09-14-87 agenda;Z?
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 286
Agenda September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Consideration of a franchise agreement between NSP and the City
of Richfield.
Background:
The City of Richfield is authorized under Minnesota State Statute
to enter into agreements with utility companies for maintaining
their utility within our community. The purpose of that
agreement is to find responsibility relating to right-of-way,
including utility location, restoration, tree trimming and
vacation; to establish an authority.for the collection of a
franchise fee upon election of the City of Richfield., and finally
to indemnify. the City from damages arising out of the execution
of the responsibilities of NSP under the terms of the franchise
agreement. The city maintains franchise agreements with other
utilities.
A franchise agreement between NSP and the City of Richfield
lapsed several years ago and has been renegotiated through the
Suburban Rate Authority over the last 16 month period. The
result of the renegotiated franchise agreement is provided in the
attached draft. Notable changes included some strengthening of
responsibility regarding right-of-way use and changes in
provisions for collection of a franchise fee. While the City of
Richfield currently does not extend a franchise fee, it is
important to maintain flexibility if the need does arise in the
future.
Recommended Motion:
Approve the franchise agreement between Northern States Power and
the City of Richfield.
Basis for Recommendation:
1. The City of Richfield should delineate its expectations
regarding use of right-of-way to properly indemnify itself
from damages relating to execution of the franchise and to
provide for franchise fee collection should the community
elect to do so.
2. The franchise agreement is authorized under Minnesota State
Statutes.
3. The franchise agreement has been negotiated between Northern
States Power and the Suburban Rate Authority. Richfield is
a member of the Suburban Rate Authority.
Alternative Recommendation:
1. NSP had initially presented a draft franchise agreement which
was inconsistent with that presented by the Suburban Rate
-t /x
• Authority. NSP indicates that it was their belief that their
draft was the final negotiated draft with SRA. This was not
the case. SRA advised the City of Richfield to approve the
draft negotiated by SRA. The differences between the SRA
draft and the NSP draft are not of great significance.
However, maintaining a uniform franchise agreement is highly
desirable.
Discussion/Decision Mode:
This matter will be presented at the council meeting of September
14, 1987 for action at that time. There is no urgency is
approving the franchise agreement. However, we are currently
operating without a franchise agreement which does provide a
specific delineation of responsibilities in these areas.
Respectf lly submitted,
Jame Prosser
City Hager
JDP/eja
•
0
J ..
•
ORDINANCE NO.
CITY OF RICHFIELD, HENNEPIN COUNTY
MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO NORTHERN STATES POWER,
A MINNESOTA CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS, PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, REPAIR
AND MAINTAIN IN THE CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA,
AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION
LINES, INCLUDING NECESSARY POLES, LINES, FIXTURES
AND APPURTENANCES, FOR THE FURNISHING OF ELECTRIC
ENERGY TO THE CITY, ITS INHABITANTS, AND OTHERS,
AND TO USE THE PUBLIC WAYS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS OF
THE CITY FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 "City" In this Ordinance, "City" means the City of RICHFIELD,
County of HENNEPIN, State of Minnesota.
1.2 "City Utility System" means the facilities used for providing
sewer, water, or any other public utility service owned or operated by City
or agency thereof.
1.3 "Company" means NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, a Minnesota
corporation, its successors and assigns.
1.4 "Notice" means a writing served by any party or parties on any other
party or parties. Notice to Company shall be mailed to the Division General
Manager thereof at 6309 WEST 70TH STREET, EDINA, MINNESOTA. Notice to CITY
shall be mailed to the CITY CLERK.
1.5 "Public Way" means any street, alley, or other public right-of-way
within the City.
1.6 "Public Ground" means land owned by the City for park, open space
or similar purpose, which is held for use in common by the public.
•
1.7 "Electric Facilities" means electric transmission and distribution
towers, poles, lines, guys, anchors, ducts, fixtures, and necessary
appurtenances owned or operated by the Company for the purpose of providing
electric energy for public use.
SECTION 2. FRANCHISE
2.1 Grant of Franchise. City hereby grants Company, for a period of
------- --------
twenty years from April 1, 1987, the right to transmit and furnish electric
1
energy for light, heat, power and other purposes for public and private use
within and through the limits of the City as its boundaries now exist or as
they may be extended in the future. For these purposes, Company may construct,
operate, repair and maintain Electric Facilities in, on, over, under and
across the Public Ways and Public Grounds of City subject to the provisions
of this ordinance. Company may do all reasonable things necessary or customary
to accomplish these purposes, subject, however, to zoning ordinances, other
applicable ordinances, permit procedures, and to the further provisions of
this franchise.
2.2. Effectiv_e_Datei_Written Acceptance. This franchise shall be in force
and effect from and after its passage and its acceptance by the Company, and
its publication as required by law (and the City Charter). An acceptance by
the Company must be filed with the City Clerk within 90 days after
publication.
2.3 Service Rates and Area. The service to be provided and the rates to be
charged by Company for electric service in City currently are subject to the
jurisdiction of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. The area within
the City in which the Company may provide electric service currently is
subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 216B.40.
2.4 Publication Expense. The expense of publication of this ordinance
shall be paid by the Company.
2.5 Default. If either party asserts that the other party is in default
in the performance of any obligation hereunder, the complaining party shall
notify the other party of the default and the desired remedy. The notification
shall be written. If the dispute is not resolved within 30 days of the written
notice, either party may commence an action in District Court to interpret
and enforce this franchise or for such other relief as may be permitted by
law or equity for breach of contract, or either party may take any other
action permitted by law.
SECTION 3. LOCATION, OTHER REGULATIONS
3.1 Location _of_Facilities. Electric Facilities shall be located
and constructed so as not to interfere with the safety and convenience of
ordinary travel along and over Public Ways and they shall be located on
Public Grounds as determined by the City. The Company's construction,
reconstruction, operation, repair, maintenance and location of Electric
Facilities shall be subject to other reasonable regulations of the City.
3.2 Field _Locations. The Company shall provide field locations for any of
its underground Electric Facilities within a reasonable period of time on
request by the City. The period of time will be considered reasonable if it
compares favorably with the average time required by the cities in the same
county to locate municipal underground facilities for the Company.
is 2
3.3 Street-Openings. The Company shall not open or disturb the
paved surface of any Public Way or Public Ground for any purpose without
first having obtained permission from the City, for which the City may
impose a reasonable fee. Permit conditions imposed on the Company shall not
. be more burdensome than those imposed on other utilities for similar
facilities or work. The Company may, however, open and disturb the paved.
surface of any Public Way or Public Ground without permission from the City
where an emergency exists requiring the immediate repair of Electric
Facilities. In such event the Company shall notify the City by telephone to
the office designated by the City before opening or disturbing a paved
surface of a Public Way or Public Ground. Not later than the second working
day thereafter, the Company shall obtain any required permits and pay any
required fees.
3.4 Restoration. After undertaking any work requiring the opening of
any Public Way or Public Ground, the Company shall restore the same,
including paving and its foundation, to as good condition as formerly
existed, and shall maintain the same in good condition for two years
thereafter. The work shall be completed as promptly as weather permits, and
if the Company shall not promptly perform and complete the work, remove all
dirt, rubbish, equipment and material, and put the Public Way or Public
Ground in the said condition, the City shall have, after demand to the
Company to cure and the passage of a reasonable period of time following the
demand, but not to exceed five days, the right to make the restoration at
the expense of the Company. The Company shall pay to the City the cost of
such work done for or performed by the City, including its administrative
expense and overhead, plus ten percent additional as liquidated damages.
This remedy shall be in addition to any other remedy available to the City.
3.5 Shared Use of Poles. The Company shall make space available on its
poles or towers for City fire, water utility, police or other City facilities
whenever such use will not interfere with the use of such poles or towers by the
Company, by another electric utility, by a telephone utility, or by any cable
television company or other form of communication company. In addition, the
City shall pay for any added cost incurred by the Company because of such use by
City.
SECTION 4. RELOCATIONS
4.1 Relocation of Electric Facilities in Public Ways. Except as
provided in Section 4.3, if the City determines to vacate for a City
improvement project, or.to grade, regrade, or change the line of any Public
Way, or construct or reconstruct any City Utility System in any Public Way,
it may order the Company to relocate its Electric Facilities located
therein. The Company shall relocate its Electric Facilities at its own
expense. The City shall give the Company reasonable notice of plants to
vacate for a City improvement project, or to grade, regrade, or change the
line of any Public Way or to construct or reconstruct any City Utility
System. If a relocation is ordered within five years of a prior relocation
of the same Electrical Facilities, which was made at Company expense, the
0 3
2/-?
City shall reimburse Company for non-betterment expenses on a time and
material basis, provided that if a subsequent relocation is required
because of the extension of a City Utility System to a previously unserved
area, Company may be required to make the subsequent relocation at its
expense. Nothing in this Ordinance requires Company to relocate, remove,
replace or reconnect at its own expense its facilities where such relocation,
removal, replacement or reconstruction is solely for the convenience of the
City and is not reasonably necessary for the construction or reconstruction
of a Public Way or City Utility System or other City improvement.
4.2 Relocation of Electric Facilities _in_Public_Ground. Except as may
be provided in Section 4.3, City may require the Company to relocate or
remove its Electric Facilities from Public Ground upon a finding by City
that the Electric Facilities have become or will become a substantial
impairment of the public use to which the Public Ground is or will be put.
The relocation or removal shall be at the Company's expense. The
provisions of 4.2 apply only to Electric Facilities constructed in reliance
on a franchise and the Company does not waive its rights under an easement
or prescriptive right.
4.3 Projects with State or Federal Funding. Relocation, removal, or
rearrangement of any Company facilities made necessary because of the extension
into or through City of a federally-aided highway project shall be governed by
the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 161.46 as supplemented or
amended. It is understood that the right herein granted to Company is a
valuable right. City shall not order Company to remove, or relocate its
facilities when a Public Way is vacated, improved or realigned because of a
renewal or a redevelopment plan which is financially subsidized in whole or
in part by the Federal Government or any agency thereof, unless the
reasonable non-betterment costs of such relocation.and the loss and expense
resulting therefrom are first paid to Company, but the City need not pay
those portions of such for which reimbursement to it is not available.
4.4 Liability. Nothing in the Ordinance relieves any person from
liability arising out of the failure to exercise reasonable care to avoid
damaging Electric Facilities while performing any activity.
SECTION 5. TREE TRIMMING
The Company may trim all trees and shrubs in the Public Ways and Public
Grounds of City interfering with the proper construction, operation,- repair
and maintenance of any Electric Facilities installed hereunder, provided
that the Company shall save the City harmless from any liability arising
therefrom, and subject to permit or other reasonable regulation by the City.
SECTION 6. INDEMNIFICATION
--------------
• 6.1. The Company shall indemnify, keep and hold the City free and harmless
from any and all liability on account of injury to persons or damage to
property occasioned by the construction, maintenance, repair, inspection,
the issuance of permits, or the operation of the Electric Facilities located
in the City. The City, shall not be indemnified for losses or claims
occasioned through its own negligence except for losses or claims arising
out of or alleging the City's negligence as to the issuance of permits for,
or inspection of, the Company's plans or work. The City shall not be
indemnified if the injury or damage results from the performance in a proper
manner of acts reasonably deemed hazardous by Company, and such performance
is nevertheless ordered or directed by City after notice of Company's
determination.
6.2 In the event a suit is brought against the City under circumstances
where this agreement to indemnify applies, the Company at its sole cost and
expense shall defend the City in such suit if written notice thereof is
promptly given to the Company within a period wherein the Company is not
prejudiced by lack of such notice. If the Company is required to indemnify
and defend, it will thereafter have control of such litigation, but the
Company may not settle such litigation without the consent of the City,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. This section is not, as
to third parties, a waiver of any defense or immunity otherwise available to
the City; and the Company, in defending any action on behalf of the City
shall be entitled to assert in any action every defense or immunity that the
City could assert in its own behalf.
SECTION 7. VACATION OF PUBLIC WAYS
The City shall give the Company at least two weeks' prior written notice
of a proposed vacation of a Public Way. Except where required for a City
street or other improvement project, the vacation of any Public Way, after
the installation of Electric Facilities, shall not operate to deprive
Company of its rights to operate and maintain such Electrical Facilities,
until the reasonable cost of relocating the same and the loss and expense
resulting from such relocation are first paid to Company. In no case,
however, shall City be liable to the Company for failure to specifically
preserve a right-of-way, under Minnesota Statutes, Section 160.29.
SECTION 8. CHANGE IN FOPM OF GOVERNMENT
Any change in the form of government of the City shall not affect the
validity of this Ordinance. Any governmental unit succeeding the City shall,
without the consent of the Company, succeed to all of the rights and obligations
of the City provided in this Ordinance.
0 5
0 SECTION 9. FRANCHISE FEE
9.1 Separate Ordinance. During the term of the franchise hereby
granted, and in lieu of any permit or other fees being imposed on the
Company, the City may impose on the Company a franchise fee of not more than
five percent of the Company's gross revenues as hereinafter defined. The
franchise fee shall be imposed by a separate ordinance duly adopted by the
City Council, which ordinance shall not be adopted until at least 60 days
after written notice enclosing such proposed ordinance has been served upon
the Company by certified mail. the fee shall not become effective until at
least 60 days after written notice enclosing such adopted ordinance has been
served upon the Company by certified ail. Section 2.5 shall constitute the
sole remedy for solving disputes between the Company and the City in regard
to the interpretation of, or enforcemen-V of, the separate ordinance. No
action by the city to implement a separate ordinance will commence until
this ordinance is effective. No pre-exis-T-Iffig ordinance imposing a fee shall
be effective against the Company unless-R-is specifically amended after
the effective date of this ordinance following the procedures of this
Section 9 for the adoption of a new separate ordinance. A separate
ordinance which does not impose a uniform franchise fee on all revenues
within the definition of gross revenues shall not be effective against the
Company.
9.2 Terms Defined. The term "gross revenues" means all sums, excluding
any surcharge or similar addition to the Company's charges to customers for
the purpose of reimbursing the Company for the cost resulting from the
franchise fee, received by the Company from the sale of electricity to its
retail customers within the corporate limits of the City.
9.3. Collection of the _Fee. The franchise fee shall be payable not
less often than quarterly, and shall be based on the gross revenues of the
Company during complete billing months during the period for which payment
is to be made. The payment shall be due the last business day of the month
following the 'o o e payment is made. The percent fee may
be c ange by ordinance from time to time; owever, each change shall
meet the same notice requirements and the percentage may not be
changed more often than annually. Such fee shall not exceed
any amount which the Company may legally charge to its customers
prior to payment to the City by imposing a surcharge equivalent to such fee
in its rates for electric service. The Company may pay the City the fee
based upon the surcharge billed subject to subsequent reductions to account
for uncollectibles or customer refunds. The time and manner of collecting
the franchise fee is subject to the approval of the Public Utilities
Commission, which the Company agrees to use best efforts to obtain. The
Company agrees to make its gross revenues records available for inspection
by the City at reasonable times.
0 6
•
9.4 Conditions on the Fee. The separate ordinance imposing the fee
--------- - --------
shall not be effective against the Company unless it lawfully imposes and
the City quarterly or more often collects a fee or tax of the same or
greater percentage on the receipts from sales of energy within the City by
any other energy supplier, provided that, as to such a supplier, the City
has the authority to require a franchise fee or to impose a tax. The
franchise fee or tax shall be applicable to energy sales for any energy use
related to heating, cooling, or lighting, as well as to the supply of energy
needed to run machinery and appliances on premises located within or
adjacent to the City, but shall not apply to energy sales for the purpose of
providing fuel for vehicles.
_ SECTION 10. SEVERABILITY
If any portion of this franchise is found to be invalid for any reason
whatsoever, the validity of the remainder shall not be affected.
SECTION 11. AMENDMENT
This ordinance may be amended at any time by the City passing a
subsequent ordinance declaring the provisions of the amendment, which
amendatory ordinance shall be come effective upon the filing of the
Company's written consent thereto with the City Clerk within 90 days after
the effective date of the amendatory ordinance.
SECTION 12. PREVIOUS FRANCHISES SUPERSEDED
This franchise supersedes any previous electric franchise granted to the
Company or its predecessor.
Passed and approved
Mayor of the City of RICHFIELD,
MINNESOTA
ATTEST:
Clerk of the City of
RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
0 7
EXCERPTS OF MINUTES OF MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE
CITY OF RICHFIELD, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
----------------- 19--
A meeting of the City Council of the City of RICHFIELD,
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, duly called, convened, and held in accordance with
law, was called to order by Mayor -------------- on the __ day of
, at 19__, o'clock _.m. at the Council Chamber in said City.
The following members, constituting a legal quorum were present:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Councilman______________ introduced a certain Ordinance No.
-----------
entitled:
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO NORTHERN STATES POWER
COMPANY, A MINNESOTA CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS, PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE,
REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN THE CITY OF RICHFIELD,
MINNESOTA, AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND
TRANSMISSION LINES, INCLUDING NECESSARY POLES,
POLE LINES AND FIXTURES AND APPURTENANCES, FOR
THE FURNISHING OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO THE CITY,
ITS INHABITANTS, AND OTHERS, AND TO USE THE
PUBLIC WAYS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS OF SAID CITY
FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
and on motion moved that it be given its first reading.
Thereafter said motion was seconded by Councilman and on
roll call the vote was as follows:
AYES:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NAYS:
------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Mayor then declared said motion duly carried and the above-entitled
Ordinance was thereupon given its first reading.
-------------------------------
Mayor
Oest:
------------------------------
City Clerk
x/02 j /d
•
EXCERPTS OF MINUTES OF
MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE
CITY OF RICHFIELD, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
' 19--
A _____meeting of the City Council of the City of RICHFIELD,
Minnesota, duly called, convened and held in accordance with law, was called
to order by Mayor on the _y__ day of ___________________-,
19_, at _ o'clock _.m. at the Council Chamber in said City.
The following members, constituting a legal quorum were present:
-------------------
Councilman
-- moved a certain Ordinance No.
------------ --------
entitled:
. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO NORTHERN STATES POWER
COMPANY, A MINNESOTA CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS, PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE,
REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN THE CITY OF RICHFIELD,
MINNESOTA, AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
AND TRANSMISSION LINES, INCLUDING NECESSARY
POLES, POLE LINES AND FIXTURES AND APPURTENANCES
FOR THE FURNISHINGS OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO THE CITY,
ITS INHABITANTS, AND OTHERS, AND TO USE THE PUBLIC WAYS
AND PUBLIC GROUNDS OF SAID CITY FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
be given its second reading.
Said motion was seconded by Councilman and on roll call
the vote was as follows:
AYES:
-- ------ ----------
NAYS : -
•
1
The Mayor then declared said motion duly carried and the above-entitled
Ordinance was thereupon given its second reading.
It was moved by Councilman _____________ and seconded that the above-
entitled Ordinance be adopted as read and in its entirety.
On roll call the vote as as follows:
AYES:
NAYS:
The Mayor then declared said motion duly carried and the above-entitled
Ordinance duly passed and adopted, and ordered the City Clerk to publish the
same in accordance with the law in such case made and provided.
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I am City Clerk of the City of RICHFIELD,
HENNEPIN, County, Minnesota, and that I am custodian of its records,
that the above is a true and correct copy of a part of the minutes of the
------------- meeting of the City Council of said City held on
City Clerk
2
40V
0 I%SP
June 30, 1987
James Prosser
City of Richfield
6700 Portland Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423
Dear Mr. Prosser:
Northern States Power Company
Normandale Division
5309 West 70th Street
Edina, Minnesota 55435
Telephone (612) 829-4500
Submitted are eleven copies of the electric Franchises and
Minutes for the City of Richfield. Additional units are supplied
so that each councilperson and appropriate staff member may have
his own copy.
After the ordinance has been adopted by the Council, please have
the Mayor and Clerk sign four copies of the Franchise, and the
Excerpts of Minutes for the first and second reading, stamp the
city seal on each signed copy, and return to me.
Northern States Power is obligated to pay for the publication of
the ordinance in the official city newspaper. Please send me the
bill with four copies of an Affidavit of Publication.
When all paperwork has been completed, I will return your copy of
the Franchise with our signed Copy of Acceptance.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me. I plan
on being at the council meetings when the franchise is discussed.
Sincerely,
Lit s-6 L;
Stuart Fraser
Community Services Manager
?J
SECTION 9. FRANCHISE FEE
9.1 Separate Ordinance. During the term of the franchise hereby
granted, and in lieu of any permit or other fees being imposed on the
Company, the City may impose on the Ccnpany a franchise fee of not more than
five percent of the Company's gross revenues as hereinafter defined. The
franchise fee shall be imposed by a separate ordinance duly adopted by the
City Council, which ordinance shall not be adopted until at least 60 days
after written notice enclosing such proposed ordinance has been served upon
the C=pany by certified mail. The fee shall not become effective until at
least 60 days after written notice enclosing such adopted ordinance has been
served upon the Company by certified mail. Section 2.5 shall constitute the
sole remedy for solving disputes between the Company and the City in regard
to the interpretation of, or enforcement of, the separate ordinance. No
action by the City to implement a separate ordinance will commence until
this ordinance is effective. No preexisting ordinance inposing a fee shall
be effective against the Company unless it is specifically amended after
the effective date of this ordinance following the procedures of this
Section 9 for the adoption of a new separate ordinance. A separate
ordinance which does not impose a uniform franchise fee on all revenues
within the definition of dross revenues shall not be effective against the
Company.
9.2 Terms Defined. The term "gross revenues" means all sums, excluding
any surcharge or similar addition to the Ccapany's charges to customers for
the purpose of reimbursing the Company for the cost resulting from the
franchise fee, received by the Company from the sale of electricity to its
retail customers within the corporate limits of the City.
9.3. Collection of the Fee. The franchise fee shall be payable not
40 Less often than quarterly, and shall be based on the gross revenues of the
Company during complete billing months during the period for which payment
is to be made. The payment shall be due the last business day of the
month following the period for which the payment is made. IThe percent fee
may be changed by ordinance from time to time; however, each change shall
meet the same notice requirements. and the percentage may not be charred more
often than annually. Such fee shall not1exceed any amount which the Ccaqpany
may legally charge to its c ustcaners]:prior to payment to the City by irq=irr
a surcharge equivalent to such fee in its rates for electric service. The
Company may pay the City the fee based upon the surcharge billed subject to
subsequent reductions to account for uncollectibles or customer refunds.
The time and manner of collecting the franchise fee is subject to the
approval of the Public Utilities Commission, which the C=pany agrees to use
best efforts to obtain. The Company agrees to make its gross revenues
records available for inspection by the City at reasonable times.
9.4 Conditions on the Fee. The separate ordinance imposing the fee
shall not be effective against the Company unless it lawfully imposes and
the City quarterly or more often collects a fee or tax of the same or
greater percentage on the receipts from sales of energy within the City by
any other energy supplier, provided that, as to such a supplier, the City
has the authority to require a franchise fee or to impose a tax The
franchise fee or tax shall be applicable to energy sales for any energy use
related to heating, cooling, or lighting, as well as to the supply of energy
needed to run machinery and appliances on premises located within or
adjacent to the City, but shall not apply to energy sales for the purpose of
providing fuel for vehicles.
Northern States Power Company
414 Nicollet Mali
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
Telephone (612) 330-7675
Craig J. Blair
Vice President
Electric Utility
August 19, 1987
John Anderson, Chairman
Suburban Rate Authority
2000 First Bank Place West
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Re: SRA uniform 'Electric Franchise With NSP
•
•
Dear Mr Anderson:
I am in receipt of your letter to me on the above subject
dated July 28, 1987. I have also discussed the matter with
Harold Bagley, the Company's counsel on this matter, and
reviewed his letter to your counsel dated February 5, 1987.
I am also disappointed in the SRA's refusal to consider NSP's
proposed changes. The purpose of NSP's proposed changes to
Section 9.1 is to clarify what we assumed to be both parties
intent in the negotiations and the change to Section 9.3 is
to insert an essential term, the date payment is due, which
was accidently left out of Section 9. None of the proposed
changes represent a matter which NSP proposed during the
negotiations and the SRA refused to agree. I object to your
innuendo to the contrary.
In answer to your request, NSP will continue, as it has
since this matter came up, to insert the NSP proposal in the
proposed franchise and to send along the separate page setting
forth NSP's variation from the SRA franchise in Section 9 by
underscored language. We will consider the proposed changes
negotiable with each i;'?dividuai-city - " of refuse to
enter a franchise because the city good faith as an
objection to NSP's proposed change is oes not imply `
that further discussion between the SRA and NSP negotiating
committees cannot be held on the NSP proposals if you so
desire. It is NSP's desire to clarify, not to substantively
change, the uniform franchise. I trust this answers your
inquiry.
very ruly yours,
Crai. J. Blair
Vice President-Electric Utility
cc: H J Bagley
•
2000 First Bank Place West
Minneapolis
Minnesota 55402
Telephone (612) 333-0543
Telecopier (612) 333-0540
Clayton L. LeFevere
Herbert P. Lefler
J. Dennis O'Brien
John E. Drawz
David J. Kennedy
Joseph E. Hamilton
John B. Dean
Glenn E. Purdue
Richard J. Schieffer
Charles L. LeFevere
Herbert P. Lefler III
James J. Thomson, Jr.
Thomas R. Galt
Dayle Nolan
Brian F. Rice
John G. Kressel
James M. Strommen
H. Batty
\ P. Jordan
\K Erickson
William R. Skallerud
Rodney D. Anderson
Corrine A. Heine
David D. Beaudoin
Paul E. Rasmussen
Steven M. Tallen
Mary F. Skala
Christopher J. Harristhal
Timothy J. Pawlenty
Rolf A. Sponheim
Le Fcyere
Lefler
Kennedy
O'Krim R
1)rawz
a Professional
Association
MEMORANDUM
TO: SRA City Managers
FROM: Glenn E. Purdue, SRA Counsel
RE: SRA Uniform Electric Franchise
DATE: August 28, 1987
I am enclosing a letter from Craig J. Blair, Vice Presi-
dent of the electric utility at NSP. This letter is in
response to Chairman John Anderson's letter asking that..
NSP honor its agreement to accept the Uniform Electric
Franchise if passed by a city.
I do not agree with most of the material in the first
paragraph, and I suggest that none of the changes to the
SRA Uniform Electric Franchise requested by NSP are
necessary or desirable. As to the date of payment, that
was determined to be a matter which could be negotiated
with each city. It was not "accidently left out of
Section 9."
The second paragraph indicates that NSP will accept the
SRA Uniform Electric Franchise without change.
cc: SRA Executive Committee
•
•
2000 First Bank Place West
Minneapolis
Minnesota 55402
Telephone (612) 333-0543
Telecopier (612) 333-0540
Clayton L. LeFevere
Herbert P. Lefler
J. Dennis O'Brien
John E. Drawz
David J. Kennedy
Joseph E. Hamilton
John B. Dean
Glenn E. Purdue
Richard J. Schieffer
Charles L. LeFevere
Herbert P. Lefler III
James J. Thomson, Jr.
Thomas R. Galt
Dayle Nolan
Brian F. Rice
John G. Kressel
James M. Strommen
*RoH. Batty
. Jordan
rickson
William R. Skallerud
Rodney D. Anderson
Corrine A. Heine
David D. Beaudoin
Paul E. Rasmussen
Steven M. Tallen
Mary F. Skala
Christopher J. Harristhal
Timothy J. Pawlenty
Rolf A. Sponheim
LeFevere
Lcller
Kenne(h,
()'Brien K
Drwvz
a Professional
A>soci:uion
MEMORANDUM
TO: SRA City-Manage
FROM: SRA Counsel
DATE: July 17, 1987
RE: Uniform Electric Franchise
Enclosed is the version of the Uniform Electric Franchise
approved by the Suburban Rate Authority Board at its
April meeting. The enclosure is a consolidation of the
earlier version approved by the Board at the January
meeting and some additional language approved by the
Executive Committee in the period between the January and
April meetings. I do not believe the enclosure has any
language beyond that previously sent you.
NSP recently has requested that the SRA Board reconsider
the franchise and add certain provisions in Sections 9.1
and 9.3. The SRA Board considered this request at its
July 15, 1987 meeting and determined not to make any
changes. We believe the company is required by its
agreement to accept the version enclosed.
0
(As Approved by the
SRA Board 04/15/87)
SRA UNIFORM ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
ORDINANCE NO.
CITY OF
MINNESOTA
COUNTY
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO , A
MINNESOTA CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS, PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE,
REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN THE CITY OF
, MINNESOTA AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBU-
TION SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION LINES, INCLUDING
NECESSARY POLES, LINES, FIXTURES AND APPUR-
TENANCES, FOR THE FURNISHING OF ELECTRIC
ENERGY TO THE CITY, ITS INHABITANTS, AND
OTHERS, AND TO USE PUBLIC WAYS AND PUBLIC
GROUNDS OF THE CITY FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
The City Council of the City of does ordain:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 "City" In this Ordinance, "City" means the City of
, County of , State of Minnesota.
1.2 "City Utility System" means the facilities used for
providing sewer, water, or any other public utility service owned
or operated by City or agency thereof.
1.3 "Company" means , a
Minnesota corporation, its successors and assigns.
1.4 "Notice" means a writing served by any party or parties
on any other party or parties. Notice to Company shall be mailed
to the Division General Manager thereof at
Notice to City shall be mailed to the City Clerk.
1.5 "Public Way" means any street, alley, or other public
right-of-way within the City.
1.6 "Public Ground" means land owned by the City for park,
open space or similar purpose, which is held for use in common by
the public.
1.7 "Electric Facilities" means electric transmission and
distribution towers, poles, lines, guys, anchors, ducts,
• fixtures, and necessary appurtenances owned or operated by the
Company for the purpose of providing electric energy for public
use.
SECTION 2. FRANCHISE
2.1 Grant of Franchise. City hereby grants Company, for a
period of twenty years from April 1, 1987, the right to transmit
and furnish electric energy for light, heat, power and other
purposes for public and private use within and through the limits
of the City as its boundaries now exist or as they may be extend-
ed in the future. For these purposes, Company may construct,
operate, repair and maintain Electric Facilities in, on, over,
under and across the Public Ways and Public Grounds of City
subject to the provisions of this ordinance. Company may do all
reasonable things necessary or customary to accomplish these
purposes, subject, however, to zoning ordinances, other applica-
ble ordinances, permit procedures, and to the further provisions
of this franchise.
2.2 Effective Date; Written Acceptance. This franchise
shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and its
acceptance by the Company, and its publication as required by law
[and the City Charter]. An acceptance by the Company must be
filed with the City Clerk within 90 days after publication.
2.3 Service Rates and Area. The service to be provided and
the rates to be charged by Company for electric service in City
currently are subject to the jurisdiction of the Minnesota Public
Utilities Commission. The area within the City in which the
Company may provide electric service currently is subject to the
provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 216B.40.
2.4 Publication Expense. The expense of publication of
this ordinance shall be paid by the Company.
2.5 Default. If either party asserts that the other party
is in default in the performance of any obligation hereunder, the
complaining party shall notify the other party of the default and
the desired remedy. The notification shall be written. If the
dispute is not resolved within 30 days of the written notice,
either party may commence an action in District Court to inter-
pret and enforce this franchise or for such other relief as may
be permitted by law or equity for breach of contract, or either
party may take any other action permitted by law.
SECTION 3. LOCATION, OTHER REGULATIONS
3.1 Location of Facilities. Electric Facilities shall be
located and constructed so as not to interfere with the safety
and convenience of ordinary travel along and over Public Ways and
they shall be located on Public Grounds as determined by the
2
City. The Company's construction, reconstruction, operation,
repair, maintenance and location of Electric Facilities shall be
subject to other reasonable regulations of the City.
3.2 Field Locations. The Company shall provide field
locations for any of its underground Electric Facilities within a
reasonable period of time on request by the City. The period of
time will be considered reasonable if it compares favorably with
the average time required by the cities in the same county to
locate municipal underground facilities for the Company.
3.3 Street Openings. The Company shall not open or disturb
the paved surface of any Public Way or Public Ground for any
purpose without first having obtained permission from the City,
for which the City may impose a reasonable fee. Permit condi-
tions imposed on the Company shall not be more burdensome than
those imposed on other utilities for similar facilities or work.
The Company may, however, open and disturb the paved surface of
any Public Way or Public Ground without permission from the City
where an emergency exists requiring the immediate repair of
Electric Facilities. In such event the Company shall notify the
City by telephone to the office designated by the City before
opening or distributing a paved surface of a Public Way or Public
Ground. Not later than the second working day thereafter, the
Company shall obtain any required permits and pay any required
fees.
• 3.4 Restoration. After undertaking any work requiring the
opening of any Public Way or Public Ground, the Company shall
restore the same, including paving and its foundation, to as good
condition as formerly existed, and shall maintain the same in
good condition for two years thereafter. The work shall be
completed as promptly as weather permits, and if the Company
shall not promptly perform and complete the work, remove all
dirt, rubbish, equipment and material, and put the Public Way or
Public Ground in the said condition, the City shall have, after
demand to the Company to cure and the passage of a reasonable
period of time following the demand, but not to exceed five days,
the right to make the restoration at the expense of the Company.
The Company shall pay to the City the cost of such work done for
or performed by the City, including its administrative expense
and overhead, plus ten percent additional as liquidated damages.
This remedy shall be in addition to any other remedy available to
the City.
3.5 Shared Use of Poles. The Company shall make space
available on its poles or towers for City fire, water utility,
police or other City facilities whenever such use will not
interfere with the use of such poles or towers by the Company, by
another electric utility, by a telephone utility, or by any cable
television company or other form of communication company. In
addition, the City shall pay for any added cost incurred by the
Company because of such use by City.
3
X02/-?>
SECTION 4. RELOCATIONS
4.1 Relocation of Electric Facilities in Public Ways.
Except as provided in Section 4.3, if the City determines to
vacate for a City improvement project, or to grade, regrade, or
change the line of any Public Way, or construct or reconstruct
any City Utility System in any Public Way, it may order the
Company to relocate its Electric Facilities located therein. The
Company shall relocate its Electric Facilities at its own ex-
pense. The City shall give the Company reasonable notice of
plans to vacate for a City improvement project, or to grade,
regrade, or change the line of any Public Way or to construct or
reconstruct any City Utility System. If a relocation is ordered
within five years of a prior relocation of the same Electrical
Facilities, which was made at Company expense, the City shall
reimburse Company for non-betterment expenses on a time and
material basis, provided that if a subsequent relocation is
required because of the extension of a City Utility System to a
previously unserved area, Company may be required to make the
subsequent relocation at its expense. Nothing in this Ordinance
requires Company to relocate, remove, replace or reconnect at its
own expense its facilities where such relocation, removal,
replacement or reconstruction is solely for the convenience of
the City and is not reasonably necessary for the construction or
reconstruction of a Public Way or City Utility System or other
City improvement.
4.2 Relocation of Electric Facilities in Public Ground.
Except as may be provided in Section 4.3, City may require the
Company_to relocate or remove its Electric Facilities from Public
Ground upon a finding by City that the Electric Facilities have
become or will become a substantial impairment of the public use
to which the Public Ground is or will be put. The relocation or
removal shall be at the Company's expense. The provisions of 4.2
apply only to Electric Facilities constructed in reliance on a
franchise and the Company does not waive its rights under an
easement or prescriptive right.
. 4.3 Projects with State or Federal Funding. Relocation,
removal, or rearrangement of any Company facilities made neces-
sary because of the extension into or through City of a
federally-aided highway project shall be governed by the provi-
sions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 161.46 as supplemented or
amended. It is understood that the right herein granted to
Company is a valuable right. City shall not order Company to
remove, or relocate its facilities when a Public Way is vacated,
improved or realigned because of a renewal or a redevelopment
plan which is financially subsidized in whole or in part by the
Federal Government or any. agency thereof, unless the reasonable
non-betterment costs of such relocation and the loss and expense
resulting therefrom are first paid to Company, but the City need
not pay those portions of such for which reimbursement to it is
not available.
4
4.4 Liability. Nothing in the ordinance relieves any
person from liability arising out of the failure to exercise
reasonable care to avoid damaging Electric Facilities while
performing any activity.
SECTION 5. TREE TRIMMING
The Company may trim all trees and shrubs in the Public Ways
and Public Grounds of City interfering with the proper construc-
tion, operation, repair and maintenance of any Electric Facili-
ties installed hereunder, provided that the Company shall save
the City harmless from any liability arising therefrom, and
subject to permit or other reasonable regulation by the City.
SECTION 6. INDEMNIFICATION
6.1. The Company shall indemnify, keep and hold the City
free and harmless from any and all liability on account of injury
to persons or damage to property occasioned by the construction,
maintenance, repair, inspection, the issuance of permits, or the
operation of the Electric Facilities located in the City. The
City shall not be indemnified for losses or claims occasioned
through its own negligence except for losses or claims arising
out of or alleging the City's negligence as to the issuance of
permits for, or inspection of, the Company's plans or work. The
City shall not be indemnified if the injury or damage results
from the performance in a proper manner of acts reasonably deemed,
hazardous by Company, and such performance is nevertheless
ordered or directed by City after notice of Company's determina-
tion.
6.2 In the event a suit is brought against the City under
circumstances where this agreement to indemnify applies, the
Company at its sole cost and expense shall defend the City in
such suit if written notice thereof is promptly given to the
Company within a period wherein the Company is not prejudiced by
lack of such notice. If the Company is required to indemnify and
defend, it will thereafter have control of such litigation, but
the Company may not settle such litigation without the consent of
the City, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. This
section is not, as to third parties, a waiver of any defense or
immunity otherwise available to the City; and the Company, in
defending any action on behalf of the City shall be entitled to
assert in any action every defense or immunity that the City
could assert in its own behalf.
SECTION 7. VACATION OF PUBLIC WAYS
The City shall give the Company at least two weeks' prior
written notice of a proposed vacation of a Public Way. Except
where required for a City street or other improvement project,
the vacation of any Public Way, after the installation of
Electric Facilities, shall not operate to deprive Company of its
rights to operate and maintain such Electrical Facilities,
5
until the reasonable cost of relocating the same and the loss and
expense resulting from such relocation are first paid to Company.
In no case, however, shall City be liable to the Company for
failure to specifically preserve a right-of-way, under Minnesota
Statutes, Section 160.29.
SECTION 8. CHANGE IN FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Any change in the form of government of the City shall not
affect the validity of this Ordinance. Any governmental unit
succeeding the City shall, without the consent of the Company,
succeed to all of the rights and obligations of the City provided
in this Ordinance.
SECTION 9. FRANCHISE FEE
9.1 Separate Ordinance. During the term of the franchise
hereby granted, and in lieu of any permit or other fees being
imposed on the Company, the City may impose on the Company a
franchise fee of not more than five percent of the Company's
gross revenues as hereinafter defined. The franchise fee shall
be imposed by a separate ordinance duly adopted by the City
Council, which ordinance shall not be adopted until at least 60
days after written notice enclosing such proposed ordinance has
been served upon the Company by certified mail. The fee shall
not become effective until at least 60 days after written notice
enclosing such adopted ordinance has been served upon the Company
by certified mail.
9.2 Terms Defined. The term "gross revenues" means all
sums, excluding any surcharge or similar addition to the
Company's charges to customers for the purpose of reimbursing the
Company for the cost resulting from the franchise fee, received
by the Company from the sale of electricity to its retail custom-
ers within the corporate limits of the City.
9.3 Collection of the Fee. The franchise fee shall be
payable not less often than quarterly, and shall be based on the
gross revenues of the Company during complete billing months
during the period for which payment is to be made. The percent
fee may be changed by ordinance from time to time; however, each
change shall meet the same notice requirements and the percentage
may not be changed more often than annually. Such fee shall not
exceed any amount which the Company may legally charge to its
customers prior to payment to the City by imposing a surcharge
equivalent to such fee in its rates for electric service. The
Company may pay the City the fee based upon the surcharge billed
subject to subsequent reductions to account for uncollectibles or
customer refunds. The time and manner of collecting the fran-
chise fee is subject to the approval of the Public Utilities
Commission, which the Company agrees to use best efforts to
obtain. The Company agrees to make its gross revenues records
available for inspection by the City at reasonable times.
6
9.4 Conditions on the Fee. The separate ordinance imposing
the fee shall not be effective against the Company unless it
lawfully imposes and the City quarterly or more often collects a
fee or tax of the same or greater percentage on the receipts from
sales of energy within the City by any other energy supplier,
provided that, as to such a supplier, the City has the authority
to require a franchise fee or to impose a tax. The franchise fee
or tax shall be applicable to energy sales for any energy use
related to heating, cooling, or lighting, as well as to the
supply of energy needed to run machinery and appliances on
premises located within or adjacent to the City, but shall not
apply to energy sales for the purpose of providing fuel for
vehicles.
SECTION 10. SEVERABILITY
If any portion of this franchise is found to be invalid for
any reason whatsoever, the validity of the remainder shall not be
affected.
SECTION 11. AMENDMENT
This ordinance may be amended at any time by the City
passing a subsequent ordinance declaring the provisions of the
amendment, which amendatory ordinance shall become effective upon
the filing of the Company's written consent thereto with the City
'10 Clerk within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory
ordinance.
SECTION 12. PREVIOUS FRANCHISES SUPERSEDED
This franchise supersedes any previous electric franchise
granted to the Company or its predecessor.
Passed and approved
Mayor of the City of
Minnesota
ATTEST:
Clerk of the City of
. Minnesota
0060RE02.B18
7
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 285
September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Request to rescind two stipulations on the final development plan
approval for the Market Plaza Project at 66th Street and Lyndale
Avenue.
Background:
In July of?1985 the City Council approved an amendment to the
final development plan for the Market Plaza development at 66th
Street and Lyndale. As part of that approval there were a number
of stipulations. E.J. Plesko and Associates and Market Plaza
Commercial Limited Partnership have requested that the City
Council rescind two of the stipulations of that approval. Those
two stipulations are:
1. That the condominium owners be given priority for use of the
apartment garage spaces not needed for apartment tenants.
2. That the condominium and apartment visitors be permitted to
use the commercial parking spaces on a short term basis.
This would not prohibit the applicant from enforcing
reasonable restrictions to prevent long term parking which
might adversely effect the commercial uses on the site.
This request is being made because the center is experiencing a
parking shortage for the commercial uses on the site.
Recommended Motion:
Refer this matter to the Planning Commission for their review and
recommendation.
Basis of Recommendation:
1. This involves a change to the final development plan and a
public hearing should be conducted. Because this matter involves
the parking at Market Plaza, it is a major issue and merits
Planning Commission review and recommendation.
Alternative Recommendation:
The alternative recommendation would be for the City Council to
not refer the matter to the Planning Commission, and to conduct a
public hearing on this matter. Because of publication
requirements and deadlines, the earliest the council could
schedule a hearing on this matter at a regular council meeting
would be October 12th.
C
Decision Mode:
As previously indicated the matter requires a public hearing.
The only appropriate actions would be to set a public hearing or
to refer the matter to the Planning Commission.
Respectfully submitted,
James Prosser
City pager
JDP/eja
•
0
3 T T 3
? f
September 3, 1987
Mr. Rick Joepke, City Planner
City of Richfield
6700 Portland Avenue South
Richfield, Minnesota 55423
Dear Rick,
E. I Plesko & Associates, Inc.
Real Estate Development, Consulting and Management
340 Parkdale Plaza 1660 South Hi hway 100
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 612-541.0151
This letter will serve as Market Plaza Commercial Limited Partnership's (MPCLP)
formal request for the City to amend Council Letter No. 269 dated July 22, 1985,
to delete item numbers one and two in their entirety.
As City staff and Council are well aware, MPCLP is experiencing a parking shortage
at Market Plaza largely due to the success of Champps restaurant. The Partnership
is very concerned for every parking stall that exists for our retail tenants and has
hired a professional traffic consulting company to provide a solution to this growing
problem. In addition, MPCLP is instituting valet parking and working with other area
businesses in an attempt to secure the use of unused parking stalls for Market Plaza.
Found within the body of Council Letter No. 269 are direct references to the
following:
1) A reduction in the number of retail parking stalls from 295 to 291.
2) Admission that under City guidelines there is a potential shortage
in the number of parking stalls provided for the commercial use.
3) The actual shortage of commercial parking stalls has increased from
60 to 93 stalls.
4) A belief that the mixed use nature of the project will reduce the
amount of parking required on site.
Since the project is now open and conducting business, number four above never became
a reality. We are experiencing a tremendous parking shortage and can ill afford to
lose any parking stalls to Woodlake Point Condominiums and Market Towers Apartments.
From our analysis of the situation, there is a demand for another 100 stalls at peak
time for the Center, as well as another 50 for employee parking that all-must be
off-site.
Hence, MPCLP feels justified in it's request for deletion of items one and two of
the above mentioned Council letter. We further request that this issue be on the
September 14, 1987, Council agenda. If you should have any questions regarding
this time line for a Council hearing, please contact Mike Gould at our office as
soon as possible. Thank you for your consideration of this very important matter.
SinaPLESKO y,
4;0 -
E. & ASSOCIATES, INC.
0 MARKET PLAZA COMMERCIAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
E. J. Plesko
Managing General Partner
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 269
Agenda July 22, 1985
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richfield
Subject: Planned Unit Development Plan Amendment to
Contract For The SAleof Land For Private
Development with Market Plaza Corp.
Council Members:
On December 10, 1984, the city council approved a final
development plan for the Market Plaza development at 66th Street
and Lyndale Avenue with the following stipulations:
1. That the condominium owners be given priority for use of
the apartment garage spaces not needed for apartment
tenants;
2. That condominium and apartment visitors not be
prohibitied from using the commercial parking spaces on a
short term basis. This would not prohibit the applicant
from enforcing reasonable restrictions to prevent long term
parking which might adversely affect the commercial uses on
the site;
3. That the grading details of the interface between the
Wendy's property and the Market Plaza property and the area
within the vacated Graham Avenue adjacent to 65th Street be
submitted to the city engineer;
4. A final plat should be submitted;
5. That the final utility plan•be submitted for approval by
staff;
6. That a fire protection system be submitted for approval
by the public safety department;
7. That no berm be constructed along 65th Street and
adjacent to the building, so as to provide space for snow
storage; and,
• 8. That trucks using the receiving area within the 65th
Street right-of-way not be permitted to obstruct traffic in
the traveled roadway of 65th Street. ,
-2-
On May 14, 1984, the HRA, and City, entered a Contract with
Market Plaza Corporation, Arkell Development Corporation and E.
J. Plesko and Associates as co-developers for the development of
the "Godfather Block". Several amendments to the Agreement were
approved by the the city and HRA in November and December of
1984. The purpose of this letter is to identify the
construction project changes that have been made or need to be
made since the HRA approved exhibit H in November of 1984.
These changes are in anticipation of construction beginning '
in August, 1985. Provided in your backup are the approved
project plans concerning Exhibit H dated November, 1984, and the
revised July, 1985 plans.
The approved planned unit development plan approved by the
city required a land exchange between the developer and the
owner (Strom) of the site occupied by Wendy's restaurant. The
developer has been unable to successfully negotiate this 400 to
500 sq. ft. land exchange. Several of the construction changes
are the result of the absence of the land exchange.-
The plan changes proposed include the following:
(a) The configuration of the buildings have been changed.
The east end of the commercial level has been angled to the
south to keep the building from encroaching on the Wendy's
• property. The commercial and apartment buildings have been
squared off where possible to reduce costs. The reconfiguration
of the apartment structure has resulted in an additional 4
dwelling units (changing the total number of units from 162 to
1661. The 4 additional units are one bedroom units.
(b) The gross floor area of the structure has increased
from 316,440 square feet to 322,659 square feet. This is an
increase of 6,219 square feet. The commercial floor area
increased 6,804 square feet and the garage area increased 7
square feet. The commercial floor area was increased by
reducing the public area of the mall. The apartment floor
area decreased by 592 square fleet.
(c) The building has been pivoted southward slightly to
provide additional space in the delivery area on the northeast
side of structure. With the additional space, trucks in the
delivery area will not obstruct the travelled roadway of 65th
Street. The garage entrance in that area has also been
eliminated so that the loading area will function better.
(d) A small maintenance building has been added on the west
side of the structure.
(e) Interior commercial spaces have been reconfigured and
the mall width has been reduced.
• (f) The parking layout has been reconfigured in the
apartment guest parking area on the west end of the structure
and in the commercial parking area adjacent to the Wendy's
property. Additional guest parking has been provided in the
-3-
landscaped area under the canopy on the west end. Guest parking
increases from 11 stalls to 13 stalls. The number of commercial"
parking stalls decreased from 295 to 291 because the previous
proposal allowed for too few handicap parking stalls. The
driveway connection between the Market Plaza parking lot and the
Wendy's parking lot will not be construced.
(g) The project sign (tribute) location has been shifted
from the triangular shaped island in the parking lot to an area
adjacent to the 66th Street and Lyndale Avenue intersection.
This sign (tribute) may include a clock and other pedestrian
amenities. The final design is still being perfected.' To date,
City staff has favored using public right-of-way for the tribute
but has rejected City financial participation.
The city's planned unit development (PUD) ordinance requires
that the devleopment of the planned unit development district
shall be in substantial compliance with the approved PUD plan,
final development plan and conditions imposed by the council.
Compliance shall not be considered substantial if there is:
(a) more than ten percent change in floor area in any one
structure;
(b) more than a ten percent change in the original approved
separation of buildings;
(c) any change in the original approved setbacks from
property lines;
(d) more than 5 percent change in ground area covered by
the buildings; or
(e) any change in the ratio of off-street parking and
loading space to gross floor area in the building.
The revised plan would not be in substantial compliance with
either the approved PUD plan or final development plan because
the ratio of off-street parking to gross floor area has been
decreased. Therefore the city must approve a plan revision
before building permits can be issued for the project.
Staff has reviewed the proposed changes. They are
acceptable. When applying city guidelines for parking there is
a potential shortage in the number of parking stalls provided.
for the commercial uses in the development. The shortage has
increased from 60 spaces to 93 because of the increased
commercial square footage and the reduction of the number of
parking stalls provided. However, the mixed use nature of the
project reduces the amount of parking required on the site and
the parking provided should adequately meet parking demand.
Regarding the exterior facade material, there will be three
different colors used on the walls: light gray brick, dark gray
brick, and, white stucco or white brick. The dark gray brick
will be placed on the commercial component and will match the
-4-
dark gray brick on the first two levels of Woodlake Point
(garage area).
The planning commission reviewed the revised PUD plan and
recommended that the city council approve the revised plans
subject to the original 8 stipulations outlined above and the
following two additional stipulations:
1. That a 3 foot high brick wall suitable to protect
pedestrians from the difference in grade on the east
side of Market Plaza between its parking lot and the Wendy's
property be-erected of brick the same color as that used in
the retail structure.
2. That a suitable area of offsstreet parking, for loading
and unloading moving vans and other vehicles, be.provided
for the 65th Street entrance to the apartments.
The-HRA reviewed the revisions and the additional planning
commission'stipulations. They concurred in the eight
stipulations and the one Planning Commission stipulation
regarding the brick retaining wall, but arrived at a different
conclusion regarding an off-street parking area for vans. They
requested that a statement be added to Exhibit H which would
require the developer/owner to install a loading and unloading
zone if requested by the City. The City would request the
installation if problems of congestion developed because of the
lack of such a facility.
The City Manager recommends the modifications to Exhibit H
of the developers agreement as indicated on the attachments and
the revised PUD and Final Development Plan, off-street parking
agreement subject to the 10 HRA approved stipulations.
1
spectfu 1 ubmitted,
John G.'Car right
City Manager
JGC/eja
0
0 Council Meeting Minutes
-3-
July 22, 1985
G. REQUEST FOR FEE WAIVER ON ITINERANT FOOD LICENSE,
ITINERANT AMUSEMENT LICENSE, AND NON-INTOXICATING
LIQUOR LICENSE FOR ASSUMPTION FUN FEST, 305 EAST 77TH
STREET, TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 17 AND 182 1985.
M/Ludeman, S/Bunce that the consent calendar be approved.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #5 PUBLIC HEARING ON AMENDMENTS TO PUD PLAN, FINAL PLAT
AND EXHIBIT H OF THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE
OF LAND WITH MARKET PLAZA CORPORATION. C.L. 269
City-Manager Cartwright reviewed C.L. No. 269 regarding
proposed amendmants to the PUD Plan, Final Plat and Exhibit H of
the Developer's Agreement for the Sale of Land with Market Plaza
Corporation.
Community Development Director Kraft described the proposed
PUD Plan which provided for changes in the design of the Market
Plaza project such as a reduced public mall area, additional
commercial floor area, a change in the configuration of
commercial and apartment buildings, the addition of four one-
bedroom apartment units, a decrease in parking spaces, the
addition of a small maintenance building, and the elimination of
a proposed driveway connection between Market Plaza and Wendy's
restaurant.
Mr. Kraft said that staff had reviewed the proposed changes
and find them acceptable. He stated that the Planning
Commission and HRA had reviewed the changes and recommended
approval subject to 10 stipulations.
The council discussed the stipulation proposed by the
Planning Commission that the developer be required to construct
an off street area for loading and unloading at the 65th street
entrance to the apartment complex.
Lawrence Wozniczka, 6744 Wentworth Avenue, asked if a
sidewalk would be constructed between Wendy's restaurant and the
Market Plaza project.
City Manager Cartwright responded that no sidewalk would be
constructed to the rear of Wendy's because of the grade
variation between the two properties. He added that a sidewalk
will be constructed in front of Wendy's.
Mr. Wozniczka also expressed a concern about the off street
loading area on 65th Street and that the sign at 66th and
Lyndale might interfere with the sidewalk.
0 Council Meeting Minutes -4- July 22, 1985
Mr. Cartwright suggested that the off street loading area on
65th Street not be ordered now, but that the developers
agreement provide that the City could order the off street
parking on 65th Street at the developers expense if it were
'found by the City to be necessary. He said that the parking
spaces adjacent to the lobby of 65th Street would accomodate
cars, small vans, and trailers.
M/Ludeman, S/Sandahl to close the Dublic hearing.
Motion carried 5-0.
Motion carried 5-0.
• Item #6 PUBLIC HEARING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT A
HEARING OFFICER PROCESS TO HEAR ZONING VARIANCE
REQUESTS. SECOND READING. C.L. 270.
Community Development Director Kraft reviewed C.L. No. 270
regarding second reading of an ordinance amendment to implement
a Hearing Officer process to hear zoning variance requests. The
ordinance was amended from first reading to provide direct
appeal to the City Council of any decision denying a variance of
the hearing examiner. Mr. Kraft summarized the major provisions
of the proposed ordinance stating that the ordinance would
sunset after one year.
Council Member Bunce questioned the size of the hearing
examiner board and whether the hearing examiner(s) would.be
staff, commission members, or a combination thereof. The City
Attorney said the members could be citizens, advisory board
members, or City staff.
There was council discussion of the number of hearng
examiners to be selected. Council members felt once a board was
selected, one hearing examiner would then be selected to hear
each variance.
Lawrence Wozniczka, 6744 Wentworth, expressed a concern that
• the hearings would be conducted during the day when many people
-could not attend, and stated that the proposed ordinance appears
to preclude appeals to variance decisions by affected neighbors.
M/Ludeman, S/Sandahl to approve the amendments to the PUD
Plan, Final Plat, modifications to Exhibit H of the
?/J
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 284
Agenda September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Approval of the 1988 budget for the Minnesota Community Health
Services grant.
Background:
Since 1977, the Minnesota Department of Health has allocated
funds to communities to support the operation of local health
departments. Each participating community must submit an
approved copy of their public health plan in order to receive the
funds. The State Department of Health will accept the budget
figures with the understanding that they are preliminary, pending
council approval in October. In the event that the attached
budget figures are changed before approval of the budget in
October, a revision will be submitted.
Recommended Motion:
Approve the public health plan for 1988.
Basis of Recommendation:
The Minnesota Department of Health needs the approval by the
Richfield City Council of the 1988 public health plan in order to
approve the 1988 state grant allotment of $78,795.00.
• Alternative Recommendation:
Delay approval of the 1988 public health plan until the entire
budget is approved. This might cause delay or forfeiture of the
1988 state grant for operation of our public health program.
Decision/Discussion Mode:
The State Department of Health has requested that the city
council approve the 1988 public health plan in order to be
eligible for the 1988 grant of $78,795.00.
Respectfully submitted,
Jame Prosser
City anager
JDP/eja
0
,4 '1?7-1
•
CITY OF RICHFIELD
1988 PRELIMINARY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES PLAN
•
0
•
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Home Health ................................. 1
Family Health ............................... 5
Family Health Resource Bibliography......... 12
Disease Prevention and Control, Health
Promotion Resource Bibliography............ 13
Environmental Health Services............... 28
Emergency Medical Services .................. 34
•
HOME HEALTH
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Proliferation of home health services and products with minimal
measures of quality and ineffective coordination creates the
potential for misuse of personal and public funding as well as
unnecessary health problems.
Limitation of home health for the low income or chronically ill
can cause personal hardship and inappropriate use of nursing
home.
GOAL: To ensure that persons whose illnesses or disabilities
require health care but do not necessitate institutional services
will gain access to care that will improve or maintain the
maximum health status for their conditions.
STATEMENT OF NEED: THE OVERVIEW
The aging population, combined with the current drive towards
cost containment, has had significant impact on home health care.
In a recent survey by National Research Corporation, home health
care topped the list of alternative services that consumers say
they need. Recognizing this future market, most health care
organizations are "getting in" to home care. In Hennepin County
alone there are now at least 29 Medicare-certified home care
agencies. Increasing need requires increased services, but with
increasing services--many of which are publicly financed--comes
the need to create standards of quality and community
coordination to protect the population in need.
TggiiR 1
Recognizing the potential for confusion among residents about
home health services as well as documented events of residents
being "sold" services and products that fail to meet their health
needs, public health has an important role in providing residents
with useful information on home health options. This information
should be targeted towards population segments likely to be faced
with home health decisions. The population of 21,592 individuals
over age 65 in Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield, and their
children, will be faced with the majority of home health care
decisions. Outreach to this group organizing cost-effective home
health care.
Objective 1. Increase awareness of and arrangements for
appropriate home care services among target groups.
Method 1. Active personalized marketing of public health
home care services to specific groups of
consumers and providers.
Method 2. Provide information and referral services to
residents via intake system.
Method 3. Provide home health assessment and consultation
for residents in organizing care.
Evaluation
1. Number of outreach encounters.
2. Target group surveys of service awareness.
3. Source of referrals.
ISSUE 2:
Public health has a changing role in home health care, from an
emphasis on short-term therapeutic care to longer term chronic
conditions. In addition, there is a growing ratio of patients
receiving locally subsidized care. Because of inverse
relationship between volume and cost, it is important to actively
keep the volume of care as high as possible. For this reason,
marketing continues to be important.
Objective 2. Provide intermittent professional health care in
the home setting, regardless of inability of pay, to those who
need health intervention or support.
Method 1. Public health nursing services will be provided
based on an integrated plan of care and utilizing
nursing outcome criteria.
Method 2. Home health aides/homemakers will provide
intermittent personal care and supportive
homemaking as needed or through supplemental fee-
for-service.
Method 3. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy will
be directed towards specific patient problems.
Method 4. Psychiatric nursing services will be utilized to
enhance/extend nursing service.
Method 5. Medical social services through an agreement
with Lutheran Social Services.
Evaluation
1. Number of patients and visits by discipline.
2. Quarterly record reviews.
3. Patient evaluation of quality/satisfaction of services.
4. Medicare certification.
TCCTT17 •2
During the past 30 years, public health agencies have developed a
cost-effective home care service that would be valuable as
adjuncts to HMO or employer health packages. In order to be
considered, public health agencies need to have a standardized
system. Through the Public Health Nursing Cooperative, Transcare
can serve as such a vehicle.
Objective 3. Provide a metropolitan public health home care
model as an option to HMOs and employers.
Method 1. Formalize the operational structure of the
Public Health Cooperative Transcare project.
Method 2. Market Transcare services to providers.
Method 3. Provide Transcare services to group purchasers.
0 Evaluation
1. Case-based cost measurement
2. Patient outcomes.
TfiCTTF. d-
Because of the current trend of horizontal and vertical
integration, service alignments need to be established in order
to be a part of coordinated service delivery.
Objective 4. Establish collaborative relationships which are in
the best interests of the community.
Method 1. Participate with Presbyterian Homes and H.O.M.E.
in providing coordinated Home Services of South Hennepin.
Method 2. Participated with the Hennepin County Community
Health Department as a provider in the PAS/ACG program.
Evaluation
1. Compile utilization statistics.
2. Assess patient satisfaction and perceived benefit of
continuity of care.
ISSUE 5:
While there is a need for multiple services and providers in both
the public and private sector to meet the growing need in the
home health care field, organizations which have entered the
market for primarily profit motives have demonstrated instances
of misusing private and public funds. To protect individuals
from being sold misdirected "goods" and to protect the taxpayer
from misuse of their tax dollars, the public policy which guides
the development of a system of cost-effective home health care.
Objective 5. Promote public health policy which (1) addresses
accountability for use public funds in home health services, (2)
promotes cost-effective services, and (3) minimizes fragmentation
of care.
Method 1. Document home health system problems.
Method 2. Document cost-effectiveness of the public health
model for home care. Continuity of care.
Method 3. Participate in development of Standards of
Quality Assurance for home health care agencies.
Evaluation
1. Development of public policy which protects consumers
and maximizes effective and efficient use of public
funds.
TgSJJF. 6!
The future of public health is partially reliant on the extent to
which students have an opportunity to gain an understanding of
the role of public health in the health care delivery system.
While they can acquire experiences in community health in
multiple settings, the public health setting offers a more
comprehensive overview of the role of the public health
professional.
Objective 6. Facilitate the development of community health
nursing knowledge and skills among a select number of students
within the community nursing setting.
Method 1. Provide home visit experiences to students with
clients who have a variety of needs.
Method 2. Provide involvement with community health
services such as screening clinics and special
programs.
Evaluation
•
1. Input to clinical instructor from coordinators and
primary nurses regarding each student's follow-through
with assignments.
FAMILY HEALTH
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Timely, affordable health care is needed to promote family well-
being and ensure healthy child growth and development.
GOAL: To enhance the opportunity for optimum health among
parents and children by promoting access to and utilization of
cost-effective clinical and health promotion services.
STATEMENT OF NEED: THE OVERVIEW
Many factors impact the family's ability to successfully nurture
their children and for their child to develop optimum potential.
0 ISSUE 1.
Prenatal care reduces prematurity, low birth weight, and infant
mortality. The Institute of Medicine, part of the National
Academy of Science, reports that each "$1 spent on prenatal care
saves $3.38 in the baby's first year alone." Health education,
including proper nutrition, steps to prevent problems, and
emotional/psychosocial support have been shown to decrease pre-
term labor and improve birth outcomes. The earlier prenatal care
is initiated, the likelihood of a birth of a healthy baby will be
increased. A total of 11.5% of all Bloomington, Edina, and
Richfield births started prenatal care in the second or third
trimester or received no care at all. Individual services
directed at promoting early and continuous prenatal care and
connecting with providers of prenatal care to improve access to
them can improve birth outcomes to Bloomington, Edina, and
Richfield residents.
- by an increase in the percent of women who receive early and
continuous prenatal education and care;
- increase in the percentage of babies weighing 5.5 or more
pounds at birth.
0 Method 1. Extend nursing care to target populations:
W.E.C. clinic clients
Family Planning-STD clinic clients
Hennepin County Community Health Department
prenatal clinic
C.E.C. program
High risk referrals
Method 2. Connect clients with appropriate clinical
services.
Develop collaborative relationships with local
service providers.
Support the Hennepin County Community Health
Department south suburban prenatal clinic.
Method 3. Provide prenatal/postpartum nutritional guidance
and support.
Maintain W.I.C. clinic services.
Extend individualized nutritional guidance for
defined needs.
Evaluation
1. Number of Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield receiving
prenatal care in the first trimester.
2. Percentage of babies weighing 5.5 pounds or more.
3. Percentage of W.I.C. caseload of pregnant women.
4. Number of clients accepting services.
5. Number of visits.
ISSUE 2:
Routine and periodic screening services can identify deviations
from normal growth and development before they become severe and
more costly to treat. Early identification of these deviations
can prevent long-term costs to the family, schools, and community
as a whole. Data from the South Hennepin Human Services Survey
indicate that health care services are very important to the
residents of South Hennepin.
- "73.2$ of the clients using the energy assistance program
said low cost health care was a very important service."
- "25$ of the low income respondents had serious health
problems."
A comparison of income to insurance status and type reveals that
after excluding women receiving Medical Assistance, 41% of
persons with incomes below $5,000 have no health insurance, and
21% of those with incomes over $15,000 have no insurance. In
addition, 38,000 Minnesota children living in families with
income below the poverty level have no health coverage. An
additional 62,000 above the poverty level do not have health
insurance. Many of MinnesotA's children and women of
childbearing age are either uninsured or underinsured. The
working poor are the most vulnerable because they do not for
qualify for Medical Assistance.
The Children's Defense Fund reports that when the family income
is limited, routine well child care is often discontinued. It is
viewed as a financial burden, but, when compared to what the
costs would be to let a potential problem that can be dealt with
in early intervention may turn into one that needs expensive
medical and educational intervention, the savings are not there.
As an example, ear infections are a common childhood experience.
If left untreated, hearing loss and speech changes can occur.
Treating an ear infection is relatively cheap compared to costs
of hearing and speech therapy and special education. Well child
services are being provided by the Bloomington Health Division
currently. But, due to the increasing numbers of the uninsured,
establishment of more comprehensive clinical services will need
• to be explored.
In addition to screening services, nutritional services are also
a necessary component in the promotion of healthy children.
"Infants with inadequate food are more likely to be mentally
retarded, learning disabled ...or have more behavior problems than
other infants. Poor nutrition is one of the major causes of
mental retardation. Women, Infants and Children, or W.I.C., is a
food supplement program for low income children to age 5 and
pregnant or breast-feeding women. Studies have shown that W.I.C.
participants have diets that are higher in iron and key vitamins
than non-participants, and children on the W.I.C. are low income
and, therefore, are uninsured or underinsured and are at risk to
not use routine health care. Children enrolled in the W.I.C.
program are more likely to have a regular source of health care
and were better immunized.
The individualized promotion of healthy and constructive
parenting can impact the growth and development of the child.
These home visits provide individualized health education,
emotional support, and positive parenting practices. "Public
health nursing services can effectively impart health knowledge
to high risk mothers and can effect positive changes in maternal
attitudes and parenting practices. These changes may be
associated with positive changes in health and development for
infants."
Objective 2. To promote optimum child growth and development
through accessible, quality, targeted, fee-sensitive services.
Method 1. Provide low cost, comprehensive Child and Youth
Clinic screening services.
Method 2. Explore the establishment of a south suburban
satellite clinic for comprehensive, low cost
children's clinical services.
Method 3. Provide preschool screening services according to
defined contracts.
Method 4. Provide W.I.C. services according to contract.
Method 5.
Promote healthy, constructive parenting through
individualized guidance targeted towards:
"family support" referrals
C.E.C. teen mothers
parents requesting guidance
W.I.C. mothers
day care parents
interagency referrals
Child and Youth Clinic parents
Family Center participants.
0 Evaluation
1v
1. Number of individuals served by nature of service.
2. Number of visits by nature of service.
3. Follow-up on clinic referrals to determine referral
outcome.
4. Outcome of parenting support services.
ISSUE 3:
Fifty percent (50t) of teens in Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield
indicate having engaged in sexual relations by age 18. The most
recent available statistics indicate an annual total of 314
pregnancies to Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield teen-age girls
in 1982. With two-thirds of these teen pregnancies ending in
abortion, the extent of the problem remains largely hidden.
While much community energy has been directed towards stopping
abortion, little has been directed towards preventing the need
for abortion. The 1987 South Suburban Coalition for the
Prevention of Teen Pregnancy spring conference, "Insights and
Intervention," corroborated the importance of public health
leadership in developing broad-based community support for
parents and youth. Five thousand (5,000) Minnesota have children
each year. Babies born to Minnesota teens are almost twice as
likely to be born under 5.5 pounds or to die in their first year.
Four out of five Minnesota teens who give birth at 17 or younger
never finish high school. Teen moms are likely to be
undernourished and to suffer from complications. A total of 3.2%
of Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield births are to individuals 19
and younger. Ten percent (10%) of all teen births received
prenatal care in the second or third trimester or no care at all
in Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield.
Community education to promote delayed sexual activity among
teens and awareness of responsible sexuality is vital. Parents
are held responsible for sexual education but lack the support
and the "how-to." Imparting human sexuality information needs a
full focus approach. The community, schools and, most of all,
the family need the technical assistance of how to relay values,
responsibility, and how to improve communications with teens.
Affordable family planning services will be provided for those
choosing to be sexually active.
Objective 3. Promote reproductive health through comprehensive,
accessible, targeted, low cost services.
Method 1. To provide community education which promotes
delayed sexual activity among teens and awareness
of responsibility for family planning methods for
40 the sexually active.
Method 2. Continue to provide family planning and basic
gynecological clinical services with a sliding
fee scale.
Method 3. To extend supportive services in the community
through leadership in the South Suburban Teen
Pregnancy Prevention Coalition.
Evaluation
1. Number of clinic patients.
2. Number of clinic visits.
3. Evaluation of clinic participants.
4. Number of community education sessions.
5. Number of education participants.
6. Evaluation of learner outcomes.
7. Accomplishments of the "Coalition."
ISSUE 4:
Child care services are increasing in south Hennepin County.
This is in response to the need for child care. It is estimated
that 60% of all mothers work outside the home. There has been an
increase of 26 child day care facilities over the past year in
South Hennepin. Children in day care are at an increased risk
for communicable diseases. Public Health consultation is one way
to reduce spread of communicable diseases as well as promote
healthy child care provider/child relationship.
The school age population is among the healthiest of all age
groups. It is also a population where targeted health
interventions can yield the greatest benefits. Students are a
captive population for developmental screening as well as
promoting patterns of healthful living. School health programs
need to be directed towards the common needs of age groups as
well as targeting special problems.
Children in other group settings are a population that could
benefit from developmental screening. These children may have
routine health care but may be at risk for a developmental delay.
Group development screening is a cost-efficient way to identify
those children at risk.
New state and federal legislation has mandated that the school
districts assume responsibility for the early intervention needs
of 3-year-olds. (Legislation is pending for birth to 2.) Multi-
disciplinary involvement is also mandated. Public Health has
taken a leadership role in designing this system and ensuring
that it will be family-focused and in the best interest of the
child. A formal system will be in place by September, 1987, for
3-year-olds.
Objective 4. Promote wellness among children in group settings.
Method 1. Provide consultation visits to day care/nursery
schools for health promotion and disease
prevention and control.
Method 2. Provide guidance to family day care providers.
Method 3. Provide school health services to parochial
schools on contract with the school district.
Method 4. Extend development screening to children in group
settings:
a. day care
b. battered women's shelters
c. schools.
Method 5. Build in a public health nursing component to the
schools' Interagency Learning Program
Evaluation
1. Number of visits.
2. Number of children screened.
3. Outcomes of screenings.
4. Number of group sessions.
5. Number of group participants.
6. Learner outcomes.
TCCTTP R,
Family dysfunction can have many causes. Providing services to
children and their families when an injury, disease or disability
exists is necessary. Reducing the long-term effects of the
condition, maximizing the child's potential, and preventing
further problems is basic public health.
Families experiencing a health-related crisis or loss are at risk
for the development of disease, marital breakup or child abuse
and neglect. Public Health nursing intervention focuses on
assessment and short-term counseling for matching the family with
an appropriate resource. When families are stressed, they are
often not able to access helping agencies without support.
Public Health intervention is also offered to families following
a police call. Services are extended to these families as a
means to increase functional communication and decrease repeat
police calls. Officer safety is jeopardized with each repeat
call. Children in homes where domestic violence exists are at
risk for child abuse and neglect. The Public Health Division
received 236 referrals in 1986; 60% of the families accepted the
help offered.
Suicide is also a symptom of family dysfunction. It accounts for
25% of the deaths in the 15- to 24-year age bracket. The suicide
rate for teen-age mothers is ten times that of the general
population. A community-wide venture will be initiated to
explore the problem and possible solutions.
Objective 5. Provide Public Health services to children and
parents experiencing disease, disability or crisis.
Method 1. Nursing services will be made available to assist
parents in providing appropriate health care for
children affected by injury, disease or
disability and/or for health promotion and
disease prevention and control.
Method 2. Public Health nurses will extend counseling to
families experiencing.a health-related crisis or
loss.
Method 3. Families at risk for domestic violence will
receive services through the family support team.
Method 4. Collaborative community ventures for suicide
prevention will be initiated. -
Evaluation
1. Number of clients by nature of the problem.
2. Number of nursing visits.
3. Outcomes of interventions as indicated in periodic chart
. reviews.
4. Community-specific suicide data will be collected.
is
FAMILY HEALTH RESOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHY
•
•
1Preventing Low Birth Weight, Institute of Medicine, National
Academy of Sciences
2Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics.
3Human Service Needs in South Hennepin, 1987.
4Analysis of Health Insurance Coverage and Health care
Utilization and Expenditures in Minnesota for 1985.
5Health of Minnesota's Children, Investing in the Future, League
of Women Voters.
6Children's Defense Fund - Minnesota Project, 1986
7Public Health Currents, Vol. 26, No. 4, 1986.
BCombs-Orme, Terri, Janet Reis and Lydia Dantes Ward,
"Effectiveness of Home Visits by Public Health Nurses in
Maternal and Child Health, "Public Health Reports, Sept.-Oct.
1985, Vol 100, No. 5, pp. 490-499.
9Teen Perspectives on Sexuality, Bloomington Public Health
Division, 1985.
10Domestic Abuse Project, Minneapolis.
11Levering, Carol Swanton, "Teen-age Pregnancy and Parenthood",
Childhood Education, Vol. 59, No. 5, 1983.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Failure to identify, prevent, and control communicable disease
endangers the well-being of individuals and the community.
GOAL: To diminish the incidence of and problems related to
communicable diseases where cost-effective prevention and control
measures are available.
ISSUE 1•
Communicable diseases have a significant impact on the population
including days of restricted activity for persons of all ages,
decreased work productivity, loss of income, increased health
care costs, and increased social costs.
Epidemiologic services consisting primarily of communicable
disease surveillance and investigation are the basic and
essential elements of infectious disease prevention and control.
Communicable diseases occur when bacteria, viruses, parasites and
other pathogenic organisms gain entry and cause damage to the
body. They are transmitted through a variety of mediums
including air, water, food, animals or contact with an infected
person.
Food-borne diseases, primarily of a gastrointestinal nature and
often caused by enteric bacteria (e.g., salmonella, shigella, or
staphylococcus), viruses (e.g., hepatitis A. Norwalk), result
from infected food handlers and/or improper food handling
techniques, and generate hundreds of citizen complaints each
year.
When water-borne diseases occur in this area they are caused by
individual water supply problems as opposed to municipal water
contamination.
Currently, more than half of mothers with young children are
working outside of the home with their children cared for in day
care settings. A variety of infections have been documented in
children being cared for in these settings, sometimes with spread
to caregivers and to others at home. The most common infections
found are those of the respiratory or gastrointestinal tracts.
There are several factors that place children attending day care
at increased risk of infection, including close physical contact
for extended periods of time; poor hygiene habits; and immature
immune systems. In addition, when there are young children in
diapers, diarrheal disease may occur and be spread when
handwashing and environmental sanitation practices are
inadequate. For these reasons, surveillance of communicable
disease is especially important in day care settings to decrease
the risk of transmission and the severity of outcomes.
In 1986, there were 184 investigations and 'reports completed of
confirmed (laboratory confirmed and/or ipi-linked) cases of
reportable disease, excluding sexually transmitted diseases and
tuberculosis, in Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield. This number
does not reflect, however,.an almost equal number of
investigations conducted where confirmation was not possible or
the disease was not a reportable disease (e.g., head lice), but
where education disease was not a reportable disease (e.g., head
lice), but where education was provided and prevention and
control recommendations were made.
Objective 1. To assume principal responsibility for communicable
disease surveillance, investigation, consultation, information,
and training within our given jurisdiction.
?f /%' to
•
Method 1. To maintain a passive disease surveillance system
for the collection of standard information an all
reportable diseases from those required to
report.
Method 2. To investigate all reportable diseases (except
gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and
tuberculosis).
1. Conduct interviews related to the
investigation and complete State/Centers for
Disease Control surveillance form.
2. Obtain specimens and samples for laboratory
analysis when appropriate.
3. Make prevention recommendations and implement
control measures.
•
Method 3. To investigate cases of reportable and non-
reportable illness in excess of what is normally
expected and may be?derived from a common source
(outbreak investigation).
1. Conduct interviews related to the
investigation and complete State/Centers for
Disease Control surveillance form.
2. Obtain specimens and samples for laboratory
analysis when appropriate.
3. Make prevention recommendations and implement
control measures.
4. Collect, analyze, and interpret outbreak
data.
5. Prepare and disseminate summary report.
Method 4. To provide consultation, information, and
training concerning infectious diseases.
1. Provide technical assistance and consultation
to staff and other health professionals by
telephone and in person.
2. Provide training seminars and inservices for
staff and other health professionals.
3. Provide information (research findings and
educational materials) upon request.
4. Develop and provide audiovisual
instructional/educational pieces.
7er/'?/ Xz
0 -Evaluation
1. Number and kind of disease-specific reports by city.
2. Number and kinds of disease investigations by city.
3. Disease investig ati on outcomes.
4. Number and kind of professional education provided by
city.
5. Number and kind of public education provided by city.
6. Number and kind of educational materials requested and
provided.
7. Number and kind of audiovisual pieces requested and
provided.
TQQTTT' '?-
Lyme Disease is a newly recognized disease caused by bacteria and
passed to humans by the bite of a very small tick called Ixodes
dammini. This tick lives in wooded, grassy areas and is most
active and feeding from April through October. Although Lyme
Disease is not life-threatening, later symptoms of the untreated
disease can include complications of the heart, nervous system or
joints. Most patients, particularly if treated with an
antibiotic early in their infection, do not develop these
symptoms.
AIDS is a major public health and human service problem and was
accordingly named the number one priority of the United Stated
Public Health Service. The consequences of this disease are
devastating, not only physically, but also emotionally, socially,
and economically. The only way to stop this disease now, is to
prevent infection in the first place. This requires a long-term
prevention strategy of health education and behavior
intervention.
AIDS-related illness is a very serious and widespread problem
pandemically, nationally, and here in Minnesota and our
communities. As of May 18, 1987, Minnesota had 201 cases of
AIDS. Thirty-eight (38) of these 201 cases had as their
residence at onset the seven-county metropolitan area (excluding
Minneapolis and St. Paul); 5 of the cases resided in Bloomington,
Edina, and Richfield at onset. The Centers for Disease Control
estimate that for each case of AIDS there are 50-100 persons
infected with the virus. Most of these individuals are gay and
bisexual men, and probably only 1,500 of the 20,000 know that
they are infected. Nationally , the estimate is 1.5 million
infected.
In Minnesota, we project 960 new cases of AIDS in 1990 of which
48-96 cases will be the result of heterosexual sex.
The economic predictions for AIDS are also staggering. The
Minnesota Department of Health predicts "From 1986 through 1990
the estimated impact of AIDS on Minnesota in terms of combined
direct health care costs and estimated disability costs will
range from $78- to $155 million. With the inclusion of indirect
mortality costs as a measure of the value of life lost to the
disease, the complete economic impact of AIDS for the interval
1986 through 1990 may range from $430- to $840 million."
(Minnesota Department of Health, 1986: 82-83)
It is appropriate for public health to assume a leadership role
in the development of a coordinated community effort to minimize
the impact of the AIDS epidemic.
Objective 2. To focus on special communicable disease concerns,
such as Lyme Disease and AIDS prevention.
Method 1. Inform the community through printed material
and telephone contact about the emergence Lyme
Disease.
Method 2. Provide education on AIDS risk reduction
. practices through clinical services, schools,
community organizations, and businesses.
Method 3. Provide epidemiologic teaching, inservice
education and consultation for health
professionals concerning AIDS medical research,
epi trends, infection control, HIV antibody
testing, and counseling.
Method 4. Provide consultation/technical assistance to
schools and businesses developing HIV infection
policies.
Method 5. Provide accurate AIDS information to the public.
Method 6. Make referrals to knowledgeable and concerned
providers of medical and psychosocial
professional services.
Method 7. Provide space and support for an alternate test
site as an adjunct to family planning/sexually
transmitted disease services.
Evaluation
1. Results of knowledge, behavior and attitude surveys.
2. Number and kind of educational services provided to
schools, community organizations, businesses, and
clinics.
3. Number and kind of epidemiologic inservices provided to
health professionals.
4. Kind of technical assistance/consultation requested and
provided to schools and businesses.
5. Number of public requests for AIDS information.
6. Number of referrals made.
ISSUE 3:
Reproductive health includes any factor affecting males and
females of reproductive age that may influence their ability to
produce children and to affect the health of their offspring.
Untreated sexually transmitted disease can lead to such problems
of infertility. One problem is those with no symptoms. With
gonorrhea, for example, up to 80 % of females and 20 % of males
may experience infection without symptoms. Without symptoms, the
infection is likely to spread and result in permanent sterility.
In 1984, there were 113 reported cases of gonorrhea among
Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield residents. "Although not
reportable, the incidence of chlamydia is estimated to be two to
four times that of gonorrhea."
According to the American Social Health Association (ASHA) more
than four million people are infected with chlamydia each year
and the disease is four times as frequent as gonorrhea.
It is estimated, said the ASHA, that about 30% to 50% of the one
million women who have pelvic inflammatory disease annually are
infected with chlamydia. The disease may cause 100,000 women per
year to become infertile and may be responsible for 20,000
ectopic pregnancies each year.
As there are no other low cost, confidential screening, diagnosis
and treatment services for sexually transmitted diseases in
southern Hennepin County, the Bloomington Public Health Clinic
plays a significant role in increasing accessibility to services.
Timely outreach and education to high risk groups is essential in
preventing sexually transmitted disease as fear and ignorance are
two major enemies in preventing them. Seventy percent (70%) of
respondents in the Hennepin County Public Opinion Poll saw
sexually transmitted disease among teen-agers and young adults as
a significant problem that needs more attention. Once diagnosis
is make, it is essential to work towards preventing further
spread through education and epidemiologic follow-up.
. Objective 3. To prevent and control the spread of sexuall
transmitted disease (STD).
Method 1. To provide community education on preventing the
acquisition and spread of STDs.
Method 2. To provide low fee, confidential, biweekly
clinical services for prevention, diagnosis, and
treatment of STDs.
Method 3. Report cases of gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia,
and AIDS/HIV infection to the state with sex
partner(s) locating information when possible.
Evaluation
1. Monitor the frequency of reportable STDs.
2. Number of individuals receiving clinical services.
3. Number of visits.
4. Frequency of diseases diagnosed.
5. Number of education sessions.
6. Number of participants in education sessions.
7. Education participant evaluation.
ISSJJE 4:
The seven major vaccine preventabel diseases (diphtheria,
tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps, rubella) can all cause
permanent disability or death. With mandatory immunization
currently in place for school children in Bloomington, Edina, and
Richfield, children have documented full immunization histories
upon entering school. The major problem area with these seven
vaccines is that of rubella outbreaks among college age and young
adults who were inadequately immunized. Active efforts need to
be made to identify and immunize this population while
maintaining the high immunization level among preschoolers. As
the base cost for the entire series of childhood immunizations
has risen from $4.88 to $19.54, access to low cost immunization
needs to be maintained. "The federal government estimates the
benefit-cost ratio for the mumps, measles, and rubella
immunization program as approximately 14:1. the Centers for
Disease Control indicated that the $1.3 billion in medical and
long-term care by reducing hearing impairment, retardation, and
other problems." The Bloomington Public Health Center offers the
only low fee immunization clinic in southern Hennepin County.
For elderly and the chronically ill, influenza and the consequent
potential for pneumonia can be life threatening. Research
indicates that vaccination of this population with the
appropriate vaccine in advance of the influenza season results in
a 70% to 90% lower chance of contracting influenza. However,
only about 20% of persons at high risk receive the vaccine.
• Objective 4. To prevent the spread of immunizable diseases.
Method 1. Educate targeted population groups on the need
for immunization and access points.
Method 2. Hold monthly low cost immunization clinics at the
Public Health Center. Offer vaccines for seven
vaccine-preventable diseases (diphtheria,
tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps,
rubella.)
Method 3. Offer flu immunizations at senior centers in
Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield.
Method 4. Adult initiatives: rubella, measles, tetanus,
diphtheria, influenza, pneumococcal disease, and
hepatitis B.
Method 5. Provide epidemiological surveillance
investigation and counseling of reported cases.
Evaluation
1. Number of immunization given by type.
is 2. Number of reportable diseases.
3. Investigation summaries.
HEALTH PROMOTION
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Inadequate health-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors
contribute to a diminished level of well-being and/or the
presence of preventable disease or disability.
GOAL: To promote life style choices which decrease risk for
injury,disease or disability.
ISSUE 1:
Minnesotans have the second longest life expectancy in the
nation,-surpassed only by Hawaiians. At age 65, Minnesotans can
expect to live an additional 17 years. This population over age
65 is growing at a significant rate. In Bloomington, Edina, and
Richfield there is a projected increase of 4,730 individuals over
age 65 between 1980 and 1986.
Change in Population Over 65 - 1980-1986
BLOOMINGTON EDINA RICHFIELD TOTAL
•
1980 4,589 6,691 3,966 15,246
1986 6,422 8,441 5,113 19,976
Increase 1,833 1,750 1,147 4,730
With the shift towards keeping the elderly in the community comes
the challenge of promoting systems and personal choices that
support maximum independence. That support includes increasing
awareness of some of the primary contributors to accidents among
the elderly.
Objective 1. Promote the ability of residents over age 65 to
retain their independence through adoption of behaviors
incorporated in the educational program, "A Healthy Old Age."
Method 1. Market the program to groups of seniors in
Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield.
Method 2. Tailor the sessions on fitness, nutrition, and
health care to participant needs.
Method 3. Adapt the Health Risk Assessment program to
senior groups.
Evaluation
1. Participant descriptors.
2. Session objectives.
TQQTTL' 7.
Cardiovascular disease, primarily heart attack and stroke, is the
number one killer of American adults between the ages of 24 65.
Together, heart attacks and strokes kill more Americans than all
other causes of death combined, including accidents and cancer.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Bloomington,
Edina, and Richfield. In 1986, 700 (324 Bloomington, 186 Edina,
and 190 Richfield) residents died from cardiovascular causes.
Most heart attacks and strokes could be prevented. According to
the National cholesterol Education Program, over half of the
adult population should be concerned about their cholesterol
level because of an elevation (greater than 200). Life style
choices are believed to contribute 54% to premature deaths from
heart disease. The key risk factors of cigarette smoking,
hypertension, and elevated blood cholesterol can be significantly
decreased by changes in behavior. Risk factors measured among
Bloomington adults by the University of Minnesota Division of
Epidemiology in 1982 showed that:
12.6% of men and
greater than 250
35.1% of men and
14% of men and 11
treatment; and
4% of men and 4%
hypertension but
10.5% of
mg;
28.4% of
A of wom,
of women
were not
women had a serum cholesterol
women were currently smokers;
Bn were hypertensive and on no
were being treated for
controlled.
Education in personal risk factors, along with nutrition, weight
control, fitness, and smoking cessation, have been shown to
relate to behavior changes which decrease the risk for heart
disease.
Evaluation of several worksite programs indicates that
participants do change eating habits and reduce risk factors
(i.e., weight and blood cholesterol levels) during the program.
Inclusion of nutrition counseling in the program is useful in
maintaining long-term adherence to changes in life style.
Ob_i ective 2.
contributing
Method 1. Offer health risk assessment and education to
individuals through the Public Health Center.
Method 2. Adapt the Health Risk Assessment program to the
interest of community groups including worksites
and churches.
Method 3. Work with the Bloomington Heart Health Program on
a community cholesterol reduction initiative.
Method 4. To provide nutritional counseling on an
individual or group basis.
Evaluation
To stimulate reduction of health risks,
articularly to heart disease, through blood
eninas linked with health education.
1. Number of participants in the Health Risk Assessment
program from churches, worksites, other organizations,
and general public.
•
2. Number of eating patterns/weight management, fitness,
smoking cessation classes conducted.
3. Number and kind of educational sessions conducted and
number of participants in each.
4. Survey public awareness of the Health Risk Assessment
program.
5. Survey worksite/church awareness of the Health Risk
Assessment program.
6. Results of Bloomington Health Health Program/Bloomington
Public Health Division cholesterol campaign.
7. Number of Bloomington organizations (worksites and
schools) assisted with smoke-free policy development.
8. Number of clients receiving nutrition counseling.
•
TCCTTT7 Q•
An individual's occupation or place of employment can serve as a
potential source of disease or disability. While no complete,
accurate data collection system on occupational illness and
injury is available at the local level, application of available
data indicates the occurrence of a substantial incidence of
potentially preventable disease or disability at the worksite.
Barriers to effective injury and illness prevention activities
include:
1) inadequate surveillance systems which are linked to
employer fears of related costs in the possible
identification of work-related problems;
2) limited availability of non-regulatory consultation
through legislated programs;
3) marginal supportive attention to small and mid-sized
worksites.
•
Through its group norms, worksites can also serve as a primary
contributor to an individual's choice in personal behaviors
related to health which recent studies have identified as
contributing to 75% of one's health status. While it is clear
that the worksite is an important environment for stimulating
positive choices in health and life style, there are multiple
barriers to the inclusion of health promotion interventions at
the worksite. These barriers include:
1) the position that it is not "the business to be meddling
in employee life style choices;
0 2) inadequate cost benefit analyses;
3) availability of designated program resources.
Because of the geographically fluid nature of residency and place
of employment with the county, it is valuable to approach
occupational health initiatives with a county-wide perspective.
Objective 3. To enhance the health of employees through cost-
effective occupational health initiatives provided on a fee-for-
service basis.
Method 1. To work with Hennepin County Community Health
Department and Minneapolis Health Department in
the development and utilization of a tool to use
in assisting management in determining areas of
health risk or cost.
Method 2. To work with Hennepin County Community Health
Department and Minneapolis Health Department in
establishing a resource directory of worksite
health programs available to Hennepin County
employers.
Method 3. Provide employers with cost-effective worksite
health programs including:
1) Back Injury Prevention
2) Hearing Conservation
3) Blood Pressure Control
4) Health Risk Assessment
5) Nonsmoking Initiative
6) Employees Assistance Program.
Evaluation
1. Outcome of employer consultation provided.
2. Number of worksites and employees served.
3. Evaluation of worksite health programs provided.
TggTTF: A,
In its 1982 survey of Bloomington residents, the University of
Minnesota Division of Epidemiology found that 14% of men and 10%
of women were on treatment but uncontrolled. One of the greatest
challenges of hypertension control lies in supporting the
individual in adhering to what may be unpleasant or costly
treatment regimens when the hypertension itself doesn't make them
feel sick. Because of the frequency at which hypertension itself
doesn't make them feel sick. Because of the frequency at which
hypertensive individuals may have no symptoms and, therefore,
seek no medical care, it is particularly important to uncover
hidden cases and assist individuals in accurately monitoring and
effectively controlling their blood pressure.
Objective 4. Prevent essential hypertension.
Method 1. Offer standardized blood pressure screening,
education, counseling, and follow-up through:
1) free community sessions
2) fee-for-service individualized assessment and
counseling
3) routine clinical services
4) worksites.
Method 2. Build collaborative relationships with other
individuals and organizations in the community
capable of enhancing blood pressure control:
Evaluation
1. Number screened: over age 65 and 65 and under
2. Of those screened with elevated blood pressures:
a. number previously diagnosed with high blood
pressure;
b. number previously unaware of high blood pressure;
c. Follow-up calls on outcome of screening among those
with elevated blood pressures.
ISSUE 5
i
Accidents are the fourth leading cause of death in the
metropolitan area. From age 1 through 40, accidents are the
leading cause of death and disability. Motor vehicle accidents
account for 61% of all accidental deaths in individuals under age
65. In suburban Hennepin County, car crashes increased 5.4 %
between 1980 and 1983. However, injuries decreased 1.6% and
deaths 34.5%. The overall decrease in deaths and injuries (with
the exception of Richfield where injuries increased by 5.2%) may
be attributable in part to increased use of automobile
restraints. There is, however, significant improvement yet to be
made as 67.5% of Hennepin County residents surveyed continue to
use seat belts infrequently or never. Young people are the
drivers in a disproportionate percent of fatal accidents. Nearly
27% of motor vehicle fatalities in Minnesota in 1983 were males
between the ages of 15 and 24. Alcohol is frequently related to
these events. A total of 6.6% of the population sampled in
Hennepin County report that they have driven having had too much
to drink one or more times in the past month.
Age is an important variable in approaching causes. The greatest
hazard to the physical health of children and youth are accidents
and injuries which move beyond automobiles to include fall, fire,
poisonings, and drownings. While the world cannot be
childproofed, there are simple precautions which can eliminate
immeasurable pain. Sports injuries have recently been
acknowledged as a significant source of injury. Dr. Paul
Gunderson, Minnesota Department of Health Center for health
Statistics, noted that 100% of hockey players sustain an injury
requiring medical treatment each season. Also, he noted that
all-terrain vehicles are an increasing source of injury. For the
older population, sensorideprivation creates needs for making
adjustments in one's living environment to avoid accidents due to
falls, burns, and medication misuse.
Objective 5. Heighten awareness among target populations of
actions that can be taken to reduce frequency of accidents.
Seniors - falls, burns, medications
Adults - auto accidents, recreational injuries
Youth - sports injuries, recreational injuries, auto
accidents
Children - auto accidents, household accidents, water
accidents, fire, poisonings
Method 1. To incorporate timely, population-specific
accident prevention messages throughout agency
programs.
Evaluation
1. Surveys of client knowledge, attitudes, behaviors.
2. Accident morbidity/mortality reports.
TggiTT? h!
The success of public health initiatives is dependent on the
extent they are able to reach the target populations with
timely, meaningful messages and connect individuals with the
appropriate services or behavior choices. Marketing plans need
to be designed through which the most cost-effective means can be
utilized to reach defined populations.
Objective 6. Enhance Dublic awareness of health issues and
connection with Public Health services.
Method 1. Monthly cable television specials, ",Healthy
Living."
Method 2. Special "Health Edition" brochures.
0 Method 3. Timely media communications.
Method 4. Intake nurse availability during office hours.
Method 5. Personalized "Community Caseload system.
Evaluation
1. Telephone surveys.
2. Focus group sessions.
3. Program participant surveys.
TCCTTV '7.
"Approximately one out of ten women will develop breast cancer at
some time during her life. In addition, "an estimated 48,000
new cases of uterine cancer were diagnosed" in the United States
in 1986. Many of these cases can be effectively treated through
early diagnosis and treatment. For low income women, cost of
preventive screening may be a significant barrier.
is Objective 7. Reduce the incidence of morbidity and mortality
from,cervical and breast cancer.
Method 1. Provide low cost clinical services for well-women
screening and education.
Method 2. Provide community education on cancer risks and
warning signs.
Evaluation
1. Number of pap tests.
2. Number of abnormalities.
3. Number of education sessions.
0
DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL,
HEALTH PROMOTION RESOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHY
"01
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
HOUSING MAINTENANCE
Problem Statement
Diminished health resulting from conditions or illnesses
associated with substandard housing.
Statement of Need
Although the total impact of substandard housing on health cannot
be fully determined, certain parameters of unsound housing have a
definite relationship to an individual's health status. Many
researchers believe that the irritations, frustrations, and
invasions of privacy that occur in some residential environments
are leading or contributing factors of mental illness.
Respiratory infections, such as cold, bronchitis, and influenza,
0 are related to inadequate heating or ventilation and inadequate
and crowded sleeping arrangements. Digestive-tract diseases are
usually related to crowding, inadequate water and sewage
facilities. Other potential problems include carbon monoxide
poisoning due to faulty home heating devices, rodent and insect
infestation, accidents due to crowding, unsafe electrical
connections, unsafe lighting, and structural problems.
Goal: To minimize the public health problems associated with
substandard housing.
Objective. By systematic inspection and education ensure that
housing code violations are documented and corrected.
Method 1. A minimum of one survey will be conducted for
each multiple dwelling within the city.
Follow-up inspections will be made to
ensure compliance with the building, fire
and housing maintenance codes.
Method 2. All complaints regarding rental housing will be
investigated and abated when necessary.
Method 3. A Code Compliance Officer will investigate
substandard housing conditions noted during
routine patrol.
Method 4. Referred requests from Hennepin County Welfare
and/or the Minnesota State Welfare Department
will be promptly investigated and reported to
the responsible agency.
Evaluation
The housing inspection program is evaluated on the basis of how
well each housing unit complies with code requirements.
Inspections are recorded and violations are noted for correction.
Follow-up information is recorded to ensure compliance with each
violation. Those housing units that require repairs are given
more emphasis by means of increased inspections.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL
Problem Statement
Diminished health resulting from exposure to polluted air, water,
or noise.
Statement of Need
Air pollution is reported to be a major factor in respiratory
. ailments such as lung cancer, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and
the common cold. Data indicates it may be a factor in heart
disease and abnormal human behavior. It also causes eye
irritation.
Noise pollution can affect human health. The effects fall into
two overlapping categories, consciously perceived and insidious
effects. Consciously perceived effects are those recognized by
the recipient or person. They usually have a subjectively
irritating or a nuisance character, but they are nevertheless
important functionally, producing such effects as interference
with thought processes, communication disruption, performance
impairment, sleep disturbance, and general mental stress. Excess
noise can also result in permanent hearing loss.
Water has many uses; the potential threat of contaminated
drinking water and polluted recreational waters is increasing.
Such facilities include public and semi-public water supplies,
private wells, swimming pools, on-site sewage disposal units,
stormwater discharge, cross-connections and unprotected backflow.
Goal: To minimize the health effects attributable to air, water,
and noise pollution.
Method 1. All air, water, and noise complaints will be
promptly investigated and abated when valid.
Method 2. A continuing effort will be made, in cooperation
with the PCA, to continue air monitoring within
the city.
•
Method 3. A minimum
conducted
Permit" to
operating
of one inspection per year will be
on industries with a valid "Operating
ensure that pollution equipment is
as designed.
Method 4. Permits will be issued and inspections conducted
on all new, repaired or abandoned wells, public
or private, within the city.
Method 5. Permits will be issued and inspections conducted
on all new or remodeled individual sewage
systems.
Method 6. Routine sampling will be conducted in all
underground garages and arenas for CO
concentrations.
Method 7. All complaints involving formaldehyde gas will be
investigated and air samples will be taken.
Method 8. All community noise complaints will be
investigated and measurements taken to determine
if violations exist.
•
Method 9. Plans will be reviewed on all new or remodeled
buildings to determine if air, water, or noise
pollutions will be a potential problem.
Method 10. Noise measurements will be taken (weather
permitting) on city streets to tag motor
vehicles not in compliance with the Noise Code.
A Compliance Test Center will be operated to
test all violators for compliance.
Method 11. Routine water sampling will be conducted for
individuals with private wells on request. The
city water distribution systems will be sampled
and analyzed as required by the State Health
Department. All newly extended water mains will
be sampled to insure potability prior to
placement into service.
Evaluation
The environmental pollution activity will be evaluated mainly on
the basis of output as a result of maintaining detailed
statistics as to number of inspections and compliance results.
Air pollution activities will be evaluated on the basis of air
0
sampling and effectiveness of pollution control equipment. Noise
control enforcement activity will be evaluated by review of daily
statistics, effects from applying abatement procedures such as
barriers, on-street enforcement, and educational efforts. Water
pollutants will be evaluated through routine inspection coupled
with laboratory analysis procedures.
FOOD PROTECTION
Problem Statement
Diminished health resulting from food-borne illness caused by the
consumption of food contaminated with chemical substances or
micro-organisms.
Statement of Need
Contamination of foods may occur from unsanitary conditions or
improper handling during food manufacture, processing, delivery,
or service. In addition, problems associated with contamination,
food spoilage and loss or nutrients may result from improper
storage or excessive shelf-life. Some of the more common
underlying causes of food-borne disease outbreaks are inadequate
refrigeration, poor personal hygiene, failure to hold readily
perishable foods at legal refrigerated temperature, failure to
hold hot foods at legal holding temperatures, and inadequate
cooking.
At the present time, there are 150 food establishments in
Richfield. As the population increases or is redistributed, the
number of food establishments will increase correspondingly. The
National Restaurant Association reports that the restaurant
business in Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan statistical area
has a sales volume of $484,355,000 in 1975. The U.S. Public
Health Service has suggested that a rough estimate for
utilization of food service establishments is about 250 persons
per establishment per day. Assuming this figure is applicable,
it is estimated that approximately 37,500 persons are served
daily by Richfield food establishments. During the school year,
the Richfield School System food service provides meals for
4,350.
When proper food handling procedures are followed, most food-
borne illnesses can be prevented. Food protection programs are
intended to prevent illnesses attributed to the consumption of
foods. This program includes inspection of all food
establishments, sampling and analysis of selected food and
environmental samples, and education of food service personnel in
the safe and proper food-handling techniques.
Goal: To achieve, through education and enforcement, compliance
40 with the various laws, ordinances, and policies which will
ensure all citizens of Richfield a healthful and aesthetically
pleasing food consumption experience.
ObJjective. By systematic inspection and education, ensure that
all food, while being transported, stored, prepared, displayed,
served, or sold to the public is protected from all forms of
contamination or adulteration consistent with the Richfield
ordinances to ensure safe consumption and minimize the
possibility of food-borne disease episodes.
Objective. To ensure, through the plan review process, that each
building or parts thereof, that are intended for food production
or storage, is constructed according to compliance with the
provisions of the Richfield ordinances to ensure that the
structure and equipment is designed to provide a durable, easily
cleanable, and aesthetically appealing environment in which to
store, display, or serve food to the consuming public.
Method 1. A minimum of two comprehensive surveys will be
conducted for each facility along with the
necessary follow-ups to ensure compliance with
written orders.
Method 2. A minimum of one inspection per year will be
conducted on all licensed, readily perishable
food vehicles.
0 Method 3. Prompt attention will be given to all citizen
complaints involving food.
Method 4. Prompt attention will be given to all
investigation and reporting of all food-borne
episodes.
Method 5. Routine sampling and analysis of food samples
will be accomplished to compliment our inspection
efforts.
Method 6. A continuing effort will be made to ensure that
all food management personnel receive Quality
Assurance Training.
Method 7. Each new or remodeled food facility will receive
a comprehensive plan review along with the
necessary field follow-ups to ensure compliance.
Evaluation
The inspection process will be evaluated using several methods.
The environmental health specialists will have access to policy
statements which will aid them on the uniform interpretation of
the ordinances. This is coupled with routine staff meetings to
clarify those items of the ordinances in question. Another
IS evaluation method will be to maintain detailed statistics whereby
all work activity is recorded on a daily basis and analyzed so
that administrative support personnel can keep the environmental
health specialist informed of his or her progress. Periodic field
visits will be made by supervisory personnel to determine levels
of compliance and uniform application of the code. In addition,
Richfield supervisory personnel will meet with the Bloomington
supervisory personnel to provide routine feedback for the
environmental specialists. The overall evaluation will be based
in terms of "output."
The evaluation of the p
through review of daily
periodic review of the
meetings with builders
to determine uniformity
lan review process will be evaluated
y records, field inspection follow-up, an
plan reviewers' work. Correspondence and
and owners will be reviewed and supervised
of effort.
COMMUNITY SANITATION
Problem Statement
Diminished health resulting from exposure to environmental
contaminants, hazards, or conditions in the physical environment
of the community.
Statement of Need
40 Community sanitation covers a variety of environmental problems
which provide a link in the transmission of disease to man.
Included are problems related to rodent, insect, weed control,
improper refuse storage, animal control, and a variety of public
health nuisances. Many sanitation problems are interrelated so
that a practical approach to control involves looking at the
total community sanitation picture rather than each component
separately. In addition to being public health nuisances,
community sanitation problems are often eyesores which lessen the
aesthetic appeal of the city and contribute to decline in
property values.
Goal: Either by citizen complaint or observation in the
community, identify and abate all nuisance consistent with state
laws and local ordinances.
Objective. Respond to all complaints to determine validity and
write specific orders for each, specifying a compliance date.
All complaints will be followed up to determine compliance.
Method 1. Complaints received from the public or
environmental health specialists are recorded,
assigned a number, and assigned to specific
individuals for investigation. The
environmental health specialist determines at
the time of his or her initial visit if the
C7
•
complaint is valid. If the complaint does
constitute a violation of state or local
ordinance, an order is written specifying a
timetable of compliance. A follow-up
inspection is made on the compliance date to
verify compliance, grant an extension, if
warranted, or issue a violation tag when
appropriate.
Evaluation
The evaluation of this activity is mainly achieved by performance
output. Statistics are complied on each complaint regarding all
inspections and completion of a report for each complaint
including a follow-up phone call to each complaint and to
determine the degree of public satisfaction.
0
1Maternal Child Health Plan, 1985.
2The Nation's Health, May-June 1987.
3Bloomington Public Health Division 1986 Annual Report.
4Hennepin County Public Opinion Poll, 1984.
5Bloomington, Edina and Richfield Demographic and Statistical
Inventory, 1987.
6Prescriptions for Health: Promoting Health and Preventing
Disease in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Metropolitan
Area, Metropolitan Council, 1985.
7Opportunities for Success: Cost-Effective Programs for
Children, U.S. Government, 1985.
81986 Minnesota Health Profiles, Minnesota Center for Health
Statistics.
9Ten Leading Causes of Death, Center for Disease Control, 1978.
10National Institute of Health, Lowering Blood Cholesterol, 1984
11Summary Report on the Study of the Hennepin County Community
Health Department's Role in Occupational Health, 1984.
12Cancer Facts and Figures - 1987, American Cancer Society.
13 Sumner, Sheron, et al., "A Weight Control and Nutrition
Education Program for the Insurance company Employees", Journal
of Nutritional Education, 18:560, 1986.
14Journal of Chronic Diseases, 1978, 31:201, Pooling Project
Research Group.
15Motor Vehicle Facts, Minnesota, 1983
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Failure to provide timely intervention for emergency medical
needs results in unnecessary morbidity and mortality.
is STATEMENT OF NEED
'__'"/ % _:?%
Individuals who experience emergency medical trauma require
immediate intervention by individuals competent in emergency
medical intervention service. The community fire squad does not
respond to medical calls. The police department has their
responsibility divided between care for the injured, safety of
others, and investigation of an accident or crime. The ambulance
service covers a wide geographical area and, therefore, has an
extended emergency response time. Therefore, the need exists for
a community-based emergency service which can provide expert
first response intervention as support to the police department.
The 280 program, begun in 1977, provides this support by
furnishing trained EMTs from the Rescue Squad in a fully equipped
basic life support unit 65 hours a week. The needs for this
service as a supplement to police response are:
1. one of the two police officers normally assigned to EMS
calls is able to pursue more conventional police
activity;
2. sophisticated EMS equipment not practically transported
routinely by a police officer;
3. a vehicle capable of transporting victims in the case of
difficulties with ambulance coverage; and
4. in the case of a community disaster, rescue squad
members would provide the bulk of emergency medical
services as well as victim transportation.
Timely intervention can be provided by individuals who are
present at the time of the trauma, if they have been adequately
trained in the provision of services. The need exists for
training of community residents in emergency medical response.
Goal: To decrease the incidence of morbidity and mortality
resulting from medical emergencies in select situations.
Objective 1. Maintain the average of 3.0 minutes average
response time to medical emergencies in the community.
Method. Utilize the current response system.
Evaluation
1. Average response time.
2. Number and kinds of responses.
Obiective 2. Provide ambulance service in select situations.
Method. Utilize protocols in screening for ambulance
services.
Evaluation
?/y J
• 1. Service is within existing protocols.
2. Number of runs.
Objective 3. Provide first aid coverage for selected city
events.
Method 1. Maintain guidelines for selecting events for
coverage.
Method 2. Provide staff.
Evaluation
1. Number of events.
2. Number of staff.
Objective 4. Provide support for fire and rescue services
through the utilization of the 280 program.
Method. Maintain current guidelines and staffing.
Evaluation
• 1. Number of responses.
2. Number of staff involved.
Objective 5. Provide training in first aid and cardiopulmonary
resuscitation.
Method. Field and respond to requests according to
available staff.
Evaluation
1. Number of sessions.
2. Kind of sessions.
3. Number of participants.
L
i
?/i --max
tiZ
•
v
y3y
V!
:J
C",
J
-1 N l0 Lr) O O N 1.0
NT Ol h m h M 00 00
M O N m to M N 00
O
h
U1
C
lp
h
N .
00
?-1 l0 N N N N N O
r'i M
a
`u
7
,u
u
v
h u
n
U
L_
v
V
a c rt r•'1
h h
"''
?
•
%
;
rt
7
'
:}$?•%'.:' 4. -: •?' ?.. rv.:
i?
h
,
?,
?
'
•
K ?
.K'f ?, ?4:•>tHr
.. y
;R:F
. •i
+'4'•::'.;ii.'r
i?f}}4ti:::4.
% "^'?t•
' i?
::irvW::.ti:
'i
V?iji•:'i' }• $.v. :
?ia?ryv4' :.. v„}?4..i ?'
:iJ.'?
?.}}
i $.'^i}T}vv4i:
4:?y.??:.f:
'
i$v " {
,
yyvYv ':4''•:i t'?: r
'+!'ii'''?? .?'•''r`?ji>r?Y.; ,
:
r
i
J•i?vv'':?T,},':'•i.'•^ '•`R?:'•.F?:.,:?:
.rte' •
;:J:j i •:.
{,S ?x"6CY
?i.4
},;i?i
',;.} <?ti?":::'
a7r•Yv:: ;.
-
;•:•
: <•'
: •?.j;:}]L
:?rt;::;. + w
v .{'•'•
: ?^' ?*' 2?,f.••
, y.+i?,}'??r %}??,
l.
'
: :. ^,?..:`;;.
::};},vvy??tt;:,
.:.
;ti t
• :ys?;;
v?;;
v .
.
^r
Ct?f ,
;x:Y4
wi.;
•
'
i
'
<? {}:?
.
:a;?:fi:
c%• F..
?yK+F:?
Y
:
'
: ' ^SX+i'C
'
c ii4i.' +•.
:
+'?
? ??i:^ry }ti?:%!i.
'
% S}Y• rv'
•:
.r.
,
k
. , ;ia
y?
y
; .;
:%}
:ry .
x ::
i
I It
, - Ln
w
co 00 T * r
I :y>•+
.-I O 111 O O N Co O
J lD r-1 O O M
N ?-I rl N ? h
M
h N
m co
co r-i
%n to
lqr c1
I-T N
ao r-I
m
-4 O 110 N Ln O CN O
ct• h co N l0 N O
l0 O .--I r-I N Cl)
e-1 N
C
W L ?
?.
O ? >= u 9
E <
`
L c
V W
i
? _
w.
?
Z y
N
R Q 0 T L O 9
? u
w 0 H
?
•c E
? _
`°
c H`
O L
R c
?
W
t"
OD
O
L ... N f7 Q N ?p 1? 06 P
O
'-I
_ h
C
h
g
u
5
r .?
U
Z
E
9
c
?
W
• 4 4J
M ?
V W
a 4J
R
S
fo a)
Ir fJ 1
? 1
????
W
U C
h
• J
?/?
. CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
City Council Letter 283
September 14, 1987 Agenda
Issue Statement:
Resolution Supporting the Establishment of a South Metropolitan
Drug Enforcement Task Force.
Background
In the past, the City Council has supported the Public Safety
Department's efforts to eliminate vice, drugs and organized crime
in our community. This effort is conducted at many levels
throughout the Criminal Justice System (local, state and
federal), and the Public Safety Department believes it is
imperative that the City of Richfield allocate resources where
they will have the greatest impact.
At the direction of the Mayor and the. City Council, the Public
Safety Department began its emphasis on concentrating selected
resources on "crime specific" problems in the community. The
first targeted area of concern was "vice" and its manifestations
in Richfield saunas. The council showed determination in the
effort to control drug traffic when it enabled the city to devote
some manpower resources to the Federal DEA efforts at state wide
control of drug activity. At the same time, the city continued
to operate a special investigation team of officers that
specifically attacked the local drug problem.
The city currently has an opportunity to continue to support an
area wide fight against drug use and abuse by participating in a
planned South Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Task Force. For the
last several months representatives of the Public Safety
Department have been meeting with representatives of eight other
South Metro Area Agencies. This group has worked toward
developing a drug task force that would concentrate on the
criminal activity involving the sale and distribution of illegal
drugs in the south suburban region of the metro area.
Recommended Motion:
Adopt the resolution supporting the establishment of a South
Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Task Force.
Basis of Recommendation:
1. The South Metro Task Force is specifically geared to, and
dependent upon, qualification for grant funding now available
through the State of Minnesota. All efforts are going to be
made by the participating communities to form an effective
team within the qualifying parameters set by the state.
Needless to say, if the group did not qualify for grant
funding the program could not proceed as it is envisioned.
2. The resolution is not absolutely binding. Further review of
the concept by the Council will permit a final analysis of
• the desirability to enter this program.
7x/f.
Alternate Recommendation:
1. The council could determine that our resources could best be
used in the enforcement efforts that we already participate
in.
2. The council could decide not to become more involved in area
wide drug problems and direct that local efforts be
addressed.
Decision/Discussion Mode:
It is recommended that this resolution of support be endorsed by
the city council at this time with the understanding that
participation will not proceed without explicit approval of the
council.
Respec fully submitted,
J D. Prosser
Ci y Manager
JDP/eja
r?
0
RESOLUTION NO
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT OF A SOUTH
METROPOLITAN DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE
WHEREAS, there is a need to establish an organization to
coordinate the efforts of law enforcement agencies in the south
metropolitan municipalities to apprehend and prosecute drug
offenders: and
WHEREAS, this need has led to the formation of an
organizational plan for the establishment of the South
Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Task Force, composed of a number of
law enforcement agencies geographically related that will invest
manpower and resources to apprehend drug dealers at the local
level; these agencies being located in the fastest growing area
in the state of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this Task Force is to accelerate
drug investigation and to build on existing cooperative effort
that has been in place among these agencies;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Richfield:
1. The City Council hereby declares its support for the
establishment of the South Metropolitan Drug Enforcement
Task Force and further supports the application of the
Task Force for grant funding from the State of Minnesota
for its drug enforcement efforts.
2. A joint powers agreement is to be executed among all
participating agencies prior to the actual award of
funds on January 1, 1988.
3. Formal establishment of the Task Force and execution
of the joint powers agreement is contingent upon the
successful acquisition of grant funding from the State
of Minnesota.
Passed and duly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Richfield this fourteenth day of September, 1987.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
4"/7
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 282
Agenda September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Resolution certifying delinquent sewer and water utility accounts
to the county auditor.
Background:
Chapter VII of the Richfield Ordinance Code provides that unpaid
water and sewer charges may be certified to the county auditor to
be included in a property owner's annual property tax bill. The
ordinance code also authorizes a $20 certification fee to be
charged against each delinquent account. By certifying the
delinquent charges to the property taxes of the delinquent
properties, the city is assured of ultimately collecting the
delinquent charges.
In 1986 the City Council certified $80,189 of delinquent charges
for 371 properties, an average of $216 per account. The 1987
certification currently under consideration totals $75,085.90 for
381 properties, an average of $197.08 per account.
Property owners owing water and sewer charges are notified'on
their summer quarter water bill that failure to pay the amount
owed will result in certification to the property owners taxes
and result in a $20.00 certification fee.
Recommended Motion:
Adopt the resolution certifying unpaid sewer and water service
charges to the county auditor to be collected with other taxes on
said properties.
Basis for Recommendation:
1. State statute and city ordinance provide that delinquent
utility charges may be collected in this manner.
2. The delinquent accounts must be certified to the county
auditor in order for the city to collect the charges
through the property tax process.
Alternative Recommendation:
1. Do not approve the resolution. However, the certification
process is the only process the city has to collect these
delinquent charges.
0
/?7- /
Discussion/Decision Mode:
This matter has been placed on the September 14, 1987 city
council agenda to allow sufficient time for the charges to be
certified to the County Auditor.
Respectfu ly submitted,
James Prosser
City anager
JDP/eja
•
40
?j?"e?
•
r?
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION CERTIFYING UNPAID SEWER AND WATER SERVICE
CHARGES TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR TO BE COLLECTED WITH
OTHER TAXES ON SAID PROPERTIES
WHEREAS, Ordinance Code
charges for water service in
WHEREAS, Minnesota Stat
all delinquent water service
the County Auditor and shall
such property, and
715 establishes rules, rates and
the City of Richfield, and
rtes 44.075, subd. 3, provides that
charges not paid may be certified to
be collected with other taxes on
WHEREAS, Ordinance Code 705 established rules, rates and
charges for sanitary sewer service in the City of Richfield, and
WHEREAS, 705.19 thereof provides that all sewer services
charges not paid within fifteen (15) days after the quarterly due
date may be certified to the County Auditor with taxes against
such property, and shall be collected with other taxes on such
property, and
WHEREAS, an assessment roll has been prepared specifying the
amount which shall be certified against each particular property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Richfield, Minnesota that:
1. There is hereby determined to be a total uncollected
amount for water and sanitary sewer service of
$75,085.90.
2. That a $20.00 certification charge shall be levied
against each delinquent account; such charges totalling
$7,600.00.
3. That such amount be hereby certified to the County
Auditor for collection with other taxes on said
properties.
4. That a copy of this Resolution shall be sent to the
Hennepin County Auditor.
ATTEST:
0
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota this 14th day of September, 1987.
John Hamilton Mayor
Thomas P. Ferber City Clerk
116`/1141
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 281
Agenda September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Resolution levying a special assessment for weed destruction.
Background:
Each year the City of Richfield hires contractors to abate weeds
on certain properties in the City not properly maintained by the
owners. If the owner fails to cut the weeds in a timely manner
after notification by the City, the City undertakes the weed
destruction and bills the property owner for the service. If the
cost of the weed destruction is not paid by the property owner it
may be assessed against the property for a one year period. The
attached resolution provides for this assessment against four
properties in the total amount of $562.00. In addition, the
resolution provides for an 8% penalty also.
Recommended Motion:
Adopt the attached resolution levying a special assessment for
weed destruction against the listed property owners in the total
amount of $562.00.
Basis for Recommendation:
1. The properties were not maintained by the owners and the
city incurred costs to abate the nuisance.
1. Minnesota State Statutes provide that the City may levy
a special one-year assessment for these costs.
Alternative Recommendation:
1. Do not approve the resolution, and have the costs
absorbed by the city.
Discussion/Decision Mode:
This item has been placed on the September 14, 1987 agenda so
that this assessment may be filed with Hennepin County along with
the other special assessments.
Respec ully submitted,
Jam s D. Prosser
Cit Manager
JDP/e j a
n
# Y"?'/ -%
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION LEVYING SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT FOR WEED DESTRUCTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota as follows:
1. The following properties are hereby specially assessed
in the following amounts for expenses incurred by the
City of Richfield in connection with abatement for
weed destruction pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota
Statutes 1984, 18.271, Subd. 4 to wit:
PROPERTY ID. ADDITION ADDRESS AMOUNT
29-028-24-41-0029 46790 2513 W 66th Street $ 265::00
29-028-24-43-0106 46793 6936 Washburn Ave 110.00
27-028-24-44-0070 45240 6814 4th Ave. 145.00
28'=038-24-33-0159 46950 6941 Penn Ave. 142,00
Total $ 562.00
2. The above listed assessment be spread over a period of one
year at the rate of 8% interest per annum.
3. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
certify a copy of this resolution to the County Auditor
of Hennepin County Minnesota.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota
this 14th day of September, 1987.
John Hamilton Mayor
ATTEST :
Thomas Ferber City Clerk
0
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 280
Agenda September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Resolution levying a special assessment for nuisance destruction.
Background:
There is a resolution on the September 14, 1987 City Council
agenda certifying a special assessment for nuisance abatement to
Hennepin-County. This assessment is for costs incurred by the
City in connection with abatement for nuisances on certain
properties in the City which are not properly maintained by their
owners. In each case the owner of the subject property was
notified by the City to correct the nuisance and failed to do so
within a timely limit. Property owners were made aware that if
the nuisance is not abated by the property owner within the
proper time limit, the City would take corrective action
necessary and bill the property owner. When the cost of the
nuisance abatement provided by the City is not paid by the
property owner, it can be assessed against the property tax for a
one year period.
The attached resolution provides for this assessment against four
properties in the total amount of $6,302.05. A major portion of
this assessment relates to the property address at 7600 Fremont
Avenue, the former CDR site, where a cleanup of rubbish on the
property resulted in the $5,585.00 charge.
Recommended Motion:
Adopt the attached resolution levying a special assessment for
nuisance abatement against the listed property owners in the
total amount of $6,302.05.
Basis for Recommendation:
1. The properties were not maintained by the owners and the
city incurred costs to abate the nuisance.
1. Minnesota State Statutes provide that the City may levy
a special one-year assessment for these costs.
Alternative Recommendation:
1. Do not approve the resolution, and have the costs
absorbed by the city.
Discussion/Decision Mode:
This item has been placed on the September 14, 1987 agenda so
that this assessment may be filed with Hennepin County along with
the other special assessments.
Res f ly submitted,
Jame ' Prosser
City, anager
JDP/eja
f-/
0 RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
FOR NUISANCE ABATEMENT
BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Hennepin County, Minnesota, as follows:
1. The following described properties are hereby specially
assessed in the following amounts for expenses incurred
by the city in connection with abatement of a nuisance
health hazard pursuant to provisions of Minnesota
Statutes, Section 145.23, to wit:
PROPERTY ID ADDITION ADDRESS AMOUNT
28-028-24-33-0159 46950 6941 Penn-Ave. $ 500.00
34-028-24-12-0018 44834 10 E 71st St. 42.00
33-028-24-43-0016 44833 7600 Fremont 5,585.00
27-028-24-44-0001 44827 6800 Portland Ave. 175.05
Total $6,302.05
2. The above special assessments are to be spread over one
year at no interest.
3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
certify a copy of this resolution to the County Auditor
of Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Passed by the city council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota, this 14th day of September, 1987.
John Hamilton Mayor
ATTEST:
Thomas Ferber City Clerk
0
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 279
September 14, 1987 Agenda
Issue Statement:
Extension of Hearing Examiner process for reviewing variances,
Background:
In July, 1985 the City Council passed an ordinance which changed
the way the city reviewed zoning ordinance variance requests.
The ordinance created a Committee of Hearing Examiners which
constituted a special committee of the Board of Adjustments and
Appeals. The hearing examiners were given the power to make
variance decisions. The hearing examiner decisions could be
appealed to the City Council. Prior to this ordinance change,
variances were reviewed by the Planning Commission and then
approved or granted by the City Council acting as the Board of
Adjustments and Appeals. The ordinance became effective on
August 31, 1985.
Planning Commission members Connie Murray and Vern Luettinger
were appointed by the Council to act as hearing examiners.
In the past year, the hearing examiners have considered nine
variance requests. Of these nine requests, four have been
denied, four have been granted, and one case is still pending a
decision by the hearing examiner. Three of the four denials have
been appealed to the Council. The Council has overturned all
three denials.
The ordinance creating the hearing examiner process indicates
that the process "will expire one year from its effective date
unless the City Council shall by resolution, extend it for an
additional period or periods". In August, 1986 the City Council
extended the hearing examiner process an additional year in
accordance with this provision. A resolution providing for an
extension through August 31, 1988 is attached to this council
letter. At the end of the year, the Council should evaluate the
matter again and consider further extensions. As a result of
Council/Planning Commission discussions regarding variance
criteria, a study session will be scheduled for this winter on
this topic.
Recommended Motion:
Adopt the attached resolution extending the hearing examiner
process to August 31, 1988.
Basis of Recommendation:
1. The hearing examiner process has worked well from staff's
perspective, allowing routine variance matters to be handled
expediently.
Alternative Recommendation:
Not pass the resolution and allow the process to revert back to
the previous process requiring Planning Commission and City
Council approval.
Decision Mode:
This matter is scheduled for Council action on September 14,
1987. The previous extension expired on August 31, 1987.
Without Council action, the variance process will revert back to
previous process requiring Planning Commission and City Council
action.
Respectf lly submitted,
Jame Prosser
City anager
JDP/dkh
•
U
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION EXTENDING HEARING EXAMINER
PROCESS FOR ZONING ORDINANCE VARIANCE REVIEW
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota established a hearing examiner process for zoning
ordinance variance review; and
WHEREAS, this process expired on August 31, 1987; and
-7?1
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota has reviewed the process and determined that the
hearing examiner process has worked well and it is desirable to
continue it.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Richfield, Minnesota that the hearing examiner process
established in Appendix B, Sections 545.13 - 545.31 of the
ordinance is hereby extended for an additional one year period
and will expire at the end of this additional year unless the
City Council, by resolution, extends it for an additional period
or periods.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota this 14th day of September, 1987.
1]
John Hamilton, Mayor
ATTEST:
Thomas Ferber, City Clerk
0
#/=5
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 278
September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
First reading on the request for the vacation of utility and
drainage easement at 7744-5th Avenue (New Arby's site).
Background:
Mr. Doug Kennedy, Vice President, Franchise Associates, Inc. has
made a request that the city vacate a utility and drainage
easement at 7744-5th Avenue (Arby's Restaurant). The easement to
be vacated runs thru the lot owned by Franchise Associates.
Zoning Ordinance Requirement:
Section 500.29, subdivision 4, indicates the regulations
regarding the vacation of publicly owned easements.
Recommended Motion:
1. Adopt the resolution accepting the petition to vacate the
utility easement.
2. Give first reading consideration to the attached ordinance
vacating the easement.
3. Schedule the second reading and public hearing for Monday,
September 28, 1987.
Basis of Recommendation:
1. Franchise Associates has removed and relocated the storm
sewer on their site. Other utility companies, such as gas,
and the cable system haven't indicated any need for easements
in the area.
2. The city does not have any utilities in the easement area and
staff does not anticipate any future need for utilities in
the area.
3. The Planning Commission voted (6-0) unanimously to recommend
approval of the vacation.
Alternative Recommendation:
The City Council may recommend denial of the vacation on the
basis that utility companies such as gas and cable companies
might have an interest in the easement area.
•
#; s-/
Decision Mode:
First reading of the
easement at 7744-5th
14, 1987. No public
Mailed and published
hearing and second r
JDP/eja
0
ordinance vacating the utility and drainage
Avenue is scheduled for Monday, September
notice is required for first reading.
notice will be provided for the public
eading.
Respectf ly submitted,
AV
Jame D. Prosser
City anager
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION RECEIVING UTILITY, DRAINAGE
VACATION REQUEST AND CALLING OF PUBLIC HEARING
WHEREAS, a request has been filed with the city requesting
the vacation of a utility and drainage easement at 7744 5th
Avenue South (New Arby's site). The subject easement to be
vacated is located at the property described as follows:
That portion of that certain five foot drainage and utility
easement area lying within Lot 3, Block 1, Blaylock Plumbing
addition as shown and dedicated on the plat of Blaylock
Plumbing Addition on file and of record and as shown and
dedicated on the plat of Ranft`s Addition on file and of
record.
WHEREAS, said petition complies in all respects with the
requirements of Richfield Ordinance Code 820.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the
City of Richfield as follows:
1. The petition for vacation of the above described drainage and
utility easement is received.
2. A public nearing on the easement vacation in said petition
shall be held on September 28, 1987.
3. The city clerk is directed to publish notice of such hearing
is the official newspaper of the city and post notices of
said nearing in the manner provided by Richfield Ordinance
Code Section 820.05.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this 14th day
of September, 1987.
John Hamilton, Mayor-
ATTEST:
Thomas Ferber, City Clerk
0
f /-//?
•
00 ,
N
m
I?
L_
io
N
T
m
T
CATCH BASIN
Site Plan
7744 5TH AVENUE SOUTH
POWER POLE
161.97'_
DRAINAGE AND UTILITY
EASEMENT TO BE VACATED
ELECTRIC
TRANSFORMER
C6
W
iu
n
im a
m
U0
1
,?0 31 ?? ?Op,O
NEW STORM SEWER
Q
•
•
•
I
0
xE RxES AVE
AVE
- -,? V;NCEHT
upToN
SHE RIDAN -L?: THOMAS
RUSSELL !I -?? SNERIDAN
QUEEN?^-- RUSSELL
PENN AVE. QUEEN
?_^= -?_r = PENN AVE
OLIVER
NEWTON If OLIVER
NEWTON
r-L-??1 CL-JCL-- 1
MORGAN
LOGAN
LOGAN
KNOX
KNOT
JAMES
iRVIN ?LAMES
G L__IRVING
.ter-===
HUMBOLDT > -- - - _ ?1
GIRARD NUMBOLOT
;I GIRARD
FREMONT ,•' ?L--:C _ fter-!
FWMONT
EMERSON
DUPONT EMERSON
i t1 O
DUPONT
COLFAX
COLFAX
BRYANT
AIDRICN '' II^`?L_-•1--?i BRYANT
-L?C .: ?•? i ?i ?1???? •S a ` ?,?.. j1 ALDRICH
LYNDALE AVE. 4 1--LS `??- ?• ,L±? yl IfI
LYNDALE AVE.
GARFIELD
HARRIET ??!? ICS=??I'`•?'?I' ?,_,f;l GARFIELD
HARRIET
GRAND ! 1_._._l C--?•...?.) ??s".'!?-?????--?I {?
f •?r--fir 1' GRAND
PLEASANT L?-___.?,.iS._._._l.
IfI "° 4t L._. _ I
.. -.T.- ?_I PLEASANT
PILLSBURY ILSBURY
w ENTWOYTN
LJI I`_,I` 1. .7
11 CC? I'r W TN
•?I---??-? i it ( BLAISDEL ISDELL
N ICOIIET aVE_? ?0 r
NICOLLET AVE.
STEVENS / i??-?-:L _? ?I I?_l?t?J'j?(^--•?r{ /.r
1?I..._J?1._. STEVENS
3.1
CLINTON 3r0
CLINTON
41*
CT- CCC!? ?r
PORTLAND AVE. C?
F--j-?(C?h
D •., r^?L?uC?j" _J??! PORTLAND AVE.
OAKLAN OAKLAND
PARK 1I LJLJ I_:l_J-I, PARK
COLUMBUS f:
E ' COLUMBUS
CHICAGO
oII CHICAGO
ELUOT I L!
Z I ELLIOT
I
IOIN 1. ;?] C II 10th
It IN 4TH AVE S - 1
1 p. Ii r.
12 rA 121%
111n 1
yr, In
IS IN ? V' ..` .? '?^ IS In
BLOOMINGTON t' -' = 1?_JI
BIDOMINGTON
IG In i ^ e
Ieln ?j??`•_ _I X571-1 AVE S N C 11
IB re
CEDAR AVE. ` y I O -4
-- --'--- ??? CEDAR AVE.
LONGFELLOW ----------
_- --?___ - - LONGFELLOW
_ - 19 rn
m !? m
_ FTl Jr lr l ZO rn
M 2",
=n C) ??J 22nd
o Zn PORTLAND AVE S STAN DISH
C O
z [Tl ') 23.1
< -7
z L_-
-P
-cT
Z
m
cr)
O
2
r
O
?I
J
T?
V
7`r
E
•
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 277
Agenda September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Public Hearing for Proposed Bond Issue under Minnesota Statute
Chapter 429 for the Academy of the Holy Angels.
Background:
At the July 13, 1987 City Council meeting the City Council
adopted a resolution approving adequacy of an Academy of the Holy
Angels petition, authorized an execution of Memorandum of
Agreement between the Academy of the Holy Angels and the City of
Richfield, and ordered certain fire protection improvements. The
official City Council action was the result of negotiations
between the City of Richfield and representatives of the Academy
of the Holy Angels and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
for the installation of fire suppression equipment for several
school facilities. This fire suppression equipment includes fire
sprinklers, fire alarms, smoke detectors and other improvements.
In order to provide financing under the project, the City and the
Academy of the Holy Angels utilized provisions of the Minnesota
Statute Chapter 429 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which
allows nonprofit corporations to participate in such bond issues.
Pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, the City Council must hold
a public hearing on the proposed bond sale before the City bond
closing and sale. This action, thus, has been included to ensure
compliance with the Internal Revenue Code. At that public
hearing, anyone who wants to speak for or against the proposed
bond sale may speak.
Recommended Motion:
Adopt the attached resolution holding a public hearing on the
proposed bond issue under Minnesota Statute Chapter 429 for the
Academy of the Holy Angels on September 14, 1987.
Basis of Recommendation:
Recommendation by the City Attorney's office concerning
compliance of the Internal Revenue Code and Minnesota State
Statute precipitates this public hearing.
Alternative Recommendation:
The City Council must hold this public hearing if it is to
complete the bond sale for the Academy of the Holy Angels.
0
Discussion/Decision Mode:
JDP/eja
The City Council should take this action at the September 14
meeting. Shortly after the September 14 meeting, if approved,
the City will take possession of the proceedings of the bond sale
and hold a bond closing. This action could be completed as
quickly as September 15,
•
Respectf ly submitted,
Jame . Prosser
City anager
is
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED
BOND ISSUE UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, CHAPTER 429
WHEREAS, the Academy of the
profit corporation, has proposed
bonds to finance a project under
(the "Act"); and
Holy Angels, a Minnesota non-
that the City undertake to issue
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429
WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), as
amended, requires that a public hearing on the proposed bond
issue be conducted by the Council before any action may be taken
by it relative to the proposed bond issue:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Richfield:
1. The Council has met at 7:00 p.m on Monday, September
14, 1987 to conduct a public hearing on the proposed
bond issue requested by the Academy of the Holy Angels
and to take whatever action in relation thereto as it
deems appropriate.
•
2. The City Clerk was authorized and has published notice
of the hearing in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A once in the official newspaper, not less than 14 days
prior to September 14, 1987.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota, this 14th day of September, 1987.
John Hamilton Mayor
ATTEST:
Thomas P. Ferber City Clerk
•
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 276
Agenda September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Public hearing on adoption of the Assessment Roll for removal of
diseased trees from private property for the period August 1,
1986 July 31, 1987.
Background:
The city council has scheduled a hearing to be held on Monday,
September 14, 1987 for the assessment of the cost for removal of
diseased trees from private property during the period of August
1, 1986 through July 31, 1987. The city staff has calculated the
proper amounts to be assessed against every assessable lot, piece
or parcel of land specially benefited. The proposed assessment
was properly filed with the city clerk, notice was duly published
and notices were mailed to the owner of each parcel described in
the assessment roll.
The cost of diseased tree removal from private property for this
period totaled $14,051.45. The city ordinance provides that
special assessments for current services may be certified to the
county auditor for collection along with taxes. This
certification may provide that the assessment be completely paid
in the first year or in annual installments. It is the staff
recommendation that such payments be due and payable over a three
year period.
The adopted assessment roll for the period August 1, 1986 through
July 31, 1987 would be certified with the county auditor by
October 10, 1987. The city has the right to charge interest on
the amount assessed in that the city provided the funds to remove
the trees. The city staff recommends that the interest rate be
established at eight percent. Payment may be made by the
assessed owner before November 15, 1987 in order to avoid
interest payments. Payments made after that date would include
the interest payment.
The city staff will be available at the hearing to answer
questions about the special assessment that may not have been
raised prior to the hearing. The public hearing provides an
opportunity for all interested persons to present their
objections, if any, to such proposed assessment.
The council may make any changes deemed necessary in the
assessment roll as a result of the hearing by adding the phrase
"and has amended such proposed assessment as it deems just".
Recommendation:
TIT-Adopt the resolution adopting the assessment for removal of
diseased trees from private property for the period August 1,
1986 through July 31, 1987. (2) That such payments be due and
payable over a three year period (3) That interest be established
is at 8 percent.
Basis for Recommendation:
1. Each affected property owner has been notified as required
by law.
2. Notice of the assessment has been published in the official
newspaper as required by state statutes.
Alternative Recommendation:
1. None
Discussion/Decision Mode:
The public hearing on this.matter has been scheduled for the
September 14, 1987 city council meeting.
Respectf ly submitted,
Jame Prosser
City Manager
JDP/eja
•
•
2!?e//- ';'-
•
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION ADOPTING ASSESSMENT ON
REMOVAL OF DISEASED TREES FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY
FOR THE PERIOD OF AUGUST 1, 1986 TO JULY 31, 1987
WHEREAS, pursuant to property notice duly given as required
by law, the city council has met and passed upon all objections
to the proposed assessment for current services related to
removal of diseased trees from the following private property in
the City of Richfield.
PROPERTY ADDRESS P.I.N.
7400 1st Avenue South 34-028-24-42-0049
6500 Oliver Avenue South 28-028-24-23-0010
6344 20th Avenue South 25-028-24-22-0035
7209 Elliott Avenue South 35-028-24-24-0079
7312 Lyndale Avenue South 33-028-24-14-0002
7635 Oakland Avenue South 35-028-24-33-0029
7220 Penn Avenue South 32-028-24-14-0009
7344 Nicollet Avenue South 34-028-24-24-0112
6809 Penn Avenue South 28-028-24-33-0048
6829 Portland Avenue South 26-028-24-33-0110
6833 Portland Avenue South 26-028-24-33-0111
220 East 66th Street 27-028-24-13-0107
6708 10th Avenue South 26-028-24-14-0026
6501 17th Avenue South 26-028-24-14-0026
6909 Newton Avenue South 28-028-24-33-0102
0
-2-
2916 West 71 112 Street 32-028-24-12-0072
7245 12th Avenue South 35-028-24-13-0001
7115 13th Avenue South 35-028-24-12-0062
6516 16th Avenue South 26-028-24-14-0101
6338 Stevens Avenue South 27-028-24-12-0034
7438 Clinton Avenue South 34-028-24-41-0081
6329 14th Avenue South 26-028-24-12-0091
7519 Girard Avenue South 33-028-24-42-0096
6445 14th Avenue South 26-028-24-13-0063
809 East 70th Street 35-028-24-21-0003
7214 Newton Avenue South 33-028-24-33-0049
• 7200 Upton Avenue South 32-028-24-13-0019
6229 Garfield Avenue South 27-028-24-22-0067
7614 1st Avenue South 34-028-24-43-0056
100 East 66th Street 27-028-24-13-0075
7324 Emerson Avenue South 33-028-24-13-0065
7519 Girard Avenue South 33-028-24-42-0096
7536 Aldrich Avenue 33-028-24-41-0137
7413 Emerson Avenue 33-028-24-42-0018
7303 Nicollet Avenue 34-028-24-13-0016
6825 11th Avenue 26-028-24-34-0010
7433 Stevens Avenue 34-028-24-42-0027
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota, as follows:
1. Such proposed assessment roll is hereby accepted and shall
const itute the special assessment ag ainst the lands named herein,
•
-3-
and each tract of land therein included is hereby found to be
benefited by the proposed current services in the amount of the
assessment levied against it.
2. Such assessment shall be payable in no more than three
annual installments and shall bear interest at the rate of eight
percent from the date of adoption of this assessment resolution.
3. The owner of any property so assessed may, at any time
prior to certification of the assessment to the county auditor,
pay the whole of the assessment on such property to the city's
Assessing Division and he may, at any time thereafter, pay to the
city's Assessing Division the entire amount of the assessment
is remaining unpaid, with interest accrued to December 31 of the
year in which payment is made. Such payment must be made before
November 15 or interest will be charged through December 31 of
the succeeding year.
4. The city clerk shall forthwith transmit a certified
duplicate of this assessment roll to the county auditor to be
extended on the proper tax lists of the county, and such
assessments shall be collected and paid over in the same manner
as other municipal taxes.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
•
Minnesota this 14th day of September, 1987.
ATTEST:
John Hamilton, Mayor
Thomas P. Ferber, City Clerk
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 275
Agenda September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Public hearing on the conditional use permit request at 6601 Penn .
Avenue.
Background:
Amoco Oil Company has made a request that the city grant a
conditional use permit to allow the construction of a detached
accessory structure at their 6601 Penn Avenue site.. The
applicant proposes to remove the existing fuel pumps and canopy
on the east side of the site to accommodate construction of a
16.8 foot x 44.3 foot automatic car wash facility.
The site is located in a C-2 general commercial district and a
service station/convenience store with automatic car wash
facility is permitted with a conditional use permit. The
existing service station with a convenience store has a
conditional use permit. The change in use necessitates the
request for a new conditional use permit.
The Planning Commission unanimously voted (6-0) to recommend
approval of the conditional use permit with the following
stipulations:
1. That additional landscaping with overstory trees along Penn
Avenue be provided on the site.
2. That the fence along the total eastern property line be
replaced.
3. That a drainage plan be submitted for staff review and
approval.
4. That the proposal meet all building and fire codes.
5. That all the stipulations be met prior to the issuance of the
occupancy permit.
6. That both curb cuts on 66th Street be at least 26 feet.
Subsequent to the Planning Commission meeting the applicant
revised the proposal to relocate a door and windows on the east
side to the west side to help reduce the impact of noise and
light from the car wash on the adjacent residence.
Mr. and Mrs. Rasmussen, 6608 Oliver Avenue have expressed their
opposition to the proposed car wash facility.
Zoning Ordinance Requirement:
1. Section 520.19, outlines the standards regulating gasoline
service stations and public garages.
2. Section 520.13, indicates the area and yard requirements in
C-2 general commercial district.
3. Section 540.09, outlines the conditions governing the
issuance of a conditional use permit.
Recommended Motion:
Approve of the conditional use permit with the stipulations
recommended by the Planning Commission, and with the additional
stipulation that they meet the city's noise control standards.
Basis of Recommendation:
1. The site has an area of 15,790 square feet and total building
area of 847 square feet. The proposed 743 square foot car
wash facility would bring the total building area to 1,590
square feet. The applicant indicated that the location of
the underground fuel tanks are not under the proposed car
wash facility, and therefore, should not cause any problem.
The existing structure and the proposed car wash facility
would meet the setback requirements.
2. The gasoline service station/convenience store with the
proposed car wash facility would require eight parking spaces
at the rate of one parking space for every 200 square feet of
building area. The site plan indicates six angular and two
parallel parking spaces on the south side of the site. The
total number of parking spaces would be sufficient for the
use. The existing curb cuts meet the minimum width
requirement of 26 feet. The parking layout and width of the
driving aisle is adequate for one way traffic flow as shown.
3. Abutting property to the east of the site is zoned
commercial, but is used as a single family dwelling and is
thus nonconforming. There is a wood fence separating the
site from the abutting residential property. The existing
fence is in poor condition and needs to be repaired or
replaced. South of the property is a commercial property
which is now vacant. The revised site plan indicates some
additional landscaping along Penn Avenue with the addition of
two sugar maple trees and also some shrubbery along 66th
Street. With the Penn/66th Street improvement under way it
is crucial that the city encourage property owners to improve
the appearance of the sites. In this context, landscaping
provided on this site is only minimal, but would be an
improvement from the existing landscaping.
4. The city's Comprehensive Development Plan designates the area
to be developed as mixed land use development. The gasoline
service station/convenience store with car wash is a
permitted use.
5. Staff does not have necessary information regarding on site
drainage. A detailed drainage plan should be submitted for
staff review.
Alternative Recommendation:
The City Council could deny the conditional use permit if a
finding of fact determines that the proposal would have an
adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
Decision Mode:
A public hearing is scheduled before the City Council on Monday,
September 14,. 1987 at 7:00 p.m. Both legal and written notice
regarding the council hearing have been provided.
Respectfully submitted,
Jame Prosser
City anager
•
0
•
•
•
0
--oo
WASHBURh
WASHBURN
UPTON
UPTON
^? TNDUaS
SNERIDAN SNE R.DAH
RUSSELL ?l
oucE. RUSSELL
QUEEN
PENN AVE.
PE.. AVE
OLIVE R,
OL
NEWTON 1' `J? .•••--::•J'i:: - t-?f?^-ff IVER
__'-_f•. _...::•: __`-'?F^-t -_ [[6EEr-?1 _,r NEWTON
_. .. QQQI?r=? IOGAM
_.
KNOx
=E.r-x•=_1 :::-: :: ?``?QQQ i JAMES
IRVING
_ y?."r•;.r-v QQ QQQ?.'ir HUMBOLDT
• ••.. Qr--_T GIRARO
J,?
PENN AV :-n'=-=?'ti???• `? __-_--_ ` FREMDNr
.:r;}==•f,??? 'C---J \ 17R EMERSON
DUPONT
v.-? - 111.
r COLFAX
Cr) • 1 BRYANT
?u ALDRICH
? LYNOALE AVE.
` -? ?? 4V \ F] t?l GARFIELD
N Y t-i?UD QQ It HARRIET
O (GRAND
_ 1{{{
' 1 ???? -- - II • PLEASANT
PILLSBURT
WENTWORTN
1
• T?x? ???'`` .QQ Qa t 1 BLAISOELL
NICOLLET ' HICOLLET AVE_
Itt _
1
STEVENS i _Q QQ QQ??j
?QQ?_?-`-•t STEVENS
art Sri
CLIN TON `?'I .?•? tQQQQQBj•"T QI?:1 CLINTON
,Iw ??Q???QQQQ? ?r
E 1 i 1 ` ?-T. 4th
E3
PORTLAND AVE.
•)) PORTLAND AVE.
OAKLAND
.•, ` OAKLA??`????-'••!` OAKLAND
PARK QQ"-'?Q?Q QQ QQ?-1 +
COLUMBUS PARK
E: ?? QQQQQQQQQQQ t-' II
COLUMBUS
CHICAGO ?t QQIQQ`??-?± JQQQQQ. > o.
-1000! ?Q! ?QQQQQ In o '? CHICAGO
ELLIOT I,' 2
10 tk
lo'N QQIQL?QQ? ???? ,t ELLIOT
QQQ! J 1 ID
to th
12tw QQQQQ?'?lQQOQ(?QC
13 tN ,.; Q+QL ??-J_?QQQQQ?.r?QQ• 12th
It ,w .-.IQQi1? t??Q:Q (O??Q?Q?QDj?QQ 13,w
QQ ???F--y---{QUQQQ I.tw
15 th
BLOOMINGTON 1 -ttCQ`?1 -??y?r?-?ll QQ QQQ BLOOMINGTON
1BEMIHGTON
I E 5?? IQQQQQQ
rI
71.
IBrn l {I Q. I ?Q?GQQQQQQ I;a;?
1 7-
CEDAR AVE. CEDAR AVE.
LONGFELLOW ----------8'R.---=---__-_-_--______----------_--_-------1_ T ---?
LONGF ELLOW
n
S > - z0rr„
m > > > > > r IF ,?J 2
F 1
I 21 .
J=F
_ ? ? ?? 22 ne
E QQr_
O
$TANDISN
- O
C 23 re
Z L _r
I
rn r-
0) o
o 0
D
Z o
Z Z
<; D
m .. ?
I
io - 191,
•
•
PENN AVENUE
(PA 102-Ow
_ o
N
1
7ES
O o • • o
03
o _
L----- A Y y, CD
IV-Sir z
nAw
m
CARW&
- - o
PA I3&W
?J
I f 8 o
pis it 41
Ali,
fit D.= rt
? - ru t D
EE o u? z
Y
a :.
1191
CAR WASH
C
•
,EXTERIOR MATERIALS
KEY MATERIAL DESCt?IPTION
A BRICK EMBOSSED CONCRETE BLOCK - PANTED
B PREFINISWM METAL FASO AA
C PREFINISEED METAL ROOF EDGE
D ALllMftA4 W"P OW FRAME
E ALLIMft" ENTRANCE DOOR E FRAME
F HOLLOW METAL DOOR E FRAAC
G r H ATING GLASS ciewiRED AT LAWETt PANeLs
H 11-C THvPEQM GLASS
J ALU\AftJM OVERT-EAO DOOR
K PRO MSHF-D METAL SC LPPE R
L STEEL FAC® CONCRETE cum
WEST
K? c-1 F K
IBI I I I I I I I I I I I, i I I I I I I I I I IBI
A
'L L
EAST
NORTH/SOUTH
v n ?
p41r1 J1. ri.
i
i
65 1 /2 ST. W.
vi
w
z
Z
w
cl-
W_
(Zoning Map
6601 PENN AVE.
F-77) F-77-777- vi
67TH ST. W.
C
N
cn
m
D
m
N
Vn
------ w
k Q
------ icr-
LLJ
== =_ :o
INDUSTRIAL
® COMMERCIAL
MR
AMR-1
' E] MR-2
65TH ST. W.
A 66TH ST.
641H St. W.
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN"
6601 PENN AVE.
65 112 ST. W. ?O
. ...............
...::.....::....
................
................
..............:.
................
..............
................
...........
............
V)
w
a E:.
z r:
z
tee: '; I
66TH ST.
MIXED LAND USE
INSTITUTIONAL
MEDIUM DENSITY/BUFFER
?: .
=
?
:
w
z
w :i
0
67TH ST. W.
C
C/>
r
m
ST. W.
(n
W
Q
W
J
O
G I
U
C
3
u
w.
65TH
64TH ST . w.
:.. cu-,
..:
.. .
.............
D
... .... rn
....
...... .:....
.... ...:
............ _
65 1/2 ST. W.
vi
w
Z
2
LL!
CL-
w
Li
>
J
O
l
Q
i
Z
66TH ST W.
6 TTH ST. w.
j:and Use M
6601 PENN AV
cri
w
¢
z
w
w
0
COMMERCIAL
SCHOOL
APARTMENT
??I 1 F??l ??? f k?DUPLEX
65TH ST. W.
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 274
Agenda September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Public hearing on the conditional use permit request at 6528/6532
16th Avenue.
Background:
Hines and Sons, Inc. have requested that the city grant a
conditional use permit to allow construction of a three story 14
unit apartment building for the elderly. The proposed apartment
would have 8 two bedroom units and 6 one bedroom units, one of
which would be a handicapped unit. The building would be
attached to the existing Mount Calvary Lutheran Church. There
will also be a six car garage constructed along the west property
line. A six foot high fence is proposed along the west and north
property lines. The apartment would be located on the property
addressed as 6528/6532 16th Avenue.
The property is located in a C-2 general commercial district and
apartment use is permitted with a conditional use permit in that
district.
The city has previously rezoned a portion of the site for
commercial use and vacated a portion of the alley on the site for
the proposed project.
The Planning Commission voted (5-1) to recommend denial of the
conditional use permit on the basis of too many dwelling units on
the site, inadequate buffering and green area, inadequate
parking, and that the use deviates from the Comprehensive
Development Plan guidelines.
Zoning Ordinance Requirements:
1. Section 520.15, subdivision 2, indicates that multiple family
use is permitted in C-2 zoning district with a conditional
use permit.
2. Section 520.13 indicates the setback requirements for C-2
general commercial districts.
3. Section 545.09, subdivision 5, outlines the conditions
governing the issuance of a conditional use permit.
Recommended Motion:
Deny the request for a conditional use permit to construct a
three story, 14-unit apartment building at 6528/6532 16th Avenue.
Basis of Recommendation:
Staff originally recommended approval of the conditional use
permit based on the conclusion that the proposal meets the
technical requirements of the C-2 general commercial district.
However, following the review of the matter by the Planning
Commission and their findings on the matter, staff has changed
their recommendation to denial. This change is based on the
following:
1. While the project meets the technical requirements of the C-2
district, it would not meet the requirements for a similar
apartment in a multiple family residence district. For
multiple family uses in the MR-2 district the city ordinance
requires 2,500 square feet of land area per dwelling unit.
The available land area of the proposed site is 14,980 square
feet which would only allow six dwelling units instead of the
14 dwelling units proposed. The proposed lot coverage is
approximately 45%. The maximum permitted lot coverage in a
MR-2 district is 30%. The proposal also would not meet the
MR-2 district standards for outdoor open space and frontyard
setback.
2. Section 545.09, subdivision 5, of the city code indicates
that the city may not grant a conditional use permit if it
finds that the proposed use would be detrimental to the
public welfare. The Planning Commission in their review
found that the project as designed could be detrimental to
the neighborhood. Staff initially took a more conservative
approach to this condition, but upon further review and
consideration of the Planning Commission findings, staff
would concur that there is a potential negative impact on the
neighborhood. There are too many units proposed and too
little open space and buffering from adjacent residential
property.
• The abutting properties to the west and north are residential
uses. The residential properties to the west abutting the
alley, however, are in the C-2 general commercial district,
and are nonconforming. The site plan indicates that the site
would be screened from the abutting residential uses by a six
foot redwood fence along the western and northern property
lines. An eight foot high fence is permitted in a C-2
general commercial district. The site plan also indicates
that there would be three evergreen trees in front of the
building along 16th Avenue and some evergreen shrubs along
the north side of the building.
It is staff's opinion that a six foot fence does not provide
a sufficient buffer between the apartment and the single
family residential use to the north. It would be more
desirable to provide a combination of a fence, berm, and
landscaping. As the project is currently designed there is
insufficient space available to provide more than a fence.
The alternative would be to redesign the building to provide
more separation between the north property line and the
building. This would result in fewer units or smaller units
being provided.
3. The curb cut from 16th Avenue is less than 21 feet which does
not meet the minimum width requirement of 26 feet in
commercial districts. The city has been requiring sites to
meet the minimum width requirements and this property should
not be an exception.
4. Staff has not received a drainage plan for the site. A
drainage plan must be submitted for review and approval by
the City Engineer.
5. The Comprehensive Plan indicates that the property should be
developed as single family residential use. The proposed use
is too intensive for such designation; thus inconsistent with
the comprehensive development plan. A Comprehensive Plan
amendment would be an option in order to make the
Comprehensive Development Plan consistent with city's zoning
ordinance.
Alternative Recommendation:
The alternative recommendation would be to approve the
conditional use permit with the following stipulations:
1. That the width of the curb cut be 26 feet.
2. That the structure meet all building and fire codes.
3. That a drainage plan be submitted for staff approval.
4. That the applicant provide the city with a copy of the final
agreement which provides access to the users of the property
abutting the western half of the alley north of 66th Street
between 16th Avenue and Bloomington Avenue.
5. That all the stipulations be met prior to the issuance of the
occupancy permit.
Decision Mode-
A public hearing before the City Council to consider this item is
scheduled for September 14, 1987 at 7:00 PM. Mailed and
published notice of this hearing has been provided.
Respectfully submitted,
Jame f. Prosser
Cit anager
•
A
O
E
C:
•
*•sNeuRN XERXES AVE.
V1wCENT ? '•
---_-? 1• - ,1 r'ASNBURN
?
r--
uPTOw ? ? t. :1 ?1 _
1_-
VINCENT
THOMAS uPTON
=1 THOUAS
RUSSELL !? I SHE RIDAN
-? -?_ .[ •_-_,
: ?
OUEENi RUSSELL
PER- AVE- _=- OVEEN
OLIVER PENN AVE.
NEWTON r-. OLIVER
VORGiN NEWTON
LOGAM ?? IL-
I -•?
?. .? 1 !LJ-?f'?'M1L?! f'"??.?-_ 1 ?? MORGAN
t.
=-
om
?
I
KNOx T
.-
`--• ^?_ ?_??
_ 1
LOGiN
'-^
J
IRVING ? ft
` 1 ? • JAVES
_I - ??j
?
HUNBOLDT ---
7
B ---i'___--_ 5.-?j -T.^?^I? -T^=? IRV/NG
WRi RO
FTQLOwl
/
?.
? -Z
NOVBOLOT
-? J. - ----?- GIRARD
EMERSON, '?? 1! •?^^ --- FTtLT10.(T
DUPONT
COLFAX - > o -?? ? 1 I? EV tIt SON
t DUPONT
\
eRTANT '? .5. ?_- `;? r'' COLFAX
-,??__r
?
ALDR.Cw- -?_ _
?
??? •:1 eRTANT
?p
?-~ "-^
L------ AvE. .
\
-I ALDRICH
GARFIELD
HARRIET C LTNOALE AVE.
I'.
.-.F.-
i
1
Ir `_
-
•
GRAND :
GRAND .7
??• NARRICT
?r?? z.
I i? i1
PLEASA _
GRAND
?ILL? BLOOMINGTON
WE
r i l! I
11 t ,, l ? eLA1SDCLL
-^1^? -? , 1 »ICOLLET AVE.
- l ST
y
Ev[NS
Y art
/0 to L. L
1 `
? 1
.?
93
II
?-
6
ran tt ?? ?^,--11 ?t
`
15 r. • __)( it
--? -
t
16.1. 1 !i II 1: is '?
leu
?
.---1 C
CEDAR AVE ,
-
LOmGFELLC'w _
z x r
? ? ? ? ? I
I r
CLINTON
! to
!t St?
-1 I
'U?- PORTLAND AVE.
?. OAKLAND
•II PARK
r !i COLUWW3
^
0
CH/000
_ t
.. EWOT
!? 101•
lot.
-= 13 r.
It.A
stb
Cam;
Blpo
MIw GTON
16'.
I
:71,
u n
?"- CEDAR AVE.
LOwGFELLDW
If rA
L z0r.
C 21 ..
r -
r
Q^
D
O
Z
TD
V
22.t
?J STANDISN
z3.•
;r- •
#/-%
0)
EXISTING
CHURCH
Site Plan
652E-6.532 16TH AVENUE SOUTH
0
z
p,
y w
J
X J
w ¢ PROPOSEDF
' -
12 -
N?
co
1-0
0 9'
2
w
'
pis
-* ev i a
t
D
v
20'
w
U
Z
w
LL
O
O
0
w
a
2
'm
'o
w
0)
O
a
O
cc
L .
co
cq
0
co
T
T
'
16TH AVE_ S_
LIGHTS
21.5'
J !-< [ I
> D
is C
S iif •
€ fsEt ......- -
?ft?f s f
? s >
tt?..r >
3
>I,
rn
f{t[H#f
7m,
cn
# ? {f>Z r
ii > }
€€ ill €€
{ ?? if,
EE #? #E E##? # #
#i
Ef?E#if
'
sf
F _
BLOOMINGTON AVE S
t??? ttEtf??is
f?? f #s?ff? ?: , _
sf f#ffff'
I I
l i '
?[
l l m ?: Iil i
f
ff
c-o?Ax
i ! ? PJL_
4TH AVE S
? ill
1 1_U L
Fri
II .
BEIM
O
M O
m
' O
-v
O
m
Z
m N
Z
m O
m z
m
o D
r D Z
r O
z n
O
m co
-i ?
m
4nu
J
AVE S (SiAT!
17TH AVE S
18TH AVE S
T4 14TH AVE S
D
O
Z
((CZD>
Ul
W
rn
rn
BLOOMINGTON AVE S
FA4
13TH AVE S
ELI
* r ? I i ;lit
rn
15TH AVE S.
t
® Ell 110,11
7°
0
-v
C
D o
O D
v
D
O
W
m
v
-v
c
a) M
?
0
- -A
K
m
Cl)
-{
-
0
r z
m
r
v
c:
0)
m
-?v
17TH AVE S
it
1 1
1: 11 11
CEDAR AVE S (STATE
ti Ii. Fl
14
#E#.i# t# €€t
cr)
€{
{{Sti:tit{333{ _
3,.
ES3,.
{
#S ?{ti'i{S
t:E3.
:'{ C
if
c-,
»::> ;,
€f: 'f{{
-? r
J
If ? f
fE:f##fEff#f
Ef#i## E##, j j
s >##,EE## I
BLOOMINGTON -
m
x Cl)
o O
m •-?
O
r
D
z
a
C
CO
m
c
O
D
r
C
K
0
m
z
_C/)
--I
m
m
m
m
O
CO
m
Q
CO
m
i
E
i
I
i
1
q
! I
li 1 j
CE DAR
-- :...:..::,-:---- ___-_-- r ::....:
I i
17TH AVt=
AVE S
= .;:= _=::_:
:.
..
?f ---
- - -.-.•.•.-- -:-:-:-
16TH. AVE _ S _
101H AVE S
• CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 273
Agenda September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Public hearing to consider specially assessing current
maintenance services for city alleys for the period of January 1
through December 31, 1988, City Project No. 841.
Background:
On August 10, 1987, the city council scheduled a public hearing
for September 14, 1987 concerning the 1988 alley maintenance
project.
In order to implement the alley maintenance policies previously
passed by the city council, it is necessary for the council to
initiate this specific alley maintenance project. The
maintenance functions to be financed through special assessments
include such work as rough grading, cleaning and sweeping, cold
patching and snow plowing.
Community Services Department personnel estimate the cost of this
project for the period January 1, 1988 through December 31, 1988
to be $17,000. Alleys which were resurfaced in 1981, 1982, 1983,
1984, 1985, 1986 or 1987 would not be assessed for patching type
maintenance. Further, the amount of the special assessment could
vary according to the amount of work necessary on each individual
alley. The costs for the repair of an alley will be charged to
the property owners abutting the alley. For the patching,
cleaning, sweeping type of maintenance this would result in an
estimated average assessment of about $23.00 per lot, assuming a
fifty foot lot. Another portion of the total project cost would
be for snow plowing of alleys, whether resurfaced or patched.
Weather conditions during the proposed assessment period will, of
course, have a significant impact on the actual amount assessed.
For snow plowing maintenance the estimated average assessment
would be $7.50 per fifty foot lot.
For comparison purposes, the following is provided related to
alley maintenance special assessment for current services:
1985 Actual $15,141.97
1986 Estimated $23,600
1986 Actual $11,834.29
1987 Estimated $ 7,000
When the 1986 estimated costs were originally calculated, there
had been no change in the alley paving policy. With the change
of that policy, much of the patching type of alley maintenance
for late 1986 was substantially reduced in anticipation of early
1987 paving. In addition to the reduction related to patching,
snow fall during the 1986 calendar year was low thereby also
reducing the anticipated level of snow plowing.
Recommended Motion:
Adopt the attached resolution ordering City Project No. 841, 1988
Alley Maintenance project and special assessment of current
services.
Basis of Recommendation:
1. Notice of the proposed assessment was published in the
official city newspaper.
2. Each property owner within the area proposed to be assessed
was mailed a notice as required by State law.
3. It has been the council policy for six years to assess for
alley maintenance.
Alternative Recommendation:
None.
Discussion/Decision Mode:
The current alley maintenance project will lapse at the end of
the year. A new project should be established by January 1, 1988
so the council may defer the decision to a future meeting before
the end of the year if desired.
L
JDP/eja
Respectfully submitted,
Jame Prosser
City anager
•
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION ORDERING THE UNDERTAKING OF CURRENT SERVICE
PROJECT FOR ALLEY MAINTENANCE
JANUARY 1, 1988 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1988
CITY PROJECT NO. 841
•
•
WHEREAS, a resolution of the city council adopted the 10th
day of August, 1987, fixed a date for a council hearing on the
proposed maintenance of the following alleys:
Number
1001
1002
1003
1004
1005
1006
1007
1008
1009
1010
1011
1012
1013
1014
1015
1016
1017
1018
1019
1020
1021
1022
1023
1024
1025
1026
1027
1028
1029
1030
1031
2001
2002
2004
2005
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Surrounding Avenues
Xerxes - Washburn
Xerxes - Washburn
Xerxes - Washburn
Xerxes- Washburn
Washburn - Vincent
Washburn - Vincent
Washburn - Vincent
Washburn - Vincent
Vincent - Upton
Vincent - Upton
Vincent - Upton
Vincent - Upton
Upton - Thomas
Upton - Thomas
Upton - Thomas
Thomas - Sheridan
Thomas - Sheridan
Thomas - Sheridan
Thomas - Sheridan
Sheridan - Russell
Sheridan - Russell
Sheridan - Russell
Sheridan -Russell
Russell - Queen
Russell - Queen
Russell- Queen
Russell - Queen
Queen - Penn
Queen - Penn
Queen - Penn
Queen - Penn
Penn - Oliver
Oliver - Newton
Morgan - Logan
Logan - Knox
James - Irving
Irving - Humboldt
Humboldt - Girard
Girard - Fremont (35W)
Girard - Fremont (35W)
Girard - Fremont (35W)
Fremont (35W) - Emerson
Surrounding Streets
66th-67th
67th-68th
68th-69th
69th-70th
66th-67th
67th-68th
68th-69th
69th-70th
66th-67th
67th-68th
68th-69th
69th-70th
66th-67th
68th-69th
69th-70th
66th-67th
67th-68th
68th-69th
69th-70th
66th-67th
67th-68th
68th-69th
69th-70th
66th-67th
67th-68th
68th-69th
69th-70th
66th-67th
67th-68th
68th-69th
69th-70th
63rd-64th
63rd-64th
63rd-64th
63rd-64th
63rd-64th
63rd-64th
63rd-64th
63rd-64th
64th-65th
65th-66th
64th-65th
-2-
2014 Fremont (35W) = Emerson 65th-66th
2015 Dupont - Colfax 63rd-Mildred Dr
2016 Colfax - Bryant 63rd-Mildred Dr
2017 Bryant - Aldrich 63rd-Mildred Dr
2019 Graham - Lyndale 66th-Lk Shr Drv
2020 Aldrich - Lyndale 75th-76th
2021 Aldrich - Lyndale 76th-77th
3002 Lyndale - Garfield 68th-69th
3003 Augusburg - Garfield 70th-71st
3004 Augusburg - Garfield 71st-72nd
3005 Lyndale - Garfield 72nd-73rd
3006 Lyndale - Garfield 73rd-74th
3007 Garfield - Harriet 71st-72nd
3008 Garfield - Harriet 72nd-73rd
3009 Garfield - Harriet 73rd-74th
3011 Harriet - Grand 67th-68th
3012 Harriet - Grand 68th-69th
3013 Harriet - Grand 72nd-73rd
3014 Harriet - Grand 73rd-74th
3015 Grand - Pleasant 68th-69th
3016 Grand - Pleasant 72nd-73rd
3018 Wentworth - Blaisdell 67th-68th
3020 Blaisdell - Nicollet 72nd-73rd
3021 Blaisdell - Nicollet 73rd-74th
3022 Blaisdell - Nicollet 74th-75th
3023 Blaisdell - Nicollet 75th-76th
3024 Nicollet - 2nd Avenue 68th-69st
3025 Nicollet - lst Avenue 70th-71st
3026 Nicollet - 1st Avenue 71st-72nd
3027 Nicollet - 1st Avenue 72nd-73rd
3028 1st - Stevens 71st-72nd
3029 1st - Stevens 72nd-73rd
3030 Stevens - 2nd Avenue 71st-72nd
3031 Stevens - 2nd Avenue 72nd-73rd
3032 2nd - 3rd Avenue 66th-67th
3033 2nd - 3rd Avenue 71st-72nd
3034 2nd - 3rd Avenue 72nd-73rd
3035 3rd - Clinton 66th-67th
3036 3rd - Clinton 73rd-74th
3037 Clinton - 4th Avenue 66th-67th
3038 Clinton - 4th Avenue 73rd-74th
3039 4th - 5th Avenue 66th-67th
3040 4th - 5th Avenue 73rd-74th
4001 13th - 14th Avenue 65th-66th
4002 14th - 15th Avenue 62nd-63rd
4004 15th - Bloomington 62nd-63rd
4005 15th - Bloomington 65th-66th
4006 Bloomington - 16th Avenue 65th-66th
4007 Cedar - Longfellow 63rd-64th
4008 Cedar - Longfellow 64th-65th
4009 Cedar - Longfellow 65th-66th
4012 22nd- Standish 65th-66th
4013 13th - 14th Avenue 66th-67th
0 -3-
AND, WHEREAS, the owner of each parcel within the area
proposed to be assessed for the improvement described in said
resolution was mailed a copy of the required notice, and.
WHEREAS, ten days mailed notice of the hearing and two
weekly publications of the required notice was given as required
by law, and the hearing was held thereon on this 14th day of
September, 1987, at which all persons desiring to be heard were
given an opportunity to be heard thereon.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Richfield, Minnesota as follows:
1. Such alley maintenance is hereby ordered as proposed by
resolution adopted the 10th day of August, 1987.
2. That the city maintenance divisions be designated to
perform these maintenance functions.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota this 14th day of September, 1987.
ATTEST:
John Hamilton, Mayor
0 Thomas P. Ferber, City Clerk
•
I;
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 272
Agenda September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Public hearing on assessment roll for City Project No. 820, Alley
Maintenance for the period January 1 through December 31, 1986.
Background:
The city council has scheduled a public hearing to be held
September 14, 1987 on the assessment for the cost of current
maintenance services on alleys for the period January 1 through
December 31, 1986. The city staff has calculated the proper
amounts to be assessed against every assessable lot, piece or
parcel of land specially benefited. The proposed assessment was
properly filed with the city clerk, notice was duly published and
notices were mailed to the owner of each parcel described in the
assessment roll.
The cost of current maintenance services for January 1 through
December 31, 1986 totaled $11,834.29 and included labor, material
and equipment related to alley patching and snow plowing. Due to
the length of the list, the assessment roll is not included in
the council packet but a copy of the assessment roll for alley
maintenance January 1 through December 31, 1986 will be available
for council reference and review at the September 14, 1987 city
council public hearing. The following is provided for comparison
purposes related to alley maintenance special assessments:
1985 Actual $15,141.97
1986 Estimated $23,600
1986 Actual $11,834.29
1987 Estimated $ 7,000
When the 1986 estimated costs were originally calculated, there
had been no change in the alley paving policy. With the change
of that policy, much of the patching type of alley maintenance
for late 1986 was substantially reduced in anticipation of early
1987 paving. In addition to the reduction related to patching,
snow fall during the 1986 calendar year was low thereby also
reducing the anticipated level of snow plowing.
The city staff will be available at the hearing to answer
questions about the special assessment that may not have been
raised prior to the hearing. The public hearing provides an
opportunity for all interested persons to present their
objections, if any, to such proposed assessment.
The city ordinance provides that special assessments for current
services may be certified to the county auditor for collection
along with current taxes. This certification may provide that
the special assessments be completely paid either in the first
ten years or in up to ten annual installments. However, it is
recommended that the certification adopted by the city council
provide that payments be due and payable within the first year
rather than in installments. The city has the right to charge
interest on the amount assessed in that the city provided the
funds initially for the current services. It is the
recommendation of staff that the interest rate be established at
eight percent, the maximum permitted by law. A property owner
may make payment before November 15, 1987 to avoid interest
payments. Payments made after that date, up to December 31, 1988
would include the interest charges.
Recommended Motion:
Adopt the resolution, adopting the assessment roll of City
Project No. 820, Alley Maintenance for the period January 1, 1986
through December 31, 1986.
Basis of Recommendation:
1. Notice of the assessment has been published in the official
city newspaper as required by State statute.
2. Each affected property owner has been notified as required by
law.
3. The project was approved by the City Council.
Alternative Recommendation:
None.
Discussion/Decision Mode:
The council may make changes in the assessment roll, if deemed
necessary following the hearing, by adding the phrase "and has
amended such proposed assessment as it deems just" to the
attached resolution. The assessment roll must be submitted to
Hennepin County by October 10, 1987 so the council can defer the
decision one meeting if it deems necessary.
Respectfully submitted,
Jam s D. Prosser
Ci y Manager
JDP/eja
0
0 RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION ADOPTING ASSESSMENT ON CITY PROJECT NO. 820
ALLEY MAINTENANCE FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 1986
WHEREAS, pursuant to proper notice duly given as required by
law, the council has met and passed upon all objections to the
proposed assessment for current services related to maintenance
of the following alleys in the City of Richfield:
Number Surrounding Avenues Surrounding Streets
1001 Xerxes - Washburn 66th-67th
1002 Xerxes - Washburn 67th-68th
1003 Xerxes - Washburn 68th-69th
1004 Xerxes - Washburn 69th-70th
1005 Washburn - Vincent 66th-67th
1006 Washburn - Vincent 67th-68th
1007 Washburn - Vincent 68th-69th
1008 Washburn - Vincent 69th-70th
1009 Vincent - Upton 66th-67th
1010 Vincent - Upton 67th-68th
1011 Vincent - Upton 68th-69th
1012 Vincent - Upton 69th-70th
1013 Upton - Thomas 66th-67th
1014 Upton - Thomas 68th-69th
1015 Upton - Thomas 69th-70th
1016 Thomas - Sheridan 66th-67th
1017 Thomas - Sheridan 67th-68th
1018 Thomas - Sheridan 68th-69th
1019 Thomas - Sheridan 69th-70th
1020 Sheridan - Russell 66th-67th
1021 Sheridan - Russell 67th-68th
1022 Sheridan - Russell 68th-69th
1023 Sheridan - Russell 69th-70th
1024 Russell - Queen 66th-67th
1025 Russell - Queen 67th-68th
1026 Russell - Queen 68th-69th
1027 Russell - Queen 69th-70th
1028 Queen - Penn 66th-67th
1029 Queen - Penn 67th-68th
1030 Queen - Penn 68th-69th
1031 Queen - Penn 69th-70th
2001 Penn - O liver 63rd-64th
2002 Oliver - Newton 63rd-64th
2004 Morgan - Logan 63rd-64th
2005 Logan - Knox 63rd-64th
2007 James - Irving 63rd-64th
2008 Irving - Humboldt 63rd-64th
2009 Humboldt - Girard 63rd-64th
2010 Girard - Fremont (35W) 63rd-64th
2011 Girard - Fremont (35W) 64th-65th
2012 Girard - Fremont (35W) 65th-66th
2013 Fremont (35W) - Emerson 64th-65th
2014 Fremont (35W) - Emerson 65th-66th
_2-
2015 Dupont - Colfax 63rd-Mildred Dr
2016 Colfax - Bryant 63rd-Mildred Dr
2017 Bryant - Aldrich 63rd-Mildred Dr
2019 Graham - Lyndale 66th-Lk Shr Drv
2020 Aldrich - Lyndale 75th-76th
2021 Aldrich - Lyndale 76th-77th
3002 Lyndale - Garfield 68th-69th
3003 Augusburg - Garfield 70th-71st
3004 Augusburg - Garfield 71st-72nd
3005 Lyndale - Garfield 72nd-73rd
3006 Lyndale - Garfield 73rd-74th
3007 Garfield - Harriet 71st-72nd
3008 Garfield - Harriet 72nd-73rd
3009 Garfield - Harriet 73rd-74th
3011 Harriet - Grand 67th-68th
3012 Harriet - Grand 68th-69th
3013 Harriet - Grand 72nd-73rd
3014 Harriet - Grand 73rd-74th
3015 Grand - Pleasant 68th-69th
3016 Grand - Pleasant 72nd-73rd
3018 Wentworth - Blaisdell 67th-68th
3020 Blaisdell - Nicollet 72nd-73rd
3021 Blaisdell - Nicollet 73rd-74th
3022 Blaisdell - Nicollet 74th-75th
3023 Blaisdell - Nicollet 75th-76th
3024 Nicollet - 2nd Avenue 68th-69st
3025 Nicollet - 1st Avenue 70th-71st
3026 Nicollet - 1st Avenue- 71st-72nd
3027 Nicollet - lst Avenue 72nd-73rd
3028 lst - Stevens 71st-72nd
3029 lst - Stevens 72nd-73rd
3030 Stevens - 2nd Avenue 71st-72nd
3031 Stevens - 2nd Avenue 72nd-73rd
3032 2nd - 3rd Avenue 66th-67th
3033 2nd - 3rd Avenue 71st-72nd
3034 2nd - 3rd Avenue 72nd-73rd
3035 3rd - Clinton 66th-67th
3036 3rd - Clinton 73rd-74th
3037 Clinton - 4th Avenue 66th-67th
3038 Clinton - 4th Avenue 73rd-74th
3039 4th - 5th Avenue 66th-67th
3040 4th - 5th Avenue 73rd-74th
4001 13th - 14th Avenue 65th-66th
4002 14th - 15th Avenue 62nd-63rd
4004 15th - Bloomington 62nd-63rd
4005 15th - Bloomington 65th-66th
4006 Bloomington - 16th Avenue 65th-66th
4007 Cedar - Longfellow 63rd-64th
4008 Cedar - Longfellow 64th-65th
4009 Cedar - Longfellow 65th-66th
4010 19th - 20th Avenue 65th-66th
4012 22nd- Standish 65th-66th
4013 13th - 14th Avenue 66th-67th
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Richfield, Minnesota:
1. Such proposed assessment roll is hereby accepted and
shall constitute the special assessment against the lands named
therein, and each tract of land therein included is hereby found
to be benefited by the proposed current services in the amount of
the assessment levied against it.
2. Such assessment shall be payable before or during 1988
and shall bear interest at the rate of eight percent from the
date of adoption of this assessment resolution.
3. The owner of any property so assessed may, at any time
prior to certification of the assessment to the county auditor,
pay whole or the assessment on such property to the city's
Assessing Division and he may, at any time thereafter, pay to the
city's Assessing Division th'e entire amount of the assessment
remaining unpaid, with interest accrued to December 31 of the
year in which payment is made. Such payment must be made before
November 15 or interest will be charged through December 31 or
the succeeding year.
4. The city clerk shall forthwith transmit a certified
duplicate of this assessment roll to the county auditor to be
extended on the property tax lists of the county, and such
assessments shall be collected and paid over in the same manner
as other municipal taxes.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota this 14th day of September, 1987.
ATTEST:
John Hamilton, Mayor
Thomas P. Ferber, City Clerk
0
•
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 271
Agenda September 14, 1987
•
Issue Statement:
Public hearing on the adoption of the assessment roll for City
Project No. 822, 1986 Alley Paving.
Background:
The city council has scheduled a public hearing to be held
September 14, 1987 concerning the adoption of the proposed
assessment roll for City Project No. 822, the 1986 alley paving.
The city staff has calculated the proper amounts to be assessed
against every assessable lot, piece or parcel of land specially
benefited by the project.
The costs for the 1986 alley paving project are $18.36 per
assessable foot. The estimated assessment rate used at the
project hearings was $22.50 per. foot. The total cost for a
typical fifty foot lot is $918.00. The property owner may make
prepayment in full, make partial payment, apply for a deferment
if qualified, or have the balance spread over a period of twenty
years.
The city staff will be available at the public hearing to answer
questions related to the special assessment that may not have
been raised prior to the hearing. The public hearing provides an
opportunity for all interested persons to ask questions or raise
objections, if any, to the proposed assessment.
Recommended Motion:
Adopt the resolution adopting the assessment roll for City
Project No. 822, 1986 Alley Paving.
Basis of Recommendation:
1. Notice of the proposed assessment has been published in the
official city newspaper.
2. Each affected property owner has been notified of the special
assessment to the property.
3. The project was approved by the City Council.
Alternative Recommendation:
None.
0
Discussion/Decision Mode:
• If the city council makes changes in the assessment roll as a
result of the hearing, the phrase "and has amended such proposed
assessment as it deems just" can be added to the resolution.
Respectfully submitted,
Jam D. Prosser
Cit' Manager
JDP/eja
0
E
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION ADOPTING ASSESSMENT ON
CITY PROJECT NO. 822, 1986 ALLEY PAVING
WHEREAS, pursuant to proper notice duly given as required by
law, the city council has met and heard and passed upon all
objections to the proposed assessment for the improvement of the
following alleys by concrete paving:
Alley Between From To
Nicollet and First Avenue
Second and Third Avenue
71st Street 357 feet north
of 71st Street
66th Street 67th Street
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the city council of the
City of Richfield, Minnesota as follows:
1. The city clerk, with assistance of the city engineer,
has calculated the proper amounts to be assessed for City Project
No. 822, 1986 Alley Paving, against every assessable lot, piece
or parcel of land specially benefited thereby in accordance with
the provisions of law and, further, the proposed assessment so
made up was filed with the city clerk for more than 15 days prior
to the assessment hearing and was open to public inspection
during said period.
2. The city council has heretofore duly established City
Project No. 822 and, after carefully considering all the facts,
the benefits to each lot, piece or parcel of land and fully
advising itself in the premises, has found and determined and
hereby declares that each and every lot, piece or parcel of land
included in said proposed assessment roll was improved by reason
of the construction of said City Project No. 822 and has been and
is specially benefited in the amount set out in the attached
assessment roll opposite each such lot, piece or parcel of land.
3. The owner of any property so assessed may, at any time
prior to certification of the assessment to the county auditor,
pay the whole of the assessment on such property to the city
treasurer and he may, at any time thereafter, pay to the city
treasurer the entire amount of the assessment remaining unpaid
with interest accrued to December 31 of the year in which payment
is made. Such payment, however, must be made before November 15
or interest will be charged through December 31 of the succeeding
year.
4. Said assessment is hereby affirmed, adopted, confirmed
and shall be certified by the city clerk and filed in the office
of the city clerk and shall thereupon be and constitute a special
assessment for said City Project No. 822, 1986 Alley Paving.
• 5. The assessment with accruing interest shall be a lien
upon the property included therein, concurrent with general taxes
and shall be payable in equal annual installments extending over
a period of twenty years unless prepaid or deferred. The first
installment shall be payable on the first Monday in January of
1988. All assessments shall bear interest at a rate of 8.5% per
annum.
6. The city clerk shall forthwith transmit a certified
duplicate of this assessment roll to the county auditor to extend
on the proper tax lists of the county and such assessments and
interest thereon shall be collected and paid over in the same
manner as other municipal taxes.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota, this 14th day of September, 1987.
John Hamilton, Mayor
ATTEST:
Thomas P. Ferber, City Clerk
0
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 270
Agenda September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Public hearing to consider specially assessing the
Lyndale/Hub/Nicollet area for current maintenance services for
the period of January 1 through December 31, 1988 - City Project
No. 840.
Background:
The City Council has scheduled a public hearing for September 14,
1987 to consider the establishment of a special assessment
district for current maintenance service costs in the L/H/N
redevelopment area. Notice of this public hearing was mailed to
all owners of commercial property in the area and published in
the official newspaper as required by law.
The higher level of maintenance proposed to be provided in the
area includes the trimming and watering of trees and plants,
operation of a special street lighting system, removal of snow
and ice from sidewalks and performance of other specialized
maintenance functions.
The estimated maintenance cost for the period January 1 through
December 31, 1988 is $50,142.40. All commercial properties would
• be assessed on the basis of area, with each square foot of
assessable property to be assessed equally, for the costs
incurred in the maintenance of common areas such as street
islands, the civic plaza, sidewalks, etc. There is an agreement
between the city and the businesses that the business shall
maintain the property behind the curb. In the event the city
must perform this maintenance, the particular business is
assessed for the cost of the special, individual maintenance of
direct benefit to the given property.
For comparison purposes, the following is provided related to LHN
maintenance special assessments for current services:
1985 Actual $35,726
1986 Estimated $52,900
1986 Actual $40,110
1987 Estimated $49,936
In 1986 rainfall was fairly high which meant a reduction in
anticipated irrigation needs both in terms of water usage and
repair to the system. Fewer than "average" street lights were
damaged in accidents and, therefore, cost of parts and
replacement was less than anticipated.
Recommended Motion:
Adopt the resolution ordering the L/H/N maintenance work for the
is period January 1 through December 31, 1988 (City Project No. 840)
to be done and the costs to be specially assessed.
Basis for Recommendation:
1. Notice of proposed assessment has been published in the
official newspaper.
2. Each affected property owner been notified of the proposed
assessment.
3. Continued maintenance service for this commercial area is
recommended in order to sustain the current standards for
landscaping and maintenance which have been successful over
the past years.
Alternative Recommendation:
1. None.
Discussion/Decision Mode:
A public hearing has been scheduled for the September 14, 1987
city council meeting.
Respect ully submitted,
Jame D. Prosser
City Manager
• JDP/eja
0
0 RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION ORDERING UNDERTAKING OF CURRENT SERVICE PROJECT
L/H/N MAINTENANCE - JANUARY 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1988
CITY PROJECT NO. 840
WHEREAS, pursuant to ordinance, the City Council of the City
of Richfield did establish a special assessment district and did
propose that certain current services be undertaken by the city
in the Lyndale/Hub/Nicollet Redevelopment Area approximately
bounded by 64th Street, First Avenue, 67th Street and Emerson
Avenue and that the cost of such services be specially assessed
against benefited property, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Richfield did also
by such resolution set the date of public hearing on the
undertaking of such current service project and the levying of
special assessment to bear the cost thereof, and
WHEREAS, following due notice, such public hearing was held
on September 14, 1987 at which time all interested parties
desiring to be heard were given an opportunity to be heard.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Richfield, Minnesota as follows:
is 1. That the following examples of current services of the
city shall be undertaken by the city within the
0 -2-
Lyndale/Hub/Nicollet Redevelopment Project Area, which area
constitutes the special assessment district with the exception of
single family, two family and multifamily residential properties,
with the cost of such services to be specially assessed against
benefited property within the district:
a. Snow, ice or rubbish removal from sidewalks;
b. Weed elimination from streets and private property;
c. Removal and elimination of public health and safety
hazards from private property, excluding any structure under the
provisions of Minnesota Statutes Sections 463.15 and 463.26;
d. Installation of and repair of water service lines;
e. Street sprinkling and other dust treatment of streets;
1 0
f. Tree trimming and care of trees and removal of unsound
trees from any street;
g. Treatment and removal of insect infested or diseased
trees on private property;
h. Repair of sidewalks and alleys;
i. Operation of street lighting system;
j. Maintenance of landscaped areas and other public
amenities on or adjacent to street right-of-way;
k. Snow removal and other maintenance of streets in the
commercial redevelopment area.
2. The work to be performed may be by day labor, by city
force, by contract or by any combination thereof.
?? y
0 -3-
3. The designated period of the project shall be from
January 1 through December 31, 1988. Costs of the project shall
be collected in the manner provided in Richfield Ordinance Code
Sections 12.29, 12.30 and 12.31.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota this 14th day of September, 1987.
is John Hamilton, Mayor
ATTEST:
Thomas P. Ferber, City Clerk
0
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 269
Agenda September 14, 1987
r?
Issue Statement:
Public Hearing on the adoption of the Assessment Roll for City
Project No. 821, LHN Maintenance, for the period January 1, 1986
through December 31, 1986.
Background:
A hearing has been scheduled to be held on September 14, 1987, on
the assessment for the cost of current maintenance services in
the LHN Redevelopment Area for the period January 1, 1986 through
December 31, 1986. The city staff has calculated the proper
amounts to be assessed against every assessable lot, piece or
parcel of land specially benefited. The proposed assessment was
properly filed with the city clerk, notice was duly published and
notices were mailed to the owner of each parcel described in the
assessment roll.
The cost of current maintenance services for this period totaled
$40,110.12 and included, but was not necessarily limited to, one
or more of the following, including labor, equipment and
materials:
1. Landscaping, including tree trimming, sod replacement
.and turf management;
2. Sidewalk sweeping in Summer;
3. Snow removal in Winter;
4. Sidewalk deicing;
5. Painting and repair of wood furniture;
6. Trash removal;
7. Irrigation maintenance; and,
8. General maintenance, including repairs and replacements.
For comparison purposes, the following is provided related to LHN
maintenance special assessments for current services:
1985 Actual $35,726.30
1986 Estimated $52,900
1986 Actual $40,110.12
1987 Estimated $49,936
In 1986 rainfall was fairly high which meant a reduction in
anticipated irrigation needs both in terms of water usage and
repair to the system. Fewer than "average" street lights were
damaged in accidents and, therefore, cost of parts and
replacement was less than anticipated.
The city ordinance provides that special assessments for current
services may be certified to the county auditor for collection
along with taxes. This certification may provide that the ten
year special assessment be completely paid in the first year or
in up to ten annual installments.
y/
. It is the staff recommendation that such payments be due and
payable within the first year rather than in installments. The
adopted assessment roll for the period January 1, 1986 through
December 31, 1986 would be certified with the county auditor by
October 12, 1987. The city has the right to charge interest on
the amount assessed in that the city provided the funds initially
for the current services. It is the recommendation of the city
staff that the interest rate be established at eight percent.
Payment may be made by the assessed owner before November 15,
1987 in order to avoid interest payments. Payments made after
that date would include the interest payment.
Recommended Motion:
Adopt the attached resolution adopting the assessment on City
Project No. 821, LHN Maintenance for the period January 1, 1986
through December 31, 1986.
Basis of Recommendation:
1. The special assessment project was approved by the city
council in September, 1985.
2. Notice of the assessment was published in the official city
newspaper.
3. Notices were mailed, as required by state law, to the owner
of each property described in the assessment roll.
. Alternative Recommendation:
None.
Discussion/Decision Mode:
The council may make changes in the assessment roll as a result
of the hearing by adding the phrase "and has amended such
proposed assessment as it deems just".
Respe lly submitted,
James Prosser
City anager
JDP/eja
0
# 7-?7
0 RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTING ASSESSMENT ON CITY PROJECT NO. 821,
LHN MAINTENANCE FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 1986
WHEREAS, pursuant to proper notice duly given as required by
law, the council has met and passed upon all objections to the
proposed assessment for current services related to maintenance
of the Lyndale/HUB/Nicollet (LHN) Redevelopment Area which is
approximately bounded by 64th Street, First Avenue, 67th Street
and Emerson Avenue in the City of Richfield.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Richfield, Minnesota, as follows:
1. Such proposed assessment roll is hereby accepted and
shall constitute the special assessment against the lands named
therein, and each tract of land therein included is hereby found
to be benefited by the proposed current services in the amount of
assessment levied against it.
2. Such assessment shall be payable before or during 1988
and shall bear interest at the rate of eight percent from the
date of adoption of this assessment resolution.
3. The owner of any property so assessed may, at any time
prior to certification of the assessment to the county auditor,
pay the whole of the assessment on such property to the city's
Assessing Division and he may, at any time thereafter, pay to the
city's Assessing Division the entire amount of the assessment
remaining unpaid with interest accrued to December 31 of the year
in which payment is made. Such payment must be made before
November 15 or interest will be charged through December 31 of
the succeeding year.
4. The city clerk shall forthwith transmit a certified
duplicate of this assessment roll to the county auditor to be
extended on the proper tax lists of the county and such
assessment shall be collected and paid over in the same manner as
other municipal taxes.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota,
this 14th day of September, 1987.
John Hamilton, Mayor
ATTEST:
0 Thomas P. Ferber City Clerk
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 268
Agenda September 14, 1987
S Issue. Statement:
A one year extension of a curbside recycling contract for
collection of glass, metals and cardboard with the city's current
contractor, Supercyle, Inc., and Center for Community Action
(MERC).
Background:
Since November, 1986, Richfield has had a citywide curbside
recycling program. Supercycle and MERC are under contract with
the city to collect glass, cans and cardboard. This contract
expires October 10, 1987. A provision within this contract
permits extension of contracted services through October 8, 1988
upon mutual agreement of the city and contractor. Supercyle and
MERC have agreed to a one year extension to perform the services
stated in the contract. Costs for services will remain the same.
Hennepin County is committed to fund sixty percent (60%) of'net
project expenditures for 1987 and is willing to assist with the
same or greater funding in 1988. Hennepin County's funding
policy is based on the percentage of recyclables recovered and
Richfield has achieved a 60% funding level. The community
services staff will submit a funding application to the Hennepin
County Board in September for 1988 funding.
Recommended Motion:
Authorize the city manager to extend the curbside recycling
contract with Supercycle and MERC through October 8, 1988.
Basis of Recommendation:
1. Supercycle and MERC are presently satisfactorily fulfilling
the requirements of the existing contract.
2. It is likely that Supercycle and MERC would be the only two
bidders involved if the contracts went out for bid. Staff
believes costs for contractor's services would not decrease.
3. The terms of the contract will remain the same.
Alternative Recommendation:
Do not extend the contracts with the recycling contractors. The
staff would then have to seek potential bidders as soon as
possible.
Discussion/Decision Mode:
The contracts with Supercycle and Center for Community Action
(MERC) will expire October 10, 1987. Therefore, this item has
been placed on the September 14, 1987 city council agenda to
allow sufficient time to provide for continued pickup of glass,
cans and cardboard through the recycling program.
Respectfully submitted,
i
Jam D. Prosser
Cit Manager
JDP/eja
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 267
Agenda September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Request for authorization to seek bids for computer equipment and
software.
Background:
As authorized by Council action earlier this summer, staff has
been working with a consultant from McGladrey, Hendrickson &
Pullen to draft specifications for computer hardware and
software. The specifications and Request for Proposals (RFP) are
now completed.
The equipment and software specified in the RFP is an expansion
of the existing Unisys (formerly Burroughs) computer system:
Additional terminals, printers, memory and disk storage are being
sought. The software requested consists of upgrades to word
processing and spreadsheet packages, as well as several municipal
applications including project management, recreation program
registration and permit tracking. Communications programs and
equipment to complete the computer network between various city
buildings is also included in the specifications.
The existing system was installed in February, 1986.
storage capacity, one printer and two terminals have
to the system since that time. The operating-system
upgraded once, in March of this year. This will be
major expansion to the computer system since it was
installed. Approximately $130,000 is provided in th
1987 budget for this purpose.
Some disk
been added
has been
the first
initially
e adopted
The following schedule for the bidding process is proposed:
1. Begin distribution of RFP: September 16, 1987
2. Publish notice in the State Register: September 21, 1987
3. Publish notice in the Sun/Current: September 23, 1987
4. Bidder's conference: September 28, 1987
5. Bid open ing: October 1 6, 1987
6. Complete staff review of proposals: November 4, 1987
7. Council consideration of contract: November 9, 1987
Recommended Motion:
Authorize staff to seek bids for computer equipment and software
based on the specifications developed by McGladrey, Hendrickson &
Pullen beginning on September 16, 1987, with the bid opening on
October 16, 1987, at 3:00 PM in the Council Chambers.
Basis for Recommendation:
1. The specifications developed by McGladrey, et. al., have been
judged by city staff to accurately describe the applications and
equipment requested by the city; and
_3_?7_/
2. The schedule specified above allows adequate time for vendors
to put together complete proposals to meet the city's needs, for
staff to review the bids and negotiate a contract, and for the
city to take delivery during the year in which the purchase is
budgeted.
3. The purchase is consistent with the computerization plan of
the City and estimated cost for equipment is consistent with
funds budgeted for this purchase.
Alternative Recommendation:
1. The council could choose to review the specifications in
detail and postpone consideration of granting authorization to
advertise for bids until that review is completed.
Discussion/Decision Mode:
The specifications for the purchase have just been completed and
reviewed by staff. Authorization to proceed with the,bidding
process is requested at the September 14 council meeting to
accommodate the schedule outlined above.
JDP/eja
Respectf ly submitted,
James Prosser
City nager
9
L
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 266
September 14, 1987 Agenda
Issue Statement:
Amendment to offstreet parking permit at 501 West 77th Street.
Background:
On July 13, 1987, the City Council approved an offstreet parking
permit for LaMettry's Collision and Paint business at 501 West
77th Street. The plan approved showed a 24 foot wide easement
adjacent to 77th Street for future roadway improvements.
Subsequent to that approval it has been determined by city staff
that at this time the city would only acquire a small triangular
shaped easement.area at the southwest corner of 77th Street and
Harriet Avenue.
Mr. LaMettry has recently submitted a revised plan and is
requesting that the city approve an amended offstreet parking
permit. The new plan differs from the previously approved plan
in the following ways:
1. The parking area has been expanded northward to include
the area previously designated as an easement area.
2. The number of parking stalls provided has been increased
from 23 to 25.
3. The location of the two onsite catch basins has been
changed.
4. There would be an additional landscape area adjacent to
Harriet Avenue.
Recommended Motion:Approve the resolution approving the amended
offstreet parking permit with the stipulation that a detailed
landscape plan be submitted.
Basis of Recommendation:
1. The changes proposed are minor
2. The changes result in three additional parking spaces on the
site.
Alternative Recommendation:
The alternative recommendation would be to deny the amendment and
require the parking area to be installed as originally approved.
Decision Mode:
This matter is scheduled for council consideration on September
14, 1987. No public notice is required for council approval of
offstreet parking permits.
Respectfully submitted,
JJasMED. Prosser
nager
JDP/dkh
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO AN OFFSTREET
PARKING PERMIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICATION 87-8
FOR 501 WEST 77TH STREET
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota, as follows:
1. That the proposed geometric layout of the offstreet parking
as contained in offstreet parking application 87-8 as amended is
hereby approved subject to the stipulation that a detailed
landscape plan be submitted for staff approval. r
2. That the responsibility for proper upkeep and maintenance of
said offstreet parking lot shall remain the responsibility of the
offstreet parking lot operator in accordance with Ordinance Code
4.05.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Richfield this
14th day of September, 1987.
John Hamilton, Mayor
0 ATTEST:
Thomas Ferber City Clerk
C
V/ I
m ! CD
co
v's s Lr-----
z
S
m
?m
•
CZ) I I I,-
CO m
a
4
z
V
oo: .- a
m •_ z
fSt m t
>
N
O k.
co
25
W. 77TH ST.
O
C
En
o
m
?
71
O
? :v
n
n
iv
• a£??y?:t;:T:<?-_'?' :.
_ ^
?
ate
\
/
}SE EXISTI
DRIVEWAY
2
dlJ
m
em
•
CA
O
j
V/
z
0
D
O
m
0
W. 77TH ST.
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 265
Agenda September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Request for permit for Clean & Press located at 716 W. 66th St.
Background:
City ordinance provides that the city council must approve all
permits for illuminated signs. Clean and Press are requesting a
permit to erect a 14' x 217" illuminated window mount sign at
their new shop in Market Plaza.
Recommended Motion:
Approve the permit for this illuminated sign.
Basis for Recommendation:
1. The Inspection Division and the Planning Division have
approved the sign.
2. The sign conforms to all applicable city ordinances.
3. The sign conforms to L/H/N signage guidelines.
Alternative Recommendation:
1. Not approve the permit. However, the city has no
alternative design criteria to suggest for substitutes
for this sign.
Discussion/Decision Mode:
This item has been placed on the consent calendar portion of the
9/14/87 council agenda for consideration. The business is
requesting action to complete their sign placement for this new
business establishment.
Respectfully submitted,
Prosser
Jame fanager
City •
•
z
o
a;
i
K
N ,''4eSs
S r
Box 881, W1u.r-ErtO =
` Saint Cloud
S/GN COr4P. Minnesota 56302 °nfEv
612-252-9400
r
APPROVE D bENY? • APPROVE BE??JY
City Manager
gctor? .
Date sP
? > t?Bate_L:
APPROVE DENY. --„
^v APPROVE: DENY.
a-Planain De artment ---City' CouncL
...d
Date ti z;DS 'it z
w -?Date ?? x F;
?- :0R,
to above for special apgrovalxp?r:-code 'GeneralSisms FIM
§ ..
APPLICATION FOR ADVERTISING PERMIT
t?oRichfield Miaaesota n
Sign Erector --?G C
_ k
e of Si
Namej?i 201r? r?'?G
tint wom#
Willa*`s•` "V412
Single Face x r Clear L
Constant T Op
_qk
Pro j ectiag `. DioubTe Face I? Frosted Lexoa;, .. r Flashing•
- Ground=_. .? -_ Multi-Faced °*`'°,?
Plastic Covered Revolving-
Roof Aerial/BlimQ ,x p Shaded -t :Traveling t.
Pedestal Searchlight Neon Zip Lite
Changeable Banner/Pennants Other Other(Explain)
Temporary Portable Frame: Sign Colors
Trailer T C] A[] Post Q
If Illuminated es No Watts 00? D
e ctrical: Contr ctor .. i Aa Address' Phone
Property Owner or his Agents Signature i C K Cz- ,?Q,Lt / Phone f - 77 7 3
Estimated Cost Sign Width Height o? Total Square Feet
Position of. the advertisement structure_ in relationship to the adjacent buildings, sidewalks,.
curbs, roadways, overhead utility Lines, vehicle movement lines, or public facilities on
drawing with significant dimensions and attached. hereto of major signs.; Minor signs.as
defineq on page 2.
Two blueprints of the sign, billboard, or outdoor advertising structure-' construction plans:
including specifications, list of..' materials,-_and explicit anchoring or fastening-"detail s
-and-a copy of the stress sheets, calculations, color of sign structure..
Does the sign c relate solely-to "" " .
"
? py the._busiaess,•-institution,°-or activity conducted on
the premises? S k
;aive=., u/Building:.
-- S
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Council Letter No. 264
Agenda September 14, 1987
Issue Statement:
Purchase of furnishings for Wood Lake Nature Center, City Project
No. 826.
Background:
The council policy resolution on purchasing provides that when
the purchase of merchandise, materials, equipment or construction
exceeds the amount of $5,000, authority to purchase shall be
submitted to the city council for consideration.
The adopted 1987 Capital Budget includes $29,000 to improve the
appearance, utility and safety of the building interior at Wood
Lake Nature Center. Furnishings such as desks, chairs, and file
cabinets will be purchased.
Through the Hennepin County bid process, a quotation in the
amount of $7,004.60 for the furnishings was received from
Business Furniture Inc.
Recommended Motion:
Authorize the purchase of furnishings which include desks, chairs
and file cabinets from Business Furniture Inc. for a total
purchase price of $7,004.60.
Basis of Recommendation:
1. The items being purchased will improve appearance,
utility, and safety at Wood Lake Nature Center.
2. Sufficient funding is available in City Project No. 826.
3. Hennepin County bid process typically obtains the lowest
possible prices for these items.
Alternative Recommendation:
1. Do not purchase furnishings for Wood Lake Nature Center at
this time.
2. Direct staff to obtain additional quotations.
3. Purchase the furnishings from a different vendor.
Discussion/Decision Mode:
This item has been scheduled for the September 14 council agenda
although the items may be purchased at any time.
JDP/eja
Respectfu y submitted,
James Prosser
City pager