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Council offers water
efficiency grants
The Met Council is offering grants of up to $50,000
to municipal water suppliers to help increase water
efficiency in their cities and townships. Grants can be
used for rebates to residents who replace inefficient
water -using devices with approved devices that use
substantially less water, or for irrigation system audits.
"In some cities, future population growth can be
accommodated with fewer new groundwater wells, just
by being more efficient with the wells we already have,"
explained Brian Davis, Council engineer. "This can result
in savings for the utility, as well as savings for their
customers."
A total of $750,000 will be
available for spending through
June 2022. The 2019 Minnesota
Legislature designated the monies
from the Clean Water Fund of the
Minnesota Clean Water, Land and
Legacy Amendment.
"Conservation is the first step we
should take to ensure we have
sustainable water supplies for
future generations," said Council
Member Peter Lindstrom. "And because groundwater
crosses municipal boundaries, this partnership benefits
the entire region."
Grants will range from $2,000 to $50,000 to
municipalities to lower the cost for residents to purchase
and install products that reduce water use, such as
toilets, washing machines, irrigation spray sprinkler
bodies, and irrigation controllers.
The Council administered a water efficiency grant
program during the 2015-17 biennium using $500,000
from the Clean Water Fund. That program yielded an
estimated total savings of 52 million gallons of water per
year.
Nineteen communities participated in the earlier
program.
Visit metrocouncil.org for grant rules and an application.
Deadline for applications is Sept. 30.
Frizell sworn in as
transit police chief
Eddie Frizell was sworn in as Chief of Police of the Metro
Transit Police Department in August.
Frizell is the department's eighth police chief. He
replaces John Harrington, who stepped down earlier
this year to become the state's Commissioner of Public
Safety.
Before leading the Metro Transit Police Department,
Frizell spent 26 years with the Minneapolis Police
Department. During his time there, he served as the
inspector of the First Precinct, deputy chief of police, a
SWAT negotiator, and an internal affairs investigator. He
is also a 30 -year veteran of the Minnesota Army National
Guard, including two overseas deployments to Bosnia
and Kuwait/Iraq. He currently holds the rank of Colonel.
Frizell is a graduate of the University of Iowa and the
U.S. Army War College. In addition to his 13 -year-old
son, Frizell and his wife have two adult daughters.
Help us shape the future of our bus network
Over the past
several years,
Metro Transit
has implemented
two bus rapid
transit (BRT)
lines, providing
faster, more
reliable service
Wes Kooistra and a more
comfortable ride
METRO TRANSIT to some of the
GENERAL MANAGER
region's busiest
corridors. We've also added evening
and weekend service to several bus
routes and upgraded others to high -
frequency service so customers can
expect a bus to arrive, in some cases,
as often as every 10 minutes.
These improvements have helped us
better serve people who work non-
traditional hours, reduced wait times,
and made it easier to take transit to
key destinations like St. Louis Park's
West End.
To build on this work, we're embarking
on an ambitious planning effort called
Network Next that will identify and
prioritize improvements to our local,
express and arterial BRT networks
over the next 20 years.
Network Next will also address how
our facilities and fleet will need to
evolve to support these improvements
and give direction for improving
reliability, expanding access to
real-time information, and integrating
shared -mobility options.
To develop a unified and supported
vision, we'll be inviting input from
customers, local officials, and staff.
We're especially interested in feedback
on our goals and the trade-offs we
face in our work. For example, we
could provide more routes with fewer
transfers and less frequent service or
have fewer routes with more transfers
and more frequent service.
Based on what we hear, we'll develop
a draft plan that we expect to share
in about a year and to be adopted by
the Metropolitan Council by the first
quarter of 2021.
The plan will be informed by the
Council's high-level, regional
transportation goals, previous research
on potential BRT corridors, existing
customer feedback, and the Service
Improvement Plan (SIP) that was
adopted in 2015.
Visit metrotransit.org/network-next to
learn how you can get involved.
Parks study to focus on and engage youth
Youth ages 15 to 19 will be key In addition to gathering valuable data
participants in a Metropolitan Council and building youth capacity, other
study this fall. The study will explore: expected study outcomes include:
How youth think about and enjoy
nature in the regional parks
system
• How youth access parks
• What youth prefer to see and do
in parks
• What barriers youth experience
in regional parks and on regional
trails
"Our goals include gathering
information to help create a more
inclusive parks system for youth and
families, as well as building youth
capacity in research practices, civic
engagement, and public speaking,"
explained Darcie Vandegrift, Council
researcher. "We've developed a very
innovative research model and are
excited to work with our partners to
engage in the work."
A collaboration of youth -serving
nonprofit organizations, youth and
parent/guardian participants, university
students, and Council research staff
will generate and gather data using
methods such as in -park focus groups
and observational field study.
• Create fun and well-being for
youth through enjoyment of
regional parks and trails
• Build equitable youth and
community use of the regional
parks system
Provide the agencies who
operate regional parks with
credible, needed data
Value community expertise
through innovative methods,
compensation, sharing credit
for work, and decision-making
power in the process across
the team
Research activities will be carried
out in September and October. The
research team will analyze data
starting in November, with sharing of
the results expected in spring 2020.
Metro HRA considers housing program changes
The Metropolitan Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Contribute to the goal of ending long-term
is proposing a minimum rent for voucher holders, a move
homelessness
to biennial inspections for qualifying properties, and an
Promote self-sufficiency and stabilize families
additional opportunity to help families move from supportive
housing to independent living.
One proposal would establish a minimum rent of $50 a
Metro HRA is in the process of updating its five-year and
month for voucher holders. The policy change would save
an additional $162,000 a year and affect 270 families, or
annual public housing agency plans. Key goals identified in
4% of voucher holders.
the five-year plan:
• Maintain or increase availability of affordable housing
• Increase housing choice for all residents
• Encourage movement, if residents choose, to areas
in the region with lower concentrations of poverty
(less than 20%)
Administer programs that encourage integrated
settings for people with disabilities
Most of the 10 housing agencies in the region, including
Minneapolis and Saint Paul, charge a minimum rent.
Families would have the option of demonstrating a hardship
to be granted an exemption.
Metro HRA conducted outreach on the proposed policy
changes with residents and voucher holders throughout the
region, as well as landlords. Council action on the plans is
expected in late September.