Eau Claire State of the City Kerry Kincaid City Council President January 15, 2010

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1 Eau Claire State of the City 2010 Kerry Kincaid City Council President January 15, 2010

2 Thank you to The people who helped prepare this message Dagmar Bechel-Machyckova Julie Casteen Pat Ivory Mike Huggins Teresa Kriese Mike Schatz Dale Peters Rebecca Noland Cathy Marohl Darryl Tufte Brian Amundson Scott Hodek Rep. Jeff Smith Bob Nelson Sharon Rassmussen

3 Local Government Begins and Ends with Citizens

4 Demographics 48.4% Male; 51.6% Female Eau Claire Citizens Median age: 30.5 years (WI 37.9) Education: 91% EC citizens High School graduate or higher 30% Eau Claire citizens Bachelors degree or higher Race: 92.7% White 4.2% Asian 1.1% Black or African American.8% American Indian 1.2% All Other Wisconsin Dept of Administration Projections 2010 Population: 67, Population: 80,970 Source: US Census American Community Survey

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7 Our Citizens

8 Eau Claire: Citizens at Work Top Employers Median Wages Unemployment Rates

9 Eau Claire: Largest Employers 2009 Source: Eau Claire Economic Development Division 1 Menard Inc 4,500 2 Luther Hospital 1,834 3 United Healthcare Services Inc 1,470 4 Midelfort Clinic Ltd Mayo Health 1,427 5 University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire 1,400 6 Sacred Heart Hospital 1,350 7 Chippewa Valley Technical College 1,300 8 Hutchinson Technology Inc 1,080 9 Eau Claire Area School District City of Eau Claire 570

10 Eau Claire City: Median Earnings for Workers 2008 Median earnings for workers $20,700 WI ($29,075) Median earnings for male full-time year-round workers $40,860 WI ($45,451) Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers $28,750 WI ($33,437) Source: US Census American Community Survey

11 Cost of Living Index source: EC economic development division Q Eau Claire MSA (on a 100 point scale)

12 Eau Claire City: Unemployment Rates Eau Claire City Unemployment Rate Jan 09-Nov Eau Claire City Eau Claire MSA West Central WDA Wisconsin 7 Nation 6 5 Source: WDA

13 Employment Projections West Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Area Industry Employment Projections, (Barron, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix counties) Estimated Employment (1) NAICS Industry Title Change % Change Total, All Nonfarm Industries 178, ,050 13, % 1133, 21, 23 Construction/Mining/Natural Resources 8,270 9, % Manufacturing 33,590 33, % 311 Food Manufacturing 5,410 5, % 333 Machinery Manufacturing 4,000 3, % 334 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 3,800 3, % 42, Trade 29,910 30, % 445 Food and Beverage Stores 4,810 4, % 48-49, 22 Transportation and Utilities (Including US Postal) 8,570 9,670 1, % Financial Activities 7,430 8, % Education and Health Services (Including State and Local Government) 38,900 44,520 5, % 611 Educational Services (Including State and Local Government) 16,240 16, % 622 Hospitals (Including State and Local Government) 7,710 9,140 1, % Leisure and Hospitality 17,840 19,850 2, % 51, 54-56, 81 Information/Prof. Services/Other Services (2) 21,210 24,080 2, % Government (Excluding US Postal, State and Local Education and Hospitals) (3) 12,910 13, % Source: Office of Economic Advisors, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, November 2008

14 Eau Claire as a Physical Place Historical Growth Development In Eau Claire County

15 Eau Claire: Historical Growth Square Miles

16 Building Valuations Valuation (in millions USD) Total Building Valuations by Year ( ) $

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20 Eau Claire In Eau Claire County

21 City Council: Composition Changes in membership 2009 At-large position vacated in April New council president At-large position vacated in August Serve in District and At-large in 3 yr. terms

22 City Council

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24 City Council: Strategic Priorities Established, using Baldrige Quality Improvement Criteria Model, for : Develop a process for listening and responding to our citizens. Ensure a fiscally sound and sustainable municipal government Build a resilient and vibrant community with proactive economic development. Ensure that our physical and natural infrastructure needs are protected and maintained. Empower a skilled and innovative work force. Become a leader in civic engagement and collaborative problem solving. Create and sustain a healthy community. Create a blueprint for a sustainable public transportation system.

25 Local Government Begins and Ends with Citizens

26 City Services: Historical Comparison

27 City Staffing Levels employees per 1000 population % Inc Public Safety % Public Works & Parks % General Government %

28 City Services: What We Did ,000 acres of public parks

29 City Shared Services Sheriff s Office and Eau Claire Police Department City-County Health Department Emergency Medical response E-Government and web site services Elections Many more to list..

30 Public Services: Revenue 1995 Revenues Lic., Penalties, Other 10% Charges for Services 6% Property Taxes 26% Intergov'tl Aid 48% Other Taxes 10% 2010 Revenues Lic., Penalties, Other 9% Charges for Service 12% Property Taxes 52% Intergov'tl Aid 23% Other Taxes 4%

31 Public Services: Tax Levy 2010 Total operating budget 2010 $100,038,300 inc..21% Total CIP 2010 $ 21,159,400 dec. -19% Total Spending $ 121,197,700 dec. -3.9% Total City Levy 2010 inc. 5% (city, library, health dept.) Total Tax Rate /$1000 inc. 3.1%

32 Public Services: Shared Revenue ($m) $12,000 $11,500 $11,000 $10,500 $10,000 $9,500 $9,000 $8,500 $8,000 $7,500 $7,000 $6,500 $6,000 $5,500 $5,

33 Public Services: Expenditures

34 Public Services: Household Comparisons

35 Public Services: Expenditure Adjustments 2010 Budget Adjustments 7 Position reductions Service reductions in all departments Labor Group Settlements Health Insurance adjustments

36 Health Care Costs are Significant Health insurance costs approximately $10 m or 10% of operating budget Working together with employees and Group Health Cooperative Changes to benefit designs Implementation of wellness programs

37 It is Working! Drug costs down by $500,000 People with 5 or more risk factors down 42% in 3 years Risk of heart attack decrease 10% 2009 Renewal was 3% under trend 2010 renewal looking good

38 Pressing Issues for Public Leaders in Eau Claire 2010 and beyond

39 Pressing Issues for Public Leaders in Eau Claire 2010 Redefining the Role of Local Government What is it local government should do?

40 Pressing Issues for Public Leaders in Eau Claire Public Services: Revenues and Expenditures What are fair sources of revenue? How to hold down expenditures?

41 Pressing Issues for Public Leaders in Aging Public Infrastructures Eau Claire 2010

42 Pressing issues: Public Transportation Passenger Rail

43 Pressing Issues for Public Leaders in Eau Claire 2010 Land management and growth

44 Pressing Issues for Public Leaders in Eau Claire 2010 Being A Good Neighbor

45 Pressing Issues for Public Leaders in Eau Claire 2010 Sustaining the Environment Became an Eco-Municipality Created Green Website Bike & Ped. Master Plan New Lighting Ordinance Developing Forest Street Community Gardens Partnered with others: Sustainable Eau Claire Eco-Teams Chamber s Green Business Initiative Earth Day Festival planning UWEC Sustainability Efforts City Green Team Eco-purchasing policy Green cleaning supplies $655,700 in Energy Efficiency Stimulus Projects County Farm Park Impervious Surface Grass Parking lot Developing other Eco-Policies Applied for 25x25 Grant (Renewable Energy Plan)

46 Pressing Issues for Public Leaders in Eau Claire Economic Development: paving the way for new ideas

47 Pressing Issues for Public Leaders in Eau Claire: Informing Citizens

48 Back to Citizens

49 2009 Awards and Recognition 2009 Best Performing City in Wisconsin (Milken Institute) Safe Routes to School STEPS program recognition (National Partnership) Best Places to Raise Your Kids 2009 (BusinessWeek) 6 th Lowest Crime Rate in the Nation (CQ Press) #1 in Access and Quality of Healthcare in Wisconsin (UW Institute for Population Health) Top 10 Affordable Places to Retire (U.S.News& World Report) 3 rd fastest growing city in Wisconsin (Wisconsin Department of Administration) Award of Distinction in Economic and Business Development for Jump-Start Downtown Program (International Downtown Association) UW-Eau Claire ranks No. 6 in the region (2009 America's Best Colleges)

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51 2009 Highlights July - December Public Parks Facilities Civic Team final report Local Budget Alert Joint Public forum City snow pile on First Street melts! Council priority-setting work session Fiscal Policy Advisory Committee report finalized 2010 Program of Service and CIP adopted Library renovations complete Hobbs Ice Center renovations complete

52 2009 Highlights January June Strategic Planning Work Begins Community e-newsletter Downtown Parking study begins Connections 2030 reviews Process Improvement Employee Team meets US Census (pre) work begins S Bridge Trail improvements completed