Adopt Resolution #12-06-XXX Declaration of the City of Ramsey that the City has Adopted the Corresponding 10 Performance Measures developed by the Council on Local Results and Innovation (Created by the Legislature in 2010) -This item was moved to the regular Agenda to be discussed as 7.09.

In 2010, the Legislature created the Council on Local Results and Innovation.  In February 2011, the Council released a standard set of ten performance measures for counties and ten performance measures for cities that will aid residents, taxpayers and state and local elected officials in determining the efficiency of cities in providing services and measure residents' opinions of those services.  In February of 2012, the Council created a comprehensive performance measurement systems for cities and counties to implement in 2012.  Cities and counties that choose to participate in the new standards measurement program may be eligible for a reimbursement in LGA and exemption from levy limits.

A county or city that elects to participate in the standard measures program is eligible for a reimbursement of $0.14 per capita in local goverment aid, not to exceed $25,000 and is also exempt from levy limits for taxes payable in the following calendar year, if levy limits are in effect.

Participation in the standard measures program by a city or a county is voluntary.  Counties and cities that choose to participate in the standard measures program must officially adopt the corresponding 10 performance benchmarks developed by the council and implement them.

The 10 performance benchmarks for cities are as such:

General:
1.  Rating of the overall quality of services provided by your city (Citizen Survey: excellent, good, fair, poor)
2.  Percent change in the taxable property market value
3.  Citizens’ rating of the overall appearance of the city (Citizen Survey: excellent, good, fair, poor)

Police Services:
4.  Part I and II crime rates (Submit data as reported by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Part I crimes include murder, rape, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Part II crimes include other assaults, forgery/counterfeiting, embezzlement, stolen property, vandalism, weapons, prostitution, other sex offenses, narcotics, gambling, family/children crime, D.U.I., liquor laws, disorderly conduct, and other offenses.)
OR
Citizens’ rating of safety in their community (Citizen Survey: very safe, somewhat safe, neither safe nor unsafe, somewhat unsafe, very unsafe)
Output Measure:
Police response time (Time it takes on top priority calls from dispatch to the first officer on scene.)

Fire Services:
5.  Insurance industry rating of fire services (The Insurance Service Office (ISO) issues ratings to Fire Departments throughout the country for the effectiveness of their fire protection services and equipment to protect their community. The ISO rating is a numerical grading system and is one of the primary elements used by the insurance industry to develop premium rates for residential and commercial businesses. ISO analyzes data using a Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS) and then assigns a Public Protection Classification from 1 to 10. Class 1 generally represents superior property fire protection and Class 10 indicates that the area's fire suppression program does not meet ISO's minimum criteria.)
OR
Citizens’ rating of the quality of fire protection services (Citizen Survey: excellent, good, fair, poor)
Output Measure:
Fire response time (Time it takes from dispatch to apparatus on scene for calls that are dispatched as a possible fire).
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) response time (if applicable) (Time it takes from dispatch to arrival of EMS)

Streets:
6.  Average city street pavement condition rating (Provide average rating and the rating system program/type. Example: 70 rating on the Pavement Condition Index (PCI))
OR
Citizens’ rating of the road condition in their city (Citizen Survey: good condition, mostly good condition, many bad spots)
7.  Citizens’ rating the quality of snowplowing on city streets (Citizen Survey: excellent, good, fair, poor)

Water:
8.  Citizens’ rating of the dependability and quality of city water supply (centrally-provided system) (Citizen Survey: excellent, good, fair, poor)
Output Measure:
Operating cost per 1,000,000 gallons of water pumped/produced (centrally-provided system) (Actual operating expense for water utility / (total gallons pumped/1,000,000))

Sanitary Sewer:
9.  Citizens’ rating of the dependability and quality of city sanitary sewer service (centrally provided system) (Citizen Survey: excellent, good, fair, poor)
Output Measure:
Number of sewer blockages on city system per 100 connections (centrally provided system) (Number of sewer blockages on city system reported by sewer utility / (population/100))

Parks and Recreation:
10.  Citizens’ rating of the quality of city recreational programs and facilities (parks, trails, park buildings) (Citizen Survey: excellent, good, fair, poor

This action requires that the city perform additional citizen surveys. These may be accomplished at little additional cost by using the City newsletter or web site to conduct surveys. A more advanced survey could be conducted utilizing scientific random sampling and telephone surveys, however, the cost of such a survey is not included in the current 2012 or 2013 budgets.

No additional funding is required.

Adopt Resolution #12-06-XXX Declaration of the city of Ramsey that the City has adopted the corresponding 10 performance measures developed by the Council.