HomeMy WebLinkAbout4. EDC Project Update Memo 4-25-23City of Lakeville
Community & Economic Development
Memorandum
To: Economic Development Commission
From: Tina Goodroad, Community Development Director
Copy: Kati Bachmayer, Economic Development Coordinator
Justin Miller, City Administrator
Date: April 25, 2023
Subject: Project Updates
Website Discussion Based on EDC review of websites and survey responses, staff has been updating the
website. We will provide a sneak peek at some immediate improvements and share what we have planned in the coming months.
Find Yourself in Lakeville Video Series
Staff has planned a marketing video series aimed at highlighting all aspects of Lakeville including working, playing, dining, shopping, living, learning, creating, and celebrating in
Lakeville. The first Find Yourself Working in Lakeville has been completed and will be presented at the meeting.
Downtown Parking Needs Study
The study is kicking off with our consultant, HKGi, conducting parking use counts coming up in the next few weeks. Counts will be completed on a Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday three times each day. We will be scheduling a meeting with downtown business in May to share the results and discuss next steps. Two additional meetings will
be scheduled during the study. We would like to discuss if the EDC would like to have a commission representative participate in the meetings.
Business Survey
The city will be conducting a residential survey this year using POLCO/National Research Center. We have added a business survey component that will be conducted
independently from the resident survey. POLCO uses standardized questions with the ability to add custom questions (half page). Using standardized questions allows us to
establish a base line for future surveys to compare against.
Attached is a survey example from the City of Eagan which was completed last year.
Please review the custom questions starting on page 29 -33 of the PDF. Prior to the meeting, please think about what questions/subjects you would like to see added to our
custom questions.
Action Requested: Please review and consider Business Survey questions to share at the meeting. We hope to engage commissioners in some good conversations on each
of these topics.
Attachments:
Eagan Business Survey