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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015 09-28 City Council Workshop Packet AGENDA MAPLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL MANAGER WORKSHOP 5:30 P.M. Monday, September 28, 2015 City Hall, Council Chambers A. CALL TO ORDER B. ROLL CALL C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None E. NEW BUSINESS 1. Follow up on Strategic Plan 2. City Attorney Updates (Civil and Prosecution) 3. Update on Republication of City Code F. ADJOURNMENT THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK    MEMORANDUM TO: City Council FROM: Melinda Coleman, City Manager Mike Funk, Assistant City Manager / HR Director DATE: September 23, 2015 SUBJECT: Follow up on Strategic Plan Introduction The purpose of this discussion is to review the Action Plans [strategic initiatives] for two (2) of the Strategic Priorities. Staff has been working on specific action steps for all five (5) of the Strategic Priorities and is prepared to discuss Action Plans for Financial Sustainability and Coordinated Communication. Background Staff presented the five (5) Strategic Priorities, Key Outcome Indicators (goals), and Strategic Initiatives (action plans) at the June 22, July 13, and July 27,, 2015 Council Workshops. The council approved the Strategic Priorities and Key Outcome Indicators (goals) at the August 10th Council Meeting and directed staff to prepare Action Plans. Included in the packet are the suggested Action Plans as recommended by Staff. Staff will present these at the Workshop. This is an opportunity for the City Council to review the Action Steps, provide feedback, and have a dialog with Staff if there are additional items to consider. Staff intends to bring additional Action Plans forward at upcoming Work Sessions regarding the remaining Strategic Priorities. The goal is to complete this task by early November so the overall plan can be adopted and inserted into the final budget document. Budget Impact There is no estimated budgetary impact projected for this discussion. Recommendation Staff recommends the Council review the attached action steps and provide direction. Attachments 1. Action Steps for Strategic Objectives: Financial Sustainability and Coordinated Communication   E1 Workshop Packet Page Number 1 of 27 Key Outcome Indicator (KOI) Reserve funding-facilities and equipment All critical items identified in asset mgmt. plan funded in 3 yrs General Fund reserves 40% of Gen. Fund operating revenues Budget Positive change to net assets-all govt’l funds-excluding future bonded items Citizen engagement 3 new engagement tools implemented Communication Determination made regarding most effective modalities --Most effective methods for feedback determined --One new approach implemented Council meeting decorum 90% compliance w/ rules of group charter Advisory Boards/Commissions Create annual initiatives/work plans to support city 's strategic plan --3 parcels Maplewood Bowl completed --Partnerships in place-trailer park --50% agree to relocation-auto repair Vacant commercial space 50% of sq. ft. back in productive use Century Ave. corridor Shared vision w/Oakdale, Ramsey & Washington counties and stakeholders (prior to infrastructure) Performance measures Five core effectiveness measures-all departments Collaboration/shared services Two new executed service agreements-one internal, one external Survey results 80% or greater favorable rating on service delivery Operational Effectiveness Comments Gladstone area redevelopment Financial Sustainability Coordinated Communication Effective Governance Targeted Redevelopment Strategic Priority Target Status (0,1,3) Feedback from diverse communities Decisions/Strategic Plan 80% of goals accomplished yearly E1, Attachment 1 Workshop Packet Page Number 2 of 27 Key Outcome Indicator: Reserve Funding- Facilities and Equipment Target: All critical items identified in asset management plan are funded in 3 years Strategic Initiatives/Action Plans Who's Responsible Start Date Status (0,1,2)Measure of Success/Comments: Review all currently critical items and determine if they are operational or capital in nature. [MCC] Building Maintenance Now Listing of items needed to be included in Building Maintenance operational duties and listing of items needing capital financing. Create a plan for operational items.Building Maintenance List of operational items needing attention continues to shrink. Deal with items more pro-actively in the future. Determine financing sources for capital items.Finance Currently critical capital items are no longer deferred. Review feasibility for a dedicated portion of the tax levy to build up a replacement fund reserve. Finance An ongoing source of funding is available to handle capital maintenance items. No longer defer the work. Strategic Priority: Financial Stability E1, Attachment 1Workshop Packet Page Number 3 of 27 Key Outcome Indicator: General Fund Reserves Target: Maintain a minimum balance of 40% general fund operating revenues Strategic Initiatives/Action Plans Who's Responsible Start Date Status (0,1,2)Measure of Success/Comments: Explore other diverse revenue sources and grant opportunities(i.e. new gas franchise fee) Finance Reduced reliance on property taxes and state LGA funding. Annual budget preparation.Finance Establish a balanced budget each year. Evaluate the efficiency and effictiveness of city services. Finance/Adminis tration Determine which services the city should be offering and restructure others based on data driven decisions. Set appropriate fees to recover cost of services.All departments Make sure we are covering the cost of providing services. Relates back to using data to support decisions on services. Share information with City Council and Department Heads.Finance Council and departments have up-to-date information to make informed decisions. Monitor expenditures within approved budgets.All departments Projects come in on or under approved budgets. Strategic Priority: Financial Stability E1, Attachment 1Workshop Packet Page Number 4 of 27 Key Outcome Indicator: Budget Target: Positive change to net assets for all governmental funds (except future bonded items) Strategic Initiatives/Action Plans Who's Responsible Start Date Status (0,1,2)Measure of Success/Comments: Manage project budgets.All departments Projects are approved only if funds are available and all projects come in on or under approved budgets. Evaluate the best use of LGA funding.Finance LGA funding is only used for capital projects or debt service. History has showed us that this is not a secure source of financing and should not be used for operations. Maintain or improve the city's AA+ bond rating.Finance A higher bond rating keeps our borrowing interest rates low. Strategic Priority: Financial Stability E1, Attachment 1Workshop Packet Page Number 5 of 27 Key Outcome Indicator: Citizen Engagement Target: 3 new engagment tools implented Strategic Initiatives/Action Plans Who's Responsible Start Date Status (0,1,2)Measure of Success/Comments: Utilize MySidewalk (formerly MindMixer) by posting 2 topics continuously Comm/All Dept 7/1/2015 Ensure we always have at least 2 topics posted at any one time. Use trends of participation for types of questions/topics to better craft future topics. Create Social Media plan for the City.Comm/All Dept 1/1/2016 Plan is created with feedback from all Depts and success is achieved when the City, as a whole, has made all required changes to accounts, posting guidelines, etc. Create Fix-it form and make available on website for citizens to submit work tickets to the City. IT 9/1/2015 Ensure fix-it form is available and all requests are routed to the appropriate parties. Market fix-it form in City News, etc. Implemenet system to allow for online job application submissions.IT/HR 9/1/2015 Ensure system is up and running. Post all job applications via this tool. Measure time savings and # of applicants. Hold City photo contest for a variety of categories.Comm 5/1/2016 Number of entries received. Explore feasibility to hire a communications position to manage city social media plan and communications IT/HR 7/1/2016 To ensure the city is effectively managing the social media plan, a communications postion should be evaluated Strategic Priority: Coordinated Communication E1, Attachment 1Workshop Packet Page Number 6 of 27 Key Outcome Indicator: Communication Target: Determination made regarding most effective modalities Strategic Initiatives/Action Plans Who's Responsible Start Date Status (0,1,2)Measure of Success/Comments: Survey residents on how they would like to receive communications from the City.Comm/CM 1/1/2016 Success will be achieved if we have survey results that reflect our City as a whole (statistically accurate) that we can then use in creating our Communications Strategy. Create a Communications Strategy/Policy for City Departments to implement Comm 4/1/2016 A plan that is easily implementable has been created and Departments are being trained on how to use it correctly. Department participation to successfully impliment communication strategy All Depts 7/1/2016 Show that all departments have bought in to the Communications Strategy with examples of their posts, articles, etc. Strategic Priority: Coordinated Communication E1, Attachment 1Workshop Packet Page Number 7 of 27 Key Outcome Indicator: Feedback from Diverse Communities Target: Most effective methods for feedback determined & one new approach implemented Strategic Initiatives/Action Plans Who's Responsible Start Date Status (0,1,2)Measure of Success/Comments: Recognize diverse communities to create a engagement strategy. Comm 7/1/2016 Create a report based on data to support a recommendation for next steps on who/most need in the community. Evaluate offical notices of city publications to be submitted in local diverse newspapers. Comm/All Dept 9/1/2016 Notices to official newspaper should be considered for submital to other local approved newspapers. Strategic Priority: Coordinated Communication E1, Attachment 1Workshop Packet Page Number 8 of 27 E2 MEMORANDUM TO: City Manager Melinda Coleman FROM: Chief of Police Paul P. Schnell DATE: September 23, 2015 SUBJECT: City Attorney Prosecution Report to Council Introduction Maplewood City Prosecutor Elliott Knetsch will provide the Council with a summary of activity since taking over prosecution services in February 2015. Background City Prosecutor Elliott Knetsch will summarize his firms YTD involvement in Maplewood’s prosecution services – 2/1/2015 – 7/31/2015: Cases opened – 813 Charges by formal complaint – 219 Domestic violence cases opened (last 6 months) - 110 Court appearances – 198 Mr. Knetsch will also describe the challenges faced by local prosecutors due to the District Court’s block scheduling methods. The manner in which cases are scheduled tends to increase court appearances, which creates and increased number of court appearances (attorney time). The Courts block scheduling system combined with the police department’s low tolerance enforcement efforts calls into question the viability of the current contract given the increased prosecution outcome expectations. Budget Impact N/A Recommendation Information only at this time. Attachments Prosecution Legal Services PowerPoint presentation Workshop Packet Page Number 9 of 27 9/23/2015 1 Prosecution Legal Services Review for the City of Maplewood Elliott B. Knetsch September 28, 2015 Cases February 1, 2015 – July 31, 2015 813 Files Opened 135.5 Files Per Month Misdemeanors Gross Misdemeanors 656 157 Formal Complaints 219 Formal Complaint Requests Received* 36.6 Formal Complaints Per Month •In Custody Formal Complaints – due by 11 AM •Domestics – (GOA) – Complaint / Warrants within 72 Hours *includes declined cases and those subsequently referred to another agency for charging Workshop Packet Page Number 10 of 27 9/23/2015 2 Formal Complaints 62 0 50 100 150 200 219  Total 157 Misdemeanors Gross Misdemeanors* *vast majority are domestics and DWI’s DomesticAssaultDomestic Assault Domestic Assault Cases 14% 110 Total  Domestic Assault Cases opened in the last  6 months 86% 14% All Other Case Types Domestic Assault Cases Workshop Packet Page Number 11 of 27 9/23/2015 3 Domestic Assault Cases 78 110 Total Domestic Assault Cases opened in the last 6 months 32 2/1/15 ‐4/30/15 5/1/15 ‐7/31/15 124 Domestic Assault Cases closed, pending, or in warrant status February – September 14, 2015 Workshop Packet Page Number 12 of 27 9/23/2015 4 Workshop Packet Page Number 13 of 27 9/23/2015 5 Historical Dispositions of Qualified Domestic Violence Related Offenses (“QDVRO”) Total DA Cases Dismissed Convictions for QDVRO Convcited as DOC/Non‐QDVRO Pending/Warrant Status 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 77 77 68 93 124 37 35 27 44 25 15 22 23 29 42 25 20 18 20 29 28 Pending/Warrant Status 100 100 100 100 100 48 47 3 Disposition Types by Percentage Total  DA Cases Dismissed Convictions for QDVRO Convcited as DOC/Non‐QDVRO 48 45.4 39.7 47.3 26 19.5 28.6 33.8 31.2 43.8 32.5 26 26.5 21.5 30.2 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 CtACourt Appearances Workshop Packet Page Number 14 of 27 9/23/2015 6 Court Appearances February 1, 2015 – July 31, 2015 29 35 38 34 31 31 30 35 40 0 5 10 15 20 25 February March April May June July Number of Court Appearances per Month Court Appearances by Type 22% 22% 6%2%LEC Appearances Arraignments Pretrials 10% 32% 6% 22% Court Trials Jury Trials Contested Evidentiary  Hearings Other Arraignments Total Cases on Arraignment Calendar – 913 Weekly Average – 41.5 Arraigned Cases Not Resolved – 81% 387 Set for Pretrial (43%) 354 No‐Shows (38%) 172Resolved (19%) Workshop Packet Page Number 15 of 27 9/23/2015 7 Pretrials Pretrials – 387 Pretrial Appearances – 59 Cases per Pretrial Appearance – 6.6 Pretrials Set for Jury Trial 88 (23%) Jurisdictional Pretrials (once per week x six months) – 24 Jurisdictional Pretrials per appearance – 16.12 Trials Court Trials Scheduled – 72 Court Trial Appearances – 11 Court Trials per Appearance – 6.5 Acquittals – 1 Jury Trials Scheduled – 88 Jury Trial Appearances – 40 Jury Trials per Appearance – 2.2 Jurisdictional Trials (once weekly) – 24 Jurisdictional Trials per Appearance – 3.7 4 Jury Trials Held Outcomes: Guilty Plea – 1 Convictions – 2 Dismissal (Witness Failed to Appear) – 1 Workshop Packet Page Number 16 of 27 9/23/2015 8 Workshop Packet Page Number 17 of 27 9/23/2015 9 Workshop Packet Page Number 18 of 27 9/23/2015 10 Attorney & Staff TimeAttorney & Staff Time Hours by Attorney EBK 34% KF 26% SMM 1% HAS 13% DS 2% AS 1% SNC 15% ABS 8% Workshop Packet Page Number 19 of 27 9/23/2015 11 Hours By Staff 5%5% 5% 5% 8% BLK KCB 64% 8%KAG KMT KDLV AKP Others (5) Time Distribution Prosecutors & Staff 32% 24% 44% Attorney Court Appearance Time Attorney Non‐Court Time Legal Assistants' Time It is a pleasure to serve as your prosecuting attorney. Thank You! www.ck‐law.com Workshop Packet Page Number 20 of 27 MEMORANDUM TO: City Council FROM: Alan Kantrud, City Attorney DATE: September 23, 2015 SUBJECT: City Attorney Updates, Civil Introduction & Background The purpose of this report and presentation is to provide an update from Alan Kantrud, the Maplewood Civil Attorney. The attached Work Report contains a listing of the projects and issues Mr. Kantrud is currently working on. They are arranged by department. Budget Impact None. Recommendation No action required. Attachments 1. Work Report E2 Workshop Packet Page Number 21 of 27  1 9/10/2015  The following is a list of projects and activities that the City Attorney, Alan Kantrud, has been  working on with the Public Works Department in middle 2015:   3M Fire Station  o Coordination with 3M and the Public Works Department for the review and  recording of documents related to the fire station property and roadway  easements   Hwy 61 & County Road B Plat  o Review, research, recommendations, coordination with the Public Works  department, Ramsey County, and City Consultants on issues associated with the  platting of property owned by the city at the intersection of Hwy 61 and County  Road B   County Road B Trail and Safety Improvements  o Review and recommendations of cooperative agreement with Ramsey County   36&English  o Review, recommendations, and coordination with various entities throughout  the federal process for acquiring permanent and temporary easements  necessary for the construction of the proposed project   Gladstone Phase II, Frost and English  o Review, recommendations, and coordination with various entities for acquiring  permanent easements necessary for the construction of the proposed project  over a county tax forfeiture property  o Review and recommendations of cooperative agreement with Ramsey County   Gas Franchise Fee  o Review, recommendations, and coordination with various entities throughout  the process of the City’s work on a potential gas franchise fee   City Right‐of‐Way Vacation  o Review, recommendations, and coordination throughout the review of proposed  and past vacation on various city right‐of‐ways   City Code Clarification  o Review, recommendations, and coordination on questions regarding the current  City Code   Gladstone Phase 2  o Review and recommendations and coordination on questions with Ramsey  County on easement for proposed project over Tax Forfeit property.      E2, Attachment 1 Workshop Packet Page Number 22 of 27  2  Beam Avenue Park Land  o Review research recommend and coordination on resolving underlying  ownership.  The following is a list of projects and activities that the City Attorney, Alan Kantrud, has been  working on with the Police Department in middle 2015:   Continue working on agreement for police passive observation of hot‐spots  (criminal) in city including the integration of property‐wide trespassing and  business‐community policing.   Assessing opportunity to secure funds held with Ramsey County from arrests  without charging outcomes   Assess and edit various contracts and agreements.  The following is a list of projects and activities that the City Attorney, Alan Kantrud, has been  working on with the Parks and Recreation Department in 2015:   YMCA integration  o Drafted Operating Agreement Extension to include a Fellow appointed by the  YMCA to develop during and after school programming for Maplewood   Ashland Theater Company  o Working with Director on new Lease for theater company arrangement at MCC   MCC Theatrical Space Safety Program  o Investigate double‐billing and failure to address safety issues (by contractor)  The following is a list of projects and activities that the City Attorney, Alan Kantrud, has been  working on with the Building Department in middle 2015:  o Clearing Title and Property issues on Prairie Care Property (Beam and WBA)  o Extensive work regarding Conifer Ridge development request/project.  o Working compliance issues with problem properties/code enforcement  The following is a list of projects and activities that the City Attorney, Alan Kantrud, has been  working on with the IT Department in middle 2015:   Review advise and amend various technology agreements and contracts  The following is a list of projects and activities that the City Attorney, Alan Kantrud, has been  working on with the Executive/City Management Department in middle 2015:   Coordinating the clearing of contingencies and closing on Fire Station properties  E2, Attachment 1 Workshop Packet Page Number 23 of 27  3  Assisting realtor with other parcels of saleable land (title issues)  ‐‐VanDyke (title issue regarding stray deed)  ‐‐2228 Maplewood Drive (title issue replatting area with County)   Conducting wage and hour inquiries on Police Expansion contractors   Monitoring safe workplace compliance of Tennis Sanitation   Ensuring EDA Compliance by Larkin Dance Studio (loan reporting requirements)   Developed the City’s Solicitation Policy   Advising Cable Commission on their Policies and Procedures (and revising language to  match state law)   Developing strategies to move forward with CenturyLink Cable Franchise   Work updating Commission Handbook (editing and updating)  E2, Attachment 1 Workshop Packet Page Number 24 of 27 MEMORANDUM TO: Melinda Coleman, City Manager FROM: Karen Haag, Director of Citizen Services DATE: September 21, 2015 SUBJECT: Update of Republication of City Code Introduction The city code of ordinances was originally codified by Municipal Code in 1965. Throughout the years supplements have been made to the code and in 2003 a recodification was completed which included a legal review updating State law citations in the footnotes of the code. For several years updating the code to include new and amended ordinances was cut from the budget. In 2011 council authorized an agreement with Municipal Code to proceed with the republication of the city code that included 76 revisions to ordinances that had been approved since the 2003 codification. Further, in May of 2013 a supplement to the code was published that included 13 ordinances. The Code is web hosted at www.municode.com and has been a very beneficial service to both staff and citizens for researching purposes and in understanding rules and regulations that govern our city. A link on the city website connects the viewer directly to the Municipal Code website where the Maplewood City Code is digitally housed. Ordinances that are revised in between Code publications with Municipal Code can be found on the city website’s city code page. Background The following items are on the September 28, 2015 agenda for City Council Consideration to move forward, with the approval of the republication with a brief explanation in italics: a. Ordinance Adopting the Republication of the City Code of Ordinances An ordinance adopting the republication is required as part of the process. Twenty-eight ordinances have been adopted since the last republication: 1. Ordinance Amending the Environmental Protection and Critical Area Article of the City Code (Approved by Council 02.11.2013) 2. Ordinance Amendment for Residential Alarm License (Approved by Council 02.11.2013) 3. Small Kennel License Ordinance Revision (Approved by Council 08.12.2013) 4. Ordinance Amending the Xcel Energy Franchise Fee (Approved by Council 08.26.2013) E3 Workshop Packet Page Number 25 of 27 5. Ordinance Amendment Regarding Distance Requirements for Off-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License (Approved by Council 09.23.2013) 6. Ordinance to the Maplewood Municipal Code Regarding the Green Building Program (Approved by Council 09.23.2013) 7. Ordinance to the Maplewood Municipal Code Regarding Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (Approved by Council 09.23.2013) 8. Amendment to the Ordinance Regulating Personal Services Closing Hours (Approved by Council 09.23.2013) 9. Ordinance Amendment to Allow Warehousing in BC (Business Commercial) Zoning Districts by Conditional Use Permit (Approved by Council 07.14.2014) 10. Ordinance Amendment Regarding Public Pools (Approved by Council 07.14.2014) 11. Ordinance Amendment Regarding Food Establishment (Approved by Council 07.14.2014) 12. Ordinance Amendment Regarding Lodging Establishments (Approved by Council 07.14.2014) 13. Amendment to the Ordinance Regulating Tattoo Establishments (Approved by Council 07.28.2014) 14. Alarm Ordinance (Approved by Council 08.25.2014) 15. Dangerous Dogs Ordinance Amendment (Approved by Council 09.22.2014) 16. Cat Permit Ordinance Amendment (Approved by Council 10.13.2014) 17. Dog Permit Ordinance Amendment (Approved by Council 10.13.2014) 18. Ordinance Establishing Minimum Habitable Space Requirements for Senior Housing (Approved by Council 02.23.2015) 19. Ordinance Amendment Regulating On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor Licenses (Approved by Council 03.23.2015) 20. Ordinance Amending Chapter 14, Article XVIII Relating to the Sale of Tobacco Related Products (Approved by Council 05.26.2015) 21. Revised Gas Franchise Ordinance (Approved by Council 06.08.2015) 22. Gas Franchise Fee Ordinance (Approved by Council 06.08.2015) 23. Revisions to Stormwater Ordinances (Approved by Council 06.08.2015) 24. Amendment to Discharge of Firearms Ordinance (Approved by Council 07.13.2015) 25. Amendment to Allow Temporary Exterior Sales in Business Commercial Zoning Districts (Approved by Council 08.24.2015) 26. Amendment to the Ordinance Pertaining to Liquor Served at the Maplewood Community Center (Pending council approval) 27. Amendment to Fireworks Ordinance (Pending council approval) 28. Amendment to Peddlers, Solicitors and Vendors Ordinance (Pending council approval) b. Ordinance Repealing Chapter 8, Article V Pertaining to Billiard Parlors and Poolrooms Licenses Licensing requirements for businesses operating billiard games and pool tables are covered in another chapter of the Code, Chapter 8, Article III, Coin-Operated Amusement Devices. To avoid redundancy in the Code, since a provision already exists to regulate a E3 Workshop Packet Page Number 26 of 27 similar type of activity, staff has drafted an ordinance to repeal the code provisions in their entirety relating to Chapter 8, Article V, Billiard Parlors and Poolrooms. c. Ordinance Repealing Chapter 14, Article XIV Pertaining to Private School Licenses Requiring a license to operate to a non-public school is not one of the typical regulatory activities of the local authority and it does not seem to meet the requirement of the “general welfare” clause that would allow such licensing, absent any specific authority. The city may, by other means, such as zoning, building, environmental and traffic ordinances regulate operations of any such business. d. Ordinance Repealing Chapter 14, Article XVI Pertaining to Tanning Facilities This type of activity is regulated by the State through provisions of Chapter 325H. Our city code incorporates by reference all provisions of State law in their entirety; therefore, staff is asking the council to consider repealing the ordinance since the regulatory language already exists in State Statutes. e. Ordinance Repealing Chapter 42, Article I and Article II Pertaining to Taxi Cab Licenses The code requires the council to consider “public convenience and necessity” in determining whether to issue a taxicab license to an applicant. The taxicab ordinance has been in our code since 1961 while the city has not had an applicant for such license since 1970. Staff is asking the council to consider repealing the ordinance on those same grounds of “public convenience and necessity” as there seems to be no justification for it at the current time and conditions. In addition to the above, staff is requesting council approval of several administrative changes to the code language that mainly deal with specific references to the expiration dates for various business licenses/permits to allow for those to be set administratively. RECOMMENDATION This item is for informational and discussion purposes and is on the September 28, 2015 agenda for council consideration. 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