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CITY OF LAKEVILLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
March 22, 2016
1.
Vice Chair Longie called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. in the Marion Conference
Room at City Hall.
Members Present:
Comms. Longie, Collman, Scherer, Vlasak, Emond, Gillen
Ex-officio members: City Administrator Miller, Chamber President Roche.
Members Absent:
Comms. Starfield, Matasosky, Rajavouri, Smith
Ex-officio members: Mayor Little
Others Present:
David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director; Rick
Howden, Economic Development Specialist; Mark Lofthus, Dakota Electric Association;
Jerry Pittman, Dakota Electric Association; Tom Lambrecht, Great River Energy
2. Approval of February 23, 2016 meeting minutes
Comms. Collman/Gillen
moved to approve the minutes of the February 23, 2016
.Motion carried unanimously
meeting as presented .
3. Presentation on Data Center Site Development
Mr. Olson introduced Mark Lofthus from Dakota Electric Association and Tom Lambrecht
from Great River Energy. Mr. Lofthus and Mr. Lambrecht provided information on a site
certification program that Dakota Electric Association has implemented in order to support
the City’s effort to market and attract data centers.
4. Review of the status of the 2014-2016 Strategic Plan for Economic Development
Mr. Olson reviewed the progress made on the Strategic Plan for Economic Development
2015 Work Plan. Staff plans to bring forward a draft work plan for 2016 at the EDC’s April
2016 meeting for review and approval.
5. Director’s Report
Mr. Olson reviewed the Director’s Report including the latest building permit report.
The Eureka Township Board has decided to explore options in which the Township might
be able to provide sewer and water service to Airlake Airport. As a result, the City will not
be pursuing further discussions on the possible annexation of the Airport at this time.
The City Council considered several zoning ordinance amendments at their meeting on
st
March 21. Included in these amendments is a change that would reduce the rate of
change from 60 seconds to 7 seconds for electronic message board signs, and a change
to the sign ordinance for businesses close to the I-35 corridor that would allow wall signs
on building elevations that face the freeway. This change would allow the Candlewood
Suites hotel currently under construction to have wall signage facing I-35 whereas the
current ordinance does not.
The City Council will begin a discussion of multi-family housing development at their
th
March 28 Work Session. These discussions will include whether the Council wishes to
consider requests that have been received from several land owners and developers to
allow for multi-family development on commercially zoned properties near the I-35 and
Cedar Avenue corridors. Staff is currently working with a developer that is planning to
submit an application for a 49 unit apartment project along Kenwood Trail adjacent to NTB
in the Argonne Village Shopping Center near I-35.
6. Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 6:06 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Rick Howden, Economic Development Specialist