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1986-03-03 CC Agenda/PacketCITY OF ALBERTVILLE �f ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA 55301 PHONE: 497-3384 COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 3/3/36 I. CALL TO ORDER II. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA III. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES IV. DEPARTMENT BUSINESS a. Administrator Heidelberg Inn's Liquor Licenses • - Letter sent to Licenses holders regarding Renewal Dates - Passed Resolutions • 1986-2 GRAMM-RUDMAN REDUCTION • 1986-3 GOVERNOR'S BUDET REDUCTION • 1986-4 FEDERAL TAX REFORM • 1985-5 CITY OF ALBERTVILLE'S DESIGNATED DRIVERS • - Limited Liquor License for the St. Michael Fondation . - Date set for the Wright County Board of Review -- Wednesday, April 23, 1986 at 7:00 p.m. • - Letter requesting bids on 1985 Audit. • -Application to the Municipal Board for the Valerius Annexation. b. Legal - Lien Waivers from PCI - Release PCI payment of $43,609.51 - Joint Powers c. Planning - Approval of the following Building Permits for: Barthel Construction--$649.50 (pd.) MAT Properties--$626.45 (pd.) Barthel Construction--$635.90 (not pd.) Friad Construction-4675.90 (not pd.) - Recommendation for setting Site Plan Application Fee at: $10.00 for Residential (up to 4 units) $25.00 for Residential (5 or more units) $25.00 for Commercial $25.00 for Industrial Make our City........ Your City We invite Home, Industry, Business AGENDA PAGE 2 - Jim Hennum--Lapham Apartment Project of 57th Street d. • -, Preliminary list of Summer Projects - Request for summer Help. 1 Meed Person 2 Summer youth Kids *These programs are being considered in the State budget cuts. - Possible seal coating projects for the summer of 1986 (would like order materials for crack sealing if seal coating is not going to be done.) - Reminder -Ken will be attending the Pavement Conference March 4, in St. Cloud. -There is a MWOA meeting on March 11 in e. Engineering - Meeting with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency regarding the NOV. • - Letter regarding Userd Charge System, Sewer Rate Ordinance, Sewer use Ordinance for the Wastewater Treatment Facility. - Update on the progess out at the site. - Feasibility Study for Barthel's Residential Phase II and - Beaudry's 2nd Addition. Sewer Line Cleaning --preliminary discussion. - Parking problem off of 60th Street - Proposed parking Solution V. OTHER BUSINESS • - Income Recieved And Bills To Be Paid . - Article regarding the Valerius Annexation from the Elk River Star News. • - TV 11's Health Fair letter. . - Notice form Minnegasco regarding Proposed Gas Main Extension. • - EMS Council Letter • - Letter from Senator Durenberger • - Site Plan Ordinance (Council Copy) VI. ADJOURNMENT AGENDA PAGE 2 - Jim Hennum--Lapham Apartment Project of 57th Street d. • -, Preliminary list of Summer Projects - Request for summer Help. 1 Meed Person 2 Summer youth Kids *These programs are being considered in the State budget cuts. - Possible seal coating projects for the summer of 1986 (would like order materials for crack sealing if seal coating is not going to be done.) - Reminder -Ken will be attending the Pavement Conference March 4, in St. Cloud. -There is a MWOA meeting on March 11 in e. Engineering - Meeting with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency regarding the NOV. • - Letter regarding Userd Charge System, Sewer Rate Ordinance, Sewer use Ordinance for the Wastewater Treatment Facility. - Update on the progess out at the site. - Feasibility Study for Barthel's Residential Phase II and - Beaudry's 2nd Addition. Sewer Line Cleaning --preliminary discussion. - Parking problem off of 60th Street - Proposed parking Solution V. OTHER BUSINESS • - Income Recieved And Bills To Be Paid . - Article regarding the Valerius Annexation from the Elk River Star News. • - TV 11's Health Fair letter. . - Notice form Minnegasco regarding Proposed Gas Main Extension. • - EMS Council Letter • - Letter from Senator Durenberger • - Site Plan Ordinance (Council Copy) VI. ADJOURNMENT CITY OF ALBERTVILLE ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA 55301 PHONE: 497-3384 COUNCIL MINUTES 3/3/86 The regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Jim Walsh. Members present included Gary Scwenzfeier, Donatus Vetsch and Bob Braun; Council member Don Corneluis was asbest. Others present included Don Berning, Barry Johnson, Maureen Andrews and Gary Meyer. There was a motion made by Gary Schwenzfeier to approve the minutes of the February 18th meeting. The motion was then seconded by Bob Braun. All were in favor of its passage. The City Council was informed that Bill Heidelberr)of the Heidelberg Inn made his payment -in -full for his Liquor, Cigeratte and Amusement Licenses on February 20, 1986. The Council reviewed the letter being sent to all business how obtain licenses from the City. The letter informs them of when license fees are do. No action was required. There was a motion made by Gary Schwenzfeier and seconded by Bob Braun to approve a limited Liquor License for the ST. Michael Foundation for a Fund Raiser. All were in favor. T h Council was informed that the Wright County Baord of Reveiw hearing wa gscheduled for April 23, 1986. Maureen was asked to get the meeting rescheduled as there is a conflict with the April 23rd date. An update on the Valerius Annexation was discussed. The Council was informed that Peter Stalland would be will to bring out a single -wide unit so that people could see how the homes a re constructed. The Lein Waivers obtained by PCI from all their subcontractors were reviewed by Gary Meyer. It was his recommendation that the Council release the payment of $43,609.51, which the City has been holding until the Lein waivers were obtained. GAry was asked if it is necessary to have lein waivers if there is already a Preformance Bond. His recommendation is to have one or the other but not necessary both. The PCI payment was approved at the Council January 27th meeting pending Gary Meyer's approval of the leing waivers. (Just a reminder --That motion was made by GAry Schwenzfeier and seconded by Bob Braun, with all in favor of the motion.) The City Council was updated on the Joint Power's special meeting, February 20th. Areas of discussion included: Make our City........ Your City We invite Home, Industry, Business PAGE 2 MINUTES 1. Changes in voting proceedures. Albertville would only approve a 3/4 vote for rate increases. All other votes would have to remain unanious for as long as Albertville is holding the Joint Powers' bond because of the City's responsibility for paying back the bond. 2. Frankfort Lawsuit. Frankfort will waive the right to recieve any money, if in the future each community agree that they will be paid each time there in annexation. In addition, Albertville and St, Michael must agree to recieve no futher tower rent. 3. Other areas of discussion: -Changing the name to Joint "Joint Powers Water Board" -- why include "Sewer". -Net Income --What is left over after payment of operating expenses. -The bonds wording "later issued thereunder" -if there were to be any other bonds issued under the first bond --there were none so the wording might just as well be removed. -New Bonds --Does the Joint Powers have to go to Albertville to issue additional bonds or can any of the Cities issue the bond. -Hanover suggested that money be set aside (a percent) to repay the loan and also use as a contingency fund for repairs. -What happens if the bonds are paid off. How is the balance split. -Why should rates be increase when the excess revenue can not be used for Capital Improvements. No action was required on discussion at this time. The following building permits were approved on a motion by Bob Braun and a second by Donatus Vetsch. Barthel Construction MAT Properties Barthel Construction Triad Construciton Life in Christ Lutheran Church New Home $649.50 Remodeling $626.45 New Home $635.90 New Home $675.90 Remodeling $ 43.50 All were in favor of approving the Building permits. The Site Plan Appication Fees were set at $10.00 for Residential (up to 4 units) $25.00 for Residential (5 units and up) $25.00 for Commercial $25.00 for Industrial PAGE 3 MINUTES There was a motion to accept these fee charges by Gary Schwenzfeier and a second by Donatus Vetsch. All were in favor. Jim Hennum was present to discuss the former Lapham Apartments project. he informed the Council that Mr. Lapham is no longer involved in the project but that Hennum has decided to proceed with the project anyway. Jim H. questions the finding of the Planning Commission recommendations. In order to clearify these questions, the minutes of the January 27th City Council meeting were read. The minutes of the 27th show that Ray Vetsch was present to discuss the Planning Commissions recommendation to deny the variance. At the time of said meeting the subject was tabled until someone appeared before the Council requesting a Public Hearing. Jim Hennum has requested a Public Hearing. There was a motion by Gary Schwenzfeier and a second by Donatus Vetsch to set the hearing for April 7th at 8:00 p.m. Jim Hennum was asked to meet with Maureen to discuss a different poAptioning of the buildign on the lot for better use of the land available. Jim Hennum agreed to come in and work on the plans. Ken Lindsay's request for summer help was discussed. Gary Schwenzfeier made a motion and Bob Braun seconded it, that the City would approve one summer youth program participant. All were in favor. Sewer line cleaning was sidcussed, Prices are being checked into. Barry suggested that it might be best to have the lines cleaned before the new system comes on line in July. There will be additional discussion on this matter at a later Council meeting. Barry was asked to check on Seal Coating schedule. The County is doing crack sealing now. Ken should start our work once the snow is gone and the frost is out of the ground. Barry informed the Council of the events of the meeting with the Minnesota pollution Control Agency on February 24th. The Council was informed that our payment would be release once a letter had been sent by the MPCA regarding the concerns they still have on the project. "I The next item Barry idscussed was the Feasibility Study for the Beaudry 2nd Addition and Barthel Industrial Park's Residential -Phase II. Bid dates and Public Hearingw will need to be set based on the final approval of the City Council. Barry will need to check with the Meyer-Rohlin draftsmen to determine when the plans can be ready. The parking proble off 60th STreet was discussed. The Council will look into putting No Parking signs up on one side of the street before next winter. Barry asked the Council if he should have PCI install the plumbing fixtures in the new building and charge the city for the work. This work is not part of the grant award. The Council agreed that the work could just as well be completed by PCI for consistency purposes. Interviews for the Administrator are set for March 12th, in the evening. Jim Walsh will not be sitting on the selection panel, instead Bob Braun and Donatus Vetsch will join Gary Schwenzfeier and Gary Meyer on the panel. PAGE 4 MINUTES Donatus Vetsch made a motion to approve the bills and Gary Schwenzfeier seconded the motion. All were in favor and all bills were paid. A motion to adjourn was made by Donatus Vetsch and seconded by Gary Schwenzfeier. All were in favor. rl-�►11E LjCEK1s.Q v)o Ids. The City of Albertville has recently reaffirmed the following City Licenses Renewal Dates and Fee Schedule: CITY OF ALBERTVILLE'S LICENSES RENEWAL DATES AND FEES '1 LICENSES RENEWAL DATE FEES ON -SALE LIQUOR APRIL 15 (PAYABLE 1,500.00 4-15; 10-15) OFF -SALE LIQUOR JANUARY 1 100.00 SUNDAY LIQUOR JANUARY 1 200.00 CIGARETTE JANUARY 1 12.00 AMUSEMENT JANUARY 1 10.00/DEVICE LIMITED 3.2 -- 25.00/EVENT OFF -SALE 3.2 JANUARY 1 50.00 ANIMAL -- 6.00 SEWER DIG IN'S JANUARY 1 45.00 (REQUIRES SECURITY BOND FOR $1,000) In addition, the Council has adopted the policy that all applicants applying for these licenses must appear hefore the Council to request the license(s). Payment for the license must accompany the application at the time of approval. Page 2 Thank you in advance for your cooperation If you have any questions regarding this free to contact me at 497-3384. Sincerely, Maureen T. Andrews City Administrator with this new policy. matter, please feel CITY OF ALBERTVILLE ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA 55301 PHONE: 497-3384 RESOLUTION 1986-2 GRAMM-RUDMAN DEFICIT REDUCTION WHEREAS, the City of Albertville, Minnesota is responsible for providing the basic services to + VE_ residents of the community; and WHEREAS, the City of Albertville like all other cities in the state of Minnesota prepared and approved their 1986 Budget in October, with the good faith that we would be recieving our allocation from the Federal government; and WHEREAS, the budget cuts proposed in the Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, commonly referred to as the "Gramm-Rudman" bill will have a direct negative impact municipalities because the two proposed budget cuts will occur during the 1986 budget; and WHEREAS, the City of Albertvilles Mill Levy has already been set for 1986 the proposed cuts may result in the City having no other alternative but to cut essential services to the citizens of Albertville. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Albertville request the support of Minnesota Senators -- David Durenberger and Rudy Boschwitz and the Minnesota delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives in an effort to defeat the Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Passed by the the Albertville City Council on February 18, 1986. Dated: ,b v2 " kq- s(el Donald Berning, City Cler1k Attest: mes Walsh, Mayor AI.A ke our City. . . . . .. . Your City We invite Home, Industry, Business CITY OF ALBERTVILLE ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA 55301 PITON E : 497-3384 RESOLUTION 1986-3 GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL WHEREAS, ther City of Albertville, Minnesota along with all other municipalities in the State of Minnesota are being faced with potential cuts in both state and federal assistance; and WHEREAS, the municipalities in Minnesota are being asked to aborb a large portion of the $700 million State shortfall, through cutbacks in Local Government Aid and Homestead Credit and are also being asked to accept changes in the State Payment Schedule; and WHEREAS, the first year of the bienniun is more than half completed the proposal is requesting that the cities absorb their share of the budget cuts in one year; and WHEREAS, the City of Albertville has already approved and is operating within the confines of the 1986 budget; and WHEREAS, the tax levy has already been set and the proposed budget suts may result in the City of Albertville having to make cuts in providing essential services to the citizens of the the City of Albertville. NOW THEREFORE BE 1T RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Albertville does hereby request that the Minnesota Legisature and the Governor's Office reconsider the Budget Revision so not to create such a negative impact on the municipalities in the State of Minnesota. Passed by the Albertville City Council on February 18, 1986. Dated: FAQ L) \'� Donald Berning, City Clerk Attest: _ X/ �7 ames Walsh, Mayor Make our City.... .... Your City We invite Home, Industry, Business CITY OF ALBERTVILLE ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA 55301 PHONE: 497-3384 RESOLUTION 1986-4 FEDERAL TAX REFORM WHEREAS, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bill H.R. 3838, Federal Tax Reform, which restricts the authority of cities to issue municipal bonds; and WHEREAS, these bonds are used for public improvements, economic development and redevelopment activities, housing, and wastewater treatment projects, ect.; and WHEREAS, the City of Albertville, Minnesota has used some of these financing tools effectively to promoted the economic development of the community; and WHEREAS, the development of industry in the City of Albertville relieves some of the burden on state farming industry which is currently facing many areas of crisis, by creating jobs in non - related fields to agriculture; and WHEREAS, the development of Albertville's industrial, commercial and residential sectors assist in relieving some of the tax burdens on the local, state and federal levels because these burbens can be spread out over a larger population; and WHEREAS, the restrictions proposed in H.R. 3838 will curtail almost all future development in the City of Albertville; and WHEREAS, the City of Albertville have several proposals before the City Council that can not be acted on until the status of H.R. 3838 is clearified; and WHEREAS, a reduction or elimination of the recognition of tax payer's local tax obligation will place increased financial burdens on cities that are already facing a number of burdens. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ctiy Council of the City of Albertville request that Senator David Durenberger and members of the Senate Finance Committee delay the effective date of the bill, H.R. 3838 , until January 1, 1987 so that the issues of the bill can be examined as to their full ramifications; and In additon the Ctiy Council requests that Senators Boschwitz and Durenberger along with members of Congress work towards the defeat of H.R. 3838. Make our City........ Your City We invite Home, Industry, Business RESOLUTION 1986-4 FEDERAL TAX REFORM PAGE 2 Passed by the Albertville City Council on February 18, 1986. Dated: 10 k b I i, I G t(' Donald Berning, City Clerk Attest: J s Walsh, Mayor CITY OF ALBERTVILLE ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA 55301 PHONE: 497-3384 1986-5 CITY OF ALBERTVILLE'S DESIGNATED DRIVERS WHEREAS, the City of Albertville's insurer, Minnesota Mutual Fire and Casualtyhas requested Driver's License Numbers of all eligible drivers driving City equipment (fire trucks, rescue equipment and maintenance vehicles); and WHEREAS, the City of Albertville is concerned with raising insurance cost and City liability; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESLOVED, that the City Council of the City of Albertville require that the following requirements shall be met by all persons driving City vehicles: I. That no person having any of the following violations --Driving While Intoxicated, Violation of Implied Consent, Reckless Driving, Careless Driving or Suspension of License within the past four years shall be allowed to drive City Fire equipment and/or City Mainentance vehicles; and 2. That a list of eligible drivers of City equipment shall be posted amd adheredto. Designated drivers shall be volunteers and shall be responsible for moving all equipment; and 3. The City shall obtain Minnesota Bureau of Revocation (MBR) checks on a regular basis for all disginated drivers. These checks will be conducted at least two (2) times a year.; and 4. The Albertville Fire Chief and/or City Administrator shall be responsible for enforcing this resolution; and 5. Violation of this resoluiton may result in removal from the position. Passed by the Albertville City Council this 18th day of February, 1986. Dated: .r- Donald Berning, Clerk Azz ames Walsh, Mayor Make our City........ Your City We invite Home, Industry, Business APPLICATION FOR NON -INTOXICATING MALT LIQUOR LIMITED LICENSE The undeLsigned, certifies that it complies with the Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.001, Subd. 7, in that it qualifies as a "i;ona Fide Club" within that Section, and with this application makes petition for a .limited license as a "Bona Fide Club" for a limited non -intoxicating malt liquor license. 1. Name.- of Applicant: 2. N-ime and Address of President and Secretary of Applicant: 3. Purpose f-}r wh ich rinds der ived act i v i. tv .wi I I be used: _ 4. bite of ac,.ivity for which license. is request')Rd: Premise:: from which non -intoxicating malt liquor will :_-e dispensed on said (late: _ ,9 _ 6. Hours of operation on the date for Which limited license- is requested: 7. Wimber of previous licenses obtained in this calendar year: S. Name, address, telnidione number and position held with Club of persons signing this :rpolication: a Note: License fee of ' - a' per day is required to accompany this application. Note: Applicant must appear in person before the City Council for approval of limited license. DATED: Silinatlue'e of/AppYicant isi OFFICE OF COUNTY ASSESSOR WRIGHT COUNTY COURTHOUSE BUFFALO, MINNESOTA 55313 Telephone: 682-3900 (Ext. 100) Metro: 339-6881 DATE: February 24, 1986 TO: Don Berning, Albertville City Clerk 11458-56th St. N.E. Albertville, MN 55301 DOUGLAS M. GRUBER, COUNTY ASSESSOR Orland Kreitlow, Appraiser Duane Swenson, Appraiser Randal DesMarais, Appraiser Please be advised that your 1986 Board of Review has been tentatively set for Wednesday, April 23, 1986 at 7:00 P.M. at Albertville City Hall If we do not hear from you by March 10, 1986, we will assume this is satisfactory. Thank you. Douglas M. Gruber Wright County Assessor MONTICELLO OFFICE 207 SOUTH WALNUT STREET P.O. BOX 668 MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA 55362-0668 OFFICE PHONE (612) 265 2107 METRO LINE 16121 421-7630 February 26, 1986 SMITH. PRINGLE & HAYES ATTORNEYS AT LAW GREGORY V. SMITH, J.D. GARY L. PRINGLE. J.D. THOMAS D. HAYES. J.D. ELK RIVER OFFICE OLD COURTHOUSE BUILDING 326 LOWELL AVENUE ELK RIVER. MINNESOTA 55330 OFFICE PHONE (612) 441 3960 Council of the City of Albertville Independent School District #728 Box 131 Superintendant's Office, 400 School St. Albertville, Minnesota 55301 Elk River, Minnesota 55330 Town Board, Township of Otsego c/o Jerome Perrault, Clerk 11340 95th Street N.E. Monticello, Minnesota 55362 Wright County Commission Wright County Courthouse Buffalo, Minnesota 55313 RE: Valerius Annexation Gentlemen: Department of Natural Resources 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul, Minnesota 55146 Please find enclosed and herewith served upon you by U.S. mail the Valerius Petition for Annexation of their property to the City of Albertville. This petition is joined by Norse Development Co. which has an equitable interest in the subject land. Yours truly, Thomas D. Hayes r/ TDH/bjs File No. 85-14637 Enc. MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL BOARD 165 Metro Square Building 7th and Robert Streets St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 In the Matter of the Petition of Certain Persons for the Annexation of Lands located within Wright County, Minnesota. TO: Council of the City of Albertville Independent School District #728 Box 131 Superintendant's Office, 400 School St. Albertville, Minnesota 55301 Elk River, Minnesota 55330 Town Board, Township of Otsego c/o Jerome Perrault, Clerk 11340 95th Street N.E. Monticello, Minnesota 55362 Wright County Commission Wright County Courthouse Buffalo, Minnesota 55313 PETITIONERS STATE: Department of Natural Resources 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul, Minnesota 55146 1. That we, the undersigned, are all of the owners of the following -described property lying in the Town of Otsego, County of Wright, State of Minnesota: Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 36, Township 121, Range 24 That said property is unincorporated, abuts upon the limits of the City of Albertville and is not included within any other municipaltiy. That said property is unplatted and does not exceed 200 acres in area. The acreage of such area is 61.11 acres. 2. That the reasons for said annexation are as follows: a. Fee owners, Alfred Valerius, Sr., Arthur M. Valerius and Gilbert P. Valerius, have granted an option to purchase this property to Norse Development Co. Norse Development Co. plans to develop the property for urban density residential purposes. b. The property is near existing municipal utilities and can be served by said utilities and is in need of utility service to serve the property's best use. c. The property's best use is residential development. d. The property is urban or suburban in character or about to become urban or suburban in character. e. The City of Albertville can best provide police, fire, street and utility service to the property; the Township of Otsego cannot provide needed services. f. The annexation of the property will permit regulated development consistent with existing patterns of development within the City of Albertville and will be subject to land use subdivision and other requirements of the City of Albertville. g. That the remainder of Otsego Township will not be adversely affected by the annexation. — 3. That attached hereto and made a part hereof are the following exhibits: a. Resolution of the Council of the City of Albertville supporting the annexation. b. Map of Otsego Township. c. Map of the City of Albertville. d. Aerial photo of property proposed for annexation. PETITIONERS' REQUEST: That pursuant to M.S. 414.031, said property be annexed to and included within the City of Albertville. DATED: NORSE DEVELOPMENT CO. a 'Peter Stalland Its CEO Alfr C.—Valerius. Sr. 0: � � j —�,, /�, - Ann Valerius Arthur M. Valerius f L� VyTJY✓+-� � � �GL� t'ZLy Yvaine Valeribs Gilbert P. Valerius Anna Mae Valerius CITY OF ALBERTVILLE ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA 55301 PHONE: 497-3384 RESOLUTION NO. 1986-1 SUPPORTING VALERIUS ANNEXATION PETITION WHEREAS, Alfred Valerius, Arther Valerius and Gilbert Valerius, heirs to the estate of Martha Valerius, have submitted a petition pursuant to M.S. 414.003 for annexation of the following -described property to the City of Albertville: Government Lots 1 & 2, Section 36, Township 121, Range 24, which is located in Otsego Township and abuts the City of Albertville; and WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Albertville has considered the petition, and make the following findings: I. That the property is contiguous to the city limits of the City of Albertville; and 2. That the property is urban in nature or about to become so; and 3. That the City of Albertville is better able to provide the basic services (water and sewer) that are required for development. NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Albertville does resolve as follows: I. That the petition for annexation is hereby supported by the City of Albertville 2. That the City of Albertville, hereby waives its rights to a public hearing before the Municipal Board. Passed by the Albertville City Council, this 27th day of January, 1986. Dated. j-- Z 7— ,� Attest: J s Walsh, Mayor Donald Berning, City Clerk Make our City........ Your City We invite Home, Industry, Business 0 rl+ 0 Cl) m > rL M CR m C= CA Z -4 5 (D KEN'S PROPOSED SUMMER WORK PLAN (PRELIMINARY) -COMPLETE THE REPAIR WORK ON THE BUILDING OUT AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SITE (OLD BUILDING). THIS INCLUDES REPLACING THE BROKEN AND ROTTEN TRIM ON THE BUILDING. -SCRAPE AND PAINT THE BUILDING AND TRIM. -REPLACE DOORS ON THE OLD BUILDING WITH THE OVERHEAD DOOR THAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE BACKROOM. -PAINT THE ON THE NEW BUILDING (CURRENTLY IS JUST PRIMED). -BUILD NEW SAND & SALT SHED BY THE NEW BUILDING. -PUT FENCE AROUND THE OLD DRYING BED (PLANNING ON USING THE DRYING BED WHEN SEWER LINES ARE CLEANED). -BUILD NEW SHELVES IN THE NEW BUILDING FOR EXTRA STORAGE. -CUT DOWN TREES BETWEEN THE THREE PONDS AND THE LAKE. -HAVE SEWERLINES CLEANED WITH JETTER (PART OF THE OMR REQUIREMENTS) -MEASURE THE CITY SEWERLINE--FROM MANHOLE COVER TO MANHOLE COVER TO GET THE EXACT NUMBER OF FEET OF SEWERLINE WE HAVE. -FIX REAR FENDERS ON PICKUP. -PUT STREET SIGNS UP IN BARTHEL INDUSTRIAL PARK AND NEW STREETS (NEED TO GET SIGNS ORDERED). -PAINT CURBS IN THE NEW SECTION. -PAINT DRAIN ARROWS. WORK FOR MEED PERSON -SWEEP STREETS. -PATCH CRACKS IN STREETS. -MOW PARK AND DICTHES. -HELP WITH POND. -CHECK PONDS ON DAYS OFF. - REPAIR EQUIPMENT. - CLEAN CITY HALL AND SHOP. - HELP WITH SUMMER PROJECTS. - FLUSH SEWERS. MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF fobs and Training St. Cloud Job Service 111 Lincoln Avenue S.E. • Box 67 St. Cloud, MN 56302 612/255.3266 • TTY 612/255-2923 Date: 2 - i/- F6 The Job Service office in St. Cloud is now taking applications from employ- ers for the Minnesota Youth Program (formally the Governor's Youth Program). If you are interested in having someone work for you under this program this summer, please complete the enclosed form'and return it to me by April 1, 1986. If more than one position is requested, please use additional paper and be specific. The guidelines for the program are as follows: 1.) All applicants must be from the county in which they work. 2.) Applicants cannot work at the same Job sites as their immediate families. 3.) Fifty percent of the applicants hired must be low income. (This may change) 4.) One-third of the people hired must be going on to post -secondary schooling. 5.) All of the positions will start on June 9, 19$6, and end approximately on August 15, 1986. 6.) Applicants will be paid $3.35 per hour and will work 32 hours per week. 7.) All A2plicants must be registered with Job Service in St. Cloud, and will be referred to you by us. If you know of anyone interested in applying, please have them fill out an application with Job Service by May 1, 1986. The Job Service is only operating the Minnesota YouthiProgram this year. The Summer Youth Program (where all youth must be disadvantaged) will be run by the Regional Professional Vocational Services agency. You �hould be receiving a position request form from them, also. If you are interested in both programs, please fill out both. If you have any questions, please cell me, or write to the above address. Sincerely, ST. CLOUD JOB SERVICE LINDA YOZAMP, MANAGER. By:' Marren Detgrman LY:WD:Js JOB SERVICE PROGRAM SPECIALIST (612) 255-3266 Enclosure JOB SERVICE — JOB TRAINING — UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ,A►,u EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER I a =HM N 4Ik;4JVkJI Minnesota Pollution Control Agency UCP February 26, 1986 Ms. Maureen T. Andrews, City Administrator City of Albertville City Hall Albertville, Minnesota 55301 Dear Ms. Andrews: Re: User Charge System Sewer Rate Ordinance Sewer Use Ordinance Wastewater Treatment Facilities Grant Project Number C271087-02 We have completed our review of the following City Ordinances: - Ordinance Number 1985-2, enacted to control Sewer Use. - Ordinance Number 1985-3, enacted to establish User Charges for Operation, Maintenance and Replacement of the Treatment Works. We have also completed our review of the City's 'Sewer Service Charge System,' developed to determine User Charges and adopted by Council Resolution in accordance with Ordinance Number 1985-3. Based on the materials submitted, it appears that the City has provided an adequate foundation for applying the User Charge System and controlling sewer use, and that the City has duly enacted said documents. Accordingly, Ordinance Number 1985-2,Ordinance Number 1985-3, and the City's User Charge System are hereby given final approval, effective February 14, 1986. The enacted Ordinances and adopted User Charge System satisfy the federal and state requirements whereby,in accordance with 40 CFR 35.2208, a Sewer Use Ordinance, Sewer Rate Ordinance, and User Charge System must be approved and enacted prior to the time the treatment facilities are placed in operation. Phone:612/296-7205 1935 West County Road B2, Roseville, Minnesota 551 13-2785 Regional Offices • Duluth Brainerd/Detroit Lakes'Marshall%Rochester Equal Opportunity Employer Ms. Maureen T. Andrews Page 2 February 26, 1986 In addition, please be advised that in accordance with 40 CFR 35.2214 the City, as Grantee, is obligated to operate the treatment works so as to insure compliance with applicable regulations throughout the design life of the treatment works. If you have any questions, please contact James R. Anderson of my staff at (612) 296-7749. Sincerely, Duane L. Anderson Chief, Grants Section Division of Water Quality DLA:nmf cc: Mr. Alan Adcock, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, Illinois �EYER-ROHLIN, INC. f17 LJ O. ENGINEERS -LAND SURVEYORS 1111 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo, Minn.55313 Phone 612- 682-1781 r� February 28, 1986 Honorable Mayor & City Council c/o Maureen Andrews, Administrator Albertville, Minnesota 55301 Re: Feasibility Study - Street Improvements Barthel's Industrial Park Beaudry's 2nd Addition Dear Members of the Council: Description - Barthel's Industrial Park As requested, we have conducted a feasibility study of street improvements to the following streets within Barthel's In- dustrial Park as indicated on the attached sketch: - 51st Street Northeast from the East Plat Boundary of Royal Addition (approximately 990 feet east of Main Street) east approximately 360 feet to 53rd Street N.E. - 53rd Street Northeast from 51st Street Northeast north to Barthel's Industrial Drive. - Larabee Circle from 53rd Street N.E. to end of circle. - LaSalle Circle from 53rd Street N.E. to end of circle. The length of the street within the study area is approximately 2500 feet plus the cul-de-sac areas of Larabee Circle and Lasalle Circle. Thore P. Meyer, Professional Engineer Robert Rohlin, Registered Land Surveyor Description - Beaudry's 2nd Addition Also as requested, we have conducted a feasibility study of street improvements to the following streets within Beaudry's 2nd Addition as indicated in the attached sketch: - 57th Street Northeast starting approximately 350 feet east of Large Avenue Northeast; "Ja_St-,-¢��d try plc ' - 55th Street Northeast from Main Street (C.S.A.H. ##35) to Barthel Industrial Drive. - Large Avenue Northeast from 55th Street to the South approximately 170 feet. - Lake Avenue Northeast from 55th Street N.E. to 57th Street N.E. - Lannon Avenue Northeast from 55th Street N.E. to 57th Street N.E. - 55th Circle from 55th Street N.E. to end of circle. The length of the Street within the study area is approximately 3720' plus the cul-de-sac areas of 55th Circle. Existing Street Conditions - Barthel's Industrial Park The existing street surface within the study area consists of street gravel constructed in 1984 in conjunction with the utility installations. Storm sewer was also installed in 1984 which will provide conveyance of stormwater runoff. Existing Street Conditions - Beaudry's 2nd Addition The existing street surface within the study area consists of gravel constructed in 1985 in conjunction with the utility installations. Storm Sewer was also installed in 1985 which will provide coveyance of stormwater runoff. Proposed Street Improvements - Barthel's Industrial Park This project would essentially be the last phase of a planned stage construction. Improvements would consist of applying a final course of gravel for a 5 ton structural strength and establishing grade lines. Concrete curb and gutter would be installed with a bituminous driving surface. Boulevard restoration would consist of black dirt and seeding with the exception in the areas of maintained lawns. These areas would be sodded. Estimated Costs - Barthel's Industrial Park The estimated cost of the above improvements including construction, engineering and adminstrative costs is $150,800. Proposed Street Improvements - Beaudry's 2nd Addition This project would essentially be the last phase of a planned stage construction. Improvements would consist of applying a final course of gravel for a 5 - ton structural strength and establishing grade lines. Concrete curb and gutter would be installed with a bituminous driving surface. Boulevard restoration would consist of black dirt and seeding with the exception in the areas of maintained lawns. These areas would be sodded. Estimated Costs - Beaudrv's 2nd Addition The estimated cost of the above improvements including construction, engineering, and administrative costs is $196,000. It should be noted that each of the above estimated costs were determined by assuming each project would be done seperately and at different times. It is our suggestion that both projects be completed at the same time and under one bid. This could save considerable money in the mobilization costs. A July construction date is advised with the final wear course added in the spring of 1987. The above proposals are feasible and would result in an improvement to the abutting benefited properties. Sincerely yours, MEYE-ROHLIN, INC. 'N'or eyer Professional Engineer TM:kp cc:Don Berning, Clerk cc:E-8501-A cc:E-8501-B W =kwi = 611h. OMEN -MMIN, . . ............... . . . . . .. .. ............ . . . AUDRYIS/SCCOND CITY OF ALBERTVILLE ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA 55301 PHONE: 497-3384 INCOME RECIEVED 3/3/86 D.J. VETSCH $ 81.50 HENNEPIN COUNTY (REIMBURSEMENT FOR BURGLARY 31.00 OF SOFTBALL FIELD CONCESSION STAND) ST. MICHAEL FOUNDATION (LIMITED BEER LIC.) 25.00 GLEN MISCHKE (MAT PROPERTIES) --BUILDING 626.45 PERMIT BARTHEL CONSTRUCTION --BUILDING PERMIT 649.50 WALSH TITLE CORP.--LEVIED ASSESSMENT 927.68 FOR DENNIS DALEIDEN CITY OF ROCKFORD 52.50 UNITED STATES TREASURY --REV. SHARING 4,019.00 TOTAL $6,412.63 BILLS TO BE PAID 3/3/86 DON'S AUTO $ 373.48 ALBERTVILLE AUTO PARTS 37.25 ELK RIVER STAR NEWS 18.00 MONTICELLO TIMES 14.00 WRIGHT COUNTY JOURNAL -PRESS 12.00 G.D. LaPLANT 33.00 NSP 1,346.63 WEBER OIL COMPANY (PARK) 100.90 UNITED TELEPHONE SYSTEM 85.50 MINNEAPOLIS STAR & TRIBUNE (AD FOR ADMINSTRATOR-2 WKS) 140.00 MAUREEN ANDREWS 444.64 KEN LINDSAY 592.91 JIM WALSH 14(O-ot, DON BERNING W4. ilo GARY SCHWENZFEIER CC) DONATUS VETSCH' - S.00 BOB BRAUN CIO. co DON CORNELIUS 65.00 PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP 25.00 DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE ZONING BOARD 48.00 OF APPEALS ( 2 PLANNING MEMBER 0 $24.00) TOTAL $1,%4'-.b8- (PLUS COUNCIL) 14,UcA3 -U-1 Make our City........ Your City We invite Home, Industry, Business Niwa — TUU"r. FUWJMV 14. I M — VAa[ G MEN iTog 'j Tug •:�; of war.. op Otsego says `no' to property annexation - "We S�p�� "We won't approve something that is not beneficial to the community," she commented. A tug of war began Mond&y Jan. 27, between "We don't want a development that would hurt Otsego Township and the City of Albertville the image of the city or hurt property values of over 61 acres of proposed development property our neighbors." currently located in Otsego Eagan developer Peter Stalland, who is pro - . While Otsego Town members were say- posing to purchase the Valerius property for ing "no" to a petitionthe property to development of a manufactured housing park, is Albertville during t Jan. 27, Albert- a signer on the annexation petition. y _ ville City Council member re saying "yes" to He explained Friday that his interest in pur- lthe same petition at tting the same chasing the property is the reason for his in - night. volvement in the petition. The land is on the southwest corner of He said, however, that his interest in purchas- MscIver and 70th atruute. ing the property is not why the Valerius' are tl, The annexation petition was originated by working to get it annexed to Albertville. the heirs to the "Even if Stalland were not to owners of property, who are planning estate of the late Martha Valerius. The property develop it we would still want it annexed," - • -- #- th. Valerius said concurring with Stalland's EVERLY The Honorable Jim Walsh Mayor of Albertville City Hall, Box 131 5964 Main Avenue Albertville, Minnesota 55301 Dear Mayor Walsh, During the week of April 5 - 12, Osseo Health Care Center will be participating in the T.V. 11 Health Fair, providing anyone over 18 with a series of free health screenings. T.V. 11 Health Fair is sponsored by WUSA Channel 11, MedCenter Health Plan and United Way. Volunteers from hundreds of community agencies will coordinate T.V. 11 Health Fair at sites in T.V. 11 country. The local T.V. 11 Health Fair site is Osseo Health Care Center, 525 2nd Street S.E., Osseo, Minnesota #425-2128. Fair dates and hours are April 7th and 8th, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Participants will receive free screenings, including those for blood pressure and visual acuity, along with medical referral and counseling. An optional blood chemistry test (requires 12 hours fasting) will be performed for a nominal fee. We would like to ask that you declare April 5 - 12 "T.V. 11 Health Fair Week". This will alert your constituents to this free, preventive medical care. Please let me know of your plans in this regard, as I will contact the local press regarding coverage of the proclamation. Si cerely, 4a, Dan Whalen Coordinator Osseo Health Care Center T.V. 11 Health Fair OSSEO HEALTH CARE CENTER •525 2nd Street Southeast • Osseo, MN 55369 • 612 425.2128 MAYOR WALSH DECLARES APRIL 7TH & 8TH T.V. 11 HEALTH FAIR DAYS IN ALBERTVILLE. Mayor Walsh announced today that April 7th & 8th have been designated T.V. 11 Health Fair Days. The proclamation recognizes a series of free health screenings, demonstrations and health referrals being offered April 7th & 8th at Osseo Health Care Center, 525 2nd Street S.E., Osseo, Minnesota #425-2128. Health Fair hours will be 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Free screenings for blood pressure, height, weight, visual acuity, hearing and glaucoma will be offered to all visitors 18 years of age and over. An optional blood chemistry profile (requires 12 hours of fasting) will also be offered for a nominal fee. The screenings are geared to alert individuals to possible medical problems. The proclamation states: Whereas, there is a great concern within city government and among community groups for the health and well being of all citizens; and Whereas, Osseo Health Care Center, working closely with WUSA Channel 11, MedCenter Health Plan, the United Way in the Twin Cities area, and the National Health Screening Council for Volunteer Organizations, will sponsor a health fair during which many participants will receive screening and health education; and Whereas, success of the T.V. 11 Health Fair will be a tribute to the volunteers recruited to organize and implement the screening and health education process; and Whereas, this will be a service to the entire community and to the welfare of all participants and their families; Now therefore, the city council proclaims April 7th & 8th to be T.V. 11 Health Fair Days and further encourages all residents to participate in the health screening program offered at Osseo Health Care Center, 525 2nd Street S.E., Osseo, MN on April 7th & 8th from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. IV'Iin � M E M O/ R A N D U M TO: �'� _ J .s� i FROM. R. J. Pilon RE: Proposed Gas Main Extensions The enclosed prints) are being sent to you for your inforutation. These gas main proposals are being reissued from 1985 to 1986. A permit has been acquired previously for this work. A Company of Diversified Energies. Inc. 700 west Linden Avenue. Minneapolis. Minnesota 55-403 57 Sr NE --ZI V/A, = M ORM 249M-66 I � N �a v > v o 3= E-Cd- r463 -80) 6vc--� EX•sf. -y.,PE 6a-14, 2 6 .v f 5s sT it/E 24'W C LA,?4E 4,/lVa- I.�,5 , �Q. // ,Y'X, " PE red . ALBERTVILLE CS%J MINNEGASCO MAIN JOBMS23 Acct. No. RELEASE FOR CONSTR. Date By 'v COMPLETED Date ... /4 'X 114" 114" PE fee R 22 ?' w W#4 i e //74/ 55 Sr, A/fr sue// z'PEco�P 60' , NE 0 2 PE ct� H 2X/14 ;Pa n6� 4ec. ti REVISE® f RIN-,1 7 DESTROY ALL OTHERIS CHANGE Proposed /%¢ 2" Tj�¢/8 CL 6 Main will lie 3 Ft. ± 6" below existing street grade Pipe Req'd. 650' - ,2" TR4/B Total Pie 27SO ' Est. Cost Foreign Structures Water 71.95 Permits Required Co. Rd. St. Hwy. R.R. +- San. Sew. Yds Storm Sew. s Telephone CALL: C Electric -, ._ _ LU m� r By 9/�¢Q Designed�S or Design Approved R NBfZ7 P � ��z REVISE® PRINT DESTROY ALL OTHERS CHANGE D ITE :APR. I1-1kRL Two F.,�,.. �,•�3,-way;.--_......,.._ 1 r`-- MINNEGASCO MAIN JOB�M- �. Acct. No. 3 Z c..3 \4 t RELEASE FOR CONSTR. Date By COMPL ED Date •� \\�4..P` mat 0141& Proposed \. 14 TQ 4�°3 C<�tis C. \.V.., Main will lie t, Ft. ± 6" below existing street grade Pipe Req'd. boo Total Pie \o o' Est. Cost S Foreign Structures Permits Required Water a Co. Rd. San. Sew. K S St. Hwy. Storm Sew. R.R. Telephone CALL: e— C o s� Electric B; Date Designed Design Approved .� P M M 299M-63 - 0P - ��1L G BENTON CASS CHISAGO CROW WING ISANTI KANABEC MILLE LACS MORRISON PINE EM Essence SHEARN STETEARNS CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODD WA ENA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL WRIGHT VOLUME 1 NO 1 EDITORIAL NOTICE This publication is the official newsletter of the Central Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Council. Beginning with this edition, it will be issued on a quarterly/seasonal basis or ad hoc as indicated. The expressed purpose of this initial installment is to provide interested parties with the latest news surrounding the recent withdrawal of State EMS funding originally set aside by the 1985 State legislature to be used for regional EMS development. BACKGRO4M ON THE CENTRAL MINNESOTA INS COUNCIL The Central Minnesota INS Council is a private, non-profit EMS development corporation dedicated to the systematic development of EMS systems in central Minnesota. Originally 'ncorporated in 1981 the Council has been at the forefront of agional EMS development since that time. Currently the board of directors is comprised of one appointed member from each county within the region. These voting board members are appointed by majority vote of their respective county board of commissioners. Members serve an indefinite term of tenure. (For the namee of board members from your county please see page 3). LEOISLATIVI UPDATE During the last session of the legislature, EMS legislation was introduced into the Minnesota House of Representatives which would have set the stage for realistic EMS development in the State of Minnesota. The legislation, which was generated by the eight regional EMS organizations would have set aside 1.5 million dollars over the next two years for regional EMS programs around the State. This money would have been administered by the regional EMS organizations and was to be used for EMS training and equipment for emergency agencies located in each of the respective regions. In central Minnesota we stood to gain $65,000 for each of the two years. Additional special grant monies totaling $87,000 was to be awarded on a project specific basis to special s?gional projects that would have statewide significance. This legislation was sponsored by (REPS NAME HERE) and became "Minnesota MS System Support Act" SP 19, Sec 13 (144.8093) WINTER 1985 THE BROADER PIRSPICTIVI There exists at this time two universally recognized national trends in EMS; the establishment of air ambulance transportation systems and the emergence of significant EMS funding measures developing on state levels. Although seemingly unrelated these two trends actually due reflect a common phenomenon; the disproportionate levels of emergency health care currently available between the densely populated urban areas and the more sparsely populated rural or non urban areas. Throughout the decade of the seventies EMS was exorbitantly supported particularly in the large urban areas via Federal grant dollars. These dollars made possible the development of those systems which are currently exporting their products to the non urban areas via air ambulances. The eighties arrived with the associated disappearance of Federal funds on all fronts and have found EMS wanting in the rural setting. It was for these reasons that the legislative intent as expressed by the last legislature was so profoundly encouraging. The passage of this act into law marked the first time in State history that significant State EMS dollars would be made available to help develop those rural EMS systems that are so in need of financial support. Without State support for rural EMS, serious, systematic advances are simply not possible. THE BUDGIT CUTS On December 16,1985 the Project Director for the Council attended a meeting at the Minnesota Dept of Health. At that meeting an assistant for the State Finance Dept in association with staff members of MDH's EMS Section informed all the ENS regions that the duly authorized EMS legislative dollars were being rolled into MDH's budget short fall contingency fund. That fund at that time totaled approximately 1.1 million dollars. Of that amount, $820,000. or 75% were monies expressly dedicated to regional EMS development. The remaining 25% of the contingency funds resulted from either simple attrition or cuts in office supplies. NO OTHER HEALTH PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA HERE CUT AS A RESULT Of THE ANTICIPATED BUDOIT SHORT FALL. Regional EMS in the State of Minnesota was asked to die so that no other health programs would catch a cold. —1— BUDGET CUTS _(cunt._) As of the 16th of Dec, all special grants monies and all of the first year increment of $65,000 was placed in the contingency fund. At that time we were told that the remaining second year allotment of $65,000 although not "out of the woods" was still a possibility. However, on January 30, 1986 the Central Minnesota EMS Council received written notification from the State Dept OF Health that the second years funds of $65,000 was also being placed in the contingency fund and would likewise not be available for use by regional EMS providers. All 1.5 million dollars are being removed. The legislative mandate of 1985, passed into law by elected state officials is being threatened by the actions of a few appointed bureaucrats. THE IMPLICATIONS The implications of these actions are indeed profound. From a short sighted perspective, it means that most of the planned EMS activities in Central Minnesota for the next two years may have to be severely curtailed. Those activities centered around the provision of EMS training and the purchase of EMS equipment for regional providers. However, in a broader sense it could also mean the premature demise of a trend wherein the State would help support EMS in the non - metro, less revenue rich areas of Minnesota. This latter _ �'�,•�,ie-rami ficat i9fis for'�1T 6v � 0 Gnn —2— CENTRAL MINNESOTA EMS COUNCIL P O BOX 86 SAUK RAPIDS, MN 56379 (612) 253-7287 LBLAT CAN HE DO ? This initial edition of IN YSSW intends to provide you with the circuastances surrounding the issue of our EMS dollars. There has already been considerable reaction from EMS providers in other regions of the State. The Governor's Office, the State Dept of Health as well as many local State representative are well aware of the concerns. However, we in Central Minnesota have reserved action until the issue became clear. The issue is now clear. If ENS PROVIDERS IN CORRAL MINNESOTA DO NOT EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS TO THEIR LOCAL LEGISLATORS IMMEDIATELY THEY STAND TO LOSE THE PROGRESSIVE SYSTEMATIC DEVELOPMEAI ASSISTANCE PROMISED BY THE 1985 STATE LEGISLATURE• The resolution is in your hands. To assist you in that endeavor, we are providing you with a fact sheet on page 3 that provides you with information on the Board of Director's for the Central Minnesota EMS Council. Should you require any assistance please feel free to contact your County representative or the Project Director. In addition on page 4, please find d fact sheet on all local legislators from the central Minnesota region. Should you wish to contact your legislator please note the office address and telephone nuWw as they are now in _ session in St Paul. Finally, we have enclosed a copy of a form letter you may wish to adapt to your purposes. Further information on this topic will be provided to you as it becomes available. i iF HL..NE.F"TV1LLE 1 14 -f NE f Hl._EiER f V ILLE h1hJ r�;�iii 1 i I Tha I_: T.l..Y BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT #1228 ST. CLOUD, MN YOUR LETTERHEAD Date: TO; Local Legislators' name Re: Minnesota EMS System Support Act (SF 19 Sec 13, 144.8093) Dear... The 1985 state Legislature recognized the fundamental importance of providing state funding assistance to emergency medical services (EMS) by passing the above referenced Act. Those funds were intended to provide both emergency medical training and equipment for local providers of emergency medical care. Planned recipients for those funds were police, fire, ambulance. 1st responders, hospitals and other agencies currently providing services under difficult conditions. The funds have now been jeopardized as a result of disproportionate budget cutting by the State Dept of Health. Of the total program cuts instituted by the Dept of Health almost 100% have been directed at the EMS Legislative support funds. We in the EMS community feel that this type of cutting by convenience without an objective formula that spreads the cuts across the board is extremely unfair. PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF HOW THE CUTS WILL AFFECT YOUR AGENCY We ask that you work in concert with your colleagues in the legislature to restore these funds for use by the emergency agencies who rely on them to provide a valuable service to their fellow citizens. Sincerely, CC: May wish to provide copies to the Commissioner of Health, Governor and other individuals as appropriate. CENTRAL MINNESOTA STATE LEGISLATORS - 1986 SESSION HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT = 4B DISTRICT / 13B DISTRICT 0 15B DISTRICT i 17B REP MAURICE ZAFFKE REP STEPHEN WENZEL REP ALLN WELLE REP DAVE GRUENES OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: 569 STATE OFFICE BLDG 291 STATE OFFICE BLDG 247 STATE OFFICE BLDG 571 STATE OFFICE BLDG ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 (612) 2%-2451 (612) 2%-4247 (612) 2%-6206 (612) 2%-6316 HOMR INFO. HOME INFO HOME INFO: HOME INFO: RR1, BOX 3 312 3RD ST SE RR 4, BOX 319D 234 DANORA PL BACKUS, MN 56435 LITTLE FALLS, MN 56345 WILLMAR, MN 56201 ST CLOUD, MBN 56301 (218) 947-4018 (612) 632-6485 (612) 235-5029 (612) 255-0686 DISTRICT # 12A DISTRICT f 14A DISTRICT 116A DISTRICT # 18A REP DON RICHTER REP PAUL OGREN REP BEN OMANN REP JEROME PETERSON OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: 575 STATE OFFICE BLDG 323 STATE OFFICE BLDG 581 STATE OFFICE BLDG 253 STATE OFFICE BLDG ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAYL, MN 55155 (612) 296-4293 (612) 2%-7808 (612) 296-6612 (612) 2%-6746 HOME INFO. HOME INFO: HOME INFO: HOME INFO: -''R2 BOX 220 BOX 113 FLEMING RTE RR 1 306 6TH AVE S ..ADENA, MN 56482 AITKIN, MN 56431 ST JOSEPH, MN 56374 PRINCETON, MN 55371 (218) 631-1933 (218) 768-4835 (612) 251-5488 (612) 389-3452 DISTRICT / 12B DISTRICT # 14B DISTRICT = 168 DISTRICT / 18B REP RICK KRUEGER REP DOUGLAS CARLSON REP BERNARD BRINKMAN REP RALPH KIFFMEYER OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: 215 STATE OFFICE BLDG 485 STATE OFFICE BLDG 251 STATE OFFICE BLDG 431 STATE OFFICE BLDG ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 (612) 2%-3201 (612) 2%-4308 (612) 296-4373 (612) 2%-5377 HOME INFO: HOME INFO: HOME INFO: HOME INFO: 524 N 6TH 430 DIVISION BOX 459 16160 201ST AV STAPLES, MN 56479 SANDSTONE, MN 55072 RICHMOND, MN 56368 BIG LAKE, NN 55309 (218) 894-2443 (612) 245-2946 (612) 597-2328 (612) 263-3876 DISTRICT / 13A DISTRICT # 15A DISTRICT i 17A DISTRICT # 19A REP PAUL THIEDE REP SYLVESTER UPHUS REP MARCUS MARSH REP LYNN BECKLIN OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: OFFICE: OFFICE INFO: 473 STATE OFFICE BLDG 433 STATE OFFICE BLDG 449 STATE OFFICE BLDG 337 STATE OFFICE BLDG ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 (612) 2%-4333 (612) 296-5185 (612) 2%-7806 (612) 296-5364 HOME INFO: HOME INFO: HOME INFO: HOME INFO: RR1 BOX 52 RR 1, BOX 182A 1172 8TH AVE NO 525 WINNETKA PL PEOUOT LAKES, MN 56472 SAUK CENTRE, MN 56378 SAUK RAPIDS, MN 56379 CAMBRIDGE, MN 55008 (218) 568-5774 (612) 352-3744 (612) 253-6658 (612) 689-4494 -5- CENTRAL MINNESOTA STATE LEGISLATORS - 1986 SEESION HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (CONT.) DISTRICT 119E DISTRICT # 49A REP LOREN JENNINGS REP DARBY NELSON OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: 501 STATE OFFICE BLDG 301 STATE OFFICE BLDG ST PAUL, MN 5515:, ST PAUL, MN 55155 (612) 2%-9518 (612) 2%-1729 HONE INFO: HOME INFO: BOX 68 1013 VERA STREET RUSH CITY, MN 55069 COON RAPIDS, MN 55316 (612) 358-4695 (612) 421-7334 DISTRICT r 22A REP BOB MCEACHERN OFFICE INFO: 203 STATE OFFICE BLDG ST PAUL, MN 55155 (612) 2%-4237 HOME INFO: 601 WALNUT AVE N ST MICHAEL, MN 55376 (612) 497-2572 DISTRICT # 22B REP TONY ONNEN OFFICE INFO: 515 STATE OFFICE BLDG ST PAUL, MN 55155 (612) 2%-1534 HOME INFO: RR 2, BOX 211 COKATO, MN 55321 (612) 286-5472 DISTRICT = 48A REP DALE CLAUSNITZER OFFICE INFO: 523 STATE OFFICE BLDG ST PAUL, MN 55155 (612) 296-5501 HONE INFO: 6577 FORESTVIEW LN N MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369 (612) 425-0165 -6- CENTRAL MINNESOTA LEGISLATORS - 1986 SENATORS DISTICT 14 DISTRICT = 15 DISTRICT / 19 SENATOR GERALD WILLET SENATOR DEAN JOHNSON SENATOR RANDOLPH PETERSON OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: 121 CAPITOL 105 CAPITOL 326 CAPITOL ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 (612) 296-4147 (612) 2%-3826 (612) 296-8018 HOME INFO: HOME INFO: HOME INFO: 207 MILL ROAD 910 SW 11TH ST 155 COLLEN STREET PARK RAPIDS, MN 56470 WILLMAR, MN 56201 WYOMING, MN 55092 (218) 732-3520 (612) 235-6388 (612) 464-6479 DISTRICT 1 12 DISTRICT / 16 DISTRICT # 22 SENATOR DON JOHNSON SENATOR JOE BERTRAM SR. SENATOR BETTY ADKINS OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: 103 STATE OFFICE BLDG 328 CAPITOL 235 CAPITOL ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL,MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 (612) 296-6455 (612) 2%-2084 (612) 296-5981 HOME INFO: HOME INFO: HOME INFO: 703 SO JEFFERSON PAYNESVILLE, MN 56362 550 CENTRAL AVE WADENA, MN 56482 (612) 243-4708 ST MICHAEL, MN 55376 (218) 631-2200 (612) 497-2693 DISTRICT # 13 DISTRICT / 17 DISTRICT # 48 SENATOR DON SAMUELSON SENATOR JAMES PEHLER SENATOR TAD JUDE OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: 121 CAPITOL 306 CAPITOL 235 CAPITOL ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 (612) 2%-4875 (612) 2%-4241 (612) 296-4248 HOME INFO: HOME INFO: HOME INFO: 1018 PORTLAND AVE 734 14TH AV SO 6907 IVES LANE BRAINERD, MN 56401 ST CLOUD, MN 56301 MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369 (218) 829-4898 (612) 251-0350 (612) 424-4127 DISTRICT / 14 DISTRICT M 18 DISTRICT # 49 SENATOR FLORIAN CHMIELEWSKI SENATOR CHARLES R. DAVIS SENATOR GENE MERRIAM OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: OFFICE INFO: 325 CAPITOL G-24 CAPITOL G-24 CAPITOL ST PAUL, MN ST PAUL, MN 55155 ST PAUL, MN 55155 (612) 296-4182 (612) 296-2302 (612) 296-4154 HOME INFO: HOME INFO: HOME INFO: STURGEON LAKE, MN 55783 RT 2 BOX 132 10451 AVOCET ST NW (218) 372-3616 PRINCETON, MN 55371 COON RAPIDS, MN 55433 (612) 398-3390 (612) 757-6926 -4- CENTRAL MINNESOTA EMS COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTOR_'S BENTON COUNTY BETTY TURCK 719 4TH STREET SO SAUK RAPIDS, MN 56379 (612) 255-5656 (W) (612) 252-4008 (H) CASS COUNTY NANCY JOHNSON (SEC) STAR ROUTE 3 BOX 278 REMER MN S6672 (218) 566-1349 (W) (218) 566-2789 (H) CHISAGO COUNTY CHIP TOOKE ROUTE 1 BOX 410 RUSH CITY, MN 55069 (612) 593-1764 (W) (612) 3S8-4548 (H) CROW WING COUNTY TERRY MOBERG (CHAIR) P 0 BOX 266 BRAINERD, MN 56401 (218) 829-8767 (W) (218) 829-3288 (H) ISANTI COUNTY JIM DOMBOVY 725 DELLWOOD CAMBRIDGE, MN 55008 (612) 689-1500 (W) (612) 689-5236 (H) KANABEC COUNTY JILL SAWYER (VICE CHAIR) 300 CLARK STREET MORA, MN S5051 (612) 679-1212 (W) (612) 679-2906 (H) MILLE LACS COUNTY CHERYL TENBRUIN BOX 161 ISLE, MN S6342 (612) 532-3154 (W) (612) 676-3294 PROJECT DIRECTOR - TOM DRONES MORRISON COUNTY MARY ANN BLADE 808 3RD ST SE LITTLE FALLS, MN 5634S (612) 632-6664 (W) (612) 632-6785 (H) PINE COUNTY KATHY OLSON RTE 1 BOX 101 SANDSTONE, MN 55072 (612) 245-2212 (W) (612) 245-2963 SHERBURNE COUNTY J.R. STEVENSON 1106 RIVERSIDE DR SE ST CLOUD, MN 56301 (612) 251-3636 (H) STEARNS COUNTY KEITH DICKINSON AVON POLICE DEPT AVON, MN 56310 (612) 356-7575 (W) (612) 356-7642 (H) TODD COUNTY VACANT WADENA COUNTY 'JAMES LAWSON 418 JEFFERSON ST NO WADENA, MN 56482 (218) 631-3510 (W) (612) 631-4027 (H) WRIGHT COUNTY ARLYN NELSON (TRES.) 213 SO 3RD AVE BUFFALO, MN 55313 (612) 682-3900 (W) (612) 682-1554 (H) PO BOX 86 SAUK RAPIDS MN 56379 (612) 253-7287 (H&W) 0all1 Z r" Dureimberger Report U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger Reports to Minnesota Gramm-Rudman New budget process is `fork in the road' If 1985 was the "Year of the Spy," the headline writers in Washington must already be preparing to designate 1986 as the "Year of Gramm-Rudman." Frustrated by their seeming inability to bring down our growing federal budget deficits, the Congress and President teamed up in the final hours before Christmas to adopt what is more correctly known as the "Gramm -Rudman -Hollings Amendment." Gramm-Rudman sets up a process which requires the Congress and Administration to balance the federal budget by 1991 -- eliminating a trillion dollars worth of deficits which will occur by then if current spending and revenue patterns remain unchanged. Figure 1 ( below) shows Gramm-Rudman as a kind of "fork in the road" in 1986 The top line in the graph represents current spending policy. Without changes, our annual deficit will continue to climb to $300.0 billion by 1991. But, under Gramm-Rudman, that deficit line drops to zero in 1991 through a process which will force Congress and the Ad- ministration to reduce spending or increase revenues by a total of one trillion dollars over the next five years. That trillion dotlars is represented by the shaded portion of the graph. Reaching zero is no easy task Meeting the goal of a balanced budget in 1991 will be no easy task, as the more detailed explanation of Gramm-Rudman on page 2 demonstrates. Understanding just how difficult the job will be requires an appreciation of how we got ourselves into the fix we're now in. In just the past five years, our national government debt has grown from $M.0 billion to $2.1 trillion. Even with Gramm- Rudman reductions, it will grow to $2.5 trillion by 1991. Every dollar we are borrowing today will cost the next generation of Americans $28.00 to pay back. Debt service on our growing deficit is now about $150.0 billion per year. By 1991, even with Gramm-Rudman reductions, the first $200.0 billion in federal revenues will be dedicated to paying interest on the debt. The federal government's borrowing, of course, is only part of the problem. The total public and private debt in this country is now $8.5 trillion. And, private sector borrowing continues to grow by about $1.0 trillion each year. All this borrowing is placing a tremendous burden on future generations. That's a major reason I've helped found a new national organization called "Americans for Generational Equity." This new organization is dedicated to carrying out some very sound advice offered by Thomas Jefferson 200 years ago when he said, "It's a moral imperative that everybody leave the next MY CONTACTS with Minnesotans over this past year have found our overwhelming deficits to be on just about everyone's mind, with lots of questions about why we can't seem to be doing more to bring them un- der control. generation at least as well off as they were." Unfortunately, right now, my generation is not going to leave that legacy to its children. Spending and revenues have grown at different rates Part of the explanation for how we got ourselves in so far over our heads is evident from Figure 2 (pg. 2). The bars on the left show the growth in federal revenues from 1980 to 1985; the bars on the right show the corresponding growth in federal spending. Overall, federal spending in the past five years is up about sixty percent, but total revenues have increased by only forty percent. Within each category, it's also important to see how the growth rates of different categories of revenue and spending have varied. On the spending side, during the past five years, the defense budget has increased 100 percent; debt service is up about 120 per- cent; entitlements like Social Security are growing at about the average for all spending; and spending on all other government programs has hardly increased at all. "All other government programs" include the FBI and drug en- forcement, farm price supports, foreign aid, food stamps, and all the programs we generally look to for "waste and abuse." On the revenue side, it's also interesting to see where the growth has occurred in the past five years. From 1980 to 1985, individual income tax revenues are about 35 percent; excise taxes are up about fifty percent; payroll tax revenues are up about seventy percent; and corporate income lax revenues have remained about constant. Figure 3 (pg. 3, top rgt.) shows very graphically how the com- position of federal spending is changing. In 1980, national defense and interest accounted for 32 percent of all federal spending. In 1985, they accounted for 41 percent. And, by 1990, they will total just under half the federal budget. General government programs, on the other hand, are a shrinking part of the federal budget, dropping from 26 percent of spending in 1980, to 19 percent in 1985, and to 16 percent in 1990. Programs like aid to state and local governments and environ- •After its principal co-sponsors: Senators Phil Gramm (R-Texas), Warren Rudman (R-New Hampshire), and Ernest Hollings (D- South Carolina) . F720- W 1« a a�w1n d auawl Fu�ibn. 1 NO-1 N6 N vw 20 0 W — o i W 0 0 mental protection keep getting squeezed down as we change the responsibilities of the national government for meeting the needs of people in this country. These charts and graphs help to explain how and why we got to Gramm-Rudman as a way of finally forcing the issue on our grow- ing federal budget deficits. The goals of Gramm-Rudman not new Something like Gramm-Rudman has actually been around for the last three or four years. Initially, we talked a lot about some type of "freeze" on government spending. We had Senator Rudy Boschwitz's "Fair Play Budget," for example. Just increase spen- ding by two or three percent a year, across the board, and we can balance the budget. That was in 1982 and, if we had done it in 1982, we might have a balanced budget today. But, we didn't do it. So, last year, Senator Slade Gorton (R- Washington) and I introduced a bill which told the President that, if he was going to submit a five-year budget that was unbalanced, he also had to submit one with equal revenues and expenditures. The Durenberger -Gorton proposal also required the Congress to pass a balanced five-year budget, to at least show the public what kind of choices would have to be made to equalize revenues and ex- penditures by 1990. But, we didn't do Durenberger -Gorton, and we also,couldn't agree on something called the "KGB Freeze," named after its authors, Senator Kassebaum, Grassley, and Baucus. So, early in 1985, the Republican leadership in the Senate took deficit reduction into its own hands, partly out of disappointment with the budget the President submitted which retained a $144.0 billion deficit in 1988. The Senate budget resolution, passed at the end of May, called for a balanced budget in 1990. We had to raise a few taxes -- $30.0 billion worth of new revenue - and we had to eliminate the cost of living adjustment for Social Security for one year. But, with some deep cuts in a lot of popular programs, we did balance the budget as of 1990. Unfortunately, that proposal fell apart, as well. The President said he wouldn't go along with a tax increase. And, House Speaker Tip O'Neill said he wouldn't allow us to touch Social Security: Five good reasons we haven't succeeded There are at least five good reasons why we haven't succeeded so far in reducing the federal budget deficit - reasons that the kind of drastic steps required by Gramm-Rudman seemed to be the only way to get the deficit down to zero. First, as Figure 3 shows so dramatically, over 80 percent of the budget is in defense, interest payments, and Social Security and other entitlements. Less than 20 percent of the budget is in the kind of governmental programs which haven't been placed off limits by either the President of Speaker O'Neill. All those programs could be eliminated and we still wouldn't have a balanced budget. Second, the 1964 election didn't give us any guidance as to where to cut. Spending priorities - or where to cut and where not to cut - were not an issue debated in the election. None of us got any direc- tion on whether to cut Veterans programs, or Amtrak, or anything else. So, SM people came off the campaign without any in- struction from the voters. A third reason we have Gramm-Rudman is that we are living in an era which is anti -government, an era in which government is thought by a lot of people to do little or nothing right. And, if you want to try to make a decision on cutting spending, and you have a bunch of people in government trying to do it, the only way you do it is to put everything in one pot and try to slice it up equally. A fourth reason we have Gramm-Rudman is that the notion is around that spending is what government does poorly and what people do very well. A look at our present tax code provides one very good illustration. In 1996, total personal income in this country will be $3.6 trillion. If we applied the current individual income tax rates to that $3.6 trillion without any exemptions or credits or deductions, we would raise about $665.0 billion. That's about 20 percent of total personal income. But, the reality is that, after you and I spend $48.0 billion on our home mortgage interest deduction, $49.0 billion to provide health insurance for employed people, and a whole lot of other worthwhile tax -supported private spending -- we will raise only about $360.0 billion in individual income taxes. That's about 10 percent of total personal income. On the corporate side, private spending evidently works even better. Next year, the present corporate tax rates would raise $183.0 billion if applied evenly against total corporate income, without any deductions or credits. But, with all the tax supported private spending contained in the Gramm-Rudman: A process, but Under the Gramm-Rudman Amendment, the federal budget deficit must be reduced to zero in annual increments between 1986 and 1991. The legislation sets out a step-by-step budget process, in- cluding specific deadlines for both the Congress and President. Each year, by February 1, the President is required to submit his annual budget proposal. In all likelihood, these budget proposals will honor the yearly deficit reduction targets shown in Figure A (below). The Congress is then required to complete action on its budget resolutions for the coming year by March 15; approve legislation reconciling program authorizations with the budget resolutions by June 15; and approve all appropriations bills by September 30. During the process, a calculation will be made of the annual deficit these measures will produce. If the calculated deficit is below the targets, no further action is required. If the calculated deficit is higher than the targets, however, the President must issue what is called a "sequester order" on Sep- tember 1 which brings the deficit down to the target level. This order has the effect of automatically reducing spending levels in specific programs. The cuts will be effective retroactive to the date the President's order is issued. Congress then has a 30-day opportunity to develop its own "sequester order" which makes a different set of cuts, but Figure A FY86: $190 billion FY87: $144 billion Deficit reduction FY88: $108 billion FY89: $ 72 billion targets FY90: $ 36 billion FY91: $ 0 billion still brings the deficit under the year's target level. If Congress takes no action on its own, the President's budget cuts take effect October 1. Once the Congress completes its final round of budget cuts (or declines to do so), the deficit reduction process ends for the year and begins again with the submission by the President of the next fiscal year's budget. The Gramm-Rudman Amendment also sets up specific guidelines on where automatic spending cuts must come from and how various programs are treated if the Congress and President are unable to agree on a budget which meets the annual deficit targets. In the President's "sequester order," for example, fifty percent of the cuts must come from defense and fifty percent from non- defense programs. Up to one-half the non -defense cuts must come from across-the-board reductions in cost -of -living increases in a number of indexed entitlement programs. The remaining cuts must be an across -the board reductions in programs which are not indexed for inflation. Certain retirement and anti -poverty programs -- such as Social Security, food stamps, AFDC, and child nutrition programs - are exempt from any mandatory cuts under Gramm-Rudman. (See listing of exempt and non-exempt programs on page 4.) Like the Israelites leaving Egypt On the Senate floor, during the final debate on Gramm-Rudman, I compared our situation to the ancient Israelites making up their minds to leave Egypt during the great "Exodus." Like the Israelites, we know we can no longer stay where we are. We see all around us the plagues of captivity in growing deficits, an inflated dollar, declining exports, and the potential for economic collapse. A miracle of sorts has occurred and the political seas have parted. We have the hope for a better life in a "promised corporate income tax code, corporate tax collections in 1986 will be only $63.0 billion. The difference is $120.0 billion dollars worth of depreciation, investment tax credits, fringe benefits, and other deductions, credits, and exemptions. A final reason we have Gramm-Rudman is that a lot of members of Congress run against the "institution" of the Congress. We make sure that our constituents know that we, individually, are not the problem. We each have our plans to balance the budget. If it weren't for "the Congress," we wouldn't have any problems. But, we are also unwilling to vote to cut the programs which are important to our individual constituencies. We make sure we each take care of "our folks." We've been doing this so long now that there isn't an institution that we all belong to anymore that can make the kind of tough choices which a balanced budget requires. And, so, we now have Gramm-Rudman to either force us to make those choices or have them made for us. So where do we begin? A lot of ink has already been spilled over the harshness of Gramm-Rudman. It indeed may have a draconian effect on the scope and nature of the federal government. But, the critics of Gramm-Rudman must realize that, in this case, the punishment fits the crime -- the cure fits the illness. The deficit which Gramm-Rudman was enacted to eliminate is a heinous threat to our future — and the lives and livelihoods of our children —has resisted our previous efforts to control it. Put another way, chemotherapy is worth the suffering because the consequences of cancer untreated are infinitely worse. But, chemotherapy is no fun. And, Gramm-Rudman will be no better. So, where do we begin? Where do we begin the task of reducing deficits by one trillion dollars between now and the end of this decade? 41� II low ` 4 �1 SHARE First, I would suggest that we stop pointing fingers up and down Pennsylvania Avenue and from one side of the U.S. Capitol Building to the other. Let's stop blaming past policies. And, let's start aiming ourselves toward a better government in our future. Second, meeting the Gramm-Rudman deficit targets will require further spending cuts; an immediate leveling off of our extraor- dinary defense build-up; further cuts and reforms in some general government programs and total abandonment of others -- programs which have already "given 'till it hurts." Third, we must continue to reform our entitlement programs. As chairman of the Senate Health Subcommittee, I have already put $40.0 billion in Medicare savings into the deficit reduction pot over five years -- and I will be asked to do more. And, finally, there is simply no way we can get from $220 billion to zero without raising more revenue from tax reform than the President proposes. Tax reform and Gramm-Rudmann debates must merge Moving parallel to the debate in Washington this year over deficit reduction under Gramm-Rudman will be continued action in the Senate on tax reform. I expect to be at the center of both sets of debates as a member of the Senate Finance Committee. Without going into a lot of detail over specific provisions, I see at "If we're really serious about using tax reform to make the tax system more fair and equitable, then we should certainly be willing to include the most regressive of all federal taxes, the payroll tax." least three major issues which must be addressed during the up- coming tax reform debate. One involves the relative priority in our federal tax code between savings and investment on one hand and consumption on the other. The bill which has passed the House of Representatives continues a bias toward consumption, and fewer incentives for savings and in- vestment. That's a priority which I would prefer to see reversed. A second issue involves the scale and scope of tax reform. Should tax reform be limited to changes in the income tax system? Or are we going to open the question of what the proper mix should be between income and payroll taxes? Figure 4 (p. 4) shows the changing mix of revenue sources over the past five years. The only revenue source to grow as a percentage of total revenues during this period has been the payroll tax. If we're really not a policy, for deficit reduction land." Like the ancient Israelites, however, we have a wilderness to cross before we are finally safe in the promised land. Gramm-Rudman is the budgetary process which we hope to use to get us to the promised land. But, Gramm-Rudman isnot a budgetary policy. The final judgement on whether Gramm- Rudman works will be based on the policy choices which will have to be made to carry it out. That debate has only just begun. The size of the task -- and the difficulty of the choices we will have to make -- is graphically represented by Figure B (at right). The sum total of deficit reduction which will be required over the next five years is one trillion dollars. Just for the sake of illustration, following is a list of spending reductions and tax increases which would meet the Gramm- Rudman deficit reduction goals. This is certainly not my list of cuts or tax increases, but it does show the magnitude of the choices which will have to be made in order to comply with the Gramm-Rudman deficit targets. as Defense: Cancel MX and five other weapons programs, reduce procurement growth by fifty percent, freeze military construction, and eliminate military pay raises. "Entitlements: Increase Medicare deductibles and the share of premiums paid by beneficiaries; freeze physician fees and other charges; reduce Social Security cost -of -living adjustments by two - percent; reduce veterans compensation. "General government: Substantial cuts in the space shuttle, Rural Electrification Administration, mass transit, and com- munity development block grant programs; eliminate Amtrak, the Small Business Administration, Economic Development Ad- ministration, legal services for the poor, and General Revenue Sharing; require federally supported airports, harbors, and the Coast Guard to be totally supported by fees. as Tax increases: Index the individual income tax to grow at three percentage points below the rate of inflation; adopt a five - percent national sales tax; eliminate deductibility for state and local taxes; double the beer and wine tax. Again, this is not the Durenberger proposal to achieve the Gramm-Rudman deficit reduction targets, but it does show the dif- ficult task we have ahead of us and the tough choices which must be made. Debate needed on federal role My hope is that much of this debate will be over the proper role of the federal government in meeting society's needs. But, that debate will be made difficult by the tendency to make across-the- board cuts in programs, regardless of whether they meet legitimate federal government responsiblities Gramm-Rudman will also force us to consider the effect that across-the-board cuts will have on major system reforms now un- derway in health care and other program areas. Over the past several years, major reforms in the Medicare system have saved over $40.0 billion. But, completion of these reforms -- and realization of their total cost -saving potential -- will require continued support for programs which could be severely hurt by across-the-board cuts. Figure a Deficit Reduction Required by 'es 77 Gramm-Rudman Be 44 e7 89 as 141 89 200 90 260 91 320 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Billions of Dollars serious about using tax reform to make the tax system more fair and equitable, then we should certainly be willing to include the most regressive of all federal taxes, the payroll tax. If one of our priorities is to make the income tax less onerous for low income in- dividuals by raising the zero -bracket income levels, then it should also make sense to examine the payroll tax, which hits the very fir- st dollar of income. A third major issue in tax reform pits those, like the President, who insist that tax reform must be revenue -neutral against those who believe tax reform should help generate additional revenue which could be used to help finance deficit reduction. The enormous task of engineering one trillion dollars in deficit reduction over the next five years makes it essential that revenue increases be a part of the implementation of Gramm-Rudman. The danger of merging the tax reform and deficit reduction debates too early, of course, is that a tax increase must not be seen as an alternative to spending reductions and spending reforms. Therein lies one of the great values of Gramm-Rudman: It will force Ronald Reagan, Tip O'Neill, Bob Dole, Cap Weinberger and the rest of the Congress and Administration to eventually face the bitter reality of the deficit. That should be a new and rather bracing experience for us all. To put it bluntly, there is nothing like the sight of the gallows to focus the mind. Time to take some shots at the root As a member of the Senate Finance Committee, I currently have before me seven -and -one-half pounds of legislative language known as the "Tax Reform Act of 1986." It represents our fourth attempt at revising the tax code in the past six years. I'm afraid the exer- cise now before the Finance Committee gives new meaning to Thoreau's statement that there are a thousand hacking at the bran- ches of evil for every one striking at its root. I do not yet know the disposition of my colleagues on the Committee, but I, for one, think it is time to take some shots at the root. Two events occured in Washington during the week of December 12 which represent the height of irony. At one end of the Mall, the President was joyously signing into law the Gramm-Rudman budget proposal. At the other, the House was preparing to pass tax "Only by pointing tax reform and deficit reduction in the same direc- tion, and then lashing them together, can we hope to keep our `Ship of State' afloat." reform legislation, the heart and soul of which was "revenue neutrality." With its right hand, the federal government committed itself to one trillion dollars in deficit reduction. With its left hand, it approved a status quo revenue figure. Despite this attempt at fiscal irony, it is clear to a growing num- ber of Americans -- who care about the future we are handing our children -- that tax reform and deficit reduction cannot continue to be two ships passing in the night, unaware of each other's course or speed or destination. Tax reform will be swamped by the effects of mounting deficits; and deficit reduction will be listing badly without new revenue of some kind. Only by pointing tax reform and deficit reduction in the same direction, lashing them together, can we hope to keep our `Ship of State' afloat. A former Secretary of the Treasury once said that the country deserves a tax code which looks like someone designed it on pur- pose. That is what the objective of genuine tax reform should be. At times like this, it is hard not to recall the accounts of the sinking of the HMS Titanic seventy-three years ago. On the night of the Titanic's sinking, there were several other ships in the vicinity 'ZICitifea Ztcdez ,$mate WASH INGT ON. D C 20510 of the ill-fated luxury liner. But, she failed to heed their warnings about icebergs. And, they failed to heed her calls for distress. In our management of the federal budget, and in our trust responsibility to maintain the integrity of the federal government, we should not make the same kinds of mistakes. Programs Exempted from Gramm-Rudman Cuts Medicaid Program Aid to Families with Dependent Children Child Nutrition Programs Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) Earned Income Tax Credit Veterans Pensions Veterans Compensation Programs Partly Exempted from GR Cuts* Medicare Program Community Health Centers Veterans Health Programs Indian Health Programs 'Automatic spending cut. for mac progrems could not exceed one preen) In 1988 and two pro•nt In each succeeding year. r DAVE DURENBERGER UNITED STATES SENATOR WASHINGTON MINNESOTA United Stales Senate 1020 Plymouth Building 154 Russell Senate Building 12 South Gth Street Washington, DC 20510 Minneapolis, MN 55402 (202)224-3244 (612)349-5111 (800) 752-4226 (in state) Postal Customer MINNESOTA SS al A. Rl t AR ki Vitt i HELP US FIND RAYLENE HELSLEY FROM. RUSTON,LA MISSING: 1-5-93 AGE NOW. 15 EYES. BLUE HAIRBLONDE If you have information, please call' 1-800-843-5678 r NATIONAL CENTER FOR 11.. G AND EXPLOITED CNILDREN ORDINANCE 1986-1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1975-5 REGULATING THE USE OF LAND, THE LOCATION AND THE USE OF BUILDINGS AND AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF BUILDING ON LOTS AND THE DENSITY OF POPULATION •IN THE CITY OF ALBERTVILLE, MINNESOTA The City Council of Albertville, Minnesota, does ordain: Ordinance No. 1975-5-, entitled "Regulation of the Use of Land, the Location, and the Use of Buildings and the Arrangement of Buildings on Lots and the Density Population in the City of Albertville, Minnesota" is hereby amended by the addiion of Section 420(10A), after 420(10) and preceding Section 420(11): Section 420(l0A). SITE PLAN APPROVAL PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision A. COMPLIANCE. A site plan must be approved before a building permit for a new structure or major addition to an existing structure in the Residential, Multiple Dwelling, Community Store, Commercial, Light Industrial, and Heavy Industrial Districts. The purpose of such approval is to assure that new developments conform to City plans and the City Code, and provide the most appropriate and compatible plan for that area. Subdivision B. APPLICATION. Approval of a site plan may be initiated by the owner, user, or potential user of the subject property by making application in writing to the City on such forms designated by the City. The City may request the applicant to furnish a scaled drawing of any of the following items which the City considers necessary for the proper consideration of the application: (1) Lot or parcel; (2) Existing grades and buildings within 100 feet of the site; (3) Finishing grades and proposed drainage; (4) Interior circulation, including bike and automobile parking spaces, loading spaces, driveways, stacking spaces, walks, curbing, and lighting; (5) Proposed building and their entrances and exits; (6) Recreation areas; (7) Proposed landscaping specifications and locations; (8) Existing trees of six (6) inches or more in diameter; (9) Proposed screening; and (10) Depth of water and sewer pipes from main to building hookup' Subdivision C. APPLICATION FEES. An application fee, to be set by resolution of the City Council, shall accompany the application. Such fee shall not be returnable. On proof of financial hardship, the City Council may waive the application fee. PAGE 2 Subdivision D. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. All requests for site paln approval may be referred to the Planning Commission for review and recommedation to the City Council. Subdivision E. CITY COUNCILE APPROVAL. All recommendation of the Planning Commission shall be referred to the City Council. The City Council may affirm, amend, or reject the recommendation of the Planning Commission. Subdivision F. CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL. The following findings shall be made before a site plan may be approved. The site plan shall: (1) Be compatible with the surrounding land uses; (2) Preserve existing natural features whenever possible; (3) Achieve a safe and efficient circulation system; (4) Not place excessive traffic loads on local streets; (5) Conform with City plans for parks, streets, service drives, and walkways; (6) Conform to goals and policies of the City Council; (7) Achieve maximum safety, convience and ammenties in the City; (8) Show sufficient landscaping to buffer unsightly features and to enhance the development; (9) Not create detrimental distrubances to surrounding properties; (10) Meet the requirements of thes Ordinance unless a variance has been granted; (11) Show efforts to conserve enerav whenever possible; and (12) Meet the requirements of Ordinance 1985-2, Section 2, with regards to placement of sewer and water lines. Subdivision G. TERMINATION OF FINAL APPROVAL. Approval of a site plan shall be for one (1) year to allow for the initiation of construction. If construction is not started within one (1) year, or within any extensions granted as hereinafter provided, the developer may file a written request with the City for an extension. The City may extend site plan approval for periods not more than twelve (12) months each, upon a finding that the project design meets the applicable City Codes standards in effect at the time the request for extension is considered, or the design is modified to satisfy those standards. Subdivison H. LANDSCAPING INSTALLATION. The landscaping and screening shall be installed prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. If seasonal weather conditions or phasing of construciton present practical difficulities in the installation or completion of the landscaping, the completion of the landscaping may be deferred for not more than six (6) months by the City. The extension of time shall be granted in writing. The owner or occupant of the premisis shall maintain the landscaping, and screening in good condition free of refuse and debries. All diseased or dead materials shall be promptly replaced. In addition, the owner or occupant of the premisis shall maintain the grade level and the sewer and water pipes depth approved in the site plan. PAGE 3 Adopted by the City Council this day of J l,i 1986. Donald Berning, City Clerk Attest Z J'Z� a Walsh, Mayor Published in the Crow River News 1985.