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pity of Lakeville Economic Development Commission Regular Meeting A~ eq nda Tuesday, Sep#emlaer 23, 2003, 6:OO p.m. City. Hall, :20195 Holyoke Avenue Lakeville, MN 1. Calfineeting to order.- 2. Approve August 26, 2003 meeting minutes 3. Update on Minnesota Manufacturers Week 4. Update on Strategic Plan 2003`Work Program 5. Update on Meeting with Eureka Township Re: Airlake Airport 6. Director's Report 7. Adjourn Attachments: • St. Paul Pioneer Press Still The Good Life ]n Minnesota? • Metropolitan Household .:and Population Forecasts • Dakota County Workforce Investment Board News .and Notes • AOPA Online AOPA brings GA airport messages to state and focal officials in MN • The Business Journal Bonton Bakery gets $50M deal • _The Business Journal Tyco: review puts 400 jobs. an the tine at area plastics division: • MN Real Estate Journal H.J. Buys OPUS Project • Articles on the impact of'the Arts on Economic Devel©pment • Messages from the City of Lakeville Final corporate headquarters underway at Fairfield I' 3 ~ 2 . it~~ ~®o it f Lak villa"` T C yo e e Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes August 26, 2003 Marion Conference Room, City Hall Members Present: Brantly, J. Erickson, Gehrke, Matasosky, Miller, Pogatchnik, Schubert, Smith, Tushie, Ex-Officio member Robert Erickson -City Administrator, Ex- Officio member Todd Bornhauser -Executive Director -Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce. Members Absent: Comms. Emond Others Present: Staff present: David Olson, Community & Economic .Development Director; Amanda Atfson, Economic Development Coordinator. 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 June 24, 2003 Meeting Minutes Motion 03.14 Comms. Smith/Pogatchnik .moved to approve the minutes of the June 24, 2003 meeting. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Summary of Himle Horner's Presentation on Communication Strategies for Economic Development Mr. Olson shared .that on Tuesday, July 1; Todd Rapp of Himle Horner presented Developing a Coordinated Communications Strategy .for Economic Development to twenty-two individuals including .City Staff, School District officials, Chamber of .Commerce representatives and EDC members. Mr. Olson also stated that the EDC has not. engaged the services of Mr. Rapp since the Himle Horner presentation, but that a working relationship has been established and that Mr. Rapp has indicated that he would be willing to work on a per project basis with the City in the future. Mr. Olson .explained .that Mr. -Rapp .created the Powerpoint presentation with the help of Jeff Lueders and Ms. Atfson, which enables the City to modify it as necessary for a particular audience. Mr. Olson .stated that the presentation would be made available as needed. Ex-Officio member Bornhauser indicated that the Powerpoint presentation would. benefit from additional local examples to demonstrate "how to get there." 1 .Comm. Brantly stated that the EDC should check for opportunity's to share common ground through additional community organizations. 4. Discussion of Strategic Plan 2003. Work Program Mr. Olson reviewed the 2003 Work Program for the 2002-2004 Strategic Plan for Economic Development and the status of each of this year's work .program goals. Mr. Olson indicated that the first work program goal is: `?o inform the .residents of the benefits of commercial/industrial development." Mr. Olson informed the EDC members that the Spotlight on Business program continues to be well. received by the City Council, the local business community -and hopefully Lakeville residents. Comm. Pogatchnik stated that .the price.. was right and the time slot is perfect! Other commissioners concurred. Mr. Olson stated that in the fiuture the EDC might need to be more creative with funding communication tools. ' Mr. Olson shared that communication needs are met through Messages page, cable dept. and website with. minimal cost.. Mr. Olson indicated that communicating through the City of Lakeville website allows for an easy to update and cost efficient communication tool Mr. Olson explained that the second (and most challenging) work program goal is to "Encourage communication. between the school district, county and cityin order to provide greater understanding of the financial needs and the benefits commercial and industrial development bring, in order to facilitate. financial planning for the community.° Mr. Olson. stated that having School District representatives present at the Himle Horner presentation was a big step. Mr. Olson also stated that communicating with the County is more of a challenge due to the priority of the legislative issues at this time. Mr. Olson indicated that the third work program goal is: "To encourage the investigation of critical business infrastructure." Mr. Olson shared that interchange improvements are progressing and that the. Crossroads development is one project with significant infrastructure upgrades that are privately funded as well as existing properties that are being .redeveloped in the area of CSAH 50/I-35, such as the old Tom Thumb site. Mr. Olson stated that when improvements in the area of CSAH 50/I-35 are made, private investment will follow. Mr. Olson shared that the County has expressed interest in dealing with the ten-ton road issue. The City overlaid all roads to achieve aten-ton design, except for Co. Rd. 70, in Airlake Industrial Park with the understanding that the County would then overlay Co. Rd. 70. Co. Rd, 70 has not been overlaid to date. Mr. Olson stated that staff would continue to encourage the County to pursue this much-needed roadway improvement. Mr. Olson explained that the Cedar Avenue. Transitway Study and the .Dakota County Transportation Plan are underway. Mr. Olson stated that both of these planning efforts would have significant impacts on future economic development in Lakeville especially along Cedar Avenue, Co. Rd. 46 and Pilot Knob Road. Mr. Olson shared that City staff has had discussions with the MAC and Aircraft Resource Center, Inc. (the current FBO at Airlake Airport).- City staff. is scheduled to meet with Eureka Township .regarding annexation to allow for the expansion of the FBO facilities. City staff is recommending that the entire leased building be under one jurisdiction. Mr. Olson stated that the fourth work .program goal .for 2003 is to: "Encourage a balance between commercial/industrial -and residential tax base." Mr. Olson shared that 2003 has .been a record year for both residential and commercial building permits. Mr. Olson stated that City staff monitor development very. closely. Mr. Olson. also stated. planning. has begun for the 10th Annual Manufacturing and Technology Week that will be held in the Airlake Industrial Park. Mr. Olson indicated .that staff has also been assisting in the planning of a social event to be held on September 4th for all of the businesses and their employees located in the Fairfield Business Campus.. 5. 2003 Community Development Block Grant Project(s) Mr. Olson informed the EDC members that the City has recently received authorization from. the Dakota County CDA to proceed with expending the 2003 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds consistent with the approved application that was submitted in January. The two activities that were identified in this year's application. were the Downtown Code Improvement Program ($70,000) and Demolition and Clearance of Blighted Buildings ($25,000). Mr. Olson stated that a potential demolition and clearance project that was identified in the application was a vacant house located behind Lakeville Tire and Auto on the corner. of Holyoke and 209th Street. Mr. Olson explained that Bud Allstot, owner of Lakeville Tire and Auto, has submitted the necessary planning applications for the construction of a 17-car parking lot west of his existing building. In addition to the construction of a new parking lot (including curbing and landscaping), screening. of the dumpster, mechanical. equipment and tire cages will be provided. Mr. Olson also informed EDC members that Mr. Allstot is in the process of constructing a new roof on his existing building and will be installing new windows and E.F.I.S. on the Holyoke Avenue side of the building. Mr. Olson shared that the CDA wiA be coordinating the demolition activities including any necessary asbestos abatement. 6. Update on Budget Issues City Administrator, Bob Erickson, shared a Preliminary Economic Development Budget with EDC members. Mr. Erickson stated that. the focus by staff should be to facilitate current development that is brought forward with an emphasis on Co. Rd. 50 business relocation. Mr. Erickson indicated that City staff has reached an understanding with Super America for :purchase of the`.property. Mr. Erickson stated that the theme for the- 2004 budget is: "Back to the Basics." Mr. Erickson shared that $1.2 million will be lost in 2004. Mr. Erickson stated that the Council thought that customer service training should remain in the .budget. However, the Report on Economic Development would be most effective if sent out at the end of the 2002-2004 Strategic Plan period. Mr. Erickson explained that there is concern with :the City continuing to grow at the pace that it wants to grow and. the services that must follow that: growth. Mr. Erickson stated that liquor store profits would- be shifted to the .general fund along with cable franchise fees. Some of the programs that will be eliminated are: DARE, lifeguards, warming house attendants and night. attendants at the Water Treatment Facility. The City of Lakeville will also no longer be funding the 4th of July fireworks. Mr. Erickson informed EDC members that the tax base (payable 2004) grew by 6.4%. Of that growth, 73% was residential and 27% commercial/industrial that equates to 18% of the overall tax base. $30 million of new commercial development projected in the next 24 months is in the Go. Rd. 50 /i-35 interchange area. Mr. Erickson stated that the .Metropolitan Council will increase sewer. rates approximately $.50/month. At this time, City Council does not plan to raise water rates however; the DNR may force the Council to establish tiered water rates with the intent to reduce peak water usage. 7. Minnesota Manufacturing and Technology Week Mr. Olson explained to EDC members that staff has begun planning for the 10th Annual Manufacturers and Technology Week in Lakeville that will be held October 20-24, .2003. The Mayor will officially designate that week as manufacturing and Technology week as part of a statewide initiative to recognize the contributions of industrial businesses. Mr. Olson stated that during Manufacturing and Technology Week 2002, Ryt-Way Industries, Inc. expressed interest in hosting the Manufacturers' Appreciation Luncheon this year. The date and location of the luncheon is still yet to be determined. Mr. Olson reminded EDC members that Dr. Ron Thomas, President of Dakota County Technical College, was the keynote speaker in 2002. Chair Matasosky s suggested that staff focus on utilizing people available to us, and that focusing on economy issues may be an option. 7. Director's Report Mr. Olson updated EDC members on the Downtown Carwash/Drycleaner property. Demolition of the Downtown Car Wash/Drycleaner was completed on July 3. Concrete and soils contaminated with perchloroethylene (PCE) were encountered during the demolition. process. This resulted in two truckloads of demolition debris being sent to a hazardous waste disposal facility in Michigan. The lab analysis of the soils that remain on the site determined that. the contamination levels of these remaining soils to be within acceptable level. Mr. Olson explained. that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has determined that no further remedation of the site will be .necessary. Dakota County Environmental Management staff has suggested that additional ground water testing be completed on the site. and offered to complete this additional testing that is deemed necessary and fias indicated to the County. that it will proceed with the conveyance of the -site to Wells -Fargo to allow for the construction of an off-street parking lot. Mr. Olson stated that dialogue between the City of Lakeville and representatives of the Metropolitan Council continues regarding future sewer service issues in the City. Mr. Olson explained that the commercial portion of the Crossroads Development was recently sold by OPUS to H.J. Development. It was anticipated that OPUS would sell its interest in this type of commercial development however; it is more typical for this to occur after the buildings have been constructed, and in many cases, partially or fully leased. Mr. Olson stated that OPUS will complete- the construction of the. Cub Foods store and adjacent retail space that totals 116,000- square-feet. H.J. Development has indicated that they plan to own and manage the commercial. portion of Crossroads for the long term. The- Cub Store at Crossroads is scheduled to be open March Stn Mr. Olson updated EDC members on the construction of the new building in Fairfield Business Campus for Advanced Wireless Communications. Mr. Olson stated that much of the site and utility work has been completed and pre-cast panels will begin to be put in place soon. Construction is expected to be completed by December 31. Mr. Olson confirmed that building permits were recently issued and construction has commenced on two new projects in Airlake Development 4m Addition along Heron Way. JTW & Associates will be constructing a 6,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. Hebert & Associates will be constructing a 27,000-square-foot office warehouse facility. This new office warehouse facility will provide needed space for lease by small and start-up businesses. Mr. Olson informed EDC members that the City Council approved a Conditional Use Permit for Cloverleaf Cold .Storage's proposed conversion of the Merillat Building on Cedar Avenue to a freezer warehouse facility at their August 4~' meeting. Once the closing on the sale of the property has occurred, it is anticipated that demolition of that portion of the former Merillat building, and construction of a freezer warehouse addition, will commence. Mr. Olson also shared that the Chamber of Commerce and the City collaborated on the printing of new City maps. 8. Adjourn The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Attested to: Amanda Alison, R. T. Brantly, Secretary .Economic Development Coordinator Agenda Item MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator Amanda Schwabe, Economic Development Coordinator FROM: David L. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director DATE: September 19, 2003 RE: Minnesota Manufacturers Week As ~~~as indicated a+, last month's meeting, this year's Minnesota Manufuciur2rs `J`.~ek has been designated by the State of Minnesota as the week of October 20-24th. The date for the Manufacturers Luncheon in Lakeville has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 21St so please mark your calendars. Ryt-Way industries, inc had previously offered to host this year's event. However when we contacted them recently, they indicated that because of a recent increase in production levels at their facility to meet current customer demands, it would not work for them to host the event this year. They would still like to be considered to possibly host the event in the future. Staff is currently pursuing other possible locations in the Industrial Park and anticipate that we will be able to confirm the location of this year's event at Tuesday's meeting. It is also interesting to note that in the past, the MN Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) would provide all communities in the State with informational packets with information on State sponsored Manufacturers Week events and suggestions for local events and draft proclamations etc. Because of budget cutbacks at the State level, it appears as though this year information may only be available on DEED's web site, and little information will actually be provided to directly to communities. Agenda Item MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator Amanda Schwabe, Economic Development Coordinator FROM: David L, Olson, Community & Economic Development Director DATE: September 23, 2003 RE; Update on 2003 Strategic Plan Work Program The lollow~ng ale level al bl lel Gpdates on ISJLICS relatCd to ll-le Stlcileglc V'~l'Utk Plaf l Lhal have occurred since the last EDC meeting. The first work program goal is: "To inform the residents of the benefits of commercial~ndustria/ development." • The City has taken advantage of several opportunities in the last month to communicate the benefits of commercial/industrial development including: 1) the most recent Messages page that featured the development of the Fairfield Business Campus; 2) providing information for a recent MN Real Estate Journal article on the sale of the Crossroads development; 3) communicating the benefits of commercial/industrial development in the City Budget presentation; 4) and finally including this information in a presentation to 90 realtors that sell and market homes in Lakeville. Copies of these materials are included as attachments in your packet. The second goal is to: "Encourage communication between the school district, county, and city in order to provide greater understanding of the financial needs and the benefits commercial and industrial development bring, in order to facilitate financial planning for the community. " • A Joint work session involving the City Council !SD #194 Board has been scheduled for September 29th to discuss a number of community issues.. The third work program goal is: "To encourage the investigation of critical business infrastructure." • Progress continues to be made on the acquisition of the necessary properties for the County Road 50 /I-35 Interim Improvements with an agreement being reached to acquire the current Taco Bell and the City Council's approval of a new site for Phis business to relocate in Lakeville. A enda Item 9 MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator Amanda Schwabe, Economic Development Coordinator FROM: David L. Olson, Community & Economic Development: Director DATE: September. i9, 2003 RE: Meeting with Eureka Township Regarding Airlake Airport Mayor Bob .Johnson along with Gary Schmidt of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) attended the Eureka Township Board meeting on September 8th. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the proposed annexation of approximately 1.9 acres of MAC owned property that is currently leased by the Aircraft Resource Center, the commercial fixed based operator at Airlake :Airport. Several months ago the City determined #hat the current Aircraft Resource Center building is located partially in the City of Lakeville and partially in Eureka Township. TMe City's position on the proposed 12,000 square hanger addition to this building requires that the portion of the building currently in Eureka Township be annexed to the City. The MAC has submitted a .letter in support of this position and a copy of #his letter is attached. Having the entire facility .located. in the City will clarify jurisdictional responsibilities for building and fire code enforcement, providing water and sewer services o the building, maintenance of adjacent public streets and future property taxation issues. After a fairly lengthy discussion and responding to a number of questions by various Township Board members, he Township indicated that they wished to review this proposed annexation with the Township Attorney and would discuss the matter again at their October meeting. Regardless of the Township's position.. on the proposed annexation, MAG would have the ability to petition the City to-annex the property.. by ordinance. While the `Township would have the ability to commenton the annexation, they would not have the legal authority to prevent the annexation from being approved.- O JL~~ ~ v .~Ld LAND SURVEYt~R P.O. BOX 241 LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA 55042 (651) 777-0024 Voice/Fax ? {651) 387-9333 C PLAl'~T FOR: AIRCRAFT RESOURCE CENTER, INC. .22100.. Hamburg Avenue Lakeville, Minnesota Tele. (952) 469-4414 ~ SW Corner of AIRLAKE INDUSTRIAL PARK 1ST ADDITION i - ~ N89'22'S0'E I _ VI LE i EUREKA _T_O_W_N_SH_I_P North Line of the 4T-~ ,~i NW1/4 of Sec. 4 ohs N1 /4 Corner of Sec. 4 O~A S~ , ti~~~ s(~. ~ Lease ~ o`~c' i Boundary i N ~ y3' ~ ~eA`~ Municipa~/Boundary Per ~ M J~ try o{ Lakevilie~ Ordinance No. 80 ~ C ~ V Qo`~L f~ ~ ~:bg• ~ iN89'42'40'E ~3?,oO~F .o ~ 875.881 CITY c F LAKE,SCILI,E ~B EUREKA`~~OVVIVS~IIP ~ i i r ? ~ East Line of the ~ NW1/4 of Sec. 4 r NOTE: Dimensions within this detail are per Lakeville Ordinance No. 80 (Ordinance Extending Lakeville Boundary) l~ .fT T,? TT /^1 TT1 A T T1 !'1 T T1 TT1 w T1 T T T1 T~ T ? TT pz^~~.5 147 ~ 4Ei I`~ I h~lJ W 1 F~'lR'C 15 l.lA•R915' 1 U~v vie ~ wi~w r . vcr METROPOL.I'TAN AIRPORTS COI~~VILSSION ~Y &•'h, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport ~r t bo40 - 28th Avenue. South • Minneapolis, MN 55450-2799 e Phone (612) 726-$1tX3 ~t + tl p ~ • V O~ ~ t G~ ~ ~/.,PONS` July 21, 2003 Robert Erickson City Administrator City of L.glceville 20195 Holyoke Avenue south Lakeville, MN 55044 Re: Airlake Property Lines Dear Ivlr. Ericson,. Aircraft Resource Centci, Inc. (ARC) is a commercial tenant at the Airlake Aixpcirt. While developing a legal description for their leasehold property, they discovered that a portion of their leasehold sits within the City of Lakeville. Apparently that parcel was annexed into the City quite some time ago, prior to the NliYtropolitan Airports Commission buying the property. As you are aware, ARC has requested permission to eozystruct an additional hangaz on a portion oftheir leasehold within Lakeville My iuiderstaading is that they intend to connect that hangar to an existing facility which sits on the dividing line between Eurekt and Lakeville. The MAC staff believes it would be prudent to annex the remainder of that leasehold into the City of Lakeville. This would allow for access to utility service fo this important arrival-departure facility, and woiild provide consistency in tape application 4 of building codes throughout their leasehold. 1 believe it would be in everyone's best interest if we could get tobirthcr with all of the interested parties and discuss a resolution to this matter, Please let me know if you concur, or how you wish to proceed. Sin y, G E. idt ' ctor of Reliever-Airports '[7u Metcopoliam nirEnxir Ccultmi55ion u an aH`+rm.,livr. ac:tiun employer. www mspairpvrt.cvm .~u, nre . ssrnre r•ni inrrv ia~ •1A:R • rsrvsrel . m ViNt: f'ifl'llf~ • LAKP.Ff.Mf'f • SAINT" 1'AULDOWN'POW ~ -tITAL P.02 A enda Item # 9 .MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development~Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator Amanda Schwabe, Economic Development Coordinator FR: David L. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director DATE: September 19, 2003 RE: September Director's Report The following is the Director's Report for September 2003. Spotlight on Business Crystal Lake Goif Ciub and Banquet Facility was featured at the September 15th City Council meeting and was introduced by EDC Chairperson Jack Matasosky. A copy of the memo that was provided to the City Council on this business is attached. Wells Fargo Parking Lot Project Update The City closed on the sale of the former Car Wash Drycleaner site on Monday, September 8th. On September 12th, the City received a letter from Dakota County Deputy Director for Environmental Management that again extended an offer to conduct further environmental testing on the site to determine the possible extent and concentration of PCE contamination on the site. The sampling of soil remaining on the site after the completion of the demolition determined soil contamination levels to be considerably below the soils reference values determined by the MN Pollution Control Agency to be considered as a potential threat for human contact in either residential and industrial settings. The City also recently tested the ground water from a ground water monitoring well on the existing Wells Fargo site. The results of this test indicated that the contamination was below detectable and measurable levels of 1 part per billion. Based on this information, the City closed on the sale of the property. The City has provided a response to Dakota County regarding this issue and Wells Fargo will also be responding to the County as the property owner. Met Council Update A copy of the latest population and household forecasts by the Metropolitan Council is included as an attachment to the Agenda Packet. The Metropolitan Council is forecasting a population for in the City of Lakeville of 81,000 in 2020 and a population of 91,000 in 2030. Governor Pawlenty has recently appointed Brian McDaniel, an Apple Valley attorney to the new Metropolitan Council District in Dakota County that includes the City of Lakeville. County Road 50 / I-35 Interim Improvement Project Update City staff and the County Attorney's office continue to make progress on the right-of- way acquisition for this project. Staff reported at the last meeting that we had reached an agreement with the owner of the SuperAmerica station at CSAH 50 and 175tH Street. Since then we have reached an agreement on the adjacent Taco Bell property. In addition, the City Council recently approved a new site for Taco Bell on the Christensen nropPrty nn ~SAI-I ~Q and _li~nipPr Path= Presentation to Southern Twin Cities Association of Realtors City staff conducted presentations to a group of 90 realtors on September 18tH to provide updates on a number of issues regarding the City of Lakeville. Presentations were made by Bob Erickson, Supt. Gary Amorosso, Daryl Morey, Lt. Tom Von Hoff, Steve Michaud, Gene Abbott and myself to this group. Lakeville Tire and Auto - CDBG Project The Dakota County CDA is coordinating all aspects of the demolition of the vacant house immediately west of Lakeville Tire and Auto located on Holyoke and 209tH Street. An asbestos survey has been completed and demolition specifications have been provided to at least three local companies that do demolition work. Bids are due on Friday, September 26tH. Because the house to be demolished is over 100 years old, the State Historical Society is required to review the proposed demolition. It is anticipated that the CDA will receive these review comments prior to the demolition bids being received and all indications seem to be that there is nothing "historically significant" regarding this house. Leadership Lakeville On somewhat of a personal note, I was fortunate to be selected to participate in the first Leadership Lakeville program. The first class was held on September 11tH and additional classes will be held once a month through May of 2004. Based on the content of the first session and the interaction and enthusiasm of other participants in the program, I feel that I will benefit both personally and professionally from participating in this program. F~' ~.,.ty~,iws:,-4{S &~1G^~ s s i'~ F 5 ~ ~ s. -'t s r,~ rr ~ (v, ' TO: Mayor and City Council City Administrator CC: David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director FROM: Amanda Schwabe, Economic Development Coordinator DATE: September 9, 2003 RE: Spotlight on Business: Crystal Lake Golf Club & Banquet Facility The purpose of the Spotlight Dn Business program is "to inform and educate residents on benefits of C/I base to gain community support and appreciation for business growth" (Goal #1 of .the .Economic Development 2003 Strategic Work Plan.) Crystal Lake Golf Club 8~ Banquet Facility has been selected as the next business to be featured in the Spotlight on Business program. Economic Development Commission member Jack Matasosky will ~ be in attendance at the Council meeting to present information on Crystal Lake Golf Club & Banquet Facility and introduce Group Sales Director, Nancy Hefko and the Director of Catering, Diane Sprague. Crystal Lake Golf Club & Banquet Facility, owned by Crystal Lake Country Club, Inc., is located at 16725 Innsbrook Drive. This 18-Hole, par 71 public course opened in 1995. Crystal Lake Golf Club was designed by William Gill and Associates and has been Audubon .International Course Certified since 1999. Crystal Lake Golf Club and Banquet Facility specializes in tournament services and often hosts celebrity events including tournaments with Minnesota Twins and Vikings players as well as NHL Alumni. Crystal Lake Golf Club & Banquet Facility also offers a fully staffed Pro Shop with a complete line of clothing, shoes and clubs for both men and women. Four years after opening, Crystal Lake Golf Club constructed a spacious 3,000-square-foot banquet facility with seating available for 230 and an attached .patio overlooking the 16t'' and 18"' greens with additional seating for 150. Crystal Lake Golf Club & Banquet Facility offers a full service kitchen, decor department and the necessary liquor license for most types of events. Crystal Lake Golf Club & Banquet Facility can accommodate indoor or outdoor wedding ceremonies, birthdays, fundraisers, banquets, Holiday parties or corporate events. Crystal Lake Golf Club & Banquet Facility currently employs 110 full and part time area residents. In addition to employment, Crystal Lake Golf Club & Banquet Facility also provides a substantial tax benefit to the community. The Dakota County Assessor has assigned an estimated market value of $2,717,100 to the Crystal Lake Golf Club & Banquet Facility building and property. This market value will result in the contribution of $53,540 in local property taxes going to support the City, Dakota County, and Independent School District 194 in 2003. C O U N T Y September 10, 2003 NOTICE Environmental Management Barry G. Schade DaVld OISOn Director Community and Economic Development Director 20195 Holyoke Avenue Dakota County Lakeville, MN 55044 Western Service Center i 4955 Galaxie Avenue Re: Cleaners Plus and Tailors, 20720 Howland Avenue Apple Valley, MN 55124 952.891.7557 Dear Mr. Olson: Fax 952.891.7588 vaww.co.dakota.mn.us Thank you for meeting with our Department staff to discuss the City's response t0 our letter dated July 30, in which we outline the recommended actions to assess the environmental contamination presented by the above referenced site (Site) currently owried by the City. of Lakeville. Your August 15`" letter states the Gity's intention to not take advantage of the Department's offer to undertake further groundwater testing at the Site. We recognize and applaud the City's efforts to reduce the contaminant mass from the source area ' through the excavation of tetrachloroethylene (PCE) contaminated soils; however, the analytical results demonstrate that the PCE contamination goes beyond the soils removed. We believe the presence of PCE in the groundwater represents a potential threat to public health and the environment. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has determined that PCE may reasonably be anticipated to be a carcinogen, as well as an acute toxin. In the environment, PCE is a persistent contaminant that is resistant to biodegradation. For these reasons, it is important to determine the areal extent and concentrations of the contamination in the soils and groundwater. I would again like to extend our offer to conduct additional environmental sampling of the Site to evaluate the extent and concentration of PCE contamination at the Site and to determine whether PCE has migrated off Site. I'd like to reiterate our belief that the Site is the source of a release of PCE to the environment and that the chemical is present in the groundwater. The analytical data. collected to date is sufficient to establish this fact. For these reasons the Department has determined that this property is a "nonconforming site", within the meaning of Dakota County Ordinance No. 110, Section 14.00. At this point the data shows the Site is contaminated and this will have to be reflected on the property record. To facilitate this please have the appropriate City official sign the enclosed, "Solid Waste Disposal Site Disclosure Record", and return it to this Department for filing with the County Recorder's Office, within 30 days, in accordance with Ordinance No. 110, Section 14.04. If the City fails to return this document for filing, this Department will file this Disclosure, in accordance with Ordinance No. 110, Section 14.05. This Disclosure Record is incorporated into, and is a part of, this Notice: You can view Ordinance No. 110 online at http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/environ/pdf/110-2002.pdf. Sincerely, ~'G~^~~~ Jeff Harthun Deputy Director. C: Robert Erickson, City of Lakeville Keith Nelson, City of Lakeville Harold Richey, Wells Fargo Joseph Sedarski, Rider Bennett Ken Larsen,-Peer Engineering, Inc. Mike Connolly, MPCA ~ Kathy Scott, Assistant Dakota County Attorney i°J Printed on nxyckd paper ~ wrtli 30%Oorttor"urner waste. MI El]UM OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Metropolitan Council. Building communities that work September 10, 2003 Mr. Robert Erickson Administrator City Of Lakeville 20195 Holyoke Ave Lakeville, MN 55044-9047 Dear Mr. Erickson: The Metropolitan Council is currently drafting a new regional growth strategy, called 2030 Regional Development Framework, that will state its regional goals, policies and strategies for meeting the challenges associated with growth during the next three decades.. As part of this process the Council will be reviewing and updating community-level population, household and employment forecasts. We are. asking for your help to make sure that the new Framework is based on current. and accurate growth expectations for your community. While current forecasts appear to still be largely on target, new development proposals have been put forth in some communities that could impact these forecasts. Below are the current forecasts for your community. If you believe these forecasts do not reflect your community's current growth expectations, please contact us as soon as possible,. as we need to resolve these differences by the end of October. 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 Households 7,851 13,609 20,500 29,500 33,500 Po ulation 24,854 43,128. 59,000 81,000 91,000 Em to ment 6,563 9,885 11,900 13,200 14,400 As the Council has done in the past, we are also asking communities to allocate the Council's community- . level forecasts to Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs). TAZ data is needed for travel forecast models used to plan for highways and transit. The allocations are important because the federal government, the state, counties and cities use the data to prioritize needs and justify funding of transportation projects. Please fill out the attached TAZ allocation worksheets and return them to Bob Paddock in the enclosed postage-paid envelope by the end of October. If you have any questions about the allocation of forecasts to TAZs or would like to obtain previous TAZ forecasts for your community you may contact Bob at (651) 602- 1340. We would .like to resolve any significant differences between your community's growth expectations and the Council's current forecasts as soon as possible so that the TAZ allocations can be based on revised totals where necessary. For population or household forecast issues please contact Michael Munson, (651) 602-1331. For questions about the employment forecasts please contact Regan Carlson, (651) 602-1407. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Best Regards, Tom Weaver, Regional Administrator www.metrocouncil.org Metro Info Line 602-1888 230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1626 (651) 602-1000 • Fax 602-1550 TTY 291-0904 M Equal Opportunity Employer Lakeville Real Estate Issues Day Southern Twin Cities Association of Realtors Thursday, Sept. 18 8:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m. A program presented by the City of Lakeville to educate real estate professionals on the changing programs, ordinances and environment within the City of Lakeville. 8:30 - 8:45 Begistration/coffee & rolls 8:45 - 9:00 Welcome and Introductions Robert Erickson City Administrator City Overview How to utilize City Hall 9:00 - 9:15 ISD 194 Gary Amoroso Superintendent ISD 194 Update on second high school Lakeville school district boundaries .9:15 - 9:30 Zoning_& City Codes Daryl Morey, Planning Director Demographics Future residential growth 9:30 - 9:45 Business/Commercial Information David Olson Comm. & Econ Dev. Director New commercial development Multiple housing East/West comdor study I-35 Interchange update 9:45 -10:00 BREAK 10:00 - 10:15 Safe and Secure Lt. Tom Vonhof Police Department SRO program Community programs 10:15 - 10:30 Parks and Recreation Steve Michaud Parks and Recreation Director Parks & trails New and existing facilities 10:30 -10:45 Building Inspections Gene Abbott, Building Official Building permits/E-permits Records retention Deck & Basement Finish Seminars New housing requirements . 10:45 -11:00 Wrap up On display - Zoning map Handouts -Community map East/West Corridor map St. Paul Magazine insert Interchange maps _~s, Leadersf~i Lakeville Building Community Leaders Goal -Provide citizens an opporttulity to learn about Lakeville, to learn about leadership opportunities in the community and to develop leadership skills. WELCOME the first class of Leadership Lakeville which includes twenty-four participants from all walks of life. Over the next nine months you will experience a different workshop each month designed to cultivate leadership potential and educate you on various facets and functions of organizations in the community. Each session will include speakers, discussion, and skill building experiences and exercises as well as some outside class assignments. We are very excited. about this Leadership Lakeville training program and hope you are too. We have put together a great line up of speakers each month culminating with former congressman Tim Penny as our key note speaker for May. Leadership Lakeville is a collaborative effort. sponsored by the City of Lakeville, Dakota Electric Association and the following civic/community organizations and leaders presented below. Gary Amoroso, Superintendent Nancy Coryell, Director of Southern Dave Martens, Chief of Pofice, ISD 194 Dakota County Services City of I.akevrIle, 952-469-7117 Comrrsmity Action Council 952-985-4$00 952 9$5-4031 Bill Bohtine, Pasbor Pepe Maruq Comrtzurity Educarion Hosanml I utheran Church Bob Erickcor>y Adator Director LSI3194 952-89&9126 City of Iakev~lle 952-469-7390 952-985-4401 Todd Boatlrauser; Executive Director Greg Musser; Iakeville Chamber of Commerce )ul'ra Ftipe, Prinapal Iakev>De Rotary Curb 952-469-202D IakevrIle Hrgh School, 952-985-2310 952-469-7981 IaDonrra Boyd, Economic Development Arm Thomas Director, Dakota Electric Assoaation SchoolFinances.com 65]-463-6212 952-435.0955 Welcome again to the inaugural class of Leadership Lakeville, we wish for you a very good and enlightening year. Leadership Lakeville Committee • ~ ¦ ¦ Welcome Letter 1 Partici ant List September 11 Z Understanding Leadership October 9 3 Planning and Visioning November 13 4 Collaboration/Large Projects December 11 5 .Developing. Staff January 8 6 Leading Ethically February 12 7 Mentoring and. Youth March 11 8 Communicating and Marketing April 8 9 Business & Economic Development May 13 1C Servant Leadership Dakota bounty Workforce Investment Board News and Notes August 2003 Edition, V©h ~-6 Mission: Providing comprehensive, professional, and timely services for jobseekers and erttplayers. Welcome to the Dakota County Workt'orce Dakota Coztttty Btisitzesses in the Top 25 Lists... Cnvestmettt Board's (WIB} News and tir'otes. The The Business Journal's Top 25 List for Metro-area ne»'sletter's purpose is to provide you wtth art. restaurant companies ranked by revenue include: update of workforce and economic development #1 -Buffets Inc., Eagan - $985,000,000 activitic=s. The Journal's Top 25 List for Metro-area franchisors ranked by franchise-related revenue includes: Upcoming vents #11 -Floor to Ceiling Corp., Burnsville - $4,645,938 Job Fair- October 2"d. See story. #15 -Protocol Inc., Mendota Heights - $2,542,011 #18 -Jet-Black International, Burnsville- $2,100,911 Dakota County WIB Meeting -Sept. 19`h at the Northern Service Center, West St. Paul Rel:abilitutinrz Services Ilecogttized The Federal Regional Rehabilitation Services Job Fail, Update Administration (RSA) conducted an audit in Minnesota in Here are some of the jobs that were available at the Aug. the summer of 2002.. During its audit it was looking for 7`s Job Fair, according to Dave Niermann, Job Service assurance that the Minnesota WorkForce Center system Program Manager. was effectively serving individuals with disabilities, particularly youth. RSA recognized the excellent work - Systems Analyst -Administrative Assistant the Dakota County Rehabilitation Services team was doing - Backroom Office -Customer Service Rep. serving high school youth transitioning from school to -Bank Teller -Financial Analyst work. - Financial Planner -Maintenance Technician - Cal] Center Rep. -Sales Representative The RSA Regional Office was so impressed with Dakota - Marketing Coordinator -Media Acquisition Rep. County's Rehabilitation Services efforts, they. are making a - Business Services -Sales Manager return visit in September of 2003. Plus, they're bringing - Caretaker -General Warehouse along Federal Office of Special Education and - Leasing Consultant -Assistant Manager Rehabilitation Services staff from Washington, D.C. to About 1,600 people attended the fair in Eagan, which showcase Dakota County Rehabilitation Services' featured more than 30 employers. The next job fair is .Oct. accomplishments. 2 at the Minnesota Workforce Center in West St. Paul. For Local innovations that were recognized included: information uuE~.znnwi;c_.c~rmfci_~(ic~tat~jc7htaz.r..htn~ . Rehabilitation Services brought youth to the WorkForce Center to introduce them to the community resource for career and job information. ~ The agency provided placement activities for the Latest Wtrrkforce Investment Board Nex :S Rehabilitation Services youth served in the Tree Trust For the latest in WIB news, meeting minutes, etc... go to and Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Summer Youth http://www.mnwfc.org/dakotalwib/ndex.htm. The WIB is Employment Program. Rehabilitation Services funded comprised of 21 members... l l of which represent job coaches, or applied for and utilized School to companies in Dakota County. Work grants to pay for job coaches to support youth in this employment. • Rehabilitation Services staff provided pre-classes to LaDonita :Boyd Wins Award prepare students to take the Creative Job Seeking and Congratulations to LaDonna Boyd, Dakota Electric Resume Writing classes taught at the WorkForce Center. Association, who received the Economic Development , Rehabilitation Services provided one to one attention Practitioner of the Year award from The Economic to students in the resource room at the WorkForce Development Association of Minnesota. Boyd is the chairperson of the Dakota County WIB and a member of Center. These efforts increased the students' comfort the Governor's Workforce Development Council. level and sense of independence and helped resource room staff learn how to work with the students with disabilities. Help to Start ,4 Bt~sitzess is Available installing docks, and fixing fences. Eight youth were also If you are interested in starting a business, then visit the recognized with a Governor's Leadership Award. Workforce Centers Resource Room in the Northern Presenters of the awards included Rep. Chris Gerlach and Service Center (NSC) in West St. Paul. The NSC is one of Sen. David Knutson. www.treetrust.or~ six Minnesota sites for Project "GATE" Growing America Through Entrepreneurship. GATE is a partnership between the Department of Labor (DOL) and The Next Big Thirtg is Really ~Sfnalt... the Small Business Administration (SBA) designed to help Mike Opp, Dean of Transportation and Industry, at Dakota people start and expand their own small business. County Technical College (DCTC) was the guest speaker at the WIB's August meeting. He spoke about Participants will be given access to special training and Nanotechnology, which is the science of manipulating assistance in applying for small business loans. Services matter at the atomic and molecular level. A nanometer is will include one-on-one business assessment; formal ~n 1/80,000 the diameter of a human hair. By 2010, the classroom training; individual business counseling; and market for nanotechnology products and services is assistance in applying for SBA micro-loans. People expected to reach $ ltrillion and generate from 80,000 to 2 interested in registering, should go to the kiosk in the million new jobs. resource room or online at ti~~v~+~.project~Yate.cotn. Minnesota is one of three states selected by DOL for the DCTC is developing a "Nanoscience Technician" project. In Minnesota, there are 1,600 openings. Of those program, which provides a career pathway from high 1,600, 800 people will be randomly selected to receive. school to graduate school. Applications for services. The remaining 800 will be in a control group. nanotechnology range from use in established industries such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, microelectronics data Ira ~lirtraesota, 13.3~ro of crll ernplnyeil peolrle either awrr storage and optoelectronics, to newly created industries. ter ?vnrk,for a t~usiness with,fe~a~er than four erraployees. www. m innesotaruralpartners. org Lnt~kittg fnr Work-? If you're looking for a job, one of the valuable tools. to use Apple Vctlley Higher Ed Partrie~ship is your local workforce center. There you will find The Partnership began in 2003 in response to a community resource rooms with computers, fax machines and helpful demand for more accessible higher education options. staff to assist your job search. In Ju1y2003, there were Housed in the former Apple Valley City Hall building, the 3,987 visitors to the Dakota County Workforce Center Partnership is the result of apublic-private agreement resource rooms in Burnsville and West St. Paul. That between Dakota County Technical College, Inver Hills brings the total for the year to 27,274 visitors. In July Community College, and Saint Mary's University of 2002, there were 3,208 visitors and ayear-to-date total of Minnesota. 24,740. All three Partnership members will host a variety of Additionally, there is special funding available to help courses in Apple Valley, including undergraduate, people laid off from certain industries/companies. For graduate and customized training classes. The facility has example, if you're laid off from anon-profit company, a eight classrooms ranging in capacity from 15-50 students, school, a city (or local unit of government), or Northwest and four `smart 'rooms. All rooms are computer Airlines, there are special opportunities for you. For more compatible. The site also is home to a strength training information, ca11651 554-5955 (West St. Paul) or 952- facility in cooperation with the United States Olympic 997-4850 (Burnsville). Committee. www.hiCher-ed-partners.com ~ Dakota C'ortnty C;ro~vth in Housing (i~oct Y1 ork Kids. Between July 2000 and July 2002, there were 6,178 new Tree Trust held their annual summer picnic on Aug. 20 at housing units in Dakota County, which is a 4.6% increase. Alimagnet Park in Apple Valley to recognize the work Within Minnesota, only Hennepin County added more crews that worked on projects within the county. The housing units in that time frame. Minnesota Youth Program funds Tree Trust activities within Dakota County. This year approximately 4 work crews involving more than 70 youth were recognized. For more information about contents of this newsletter, Youth working in this program are generally 14-15 years contact Mark Jacobs at 65I 554-5622 or via a-mail at old. They gain valuable work experience while earning a mark.iacobs@co.dakota.mn.us wage, and learn numerous skills. Crews worked on a variety of projects at sites including building footbridges, AOPA Online - AOPA brings GA airport message to state and local officials in Page 1 of 2 http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/Z003/03-3-116x.html AOPA brings GA airport message to state and local officials in Minn. i}ii Sept. 3 -General aviation reliever airports enhance ~ capacity and capability at major air carrier airports, and funds spent at the. relievers should be viewed as additional support for the air carrier airports. That's the message AOPA Vice President of Airports Bill Dunn and Regional Representative Bob Dickens took to Minneapolis and the state capital of St. Paul during a series of meetings last week. The Metropolitan Airport Commission, which runs Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and six AOPA Vice President of Airports BiUbunn re112Ver alfpOrtS, is under pressure from Northwest Airlines Saks at Mini. reliever airport meeting. to stop investing $2 million a year in fees collected at MSP in the relievers. Northwest is the primary tenant at MSP and pays the bulk of those fees. "The trip was extremely productive," said Dunn. "We were able to begin educating MAC commissioners and state legislators about what a tremendous benefit the six GA relievers MAC operates are to MSP." The 15 commissioners, only one of whom has any aviation background, are under pressure from Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) to pay more attention to the needs of Northwest Airlines, one of the state's largest employers. Northwest, like most airlines, is struggling financially and wants MAC to use fees collected at MSP to help the airline reduce its costs there. Dunn and Dickens met with several commissioners over the course of the week, and explained to each that MAC's seven airports need to be viewed as a single system -not MSP versus all the others. "We explained that the GA airports take. pressure off operations at MSP, allowing Northwest and other airlines to maintain smoother operations there, and ultimately benefiting all air travelers, airline passengers and. GA operators alike," Dunn said. While in the Twin Cities, Dunn and Dickens hosted. a meeting for GA .pilots. Some 300 people turned. out. and were joined by one of the MAC commissioners, MAC staff, and state legislators,... including state Rep.. Michael. Beard'(R-Dist. 35A). Beard is chair of the state's House Transportation Avia ion subcommittee, an AOPA member, and voca{ advocate for general. aviation. Dunn set the tone for the euening by urging. pilots o .deal with facts, :not the. potentia{Ly heated emotions that surround the issue. He stressed the importance. of AOPA's Airport Support Network volunteers to keep AOPA up-to-date on issues at MAC's seven airports and urged pilots to attend airport. meetings to make sure MAC knows and understands GA concerns. "We know that Northwest Airlines carries a lot of political clout," said Dunn. "But our 400,000 members give AOPA a pretty big stick of our own, and we're prepared to use it to defend GA interests if this situation should escalate into an all-outfight. But so far, everyone we've spoken to seems willing to take general aviation's concerns into consideration." 03-3-116x http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2003/03-3-116x.html?PF 09/08/2003 THE BUSINESS JOURNAL 3~, Mincifies.6isioumals.csm on on a er e s ea BY NICOLE GARRISON STAff REPORTER " Bonton Bakeries, a retailer and ~ - - - - - - wholesaler of baked goods with roughly $L million in sales, landed $50 million in new business ~~ia con- r '`t s 1: ~ tracts with two of the largest foadser- ~ ~ ~ x ~ 1. adding ` vice companies in the country. - ~ ~ ~ ' ~ Aramark of Mobile, Ala., and ~ ~r`~ , ; - ~ ~ ' a• ( Sodexho of Gaithersburg, Md., ~ - tapped the Oakdale-based food com- . ° . pany to provide them with baked ' ! ~1Co x ~r> ` goods for distribution to cafeterias at ;e;, , t' itilinnesota companies, including , ~ ~~.y~'~ _ _ , Maplewood-based 3M Co: and ~ -~`,tt, ~ _ General Mills Inc. in Golden Valley. y ~ i a Bonton specializes in pastries, dan- ~f. fishes, cookies, donuts and muffins. 5t,+~~z ~''`'rz ~ The new contracts are the largest pieces of business the company has 1 `;j landed since Ben To's family started ' r ' ° the business in the early 1980s. ~ ~ i m lands "It's a great reward to get this kind of rk. big contract," said To, vice president of . - . Bonton. " We feel like we did something , ~ < ~ ~ _ • - _ _ right. We've put the quality out there r ~ - ' and people are finally aware of us." w~~,~~_,~, ' „ - The new contracts could lead xo similar relationships with other large + ~4: ~ ' ' ~ I ~ companies, said )ean Kinsey, a pro . ,I lessor in applied economics and co , r ~ _ _ _ _ - 1 director of The Food Indus Center DIANA WAPER~ ~ (1!EBUSINESSJfl at the University of Minnesota. CEO Kathy Dang, left, and vice president Ellen To will provide bakery to 3M and General Mills. "It's actually the way that small - entrepreneurs in the food business can grow and get into the main- "Right now I'rn trying to recruit date nne or two large pieces of new and a local restaurant called Bonton. D9Y' stream," said Kinsey. "They probably more good help and build another businesti i~ risky. Cafe. The Bonton name became the Taxi couldn't provide for 3M cafeterias on facility, so we can do more volume," 1 ~.vcre a small bakery I would trademark of all the company's opera-: theirown....Inmanyways,it'sadream to said. "We're looking at several w°orn al~~~rit what I would do if the bons.'fooperatesthebusinesswithhi:, contract for the small entrepreneur." facilities to have production going by big guys decide to cancel out on me wife, Kathy Dang, who also eoznes Nevertheless, there are challenges the end of the year." ar some pnmt," Kinsey said. from a family of bakers. associated with such a large increase He did not provide details on the Bcu 1b rame to Minnesota from A company of over 100 people, in revenue and demand, Kinsey said.. new space. Viet[ram 3`~yearsagowithhisfamily.In Bonton also opened three retail bake Bonton presently operates its whole- A small company like Bontonmust \ u uiam, To's grandfather was a baker, eries within the pact year. They are sale business with four production also be careful not to become too ati ~~as "}r~> father. When the family located in Oakdale, Lakeville antI- facilities in the Twin Cities. To meet dependent on a few large contracts. c tine tq the United States, To's father Lexington. demand, the company will have to Hiring additional employees and pruchas~xfafewbakeries.Heeventual- expand its production capabilities. building new facilities to accommo- ly piuch:ised the Bosa Donuts chain ngartison@biijomrelscan ~ (6121282112 Tunheim :break s u with GCI Grou savors autonom p p, 1rSEy, BY NICOLE GARRISON they will takeanything away." STAFF REPORTER TUMUEIM PAfn~tERS The buyback does not come as a lfnBntS. Roughly two and a half years after Tunheim. in January 2001. Tunheim Description: Public relations, corporate surprise to executives in town. 45 being acquired by New York-based said she originally decided to sell to relations and public affairs firm "It's been rumored for the past GCI Group, Kathy Tunheim's public GCI because clients has expressed Headquarters: Bloomington year,'. Karwoski said. "I think that It relations firm has .interest in an agency with global Year founded: t 990 probably wasnt a good fit in terms of declared itself an resources. Today, Tunheim said :President and CEO: Kathy Tunheim Tunheim's culture and GCl's ctilture.I independent shop clientswant access to top talent and Employees: 30 also think that there were more than again. flexibility in their public relations Net fee income: Approx $6 million (200t) likely profit demands that really.. Citing a desire to agencies. Web site: www. tunheimpartners.eom taxed the culture there at Tunheim." return to its focus of "The best way for us to provide In February 2001, PRWeekpubGshed working with com- more flexibility is to be more rode- an article in which GCI president and.. T~~co review puts 400 Jobs on the nine ~t area lastics division p By.SAM SLACK was knuti~it un Vdrrll buret, w'dS resp°nsible STAFF RFPORT[R fur ~hc grrrcvtl i of I ycu durng Che ?ate 1990s, \buut X00 .Ali,mr~~,ota it f .n,iy br at atalr ,;rid "frrr~ urfrr. ;~rrtirSrn! ~rl Ih,' t'la~'i,=, x nhrr ibc conipa rt n„rilitmore than 1,000 as It~cu Interneu~mal rrncti,s its sprrw!ing Adlmtiicrti Gr~xgr, b.rsed in ?tk,rristo«~n, N-I. arnrpanicsforatotalu(y;63billion. _ ; i~nipm uuearr h nt ways i.r stnsunline. Iherc well be plant i uwnali:ahun, aricr,~ .h. In I uurrty 200 I~-~, surprisedinvestors ! h ~t rcviex urcludr , lhr contpanl''~ }stern and „luli<Jfy;" hr~ ;aid_ b~~ armour tier;; that it w2 t7illion Plastics & ~ Iauutumg[nn-b,t,r~d 1}'cu Plastie~ dnnion. e Evcn[twlty. up io 10 percr~nt ut 1iru's AdhrtrvesGtoupev;ts(ursaleasthecompa- 2 h! hillirrn busuu~ss with a U00 rmplopces in 'hr,UOfl ernpioycr~s could be jrGrxuu~d. nv auuhht short terra rash. The offer was ~ ahuut';U plant worldwide. I3ennud r h rtied l'ycu has Bern in ihr~ nrwa pulled a fist rnunrfi> Itder after no one lhiee of tlwve Fauories ere In Itlonmint~ua, during the p nt Vr~'~ rlur to rhait,t ti of corn p agn•rd hi pay rhr~ c•pora~rl$3 bi0ion to $4 ~ l;iki ~dlr end Punn°rrt, and m rkr plastic vheet- uon Ievr,lr d al,aititit ti~rurer (P.(1 Ur~u,u < bilhnn ~rsking pi ice. ink protracts sudr .rs g,ut r e bags and drop Rirzluws~hi. Sour .thee, 1:urlowski began to face tough M ~ i Muth t~rtn,lustn eland retail • ustonu'rs. koz(on--ski ;and ,bl;rrh Sw ul;, I~ui< lircnu r qursuons ;drove nc~ lirnr's accounting prat- ~ tom. ` a ~ ~ ~ ~ l'yro officials hive nached nn conlrrsions rhref financial ntlirri, are farm rherpes ur tice~~- ~ w veLburalldrerhvisionsarcluokingatthrfrbusi- New York that rhry strrlr nnrm than $600 mil Ile «siguvd in 30t1Z av rriroors of bank- 0- ' nesses and making d<v isfons atwut rapacity, lion from du> tine- kcal-tl-flay Uennis. as ftr ngrtcy began to swirl, pushing the eompa- Tyco makes various plastic products. ¢ w~ i' ~ ny's stock price down to a low of less than $t0 - A R ~ ~ R ~ N s d F - - ~ per share; it had peaked a yeaz earlier near ~ $60. (The stock hit a new 52-week high of $20 ~ v~~~., ~Y per share on Aug. 22, 2003) Ed Breen, a former Motorola Inc. executive, r~, t - , ~ was aired to replace ICo7lowski as CEO. He has 1' since replaced Tyco's. board of directors and hired about 60 new executives, including Sutter. - ~ Th x _ ; a first thing he asked them to do to startthe _ tumazound was to get their attns aroundthe componenu of the $36 billion conglomerate. ht March, a company official told analysts _ _ Tyco planned to close many of its plastics plants - ' ~ aver the next three years and move them to low- - cost regions in Southeast Asia and elsewhere. Sutter said it's premature to predict what wiU happen. No large divestitures are planned. ' "Cd say right now we feel that were very.. _ happy with the businesses and products that ` are in Plastics & Adhesives;' he said. There is buzz in the plastics industry that Tyco still plans to divest large parts of its ' Plastics & Adhesivesoperations, said Joseph:. Pryweller, a reporter at trade journal Plastics News, Akron, Ohio. If a big chunk, ^nCOP~~c$ such as Tyco Plastics, President: Brian Strauss were split oH, the big Based: Bloomington question is who Revenue: About $ t bil would buy it, ' _ _ _ Call: 612-343-6682 r~ Pryweuersaia :Employees: 4,400 If a competitgr waddwide (400 in Min- bought the business. nesota) it would be more like- Structure: Division of Ty- ly to consolidate j co Plastics & Adhe plants. [f an invest- sives, a $2 billion oper- men[group bought it, : At VISLcom you only get ~ recording if you water one. a"nggr°°p°fTya the opera°°ns likely temational, a con loin ' would remain intact, For a live Gerson to fiefp you with all of your fnternet needs talc 612-395-9000 erate based in Bermuda he said. Founded: 1958 as Poly' Regardless of [he Tech Corp. by Percy outcome, Sutter said Ross he will make sure - - sa«e ry~o ~aemarrona~ employees are kept informed. Sutter, a former executive with Honeywell ~ - ,j - International Inc. and Allied Signal Inc., said he realized when he joined'I'yco that wrorkers were ti ~ i "back on their heels" from the events of the past r ~ yeaz. Those issues are behind the fain, Sutter. O ~ » said, adding that he and Brian Strauss, the pros- . ~ - o o , r r : t r ~ ~ r , , ~ , , ident of the division in Bloomington, are trying t;' to improve operations and communicate better with employees. "Even if it's bad news, folks in the organiia- - i~r~~~er s~,~.~~ Pecpre~• lion want to know what's going on and why you ie making a decision;" he said. ~3 Law Bulletin Publishing, Co. September ~1, 2t)p3 y!t.s t) us r+~' ~ p . COMPANY GROWS THROUGH ACQUISITION by Danielle Anderson J. development has purchased another work in progress. Last month, the company closed on. Cross- Roads of Lakeville, a 14Q000 square fob, Cub Foods-anchored shopping centei at L?acid Boulevard and Cedar Avenue shortly after developer and general contractor Northwest LLC broke ground. ``We were actually going into the purchas- ing of the properly prior to them even btealr- ing ground," says H.J. Development gartaet Gary Janisch. "They poured footings on F[i- day, and we closed on a Tuesday." The sale was atypical for Opus, which gen- zrally sells a property after it has completed construction, says John Meyers, a sea'ms' +i rector of real estate development at Opus. Under the agreement, Opus continues serve as the general contractor and Development assumes the development, leap ing and management duties. '`From our standpoint, it was a unique opportunity for a small developer to have a pz~:~ect that fit in their portfolio and get t in early. It just seems like a good transaction from both ends; 'says Meyers, who identi5ed the location for the project and ushered it through the city approval process. In addition to a 68,000 square foot Cteb Foods store, the development includes abotK 40,000 square feet of smaller shops and another 30,000 square feet of outlot specs. great Clips, Quizno's and Caribou Coffee will occupy part of the main center, and Goodyear has purchased one of the. outl€~ sites. Janiech adds that a number of prospective tenants have expressed strong interest in'Ehe remaining space. He says that H.J. Deuektp- ment is negotiating with two possible tenattts a bank and a sports bar -for two of the pad sites. The firm also has a verbal comtni~ ment from a Chinese buffet interested in a 6,000 square foot space. 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N ~•G r p : " tc <ro co m ~ 4300 220`" Street West Farmington, MN 55024 (651) 463-7134 ~j 1-800-874-3409 A S S Q C I A T I o N FAX {651) 463-6256 Your Touchstone Fneigy~'Rartc~r ~~,~`i~ A Locally Owned, Nonprofit Electric Utility 1VIEM4I~~~NDUM To: Dave Olson Company: City of Lakeville From: LaDonna Boyd, 651 X63-6232 Date: 9/15/2003 RE: Information for your review I recently attended a national economic development conference .and thought you might be interested in this presentation using art as a community and economic development tool. LaDonna 1 ` Artful Business: Using the Arts for Community Economic Development 1 Artful Business: Using the Arts for Community Abstract Economic Development Communities across the United States are integrating the arts into their development efforts. Emerging as a viable approach, community development based on the arts is (Forthcoming Winter 2002 in the ir° reasingly being recognized as a catalyzing Community Development Journal) fc:;ce. This article presents a typology of arts- based community development approaches: arts business incubators, .artist's cooperatives, development of tourism venues, and comprehensive approaches. Five community vignettes illustrate the different approaches, providing evidence of the effectiveness of arts- based development. Considerations for communities include the need to be flexible and creative in implementing programs as well as the overriding need to form a strong basis of support for the arts. Keywords Arts-based community development; cultural resources; arts business incubators; cooperatives; community participation Introduction Only recently accepted as congruent concepts aze the arts ' as an industry and as an economic develaprnent strategy. Throughout history as reflected in urban design, the arts have been integrated into Rhonda Phillips communities. Now, it is viewed as an Assistant Professor element to create an _ environment - "the Urban and Regional Planning city as an art object" (Goodey, 1994, p. Department 155). In the United States, communities Director, Center for Building Better are finding that the arts can play a Communities crucial and valuable role in their local University of Florida community economic .development POB 115796. efforts. The resulting effects are both Gainesville, FL 32611 indirect and direct. Indirect effects of Tel. 352-392-0997x428 arts-based community development Fax: 352-392-3308 approaches are inherently acceptable: Email: rhondap,~a,ufl.edu amenities and aesthetics of a community 1 ' s. Artful Business: Using the Arts for Community Economic Development 2 are increased to enhance its overall capacity for endogenous development image and, consequently, attract (William et al., 1995, p. 73). additional growth and development Commodifying culture as a supplement (Phillips, 1998, p. 5). The more evident to traditional development activities has direct effects include increased become a focus of many communities economic activity in terms of jobs, sales, (Fergus, 2000, p. 53), not only in and public revenues. As a study of the developed economies such as the U.S. or role of arts in community economic the U.K., but in developing areas of the development in the U.K. indicated, most world as well. To wit, attendees from communities consider that the principal many countries gathered at the 1999 economic importarae of the arts Culture Counts Conference organized by industries lies in their capacity to the World Bank to explore the links generate employment against a backdrop between cultural resource-based of recession and restructuring (Williams investments and economic growth et al., 1995, p. 74). (Singer, 2000, p. 11). Art as a strategy for encouraging Too much "commodification" of quality community economic culture/the arts can occur, leaving a development has only recently gained community without the berg :fits of social wide spread attention in the U.S. and cultural links. Without participation However, its role in community and decision-making in the development development is long-lived,. with roots in process, communities may experience the City Beautiful Movement that began conflict between culture, community, in the. late 1890's. The concept of and identity. As Mayo (2000) promotes, integrating public art, public parks and local development .work needs to be at other spaces, and beautiful architecture the cultural level to facilitate for public buildings become highly participation and empowerment,. populaz for several decades. Many of providing better control of future these creations from that era provide the outcomes. This ideal fits well within the fodder for .historic preservation work. context of arts-based community When. the era of the .City .Beautiful economic development approaches as Movement ended, the willingness to the arts generally can be considered as incorporate public art was practically community assets. In turn, community lost until the resurgence of interest. assets. aze defined as the gifts, skills and almost a hundred yeazs later.. capacities of individuals, associations, This time, the interest in the arts and institutions within a community exceeds a physical dimension of (McKnight, 1993, p. 25). In other structures - it also includes recognition words, the arts .build on the inherent of the social and cultural impacts on assets of a community, and if the community. Often subsumed in the term definition of community development as "cultural resources," the arts' a planned effort to build assets that contributions to community increase the capacity of residents to development include image modification improve their quality of life (Green and so as to reposition places in the mental Haines, 2002, p. 8) is accepted, then maps of external investors; cultural arts-based community development tourism development for increased holds much potential. consumer services; and increasing 2 T Artful Business: Using the Arts for Community Economic Development 3 The arts as related to community A Typology of Arts-Based Community economic development can be defined Development Programs as: (1) an industry comprised of individuals, institutions, and The array of arts-based programs organizations functioning as businesses in existence or emerging in communities interrelated with other local and regional throughout the United States is businesses; (2) wide-ranging to specific astounding. While each reflects the cultural amenities; and (3) cultural artistic expression and creativity inherent education, tools, policies, and processes within the community, there are several (National Conference of State prevalent types of programs .that have Legislators, 1987, p.138). Some view emerged; arts incubators, cooperatives, the arts as a powerful catalyst for tourist venues, and comprehensive rebuilding all aspects of community, not approaches. Each type is described in only the economic sphere. For example, the following and illustrated with one or one regional development organization more vignettes. described the arts as: "The arts touch people on a Arts Business Incubtttors personal, emotional. level and. have the Incubation programs are an power to rebuild the fabric of economic development tool designed to community where it has been torn apart .foster a community's business by years of poverty and struggle. The development efforts. The approach arts can construct bridges across barriers includes shared administrative and. other of class, race, gender and age. The arts services, centralized space, and business can interpret and celebrate the past, development assistance provided in a present and future of a community to facility where new or young small replace despair and apathy with hope businesses co-exist. Almost half of all and creation." (Rural Action, Inc., 2001, incubators are sponsored by govenunent p•7)• and non-profit organizations with their primary mission being general economic This description further enforces the development goals of job .creation, _ premise that arts-based .community economic diversification, and tax base economic .development strongly expansion. Arts incubators help aztisans represent asset-based community develop .business acumen skills, or development. partner them in cooperative situations or This article provides a review of other organizational arrangements to how the arts aze being used for provide the necessary skills. Some community economic development via communities find -that underutilized arts-based community development buildings, such as warehouses or programs. It identifies four types of schools, can be converted into studio and approaches illustrated by community related uses. Keeping the costs low, and vignettes followed by considerations for providing support services combine to communities that may want to pursue. make it feasible far artist entrepreneurs arts-based .community development to start businesses.. Arts incubator programs. programs are emerging in a variety of contexts, from lazge urban areas such as Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; and 3 F - Artful Business: Using the Arts for Community Economic Development 4 Portland, Oregon to smaller began as part-time efforts to supplement communities like Sneedville, Tennessee incomes with some expanding to full- and Sheffield, Alabama (Phillips, 1998, time operations. p. 8). An example from each context is New Orleans, Louisiana provided. The Entergy Arts Business Sneedville, Tennessee Center focuses on helping local artisans The Jubilee Business Incubator is learn the fundamental skills necessary to funded and operated by a community operate small businesses. The goal of coalition of religious organizations, the center is to support the creation and artisans, farming groups, and others. development of arts-based businesses. It Located downtown in a is funded from a variety of sources, renovated 5,700 square foot building, the including Entergy Corporation, local arts program helps organize people in the councils, -and revenues generated .from area into a network of grassroots center programs. It functions as a community, youth, economic business incubator, offering rental space cooperative, and small business groups. and shared services to small arts-based Skilled craftsmanship is part of the business startups. Tenant companies heritage of this small mountain participate in a variety of business community, and the Jubilee project development programs and activities to emerged as a way to preserve this help them develop their small businesses heritage while addressing community into successful ventures. development needs. The center also offers business The incubator program provides training programs to other artisans who affordable rental rates to small arts- are not incubator tenants. A series of based businesses, access to fax, copier, business workshops are offered each computer and Internet, on-site business summer to any local artisan interested in counseling, and assistance in locating attending in exchange for a small fee. markets for arts and crafts products. Topics covered at the workshop include. Jubilee hawses the Appalachian Craft business planning, financial planning, Cooperative, which grew from nine to marketing, and .legal issues. The center twenty seven members in a one-year provides initial market tests for artisans time frame from 1997 - 1998 (Hodges by introducing art buyers to artisans, to 1998). Within the building, one room gauge market demand for their works. serves as a retail store for selling the The Entergy Arts Business cooperative's local arts and crafts such Center is considered successful in its as honeysuckle baskets, woodcarvings, efforts to support business .development. and handmade jewelry. A second .room In 1998, it reported a total of 28 jobs and is used as a classroom for small business $1.2 million in revenues for its ten development programs and a third is a member companies. Two graduate computer training center consisting of companies had revenues of $3.6 million eight new computers provided by the and 101 jobs -more striking is that both Tennessee Valley Authority. The these companies had failed financially in remainder of the building houses small the past but were able to develop a business incubator tenants. Opening in successful approach to their businesses 1997, the incubator housed twenty-eight by participating in the center's small businesses within a year. Many incubation program (Kahn 1998). 4 } Artful Business: Using the Arts for Community Economic Development 5 Arts Cooperatives Chimneyville Crafts Gallery, that Cooperatives can be an effective includes a sales center, main offices, method for encouraging arts-based classrooms, and studios. Large festivals business development. Typically, a are held several times per year that group of local or regional artisans forma attract visitors and artisans from non-profit organization to market and throughout the region. The Guild promote their works. A portion of the conducts public service projects to revenues from cooperative sales pay promote the arts and community. They shared marketing expenses. There are also sponsor continuing education literally thousands of cooperatives programs in addition to sales .and throughout the United States. Some of marketing of members' works. these have reached a "critical mass" level in which they have much influence Tourist Venues on community economic development in Some communities develop their terms of attracting significant numbers arts-based resources into venues to of buyers to the area. The Craftmen's attract tourists. While the arts Guild of Mississippi is summarized as an incubators, cooperatives, and example of the cooperative approach to comprehensive approaches may arts-based business development. recognize .tourism as a valuable Jackson, Mississippi economic development activity, this In 1973, a group of artisans approach explicitly develops programs interested in preserving and promoting to support tourism. The number and the folk, traditional, and contemporary types of tourist venues based on art are crafts of Mississippi formed anon-profit tremendously diverse. Some organization, The Craftmen's Guild of communities use themselves as the Mississippi. The goal of the group has palette for the venue, painting murals on been to set standards of excellence in the walls of their buildings, or .arts and. crafts. To qualify for incorporating public art on a major scale membership, an artisan must design his into the community - Stuebenville, Ohio; or her own work and submit three pieces Toppenish, Washington; and Loveland, to the Guild's Standards Committee for Colorado, are such examples (Phillips, review. By ensuring high standards, the 2002, p.16). Care must be taken with Guild has developed a reputation as one this approach so that over of the best arts cooperatives in the region commercialization or therning threatens and in turn, have impacted community community ambience. The following development in positive ways. Their vignette illustrates development of a first project was to establish The arts-based tourist venue. Mississippi Crafts Center, located on the Tifton, Georgia historic Natchez Trace.Parkway north of Located in South Georgia in the Jackson in a dogtrot log cabin. A heart of prime agricultural lands, Tifton nationally recognized program of crafty has applied an approach of providing demonstrations, classes, and festivals several venues to attract tourists to spend attract numerous visitors and artisans to a day or longer in Tifton exploring the the area. arts. Twee venues have been developed, The Guild constructed a second the Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage project near downtown Jackson, The and the Georgia Agriama. Additionally, 5 s ~ ~ ~ Artful Business: Using the Arts for Community Economic Development 6 a special program has been implemented community. While arts events alone are in conjunction with Abraham Baldwin not enough, it is the integration of the Agricultural College, the Arts -arts into overall community development Experiment Station. This latter effort strategy and planning, including focuses. on placing public art exhibits encouraging wide-spread citizen throughout the downtown area and in participation, that seems to be an regional schools. effective community development The realization that arts could approach, at least in the following serve as a community development community. catalyst in Tifton .came with the Bellows Falls, Vermont development of The Georgia Agriama in The conversion from a dying 1976. Built with funds from the state of former mill town to a vibrant community Georgia, the Agriama is a living history attracting national attention has. been museum and incorporates traditional arts. dramatic and impressive. By the late and craft exhibits. With • an .annual 1980's, the village was in serious budget of $1.5 million and a draw of economic decline, with the once vibrant over 60,000 visitors per year, it serves as brick factories vacant and crumbling, the a major .economic impact on the area. Victorian houses subdivided into To further attract tourists to Tifton, the apartments, and the majority of Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage was storefronts were empty. So much developed in a historic downtown change has occurred since that time .that building, refurbished with a $100,000 the Vermont Community Development grant from the National Endowment for Association held aday-long conference the Arts. This project has been .an in 2000. to "showcase the village as a instrumental component of an arts-based `prime example' of a community using development strategy, and has prompted creative ideas, the arts, cooperative local the redevelopment of nearby properties citizen efforts and wide variety of for arts-related activities. The historic funding sources to revitalize itself' raikoad depot has been converted to an (Smith, R., 2000, p.B1). art gallery, and a renovated theater In 1997, Robert McBride, an serves as a performing arts center. artist from New York who first visited Combined, the venues have helped the village in the eazly 1980's, founded Tifton realize its arts-based community the .Rockingham Arts and Museum. development goals. Project (RAMP). This community based organization .has as its mission ~`omprehensive Approaches statement: Other communities attempt to RAMP is intent on developing utilize arts-based business development awareness of the arts, creating as an overall community .development vitality in the community with the strategy. Rather than serving as one arts. and demonstrating that the component of a development plan,. the arts ,favorably impact the local arts become the basis of the plan, usually econ©my. Success of the focusing on revitalizing local economies. program relies on developing The underlying conviction .for the effective partnerships. The community-wide revitalization effort is theme is Art Makes a Difference! that the arts aze a key to revitalizing the 6 T Artful Business: Using the Arts for Community Economic Development 7 (Rockingham Art and Museum arts environment is extremely Project , 2000, p. 1). competitive and arts organizations and artists have to be inventive in finding This organization has been credited with sources of funding and revenue. There prompting the village into action and are negative outcomes as well. As with taking charge of their future, rather than any investment, there are opportunity being victimized by hard economic costs - perhaps a community could have conditions (Phillips 2002). '>;AMP does achieved a more desirable type of more than organize and coordinate arts economic development outcome had events - it integrates art into overall they pursued. different strategies. community development, in a manner Another is that arts-based approaches that builds support for the arts through generally rely on consumer services as infrastructure improvement and other the economic base, and. typically, these activities. For example, RAMP industries pay -less than producer renovated the historic Exner Black (built services or .manufacturing activities. in the 1870's, the pressed tin structure is Most are associated with increasing considered one of the state's important tourism. -some citizens may not wish to architectural features) (Vermont Arts have an influx of tourists and related Council, 2000, p.9). Remaining. unused .problems that can arise such as traffic .for decades, the Exner Block is now .congestion and demands on affordable space for artist tudos, infrastructure. There is the danger too of apartments, and retail space.. The creating a manipulated townscape in funding required a creative mix of public which community ambience and sense and private sources, bringing together of place are lost.. Gottdiener (1997} and more than $1 million in tax credits from -,Sorkin (1992). both clearly illustrate this local banks, $400,000 from federal in their explorations of consumer sources, and $400,000 from the state of culture-driven urban development and Vermont (Rockingham Arts and redevelopment. Museum Project, 2000, p. 2). Through The following considerations are RAMP's efforts, Bellows Falls became presented to those communities the ninth community in the state of interested in arts-based approaches: Vermont to receive official Downtown Designation, which helps promote Gt~neral support .for the Arts. revitalization efforts (Lockwood, 2000, Citizens and local government p. 1). officials need to recognize. that a healthy arts presence is a vital Considerations for Implementing part of community infrastructure Arts-Based Community Development and is important in terms of Programs community development. Communities face a variety of Participation approaches in challenges when devising and community decision-making implementing arts-based programs and should be used to further build activities. Many communities are home support. to artisans, yet it is simply not enough to Seek out untapped resources. be artistically creative and expect that to Local governments may have translate into thriving businesses. The more resources than direct funding that can be used to 7 ~ Y ~ 1 Artful Business: Using the Arts for Community Economic Development 8 support arts-based businesses and other activities. Examples include rent-free facilities from a Conclusions and Implications variety of sources such as school classrooms and auditoriums, Developing arts-based commercial warehouses, community development approaches is conference centers or vacant challenging yet possible, as evidenced retail spaces. by the community vignettes presented. ¦ Integrate the support of arts with Four typologies of arts-based community community development development approaches have. been benefits. Whenever possible, the identified: business incubator programs, community should strive to link cooperatives, tourist venues, and benefits with arts-based comprehensive approaches. .Each activities: For example, artisans approach can be applied depending on could participate in~ programs what. the community is seeking to such as bringing art to public accomplish. For those communities schools, or placement of .art in desiring to increase business .activity, the public venues. arts business incubator approach may be ¦ Maximize resources through applicable. Other communities may community sharing. The wish to utilize the arts as a platform to centralization of facilities and develop a comprehensive community resources is a significant factor in development approach. Cooperatives the success of arts-based can play a role as well -typically programs.. A centralized facility founded by artisans for marketing such as a production studio, :purposes, cooperatives in some cases can gallery, office, or retail space can become a community development be used by numerous groups to catalyst. Other communities may seek provide cost savings. This is one to attract tourists and will focus on arts- ofthe underlying premises of arts based venues to do so. Regardless of the business incubator programs - by type, asset-based community sharing, costs are reduced for development can serve as guide. everyone involved. Flexibility and creativity in arts- ¦ Adopt a flexible approach to arts based community development .support. All artists are different approaches seems to be key. The ability and need different kinds of of a community to respond to the support and assistance. Business particular needs and opportunities management assistance to arts inherent in its -arts resources will entrepreneurs is .usually a critical influence the outcomes of a development need in communities, yet the type approach. Creativity is needed in of assistance may vary. providing shared facilities and resources, Successful arts-based programs as well as business development will respond to artists on an training. Finally, any arts-based .individual basis. development approach must have the support of the community. By recognizing the unique and positive s . Y , Artful Business: Using the Arts for Community Economic Development 9 aspects of the arts, a community can Phillips, Rhonda. Concept Marketing jor effectively capture its benefits. Communities: Capitalizing on Underutilized Resources to Generate Growth and Development. Westport, Connecticut: Acknowledgements Greenwood Press, 2002. The author wishes to thank her spring 1998 Phillips, Rhonda. 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Mayo, .Marjorie. Cultures, Communities, Identities: Cultural Strategies for Participation and Empowerment. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2000. National Conference of State Legislators. Economic Impact of the Arts. Washington, D.C, 1987. 9 1 Greemvood Press i Praeger ? Heinemann PU IIL1 S[-I X NG G RO V P ~ t,ibraries Unlimited f Grcemvoocl Electronic Nlcdia Conceit Marketing for Communities Capitalizing on Underutilized Resources to Generate Growth and Development Rhonda Phillips Description: Exceptions{ communities possessing a definitive sense of place, the cities and towns presented in this book have created or re-created a style, ambience, or character that transcends the ordinary and is used. as the basis for community economic development. Adapting the idea of concept marketing, these communities have found a niche or specialty to create community recognition and serve as a basis for garnering external investment, tourism, and other revenue-generating events. This book examines the use of popular and corporate culture, retail establishments, historical tradition, and surrealism in community concept marketing and profiles examples of communities from a diverse array of contexts and geographical settings. Bellows Falls, VT, for instance, aonce-depressed former milltown has transformed itself to a vibrant community through an arts integrated development strategy, while Austin, MN, the home of Hormel Foods, has drawn on the town's corporate culture with the opening of a new SPAM Museum. Manchester, VT, taking a retail approach, has become a designer outlet mecca, and Walnut, IA, the state's "Antique City." Cape May, N7, has restored its historic properties and successfully marketed itself as a seaside resort, white Holland, MI, exemplifies the surreal. approach, marketing itself as a Dutch town, Considering these and other uniquely marketed communities, this book examines the. elements necessary for a successful concept marketing strategy to community economic development. Endorsement From Maury Forman, Ph.D. Director, Educatiion and Training Washington State Department of Commerce, Trade, and Economic Development: "Finally, a book for economic development practitioners that not only describes what is possible, but also who is making it possible. Phillips has produced an excellent, innovative book~that should be read by all community leaders. Her research goes beyond traditional economic development and describes community survival." Table of Contents: Introduction Popular Culture Corporate Iconicism Retail-Based Development for Structuring the Concept Building on Tradition Creating the Surrealistic Foiling It All Together: Ideas and Implications for Communities Bibliography Index Author Information: RHONDA PHILLIPS is Director of the Center for Building Better Communities and an Assistant Professor in the Urban and Regional Planning Department at the University of Florida. List Price: $64.95 • ISBN: 0-275-96798-0 Pages: 184 • Publication Date: May 30, 2002 To order, visit www.greenwood.com,, call 1-800-225-5800 ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY a 1 P>ui(ding Creative Economies for small Towns: ArTts-based Development for Community >Zevitalization • Presented to the National Rural Economic Developers Association Annual Conference, September 9, 2003 by: Dr. Rhonda PhilNps, AICP,CED Director, Canter for Building Better Communities • College of Design, ConslNCtlOn and Planning, University of Florida • POB 115706, Gainesville, Fl 32611 http://web.dcp.ufl.edWurplresearch-centers-ebbs. htmt .Tel. 352:392.0997x428 Fax 352.392.3308, Email: rhorxlaokDufl.edu _ V 'V' 11(' ~i ~ 'vY r r y,Kllsthc`t~~E~r t1aRtL ~ a? ~i~ ~I ~ M ~ f ~ y . ~ yu M K v ~ sreGt',s"~"^° - ~ ~ r., All about a SENSE OF PLACE ?;~:~t` _ ` ~ ~ Name that place... ~~Boosting your local economy with "artful business° Arts=based Develo me Goals of this session . p _ 5 nt . ~ . Introduce alts-based development ~ ReVIeW approaGheS ~ ~ Development approaches ~ 1deaS and im IiGationS that incorporate arts and p ~ its Individuals, F institutions, and f organizations functioning :r as businesses, activities, and amenities that ,y interrelate with other . local and regional acttvities. f -e%,~ wny~ °The arts touch people on a personal, emotional, ~ Art and culture build level that have the power to rebuild the fabric of communities - Can energ¢e a community where it has been tom apart by ne~nbo~,,ood~~„~,a~s years of poverty and struggle. The arts can - ~n ~ ~ a construct bridges across bamers of class, race, re gender, and age. The arts can interpret and ~ Instead or Ming on celebrate the past, present and future of a oeedslnegative issues, arts- . based approach community to replace despair and apathy with. ~centrates on b,,;~;ny hope and creation.' .A,.,~.~ A fad or here to stay? '"fop, 20" Best Small .Art Towns,tn the U S ~ Emerging even more in the last. few years ~ Atxocding tQ the - Arts can be broadly defined book,The t00 Best Small - A district with galleries and related venues Art Towns tir America,John - An incubator vl~i,199ti<. - A duster of artists or artistic specially ~ Anecdote Creativity is the keyr ~ Size up to 65k in population 2 e d _ t-~~ And the winners are... ~ Types of Approaches ~ NoRhampton,MA i~ Nantucket, MA ~ Identified. four major ~ Some Communities 7x Santa Fe,NM ~ Woodstodc,NY Categories: mix approaches; lk Eureka and Arcata, CA & Taos, New Mexico attracting tourists, 7s Portland, ME & Sedona, AZ -arts incubators for example, is a ~ Burlington, VT Yz Aspen, CO motivating factor for - Cooperatives ~ Panama City and Seaside,FL & Sun Va11ey,1D many... ~ Loveland, CO i4 port Townsend, WA -Tourist venues .Hot Springs, AR 7x Oxford, MS 3b Ashland, OR ~ p~n0et~n,W1A -Comprehensive approaches ik Carmel, CA ~ Beaufort and Hilton ffead, SC z yr a~ ' Case:.. Bellows Falls VeRnont . .-t c _ - k. _ _ , 7x History and context l~ An arts-based o0nce t vi 'zing entire tximmun' ~ Not ju is Pretty pictures' `i 7x Art Makes a Difference is the community motto 7u An integrated approach 3 - G" 4 .Case; Loveland, CO ~ A. "Work. of Art" ~ ~ History and context - - ti, ~ ~ Case.. Jerome;,~AZ _ ~ ~ ; , 4 JY 7r From ghost town to ~ An artist `colony' _ it a~ touristtown... - Aggbmeration ecawmy ~ - The transition V ' ~`7~ 1... 4 ~ Case: New Glarus, Wl Case: Toppenish, WA Yr Using Culture as the 3'~ Developing a theme with basis for development... murals... - New Glarus, WI ` - History depicted from - Population =2000 ~ 11850 to 19~2~0/1 - Concept-America's I+JjI. W~ / ' Little Switzerland • AnnualWiniamTen - tewral draws tl~aisa+~as `J -~ase~~Sneedwille, T'N' t., 7x Combining with other ~ Arts incubattu and venues ` ~ l~ Even in (very) small communities... ¢~b s f r" Implications: Use what you have... .-%-=~Going from "nowhere° to y "somewhere" t` Build on assets, even if 7s Putting your community on the map seemingly "non-existent!" ~ Not for the faint of heart... Example: ~ Can be tremenldorlusly exciting and productive Havana, FL ~,&~b'Y~-~n.asr- ~ d~~lutn~ _ F ? IY~~J ct,Q1(~~.G ~aeT~ d~''J ,d~,u,~~~ ,e 'Q-trrw G v~ _ ~ringitig if all together deal ~uccessfu! :Approaches ~ How can your ~ Don't think of expenditures on arts as subsidies; community learn rather, they are investments in economic .from these development examples? ~ Educate the community on the benefits of integrating arts into the development strategy Yx Target the market intensively to identify participants and tourists 6 t Also.... - Resources and Q&A ~i~~~~~ 7x Americans for the Arts recommends: hl'~ - Build partnerships - Encourage family involvement - Offer comprehensive services Y U , o~r~c~ - ~ N~0 ~ ~ ~ a p~°~vv~.~P c~~ ~ ~ - ` "Downside tIP is a maroelous testament i to the power of community builders. to ' rcstarr hope in seemingly hapeIess ~ situatsons." ~~Y Kretzmann, Asset based Resources f®r ~,rt~_ Community Development Initiative, Northwestern University ~N~e~ "A dialogue that transforms the artists, ~i curators, and citizetts as much as the j Development town's econorny..Awarn, open, visrtally arresting account." -Austin (TX) Chronicle ~ "tlearfzoanning. Hurttorous. Honest." ~ a BOOKS: -North Adams (tvtA)7ranscript by Nancy Kelly John ~Ilani, The 100 Best Small Art Towns in America, Emeryville, CA: Avalan Travel Press, 1998. Rhonda Philips, Concept Marketing for Communities, VYestport, CT: Praeger Press, 2002. www.greenwood.com Ellen Gerl, Incubating the Arts: Establishing a Program to Mel p Artists and Arts Organizations Become Viable Businesses,- National Business Incubation Association, www.nbia.or~ Organizations: Partners for Livable Communities, www.livable.com Information on cultural-based community development. National Main Street Program of the Downside U~ is an inspiring film about National Trust for Historic Preservation how art can change a community and See "Success Stories". serve as the basis for revitalization. The www.mainstreet.org National Endowment for the Arts has partnered with New Americans for the Arts. Day Films to bring this documentary to http://www.americansforthearts.org/issu each state by loaning the film for viewing es/comdev/index.asp in your community. For Florida, the Great resource! Books such as the Center for Building Better Cammunities "Field Guide" list arts organizations at the University of Florida is the throughout the U.S. Also, see the contact economic .impact calculator feature. (H„jyw web dcp ufl edut'urp/research- centers-cbbc.html) or tel. 352-392- National Endowment for the Arts. 0997x428). Far other states, contact http://arts.endow.~ov/ www.downsideupthemovie.com. ~ Memo Box Sept 15 -City Council mBetkp, 7 p.m. ~1 Sept. 17 -Parks. Recreation d NaNrel ResaurcesConmiltee+reetin0.6P.m. Sept 18-Planning Comnassion,sP~m. • • Final corporate headquarters underway at Fairfield , - Back in Histori- ~a 1985 when the tally; Erickson FaII' f ~@1d CityCouhcitap- said, the State r Bt15I[1CS5 Ca1T1pUS proved the ptv- Legislature's ~ . - chase of an 80. intent was for • acre parcel at I- T(F to be used t !tq l 35 and Co. Rd. as an incentive 70, its use as a business park was merely a vision A TIF to aaract busi- (tax increment financing) district was created to assist Hess to a ~om- with development of that acreage, which included fields munity. In ~ ~ ps- and a few old farm buildings. New Morning Windows, the some comma- first corporate headquarters facility, was constructed in nities, the otigi- 1995, with the fmal building now under construcfion for Hal intent was a t • • - Advanced Wveless Communications. not carried out, ' ' ,y., Althoughittookalittletime,Cityofficialscouldn'tbe leading tocriti- Advanced Wireless CommuniCatiortSisconstructirtga23,000-square-footfaONilyonlheFairfield more pleased with the way things have [tuned out. The cism of TIF. gusinessGampus,inthenortheastcomeroftheintt3rsectionof I.35andCo.Rd.70.Thebuild'mg Fairfield Business Campus is now home to seven corpo- He said the completes the Campus, which is now home to seven corporations. rations. They are: Fai~eld Busi- Advanced Wireless Communications (2~mrrendy !eases Hess Campus is a perfect example of what State Legisla- mated cturent market value of the seven properties in the space in the same bpi/ding os P+rreChoice/ tors intended TIF to accomplish. TIF paid for grading the Fairfield Business Campus is approximately 516 million D.R. Horton -Minnesota site and installing public utilities, and the City used TIF as Property taxes payable in 2003 by the six existing busi- Health & Home (Neat-n-Glo) an incentive by selling each parcel of land for 51.00. The nesses totaled 5442,372. New Morning Windows, Inc. corporations paid storm sewer area charges and park Erickson said ownership on the campus has been PureChoice dedication fees. stable, with all originaLowners still in place. Ali landown- Technical Methods, [nc. As a result, Erickson said, the project has substan- ers, including the City, are members of the Fairfield Verified Credentials, Inc. Bally increased Lakeville's tax base and provided mean- Business Campus Association, which maintains the wm- Severa~ of the businesses have ample land on which ingful employment for more than 500 people. The esti- mon areas of the business campus: to expand their buildings, Erickson said. In addition, the City maintains a water tower on the site and has reserved Tax increment financing explained space for a future fire station. Several years ago, the City negotiated a trade of 20 TIF-Tax increment financing is a tool that cities like increment, other taxing districts like the county and local acres of the original site. The City offered School District Lakeville have used to attract or stimulate stTordable school disvicts continue to receive their share of taxes on l94 the eastern 20 acres of the Fai~eld Business Campus residential development or commercial and industrial de- the original assessed value that existed prior to improve- site for a future elementary school and, in return, gained velopment that would not have occurred without assis- ments. Developed land; of course,. generates more taxes a flat area of equal size that is now the McGuire Soccer lance. In turn, the development created with the help of tax than undeveloped land, so the, county and school district Park. Today, the land awned by District 194 is valued a[ increment generates more tax dollars and morejobs, along share in the increased tax -proceeds as soon as the time a million dollars. with increases in payrolls and retail sales. period for the tax increment project expires. T[F allows a city w receive rho taxes on the increased By law, TIF can help pay some of the costs incurred "The City Council had a vision when it purchased the value of the improved property-the increment-Cora in preparing a site For development, such as grading, 80 acres," said City Administrator Robert Erickson. "This designated time period in order to repay the city's costs. building roads and extending public utilities. Funds abo has been a quality project, from the first corporate The time period established by State statute varies from can be used for land write-downs, in which a city subsi- headquarters built by New Morning Windows [o [he final eight to 25 years, depending upon the type of project. dues land acquisition or soil correction so that business facility being built b}' Advanced Wireless." During the time period in which the city collects the expansion can take place or housing can be constructed ! .Catch the shows on Channel 16 Open house set for watershed plan Sealed bids sought ~ Have you seen the latest Lakeville Kids & Govern- The Vermillion River Watershed (pint Powers Orga- FORSALE-TheCity of Lakeville is seeking j men[ show or the LFD On-Call show on Government nization will hold a public open house regarding the ' Sealedbidsfrombidders tNhOwiShtopt[rChasethe } Channel Ili? The children's show features Louie the Dog Watershed Management Plan on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at ~ foNowing IOts: ~ touring the State Capitol with Rep: Steve Strachan. 6:30 p.m. at the Dakota County Western Service Center, Miscellaneous: ; Hennie Higgenlooper tags along to find out how a bill 14955 Galazie Ave., Apple Valley. The majority of O 1 SonyVPH-104iQcobrvideoprgector ! becomes law. The On-Call show features a training Lakeville is included in the Vermillion River Watershed. segment on rescuing swimmers in disuess, along with a O 1 Community RS Speaker A list of goals and objectives in the draft plan can be O 3lllrich model 6024 mihi files demonstration of haw fire extinguishers work and which viewed at www.co.dakota.mn.us/plaming/vermillionjpo. with 24 folders ones to use for various types of fires. For show times, Information can be requested by calling the Dakota O 1 Olympictxrdtx)ardbaler, Mode104 check the program guide on Channel 16. County Office of Planning at 952-891-7032. Scuba diving equipment 0 4 U.S. divers buoyancy oompertsatOrs ~ Do you know? O 4 U.S; rivers regulators wifh octopus = ~ . O 2 EXO oornmtaiicafiorls masks w/rado Just like homeowners and „ I .r ~ r , r t O BwegMbelfs ~ business owners, the City A:_~. ~ iri O 8scubatanks ; is continuing to conserve O4tittlenvatertivegbves waterasmuehasposslble.Butyoumight St:hool'sopen. Slowdown! Each lotwill be sold to the highest bidder. havenoticedthatCitywoi•kersarewatering Most Lakeville schools have Bids should be mailed or delivered to Finance young boulevardVeetaoavoidlosingthem Director, Citybf Lakeville, 20195 Holyoke Ave., and ineurring replacement costs. You posted a speed zone of 20 or 25 Lakeville 55044. They will be opened at 2 p.m., should water young trees and shrubs, and mph while Children are present. Tuesday,Sept. 30, at Lakeville CityHa11,20195 I ^trickle"waterestabtlshedonesfftheyare Thus speed limit is strictly HdyokeAve.TheCityreservestherighttorelect I showingsignsofstress.Usually,aoneea r- entorcedb atrolofficers. any and all bids, For information, please contact ~ week drink Is ail that is needed to? most y p Finance Director DennisFeferat(952)985-4181. ~ trees and shrubs. w,;l a a } { a3 i •as - s 4 ,........,y. _ _r~~...W. .xuz State of the District fir. h r~ ~ Ga M. Amoroso, } ~k Superintendent of Schools Lonnie Smith, rs3' Director of Business Services _..w..~ r: ~ State of the District 4 2003 School Board ~ ¦ Holly Dahl, Chair • 3udy Keliher, Vice-Chair • Michelle Volk, Clerk • Jim Skelly, Treasurer ¦ Kathy Lewis, Director {fi:~' zit ¦ Tom McKinney, Director 1 ' Y 1c'i r ~l r. i State of the Qistrict , k. Enrollment' k • Bond 2002 Update • Finance • Levy 2003 Planning Our Future „ = • Student Achievement ~7 ~ Enroklmenf His#ory , ,9~ tOltt 40,506 40.99! 10.210 ~ iM+l ~ 9.180 k - 9dCO I!({k( 9.OtX ~,~ro - a~aa a.ur ~ 1an yam X~- 4t iWU`-Yi 1)98911>u~.91t+y91LAY 1J994+1'NCIWI:W1-02 N1o1032~Y1FO•eiN-163(MSUS L~__ ~ . N.,_. ~~k'~ ~~e 2003-04 Enrollment :y ~ ~ n ` f `Elementary K-6 5,631 r~~ ` < Junior Hi School ~-9 _2- 56 C gh ,5 ~ High School 10-12 2,224 , Total 10,411, September 9;.2003 .a a oz>~` z ...~~,.~.,...._,w.....~..~, ~ State of the District soya Zoo2 - $4,900,000 • $59,900,000 High School ¦ $4,000,000 Addition."to Oak Hills' Vii;, ¦ $5,000,000 Deferred Maintenance • $6,000,000 Technology Upgrades No operating. funds in this election r w...~ _~_v~» ~ < ! Second High Schoot ; 3 a J _r...... i Addition to Oak Hilf f c F ~s si' a ':~K~S~ a=+~, . ,rDeferred Maintenance F ~ Pr0)eCtS 'xs., ~ a; a~ ~:a7' ' ~ Deferred maintenance ro'ects . -a t~ 4 l Y F f u� ,g how Oct UO y �oaci Service Fend *orrtruUtyr�t�ce �tit�A i 'debt Redern ttpn;1 roy 4 Tr- t F nt jol MaNxIsm 14 lit �'uncCs 20O b4 ,0eneral Fund Revenge 61 Gerrteral Education Aid Mate SpecCal Educati6i Arc} Cf�er Lpc�l �evenurr 1 ���'25 5 1 ~ ~ ~ r' 2003-04 Budget Revenue Total - $ 74,502,850 i .other Locar n I Federal as 3'6. Ravenun Property State Spedat ~y' Taxes. , , '6. It Education Aid 8~ F l B°,G fx t ~ Slats General AW f - 2003-04 Budget: l : ~ h.- :2003-04 Generale Fund. Expenditures Salaries $ 46,80601$ Benefits $ 12,380,946 Transportation $ 4,907,082 Capital $ 3,019,743 Contracted Services $ 3,774,679 Utilities $ 1,887,339 ~ ? Supplies $ 1,509,872. Other $ 1,207,899 x, Total Expenditures $ 75,493,578. ~ zoo3-o4 Budget Expenditures Total - $75,493,578 ~ cwar cw,o-zt zs% t.e% e,wcaw,• s.,.*.. r a.ex. s ox s~ppw zo% rranwataaon 6.5% wly BwMflts 4vrMa teA% eI.O% 6 ...Expenditure.... Comparison H7.+aotne st.~°~"e,.« aye Lakeville Schools skin. ~ W xs oumpare in ` Eana ss,o6+ ,,1~. s endi o aioom~,9em ii,ars ,e? F eumw~ik ,681 T seat. Awerag. f~,4st , 3ktro AVara9a f~,623.:-S'. ChasRa 5,470f» soma waen. co. t~3to ~'S. Eden Yralrk S4,Ra! jy~~ nrlw laMn f8,9d3 T. Shakopee 38.861 ^Ch, Roaerrwurt/AY _ _ry 5860{ f0 fI.WO 51;000. 18,000 18,000 (10000 " 4urcc:2001-0xS<6oW Di,trkl heflka,.H~IVICIWOOryamn<neofCMl,b.ti.£awilu, wl fee,vn8 v ~ tak ' ~ 2003-04 Budget r General Fund 2003-04 G Revenue $74,502,850 y - Expenditure $75,493,578- Difference $ -990,728 Fund Balance $ 5,552,264 .~,~p 3 °~S ~ V~ Revenue vs. Expenditure u 595,000,000 z ~ R~4 ~ 590,000,000 Ss5,ooo,ooo Sso,ooo,ooo b~s,ooo,ooo b70,000,000 ~ 2003-04 200405.2005-06 2006-07 -~-Revenue -~-Expenditure 7 ~'f 2003 04 Budget Funtl Balance 55,552,264 55,000,000 =2,325,381 ' ~ so 20034 2004-05 OS-06 2006-07 (5$,000,000) (E5.3aas3) r`"~S Ifzo,ooa,ooo) ....._Levy 2003~..~~.. Plannin Our Future. Operating Costs for second high school 4~ Staff $4,641,750. Supplies arad utilities $700,000 Total $5,341,750 Elementary reduction.. (52;360,OOi)) Nct'cost $2,981,750 i ~ ....~~...w._~Levy 2003 r.,_N Plannin Our Future ' s • Question One - $250 per pupil unit for seven years • Funds to operate the second high school ~ • Funds to implement the grade structure change c~ } • Question Two - $125 per pupi} unit for four ' years • Preserve quality programs ~ ~ Offset freeze in state funding formula g ~ ~..,._w.. 2443 04~Budget ~r n ~ .u un a anc~ > << ~S~ ''~is,ooo,oo0 3y 56,909,897 3s,ooo,ooo ~4,000,000> .55,552,264 53,895,801 _ '2,000,000 bo 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 006-07 az.ooo,aaoy 'r (53,1 1` :54,000,000) .v.~....w .r ......w,~.~rm...~.~,v..~..v. ~i..v.-....~. r Levy 2003 Ptannin .Our Future Market Value Queslionl Question 3 Total ` X100,000 $81 $41- $122 ; $125,000 $102 $51 ~ $162 $150,000. $I22 $61 $183 C~ $200,000 ..$162. $81 $243 $250,000 $203 $102 $305 "=y~ $300,000 $244 $122 $366 r° $400,000 $325 $162 $487 ~ $500,000 $406. $203 $609 $1,000,000 $8i2 $406 $1218 $2,000,000 $1,624 $812 $2436 ~a i ~.r m . 2003~Q4 Budget , un' ~ alanc~. `.t~s9&9,d37 sfleo-ooo. ,000,000 $@55,2,264 53,895.80'( ' 7,000.000' SDI 2003-04 2004;05 ~ ZOOS-U6, ~ G06-0~: $2000.000) ~4,006,b00) . ~ - LeVy~i~03;; hIazket Value (~ries~0m t Quesdun ~ ` T6Eal $lOb;00iJ" $Sl: ~ $41 ; ~Q2 X125;000 $102; X51 $16~; $15©;OOD $1~2i $51. X1$3 $2p0000 $162 ~8i ? ~?43 $2~Q,000- $203 $ID2 ` $305 ~ z $300;000 - $244: ,$122 $~66 - - $400;000 $325` $162 $4$'~ , $500,000 $406: $203 5609 C OU N T Y Once of Planning Lynn G. Moratzka,A1CP MEMORANDUM Director Dakota County. TO: City Administrators, Engineers and. Planners Western Service Center '14955 Galaxie Avenue Apple Valley, MN 55124 FROM: SCOtt PCteiS, Senior Planner$p 952.891:7030 DATE: September 18, 2003 Fax 952.891.7031 www.co.dakota.mn.us RE: Dakota County Transportation Plan Update Public Open Houses In February, the Dakota- County Office of Planning. and Transportation DeparnnenC held two open houses to collect comments for its update of the Transportation Plan. As we near the conclusion of updating our ' Plan, we are planning another-round of open houses under the same format. We would like you to review the Plan framework before we begin fuializing the plan update. We are hosting a meeting for administrators;. engineers, planners and other interested city staff on Wednesday, October 1,.1:30 p.m to 3:30 p.m., Dakota County Western Service: Center, Room 1920, 14955 Gataxie Avenue, Apple Valley. At that meeting city staff will have an opportunity to review presentation materials prior to the open house in which elected and appointed officials and citizens will have an opportunity to review materials. We are also hosting a Joint Planning Commission/Public Open House to provide information and collect comments on our Transportation Plan Update on Wednesday, October 15, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Dakota County Western Service Center, Room L139,14955 Galaxie Avenue, Apple Valley. As we did last February, we will invite city planning commission members and city council members and the public to this open house. We plan to use the same mail lists you provided previously. If you have any revisionsto your city council orplanning corrunission memberships please send to Scott Peters, Senior Planner, at 952-891-7027 or at scott.petersnn.co.dakota.mn.us by Friday, September 19, .2003. We appreciate and value your interest in the planning process for Dakota County's Transportation Plan . Update. Please contact Scott Peters, Senior Planner, with any questions. ZA~ Rioted o~ rc~ycled paper With 30% postcons~xner waste PI4 EQUM OPVORNNftY F.HPLOYER