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Home My WebLink About2.b. Legislative Issues 4ROSEt vlOUI YTEXECUTIVE SUMMARY CITY COUNCIL City Council Work Session: February 13, 2008 AGENDA ITEM: Legislative Issues AGENDA SECTION: Updates PREPARED BY: Jamie Verbrugge, City Administrator AGENDA NO. tg b. ATTACHMENTS: NLC Priorities (Att #1); Transportation Funding Background and Resolution (Att #2); Governor's Bonding Proposal (Att APPROVED BY: #gi County Bonding Requests (Att #4); L A information (Att #5) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss legislative policies and priorities BACKGROUND During the next several months, there will be many opportunities for Council to be discussing legislative issues. The Minnesota Legislature will be back in session on Tuesday, February 12. Members of the city council will be meeting with Congressman John Kline on Friday, February 22. In March, members of the city council will also be attending the National League of Cities Congressional Cities Conference in Washington, D.C. The work session provides a timely opportunity for the City Council to review some of the more significant and relevant legislative issues that could potentially affect our constituents. ISSUE Federal Issues The National League of Cities has adopted four priority issues for congressional action in 2008. The four focal issues are Federal Funding, Immigration Reform, Telecommunications Reform, and Housing Finance. The priorities are summarized in the attachments. The full scope of the NLC 2008 National Municipal Policy can be accessed at www.nlc.org under the tab "Advocating for Cities." The NLC policies are divided into seven committee reports finance, administration and intergovernmental relations (FAIR); energy, environment and natural resources (EENR); community and economic development (CED); human development (HD); transportation infrastructure and services (TIS); public safety and crime prevention (PSCP); and, information technology and communications (ITC). The meeting with Congressman Kline and the subsequent trip to the NLC conference are good opportunities for council members to get some national perspective on issues that affect us locally. Transportation Funding The issue of transportation funding is going to be one of the hottest topics at the Minnesota Legislature. Mayor Droste previously distributed a letter (not attached) from House Minority Leader Mary Seifert asking the City of Rosemount to pass a resolution supporting bonding for roads and bridges. Staff contacted the League of Minnesota Cities and Metro Cities (formerly known as the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities) to get their perspective on this request. The League's IGR staff believes the Seifert resolution is not a comprehensive approach to transportation funding. LMC has distributed a copy of the LMC policy statement on transportation and provided an alternate resolution for cities to consider adopting. That information is attached. Capital Bonding The upcoming legislative session is an even numbered year, which means it is time for the capital bonding process at the State. The preliminary number for the State bonding package is expected to be in the neighborhood of $1 billion. Governor Pawlenty's bonding proposal (press release attached) places a heavy emphasis on transportation projects and higher education, with those two areas representing 62% of the total package. Dakota County has put together a bonding request that includes the 52/42 interchange as the secon$ highest transportation priority behind the Cedar Corridor Transitway. The interchange is not included in the Governor's proposal. Local Government Aid (LGA) The City of Fridley has circulated a proposal to overhaul the LGA formula so that suburban communities are treated equitably. Fridley's mayor and city manager have been working on this issue for a number of years to improve awareness of the disparity created by the current funding formula between communities of similar size and service level. Attached is a letter from Fridley asking for feedback from cities to the proposed alternative funding formula. LGA is just one piece of the larger property tax issue that is likely to be the focus of many hearings. The failure of the Legislature to pass a tax bill in 2007 leaves much work to be done. Events of the past year such as the housing market slowdown, declining property values, foreclosure rates, and sub -prime lending meltdowns have brought into sharper focus the public's concern about housing values and property taxes. Tinkering with the Homestead Market Value Credit, levy limits, and LGA are all probably going to be part of the conversation at some point during the process. SUMMARY There are a number of smaller legislative policies that merit mention during the larger legislative discussion. Staff will provide further information on some of these items prior to the work session. In the meantime, if council members are seeking out other sources of information, the LMC Legislative Policies can be found at www.lmnc.org and the Metro Cities policies are posted at www.amm145.org 2 0 2 007 2.10 a... ie a F i y i e n Y•A tr #Ad!€2€3� �.€:x�t}� €d� �#+F�3$'dg:� Ji3(.� f fifFii�y�;3 {8r:vc....., Washington, WNW, OUR STRENGTH .America's Cities and Towns Call on the 110th Congress to... Protect or restore funding for critical domestic programs, including the Community Development Block Grant program, HOPE VI, transportation projects within SAFETEA LU, and law enforcement programs, such as the COPS program. Enact comprehensive immigration reform that addresses enforcement issues, guest workers, and legalization of undocumented workers currently in the U.S., while recognizing the significant impact the growing immigrant population has on local budgets, local service delivery and our communities. Keep local governments in control in any reform of the Communications Act, including authority to control rights of way, collect local franchise revenue, ensure consumer protections, prevent redlining or other discriminatory practices, and offer municipal broadband services. Support legislation that will strengthen America's housing finance system, including stronger consumer protections against predatory lending, funding for homeowner counseling, and a simplified mortgage process to sustain homeownership and stem the rise in foreclosures. Recognize the critical role cities and towns play in delivering services 24 hours -a -day to our shared constituents. Cities and Towns Play A Critical Role Hometown America is where seven out of 10 Americans live, work and play in their rural, urban and suburban communities. Cities and towns are the heart of America's economy, generating more than 90 percent of the nation's economic output. Due to increased demands and tight budgets, cities and towns have become the great innovators of this century. We know what works and what doesn't. Local governments provide services 24/7 collecting the trash, maintaining the streets and sidewalks, protecting against crime, installing the street lights, and much, much more. Your constituents are our constituents. We Need to Work Together to Solve our Domestic Problems Without smart federal policies that support local governments, we can't protect our citizens. Cities know what works. Without adequate funding for affordable housing, roads and transit, clean water and wastewater, and public safety, cities cannot meet the daily needs and expectations of their constituents. A true partnership and strong working relationship will ensure that we of succeed. Cities and towns across America are working every hour of every day. f ob by Or America's Cities Towns 1 1 I e a i nL 1 Pennsylvania enue NW 41 WO nii inji, DC 200 siro.W)1i .Gr 13,0111 .7;e, AisVA National League 6� �:ti£8 til a c;;,,, OCR STRENOT The Issue: Federal Funding for Local Activities As the 110th Congress begins work on the 2008 appropriations or spending bills, a number of challenges exist that could impact federal funding for programs important to local communities. Cities and towns must convince Congress to protect or restore funding for domestic programs. Message to Congress Fiscal responsibility is good for all levels of government. Local elected officials support federal efforts to balance the federal budget. The President's Budget With cuts to important domestic programs, the Administration's proposed budget does not recognize the importance of the federal funding allocated to these programs. The federal budget and domestic priorities. As Congress undertakes the FY 2008 budget debate, federal resources for local activities with national significance and a history of local and federal government collaboration should be continued. These activities include transportation, housing, and public safety. Request to Congress Increase funding for the Community Development Block Grant, HOPE VI, Section 8, and other important local housing programs. Fully fund transportation projects authorized in SAFETEA LU. Increase funding for law enforcement programs, including the COPS program. i A 14 kw 4 Ft; Lobbying or America's Cities Towns •+rr rirr ay. :9 J/ a i :;:;yX lL p r r. ni. Avenue, 4 asi7 t DC 2r•r:• 0 a i e�u^�fOfFa��E3f�Tf�O� a r;,�i Err ?�t;tL't7 3 i�' NW rti__ �Fc_ t, DC ��✓4 Sbi•1b9!t7C.Cif g OUR STRENGTH The Issue: Immigration Reform The lack of a coherent and consistent federal immigration policy continues to pose a serious challenge to municipalities due to its escalating impact on local budgets, service delivery, and community life. Enactment of comprehensive immigration reform is a top legislative priority for the National League of Cities. Message to Congress Comprehensive legislation. Immigration reform must occur in a comprehensive, thoughtful manner that focuses on the creation of economic opportunities, strengthens families and our communities. Legalization of undocumented immigrants. NLC supports establishment of a process whereby undocumented immigrants currently living in the US may earn legalized status through payment of appropriate fees and back taxes and other reasonable requirements. Federa4 not local, enforcement. The federal government must improve the enforcement of its immigration laws. Local law enforcement officers should not be mandated to enforce civil enforcement laws that raise constitutional questions and divert local personnel from their primary public safety duties. Federal -local partnership without unfunded mandates. Without sufficient reimbursement, requiring local law enforcement personnel to detain criminal aliens must not occur. Congress should increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCCAP) to provide communities the necessary resources they need to detain criminals. Guest worker program to address employer needs. NLC supports an efficient program that enables businesses to hire foreign workers and meet local economic demands. Request to Congress Enact comprehensive immigration reform that addresses: (1) border security and interior enforcement; (2) workplace enforcement; (3) guest workers; and (4) legalization of undocumented workers currently in the U.S., (5) and necessary service delivery. Provide federal funds to help integrate new residents into their communities. j .Lobbying for America's Cities Towns s :4F•i wfr :w::::: v.::::::: s.....J f Y}:..: v::::.:::.::: i:. i:<.:}: pS:...:::.i:;:'x:.:<:.ii ?isi::: ,gin nr� .::::.......::::o:• ?•::o-:.... ....r:,: rf,;,::.:r swfF..dYf• oil III National Leagued Cities a 1301 P nrf�Niwn A: en u_, P W W..s!iingi m, DC 20004 g r rt1 JC �JJJ A 6N "r1L9! ir'c OURS STRENGTH The Issue: Telecommtmications Reform Local governments support the development and deployment of new communications technologies and federal policies that promote universal access, technological innovation, competition, and the implementation of new services. Congress and the Federal Communications Commission are focused on changes to national telecommunications policy. Message to Congress Cities and towns are partners in technology innovation. Cities can play a unique role in promoting access to new and competitive technologies and support actions by the federal government to encourage deployment of broadband networks in a competitive and technologically neutral manner. Talk with cities and towns before taking action. Congress should not move ahead with proposals to change telecommunications policy without first consulting local governments. a Do no harm. Local governments welcome new technologies and companies into the competitive marketplace to drive down prices, increase service quality, and service availability. As new technologies and companies enter the local marketplace, do not undermine local government's ability to perform core functions, including managing rights of way, franchising, taxation, public safety, and zoning. Request to Congress Support legislation that protects local government authority to: be fairly compensated for use of public rights of way; require communications service providers who use the rights of way to obtain local permission for such use; maintain local control of the rights of way; prevent redlining or other discriminatory practices; and ensure appropriate consumer protections. 0- Oppose legislation that prohibits or restricts municipalities from offering broadband services. i 0 .Lobbyingibr :•F ?r ?fl i. r':.w' .7: F�F jj�if.R7.�•F.iiR,.:i:: ;STS National ..,:.::.y..y:.. r y ni v NW t Washir.ltm, DC 200 SbiJw ife.org atio;Faf League of Clogs Oi Pe ?irs ivir a Avenue, Ai OUR STRENGTH The Isst #e. Housing Finance With the homeownership rate in America at a historic high of nearly 70 percent, mortgage foreclosures, predatory lending, and inadequate education about the mortgage finance system continue to threaten family economic self sufficiency and neighborhood stability. Congress is focused on efforts to strengthen America's housing finance system. Message to Congress Homeownership strengthens the economy and communities. Homeownership is the foundation for stable and healthy communities; in 2003, homeowners funneled $80 billion back into local economies; and housing -related activities accounted for 9.4 million jobs and contributed $2.3 trillion to the Gross Domestic Product. While subprime loans can be a valuable tool, they are having unintended negative consequences on families and neighborhoods in our cities and towns. Homeownership is under attack. Homeownership, an important source of wealth for so many American families, is being threatened by predatory or abusive lending practices undertaken by some subprime lenders. Predatory lending often leads to foreclosure. Predatory or abusive mortgage lending practices drain wealth from families, destroy the benefits of homeownership, and often lead to foreclosure.The Center for Responsible Lending estimates that predatory mortgage lending costs Americans more than $9.1 billion each year. Foreclosure rates are increasing. In 2006, more than 1.2 million mortgage foreclosure actions were filed, a 42 percent increase over the previous year Consumer protections laws should be strengthened Federal laws designed to protect consumers against predatory lending and in the mortgage loan process are no longer serving their intended purpose and should be strengthened. Request to Congress Support legislation to curb the practice of predatory lending, while not restricting access to affordable credit. Support additional funding to provide homeownership counseling to borrowers and potential borrowers. Strengthen laws designed to clarify and siinplify the mortgage process for consumers and to protect consumers against predatory loans. ALERT Transportation Resolution Page 1 of 2 Verbrugge,Jamie From: Peterson, Lynn [Ipeterson @Imc.org] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:22 PM To: General legislative Subject: [legislative] ALERT Transportation Resolution Attachments: 2008 Transportation Funding Policy.doc; A RESOLUTION REQUESTING COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN 2008.doc TO: League of Minnesota Cities Members FROM: Jim Miller, Executive Director SUBJECT: Transportation Resolution You may have received a copy of a resolution from House Minority Leader Marty Seifert (R- Marshall) seeking support for the Governor's bonding proposal, which includes $225 million for local bridges and $30 million for local roads. Although the Governor's bonding proposal, which is supported by the Seifert resolution, addresses a piece of the overall transportation funding need in the state, it is not a long -term and comprehensive solution for our state and local transportation infrastructure needs. We are concerned that adopting that resolution as presented may be misinterpreted; that bonding alone represents an adequate response to transportation funding needs. Therefore, based upon the League's longstanding comprehensive transportation funding policy statement, the League is offering the attached draft resolution as an alternative to the Seifert resolution. The League's resolution acknowledges and supports a more comprehensive approach to transportation funding, which includes, but is not limited to bonding. Given the importance of transportation funding and the likelihood that this will be a prominent issue in the upcoming legislative session, the League urges your city to pass this or substantially similar resolution and to convey that support to your legislators. To maximize the impact of this resolution, please send copies of your adopted council resolution to: o Governor Tim Pawlenty: Office of the Governor, 130 State Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155. o Your legislators (find at: www.leg.state.mn.us). o Lynn Peterson: Intergovernmental Relations Assistant, League of Minnesota Cities, 145 University Ave. W., St. Paul, MN 55103; E -mail: Ipeterson ©Imc.org. If you have any questions, or would like further information, please contact Anne Finn, Assistant Intergovernmental Relations Director, at 651- 281 -1263 or e-mail afinn «2008 Transportation Funding Policy.doc» «A RESOLUTION REQUESTING COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN 2008.doc» 02/08/2008 League of Minnesota Cities 2008 Transportation Funding Policy Statement Issue: The League of Minnesota Cities recognizes that all Minnesota residents and businesses benefit from a sound transportation system that offers diverse modes of travel. Current funding for roads, bridges and transit systems across all government levels in the state is inadequate, and Minnesota's transportation system is failing to meet needs pertaining to public safety, population growth and economic development. Due to funding challenges, the state has delayed regionally significant road construction and reconstruction projects. Urban areas are experiencing growing congestion and are lagging behind other regions in making transit investments. Rural roads are not being upgraded to meet modem safety standards and are not serving the needs of industries that depend on the ability to transport heavy loads. Local roads, bridges, sidewalks and trails are critical components of Minnesota's transportation infrastructure. Cities, like the state, have inadequate resources to preserve and reconstruct aging transportation infrastructure, and to build transportation infrastructure to serve new development. Existing funding mechanisms such as municipal state aid (MSA), special assessments and bonding have limited applications, making it difficult for cities to address growing needs. Further, as the state funding shortfall has grown, the trunk highway project cost participation requirements imposed on local units of government have increased dramatically. This burden has been exacerbated by the state's use of trunk highway bonds as a funding source, because under Minnesota's constitution, trunk highway bond dollars cannot be spent on local components of trunk highway projects, and the bond dollars are not distributed through the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund formula. Cost participation requirements put added pressure on local budgets, contribute to property tax increases and divert local resources from the over 39,000 lane miles in Minnesota under municipal jurisdiction. Response: More resources must be dedicated to all components of the state's transportation system, and local units of government must have access to resources and funding tools to meet growing needs. The League of Minnesota Cities supports the following: acceleration of the phase -in of the constitutional dedication of 100 percent of the motor vehicle sales tax (MVST) to transportation purposes; MVST distribution of 60 percent for roads and bridges, and 40 percent for transit; dedication of the sales tax on leased vehicles to transportation purposes; a permanent increase in the gas tax; indexing of the gas tax, provided there is a limit on how much the tax can be increased for inflation in a given amount of time; increases in vehicle registration taxes (tab fees); trunk highway bonding, provided the Legislature implements reasonable restrictions on the amount of debt service the state will incur, and provided the Legislature appropriates funding to assist with local costs related to projects funded with trunk highway bonds; general obligation bonding for local roads and bridges, particularly for routes of regional significance; a sales tax increase to fund transportation needs; 1 funding to assist cities burdened by cost participation responsibilities imposed by improvement projects on the state's principal arterial system and on the county state aid highway (CSAH) system; funding for transportation components of economic development and redevelopment projects of regional significance; full funding for all components of state highway projects, including related stormwater management systems, through state sources; funding to build roads to standards that can accommodate the year -round transport of heavy loads; a sales tax exemption for materials purchased for state and local road, bridge, sidewalk, trail and transit construction projects; authority for cities to impose development impact fees; and local funding options that would allow cities to raise revenues for roads, bridges, sidewalks, trails and transit. Adopted by League of Minnesota Cities Board of Directors on November 29, 2007. Contact: Anne Finn, Assistant Intergovernmental Relations Director, 651- 281 -1263 or e-mail afinn@lmc.org. 2 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING COMPREHENSIVE ROAD AND TRANSIT FUNDING WHEREAS, all Minnesota communities benefit from a sound, efficient and adequately funded transportation system that offers diverse modes of travel; and WHEREAS, the integrity of Minnesota's transportation infrastructure is dependent upon long -term planning and ongoing maintenance, both of which require dedicated and sustainable revenue sources; and WHEREAS, Minnesota leaders have not increased dedicated funding levels for roads, bridges and transit systems to keep pace with growing costs and changing needs; and WHEREAS, transportation analysts in consultation with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) estimate Minnesota will have to invest an additional $1.5 billion per year in transportation infrastructure for the next ten years in order to meet identified needs on Minnesota's state highways and bridges, county roads, city streets, metro and rural transit systems and local bridges; and WHEREAS, Minnesota's transportation system is failing to meet the capacity needs necessary to sustain population growth and promote economic development; and WHEREAS, congestion, inefficient transportation systems and lack of transportation choices lead to greater dependence on foreign oil, increased environmental degradation, and economic disadvantages for Minnesota's businesses and residents; and WHEREAS, many rural roads are not built to modern safety standards and are not meeting the needs of industries that depend on the ability to transport heavy loads; and WHEREAS, local cost participation requirements for trunk highway and county projects are onerous and are contributing to strains on city budgets; and WHEREAS, transportation infrastructure maintenance and improvement costs significantly contribute to rising property taxes; and WHEREAS, insufficient state funding has delayed regionally significant road construction and reconstruction projects across Minnesota; and WHEREAS, current funding for roads, bridges and transit systems across all government levels in Minnesota is inadequate, and this under- investment diminishes quality of life for Minnesota residents and hinders Minnesota's progress as a national business, economic and civic leader. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF that this Council requests that the Minnesota Legislature pass a comprehensive and balanced transportation funding package that permanently increases dedicated funding for transportation; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF that this Council requests that Governor Tim Pawlenty allow a comprehensive and balanced transportation funding package that permanently increases dedicated funding for transportation that is passed by the Legislature to become law; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF that this Council requests that a comprehensive and balanced transportation funding package be based upon multiple revenue sources, which may include but not be limited to general obligation and trunk highway bonds; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF that this Council supports funding options including, but not limited to, the following: An increase in the gas tax; Indexing of the gas tax, provided there is a limit on how much the tax can be increased for inflation in a given amount of time; Increases in vehicle registration taxes (a.k.a. license tab fees); Trunk highway bonding, provided the Legislature implements reasonable restrictions on the amount of debt service the state will incur and provided the Legislature appropriates funding to assist with local costs related to projects funded with trunk highway bonds; General obligation bonding for local roads and bridges, particularly for roads of regional significance and to assist with local cost participation requirements pertaining to trunk highway projects; Sales tax exemptions for state and local transportation construction projects; and New local funding tools, such as local option sales tax authority or authority to establish street improvement districts; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF that this Council defines a comprehensive and balanced transportation funding package as an initiative that permanently increases dedicated funding for state and local road and transit systems in Greater Minnesota and the Metropolitan Area. ADOPTED by the City Council on 2008. FAWLNTY' S BONDING PLAN INCLUDES RECORD AMOUNT FOR TRANSPORTATIO 1 of 4 Print This Page J Close Window I d 3 Package includes $965 million in general obligation bonding; $1.09 billion total Saint Paul Governor Tim Pawlenty today released his bonding proposal for the 2008 legislative session, putting a strong focus on transportation infrastructure and statewide investment priorities that will yield significant long -term benefits. The proposal calls for $965 million in general obligation bonding, with a total of $1.09 billion when user financed bonds, trunk highway bonds, and cash amounts are included. "Positioning Minnesota for future success means making smart decisions about where we should invest," said Governor Pawlenty. "This proposal is fiscally responsible and it sets key priorities such as replacing more than 600 local bridges." Transportation accounts for the largest portion of the bonding bill nearly 40 percent or $416 million. Of that, $225 million will be dedicated to local bridges and $30 million to local roads. The local bridge amount is more than four times larger than the amount in any other bonding bill in state history. The package also funds a number of priorities within the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Universities and Colleges systems. Funding is also included for improvements to the Minneapolis Veterans Home, infrastructure related to the Minnesota Steel facility on the Iron Range and the Governor's Strategic Entrepreneurial Economic Development (SEED) initiative. Transportation $416 million (38.3% of total) This bonding bill has a higher level of investment in transportation than any bonding bill in the history of our state. This strategic focus is an important step in modernizing roads and bridges across Minnesota," Governor Pawlenty said. Funding proposals from the Governor include: $225 million for local bridges; this increased funding will provide the state portion of funding to replace approximately 600 700 bridges, likely including: o Lowry Avenue bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, $24 million o County State Aid Highway 1 over the Big Fork River in Koochiching County, $3 million o County State Aid Highway 17 over the Minnesota River in Redwood County, $1.5 million o St. Anthony Parkway over the BNSF CP Railroad in Minneapolis, $6.9 million o County State Aid Highway 2 over the Zumbro River in Wabasha County, $2.8 million o Wheelock Street over the CP Railroad and Trout Brook in St. Paul, $2.5 million o Thompson Bridge over the Red River in Polk County, $7 million shared with North Dakota $30 million for local roads. $55 million for Minnesota's share of the Urban Partnership Agreement awarded by the federal government. The state must pass this request to receive $133.3 million in federal funds for a project that will add a MnPASS -type congestion pricing lane to I -35W south of downtown Minneapolis, rebuild two avenues in Minneapolis for better transit use and add $70 million to advance the Central Corridor light rail project. $24 million in Trunk Highway bonding for construction of a new district headquarters in Mankato to improve highway construction and maintenance. $8.6 million in Trunk Highway bonding for construction of a new truck station in Chaska. $2 million in Trunk Highway bonding for predesign work for the Rochester Truck Station and the Maple Grove Truck Station. $2 million for property acquisition for the St. Cloud Regional Airport. http: /www.governor. state. mn. us mediacenter/ pressreleases /printerfriendly/PROD008616.html 02/ 08/2008 PAWLENTY' S BONDING PLAN INCLUDES RECORD AMOUNT FOR TRANSPORTATIO... Page 2 of 4 Higher Education $258 million (23.7% of total) "Investment in our education system is important to improving Minnesota's competitiveness," Governor Pawlenty said. Funding includes: $129 million for the University of Minnesota. o $40 million for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR) to maintain university facilities throughout the state. o $48 million for a new science classroom and student services center on the Minneapolis campus at the Washington Avenue bridgehead. o $26 million to renovate historic Folwell Hall. o $10 million for a Civil Engineering Addition on the Duluth campus. o $5 million to renovate the Community Services Building on the Morris campus $129 million for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. o $40 million for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR), to maintain MnSCU facilities across the state. o $25 million to complete the final phase of a major addition to the Trafton Science Center at Minnesota State University Mankato. o $15 million to complete the final phase of a major addition and renovation to the Brown Hall Science Center at St. Cloud State University. o $14 million to complete a construction trades and transportation academy at St. Paul College. o $9 million to construct an addition to the Sattgast Science Building at Bemidji State University. o $20 million for classroom renovations at Normandale Community College and Inver Hills Community College. o $6 million to renovate small science labs at 11 MnSCU campuses around the state. The University of Minnesota will invest an additional $45 million as its share of the proposed building projects. MnSCU would be responsible for $29 million for its share of the projects. Environment and Outdoors $175 million (16% of total) "Protecting and improving Minnesota's natural resources continues to be one of our top priorities," Governor Pawlenty said. This package builds on our solid foundation in the area of conservation and the environment." Governor Pawlenty noted that he supports use of bonding authority through the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund to acquire and develop land for the proposed state park on Lake Vermilion, but did not include a specific dollar amount for that project in his bonding plan as the purchase price is still being negotiated. Funding includes: $46 million for loans and grants for drinking water and wastewater treatment facility improvements. $15 million to cleanup a contaminated landfill in Washington County. 3M is providing up to $8 million for cleanup of the site. $30 million for wetland preservation activities. $10 million to accelerate strategic acquisition of new Wildlife Management Areas (WMA), improve WMA facilities and restore habitat on newly acquired lands. http: /www.governor. state. mn. us mediacenter pressreleases /printerfriendly/PROD008616.html 02/ 08/2008 $AWLENTY' S BONDING PLAN INCLUDES RECORD AMOUNT FOR TRANSPORTATIO... Page 3 of 4 $9 million for the Forest Legacy Project to acquire conservation easements on private forestlands, primarily in northern zi3 3 Minnesota. $6 million to improve and expand the Metropolitan Regional Park system. $1 million for shoreline habitat acquisition. $3 million for state forest land reforestation. $3 million for native prairie conservation and protection. $1 million for rehabilitation of fish hatchery facilities to maintain efficient production of fish stock. $3 million for repair and renovation of state trails. $10 million to acquire, develop and renovate state parks and recreation areas. $2 million to preserve DNR -owned facilities statewide. Economic Development— $96 million (8.9% of total) Funding proposals from the Governor include: $50 million for the Strategic Entrepreneurial Economic Development (SEED) initiative, including: o $20 million for the Redevelopment Grant program, which provides assistance in redeveloping commercial, industrial and residential sites. o $20 million for Greater Minnesota Business Development infrastructure. o $10 million for Bioscience Business Development infrastructure. $30 million for infrastructure related to the Minnesota Steel plant including: o $6.2 million in general obligation bonding. o $14.9 million in previously appropriated funds from the 21st Century Minerals Fund o $8.9 million from Iron Range Resources funding. $40 million for the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. State Building Asset Preservation $68 million (6.3% of total) Funding includes: $18.2 million in Trunk Highway Bonding to repair the exterior of the Minnesota Department of Transportation Building in the Capitol Complex. $15.4 million for State Capitol asset preservation and design and planning for the full restoration of the building. $9.5 million for Department of Human Services facilities. $7.5 million for the Minnesota Zoo. $4 million for the Perpich Center for the Arts and the state academies for the deaf and blind $5 million for the Minnesota Historical Society. $5.3 million for emergency repairs and unanticipated hazardous material abatement and property acquisition. http: /www. governor. state. mn. us mediacenter/ pressreleases/ printerfriendly/PROD008616.htm1 02/ 08/2008 PAWLENTY' S BONDING PLAN INCLUDES RECORD AMOUNT FOR TRANSPORTATIO... Page 4 of 4 y a� Veterans and Military $50 million (4.6% of total) Funding proposals include: $35 million for improvements at the Minneapolis Veterans Home, including demolition of Building #9, construction of a new 100 -bed nursing facility, and heating and air conditioning work. $7 million for asset preservation at Minnesota Veterans Homes facilities statewide. $8 million for asset preservation, life safety and improvements at military facilities, including armories and training /community centers, statewide. Public Safety and Corrections $41 million (3.8% of total) Funding proposals include: $16 million for continuation of an expansion at the Minnesota Correctional Facility Faribault, including construction of an intake security center building. $16 million for asset preservation at correctional facilities statewide. $5 million for design and construction of an emergency management training center at Camp Ripley. $4 million toward development of a public safety training facility in Olmsted County. $500,000 for predesign of a new State Emergency Operations Center to meet requirements set by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for emergency operations centers. For full details on the bill visit www.finance.state.mn.us. http: /www.governor. state. mn. us mediacenter/ pressreleases/ printerfriendly/PROD008616.html 02/ 08/2008 C ?445441 C O U N T Y 2008 Capital Bonding Request Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Name of Local Government Dakota County Project Title Cedar Avenue Transitway, Phase I- IV Project Location TH 77 and CSAH 23 (Cedar Avenue) in the communities of Eagan, Apple Valley, and Lakeville Total Project Cost NOTE: all costs are estimated in 2008 dollars Phase 1 $38 million: $3.5 million DCRRA, $21.2 million State bonding, $13.3 million federal Phase II $21.95 million (funding split or sources not identified) Phase III $16.1 million (funding split or sources not identified) Phase IV $91.3 million (funding split or sources not identified) Request for State Funds 2008 Request is for $22 million for phase I implementation to offset a potential reduction in anticipated federal funding and for additional facilities to support BRT service. Project Description and Rationale $15 million in state bonding secured, DCRRA funding is projected to be in place by 2010, federal funding request for $6 million is pending for phase I implementation. Any federal funding received during the 2008 federal fiscal year appropriations process would reduce this request. Phase I estimated costs have been adjusted using Mn /DOT's 2006 Construction Cost Index information and projected for 2007 -2008. This has resulted in a 40% increase in estimated costs between 2003 and 2008. Demand for parking along the corridor is continuing to increase and funding for continued development of the Apple Valley Transit Center and facilities located in Eagan and Lakeville will be necessary. Facilities identified in phase II (2010 —2015) at 140 and 147 Streets could be advanced with additional bonding. If the decision is to create a parking facility at 140 versus a station stop, land is currently available at 140 Street, but funding is not in place for acquisition or development. The remaining portion of the $22 million request would be used to address inflationary increases in current station development, right —of -way acquisition and shoulder improvements to accomodate bus usage as identified in Phase I implementation. Project Schedule Phase I implementation has BRT in operations in 2010 and additional stations identified above developed between 2010 —2015. 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N located o herein areiound. please contact this aloe. oil- 3 C O V N T Y 2008 Capital Bonding Request Robert Street Corridor Transitway Name of Local Government Dakota County Project Title Robert Street Corridor Transitway Project Location North central Dakota county from CSAH42 to The Saint Paul Union Depot Multimodal Hub Total Project Cost Feasibility study $500,000 state bonding funds Request for State Funds 2008 Request is for $6 million for continued planning and interim improvements Project Description and Rationale The transit feasibility study is currently underway with a proposed completion in April 2008. Assuming that additional project development activities are recommended in the feasibility study, $2 million could be used for an FTA compliant alternatives analysis and draft environmental impact statement, the next steps in project development. Based on the feasibility study recommendations, the $4 million could be used for several base level improvement options to support enhanced bus service connecting major generators. This could include the development of a "signature" park- n- ride/station in the Inver Grove Heights /West St. Paul area providing service utilizing "branded" vehicles along Robert Street and pilot transit/express commuter bus project along the 55/52 corridor. Project Schedule Feasibility study will be completed April 2008. AA /DEIS work could begin mid 2008 and be completed late 2009. Base level improvements could advance in 2008 2009 timeframe. 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C O U N T Y 2008 Capital Bonding Proposal DAKOTA PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNOLOGY AND SUPPORT CENTER OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT Dakota County is seeking state funding for one half of the cost to complete pre- design and design requirements and to construct a new Public Safety Technology and Support Center (PSTSC) in Empire Township. The purpose of the PSTSC is to create greater efficiency, higher cost- effectiveness, and enhanced services through shared public safety technology, regional technology training, and logistical support for public safety operations. The PSTSC will be a center for coordinated services, partnerships, and training that will function to enhance the public safety and security of the citizens of Dakota County and the region. Sharing information through advanced technology will be at the core of the provision of services, creating critical linkages among law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies in the region. In addition, the Center will provide a central location for key services for law enforcement serving Dakota County, its cities, and the region. The proposed project is one result of the High Performance Partnership (HiPP) project, an ongoing analysis by the 11 major cities in Dakota County and Dakota County government of ways that local governments can work in partnership to better provide services in Dakota County. It builds on the successful development of the multi jurisdictional Dakota Communications Center, which has combined six Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) into one center that will become operational in November 2007. ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT As currently planned, the PSTSC will be approximately a 50,000 square foot facility. The primary components of the proposed project are: Public Safety Technology. The project includes space for: The County's Criminal Justice Information Integration Network (CJIIN) and support services for the 800 MHz communications system used by law enforcement agencies in Dakota County (and the regional communications system). This space will include a data center for CJIIN operations. A computer forensics laboratory designed to assist law enforcement in dealing with white collar crime, envisioned as a regional (or, statewide) resource. Discussions are ongoing with the Department of Public Safety about the potential for co- locating local and state resources in this space. Training and classrooms for use in cooperative programs, such as space for a joint training initiative with the Metropolitan Emergency Services Board. Maintenance of the technology in law enforcement vehicles could also be provided through this facility, if desired. Public Safety Support. The project includes additional space for: The Drug Task Force, including office space and garage space. The Parks, Lakes, and Trails section of the Dakota County Sheriffs Department, including storage space for vehicles and equipment used by the officers in this section. The Dakota County SWAT team. Special Operations Team equipment, largely for vehicle storage. Storage space for emergency operations equipment and supplies may also be included in the facility. CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION AND INTEGRATION NETWORK (CJIIN) The Public Safety Technology and Support Center will house the information technology staff and infrastructure dedicated to a regional approach to upgrade, consolidate, implement, and support advanced technical solutions for law enforcement. Dakota County has served as a pilot county for development of new applications for sharing criminal justice information among local law enforcement and criminal justice agencies and for improved methods of sharing information between local law enforcement agencies and the State of Minnesota. A criminal justice integration hub for law enforcement and criminal justice systems a key outcome of the pilot project will facilitate electronic access to information by law enforcement agencies, courts, Community Corrections, the County Attorney's Office, and others. It will facilitate the deployment of applications for faster and better sharing of information between local law enforcement agencies and the State of Minnesota. Applications developed by CJIIN have been deployed to the law enforcement agencies in Dakota County. They are in the process of being deployed in the City of Bloomington (Hennepin County). Other cities and counties have expressed interest in deploying CJIIN applications. CJIIN operations also will provide direct interfaces between local and state public safety /criminal justice information systems. INTERFACE WITH DAKOTA COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AND OTHERS The Public Safety Technology and Support Center will provide a direct interface with the 800 MHz communication system in the region. The Center will derive synergies from its co- location with the new Dakota Communications Center and with the County's fleet management center, creating the potential for supporting technology in police vehicles in the County's vehicle maintenance bays, if desired. The PSTSC is being planned as a model facility for emergency dispatch training and a resource for use by the MESB. Its computer forensics laboratory is envisioned as a potential regional and state resource for computer forensics. The facility will be owned and operated by Dakota County. PROJECT SCHEDULE Design 2008 Construction 2009 Completion 2010 PROJECT COST Total cost, approximately $15.6 million 1 1 When legislation was introduced in May 2007 (H.F. 2539/S.F. 2338) and worksheets were submitted to the Department of Finance, the total cost was estimated at $13.3 million. Subsequent discussions with partners have resulted in revised estimates. These estimates will continue to be refined as Dakota County works with its partners on the project. c4J C O U N T Y 2008 Capital Bonding Request RECONSTRUCTION OF COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 42 INNTERCHANGE AT US HIGHWAY 52 ROSEMOUNT Name of Local Government Dakota County Project Title: Reconstruction of County State Aid Highway 42 interchange at US Highway 52 in Dakota County, Minnesota (City of Rosemount) Project Location: City of Rosemount Total Project Cost: $38,500,000 Request for State Funds: $25,000,000 Project Description and Rationale: This project will result in the reconstruction of the interchange of Trunk Highway (TH) 52 and County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 42 in Rosemount. This regional interchange is unique because it serves the intersection of a state Interregional Corridor (TH 52) and a local principal arterial (CSAH 42). There is not currently an adequate funding source for projects such as this on local principal arterials. TH 52 is the main connection between major points in southeastern Minnesota (e.g., the City of Rochester) and the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Rosemount is one of the most rapidly developing cities in Dakota County and the Metropolitan Region, expected to grow by 145% from 2000 to 2030. There is the strong potential for major commercial and industrial development near the interchange with the Rosemount Air Cargo facility and the University of Minnesota's UMore Park. The existing underpass at the interchange is limited to one lane in each direction without turn lanes at the ramp terminals. This creates safety and capacity concerns that require correction to accommodate projected traffic volumes at the interchange. The project is in MnDOT's Transportation System Plan (TSP), and a priority project for the Highway 52 Freeway Partnership. Project Schedule: MnDOT, Dakota County, and the City of Rosemount have cooperatively developed a preliminary design for the interchange. Once full funding for the project is identified, construction can begin within 18 months (following acquisition of right -of -way). Construction is currently scheduled in the Dakota County Capital Improvement Program for 2011. O:\2008 Legislation\Final White Papers \04 Capital Bonding CSAH 42 Interchange.doc 1/24/2008 l 1. r it M s T ir i ,.rte.., r �q r .ate 1 x i 1 li 1:1; 1,‘111:.1111' L �ti i i i_ "i iy E ik. y y 6 i a q ea_ f ir d; a fr it 20117 Euto TO t+s�o agies i j i j r y o+ch i 0 I i ...1 0# i 1/24/2008 0:\2008 Legislation\Final White Papers \04 Capital Bonding CSAH 42 Interchange.doc dry -g C O U N T Y 2008 Capital Bonding Request TRUNK HIGHWAY 52 FRONTAGE ROADS FROM 117 STREET TO CONCORD BOULEVARD, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS Name of Local Government: Dakota County Project Title: Trunk Highway Frontage Roads Trunk Highway 52, 117 Street to Concord Boulevard Project Location: City of Inver Grove Heights Total Project Cost: $10,150,000 Request for State Funds: $5,250,000 in 2008 Capital Bonding Bill Project Description and Rationale: This request is for an appropriation to the Minnesota Department of Transportation for planning, environmental studies, engineering, and property acquisition, and construction of frontage roads on the east and west sides of Trunk Highway 52 between 117 Street and Concord Boulevard in the City of Inver Grove Heights. The project is partially funded but an additional $1,000,000 is needed for the construction of an East Frontage Road and $4,250,000 is needed for the construction of a West Frontage Road. The project proposes to convert the section of Highway 52 from 111th Street to Concord Blvd. /CSAH 56 into a limited- access freeway by providing a frontage road system so all existing accesses can be removed from the main roadway. All of the current accesses onto Highway 52 through this segment will be consolidated to Concord Blvd. and /or 117th Street interchanges. According to the 2002 Highway 52 Interregional. Corridor Study Mn /DOT conducted with community support, this segment ranks high for access closures with several intersections in the top 25 priority intersections based on crash /volume criteria along the high priority interregional corridor. Project Schedule: The frontage road projects east of Highway 52 are programmed in FY 2008. The East Frontage Road project cost is $4,900,000 and has a funding shortfall of $1,000,000. A plan for implementing access closures on the west side of Highway 52 with a continuous north south frontage road has been developed with the city of Inver Grove Heights. The $5,250,000 project has three phases. MnDOT has identified only partial funding ($1,000,000) for the project, in 2012. In the event that additional funding becomes available, one or more phases of these projects would be able to begin construction in 2008. xx ;s i ii s�w rrrnr w.ec 1 1. �it """wR t` i w OhIl /l t 4. 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K J e �YY'� /d f J ,�i yAt�j, pry -i� C O U N T Y 2008 Capital Bonding Request CONSTRUCTION OF AN INTERCHANGE WITH COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 5 AT TRUNK HIGHWAY 13, BURNSVILLE Name of Local Government: Dakota County and City of Burnsville Project Title: Trunk Highway 13 at CSAH 5 Interchange Project Location: City of Burnsville Total Project Cost: $25,000,000 Request for State Funds: $22,120,000 Project Description and Rationale: This request is for $22,120,000 in state funding for construction of an interchange at Trunk Highway 13 and County State Aid Highway 5 in Burnsville, Minnesota. Interchanges are the nodes that interconnect the most important, heavily traveled principal and minor arterial segments of the transportation system. As traffic volumes increase, the need for interchanges to provide safe and efficient operation of opposing traffic grows in importance. This intersection currently experiences heavy levels of congestion during peak periods and has a higher number of crashes than would be expected. This segment of TH 13 is part of the east/west principal arterial route connecting TH 169, I -35W and I -35E in the southern metropolitan area. In 2000, MnDOT, Dakota and Scott Counties, and the Cities of Savage and Burnsville completed a study of the TH 13 corridor. The study recommended that an interchange be installed at the intersection of County State Aid 5 and identified it as the top priority for improvements along the corridor. TH 13 also plays a large role in serving the needs of critical freight movements in the area, in that highway access to the Ports of Savage is exclusively provided by TH 13. The Ports of Savage are a nationally prominent point for the shipment of grain and other commodities from Minnesota to the rest of the world. On an annual basis, the Ports of Savage handle at least 5% of the total United States' grain traffic. Related to this, TH 13 also carries the highest percentage of truck traffic in the metro area. Project Schedule: Preliminary design and environmental work are complete. Right -of -way acquisition utilizing $2,900,000 of federal funds appropriated for this project. Construction could begin in April of 2010. n !'r 1 1 S ri s J lar v rr# :;:vi, ......t...,..;,, „r i. arm it E E h 0 N. /liii,, 1. 1 s 7,..,.... ii, -sue■ .............:....L- —1--- ki 'Y .,46.°_-%- a. y s� M ma t rc s y .y.omrsri 9 acs rarr+rrrr.. 4 r "*r w i a y ,t t., y r a r t x ri -71 t r 3 Tim y ,t S a t t t. a fi 4;4, „y� r iy 'w'� `':Z fit r ..f.-,4411.,,„ a t1! .z 1.,0';''' o "rte +n ,4 err s r Pµ e .Z ro iik °;Loch n� ologi eE' jell ice*', y !i ce sa -i�' +.�,r. t ..:,:r.,,,..„..., _it 5l /3 C O U N T Y 2008 Capital Bonding Request CANNON RIVER PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AND MILL TOWNS STATE TRAIL ACQUISITION Name of Local Government Dakota County Project Title Pedestrian Bridge Over the Cannon River at Lake Byllesby Regional Park (LBRP) connecting Mill Towns State Trail and Cannon Valley Trail; Acquiring key connector parcels for Mill Towns State Trail Project Location Randolph Township, Dakota County Cannon Falls, Goodhue County Total Project Cost: $2.0M ($1.5 million for bridge construction; $500K for land acquisition) Request for State Funds: $2.0 million in 2008 Capital Bonding Bill. Project Description and Rationale: Four important state, regional, and county recreation units come together at Lake Byllesby on the Dakota/Goodhue County border. The Cannon River crossing is a critical missing link that will connect the proposed Mill Towns State Trail from the west in Faribault to the popular Cannon Valley Trail east to Red Wing. The proposed bridge will also connect Lake Byllesby Regional Park to the adjacent Goodhue County Park, both located on the Byllesby Reservoir. A pedestrian /bike bridge crossing and the acquisition of three key private parcels are needed to create this integrated recreation corridor, creating a 100 mile trail corridor when completed. Without the bridge, there is no opportunity for park visitors to cross over the Cannon River for uses such as hiking, biking, rollerblading, and for county staff to better share park maintenance and security functions between the two parks. The bridge will be 25 feet wide by 380 feet long, and will cross the Cannon River below the Lake Byllesby dam. This crossing has been identified in Goodhue County's park master plan, the Dakota County park master plan, as well as the Mill Towns State Trail Draft Master Plan. The Mill Towns State Trail will connect the Sakatah Singing Hills Trail and the Cannon Valley Trail. It will be approximately 25 miles in length, connecting the towns of Cannon Falls, Randolph, Waterford, Northfield, Dundas, and Fairbault. The trail will pass through Goodhue, Dakota, and Rice Counties. The three key parcels that need to be acquired for this connection are valued at approximately $500,000. Partners: The proposal is based on a partnership among the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Goodhue County, and Dakota County. Project Schedule: Construction will take place in 2008/2009. a l M x d 4 „c li l Proposed Mill foaas Trail ga r 7--:A. as y F a t icy c am d a f a.. �A ye ti -4.4. Ai I 7 Ti�iaLing `r "nun a 1 Valley 1 rail 1 4 9 i pp d* t i jfe 3.- l° R f w s C O U N T Y 2008 Capital Bonding Request VERMILLION HIGHLANDS RESEARCH, RECREATION AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA BUTLER TRUST ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT Name of Local Government: Dakota County Project Title: Vermillion Highlands Area Research, Recreation and Wildlife Management Area Butler Trust Acquisition, Stewardship and Public Use Project Project Location: Empire Township in central Dakota County Total Project Cost: $15.2M (Estimate acquisition, initial development, stewardship) Request for State Funds: $4.0 million in 2008 Capital Bonding Bill Project Description and Rationale: Dakota County, Minnesota DNR and the University of Minnesota have been working together to acquire and collaboratively manage a unique 4,000 acre natural area complex in a rapidly growing part of the state. The new Vermillion Highlands Research, Recreation and Wildlife Management Area includes the 2840 -acre property that will eventually be acquired by the State as part of the U of M stadium legislation in 2006. It also includes the 475 -acre State Vermillion River Aquatic and Wildlife Management Area, and potentially the 816 -acre privately owned Janine Butler Trust property. The Butler Trust property is now on the market and provides the critical connection between the Vermillion River WMA and the Vermillion Highlands recreation area. if acquired, the southern portion of the Butler Trust property would become a 360 -acre expansion of the WMA and the northern portion would be designated as a new 456 -acre regional park. Without acquisition of this parcel, the recreation and habitat benefits of this contiguous 4000 -acre unit would be greatly diminished. Funding: The DNR certified appraisal for the Trust parcel is $13.2 million, and the Trust indicated a preliminary asking price over $20 million. The Trust will complete their appraisal in early December. Currently, $9.2 million of public funds ($6 million from the 2006 Legislature, $1.7 million from DNR Wildlife and $1.5 million from the County) are available for this acquisition. Even with additional County and Metropolitan Council funding, there will likely be a $3 million gap to complete the acquisition package. Another $1 million dollars is sought to develop basic facilities and services to open the area for public access and use and to begin natural resource restoration and stewardship. Partners: The proposal is based on a partnership among the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the University of Minnesota, the Metropolitan Council, and Dakota County. Project Schedule: Acquisition and development will take place in 2008/2009. !1 CI1YOF FRIDLEY FRIDLEY MUNICIPAL CENTER 6431 UNIVERSITY AVE. N.E. FRIDLEY, MN 55432 (763) 571 -3450 FAX (763) 571 -1287 TTD/T1'Y (763) 572 -3534 January 23, 2008 Jamie Verbrugge, City Administrator City of Rosemount 2875 145th Street West Rosemount, MN 55068 Dear Jamie: Mayor Scott Lund and I have been collaborating on an effort to bring the LGA distribution issue to the attention of suburban mayors and our suburban legislators. There are, no doubt, many obstacles to success, including the fact that our proposal would cost $100 million in a year where there is a sizeable deficit. While neither the money nor the votes may be available to get the bill that we have had drafted passed, I am hopeful that many of you will help by passing the enclosed resolution and by showing suburban support for change. Although the bill may require some modifications, I believe that it has many advantages over the current needs portion of the LGA formula. There is just no way that anyone can adequately tie this existing statistical mumbo jumbo to the financial needs of cities. It also seems counterproductive to continue to try to "tweak" this basically flawed formula. The sooner we establish a formula that has been built with integrity, simplicity, and transparency, the sooner we can make a sound case for additional funding. If you have changes to suggest in the proposed legislation, I welcome your suggestions. Thank you. Sincerely, William W. Burns City Manager Enclosures s -a SCOTT J. LUND MAYOR CI1Y OF lunds @ci.fridley.mn.us FRIDLEY www.ci.fridley.mn.us FRIDLEY MUNICIPAL CENTER 6431 UNIVERSITY AVE. N.E. FRIDLEY, MN 55432 (763) 571 -3450 FAX (763) 571 -1287 January 23, 2008 Mayor Bill Droste City of Rosemount 2875 145th Street West Rosemount, MN 55068 Dear Mayor Droste: As you might have heard by now, the City of Fridley has been working with its legislative delegation and others to draft a bill that would revise the LGA formula. In essence, the bill would replace the complicated, five factor needs portion of the current formula with a new needs indicator that is based on expenditures. The essential features of this legislative proposal are as follows: 1. It would base need on a rolling three -year average that includes operating expenditures and debt service expenditures listed in the three most recent expenditure reports published by the Office of the State Auditor. 2. It would place a 5% cap on the annual growth of this three -year average. 3. It provides that no Minnesota city would receive less than 90% of its 2007 LGA distribution. 4. It would apply to all Minnesota cities rather than continue two different formulas for cities under and over 2,500 in population. 5. It would cost the state an additional $100 million and would come close to returning the total LGA allocation to 2003 levels. The proposal replaces complexity with simplicity, it should eliminate volatility, and it adjusts the imbalance in the current LGA formula that leaves the Minneapolis /St. Paul suburban cities with only 4.8% of the total LGA distribution. Although it continues to juxtapose need and ability to pay, it also recognizes that the suburban portion of Minnesota's population comprises 41% of the total population and contributes 67% of the State's sales and income taxes. RESIDENCE 580 69TH AVENUE N.E. FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA 55432 PHONE (763) 571 -0214 Letter on LGA January 23, 2008 Page 2 to Our intent in proposing the legislation is to raise the visibility of the LGA issue and to to LGA build highly visible support for a suburban proposal. Although we hope to gain passage g e reform in 2008, we feel we will have succeeded if we are able to get a strong contingent of other suburban cities to support a common suburban LGA cause. To the extent that we are successful in building support for this cause, we will have greatly improved our joint bargaining position vis -a -vis the two core cities and the greater Minnesota cities in future LGA reform efforts. As we seek to gain your support for our LGA reform proposal, we recognize that there are also problems with the ability to pay side of the formula as well as potential problems with other state distribution programs, including those involving schools. While ideally we might deal with all of these problems in one comprehensive package, we also feel that our chances for reform diminish as the reform becomes more complex. We also firmly believe that nothing will ever get done if we continually take a wait until next year approach, and we strongly oppose any attempts to raise the LGA funding levels without removing the objectionable and unfair needs portion of the existing formula. What are we asking from you? We're asking that you review the proposed legislation and the accompanying distribution tables with your city staff and council. As you do this, we also ask you to consider the increases in property taxes that the absence of a fair LGA distribution has cost and will continue to cost your residents. If you have suggestions for change, we hope you will pass them on to us along with your other comments on our proposal. If you would like to meet and discuss the proposal, I will be happy to meet with you and others from your city. Ultimately, we hope that you will approve the enclosed resolution and contact your legislative delegation in support of this common cause. If members of your delegation would like to be co- authors of the bill, that opportunity is available. Finally, we ask that you support the proposed change through participation at legislative hearings. As we work with you, we will continue our communications with the LMC, Metro Cities, the Department of Revenue, Pat Dalton at House Research, the members of our legislative delegation, and key legislators on both the House and Senate Tax Committees. Additionally, we will attempt to find media opportunities to raise public awareness of the LGA issue. Thanks for considering this proposal. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, )6410-0:44.4e Scott Lund Mayor Enclosures c w /enc: Jamie Verbrugge, City Administrator RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION THAT WOULD REVISE MINNESOTA STATUTES RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AID WHEREAS, the current formula for the distribution of Local Government Aid distributes less than 5% of the total to metropolitan area suburbs; and WHEREAS, the current formula for the distribution of Local Government Aid provides for a per capita distribution that generates $213 for the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul, $210 for the residents of Greater Minnesota cities, and $10.90 for the suburban residents of the seven county metropolitan area and WHEREAS, the population of these suburbs is 41% of the total population of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, the residents and businesses of the suburban portions of the seven county metropolitan area generate 67% of Minnesota's income and sales tax collections; and WHEREAS, the current LGA distribution bears little resemblance to the growing costs of local government in Minnesota cities; and WHEREAS, the 2003 amendments to these statutes established a defmition of local government need that is based on a complex set of statistical calculations that must be recalculated annually for all Minnesota cities; and WHEREAS, the 2003 amendments have created aid distribution numbers to cities that are certified late in each city's budget cycle and subject to considerable volatility; and WHEREAS, the complexity created by the 2003 amendments has created law that is very difficult to understand and interpret; and WHEREAS, many suburban cities in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area have been forced by the 2003 amendments to raise property taxes by more than 50% to accommodate lost LGA revenue; and WHEREAS, property taxes are the most regressive form of taxation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of requests that the Governor and the Legislature for the State of Minnesota approve legislation that changes the State's Local Government Aid distribution formula by substituting local government expenditures, subject to a 5% annual cap, for the five -part needs formula currently used for this distribution; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of requests that the Governor and the Legislature of the State of Minnesota provide funding for this revised distribution, subject to the condition that no Minnesota city receive less allocation than 90% of the amount certified to it for fiscal year 2007. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MINNESOTA, THIS DAY OF 2008. 01/14/08 HOUSE RESEARCH ANALYST PD TTLGAI 1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to aids to local governments, amending the formula for distributing 1.3 local government aid to cities amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 1.4 477A.011, subdivision 34; 477A.013, subdivisions 8, 9; 477A.03, subdivision 1.5 2a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 477A.011, subdivisions 30, 31, 1.6 32, 33, 38, 39, 40. 1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 477A.011, subdivision 34, is amended to 1.9 read: 1.10 Subd. 34. City revenue need. 1.11 •1, 1.12 1.13 1 .14 hi size-: 1.15 1.16 1.17 ,..1u »t.,..l p.•••...111.4.., plus (3) 3.16042 tillOra th., yopalatiertrcliceli 1.18 1.206 f .u,.d pul ulati.,n, us (5) 62.772. 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 Section 1. 1 01/14/08 HOUSE RESEARCH ANALYST PD TTLGAI 2.1 ill al. u1a, y..a1 200G to 2008 to .,itiw With a 2002 hvinUlativa of 1 titan 2,500. It 2.2 t., ally city f.,1 aiJJ payaLL in 2009 a1,1 t111t.aft..1. 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 v. 2.7 2.8 2.9 1,'v v V111111G11t 11d1 .11cww: 2.10 (a) The revenue need" of a city is equal to the three year average of the sum of its 2.11 current expenditures and debt service listed in its governmental funds, as reported in the 2.12 annual state auditor's reports, for the most recently available years as of July 15 of the 2.13 year in which the aid is certified. For purposes of this subdivision "governmental funds" 2.14 consist of general funds, special revenue funds, capital projects funds and debt service 2.15 funds but exclude enterprise or proprietary funds. 2.16 (b) Beginning with aids payable in 2010, no city's per capita revenue need may 2.17 increase by more than five percent over its per capita city revenue need in the previous year. 2.18 EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year 2.19 2009 and thereafter. 2.20 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 477A.013, subdivision 8, is amended to read: 2.21 Subd. 8. City formula aid. In calendar year 2964 2009 and subsequent years, the 2.22 formula aid for a city is equal to the need increase percentage multiplied by the difference 2.23 between (1) the city's revenue need multiplied by its population, and (2)thc- sum-of the 2.24 city's net tax capacity multiplied by the tax effort rat 2.25 298.28 a,1d 298.282 to airy city ..xccrt a city Jil cctly i111pact..1 Ly a ta,.ulJitc 111;11..1 plait, 2.26 lllult11,11..J Ly the fill, W 1,..1..Glltay.._ 2.27 2.28 (11) 25 1 ,.,w „t fvl a1J. &l.. u1 2005, 2.29 {u;) ✓0 1 ,..1..Cllt IV1 a ;Ja payaLL i11 2006, 2.30 (iv) 7S 1,.,,cc „t f.. a ;J. pa ab in 2007, .d 2.31 2.32 I.,1 plall,.,a.,a of th;3 a11Wivia ;v,l, "a LA) d ;,.Ltly iiii1j t.1 Ly a ta..ullitc .,1 2.33 2.34 Sllv,.l Day, v1 (7) V;t s ;,ua: Sec. 2. 2 mss- 01/14/08 HOUSE RESEARCH ANALYST PD TTLGAI 3.1 No city may have a formula aid amount less than zero. The need increase percentage 3.2 must be the same for all cities. 3.3 The applicable need increase percentage must be calculated by the Department of 3.4 Revenue so that the total of the aid under subdivision 9 equals the total amount available 3.5 for aid under section 477A.03 after the subtraction under section 477A.014, subdivisions 3.6 4 and 5. 3.7 EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year 3.8 2009 and thereafter. 3.9 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is amended to read: 3.10 Subd. 9. City aid distribution. (a) In calendar year 2002 and thereafter, each 3.11 city shall receive an aid distribution equal to the sum of (1) the city formula aid under 3.12 subdivision 8, and (2) its city aid base. 3.13 (b) For aids payable in 296 &2010 and thereafter, the total aid for any city shall 3.14 not exceed the sum of (1) ten percent of the city's net levy for the year prior to the aid 3.15 distribution plus (2) its total aid in the previous year. For aids payable in 20052010 and 3.16 thereafter, the total aid for any city may not decrease 3.17 from its total aid under this section in the previous year by an amount greater than ten 3.18 percent of its net levy in the year prior to the aid distribution. 3.19 (c) For aids payable in 20042009 only, the total aid for a city 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 may not be less than 90 percent of its aid payable 3.26 in 2008 under this subdivision. 3.27 (d) If a city's net tax capacity used in calculating aid under this section has decreased 3.28 in any year by more than 25 percent from its net tax capacity in the previous year due to 3.29 property becoming tax- exempt Indian land, the city's maximum allowed aid increase 3.30 under paragraph (b) shall be increased by an amount equal to (1) the city's tax rate in the 3.31 year of the aid calculation, multiplied by (2) the amount of its net tax capacity decrease 3.32 resulting from the property becoming tax exempt. 3.33 EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year 3.34 2009 and thereafter. Sec. 3. 3 01/14/08 HOUSE RESEARCH ANALYST PD TTLGAI 4.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 477A.03, subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 4.2 Subd. 2a. Cities. Po, aid. payaLl.. 2004, th., t.,tal ail, paid a...1.,, ,0..t,u.r 4.3 4.4 For 4.5 aids payable in 20062009 and thereafter, the total aids paid under section 477A.013, 4.6 subdivision 9, is limited to $485,052,004 $581,423A33. 4.7 EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for aids payable in calendar year 4.8 2008 and thereafter. 4.9 Sec. 5. REPEALER. 4.10 Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 477A.011, subdivisions 30, 31, 32, 33, 38, 39, 4.11 and 40, are repealed. 4.12 EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective beginning with aids payable in 4.13 calendar year 2009. Sec. 5. 4 #5 8:• J House Research Department 1/18/08 Run: ttbblga082a Certified 2008 LGA vs. Alternative LGA Proposal The attached run shows certified LGA for Pay 2008 and projected LGA for Pay 2008 under an alternative proposal: The amendment does the following: Replaces the current measures of city "need" with a new measure where need is equal to the 3 year average of the sum of each city's current expenditures plus debt service; Caps the loss of any city's LGA to an amount equal to 10% of its certified 2008 LGA amount. Increases the total LGA appropriation from $485 million to $580.5 million The columns contain the following information: Column 1: 2006 Population Column 2: Certified Pay 2002 LGA (before the 2003 appropriation cuts and formula changes) Column 3: Pay 2008 LGA under current law Column 4: Projected Pay 2008 LGA under proposed LGA alternative Column 5: Increase in 2008 LGA under proposed alternative compared to 2008 LGA under current law Column 6: Per capita Change in 2008 LGA under proposed alternative compared to under current law House Research Dept. LMC City Cluster Listing Run:ttbblga082a Certified 2008 LGA vs Page 1 of 25 1/18/2008 04:08 PM Alternative LGA Proposal Cityname 2006 Certified Certified Alternative Change in 2008 Per Capita Change in Population 2002 LGA 2008 LGA Prop. LGA Alt. vs. LGA Alt vs. cert. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4-3) (6 =(5/1) Metro Central Cities Minneapolis 387,970 111,567,143 82,230,891 115,968,797 33,737,906 86.96 St. Paul 286,620 73,554,056 56,781,644 54,143,210 2,638,434 -9.21 Group 674,590 185,121,199 139,012,535 170,112,007 31,099,472 46.10 Large Cities Apple Valley 48,832 403,875 0 1,451,640 1,451,640 29.73 Blaine 54,927 1,168,630 0 1,145,109 1,145,109 20.85 Bloomington 85,832 105,731 0 6,069,274 6,069,274 70.71 Brooklyn Park 71,942 2,302,645 0 6,870,722 6,870,722 95.50 Burnsville 61,048 396,606 0 1,603,806 1,603,806 26.27 Coon Rapids 63,649 2,782,129 450,000 1,824,383 1,374,383 21.59 Eagan 66,508 71,425 0 0 0 0.00 Eden Prairie 61,325 59,645 0 0 0 0.00 Edina 46,896 0 0 0 0 0.00 Maple Grove 58,491 179,762 0 1,796,858 1,796,858 30.72 Minnetonka 51,519 63,141 0 0 0 0.00 Plymouth 70,676 74,570 0 0 0 0.00 Group 741,645 7,608,159 450,000 20,761,792 20,311,792 27.39 Older Cities Anoka 18,076 1,723,710 947,030 1,171,477 224,447 12.42 Brooklyn Center 27,901 2,265,267 1,113,243 2,382,197 1,268,954 45.48 Columbia Heights 18,288 2,588,641 1,260,148 1,717,514 457,366 25.01 Crystal 22,306 2,032,824 1,742,380 1,568,142 174,238 -7.81 Hastings 22,001 1,439,978 125,703 2,043,539 1,917,836 87.17 Hopkins 17,389 854,766 50,000 1,549,388 1,499,388 86.23 New Brighton 22,325 701,012 0 4,292,803 4,292,803 192.29 New Hope 20,904 1,087,075 449,578 973,860 524,282 25.08 Richfield 33,099 3,225,539 2,175,689 4,125,823 1,950,134 58.92 Shoreview 26,093 31,921 0 438,148 438,148 16.79 South St. Paul 20,024 3,273,550 2,043,465 2,306,421 262,956 13.13 West St. Paul 18,816 1,118,800 1,277,135 1,149,422 127,714 -6.79 White Bear Lake 24,723 784,304 1,342,081 1,207,873 134,208 -5.43 Group 291,945 21,127,387 12,526,452 24,926,606 12,400,154 42.47 Diversified Arden Hills 9,903 11,729 0 0 0 0.00 House Research Dept. �f Q LMC City Cluster Listing Run:ttbblga082a Certified 2008 LGA VS Page 2 of 25 1/18/2008 04:08 PM Alternative LGA Proposal Cityname 2006 Certified Certified Alternative Change in 2008 Per Capita Change in Population 2002 LGA 2008 LGA Prop. LGA Alt. vs. LGA Alt vs. cert. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5=4-3) (6 =(511) "Coates 181 222 1,086 1,086 0 0.00 Forest Lake 17,424 321,875 0 0 0 0.00 Fridley 26,603 1,556,948 722,306 2,440,175 1,717,869 64.57 Gem Lake 464 0 2,808 2,784 -24 -0.05 Golden Valley 20,355 44,535 0 2,355,432 2,355,432 115.72 Lilydale 736 727 4,589 79,227 74,638 101.41 Long Lake 1,727 129,723 141,041 173,053 32,012 18.54 Maple Plain 1,968 179,887 360,402 324,362 36,040 -18.31 Maplewood 36,397 717,295 0 2,175,579 2,175,579 59.77 Oak Park Heights 4,676 4,881 28,056 36,623 8,567 1.83 Osseo 2,459 430,945 695,906 874,175 178,269 72.50 Roseville 33,969 41,381 0 299,259 299,259 8.81 St. Louis Park 44,569 1,911,731 0 2,509,553 2,509,553 56.31 Wayzata 4,059 4,960 24,354 24,354 0 0.00 Group 205,490 5,356,839 1,980,548 11,295,662 9,315,114 45.33 High Growth Andover 30,207 119,827 0 1,421,988 1,421,988 47.07 Carver 2,568 73,803 205,276 184,748 20,528 -7.99 Centerville 3,820 9,315 22,920 225,804 202,884 53.11 Champlin 23,860 467,462 0 710,470 710,470 29.78 Chanhassen 22,017 20,472 0 1,117,880 1,117,880 50.77 Chaska 23,216 914,604 50,000 3,639,734 3,589,734 154.62 Cologne 1,355 88,915 127,158 114,442 12,716 -9.38 Cottage Grove 33,529 965,845 0 1,541,853 1,541,853 45.99 East Bethel 12,142 96,281 0 0 0 0.00 Elko -New Market 3,305 6,375 226,387 203,748 22,639 -6.85 Farmington 17,495 496,117 0 1,1 50,347 1,150,347 65.75 Greenfield 2,794 2,090 16,764 16,764 0 0 Ham Lake 15,005 176,909 0 0 0 0.00 Hugo 10,361 31,477 0 0 0 0.00 Inver Grove Heights 33,139 454,165 0 1,986,916 1,986,916 59.96 Lakeville 52,323 499,096 0 396,017 396,017 7.57 Lino Lakes 19,736 157,715 0 567,222 567,222 28.74 Mahtomedi 8,039 142,848 0 86,853 86,853 10.80 Medina 4,811 4,598 28,866 28,866 0 0.00 Mendota Heights 11,566 13,301 0 228,677 228,677 19.77 Oak Grove 8,249 213,222 200,000 200,000 0 0.00 House Research Dept. LMC City Cluster Listing Run:ttbblga082a Certified 2008 LGA vs Page 3 of 25 1/18/2008 04:08 PM Alternative LGA Proposal Cityname 2006 Certified Certified Alternative Change in 2008 Per Capita Change in Population 2002 LGA 2008 LGA Prop. LGA Alt. vs. LGA Alt vs. cert. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4-3) (6 =(5/1) Oakdale 27,249 618,524 0 1,735,455 1,735,455 63.69 Prior Lake 21,542 44,585 0 1,485,195 1,485,195 68.94 Ramsey 22,059 303,894 0 856,604 856,604 38.63 Rogers 6,570 1,991 0 1,108,424 1,108,424 168.71 Rosemount 20,207 394,723 0 1,599,366 1,599,366 79.15 Savage 25,065 69,984 0 1,576,873 1,576,873 62.91 Shakopee 30,971 165,666 0 545,905 545,905 17.63 St. Bonifacius 2,305 117,782 315,486 283,937 31,549 -13.69 St. Francis 7,201 283,385 200,000 510,433 310,433 43.11 Vadnais Heights 13,019 15,815 0 254,835 254,835 19.57 Victoria 6,039 4,376 0 136,733 136,733 22.64 Waconia 9,557 313,614 0 453,625 453,625 47.47 Woodbury 55,395 43,226 0 623,358 623,358 11.25 Group 586,716 7,332,002 1,392,857 24,993,073 23,600,216 40.22 High Income Afton 2,923 3,508 17,538 17,538 0 0.00 Birchwood Village 945 1,245 5,702 5,670 -32 -0.03 Corcoran 5,800 27,442 0 0 0 0.00 Deephaven 3,767 0 22,602 22,602 0 0.00 Dellwood 1,120 1,119 6,720 6,720 0 0.00 Grant 4,236 3,840 25,416 25,416 0 0.00 Greenwood 814 0 4,884 4,884 0 0.00 Independence 3,715 0 22,290 22,290 0 0.00 Lake Elmo 7,695 12,150 0 0 0 0.00 Lakeland 1,900 77,256 119,351 107,416 11,935 -6.28 Lakeland Shores 361 441 2,166 2,166 0 0.00 Minnetonka Beach 595 695 3,715 3,570 -145 -0.24 Minnetrista 5,902 4,841 0 0 0 0.00 North Oaks 4,457 9,516 26,742 26,742 0 0.00 Orono 7,842 9,283 0 0 0 0.00 Pine Springs 388 540 2,472 2,328 -144 -0.37 Shorewood 7,499 8,417 0 0 0 0.00 Sunfish Lake 541 575 3,246 3,246 0 0.00 Tonka Bay 1,525 1,801 9,420 9,150 -270 -0.18 Woodland 497 0 3,168 2,982 -186 -0.37 Group 62,522 162,669 275,432 262,720 12,712 -0.20 Small Cities House Research Dept. LMC City Cluster Listing Run:ttbbiga082a Certified 2008 LGA vs Page 4 of 25 1/18/2008 04:08 PM Alternative LGA Proposal Cityname 2006 Certified Certified Alternative Change in 2008 Per Capita Change in Population 2002 LGA 2008 LGA Prop. LGA Alt. vs. LGA Alt vs. cert. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4-3) (6 =(5/1) Bayport 3,245 211,614 444,051 399,646 44,405 -13.68 Belle Plaine 6,595 515,752 347,522 713,766 366,244 55.53 Bethel 502 16,360 32,069 101,827 69,758 138.96 Circle Pines 5,153 252,677 0 190,137 190,137 36.90 Columbus 4,135 24,810 60,704 35,894 8.68 Dayton 5,013 26,714 0 137,627 137,627 27.45 Excelsior 2,395 216,076 107,265 96,539 -10,727 -4.48 Falcon Heights 5,776 239,923 313,133 281,820 31,313 -5.42 Hamburg 558 46,220 57,363 69,971 12,608 22.59 Hampton 752 14,073 66,947 60,252 -6,695 -8.90 Hilltop 789 91,221 138,779 124,901 13,878 -17.59 Jordan 5,146 496,161 191,762 468,301 276,539 53.74 Lake St. Croix 1,161 27,549 35,470 31,923 -3,547 -3.06 Landfall 731 26,254 134,852 121,367 13,485 -18.45 Lauderdale 2,321 306,601 463,233 416,910 46,323 -19.96 Lexington 2,062 351,732 424,872 382,385 42,487 -20.60 Little Canada 10,082 77,770 225,168 202,651 22,517 -2.23 Loretto 613 17,907 9,034 64,183 55,149 89.97 Marine on St. Croix 695 805 4,170 4,170 0 0.00 Mayer 1,615 33,633 213,345 192,011 21,335 -13.21 Medicine Lake 365 0 2,190 2,190 0 0.00 Mendota 188 5,552 1,406 20,307 18,901 100.54 Miesville 164 165 1,018 6,581 5,563 33.92 Mound 9,800 296,833 0 236,152 236,152 24.10 Mounds View 12,680 789,466 121,371 766,374 645,003 50.87 New Germany 342 15,021 13,645 39,719 26,074 76.24 New Prague 6,787 669,288 737,055 663,350 73,706 -10.86 New Trier 110 1,677 947 852 -95 -0.86 Newport 3,565 353,384 684,156 615,740 68,416 -19.19 North St. Paul 11,776 963,496 1,816,975 1,635,278 181,698 -15.43 Norwood Young 3,526 351,158 214,224 445,662 231,438 65.64 Randolph 364 7,401 11,452 10,307 -1,145 -3.15 Robbinsdale 13,698 1,981,039 1,235,352 1,689,756 454,404 33.17 Scandia 4,189 25,134 25,134 0 0.00 Spring Lake Park 6,623 219,255 0 516,256 516,256 77.95 Spring Park 1,900 14,243 80,812 120,441 39,629 20.86 St. Anthony Village 8,361 141,265 0 1,095,598 1,095,598 131.04 St. Marys Point 407 0 2,520 2,442 -78 -0.19 House Research Dept. LMC City Cluster Listing Run:ttbblga082a Certified 2008 LGA vs Page 5 of 25 1/18/2008 04:08 PM Alternative LGA Proposal Cityname 2006 Certified Certified Alternative Change in 2008 Per Capita Change in Population 2002 LGA 2008 LGA Prop. LGA Alt. vs. LGA Alt vs. cert. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4-3) (6 =(511) St. Paul Park 5,323 541,892 214,219 272,859 58,640 11.02 Stillwater 17,929 1,400,432 455,942 1,999,677 1,543,735 86.10 Vermillion 451 2,395 6,255 5,630 -626 -1.39 Watertown 4,081 282,620 94,409 414,055 319,646 78.33 Willemie 634 41,446 66,583 59,925 -6,658 -10.50 Group 172,602 11,047,070 9,019,510 14,765,373 5,745,863 33.29 Region total 2,735,510 237,755,325 164,657,334 267,117,234 102,459,900 37.46 House Research Dept. LMC City Cluster Listing Run:ttbblga082a Certified 2008 LGA vs Page 6 of 25 1/18/2008 04:08 PM Alternative LGA Proposal Cityname 2006 Certified Certified Alternative Change in 2008 Per Capita Change in Population 2002 LGA 2008 LGA Prop. LGA Alt. vs. LGA Alt vs. cert. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4-3) (6 =(5/1) Non -metro Major Cities Duluth 85,170 29,635,152 29,061,709 26,155,538 2,906,171 -34.12 Rochester 98,649 10,700,664 7,620,306 10,864,485 3,244,179 32.89 St. Cloud 64,711 12,597,803 11,710,745 11,327,195 383,550 -5.93 Group 248,530 52,933,619 48,392,760 48,347,218 -45,542 -0.18 Regional Albert Lea 18,184 6,383,540 5,331,666 4,798,499 533,167 -29.32 Austin 23,702 7,567,420 7,620,975 6,858,878 762,098 -32.15 Bemidji 13,074 3,820,026 3,068,058 2,761,252 306,806 -23.47 Brainerd 13,947 4,005,088 3,958,462 3,562,616 395,846 -28.38 Cloquet 11,714 3,360,290 2,246,014 2,021,413 224,601 -19.17 Fairmont 10,720 3,721,192 4,009,327 3,608,394 400,933 -37.40 Fanbault 22,733 6,446,016 5,842,432 5,258,189 584,243 -25.70 Fergus Falls 13,949 4,248,291 3,987,564 3,588,808 398,756 -28.59 Hibbing 16,283 6,961;841 8,007,516 7,206,764 800,752 -49.18 Hutchinson 13,977 2,305,717 2,180,166 2,727,034 546,868 39.13 Little Falls 8,407 2,418,646 2,223,678 2,001,310 222,368 -26.45 Mankato 35,493 9,371,261 7,294,878 6,565,390 729,488 -20.55 Marshall 13,031 2,560,016 2,481,314 2,512,104 30,790 2.36 Moorhead 35,225 8,241,938 7,698,569 7,306,967 391,602 -11.12 New Ulm 13,610 4,165,314 4,521,077 4,068,969 452,108 -33.22 Northfield 19,413 3,152,280 2,890,999 2,601,899 289,100 -14.89 Owatonna 24,725 5,113,330 4,122,060 3,709,854 412,206 -16.67 Red Wing 16,329 723,557 1,410,476 3,122,733 1,712,257 104.86 Virginia 8,776 4,529,571 4,186,252 3,767,627 418,625 -47.70 Willmar 18,948 4,352,393 4,374,578 3,937,120 437,458 -23.09 Winona 27,324 9,821,348 9,911,969 8,920,772 991,197 -36.28 Worthington 11,349 3,406,166 3,059,814 2,753,833 305,981 -26.96 Group 390,913 106,675,241 100,427,844 '93,660,425 6,767,419 -17.31 Sub regional Aitkin 2,127 449,137 669,522 602,570 66,952 -31.48 Alexandria 11,323 1,655,482 1,341,156 1,207,040 134,116 -11.84 Appleton 2,749 836,835 984,130 885,717 98,413 -35.80 Baudette 1,067 310,345 320,665 288,599 32,067 -30.05 Baxter 7,594 352,589 0 244,842 244,842 32.24 Cambridge 7,382 587,518 603,742 1,515,339 911,597 123.49 House Research Dept. LMC City Cluster Listing Run:ttbblga082a Certified 2008 LGA vs Page 7 of 25 1/18/2008 04:08 PM Alternative LGA Proposal Cityname 2006 Certified Certified Alternative Change in 2008 Per Capita Change in Population 2002 LGA 2008 LGA Prop. LGA Alt vs. LGA Alt vs. cert. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4-3) (6 =(511) Deerwood 576 65,129 37,786 79,521 41,735 72.46 Detroit Lakes 8,195 1,546,644 919,647 844,651 74,996 -9.15 Grand Marais 1,419 279,637 184,209 325,147 140,938 99.32 Grand Rapids 8,790 1,840,623 1,204,051 1,846,659 641,608 72.99 Hinddey 1,438 236,106 245,519 220,967 24,552 -17.07 International Falls 6,335 3,230,389 3,386,933 3,048,240 338,693 -53.46 Long Prairie 3,040 746,120 759,890 683,901 75,989 -25.00 Mahnomen 1,183 414,782 404,810 364,329 40,481 -34.22 Mora 3,568 663,966 727,285 654,557 72,729 -20.38 Motley 671 105,931 130,523 170,577 40,054 59.69 Park Rapids 3,519 688,836 500,897 635,146 134,249 38.15 PequotLakes 1,980 112,915 88,039 79,235 -8,804 -4.45 Perham 2,749 439,608 534,009 484,436 49,573 -18.03 Pine City 3,272 600,072 507,183 456,465 50,718 -15.50 Pine River 935 229,444 248,965 224,069 24,897 -26.63 Princeton 4,535 617,836 741,676 667,508 74,168 -16.35 Roseau 2,879 501,388 658,970 851,540 192,570 66.89 Spicer 1,159 130,313 118,120 222,125 104,005 89.74 Waite Park 6,738 482,160 110,271 910,621 800,350 118.78 Walker 1,114 190,036 141,449 417,224 275,775 247.55 Warroad 1,739 443,821 624,486 599,554 24,932 -14.34 Group 98,076 17,757,662 16,193,933 18,529,578 2,335,645 23.81 Urban Fringe Albertville 5,856 55,718 0 0 0 0.00 Becker 4,105 2,572 24,630 1,274,198 1,249,568 304.40 Big Lake 9,035 595,995 337,115 616,363 279,248 30.91 Breezy Point 1,642 769 9,852 65,616 55,764 33.96 Isanti 5,206 530,794 474,792 427,313 47,479 -9.12 North Branch 10,468 472,127 349,538 1,040,498 690,960 66.01 Rockville 2,632 85,329 15,792 15,792 0 0.00 Sartell 13,917 333,210 0 1,172,043 1,172,043 84.22 St. Michael 14,698 145,848 0 715,671 715,671 48.69 Zimmerman 4,775 180,492 311,773 280,596 31,177 -6.53 Group 72,334 2,402,854 1,523,492 5,608,090 4,084,598 56.47 High Income Avon 1,296 173,986 254,884 262,247 7,363 5.68 Buffalo 13,776 1,274,194 775,361 2,451,138 1,675,777 121.64 House Research Dept. 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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5=4-3) (6'(511) Byron 4,716 269,090 181,376 176,943 -4,433 -0.94 Cannon Falls 4,109 639,541 656,482 950,862 294,380 71.64 Clearwater 1,400 73,946 163,183 146,865 16,318 -11.66 Courtland 589 42,685 65,435 58,892 -6,544 -11.11 Crosslake 2,052 1,779 12,312 12,312 0 0.00 Delano 5,050 492,103 119,517 235,785 116,268 23.02 Dundas 798 42,970 86,589 163,907 77,318 96.89 East Gull Lake 1,028 1,052 6,168 6,168 0 0.00 Elk River 22,550 937,155 686,820 2,051,244 1,364,424 60.51 Hanover 2,421 19,396 195,165 175,649 19,517 -8.06 Hermantown 9,192 508,519 550,650 536,459 14,191 -1.54 La Prairie 630 52,101 72,437 65,193 -7,244 -11.50 Mantorville 1,184 196,064 245,030 220,527 24,503 -20.70 Medford 1,146 138,572 197,016 194,469 -2,547 -2.22 Monticello 11,136 8,167 0 1,468,328 1,468,328 131.85 Nisswa 2,047 0 12,288 12,282 -6 0.00 North Mankato 12,817 2,325,057 1,747,247 1,794,777 47,530 3.71 Oronoco 965 87,877 63,055 56,750 -6,306 -6.53 Otsego 11,660 56,649 0 584,884 584,884 50.16 Rice 1,151 36,330 138,057 124,251 13,806 -11.99 Sauk Rapids 12,679 1,969,930 1,998,307 1,798,476 199,831 -15.76 St. Augusta 3,135 174,154 115,638 104,074 11,564 -3.69 St. Stephen 841 75,774 104,198 93,778 10,420 -12.39 Wyoming 3,760 114,980 22,560 135,731 113,171 30.10 Group 132,128 9,712,071 8,469,775 13,881,991 5,412,216 40.96 Moderate Annandale 2,957 389,026 339,343 358,879 19,536 6.61 Brownsville 491 51,375 64,074 57,667 -6,407 -13.05 Buffalo Lake 749 172,439 218,323 196,491 21,832 -29.15 Center City 618 57,171 46,226 41,603 -4,623 -7.48 Chatfield 2,532 604,568 794,481 715,033 79,448 -31.38 Chicago City 4,307 329,206 111,816 118,974 7,158 1.66 Cohasset 2,582 0 15,492 15,492 0 0.00 Cokato 2,734 545,856 470,261 423,235 47,026 -17.20 Cold Spring 3,738 426,050 552,728 497,455 55,273 -14.79 Cottonwood 1,169 260,943 301,599 271,439 30,160 -25.80 Dassel 1,315 285,926 347,435 312,692 34,744 -26.42 House Research Dept. 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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5=4-3) (6 =(511) Dodge Center 2,565 656,969 768,590 691,731 76,859 -29.96 Emily 904 5,948 5,424 5,424 0 0.00 Eyota 1,822 268,834 423,064 380,758 42,306 -23.22 Foley 2,624 554,012 736,385 662,747 73,639 -28.06 Gaylord 2,268 646,578 811,705 730,535 81,171 -35.79 Glencoe 5,758 1,106,497 1,166,314 1,049,683 116,631 -20.26 Glyndon 1,166 198,782 288,781 259,903 28,878 -24.77 Goodhue 907 141,172 190,715 171,644 19,072 -21.03 Goodview 3,289 243,956 133,011 128,750 -4,261 -1.30 Harris 1,276 88,624 156,013 140,412 15,601 -12.23 Henderson 947 263,690 259,641 233,677 25,964 -27.42 Holdingford 760 168,551 153,006 188,667 35,661 46.92 Howard Lake 1,995 380,980 523,647 471,282 52,365 -26.25 Isle 835 77,218 71,600 93,686 22,086 26.45 Kasson 5,504 734,215 944,234 849,811 94,423 -17.16 Kenyon 1,701 418,128 528,100 475,290 52,810 -31.05 La Crescent 5,158 403,997 566,362 509,726 56,636 -10.98 Lake City 5,339 1,076,738 784,069 707,795 76,274 -14.29 Lake Shore 1,038 0 6,228 6,228 0 0.00 Le Center 2,365 511,137 618,094 556,285 61,809 -26.14 Le Sueur 4,300 909,452 934,550 999,755 65,205 15.16 Lester Prairie 1,702 282,844 437,857 394,071 43,786 -25.73 Lewiston 1,507 299,007 425,820 383,238 42,582 -28.26 Lindstrom 3,966 166,977 156,606 140,945 15,661 -3.95 Lonsdale 2,684 203,307 398,853 358,968 39,885 -14.86 Madison Lake 928 139,438 132,602 198,984 66,382 71.53 Maple Lake 1,912 299,906 432,312 389,081 43,231 -22.61 Nicollet 991 144,060 183,231 164,908 18,323 -18.49 Pine Island 3,301 605,863 657,569 591,812 65,757 -19.92 Plainview 3,397 583,033 644,525 580,073 64,453 -18.97 Redwood Falls 5,307 1,342,422 1,161,104 1,044,994 116,110 -21.68 Richmond 1,311 224,729 290,029 261,026 29,003 -22.12 Rockford 3,903 361,034 274,516 459,149 184,633 47.31 Rush City 3,056 400,135 518,419 466,577 51,842 -16.96 Rushford 1,781 405,304 573,225 515,903 57,323 -32.19 Sandstone 2,505 553,995 734,295 660,866 73,430 -29.31 Sauk Centre 4,203 1,196,738 1,135,823 1,022,241 113,582 -27.02 St. Charles 3,561 618,740 747,520 672,768 74,752 -20.99 House Research Dept. 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(1) (5 =4-3) (6= St. Clair 795 123,788 174,536 157,082 17,454 -21.95 St. Joseph 5,873 780,719 801,839 721,655 80,184 -13.65 Stacy 1,357 126,709 224,356 201,920 22,436 -16.53 Stewartville 5,759 904,491 709,315 638,384 70,932 -12.32 Stockton 766 62,103 103,046 92,741 10,305 -13.45 Taylors Falls 1,054 132,511 195,970 176,373 19,597 -18.59 Wanamingo 1,055 209,323 229,250 273,491 44,241 41.93 Waverly 975 98,747 62,248 160,181 97,933 100.44 Winsted 2,323 533,708 643,040 578,736 -64,304 -27.68 Zumbrota 3,113 583,182 537,967 484,170 53,797 -17.28 Group 144,798 23,360,851 25,917,184 24,113,081 1,804,103 -12.46 Established Ada 1,645 664,719 604,161 543,745 60,416 -36.73 Adams 768 197,020 208,607 187,746 20,861 -27.16 Adrian 1,231 359,712 412,301 371,071 41,230 -33.49 Albany 2,138 436,559 575,042 517,538 57,504 -26.90 Alden 642 161,103 143,690 129,321 14,369 -22.38 Amboy 541 129,918 121,939 109,745 12,194 -22.54 Argyle 665 191,600 194,158 174,742 19,416 -29.20 Arlington 2,110 570,603 701,806 631,625 70,181 -33.26 Atwater 1,042 289,866 269,173 242,256 26,917 -25.83 Aurora 1,726 753,598 554,489 499,040 55,449 -32.13 Babbitt 1,611 261,391 343,073 358,168 15,095 9.37 Bagley 1,259 454,032 417,436 375,692 41,744 -33.16 Balaton 600 208,026 193,957 174,561 19,396 -32.33 Barnesville 2,334 413,844 507,193 456,474 50,719 -21.73 Barnum 598 109,194 122,353 110,118 12,235 -20.46 Battle Lake 775 119,895 89,200 128,957 39,757. 51.30 Belgrade 722 172,979 172,570 181,748 9,178 12.71 Benson 3,390 1,109,320 944,287 849,858 94,429 -27.86 Bird Island 1,153 387,012 408,356 367,520 -40,836 -35.42 Biwabik 875 4.64,653 319,935 287,942 31,994 -36.56 Blac kduc k 720 183,756 189,084 170,176 18,908 -26.26 Blooming Prairie 1,965 566,853 712,151 640,936 71,215 -36.24 Blue Earth 3,463 1,174,880 1,414,370 1,272,933 141,437 -40.84 Bovey 715 364,721 265,212 238,691 26,521 -37.09 Braham 1,655 345,679 441,816 397,634 44,182 -26.70 House Research Dept. 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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4-3) (6 =(5/1) Breckenridge 3,539 1,344,873 1,250,960 1,125,864 125,096 -35.35 Brewster 482 86,108 126,882 114,194 12,688 -26.32 Brooten 641 183,237 151,604 136,444 15,160 -23.65 Browerville 724 161,973 204,671 184,204 20,467 -28.27 Browns Valley 636 345,447 258,116 232,304 25,812 -40.58 Brownsdale 704 117,968 156,201 140,581 15,620 -22.19 Brownton 819 211,461 210,128 189,115 21,013 -25.66 Buhl 983 522,313 346,139 311,525 34,614 -35.21 Butterfield 523 152,271 149,782 134,804 14,978 -28.64 Caledonia 2,940 711,865 830,039 747,035 83,004 -28.23 Canby 1,835 721,448 714,591 643,132 71,459 -38.94 Carlton 806 221,428 221,160 199,044 22,116 -27.44 Cass Lake 823 409,739 406,894 367,522 39,372 -47.84 Chisholm 4,676 2,367,138 2,335,446 2,101,901 233,545 -49.95 Clara City 1,340 366,154 419,772 377,795 41,977 -31.33 Claremont 611 156,487 159,261 143,335 15,926 -26.07 Clarissa 624 220,599 166,821 168,640 1,819 2.92 Clarkfield 903 374,735 334,677 301,209 33,468 -37.06 Clarks Grove 699 110,646 134,794 121,315 13,479 -19.28 Clearbrook 557 154,129 140,849 126,764 14,085 -25.29 Cleveland 713 107,904 115,983 104,385 11,598 -16.27 Coleraine 1,134 473,338 337,357 413,782 76,425 67.39 Cook 586 124,471 153,758 138,382 15,376 -26.24 Cosmos 575 153,531 134,081 120,673 13,408 -23.32 Crookston 7,950 2,957,069 3,159,121 2,843,209 315,912 -39.74 Crosby 2,313 730,869 749,752 674,777 74,975 -32.41 Danube 491 140,823 130,275 117,248 13,028 -26.53 Dawson 1,448 589,912 584,936 526,442 58,494 -40.40 Deer River 932 262,594 286,627 257,964 28,663 -30.75 Dilworth 3,543 677,971 594,564 535,108 59,456 -16.78 Eagle Bend 609 192,735 149,642 134,678 14,964 -24.57 Eagle Lake 2,070 281,711 391,972 352,775 39,197 -18.94 East Grand Forks 7,934 2,384,154 2,678,942 2,411,048 267,894 -33.77 Eden Valley 889 221,788 212,298 191,068 21,230 -23.88 Edgerton 984 254,807 291,937 262,743 29,194 -29.67 Elbow Lake 1,240 429,904 403,250 362,925 40,325 -32.52 Elgin 981 136,334 246,306 221,675 24,631 -25.11 Ellendale 651 116,204 131,539 118,385 13,154 -20.21 House Research Dept. 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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4-3) (6 =(5/1) Ellsworth 528 157,230 158,069 142,262 15,807 -29.94 Elmore 668 239,435 216,406 194,765 21,641 -32.40 Ely 3,544 1,578,185 1,554,634 1,399,171 155,463 -43.67 Evansville 568 123,044 121,470 109,323 12,147 -21.39 Eveleth 3,631 1,776,976 2,041,813 1,837,632 204,181 -56.23 Fairfax 1,267 395,938 440,511 396,460 44,051 -34.77 Fertile 864 201,752 251,915 226,724 25,192 -29.16 Floodwood 536 190,925 129,124 177,897 48,773 90.99 Fosston 1,527 460,908 537,341 483,607 53,734 -35.19 Frazee 1,411 283,466 368,084 331,276 36,808 -26.09 Fulda 1,311 403,932 450,495 405,446 45,050 -34.36 Gibbon 781 217,630 213,058 191,752 21,306 -27.28 Gilbert 1,772 923,601 613,508 552,157 61,351 -34.62 Glenville 670 137,220 171,396 154,256 17,140 -25.58 Glenwood 2,660 820,394 737,415 663,674 73,742 -27.72 Good Thunder 559 129,061 141,760 127,584 14,176 -25.36 Graceville 593 219,793 184,366 165,929 18,437 -31.09 Grand Meadow 922 230,431 262,467 236,220 26,247 -28.47 Granite Falls 3,057 822,084 698,748 685,695 13,053 -4.27 Greenbush 740 213,319 200,687 180,618 20,069 -27.12 Grove City 624 171,871 156,270 140,643 15,627 -25.04 Hallock 1,126 412,015 411,384 370,246 41,138 -36.53 Halsted 596 159,416 155,724 140,152 15,572 -26.13 Hancock 709 184,654 216,653 238,548 21,895 30.88 Harmony 1,131 346,431 363,666 327,299 36,367 -32.15 Hawley 1,924 336,669 441,539 397,385 44,154 -22.95 Hayfield 1,355 330,813 400,640 360,576 40,064 -29.57 Hector 1,167 337,166 343,618 309,256 34,362 -29.44 Hendricks 700 204,334 207,839 187,055 20,784 -29.69 Henning 829 209,544 242,747 218,472 24,275 -29.28 Heron Lake 772 234,241 258,454 232,609 25,845 -33.48 Hills 550 122,950 132,727 119,454 13,273 -24.13 Hoffman 651 133,996 146,054 203,790 57,736 88.69 Hokah 567 208,831 161,583 145,425 16,158 -28.50 Houston 1,010 307,498 323,623 291,261 32,362 -32.04 Hoyt Lakes 1,872 479,827 281,043 371,701 90,658 48.43 Ivanhoe 630 216,832 196,224 176,602 19,622 -31.15 Jackson 3,469 1,284,117 1,193,528 1,074,175 119,353 -34.41 House Research Dept LMC City Cluster Listing Run:ttbblga082a Certified 2008 LGA vs Page 13 of 25 1/18/2008 04.08 PM Alternative LGA Proposal Cityname 2006 Certified Certified Alternative Change in 2008 Per Capita Change in Population 2002 LGA 2008 LGA Prop. 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(5=4-3) (6 =(5/1) Janesville 2,197 512,667 674,961 607,465 67,496 -30.72 Jasper 580 168,434 170,905 153,815 17,091 -29.47 Kandiyohi 532 75,655 96,734 87,061 -9,673 -18.18 Karlstad 735 226,922 227,434 204,691 22,743 -30.94 Kasota 687 96,310 114,179 102,761 11,418 -16.62 Keewatin 1,172 542,298 392,745 353,471 39,275 -33.51 Kerkhoven 742 181,076 175,352 157,817 17,535 -23.63 Kiester 502 180,417 147,068 132,361 14,707 -29.30 Kimball 681 105,107 124,417 180,267 55,850 82.01 Lafayette 521 126,210 127,344 114,610 12,734 -24.44 Lake Benton 673 247,582 194,252 174,827 19,425 -28.86 Lake Crystal 2,575 603,120 722,773 650,496 72,277 -28.07 Lake Park 856 163,745 194,224 174,802 19,422 -22.69 Lakefield 1,701 706,450 669,276 602,348 66,928 -39.35 Lamberton 820 292,789 279,635 251,672 27,964 -34.10 Lanesboro 757 265,132 201,444 181,300 20,144 -26.61 Le Roy 903 216,482 283,499 255,149 28,350 -31.40 Litchfield 6,869 1,532,100 1,753,432 1,578,089 175,343 -25.53 Littlefork 705 167,737 203,899 183,509 20,390 -28.92 Luveme 4,597 1,365,046 1,267,094 1,140,385 126,709 -27.56 Lyle 569 135,491 159,373 143,436 15,937 -28.01 Mabel 747 243,634 220,987 198,888 22,099 -29.58 Madelia 2,299 616,491 748,423 673,581 74,842 -32.55 Madison 1,686 752,359 781,329 703,196 78,133 -46.34 Mapleton 1,649 378,749 509,471 458,524 50,947 •-30.90 Marble 704 315,140 235,484 211,936 23,548 -33.45 Mazeppa 784 135,003 155,179 139,661 15,518 -19.79 McIntosh 609 172,247 195,175 175,658 19,518 -32.05 Melrose 3,292 785,378 734,036 660,632 73,404 -22.30 Menahga 1,234 309,486 311,187 280,068 31,119 -25.22 Milaca 2,776 598,945 609,596 548,636 60,960 -21.96 Minneota 1,416 413,256 456,497 410,847 45,650 -32.24 Minnesota Lake 654 185,936 137,612 123,851 13,761 -21.04 Montevideo 5,463 1,681,210 1,776,218 1,598,596 177,622 -32.51 Montgomery 3,229 679,341 763,431 891,414 127,983 39.64 Montrose 2,360 181,806 389,757 350,781 38,976 -16.52 Moose Lake 2,445 371,093 464,268 417,841 46,427 -18.99 Morgan 860 347,610 286,419 257,777 28,642 -33.30 House Research Dept. 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(3) (4) (5=4 -3) (6=(511) Morris 5,184 1,717,992 1,956,265 1,760,639 195,627 -37.74 Morristown 1,040 168,542 232,296 209,066 23,230 -22.34 Mountain Iron 2,843 528,046 825,649 743,084 82,565 -29.04 Mountain Lake 2,084 718,890 850,912 765,821 85,091 -40.83 Nashwauk 949 577,209 422,330 380,097 42,233 -44.50 New London 1,170 227,332 295,567 266,010 29,557 -25.26 New Richland 1,163 277,138 345,983 311,385 34,598 -29.75 New York Mills 1,203 360,651 374,492 461,848 87,356 72.62 Olivia 2,565 885,142 768,739 691,865 76,874 -29.97 Onamia 863 158,654 210,395 189,356 21,040 -24.38 Ortonville 1,954 961,923 760,344 684,310 76,034 -38.91 Osakis 1,615 446,033 455,647 410,082 45,565 -28.21 Packers Prairie 1,032 218,028 271,396 244,256 27,140 -26.30 Paynesville 2,319 577,093 678,145 610,331 67,815 -29.24 Pelican Rapids 2,424 522,618 730,117 657,105 73,012 -30.12 Pennock 494 88,673 108,387 97,548 10,839 -21.94 Pierz 1,374 199,909 287,637 258,873 28,764 -20.93 Pipestone 4,342 1,427,528 1,648,038 1,483,234 164,804 -37.96 Preston 1,409 503,869 538,356 484,520 53,836 -38.21 Proctor 2,823 794,743 968,475 871,628 96,848 -34.31 Randall 586 87,016 110,826 99,743 11,083 -18.91 Raymond 790 167,355 206,140 185,526 20,614 -26.09 Red Lake Falls 1,605 575,357 594,023 534,621 59,402 -37.01 Renville 1,276 443,030 446,188 401,569 44,619 -34.97 Rock Creek 1,370 96,380 134,011 120,610 13,401 -9.78 Roliingstone 644 90,768 128,079 115,271 12,808 -19.89 Royalton 913 117,900 164,236 147,812 16,424 -17.99 Rushford Village 779 55,614 73,749 66,374 -7,375 -9.47 Sacred Heart 513 221,693 183,989 165,590 18,399 -35.87 Scanlon 848 248,649 192,233 173,010 19,223 -22.67 Sebeka 676 235,883 167,328 162,766 -4,562 -6.75 Sherbum 1,027 352,131 324,251 291,826 32,425 -31.57 Silver Bay 2,013 530,848 545,493 490,944 -54,549 -27.10 Silver Lake 813 184,676 167,993 151,194 16,799 -20.66 Slayton 2,035 789,350 836,926 753,233 83,693 -41.13 Sleepy Eye 3,584 1,177,895 1,381,345 1,243,211 138,135 -38.54 Spring Grove 1,297 436,378 414,970 373,473 41,497 -31.99 Spring Valley 2,568 783,995 875,120 787,608 87,512 -34.08 House Research Dept. 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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4-3) (6 =(5/1) Springfield 2,196 759,971 929,538 836,584 92,954 -42.33 St. James 4,634 1,217,595 1,396,568 1,256,911 139,657 -30.14 St. Peter 10,887 2,018,281 2,405,110 2,164,599 240,511 -22.09 Staples 3,149 1,091,982 1,025,933 923,340 102,593 -32.58 Starbudc 1,339 339,103 371,462 334,316 37,146 -27.74 Stephen 690 153,159 178,793 160,914 17,879 -25.91 Stewart 540 189,938 140,828 126,745 14,083 -26.08 Thief River Falls 8,509 2,153,571 2,432,768 2,189,491 243,277 -28.59 Tracy 2,155 894,376 918,871 826,984 91,887 -42.64 Trimont 697 235,081 214,291 192,862 21,429 -30.74 Truman 1,186 389,294 419,827 377,844 41,983 -35.40 Twin Valley 819 240,701 266,161 239,545 26,616 -32.50 Two Harbors 3,673 1,430,800 1,222,283 1,100,055 122,228 -33.28 Tyler 1,199 323,274 375,952 338,357 37,595 -31.36 Ulen 542 128,375 138,569 124,712 13,857 -25.57 Vemdale 559 114,368 129,142 116,228 12,914 -23.10 Wabasha 2,727 669,941 668,851 601,966 66,885 -24.53 Wabasso 651 192,408 176,419 158,777 17,642 -27.10 Wadena 4,227 1,057,043 1,225,463 1,102,917 122,546 -28.99 Walnut Grove 701 190,329 219,427 280,793 61,366 87.54 Warren 1,683 423,849 497,519 447,767 49,752 -29.56 Waseca 9,828 2,015,115 2,447,542 2,202,788 244,754 -24.90 Waterville 1,863 552,753 514,555 463,100 51,456 -27.62 Watkins 952 165,958 229,733 206,760 22,973 -24.13 Welcome 653 217,559 215,334 193,801 21,533 -32.98 Wells 2,508 882,220 926,055 833,450 92,606 -36.92 West Concord 828 213,707 246,695 222,026 24,670 -29.79 Westbrook 706 284,819 238,545 214,691 23,855 -33.79 Wheaton 1,513 599,969 610,374 549,337 61,037 -40.34 Windom 4,436 1,119,069 1,294,749 1,165,274 129,475 -29.19 Winnebago 1,409 548,639 563,065 506,759 56,307 -39.96 Winthrop 1,354 476,036 443,992 399,593 44,399 -32.79 Group 344,123 99,796,268 104,639,662 95,276,263 9,363,399 -27.21 Small Rural Akeley 402 76,829 56,543 50,889 -5,654 -14.07 Alberta 131 16,582 28,348 25,513 -2,835 -21.64 Aldrich 45 3,257 4,835 4,352 -484 -10.74 House Research Dept. 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(1) (5 =4-3) (6 =(511) Alpha 127 33,476 35,096 31,586 -3,510 -27.63 Altura 421 51,706 39,641 35,677 -3,964 -9.42 Alvarado 373 31,585 40,449 43,111 2,662 7.14 Arco 93 25,843 24,174 21,757 -2,417 -25.99 Ashby 465 100,706 106,829 96,146 10,683 -22.97 Askov 371 59,968 59,969 53,972 -5,997 -16.16 Audubon 481 59,872 97,206 102,952 5,746 11.95 Avoca 123 29,297 28,613 44,965 16,352 132.94 Backus 324 37,584 30,028 72,445 42,417 130.92 Badger 468 102,152 96,560 86,904 -9,656 -20.63 Barrett 333 62,396 61,650 69,154 7,504 22.53 Barry 19 2,308 2,795 2,516 -280 -14.71 Beardsley 237 82,188 72,019 64,817 -7,202 -30.39 Beaver Bay 184 35,920 24,433 21,990 -2,443 -13.28 Beaver Creek 247 61,671 42,829 38,546 -4,283 -17.34 Bejou 87 19,017 19,325 17,393 -1,933 -22.21 Bellechester 169 15,608 18,857 16,971 -1,886 -11.16 Bellingham 180 76,292 63,677 57,309 -6,368 -35.38 Beltrami 93 21,647 25,774 23,197 -2,577 -27.71 Belview 375 125,341 101,610 91,449 10,161 -27.10 Sena 106 21,605 24,928 22,435 -2,493 -23.52 Bertha 474 158,659 128,636 115,772 12,864 -27.14 Big Falls 269 80,316 66,757 60,081 -6,676 -24.82 Bigelow 227 35,631 49,888 44,899 -4,989 -21.98 Bigfork 468 110,308 84,250 75,825 -8,425 -18.00 Bingharri Lake 158 29,066 28,911 26,020 -2,891 -18.30 Biscay 112 5,635 10,807 9,726 -1,081 -9.65 Blomkest 179 24,094 18,985 17,087 -1,899 -10.61 Bluffton 208 13,739 25,593 23,034 -2,559 -12.30 Bock 107 7,606 13,836 12,452 -1,384 -12.93 Borup 80 11,949 14,675 13,208 -1,468 -18.34 Bowlus 257 29,458 36,262 32,636 -3,626 -14.11 Boy River 38 2,463 3,198 2,878 -320 -8.42 Boyd 178 96,070 69,246 62,321 -6,925 -38.90 Brandon 437 93,208 92,975 83,678 -9,298 -21.28 Bricelyn 339 125,239 122,459 110,213 12,246 -36.12 Brook Park 151 24,171 20,302 18,272 -2,030 -13.45 Brooks 144 19,035 22,976 20,678 -2,298 -15.96 House Research Dept. 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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4 -3) (6 =(5/1) Brookston 95 9,519 7,591 6,832 -759 -7.99 Bruno 107 25,454 18,905 17,015 -1,891 -17.67 Buckman 244 12,718 16,474 14,827 -1,647 -6.75 Burtrum 124 20,156 24,272 21,845 -2,427 -19.57 Callaway 209 40,106 36,041 32,437 -3,604 -17.24 Calumet 373 172,562 126,061 113,455 12,606 -33.80 Campbell 206 54,112 53,565 48,209 -5,357 -26.00 Canton 324 96,969 81,666 73,499 -8,167 -25.21 Carlos 397 50,102 40,170 44,753 4,583 11.54 Cedar Mills 49 2,020 5,787 5,208 -579 -11.81 Ceylon 364 150,467 128,515 115,664 12,852 -35.31 Chandler 244 52,241 67,769 60,992 -6,777 -27.77 Chickamaw Beach 146 0 876 876 0 0.00 Chokio 423 139,135 117,438 151,680 34,242 80.95 Clear Lake 413 58,589 37,379 61,795 24,416 59.12 Clements 160 38,389 34,843 31,359 -3,484 -21.78 Climax 225 56,701 45,419 40,877 -4,542 -20.19 Clinton 427 188,256 146,150 131,535 14,615 -34.23 Clitherall 120 13,501 14,420 12,978 -1,442 -12.02 Clontarf 158 8,715 20,092 18,083 -2,009 -12.72 Cobden 51 2,360 2,942 2,648 -294 -5.77 Comfrey 357 153,560 97,572 118,589 21,017 58.87 Comstock 111 12,840 15,467 13,920 -1,547 -13.93 Conger 145 32,360 22,791 20,512 -2,279 -15.72 Correll 35 8,233 8,933 8,040 -893 -25.52 Cromwell 209 22,513 26,162 52,596 26,434 126.48 Currie 208 69,918 66,943 60,249 -6,694 -32.18 Cuyuna 273 19,865 12,663 16,923 4,260 15.60 Cyrus 286 68,920 76,050 68,445 -7,605 -26.59 Dakota 326 16,094 34,662 31,196 -3,466 -10.63 Dalton 248 43,269 46,665 41,999 -4,667 -18.82 Danvers 96 10,595 10,577 10,440 -137 -1.43 Darfur 122 23,634 30,065 27,059 -3,007 -24.64 Darwin 301 12,139 22,768 20,491 -2,277 -7.56 De Graff 131 12,300 18,447 16,602 -1,845 -14.08 Deer Creek 329 51,863 57,935 52,142 -5,794 -17.61 Delavan 182. 64,196 52,341 47,107 -5,234 -28.76 Delhi 73 16,695 16,169 14,552 -1,617 -22.15 House Research Dept. 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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4-3) (6 =(511) Denham 36 0 234 216 -18 -0.50 Dennison 170 25,186 16,564 14,908 -1,656 -9.74 Dent 192 21,661 35,353 31,818 -3,535 -18.41 Dexter 335 82,883 70,953 63,858 -7,095 -21.18 Donaldson 28 3,575 5,070 4,563 -507 -18.11 Donnelly 241 41,040 47,946 43,151 -4,795 -19.89 Doran 43 9,791 12,153 10,938 -1,215 -28.26 Dover 578 71,575 96,364 86,728 -9,636 -16.67 Dovray 67 9,827 13,726 12,353 -1,373 -20.49 Dumont 111 27,190 20,173 18,156 -2,017 -18.17 Dundee 95 15,180 21,239 19,115 -2,124 -22.36 Dunne!! 186 54,019 60,311 54,280 -6,031 -32.43 Easton 199 45,413 34,750 31,275 -3,475 -17.46 Echo 246 102,174 74,621 67,159 -7,462 -30.33 Effie 92 1,555 7,757 6,981 -776 -8.43 Eitzen 234 23,656 33,102 29,792 -3,310 -14.15 Elba 202 9,583 17,015 15,314 1,702 -8.42 Elizabeth 171 30,511 27,920 25,128 -2,792 -16.33 Elkton 149 16,925 13,002 11,702 -1,300 -8.73 Elmdale 108 5,960 5,855 5,270 -586 -5.42 Elrosa 162 15,995 24,699 22,229 -2,470 -15.25 Elysian 551 101,993 56,966 137,952 80,986 146.98 Emmons 418 96,379 79,958 71,962 -7,996 -19.13 Erhard 139 18,349 22,539 20,285 -2,254 -16.22 Erskine 429 98,546 98,587 88,728 -9,859 -22.98 Evan 90 7,490 12,193 10,974 -1,219 -13.55 Farwell 47 19,314 15,112 13,601 -1,511 -32.15 Federal Dam 99 2,739 2,012 1,811 -201 -2.03 Felton 198 37,428 29,441 26,497 -2,944 -14.87 Fifty Lakes 406 475 2,436 2,436 0 0.00 Finlayson 333 28,033 36,143 32,529 -3,614 -10.85 Fisher 395 51,737 73,377 136,144 62,767 158.90 Flensburg 237 25,610 21,493 19,344 2,149 -9.07 Florence 45 11,903 9,757 8,781 -976 -21.68 Forada 193 1,115 1,158 1,896 738 3.82 Foreston 507 47,914 63,158 56,842 -6,316 -12.46 Fort Ripley 65 270 390 390 0 0.00 Fountain 374 44,542 57,926 52,133 -5,793 -15.49 House Research Dept. 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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4-3) (6 =(511) Foxhome 115 20,086 24,431 21,988 -2,443 -21.24 Franklin 488 171,381 128,609 177,585 48,976 100.36 Freeborn 282 51,170 55,630 50,067 -5,563 -19.73 Freeport 477 94,220 75,088 123,652 48,564 101.81 Frost 229 61,624 53,172 47,855 -5,317 -23.22 Funkley 15 50 145 131 -15 -0.97 Garfield 302 19,538 32,425 29,183 -3,243 -10.74 Garrison 229 5,676 1,374 36,132 34,758 151.78 Garvin 141 54,607 38,575 34,718 -3,858 -27,36 Gary 197 71,194 53,217 47,895 -5,322 -27.01 Geneva 468 57,684 64,804 58,324 -6,480 -13.85 Genola 67 217 1,672 1,505 -167 -2.50 Georgetown 123 8,542 12,754 11,479 -1,275 -10.37 Ghent 364 60,717 76,153 68,538 -7,615 -20.92 Gilman 228 2,192 5,374 8,696 3,322 14.57 Gonvick 279 83,612 59,395 53,456 -5,940 -21.29 Goodridge 115 27,558 21,196 26,267 5,071 44.10 Granada 295 74,377 86,985 78,287 -8,699 -29.49 Grasston 114 22,325 16,624 14,962 -1,662 -14.58 Green Isle 450 61,409 35,769 142,591 106,822 237.38 Greenwald 185 12,510 21,422 19,280 -2,142 -11.58 Grey Eagle 341 89,589 65,844 59,260 -6,584 -19.31 Grygia 240. 48,331 38,631 61,307 22,676 94.48 Gully 93 11,359 13,567 12,210 -1,357 -14.59 Hackensack 314 13,852 6,928 16,521 9,593 30.55 Hadley 64 7,690 15,191 13,672 -1,519 -23.74 Halma 64 9,125 10,341 9,307 -1,034 -16.16 Hammond 235 20,725 31,832 28,649 -3,183 -13.55 Hanley Falls 304 77,855 72,110 64,899 -7,211 -23.72 Hanska 416 106,540 109,292 98,363 10,929 -26.27 Harding 107 660 1,247 1,122 -125 -1.17 Hardwick 202 43,778 44,900 40,410 -4,490 -22.23 Hartland 271 59,225 53,285 47,957 -5,329 -19.66 Hatfield 43 2,864 4,108 3,697 -411 -9.55 Hayward 230 41,301 31,750 31,482 -268 -1.17 Hazel Run 57 12,511 13,605 12,245 -1,361 -23.87 Heidelberg 100 517 600 600 0 0.00 Hendrum 308 70,696 60,530 54,477 -6,053 -19.65 House Research Dept. 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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5=43) (6=(5/1) Henrietta 103 4,711 10,045 9,041 -1,005 -9.75 Herman 422 158,838 116,287 125,551 9,264 21.95 Hewitt 274 54,975 57,061 51,355 -5,706 -20.83 Hill City 465 64,759 54,683 59,300 4,617 9.93 Hillman 21 3,271 3,040 2,736 -304 -14.48 Hitterdal 179 55,078 42,195 37,976 -4,220 -23.57 Holland 202 48,599 46,513 41,862 -4,651 -23.03 Hollandale 284 43,062 41,623 37,461 -4,162 -14.66 Holloway 103 22,519 15,695 14,126 -1,570 -15.24 Holt 96 10,995 13,379 12,041 -1,338 -13.94 Humboldt 51 9,938 11,214 10,093 -1,121 -21.99 Ihien 92 19,634 16,942 15,248 -1,694 -18.42 lona 146 42,815 35,672 32,105 -3,567 -24.43 Iron Junction 85 7,640 9,936 8,942 -994 -11.69 Ironton 539 153,894. 110,672 99,605 11,067 -20.53 Jeffers 358 110,582 113,107 101,796 11,311 -31.59 Jenkins 316 10,158 5,122 10,802 5,680 17.97 Johnson 29 4,682 6,938 6,244 -694 -23.92 Kelliher 313 78,009 90,837 81,753 -9,084 -29.02 Kellogg 469 67,148 79,562 71,606 -7,956 -16.96 Kennedy 215 70,920 65,281 58,753 -6,528 -30.36 Kenneth 52 14,329 11,370 10,233 -1,137 -21.87 Kensington 285 57,164 55,428 49,885 -5,543 -19.45 Kent 115 20,853 20,593 18,534 -2,059 -17.91 Kerridc 72 5,910 4,053 8,426 4,373 60.74 Kettle River 182 38,361 25,032 48,860 23,828 130.92 Kilkenny 155 38,989 35,211 31,690 -3,521 -22.72 Kinbrae 17 884 589 530 -59 -3.46 Kingston 158 7,919 12,034 10,831 -1,203 -7.62 iGnney 172 94,384 63,315 61,520 -1,795 -10.44 La Salle 83 13,518 16,284 14,656 -1,628 -19.62 Lake Bronson 232 72,498 68,826 61,943 -6,883 -29.67 Lake Henry 85 4,748 6,412 7,016 604 7.11 Lake Lillian 239 52,633 37,765 33,989 -3,777 -15.80 Lake Wilson 254 77,448 74,879 93,011 18,132 71.39 -Lancaster 333 85,380 77,128 69,415 -7,713 -23.16 Laporte 138 9,276 10,181 9,163 -1,018 -7.38 Lastrup 95 3,701 2,698 2,428 -270 -2.84 House Research Dept. 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(5 =4-3) (6 =(5/1) Lengby 80 28,392 23,366 21,029 -2,337 -29.21 Leonard 24 2,452 3,468 3,121 -347 -14.45 Leonidas 53 49,351 35,770 32,193 -3,577 -67.49 Lewisville 250 52,230 63,934 57,541 -6,393 -25.57 Lismore 211 77,070 65,178 58,660 -6,518 -30.89 Long Beach 309 0 1,854 1,854 0 0.00 Longville 182 6,663 1,092 90,702 89,610 492.36 Louisburg 36 5,454 6,818 6,136 -682 -18.94 Lowry 286 63,681 49,971 58,097 8,126 28.41 Lucan 206 63,635 47,720 42,948 -4,772 -23.17 Lynd 394 62,557 61,667 55,500 -6,167 -15.65 Magnolia 204 23,577 33,068 29,761 -3,307 -16.21 Manchester 73 8,118 10,694 9,625 -1,069 -14.65 Manhattan Beach 62 0 372 372 0 0.00 Mapleview 170 70,742 53,537 48,183 -5,354 -31.49 Marietta 167 72,246 53,797 48,417 -5,380 -32.21 Maynard 351 146,807 119,338 107,404 11,934 -34.00 McGrath 72 2,574 4,938 18,457 13,519 187.76 McGregor 402 92,133 91,694 209,439 117,745 292.90 McKinley 84 76,334 52,842 47,558 -5,284 -62.91 Meadowlands 126 17,385 19,213 17,292 -1,921 -15.25 Metre Grove 144 8,722 12,679 11,411 -1,268 -8.80 Mentor 129 17,340 26,148 41,654 15,506 120.20 Middle River 329 53,502 70,079 63,071 -7,008 -21.30 Milan 304 114,169 90,330 81,297 -9,033 -29.71 Millerville 114 1,175 3,191 10,887 7,696 67.51 Mil!villa 166 16,827 19,032 17,129 -1,903 -11.47 Milroy 251 57,127 55;273 53,558 -1,715 -6.83 Miltona 312 16,570 31,290 28,161 -3,129 -10.03 Minneiska 103 8,739 6,759 6,083 676 -6.56 Minnesota City 222 26,459 35,305 31,775 -3,531 -15.90 Mizpah 64 4,232 5,121 4,609 -512 -8.00 Morton 424 130,103 127,621 114,859 12,762 -30.10 Murdock 295 76,770 69,931 62,938 -6,993 -23.71 Myrtle 58 9,650 11,487 10,338 -1,149 -19.81 Nashua 50 401 357 321 -36 -0.71 Nassau 76 10,993 15,593 14,034 -1,559 -20.52 Nelson 153 15,726 24,009 21,608 -2,401 -15.69 House Research Dept. 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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4-3) (6 =(5/1) Nerstrand 245 22,444 17,809 16,028 -1,781 -7.27 Nevis 362 67,723 48,791 56,551 7,760 21.44 New Auburn 507 65,930 98,517 88,665 -9,852 -19.43 New Munich 366 46,481 66,994 60,295 -6,699 -18.30 Newfolden 359 82,948 75,500 70,074 -5,426 -15.11 Nielsville 84 21,880 21,605 19,445 -2,161 -25.72 Nimrod 73 1,043 2,712 2,441 -271 -3.72 Norcross 55 24,700 17,617 15,855 -1,762 -32.03 Northome 243 66,889 65,987 81,125 15,138 62.30 Northrop 242 30,128 43,292 38,963 -4,329 -17.89 Odessa 104 52,031 39,903 35,913 -3,990 -38.37 Odin 1.11 19,382 22,812 20,673 -2,139 -19.27 Ogema 124 36,695 28,716 28,357 -359 -2.90 Ogilvie 480 124,715 120,731 108,658 12,073 -25.15 Okabena 182 53,683 48,007 62,479 14,472 79.52 Oklee 398 130,116 107,422 96,680 10,742 -26.99 Ormsby 145 21,223 23,905 21,515 -2,391 -16.49 Orr 240 64,604 41,350 73,874 32,524 135.52 Oslo 336 103,834 73,514 66,163 -7,351 -21.88 Ostrander 247 35,022 51,536 46,382 -5,154 -20.86 Ottertail 495 1,002 2,970 2,970 0 0.00 Palisade 148 14,748 15,763 16,555 792 5.35 Pease 180 10,449 15,922 14,330 -1,592 -8.85 Pemberton 242 19,888 26,111 25,546 -565 -2.33 Parley 110 17,671 21,253 19,128 -2,125 -19.32 Peterson 252 35,519 45,264 40,738 -4,526 -17.96 Pillager 474 87,022 116,988 105,289 11,699 -24.68 Plato 316 38,422 24,262 43,324 19,062 60.32 Plummer 256 58,888 48,873 45,835 -3,038 -11.87 Porter 161 50,554 38,285 '34,457 -3,829 -23.78 Prinsburg 455 104,479 76,843 69,159 -7,684 -16.89 Quamba 107 4,862 14,248 12,823 -1,425 -13.32 Racine 411 30,971 57,772 51,995 -5,777 -14.06 Ranier 173 23,267 23,250 20,925 -2,325 -13.44 Regal 33 391 2,031 1,828 -203 -6.15 Ramer 366 67,933 55,616 50,054 -5,562 -15.20 Revere 98 28,155 22,561 25,289 2,728 27.84 Richville 107 6,622 12,933 11,640 -1,293 -12.09 House Research Dept. 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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4 -3) (6 =(5/1) Riverton 107 9,968 6,566 5,909 657 -6.14 Ronneby 38 2,376 4,525 4,073 -453 -11.91 Roosevelt 142 7,469 12,347 11,112 -1,235 -8.70 Roscoe 110 14,183 21,481 19,333 -2,148 -19.53 Rose Creek 394 76,145 76,091 68,482 -7,609 -19.31 Rothsay 501 95,652 117,460 105,714 11,746 -23.45 Round Lake 418 74,524 95,696 86,126 -9,570 -22.89 Rushmore 365 81,518 99,549 89,594 -9,955 -27.27 Russell 341 113,726 81,780 73,602 -8,178 -23.98 Ruthton 253 72,746 76,688 69,019 -7,669 -30.31 Rutledge 184 640 3,321 2,989 -332 -1.80 Sabin 419 62,290 75,436 67,892 -7,544 -18.00 Sanbom 403 112,125 124,405 123,323 -1,082 -2.68 Sargeant 72 6,482 11,179 10,061 1,118 -15.53 Seaforth 65 19,152 16,677 15,009 -1,668 -25.66 Sedan 56 4,314. 7,062 6,356 -706 -12.61 Shafer 869 34,550 136,520 122,868 13,652 -15.71 Shelly 247 61,415 64,884 58,396 -6,488 -26.27 Shevlin 173 14,970 20,151 18,136 -2,015 -11.65 Skyline 299 3,789 4,722 4,250 -472 -1.58 Sobieski 180 2,912 10,205 9,185 -1,021 -5.67 Solway 73 7,918 5,717 5,145 -572 -7.83 South Haven 209 33,653 29,230 38,335 9,105 43.56 Spring Hill 61 4,840 2,598 2,620 22 0.36 Squaw Lake 93 8,704 10,104 9,094 -1,010 -10.86 St. Anthony 84 4,645 6,134 5,521 -613 -7.30 St. Hilaire 273 41,553 52,461 47,215 -5,246 -19.22 St. Leo 97 12,293 15,961 14,365 -1,596 -16.45 St. Martin 342 23,280 39,301 35,371 -3,930 -11.49 St. Rosa 32 2,975 1,110 3,863 2,753 86.03 St. Vincent 90 13,352 16,360 14,724 1,636 -18.18 Steen 174 19,205 24,425 21,983 -2,443 -14.04 Storden 250 92,412 70,980 63,882 -7,098 -28.39 Strandquist 76 14,306 16,129 14,516 -1,613 -21.22 Strathcona 26 3,496 3,336 3,002 -334 -12.83 Sturgeon Lake 395 14,696 27,212 65,770 38,558 97.62 Sunburg 98 21,128 25,115 24,593 -522 -5.33 Swanville 356 81,632 80,031 72,028 -8,003 -22.48 House Research Dept. LMC City Cluster Listing Run:ttbblga082a Certified 2008 LGA vs Page 24 of 25 1/18/2008 04:08 PM Alternative LGA Proposal Cityname 2006 Certified Certified Alternative Change in 2008 Per Capita Change in Population 2002 LGA 2008 LGA Prop. LGA Alt. vs. LGA Alt vs. cert. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4-3) (6 =(5/1) Taconite 332 139,800 99,424 89,482 -9,942 -29.95 Tamarack 53 4,960 3,037 12,761 9,724 183.47 Taopi 82 4,320 6,622 5,960 662 -8.08 Taunton 185 19,648 29,692 26,723 -2,969 -16.05 Tenney 6 1,728 1,130 1,017 -113 -18.83 Tenstrike 195 1,344 3,094 2,785 -309 -1.59 Thomson 4 163 16,357 10,658 10,671 13 0.08 Tintah 68 11,957 11,763 10,587 -1,176 -17.30 Tower 497 149,355 90,126 203,159 113,033 227.43 Trail 60 3,618 2,712 2,441 -271 -4.52 Trommald 117 10,357 8,054 7,249 -805 -6.88 Trosky 105 6,969 13,063 11,757 -1,306 -12.44 Turtle River 75 103 450 450 0 0.00 Twin Lakes 156 38,433 29,171 26,254 -2,917 -18.70 Underwood 344 80,585 74,024 66,622 -7,402 -21.52 Upsala 432 71,344 60,829 54,746 -6,083 -14.08 Urbank 59 4,482 5,516 10,282 4,766 80.78 Utica 232 26,499 30,055 27,050 -3,006 -12.95 Vargas 327 19,532 32,646 29,381 -3,265 -9.98 Vemon Center 335 55,543 64,933 58,440 -6,493 -19.38 Vesta 321 87,228 80,930 72,837 -8,093 -25.21 Viking 82 26,034 20,162 18,146 -2,016 -24.59 Villard 232 45,982 36,719 33,047 -3,672 -15.83 Vining 60 11,870 10,182 9,164 -1,018 -16.97 Wahkon 344 16,897 11,852 10,667 -1,185 -3.45 Waldorf 230 60,983 46,081 41,473 -4,608 -20.04 Walters 82 27,332 20,593 18,534 -2,059 -25.11 Waltham 192 35,122 36,702 33,032 -3,670 -19.12 Wanda 90 14,979 21,962 19,766 -2,196 -24.40 Warba 182 10,308 13,511 12,160 -1,351 -7.42 Watson 210 57,766 58,394 52,555 -5,839 -27.81 Waubun 387 61,969 86,339 77,705 -8,634 -22.31 Wendell 170 51,716 37,512 33,761 -3,751 -22.07 West Union 73 3,313 5,099 4,589 -510 -6.98 Westport 71 2,127 3,771 3,394 -377 -5.31 Whalan 59 14,075 9,111 8,200 -911 -15.44 Wilder 66 15,853 15,839 14,255 -1,584 -24.00 Williams 207 40,873 39,347 35,412 -3,935 -19.01 House Research Dept. LMC City Cluster Listing Run :ttbbiga082a Certified 2008 LGA vs Page 25 of 25 1/18/2008 04:08 PM Alternative LGA Proposal Cityname 2006 Certified Certified Altemative Change in 2008 Per Capita Change in Population 2002 LGA 2008- LGA Prop. LGA Alt. vs. LGA Alt vs. cert. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5 =4 -3) (6 =(5/1) Willow River 398 36,15 45,787 41,208 -4,579 -11.50 Wilmont 314 71,171 85,096 76,586 -8,510 -27.10 Wilton 198 0 3,845 3,461 -385 -1.94 Winger 184 48,149 35,830 32,247 -3,583 -19.47 Winton 167 36,597 27,197 24,477 -2,720 -16.29 Wolf Lake 50 866 3,251 23,146 19,895 397.90 Wolverton 134 30,063 24,410 21,969 -2,441 -18.22 Wood Lake 412 127,571 108,533 97,680 10,853 -26.34 Woodstock 104 36,624 31,637 28,473 -3,164 -30.42 Wrenshall 370 63,976 48,797 43,917 -4,880 -13.19 Wright 97 8,635 8,210 7,752 458 -4.72 Wykoff 425 136,702 115,747 104,172 11,575 -27.23 Zemple 73 1,208 862 776 -86 -1.18 Zumbro Falls 167 30,173 34,887 31,398 -3,489 -20.89 Group 76,685 14,586,134 13,926,503 13,986,042 59,539 0.78 Region total 1,507,587 327,224,700 319,491,153 313,402,687 6,088,466 -4.04 State Total 4,243,097 564,980,025 484,148,487 580,519,920 96,371,433 22.71