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<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />DATE: 08-27-98 <br />ITEM NO: <br /> <br />Department Approval: <br /> <br />Manager Approved: <br /> <br />Agenda Section: <br /> <br />Item Description: METROPOLITAN COUNCIL: Cost of Growth Study <br /> <br />1.0 Background <br /> <br />1.1 Approximately one year ago, the Metropolitan Council approved the <br />"Regional Growth Strategies" 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; 2) the patterns of <br />redevelopment including transportation, housing, etc.; and, 3) the direction <br />of tax policy in response to development patterns and service delivery <br />costs. <br /> <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 "Cost of <br />Growth Study" and has offered the City of Roseville an opportunity to <br />participate. This type of study is unique in the country, and one of the <br />most forward thinking approaches to understanding long-term 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 /> <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 /> <br />1.4 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 cast for this <br />should be committed from the 1998 Contingent Account. <br /> <br />1 <br />