HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2011-055 RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -55
ADOPT FOR 2011, THE TEN STANDARD PERFORMANCE MEASURES DEVELOPED BY THE
COUNCIL ON LOCAL RESULTS AND INNOVATION
WHEREAS, the 2010 Minnesota Legislature created the Council on Local Results and Innovation; and
WHEREAS, In February 2011, the Council on Local Results and Innovation Council released a standard set of ten
performance measures, attached as Exhibit A, for Minnesota cities to voluntarily report to citizens; and
WHEREAS, the potential costs to the City of Columbia Heights to collect and compile the data necessary to report
these ten standard measures appears reasonable; and
WHEREAS, the results of these ten standard measures may be informative for the citizens, City Council, and staff
of the City of Columbia Heights; and
WHEREAS, by reporting these ten standard measures for 2011, the City of Columbia Heights would be exempted
from state - imposed levy limits under MN statutes section 275.70 to 275.74 for taxes payable in 2012, in the event
that such levy limits are created by the State of Minnesota for taxes payable in 2012; and
WHEREAS, critical decisions by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights with regard to city service
levels and tax levies could potentially be pre - empted by such state - imposed levy limits;
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, that the City of Columbia
Heights adopts for 2011, the ten standard performance measures developed by the Council on Local Results and
Innovation.
Passed this 1lth day of July, 2011
Offered by: Williams
Seconded by: Schmitt
Roll Call: Ayes: Diehm, Williams, Schmitt Nay: Nawrocki Absent: Peterson
Council President Tammera Diehm
•st:
'atricia Muscovitz C c-
ity Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -55
EXHIBIT A
Model Performance Measures for Cities
The following are the recommended model measures of performance outcomes for cities, with alternatives
provided in some cases. Key output measures are also suggested for consideration by local city officials.
General:
I . 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)