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12.2. SR 04-26-1993 ITEM 12.2. TO: FROM: MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL PAT KLAERS, CITY ADMI~.II, OR APRIL 23, 1993 .~ DATE: SUBJECT: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM As time allows, it may be appropriate for the City Council to continue the discussion on the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). At the last CIP meeting on 3/30/93, we stopped about midway in our review of available finances for CIP work and projects. Depending on how the evening goes, I would like to spend some time with the City Council and try to complete the review of the available finances for the CIP. It is estimated that about 1-1/2 hours will be needed for this discussion on finances. Following the financial analysis work, an additional meeting or two will be needed to finalize the CIP. If no time is available on 4/26 for CIP work, then we may try for some CIP work at the end of the 5/3/93 meeting. . . 720 Dodge Avenue N.W.,Elk River, Minnesota 55330 (612) 441-7420 TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: PATRICK KLAERS, CITY ADMINISTRATOR DATE: APRIL 9, 1993 SUBJECT: CIP WORK SESSION ON 4/13/93 The April 13, 1993, meeting was originally scheduled to have all of the remaining Annual Reports presented to the City Council. However, due to the work involved with the relocation of City facilities, the two Annual Reports that generate the most discussion (Police Annual Report and the Finance Annual Report) are not ready for presentation to the Council at this time. Accordingly, we will do an Annual Report that generates a lot of discussion (Building and Zoning Annual Report) and will hopefully be able to do some capital improvement program work. . A D.A.R.E. presentation has been added to the agenda so the Council can discuss this issue before anything is made public at the April 20, 1993, Chamber of Commerce meeting. Also, please note the list of staff updates that needs Council discussion. As the meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, 1993, it is still anticipated that some CIP work can be accomplished. If the City Council believes that this is not the case, please advise me so that I can notify the City Engineer and the Finance Director. At the last CIP work session on 3/30/93, the City Council began prioritizing the 1993-97 work projects. No projects were deleted from the previously developed lists but some priorities on which projects are most important to the Council began to be established. Mayor Duitsman provided his list of high priority projects and when we began our discussion on available finances, it became clear from Council members comments which projects are high priorities. At this 4/13/93 meeting, I would like to continue to discuss available finances for the CIP with the City Council. We can briefly review the finances presented at the last meeting and, in more detail, present the remaining financing sources that are available for the CIP. A concern that must be kept in mind is how much of the available money should be spent immediately versus how much should be saved (and added to) for larger scale projects in the future. . Also, a concern that has previously been discussed is making sure a realistic project schedule is developed. We do not want to try to do three years of work in one construction season based on financial and staff time limitations. An example of this time limitation concern is all of the work that has been requested by the City Council that the City staff needs to present back to the City Council at future meetings. The work 720 Dodge Avenue N.W., Elk River, Minnesota 55330 (612) 441-7420 . load for the Council, in reviewing all the work that has been requested from the City staff, is getting so large that we are essentially having two meetings per week with some meetings beginning at 6:00 p.m. The City staff is not afraid of work but the City Council should not try to do a two year agenda in 6 months, as this is not feasible or a healthy work situation. At this meeting on 4/13/93, after all the finances have been discussed, the City Council will have to again review work projects and develop an overall game plan on which project should move forward first based on the available finances. It is anticipated that at least one more CIP work session will be needed following the completion of the City Council discussion on available finances. Based on the last meeting with the City Council on the CIP and the City Council/County Board meeting, it appears that some projects are hoped to move forward in 1993. These projects include the following: 1. School Street/Jackson Avenue Intersection Redesign . The City Engineer has been directed to investigate this project. The project would include an expansion of this intersection to four lanes and possibly a signal at this intersection. This project will have ramifications on the expansion of School Street from Highway 169 to Proctor Avenue. The expansiqn of this intersection would certainly necessitate a special meeting with the School Board and another neighborhood meeting with adjacent property owners. If financed with MSA monies, this project would necessitate using 1994 monies in 1993. 2. Jackson Square Parkinq Lot This project is scheduled to take place in 1993 and it is anticipated that the HRA will finance the majority of this project. The City Council may need to have a meeting with the HRA to discuss the improvements of Jackson Square and maybe the improvements of other parking lots. 3. City Hall Site . The City Hall site is scheduled to be landscaped as soon as practical so the building will be at its best for the open house later this summer. Included in the landscaping is more birming, the installation of the irrigation system, sodding, seeding, planting trees, the development of the pathway along Orono Lake, and improvements between the pathway and the lake. The City may need to hire out some of this . . . work depending on what other projects the Council is going to require the Street crew to complete in 1993. 4. Orono Parkway and Joplin Avenue If the Lakoduc property ownership gets resolved, the City may see a plat for the area south of the fairgrounds. If this happens, Orono Parkway may be extended along with its connection from the Parkway to Highway 10 (Joplin Avenue). The connection of Joplin Avenue from this Parkway to County Road 30, which may be associated with the development of the property immediately south of the fairgrounds, is also an issue that needs Council review at the time of plat, but is not likely to be constructed in 1993. 5. County Fairqround Parkinq Lot It is County fields Street anticipated that something will happen with the Fairground parking lot next to the softball in 1993. The City Council may desire the crew make improvements in this area in 1993. 6. WWTS Expansion Associated with the WWTS expansion, the City needs to establish the size of the plant expansion and its ultimate urban service district. As it is anticipated that this urban area will include the east Highway 10 area, there may be a need to start advising the large property owners of their potential assessments. 7. Community Center The Council may want to consider the re-establishment of the Community Center Task Force in 1994 to complete the necessary work for a potential bond issue in 1996. 8. Staff Work Staff work is scheduled to continue on the following items: - Library expansion - Financing and construction of new wells and towers - Work on County Ditch #10 and the City Storm Drainage Plan - Work on east/west street corridors and the City Transportation Plan - Begin investigation on obtaining right of way for the future improvement of 173 & 175th . . . Streets. Continue to work and review the Liquor Store road/Baldwin Avenue improvements - Continue work with the property owners along 221 Street and Quinn Avenue for improvements in this area. Hopefully some reconstruction will happen in 1993. - Options for the improvements of the the 3rd Street and Gates Avenue alignment will continue to be reviewed. Staff is prepared to discuss the previously reviewed projects, future projects, and available finances in as much detail as desired by the City Council. There is still a substantial amount of work left to do on the ClP. This includes consideration of whether or not the ClP should add in assessable projects. Based on the extensive amount of work done on the ClP this year, I believe we are again looking at a 1994-98 ClP that will basically require only a brief review by the City Council in January and February of 1994. . . . MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WORK SESSION HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1993 MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Duitsman, Councilmembers Scheel, Farber, Dietz, and Holmgren Members Absent: None Staff Present: Pat Klaers, City Administrator; Terry Maurer, City Engineer; and Lori Johnson, Finance Director Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the City Council Capital Improvement Program Work Session was called to order at 6:20 p.m. by Mayor Duitsman. Discussion was held on the upcoming informational meeting with the Orono Lake 3rd Addition neighborhood. Terry Maurer briefly updated the Council on the proposed handout and format of the meeting. Because of the possibility of more than two Councilmembers attending the meeting, the Council agreed that it would be appropriate to call this as a special City Council meeting. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO CALL A MEETING OF THURSDAY, APRIL 1, AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL AT 7:00 P.M. SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. THE CITY COUNCIL ON COUNCILMEMBER FARBER Pat Klaers gave an overview of the progress at the past CIP meetings. He indicated that the plan for this meeting was discussion on new projects, Council prioritization of projects, and a discussion on CIP finances. Mayor Duitsman listed his priorities for projects for the years 1993 to 1997. 1. Library expansion - If the Great Regional River Library system will support additional staff and materials. 2. Expansion of the Waste Water Treatment Plant. 3. Water towers and wells. 4. Jackson square/parking lots It was indicated that the HRA has committed funds for improving parking lots, including Jackson Square. 5. Storm sewer plan and Ditch #10 - Discussion was held #28, and the feeling that this was a County issue. should review Ditch #10 as the Council felt that it responsibility to do so with urban and commercial this ditch for storm water drainage to the river. regarding Ditch However, the City was the City'S development using 6. East/west roadways Mayor Duitsman requested that easements and corridors be placed on the official map. . . . Capital Improvement Council Minutes March 30, 1993 Page 2 ---------------------------------------- 7. 173rd/175th Street improvement - The Council had a lengthy discussion on the transportation study and agreed that a special work session should be held to discuss the transportation study. 8. Purchase property from the County for Orono Parkway extension. 9. Liquor Store road/Baldwin Avenue. 10. East Highway 10 water and sewer. Councilmember Farber questioned towers in the City. Terry Maurer compared to suburban communities. why there explained was the a need for so many water City's water system as Councilmember Holmgren stated that he felt the Highway 10 and Main Street intersection should be a high priority. Councilmember Dietz indicated that the EDA downtown site was a high priority for him as well as Joplin and Orono Parkway. Councilmember Farber concurred that Joplin and priorities. Mayor Duitsman felt that Orono Parkway last places that MSA funds were used. Orono should Parkway were high be one of the Councilmember Holmgren questioned why Mork clinic patients were parking in the True Value parking lot. He felt that they should not be allowed to park there and that Mork Clinic may not be meeting the parking ordinance requirement. Pat Klaers indicated that he has received no complaints regarding this issue and that it was his understanding that Mork Clinic met parking requirements as required by the ordinance; however, he would have staff check into the situation. Councilmember Farber questioned the time frame on constructing the community center and felt that it should be on the 1993-97 project list. Councilmember Holmgren agreed. The City Council concurred that the plan presented by the Community Center Task Force was too big for the community to support, but there was a need for meeting rooms. Councilmember Scheel felt that some parts of the Community Center were not needed if the City were to work with a private sector. Councilmember Scheel felt that an alternate transportation route to Industrial Park, as previously discussed, should be high priority. Councilmember Farber felt that the School Street expansion, the Jackson and School intersection, and the Freeport and School Street intersection should be on the priority list. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO CALL AN EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS POLICE UNION NEGOTIATIONS. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Mayor Duitsman recessed the regular meeting of the City Council at 8:30 p.m. for the Executive Session. The City Council reconvened at 9:00 p.m. . . .. Capital Improvement Council Minutes March 30, 1993 Page 3 ---------------------------------------- Pat Klaers began the review of available finances for projects and indicated MSA funds have been used extensively in the last several years and that limited funds are available for projects in 1993 and 1994. Councilmember Holmgren indicated that the School street and Jackson Avenue intersection is high on his priority list and felt that it should be expanded to four lanes with a signal by september 1, 1993. The City Council agreed to have Terry Maurer examine the feasibility of this project and report back to the Council on April 19. Terry Maurer indicated that there is a possibility that remaining State turn back funds could be used for this intersection. He also stated that 1994 MSA funds could be encumbered for the School Street and Jackson Avenue intersection. Discussion on the Capital Project Fund finances was held. requested that staff pursue getting the right-Of-way for improvement project so that when finances become available, begin this project. Mayor Duitsman the 173rd/175th the City could Councilmember Scheel indicated that she had received complaints from residents on the condition of Concord Street and that the residents wanted the street improved. Pat Klaers indicated that the City would do the project if the residents requested it. Currently, Concord Street is a private road. Street Reserve fund finances were discussed. The Council indicated that the first priority from this fund was 221st Street, the liquor store road was second, and Third Street and Gates Avenue was the third priority. City Hall Reserve finances was acceptable for $50,000 of Hall site to UPA be placed Council concurred. were discussed. Mayor Duitsman stated that it the revenues from the sale of the old City back into the City Hall Reserve fund. The City Equipment Reserve and Park Dedication finances were briefly discussed. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ MOVED TO ADJOURN COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. The meeting of the Elk River City Council adjourned at 9:50 p.m. ~C~fUllY submitted, ~~~~ Finance Director TO: SUBJECT: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL PAT KLAERS, CITY ADMINI~R APRIL 22, 1993 V'" SHERBURNE COUNTY MSA STATUS FROM: DATE: The attached material from the City of St. Cloud was addressed to the Mayor and Council and. was received on Monday, 4/19/93. Economic Development Coordinator, Bill Rubin, will be attending this 4/26/93 meeting in St. Cloud as the City representative. Bill will present and/or discuss the City Council approved resolution that supports Sherburne County being part of the Twin Cities MSA if this type of public statement is necessary. We have already faxed the City resolution to the City of St. Cloud. . . 720 Dodge Avenue N.W., Elk River, Minnesota 55330 (612) 441-7420 . OFFICE OF THE MAYOR April 16, 1993 IMPORTANT MEETING NOTICE I-tETROPOLITAN STATISTICAL I\REA (MSA) DESIGNATION AFFECTING SHERBURNE, BENTON AND STEARNS COUNTIES The Mayor and Council for the City of st. Cloud are in the process of analyzing the impacts and options to the recent removal of Sherburne County from the st. Cloud MSA into the Twin Cities MSA. A local task force ISSUE PAPER is enclosed along with a resolution prepared by st. Cloud Mayor Winkelman that advocates a particular . course of action for the st. Cloud City Council to consider. In summary, the options are as follows: * Put Sherburne County back in the st. Cloud MSA * Leave Sherburne County in the Twin Cities MSA * Put the northern part of Sherburne County in the st. Cloud MSA and the southeastern part in the Twin Cities MSA * Consolidate the st. Cloud and Twin Cities MSA in to one MSA * Redefine the Stearns, Benton and Sherburne county boundaries to consolidate the City of st. Cloud into a single county. We would like to hear your opinion on the issues, options and Mayor Winkelman's recommended course of action for st. Cloud to advocate. st. Cloud is not an island unto itself - we would like to be part of a win-win solution to the current MSA dilemma. Please share this with other interested parties and come share your perspective on the issue with us. Monday, April 26th 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Council Chambers, st. Cloud City Hall . If you wish to testify, please call our staff coordinator for this issue, Patti Gartland at 255-7218. To accommodate others, we ask that you keep your comments to no more than 5 minutes. 400 2nd Street South · St. Cloud, MN 56301-3699 (612) 255-7201 · FAX: (612) 255-7205 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Ji. '. . . 2 April 5, 1993 Memorandum To: County and Local Officials of Benton, Sherburne and Stearns Fm: MSA Task Force Subj: 1992 OMB MSA ~eclassification of st. Cloud Metropolitan Area On December 28, 1992 the Office of Management and Budget announced the reclassificatlon of the st. Cloud Metro area which removed Sherburne county from this Standard Metropolitan statistical Area (SMSA) and added it to the Twin cities MSA. This decision not only reduced the size of the st. Cloud MSA by 41,945 or 22%; but it also took 5,240 st. Cloud city residents, who live in Sherburne county, and placed them in the Twin Cities MSA. After discussions with local government officials and their staff, Congressman Peterson protested this decision to OMB. On January 26, OMB called the Congressman to advise him that they would re-open this issue and requested that he and the other affected members of the Minnesota congressional delegation submit their recommendations to OMB. They also advised him that any MSA changes would be announced in a Federal Register in June 1993. An Ad Hoc task force was formed to assess the impact of this decision. Participants included city of st. Cloud and county staff from Benton, Sherburne and Stearns counties, HRA, Area Planning Organization, and Economic Development Partnership staff, and representatives from both Congressmen Oberstar and Peterson's offices. We have conducted considerable research. The readers must understand that while this represents our best available information, time did not allow formal , written responses from state and federal agencies, as well as other sources. We have prepared an issue paper that summaries critical issues and presents alternatives to the local communities. Congressmen Oberstar and Peterson are soliciting the recommendations from local officials of all three counties and local jurisdictions for the purpose of making recommendations to OMB. Since OBM regulations are sufficiently broad to allow Sherburne county in either MSA, a three-county consensus recommendation greatly improves the chance of a favorable OMB decision. Footnote: If any reviewer identifies any misinformation or knows of critical facts not contained in this analysis, the Task Force requests that you provide it to us immediately. '. . . OMB ClASSIFICATION OF ST. CLOUD METROPOLITAN AREA Issue PaDer April 5, 1993 I. Issue: OMB decided on December 28, 1992 to transfer Sherburne county from the st. Cloud Metropolitan statistical Area (SCMSA) to the Twin cities MSA (TCMSA). The affected local governments must determine whether they want to accept or challenge this re- classification. II. Facts: a. OMB aligned Sherburne county with the TCMSA because 38% of Sherburne county commuters travel to the TCMSA while only 18% travel to SCMSA. b. The Federal Executive Advisory Committee (FEAC) on MSAs had recommended this realignment to OMS because of the above commuting statistics and the fact that the most significant population growth is occurring in the southern part of the county. While these facts are true, redesignation creates the false impression that the SCMSA has lost population while the area in fact is growing at a significant rate. c. OMB regulations governing outlying couuities provide for realignment or retention for any of six reasons. OMS agrees they are not presented in an order of importance. But the conditions are not mutually exclusive, thus counties like Sherburne meet more than one standard. OMB used condition #3 to justify realignment of Sherburne with the TCSMA. Conditions #4 and #6 both provide for the retention in the SCSMA. (See enclosure (1)). d. OMS has designated 253 MSAs nationwide. The st. Cloud MSA was ranked 187 in size but after realigned will be ranked 214th behind both Fargo-Moorhead (206) and Duluth Superior (209). e. OMS regulations provide for Consolidated MSAs (CMSA). Nationwide there are a total of 19 CMSAs. Sec. 5A of the OMB standards of designating MSAs requires that each MSA of a CMSA be no less than 60% urban. The Bureau of Census shows Stearns at 52.3%, Benton at 53.2% and Sherburne at 44.40% urban. MSA I.P. Page 2 f. OMB and members of the Federal Executive Advisory Commi ttee recognize some of the weaknesses in the current MSA definitions and designation process. But they also recognize the problems of placing part of st. Cloud in the TCMSA but realize the problems of placing Big Lake and Elk River back into the SCSMA. g. For other than New England, OMB has not split counties and has made no exceptions to this policy. From our reading of OHB standards and discussions with OMB staff, it appears that the Standards for Defining MAs do not explicitly prohibit splitting counties. However, staff consider it a "pandora's box" and have much precedents to support this position. h. On March 16, the Sherburne County Board voted 5-0 to remain in the TCSMA and voiced unanimous opposition to dividing the county between two MSAs. i. Realignment of Sherburne county has no dollar impact on community Development Block Grants (CDBG) for st. Cloud. Currently, the formula is based on population, poverty and overcrowded housing. For CDBGs, poverty is defined by national standards not median incomes. Service area, (those who are eligible) is expanded because CDBGs are targeted to benefit low and moderate income families, which has a relational value to median incomes. .' . j . As part of the TCMSA Sherburne county takes on the median income levels of that MSA. 1993 adjustments were just complete showing median incomes of $39,400 for a two-county SCSMA and $49,600 for the TCSMA. For home ownership programs, moderate income is 95% of median. In assisted housing, lower income is 80% of median and very low income is 50% of median. Therefore, families in Sherburne county can earn up to 26% more than in Benton and Stearns and still qualify for the same housing program assistance. This creates significant economic inequities in st. Cloud. k. There is a risk in becoming part of the TCMSA in that the Metropolitan council has shown interest in supporting legislation to include all TCMSA counties under the Met Council jurisdiction. 1. Realignment should have no impact on Economic Development Administration, (EDA). Economic distress measures are currently determined on a county rather than a MSA basis. m. With the realignment, home health care reimbursements increase approximately $20. per day in Sherburne county. st. Benedict's Center will receive an additional $10 per day for their medicaid residents who are 60% of their current 222 patients. It has no impact on st. Cloud hospital's reimbursements~ but if this hospital was in Sherburne county medicare reimbursements WOUld. increase by approximately $2.5M. . . . MSA I.P. Page 3 n. Effective March 15,1993, FHA mortgage limits are $87,100 in SCMSA and $110,200 in the TCMSA. This reflects an increase over. 1992 levels of $2,600 in the TCMSA but no increase for Benton and stearns counties. o. Realiqnment impacts the low income tax credit rental housing program administered by the Department of Treasury. Maximum rents are based on 60% of median income with no more than 30% of income expended for rent. Using this formula, projects in the SCMSA would qualify with rents up to $591. Rents could be as high as $744 per month in Sherburne county, a difference of $153 per month. For this reason alone, developers may prefer to build in Sl.u:arbu:t:.le rattler than Benton and stearns counties.. This creates inequities in the city of st. Cloud and provides tax benefits for developers and SYndicates who won't necessarily be serving low income groups, given the new rent limits for Sherburne county. p. SCMA transportation funding does not appear affected according to MnDOT sources. For now, APO planning and its MPO status is also not affected. q. While realignment has no obvious impact on commercial retailers like Herbergers who uses Retail Trade Zones (RTZ) to define its markets, it has a significant impact on Dayton Hudson type corporations. Dayton Hudson, an excellent example of a highly sophisticated national company, uses MSAs to define market areas, determine populations, track market shares and determine when an area has the capability or demand to take another retail business, and what kind. They recognize the flaws in MSAs, but they believe the Department of Commerce's (DOC) Economic Censuses are the best available source of retail information and this census data is presented by MSAs. r. While some of the local radio stations rely on national advertising dollars for up to 25% of their revenue, it is difficult for them to determine the impact, if any, of a 214 versus 187 ranking. If they determine this realignment has a significantly negative advertising impact, they can petition Arbitron proposing a non-MSA rating analysis area. s. Local outdoor advertising industry indicates that national and regional advertising agencies statistically determine the amount of coverage needed based on MSA population and traffic count. with a 22% reduction in population, the industry representatives see a reduction in their national and regional accounts. t. DOL Bureau of Labor Statistics prevailing wage rate surveys are conducted by MSAs for both Davis-Bacon construction and McNamara-O'Hara service contracts. Sherburne country will be included in the next Twin cities surveys and thereafter wage rates MSA I.P. Page 4 . must conform with those determined in those surveys. u. The Twin cities and Duluth MSAs were designated carbon monoxide non-attainment areas in accordance with the National Ambient Air Quality standards of P.L. 101-549. Counties within those MSAs must comply with the state of Minnesota Implementation Plan which includes use of oxygenated fuels from October 1 thru January 31. (Ethanol blend fuels have little or no cost impact and Minnesota law provides that all counties will use them by 1997.) stationary source permitting will not be impacted. Minnesota has no ozone non-attainment areas and particulate matter (PM-10) is measured on a county basis with only Ramsey and Olmsted currently not in oompliance. v. The Anoka Board of Real tors is on record supporting Sherburne county in the TCMSA. The st. Cloud Board of Realtors is on record supporting a split in Sherburne county for MSA designation only and will work with the Anoka Board in an effort to gain a consensus view. III. octions: 1. No action--Accect OMB's Reclassification Pros: option. o OMS and FEAC believe this is the most prudent . o Maintains integrity of Sherburne county o Communities of Elk River and Big Lake are experiencing the most rapid group and have greater affinity to the Twin Cities. o Sherburne county residents gain higher FHA, home health care and assisted housing benefits. Cons: 0 Any decision that realigns part of SCMA's central city with another metro area, is flawed and does not meet basic "reality" checks. o Future Economic Census from DOC will reflect both a reduced and understated market potential for this area and may discourage national companies from locating here. o. Creates economic inequities in of st. Cloud. 2. Sclit Sherburne Countv to reflect cO'Dulation and 90mmutinQ census data (sclit to be neqotiatedl. Pros: 0 Provides most realistic MSA designation and best reflects cost and community realities, thereby reducing government or commercial inequities. o Maintains integrity of st. Cloud community. Cons: 0 OMS has not split any counties outside the New. England area. , . . . MSA I.P. Page 5 3. Retain Sherburne countv in SCMSA Pros: 0 OMB regulations provide for this retention. o DOC Economic Census will use the same market and population base, and risks of a diminished MSA will be eliminated. o Maintains integrity of the st. Cloud community and market place. o Would eliminate economic inequities in the City of st. Cloud. Cons: 0 Communities of Elk River and Big Lake are the most signif~cant growth areas in thecQunty and have greater affinity to the Twin cities. o Sherburne County residences lose benefits of higher FHA mortgage ceilings, health home care reimbursements and opportunities for more generous assisted housing. 4. Reauest OMB to Include Stearns and Benton Counties in the TCMA as a Consolidated MSA. Pros: 0 stearns and Benton counties will realize all the benefits of FHA mortgages, assisted housing programs, and medicare- -st. Cloud Hospital $2.5M annually and home health care reimbursements. o Stearns and Benton become part of the 13th largest retail market in the u.S. rather than 214th. o Reflects corridor growth patterns between the two existing MSAs. Cons: 0 OMB Standards require 60% urban populations in MSAs while Stearns and Benton are only 53% urban. o All DOC Economic Census data will merge Twin cities and st Cloud data. Users will have to further refine data to identify st. Cloud as a growth center and prime commercial area. IV. Recommendation: The Task Force awaits the recommendations of the County and local officials. . .u__ Fedaral Register I Vol. 55. No. 8Z I Friday, March ao. 1880 I NoUces------ StdltJn J. Popu}"titJn Sin RequilfmllUJ leI AUllll AU "CMu~", .. ..."., ... .... ...~ ...... ....'. .' for Quall/lcaUtm I.ClOO. or the population Uve.in the ta the MIA: . 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Ira MIA _ItM\Id.. dIe.......c_.... ..-4ta& II .""." eItel., ,~ ... .r 5d... 1Ie...u.d.. 1M..... III ........ I'M".I ......... ... ........ II .,..... .... ". ~n~l:,~~ (J) . MSA Issue Paper Sources ,. . FM: Hike Sullivan 259-0559 Staff Assistant to Congressman Peterson Issue: Name Phone Organiz= Clean Air Sue Spitzer (612)296-7723 DCA Urbanization Jim Fitzsimmons (301)763-5158 B. Census DOL Davis Bacon Leota Jones (202)219-7443 DOLjW&H lIcRamara-o'Hara Bob VanGiezen (202)606-6232 DOLjW&H Demographics Tom Gillaspy (612)296-4100 1In. Demogra BUD/Housing Joe Riley (202)708-0590 BUD/DC Hosp. Reimbur Roqer Oberg (612)255-5653 stc Hosp. . John Seckinger (612)255-5665 CPO, StC.H CDBG Jlargie Siegel (202) 708-9744 BUD/DC FmHA Mort Maynard CUrry (202)708-2676 BUD/DC Day-Hud Joan Finch (612)370-6776 CorpfJIpls. Retail Census Ann Russell (301)763-7038 Census Radio Steve Stewart (612)251-4422 WJON Local Retail Barry Ross (612)654-2206 Herbergers ORB Maria Gonzalez (202)395-7313 ORB CC: Patti Gartland Tony Goddard Les Henson/Marcus Harsh Bob swanberg Fred Sandal David Loch . Jim Thares . RESOLU'l"ION OF THE ST. CLOUD CITY COUNCIL ADVOCATING CORRECTIVE COURSES OF ACTION BE SUPPORUD AND ACCOMPLISHED RELATING '1'0 THE '1'RANSFBR OF SHERBtJRHE COUIft'Y AND '1'HAT PAR'!' OF SHERBURNE COtJIft'Y LOCAUD IN THE CITY OF ST. CLOUD FROM THE ST. CLOUD METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (SCMSA) '1'0 THE '!'WIN CITIES METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA ('J.'CMSA) WHEREAS, the city of st. Cloud is located within three (3) different counties - Sherburne, Benton and Stearns; and, WHEREAS, on December 28, 1992, the Office of Hanagement and , Budget (OHB) announced the reclassification o.f Sherburne County, including a portion of the City of st. Cloud, from the st. Cloud HSA to the Twin Cities HSA; and, WHEREAS, removal of Sherburne County from the st. Cloud HSA results in a 41,945 (22%) reduction in the st. Cloud HSA population, including 5,240 residents of the City of st. Cloud (10.7%), which creates the false impression that the st. Cloud . metro area has lost population while the area in fact is growing at a significant rate; and, WHEREAS, OHB regulations allow the realignment or retention of an outlying county if any of six conditions are met. While condition number 3 of the regulations justifies realignment of Sherburne county with the Twin Cities HSA, conditions numbered 4 and 6 of the regulations justify retention of Sherburne County in the st. Cloud HSA; and, WHEREAS, while the realignment of Sherburne County into the Twin Cities HSA corrected economic inequities that previously existed between the Anoka area and Elk River area, it created an even more disturbing economic inequity between that part of the City of st. Cloud located in Sherburne County and that part of the . City of st. Cloud located in Benton and Stearns county; and, WHEREAS, families in the Sherburne County part of the City of st. Cloud can earn up to 26% more than families in the Benton . and Stearns County parts of the City of st. Cloud and qualify for the same level of federal housing program assistance due to the MSA realignment; and, WHEREAS, a home located in the Sherburne County part of the City of st. Cloud qualifies for an FHA mortgage limit of $110,200 versus a home located in the Stearns or Benton County part of the City of st. Cloud will qualify for an FHA mortgage limit of $87,100 due to the MSA realignment; and, WHEREAS, federal low income tax credit rental housing program funds will allow a maximum rent as high as $744 per month for a project located in the Sherburne County part of the City of st. Cloud versus $591 per month if the project is located in the Stearns or Benton County part of the City of st. Cloud due to the MSA realignment which not only creates inequities but also will enable developers and syndicates to access tax credits for a project that may not be serving low income persons; and, WHEREAS, Davis-Bacon construction and McNamara-O'Hara service contracts for projects located within the Sherburne County part of the st. Cloud area will require wage rates that conform to the Twin Cities MSA wage rate survey; and WHEREAS, economic development and marketing efforts for the st. Cloud area will be detrimentally impacted as a result of the reduction in MSA ranking from 187 to 214 as a result of the recent realignment, particularly for national and international company activities and those communication industries that are impacted by arbitron ratings; and, . . . . . WHEREAS, home health care reimbursements will increase approximately $20 per day and medicaid payments will increase approximately $10 per day for facilities located in the Sherburne County part of the st. Cloud area. Because st. Benedict's Center is located in Sherburne County this will result in an increase in revenue of approximately one-half million dollars per year ($500,000), however, if the st. Cloud Hospital were also located in Sherburne County or were part of the Twin Cities MSA, this would result in a revenue increase of approximately two and one-half million dollars per year ($2,500,000). NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA that: 1. The most preferred course of action to correct the economic and social inequities that have been experienced as a result of OMB's realignment of Sherburne County out of the st. Cloud MSA and into the Twin Cities MSA is to include stearns and Benton Counties in the ~in Cities MSA as a Consolidated MSA. 2. The next aost preferred course of action to correct the economic and social inequities that have been experienced as a result of OMB's realignment of Sherburne County out of the st. Cloud MSA and into the Twin Cities MSA is to align the southeastern part of Sherburne County in the ~in Cities MSA and the northwestern part of Sherburne County in the st. Cloud MSA. 3. In the event that neither of the above stated preferred courses of action are accoaplished to correct the social and economic inequities that have been created as a result of the realignment of Sherburne County out of the st. Cloud MSA and into the Twin Cities MSA, it is the intent of this Council to actively pursue adoption of special legislation that would redefine the stearns, Benton and/or Sherburne County boundaries to acco.plish consolidation of the City of st. Cloud into a single county or at a .in~u. two counties that are separated by the Mississippi River. 4. That all interested parties, public and private, are encouraged to endorse and strongly advocate the course of action outlined in numbers 1, 2, and 3 above. 5. City Administration is hereby requested to provide this resolution to federal and state elected officials representing the st. Cloud area, the Board of Commissioners for stearns, Benton and Sherburne Counties, boards/councils for cities and townships in the st. Cloud area, and all other interested parties. Adopted this day of , 1993. . . .