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I" - I CITY OF ARDEN HILLS , MEMORANDUM DATE: June 25, 1997 I TO: Mayor and City Council I FROM: Brian Fritsinger, City Administratoce I SUBJECT: Certification of Local Performance Measures for Local Performance Aid Payable in 1998 I Background During the 1996 Legislative Session, the State adopted a law which provided for a new state aid for all cities beginning in calendar year 1997. This new aid was called Local Performance Aid I (LP A). I Minnesota Statutes, Section 477A.05, provides for LPA. In order to qualify for this new aid, a city must have a system of performance measures for services provided by the City, and must regularly compile and present these measures to the City Council at least once each year. In order '- to qualify and receive LP A in 1997, the City indicated to the State it was in the process of developing a system. I The City still does not have a specific system of performance measures in place for the overall . organization, or a specific budget area. By adopting the attached resolution, the City is committing to preparing a system for 1998. Staffhas begun working with other cities to discuss I methods of measuring performance. The League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) has been in contact with the Minnesota Department of Revenue on this issue. LMC representatives recently recommended that cities consider LP A no differently than HACA or LGA. In other words, the I City develops its budget and then subtracts the various aid programs to determine its final levy . It does need to specify the program to be the recipient of those funds, and develop a set of performance measures specific to that program. I At the June 16, 1997 City Council Worksession, this item was discussed and consensus reached I that a component of the I-35W Corridor Coalition be considered as a specific program area. After considering the various options, staff would recommend the City instead direct these funds towards partially supporting the City's share of the Ramsey County Contract Cities D.ARE. I program. For 1998, Ramsey County has proposed an Arden Hills amount of $18,723.85 for this program. Staff believes that this type of program will provide greater tracking and performance measurement opportunities. I The specific anjount ofLPA to be received by Arden Hills in 1998 is estimated at $12,122; an fI increase from $10,577 in 1997. Recommendation Staff recommends the adoption of Resolution #97-30, Approving Local Performance Aid. I