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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION SATE: 07-27-98 <br /> ITEM ISO: K-3 <br /> Qepartment pp roval: [Manager Approved: Agenda Section: <br /> Repo its/R ecom mendatio ns Con ' t. ' <br /> Item Description: METROPOLITAN COUNCIL: cost of Growth stuff <br /> 1.0 Back round <br /> 1.1 Approximately one year ago, the Metropolitan Council approved the <br /> pp <br /> "Regional Growth Strategies$F which is intended to be the blueprint for <br /> metropolitan development into the next century. This regional strategy will <br /> help define; 1) the way our metropolitan area accommodates some <br /> 600,000 new residents in the next 20 years; ) the patterns of <br /> redevelopment including transportation, housing, etc.} and, ) the direction <br /> of tai p olicy in response to development pafterns and service delivery <br /> costs. <br /> 1.2 The Regional Growth Strategies has many assumptions about the cost of <br /> accommodating new development and redevelopment. In order to test <br /> those assumptions, the Metropolitan Council is conducting the host of <br /> Growth Study" and has offered the city of Roseville an opportunity to <br /> This type of study is unique in the country, and one of the <br /> participate. <br /> most forward thinking approaches to understanding long-terra costs of <br /> service delivery on a city by city and metropolitan area wide basis. (Other <br /> cities involved may include Richfield, Apple valley, Cottage Grove, Coon <br /> Rapids, Shakopee and the inner cities, as well as two school districts). <br /> 1.3 The benefits to Roseville would include a financial impact analysis of our <br /> current service delivery system over a long period of time, allowing the <br /> City to evaluate long-term costs and developing a system of financial <br /> benchmarks. In addition, long-term service costs in Roseville and our <br /> community's revenue projections will be evaluated based on the <br /> anticipated regional growth model to assess our ability to sustain our <br /> current strong financial position. <br /> 10A The cost to the City of Roseville is an amount not to exceed $10,000 plus <br /> some staff time to support the effort. Financial support from the 35W <br /> Corridor Coalition will reduce the cost by $5,000 (leaving the City with only <br /> a $5,000 commitment) on the basis that the lessons learned in Roseville <br /> are transferable to other cities in the 35W Corridor. The cost for this <br /> should be committed from the 1998 Contingent Account. <br />