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February 10, 1989
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TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
MARY LOU JOHNSON, CITY CLERK
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1989, 4:30 P.M.
This memo is a reminder to Council that a Special Meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, February 14, 1989, 4:30 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 216
No. Fourth St., Sti llwater, Mn. to di scuss the following:
1. Individuals & Delegations- John Arkell.
. 2. Discussion - Financing for Downtown Plan.
3. Discussion - Department Head Salaries.
4. Abandoned Vehicle Bid.
5. Claim for Water Damages -Alan & Patricia Rousseau.
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DOWNTOwtl PLAN FINANCING
Background
At the council meeting on January 10, 1989, the ClLY council directed meta
prepare a rough draft of a financing plan for the downtown area. The financing
plan that follows is derived from projects and their estimated costs as described
in the "Stillwater Downt01lm Plan". The total estimated costs for the downtown
are approximately $10 million and this did not include land acquisition or
additional engineering costs.
Analysis
. To begin to tackle this financing project, some initial assumptions were made,
1. The council's priority for improvements in the downtown appeared to
be focused toward public utility improvements and parking,
2. Raising $10 million to finance all the projects in the downtown plan
without phasing was not reasonable,
3, Some of the projects were specifically listed as special projects
that could be completed at anytime (i. e, I when funds become
available) .
4. Plans for the parking ramp are still in the study phase and can't
be finalized because of other factors (location, etc.).
5. Mulberry Point projects have been postponed until the land
acquisition.
Schedule A. (attached) shows the net project costs without special projects to
be a total of $6,023,540 and Schedule B shows total funding sources available
for the same amount.
Additional details for funding sources:
1.
Based on projected increments of $370,000 yearr this leaves
additional future increments available for future projects.
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I & I reduction is based on SEH projections and MWCC future rate
CITY HALL: 216 NORTH FOURTH STILLWATER. MINNESOTA 55082
projections.
3. Balance avail Ie in Infrastructure Reserve and designated for public
improvements s ch as these.
4. Partial balanc available from Parking Fund for parking improvements.
5. Implementation of a Parking District with estimated charges to be
$150/year for commercial property with $197,000 average assessed
value for 10 y ars.
6. Water Revenue onds are estimated to increase total minimum cost per
year/per accou t by $14.60jyear or $3.65 a quarter.
7. Implementation of a Storm Sewer District for benefiting area would
cost an estima ed $25jyear residential and $180/year commercial for
20 years.
8. Retained Earni g8 available from Sanitary Sewer Fund.
9.
Special Assess
total assessab
approximately
policy with a
$6,250.
A recap of the costs
Conclusion
ents are estimated to be approximately 40 percent of
e construction. Per SEH calculations, this would be
125 per lineal foot and based on current assessment
o foot lot the total assessment per parcel would be
ed for each commercial property shows:
rm Sewer District
king District
Sp cial Assessments
(spread over 15 years)
$180.00
150.00
416.67
To al Increase/year
$746.67
Implementation of the Dow town Plan with the proposed adjustments for special
projectsmCl-ybe possible. he aforementioned funding sources and reduced project
costs are only intended as staring point for further diSCUSSion toward the goal
of implementation of the d wntown plan.
It should also, be noted th t there is possible funding available from MSA if an
additional,MSA road desig ationcan be approved for Water Street. This.could
amount to $400,000.
Another funding sourCe bei g pursued at this" time is the possible participation
byMN/DOT for imprqvements on Main Street, The outcome is unknown at this time
but) any <additional funding. wouHlreduce the special assessments and/or special
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SCHEDULE A
Total Project Costs per Downtown Plan
$ 9,974,270
Special Projects Reduction
1. Overlook Plaza
2. Pioneer Park Plaza
3. Mill Plaza
4. Historic Plaza
5. Lowell Park
6. Commercial Plaza
7. Parking Ramp
8. Waterfront Levee
. 9. Grand Garage Pedestrian Way
10. Mulberry Point Improvements
Net Project Costs without special projects
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Funding Sources:
SCHEDULE B
1. TIF Bonds (15 yr., 3,350,000 issue)
2. I & I Captured Reve ue (bonds)
(15 yr." $632,500 i sue)
3. Infrastructure Rese ve Fund Balance
4. Parking Fund Retain d Earnings
5. Special Service Dis rict - Parking
6. Water Revenue Bonds (25 yr., $675,000 issue)
7. Special Storm Sewer District
8. Sanitary Sewer Reta ned Earnings
9. Special Asse~~ments
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Available for Project
$ 2,479,000
467,680
98,000
100,000
134,000
501,500
157,000
87,020
1,999,340
$ 6,023,540
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ABANDONED VEHICLE
BID FORM
CITY OF STILLWATER
SEALED BIDS TO BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1989.
The undersigned being familiar with the bid requirements and having made all
necessary inspections, hereby submit the following bid (or bids) on the vehicles
listed below:
Minimum Bid Bid
Motor Vehicle VIN Acceptable Submi tted
1973 Ford LTD
$539.00 $ 3" ~ ,/ /'7'
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1. Bidder may bid on any and all vehicles using only one bid form. However,
a separate bid must e stated for each vehicle. Lot bids will not be
accepted.
2. Successful bidder shal pay for and remove vehicle( s) from storage location
within three (3) days from date notice is received of successful bid.
3.
Bidder must submit a
minimum acceptable bi
id that is at least equal to or greater than the
shown above.
4, The vehicle( s) may b inspected at the storage location at 1656 South
Greeley Street, Stillw-ter, Minnesota, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday
through Saturday.
5. All bids must be place in a sealed envelope marked "Abandoned Vehicle Bid"
and delivered to the City Clerk, 216 North Fourth Street, Stillwater,
Minnesota 55082, no ater than 2:00p.m., Monday, February 6, 1989.
6.
The City of Stillwat r reserves the right to waive informalities and
irregularities and to reject any and all bids or parts of bids. Bids may
also be rejected ifth bid amount is less than the minimum acceptable bid
stated above.
7.
The motor vehicles ar
expressed or implied
sold "as is". The City makes no warranty either
f merchantability and fitness of the vehicles.
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8. Any questions regardi g this bid form or the sale of the vehicles shall
be addressed to David Mawhorter, Public Safety Director at 439-1314
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ABANDONED VEHICLE
BID FORM
CITY OF STILLWATER
SEALED BIDS TO BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M" MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1989.
The undersigned being familiar with the bid requirements and having made all
necessary inspections, hereby submit the following bid (or bids) on the vehicles
listed below:
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x x x INSTRUCTIONS x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
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1. Bidder may bid on a y and all vehicles using only one bid form. However,
a separate bid mus be stated for each vehicle. Lot bids will not be
accepted.
2. Successful bidder sh 11 pay for and remove vehic1e( s) from storage location
within three (3) da s from date notice is received of successful bid.
3.
Bidder must submit
minimum acceptable
bid that is at least equal to or greater than the
id shown above.
4. The vehicle(s) may be inspected at the storage location at 1656 South
Greeley Street, Stilh'1ater, Hinnesota, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.rn" Monday
through Saturday.
5, All bids must be pla ed in a sealed envelope marked "Abandoned Vehicle Bid"
and delivered to t e City Clerk, 216 North Fourth Street, Stillwater,
Minnesota 55082, n later than 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 6, 1989.
6.
The City of Stillw
irregularities and
also be rejected if
stated above.
ter reserves the right to waive informalities and
o reject any and all bids or parts of bids. Bids may
he bid amount is less than the minimum acceptable bid
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The motor vehicles
expressed or implie
resold lias is". The City makes no warranty either
of merchantability and fitness of the vehicles.
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8. Any questions regar ing this bid form or the sale of the vehicles shall
be addressed to Dav dMawhorter, Public Safety Director at 439-1314
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State Farm Insurance Companies
STATE FARM
'NSURANCE
February 6, 1989
1951 Woodlane Drive
Woodbury, MN 55125
City of Stillwater
216 N. 4th St.
Stillwater, MN 55082
Attention: City Manager
RE:
Claim No:
Insured:
Address:
23-8016-949
Alan & Patricia Rousseau
Stillwater, MN 55082
07-27-88
Loss Date:
Dear Sir:
We are the insurance carrier for the above named insured.
On July 27, 1988, the above insured's sustained water damage
to the interior of their dwelling. We are advised ,that this
damage was directly related to the city's decision, to stop
further construction on their home. The building
contractor, Sweeney Construction, has advised us that they
had 8 days of down time when the Rousseau's roof was off
their dwelling and this down time was due to the City of
Stillwater advising this construction campany~that they
could not proceed with closing off of the roof area of the
dwelling even though a building permit had been issued by
the City for this construction. It was during this down
time that heavy rains occurred resulting in the damage.
As a result of this damage, $4,095_6Gwas incurred~
Please accept this letter as our noticeof>our subrogatiQn
rights, and communicate with us with regard to your position
on this matter.
Very truly yours,
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Claim Repr-esefttative
,Phone' tto ::->73-1-6017
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THE BIRTHPLACE OF MINNESOTA iJ
TO:
City Coordinator
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Public Works Director
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February 10, 1989
RE:
TELEVISION OF SEWERS
The public works department would like to request the additional televising of
Mulberry street from Fourth street to Owens, cost approximately $800; two (2)
blocks Darrell Court, cost approximately $180.
Darrell Court would be a continuation of the area that had a severe backup.
Mulberry is under consideration for new construction.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY
OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR-TREASURER
14900 - 61st Street North
Stillwater, MN 55082
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February 7, 1989
TO:
Mayors and Town Board
FROM:
R. H. Stafford, County
We have arranged for a demonstration/question and answer session with
Business Records Corporation (BRC) on the Optech IIIP, Precinct Optical
Scan System for voting at the precinct level.
There will be two like sessions on March 2, 1989, at the Washington Counts
Government Center, 14900 - 6Ist Street North, Stillwater, MN:
First Session:
~econd Session:
3:00 P.M. in the County Board Room
7:00 P.M. in Meeting Room B/C, located
next to the County Board Room.
The reason for the two sessions is to allow for attendance by clerks and
city/township officials who would not be able to make a daytime meeting.
The optical scan system seems to offer the greatest potential for both
speed ,and accuracy. We have planned this meeting early in the year due to
the budget cycle for all of us, and would request a statement of interest
in this type of system by mid 1989.
We will be doing a study which will consider various methods of
encour~ging all precincts to adopt the use of an optical scan voting
system. The approximate cost per precinct unit, at this time, is
$5,400.00 if purchased i!l units o'f 50 or more and if we have enough
interest by the municipalities, we would proceed to coordinate the
purchase.
Please plan to attend one of the above sessions and RSVP to Mary Lou
Larson, Auditor-Treasurer office, telephone 779-5496.
';ve would appreciate a response either way regardingattehdance in order tiQ
prepare our meeting spa,ce. "Looking forwa~ to seeing you' on :-larch 2nd;.
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Washington County City ~nd Township Cl~rks
Washington County Commissioners
'Washingtol1 County, does not discriminate on the basis of race" color, national
origin;'sex. religion; al1e' and handicappedstatusiri employment or the,provision'"
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WAS H I N 6 TON
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AU D I T 0 R- T R E AS U RE R
Inter-Office~emorandum
Date:
December 13, 19BB
To:
Washington County CommissianIrs
From:
R. H. Stafford, Ext. 5156
ELECTIONS
Subject:
Washington County has made considerable progress in the speed and accuracy
of the election ballot c.ounting process over the past two election cycles.
Vote re:ults have been available lllany hours earlier than befOre and the
accuracy of the system has ,been tested in alllost a dozen recounts.
Our success has been the result of better equipment, !lore detailed
planning, and better cooperation. For all of this, we gwe a great deal
of thanks to the County Board, our employees, the local government staffs,
election Judge?, and the media.
That's the good news ~ Now for ~. mixture of bad news and new newS.
. We have, a, long way to go before this -good- system is fast en,oughand"
econollical enough to be -great-system.
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Our current tabulation equipment continues to be high in price--poor in
performance--and frustrating to maintain. State of the Art equipment has
passed by our .practically new. equipment.
Having the tabulation process centralized at the County continues to
be a bottleneck.
Judges' training methods must be reviewed and re-assessed.
The impact of rapid County growth must be addressed. We must re-assess
the quantity and quality of staff that will be needed well before the 1990
elections.
We will address this question during the 1990 budget process.
In order to take advantage of the time we have to prepare for 1990,
I would propose starting with a review of our tabulation system ",it.
consideration given to changing the entire concept and focus 0+ thw
process.
Our overall system is never going to be any better than tbe weakest link.
Right now, paper ballots take the Glast time to process and generate the
most errors as demonstrated in recounts~
The punch card system has titl.e and tech:111cal problems_, alluded to earlier.
Opti'cal scan seems to offer the greatest potential for both speedandi
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There are currently 71 preci cts in Washington County; 19 precincts in
Cottage Grove, Woodbury, and New Scandia use the Optech IIIP optical scan
votingsystea,; 40 precincts se punch cards; and 12 precincts us&' paper'"
ballots.
I suggest a study which will consider various methods of encouraging all
precincts to adopt the use 0 optical scan--with the County possibly
maintaining a few back-up un ts and central counting units for smaller
precincts. *
Our feasability study would nelude:
contact with local 9 vernlllents on punch cards or paper'
contact with local g vernments on optical scan
contact with other c unties on optical scan
contact with potenti I suppliers regarding volume prices
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contact with financi I institutions regarding financing or 18asing
of equipment
evaluation of
via optical scanner
determioati 00
invrrlvement (Should w& be actively involved
or facilitators?)
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precinct size to sUl1Port an' optical
resale value of our
Si nee thi,s. profect
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We are prepared ta answer questions Dr hear comments no_, or at a future
meeting Dr workshop, Dr both. In any event, we should try to reach a
consensus while Ute past election is still fresh in our mind!:i.
Thank you for your participation in this exercise.
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'IArtON nAKER ar~l/.J.:,~cre's :I "long way ,10 go" before
Wriler ;W /' !he "goo<.l" syslem IS fast enough
iJid: St.afford, Wasl'lillgllln Olnd economical cnough to be a
County auditor/treasur r, wallL~ tu "grcat systcm." "
takc advalll.:lgc of "aile thing in lIur llis bi~!:cst collcern IS wllh the
favor - timc," current L:lbulation e4uipmellt, which
Stafford was at he described as "high in price. poor
County Board meeting in pcrfonnance and fruslI'ating to
ncws, bad-news c1cctio I'Cport and maintain." He also 1I0ted that hav-
to get the board's I'C ction to a ing the tabulation of paper ballots
proposed fcasibility study that and' punch cards celllrahz.cd at !he
'/.'ould considcr various mcthods of COWlty continues to crcalC :I "bot-
t :ncollraging all election prccim;ls [0 tleneek,"
:lllopt the use of optical sC:1o COUllt- St.afford believes the optic:J1 scan
ing equipmellt. equipment has !he grcalCst potential
for bo!h speed and accuracy. It was
The good news. Sta ford s.~id is his propos:ll 10 take advallL1ge of
th:Jl the cOllnty has lade lon- [he timc to prepare for the 1990
siuerable progrcss" illtl e specd and elections nnd "do anyuling we con
nccuracy of U10 ball! t coullllng to encourage local governments to
process over. the past t ~'O elccllolI go to optical scan."
c}'c1es. He alltlbutcd th progres~ to There arc 71 precincts in the
beuer planllmg, beller oopcrallon COWlty _ 19 precincls in Cottage
at all levels of the s}'st ~ 3I,ld the Grove, Woodbury and New Scandia
cffons of st.aff alld el lion J~dgcs use the optical scan s)'stem: 40
- "111C most o,vcrworkc . mnllgncd precincts use punch cards; and 12
volunlccrs,' ,
Stafford's bad (See lIoard, paltt 5)
Board
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use paper Gallots.
He assured the boar that he was
not. suggesting the c umy "play
Sanl.:l O~lUs" and phase the
equipment for the I govern-
ments. However, he l.i!he study
could look at various ays of as-
; sisting the lOcal WIits' purclmsing
, . equipment. perha s through
e-purcluseagrceme IS or help-
.. finance the pure for a
t:i<:riod off our or five y s.
In addition, to inves 'gating pClS~
sible [Ulancing arr:mg ments,he
said the swdy' should 31 evalu:ue
, issues-, such as the minimum
~iilctsLzeneeded 10 suppon .~
optiCal'sC.1l1ner; res:ile: v ue of !he
punch C:JId system; ev uation oJ
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the recOunt process using optic:aJ
scan; and contact with possible ven.
dors regarding volume prices.
Stafford also suggested that !he
swdy should include a review and
assessment of election judges tr.l.in-
ing and !he issue of continued
COWIty growth as it impaclS.st3if"mg
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The bo:ttdg3Ve Sr.:uTont the go-
3hcad foc the fc:JSibility study.
Commissioner John Jergcns said the
"key" of the study is to find out
whetbC:r the lOcal governmenlS, Will
"gOalonl'with".thc $witc!tctoopr.i-
c.als~ ~ The board:1hodirecICdadminis-
In~bOlald'action: . . ....' ..".~l.O'!~~wJth'a~;.
The bOlW1:uulloriz.ed' '3i~"mmi; mem1ttion for.:6t~ung~'the
survey" of. residcnlS'. in. Commis. .rmUling~ 0(' c:om.mssJODer newstet~
sionetDlsuiersL:Jl1d4todctcimine tm.
what services should be offered in
the nonhern and southern ponions
of the county_,The survey will be
conducted by Pecision Resources,
Inc.. the rum th:1t conducted the
recent countywide slln-eyand is ex-
pected to becomplelCdin J~.
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Cost, of, a JQ-qllC$tioll survey is
53,600; e3ch addition3J question
will COSt an additiOl\a1 550. Com,
missioners Phill ~Ic~fullen and Jer.
gens, will 5eJ'Ve on !he commiuce
whidt dcvelopuhequcstions.
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OFFICERS
ROBERT J, McFARLIN
PresIdent
51. LoUIS Park
RAY FOSLlD
Vice President
Shakopee
RAY LAPPEGAARD
Vice President
S1. Paul
GARY SAUER
Vice President
Maple Grove
PAUL RUUD
Secretary
Anoka
PAUL BAILEY
Treasurer
Minneapolis
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ROY ASPHAUG
51. LoUIS Park
JOHN M, BAILEY, JR.
Minnetonka
PETER M, BECKMAN
S1. Paul
RICHARD p, BRAUN
Columbia Heights
DONALD K, DEAN
S1. Paul
FRED DERESCHUK
Minneapolis
JOHN K, DOLAN
Dodge Center
BOB EGAN
Maple Grove
WILLIAM ELSHOLTZ, JR,
Roseville
LITTON E, S, FIELD
S1. Paul
DAN FRENTRESS
Brooklyn Park
IGRAVDAHL
y Point
HY GROTTE
ont
DA GUSTAFSON
S1. Paul
H, B (Bud) HAYDEN, JR.
Plymouth
BOa HILLIKER
S1. Paul
BOB JENSEN
Farmington
GREG JOHNSON
S1. Paul
BOB KING
Brooklyn Park
WILLIAM KONIARSKI
Belle Plaine
WES LANE
Minneapolis
RUSS LANGSETH
Bloomington
JAMES p, LOANEY
North Mankato "
GEORGE w, MATTSON
Shafer
CHARLES McCROSSAN
Maple Grove
MICHAEL S, McGRAY
Osseo
JOE MICHELS
Litchfield
JOHN MILNE
51. Paul
ARL YN NELSON
Buffalo
KENNETH PAULSON'
SI. Paul
JERRY PETERMEIER
Grand Rapids
PALMER PETERSON
Minneapolis
E, J, RENIER.,
Eden Prairie
WILLIAM A, RICE
Milaca
DON RICKERS
Worthington
A, J, (Marty) ROMANO
" Minneapoli$
GARY RUDNINGEN
Red Lake Fails;
R_~.SCHMITZ
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CHARLES J, SWANSON
Stillwater,
JANE TSCHIDA
SI. Louis Park
CARL WYCZAWSKI
New Ulm
3402 UNIVERSITY AVE, S.E., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 55414
(612) 379-7227
THE CITIZENS' VOICE FOR GOOD ROADS
February 6, 1989
FR~D J, CORRIGAN
Executive Director
J~RRY ANDERSON
Asst. ExeCutive Dkector
ROBERT M, JOHNSON
Consultant
Dear City Engineer or Administrator:
Enclosed is a letter to your City Council members
regarding the Governor's budget recon~endations for Transpor~
tation.
While no legislative bills have been introduced to
date, we feel the concept of using Iv1VET revenues for purposes
other than transportation would set a dangerous perce dent for
the future and make competition for funding in the General Fund
even more difficult. Please pass this letter along to your
Council for its consideration at your earliest convenience.
We look forward to your participation in our Legislative
Breakfast in the Mn/DOT Cafeteria on February 15th at 8:30 AM.
I hope you will have the opportunity to personally call the
legislators in your area and invite them to this event on behalf
of our membership.
Thank you for your help on these issues. I look forward
to working with you in the coming months.
Yours sincerely,
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Executive Director
enclosed: letter to City Council members
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')FFICERS
cOBERT J, McFARLIN
President
St. LOuIs Park
"AY FOSlID
\/Ice President
Shakopee
.. AY LAPPEGAARD
Vice PreSident
St, Paul
,ARY SAUER
-lIce President
\1aole Grove
AUL RIJUD
S~'crp!;1rV
~-f1oka
:c.UL BAILEY
Treasurer
Minneapolis
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
;,OY ASPHAUG
St. LouIs Park
OHN M, BAILEY, JR.
Minnetonka
"'HER M, BECKMAN
SI Paul
'iICHARD p, BRAUN
Columbia Heights
')ONALD K DEAN
St, Paul
~RED DERESCHUK
Minneapolis
JOHN K DOLAN
Dodge Center
30B EGAN
Maple Grove
'NllllAM ELSHOL TZ, JR,
Rosevlltf'
FeN E, S, FIELD
51 Paul
')AN FRENTRESS
Brooklyn Park
:JAVE GRAVDAHL
B_Oint
'JO GROTTE
,'JXN T AFSON
SI. Paul
,-I, B, (Bud) HAYDEN, JR.
Plymouth
dOB HILLIKER
St. Paul
'3GB JENSEN
Farmington
GREG JOHNSON
St. Paul
80B KING
Brooklyn Park
WILLIAM KONIARSKI
Belle Plame
WES LANE
MinneapoliS
HUSS LANGSETH
Bloomington
JAMES P LOANEY
North Mankato
GEORGE W, MATTSON
Shater
SHARLES McCROSSAN
Maple Grove
MICHAEL S, McGRAY
Osseo
JOE MICHELS
litchfield
JOHN MILNE
51. Paul
ARL YN NELSON
Buffalo
KENNETH PAULSON
St. Paul
JERRY PETERMEIER
Grand Rapids
PALMER PETERSON
Minneapolis
E, J, RENIER
Eden Prairie
WilLIAM A, RICE
Milaca
DON RICKERS
Worthington
A. J, IMarty) ROMANO
. Minneapolis
GARY RUDNINGEN
Red Lake Falls
R~.' SCHMITZ
MI
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CHARLES J, SWANSON
Stillwater
JANE TSCHIDA
St. louis Park
CARL WYCzAWSKf
New U,lm
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3402 UNIVERSITY AVE. S.E., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 55414
(612) 379-7227
THE CITIZENS' VOICE FOR GOOD ROADS
FRED J CORRIGAN
Executive Director
February 6, 1989
JERRY ANDERSON
Asst. -Executive Director
ROBERT M, JOHNSON
Consultant
Dear City Council Member:
RE: Governor's Budget Proposal -
MVET transfer for local property tax relief
The Governor1s recent budget proposal included additional
transfer of MVET revenues from the General Fund to trasnportation
programs - an additional 5% in 1989 and 10% in 1990. This repre-
sents the first time in Minnesota history that a Governor has recom-
mended General Funds be used for transportation and continues the
commitment to eventually transferring 100% to transportation.
Enclosed is a copy of the section of the budget relation to
transportation funding. I would like to draw your attention to
the proposal to use MVET revenues for the purpose of local govern-
ment aids, with no restrictions on how these funds would be expended.
While the budget shows $22 million for this use, we understand the
true number will be closer to $14 million.
I urge you to consider these reconunendations closely, as the
use of MVET funds for any purpose other than transportation would
threaten the intent of 1981 legislation identifying MVET revenues
for transportation and laid out a schedule to achieve 100% transfer
to transportation by 1990. The revenues are critical to local, county
and state transportation systems and any diversion of these revenues
for other purposes would seriously jeopardize the maintenance and
improvements identified as necessary to keep our conununities and state
economically competitive.
Minnesota Good Roads has consistently taken a strong position
supporting a 100% transfer of MVET revenues for transportation funding.
We urge ypu to carefully consider this reconunendationand reject the
concept of diverting the transfer of MVET funds for any p~pose other
than 'transportation.
We look forward tQ" working with you. during the 1989 iegislative-'
session.
,Yours' sincerely"
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Fred J. Corrigan, Executive Director
enclosure
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Specific goals of the Gove nor include:
· an orderly investment p ogram to repair
and modernize our agi g highway sys-
tems, transit systems, an buildings,
· the development of crea ive alternatives,
such as light rail, to eet our future
transportation needs,
· predictable and secure
to meet our longer-ter
needs, and
nding sources
infrastructure
· construction and acquisit'on of sufficient
physical assets lOenhanc our education-
al programs and stimu ate economic
development.
Recommendati ns
Transportation, The Go ernor recom-
mends that the Legislatur increase the
transfer of the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
(MVET) from its current 30 ;(.Il'vd to J~%
in 1990 and 45% in 1991. e $49 million
generated hy the transfer would he dis-
tributed as follows:
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· $23 million to the trunk h ghway fund
· $4 million to increase lig t rail funding.
and
· $22 million to local go ernments to
reduce local property taxe for transpor-
tation or other local purp ses.
Because this MVET transfe . will nOl meet
all trunk highway funding nee s. the Gover-
nor also recommends that t e Legislature
index the gaSoline {'alto he p insure (lde-
quate fu.tur~ fundi~g as costs increase.
for the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Responsibility for that activity is now dis-
persed among a number of state, regional
and local agencies. Highway, transit and
light rail planning requires a more
focused and coordinated effort. The
Governor questions the continued need
for the Regional Transit Board, and he
suggests the Legislature should consider
sunsening the RTB as part of its effort to
restructure metro-area transportation
planning,
Amateur Athletics, The Governor
recommends that the 19H9 Legislature
continue the effort to develop (he st~lle's
athletic infrastructure. The following
projeCTS, all needed to keep the 1990
Olympic Festival and the 19tJ I Special
Olympics events on track, arc recom-
mended for authorization hy the 1989
Legislature:
· $H,5 million to expand the Blaine
sports complex,
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· $]00,000 to upgrade track and field
facili(ies at the University of Min-
ne~ota to Olympic standards,
· $5.0 million to expand the till: Giants
Ridge complex,and
· S]tlO,OOO to establish a kayaking center
on the 51. Louis River in Carlton
County.
Other Capita! Investments. TheGQver-
nor recommends that the 1989 session
authorize an additional $77 miHionfor
the following immediate capital needs:
. .$25 million for rep.tirs ':iml (.'oi:tS'lruc-
,tion planning.~ fD';, the: stl1te'S"
'; --: Regt~n3J..Treatlne:nt ,~enters. ioclud; ,
,.' :: ing,plaimi.ngfor the'firstphase.:6tstate'