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City of Lakeville Economic Development Commission Regular Meeting agenda Tuesday, October 28,.2008, 5:00 p.m. City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Avenue Lakeville, MN 1. Call meeting to order 2. Approve September 23, 2008 meeting minutes 3. Presentation on Comprehensive Plan Comments 4. Overview of Manufacturing Week Activities 5. Director's. Report 6. Adjourn Attachments: September Building Permit Report Dakota County CDA Foreclosure Update Metro MSP.org Newsletter, October, 2008 "Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.9 Percent -State Employers Trim 2,300 Jobs in September", DEED News Release, September 16, 2008. item No. ~ City of Lakeville Economic Development Commission Meeting. Minutes September 23, 2008. Marion Conference Room, City Hall Members Present: Comms. Matasosky, Vlasak, Schubert, Tushie, Pogatchnik, Erickson, Emond, Brantly, Ex-officio member Mayor Holly. Dahl;. Ex-officio .member City Administrator Steve Mielke. Members Absent: Smith, Stanfield. Others Present: David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director; Adam Kienberger, Economic Development Specialist. 1. Call Meeting to Order Chair Matasosky called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. in the Marion Conference Room of City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville,, Minnesota. 2. Approve August 26, 2008 Meeting Minutes Motion 08.09 ' Comms. TushielErickson moved to approve the- minutes of the August 26, 2008 meeting as presented. Motion carried unanimously. 3. -Review of Business Retention Program Questionnaire Adam Kienberger gave an update on the development of the business retention program and reviewed a draft interview questionnaire. Comm. Erickson asked how many EDC members would go on each business visit. Mr. Kienberger responded that staff is recommending the interview team consist of .one EDC member and one staff. Comrn. Tushie discussed a business retention program in Woodbury where they do an annual golf tournament with City Council, EDC and staff to network -and discuss issues with businesses. Comm. Emond noted that the questionnaire is a great start and can always be modified if additional questions are needed. Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2008 Comm. Brantly asked if the businesses would be given the questionnaire prior the meeting. Mr. Kienberger,responded that the businesses would receive the questionnaire prior to the visit so that they can review the questions- and prepare for -the visit. Chair Matasosky suggested modifying one of the questions to be-more specific to the business being interviewed.. He .also recommended a consistent follow-up practice of sending a thank you: letter and addressing and concerns mentioned during the interview. - Comm. Emond recommended tracking the results of the interviews on a yearly basis for tracking trends and issues. Chair Matasosky. added that the City should preparesome information on what the City is currently doing or has done for the business community. Steve Mielke suggested preparing some sorf of vvelcome packet for the business including things such as a map and other informational pieces. Mayor Dahl noted that a lot of businesses in the industrial park may not be residents of Lakeville or know what other businesses in the park do. This information could be very helpful for them...... Dave Olson stated that staff will begin to schedule. business visits and email the EDC with meeting schedules and ask for volunteers at that time. 4. Marke#ing Program Update Mr. Kienberger gave an update on current. and upcoming marketing activities. Comrn. Tushie suggested advertising the availability of executive housing. in Lakeville as that is something that business owners tend to look for when locating their business. Comm. Erickson asked about workforce availability in Lakeville. Mr. Olson responded that we have recently been receiving several inquiries from businesses considering Lakeville and several have. had questions about workforce availability. Mayor Dahl. added that it should be noted that Lakeville has a different type of workforce; not just available workforce, but quality workers. 2 Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2008 Chair Matasosky noted that Lakeville has quality. technology workers and a rural work ethic. Mr. Kienberger stated that with the development of a marketing video, it will be easy to keep. it up to date and incorporate new businesses and ideas into it. 5. Update on Status of Strategic Plan Work Program Items Mr. Olson gave an update on the status of the Strategic Plan Work Program items. He covered the goals relating to transportation, ..life-cycle housing, -.technology, growth management, communication, and partnerships. 6. Director's Report Mr. Olson .reviewed the Director's Report. Comm. Erickson asked how foreclosures are affecting Lakeville's operating costs. Mr. Olson responded that due to an increase in foreclosed properties, the City has been incurring more maintenance costs relating to lawn and vveed mouving, .water main maintenance, and vacant property monitoring. Steve Mielke added that the. foreclosures haven't had a large impact on taxes ,collected because historically`Lakeville has had less than one percent property tax delinquency, but there is a greater effect on neighborhoods and property valuation. He also noted that there is a property tax shift occurring where more of a burden is being put on commercial/industrial properties as home values decrease. Comm. Pogatchnik asked what the timing was for the City to receive. its share of the property taxes when they are paid. Mr. Mielke responded that it usually takes about eight weeks. Chair Matasosky asked how the .City finds out about vacant homes so that they can be monitored. Mr. Olson responded that we receive notices of sheriff sales and then monitor the properties to determine when they are vacated. Commissioner Pogatchnik announced to the EDC that he will not be seeking reappointment to a new term in 2009. 3 Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2008 7. Adjourn The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Attested to: Adam Kienberger, R. T. Brantly, Secretary Economic Development Specialist 4 t o. .City of Lakeville Planning Department '~'~s Men~.orandum ~ To: Maytar and City Council Steve Mielke, City Administrator From: Daryl Morey, Planning Director Allyn Kuennen, Associate Planner Copy: Keith Nelson, City Engineer. Dave Olson, Community and Economic Development Director Steve Michaud, Parks and Recreation Director Date: October 21, 2008 Subject:. Packet Material for the October 27, 2008 City Council Work Session.. Agenda Item: 2008 Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The State of Minnesota Land Planning Act requires all jurisdictions within the seven county metropolitan area to update their comprehensive plans every ten years. Staff initiated an .update to Lakeville's 1998 Comprehensive Plan in February of 2007. Over the past 21 months staff has held over 19 neighborhood meetings, two open houses, four City Council work sessions, five Planning Commission work sessions, one .Economic Development Commission meeting and one Planning Commission public hearing. In addition, the City has gained input from interested citizens and property owners through surveys completed during the neighborhood meetings and open houses as well as comments submitted through the City's web site and letters submitted directly to the Planning Department. .The draft 2008 Comprehensive Plan was completed in March of 2008 and incorporated the comments and land use requests that the Planning Commission and City Council determined were. appropriate and reflected the goals and needs of -the community. The final draft was posted on the City's web site for review by the public and was distributed to the adjacent cities and townships as well as the appropriate counties and school districts for the required six month public review period. The six month .public review period ended on September 30th with several comment letters being submitted. The attached memo from NAC outlines and summarizes the comments. that have .been submitted to the City from adjacent jurisdictions, property owners and interested parties and the Planning Commission work session recommendations. Planning Commission reviewed the public comments at a work session on October 16th and their draft work session notes are attached. Staff will be available at the October 27th City Council Work Session to provide an overview of the public comments received by the City. N©RTHWEST ASSt3C1AT~I~ CC)l~l~tft~'A1~iTS, 1h1~. 4806 ©Ison Memorial Highway, Suite 202. Golden '~laiiey, MN 5522 Telephone: 763.231.2555 facsimile: 763.231.2561 planners~'nacpianning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Daryi'Morey / Allyn Kuennen FROM: Daniel. Licht, AICP DATE: 21 October 2008 RE: Lakeville -Comprehensive Plan; Draft responses NAC FILE: 336.71. BACKGROUND The City of Lakeville issued a draft version of the 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Plan for public and agency review in March 2008. The draft 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Plan consists of the following documents`. ¦ 2008 Comprehensive Land Use Plan ¦ 2008 Transportation Plan (including Transit System .Plan) ¦ 2008 Water Plan ¦ 2008 Sanitary Sewer Plan ¦ 2008 Water Emergency and Conservation Plan ¦ 2007 Water Resources Management Plan ¦ 2006 Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan Adjacent government jurisdictions, affected agencies .and interested parties were requested to provide written any comments on the draft plans by 30 September 2008 for consideration by the Planning Commission and City Council. The purpose of this memorandum is to summarize the comments that were received and recommend modifications, as may be appropriate. The comment letters received are. attached. The Planning Commission reviewed the .comments received regarding the draft 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Plan at a work session on 16 October 2008. ANALYSIS City of Apple Valley. The City of Apple Valley submitted a letter .dated 16 September 2008 requesting consideration of a change to the City's policy statement regarding the planning for Dakota County BRT along Cedar Avenue. The Planning ~mxni~ssion . recommended the following change to this policy: ¦ Participate with Dakota County adjacent jurisdictions and affected aaencies on planning and implementation of Bus Rapid. Transit (BRT) for the Cedar. Avenue corridor. (Goals and Polices, 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Land Use Plan, .Page 44) City of Burnsville. ,The City of Burnsville submitted a letter dated 26 September 2008 with five comments, two of which are addressed below: ¦ Crystal Lake/Horseshoe Lake. The Burnsville comments note that these two lakes fall under .the jurisdiction of Lakeville and, Burnsville and suggest incorporating language referencing potential joint efforts regarding water resource and flood plan management. To ,this end, the following text changes to the 2008 Comprehensive Land Use Plan are recommended by the Planning Commission: ¦ There are seven lakes and six tributaries in Lakeville. These natural resources contribute significantly to the recreational .opportunities and aesthetic character of the community. Two lakes Horseshoe Lake and Crustal Lake are within both the City of Lakeville and Citv of Burnsville: coordination of water resource manaaement and floodalain protection for these waterbodies will reauire joint efforts and cooperation between the two Cities. (Natural Resources Plan, 2008 Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Page 51) ¦ The City of Lakeville will coordinate water resource manaaement and floodalain protection efforts for Crustal Lake with the City of Burnsville. (District 2 -North Ipava Corridor, 2008 Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Page 109) ¦ The Citv of Lakeville will coordinate water resource manaaement and floodalain protection efforts for Horseshoe Lake with the City of Burnsville. (District 9 -Northwest Lakeville, 2008 Comprehensive Land. Use Plan, Page 147) ¦ Comment number five requested that language be added that encourages the coordination of transportation improvements with adjacent jurisdictions. Lakeville's Transportation Plan states on Page 16 that the City of Lakeville will coordinate with adjacent jurisdictions when planning future improvements to the transportation system. The Planning Commission recommended no additional explanation is required. City of Farmington. The City of Farmington submitted a letter dated 3 October 2008 with four comments. Two of these comments related to support for regional transit planning and the Cedar Avenue Corridor Special. Plan Area and are addressed below as recommended by the Planning Commission: ¦ The City of Lakeville will uide development of a range of residential and commercial retail, service, office., and public uses along the Cedar Avenue corridor within the 2 urban reserve area, to be determined in coordination with the City of Farminaton as part of a comprehensive Cedar Avenue Corridor/Northwest Farminaton study. (Land. Use, 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Page 98 and District. 12 -Cedar Corridor, 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Page 161) ¦ Encourage the development. of .transit routes to ~ activity centers within Lakeville. and to surrounding communities and regional destinations.. (Goals- and Policies, 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Page 44) City of Rosemount. The City of Rosemount, in comments dated 29 August 2008, requested that Lakeville designate. Diamond Path- as a B-Minor Arterial roadway consistent with plans prepared by Rosemount and Dakota County. The forecasted .2030 traffic volumes shown on Figure 5 are low and do not support designating Diamond .Path as a B Minor Arterial. The Planning Commission, recommends no change be made to the Transportation Plan. Eureka Township. No comments received. Credit River Township. No comments received. Empire Township. No comments received. Scott County. Scott County requested .the City of Lakeville classify. the segment of CSAH-70 west of Interstate 35 as principal arterial in order to continue the extension of two. principal arterial roadways in Scott County (CSAH-8) and Dakota County (CSAH- 70, east of Interstate 35). The. Planning Commission recommends that Figure 4 of the Transportation Plan be revised and CSAH-70 will. be identified as a future principal arterial between the east and west City limits. Dakota County. Based on the comments submitted by Dakota County in a letter dated 24 September 2008, the following changes to the 2008 Comprehensive Land Use Plan are recommended by the Planning Commission: ¦ Hold Lakeville's and other public buildings to high architectural and site design standards that incorporate sustainable. enerav efficient building and low impact development techniques to create a sense of community. identity, ensure land use compatibility, promote conservation and to serve as examples for private .development. (Goals and Policies, 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Page 39) ¦ The Public and Quasi-Public land use category includes the various facilities ancillary to an urban community including City and other government buildings, schools, churches and utility sites. Public and Quasi-Public land uses are to reflect the highest level of quality site and building design and will incorporate sustainable. enerav efficient building and low impact dev_el_opment techniques where feasible as an example for the private sector to follow. Furthermore, development of consistent architectural themes, use of consistent building materials or other design elements that provide site 3 character is encouraged to strengthen overall community identity. In locations where public and .quasi public uses abut residential land uses, .Lakeville will require that site design, building orientation, access locations, setbacks, landscaping and screening provide for a necessary. buffer and .transition to mitigate potential compatibility issues. {Land- Use, 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Page 99) ¦ Historic Preservation Sites. Preservation of historic sites in Lakeville is accomrJlished throuah public and private means. Historic preservation aids . significantly in supporting a community's identity and is to be encouraged whenever feasible. The Lakeville Area Historical Society is a auasi-public oraanization active in the preservation of Lakeville's history and preservation of potentially significant historical sites. All Saints Church within the Central Business District and rehabilitated the property for use as the Lakeville Area Art Center as part of the City's parks and recreation system. Lakeville also initiated a s ecial area plannina effort focused on Downtown Lakeville. The Downtown Development Guide was approved by the Citv Council on December 18. 2006 to create. a Iona-term plan to promote downtown economic. viability while retainina its uniaue and historical characteristics. Likewise, the City of Lakeville Parks and Recreation Department has acquired the Ritter Farm property on the south side of Lake Marion west of I-35 and established the property as a community park facility .incorporating passive and active recreational opportunities as well as educational programming. Renovation of the historic dairy barn at the Spirit of Brandtjen Farm development as a private neighborhood center is an example of private efforts to preserve significant places within the community to protect its heritage. Lakeville will continue to work with the Lakeville Area Historical Society to identify and preserve potentially significant historical sites throuah both public action and in coordination with private development. The Citv may aid in this rocess by helpina to identify potentially sianificant historical sites within the community. providina information resources for property owners and developers interested in historic preservation and communicatina information about Lakeville's history and historic places to residents and businesses. (Land Use, 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Page 101) ¦ Listed below are the City's responses recommended. by the Planning Commission in relation to comments Dakota County had made regarding the Transportation Plan,. County Comment: Figure 5: In general, the traffic volumes projected for 2030 appear reasonable. As the City is aware, the County will be updating its travel demand model as part of next year's transportation plan Update. One projection that is not consistent with what the County would expect is the 3300 vehicles shown for CSAH 50 east of CSAH 23. County staff understands more traffic .will be accommodated by the. future east/west corridors, but this projection still seems very low. 4 City Response: This was a typographical error and will be .revised to read "13,300". County Comment: Figure 11: This figure should be updated to reflect the following anticipated right of way needs from the Dakota County .Plat Needs Map: City Response:. Figure 11 depicts recommended roadway improvements and identifies "proposed number of lanes". The City's map was created to identify system needs and is based upon forecasted 2030 traffic volumes (see Figure 5) and future capacity problems (see Figure 9). The map is not intended to identify or replicate right-of-way needs as shown on the .current Dakota .County Road Plat Review Needs Map and is not intended to identify access management guidelines. The City recognizes that Dakota County will be updating their traffic model as part. of their 2009 Transportation Plan update. Lakeville's Transportation Plan has a section titled "Access Management" which indicates the City will follow Dakota County guidelines for access to the minor arterial system: County Comment: CSAH 9 (CSAH 23 to Foliage) is four-lane divided right of way_ width (the County recognizes this as a jurisdictional .transfer candidate to city jurisdiction) City Response: The adopted Dakota County .East-West Corridor Preservation Study identifies the potential turnback of Dodd Boulevard/CSAH-9 (between Cedar Avenue/CSAH-23 and Pilot Knob ..Road/CSAH-31) from Dakota County to the City in association with the 179t" Street alignment, contingent upon this segment of Dodd Boulevard being upgraded to a three-lane roadway. ,The forecasted 2030 traffic volumes support athree-lane roadway in this location. County Comment: CSAH 31 (CSAH 46 to south of 170th) six-lane right of way width needs with'/2-mile full access spacing City Response: Access wilt follow the recommendations identified in the collaborative Dakota County CSAH-31 (Pilot Knob Road) Corridor Transportation Study. County Comment:. CSAH 46 (entire length within city) six-lane right of .way width needs with'/2-mile full access spacing City Response: The Dakota County Plat Commission determined during. their consideration of the Lakeville Medical Addition plat that six-lane right- of-way needs are not required between the I-35 southbound exit ramp and Kenwood Trail (CSAH-5). This change is reflected on the current Dakota County Road Plat .Review Needs map. 5 County Comment: CSAH 50 (192"d to Ipava) four-lane divided right of way width (The County is aware of the right of way constraints of the area due to the railroad tracks and existing development). City Response: The recommended roadway. improvements shown on Figure 11 are based upon forecasted 2030 traffic volumes and future capacity problems and not necessarily indicative of how the road will be designed and constructed. County Comment: The Dakota County Roadways section (Page 34) should reflect the following: ¦ 179tH. Street -County guidelines call for afour-lane undivided right of way need in this area (60 feet of half right of way) City Response: Right-of-way .needs in .this area :will follow the recommendations identified in the adopted Dakota County East-West .Corridor Preservation Study. East of Cedar Avenue (CSAH-23), 179tH Street is constructed as a three-lane roadway within a 120-foot right-of- way (100-foot right-of-way with two 10-foot wide sidewalk easements between Cedar Avenue/CSAH-23 and flagstaff Avenue). The recommended right-of--way can support either athree-lane or four-lane undivided roadway. ¦ Remaining County roadways identified in this section should reflect the right of way needs identified above. City Response: The projects listed are. based on future capacity problems derived from forecasted 2030 traffic volumes that were generated from a review of the .City's expected land .use pattern- and developing population, household and employee forecasts. The recommended roadway improvements are not necessarily indicative of how the road will be designed and constructed. County Comment: Access to Minor Arterials section (Page 37) should reflect the following: ¦ Dakota County Plat Needs Map identifies '/2 mile full access spacing on CSAH 46, CSAH 31 (170tH St to CSAH 46) and CSAH 23 (CSAH 46 to CSAH 9). The City's plan should reflect this specifically in addition to the general statement of calling for mile spacing. City Response: The Transportation Plan includes a section titled "Access Management" that addresses access to principal arterials, minor arterials and City streets.. Specifically, the language states "the City will follow Dakota County guidelines for access to the minor arterial system' 6 County Comment: Please recognize within the document. Dakota County's right of way width requirements for County highways (Page 39): City Response: The Transportation Plan provides policy and program guidance for the City's transportation .system. In consideration of, the County's anticipated 2009 update, the County's Transportation Plan is the. preferred resource for policies and strategies in relation to the County's transportation system. County Comment: As the Lakeville area continues to develop, an additional east/west principal arterial will be needed. Dakota County and Scott County have identified CSAH-70 as a potential principal arterial. Dakota County looks forward to discussing this issue with Lakeville in the 2009 update of the Dakota County transportation plan and policies. City Response: See previous-mentioned response to Scott County in relation #o CSAH-70 functional classification. ISD 192 -Farmington Schools. The Farmington School District requested that the 2030 Land Use Plan be modified to guide approximately 20 acres at the intersection of Cedar Avenue and 202"d Street for commercial land uses. The 2030 Land Use Plan currently guides the area for future medium density residential dwellings. Designation of commercial uses in this area would be inconsistent with the City's policy to cluster commercial- activities in nodes adjacent to major transportation corridors and intersections and the Planning Commission does not recommend making the requested change. The land uses at the intersection of Cedar Avenue and 202"d Street may be reviewed in the future as part of the planning study to determine. land uses .within the Urban Reserve and/or in conjunction with planning for BRT service along the Cedar Avenue corridor. ISD 194 -Lakeville Schools. No comments have been received from the Lakeville School District as the copy of the 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Plan. was misplaced when a member of the School. District staff retired. School District officials have been provided another copy of the document and indicate that they will: review the information promptly, but anticipate no significant concerns or comments. ISD 196 -Rosemount Schools. Responded with no comments. Dunham Property. A concept plan for development of the approximately 80 acre Dunham property located south of CSAH 70, east of I-35 was submitted in a letter dated 23 April 2008. The concept plan shows development of office/retail uses west of Kenrick Avenue and retail, office/showroom -and industrial uses east of Kenrick Avenue. The land uses are west of Kenrick Avenue are consistent with those guided on the 2030 Future Land Use Plan. The proposed retail and industrial uses east. of Kenrick Avenue would not be consistent with the Office Park land. use designation shown on the proposed 2030 Land Use Plan. The Planning Commission does not recommend modifications of the 2030 Land Use Plan. 7 Hat Trick .Investments Property. The City has annexed 97 acres from Eureka Township owned by Hat Trick Investments. The property owner, in a letter dated 29 August 2008, requests the City include the property as part of the 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Plan update. The Planning Commission recommends that the property be added to the 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Plan maps, that the 2030 Land Use. Plan guide the property for industrial land uses consistent with AirLake Industrial Park and that the property be included in the current MUSA. The zoning of the property will need to be addressed either by action initiated by the property owner in accordance with processes established by the Zoning Ordinance or by the City as part of the :2009 Zoning Ordinance update. Lakeville Land LTD Property. In letters dated 17 June 2008, 21 August 2008 and 15 October 2008, Lakeville Land Ltd. requests that the 53.8 acre property at the northeast quadrant of CSAH 70 and the future extension of 207t" Street (connecting to CSAH 70) be guided for commercial land use. Mr. Jon Adam was present at the work session to represent. the property owner. The draft 2030 Land Use Plan currently. guides the easterly 35 acres of the property for Commercial land use and the westerly 18 acres for Medium Density Residential land use'. City staff had recommended modifying the 2030 Land Use Plan such that the area east of the extension of 2071h Street and south of the wetlands within the property abutting CSAH 70 be designated as Commercial with the area north of the wetland remaining designated for Medium Density Residential uses to provide for in place market support of proposed commercial uses, maintaining residential character for. 207t" Street extended west/south to CSAH 70 and increased compatibility with existing residential uses north of future 207t" Street and future residential uses to the west. The Planning Commission,, however, supported a commercial land use designation for the entire property using 207t" Street as the separation between the commercial and. residential land uses. The Planning Commission noted the zoning district designation allowing for the type and intensity of commercial use developed upon the property should be subject to further review. The Planning Commission requested a recommendation from City .staff on this issue for the November 6t" public hearing. River City Asphalt. This property located north of 205t" Street, west of I-35 is split between MUSA Expansion Area "A" (2010) and MUSA Expansion Area "B" (2015) on the proposed MUSA Staging Plan map. The property owner, in an a-mail received 2 October 2008, requested that the entire property be included within MUSA Expansion Area "A" based on immediate development. potential and the property's location adjacent to other lands currently included within MUSA Expansion Area "A". The designation of MUSH Expansion Areas is a key element of Lakeville's growth management policies to avoid over allocation of land available for immediate development to limit the demands for additional City infrastructure and services. There is more than sufficient land within the current MUSA and MUSA Expansion Area "A" as proposed to meet projected growth between now and 2015. Furthermore, the Ultimate Trunk Sanitary Sewer System plan identifies that sewer service to the property is not .being extended to the property from the abutting parcels to the east, but via a trunk service line along 205t" Street and north into the property. The investment in this trunk 8 sewer Line is premature under the City's adopted staging. plan and growth management policies until other existing/scheduled trunk improvements are fully utiiized. The. Planning Commission recommends no change to the MUSA Staging Plan map. MICAH. The Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing (MICAH) provided comments on the City's policies, plans and programs related fo affordable housing requirements in a letter dated 11 Septemt~er 2008. Representatives of MICAH were present at the work session and discussed the issues of affordable housing. with the Planning Commission and the text modifications below that have been recommended: ¦ Maintain residential development consistent with Lakeville's established growth control mechanisms that set a residential development target of not more than 450 to 550 sinale family r~~ dwelling units per year. (Goals and Policies,- 2008 Lakeville .Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Page 28) ¦ Generally, Lakeville will encourage a rate of development and variety. of land uses to expand and diversify the community's tax base and maintain a favorable financial condition. To this end,. the City will give a high priority to allocation of resources to sustain existing businesses and industry while attracting new opportunities as well. At the same time, guidance wilt be provided regarding. the type, location and rate of residential growth to maintain an average addition of 450 to 550 new sinale family ~~I dwelling units per year so as not to overburden-the City's service capacity and infrastructure. All new development will be encouraged to follow. an orderly pattern of development capitalizing. on existing infrastructure to avoid premature investment in additional utilities and services. Furthermore, Lakeville encourages high quality architecture and building construction to promote a positive community aesthetic and long term durability. (Land Use, 2008, Lakeville Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Pages 71-72) ¦ Life Cycle Housing/Affordability. Lakeville recognizes the need to promote a greater variety of housing choices within the community to serve the life cycle needs of current and future residents. A goal of the. community for the 2030 Land Use Plan is to maintain single family neighborhoods as the focus of the community with clustered nodes of alternative housing types and varied residential lot sizes located throughout Lakeville to provide appropriate life cycle housing options. Specific emphasis is provided as to opportunities for senior .oriented housing at locations in proximity to planned retail and service land uses. An added component of Lakeville's future housing needs, relates to affordability. Availability of affordable housing options within the community is important to meeting both fife. cycle housing goals to provide housing options for a diverse population and economic development goals to ensure an adequate employment base to support planned office and industrial land uses. An owner occupied housing unit is considered to be affordable if it is valued at or below 30 percent of the gross income of a household earning 60 percent of the median family income 9 for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is important that the community recognize the Metropolitan Council's guidelines defining affordable housing is a threshold and that there are households within Lakeville for which the cost of such. housing is not financially viable. City of Lakeville 2000-Owner Occupied Housin Values Value Number Percent Less than $100,000 391 3.5% $100,000 to $149,999 3,429 31.0% $150,000 to $199,999 3,428 31.0% $200,000 to $249,000 1,847 16.7% $250,000 to $299,999 923 8.4% $300,000 and over 1,029 9.4% TOTAL 11,047 100.0% Source: US Census, 2000 Metropolitan Council estimates that 13 percent of the City's existing housing stock is considered to be affordable. Promoting continued maintenance of existing single family dwellings, townhouses, multiple family units. and manufactured housing aids in meeting Lakeville's affordable housing goals. The Comprehensive Housing Needs Assessment for Dakota County report prepared for the Dakota County Community Development Agency identifies 448 affordable rental housing units in Lakeville, including four affordable rental townhouse developments established by the Dakota County CDA. A September 2007 market study prepared by the City indicates the existing supply of workforce housing is adequate to meet current needs.. Metropolitan Council projects as part of the Regional Development Framework that Lakeville must add 2,288 new affordable housing units to the City betvveen 2011 and 2020 to accommodate its regional share of new households needing affordable housing. Lakeville will continue participation with the Dakota County Housing CDA as the primary means for addressing Lakeville's housing goals pertaining to affordability in relation to the diversity of residential land uses guided on the 2030 Land Use Plan. However, the loss of Local Government Aid and cuts to Market Value Homestead Credit (MVHC) funds hinder the City's affordable housing efforts. Private sector affordable housing developments will also be encouraged recognizing the limitations imposed by market factors, including: ¦ Designation of 465 undeveloped .acres for Medium/High and High Density Residential uses (guided at 5.0 dwelling units per acre or more) within the current MUSA or MUSA Expansion Areas anticipated to develop before 2020 to create opportunities for construction of new affordable and life cycle housing options. Additionally, there are 2,115 acres of undeveloped land guided for Low/Medium Density Residential and Medium Density Residential that also provide opportunities for development of alternative, affordable forms of housing to traditional single family homes within the community. 10 ¦ Promotion of work -force housing adjacent to planned commercial, office and industrial land uses to provide an empiayment base supporting Lakeville's economic development goals. ¦ The performance standards established by the Zoning Ordinance for medium and high density residential dwellings include exemptions from minimum building construction, landscaping and open space. standards make development of affordable housing more financially feasible. ¦ The option. of establishing a PUD .District also allows a .mechanism for accommodating .development with increased density and/or regulatory flexibility that is shown to provide life cycle housing options for persons of all ages consistent with community and regional goals. ¦ Continued support for investment and maintenance of Lakeville's existing housing supply. (Land Use, 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Pages 92-93) Medium and high density residential land uses have also been guided from an urban design perspective to provide for desired transitions between low density residential neighborhoods and. more .intense commercial and industrial areas or major collector or arterial roadways. Use of medium and high density residential development as a land use transition to low density residential .neighborhoods utilizes development standards .incorporated as part of the Zoning Ordinance addressing lot requirements, setbacks, landscaping, buffering and density transitions that will guide site .design consistent with the community's objectives. (Land Use, 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Page 97) The Queen Anne and Connelly manufactured home .parks located along the I-35 corridor exist as legal non-conforming land uses with regard to both use and design. The location of these two manufactured home parks within one of Lakeville's primary commercial nodes at f-35 and CSAH 50 creates potential land use compatibility issues. while the individual layouts of each site create public health and safety concerns vvith regards to emergency access. The 2030 Land .Use Plan continues to guide both the Queen Anne and Connelly parks for future redevelopment as office park and commercial land uses respectively. As non- conforming uses, these manufactured home parks can continue to exist at the same size as they exist today. but no expansion will be permitted.. Furthermore, a proposal. to redevelop Queen Anne or Connelly manufactured home parks in the future with uses consistent with the 2030 Land Use Plan would be anticipated to be a privately initiated effort and not the result of direct action by the Citv of .Lakeville. (Land Use, 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Page 98) ¦ Housing. Lakeville will continue to collaborate with the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA} on implementation of housing related policies and programs as the primary means to bring .about the goals stated in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Programs to be made available in Lakeville 11 related to housing either in coordination with the Dakota County CDA or through. City efforts include: ¦ Housing Rehabilitation Loans. ¦ Dakota County CDA (or other entity) developed subsidized/affordable housing projects. ¦ Dakota County CDA Senior Housing. Program. ¦ Lakeville will participate in or conduct market studies from time to time to evaluate the housing needs in the community. ¦ Lakeville will. evaluate new plans, programs to develop affordable housing within the community as opportunities arise. ¦ Lakeville will continue to make available and encourage private development of new affordable housing units by providing opportunity for density and/or regulatory flexibilities in both its conventional zoning districts and the .use of PUD Districts for projects meeting community and regional housing goals. (Implementation, 2008 Lakeville Comprehensive .Land Use Plan, Pages 185-186) The MICAH representatives stated that their expectations for .the Lakeville Comprehensive Plan in general are for more proactive programs for affordable housing. City staff indicated that the requirements for the City of Lakeville under the Regional Development Framework for affordable housing are being met. The Planning Commission stated that MICAH's requests for more direct City action with regards to development of affordable housing go beyond the Planning. Commission's responsibility and are a policy issue for the City Council to decide. Gerk Property. Mr. Ron Gerk attended the work session to discuss the draft 2030 Land Use Plan for the area adjacent to his property at 10466 175t" Street. Mr. Gerk is concerned about the properties to the west of his being designated for medium density residential uses. Mr. Gerk described potential development of his property with detached townhouse uses to preserve trees and protect wetlands. The Planning Commission indicated that if Mr. Gerk could bring forward a request from the property owners immediately to the north and west of his property to guide the properties for Low-to-Medium Density Residential land uses, the. Planning Commission would support the request. 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Staff Present: Planning Director Daryl Morey, Associate Planner Allyn Kuennen, and Planning Consultant Daniel Licht of NAC Also Present: Jonathan Adam representing Lakeville Land, Ltd., Carolyn Miller and Jann DeGrammont representing MICAH, and Ron Gerk. 2008 Comprehensive Plan Public Comments Mr. Kuennen presented an overview of the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update process to date. Jonathan Adam presented the Lakeville.Land, Ltd. request stated in the October 15t" letter from William Cooley that was :handed out by Mr. Adam prior to the start of the work session. The letter requests commercial land use designation for the entire portion of their property located south and east of the future extension of 207t" Street as depicted on the I-35/C.R. 70 Interchange Improvement Plans. Mr. Licht stated the factors staff considered regarding the proposed land use recommendation. These include providing in-place market support for proposed commercial uses, maintaining the residential character for 207t" Street extended wesUsouth to 210t" Street, and increased compatibility with existing residential uses north of future 207t" Street and future uses to the west. Planning Commission members supported a commercial land use designation vs. medium density residential consistent with the commercial land use north of the wetland on the parcel (owned by the Muller Family Theatre) to the east using 207t" Street as the separation between the commercial and residential land uses. The Planning Commission noted that the concept plan presented by the property owner would require C-3 District zoning, but they indicated that the zoning district designation should be subject to further review. The Planning Commission requested a recommendation from City staff on this issue for the next public hearing on the 2008 Comprehensive Plan and directed City staff to inform the adjacent property owners to the west of the proposed change to commercial land use. The MICAH representatives felt the staff response to their September 11, 20081etter fell short. of their expectation of more proactive programs for affordable housing and reiterated their feeling that Lakeville is "far behind" in .meeting he Metropolitan Council's affordable housing goals. They feel that time is running out to incorporate stronger wording in the 2008 Comprehensive Plan to reflect the recommendations contained in their letter. Staff indicated that the requirements for the City of Lakeville under the Metropolitan Council's Regional Development Framework for affordable housing are being met. The Planning Commission stated that MICAH's requests for more direct City action with regards to development of affordable housing go beyond the Plannimg Commission's responsibility and are a policy issue for the City Council to decide. Mr. Gerk, 10466 - 175th Street, requested that the adjacent single family zoned properties to the west (Fowler, Bollinger, Helksnn) remain guided low density residential with the Fay and Lundquist properties guided at the medium density. residential proposed under the draft 2008 Comprehensive Plan; or, if the Fowler, Bollinger, and Helkenn properties continue to be guided medium density residential under the draft 2008 Comprehensive Plan, then he would like his properties (PID #22-00700-020-53, 22-00700-030-53, 22-00700-040-53) guided as medium density residential. Mr. Gerk described his plans for a potential development of his property with detached townhouse uses to preserve trees and protect wetlands. City staff said that such a use would be allowed under aloes-to-medium density residential designation and would maintain the desired transition to the low density residential neighborhoods to the east. The Planning Commission stated #hat if Mr. Gerk and the property owners to the north and east agree, a toes/medium density residential land use for all of these properties could be considered. The Planning Commission asked for clarification as to the effect of statements promising that Lakeville. will work with surrounding communities on issues such as water quality and floodplain protection for Crystal Lake and Horseshoe Lake. Mr. Licht said that such statements in the Comprehensive Plan are to provide guidance and acknowledgement of common interests. Regulations such as the Shoreland Overlay District or Floodplain Overlay District are what effect City and private land owner actions. In response to the comments from Dakota County, the Planning Commission recommended that a description of the recent downtown development plan be added to the City's historic preservation planning efforts section of the draft 2008 Comprehensive Plan. The work session was adjourned at 9:40 p.m. Daryl Morey, Planning Director- 2 ~m No. ~ City of Lakeville. Community and Economic Development Memorandum To: Economic Development Commission From: Adam Kienberger, Economic Development Specialist Copy: Steve Mielke, City Administrator David L. Olson, Community and Economic Development Director Date: October 24, 2008 Subject: Manufacturers Luncheon Review On October 20, 2008, the City Council proclaimed the week of October 20 -October. 24, 2008 to be observed as Manufacturers Week in the City of Lakeville. Jack Matasosky and Jeannie Schubert were in attendance at the City Council meeting to accept the proclamation. -Every year, the City of Lakeville hosts a Manufacturers Luncheon during Minnesota Manufacturers Week to recognize the contributions manufacturers make to our economy including jobs, tax base, and community involvement. This was the fifteenth annual Manufacturers Luncheon in Lakeville and it was held at the Holiday Inn & Suites on October 22, 2008. This year there were 127 people in attendance at the event, up from 99 people in 2007. Dave Olson gave a presentation highlighting development around the City and welcomed several new businesses to Lakeville. A copy of the presentation is attached. A copy of the proclamation was provided to all industrial businesses in Lakeville along with a certificate of commendation from Governor Pawlenty. Business owners or representatives that attended the Manufacturers Luncheon were presented with a proclamation and certificate of commendation. Those unable to attend received their proclamation and certificate of commendation in the mail. t Man~cfacturers Week Proclamation Whereas: The manufacturing industry is a dynamic part of Minnesota's economy, and promotion of this sector's strength, success, and high quality of life is an integral part of Minnesota's economic development strategy; and Whereas: Manufacturing provides high skill, high wage jobs which significantly contribute to Minnesota's high standard of living and economic vitality; and Whereas: Manufacturing produces $33.9 billion for the state economy and is the largest share, i3.3 percent, of our gross state product; and Whereas: Manufactured exports brought over $.16.2 billion into the Minnesota economy in 200; and Whereas: Manufacturing and industrial businesses in Lakeville provided over 4,20o jobs for area residents in 200; and Whereas: Since 1994, there has been over $55o million in new commercial/ industrial development in Lakeville, NOW THEREFORE, I, Holly Dahl, Mayor of Lakeville, do hereby proclaim that the week of October 20 to October 24, 2008 shall be observed as: Manufacturing Week in the City of Lakeville Proclaimed this twentieth day of October,. Two Thousand and Eight. ~r?l~ ~ Mayor ~k~ ' ~ s r - ~ ~ ~ l ' y O `y A4 'VII `m-, ~ ~ ~~.o H ~ ~ • ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ p ~ ~ ~ r^ ,may O a y ~ ~ p ~ ~ii~i i~"j!",t Sao ~ y o ~ ~ ~ ~ S ~ ~ ,y, _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ n ° a oo~ • y coo I~ C • O v, h~+ ~p ~ O ~ ~ ~ sa, o ~ o o ~ ~ ~ r ~~e~ DATE «Salutation» «First Name» «Last Name» «OrganizationName» «Mailing_Address» «City», «State» «Zip_Code» Dear «Salutation» «Last Name: On behalf of the Mayor and City Council, I would like to express our appreciation to you for choosing to be part of the Lakeville Business Community. At the October 20, 2008 City Council Meeting, Mayor Dahl declared October 20-24, 2008 as Manufacturers Week in Lakeville. On Wednesday, October 22, 2008 the 15~' Annual City of Lakeville Manufacturers Appreciation Luncheon was held at the Lakeville Holiday Inn and Suites. Over 100 business representatives were in attendance at the event. Please find enclosed a proclamation signed by Mayor Dahl declaring Manufacturers Week in Lakeville and a Certificate of Commendation for your business signed by Governor Pawlenty. Thank you again for being a valued member of the Lakeville business community. Sincerely, David L. Olson Community & Economic Development Director Enclosures (2) City of Lakeville 20I9SHolyoke Avenue • Lakeville, MNSS044 Phone ~952~ 985-4400 • FAX (952 985-4499 • www.lakevillemn.gov r~}_-, K ...z~~ ® 2008 Lakeville ® Manufacturers Luncheon October 22, 2008 Lakeville Holiday Inn 8 Suites l m : _ Residential development... ¦ 2006: 444 residential units ¦ 2007: 378 residential units ¦ 2008: (Jan.-Oct. 17): 303 residential units ..ti,;., T,,~ { Y' 1 -New pro~+ects ¦ Highview Hills Senior Care Facility { " 5~ ~ ~ '~~t 911' 1.~ ¦ Crossroads Commons Senior Housing y~. E. _ ~ { - E 2 . `I *l I.. ~ .F. T' i ~ ....t. • -i.. . -.._~h~ Commercial & Industrial development... ¦ 2006: $41 million permit valuation ¦ 2.007: $44.1 million permit valuation ¦ 2008 (Jan.-Sept.): $31 million ~ ~ ` permit valuation j, . _ g ~~k ,A b i - 7 s ~ - 1 ndustrial developments...: ¦ Airlake Development property annexed by ' tick the City. r, ~ ~s~ ~ ~ . . ~ ~ = _ aa A` - t~~~ 3'~. - ~I - +r 4, }A Industrial developments... ¦ First Park Lakeville - - ~~y:,y_'---'"~ - ¦ New industrial park ¦ 1.4 million sq. ft. in ~ potential development ¦ 140 acres - - . _ v ~.y ,FF~..IN ¦ Gom letion of U onor ~ p p building in early spring r ~ ° 2009 _ - N~ ,H„ i. ¦ First LEED certified ~ ` ,'.i building in Lakeville 3 h, Industrial developments... ¦ Mendel Machine ex ansion ~ ~ ~ - n L L I ~ t0 ~r Yu' ~ ~.-~a. ~ ¦ Ryt-way purchased by-Wind Point Partners ¦ Unimed-Midwest, Inc. - fem. N f Lndustrial developments... ¦ Hearth & Home relocation i ¦ Rosemount Office Systems closing ¦ Alcorn .Beverage sale 4 Industrial developments... ~at~t - 3PtassePtor _Projast A$01610 ¦ Elko New Market .interceptor project -a~ -r DAItiOTA t. ~ SCOTT pax>:. u ¦ . - -35/CR 70 interchange ¦ Low bidder Ames Construction: $19.7 million ¦ 7 percent under - en ineer's estimate - ~ xW_ g - ¦ 2008: Bridge open. _ 1 ~t . ¦ 2009: Bridge closes for ~ ~ +Y 100 days ~ ~ , ~ ¦ .Project completed fall . . of 2009 5 Work #orce housing ¦ Meadowlark Townhomes ¦ 40 units will be constructed near Airlake Industrial Park in 2009 ' Y ~ .;~~1 ~ J- - Broadband development ¦ Completed Business Telecommunications Technology Task Force report: ¦ City is undertaking a study to ~ ~ ~ ~ determine the feasibility of additional fiber ¦ Additional wireless services are being made available 6 Transit: 1-35 corridor ¦ By 2009: Construction of a park & ride east of I-35 and west of Kenrick / 167t" Street ¦ Funding for minimum of six express trips to downtown Minneapolis during a.m. and p.m. peak times ¦ By 2011: Northbound I-35 HOT / HOV lane extension from Burnsville Parkway to the I-35 split 1~E ¦~F_: x ~i Transit: CedarAvenue corridor ¦ By 2009: Construction of a park & ride on Cedar .Avenue south of 179t" Street ¦ Extension of existing Cedar 366 w Avenue transit route from ~ r. Apple Valley to Lakeville for a a minimum of five express trips to downtown Minneapolis during a,m. and p.m. peak ~ , times 7 Commercial developments... ¦ Heritage Commons 3rd addition: 10,500 sq. ft. ~ _ ~.y, ~ - - LL ~ ~ I ~ ~ - Commercial developments... ¦ Downtown development: Market Plaza ¦ 40 parking stalls, streetscape improvements ¦ Permanent location for Farmers' Market and other special events ~ z~ ' ~ ! - ! F F ~ gg ~ F~_ ~ , 1 _ ~a- ~ N.'~~l.~~ ~i~'.~~'',ey~'~ - i H a ¦ Commercial developments... ¦ Southwest sector: ¦ Lakeville Collision ¦ Sunlight Gourmet ¦ Berry Hill ¦ Seattle Sutton ¦ Deluxe Deli ¦ Dream Nails 4 Commercial. developments... ¦ Southwest sector: ¦ Train America ¦ Blue Chip Sports Academy ¦ Center for Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation ¦ Match Point Tennis Center ¦ Perpetual Motion .Gymnastics - - _ ¦ Sports Mechanics _ Analysis t **„s` - ' ~ r ~ ~ ; ¦ Wear Out the Net -=ti - ~ - . ~r Basketball 4: 9 ¦ Commercial developments... ¦ Southwest sector: ¦ FamilyHealth Medical Clinic -Lakeville - ~ ¦ ¦ i7.~ Commercial developments... ¦ Northeast sector: ~ ` ¦ Crossroads East x ~ ~ ~ ° s ' f ¦ Subway ~ . f~ ~ ~ , ~ L ~ ~ ¦ Kindercare ~ z`~ ~ ~ r t~ ~ Y i ~ y~'1. M. ~ ~ ,~~I y 10 ® ~ . _ Commercial developments... ¦ .North sector: ¦ Timbercrest ¦ Buffalo Wild Wings. ,u ~ ~ `ft ~ ¦ -rA Commercial developments.... ¦ North sector: ¦ Brunswick Zone ¦ Opening early November ¦ 54,000 sq. ft. ¦ 20,000 sq. ft. of office space 5 l ..;~~yff.' '.chi'"; ~.a~>^~;_{. y ~,~y~s~` 11 ~ ~ City developments... ¦ North sector: ¦ New police station ¦ 34,000 sq. ft. ¦ Opened August 8 - - f - - ' Y:y City developments... ¦ East Community Park ¦ 56 acres ¦ First phase of construction completed: ¦ Softball field ¦ Tennis courts f. ¦ Half-court basketball ¦ Playground - _ _ ¦Parking lot ¦ Picnic shelter ~ ' ~ ' ~ i i ~ ' ' ¦ Soccer field y ¦ Boardwalk and 1.25 miles ~~~~y=~-~-~~ of trails around the lake 12 i . ~ . ~ ~ r ~ A ,fir v~~ - c ` ~ A~ k a Mfr ~ ~ ~y+ ~ ~ ~ ~ gd J ~ a _~.a.w )5~ f~' - _ - 6 ~ t'J"` ~ City news ¦ Money Magazine: t - Named 26th of America's ~ 1 Best Places to Live ~ r ti .fir., i ¦ Named Dakota County Soil ~ aw and Water Conservation ~ ~e '~K .District's Outstandin _ ~ ' 'L 9' Conservationist for 2008 " ~ 1~~:- 13 Questions? ~nrww./akevi//emn.gov ~ - , ` } ~4 2008.Lakeville Manufacturers Luncheon October 22, 2008 Lakeville Holiday Inn S Suites ,1~ , jf~ . _ 14 ~1 N0. City of Lakeville ' y Community and Economic Development Memorandum Toc Economic Development Commission from: David L. Olson, Community and Economic Development Director Copy: Steve Mielke, City Administrator Adam Kienberger, Economic Development Specialist Date: .October 24, 2008 Subject: October Director's Report The following is the Director's Report for September of 2008. Building Permit Report The City issued building permits through the end of September with a total valuation of $99,221,683. This compares to a total of $120,864,183 during the same period in 2007. Included in this valuation were commercial and industrial permits with a total valuation of $30,774,900. This compares to a total valuation of $40,183,600 during the same period in 2007. The City issued permits for 109 single family homes through September with a total valuation of $29,212,000. This compares to 157 single family .home permits during the. same. period in 2007 with a total valuation of $41,955,000. The City issued permits for 21 townhome and condo units through September which compares to 84 townhome and condo permits issued during the same period in 2007. It should be noted that the City issued the permit for the 155 unit Highview Hills Senior Housing project in September with a building permit valuation of $20,769,000. Market Plaza Construction Construction continues on the Market Plaza project in Downtown. The demolition of the existing building and removals of .the existing street and sidewalk along: with the City sewer and water main relocations were completed the week of October 6th. Excavation and grading for the parking lot area including the majority of the filtration media (rock under the pervious pavers) was completed the Week of October 13t". The work to relocate the private utilities .started this week and- should be completed next week. Curb work is expected to begin last this week or the first part of next week. The project is still on schedule to be completed by the end of November. Development Uadate The Brunswick Zone family entertainment center is scheduled to open on November 3rd. Construction is also continuing on the new retail buildings in Heritage Commons, Timbercrest and .Crossroads East. Construction is also progressing on the First Park Lakeville buildings located at the intersection Dodd Blvd. and County Road 70. Foreclosure Uadate Attached is the monthly update on foreclosures in Dakota County provided by the Dakota County CDA. There have been 219 Sheriff Sales as a result of foreclosures in Lakeville through September of this year. This compares to 199 for all of 2007.. The Building Inspection Department is currently monitoring approximately 111 vacant foreclosed homes in the City compared to 169 vacant foreclosed homes last month. Transit Station Development Updates The City along with Metro Transit. recently hosted a Community Informational Open House on the proposed park and ride to be constructed along I-35 at ICenrick Avenue and 167' Street. Attached are copies of the information that was sent to over 50 residents and businesses in the immediate area of the proposed park and ride. Five people attended the Open House. This project is on an extremely aggressive schedule. In order to comply with timelines specified in the federal UPA Grant Agreement the project will have to be constructed and in service by the end of 2009. Planning efforts are also continuing on the development of the 200 car park and ride to be developed along Cedar Avenue. 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O b N H+ W O O O O 0 0 0 0 O O O 0 0 - O 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O N H+ O A A - ~D 0 0 0 J O O J O O N O O O O 0 0 0 0 - O J O O O O O O O O O ~ ~ ~O oo .P A O ~O O~ to J N ~ W O O ~ W N ? N N O N ~O A A N ~ O O O O O J w O ~ N ~ O 0 0 0 O O O O O H+ O 00 A W O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O J 00 N O O O O O O O O O N O O O O O O O O O i-i .~1 E Dakota County C~~~%~~ ~ ~--1 ~ P Community'DevelopmentRgency. ~~U'~~~1 MEMO October 15, 2008 TO: Dakota County Cities From: Dan Rogness, Director of Community Revitalization Re: Foreclosure. Update The Dakota County CDA recently held two free Foreclosure Counseling & Information Workshops where homeowners were able to ask questions and get advice from the CDA's trained homeownership specialists. The first workshop was held on Thursday, September 25 at Luther Memorial Church. in South St. Paul. The second was held on Thursday, October 2 at Heritage Library in Lakeville. Eleven people participated in the South St. Paul workshop, and 12 people participated in the Lakeville workshop. The CDA currently is planning to hold two more workshops before the end of the year. Although the details are still tentative, November 6 and December 4 are being looked at as probable dates. for the workshops,. with possible locations. in Burnsville and Hastings. More information about the additional workshops will be forthcoming. Dakota County Stats -September 2008 • # of Sheriff Sales in September - I $0 (compared to 134 in September 2007) • Total Sheriff Sales for 2008 - 1,451 (compared to 1,048 Jan.-September, 2007) • # of Notice of Pendency's Filed in September - 252 • Total Notice of Pendency's Filed for 2008 - 2,200 A Notice of Pendency is filed by a mortgage company's attorney as official notification that the foreclosure process has begun. Not all of these result in sheriff sales. Pages 3 and 4 of this PDF file have Sheriff Sale and Notice of Pendency statistics for each city. Mapping Using Dakota County GIS http://gi s.co.dakota.mn.us/website/dakotanetgis/ The Dakota County Office of GIS is updating the 2008 Foreclosures and Notice of Pendency layers on a monthly basis. If you need assistance using this Web page, please call Randy Knippel or Mary Hagerman with the Office of GIS at (952) 89 I -708 I . E-t O M Dakota Count C~ t~r~ :~.t ~ I~ ~ t t'' Y Community Development Agency... l'i.~~d'v In The News Provided in this PDF file are a few notable foreclosure articles that were published in the last month.: Among the points of interest: • The city of Burnsville has been looking at issues with vacant properties. Along with exploring options for ordinance or policy changes, Burnsville is preparing a brochure that will highlight how to deal with vacant properties. • An article from the Hastings Star Gazette on foreclosures in Dakota County, as well as some information. on the foreclosure process. • A national story on the cost of housing. The number of Americans who pay half or more of their income for housing is up to 15 percent of homeowners. Traditionally, a homeowner paying 30 percent or more of their income on housing costs was considered financially burdened. 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Not usually in the lawn care business, the City Council has been discussing issues related to vacant properties often due to foreclosures: The council., at its work session Sept. 8, said it would like to see vacant homes registered and inspected for code violations before being reoccupied. Policy or ordinance changes would be further discussed as staff works on them between October and December, said Jenni Faulkner, the city's community development director. One option looked at by the council was requiring an annual fee to recover city costs.. The city accumulates costs for things like having to mow a vacant home's overgrown lawn. "We would educate [owners] to let them know we're not a cheap Lawn-mowing service, but an expensive one," said City Manager Craig Ebefing. City inspectors keep records of neighbor calls on vacant or possibly vacant homes or those that have repeated code violations. The list is shared with police in an effort to prevent vandalism. In addition to possible ordinance or policy changes, the city is preparing a brochure that addresses the issues of increased vacant properties in town because of foreclosures. The brochure is to come out this fall Its focus is to provide people information not on foreclosure services, but better ways to deal with vacant properties. Information is provided on how to possibly prevent a foreclosure and ways to avoid rescue scams. It includes contact information for the Dakota County CDA, the Minnesota Home Ownership Center and the Neighborhood Development Alliance. Councilmember Liz Workman said it was too bad Habitat for Humanity couldn't grab up the empty homes. The council asked staff to look into that possibility. At a previous council work session in July staff presented information on the city's foreclosed. properties, market city information and how other cities are dealing with foreclosures. Faulkner informed the council about the percentage of foreclosed homes in Burnsville compared to neighboring cities. Dakota County records show there were 220 sheriff's sales of Burnsville homes last year while this year there were 148 through May. Mayor Elizabeth Kautz said foreclosures can be seen all across the city, no area is exempt. (You are invited to comment about-this story on our website at www.mnsun.com and/or write a letter to the editor at suncurrentsouth@acnpapers.com.) This site and its contents Copyright ©2007. Sun Newspapers -Main Office: 952-$29-0797 suninfo@acnpapers.com - alc~ttrtiEu~€s~r3 http://mnsun.com/articles/2008/09/23/news/bvl 8foreclosures.prt 9/23/2008 • The Hastings Star-Gazette • Page 1 of 1 Mortgage foreclosures continue at record pace Jane Lightbourn The Hastings Star Gazette - 09/23/2008 Home foreclosure sales in Dakota County for 2008 continue at a record pace. As of Tuesday, Sept. 23, the Dakota County Sheriffs Office had processed 1,583 sales, an increase of more than 50 percent for the same period in 2007. If the current pace continues for the remainder of this year, the Sheriff s Office could end the year with more than 2,100 sales. That would make this year arecord-breaking year. Last year - 2007 -the Sheriffs Office processed 1,613 sales. That was a record-setting year, too. To say that mortgage foreclosure sales have increased significantly in the county in the past several years is an understatement. Less than. four years ago, the office processed 336 sales. Since 2004, the numbers have continued to increase - 459 in 2005, 860 in 2006, and the 1,613 in 2007. -Sgt. Joe Mulnix is in charge of the civil division, which handles the sales. Others who help him are special duty deputies Jim Schnoor, Kevin Henriksen and Brad Billmeyer; and program assistants Judy Wachter and Sue Ableidinger. The sales are published in area newspapers -Farmington Independent, Rosemount Town Pages, Dakota County Tribune and Hastings Star Gazette. For the most part, it is lending institution representatives who attend the sale at the Sheriffs Office. Law firms file notices of sales for banks and lending institutions. If the homeowners pay off the delinquent payments, the law firm can postpone the sale. If the owner files bankruptcy, that stops the sale. In most cases, after the foreclosure sale occurs, there is a redemption period of six months. The records of the sales and redemption notices are on file in the Dakota County Property Records Division. State law grants the homeowner the right to redeem the property from the foreclosing lender. The homeowner is allowed to stay in the properly for this time period. The. Dakota County Community Development Agency has provided a free Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Programs for several years. The goals are to educate the homeowners and provide options to consider. One of the goals is to prevent foreclosures, but that may not be possible. More information about the program is available by calling (651) 675-4466. Information about current Sheriff s Office sales are available at www.co.dakota.mn.us/Departments/Sheriff/Foreclosure. http://www.hastingsstargazette.com/articles/includes/printer.cfm?id=18520 9/24/2008 . Census: Housing costs eat up half of more than 7 million Americans' incomes Page 1 of 3 ~~karTl"ibul!~~~ ~colrrl I+~IT~I~tE.~F'~~LI -Tr ~:L L. r~~Ilf~~~~'~~~T~ Census: Housing costs eat up half of more than 7 million Americans' incomes By ADRIAN SAINZ and. ALAN ZIBEL ,Associated Press September 23, 2008 MIAMI - AI Ray is so strapped-for cash, the only time he eats out is on Wednesday or Sunday, when the local McDonald's sells hamburgers for 49 cents. Ray lost his engineering job last November, and has been working as high school tutor, scratching out about $1,000 amonth - if he's lucky: He struggled to make his $1,400 monthly mortgage payment and $330 monthly homeowners' association fee until May, when he stopped paying. Ray, 44, is looking for work and renting out a room in his two-bedroom condo in Davie, Fla., for $500, but his monthly income doesn't match his expenses and he's facing foreclosure. "I barely have money to survive," he said. Ray is one of more than 7:5 million people -almost 15 percent of American homeowners with amortgage -who are spending half of their income or more on housing costs, according to 2007 data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up from nearly 7.1 million the year before. Traditionally, the government and most lenders consider a homeowner spending 30 percent or more of their income on housing costs to be financially burdened. But that definition now covers almost 38 percent of American homeowners with amortgage - 19 million of them. Though home prices have fallen this year, in the most expensive markets where home prices tripled during the boom, many working families still. can-not afford to buy a home. "We had a bubble," said Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. "This is a case where we absolutely want the market to adjust." The data underscore the serious affordability problems in this country and highlight how the slightest financial problem - from a lost job to higher gas prices or insurance premiums -can put a family behind on their mortgages and into. the realm of foreclosure. When home prices fell in the early 1990s, borrowers had more equity in their homes, and http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print This_Story?sid=29599544 9/23/2008 Census: Housing costs eat up half of more than 7 million Americans' incomes Page 2 of 3 were able to escape foreclosure. But now, an estimated 10 million homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth, according to Moody's economy.com. More than 4 million homeowners were at least one month behind on their loans at the end of June., and almost 500,000 had started the foreclosure process, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Cascading foreclosures over the past two years created a domino effect in the lending industry, undermining investor confidence and forcing the Bush administration last weekend to announce the greatest rescue package and market intervention since the Great Depression. And yet, the deal will not help Dolly Hanna, 51, and her husband, who bought five homes in the San Francisco area over the past 20 years, and were enjoying life during the housing boom by renting them out. But her husband's overtime at his mechanic's job was cut, and the Hannas now find themselves overextended at a loss of $15,000 per month and trying two sell two of the homes. With four children, Hanna had been astay-at-home mom, but Monday she started a job in real estate. They are seeking a renter for two upstairs bedrooms in their primary residence for $1,200. Getting a loan during the boom was easy, Hanna knows. Too easy. "All you had to was massage the information enough to fit it into their round hole, and they gave us a mortgage," Hanna said. In San Francisco, more than one out of five homeowners with a mortgage spends half or more of their income on housing. That's also true in 13 more of the largest 100 metro areas analyzed by the Associated Press. Other places include California metro areas of Stockton, Los Angeles, Riverside, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, San Francisco, and San Diego. Also in the .top 10 are the Fort Myers, Sarasota and Orlando metro areas in Florida, and New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island. But the most cost-burdened homeowners in the country live the Miami-Fort Lauderdale- Miami Beach metro area: 58 percent of homeowners spending 30 percent of their income on housing costs, and 29 percent spending half of their income or more on housing. Though prices here are dropping, the high cost of land, construction, insurance and property taxes makes living in South Florida too expensive for some. http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print This_Story?sid=29599544 9/23/2008 Census: Housing costs eat up half of more than 7 million Americans' incomes Page 3 of 3 "Certainly, we hear about people leaving South Florida and going. into Atlanta where they can get into a house for less money," Suzanne Weiss, associate director for real estate with Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida. To help with the affordable housing. stock, Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida joined forces with a construction company to build homes for low- to moderate- income residents that include energy-efficient appliances and hurricane-resistant windows. Other cities and states are also taking action. In Illinois, a network of 15 nonprofit housing. groups gives free advice to struggling homeowners seeking to avoid foreclosure amid rising mortgage payments. In New England, an affordable housing program funded by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston awards grants and low-interest loans to communities to encourage affordable- housing initiatives for very low- to moderate-income households. And in Las Vegas,. the Nevada Fair Housing Center is helping Rita Harvey renegotiate her mortgage from $2,700 to around $1,800 per month. Harvey, 64, lives on about $3,300 a month in social security and disability payments for herself and her four disabled grandchildren. She nearly lost her home this summer after her adjustable rate mortgage payment jumped. "I did not understand that in two years, this would adjust out of control," she said. "Nobody deserves what I've had to go through." AP Data Specialist Allen Chen contributed to this report. ©2008 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print This_Story?sid=29599544 9/23/2008 Dakota County Community Development Agency October I5, 2008 FOR IMIo'IEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sara M. Swenson, Communications Coordinator Dakota County Community Development Agency (65 I 675-4434 Free Mortgage Foreclosure Counseling With the recent mortgage foreclosure crisis, homeowners in need of assistance must know where to turn and what resources are available to them. The Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) has resources for homeowners who are in or nearing foreclosure. The Dakota County CDA's Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Program provides free counseling assistance with referrals to additional resources, and in some cases, financial assistance. Dakota County homeowners work one-on-one with trained homeownership specialists to assess their situation and determine possible solutions. 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TRY IT FREE Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce ~ 81 S 9th Street I Suite 200 I Minneapolis I MN 155402 10/10/2008 Page 1 of 3 ©Isort, David .From: MN Department of Employment & Economic Development [StateOfMinnesota@ngwmail.des.state.mn.us] Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 10:50 AM To: Olson, David Subject: September Employment Figures it ou cannot read this masse e, please click here ~ ~ • i • For Immediate Release Contact: Kirsten Morell, 651-259-7161 October 16, 2008. Kirsten.Morell(a~state.mn.us Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.9 Percent State Employers Trim 2, 300 Jobs in September ST. PAUL -The state unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted 5.9 percent in September,. according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. The U.S. unemployment rate in September remained unchanged at 6.1 percent. Minnesota employers cut 2,300 jobs in September, reflecting a continued national economic slowdown. Employers nationwide cut 159,000 jobs in September. Over the past 12 months, employment in. Minnesota has declined 0.7 percent, while the .nation has declined 0.4 percent. "Minnesota's strong insurance and banking industries have led to statewide growth in financial activities over the past 12 months," said DEED Commissioner Dan McElroy. "This resiliency is particularly noteworthy, given job losses in this sector nationally." The fmancial activities sector in Minnesota has grownl.2 percent during the past 12 months. Within that category, the state's finance and insurance industry has grown 2.7 percent over the year, outperforming the nation's loss of 1.1 percent. Also during the past year, education and health services grew 1.9 percent with 8,200 new jobs, and trade, transportation and utilities grew 0.1 percent with 300 additional jobs. 10/21 /200$ Page 2 of 3 In September,. jobs were added in education and health services (up 2,100 jobs), trade,. transportation and utilities (up 700), and information (up 600). Natural resources and mining held steady. .During the month, job losses were posted by government (down 1,100), other services (down 1,100), construction (down 1,000),-fmahcial activities (down 1,000),°leisnre and hospitality (down 700), professional and business services (down 500) and manufacturing (down 300). Employment in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Statistical Area has dropped 0.7 percent in the past year with the loss of 12,900 jobs. Also over the past year, Duluth- Superior declined 0.5 percent with the loss of 700 jobs, Rochester grew 0.3 percent with 350 new jobs, St. Cloud fell 0.5 percent with 500 lost jobs, Fargo-Moorhead increased 0.7 percent with 900 new jobs and Grand Forks grew 1.4 percent with 770 jobs. These figures are not seasonally adjusted. For additional information on the. September employment information, please visit www.positivelyminnesota.com. Seasonall adjusted Not seasonall adjusted Unemployment. September August Rate 2008 2008 Minnesota 5.9% 6.2 U.S. 6.1% 6.1 Employment. September August 2008 September'07- September `07- 2008 September'08 September `0$ Level Chan a Percent Chan e Minnesota 2,764,000 2,766,300 -18,800 -0.7% U.S. 13,731,800 13,747,700 -599,000 -0.4% Over-the-Year Em to went Growth b `Indust Sector SA OTY Job OTY Growth US OTY Chan a Rate % Growth Rate Total NonFarm Em to meat -18,800 -0.7 -0.4 Natural Resource & Minin -100 -2.4 9.8 Construction -6,200 -4.8 -5.9 Manufacturin -9,500 -2.8 -3.2 Trade, Trans & Utilities 300 0.1 -1.4 Information -1,200 -2.0 -1.7 Financial Activities 2,200 1.2 -1.3 Prof & Business Services -6,900 -2.1 -1.1 Ed & Health Services 8,200 1.9 3.1 Leisure & Hos itali -.1,600 -0.6 0.3 Other Services -900 -0.8 0.6 Government -3,100 -0.7 1.4 10/21 /2008 Page 3 of 3 Over-the-Year Em to ment Chan e b Metro olitan Statistical Area OTY Employment OTY Employment Metro olitan Statistical Area Chan e % NSA Chan e # NSA Minnea olis-St. Paul MN-WI MSA -0.7% -12,900 Duluth-Su erior MN -WI MSA -0.5% -700 Rochester MSA 0.3% 350 St. Cloud MSA -0.5% -500 Far o-Moorhead ND -MN MSA 0.7% 900 Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 1.4% 770 Upon request, the information in this news release is available in an alternative format such as braille, large print, audiotape or computer disk. , This message was sent to dolson@ei.Cakeville.mri.us by: MN Department afi Empiayment 8c Ecanamic Gavelapment (monte.hansonCc~state.mn.us) 332 Minnesota Street Suite E200 5t. 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