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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-28-93 • CITY OF LAKEVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 28, 1993 The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Tushie at 7:05 P.M. in Conference Room A at City Hall. Roll call of members was taken. Present: Tushie, Brantly, Vogel, Krejci (arrived late), Erickson, Detjen, Emond, Matasosky. Others present: Michael Sobota, Director of Community and Economic Development; Robert Erickson, City Administrator; Carol Graff, Economic Development Specialist. 93.13 Motion was made by Brantly, seconded by Vogel to approve the minutes of the August 24, 1993 EDC meeting. Motion passed unanimously. Review of Economic Development Activities & Projects All-Star City Award. Chairperson Tushie reported that he and Michael • Sobota attended the Star City Awards Banquet on September 22. The City was presented with a proclamation by Governor Carlson making October 20, 1993 Lakeville All-Star City Day throughout the state. Tushie explained that only 5 cities were presented the award. Lakeville was chosen from the Twin City metro area. The proclamation will be formally presented to the City Council on October 18 at a regularly scheduled council meeting. Tushie also reported on the business panel presentation at the banquet which focused on business climate issues. "SPEC" Program Proposal. Sobota explained the focus of a proposed spec building program and how it was used by its originator, the City of Glendale, Ariwna. Commission members felt the idea was worthwhile but added that the scope of the program should not be too specific in architectural detail. Graff stated that the purpose was to assist in streamlining the process for development approval much like the commercial/industrial development guide. R. Erickson added that the project would enhance the usability of the development guide. Commission members felt that the spec program should be presented as a case study and not as a specific building footprint. Staff will continue to develop the spec building program and present a draft for additional comments at a future EDC meeting. Other Projects. R. Erickson described the open-house hosted by StarTex Industries on September 18. Matasosky, Council Members, the Mayor, Graff, and R. Erickson attended the function which included a tour of the plant. R. Erickson stated that the Post Office is expanding at its present location in the Lakeville Mall. Their expansion will take over the space which is currently used as a video store and the video store will relocate within the mall. The expansion will provide an opportunity to the City and developer to increase off-street parking for postal employees and customers. Tushie inquired as to whether the City had ever considered closing 207th Street to traffic. Sobota stated that he thought 207th was a collector street and that the City had not considered closing the street. Sobota will address the possibility and report back to the commission. Joint Commission Meeting. Sobota stated that the EDC was invited to the October 14 joint meeting of the Planning Commission, Park & Recreation Committee and the Environmental Affairs Committee at City Hall. The meeting will focus on the proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance and subdivision regulations. Matasosky and Emond will represent the EDC at the • joint session and report back to the commission at the next meeting. Manufacturer's Banquet. Graff provided the commission with an update of the plans for Manufacturer's Week in October. About 100 people are expected to attend the Tuesday, October 19 banquet at Brackett's Crossing Country Club. Tows are scheduled for Despatch Industries at 9:00 A.M. October 19 and at Grist Mill on Thursday, October 21 at 9:00 A.M. Staff is currently calling those invited businesses who have not retwned a RSVP. Parking Deferment. The EDC members stated that the parking deferment ordinance should be addressed and rewritten to clearly state its intent. Members of the EDC agreed that if the process would be administrative, the development process could be streamlined. It was recommended that Chairperson Tushie should address the City Council with a resolution for changing the ordinance to an administrative action. Staff will draft a resolution and submit to the EDC members at the next meeting. 93.14 Motion was made by Matasosky and seconded by Emond to present a resolution to the City Council requesting the parking deferment become an administrative action. • Motion passed unanimously. • Other Business. Tushie requested staff to research whether the current zoning ordinance addressed indoor entertainment centers. Sobota will research and report to the EDC at the next meeting. Unfinished Business. Regazding the propose selection of a developer for the Fairfield Business Campus, Sobota stated that the City Attorney is obtaining a copy of a master redevelopment agreement between the City of Chanhassen and a developer. Upon receipt of the agreement and discussion with staff, Sobota will report his findings to the EDC at the next meeting. Tushie suggested that staff should contact the St. Paul Port Authority for a copy of their master redevelopment agreement. Sobota will contact the Port Authority. Presentation of Major Roadway Improvement Projects. Sobota described the proposed County Road 46 interchange, its current land use and the proposed land use after the project is completed. He stated that financing was in place and that the Dakota County Highway Department was acquiring "full-take" parcels presently. At this time, the project is moving along on schedule with a completion date of 1995. • Sobota described the County Road 70/McStop Project which includes the bridge replacement over I-35. The State is asking the City Council to approve the alignment of the roads before beginning the project. SRF, the cit}~s traffic consultant, is currently performing a traffic study and will present the findings to city staff the week of October 4. Uracker Barrel Project. Sobota provided an update of the realignment of Kerryon Road and improvements as part of the Cracker Barrel Project. He also noted the future development will include extending Klamath Trail east to connect with Kenyon. The EDC viewed a video tape which provided an example of an existing landscape theme in The Waters Business Park in Eagan. Tushie referenced a report he received from Sobota which described a land use study performed for the City of Chanhassen. Tushie suggested that Lakeville have a similar study performed for C.R. 46, 70, and the T.H. 50/I-35 intersection. General agreement was reached that now is an opportune time to effect the impact of the gateway sites and determine where gateway enhancements should be. Consistency between sites and along the corridor is important. R. Erickson stated that some landscaping may be scaled down in some areas due to pre-existing right-of-way/design constraints. Tushie agreed that limitations would arise. He suggested that the study be done by a landscape architect and not an engineer. J. Erickson added that the • entrances to Airl_alce Industrial Park should be included in the study. Consensus was reached to have Barry Warner, of Barton-Aschman Associates, city consulting landscape architect, perform a preliminazy site study of gateways in Lakeville and report to the EDC at the October 26 meeting. The EDC will then determine the scope of a future study. 1994 Goals & Strategies. The EDC held a discussion about establishing goals for 1994. Preliminary goals were established as follows: o The need to establish Lakeville's identity. o Develop a workable plan for Fairfield Business Campus development. o Establish a comprehensive marketing plan. The EDC agreed the establishment of goals before a joint meeting with the Chamber Board was necessary. Brantly added that another goal should be a public relations campaign throughout Minnesota. General consensus was to allow dme at the next EDC meeting to brainstorm for goals and strategies. Vogel agreed to facilitate the session. The EDC will • then plan to meet with the Chamber Board in November, thus allowing both entities time to develop their 1994 goals. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted: C~u~ Cazol Graff, Re ding Secretary ATTEST: i Robert Brantly, Secretary