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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-28-06 City of Lakeville Economic Development Commission Regular Meeting AAgenda Tuesday, February 28, 2006, 6:00 p.m. City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Avenue Lakeville, MN 1. Call meeting to order. 2. Approve January 24,2006 meeting minutes 3. Presentation by Bill Coleman, Executive Director of Dakota Future 4. Presentation of 2005 Economic Development Annual Report 5. Update on Strategic Plan 2006 Work Program 6. Director's Report 7. Adjourn Attachments: StarTribune article entitled Broadband gap looms as Net loss for U.S. economy American Planning Association article entitled Kelo inspires proposed reform to Minnesota eminent domain law fedgazette article entitled Manufacturing.• On the up and up StarTribune article entitled Group says low-income housing is hard to frnd EDAM Newsletter February-March 2006 City of Lakeville Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes January 24, 2006 Marion Conference Room, City Hall Members Present: Comms. Brantly, Emond, Erickson, Tushie, Matasosky, Pogatchnik, Schubert, Bornhauser, Ex-officio member City Administrator Steve Mielke. Members Absent: Miller, Gehrke, Smith. Others Present: Staff 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 6:00 p.m. in the Marion Conference Room of City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota. 2. Approve November 22, 2005 Meeting Minutes Motion 06.01 Comms. Pogatchnik/Erickson moved to approve the minutes of the November 22, 2005 meeting as presented. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Election of Officers After a brief discussion, Chair Matasosky asked if anyone was interested in being an officer for the EDC. Motion 06.02 Comms. Erickson/Emond moved to re-elect Jack Matasosky as Chair, Barry Pogatchnik as Vice-Chair and Bob Brantly as Secretary for 2006. Motion carried unanimously. 4. Review of 2005.2007 Strategic Plan for Economic Development Work Program for 2006 Mr. Olson reviewed the goals that were accomplished under the 2005 Economic Development Work Program and presented ideas to the EDC for the 2006 Economic Development Work Program. Goal #1: Facilitate an effort to create a long term plan to promote downtown economic viability while retaining its unique and historical characteristics. Mr. Olson discussed the progress of the Downtown Plan and reviewed the outcome of the joint work session held on January 17, 2006. He noted that the plan is making Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes January 24, 2006 good progress and is scheduled be completed in June. Creating the plan is only the first step in the process. After it is developed, the next steps will involve how to implement it. Goal #2: Implementation of a process to facilitate the development of East- West Corridors. Mr. Olson stated that Phase II of the East-West Corridor Preservation Study is currently being completed jointly by the City and Dakota County that will preserve East-West Corridor extensions. The City was an active participant in this Phase 2 Study that involved the refinement of the 179th Street and 185th Street corridors in the Lakeville portion of the study. City staff is actively working with both private developers and Dakota County to plan for the construction of these East-West Corridor extensions. The implementation of the actual construction of these corridors will be an ongoing effort over the next five years or possibly longer. Goal #3: Completion of a study to determine the minimum market value of a residential housing unit that generates sufficient City taxes to pay for the City services required by that unit. Goal #4: Facilitate a process with the City Council to establish affordable housing goals for the City. Mr. Olson stated that both goals 3 and 4 are recommended to be completed in 2006 due to staff and budget constraints in 2005. The timing of these two goals will be advantageous because they will be worked into the 2008 Comprehensive Planning process slated to begin in 2007. Mr. Olson added that the Dakota County CDA will be releasing the results of the Maxfield Research study done on affordable housing for all of Dakota County sometime in February. He also added that the Metropolitan Council will be releasing their affordable housing allocations for all metro cities sometime in the near future. Mr. Olson indicated that Lakeville may look at having Maxfield do a study separately for the City that would provide more detailed information on the demand for affordable housing on a local basis. He added that there is money in both the general fund and CDGB grant funds for the minimum market value and housing studies. Mr. Olson noted that even though not on the 2005 Work Program for the Economic Development Department, transit options were investigated and acted on based on demand and timing issues. The City Administrator's office spear-headed a plan to increase DARTS service in Lakeville in 2006, and worked with Economic Development staff to gain approval to use CDBG funds to expand operation hours on a trial basis. 2 y Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes January 24, 2006 Mr. Olson added that a pending sale for a park and ride site at CR-70 and I-35 would use RALF funds from the Met Council to preserve a future site for park and ride facilities along I-35. Comm. Tushie asked if MTC bus service would come to Lakeville soon. He added that the Burnsville Transit Station is always packed and it would appear that there is a demand for service in Lakeville. Comm. Emond responded that Lakeville opted out of the transit taxing district back in the 1970s. City Administrator Mielke added that operating costs for bus service is continually increasing and it would require a significant amount of extra tax dollars to get service in Lakeville. Even if Lakeville were included in the transit taxing district, MVTA still wouldn't be able to guarantee service to the City. The issue lies in the matter that there isn't enough operating dollars for their existing services. Comm. Tushie asked how this issue gets resolved. City Administrator Mielke replied that there would likely have to be a Metro-wide transit tax imposed by the Met Council and the State would have to allocate enough transportation funds to expand service which would start with expanding existing service. Comm. Tushie inquired as to how a community the size of Lakeville gets bypassed when it comes to transportation services. City Administrator Mielke responded that the CR 70 project will also be able to serve the area south of Lakeville. The RALF money for the project is a long-term solution to the transit services for southern Lakeville. Mr. Olson added that it is a 5.2-acre site that will be able to accommodate approximately 400 vehicles. City Administrator Mielke further added that additional transit services in Lakeville would have to take away from the Apple Valley services because of the amount of money required to expand service. This would only spread service thinner throughout the area. Chair Matasosky asked if goal number 3 would also include analysis for commercial/industrial development and its cost impact on city services. Mr. Olson stated that the scope of the analysis hasn't been completely determined yet, but that it would certainly be considered. Chair Matasosky added that if we could see the return on investment the interchange improvements brought the community, it would bring some closure to residents. He added that the CR-50 and CR-60 interchange improvements relating 3 w Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes January 24, 2006 to Timbercrest and Argonne Village development could show a significant return on investment. The group discussed whether the interchange improvements caused the development of Argonne Village or if they would have located there anyway. Mr. Olson responded that we should do this analysis and it does not need to be part of the Work Plan for 2006. Mr. Olson discussed a new goal for 2006 would be to reconvene the High-Tech Subcommittee to make sure that business needs for high-speed Internet and data transmission in Lakeville are being met. He added that there has been a lot of discussion around the Metro regarding municipal wireless Internet and running fiber to the home by the local units of government. Because of rapidly changing technology, business needs can change quickly. He also added that several other cities in Dakota County are looking into this idea. The City thinks that it is important to stay abreast of these issues, but not necessarily the first one to jump into a new City initiative. City Administrator Mielke discussed other municipalities that are undertaking this type of project and how the process has evolved. Comm. Pogatchnik inquired as to what benefits the cities receive from implementing city-wide wireless Internet. City Administrator Mielke responded that some cities have done it for different purposes and that Chaska's was focused on providing residential high-speed Internet access. He added that some utilize an older Wi-Fi technology which requires many antennas typically on light posts, while the new technology appears to be something called Wi-Max. He further added that another option includes a wireless communications network in conjunction with a fiber backbone. Comm. Tushie asked who owns the fiber in Lakeville. City Administrator Mielke responded that the schools own their own fiber and that Charter Communications owns some of the fiber. The group then briefly discussed the option of all municipal owned fiber in the City. Mr. Olson added that the feasibility along with acost/benefit analysis would have to be done first. Comm. Bornhauser noted that one positive of an expanded fiber network is that it would open it up for more competition and hopefully keep costs down for subscribers. More players would be able to compete for customers. Comm. Pogatchnik inquired about the installation of fiber in Airlake Industrial Park. 4 Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes January 24, 2006 Chair Matasosky responded that a lot of the old oil pipes now contain all kinds of cables and data lines. City Administrator Mielke discussed an example in Eagan where a business ended up choosing a different city because they were looking for a location that could provide multiple redundant data services to their business. Because of this, the City formed a business commission to help make decisions about what was needed for the business community in Eagan. Mr. Olson said that one of the roadblocks to additional services is that the current providers enjoy their current monopoly on the market and it can be difficult to get them to cooperate in expansion efforts. He added that one thing the High-Tech Committee could do would be a surrey similar to one that was done several years ago assessing the business community's current Internet and high speed data transmission needs. Mr. Olson stated that one other goal for 2006 will be to work with Airlake Airport to assist in their likely 2006 Fixed Base Operator expansion. He continued by saying that staff would work with Aircraft Resource Center and MAC to potentially accomplish a plan for new facilities and growth at the Airlake Airport. Mr. Olson concluded by stating that in addition to these proposed goals, there will likely be other activities that occur as projects present themselves. He added that the City is working on wrapping up the Eureka Township annexation and that Adam Kienberger will be working on updating marketing materials for the City. Comm. Pogatchnik asked about the current staff workload and projected workload for 2006. Mr. Olson responded that the previously outlined tasks are manageable, but there could always be unexpected projects that arise. The Highway 50 interchange project turned out to be very time consuming last year, but the Highway 70 interchange project isn't anticipated to be nearly as time consuming for City staff. Motion 06.03 Comms. Tushie/Emond moved to accept the general goals as outlined and continue to prepare more detailed work programs. Motion carried unanimously. 5. Summary of 2005 Development Project Feedback Surveys Mr. Kienberger reviewed the 2005 Development Project Feedback Surveys. He summarized the results by stating that overall satisfaction was very positive with only a slight decrease in satisfaction from 2004. He added because the survey response rate for 2005 was only 25%, compared to 39% in 2004, a smaller number of responses can have a greater impact on the overall outcome of the survey. Comm. Brantly asked if City staff was going to have customer service training this year. 5 Economic Development Commission Meeting Minufes January 24, 2006 Mr. Olson responded that the function had been moved to the Human Resources department and that it was not in the 2006 budget. Comm. Pogatchnik asked Comm. Tushie how these results compared to his experiences with other communities. Comm. Tushie responded that some cities are very tough to work with and the public is increasingly making projects tougher to get approved because of their adversity to change. City Administrator Mielke indicated that we might experience a similar situation with the Downtown Planning Project. The group discussed possibly outsourcing the survey to a consultant to elicit a higher response rate. City Administrator Mielke and Mr. Olson indicated that while possible, this can become a costly process. Chair Matasosky concluded that there has been no significant change in the trend of high approval ratings and that overall the responses are very good. Comm. Pogatchnik and the rest of the EDC congratulated all of the City departments on a job well done in serving the Lakeville community. 6. Building Permit Analysis Mr. Olson reviewed the 2005 building permit data and noted that the residential permit numbers are down from an unusually high year in 2004. He added that the 2005 permits are more in line with the City's goals for manageable growth and development. 7. Director's Report Mr. Olson congratulated Comms. Emond, Pogatchnik and Tushie for their reappointment to new three-year terms with the EDC, and Comm. Erickson for his one-year term as a Board Alternate. Mr. Olson then reviewed the upcoming meeting schedule and noted a change in the March, 2006 meeting date. Mr. Olson informed the EDC that the Life and Times newspaper has expressed interest in a monthly column from the EDC regarding business issues. The group concluded that Comms. Emond, Brantly and Chair Matasosky would meet with the Life and Times to discuss column parameters and topic ideas. 8. Adjourn 6 Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes January 24, 2006 The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Attested to: Adam Kienb rger, Economic Develop t Specialist R. T. Brantly, Secretary 7 Item No. 3 City of Lakeville ' ~ Community and Economic Development Memorandum To: Economic Development Commission From: David L. Olson, Community and Economic Development Director Copy: Steve Mielke, City Administrator Adam Kienberger, Economic Development Specialist Date: February 24, 2006 Subject: Dakota Future Update Bill Coleman, Executive Director of Dakota Future has requested an opportunity to provide all cities in Dakota County with an update on the activities of Dakota Future over the past year. While none of the cities in Dakota County are currently paying dues to Dakota Future, most continue to participate in some or all of the events or activities sponsored by Dakota Future. The 2005 Annual Report was provided to the EDC with the December Director's Report. 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The presentation will include commercial, industrial, and residential development activities, atransportation/interchange update and a summary of the EDC's initiatives. Copies of the presentation will be provided at the meeting. Item Nv. City of Lakeville Community and Economic Development Memorandum To: Economic Development Commission From: David L. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director Copy: Steven Mielke, City Administrator Adam Kienberger, Economic Development Specialist Date: February 24, 2006 Subject: Update on Strategic Plan 2006 Work Program The EDC approved inclusion of the following goals from the 2005-2007 Strategic Plan for the 2006 Work Program at the January 24th meeting. These Work Program goals along with the 2005 Annual Report will be presented to the City Council on March 6th 1. Completion of a study to determine the minimum market value of a residential housing unit that generates sufficient City taxes to pay for the City services required by that unit. 2. Facilitate a process to establish affordable housing goals for the City. 3. Improve communication and coordination with other units of government on important community and economic development issues facing Lakeville. 4. Create partnerships with Lakeville Chamber of Commerce, DLBA and other businesses and other development associations on mutual development objectives. 5. Advocate for on behalf of business interests with airport and rail planners While there has not been progress on all of these goals in the last month, there has been activity related to a number of these goals. The following is a summary of a number of these activities. Facilitate a process to establish affordable housing goals. The City has recently received the affordable housing need allocation for Lakeville between 2011 and 2020 as determined by the Met Council. City staff plan to review this information along with a presentation by the Dakota County CDA on the results of the Maxfield Research Housing Need Assessment for Dakota County with the City Council at a work session in March. Based on the direction provided by the City Council, staff will bring this issue back to the EDC for further review and a determination will be made as how to approach establishing affordable housing goals for the City of Lakeville. Improve communication and coordination with other units of government on important community and economic development issues facing Lakeville. Create partnerships with Lakeville Chamber of Commerce, DLBA and other businesses and other development associations on mutual development objectives The primary activity that is being pursued under this goal is reviewing options and/or alternatives related to improved broadband technologies and/or citywide wireless internet service. Several City staff members attended a County sponsored Leadership Wireless Workshop on February 13~'. All cities in Dakota County were represented at the Workshop and speakers included representatives of the City of Chaska, and the City of Minneapolis who reviewed their City-wide wireless projects; two representatives of fiber to the home projects in Rosemount and a group of cities in Utah that have formed a joint powers organization; and several speakers that addressed these issues on a national and international level. The next step will be to re-convene the Hi-Tech subcommittee that includes representatives of the EDC and Telecommunications Commission to begin to discuss a process to survey existing businesses to determine current and future Internet service needs and how these needs are being met by the current service providers. Advocate for on behalf of business interests with airport and rail planners Discussions have continued over the past month with both representatives of MAC and the fixed-based operator at Airlake Airport regarding expansion of existing airport facilities. Initial discussions have also commenced with Progressive Rail and others regarding the possible extension of rail service to new undeveloped areas of Airlake Industrial Park. Staff will continue to provide updates and refinements of the progress on each of these goals on a monthly basis. Item No. City of Lakeville Community and Economic Development Memorandum To: Economic Development Commission From: David L. Olson, Community and Economic Development Director Copy: Steve Mielke, City Administrator Adam Kienberger, Economic Development Specialist Date: February 24, 2006 Subject: February Director's Report The following is the Director's Report for February of 2006. Lifetime Fitness Project The City Council approved a letter of intent with Lifetime Fitness at their February 21, 2006 City Council meeting. The anticipated result of this Letter of Intent is for Lifetime to purchase 19.9 acres at the northwest corner of 185"' Street and Dodd Blvd. to construct a 120,000 square foot fitness center and a 8-12 court tennis center. The attached copy of the Messages article that will appear in this week's Life ahd Times is attached. Mr. Mielke will answer any additional questions at the February 28th meeting. )anuarv Building Permit Report The City issued building permits in January with a total valuation of $5,969,832. This compares to permits totaling $12,578,453 during the same period in 2005. Included in this valuation were commercial and industrial permits with a total valuation of $312,000 compared to $620,000 in January of 2005. The City also issued permits for 12 single family homes and 7 townhome and condo units in January. This compares to 20 single family and 41 townhome and condo unit permits during the same period in 2005. Dakota Electric Partners in Progress Event Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 8th for the Annual Partners in Progress Event sponsored by Dakota Electric. The event will be held at the Royal Cliff in Eagan and will start at 4:30 p.m. Please contact Judi Hawkins at City Hall if you plan to attend and she will RSVP on your behalf. 2006 Dakota Countv Economic Summit Attached is a post card with information on the 2006 Dakota County Economic Development Summit to be held on March 23, 2006 from 8:30 -1:30 p.m. More information will be provided on this event as it becomes available. This event is hosted by Inver Hills Community College, Dakota County Technical College, and Dakota Future. Lakeville Post Otffice Uodate There is both good news and bad news regarding the Post Office situation in Lakeville. The bad news came when Brian Anderson Assistant to City Administrator recently heard from Senator Mark Dayton's Office that Lakeville is no longer even on the list to receive approval of a new Post Office. This is due to budget issues in the Postal Service and the fact that 75 new post offices will need to be rebuilt in the Gulf Region as a result of Hurricane Katrina. It will likely be 4-5 years before Lakeville gets back on the list. The good news is that the current Lakeville Post Office may be able to include all of Lakeville in the Lakeville zip code by the end of 2007. This will be made possible as a result of three mail sorting machines being moved out of the Lakeville Post Office to a St. Paul postal facility. In order for the Post Office to change the zip code for the portions of Lakeville that have a Farmington or Rosemount zip code, at least 50% or more of residents affected by the change will have to vote in favor of the change in a survey that will be conducted by the Post Office. The City will assist in an informational effort to make residents aware of benefits of this change prior to the survey being completed by the Post Office. Meetings / ` Feb. 38-EOC,6 p.m. essa Mar 1•PaACS, Rec. andNRBpm. Meetings heltl at CitYHall.29195 Holyoke AVe.unless orherxtise natetl Remove ice Proposed Life Time Fitness project houses by March 1 The Lakeville Ciry Council voted to approves Avenue. In thefuture, the City Comcil will determine Fishing houses or shelters must be removed Letter ofintent from Life Time Fitness az its Feb. the potential uses for [he remaining portions ofine from the ice by midnight Feb. 28, according to 21 meeting, taking a step forward in efforts to property. As plans develop, at leas[ one neighborhood state law. After tha[date, law enforcement bnngagr~ffiiTy healm and fitness facilityto meeting will be held to receive questions and officials are authorized to tag any structure left Lakeville. "Residents have indicated a strong wmmenis from area property owners. on the ice and ticket the owner. desire For this type ofamenity in Lakeville,"said According to Mielke, "The Life Time Fitness Lakevilleordinancesprohibitstoringfishing City Administrator Steven Mielke. proposal would provide Lakeville with one ofthefinest houses on public property. Each year, a number Approving the Letter ofIntent put in motion a health and fitness facilities in the metro area"The of houses are left on me shores of Lake Marion number ofacWns by bath Life Time Fitness and new fimesscenter woWd be a fall-service, 24-hour at Caspersen Park the CiTy leading to an eventual sale of an facility with a wide range of healm and fitness Owners aze requested to remove houses from estimated 19.9-acre parcel of land. Once secured, servicesandprogrammingincludingmWriple, state-pf- public property and to remove all trash and debris Life Time Fitness woWd constrrrq and operate a the-art group fitness and spinning studios, a team of from the area they were using during the winter. state-of--the-art sports, athletic, professional certified personWtrainers, awide selection ofadult Residenb are also reminded that, as of Feb. fitness, and family recreation center The location and youthprogramsaM activities, rock climbing walls, 23, the Dakota County Sheriff's Department has of the center woWd be at the northwest corner of two fall-size basketball courts, squash and racquetball reopened Dakota County lakes to vehicle traffic. BoWevard and 185m Street on a portion of courts, yoga and Pilates studios, and dry sauna and land currently owned by the City. Ifall goes well, steam rooms. The center would also include a large Life Time Fitress would begin me constructionm indoor/eutdaoraquatrescenter,fean8ingmWtipletwe- Rinks close after Sunda summer2006, with projectcomple[ioninsummer story wazerslides, two large, zero-depth recreation y 2007. pools, a lap pool, children's intemcfive play azea and City warming houses will close after Sunday, The proposal includes plans for life Time two whirlpools. Fe6.25. Beginning Monday, Feb. 26, lost items Fitness to cons[rugafimess faciliTy of Life Time Fitness waWd include benefits to left by skaters may be picked up az CiTy Hall. approximately 120,000 square feet. In addition, Lakeville residents by offering a IS % discount offthe Ifyou have lost items, please go to the Parks Life Time Fitness proposesm build an eightto lowest initiation fee. Residerns woWdals9 be entitled and Recreation office a[City Hall, 20195 twelve cotuttennis faciliTy,the Frst ofits kind in teadailymte option end woWd be given priority over Holyoke AVe. Items Minnesota, bringing the total size ofthe projectto non-residents for membership. may be picked up yy t as much as 207,000 square feet The Ciry would In 2004, the CiTy had accepted a proposal from through Match 15. sell the parcel [o Life Time for an estimated KPAC, LLC to construct a similar faciliTy on the same Items notclaimed will $1.698million, dependingonthe final size ofthe site. Within me KPAC proposal, the Ciry had agreed be discarded. For mare ir' - parcel. When the property is officially platted, the to construct an ice scene attached to me KPAC information, please call ,yr,.,, ..y exact size of [he parcel will be dgermined. faciliTy. AddidonWly, KPAC agreedte provide an 952-965-4611. Payment For the lend would occur in two equal eight-lane competitive swimming pool for use by me installments with one-half paid Wee yeazs after Lakeville School District. KPAC was unable to fulfill the center opens aM one-half paid six years otter their obligazions and in September of2005 the City Noon-street parking the center opens. Council nullified the agreement Unlike the KPAC Lakeville will plat the entire 66-acre parcel proposal, me Life Time Fitness proposal is not Noon-street parking is allowed in Lakeville owned by the CiTy and sellaportion to Life Time dependent on mesa conditions. `°fhose communiTy and between2a.m. and6am. This winter parking pimess.Additionally, it is proposedmconstruct~ District needs still exist and will havem be addressed ordinance is in effect until April 1 and win be new wllegor road from Dodd BoWevard to Ipava in a different fashion," said Mielke. enforced whemer or not there is snow on the ground. e The ordinanec elm rccaires r-ehicles- Adopt-A-Pond opportunities ic: oiling uailels and seasonal vehicles, to be oIT the strael auy tiara the Aar'onal Weather Service predicts an Do you liveneara pondl Lakeville Volunteers may seleetfromthefollowing aac.nnulotion nfnvo or mm'e Environmental Resoureesstaffiscurrently acRVi[ies: inc~tcs of snow, u:vil the street he. o~t~ offtringresidents wholivenearareaponds the Storm drain stenciling been plowed. xow opportuniTy to partieipam intheCity'sAdopt- violators are subject to citations, :•i Trash GI080up A-Pondprogram. Springprojegs,including towing, andimpoundment bazley straw insmllatioq will be starting soon Frog menitedng There are l4 activeprogramsi[es located Water qualify monitoNng Position available Woughou[Lakeville. By participating, Native buffer planting volunteers canhe]pprotectandimprove the Bade straw installation Environmental Resources waterquality oftheirneighborhoodpond or y Technician wgland. Buckthorn and purple DUTIES-The City WL~k~ville is currently accepting The programisopento neighborhood loosestrffe Management applications forthe DOahlon of Environmental groupsorindividua~s. Beingpart oftheAdopt- By participating, residents can]eamabou[ Resources Technician. Responsible for assisting in A-Pond program is agreat way [o get [o know [heplants andwildlife intheirpond orwedand erosion control andtree preservation plan review and she inspegion, various aspegs of the Cirys surtace Yourneighhors, createasenseofcommunity area,while assis[ingin improvingand watermondonng program, andassisting with nature) pride, andhelpmaintaintheenvironmental maintainingvWuableneighborhoodhabitats. resouaeinvemory agivdies. healthofyourneighborhoodpond. Eventhough there issnowonthe ground, QUAUI9CATlONS-9.S. degreein Environmental Aminimfun commi[mentofoneyeaz is staffis currently preparing forspring Resource Mgmt. or relatetl field antl8mo. tot requestedfrom participants to ensuretha[ programs. Volunteeringiseasy. JUStcall yr. related work experience, orequivalent. PAY-876.88-$18.161twur, D.QQ,excellenf programsa[eachsite are completed. Environmental Resourcesat 952-985-4528 benems. Applicator deadlineu March 13,2006. 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PAUL, MINNESQTA Last update: February 20, 2006 -12:03 AM Item No. Broadband gap looms as Net loss for U.S. economy The Minnesotans who deal in knowledge are learning that the speed of Internet connections is critical to competing globally. John Reinan, Star Tribune When knee surgeons need precision tools, they turn to John Bozich. His firm, Ultra Machining Co. of Monticello, has invested millions in computers and robots to design and make parts for surgical devices. But when Bozich gets on the Internet, he goes backward in time. Although his company has the best Internet connection available for a business of its size, it's still too slow to a-mail complex product designs to clients. Instead, he burns them on a compact disc and sends them by courier. Meanwhile, speedier broadband is so common on other continents that teenagers in Tokyo are playing online video games with Internet connections 50 times faster than the one Ultra Machining has. The United States is facing a "broadband gap," as countries in Asia and Europe roll out Internet connections cheaper and faster than anything available here. Once the leader in Internet technology, America is falling behind, experts say. The cost: a potential loss of $1 trillion in economic productivity over the next decade, as well as more than 1.2 million jobs that could be created by better broadband, according to a study by the Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C., think tank. The broadband gap is already affecting Minnesota businesses such as Ultra Machining. Although the campany has its own internal fiber-optic network for high-speed communication, its interaction with the outside world is limited by a broadband bottleneck. "In our day and age, time is what really counts," Bozich said. "It's not so much even days now it can really be literally hours. The way the medical-device companies compete right now, the biggest thing is who's first to market." In a knowledge economy, the speed of communication is a critical competitive issue, said Milda Hedblom, a broadband consultant and professor of information technology at the University of Minnesota. "There will be an increasing umbilical cord between broadband capacity and economic growth," Hedblom said. "It's only a question of when the shoe will pinch and pinch harder and harder." http://wwwstartribune.com/535/v-print/story/257956.htm1 2/21/2006 Broadband gap looms as Net loss for U.S. economy Page 2 of 3 In the United States, the typical broadband connection speed is between 1 and 4 megabits per second (Mbps). In countries such as Japan, South Korea and China, Internet speeds of 100 Mbps are common; in Europe, speeds of 20 Mbps are widely available. Internet service is cheaper in other countries, too. Many South Koreans pay only $20 a month for their 100-Mbps connections, while Twin Cities residents pay about $45 a month for Time Warner's standard Road Runner service, which connects at less than 4 Mbps a level that Hedblom dismisses as "baby broadband." Public investment is key How did the broadband gap develop? In part, because foreign governments have invested heavily in fiber-optic networks and other communications infrastructure, said state Sen. Steve Kelley, DFL-Hopkins, chairman of a subcommittee on telecommunications. 'There's an attitude about investing in infrastructure," he said. "We have not made the same investments in our telecommunications systems." American taxpayers might not be willing to foot the bill for faster Internet service, said Maribel Lopez, vice president of Forrester Research, aMassachusetts- based technology research firm. "It's an issue of what quality of service you want and what you're willing to pay," she said. "Look at Asia those builds cost billions of dollars. You might not want your tax dollars building broadband in rural areas of the country." Population density is another reason why Asia and Europe have bypassed the United States, said Mike Martin, executive director of the Minnesota Cable Communications Association. "In Tokyo, there are 10,000 people in a building," he said. "You can do some pretty amazing stuff with that kind of density and that kind of demand." Many Americans are satisfied with their Internet connection, said Joseph Konstan, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Minnesota. Even the slowest broadband service is about 10 times faster than dial-up modems, he said, and works fine for many users. But if Americans want to tap into true on-demand services for example, watching full-length movies on their computer screens via the Internet then they'll start to agitate for faster connections, he said. Hedblom said it will take more than that to get the full benefit of the Internet. "Movies are not where you're going to grow the economy," she said. "You're going to grow the economy with the increasing use of broadband for home- based businesses and small to medium businesses that find it hard to buy this http://wwwstartribune.com/535/v-print/story/257956.htm1 2/21/2006 Broadband gap looms as Net loss for U.S. economy Page 3 of 3 bandwidth as long as we price it as we do." John Reinan • 612-673-7402 ©2006 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. http://www.startribune.corn/535/v-prindstory/257956.htm1 2/21/2006 Item planning minneso ~ Vo1.25 No.l February 2006 Kelo inspires proposed reform to iMrHisissue Minnesota eminent domain law AICPUpdates ..............................2 BY JEAN COLEMAN BIII Deblon moving an ...............3.4 On January 11, 2006, the Minnesota House Civil Law Committee played to a Events ..........................................5 packed house at the Blaine City Hall. What brought out this crowd two months before the stazt of the legislative session? The topic was eminent domain reform. Position Openings .....................6.7 Fueled by efforts from a national organization, the Institute for justice, reform proposals are sweeping statehouses in the aftermath ofthe Kelo v. City ofNew London U.S. Supreme Cour[ decision. Kelo upheld current eminent domain law allowing local governments to condemn property for economic development purposes. Representative Jeff Johnson and Senator Tom Bakk are sponsoring a proposal that would place limits on the current use of eminent domain in Minnesota. The most significant proposed limit would take the power away from "agencies" including port authorities, economic development authorities, and housing and redevelopment authorities. These agencies would no longer be able to use eminent domain directly although a local government of which the agency is a part would still be able to act. Additional proposed changes include: • Including definitions of"abandoned property," "blighted area," and "environmentally contaminated azea." A local government can still take land for public use such as parks and utilities. However, taking property for blight control, environmental remediation or removing a public nuisance is limited by the new definitions. The definitional change more clearly defines, and in some cases narrows, the circumstances when eminent domain can be used. • Economic development is specifically excluded as a public use. • Specifically requiring compensation for "loss of going concern" (i.e. loss of business as a result ofthe taking). • Requiring a public hearing on all proposed eminent domain actions. • Shifting the burden of proof to the local government and raising the burden of proof necessary to prove in court that the eminent domain action was for an allowed public purpose. • Allowing the recovery of attorney's fees by the property owner if the taking is denied by the court or if the last written offer by the local government was significantly lower than the final court determined amount. Kelo focused attention on "private to private" eminent domain actions; those where the final use puts the property back in private hands, often for economic development purposes. The Johnson/Bakk proposal goes far beyond reform on this narrow issue, potentially affecting all eminent domain actions including acquisition for roads, parks, and schools. In Aep. Johnson's introduction to the bill, he asked that legislators consider "legislating by principle, not by anecdote:' During questioning it became clear that anecdotal information is all we have in Minnesota regarding the use of eminent domain. Statistics on the use of eminent domain by local government aze unavailable, although it is cleaz that eminent domain for economic development purposes is not used often. As the 3-hour Civil Law Committee hearing progressed it also became clear that eminent domain reform will be much discussed this legislative session. The League of Minnesota Cities has sup- ported less expansive reform in past years and other Minnesota legislators have indicated they will introduce alternative, less expansive, proposals this session. 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Main Outstanding attendance by economic developers and consultants from all over the state of Minnesota made this event a great place to network in EDAM Winter addition to participating in knowledge-building sessions. Conference_ a_ Huge Success Frank Cerra, Senior VP of the Academic Health Center at the University of Minnesota, provided a strong opening to the program addressing bioscience in Minnesota and the challenges and opportunities we face in From the President staying competitive in the growing bioscience economy. A key point from Dr. Cerra and Phil Gerlach of Protein Design Labs is that bioscience 2006 Legislative Session development can happen anywhere; in large metropolitan centers and greater Minnesota. This message was also carried during the session "the Impact of Bio Businesses on Various Cities" which included presentations News From from Saint Cloud -Brian Rembish, Science Initiative of DEED Central Minnesota; Worthington -Glenn Thuringer, Worthington Regional Economic Development Commission; and Rochester -Gary Smith, Medtronic Expansion Rochester EDA. helps Minnesota earn a Gold Award Other sessions included: Development Understanding the Effects of BioBusiness in Minnesota News Ken Stabler -BioBusiness Alliance/Manager Economic Development, Xcel Energy Dale Wahlstrom, Chairman, BioBusiness Alliance New Publication Kelvin Willoughby and Vince Ruane - Co-Chairs, Alliance's Statewide Focuses on Rural Assessment Minnesota Financing a Biotechnology Business Member News Stan Duran and Gretchen Randal -Lindquist and Vennum uniyersity__of_ Research to Market Minnesota's Chancellors Dick Sommerstad, Assistant Director, Office of Business Development, Society Honors KKE University of Minnesota. Architects' Generosity DEED Commisioner Matt Kramer and EDAM Lobbyist Kathy Hahne also Engineering Stories presented to the group offering perspectives on Minnesota government and politics, bioscience, and use of eminant domain in Minnesota. Enhance Marketability file ;%//Users/gretchenz/Desktop/untided%20folder/MAIN_feb_march_edam.htm (1 of 6)2/6/2UU6 4;53:17 AM main Burnsville Medical Presentations from the conference can be accessed at wvvw.edam.org Alliance Launches New under the Events Tab, Recent Event. Please make sure you have marked Web Site your calendar for EDAM's Summer Conference at Ruttger's, June 21 through 23! Northtown Mall Says Goodbye to Signage Cambridge Earns Three ~ Economic Development ~ Marketing Recognitions " in 2005 _ Project in Progress ? ~a~;~;.~~, ..t r- ~~z = Joint Ener Report ' ~ a t"~!.': Released - City of Maple Grove . , . Diversified Construction remodels Chipotle Above: New EDAM President Rebecca Kurtz thanks outgoing president PCL Construction LaDonna Boyd for her great leadership. makes Fortune Magazine Top 100 Below: EDAM past presidents (left to right) William Farrell, Kirsten Barsness, Don Risk, Patrick Convoy, Dave Anderson, LaDonna Boyd and Tim Clawson (partially obscured). Positively - ~ ~ • _ Minnesota ~ ~ Positively Minnesota is l ~ s` - )s ~ News from - EDAM ' ~ ~ New Web Site ',y Have.you.Renewed for ~ - - - 2006? • { EDAM ' r~ ~ Foundation News From the President file://iUsers/gretchenz/Desktop/untitled%20folderiMAlN_feb_march_edam.htm (2 of 6)2/6/2006 4:53:17 AM main Economic Development Rebecca Kurtz Association of Minnesota Foundation Happy new year! EDAM kicked off 2006 with the Winter Conference Update focusing on the bioscience industry. Sessions focused on the history of biobusiness in Minnesota and discussions of what is needed to take Calendar advantage of Minnesota's strengths and move forward as a leader in biobusiness. Presentations from the conference are available on EDAM's Web site at www edam orq. Third Thursday Event. Feb. 7 6, 2006 At the Annual Meeting the Communications Committee unveiled the new Web site, which has not only a new look, but also new capabilities. You Third Thursday Event may have noticed that your member renewal form asked for additional March T6, 2006 information, which will help develop a database that will increase search capabilities for locating other EDAM members or resources for your development efforts. In the future the site will also include a map that will show the location of EDAM members in the state, and assist you in locating members in your region. During the conference, EDAM Lobbyist Kathy Hahne led discussions on issues the upcoming legislative session will address. As we know, one of the main issues for development is eminent domain. As we approach the legislative session and the upcoming eminent domain discussions, your help is needed. This will be a public relations battle, according to Kathy. You need to talk with your representatives and explain how eminent domain has been used in your community to complete development and redevelopment projects. A face must be put on the projects, and personalized connections must be made. In addition, Kathy and the Legislative Committee need your input and support. If you have comments and examples of how eminent domain has been used in your community, please share them with the Legislative Committee. As part of EDAM's efforts to address eminent domain and educate the public, the Legislative Committee has developed a CD, which includes an informational PowerPoint presentation as well as a sample resolution of support and additional talking points. I encourage you to use this presentation to help explain eminent domain and its role as a powerful tool for development of your community. Feel free to modify it and add slides to personalize it for your community. I encourage you to use this not only to educate your Council and EDA, but also as a presentation on your local cable access channel and other outlets as available. The information is available on EDAM's Web site or from the EDAM office. I also encourage you to review the proposed legislation, which is posted on EDAM's Web site, and provide feedback to the Legislative Committee. file:/1,'Users/~re[chenzrDesk[op/un[itled%20folder'MAIN_fcb_march_cdam.htm (3 of G)2/bi2006 4:53:17 AM n181 t1 It is with mixed feeling that we will be saying "goodbye" to Susan Church. Susan has worked with the Education Committee for many years, and has been a great asset in coordinating the details of EDAM's program and conferences. She is retiring in mid-February, and we honored her at our Winter Conference. In closing I would like to all of the committee members who have volunteered their time to help with our organization's successes. Your time and energy is greatly appreciated! If you are not on a committee, I encourage you to become involved, Contact information for committee chairs is available on the Web site. Also, I would like to thank all of the Medalist Sponsors, whose support helps with our programming, communications and legislative efforts. look forward to serving as your president in 2006. Please feel free to contact me or other board members with comments, ideas and concerns. Have a wonderful 2006. 2006 Legislative Session Kathryn S. Hahne, Faegre & Benson EDAM Legislative Consultant Everybody seems to have an opinion on eminent domain. This is certainly true of all 201 legislators. The House Civil Law Committee has already held one hearing, and several more are scheduled by various House and Senate committees. Many legislators are committed to passing legislation early in the 2006 Session that greatly restricts the use of eminent domain. Representative Jeff Johnson (R-Plymouth) and Senator Tom Bakk (D- Cook) are the chief authors of the Mn Auto Dealers Association (MADA) sponsored legislation that severely restricts the use of eminent domain and greatly adds to the cost when it is used. Additionally, the bill also requires that any condemnation action that is challenged in court must be reviewed by that court with a high level of scrutiny and no deference given to either the local decision makers or to the factual findings of a lower court. Under the MADA bill, all condemnations will be subject to a rigorous court review based on a "clear and convincing" proof standard, which is a standard of proof requiring a level of scrutiny by the court that is more than required in most civil cases. This level of scrutiny in all levels of any court challenges will require the courts to "second guess" the local legislative decisions, challenge whether the taking was necessary, and whether sufficient compensation was paid. The MADA legislation continues to allow the use of eminent domain for the mitigation of blight and environmental contamination, but then defines both so narrowly that almost all projects that most consider to be strong examples of blight or contaminated lands would not be eligible. For file:/1/Uscrs/gretchenz/Desktop/untitled%20folderiMAW_feb_march_edam.htm (4 of 6)21612006 4:53:17 AM main example, the definition of an environmentally contaminated area requires that more than 50 percent of the area be environmentally damaged and no additional property surrounding this area may be condemned unless necessary to remove the contamination. To clean such sites cost effectively, where the clean-up is always very expensive and must be paid for from numerous sources of funds that are cobbled together, the site must ultimately be reused in some form of office/light industrial/ or manufacturing park. In order to make this clean-up cost effective, usually a larger site must be assembled, which will include some non-contaminated areas as well. Under the MADA bill as proposed, those contaminated sites will now continue to lie fallow, since private developers will instead develop Greenfield sites in the outer ring suburbs. MADA's bill defines a blighted area to exclude the ability of any assemblage of a site to include properties that are not blighted. In order to meet the blight definition, 70 percent of a property must be occupied by buildings, street, utilities, parking lots or similar structures and 50 percent of the buildings must be dilapidated. In order to be dilapidated a building must have been cited for enforceable structural building code violations within three years before the condemnation, the violations not been remedied within one year before the condemnation, and the cost of repairs exceeds 75 percent of the building's assessed value. The MADA bill also requires that all condemning authorities pay attorney fees (defined to include not just attorney fees but also litigation expenses, appraisal fees, other experts fees, and related costs) where the final judgment or award for damages is more than 20 percent greater than the last written offer made by the condemning authority prior to the filing of the petition. The Johnson/Bakk bill also requires a payment of compensation for the loss of going concern, which is defined as the benefits that accrue to a business or trade as a result of its location, reputation for dependability, skill or quality, customer base, good will, or any other circumstances resulting in the probable retention of old or acquisition of new patronage. All condemnation actions of local governments or local government "agencies" (EDAs, HRAs, Port Authorities, etc) must be voted on by the elected governing body of the city, county, or township. All of the provisions described above -attorney fees, going concern compensation, and rigorous court scrutiny, but not the new blight or contamination definitions -apply to all condemnations. Thus any new transportation or transit projects, roads, bridges, utility easements, parks and trails will also be subject to greatly increased costs and substantial time, expense, and uncertainty if the condemnation is challenged. A coalition led by the LMC and AMM have drafted their own bill -titled Responsible Eminent Domain. This bill tightens the definition of blight Gle:;/,'Uses/gretchenz/Desktop/untitled%20folder/MAIN_feb_march_edam.htm (5 of 6)2/6/2006 4:53:17 AM main and eliminates the ability to use eminent domain for pure economic ' development purposes. It also provides additional payments to property owners for the cost of an appraisal and increases the re-establishment costs limit from $10,000 to $50,000, thus significantly increasing the compensation to property owners. The bill also provides many additional notice and procedural safeguards for property owners. Both the MADA bill and the LMC coalition bill can be found on the EDAM Web site. It is essential that you communicate with your local elected officials concerning the impact the MADA bill would have on potential projects or what the impact would have been on existing projects, if this bill had been effective when they were originated- Certainly everyone's goal is to be able to successfully negotiate property acquisition where it is necessary to acquire privately held property, but the potential for "hold-out" owners always exists. Thus your role in providing input to your local officials on this issue is critical. Equally critical is the communication between either you or your local officials and your state legislators on this issue. Legislators must be briefed on the details of the MADA bill, as well as that of the League coalition, and what types of projects will no longer be viable under this legislation. (ilea/Nserslgretchenz'Desktop./untitled%20fo1deriMAIN_feb_march_edam.htm (6 of 6)2,~fi/2D06 4:53: l7 AM decd ~ • ~ . , ~ ~ , I Economic Development Association of Minnesota return to main page Medtronic Expansion helps Minnesota earn a News from DEED G o I d Award Medtronic Inc.'s expansion project helped earn Minnesota a Gold Award Medtronic Expansion in the $150 Million category for its new 820,000-square-foot headquarters helps Minnesota earn a for the company's Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) business. Gold Award The editors of Busrr~ess Facilities magazine give the Gold Award to corporate expansion and relocation projects deemed "the biggest deals" from October 2004 to June 2005. In December 2005, the Medtronic broke ground on a $65-million facility on 72 acres of city-owned land in Mounds View, MN. The project is expected to be completed in late 2007 and will be the largest Medtronic facility in the world. Medtronic currently operates 13 facilities in Minnesota with approximately 6,900 employees. The CRM expansion is the second major expansion project for Medtronic in the past seven years. Initially the facility will house 3,000 employees in an array of jobs from research and development, marketing, sales, accounting, tax, legal, and support functions. The facility's master plan allows for expansion up to 1.5 million square feet and the ability to house approximately 6,000 employees. Average salaries for these employees is estimated at $70,300, plus full benefits. As part of Medtronic's agreement, $865,000 will be paid to the city of Mounds View as a park dedication fee as well as $100,000 to the Mounds View school district. The five-year expansion project is expected to have a total investment close to $200 million with a direct and indirect impact on the state's economy projected at $495 million annually. "Medtronic's new cardiac rhythm management headquarters is by far Minnesota's most important economic development project in recent memory," says Matt Kramer, commissioner, Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development. "It will accomplish what many states only dream about: several thousand jobs at high salaries, investment in research and development, use and advancement of the state's intellectual capital, and countless opportunities for suppliers to flourish. Minnesota is rightly proud that our largest medical technology company chose to undertake this project in its home state." file:U/Users/gretchen~Desktop;untitled%20folder/DEED_feb_march_edam.htm (1 of 2)216!2006 4:5522 AEI development ~ • _ , ~ ~ , 1 Economic Development Association of Minnesota return to main page New Publication Focuses on Rural Minnesota Development Anew publication series released by the News Center for Rural Policy and Development is designed to focus attention on the „ u New Publication opportunities and challenges facing rural Focuses on Rural Minnesota. "RMJ: Rural Minnesota Journal" Minnesota is a new publication created to increase statewide awareness and foster more thoughtful discussion about issues that are important to rural Minnesota's future, according to Center President, Dr. Jack Geller. "We are launching this new publication as the first part of a multi-stage strategy designed to elevate the statewide level of civic engagement around issues important to rural Minnesota. Think of it as a way to engage in a long-term, statewide conversation on the status and future of rural Minnesota," Geller added. The inaugural issue of the "Rural Minnesota Journal" contains a foreword by Sen. Norm Coleman and 10 articles by some of Minnesota's most recognized researchers, policy analysts and administration officials. Authors include former First District Congressman Tim Penny; State Economist Tom Stinson; Center for School Change Director Joe Nathan; State Demographer Tom Gillaspy; Gustavus Adolphus Professor Chris Gilbert; MnSCU Vice-Chancellor Linda Baer; UMD School of Medicine Assistant Dean Ray Christensen; and Association of Minnesota Counties Executive Director Jim Mulder. Current plans for the Rural Minnesota Journal are to publish two issues each year: one winter issue and one summer issue. There is no cost for the Rural Minnesota Journal, which can be downloaded at the Center's Web site at www.ruralmn.org. Hard copies are also available by calling the Center for Rural Policy and Development at 507-934-7700; however there is a $3 postage and handling fee for hard copies. fileai/Users/gretchenz/Desktop/untitled%20folder/development_feb_march_edam.htm (1 of 2)2/6/2006 4:56:41 AVt member news . , ~ ~ , I ' Economic Development Association of Minnesota return to morn pac,,,Le University of Minnesota's Chancellors Member News Society honors KKE Architects' generosity KKE Architects, Inc. was honored by the University of Minnesota's university of Minnesota's Chancellors Society for cumulative giving surpassing $50,000. Chancellors Society honors KKE Architects' generosity The Chancellors Society is one of a set of recognition societies that comprise the Presidents Club, whose members are among the University's most generous benefactors. The $75,000 "KKE-Ron Krank Engineering Stories Vision Award" endowment was created by the KKE Charitable Foundation Enhance Marketability to honor the firm's retired founder and is awarded through the University of Minnesota's College of Architecture and Landscape (GALA) as an Burnsville Medical ongoing, annual scholarship grant. Alliance launches new Web site University President Robert Bruininks awarded the firm a certificate stating: "Through your generous support of students you are helping to Northtown Mall Says sustain the University of Minnesota's strong tradition of teaching and Goodbye to Signage research, outreach and public service. With gratitude and pride, we honor your philanthropic spirit." Cambridge earns three "The University of Minnesota is the great university it is today because of economic development those who have generously given to support its campuses, colleges and marketin . ra ecognitions programs over their lifetime, and we celebrate this spirit of philanthropy in 2005 through the Presidents Club," added GALA Director of Development Sue Danielson Bretheim. "Through the decades, the generosity of Presidents Protect in Progress Club members has built scores of needed buildings, provided thousands of students with scholarships, endowed hundreds of faculty chairs and Joint Energy Report professorships, and launched hundreds of research projects that have Released improved our lives." City of Maple Grove Engineering Stories Enhance Marketability Many 20th century buildings tell unusual engineering stories that enhance Diversified Construction property marketability. Knowing about, and researching a building's remodels Chipotle structural systems, and history, is becoming an increasingly profitable marketing technique. Loft conversions lead this trend but similar tactics PCL Construction makes may be used when marketing commercial properties and mixed-use Fortune Magazine Top developments. 100 As an example, the 718 Washington Avenue North mixed-use renovation of an old nut warehouse is one of the best places to discover alittle- known piece of design history that integrates beauty of form, materials file:/,7Users/gretchenz/Desktop/untitled%20folder!member-news_feb_march_edam.htm (I of 6)2/6/2006 4:57:22 AM member news and function. C.A.P_ Turner, one of Minnesota's most inventive and well- Be heard! known engineers, is considered the inventor offlat-slab construction in the United States. He devised concrete columns with flared capitals that Submit yaur items came to be known as the "mushroom system." Fire-proof and durable, flat- of interest for The slab construction with mushroom columns minimized formwork, reduced Develaperto floor-framing depths, and simplified lighting and finishing requirements becoming the preferred structural system for many building types by 1915 c_ (,i ciiiiGi,il;iii ewatd.com. both in the U.S. and abroad. Questions, call our staff editor at _ 651-290-6273. ~ Welcome new - ~ ~ " City of it Rosemount Dakota County ~ ~ ' ~ - - ` ~ EDAM's 2005 Board of Directors Today, 718 Washington is one of the finest Minnesota examples of this Rebecca Kurtz historic structural system. With the help of architects Hay Dobbs, President developer Master is creating amixed-use rehabilitation that celebrates Ehlers and Assoc., Inc., the building's structural system. Interior walls of new retail spaces, offices Roseville and condominiums are carefully set back from the column grid so that the 651-697-8516 beauty of the curving mushroom columns can accent hallways and rkurtz ehlers-inc.com rooms. In the residential hallways on the upper levels, the mushroom columns accent doorways with dramatic lighting. Inside the residence Marc Nevinski lofts, owners can experiment with a wide range of options for lighting and First Vice President painting columns. These efforts showcase the finest in early 20th century City of Coon Rapids 763-767-6451 engineering and architecture. In a market where it is becoming nevinski@ci.coon- increasingly difficult to differentiate one property from another, educating ra-pids.m_ n_.us buyers and tenants on the building's unique structural attributes offers a strategic marketplace advantage. Cathy Bennett Second Vice Burnsville Medical Alliance launches new President City of Roseville Web site 651-792-7072 cathy t;eru,~~;t;cYJC~ file:;!rGsers'gretchenzrDesktop/untitled%20folder/member-news_feb_march_edam.htm (2 of 6)2/b/2006 4:57:22 AM member news roseville mn.us The city of Burnsville has engaged in a two-year planning process to build on their current cluster of LaDonna Boyd medical and health care businesses. A new initiative Past President named the Burnsville Medical Alliance has been created Dakota Electric Assoc. to retain the current companies, help them expand, and Farmington to attract more of the same. To help foster that initiative 651-463-6232 Ibo+~d@dakotaele_ctric a Web site has been created: www.burnsvillem_e_dical .com com. Visitors to the site will be able to view existing real estate, link to training and educational partners, investigate financing options, and Connie Christenson explore why Burnsville is consistently rated by its current business base st. Louis cty. as a "business-friendly city." Community Development, Virginia The Burnsville Medical Alliance oal is to increase the number of firms b 218-742-9565 g y "s,nstEnsonc~aco st- 20 and the number of employees by over 150 by June 2008. Future plans loins rr~ us also call for the development of a medical campus in the redevelopment area bordered by highways 35W and 13, referred to as the Minnesota Christie Rock River Quadrant. St. Cloud Area Economic Early successes have included the expansion of Fairview Ridges Development Hospital, the relocation and expansion of Park Ridges Dental, and current Partnership st. Cloud construction of Burnsville Surgical. Trumed Technologies and Vital Signs 320-656-3816 have also expanded their facilities. Contact Skip Nienhaus, economic cnnstie,r~nutchtel net development coordinator, 952-895-4454 for further information. Jim Gromberg Northtown Mal I Says Goodbye to Signage Connexus Energy Ramsey 763-323 2785 After 33 years and new progress being made at the mall, Northtown tjmgr~m~ac_onnex_us removed the old Viking ship sign along County Road 10 to be replaced by energy com new mall signage and new mall entrances. The old signage will be replaced with stacked stone and metal arching signs to match the new Mark Lofthus entrances. MN Dept. of Employment & Economic Watch for the old Wards building, auto service building and former Development restaurant building to be demolished to make way for a new Home Depot St. Paul store, restaurant and other multi-tenant commercial buildings. 651-297-4567 markJofthus[a~state mn us Curt Larson ~I . ~ ~ City of Blaine ~ ' ~ _ _ = = _ _ _ . Y .r 10801 Town Square l;' i..~:~_ - - _ Drive ~ ~ ~ . t ---=-.3 Blaine, MN 55449-8100 ~ ~ ~ ~ ! F- 1 r~ 763-785-6147 "'l ~ ~ ~ - - _.-as 763-717-2634 1.. ~ , ! ~ - _ ^ , cl~r~on,~a,ci.blaine.mn. us Scott Marquardt Montevideo EDA file:U7Users;'gretehenzJDesktop'untitled%20folder+membernews_feb_march_ed~m.h[m (3 of 6)2,%612006 4:~7:2Z ~1M member news 103 Canton Ave PO Box 517 Montevideo, MN 56265 Cambridge earns three economic 320-269-6575 320-269-9340 development marketing recognitions in 2005 eda@montevideomn MAEDC recognizes City for "superior" Web site and community Curt Milburn profile ESABA 651-772-6220 The city of Cambridge has received cmilburn@isd.net its third economic development Scott Marquardt marketing recognition of 2005 for its CAMBRIDGE Montevideo EDA 320-269-6575 "Minnesota's Opportunity _ _ _ ~ _ - _ - ~ _ .n,~`, eda(a~montevideomn Community" rebranding initiative, org launched in 2004. The campaign garnered awards from international, state, and most recently, mid-America economic development Eric Ewald associations. Managing Director EDAM Mid-America Economic Development Council (MAEDC) presented St. Paul Cambrid a with three se arate awards at its annual com etitiveness 651-290-6266 g p p e~i_~a_;~~_e_w_aid nom conference held Dec. 6 in Chicago. The first two awards recognized Cambridge's "superior" Web_ site and "superior" community profile. The third award named Cambridge "runner-up" in the overall best-of-show category -behind Omaha, a city 100 times larger. In September, the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) honored Cambridge for its economic development brochure and rebranding campaign. In June, the Economic Development Association of Minnesota (EDAM) presented the city with its overall "Edie" award for outstanding economic development marketing. The award-winning campaign was developed by the marketing team of Janna King of Economic Development Services; Anne Hunter of Marketing Source USA; and Marcia McMillen of McMillen Creative. Laurie Dickinson, of Minneapolis-based O'Connect, built the Web site. Project in progress KKE Architects designs fountains at Arbor Lakes mixed-use/retail center KKE Architects, Inc. was selected by Opus Northwest LLC to design the Fountains at Arbor Lakes, a 750,000-square-foot mixed-use center in Maple Grove. Construction is under way on the center, which is scheduled for completion in autumn 2006. According to the city of Maple Grove, plans include 23 buildings on 18 Fle:!!/lisers/gretchenz/Desktop/untitled%20folder/member-news_feb_march_cdam.htm (4 of 6)2/612006 4:57:22 AM member news lots and three out-lots comprised of large retail, small- to medium-sized freestanding restaurant and retail sites, and two hotels -including one of multi-story design with a water park. Situated on 101 acres located at the northeast quadrant of Hemlock Lane and I-694, the Fountains project also proposes eight traditional Main Street type design retail, service and office buildings including two, two- story offices above retail buildings located at the intersection of Elm Creek Boulevard and Fountains Drive. Interested major tenants include Costco, Lowe's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Circuit City, Marshall's, DSW, REI, and Holiday Inn and Suites. Joint Energy Report Released The South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority and South Dakota Energy Task Force released their Joint Energy Report to the Governor, Legislature and South Dakota Congressional Delegation. The Joint Energy Report and Legislative Energy Briefings are now available online at www.20101nitiative com, The report provides a general background on energy issues, with a particular focus on electrical transmission, markets and wind energy. It provides initial policy recommendations designed to assist South Dakota in increasing its role as a net energy exporter. "The Joint Energy Report brings the state one step closer to the 2010 Initiative goal of becoming a net energy exporter and increasing the gross state product by $10 billion," said Jafar Karim, director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development. "Creating more opportunities for the development of energy production in South Dakota for markets within and outside the state will help to diversify and expand the state's economy." Bill Even, Director of Energy Development, oversaw the issuance of the report along with the members of the South Dakota Energy Task Force and South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority. The South Dakota Energy Task Force was created in 2004 by Gov. Mike Rounds to examine traditional and renewable energy resources available in the state. Governor Rounds charged the Task Force with examining electrical transmission issues and potential markets for South Dakota produced electricity; surveying South Dakota's wind energy potential and state and federal tax policy regarding wind power; and investigating advanced energy technologies where South Dakota could leverage its competitive advantage in renewable resources and open spaces. City of Maple Grove The Maple Grove Community Development L;1 ~ Department welcomes intern Megan Wenker, (j~1p}~>e who was awarded an internship scholarship file:;Y/Users/~retchenzrDesktop/untitled%20folderlmember-news_feh_m~rch_edam.htm (5 of b)2/6/200b 4:57:22 AM member news made available through EDAM. She is a senior at St. Cloud State University, with a major in Community Development and a minor in Economics. Her tasks in Maple Grove will involve helping update the comprehensive plans, and assisting in planning decisions. Megan's internship runs for the spring semester from January to May. Diversified Construction remodels Chipotle Diversified Construction, a St, Louis Park-based commercial general contractor, has begun the remodel of Chipotle Mexican Grill in St. Cloud. Chipotle has been a valued client of Diversified since January 2001. Diversified has also begun the remodel and updating of the front entrance of Burlington Coat Factory in Blaine, and the condo conversion of the Whitney Hotel (formerly Hyatt Whitney), which was built in 1879. Diversified gained a contract for the build-out of the sister restaurant to downtown Minneapolis' Bellanotte, which is simply called "Bella," located in Blaine. Bella will have its own style, but will prove to be as extraordinary as Bellanotte. PCL Construction makes Fortune Magazine Top 100 PCL Construction Services, Inc., is recognized by Fortune Magazine in its January 2006 issue as one of the "best 100 companies to work for in the U.S." PCL ranks 65th in its first appearance on Fortune's list, and is one of just six firms in the design and construction industry. In addition to Minneapolis, PCL has U.S. offices in Denver, Seattle, San Diego, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Orlando, Tampa and Fort Meyers. PCL celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2006 and is one of North America's largest and most diversified construction firms. PCL operates 24 district and project offices across the U.S. and Canada, including PCL Minneapolis, which was extablished in 1978. T-Rex Cafe Restaurant under way in Kansas City PCL is proud to announce a 21,000 square-foot, themed restaurant in The Legends mall in Kansas City, Kan. The first in a national rollout of new restaurants, "T-Rex" is called "a prehistoric family adventure." 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