract to January 1 , 1994 at no increase in the fee for services. The annual fee is $8,600. The contract is attached. RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT'S CONTRACT. American Risk Management, Inc. has asked for a slight monthly increase of $25. This would be only the second increase in this contract since our first contract in 1988. The annual fee would be $5,340. The contract is attached. -3- I have attached a resolution, which if adopted by the City Council , would accept the negotiated annual insurance premiums, insurance agent fee, and the risk management consultant fee. I recommend the resolution be adopted. C- ,,aw . - ----------------- ------------ Paul W. Holmlund -4- 1a� (CCCRAI) Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. RESOLUTION AWARDING VARIOUS CITY INSURANCE CONTRACTS -------------------------------- WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and the City's Insurance Agent have negotiated annual renewal premiums for the City's comprehensive municipal property and casualty, liquor liability, boiler and machinery, and workers' compensation insurance coverages for the period from January 1, 1993 to January 1, 1994 and they are as follows: 1. Comprehensive Municipal Property and Casualty Insurance from the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT) : Property $ 21,982 Inland Marine 4,047 General Liability 124, 116 Errors and Omissions 10,510 Automobile Liability 15,591 Automobile Physical Damage 10,783 Crime 876 Bonds 5,560 Estimated Total Annual Premium $ 193,465 2. Workers' Compensation Insurance from the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT) : Total Annual Estimated Premium $ 257,702 3. Liquor Liability Insurance from the Transcontinental Insurance Company: Estimated Annual Premium $ 23,848 4. Boiler and Machinery Insurance from the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company: Total Annual Premium $ 2,596 5. Accident Plan for Volunteers Total Annual Premium $ 2, 175 ; and RESOLUTION NO. WHEREAS, Brandow Howard Kohler & Rosenbloom, Inc. (BHK&R) has been the City's insurance agent since January 1 , 1990 on a fee-for-services basis, has provided good agent services to the City of Brooklyn Center, and wishes to extend the agreement for services or another year; and WHEREAS, American Risk Services, Inc. has been retained as the City's insurance consultant since June of 1988 on a contract for services, has provided good consulting services to the City of Brooklyn Center, and wishes to extend the contract for consulting services for another year. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center to: I . Accept the negotiated insurance renewals and award the contracts as stated. 2. Designate the Brandow, Howard Kohler & Rosenbloom, Inc. (BHK&R) Agency as the agent of record for said insurance. 3. Renew the fee-for-services contract as City insurance agent with BHk&R for the period of January 1 , 1993 through December 31 , 1993 at an annual fee of $8,600. 4. Renew the contract for consulting services with American Risk Services, Inc. for the period of March 1, 1993 through February 28, 1994 at an annual rate of $5,340. Date Todd Paulson, Mayor ATTEST: Deputy Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member , and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. 3490 Lexington Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55126 League of Minnesota Cities (612)490-5600 December 15, 1992 To: LMCIT member cities From: LMCIT Board of Trustees Re: LMCIT property/casualty dividend Enclosed is the check for your city's share of the $8, 500, 000 which the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust is returning to the members of the property/casualty program for 1992. This is the sixth consecutive annual dividend, and brings the total to over $42 million returned to cities. In addition to this dividend, cities that have participated in LMCIT's optional excess liability coverage (sometimes called the umbrella coverage) will also receive an additional distribution based on the premiums paid for that coverage. How is your city's share determined? The surplus that LMCIT has at any one time is the cumulative result of all of the cities' premiums and losses since LMCIT began. Cities that have been members the longest, have contributed the .most in premiums, and have had fewer losses have in effect contributed more to creating that surplus. The dividend formula is designed to return a proportionally greater share of the total funds to those cities. Each city's share is proportionate to the difference between that city's total premiums for all years and the city's total incurred losses for all years of participation. As in the past, the formula also incorporates a "loss limiting factor" which tempers the effect of a single large "shock" loss on the city's dividend. Without this kind of limiting factor, a small or mid-sized city that had the misfortune to suffer a single catastrophically large loss could effectively be precluded from receiving any dividend for many years. How does the formula work? The enclosed sheet shows the data used to calculate your city's dividend. All figures are as of May 31, 1992 . The loss limiting factor works like this: On any single loss, only an amount equal to the lesser of 1) the city's earned premium for that year, or 2) $100, 000 is counted. The "adjusted - OVER - O O # r- # co cu cri n o z � o co ro IJj Z Z >- z � + n z # O LUr, W ?F I'll # {.G • H C rf •�E LL l H O co iL C] n i-e !.I C (o >- m L) N ° o r- M + - E � � c � H L 3E Lil d CL H = Lti Lt3 O n Uj # U K UJ LO EAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES •TELEPHONE(612)490-5600 N 190 LEXINGTON AVE. NORTH •ST.PAUL,MN 55126-2977 '•0. 031344 PAYOR INVOICE DATE AMOUNT PAYOR INVOICE DATE AMOUNT TOTAL 35,983.00 NORWEST BANK MINNEAPOLIS,N.A. ST.PAUL OFFICE A' 3490 Lexington Ave. North ST.PAUL,MN 55101 No. 0 313 4 4'n St, Paul, MN 55126-2977 - DATE LeaLeague of 612/490-5600 g Minnesota Cities _ 171 GENERAL FUND 12/15/92. AMOUNT 910 INSURANCE TRUST PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE TRUST WORKER COMPENSATION INSURANCE TRUST HEALTH *****$35,903.00 ****$:35,9:33 DOLLARS .ICI CENTS PAY TO THE ORDER C .'• ITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER •r' OF 601 SHINGLE CREEK ��. _EF•. R}�•.WY . CITY CLERK' Controller.:.--.-. BROOKLYN CENTER MINN 554:1:0 11'03134411' 1:0910000191: L0013 97Tin v H K & R AGREEMENT Insurance Counselors R,c,� ,t•1an,v�ers City of Brooklyn Center hereinafter "Client", agreed to engage the services of Brandow, Howard, Kohler, and Rosenbloom, Inc. , 7825 Washington Ave. So. , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439-2433, hereinafter "BHK&R", and BHK&R agrees, as a function of their Business of General Agents, Insurance Agents or Insurance Brokers to advise Client in management of risks of loss generally covered by property and casualty insurance, and fidelity and surety bonds, the above risks hereinafter "general insurance risks", and employee benefits, subject to the following terms and conditions: I. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM This agreement shall begin on 1/1/92 and shall continue for an initial period of one year and thereafter shall continue from year to year. Either party may terminate this agreement by giving written notice at least ninety (90) days prior -to the date of termination. II. OBJECTIVE OF AGREEMENT BHK&R will employ its technical knowledge, its knowledge of general and specific market conditions and its ability to manage or transfer general insurance risks, to assume as many insurance management functions as Client deems appropriate. Client understands that BHK&R will act in the dual capacity of risk management counselor and insurance agent. III. DUTIES OF CLIENT Client agrees to make available to BHK&R all necessary financial and operating data essential to the performance of the services described or assumed by BHK&R under clause II. Client shall provide access to its plants and properties and such written authorization as shall be required by rating boards or similar insurance organizations. The confidential nature of the information thus acquired shall be divulged by BHK&R to other persons only when reasonably necessary in connection with services to be performed under this agreement. Client further agrees to appoint BHK&R agent or broker of record for all insurance companies marketing their products through the agency system. SRANDOW HOWARD KOHLEn E ROSENQLOOM. INC. Olympic Place 7825 Wasmngton Ave.Sown M nneapohs.M nnesoti 5 54 39-24 33 617.944.8888855 FAX 612-944-9795 Telex 29.1030 �`"'�"' In;l' a•nrl�nf In cu GUirr 1 /^--- n r l � �rnt. �� Am�•r,-,' It,'Tf.'FSZ1R.:. ...Sur„ 2 IV. BASIS OF COMPENSATION $8,600 as an annual fee for consultant services. Insurance placed by BHK&R as agent or broker will either be placed on a net (no commission) basis or on a commission basis. If commissions are paid to BHK&R, they will be credited against all fees and expenses incurred. BHK&R shall maintain accounts which may be inspected by client for: (1) fees and expenses incurred under this agreement, and (2) commissions received by BHK&R as a result of insurance placed for client. Upon termination of this agreement, if commissions exceed fees and expenses incurred. , Client may request BHK&R to perform additional risk management services equal in value to such difference. BRANDOW HOWARD KOHLER & ROSENBLOOM, INC. CLIENT: CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER By:. W � ��Q By: Date Date 134/53/1-2 Risk Management Employee Benefits Consultants American Risk Services, Inc. Northwest Business Campus 3033 Campus Drive,Suite A418 Minneapolis,MN 55441-2620 Tel: (612) 559-7300 February 18, 1993 Fax: (612) 559-7640 Mr. Paul Holmlund Director of Finance City of Brooklyn Center 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway Brooklyn Center,MN 55435 RE: Risk Management Consulting Renewal Dear Paul: We have completed our review of the consulting activity for the past twelve calendar months. I am enclosing a copy of our work involvementwith the City. Further,the summary below illustrates the actual time spent and the actual billed fee. Billed 1992 Fee Actual Time Spent Proposed 1993 Fee Annual 4,980 5,967 5,340 Monthly 420 497 445 Paul,with this background information we would like to propose an increase in our fee for 1993 in the amount of 5.9% or to $445 per month. This proposal would be effective March 1, 1992. After you have had an opportunity to review this information,I would appreciate discussing this with you in more detail. You are a valued client and we look forward to a long and productive relationship with the City of Brooklyn Center. Thank you, in advance,for your consideration. nc rely, John R. Simacek Vice President Enclosure JRS/na �� Printed on Recycled Paper Jmn 8. Simask - Time 8epur t Page { 1���� `��2 'Z�UMMAR Time Time Total Hou \v Date 0n uf fClient Proje-C t Time Rate Fee 0"�'J an-92 8D U AM 08:30 AM Bruoklvo Conta-r F,obiem U.5� 100 58.00 5,966.67 09'Jan'92 01 0,0 PM 02:00 PM B rook ivu Qatm 1.00 l88 08.00 10-Jan-92 12:28 PM 04:|5 PM Brooklyn C este, Cr1rtryct oeotioy & aisus 3.92 100 391.67 2l'jan'92 ll:N AM 11:45 AM Brooklyn Center Contr�t /e,/ew 0.58 !0o 58.33 r feb'9� 12�2� PM �3�00 PM 8r»ok]vn Center Safety meetiny 2.50 l�0 250,00 l�-FRD'92 04:3e PM 05:00 PM Brooklyn Center Cmtract requirements 0.50 180 50.U1 17-Feb-92 11:IF AM 12:10 PM Brooklyn Center Contract requirements 0.92 100 91.67 25-Feb'92 12:30 PH 01:00 PM Brooklyn Center I erritz.gw Center c��r�� 0.5U 1UU 50.00 30'Ja n'92 0 1:00 PM 0l:20 PM Brooklyn Center, City of Cm�,�� 1 0 33 100 J3 33 � �en�e ' rev ew . . � l7-F eb-9 2 02:30 PM 03'00 PM Brooklyn Center' City of Contrat review 0.50 100 5 0,.U0 28-'fPb-92 12:45 P M 04:00 PM Brooklyn CP-rt er' City of Con t r act review 3.'25 10 fi 31-15.00 02-Mar-92 11:10 AM 11/45 AM Brooklyn Center, C�tv of C on-r a c t revieal 0.58 10 58.33 ��-� 121:30 � 1�� � ��l� Qa�. Ci� � ��� ���� k� 1� �.� 03-Mar-92 04:50 PM 05:00 PM Brooklyn Cmi".e r' City of Contracts 0.17 N0 16.67 04'Mar92 09:10 AM 09:50 PLO! Brooklyn Center` City of ContraCf s k67 N0 6 A.6 7 09'Ma r'92 11:45 AM 12:15 PM Brooklyn Center, City of Contract approval 0.50 10o 50.00 09'Mar'92 11:15 AM l]:45 AM Brooklyn Center, City of Heritage contract cortracty approv 0.50 100 50.00 11'Mar-92 04:00 PM 05:00 PN Brooklyn Center. City of Herritase Canter contract I.CIO 100 l00,08 17-Mar-92 03:l5 PM 04:10 PN Brooklyn Center, Cit» of Herritaqe Center contract 0.92 100 91,1 67 � 25-Mar'92 10:10 A# 10:55 AM Brooklyn Center. City of Contract review 0.75 108 75.�0 � 3�'Mar'92 12:45 PM 04:00 PM Drooklvo Center, City of Correspowdace + renewal 3.25 100 325.00 30-Mar-92 10:10 AM 11/50 AM Brooklyn Center, City of Correspondence + renewal \.67 180 1b6.67 01-Apr-?2 01:45 PM 04:15 PM Brooklyn Center, City of Safety Meet + HM meet w/P 2.5V l�0 250.00 *13-Apr-92 0'A»r'92 03:30 PM 04/l5 PM Brouklyo C�ter' Citv of Herit�w information 0.75 l00 75.0U 3-An,-92 0l:00 PM 8|:20 PN B,uokl'n Cent ,. City of Save A Pa,k proeram ay/e 0,3J 100 33,33 !0:25 AM 11:00 AM Brooklyn Center, City of Herita-cie contract 0.58 11W 58.J3 16-Apr-92 01:30 PM 03:00 PM Brooklyn center, City of Heritage Center contract 1.50 100 150.80 21''Apr-92 03:00 PM 85:08 PM Brooklyn Center' City of Presentation preparation 2.00 10o 280.00 22-Apr-92 09.30 AH \0:38 AM Brooklyn Cent r' City of Presentation preparation \.00 100 100.08 � 23'Anr'92 08:30 AM 11:40 AM Brooklyn Center. City of Risk Management meeting 3.17 100 316.67 06'014ay-92 10:25 AM 11:50 AN Brook>vn Center, City of Contract review, Abuse in 1.42 100 141.67 06'#a/'92 !2:55 PM 83.00 PM Bruoklvn Center' City of Contract review, Abuse in 2.08 100 2U8.33 18-May'92 03/15 PM 04:15 PM Brooklyn Dater' City of Contract review 1.0U 100 100.00 21'Muv'92 08:55 AM 09:15 AM Brooklyn Center' City of Review contracts 0.33 100 33.33 02-Jun-92 0 1:55 PM 04:38 PM Brooklyn Center, City of P.Humlurd s questions 2.58 100 -1150.33 03-Jun-92 03:30 PM 05:0U PM Brooklyn [enter` City of P.Homlmd's questions 1.50 100 150.00 03-Jun-92 07:40 AN 08:30 AM Brooklyn Center, City of P.Hom}und s questions 0.83 100 83,33 08-Jun-92 08:05 AM 011:40 AM Brooklyn Center, City of Safet� Committee renurt r 0.5D 108 58.33 10-Jul-92 02:45 PM 03:30 PN Brooklyn Center, City of Poliq/ review 8.75 \00 75.V0 05'Au9-92 12:30 PM 02/00 PM Brooklyn Center, City of Safety Meetxny l.50 100 150.00 14'0ct-92 12:58 PM 02:50 PM Brooklyn Center, City uf Safety Meetzny 2.V0 1H 200.00 04'Nov'92 07-45 AM 043.05 AM Brooklyn Center' Citv of Cuntractual Agreements 8.33 1U0 33.33 10-Nov-92 10'30 AM 12/00 PM Brooklvn Center' City of Meet w/ Ho}mlund' Knapp & 1.50 \00 150.00 0l-Dec-92 04'30 PM 05/00 PM Brooklyn Center, City of Property loss question 0.5U 100 50.00 0-Dec-92 08:80 AM 08:30 AN Brooklyn Center' City of Property loss «uestioo 0.50 100 50.00 02'�ec'92 l2'3� PM U3/30 PN Brooklvo Center, City of Safetv Meeting 3.00 1U0 300.00 15'Dec'92 89:35 AM 11/05 AM Brooklyn Center, City of Business Interruption 1.50 100 150.00 l5-Dec-92 01/30 PM 02:30 PM Brooklyn Center' City of business Interruption 1.00 too l00.00 ���� Feb 93 CITY uF BRGC,KLYN CENTER Page 1 Insurance Program 1-1-93/94 5ubiect of Insurance: Current Progj'am: Proposed Program: Percentage PROPERTY of Change: Insurer: L.M.C.I.T. L.M.C. I.T. Real Property: 25,667,500 23,183,600 Personal Property: included 3,140,000 Blanket Limit: Agreed Amount: 25,667,500 26,323,600 2.56%Replacement Cost; included included Included included Earle Browne Heritage Center A.C.V. A.C.V. Extra Expense: 1,000 1 ,000 0.00% Limitation: None None Sub Total Premium: 28,753 21 ,982 -249. VALUA5LE PAPERS Insurer: L.M.C. I_T. L.M.C.I.T. Limit: 11000 1,000 0% Deductible: per claim; 1,000 1,000 aggregate: 0 0 Sub Total Premium: includeC Included INLAND MARINE urer., L.M.C_I.T. _ L.M.C.I.T. ontractors Equipment Limit: 867,725 1,091,408 262 Deductible: Per claim: 1 ,000 1,000 aggregate: 0 0 Miscellaneous Equipment Limit: 121 ,000 110,000 -9R Voting Machines Limit: 65,000 65,000 0% Deductible: per claim: 250 250 aggregate; 0 0 Sub Total Premium; 5,463 4,047 -26% DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT: Insurer: L.M.C.I.T. Limit: cov, under prop. cov. under prop. Deductible: per claim: 1 ,000 1 ,000 aggregate; 0 0 Sub Total Premium: included included • Prepared by; American Risk Services, Inc . �19-Feb-c),3 CITY OF SPOOKLYN CENTER PagC L Insurance Program 1-1-93/94 Subject o£ Insurance: Current Program: Proposed Program: Percentage PUBLIC OFFICIAL LIABILITY: Of Change: Insurer: "Occurrence" or "Claims Made" L.M.G.I.T. Petro Active bate; Claims Made Claims Made Limit: 1-1-87 1-1-87 Deductible: 600,000 6001000 per claim: 51004 5,000 aggregate: Include Coverage for: 4 0 Housing Redevelopment Authority: Included Included ncluded Economic Development Authority: Included Included Sub Total Premium: 8,995 10,510 17% POLICE PROFESSIONAL- Liability Limit: 600,000 600,000 "Occurrence" or "Claims Made": Retro Active Date: Claims Made Claims Made Deductible: 1--k-87 1--1-67 Fir claim: 000 5,040 5, aggregate: 0 0 Ub Total Premium: Included Included CRIME Insurer: United Fire & Casualty United Fire & Casualty A.M.Best Rating: Employee Dishonesty: Unfaithfull Performance. 100,004 100,000 Depositors Forgery: 100,000 100,000 Sub Premium: 5,42& 5,560 2% Broad Form Money & Securitic¢ Insurer: L.M.C. I.T. Inside Limit: Liquor Stores: 15,000 15,000 City Hall: 5,000 5,000 Civic Center: 10,000 10,000 Outside Limit: Liquor Stores: 151000 15,000 City Hall: 5,000 51000 Civic Center: S,000 5,000 Deductible: 250 250 Sub Premium: 1,182 876. -2676 Sub Total Premium: 6,610 6,436 -3i 0 Prepared by: American Risk Services. Inc. y beb 93 CITY OF BfiUUKLYN CENTER Page 3 Insurance Program 1-1-93/94 Subject of Insurance: Cul'1-e17t Program: Proposed Program: Percentage GENERAL LIABILITY of Change: Insurer. Liability Limit: L.M.C.I.T, L.M.C. I.T. Aggregate: 600,000 600,000 "Occurrence" or "Claims Made" 600,000 600,000 Claims Made Claims Made Retro Active Date: i-1-87 1-1-67 Limited Pollution Liability: Retroactive Date: 1-1-99 1-1-89 Deductible: per Claim, Property Damage; 250 250 aggregate: 0 0 Premises/Operations: Expenditures: 11,084,950 14,879,064 34% Recreation Center: 39,98B 39,988 OX Golf Course: 278,000 285,000 3R Liquor Store: 2,b83,000 2,690,000 0% Products/Completed Operations: gallonage: 1,256,653,000 1,327,687,000 6% Included H.R.A. Add-1. Insd. Included Included EARLE BROWN HERRITAGE CENTER: Receipts: Bed & Breakfast: Included included Banquet & Convention: Included Included Office Space Square Footage: Included Included Sub Total Premium: 44,754 124,116 31R EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COV. "Occurrence" or "Claims Made" Claims Made Claims Made Retro Active Date: i-1-88 1-1-88 Liability Limit: 600,000 600,000 Deductible: Per claim: aggregate: 0 0 0 0 Sub Total Premium: included included Prepared bY. American Risk Services, Inc. Feb-93 CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTEEZ Fagg 4 Insurance PrograIll 1-1-93/94 Sublect of Insurance: Current Program Proposed Program: Percentage AUTOMOBILE of Change: Insurer: L.M.C•. I.T. L.M.C.I.T. "Occurrence" or "Claims Made" Occurrence Occurrence Liability Limit: 600,000 600.000 Deductible: Per claim: 0 0 aggregate: 0 0 Uninsured Motorist: 600,000 600,000 Underinsured Motorist: 600,000 600,000 Basic PIP: included included Comprehensive Deductible 250 250 Collision Deductible $00 500 Number of vehicles: 90 89 -17. Liability Premium: 15,254 16,163 Physical Damage Premium: 15, 199 10,211 Sub Total Premium: 30,453 26,374 -137. BOILER and MACHINERY Insurer: Hartford Steam Boiler Hartford Steam Boiler A.M.Best Rating: A+ A+ Limit Per Accident: 3,GGG,000 3,000,000 Equipment Covered 2 locations 2 locations epair or Replace: eductible: 1 ,000 1.000 Business Interruption: Annual income: Not Covered Not Covered Deductible: Sub Total Premium: 3,738 3,738 0% Prepared by: American Risk Services, Inc_ 9-Feb-93 CITY OF SROC,KLYN CENTER pad, Insurance Progi-ain 1- 1-93/94 Subject of Insurance: Current Program: Proposed Program: percentage LIQUOR LIABTLTTY: of Change: Insurer: 'Transcontinental Transcontinental A.M.Best Rating: A+ XV A+ XV Liability Limits: Bodily Injury: Each Person: 1,000,000 11000,000 Each Occurrence: 1 ,000,000 1,000,000 Property Damage: Each Occurrence: 1,000,000 11000,000 Lose of Means of Support: Each Person: 1,000,000 11000,000 Each Occurrence: 1 ,000,000 1,000,000 Aggregate Limit: 11000,000 1,000,000 Humbolt Liquor #1 Receipts: 8001000 815,000 2% Rate: 1. 19 1.07 -10% Premium: 9,520 81721 -8Z Boulevard Liquor #2 Receipts: 900,000 865,000 8% Rate: 1 .01 1.01 0% Premium: 8,080 8,737 89. Northbrook Liquor #3 Receipts: 8001000 895,000 12% Rate. 1 .01 1.01 OX Premium: 8,080 9,040 127. Golf Course: Receipts: 20,000 20,000 Rate: 8.35 12.38 Premium: 3,011 2,475 Sub Total Premium: 28,691 28,973 19 WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Insurer: L.M.C. I .T. L.M.C.I.T. Limits: Coverage A. : Statutory Statutory Coverage S. (Employer's Liab. ) : bodily Injury: Per Employee: 200,000 200,000 Per Accident: 600,000 600,000 Bodily Injury by Disease: Per Employee: 200,000 200,000 Per Accident: 600,000 600,000 Retrospective Rating Program: No No Payroll: 5,860,200 5,744,000 -29. Experience Modifier: 1.07 1.03 -4% Sub Total Premium: 275,628 262,961 -5% AGENT'S "FEE FOR SERVICE": 8,600 8,600 OR ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL PREMIUM: w/o Umbrella 491 ,705 497,737 1% Dividend: (35,903) 40 Prepared by: American Risk Services, Inc. CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER council Meeting Date 3/8/93 Agenda Item Number 13 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: LICENSES DEPT. APPROVAL: It h Pe,Y, Sharon Knutson, Deputy City Clerk MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below/attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached } Attached is the list of licenses to be approved by the city council. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Approve licenses. /3 Licenses to be approved by the City Council on March 8, 1993: GASOLINE SERVICE STATION Humboldt Unocal 76 6840 Humboldt Ave. N. , City Clerk' MECHANICAL SYSTEMS Allan Mechanical, Inc. 6020 Culligan Way Brady Mechanical Services, Inc. 3075-C Spruce Street Ditter, Inc. 820 Tower Drive Egan & Sons Co. 7100 Medicine Lake Road Excel Air Systems 2075 Prosperity Road Harris Mechanical Contracting Co. 2300 Territorial Road Horwitz Mechanical Inc. 5000 North Highway 169 Midwest Equipment Co., Inc. 614 Como Avenue Minnegasco 201 South Seventh Street P & H Services Co., Inc. 208 73rd Ave. N. Pete's Repair, Inc. 8835 Xylon Ave. N. Ron's Mechanical 1812 E. Shakopee Avenue Royalton Heating & Cooling Co. 4120 85th Ave. N. Sunburst Heating & A/C, Inc. 1556 Oakways Fred Vogt & Co., Inc. 3260 Gorham Avenue n Yale, Inc. 9649 Girard Avenue South Building Official POOL AND BILLIARDS TABLES American Amusement Arcades 850 Decatur Ave. N. Lynbrook Bowl 6357 N. Lilac Drive City Clerk RENTAL DWELLINGS Renewal: Henry W. Norton 5240 Drew Ave. N. Terry L. Hartmann 6827 Fremont Place M B L Investment Co. 3613 47th Ave. N. Nordic Properties 3713 47th Ave. N. L H Hanggi 3725 47th Ave. N. James M. Krzesowiak 3007 51st Ave. N. Catherine P. Shefeluk 3018 51st Ave. N. Director of Cor{l unity '`` Development WIGN HANGERS Signart Co., Inc. 2170 Dodd Road } A Suburban Lighting, Inc. 6077 Lake Elmo Ave. N. - L{ rfi/ fiy Building Official 7 GENERAL APPROVAL: a'� '`2. 7' 1� "� ?�'C_ Sharon Knutson, Deputy City Clerk NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL Planning,Research,and Coordination of Human Services BROOKLYN CENTER DATA PROFILE 1992-93 * In 1991, the estimated population of Brooklyn Center was 28, 741 . * Brooklyn Center ' s population has declined from a 1980 population of 31 , 230 to a population of 28, 741 in 1991 , an 8% decrease. * The median household income in 1989 in Brooklyn Center was $34, 168, a decline of 10 . 2% since 1979 ( in constant 1989 dollars ) . * In 1989, 7 . 1% of Brooklyn Center residents were living below the poverty line. * The number of people below the poverty level in Brooklyn Center increased 21 . 2% from 1979 to 1989 , compared to the overall population which decreased 7 . 5% from 1979 to 1989 . * In 1989 , 3 . 8% of all seniors in Brooklyn Center were living in poverty. * In 1989 , 59 . 4% of all female-headed households with children in Brooklyn Center under age five were living in poverty. * In Brooklyn Center in 1989 , 4 . 2% of all Caucasians were in poverty, 11 . 5% of all Hispanics, 14 . 9% of all Asians, 32 . 7% of all Native Americans and 49 . 4% of all African Americans . * In 1990, Brooklyn Center ' s population under age 18 was 6, 903 or 24% of the total population., * The number of runaway youth reported in Brooklyn Center was 165 in 1991, a 7 . 1% increase since 1988 . * Brooklyn Center had 2 , 162 children under 5 years old, equalling 7% of the Brooklyn Center population. * In 1990, 66% of all women in Brooklyn Center with children under age six were in the workforce. * The percentage of people 65 years and older was 12 . 3% in 1990 . This is slightly higher than the Hennepin County percentage of BROOKLYN CENTER CORCORAN GOLDEN VALLEY MAPLE GROVE PLYMOUTH BROOKLYN PARK CRYSTAL HANOVER NEW HOPE ROBBINSDALE CHAMPLIN DAYTON HASSAN OSSEO ROGERS 7601 Kentucky Avenue N. • Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 (612) 493-2802 , * The median age in Brooklyn Center was 33 . 7 in 1990 . This is slightly higher than the Hennepin County median age of 32 . 7 . * The percentage of married couple households was 56 . 5% in 1990, higher than the Hennepin County percentage of 48 . 6% . * In 1990, 90 . 9% of Brooklyn Center' s population were Caucasian, 5 . 2% were African-American, 2 . 3% were Asian/Pacific Islander, 0 . 9% were Native American/Eskimo and 0 . 6% were of another race. * In 1990, 31% of all households in Brooklyn Center with children under age 18 were single parent households . * In 1989 , 22 . 9% of the births in Brooklyn Center were to single women. This figure is higher than the suburban Hennepin-wide figure of 12 . 6% . * Nine percent (9% ) of all births in Brooklyn Center were to teenagers . * In 1990, there were 102 people living in institutionalized group quarters (eg. group homes, nursing homes, etc . ) . * $9 , 474 . 68 of the Emergency Services budget was spent assisting persons in Brooklyn Center in 1991 . * 460 Brooklyn Center residents received funds from the Energy Assistance Program in 1990, for a total of $123, 785 . * 1, 502 residents of Brooklyn Center received free food through the Surplus Commodities (TEFAP) during 1991 for a total of $10, 072 worth of food. * The percentage of housing that is owner-occupied was 69 . 5% in 1990 . The homeowner vacancy rate was 0 . 6% and the median value of homes was $79, 400 (compared to $91 , 000 for Hennepin County as a whole) . * The median rent for Brooklyn Center was $475 in 1990, slightly higher than the Hennepin County median rent of $452 . In 1990, Brooklyn Center had a vacancy rate of 9 . 6% (compared to the Hennepin County rate of 8 . 3% ) . * In 1989 , 36% of all people in rental units paid 35% of their household income or more in rent in Brooklyn Center. * Brooklyn Center received 6% of the Urban Hennepin county CDBG funds over the period of 1975 to 1989 . None of this funding has been spent of "public service" projects (eg. senior centers, child care, youth employment) . PREPARED BY: Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council SOURCES : 1990 Census/1980 Census Hennepin County MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension MN Department of Education NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL Planning,Research,and Coordination of Human Services NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL PROGRAM DATA BROOKLYN CENTER CORCORAN GOLDEN VALLEY MAPLE GROVE PLYMOUTH BROOKLYN PARK CRYSTAL HANOVER NEW HOPE ROBBINSDALE CHAMPLIN DAYTON HASSAN OSSEO ROGERS 7601 Kentucky A\,,enue N. • Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 (612) 493-2802 Emergency Services Program 1991 Utilization Rates by Northwest Municipalities 1991 % of 1991 % of Persons Persons Program Program City Served Served Expenditures Expenditures Erooklyn Center 112 10 . 7 $ 9 , 474 . 00 15 . 4% 3rooklvn Park 123 11 . 8 12 , 566 . 00 20 . 4 Champlin 21 2 . 0 1427 . 00 2 . 3 Corcoran 4 0 . 4 315 . 00 0 . 5 Crystal 65 6 . 2 0 , 205 . 00 10 . 1 Davton 0 0 . 0 0 . 00 0 . 0 Golden Valley 6 0 . 6 505 . 00 0 . 8 Hanover 0 0 . 0 0 . 00 0 . 0 .assan 0 0 . 0 0 . 00 0 . 0 Homefree* 246 23 . 6 9 , 727 . 00 15 . 8 Maple Grove 57 5 . 4 3 , 304 . 00 5 . 4 New Hope 109 10 . 5 9 , 727 . 00 16 . 0 Osseo 18 1 . 7 1 , 090 . 00 1 . 8 Plymouth 15 1 . 4 1 , 509 . 00 2 . 5 Robbinsdale 34 3 . 3 3 , 245 . 00 5 . 3 Rogers 3 0 . 3 250 . 00 0 . 4 Others** 231 22 . 1 2 , 000 . 00 3 . 3 1, 044 100% $61 , 426 . 00 100% * Includes people in transition listing the Northwest Hennepin area as their home address . ** In 1991, 400 gas and food certificates were available to all Northwest residents of our fifteen municipalities . These are given out at the five service sites . SOURCE : Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council June 8, 1992 1991 TEFAP ( SURPLUS) PROGRAM BY NORTHWEST MUNICIPALITIES DUPLICATED COUNT* OF HOUSEHOLD AND INDIVIDUALS 1991 HOUSEHOLDS INDIVIDUALS VALUE BROOKLYN CENTER 1391 2839 $10, 072 BROOKLYN PARK 1100 2558 $ 8, 756 CRYSTAL 792 2549 $ 6, 304 NEW HOPE 950 1679 $ 7 , 562 ROBBINSDALE 1320 1484 $10 , 507 MAPLE GROVE 264 740 $ 2101 CHAMPLIN 199 521 $ 1584 OSSEO 285 575 $ 2269 GOLDEN VALLEY 696 1105 $ 5540 PLYMOUTH 195 386 $ 1552 ROGERS/HASSAN 147 287 $ 1170 DAYTON 57 146 $ 454 CORCORAN 23 96 $ 183 HAMEL 24 51 $ 191 N. MPLS 1 7 $ 8 MEDINA 3 12 $ 24 RAMSEY 3 6 $ 24 ROCKFORD 3 6 $ 24 ANOKA 3 9 $ 24 MINNETONKA 3 3 $ 24 TOTALS 7459 15 , 059 $58 , 373 The total value of commodities distributed in 1991 was $68, 494 . After each distribution, left-over commodities are given to the four participating Service Providers : PRISM, CEAP, CROSS, and NEAR. Hundreds more are served through the food shelves operated by these agencies . SOURCE : Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Revised Feb 6, 1992 J F M A M J A S � 0 c N D T a e a TD a u u u e o e 0 n b r r y n 1 9 p ( t v c T A 31 28 31 30 31 430 131 31 130 431 130 131 L Serv. Days 89 79 154 54 84 62 65 5 5 X59 175 187 New i Total 1 ' 813 t/date 12 9 5 1 7 11 8 8 6 6 6 4 12 1 94 MEN 30 28 25 20 28 21 23 1 17 21 128 31 290 WOMEN 26 17 1 18 17 15 15 1 11 18 27 122 112121BOYS S 21 125 13 9 28 18 119 1 17 114 1 22 217 GIRLS i 55 52 135 38 72 32 143 3 36 22 37 6 525 WHITE 23 20 12 10 12 25 14 1 15 3 35 17 230 BLACK 0 2 6 1 0 1 8 4 0 1 3 0 1 26 INDIAN 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 HISPAN 11 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 3 28 OTHER 9 22 11 13 9 6 5 6 15 11 117 12 136 0-4 35 16 13 11 28 121 26 123 11 17 25 20 246 5-14 3 4 0 1 2 5 2 2 0 4 1 7 31 15-17 1 6 1 4 7 0 1 1 2 0 0 6 29 18-20 39 29 25 23 35 24 26 20 22 23 30 34 330 21-44 2 2 4 2 3 6 5 2 0 4 2 6 38 45-59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 60-64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65+ NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL Planning, Research, and Coordination of Human Services STATISTICS ON NORTHWEST HENNEPIN BROOKLYN CENTER CORCORAN GOLDEN VALLEY MAPLE GROVE PLYMOUTH BROOKLYN PARK CRYSTAL HANOVER NEW HOPE ROBBINSDALE CHAMPLIN DAYTON HASSAN OSSEO ROGERS 7601 Kentucky Avenue N. • Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 (612) 493 -2802 NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL Planning, Research, and Coordination of Human Services NORTHWEST HENNEPIN COUNTY STATISTICAL FACTS 1992 -93 POPULATION * Northwest Hennepin Count from the 1980 figure of 235,663atoo292,619nine1991 .24.20 * The population in Northwest '� Hennepin County is 40% of all suburban Hennepin County (1990). ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE * In 1990, 60% of the residents from suburban Hennepin that received Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) were from Northwest Hennepin. * In 1990, 58% of the residents from suburban Hennepin that received Food Stamps were from Northwest Hennepin. * The number of persons in Northwest Suburban Hennepin County who receive Medical Assistance increased 122% from 1981 to 1990. * The number of persons in Northwest Suburban Hennepin County who receive General Assistance increased 393% from 1981 to 1990. CHILDREN AND YOUTH * In 1990, 29,317 persons ages 0 -5 years lived in Northwest Hennepin County. They represent 10.2% of the total population. * In 1990, 7.5% of all families with children under the age of five lived below the poverty level (1,407 families). The number of children under the age of five living below the poverty level was 1,805 in Northwest Hennepin. * The number of families in poverty with pre- school children rose 89% from 1979 to 1989. BROOKLYN CENTER CORCORAN GOLDEN VALLEY MAPLE GROVE PLYMOUTH BROOKLYN PARK CRYSTAL HANOVER CHAMPLIN NEW HOPE ROBBINSDALE DAYTON HASSAN OSSEO ROGERS 7601 Kentucky Avenue N. • Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 (612) 493 -2802 * Sixty -nine percent (69 %) of all households in Northwest Hennepin with children under the age of six have all parents present in the labor force. * Seventy -two percent (72 %) of all the females in Northwest Hennepin who are heads of households with children under age six are in the labor force. * Of the 1,044 served by NWHHSC's emergency services program, 53% were children. * In 1990, over 15,000 children ages 0 to 5 were in need of full -day child care, yet only 6,709 licensed care spaces existed. * In 1988, police departments within the Northwest area reported over 870 runaway youths. In 1990, over 1,168 runaways were reported, a 34.3% increase. * Nineteen percent (19 %) of all households with children in Northwest Hennepin are single parent households. * Five percent (5 %) of all births in Northwest Hennepin were to teenagers in 1990. SENIORS * The population aged sixty -five and over in Northwest Hennepin has increased by 67% from 1980 to a total of 22,878 in 1990. * According to the 1990, 5.7% of all seniors in Northwest Hennepin live in poverty. INCOME /POVERTY * The median income in Northwest Hennepin was $42,720 in 1989, a 2.5% increase since 1979 (constant 1989 $). * The number of people in poverty in Northwest Hennepin rose 45% from 1979 to 1989. 2 * Fifty -two (52 %) of all female- headed households in Northwest Hennepin with children under age five lived in poverty in 1989. * Thirty -three (33 %) of all female - headed households in Northwest Hennepin with children under age eighteen lived in poverty in 1989. * The number of female - headed households in poverty rose 127.3% from 1979 to 1989. * The number of students in families receiving AFDC has increased by 44% from 1985 to 1991 in Districts 11, 279, 281 and 286, while the overall number of students increased by only 5% during that period. * The number of students receiving free or reduced lunches increased by 45% from 1987 to 1991 in Districts 11, 279, 281 and 286, while the overall number of students increased by less than 5% during that period. * In Northwest Hennepin those living below the poverty line include 3.9% of all Caucasian residents, 4.4% of all Asian residents, 8.9% of all Hispanic residents, 16.2% of all Native American residents and 35.3% of African American residents (1990 Census). * Twenty -nine percent (29 %) of all people in rental units paid gross rent over 35% of their monthly income in 1990. In 1980, 25% of all people in rental units paid gross rent over 35% of their monthly income. RACE * People of color made up 5.5% of the total Northwest Hennepin population in 1990. * Northwest Hennepin is 94.5% Caucasian, 2.5% African - American, 0.5% Native American, 2.1% Asian and 0.4% Other Race (1990 Census). * The total minority population in Northwest Hennepin ranges from 0.9% of the total population in Hassan to 10.1% of the total population in Brooklyn Park in 1990. 3 t * In 1991, there were no people of color serving as mayors, city council people or city managers in Northwest Hennepin. * The percentage of minority students in the Northwest Hennepin area is as follows: 21.3% of District 286, 14.3% of District 281, 10.1% of District 279 and 5.2% of District 11 (1991 -92 school year). * None of the school districts in the Northwest Hennepin area had more than 3.2% minority professional staff in the 1990- 1991 school year. District 286 had 3.2 %, District 281 had 1.3 %, District 279 had 0.8% and District 11 had 0.6% (1990 -91 school year). EMPLOYMENT /EDUCATION * The total number of persons with work disabilities in Northwest Hennepin rose 35% from 8,619 in 1980 to 11,674 in 1990. * The percentage of people age 25 and older that are high school graduates was 90.2% in 1990, compared to 84.6% in 1980. * The percentage of people age 25 and older that have bachelors degree in Northwest Hennepin was 26.1% in 1990 compared to 21.3% in 1980. * The percentage of women in the labor force with children under age six was 72% in 1990, compared to 52% in 1980. COMMUNITY SERVICES * In 1991, 745 cases in the Hennepin County Chemical Health Division were from Northwest Suburban Hennepin County. This figure represents 45% of the total suburban Hennepin Chemical Health caseload. * In 1991, 2,904 cases in the Hennepin County Child Protection Division were from Northwest Suburban Hennepin County. This figure represents 56% of the total suburban Hennepin Child Protection caseload. * In 1991, 85 cases in the Hennepin County Developmental Disabilities Division were from Northwest Suburban Hennepin 4 County. This figure represents 57% of the total suburban Hennepin Developmental Disabilities caseload. * In 1991, 2,087 cases in the Hennepin County Family Services Division were from Northwest Suburban Hennepin County. This figure represents 56% of the total suburban Hennepin Family Services caseload. * In 1991, 648 cases in the Hennepin County Mental Health Division were from Northwest Suburban Hennepin County. This figure represents 50% of the total suburban Hennepin caseload. * In 1991, 399 cases in the Hennepin County Family and Children's Mental Health Division were from Northwest Suburban Hennepin County. This figure represents 67% of the total suburban Hennepin caseload. * In 1991, 380 cases in the Hennepin County Services to the Division were from Northwest Suburban Hennepin County. This figure represents 44% of the total suburban Hennepin County Services to the Disabled caseload. * In 1991, 75 cases in the Hennepin County Services to Seniors Division were from Northwest Suburban Hennepin County. This figure represents 51% of the total suburban Hennepin County Services to Seniors caseload. PREPARED BY: Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council SOURCES: Bureau of the Census Hennepin County Minnesota Department of Education Minnesota Department of Health Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council (8/28/92) 5 BIRTHS TO TEENAGERS IN NORTHWEST HENNEPIN (1989) MUNICIPALITY AGE 14 AGE AGE TOTAL TEEN BIRTHS AND 15 -17 18 - 19 BIRTHS AS A % UNDER (ALL AGES) OF ALL BIRTHS Brooklyn Center 0 11 26 409 9% Brooklyn Park 0 22 58 1,093 7% Champlin 1 6 13 446 4% Corcoran 0 0 4 70 6% Crystal 0 5 13 372 5% Dayton 0 2 1 59 5% Golden Valley 0 0 8 264 3% Hanover 0 0 0 4 0% Hassan 0 0 0 13 0% Maple Grove 0 5 13 708 3% New Hope 0 4 15 312 6% Osseo 0 3 3 48 13% Plymouth 0 5 15 797 3% Robbinsdale 0 1 9 206 5% Rogers 0 0 0 39 0% TOTAL 1 64 178 4,840 5% PREPARED BY: NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL SOURCE: HENNEPIN COUNTY WOMEN IN THE LABOR FORCE WITH CHILDREN UNDER AGE SIX NORTHWEST HENNEPIN (1980 - 1990) MUNICIPALITY 1980 1990 PERCENT CHANGE Brooklyn Center 1,000 1,102 10% Brooklyn Park 2,114 3,047 44% Champlin 386 1,376 256% Corcoran 188 259 38% Crystal 776 1,059 36% Dayton 217 221 2% Golder. Valley 447 828 85% Hanover 6 48 700% Hassan 39 112 187% Maple Grove 1,030 2,544 147% New Hope 686 960 40% Osseo 110 104 -5% Plymouth 867 2,228 157% Robbinsdale 402 721 79% Rogers 29 27 -7% TOTAL 8,297 14,636 76% Prepared by: Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Source: 1980 Census /1990 Census PERCENT OF WOMEN IN THE LABOR FORCE WITH CHILDREN UNDER AGE SIX NORTHWEST HENNEPIN (1980 - 1990) MUNICIPALITY 1980 1980 1980 1990 1990 1990 FEMALES FEMALES PERCENT FEMALES FEMALES PERCENT WITH IN WITH IN KIDS LABOR KIDS LABOR UNDER FORCE UNDER FORCE SIX WITH SIX WITH KIDS KIDS Brooklyn Center 1,742 1,000 57% 1,665 1,102 66% Brooklyn Park 3,772 2,114 56% 4,474 3,047 68% Champlin 830 386 47% 1,785 1,376 77% Corcoran 392 188 48% 369 259 70% Crystal 1,361 776 57% 1,447 1,059 73% Davton 363 217 60% 268 221 82% Golden Valley 936 447 48% 1,093 828 76% Hanover 13 6 46% 68 48 71% Hassan 115 39 34% 153 112 73% Maple Grove 2,080 1,030 50% 3,326 2,544 76% New Hope 1,363 686 50% 1,245 960 77% Osseo 192 110 57% 152 104 68% Plymouth 2,016 867 43% 3,336 2,228 67% Robbinsdale 672 402 60% 928 721 78% Rogers 51 29 57% 43 27 63% TOTAL 15,898 8,297 52% 20,352 14,636 72% Prepared by: Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Source: 1980 Census /1990 Census TOTAL PERSONS WITH WORK DISABILITIES NORTHWEST HENNEPIN (1980 - 1990) MUNICIPALITY 1980 1990 PERCENT CHANGE Brooklyn Center 1,639 1,547 -6% Brooklyn Park 1,564 2,278 46% Champlin 337 565 68% Corcoran 122 172 41% Crystal 1,167 1,238 6% Dayton 92 203 120% Golden Valley 823 868 5% Hanover 22 19 -14% Hassan 42 67 60% Maple Grove 460 1,148 150% New Hope 695 1,038 49% Osseo 167 117 -30% Plymouth 910 1 53% Robbinsdale 559 991 77% Rogers 20 33 65% TOTAL 8,619 11,674 35% Prepared by: Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Source: 1980 Census /1990 Census r HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT FOR PEOPLE 25 YEARS AND OLDER NORTHWEST HENNEPIN (1980 - 1990) MUNICIPALITY 1980 1980 1980 1990 1990 1990 TOTAL H.S. B.A. TOTAL H.S. B.A. GRAD. DEGREE GRAD. DEGREE Brooklyn Center 17,744 81.3% 13.6% 19,152 83.8% 14.1% Brooklyn Park 21,920 87.2% 18.4% 33,231 90.7% 20.9% Champlin 4,572 83.4% 12.2% 9,664 91.5% 19.1% Corcoran 2,134 79.9% 12.3% 2,913 89.0% 17.1% Crystal 15,123 80.7% 14.3% 16,301 86.8% 17.4% Dayton 1,977 82.1% 15.0% 2,521 88.0% 15.5% Golden Valley 14,182 88.2% 35.3% 15,263 92.8% 42.0% Hanover 128 69.5% 3.1% 465 84.5% 11.6% Hassan 868 73.3% 7.1% 1,138 85.1% 11.7% Maple Grove 11,033 90.0% 24.0% 22,861 95.4% 28.5% New Hope 12,695 83.9% 21.0% 14,627 88.1% 25.4% Osseo 1,746 62.3% 10.0% 1,825 73.6% 12.2% Plymouth 17,517 91.0% 36.4% 32,220 94.4% 41.4% Robbinsdale 9,642 76.0% 13.6% 10,334 84.4% 19.3% Rogers 281 80.1% 9.6% 402 83.1% 16.4% TOTAL 131,562 84.6% 21.3% 182,917 90.2% 26.1% Prepared by: Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Source: 1980 Census /1990 Census PERCENT OF PEOPLE FOR WHOM A B.A. DEGREE IS THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT NORTHWEST HENNEPIN (1980 - 1990) MUNICIPALITY 1980 1990 PERCENT B.A. B.A. CHANGE Brooklyn Center 2,413 2 12% Brooklyn Park 4,033 6,945 72% Champlin 558 1,846 231% Corcoran 262 498 90% Crystal 2,163 2,836 31% j Dayton 297 391 32% Golden Valley 5,006 6,410 28% Hanover 4 54 1250% Hassan 62 133 115% Maple Grove 2,648 6,515 146% New Hope 2,6'06 3,715 39% Osseo 175 223 27% Plymouth 6,376 13,339 109% Robbinsdale 1,311 1,994 52% Rogers 27 66 144% TOTAL 28,001 47,60 - 5 70% Prepared by: Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Source: 1980 Census /1990 Census PERCENT OF PEOPLE FOR WHOM HIGHSCHOOL IS HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT NORTHWEST HENNEPIN (1980 - 1990) MUNICIPALITY 1980 1990 PERCENT H.S. H.S. CHANGE Grad. Grad. Brooklyn Center 14,426 16,049 11% Brooklyn Park 19,114 30,141 58% Champlin 3,813 8,843 132% Corcoran 1,705 2,593 52% Crystal 12,204 14,149 16% Dayton 1,623 2,218 37% Golden Valley 12,509 14,164 13% Hanover 89 393 342% Hassan 636 968 52% Maple Grove 9,930 21,809 120% New Hope 10,651 12,886 21% Osseo 1,088 1,343 23% Plymouth 15,940 30,416 91% Robbinsdale 7,328 8,722 19% Rogers 225 334 48% TOTAL 111,281 165,028 48% Prepared by: Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Source: 1980 Census /1990 Census GROSS RENT OVER 35% OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME BY RENTAL UNIT NORTHWEST HENNEPIN (1980 - 1990) MUNICIPALITY 1980 1980 1980 1990 1990 1990 TOTAL GROSS PERCENT TOTAL GROSS PERCENT RENTAL RENT OF RENTAL RENT OF UNITS OVER RENTAL UNITS OVER RENTAL 35% UNITS 35% UNITS 0 Brooklyn Center 3,292 820 25-s 3,401 1,239 360 Brooklyn Park 6,196 1,410 23% 6,623 1,995 30% Champlin 541 128 24% 655 198 30% Corcoran 57 6 11% 57 11 19% Crystal 1,977 448 23% 2,102 572 27% Dayton 53 19 36% 47 8 17% Golden Vallev 1,161 212 18% 1,594 408 26% Hanover 0 0 0% 28 3 11% Hassan 26 0 0% 9 0 0% Maple Grove 283 44 16% 1,267 305 24% New Hope 2,976 924 31% 3,784 1,302 34% Osseo 416 153 37% 413 117 28% Plymouth 2,643 625 24% 4,800 922 19% Robbinsdale 1,454 483 33% 1,622 558 34% Rogers 79 12 15% 100 22 22% TOTAL 21,154 5,284 25% 26,502 7,660 29% Prepared by: Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Source: 1980 Census /1990 Census GROSS RENT OVER 356 OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME BY RENTAL UNIT NORTHWEST HENNEPIN (1980 - 1990) MUNICIPALITY 1980 1990 PERCENT CHANGE Brooklyn Center 820 1,239 51% Brooklyn Park 1,410 1,995 41% Champlin 128 198 55% Corcoran 6 11 83% Crystal 448 572 28% Dayton 19 8 -58% Golden Valley 212 408 92% Hanover 0 3 0% Hassan 0 0 0% Maple Grove 44 305 593% New Hope 924 1,302 41% Osseo 153 117 -24% Plymouth 625 922 48% Robbinsdale 483 558 16% Rogers 12 22 83% TOTAL 5,284 7,660 45% Prepared by: NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL Source: 1980 CENSUS/1990 CENSUS NORTHWEST HENNEPIN ESTIMATED 1991 POPULATION MUNICIPALITY 1991 POPULATION (estimate) Brooklyn Center 28,741 Brooklyn Park 57,359 Champlin 17,771 Corcoran 5,300 Crystal 23,771 Dayton 4,507 Golden Valley 20,889 Hanover 302 Hassan 2,027 Maple Grove 39,980 New Hope 21,715 Osseo 2,652 Plymouth 52,492 Robbinsdale 14,406 Rogers 707 TOTAL 292,619 PREPARED BY: NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL SOURCE: METROPOLITAN COUNCIL POVERTY IN NORTHWEST HENNEPIN (as compared to) MUNICIPALITY 1979 1989 PERCENTAGE POPULATION POPULATION POPULATION CHANGE CHANGE BELOW POVERTY BELOW POVERTY 1979 -89 1979 -89 Brooklyn Center 1 676 2 031 21.2% -7.5% Y , Brooklyn Park 2,572 4,221 64.1% 30.1% Champlin 192 392 104.2% 87.1% Corcoran 262 119 -54.6% 22.3% Crystal 748 906 21.1% -6.9% Dayton 179 97 -45.8% 9.8% Golden Valley 488 864 77.0% -7.9% Hanover 56 17 -69.6% 8.5% Hassan 91 87 -4.4% 10.5% Maple Grove 546 895 63.9% 88.7% ivew Hope 936 1,353 44.6% -5.3% Osseo 158 145 -8.2% -9.1% Plymouth 854 1,681 96.8% 59.8% Robbinsdale 533 704 32.1% -0.2% Rogers 41 24 -41.5% -7.1% TOTAL 9,332 13,536 45.0% 22.2% SOURCE: NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL 1980 CENSUS11990 CENSUS FAMILIES BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL WITH YOUNG CHILDREN NORTHWEST HENNEPIN (1980 - 1990) MUNICIPALITY F 1980 1990 PERCENT CHANGE Brooklyn Center 123 258 110% Brooklyn Park 304 593 95% Champlin 11 51 364% Corcoran 11 6 -45% Crystal 48 51 6% Dayton 22 3 -86% Golden Valley 26 55 112% Hanover 8 3 -63% Hassan 5 6 20% Maple Grove 21 80 281% New Hope 81 135 67% Osseo 25 12 -52% Plymouth 42 129 207% Robbinsdale 16 25 56% Rogers 2 0 _ -- TOTAL 745 1,407 89% Prepared by: Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Source: 1980 Census /1990 Census i I PERCENT OF FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL WITH CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE NORTHWEST HENNEPIN (1980 - 1990) MUNICIPALITY 1980 1980 1980 1990 1990 1990 TOTAL NUMBER PERCENT TOTAL NUMBER PERCENT BELOW BELOW BELOW BELOW POVERTY POVERTY POVERTY POVERTY Brooklyn Center 840 245 29% 924 365 40% Brooklyn Park 1,205 369 31% 1964 883 45% Champlin 70 16 23% 175 21 12% Corcoran 46 14 30% 46 0 0% Crystal 515 94 18% 546 112 21% Dayton 49 9 18% 57 6 11% Golden Valley 295 53 18% 319 76 24% Hanover 4 2 50% 6 0 0% Hassan 7 0 0% 10 3 30% Maple Grove 169 39 23% 582 89 15% New Hope 711 162 23% 622 221 36% Osseo 112 31 28% 65 27 42% Plymouth 506 94 19% 725 197 27% Robbinsdale 193 40 21% 268 74 28% Rogers 8 3 38% 10 0 0% TOTAL 4,730 1,171 25% 6,319 2,074 33% Prepared by: Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Source: 1980 Census /1990 Census PERCENT OF FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL WITH CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE NORTHWEST HENNEPIN (1980 - 1990) MUNICIPALITY 1980 1990 PERCENT CHANGE Brooklyn Center 245 365 49% Brooklyn Park 369 883 139% Champlin 16 21 31% Corcoran 14 0 - -- Crystal 94 112 19% Davton 9 6 -33% Golden Valley 53 76 43% Hanover 2 0 - -- Hassan 0 3 - -- Maple Grove 39 89 128% New Hope 162 221 36% Osseo 31 27 -13% Plymouth 94 197 110% Robbinsdale 40 74 85% Rogers 3 0 - -- TOTAL 1,171 2,074 77% Prepared by: Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Source: 1980 Census /1990 Census WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN POVERTY IN NORTHWEST HENNEPIN MUNICIPALITY 1979 1989 PERCENTAGE FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER CHANGE BELOW POVERTY BELOW POVERTY WITH CHILDREN WITH CHILDREN UNDER AGE SIX UNDER AGE FIVE Brooklyn Center 96 230 139.6% Brooklyn Park 208 532 155.8% Champlin 11 17 54.5% Corcoran 5 0 - 100.0% Crystal 19 44 131.6% Dayton 9 1 -88.9% Golden Valley 26 26 0.0% Hanover 0 0 0.0% Hassan 0 0 0.0% Maple Grove 1 62 6100.0% New Hope 62 107 72.6% Osseo 25 9 -64.0% Plymouth 31 94 203.2% Robbinsdale 8 17 112.5% Rogers 0 0 0.0% TOTAL 501 1,139 127.3% SOURCE: NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL 1980 CENSUS /1990 CENSUS STUDENTS IN FAMILIES RECEIVING A.F.D.C. NORTHWEST HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS OCTOBER 1985 OCTOBER 1991 TOTAL STUDENTS PERCENT TOTAL STUDENTS PERCENT INCREASE IN INCREASE IN STUDENTS ON AFDC STUDENTS ON AFDC STUDENTS STUDENTS ON AFDC (1985 -1991) (1985 -1991) District 279 18,205 667 3.77 19,491 982 5.0% 7% 47% District 281 14,298 601 4.27 13,753 928 6.77 -47 547 District 286 1,553 158 10.2% 1,744 216 12.4% 127 37% District 11 32,190 1,114 3.57 34,286 1,526 4.57 77 377 TOTALS 66,246 2,540 3.87 69,274 3,652 5.37 57 447 PREPARED BY: NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUNAN SERVICES COUNCIL SOURCE: MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PEOPLE AGE 65 AND OVER LIVING BELOW POVERTY LEVEL IN NORTHWEST HENNEPIN IN 1990 MUNICIPALITY ALL PEOPLE AGE 65 PERCENTAGE PEOPLE AGE 65 AND OVER IN AND OVER BELOW POVERTY POVERTY Brooklyn Center 3,462 130 3.8% Brooklyn Park 1,870 148 7.9% Champlin 440 26 5.9% Corcoran 168 16 9.5% Crystal 2,790 183 6.6% Dayton 163 19 11.7% Golden Valley 3,132 156 5.0% Hanover 63 2 3.2% Hassan 85 14 16.5% Maple Grove 830 55 6.6% New Hope 2,101 142 6.8% Osseo 297 22 7.4% Plymouth 2,408 107 4.4% Robbinsdale 2,783 142 5.1% Rogers 53 14 26.4% TOTAL 20,645 1,176 5.7% SOURCE: NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL 1990 CENSUS STUDENTS ENROLLED IN FREE /REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM NORTHWEST HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS 1987 -88 1991 -92 TOTAL FREE REDUCED TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL INCREASE INCREASE STUDENTS LUNCHES LUNCHES LUNCHES PERCENT STUDENTS LUNCHES PERCENT IN STUDENTS IN LUNCHES (1987 -1991) (1987 -1991) District 279 18,205 973 451 1,424 7.8% 19,491 2,339 12.0% 7% 64% District 281 14,298 1,177 487 1,664 11.6% 13,753 2,613 19.0G -4% 57% District 286 1,553 230 85 315 20.37 1,744 558 32.0% 12% 77% District 11 32,190 2,344 1,358 3,702 11.5% 34,286 4,800 14.0% 7% 30% TOTALS 66,246 4,724 2,381 7,105 10.7% 69,274 10,310 14.9% 57 45% PREPARED 6Y: NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL SOURCE: MINNESOTA DEPT. OF EDUCATION I STUDENTS IN FAMILIES RECEIVING A.F.D.C. NORTHWEST HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS OCTOBER 1985 OCTOBER 1991 TOTAL STUDENTS PERCENT TOTAL STUDENTS PERCENT INCREASE IN INCREASE IN STUDENTS ON AFDC STUDENTS ON AFDC STUDENTS STUDENTS ON AFDC (1985 -1991) (1985 -1991) District 279 18,205 667 3.7% 19,491 982 5.0G 7% 47% District 281 14,298 601 4.2% 13,753 928 6.7% -4% 54% District 286 1,553 158 10.2% 1,744 216 12.4% 12% 37% District 11 32,190 1,114 3.5% 34,2.86 1,526 4.5% 7% 37% TOTALS 66,246 2,540 3.8% 69,274 3,652 5.3% 5% 44% PREPARED BY: NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL SOURCE: MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION I NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL FACT SHEET STATISTICS ON DIVERSITY MAY 1992 o People of color make up 5.5% of the total Northwest Hennepin population. o Northwest Hennepin is 94.5% Caucasian, 2.5% African - American, 0.5% Native American, 2.1% Asian and 0.4% Other Race. o The total minority population in Northwest Hennepin ranges from 0.9% of the total population in Hassan to 10.1% of the total population in Brooklyn Park. o In 1991 h in as mayors, city there were no people of color serving y y council people or city managers in Northwest Hennepin. o The percentage of minority students in the Northwest Hennepin area is as follows: 23.4% of District 286, 13.5% of District 281, 8.9% of District 279 and 4.7% of District 11 ( 1990 -91 school year). o There is a significantly higher percentage of minorities among the student bodies of Northwest Hennepin schools than among the professional staff of the schools. o None of the school districts in the Northwest Hennepin area had more than 3.2% minority professional staff* in the 1990- 1991 school year. District 286 had 3.2 %, District 281 had 1.3 %, District 279 had 0.8% and District 11 had 0.6% (1990 -91 school year). o The number of students in families receiving AFDC has increased by 37% from 1985 to 1990 in Districts 279, 281 and 286, while the overall number of students increased by only 3% during that period. o The number of students receiving free or reduced lunches increased by 36% from 1987 to 1990 in Districts 279, 281 and 286, while the overall number of students increased by less than 3% during that period. * All staff are counted as professional except maintenance, clerical, food service and technical. o According to the 1990 Human Services Needs Assessment done by Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council, 2.2% of people in Northwest Hennepin had experienced discrimination in housing or employment. o Single parent households make up a significant proportion of all households with children in Northwest Hennepin: 31% in Brooklyn Center, 24% in Brooklyn Park, 21% in Crystal, 27% in New Hope and 23% in Robbinsdale. o The number of seniors has grown substantially in the last decade (1980 to 1990) in Northwest Hennepin. For example, in the last ten years seniors have increased by 81% in Brooklyn Center, by 79% in Brooklyn Park, by 66% in Crystal and by 76% in New Hope. Robbinsdale which already had a high percentage of seniors in 1980 saw only a 19% increase in seniors. o The incidence of developmental disabilities in Minnesota is 1% to 2.45% of the general population, which would be 2,878 to 7,053 residents with developmental disabilities in the Northwest Hennepin area. (In the five city area of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale the numbers would be 1,453 to 3,560 people with developmental disabilities.) o One in four families is affected by mental illness or 71,970 families in Northwest Hennepin. o In 1989 through 1991 there were 56 bias crimes reported in the cities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. One was a case of disability bias, six were cases of religious bias and 49 were cases of racial bias. SOURCE: Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE IN EACH RACIAL GROUP THAT ARE IN POVERTY NORTHWEST HENNEPIN COUNTY HISPANIC ALL Brooklyn Center WHITE BLACK NA /ESK ASIAN /PI ORIGIN* RACES % above poverty 95.8% 50.6% 67.3% 85.1° .5% 92. % below � 88 9 ° poverty 4.2% 49.4% 32.7% 14.9% __.5% 7.1% Brooklyn Park % above poverty 94.0% 60.8% 84.4% 98.2% 89.4% 92.5% % below poverty 6.0% 39.2% 15.6% 1.8% 10.6% 7.5% Champlin % above poverty 97.8% 83.5% 97.5% 100.0% 100.0% 97.7% % below poverty 2.2% 16.5% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 2.3% Corcoran % above poverty 97.7% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 97.7% % below poverty 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.3% Crystal % above poverty 96.2% 96.5% 100.0% 91.0% 100.0% 96.2% % below poverty 3.8% 3.5% 0.0% 9.0% 0.0% 3.8% Dayton % above poverty 97.7% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 97.8% % below poverty 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.2% Golden Valley % above poverty 95.8% 91.3% 100.0% 100.0% 79.4% 95.7% % below poverty 4.2% 8.7% 0.0% 0.0% 20.6% ° 4.30 Hanover (Pt.) % above poverty 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% % below poverty 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% HISPANIC ALL WHITE BLACK NA /ESK ASIAN %PI ORIGIN* RACES Hassan % above poverty 95.5% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 95.6% % below poverty 4.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 4.4% Maple Grove % above poverty 97.9% 76.7% 92.6% 93.7% 98.0% 97.7% % below poverty 2.1% 23.3% 7.4% 6.3% 2.0% 2.3% New Hope % above ^ poverty 94.7% 40.9% 68.5% 97.0% 84.4% 93.5% % below poverty 5.3% 59.1% 31.5% 3.0% 15.6% 6.5% Osseo % above poverty 94.1% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 94.0% % below poverty 5.9% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.0% Plymouth % above poverty 96.9% 78.8% 73.3% 97.3% 90.9% 96.6% % below poverty 3.1% 21.2% 26.7% 2.7% 9.1% 3.4% Robbinsdale % above poverty 95.5% 55.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 95.0% % below poverty 4.5% 45.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0% Rogers % above poverty 96.5% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 96.6% % below poverty 3.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.4% * The Census Bureau considers "Hispanic" to be an ethnicity and not a race. "Hispanic" was included in "All Races" only when no other race was indicated. PREPARED BY: Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council SOURCE: 1990 Census PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN 0 THROUGH 4 IN EACH RACIAL GROUP THAT ARE IN POVERTY NORTHWEST HENNEPIN COUNTY HISPANIC ALL WHITE BLACK NA /ESK ASIAN /PI ORIGIN* RACES Brooklyn Center % above poverty 92.2% 41.4% 23.3% 100.0% 86.3% 85.7% % below poverty 7.8% 58.9% 76.7% 0.0% 23.7% 14.3% Brooklyn Park % above poverty 89.7% 40.8% 0.0% 100.0% 75.0% 85.6% % below poverty 10.3% 59.2% 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 14.4% Champlin % above poverty 97.6% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 97.3% % below poverty 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.7% Corcoran % above poverty 98.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 98.8% % below poverty 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.2% Crystal % above poverty 95.4% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 95.6% % below poverty 4.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.4% Dayton % above poverty 98.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 98.8% % below poverty 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.2% Golden Valley % above poverty 93.3% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 78.7% 93.7% % below poverty 6.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 21.3% 6.3% Hanover (Pt.) % above poverty 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% % below poverty 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% HISPANIC ALL WHITE BLACK NA /ESK ASIAN /PI ORIGIN* RACES Hassan above poverty 95.9% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 96.1% % below poverty 4.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.9% Maple Grove %� above poverty 97.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 97.1% % below poverty 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.9% New Hope % above poverty 90.5% 15.7% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 85.6% % below poverty 9.5% 84.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 14.4% Osseo % above poverty 92.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 89.6% % below poverty 8.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10.4% Plymouth % above poverty 96.8% 17.9% 53.3% 100.0% 100.0% 95.9% % below poverty 3.2% 82.1% 46.7% 0.0% 0.0% 4.1% Robbinsdale % above poverty 96.8% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 96.9% % below poverty 3.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.1% Rogers % above poverty 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% % below poverty 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% * The Census Bureau considers "Hispanic" to be an ethnicity and not a race. "Hispanic" was included in "All Races" only when no other race was indicated. PREPARED BY: Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council SOURCE: 1990 Census NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL Planning, Research, and Coordination of HumanSeruices NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION BROOKLYN CENTER CORCORAN GOLDEN VALLEY MAPLE GROVE PLYMOUTH BROOKLYN PARK CRYSTAL HANOVER NEW HOPE ROBBINSDALE CHAMPLIN DAYTON HASSAN OSSEO ROGERS 7601 Kentucky Avenue N. • Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 (612) 493 -2802 NORTHWEST HENNE °IN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL MISSION STATEMENT I. Members of the Council believe that: * Municipalities share in the responsibility of seeing that the human needs of residents are met. * Residents /Consumers should play a critical role in defining their own needs and problems, and in recommending appropriate solutions. * Suburban residents should have access and availability of human services within their own communities. II. The Council provides planning and coordination services to these segments of the community: * Residents * Municipalities (City Councils, Commissions, and departments, and to Hennepin County) * Human Service professionals and providers of service * Businesses and organizations Ill. The Council engages in activities designed to: * promote effective links of communication, cooperation, and, planning between and among governmental units, consumers, and providers regarding human services. * assist in identification of barriers to effective service and advocate for needed services to improve the existing service delivery system. * promote effective community awareness of human services. increase community awareness of special needs groups. administer special programs when there is no more appropriate agency to do so and effective access to residents is at stake. NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL CHART EXECUTIVE BOARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ STAFF COORDINATION PLANNING PROGRAM /PROJECT COMMUNITY AND ADMINISTRATION COLLABORATIVES RESEARCH AND INITIATIVES 11 FF� NETWORKS/ TECHNICAL SURPLUS EMERGENCY POINT SUCCESS COMMITTEES ASSISTANCE/ COMMODITIES SERVICES N.W. BY 6 CONSULTATION NORTHWEST IF SENIOR SENIOR FAMILY LEADERSHIP SERVICES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS CULTURAL MULTI - JURISDICTIONAL COMMITEE NETWORK CHILD PROJECT DIVERSITY HOUSING AND ABUSE HUMAN SERVICES NETWORK INITIATIVE ADVISORY COMMISSION/ STAFF: LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH Executive Director ADVISORY COMMITTEE Program Administrator - POINT NW Planner Project Coordinator - Success By 6@ Northwest SUBCOMMITTEES TASK FORCES Project Assistant - Success By 6@ Northwest Secretary /Bookkeeper Emergency Services /Surplus Commodities Coordinator (0.6) Interns /Volunteers WHAT IS THE NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL? The Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council is the planning, research and coordinating agency responsible for assessing human service needs in northwest suburban Hennepin County since 1972. The Council works in the following areas of human services: • mental health o chemical abuse o mental retardation • child care o domestic abuse o senior services • developmental c youth issues o emergency services disabilities o family issues and other areas related to service delivery such as housing and transportation. Because of its role in the community, and its relationship with governmental entities, private agencies, and non - profit organizations, the Council is in a unique position to provide broad -based planning and research assistance in the area of human services to organizations, businesses, and municipalities. PLANNING Planning services available to municipalities include: • Consultation and Technical Assistance • Service System Analysis • Needs Assessment Research • Demographic /Feasibility Research • Program Utilization Data • Focus Groups Past projects which the Council has assisted in the planning phases have encompassed a variety of human services. While all the projects would be too numerous to mention, several are worth particular notice: Home Free Shelter for Women and Children, the Northwest Mental Health Center, Emergency Services program for northwest Hennepin County residents, the Food Co -op in Brooklyn Park, and most recently, the Northwest Hennepin County Community Support Program in Crystal. Through the coordination of area human service networks, the Council is able to create effective communication links among northwest area human service professionals. The following lists a few of the networks sponsored or co- sponsored by the Council: Child and Family Abuse network, Senior Services Network, Suburban Mental Health Aftercare Providers network, Emergency Assistance Providers Network, and the Northwest Network. C .. R- SEARCH Research services available to municipalities include: • Mail /Telephone Surveys • Questionnaire Design • Interviewing • Data Analysis • Program Evaluation • Human Service Related Reports Research is a crucial element in planning and coordinating effective human services delivery in the northwest Hennepin County area. Through numerous internal and external surveys and reports, the Council is able to disseminate vital information to consumers, residents, businesses and municipalities. The Council is also able to assist in survey design and implementation when needed. COMMUNITY ORGANIZING Community organizing activities for 1989 include the planning for the development of a runaway youth program located in the northwest Hennepin County area. Runaway statistics indicated a great need for a localized program to assist in addressing the needs of youth and families in crisis. The Council is facilitating a public /private collaborative planning process. The impetus for this planning process came from the community itself and has become an example of the way in which area human service professionals, municipalities, and organizations can work together to address human service issues. COMMUNITY OUTREACH Community outreach is achieved by several methods; through information dissemination, community organizing, and direct services. The Council handles over 1,500 calls for information specific to the northwest suburban planning area. The Council has also promoted community awareness and education through the publication and dissemination of over 75,000 comprehensive human service directories, and over 7,500 specific needs directories, i.e., family violence, chemical dependency, mental retardation, housing resources, and physical disabilities. An estimated 600 annual CSSA Human Service Priority Reports are distributed each year which assist in the planning and coordination efforts of area human service providers. Over 110,000 telephone resource cards were mailed to every household in the northwest area in 1987 and 50,000 updated cards will be distributed during 1989. In 1987 -1988, with a one year grant from Community Action for Suburban Hennepin, the Council sponsored forums for low income residents on food options, renter's rights and responsibilities, and educational opportunities for low income individuals. In 1988 -1989, with a special 3 year McKnight grant, two forums will be held; a second free or reduced price food options forum and a forum on child care options. DIRECT SERVICES ADMINISTRATION The Council is in an unique position as the planning and coordinating agency for the northwest area. It can recognize unmet needs in the area, as well as provide services to facilitate effective access to residents. Currently, the Council administers two direct services programs, Surplus Commodities Program /Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and Emergency Services Program. SURPLUS COMMODITIES PROGRAM (TEFAP) The U.S.D.A. Surplus Commodity Distribution Program is a federally funded program geared to serve lower income residents by providing surplus products, canned and dry goods, on a regular basis throughout the year. While distributions have diminished from 6 a year (1987- 1988) to 3 this year (1988- 1989), overall participation has not. Approximately 10,000 households in the northwest area receive commcdit1es either directly through the distribution sites and deliveries to homebound people, or indirectly, through the food shelves. Program eligibility is based on income guidelines determined by the State of Minnesota. The Council is responsible for program registration, volunteer cocrdination, and bookkeeping for northwest Hennepin County. EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRAM The Emergency Services Program is a Hennepin County- funded program designed to assist northwest suburban area residents who are in a short -term financial crisis situation. One -time financial assistance is available through vouchers and through vendor agreements for rent, food, clothing, transportation, short -term shelter, and some for limited utility assistance. An increase in the need for emergency loans for working poor adults has been evident during the past few Years as economic conditions have fluctuated. As a result, the Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council sought and received a $15,000 increase in emergency loan funding for the 1989 fiscal year. Participating direct service agencies assess the financial requests of northwest residents through their own intake services. These agencies are currently People Responding in Social Ministry (PRISM) (Robbinsdale), Christians Reaching Out in Social Services (CROSS) (Maple Grove), Community Emergency Assistance Program (CEAP) (Brooklyn Center), HomeFree Shelter for Women and Children (Plymouth), and North Suburban Emergency Assistance Response (NEAR) (Crystal). The Council maintains financial records, prepares a variety of service use reports, and meets on a regular basis with direct service agency representatives to maintain service coordination. in 1989, the Council reviewed and updated the procedures manual making it clearer and more informative for use by direct service professionals. NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL STAFF 1992 Patricia Wilder Executive Director Martin Hawk Program Administrator Amy Vomhof McClurg Project Coordinator Kim Aasland Planner Gretchen Farner Project Assistant Dave Greeman Project Assistant Anita Shoemaker Emergency Services /Commodities Coordinator Vangie Gramstad Secretary /Bookkeeper NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL Planning, Research, and Coordination of Human Services NORTHWEST HENNEPIN HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL IN THE NEWS BROOKLYN CENTER CORCORAN GOLDEN VALLEY MAPLE GROVE PLYMOUTH BROOKLYN PARK CRYSTAL HANOVER NEW HOPE ROBBINSDALE CHAMPLIN DAYTON HASSAN OSSEO ROGERS 7601 Kentucky Avenue N. • Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 (612) 493 -2802 Sun host - dark Forum tackles renter's rights, responsibilities By Jon Kerr "We want to be sure that both tenants and landlords are A light turnout for heavy treated fairly," said Brooklyn topics such as evictions, dis- Center Council member and crimination, and resolving moderator Phil Cohen, noting disputes marked a Sept. 26 that nearly one -third of all "Renters Rights and Respon- housing units in both cities are sibilities" forum at the Brook- now rental. lyn Center Community Center. North Minneapolis Legal Aid But organizers from the attorney Larry McDonough Northwest Hennepin Human agreed, describing himself as Services Council and the cities both a small landlord and pro- of Brooklyn Center and Brook- fessionally serving as an ad- lyn Park maintain that the is- vocate for renters. sues of housing and landlord- "I'm a pretty firm advocate tenant relations presented in of both landlords and tenants workshops and at a similar screening each other," he sug- Sept. 16 forum in Crystal are gested as a start. "This is a growing as northwest subur- ban communities change. RENTERS: To Page 7 Renters From Pagel nesota prospective renters also where there's an ongoing rela- cannot be denied housing sim- tionship you want to preserve," business relationship that can ply because they receive public she said. "And if you try go on for a long time." assistance or welfare subsidy. mediation and it doesn't work McDonough offered prac- Section 8 vouchers may also you can always go to any other tical suggestions in areas such not be discriminated against, source you like. So how can you as application fees, tenant ref- Stiney suggested. "We can't lose ?" erence services, leases, secu- force a landlord to get involved A sampling of questions rity deposits, rent withholding (in low- income housing pro- ranging from flooded apart - for repairs and maintenance, grams) but once they are in- ments to noisy tenants reveal- tax credits, and evictions, volved, they cannot be treated ed that perhaps as many land - noting too often renters don't differently." lords as renters attended the know their legal rights. Similarly, families with Brooklyn Center forum, a situ - "I still see lockouts, utility children and the disabled have ation that organizers say is not shutoffs, and unlawful evic- legal protections against dis- all bad. tions more often than I would crimination in both apartment "We need to get both groups expect," he said. "If you're a rental and other areas such as involved on the issues, said tenant don't wait until you have unit rehabilitation and pets. Kim Aasland of the Northwest an emergency to look at your When disagreements emerge Hennepin Human Services rights." between tenants and landlords Council, noting that another Catherine Stiney of the Min- finding alternatives to the forum especially designed for nesota Department of Human courts is almost always the landlords is being planned. Rights described several key best approach, urged Packets of information from areas of discrimination, in- speakers. the speakers and on other c 1 u d i n g race, age and Bonnie Lukes of the North rental subjects can be obtained disabilities that her office in- Hennepin Mediation Project from Tom Bublitz at the City of vestigates. described the approach her Brooklyn Center, 569 -3300, or "I think we should be proud free program uses as designed Donna Datsko at the City of that we've got one of the fairest to both resolve disputes and Brooklyn Park, 424 -8000. housing laws in the country," maintain communication, she said. noting that in Min- "Mediation works best Improving transit for low - income suburbanites While some inner -city residents worry about dis- Before reaching its conclusions, the committee placement by highway construction, many low- surveyed residents, reviewed census data on in- income suburban families have a different trans- comes, identified 180 service providers and portation worry: how to get to health, food and tracked bus routes. Displayed on a huge trap other services they can't readilv reach by bus. The through overlays, the information was revealing. elderly and people with disabilities can get rides Nine nearby census districts (of 63 in northwest through a government program. But car -poor Hennepin) had median incomes near or below young families can't, and their children may suffer. poverty. Service providers were typically located elsewhere. Bus routes did little to connect resi- Fortunately, that may change if last week's recom- dents of those districts with services. People iden- mendations by a suburban committee get ap- tified lack of bus service as the biggest barrier to proved. The committee is part of the United transportation. Way's Success by 6- Northwest. In turn, that pro- gram is a suburban offshoot of Success by 6 in The report provides a creative new way to took at Minneapolis, which helps children develop the transit issues. For example, state Sen. Ember mental, physical, social and emotional skills they Reichgott, Success by 6- Northwest chair, says tran- need as they begin school. sit now can be viewed in the context of children's health care. It's a timely report, too, for metropoli- The committee came up with sensible suggestions. tan agencies are seeking to improve suburban One is for a network of suburban bus -route hubs. transit. A United Wav committee will meet in Another is to try feeder lines using small buses, August and consider endorsing it. vans and taxis. The committee also argued for concentrating more human service agencies in a As a response to needs of children and families in fi1,v places. The goal is better transit within and northwest Hennepin, the report deserves support. among northwest Hennepin County suburbs And because its ideas could have wider metropoli- Mlose people and service agencies are dispersed; tan application, other cOnununities should use the niust hus routes now run to downtown. report to develop their o%� n plans to help low - income citizens get to the services they need. `• `.- i i'l,`., .. • }T'� ( mot t_� f- j"�c. -j_ <� `"•/ / �� _J� article described similar programs in use project comes from a S4-45 million bond mo other retirements from that ciL". Bert in the Minneapolis police department ref rendrun that voters passed in Nea public utilities supervisor, I and Minneapolis park police. Several November of 1990. retired after 29 tears of sen and other cities also have bike patrols, Richard �1 hitrnan. police officer, retired including Columbia Heights, Brooklyn People after _' I years. Park, St. Cloud, Anoka, and Coon at the League conference in Two Lakeville city empiovees have Rapids. i� - e're pretty' sure that Duluth has Bloomington. %ve met Robert Novak. %v;ho retired. Robert Christiansen spent 2 0 a similar endeavor. has been inyohed in Lonsciale*s govern- rears with the utility department. Glenn Brooklyn Center has turned over ment for some 50 years. In the past half- Langord retired following 20 nears as a responsibility for its domestic abuse centun he has served as clerk. manor, plumbing inspector in the cin's building inten program to an organization and (currend% 1 member of the cif inspections department. additionally, called Peacemaker Center. which up to council. Wiiie %ears is probably not a three yoiunteer members of Lake%ille's 11( v has functioned as ajuyenile dicer- \Iurne >orr rec��r ri. t sure is along time. fire department have recently retired. Sion orgamzatlon. The city's contract %tlth Lai ailCne hCtC:S <Hl 11aS Ceti - aIier JAI ? T te% are Brad Johnson (" tears) Car ' this soup is about half of what the cif Cs %ears auui fire m,mths of emoio%ment as R.ce `'t) veal and James Emond (`? 5 costs would be to continue administer Lauderdale's city clerk. teals!. James Enronci %vas also a rnetuber the progrun. The program will expand to Tile Hopkins tit council has honored ofthe city council tiom i97°_ to 19i 1. cover Champlin and Robbinsciale, as well one of its recent retirees. Richard Fjeld. The `:orth %vest Hennepin Human as Brooklyn Center, nextJanuan -. The for 30 %ears of work and dedication as a Sel Council has selected five nvo new cities 1611 share in the costs public %corks department emplovee. indi%iduak to be the first recipients of the proportionately. Under the troy -run James Lincisa %, Brooklvn Center's council - s ne%v Invest Northwest award. program, eight volunteers were on call to chief of police since 1978. is retiring this The %winners have shown outstanding assist police officers and %ictims during month. He joined the police department commitment to meeting human needs in domestic %iolence incidents. The in 1959. the northwest Hennepin area. Phil program will stay basically% the same Rick %Caataia. a 20 -tear veteran of local Cohen. Brooklyn Center councilmember. Under the new arrangement, except the CT _11ment in Cook, has retired from was one of the recipients. His work in city will no Longer direcdc administer it. }lisjob as cle rk- administrator. the areas of housing, human services, :mother Brooklyn Center innovation Last month we reported the retirement %volunteerism, and youth and famiiv th;u has received some publicity recendv of the Hovt Lakes police chief. There are actMdcs helped Mn him the honor. is its ne %v program for first -time juvenile shoplifters. It involves use of w1unteen from the community to help counsel young shoplifters. By agreeing to participate in the program, young shoplifters avoid going intojuvenile court and getting a criminal record. They usually rust perform community' service work as restitution, pi an apology • to the store, and return stolen merchandise. Some of the major retailers at Brookdale shopping center, as well as the city itself, are helping fund the program. The St. Cloud cin council has adopted an ordinance requiring commercial gun' shop owners yvho sell handguns to connect alarms directly to the city's police department. Many of the establishments in St. Cloud are alreadv hooked up, as required, but the ordinance will mandate all others to do likewise. St. Cloud, like other cities, has recently experienced a +?'! high number of gun shop break -ins and ,s' e fi �•� " r thefts. Fire protection i The cities of Mounds View, Spring rs. Lake Park, and Blaine are nearing completion of a large construction and remodeling project of their joint fire Winners of the Invest Northwest awards include (back row, left to stations. The cities are replacing two of right) Lynn Powell representing St. Gerards Church, Phil Cohen, and the stations and remodeling two others. John March. (Front row, left to right) Sister Laurice Beaudry, and additionally, they are purchasing six new Marion Koch. pieces of fire apparatus. Funding for the Pos-F 10 -36-9/ Census data a boon to Ckies, human services Council By Bob Shipman decreased." said council exec - utive director Patty Wilder. The 1990 census has provided "That's a given, but it's true in the Northwest Hennepin the suburban areas, as well as Human Services Council with the inner city. That's s o m e - p l e n t y of data about thing that we need to keep in demographic changes during front of people." the past ten years. Wilder said one interesting e The council, used by 15 statistic from the Department member cities for much of of Health revealed that during their human services planning, the five years from to 1988 is in the process of presenting the number of out of wedlock its findings to each city in the births doubled. form of a community data pro- "Sometimes it's a choice file. issue. There are women who "We do most of the human are choosing to have kids on services planning that's done their own. They've chosen not in this area," said planner Kim to get married and they're Aasland. "This year in partic- odopting kids or having their ular it's been great because the own kids very intentionally on census information is starting their own. So that's not ahvays to come out." an indication of poverty. But "The needs have increased and the resources have more often than not it's going I to be younger women having kids and ending up with a s (social service) agency." "We're constantly trying to approach this from different angles," said Aasland. "We're trving to get more affordable family counseling out here and trying to get some non - profit housing developers to work out here also." Aasland said she studied the number of children who are receiving free school lunches and whose parents receive AFDC ( Aid to Families with Dependent Children). In the Robbinsdale, Brooklyn Center and Osseo school districts the number of students receiving AFDC increased by 1.4 percent to a total of 5.6 percent between 1985 and 1990. Among demographic changes most notable since the last census, Wilder said, "The first thing that came to mind was cultural diversity. The minority populations have doubled in all the cities, which, while the numbers are still small, is part of what com- munity perceptions are all about." A special suburban birthday party for kids Kids like birthday parties, so Success by 6 -North- to city councils. Fifteen trained speakers talk to west is calling its first big event a birthday party: community organizations. games, entertainment, cake and more for small children, and parenting information for adults. Success by 6- Northwest is documenting pockets of suburban poor and the location of service provid- Give that idea a big hug. But give another to ers so that bus routes can be redesigned to improve Success by 6- Northwest. It's helping families and children's access to such services as health care. A young children in 15 Hennepin County suburbs zoning and building -code committee has got offi- northwest of Minneapolis. The United Way cials talking about standardizing rules among the launched it in 1990 as a spinoff' from the original 15 cities; standardization would help agencies in Success by 6, the pioneering Minneapolis venture such fields as day care. being looked to nationwide. The goal is to raise awareness of early childhood needs and mobilize "Success" helped recruit six additional programs community resources. for a family resource center and it helped get Head Start to agree on a suburban site; now it's helping Success by 6- Northwest has moved ambitiously on raise money to renovate a building. It's looking for many fronts: public awareness and community ways to help agencies start support groups for support; co- location of family and children's ser- grandparents raising grandchildren. vices with greater collaboration; zoning coopera- tion; public transportation; Head Start; efforts to The Minneapolis United Way hopes to get another help promote health and cultural diversity. suburban Success by 6. Meanwhile, Northwest Hennepin deserves to celebrate. Sponsors hope Affiliated with the Northwest Hennepin Human 1,000 to 1,500 children and parents attend. 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(Photo by Mark Weygand) success . b Y 6 has. a g iant ..birthday p Success by 6 Northwest by 6 Northwest, a community hosted a massive birthday project launched by United_ party Saturday in celebration Way of Minneapolis to ad- of young children. dress a i ni o healthy The event, held at the early childhood development Brooklyn Park Community that °many young children Center /Armory, included face. cake and ice cream, balloons, The group's aim is to clowns, games, - prizes, a create a community that sup- magician and the Teddy Bear port`` its - children so they will Band. have the skills to succeed The party was held to raise once they enter school. public awareness of Success The Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment S Brooklyn Center, Minn. prepared by: Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Inc. ' March 1993 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Inc. acknowledges the input and vision of the City of Brooklyn Center during the preparation of the Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study. CITY COUNCIL Todd Paulson, Mayor ' Barbara Kalligher Kristen Mann Dave Rosene Cecilia Scott Gerald Pedlar, Former City Council Member Phillip Cohen, Fonner City Council Member PLANNING COMMISSION Wallace Bemards Ella Sander Mark Holmes Bertil Johnson Tim Willson Debra Hillstrom Robert Mickelson Diane Reem BROOKLYN BOULEVARD STUDY TASK FORCE Diane Reem Ron Christensen Mark Holmes Robert Torres Robert Mickelson Trayce Olsen Bonnie Lukes Don Rosen Karen Lang John Lescault Janis Blumentals CITY STAFF Gerald Splinter, City Manager Brad Hoffman, EDA Coordinator Ronald Warren Director of Planning Inspections g l� Sy Knapp, Public Works Director Gary Shallcross, Former City Planner i VISION WORKSHOP ATTENDEES Tim Griffin ' Geoff Martin Dean Carlson Diane Reem Ron Christensen Robert Mickelson Mark Holmes Trayce Olsen Bonnie Lukes John Lescault Janis Blumentals Mayor Todd Paulson Gerald Splinter Ron Warren Gary Shallcross Barbara Gallo Brad Hoffman Joel Downer Mary Lou Larsen Diane Spector Phillip Cohen Dave Rosene Cecilia Scott Kristen Mann Ella Sander Barb Kalligher Bertil Johnson Gene Brennan Dennis Kelly Ulysses Boyd Randy Rau Vicki Rau Tom Slupske Phillip Roche Clifford Williams Sr. Neal Nelson Bud Sorenson Barb Sorenson Vi Kanatz Donn Escher Ryan Peterson Alice Peterson Gene Hanauska Dennis Snook TABLE OF CONTENTS Page # I. INTRODUCTION 3 The Planning Process 3 Boulevard Context 4 Community Expectations 5 II. FRAMEWORK PLAN 12 Goals and Objectives 12 Principles and Standards 16 Boulevard Concept 19 III. PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY IMPROVEMENTS 24 Existing Conditions 25 Future Projections 28 Recommendations 29 IV. LAND USE AND REDEVELOPMENT 36 Existing Development Potential 36 The City's Role in Future Development 41 Redevelopment Opportunities 42 Recommendations 50 V. IMPLEMENTATION 52 Next Steps 52 VI. APPENDICES 1 Page 2 LIST OF FIGURES Page # 1. Study Work Program 3 2. Regional Context 4 3. Most Favored Images 7 -8 . 4. Least Favored Images 9 -10 5. Framework Plan 20 6. Corridor Utilization Concept 23 7. Circulation 24 8. Image Analysis 27 9. South Entry on Brooklyn Boulevard 29 10. Typical Bus Stop with Shelter 30 11. Brooklyn Boulevard: 69th Avenue Section 31 12. Edge Treatment of Single Family Homes 31 13. Brooklyn Boulevard Sections 33 14. Interstate 94 Interchange 34 15. Highway 100 Interchange 35 16. Existing Land Use 37 17. Existing Zoning 39 18. Redevelopment Concept A 44 19. Redevelopment Concept B 44 20. Redevelopment Concept C 45 21. Redevelopment Concept D 46 22. Redevelopment Concept E 47 23. Brooklyn Town Center 48 24. Town Center at 63rd Street 49 r Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study ' InVOduction Page 3 I. INTRODUCTION This document presents the recommended improvement program for the 3.6 mile Brooklyn Boulevard corridor through the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. It includes project recommendations for land use and development, traffic circulation, parking and design. It is the result of almost one year of effort by the Brooklyn Boulevard Advisory Task Force and other local residents in reviewing conditions and potentials in the area, assessing improvement alternatives, and developing project recommendations. This design framework is based on goals and objectives established by the citizens of Brooklyn Center and will guide future decisions regarding redevelopment of the corridor. Planning Process This Boulevard Plan entailed a three phase study to refine the conceptual framework for the community that was established in the 1965 and 1981 Comprehensive Plans. Those plans established Brooklyn Boulevard as a major arterial moving through the City and organized the basic land use and circulation principles that have been included and updated in this study. Phase One involved inventory an analysis of existing conditions of the corridor and assessment of existing background studies. This phase also included opportunities for the community at large to participate in the planning of the corridor through a visual survey and visioning workshop. Phase Two consisted of developing goals and objectives and the development of alternative Boulevard concepts and policies. Phase Three focused on the refinement of the Boulevard Plan through a series of working meetings with the Boulevard Advisory Task Force. This 11 member task force, representing public, private, and community wide interests, met regularly through the process and shaped the final Boulevard Plan. Figure 1, Study Work Program, illustrates the individual tasks that were completed in the preparation of the Plan. PHASE I PHASE II PHASE III INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS ALTERNATIVES PLAN REFINEMENT 2 moths 2 months 2 mouths 102 s M „ 201 a..xa 107 Y I Y ow— 010 101 � i.faet �107�. 1 109 202 205 301 7112 I Wfa ID6 ia�ieY�tla Vfe YnF Iw. 4 Nt1 �� +� 4w.. 1.6.. M1.. 1 _10, _ 4d1ot ttll6s 1 WW1 FIGURE 1 Study Work Program Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 4 Brooklyn Boulevard Settinj Brooklyn Boulevard performs a number of different roles within both Brooklyn Center and the surrounding suburban area. It has long served as a north -south arterial connecting the northern tier of suburban communities to Brooklyn Park, Highway 169 and Minneapolis. See Figure 2, Regional Context. l OSSEO BROOKLYN PARK �1 ��nb f ' r ? I- 94' %'' BROOKLYN CENTER t i Ttu CRYSTAL NEW HOPE 9 i � - RO BINSD MINNEAPOLIS o ' FIGURE 2 Regional Context Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 5 In addition to being a regional traffic carrier, Brooklyn Boulevard is also a major development corridor. The character of commercial development ranges from neighborhood commercial to regionally oriented uses such as auto dealerships at 63rd and 69th Avenues and the Brookdale Shopping Center. Commercial development along the Boulevard has occurred in a linear fashion, with individual businesses fronting directly on the street. Most businesses were developed on small parcels, with individual parking areas served by one or more access drives. Much of the development along the Boulevard occurred at a time when there was little direct, regulation or control over the location and arrangement of uses or site development and design. Originally the Boulevard had a residential character with commercial located predominately on the corners of major cross streets. Over time commercial development displaced many of the original residential neighborhoods along the Boulevard. Many businesses have also move into single family houses. This has resulted in a predominately residential character scale to the commercial areas between the more highway commercial uses at 58th, 63rd and 69th Avenues. Today the neighborhood commercial character has been eroded. There are only a few commercial establishments that serve the needs of the adjacent residents. Several conditions have begun to emerge along Brooklyn Boulevard requiring attention. In recent years the multiple roles of the street have begun to conflict. Traffic volumes have surpassed the design capacity of the Boulevard, and significant traffic congestion is occurring during peak hours. Local merchants perceive a shortage of parking space in several locations. The strip, like development on portions of the Boulevard, with its abundance of fast food restaurants, unscreened parking lots, attention demanding pylon signs, generic architecture and automobile service establishments detract from the positive character of the old residential areas and contribute to a negative visual image for the corridor. A recurring theme has been the desire to maintain the varying character along the boulevard and not to become a continuous commercial environment. Community Expectations The Brooklyn Boulevard Study has entailed a high degree of local participation throughout the plan and program development. All work activities have involved a close working relationship between the consultant team and City staff, and the Advisory Study Task Force has provided continuous review and input during the process. Each phase in the work program has included at least one major public meeting where information was presented and agreement reached prior to proceeding to the next phase. Phase I of the study included several important citizen participation components. Local residents and businesspersons were an important source of information, and they played a key role in identifying issues, needs, priorities and opportunities within the Boulevard area. An effort was made to reach as many people as possible at the outset of the study to obtain ideas and perceptions regarding Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 6 L conditions of the Brooklyn Boulevard Area. This information is highlighted below: Visual Survey The purpose of the visual survey is to determine what components in the built environment contribute to both a positive and negative image. Survey participants were shown 80 slides of poor and high quality urban, suburban, recreational, residential and commercial developments. Many of the slides were environs within Brooklyn Center. Each participant was asked to rate their impression of the slide on a -3 to + 3 scale. The results were used to determine a consensus about Brooklyn Boulevard's visual landscape and what components should be included in future redevelopment efforts. The images that generally rated high had trees and landscaping, interesting architecture, were well maintained and were of a pedestrian scale. The negatively rated images were not well maintained, had no landscaping, were stark and barren, and showed components of repetitive strip development: competing signs, vast parking lots, utility wires etc. The visual survey clearly pointed out that the workshop participants did not want Brooklyn Boulevard to become a typical commercial strip area. Figures 3 and 4, Most Favored Images and Least Favored Images, show the top 5 and bottom 5 rated slides. Major Issues Also at the workshop, the participants were asked to list the 5 most important issues facing the Boulevard to be addressed in the study. Below is a list of the top five responses with the number of responses in parentheses. Need to improve overall appearance (17) Need for practical land use to attract developers & dollars and protect community interests (9) Need for streetscape beautification and burying of utilities (9) Need to determine impact of decreasing setbacks (6) Need to create a distinct visual identity YO This list suggests that design and appearance is the most important issue facing the Boulevard according to the workshop participants. The proper mix and scale of commercial land use was also an important issue. A major challenge facing Brooklyn Boulevard is the multiple transportation roles that it is expected to play. The Boulevard must be able to move traffic efficiently through the community to points beyond. This attribute is referred to as the degree of mobility that a corridor exhibits by traffic engineers. The attributes of high mobility, phased intersections, channelized traffic flow, and minimum mid -block disruptions run counter to the other expectations of the Boulevard; that of a local business corridor that requires customer access to be successful. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study i 4. Marquette Bank • landscaping • arched roof • building setback • attractive sign = • no utility wires S. 85th Street — — - • common setbacks_ j flowers = = = • landscaped parkway • sense of community FIGURE 3 (cont'd) Most Favored Images Least Favored Images - - 1. St. Cloud Division Street _ V w • no curbs • sign clutter • random setbacks _ • utility wires • no trees 2. Hardware Hank • not well maintained • no landscaping_ at" TY flq@IE 3. University Avenue • poor snow removal _� -- , FIGURE 4 Least Favored Images 4. 69th and Brooklyn Boulevard • quonset but • too many signs a _ _ 5. 69th Avenue • older strip development A 1111111 mom FIGURE 4 (cont'd) Least Favored Images Most Favored Images Y. Victory Memorial Drive t • tree lined streets • landscaped median 2 2. Aspen Colorado Park - • falling water, trees • no concrete -- • pedestrian scale * peaceful 3. Earl Brown Farm • water feature • well maintained • traditional forms • proud so i s ■ r� t FIGURE 3 Most Favored Images Page 11 The resolution of the mobility versus access requirement is a major focus of this study. As a major regional arterial, mobility will be given a priority over access by the regional transportation planners. It is incumbent on the City of Brooklyn Center to advocate responsible access at strategic points to ensure the economic vitality of the corridor. It is also incumbent on the local property owners to cooperate in planning a combined access system that minimizes the impact on traffic flow. The City also faces a major decision in terms of the manner in which it participates in the redevelopment process. Redevelopment is the key word. Brooklyn Center is no longer an outer ring growth community being developed for the first time. Instead, it is facing challenges to redevelop and preserve a community that is competing with new outlying communities such as Maple Grove. The City's redevelopment effort should focus on leveling the playing field to the extent possible in competing for new commercial development. This can be accomplished in primarily three areas: i 1) Administer Codes and Ordinances that protect existing interests while being flexible enough to accommodate new developments; 2) Use City powers of eminent domain if necessary to assemble land to facilitate contemporary planned developments that meet the City's economic development and urban design criteria; and 3) Using economic development tools such as tax increment financing to make the price of land in Brooklyn Center more attractive when competing with outlying development. The final expectation deals with the appearance of the physical environment. Brooklyn Center was laid out under post war suburban planning principles. The primary emphasis was on an auto oriented community were little pedestrian movement occurred. Many older and newly planned communities have been recognized for their attractive, pedestrian oriented commercial districts. The challenge in Brooklyn Center is to incorporate the attributes of neotraditional town planning in specific redevelopment areas along the Boulevard. The major difference will be encouraging a connection with the adjoining residential neighborhoods so that walking to these districts will be an option. While the relative percentage of pedestrian versus automobile traffic to the areas will be low, the impact of designing to accommodate pedestrians will be the single most dramatic change to Brooklyn Boulevard. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study .: ct -6�Y �'• . � c o v •� f w Page 12 t II. FRAMEWORK PLAN This section describes the goals and policies for the Boulevard, the principles and standards for development and then describes a concept for the Boulevard applying the goals, policies, principles and standards. The goals and policies state the community's values and expectations for the Boulevard. Goals are established for the Boulevard under the broad headings of Economic Development /Land Use, Residential Neighborhoods, Traffic, Parking, and Design and Appearance. For each goal there are a number of objectives that state the strategies to reach the goal. The goals and objectives presented are based on a series of discussion sessions with the City and reflect the consensus of the task force on the future of Brooklyn Boulevard. They indicate many directions and aspirations that cannot be shown on plan maps, and are a key part of the Boulevard redevelopment study. The principle and standards section provides a series of basic planning and urban design guidelines to be used for improving the built environment of Brooklyn Boulevard. Their objective is to go beyond what is required by the standards presented in the City's zoning ordinance. The Boulevard concept section actually applies the stated goals and objectives and principles and standards to Brooklyn Boulevard. It records key features and resources of the Boulevard and identifies concerns and opportunities to be addressed in the final Boulevard redevelopment plan. Combined with the goals and objectives and the principles and standards, this framework plan begins to ' physically relate those elements into a comprehensive vision for the future. Goals and Objectives To be effective, the Brooklyn Boulevard Study must respond to the special needs, values, and desires of local businesses and residents. Goals and objectives help provide this specialized guidance. In essence, these transform collective community values into operational statements which can be used as guidelines for the planning program. Goals and objectives each have a distinct and different purpose in the planning process: ' -Goals describe desired end situations toward which planning efforts should be directed. They are broad and long -range. They represent an end to be sought, although they may never actually be fully attained. - Objectives describe more specific purposes which should be sought in order to advance toward the overall goals. They provide more precise and measurable guidelines for planning action. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 13 ' Economic Development/ Goal Land Use An attractive and convenient commercial environment which provides adequate sites for a range of business activities and related parking, and which is compatible with and supportive of adjacent neighborhoods both behind and along the corridor. Objectives 1. Maintain Brooklyn Boulevard as a mixed -use commercial corridor accommodating a wide range of retail, commercial, service and residential functions. 2. Maintain as a site for office activities. 3. Promote functional groupings of businesses along the street so that similar and supporting uses are located in close proximity. 4. Strengthen commercial uses by undertaking needed traffic, parking and environmental improvements within the corridor. 5. Provide for the expansion needs of individual businesses to the extent that these can be adequately accommodated within the corridor. 6. Promote programs to encourage the improvement of buildings in need of repair. 7. Initiate more regular preventive maintenance of properties. 8. Optimize the reuse of vacant commercial buildings and remaining vacant land along Brooklyn Boulevard. ' 9. Promote redevelopment of selected areas and parcels within the corridor. 10. Improve selected areas along Brooklyn Boulevard for pedestrian ' shopping. 11. Identify opportunities for marketing and merchandising improvements. ' 12. Promote more active and direct cooperation between the public and private sectors in undertaking area improvements. 13. Define the City of Brooklyn Center's role in the economic development process as it applies to Brooklyn Boulevard. ' Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study 1 Page 14 14. Encourage the major upgrading of Brookdale Center. ' Residential Neighborhoods Goal A residential living environment which is protected from the adverse impacts of nearby commercial activities and heavy traffic, but which also benefits from the close proximity to goods and services along the street. Objectives 1. Buffer existing adjacent residential neighborhoods and designated residential areas on the Boulevard from the encroachment of new ' commercial development. 2. Minimize the impact of commercial activities on adjacent neighborhoods. 3. Minimize the use of local residential streets by commercial area traffic and through- traffic. 4. Minimize the spillover of commercial parking in adjacent neighborhoods. 5. Upgrade screening and buffering between commercial and residential areas. 6. Identi fY opportunities ortunities for strengthening the supportive relationship between commercial and residential areas. ' 7. Promote dialogue between business and neighborhood residents to address and solve common problems. Traffic Goal A safe and effective traffic circulations stem which adequately accommodates the Y �l Y different types of traffic movement utilizing Brooklyn Boulevard, and enhances and supports adjacent commercial properties and adjoining neighborhoods. Objectives ' L Improve the overall efficiency of traffic flow along Brooklyn Boulevard, especially during peak hours. ' 2. Reduce localized congestion within the corridor, particularly at key intersections along Brooklyn Boulevard. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study ' Page 15 3. Minimize conflicts between different types of movement within the corridor. 4. Improve safe access to commercial properties within the corridor by introducing shared access and traffic easements, thus reducing many access points to individual parcels. 5. Encourage alternative movement systems which would decrease the dependence on private autos within the corridor, including pedestrian facilities, park and rides, busses, bicycle facilities, and public transit. 6. Minimize through- traffic on residential streets. 7. Encourage alternate traffic routes such as Zane - 94 to reduce through traffic. Parking Goal A system of parking facilities located, designed and regulated to adequately serve, the needs of commercial uses within the corridor. Objectives 1. Improve the efficiency of the existing parking system by combining, ' consolidating and redesigning small existing lots within the area. 2. Improve access to parking lots and minimize conflicts between parking maneuvers and traffic movement along Brooklyn Boulevard.' 3. Develop new techniques for better identifying and directing motorists to parking areas. 4. Encourage the joint use of parking facilities within the corridor. 5. Improve the overall appearance and level of maintenance of parking lots within the area and reduce parking in front of buildings to improve visibility. 6. Reduce parking requirements when pedestrian, bicycle, and transit traffic can be predicted. Design and Appearance Goal A strong and positive overall image and appearance which reinforces and supports Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 16 ' commercial activities along Brooklyn Boulevard, and enhances adjoining residential neighborhoods. Objectives 1. Develop techniques for improving the overall appearance of the corridor, including new landscaping and accent lighting, improved signage, pedestrian facilities, and building maintenance. 2. Develop guidelines for signs, awnings, canopies, and other features which could help visually unify Brooklyn Boulevard and special areas along the street. 3. Improve the overall level of "housekeeping" within the corridor, including routine building maintenance, repair of parking areas, upkeep ' of landscaping, and regular clean-ups. 4. Repair right -of -way features in poor condition, including sidewalks, street surfaces, curbs, . ramps, and access drives in conformance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA). 5. Strengthen the connection and improve the appearance of the Brookdale Mall frontage on the Boulevard. 6. Improve the condition and appearance of the rear portions of commercial properties. 7: Improve snow removal along sidewalks, bus stops and other pedestrian facilities. Principles and Standards This section presents basic planning and urban design principles and standards for improving the built environment of Brooklyn Boulevard. These principles are intended to supplement the City's Zoning Ordinance. They go beyond what is required in the ordinance in the sense that their objective is to create a better physical environment. This environment was best described in the visual preference survey exercise described earlier. In that exercise there was broad consensus over the type of physical environment that the community preferred and would like to see achieved along Brooklyn Boulevard. ' It is our belief that the application of the following principles, in conjunction with the zoning ordinance, will create a setting that reflects many of the desirable qualities in the survey. These principles should be applied during the site planning and architectural design phase of every single parcel, multi- parcel or large scale planned development project. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 17 l = 1. Brooklyn Boulevard Character Brooklyn Boulevard has a distinct character that should be reflected in future development. The Boulevard is a mayor roadway where development pattern broadens at several major intersections then narrows in between, creating a distinction between denser corner nodes and a I more residential scale connection. This changing character and scale should be maintained and not allowed to become a continuous, nondescript suburban strip. r 2. Hierarchy There are two kinds of hierarchy that need to be considered along the Boulevard. One is the size of the buildings in relation to their location on the Boulevard. The other is the relative significance of the architectural elements which make up the buildings - so we know for instance the location of the entrance, the use of the building etc. Larger, taller buildings should be located near the major intersections. Smaller buildings should be located along the connecting links. A well designed building informs the user and directs them onto the site and through the building and emphasizes the points that are public and private. There is a distinction between the front and the back, office and retail. ' 3. Scale Scale is the measure of the built environment as it relates to people. Brooklyn Boulevard has evolved from a County Road to a major suburban arterial. However, vestiges of residential scale, one and two story structures with pitched roofs, still create the dominant character of the Boulevard. Most of these structures are no longer used as residences, but their scale continues as is reflected in new construction as well. 4. Visual Harmony Visual harmony is the result of individual development fitting together well next to each other along the Boulevard. There is a tendency for buildings not to recognize their neighbors. Developments should attempt to compliment each other through the use of similar building forms, proportions, materials, landscaping, etc. Visual harmony can also be enhanced through the design of civic architecture. Bus stops, district monuments, parking structures and landscaping can create a unifying theme and appearance if applied Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study ' Page 18 throughout the length of the Boulevard. 5. Enclosure and Connection In order for pedestrians to feel comfortable and safe along Brooklyn Boulevard, the buildings and landscaped environment needs to provide a sense of enclosure and connection along the Boulevard and back into the adjoining neighborhoods. Walking across wide open wind swept parking lots and dodging cars will quickly discourage the pedestrian use of the corridor. Buildings which are placed near bus stops, safe, well -lit sidewalks, screened by buildings and landscaping and continuous well -lit paths connecting the adjoining neighborhoods to commercial areas will create modest pedestrian traffic as well as vastly improving the appearance of the corridor. 6. Landscaping Landscaping is perhaps the most reasonable and cost effective means of achieving the visual continuity along the Boulevard. The use of parking and median trees, shrub and hedge screens and seasonal displays of flowers and ornamental trees will connect divided buildings and parking lots into a unified environment. Landscaping that will thrive in this setting should be used to make better transitions between automobiles, pedestrians and adjoining land uses. Landscaping will also define the connections between parcels and uses. 7. Building Material The wide range of building materials in use today make it difficult to achieve any visual continuity. The availability of materials nation wide and the distinctive color and material combination of national franchises make it difficult to distinguish Brooklyn Center from Anywhere U.S.A. To develop some sense of local identity, the community should develop a local inventory of building materials that says "this is Brooklyn Center". Architects and developers should be encouraged to incorporate these materials into their projects. 8. Signs and Lighting ' There is a tendency to design str eet lighting and advertising only for automobile traffic. High mast lights, competing, illuminated franchise logos and a lack of smaller scale pedestrian and directional signage do not result in an environment that is conducive to pedestrian use beyond Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 19 walking through a parking lot. In fact, this actually is declining as more and more businesses adopt drive through functions which eliminate the need to leave the car. A modest reduction of the intensity of commercial signage plus the introduction of signage that communicates at a pedestrian scale will calm some of the visual chaos along the Boulevard. The placement and necessity of traffic directional signage needs to be monitored by the City and the County. There is a tendency to oversign and not always consider the impact of sign locations on other Boulevard activities. 9. Community Involvement The community can be an effective participant in improving the physical environment along the Boulevard. Merchants and residents can identify problems and desirable solutions. This can be useful, not only for Boulevard wide planning studies but also individual parcel or development projects as well. Boulevard Concept The Framework Plan begins to layer the findings of the analysis phase, design objectives, and design principles in a manner that evolves into the key parameters or concept that will shape redevelopment of the Boulevard. This framework plan was derived by overlaying information gathered through assessment of previously prepared studies, analysis of existing land use and circulation patterns, discussions with City Staff, and input from the -community Vision Workshop held in August of 1992. The goals and objectives and the design principles discussed earlier also influenced the evolution of the framework plan. The key elements of the framework plan are illustrated in Figure* 5, Framework Plan and are summarized below. Framework Elements Pedestrian Pockets. One of the primary goals of this framework is to create an attractive and convenient commercial environment that is compatible and supportive of the adjacent neighborhoods. Another objective of the Task Force was to ensure Brooklyn Boulevard does not development into a three- and -a -half mile long commercial strip. This framework plan recommends concentrating commercial uses, establishing pedestrian pockets around the three primary commercial nodes at 69th, 63rd and 58th Avenues. Pedestrian Pockets may be defined as a concept in which housing, commercial uses, parks, and municipal services are built within walking distance ' Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Y %6�1'5�.._•:��_. Ave UP?, Bass Lahe��•�_ IN L _ ro Y Lebend O ff SlIvetseve Treatment '> �' Pedestrian Pockets Gateway Potential Redevelopment J District Gateway Continue Boulevard Treatment E1 5 Min. Walk 4 Potential Park & Ride © Bus Plazas 1 Framework Plan r of It ('enter nwkhn Brooklyn Boulevard St udy FIGURE 5 Page 21 of one another and placed along major transit corridors. This is done to decrease the reliance on automobiles and to foster a sense of community. Currently within each of the three pedestrian pockets there are parks, single and multi- family residences, commercial and institutional uses. Five Minute Walk. A five minute walk is typically the average distance people will walk for goods or services before resorting to an automobile. The area that is within a five minute walk of the core of the pedestrian pockets has been delineated on the plan. The five minute walk also defines areas for commercial redevelopment, residential and commercial uses, streetscape and transit facilities. Potential Redevelopment. In order to concentrate development within each of the nodes, underutilized parcels have been defined that could be redeveloped into more intense commercial uses. At 69th Avenue, the old Phillips 66 site and adjacent parcels could be consolidated and redeveloped into a larger auto service/retail office facility. The same is true of the potential redevelopment sites defined at 69th Avenue and at 63rd Avenue. Brookdale Mall is an internally oriented Regional Center that is physically isolated from the surrounding community. Opportunities exist to create stronger linkages to the community both physically and culturally. Stronger, pedestrian friendly connections could be made to the neighborhoods east of the Boulevard by infilling with more concentrated commercial uses and extending the mall eastward. Culturally the Mall could incorporate more entertainment facilities for use after typical shopping hours. A _performing arts complex, theaters, or farmers market or other entertainment facilities could be incorporated to .make the center into a focus of the community. Shingle Creek could also be expanded to the east of the Mall to create ;a strong water feature around which a festival plaza and farmers market could be designed. Streetscape T7r�atment. The term streetscape treatment in regard to Brooklyn Boulevard refers to the use of architecture and landscape elements to create a unifying design theme, identity, and sense of enclosure throughout the corridor and also to create more comfortable and safe pedestrian linkages. Streetscape elements typically include low decorative street lighting, street trees and other plant materials, decorative signage, benches and other street furniture and artwork. The framework plan recommends a hierarchy of streetscape treatments from a modest use of decorative lighting and Boulevard trees on residential streets to a more intense use of lighting, trees, and street furniture and decorative paving at the commercial nodes. Pedestrian gathering area such as plazas and bus stops should also be incorporated in the commercial areas. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopnent Study Page 22 Buildings fronting on Brooklyn Boulevard should be built along a specific line to shape a strong edge and sense of enclosure to the corridor and to avoid the shapeless environment typical of most suburban strips Building material, signage and height design guidelines should be created that reinforce the residential character of the corridor. rj The once grand Boulevard character of the Highway 100 and 58th Avenue ■ segment of the Boulevard should be recaptured and reinforced throughout the Boulevard by replanting trees in the medians and on both sides of the street. Strong, closely spaced decorative lights and a continuous parking lot landscaped screen should be incorporated. The treatment of the rest of the Boulevard should be cohesive and intensive at the nodes. The Boulevard streetscape treatment should be coordinated with the neighboring cities of Brooklyn Park to the north and Robbinsdale to the south. Gateways. Both the intersections of Brooklyn Boulevard with 1 -694 and Highway 100 are major entries onto the Boulevard and into the City of Brooklyn Center. These entry points create the first impression of the City and should be treated as gateways to a unique and special place. Simple landscape treatments with trees, shrubs, and sculptured retaining walls could be incorporated to distinguished these interchanges from others and to announce ones entry into Brooklyn Center. Distrid Gateways. Each of the three nodes or districts has a unique character. At the entries to these nodes a district gateway treatment . is recommended. The treatment could include entry monuments similar to those suggested at the City gateways or uniquely designed sculptured pieces that capture the spirit of each district. Bus Plazas. Long term planning for Brooklyn Boulevard should include provisions for a convenient, safe, and efficient transit system to link all parts of the Boulevard with the neighboring communities, Brookdale Mall, and Minneapolis.. Uniquely designed, safe bus shelters should be incorporated along the Boulevard to encourage the use of the bus system. The bus shelters should be designed to tie into the theme of the streetscape to provide a strong unifying architectural form unique to Brooklyn Center. The treatment around the shelters should include street furniture, decorative lighting and paving to create a safe, inviting pedestrian environment linked to the overall theme of the corridor. MTC Park and Ride and Transit Hub Facilities. The MTC is planning a Park and Ride facility at the southwest quadrant of 1 -694 and Brooklyn Boulevard, as well as a regional transfer hub at the Brookdale Mall: Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 23 The Park and Ride facilities should incorporate elements of MTC's identity and also tie into the architectural theme of the Boulevard landscape. The transit hub at Brookdale provides an opportunity to create a stronger connection between the regional center and the community, as well as creating a multi - dimensional facility. Figure 6, Corridor Utilization Concept, illustrates the relationship of public ROW improvements with adjoining land use and development. Right -of -way will be described in Section III. Land Use will be Described in Section IV. The dot points below the diagramtic cross section represents the design improvements and codes and ordinances that will be required to make this relationship work. ROW I ROW or Setback <-- Build to Line Nod or Abutting 1 I MOBRM j ACCESS ( DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL -median Landscape - Carriage Walk •setnack -Prow neighbor & Lighting . eBus Stop WAR hoods from abutting deft dt Rigid Turn 41ees -Paddng commercial but •Thm Lanes -Access Drive -service allow & encourage - Ctvsswalks parallel Parking d'atcel Size pedestrian access to tiStreetscape ~Sidewalk `Landscaping neighborhood retail •Lighting -screwing & institutions *Awning •Neighborhood Facade Access -Building Height *Building Materials •Sitnage -Design Review ..Design Guidelines -Hams of Opera- tion FIGURE 6 Corridor Utiization Concept Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study � 1 f Public Right of Way Improvements P �` P ■ ii ■1 1 1 t1 /ia 1 1 ` / / t 1 1 1 1 1 1 111 11 1 1�1 :1 r p ��s • �_ .� � nw ww - _. yk'F r �� L'— �_ � ~ �t r �� � w'�,.a•,� cT�-� _r,�'� c ma um ML MA WOO PRO Si I � � � ' n � I a■..canw eta r c _ = = ��� � ��tlP ��" / � :�,�,y - u' CAS► a � PP' c � iii" �� ���II � l;i;. /r ✓, ', I in Page 25 Existing Conditions Brooklyn Boulevard is classified as a minor arterial that has long served as a major north -south street connecting Minneapolis with the suburban communities north and west of the City. With the upgrading of Highway 52 and Highway 169, its importance has somewhat been downgraded. Brooklyn Boulevard is a four -lane roadway intended to serve all types of vehicle mobility between areas and other arterials. Major east-west streets intersecting Brooklyn Boulevard have been classified as either minor arterial, collector, intermediate arterial or principal arterial. 63rd and 69th Avenues are classified collector while 58th Avenue is classified as a minor arterial. Highway 100 is classified as a intermediate arterial and Interstate 694 as a principal arterial. All other streets that cross Brooklyn Boulevard are local streets and are intended to. serve vehicle trips generated by abutting land uses. Traffic Congestion Brooklyn Boulevard is experiencing an increase in traffic congestion all along the corridor. Projected Average Daily Traffic (ADT) at selected points along the Boulevard show increases nearing 100 percent by the year 2010. Compounding this problem is the tight parcelization of the Boulevard, resulting in a large number of turning movements into curb cuts for individual businesses and residences. r major congestion problems at Brooklyn Boulevard's major cross There are also con g p yn or J streets. These include 58th Avenue, 63rd Avenue and 69th Avenue. Other problem intersections include the interchanges at Highway. 100 and Interstate 694. Vehicles with the need to turn left are the cause of most -the- traffic- wngestieh problems along Brooklyn Boulevard. Other sources of congestion include the lack of a west bound interchange for traffic on Highway 100 onto interstate 94 thus directing more traffic on Brooklyn Boulevard. The large amount of commercial activity all along the Boulevard from Minneapolis to' Brooklyn Park also contributes to the Brooklyn Boulevards traffic congestion. The feasibility of a new' interchange to the west of Brooklyn Boulevard at the intersection of Interstate 94 and Zane Avenue is being studied. Whatever the, outcome of that study, alternate routes through and around Brooklyn Boulevard should be integrated into the current traffic plan. If this interchange is constructed, congestion may be somewhat relieved on Brooklyn Boulevard. Any improvements made to Brooklyn Boulevard must attempt to alleviate the traffic congestion problems while at the same time recognize that it is a center for commercial activity. The design of roadway improvements must not only address traffic movement issues but also aesthetic and pedestrian safety issues associated Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study I Page 26 with this "Main Street" of Brooklyn Center. Trani MTC buses serve Brookl yn Boulevard. The buses run down the corridor and link the Boulevard with downtown Minneapolis. Most of the 'bus stops consist of a bench with only a few stops providing a shelter. There are few transit routes that serve the Brookdale Mall, a destination for many transit riders. To alleviate this situation, the MTC is planning zones of either a Park and Ride facility at the SW quadrant of I- 694/94 and the Boulevard and /or a transit hub at Brookdale Center. Long term planning for Brooklyn Boulevard should incorporate provisions for a convenient, safe, and efficient transit system linking all parts of the Boulevard with neighboring communities, Brookdale, and Minneapolis. The City should continue to work with the MTC and other local transit organizations to better utilize the corridor for transit delivery. Pedestrian Brooklyn Boulevard is not a pedestrian friendly environment. There are few sidewalks that provide an appealing, safe linkage from residential to commercial areas. This is particularly true at Brookdale and the areas between the major commercial nodes. In many areas the suburban style of commercial development has created a wall between the commercial areas and the residential neighborhoods behind, forcing pedestrians to walk around the service areas and parking lots to enter buildings. This is especially detrimental for the growing elderly population who live in the area and cannot drive, relying on alternate fortes of transportation. An example of this situation is in the area around the Brookdale Mall. The area across Brooklyn Boulevard from the mall is predominately a residential area. However, there is virtually no way in which a pedestrian can cross the Boulevard to reach the mall. One either has to walk blocks out of their way or drive the quarter -mile distance. There are many potential pedestrians within a five- minute walk from commercial establishments on Brooklyn Boulevard. Any alterations made to the Boulevard need to take into account the needs of the pedestrian. If safe, comfortable human scale linkages are formed between the neighborhoods and. the commercial areas, bus stops, parks and schools, more people would be encouraged to walk rather than drive. This will assist in reducing congestion on the Boulevard. Image Analysis The built environment is composed of many significant elements including, buildings, parking lots, landscaping, signs, and open spaces. It is the composition Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study 1 i 1• i 1 ► 1 ► 1 ► 1' ! 1 ►• 1' 1 1' A l Wes! ° i r is Pink r EZ � { � f jj' , °� PE�3 °�,'► o 0 011i/1 T:7�'. A VI' 17 0 g ter+ r� � NWINUNI r ° •: ' t1 H°wsen+� ru i • � . � i 1 � J i _ -rr.as a �ti � � I r r � _� - 'I ti Page 28 Entries to the City. The freeway interchanges on the Boulevard are entries into the City of Brooklyn Center. The interchange of Highway 100 is of generic freeway character. However, immediately off the interchange one is led to the remnants of a Grand Boulevard between Highway 100 and 58th Avenue. This area is characterized by a wide right -of -way and generous grass medians. Remnants of the old elm overstory trees still remain on the south side of the Boulevard. The wide boulevard, high traffic volumes, and parking lots create a barrier between the residents to west and the regional commercial district to the east. As an entry to the City, this segment could be greatly enhanced by replanting street trees, screening parking lots, and implementing a cohesive system of streetscape amenities. The 1 -694 interchange is both an entry,to the City and a barrier to pedestrians and development between the north and south sides of the freeway. Traveling south on the Boulevard there is no discernible difference between Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center. The area is characterized by separate commercial developments, predominately automobile oriented businesses, and residential uses. Main Street. North of 58th Avenue the character of the street changes from the Grand Boulevard. and regional commercial strip to a smaller residential scale mixed use area. Throughout this segment it becomes apparent that Brooklyn Boulevard is the organizing north to south spine and focus of Brooklyn Center. The portion north of 58th Avenue is characterized by small lot development such as fast food restaurants and gas stations with occasional residences fronting on the Boulevard. The node at 63rd Avenue is community scale commercial such as the Boulevard Center and a Municipal Liquor Store. The Country Store and Builders Square at the northeast corner of the intersection is more regional in character and feels out of scale to the neighboring development. North of the I-694 interchanges automobile dealerships and services are the dominant character. Linkages. Both Bass Lake Road and 69th Avenue are designed as parkways and form a loop to the east with Shingle Creek Parkway. Both these parkways connect with Brooklyn Boulevard and provide linkages to the Civic Center and park areas to the east. Future Considerations The Engineering firm of Strgar Roscoe Fausch is conducting a traffic study of Brooklyn Boulevard for the City of Brooklyn Park and Hennepin County. This plan should be revisited and these and future traffic strategies should be revaluated and integrated into the spirit of the Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 29 Recommendations Figure 9, South Entry on Brooklyn Boulevard, illustrates the recommended right -of -way mobility strategies proposed for Brooklyn Boulevard. Below is a description of these ROW strategies: i a f �/a V i C F ' 1 _South Entry on Brooklyn Boulevard FIGURE 9 Mobili Median Landscaping & Lighting. Where future or existing medians occur on the Boulevard, decorative lighting and ornamental flowering trees should be incorporated. These elements will assist in creating a unique, unified image and pedestrian scale to the Boulevard. Left & Right 7Wrn Lames. To improve the traffic flow, left and right turning lanes should be provided throughout the Boulevard. This feature is critical at the busier intersections such as Interstate 94, 69th Avenue, 63rd Avenue and 58th Avenue. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 30 Crosswalks. Crosswalks should be delineated at busy intersections and at locations of bus stops to give pedestrians a safe area to cross Brooklyn Boulevard. Presently the Boulevard is too wide in some areas, such as at 58th Avenue for pedestrians to cross safely. Medians can also provide a safety island for pedestrians. Streetscape. To unify the Boulevard and provide a common design theme, streetscape elements should be incorporated throughout the Boulevard. Such elements could include common signage, lighting, paving treatments, street furniture, landscaping and art work. Access Bus Plazas. Bus stops can be designed to be an architecturally unique and unifying element throughout the corridor. The landscape around bus stops should be designed to tie into streetscape elements and to provide space for safety and comfort. Bus stops should be strategically placed to allow transit users maximum use of the business and services along the Boulevard. The Bus Shelters should be of a common design to provide a theme throughout the corridor. See Figure 10, 7jpical Bus Stop with Shelter. Carriage Walk. A carriage walk is typically a narrow sidewalk immediately on the side of the roadway that provides a buffer and walking area between the Boulevard and the access drive. The parkway may have landscaping, lighting, street furniture, and decorative paving. Carriage walks could be located in the most intense commercial areas at 69th, 63rd and 58th Avenues. See Figure 11, 69th Avenue Building, Parking Lot and Streetscape Improvements. .ID�1T11`IGfhtl NoNUwcNt � -.. � ica - Bua.Stop with -Shcha ohm M anumma MiAlAndwA - FIGUR 10 . Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study i Anse � I i rg WN Mm K i s Page 32 Trees. Trees should be an integral element of the Boulevard. Street trees can be located on either the carriage walk or sidewalk at a distance of about one every 50 feet. The perimeter and interiors of parking lots should also have trees and other landscaping elements. Access Drive. The access drive is a 20 foot roadway segment that provides access to the commercial buildings along the Boulevard. The drive would allow enough space for cars to have access to any commercial establishment and to provide parallel parking in front of the buildings. The drives would be located at the most intense commercial areas to minimize curb cuts and congestion on the Boulevard. Parallel Parking. Parallel parking is provided in front of the buildings within the access drives. Sidewalk. Sidewalks are provided between the access drive and the buildings along the Boulevard. Landscaping, street furniture, and other streetscape elements would be incorporated within the sidewalk area. Awnings. Awnings should be encouraged on buildings to provide for a common unifying theme, an element of change and human scale. to the architecture. Facade. Facade treatments should be of an architecturally similar design. High quality materials such as brick and stone masonry should be encouraged. The first level of retail and office buildings should. have a minimum of 30 percent devoted to windows and entry ways to encourage activity and visual interest. Main building entries should be articulated and face, or be clearly visible form the Boulevard. Building Height. Building height should not exceed three stories in most cases particularly when adjacent or abutting single family residences. Signage. Pylon signs should be discouraged throughout the Boulevard corridor. Wall sign and ground monument signs should be encouraged. Figure 13, Brooklyn Boulevard Sections illustrate the existing right -of -way corridor and setback treatments for two segments of Brooklyn Boulevard. The 69th Avenue section shows the existing Boulevard condition. At this segment of Brooklyn Boulevard, there is a 30 foot setback with no landscaping, sidewalk, and 88 foot four -lane roadway. Parking is provided on side within the 30 foot setback area. Alternate A illustrates how street trees and landscaping could be incorporated into the existing condition, while Alternate B demonstrates how access drives, parallel parking. street trees and decorative lighting could be incorporated. It should be noted that both alternates maintain the 88 foot four -lane roadway. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment study Page 33 Sidewalk J { {] :Parking ; N P W _ L 1 � SSft. R,O.W. 30ft. Setback EXISTING CONDITION - De tine Ligbu & Street 7yees Parking Huffer o � a L ft. R. 3OfL ALTERNATE A: CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS �'. 7ere -way Drive with {{#-- Decorative Lights. Street 7yees. & Parking Let Buffer Parallel Parking I r Parallel Parking Soft. RQ�W., � 4'.4 ALTERNATE & REDEVELOPMENT BROOKLYN BOULEVARD. 69th AVENUE SECTIONS- trr , J � /a \ G�� /� f gam ^ ' (:tarn Madiao Sidewalk Commareialtlw U.ar —d ftMft Lau Ark- WcA tsar ua ssn un ' tsar sere un EXWTM SoWswrd 7teas & Decorative - Parking Lot Beflue j I JAOU A Wdleas interior Parking Let landscaping .. 1I 1 SECTIONS PROPOSED BouLEtd%Rn rRHnrktHn I BROOKLYN BOULEVARD HIGHWAY 100 TO Sgtlt AVE. FIGURE 13 B Boulevard Redevelopment Stud rooklyn pm y Page 34 The Highway 100 to 58th Avenue section shows the existing conditions with a 200 foot right -of -way, unscreened parking lots, grass median, sidewalk, elm trees, and service drive for the west side residential area. The proposed Boulevard treatment illustrates how street trees, decorative lighting, and parking lot landscaping and v buffers can create a less hostile and stark pedestrian and vehicular environment. Regional Gateway Two regional gateways into Brooklyn Boulevard are proposed. They are located at the Interchange with Interstate 694194 and the Highway 100 Interchange. Sketches of the Gateway improvements can found on Figure 14, Interstate 94 Interchange, and Figure 15, Highway 100 Interchange. Nt� N4tA�KiNb �� 1NT�('Ct�hFC;� r ��� FIGURE 14 Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 35 t�K�N f OAFM WJ Wh I6 f s• ti .Y I ighwale 100 Interchange 1 IG V M 15 -T hey - common Gateways . announce the entry into an area or location. - _ . _y Y incorporate identifying elements such as: signage, lighting, landscaping, architecture and other elements that announce you are entering a unique location. ` The elements found in the gateway are then used throughout to provide a- common unifying theme. The treatments used in the two regional gateways for Brooklyn Boulevard include an entry monument at the intersection of the ingress lanes to Brooklyn Boulevard, landscaping and trees at the interchanges and sculptured retaining walls. The entry monument design and landscaping should be used throughout the Boulevard to provide a common design element to identify the three major districts or commercial nodes. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study 1 1 in 1 Land Use and Redevelopment Page 36 IV. LAND USE AND This section presents recommendations for land use and development within the DEVELOPMENT Brooklyn Boulevard corridor area. It includes an overview of existing conditions, the role of the City in future development, future redevelopment strategies for the Boulevard and recommended improvement projects. ' Existing Development Brooklyn Boulevard is home to a variety of different, and sometimes, conflicting, Pattern land uses. There are a number of single family residences and multi- family residences along the Boulevard as well as high intensity retail development, service and office uses. Brooklyn Boulevard first developed around 69th Avenue which was the site of a ' general store and post office. Single family residences developed primarily along the remainder of the corridor. Within the last 34 years, a variety of retail, office, service and multi - family residences have displaced some of the single family ' neighborhoods along the Boulevard. The result has been a Boulevard that has a residential character in some segments while others are dominated by retail, service, and office uses. Some segments are not clearly defined as they contain ' both residential and retail uses. Figure 16, Existing Land Use, describes the land use of each parcel and gives the actual name of each business. These land uses are described below. The segment north of Interstate 94 is dominated by a number of auto dealers and other automotive and neighborhood related commercial uses, some of which are in converted residential units. North of the auto dealers are a number of office buildings, an apartment complex and Willow Lane School: Residential fronts upon the west side of the Boulevard between 69th and 70th Avenue and behind most of ' the residential uses. These single family homes are provided no service drive with driveways accessing on the street directly. ' The segment south of Interstate 694/94 is predominately a residential area up to 63rd Avenue. Garden City School, Marlin Park and Brooklyn Park are also in this segment. A couple of the office uses located on the west side of the Boulevard are in converted residential units. The residential units in this segment have driveway access on -street directly. Regional, community and neighborhood commercial uses characterize this node. Uses range from a Builders Square and Country ' Store, which serve a broad population, to video shops and cleaners at the Boulevard Center serving the adjacent neighborhood. The segment between 63rd Avenue and 58th Avenue is a mixed area of single family residences, highway commercial, office, service and institutional uses. Clearly this area is in a state of flux and is still evolving. There are some large -scale retail uses such as the Boulevard Center and Brookdale Chrysler ' Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Uw.N. F.�.7• iwi M tw•• e•�tolryr fa R; 4te1y pw• 3- ' _ e .p w« w.ww a..aar (.• �' • , �'� �. a L. 1 �-- ......, "..,.,, LEGEND ,.. _ ,,,..,,, , ,_ ❑ SINGLE FAMILY RE-SID. MPLEX MULTI- FAMILY RLSID. OFFICL PROFE5SION.AL GENERAL COMMERCIAL ❑ PI BLIC:SF:MI- PUBLIC I%SI I IA I ZONAL P%RK • I\ INN SF, BI SIAESS Existing Land Use Brooklyn Boulevard St udy ' FIGURE 16 Page 38 i Plymouth as well as individual parcels with restaurants and gas stations. Office uses are also predominate in this segment, especially near 58th Avenue. The commercial uses are developing in a linear pattern and are diluting the residential areas. If left unchanged, this entire segment would most likely evolve into strip commercial from 63rd Avenue to large retail concentration at 58th Avenue. ' The segment between 58th Avenue and Highway 100 is characteri$tic of a split personality. On the east side of the Boulevard are high intensity retail uses such as the Brookdale Mall, Westbrook Mall, Toys R Us, and other retail uses. On the west side of the Boulevard are single family homes, Northport School and Northport Park. The single family residences are provided a service drive for access to the Boulevard. There are a couple of office buildings on the west side ' of the Boulevard as well. The segment south of Highway 100 is predominately a residential area with a ' landscaping operation just south of 100 the only commercial establishment. Brookdale Covenant Church and an apartment complex are the other uses in this segment. While commercial development is encouraged on Brooklyn Boulevard, in many cases this development is occurring in a linear pattern of independently developed automobile - oriented uses. When a linear pattern establishes itself throughout the ' corridor, some problems may arise that affects the land use, circulation and the ultimate image of the Boulevard. These problems have begun to occur and include: ■ Many curb cuts along the Boulevard creating constant left turns into and out of individual parcels. ' ■ Uncohesive, small parcel, generic franchise architecture. ■ Individual pylon signs competing for attention at each commercial development. ' ■ Negative impacts on abutting residential property values that are adjacent commercial uses. ' Zonin Figure 17, Zoning illustrates the zoning of the Brooklyn Boulevard corridor. C -2, ' commerce is predominate at three segments of the Boulevard: the Brookdale Mall area between Highway 100 and 58th Avenue, two areas north and south of 63rd Avenue and the area north of Interstate 694. There are also other parcels between 63rd and 58th Avenues. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study 1 1 I R3 i x N: 1 � 1 I ( . 1 as [1 ! 11 i .5 , t Rt X: ` • ' r x7 ' oI 4 Rc c R3 ( . w 1 lot N� RI �t 1 f)1 E nI pi II RI LEGEND t. 1 r RF'+ItIF'N<'F; c'oMMF:RCE I, IS dkl•q�u•Familr kt �idlua' [, -. t'I - •Seri it t ;OfficY w (' [_ -1 x2 •'C..n hrnub kevd. uir ('11- Sernirr'Oft1w R J �• ° i- !1Udlil.lc Fluuih Rl .idlntr t•2, (yimmrrcr RS (.' ki• mulliple F.tntih kc.idouc j u [ R5- midlipkFamilykeitltwe )NI)IIS'IBY Rq _ t►2 . - RS Rt1 • Muttipb• Flm"ih Rk •idctuv ED 11 • InduNrial Y.tr6 ■ R7. %Ldtiple F'antily IQ.id1 u- ■ 12 • (Iutcral lndu,tn 1 • t'I:mn'd Ihlit Ih.dnpmrnt ' 01 SPACE' OI - Public Op Spate Rt yen id ❑ ()2 - Public X I",- Building Sciback Infringemcnt Open Spac. R—rwd ' Zoning 1 3 'wi;n Brooklyn Boulevard St udy i „ FIGURE 17 Page 40 There are a variety of office districts scattered on both sides of the Boulevard between Highway 100 and Interstate 694 with the largest concentration north of 58th Avenue. There are several multi - family districts along the Boulevard as well. The largest such parcel is north of Highway 100, on the west side of Brooklyn Boulevard. There are also districts north of 63rd Avenue and near 70th Avenue. The rest of the Boulevard corridor is R -1, One Family Residence. This zoning ' reflects the once residential character of the Boulevard. ' Parcel Size At one time Brooklyn Boulevard was a predominately residential area with single family residences fronting along the Boulevard. Over the past 30 years, commercial development has displaced these residences, sometimes by buying a single parcel and developing it for a commercial use, and other times by ' combining parcels into a single larger parcel. Due to the former residential nature of the Boulevard, many of the parcels are small by today's commercial standards. 30 years ago a commercial establishment needed only a 15,000 to 25,000 square ' foot lot. Today, due to parking and other considerations, most commercial uses demand sites of up to an acre or more. This has caused problems along Brooklyn Boulevard as buildings are squeezed into small sites. Further north of 61st Avenue Brooklyn Boulevard angles toward the west, creating many triangle and other non - square parcels. Many of these parcels are difficult to develop and cause development inefficiencies for commercial, service and office ' uses. Transition to Single Family Neighborhoods ' As stated earlier, Brooklyn Boulevard had been a predominately residential area. Over the past 30 years commercial development has displaced many of the residences along the corridor, however, there are a few areas of residential homes along Brooklyn Boulevard. Due to the residential nature of the area, in many instances, the commercial that has developed is adjacent or abuts single family neighborhoods. There are few areas of where the residential neighborhoods are buffered from the commercial area through the use of higher density residential. The lack of transition between commercial and residential uses has caused conflicts due to the noise, odor, and lighting associated with commercial activity. Improved screening and use of landscaping will be needed to help mitigate against the lack of proper transitions. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 41 Maxfield Research Group Findings and Recommendations In June of 1991, Maxfield Research Group completed a study of Brooklyn Center's Commercial and Industrial Trends. What follows is a short recap of that study's findings and recommendations for retail on Brooklyn Boulevard. According to Maxfield, Brooklyn Boulevard provides the best location for new neighborhood strip center development. If sites were made available, developers would view the area favorably, given the high traffic and visibility along the street. Maxfield recommends that the City of Brooklyn Center should facilitate a long term plan for redevelopment of the less cohesive segments of Brooklyn Boulevard that would consolidate retail users and small business and neighborhood service establishments into strip centers or small neighborhood office buildings with shared parking and access. Single family homes on the Boulevard would have to be removed to allow for more commercial development. Maxfield also states that given Brookdale's established presence, there will be continued interest from national retailers in sites near Brookdale and in the nearby ' community centers. However, few parcels remain to be developed in this area. In order to encourage new development, the City may have to provide additional sites. ' This plan suggests some differences with Maxfield's findings. There is agreement the need for more development around the Brookdale Center and recommendations for that development is outlined elsewhere in this report. This plan disagrees, however, with the need to locate small and neighborhood commercial into strip centers along the entire Boulevard. This plan recommends that commercial activity be concentrated in the three commercial nodes at 69th, 63rd, and 58th Avenues. This plan also recommends that viable single family residential neighborhoods remain on the Boulevard in order to give definition between the three commercial nodes. ' Role of the City in Future The City should be involved in development that requires the assembly of larger Development parcels. The framework plan illustrates 7 potential sites that may be redevelopment targets. Candidates from North to South include: 1) East side of Brooklyn Boulevard at 69th Avenue. 1 2) West side of Brooklyn Boulevard at 69th Avenue. 3) East side of Brooklyn Boulevard at 63rd Avenue. 4) West side of Brooklyn Boulevard at 63rd Avenue. 5) East Side of Brooklyn Boulevard north of 62nd Avenue. 6) East side of Brooklyn Boulevard south of 62nd Avenue. 7) The area around the Brookdale Mall. ' Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study 1 Page 42 Appendix A summarizes the economic development tools which have been most recently used in Brooklny Center. Some of these may be available in the future. Brooklyn Center has and will continue to use the tools that are available for economic redevelopment. Future Redevelopment of Since Brooklyn Boulevard is predominately developed, redevelopment of existing the Boulevard parcel will be the primary economic development focus of the City. As mentioned above, the residential -style platting of the Boulevard is inconsistent with today's commercial site planning needs. When redevelopment does occur, the assembly and reconfiguration of the parcels will most likely be required. This section outlines various criteria to follow when examining redevelopment projects. Individual Parcels A number of development projects have been proposed for individual parcels along the Boulevard. The following criteria were developed for evaluating the extent to which these projects contribute to the goals for Brooklyn Boulevard. There are two initial criteria that a proposal must meet: (1) appropriate land use and zoning; and (2) safe and efficient movement and accommodation of automobile, truck, bus, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. If these are met, it is suggested that the following design and appearance related concerns also be factored into any evaluation of commercial development along the Boulevard. . 1. The development should contribute to the place that is or will be Brooklyn Boulevard. The proposed design should not be obtrusive and should fit in with its surroundings. 2. The PP development should appear rational from the street. Its form should P indicate where to go and what to expect. 3. The development should relate to a human scale and the scale of the surrounding buildings. 4. The development should relate to its neighbors in terms of its form and appearance. It should not be jarring, but rather complimentary. 5. The development should enclose and define its site as being separate from surrounding space and should provide a transition from Boulevard to place. 6. The development should utilize "local" building materials; ones that would be associated with Brooklyn Center. ' Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 43 7. The development should use appropriate signage to convey its presence on the Boulevard. 8. The lighting of the proposed development should be consistent with the Boulevard theme and not intrude on neighboring residential areas. 9. The surrounding community should feel that the proposed development contributes to the role, function and theme of that particular segment of Brooklyn Boulevard. Larger Parcels Five different potential development scenarios for the site at the NE corner of 69th Avenue and Brooklyn Boulevard were developed. The purpose of this exercise was to illustrate how development could occur given specific city ordinance provisions and economic development incentives. These could be applied to any of the other designated redevelopment areas at 69th and 63rd Avenues. Concept A illustrates the typical development pattern that has occurred along the Boulevard. The typical small one acre parcels attract businesses such as fast food restaurants, gas stations, small banks, and other similar businesses. This results in an abundance of architectural styles, competing signs, excessive curb cuts and eventually a non - descript generic commercial strip. Concept A could be developed under the current zoning ordinance. There is a question as to the appropriateness of the City being involved in the assembly of land for such a pattern of development. Concept B illustrates a typical suburban strip center. This development would require consolidating several parcels to . create a single lot large enough to accommodate the center. Developments of this type, with parking lots in front of the building create an environment that appears dominated by automobiles. and undistinguishable from other commercial strip centers. Buildings are typically setback from the street creating a void, shapeless, lifeless streetscape. Service areas usually face neighboring residents and isolate the retail uses from the very people they try to serve. This type lot development will continue to occur if the City does not adopt new design standards. Concept B could be developed under the current zoning ordinance. It does however present an enhanced landscape ordinance. The City would most likely need to assist in land assembly. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 44 Site Data she � .Or Station with Car Waeh .. Site Ma 7 Z .e. 9 % — — - - Building Am 2.720 et. 9% Puking 12 spa 62% OP - Spode .21 ac � 2996 Font Food Reataa` ant Site Ana 1.00 j6 1 -_ -. BaiWk�g Am 4.000 {,f. 9% % ,l Poking 55 spa= 73% Open Space .I8 u, 18% i Sits Am IM ae. I00% Bufift Area 11,000 e.t. 2096 - Puking 77 opaoee 64% OP- Spade .26 a. 16% � - - - Park She Ana .46 aa. 1216 - -- -- _Concept A: 69th Ave. Redevelopment FIGURE 18 (0 ell Site Data Sbe ; covente Site Area 3.8 ac. 10096 Rtfail , 32,360 s.f. 2096 open s p 178 spaoea 21% Open Sade .8 ac. 2196 F.A.R. .19 Concept B. 69th Ave. Redevelopment FIGURE 19 Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 45 Concept C This site plan has similar characteristics as Concept B, however, the building massing and parking lots have been reversed. The building is at a build to line and helps to shape the street corridor. However, the parking lot forms a barrier to pedestrians coming from the neighborhoods. Retailers will also complain about parking in the rear of the shopping center because it is difficult to monitor the front and back door. The City ordinance would need to be amended to require a "build to line" and provisions for the treatment of the facades. The City would most likely need to assist in land assembly. Site Data Site coverpge , Site Area 3.8 W. 10096 Retail 31,200 sl. 19% Packing 172 spaces 41% _ Open Space 1.5 ac. 40% _.19 Concept Q .69th Ave. Redevelopment FIGURE 20 Concept D Again, this site plan has similar densities as Concepts B and C, however this concept employs more contemporary site planning principles. The building massing is_ oriented to both the Boulevard and the neighborhood. A strong presence is established on the Boulevard as well. Parallel parking is in front of the shops for easy access. The parking areas are separated and diluted by the building mass creating a more humane environment rather than large open parking lots. Strong linkages are formed to both the neighborhood and Boulevard. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 46 Concept D would most likely be developed and negotiated through the City's Planned Development (PD) process where the siting and appearance issues could be resolved in accordance with the spirit of this Plan. The City would most likely need to assist in land assembly. Site Data site Coverage ' Site At s. 3.8 ac. 100% Retail 34,900 si. 21% Vailong 192 spaces 60% - - - Open Space .7 ac. 19% r.A.R. • .21 Concept D: 69th Ave. Redevelopment FIGURE 21 once t E The same site planning principles are applied in this Concept as were applied in Concept D. The density, however, is much greater in this scenario. Retail and service uses would occur on the first floor with office uses on the upper floors. Underground parking in addition to surface parking would be required. This scenario is. much more intensive than is typical of the development along Brooklyn Boulevard. A development of this type could take place when property values would warrant the expenditure for structured parking. Concept E represents a more significant Planned Development process which pursues higher density and reconsiders existing attitudes toward building height, bulk, and parking requirements. The City would have to assist in land assembly and perhaps in off setting costs such as structure parking. The City would designate a developer or issue requests for proposals accompanied with proforma and urban design guidelines. 1 Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 47 -F Site Data Sine ` Coverage �. Site Data 3.8 ac. 100% R&Aa 30,000 sS. 18% Office 61,200 s.f. 37% j �sddng 165 surface 43% ; 322 interior $pace .1 ac. 2% Concept E: 69th Ave. Redevelopment FIGURE 22 Brookdale Town Center The Pin' major upgrade of Brookdale Mall is the -most important economic J development impact on the Boulevard. Figure 23, Brooklyn Town Center illustrates how the Brookdale Mall could be redeveloped in order to transform it into a town center for the entire community. The idea behind this concept is to create a more pedestrian and community oriented place through the use of different land use and physical elements. Many of the physical elements have been discussed previously in this report: common streetscape, lighting, landscaping and design features. Land use changes include the addition of more community and festive land uses. These land uses could include but are not limited to: ■ MTC Bus Regional Transit Hub ■ Regional Performing Arts Facility ■ Public and Civic Buildings ■ Farmers Market ■ Town Square ■ Converting Shingle Creek into a recreational pond Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 48 fow 1OWW/ IV-" Mp "Mf IWO NNE o - P �i3R19(.� W-- 1tiJ 1fIAb t1Lv v Brtroklya'7bwn' Center FIGURE 23 The intent is to enhance Brookdale Mall with the introduction of pedestrian and community amenities that will compliment the regional retail aspect of the center. Brooklyn Center A major challenge throughout the study has been to find an area along Brooklyn Boulevard where the principles of traditional town development could be applied at a more extensive scale. These principles have been the basis for many of the recommendations along the corridor. However, most of the applications had to accommodate the traffic movement priorities of the Boulevard. It became evident that the location with the most potential to be developed as a town center is the area near 63rd Street. This location is within walking distance from surrounding neighborhoods, it enjoys exposure to the Boulevard traffic: Figure 24, Town Center at 63rd Avenue illustrates how these principles could be applied south of Builders Square between Brooklyn Boulevard and Beard Street. It includes several of the redevelopment parcels identified in the study. The concept for the town center would include: ■ establishing a pedestrian scale 300 x 300 foot grid utilizing the existing Brooklyn Center 300 x 600 foot grid pattern. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 49 ■ devoting one of the seven blocks to a town square. ■ incorporating a bust stop. ■ requiring buildings to be "built to" a designated line. ■ locating all parking behind buildings and requiring fewer parking spaces per square foot of development. ■ incorporate the existing Builders Square into the development without seriously impacting its parking. We recognize that this is currently a residential area. Particularly the three blocks between Chowen and Beard. However, signs of deterioration are creeping in from Brooklyn Boulevard. This concept may be longer term than the other recommendations in this study, although, it may represent an approach to stabilizing the area that has not been considered to date. f i Town Center at 63rd Street FIGURE 24 Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 50 Recommendations 1. The City hould focus Economic Development resources on larger parcel ty 1? g p (three acres or larger) planned unit developments. 2. The City should require smaller parcel development to meet the following performance standards. a. Setback requirement Non - residential development along the Boulevard should be built to a specified line to provide enclosure and a continuous public facade. b. Front or side door access to R.O.W. improvements All entrances shall be located such that they can be seen from the right -of -way. C. Easement Dedication. An easement should be required to permit access to ROW improvements. d. Connect parking circulation to adjoining parcels. Parking should be accessible from each parcel, internally, on the site through cross easements. e. Display windows on Brooklyn Boulevard - no blank walls. All new commercial developments shall have windows facing the Boulevard. f. Landscaping. One tree per 30 feet of site perimeter, including parking lots and one tree per eight parking spaces. g. Screening. Parking and storage facing adjoining neighborhood shall be screened with masonry walls or approved equal and landscaping. h. Building Materials. Building materials shall be of high quality (Brick or Stone Masonry) and approved by the City. i. Awnings. Awnings should be encourage, but not illuminated, and extend a minimum of four feet over sidewalk. i j. Neighborhood Access. Where appropriate for pedestrian use of commercial or institution facility, a pedestrian pathway connecting the commercial development with the adjacent residential neighborhood shall be provided eg. sidewalks. 3. Land use transitions Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 51 a. C2 special use such as gas stations, convenience stores, and fast food restaurants may abut R -1, R -2, R -3, R-4 and across street R.O.W. provided: ■ no vehicular traffic access ■ pedestrian access if appropriate ■ 8' brick wall with landscaping and lighting on 10' easement - trees 20' o.c. or equivalent - pedestrian (12 - 14 ft) - lighting 30" o.c. b. C2 special uses such as gas stations, convenience stores, and fast food restaurants may abut adjacent R -1, R -2, R -3, and R-4 provided: ■ 8' brick wall with landscaping on 10' easement - trees at 20' o.c. or equivalent - continuous shrubbery i 1 Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Implementation Page 52 V. IMPLEMENTATION The Brooklyn Boulevard Study establishes a basic framework for the future growth and revitalization of the Brooklyn Boulevard corridor. The study identifies two distinct arenas in which change to the corridor will come about. The first, being the public right -of -way and the role of Brooklyn Boulevard as a regional traffic arterial. The second being the changing pattern of contemporary land use development and its impact on both the Boulevard and the adjoining residential neighborhoods. The key to revitalization the Boulevard is for the City to move forward on both fronts: working to make their desires known to the Brooklyn Boulevard transportation planners and being a catalyst for development along the corridor. The next steps following this study include: ■ Adopt the Brooklyn Boulevard Study as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan The study lays out the basic goals, principles, and policies for the corridor and should replace the existing discussion found in the plan. ■ Revise the Zoning Ordinance The zoning ordinance should be revised to reflect the principles and policies of the study, including: a. Develop performance standards for Cl and C2 abutment to residential areas. b. Prepare landscape requirements and guidelines. C. Create an overlay sign ordinance for Brooklyn Boulevard Corridor. d. Review minimum lot size for Cl and C2 development. e. Rezone Brookdale Chrysler Plymouth as a conforming use: however, underlay neighborhood commercial as the future use for the site. f. Rezone existing uses in the designated redevelop areas as nonconforming uses. g. Review Boulevard parking requirements. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 53 ■ Continue Communication with Hennepin County Brooklyn Center should present its expectation for the future appearance and function of Brooklyn Boulevard to Hennepin County. The City's objective should be to receive a commitment from Hennepin County to incorporate the recommendations of this study in the County's Brooklyn Boulevard Capital Improvement Plan including: median, and parking development, landscaping, lighting, gateway development, and access provisions. ■ Initiate Communication with Brookdale Just as with Hennepin County, the City should initiate discussions with Brookdale regarding future plans for upgrading the Center and share with them the City's expectations of both the entire Boulevard and the Center itself as reflected in the Plan. ■ Continue Communication with the Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) The City should present its expectations for Brooklyn Boulevard to the MTC. Specifically, in terms of the location, design, and character of; a) bus stops along the Boulevard; b) the park and ride facility south of 694; and c) the future incorporation of transit at Brookdale Center. r ■ Proceed with Boulevard Development Projects. The City should proceed with detailed pro forma analysis of the recommended development sites to determine their ultimate configuration and phasing. More detailed urban design criteria should be prepared based on the principles established in this study as a prioritized development program is finalized. ■ Establish an Oversight Process The Brooklyn Boulevard Study Task Force's work concludes with this report. A mechanism to monitor the application and implementation of the principles and the framework plan should be established. Options include City Staff, the Planning Commission or City Council. Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study Page 54 ■ Promote the Vision for Brooklyn Boulevard Brooklyn Center has taken a proactive approach to the future of this corridor. If implemented it will be a model of what communities can do to evolve and remain vital. The expectations and vision of this plan should be communicated through print and video to whomever might be interested in visiting, living and /or doing business in Brooklyn Center. i Brooklyn Boulevard Redevelopment Study c.> k low we' LOCAL BANKS APPENDIX A Loans: Neighborhood as well as regional landing institutions are often willing to set up special rehabilitation and construction related loan programs. The bank may offer low- interest loans to encourage revitalization of the community. Clearly, the closer the bank is located to the community, the stranger its interest may be. MUNCIPAL SOURCES General Purpose Revenues Mundpal Bonds General Obligation Bonds Communities have a number of stnadard sources In many cases, communities are not able to generate GO bonds are secured by the general tax resources of revenue that can be applied to any corporate sufficient revenues locally to finance needed of the issuing municipality, with an unconditional purpose, such as corridor improvements, to benefit improvements in a given year. It is often necessary pledge by the unit of government to repay the the community. The largest of these revenues is to look to long -term borrowing. Many municipalities obligation. The municipality agrees to take such normally the general purpose property tax. Others sell bonds to finance major improvement projects. steps as may be necessary to raise money for debt may include state income tax rebates, public utility Bonds allow costs to be spread over a period of service, that in normal practice means levying taxes, retailers occupation tax, plus various fees, years and help ensure that no single group of additional property tax. fines, and other reciepts. residents will pay the complete cost for improve - ments that will be used by others in the future. Revenue Bonds Special Assessment Bonds Special Service Area Financing Obligations payable from revenues derived from Issued to finance improvements that are to be paid A taxing mechanism that can be used by munici- TOMi,cnarges, user fees, or rents paid by those for by special assessments against benefited properties. palities to finance soecial services, facilities, or who use the particular services or facilties. Rates Bond obligations are payable only from the special improvements for certian parts of geographic or charges are imposed upon the user in order to assessment receipts and are not backed by the jurisdictions. The technique involves th levying recover the costs of financing construction. municipality, and usually carry higher interest rates. of a tax on a particular area within a munici- Interest costs and madketibility will vary widely. pality so that improvements and /or services can be provided. Economic Development Revenue Bonds Tax Increment Fbnanchm Also known as Industrial Revnue Bonds, may be A technique or procedure that permits cities to authorized by local governments to induce the finance public front end capital costs in a redev- lending of private funds to construct, expand or lopment Project by pledging the anticipated equip buildings for use by private concerns. increase in tax revenues resulting from the new Payments made by such companies to retire development in that project. the bonds are typcially less than what would be needed to repay a conventional loan in that the interest on the bonds is exempt from state and federal securities registration laws. FEDERAL SOURCES Community Development Block Grants: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efttdency Act (ISTEA) The objective of this program is to develop viable A new program that provides funds to eligible projects that are urban communities by providing decent housing part of the national highway system. It encourages states and and a suitable living environment, and by cities to incorporate non-transportation considerations into expanding economic opportunties for low and transportation planning and projects. Eligible types of projects moderate income persons. include transit, surface transportation, highway safety, motor carrier, research, intamodal, air transportation and extension Communities may undertake a wide range of of taxes and trust funds activities directed toward neighborhood revitalimtio, economic development, and provision of improved community facilities and services. Some of the specific activities that can be carried with CDBG funds include (a) acqusition of real property, (b) relocation and demolition, (c) rehabilitation of residential and nomesi- dentist strnexnres, and (d) provision of public facilities and improvements.