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City of Prior Lake
1990-1994
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Submitted to City Council
June 18, 1990
First Draft: June 18, 1990
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TABLE
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CONTENTS
I. Introductory Letter
II. Table of Contents
III. Physical Development criteria
IV. Fiscal Guideline Criteria
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V. Discussion of 1990-1994
Capital Improvement Program
VI. Capital Improvement Budget
A. 1990
B. 1991-1994
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VII. Program Maps
A. 1990 CIP Program Map
B. 1991-1994 Program Maps
VIII. Calender of Construction and
Financial Events for Capital
Improvements
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IX. Construction Schedule (1990)
X. Financing Schedule (1990)
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PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA
Perhaps one of the most important purposes of planning is to
anticipate the needs of people and provide a sensible and
meaningful improvement program to meet those needs. It requires
an understanding of the community, its direction and the forces
of change. Another way to look at capital planning is that it
implements the comprehensive plan.
Over the past five ~earsl Prior Lake's growth has been primarily
single family res1dent ale Industrial and commercial growth has
been very slow and will continue to be a small percentage of
Prior Lake's yearly added valuation unless the community and its
leaders make purposeful decisions to seek this form of growth.
The following factors will contribute and influence growth and
community needs for the next five years.
At this time single family construction will
continue to dominate Prior Lake's building
activity. The state of the economy has been and
will continue to be the principal ingredient that
determines the number of housing starts in Prior
Lake.
Prior Lake residents will continue to depend upon
outside employment and lengthy commutes to work.
Prior Lake must acknowledge its decentralized
growth pattern and deve1o~ its community identity
through investments that 1dentify special places,
cohesiveness and community pride.
6.) The demand for more and better public roads will
increase in northern Scott County.
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Regional access will be the single most important
factor contributing to Prior Lake's growth. The
timing and construction of the Bloomington Ferry
Bridge will have a significant impact on the growth
level of Prior Lake. Anticipated completion date
for the bridge currently is estimated to be in
1993.
Growth emphasis ma~ be shifting to a concentration
on commercial and 1ndustrial expansion. Earl~ si<1ns
of this include: increased public sens1tiv1ty
toward residential domination of property tax
burden; more and more requests for business
expansion and relocation; and a City Council and
Economic Development Committee endorsed proposal
for a business/office park location study. Action
on this study will be forthcoming during the summer
and fall of 1990.
The degree of importance the City Council places on
annexation and expansion of its existing municipal
boundaries.
The ultimate goal of the CIP is to implement the co~unity's long
range planning efforts. It is therefore important that the
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community has a clear and concise direction in order to obtain
optimal benetit trom property tax expenditures. The most
efficient use of the tax dollar is sequential imple.entation of a
cohesive and acceptable plan.
In the past years, Prior Lake's capital improvements have been
primarily expansion of basic services which resulted in a larger
urban area and an increased maintenance responsibility for the
capital plant. The Council has increasingly turned its attention
to redevelopment and economic development in the downtown area.
This emphasis has been reinforced by the downtown street
reconstruction project and several key road extensions, including
County Road 21.
The north shore area of Prior Lake will accommodate the brunt of
the residential growth in the next five years. The development of
this area will be initiated by the private sector but City
investment to facilitate development will be important and an
ongoing variable to the level of growth realized.
The major emphasis of the 1990 CIP is road and park im~rovements.
The recently adopted downtown circulation ~lan p01nted out a
number of deficiencies in the road system. The 1mprovements will
relieve Hi<Jhway 13 of some local traffic and at the same time
improve veh1cular access to the business community. Prior Lake's
park system has seen very few ca~ital investment dollars in the
past few years. The park system 1S in need of capital improvement
upgrading to keep pace with a growing population and its
community needs.
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FISCAL GUIDELINE CRITERIA
A Capital Improvement Program is a commitment of public
expenditures to improve the physical plant or services within a
community which require long term investments that are generally
viewed as five years or more in duration. Traditionally, the
objective of a CIP is two tiered: to enhance the quality ot lite
and to advocate services that promote the health, welfare and
safety of the community. It has become increasingly difficult to
support that first tier of quality. Prior Lake's resource base
has been stressed by a number of occurences. Levels of
intergovernmental revenue had been reduced dramatically over the
past three years. This significant loss of funding was the direct
result of; the elimination of the Federal Revenue Sharing program
in 1987; and the phase out of the 15% Road and Bridge tax aid
allocation from Scott County in 1988. The year 1989 experienced a
relative upheaval in propertf tax structure changes. The
consequences of this legislat1ve action has resulted in a state
aid reduction in 1990.
A marginal offset has been substituted in the form of an
increased levy limit base but the elimination of restrictive levy
limits has been rescinded. In a positive light the City and the
Sioux community have recently concluded negotiations on a
mutually satisfactory ~ayment in lieu of taxes agreement in
exchange for essential C1ty provided services such as police and
fire protection.
Because of this revenue erosion, the development of a Capital
Maintenance Program to preserve that second tier of community
consideration has become ~reva1ent out of necessity. This
transition is evident by rev1ewing key financial elements.
Economic Vitality
A historical perspectiv~ of where Prior Lake's growth has
occurred in the past 1S necessary to determine where we are
heading in the future. Of equal importance is to identify those
factors that shape and influence the development and character of
our community. The economic vitality of Prior Lake is showing
increasin<1 indication of moderating growth. The number and value
of build1ng }?ermits were depressed significantly earlier in this
decade primar11y because;
1. Population mobility had been restricted by rising
energy costs which placed popUlation very near its
employment base.
2. High mortgage rates constrained the money supply,
thus preventing the entrance of home buyers as well
as curtailing building activity due to lack of
financing.
3. Inflation further reduced the affordabilitf of
homes, reducing the disposable income, and pr~cing
prospective buyers out of the market.
These factors caused a pent-up demand which was diffused somewhat
in the mid-eighties by sliding interest rates as evidenced by the
record 200 single family building permits in 1983. Upon
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hitting 21.5' in December of 1980, the prime rate dropped 14
percentaqe points to a low of 7.5' in August of 1986. Since that
point in time, the prime lending rate has eased back up to 10.0'.
The direction of interest rates have significantly stabilized
since the recent election of the current federal administration.
Until this administration establishes a new course of direction
short term interest rates are not expected to drift much from
their present course.
Indications are that the roller coaster trend seems to have been
displaced by less radical cycle movements of the economy. This
model of stability would seem to be supported by at least one
element, that being building permit activity which has revealed a
very consistent measure of performance over the past four years
as 146 permits were issued in 1985, 152 for the year of 1986 and
150 in 1987 which represents a variance of only a few of
permits.
This construction level of single family starts is expected to
recede a bit as indicated by the 125 single family permits at
year end of 1988 and the continued moderation to a similar count
of 116 in 1989. This falloff is attributed to less demand from
the first time home buyer, a slightly higher interest rate
climate and a smaller inventory of develo~ed lots within Prior
Lake. These factors tend to negatively 1mpact local development
as choice and selectivity is diminished which are two very
important considerations to the individual shopping for a lot.
The placement of sewer and water utilities along the North Shore
is expected to concentrate residential development activity in
this geographic location. Guarded optimism should be observed as
it relates to any aggressive plans for development, prior to the
erection of the new river bridge. Until then growth will be
controlled within the existing urban service area as no
large utility projects are anticipated within the foreseeable
future with the exception of the proposed "Green Briar PUD" which
will encompass almost 150 acres and some 280 lots.
Figures I and II plot the single family building permit and
equivalent population growth in relative comparison.
Figure I
citf of Prior Lake
BU1lding Permit
300
275
250
225
200
175
150
125
100
75
50
25
11000
10750
10500
10250
10000
9750
9500
9250
9000
8750
8500
8250
146
__ _ _ .... _ 150
..-- -....
142 152 ............._ 116
125 ..
'84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89
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Figure II
City of Prior Lake
population Chart
........11,100
...
.../10,640
...
...'10,300
...
~926*
...
...
./ 9500
,
"
"'9000
'84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89
* special Census
Another deterainant of econoaic vitality i. growth and value of
business license. and enterpri.e receipt.. Becau.. the tax ba..
ot Prior Lake is basically comprised by lts "homesteaders", the
scope of a CIP in terms of financial resource. i. heavily
dependent upon a steady rate of growth. Non-tax revenue.,
excluding Enterprise Fund receipts, have grown at an annual rate
of 7' over the past three budget cycles and i. expected to be
somewhat less than this level in forthcoming years. This leads
us into the next level of analysis.
Financial Independence - Flexibility
Revenue sources to support capital programming in the past
originated from these four levels:
1. state and Federal Aid
2. Utilization of General Revenue
3. General Obligation Bonds
4. Tax Increment Financin<J
5. Special Assessment Lev1es
The flexibility to use these methods in their proper mix no
longer exists. Prior Lake, in the past years, capitalized on
utilizing matching funds to leverage against federal and state
dollars to implement its park development and aC9Uisition portion
of the CIP. Federal dollars, likewise, were 1ncorporated into
sewer and water projects to minimize impact upon debt capacity.
Grant-in-aid programs, since the federal policies of the 80's,
have become virtually extinct. The future of this financin9 tool
remains in doubt at best. Worse, the cutbacks and freezing of
local government aid will prevent the utilization of general
revenues on capital programming and place greater reliance on
these funds to support operational expenditures.
A proposed shift of the property tax burden from the state to the
local level at this point in time is inevitable. Over the past
years, the disparity between the predominant inflation rate and
levy limitation has placed greater and greater dependence upon
the property tax and closing the gap between the maximum levy
allowed, and the actual city levy. By the state shifting greater
tax res~onsibility to the local level as well as further
restrict1ng the Citr's ability to tax, it then becomes virtually
impractical for cit1es to fund large dollar pro1ects from current
<1eneral revenues. Prior Lake's constr1cting financial
1ndependence and flexibility reduction is depicted by the
following_trends.
Figure II
City of Prior Lake
Tax Levy Analysis
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
Actual Levy
1,179,335.00
1,318,168.00
1,457,620.00
1,523,005.00
1,890,130.00
Levr
Lim1tation
Percent
Year
1,186,836.00
1,318,253.00
1,585,162.00
1,523,046.00
1,917,919.00
99'
100'
92\
100\
99\
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Fiqure III
City ot Prior Lake
Tax Levy Analysis
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
Total
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1,675,865.00
1,983,860.00
2,105,665.00
2,070,525.00
2,511,025.00
Operatinq
Budget
3,112,910.00
3,385,495.00
3,694,200.00
3,869,265.00
4,281,550.00
Percent
Year
54'
59'
57'
54'
59'
The first table reveals the levy limitation converging upon the
maximum ceiling limit, whereby the second chart parallels the
total tax levy as becoming an increasing proportion of the
operating budget. Both exert downward pressure upon financial
independence.
The third alternative of financing constitutes the issuance of
general obligation bonds. The debt levy of general obligation
bonds up until present, has been treated as a special levy, thus
exempt from levy limitation. This has allowed cities to defer
prohibitive acquisitions and equipment costs such as municipal
buildings, ~ark land, fire fighting and public works equipment
over a per10d of years. The City has not issued a general
obligation bond for capital expenditures since 1984.
The only practical avenue of capital financing left open to
cities falls upon issuin<1 bonds that must be s~ecially assessed.
A community's ability to 1ssue municipal bonds 1S determined by
several interrelated factors. The most important of these are:
1. Amount of Present Bonded Indebtedness
2. Tax Delinquency Rate
3. Growth Trends of Market and Assessed Valuation
City initiated improvements have sustained a very significant
growth of bonded indebtedness. Both events have been fairly
relative to a population increase of nearly tenfold above the
1970 index of 1114 to an estimated 1990 population of 11,100.
Annexation, population influx, and the lake }?reservation
philosophy were some of the most demanding var1ables which
prescribed sewer and water im~rovements. Inadequacies of our
present dar system and address1nq those spin-off costs and future
growth ph11osophy are now in the forefront. Figure IV graphs the
historic growth of the City'S bonded indebtedness.
Figure IV
City of Prior Lake
Baa-1 Bond Rating
Bonded Indebtedness
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
15,115,000
15,285,000
16,300,000
15,360,000
12,950,000
12,410,000
11,815,000
12,590,000
12,970,000
13,910,000
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In the past, improvement projects have been supported to a
certain degree by a general levy appropriation. Developer
initiated sewer and water proposals have lessened, thu. Prior
Lake's bonded indebtedness has responded to the previous levels
of the mid-eighties with a reSUlting City debt per capita of
$2480 including overlapping debt. If stabilization of population
growth is to occur, then a corresponding leveling off of debt
should also be encouraged. Statutory limits (MSA 475.53)
presently allows a maximum net general obligation debt of 2.00'
of estimated market valuation. Prior Lake's direct G.O. net debt
is 0.2%. Upon this premise, the City'S bonding capacity is not
jeopardized. Prior Lake's current market valuation of
$353,259,200 would generate a maximum bonding capacity of an
additional $6.2 million dollars considering previously committed
dollars.
Due to its proximity to the Minneapolis-st. Paul area, the City
of Prior Lake has experienced rapid population growth and
residential development. Once characterized as exclusively
agricultural, the City is evolving into one of the metropolitan
area's more affluent residential communities. The tax base
remains heavily residential, with combined commercial and
industrial valuation totaling less than 5%. In a 1989 Citizens
League survey, Prior Lake's aggregate commercial and industrial
valuation per capita ranked lowest of the 97 cities in the Twin
Cities Metro area.
As a direct result of rapid growth and the accompanying capital
needs, debt burden remains high. However, debt should remain
manageable, due to expected tax base growth, rapid amortization
and the special assessment nature of the major portion of city
debt. * A market value analysis below of the tax base
distribution indicates the disparity of Prior Lake's residential
versus commercial and industrial composition. Also it points out
the need for planned economic development.
*Moody's Municipal Analysis
Tax Base
Figure V
City of Prior Lake
Tax Base Composition
Market
Valuation
Composite
Percentage
Industrial
Public Utility
Personal Property
Agriculture
Commercial
Residential
290,400.00
609,400.00
3,596,400.00
11,174,300.00
16,882,400.00
320,706,300.00
0.1%
0.2'
1.2%
3.1'
4.7'
90.7'
As indicated market valuation represents a vital statistic. The
commercial and industrial enterprises of Prior Lake comprise a
small percentage of the tax base, consequently a consistent rate
of residential construction is desirable to maintain a growing
assessed valuation or a major concentration to improve the
commercial/industrial tax base needs to occur. Figure VIi on the
next page, outlines the historical trend property valuat on has
been following in Prior Lake.
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Figure VI
City of Prior Lake
Property Valuation
Market Tax Capacity/ Mill
Year Valuation Assess Value Rate
1990 353,259,200 6,397,500 (1) 27.27
1989 329,118,900 8,670,877 (2) 21. 48
1988 289,563,300 63,606,000 (3) 30.62
1987 269,460,000 62,067,000 30.66
1986 255,289,000 59,454,000 26.85
1985 220,868,000 52,027,000 26.40
1984 205,964,000 48,326,000 22.02
1983 176,284,000 42,033,000 21.23
1982 163,029,000 40,454,000 19.35
1981 161,184,000 38,702,000 18.75
Another very reliable economic warning si<1nal is the tax
delinquency rate which would reveal any d1spro~ortionate tax
burden. The first distress signal of a communitf wh1ch may be too
strapped financially, would appear as a dec1in1ng rate of tax
collection. It is generally held that a desirable tax collection
rate is anything above 95'. Figure VII shows the experience ratio
of Prior Lake.
Figure VII
City of Prior Lake
General Tax Effort
Tax Taxes
Year ~ Collected Percent
1989 2,070,525 2,006,690 97'
1988 2,105,665 1,993,742 95'
1987 1,983,860 1,901,087 96'
1986 1,675,865 1,609,177 96'
1985 1,433,110 1,346,750 94'
1984 1,131,525 1,061,700 94'
1983 939,780 924,394 94'
1982 809,207 764,034 91\
1981 745,269 713,422 96\
1980 646,110 623,344 97\
It would be misleading to assume a declining tax collection rate,
which occurred during the middle of the decade as observed above,
was solely attributable to the City'S capital plant expansion.
Activities of all taxing jurisdictions contribute toward the tax
dollar, and a truer distribution of Prior Lake's tax dollar is
illustrated by the subsequent pie chart. with the new
legislative philosophy on shifting state aid to schools the
distribution of the tax dollar is Changing rapidly. Because of
this re-direction, the current pie chart de~icts a greater
proportion of the tax payer's dollar going to c1ties and less to
the schools.
(1) Net Tax Capacitf Value ('90)
(2) Gross Tax Capac1ty Value ('89)
(3) Assessed Value ('81-'88)
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rivure VIII
City of Prior Lake
Repre.entation
of the 1110
Tax 'ayer" Dollar
CIty 01 PrIOr ~ - 23.3 _
ScoCr County . 29. 1 _
Special Tax 0/strlCt - 4.5 _
School District #719 . 43.1 _
As incorporated in past CIP concepts, the following policy
guidelines are somewhat general in nature, but specific enough to
pro.ote an affordable growth rate:
1. Maximum capital plant utilization.
2. support of internally developed land in the present urban
service area.
3. Encourage popUlation in specified areas.
4. Preserve and/or improve our Baa-1 bond rating.
5. Provide a equilibrium of debt between capital plant
maintenance and the supportive operating budget.
6. study i.pact of C.S.A.H 21 improvement fro. Prior Lake to
Interstate 35 as it relates to property development and
utility expansion. .
Much attention has been given to the financing opportunities at
the City's disposal. Of equal importance, are the three methods
of financing developer initiated improvements. They are:
1. Developer financing.
2. 100' CIty bonding
3. Short tera financing.
The initial approach is the most favorable, solely in teras of
bond capacity protection. So.e loss of control and quality of
utility Installation could occur if option,1 were impl_ented.
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Development curtailment is yet another concern it tinancing were
not available. Alternative '2 is the least attractive solution,
largely because of two factors. Excess growth of bonded
indebtedness would result and overbuilding associated with rapid
development expansion may result in a false market, thereby
threatening the debt retirement structure of the bond issue
itself. The third course of action seems to arrive at an
acceptable compromise. An acceleration schedule of debt
retirement and land turnover would both be accommodated by
relatively short term financing of 5-10 years, while at the same
time, retention of City control would be maintained.
As a further control mechanism, an assessment policy has recently
been established to provide measurement and standards to <1overn
cost recovery of public improvements in a fair and equ1table
manner. This ~olicy statement ~rescribes a variety of assessment
methods, app11cations and cond1tions to guide the distribution of
such project improvements.
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DISCUSSION OF THE 1990-1994
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Capital Improvement Programs are guides for planning and
financing physical improvements. In Prior Lake the Capital
Improvement Program is prepared by analyzing the community's
needs on a department by department basis. The process of
~reparing the Capital Improvement Program includes the
1dentification of projects in need of attention, the analysis of
financial resources, and the prioritizing of dollars for
projects.
The highest priority projects are identified and budgeted for in
the 1990 Capital Improvement Budget. The remaining projects are
either budgeted for in the subsequent four years or eliminated
from the project priority list.
The following sections highlight by department the 1990-1994
Capital Improvement Program projects.
Administrative Department CIP
The Administrative CIP reflects all capital improvement
expenditure budgeted for in either the City Manager's, personnel,
finance, or general City property maintenance cateCIories. The
Capital Im~rovement 1990 Budget reflects four proJects. The
projects 1dentified are City grounds improvements, computer
upgrading, postal machine and office furniShings. Maintenance
items such as additional computer hardware and software have also
been budgeted under the Administrative Budget for the years
1991-1994.
Economic Development Department CIP
The Prior Lake Economic Development De~artment has been assisted
in the completion of its activit1es through the Economic
Development Committee. The EDC is a City Council authorized
entity which provides guidance to the City Council on policy
issues and feedback to City staff on development related
activities. staff and the EDC believe that the City should place
a stronger emphasis on lon<1 term economic development and believe
this is ha~pening via the 1ncreased leadership and participation
of the C1ty Council. An excellent example of this is the City
Council's approval of the Business/Office Park Location study.
The study is being conducted currently. Staff recommends the
City Council amend the CIP following the completion of the study,
or commit to consider the conclusion of the study recommendations
within the 1991 CIP.
In addition to the Economic Development De~artment's plan for
Industrial Development, Staff believes the C1ty Council should be
addressing long range commercial development improvement. The
EDC believes the City Council should invest dollars in purchasing
several lots in the Downtown area in order to provide development
flexibility including additional parking and open space to
enhance the business climate.
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Police De8artment CIP
The 1990 ap1tal Improvement Plan is focused on two major thrust.
this year. Our first concern is the protection of police
personnel when they are performing high risk tasks. These tasks
would include executing search warrants, arrests of despondent
people or dangerous people, and the arrest of known active
criminals. Our second concern is the replacement of police
vehicles and emergency equipment to keep reliability up and
equipment maintenance costs down.
The formation of a high risk entry team is necessary in Prior
Lake because of the increase in dangerous entries the police
department must make in places where drugs are being used or
sold. High risk entries are also used whenever there is a threat
to officer safety. This past year we have executed numerous
search warrants in our area, with an increasing number exposing
us to the potential of high risk.
Unfortunately it is a known fact that as we grow so will our
police problems as crime is generally on the increase in the
country. To reduce the cost of entry team equipment and training
the Pr10r Lake Police Department and the Savage Police Department
are jointly forming an entry team unit under our mutual aid
agreement. Prior Lake will be purchasing some armament,
ammunition, and other equipment in 1990 to meet basic entry team
needs. Each city will make systematic selections of entry team
items needed so that there are no duplicate expenditures and to
maximize purchasing ~ower. It is hopeful that the entry team
will be on line by m1d-summer of 1990.
The department will have replaced its three marked squad cars
with 1990 Chevrolet Caprices. New squads are normally purchased
annually with the past year an exception due to budget
restraints.
New li<1hts bars will be purchased. The current light bars are
approx1mately eight years old. They have become outdated and
unreliable due to numerous mechanical problems. Another Motorola
Syntor X 9000 radio will replace a radio purchased in
a~proximately 1976. with this purchase the three marked squads
w1ll be uniformly equipped.
Fire De~artment CIP
Future 1tems in the remaining year of this CIP include several
big ticket items such as an ambulance, a 4x4 grass rig, an
additional fire truck, equipment vehicle and another fire
station. Detailed fire department planning and forecasting will
continue to improve during the early 1990's with the increased
utilization of the newly acquired computer software programs.
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Parks , Recreation DeDartment CIP
The CitI of Prior Lake's Parks and Recreation Depart.ent will be
initiat ng an aggressive Capital Improvement Program beginning in
1990. The emphasis of the department will switch from an
aggressive acquisition plan to a development mode that will
enhance the features of the existing park system. However, a
watchful1 eye will continue to monitor the acquisition of park
land to insure that park land will be acquired to satisfy the
Park Comprehensive Plan.
Recent studies and recommendations coming from the Prior Lake
2000 Report and the Prior Lake Parks Advisory Committee have
provided the major impetus for this change. The Prior Lake 2000
Report promotes the City as a recreational community that should
keep under consideration a strong move to ~reserve our natural
resources. In addition, the study ind1cated that while the
residents are pleased with existing park facilities, there is a
need for ex~ansion and improvement in certain areas. The Parks
Advisory Comm1ttee has identified a trail system throughout the
City as an essential need for safety purposes. By connecting our
community parks with a trail system, pedestrian safety will be
improved by discouraging the use of Highway 13 as a primary
route.
The City of Prior Lake anticipates stepping up improvements
within the park system dramatically over the next three to five
years. Major improvements are proposed for the community parks.
with the size and the use of these community parks, improvements
that are made will be considerably more costly than those of a
neighborhood playground. To illustrate this point, a tennis
court would not be considered for placement in a neighborhood
park because of cost and the size of our nei<1hborhood parks. On
the other hand, community parks have the S1ze to accommodate
tennis courts which is why they are placed in those kinds of
facilities. To further illustrate the need for an aggressive
capital improvement program, the City of Prior Lake has acquired
over 325 acres of park land in 18 different locations. Through
1990, there is not one tennis court that is owned by the City.
There are six courts located at the high school that are for
community use.
For 1990, the Parks Advisory Committee will have, as one of its
goals, a community survey completed that will provide information
as to the shape that the residents of the community would like to
see the park system take. Several ideas that have been discussed
include development of Lakefront Park, development of a community
trail system, athletic field improvements and e~ansion, and
upgrading of our neighborhood parks. Capital 1mprovements
actually undertaken will, to a large extent, be dependent upon
outcome of the survey.
This year will also find two new neighborhood parks developed,
specifically Island View Park and Raspberry Ridge Park. Both of
these neighborhood parks have received considerable pressure from
the residents to the point that it is time improvements were
undertaken. In addition, the Lions Club is entering the second
year of proposal which would provide for a donation to the City
for improvements to Sand Point Beach on an annual basis of
$20,000 and continuing over a period of five years.
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Future development within the park system i. identified in the
budget over the years 1991-1994. Such park ameniti.. include
picnic shelters, parking lot surfacing, athletic field lighting,
paved and signed trail systems, new restroom facilitie., and the
expansion of the Pond Athletic Complex. Acquisition of
additional park land will be considered on a per development
basis using the Park Dedication requirement as adopted by the
city.
Public Works Department CIP
During the past four years, public improvement priorities have
been on street improvements to residential areas, water system
im~rovements, and providing municipal services for the areas with
pr1vate sewer and water systems.
The u~coming focus at the CIP will shift to providing more
emphas1s on the overall transportation network. These areas
include state, count~, and city collector systems. The City will
be more provocative 1n promoting better transportation systems,
both for residential and commercial use. This is in preparation
for the growth that will occur as a result of the new river
crossing.
Previous CIP programs focused more on existing residential street
improvements. The City has completed three such projects. The
extent of the projects ranged from street overlays to street
reconstruction. The cost to the residents in the street overlay
projects were almost one-half of the amount of the last project,
which was virtually completely reconstructed.
This CIP will concentrate on
requested by the public,
systems.
In 1990, the Fish Point Road - T.H. 13 intersection will have
safety im~rovements to reduce the seriousness of actions at the
intersect1on. The improvements include channelization and a
traffic signal.
projects which are more readily
or needed for overall transportation
CSAH 21 and T.H. 13 intersection improvements will be completed
and will include the relocation of the existing signal on Main
Avenue to the CSAH 21 - T.H. 13 intersection. In addition,
Pleasant Avenue will be connected to T.H. 13. The parking and
landscaping improvements on the north side of CSAH 21 between
Hastings Avenue and T.H. 13 will also be completed. This area
will have a complete new look and improve the transportation
system.
Tower street and Toronto Avenue will be reconstructed to provide
a transportation system for the adjacent commercial properties.
CSAH 17 will be regraded and paved from CSAH 12 to CSAH 42. In
1992, CSAH 17 will be extended south to connect to the
intersection of T.H. 282 T.H. 13. This will provide a new
north/south route on the west side of the City, thus reducing
some of the traffic problems on T.H. 13.
The residents
for municipal
private sewer
new streets.
on Ash Circle and Hampton street have petitioned
utilities. This improvement would eliminate
and water systems for those residents and include
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CAPITAL BUDGET "1990"
Department/Pro1~ f!:2j ect Cost Direct City Cost
l. Administration $ $
AIS Optical Scan Election Equip. 1,980.00 1,980.00
Pitney Bowes Mailing Machine 2,300.00 2,300.00
Computer Upgrading 30,000.00 30,000.00
Remodeling/Renovation Improve. 5,000.00 5,000.00
TOTAL ADMINISTRATION 39,280.00 39,280.00
2. Police
Vehicle Purchase 44,100.00 44,100.00
Accessory Equipment 7,045.00 7,045.00
TOTAL POLICE 51,145.00 51,145.00
3. Fire
Standard Equipment 10,000.00 10,000.00
Fire , Rescue Bonds 38,110.00 38,110.00
TOTAL FIRE 48,110.00 48,110.00
4. Park
Land Acquisition
Park Bonds 37,755.00 37,755.00
Land Develo~ment 5,000.00 5,000.00
Island V1ew Park
Raspbery Ridge Park 5,000.00 5,000.00
The Pond Athletic Complex 10,000.00 10,000.00
Memorial Park (grandstand) 60,000.00 10,000.00
50,000.00 (7)
Machines & Equipment
Equi~ Cert '87 [24%] 20,100.00 20,100.00
Fert1lizer Spreader 2,000.00 2,000.00
Slit Seeder 3,500.00 3,500.00
TOTAL PARKS 143,355.00 143,355.00
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5. Public Works
Equipment
standard E~ipment 12,000.00 12,000.00
Equip Cert ficates '87 [76'] 63,650.00 63,650.00
Traffic Circulation
CSAH 21fT.H. 13 (intersection) 235,000.00 235,000.00 (5)
Fish pt./T.H. 13 Intersection 875,000.00 40,000.00 (4)
400,000.00 (1)
435,000.00 (6)
Toronto Ave/Tower street 565,000.00 220,000.00 (1)
345,000.00 (3)
CSAH 17 (reconstruction) TBD. TBD. (5)
Water , Sewer
Storm Sewer Projects 18,500.00 18,500.00
Municipal System
Special Levies 311,000.00 311,000.00
TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS 2,080,150.00 2,080,150.00
2,362,040.00 2,362,040.00
( 1) MSA Funds
(2) Tax Levy
(3) Assessed
(4) Construction Fund (undesignated reserve)
(5) County
(6) State
(7) Grant/Contribution
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C7\PITAL IMPIOJEMENl' P!roRAM 1991-1994
DepartmentlProiect 1991 1992 1993 llH
Administration
Catplter Fquipnent
AM Terminals (replacement) 3,300.00 3,300.00
620 Keg Disk Drive 5,000.00
Okidata 2410 (serial printer) 1,900.00
Pitney Bowes Electronic Mail Machine 2,300.00 2,300.00
Copier Upgrade 15,000.00
Accessory Fquipnent 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00
'IDTAL AIMINISl'RATION 6,700.00 8,100.00 l7 ,500.00 lO,800.00
Econanic Developnent
Town Center Acquisitions 20,000.00 20.000.00
'IDTAL EXDMJ.tIC I1VELOPMENl' -0- -0- 20,000.00 20,000.00
Pol ice
Vehicle Purchase 56,000.00 45,000.00 46,000.00 47,000.00
standard Fquipnent 9,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00
'101'AL roLlCE 65,000.00 50,000.00 5l,000.00 52,000.00
Fire
Standard Equipnent 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 lO,OOO.OO
Anbulance (Equip. Cer. '91) 65,000.00
Fquipnent Truck 80,000.00 (1)
Fire Truck (1000 gallon pt.I'Iper) 225,000.00 (1)
Fire station 12 1,350,000.00 (1)
4x4 Grass Rig 38,000.00
Bulk Truck (Equip. Cert. '94) 90,000.00
Fi re , le3cue Bonds ( , 84 ) 36,760.00 40,330.00 38,430.00 36.480.00
'IDTAL FIRE III ,760.00 1,665,000.00 86,430.00 136,480 .00
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CAPITAL TMPROlEMENl' PROORAM 1991-l994
DepartmentlProiect 1991 1992 lW. llH
Park
Land Aoquisition
Park Bonds 41,950.00 40,620.00 39,270.00 37,900.00
Land Developnent
NeigtborOOod Park System lO,OOO.OO 15,000.00
MeIoorial Park (restroan facilities) l5,000.00
MeIoorial Park (shelter) 50,000.00 (1)
The Pond (irrigation system) 35,000.00 (1) 30,000.00
The Pond (tennis courts) 50,000.00 (1)
The Pond (maintenance shop) 75,000.00 (1)
The Pond (develop 30 acres) 150,000.00 (1)
The Pond (access pav ing) 180 ,000.00 (1)
The Pond (1ighti~) 150,000.00 (1)
Lakefront (paved trails) 75,000.00 (1)
Iakefront (portable stage) 70,000.00 (8)
Sand Point Beach (lot paving) 150,000 .00 (1)
Sand Point Beach (play structure) 20,000.00 (8)
Sand Point Beach (picnic shelter) 20,000.00 (8)
Sand Point Beach (Trail System) 20,000.00 (8)
Park/Picnic Shelters 100,000.00 (1) 75,000.00 (1) 50 ,000 .00 (1)
Machines & Equipnent
Equipnent Cert '84 [24'] 19,060.00
Standard Equipnent 10,000.00 20,000.00
Tree Chipper (Equip. Cert. '91) 10,000.00
Turf Vacuum II 10,000.00
Bobcat II 12,000.00
Pickup (3/4 T) " 15,000.00
Pickup (1 T) " 20,000.00 30,000.00
plusher II 50,000.00
Mowers 25,000.00
Tractor 35.000.00
'!UrAL PAR{ 393,010.00 470,620.00 504,270.00 387,900.00
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O\PITAL IMPIOJD1EN1' PRX;RAM 1991-l994
DEprtmentJProiect lW. ~ ~ m!
Public Works
Fquipnent
standard Equipnent l2,000.00 12,000.00 l2,000.00 l2,000.00
Fquipnent Certificates 'fr1 [76%] 60,360.00
Pick-up (Equip. Cert. '9l) 14,000.00
Fductor II 70,000.00
Street 81Ieeper II 85,000.00
Central Garage Facil ity 750,000.00 (2)
Traffic Circulation
CSAH 2l (bridge) 350,000.00 (3,6)
CSAH 2l (credit river link) TBD. (7)
CSAH 42 (l'Iiy l3/crest ave) 'mD. (7)
Street Sealcoating l50,000.00 (3) 150,000.00 (3)
Carriage Hill ~d 400,000.00 (5) 350,000.00 (5)
Main Ave (utility inprovements) 555,000.00 (3,4)
Duluth Ave 500 ,000 .00 (4,5)
Toronto Ave 400,000.00 (4,5)
CSAH l7 TBD. (7)
Ridgeroont Ave 400,000.00 (3,4)
N:>rthwood ~d (CSAH l2-freroont) 250,000.00 (3,4)
CSAH 44 'lBD. (7)
CSAH 23 - 170th street 700 ,000 .00 (4,6)
Prior South (street overlay) 1,000,000.00 (3,4)
Water & Sewer
Telev!BeI Seal Sewer Lines 25,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00
Municipal System
~ial Levies 315,000.00 318.000.00 322.000.00 3Z1.000.00
'!UrAL PUBLIC WORtS 2,036,360.00 2,005,000.00 1,509,000.00 2,064 ,000 .00
'!UrAL ANRJAL $2,612,830.00 $4,198,720.00 $2,188,200 .00 $2,671 ,180 .00
(1) G.O. Bond Referendum (Contingent upon cormunity response & support)
(2) utility Fund (undesignated reserve)
(3) Tax Levy
(4) ~ial Assessments
(5) MSA Funds
(6) FAD Funds
(7) CoWlty Project
(8) Private Funding
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CALENDAR OF CONSTRUCTION AND FINANCIAL EVENTS
FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
The importance of keeping close tabs over the city's capital
investment program is readily apparent. OVer the past ten years
the City of Prior Lake has invested large sums of money in its
capital plant. In most instances, the City had prior agreements
such as the orderly annexation area and strings of development
adjacent to the lake. .
Private developers will now carry the bulk of initiating urban
service requests. Therefore, an orderly construction and
financing schedule is developed to effectively measure the impact
of the projects against the City's absorption capabilities. For
those projects involving trunk expenditures by the City as in the
case of oversizing a line to serve a specific development as well
as }?roviding adequate capacity for future expansion, a firm
comm1tment in the form of a developers' agreement must be
obtained no later than October 1st for succeeding year
improvements so that financing may be consolidated into a single
bond issuance to avoid duplicate and costly administrative
expenses.
If a City project involving condemnation is authorized by the
council, an additional lead time of 6 months is necessary to
accommodate the lengthy time sequence between the Commissioner's
hearings and actual date of awards. It must be emphasized that to
analyze the fiscal impact upon the City's operating budget this
time table must be adhered to.
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE 1991
October 1 1990 Review with council
October 1 1990 Council Authorizing Feasibility Study
January 7 1991 Engineers Re~ort to Manager
January 7 1991 Council rece1ves Engineer's Report
and orders public hearing
January 9 1991 Send Hearing Notice to Press
January 9 1991 Publish Legal Notice
January 18 1991 Mail Notices of Hearing
February 19 1991 Hearing
February 19 1991 Order Improvement and Preparation
of Plans and specifications
February 19 1991 Resolution Authorizing Easement
Procedures
April 1 1991 Approve Plans and specifications
Advertise for Bids
April 1 1991 Advertise in Construction Bulletin
April 3 1991 Publish in construction Bulletin
April 3 1991 Send to Prior Lake American
May 6 1991 Open Bids
May 6 1991 Award Bids
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FINANCING SCHEDULE 1991
Consultant Prepare Prospectus
Resolution from Bond Consultant
Determine Amount of Bond Issue
Council Authorize Bond Sale
Notify Legal Paper
Published Notice of Bond Sale
Published Notice of Bond Sale
Bond Closing , Proceeds to City
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