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12-09-03
City of Lakeville Economic Development Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Tuesday, December 9, 2003, 6:00 p.m. City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Avenue .Lakeville, MN 1. Call meeting to order. 2. Approve September 23, 2003 meeting minutes 3. 2004 CDBG Application 4. Update on Status of Strategic Plan 2003 Work Program and discussion of Work Program for 2004 5. Update on Eureka Township Annexation in Airlake Airport 6. Overview of Dakota County Economic Summit 7. Director's Report 8. Adjourn Attachments: • The Business Journal North Dakota based bank expands here • Star Tribune Job loss hits hard in area suburbs • Pioneer- Press Right frame of mind • Good Jobs First Get Something Back! How Civic Engagement is Raising Economic Development Expectations in Minnesota • Partnership and Progress: our commitment to Historic Downtown Lakeville • EDAM December/January 2004 issue of The Developer • DLBA Holidays on Main Flyer City of Lakeville Economic Development Commission ~ " ° y ~ _ Meeting Minutes September 23, 2003 Marion Conference Room, City Hall Members Present: Comms. Brantly, J. Erickson, Matasosky, Miller, Schubert, Tushie, Ex- Officio member Todd Bornhauser -Executive Director -Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce. Members Absent: Ex-Officio member Robert Erickson - City Administrator, Comms. Pogatchnik, Gehrke, Smith Others Present: Staff present: David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director; Amanda Schwabe, Economic Development Coordinator. 1. Call Meeting to Order. Chair Matasosky called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. in the Marion Conference Room of City Hall, 20195 .Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota. 2. Approve August 26, 2003 Meeting Minutes Motion 03.15 Comms. Erickson/Miller moved to approve the minutes of the August 26, 2003 meeting. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Update on Minnesota Manufacturers Week Mr. Olson informed the EDC Board that City staff is attempting to continue the tradition of holding the Manufacturers Luncheon in the Airlake Industrial Park. Ryt-Way Industries, Inc. had offered to host the 2003 Manufacturers Luncheon in 2002, however, when contacted by City staff they indicted that they were too busy to host the event at this time. After talking with several other industrial park businesses, it was realized that the challenge was to find a business with a building that had enough space to accommodate approximately 100 people. Mr. Olson stated that Performance Office Papers is currently considering our request and that Boise Building Solutions would be the next option. Menasha, Imperial Plastics and Con Agra have been approached and have declined due to a lack. of available space. Comm. Brantly stated that a lack of space was a good problem to have; shows business is good. Other commissioners concurred. Tuesday, October 21St over the noon hour has been selected as the date and time for the Manufacturers Luncheon. City Staff will be determining a location yet this week, affirmed Mr. Olson. City staff also has leads on a guest speaker. More information should be known by the end of this week. Comm. Emond asked if the event was going to be catered. Mr. Olson responded that Divine Swine was selected to cater the luncheon again this year. 1 State Budget cuts are beginning to show up in the .Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). One example is that fewer mailings are being sent out regarding Minnesota Manufacturers' Week this year than in the past. Organizations are putting more information out on the agency's website instead. 4. Update on Strategic Plan 2003 Work Program Mr. Olson gave brief updates on issues related to the Strategic Work Plan that have occurred since the last EDC meeting. He stated that the City has had many opportunities to communicate the benefits of Commercial/Industrial development to local residents (first work program goal). A story was recently ran in the Messages page on the Fairfield Business Campus development and the use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF). The sale of the commercial portion of the Crossroads Development was the cover story on the latest issue of the MN Real Estate Journal and Finance Director, Dennis Feller, made a City budget presentation to the City Council on September 15t" identifying Commercial/Industrial development benefits. Lakeville also hosted the Southern Twin Cities Association of Realtors last Thursday, he continued, where City staff gave presentations to 90 realtors regarding development in Lakeville. A joint work session for the City Council and School Board has been scheduled for September 29t" to discuss community issues, he included. The State of the Schools (ISD 194) presentation, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, was .held today at Heritage Links. Mr. Olson shared that City staff has been working on 1-35/Co. Rd. 50 interchange improvements. An agreement has been made with Taco Bell, he said. City Council has approved their relocation to the Christensen property. Their new location, he stated, will be in the middle of the United Properties development. Plans have Taco Bell relocated by March/April 2004. Comm. Erickson asked if Super America was also relocating. Mr. Olson responded that when relocated, Super America would be sitting on the current Taco Bell parking lot and the vacant land adjacent to it. Comm. Emond inquired if the Super America land will be acquired by next winter. Mr. Olson stated that the City attorney is currently in the process of preparing the 90-day quick take acquisition process for the vacant site adjacent to Taco Bell. 5. Update on Meeting with Eureka Township Re: Airlake Airport Mr. Olson shared that he, Mayor Johnson and Gary Schmidt of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) attended a Eureka Township regular monthly meeting on September 8 to discuss the annexation of a portion of the fixed based operator (FBO) leased area at the airport. The FBO is proposing a 12,000-square-foot hanger addition. The purpose of the meeting, he said, was to discuss annexing. approximately 1.9 acres of MAC owned property. The City of Lakeville serves the existing building with sewer and water and also maintains Hamburg Avenue. He shared that City staff were able to answer most of the questions asked at the meeting. Mr. Olson stated that Eureka Townships' largest fear is that the City will continue to annex land in the future. 2 Comm. Brantly asked if the existing hanger building, owned by Steve Wentworth would still remain in Eureka Township. Yes, stated Mr. Olson, however, the City will not be serving them with water and sewer. The City is only interested in the small piece of property where the expansion would be located. Annexing of the property would allow for the entire building to be in one jurisdiction, he continued. If annexed, Eureka Township would still receive a portion of the tax base for five years. Mr. Olson shared that Eureka Township indicated that they wanted to get advice from the Township attorney and discuss annexation further at their October meeting. 6. Director's Report Spotlight on Business Mr. Olson stated that EDC Chairperson Jack Matasosky presented the September 15tH Spotlight on Business participant: Crystal Lake Golf Club & Banquet Facility. Wells Fargo Parking Lot Project Update Two days after closing on the sale of the property, Dakota County sent a letter stating that they need more testing, Mr. Olson stated. He continued to say that the City is in the process of drafting a response to the letter and that at this time Wells Fargo is reviewing the letter since they now own the property. Mr. Olson informed the EDC Board that. the. City sampled. the ground water on the site for their own benefit, and that the sample that was tested came back clean of the chemical PCE which was earlier found on the site. Since the MPCA is not. requiring additional testing on the site, the City plans to decline the additional testing request made by Dakota County. Met Council Update Mr. Olson shared that the latest household population forecast has been released with the largest changes expected to occur in 2020. and 2030. A population of 81,000 in 2020 and 91,000 in 2030 have been forecasted for the City of Lakeville. City staff is currently reviewing this forecasts, he said. A new revised Blueprint 2030 is scheduled to be released tomorrow, stated Mr. Olson. The Ventura administration Met Council had previously adopted the Blueprint 2030. The Pawlenty administration Met Council has since been reviewing the document. As far as we can tell, he said, the Elko/New Market interceptor sewer line is on hold. He also stated that Apple Valley .attorney, Brian McDaniel, has recently been appointed to the new Metropolitan Council District in Dakota County. Lakeville Tire & Auto- CDBG Proiect Bids will be received this Friday, Mr. Olson shared, for the demolition of the vacant house located west of Lakeville Tire & Auto at 20910 Howland Avenue. Asbestos testing has been completed but the results are not yet available. City staff, he continued, is waiting for a response from the MN State Historical Society regarding the historical significance of the home, which was constructed in 1890. 3 He stated that the City would like to have as much of the new parking lot completed as possible by this winter. Mr. Olson responded to questions regarding the house, owned by the VFW that is being renovated across the street from 20910 Howland Avenue. Discussion followed. Leadership Lakeville Mr. Olson shared that he has been selected to participate in the Leadership Lakeville program. Twenty-five people are participating in this program. Sessions will be held once a month through May 2004. Attachments Many articles have been attached to the EDC packet for this month, Mr. Olson stated. A large insert in the Pioneer Press highlighted Lakeville, which was also included. Hopefully EDC board members will find these attachments informative. 7. New Business Mr. Olson informed EDC Board members that Dakota County is having an open house on the Transportation Plan on Oct. 1 & 15 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. The joint planning commission meeting and open house will be held at the Western Service Center in Apple Valley. Chair Matasosky asked Mr. Olson how far the proposed County Transportation plan has come since last Spring/Winter when the last neighborhood meeting. was held. Mr. Olson stated that he has not seen any new plans since the last neighborhood meeting. However, access management issues will likely arise, he continued, since Cedar Avenue, Pilot Knob Road and Co. Rd. 46 are at or will exceed 20,000. ADT by 2020 and will be recommended for'/2 mile access spacing. Tom and Peggy Smith are being recognized .tonight for 10-years of owning of Brackett's Crossing Country Club. Mayor Johnson and City Administrator Erickson will be in attendance tonight at the celebration to present a plaque to Mr. & Mrs. Smith for their hard work and dedication to the community. A Mexican sit-down restaurant is being considered for Heritage Commons, Mr. Olson stated. A coffee shop is also considering locating there. To the best of our knowledge Subway is the only signed tenant. 8. Adjourn The meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Attested to: Amanda Schwabe, R. T. Brantly, Secretary Economic Development Coordinator 4 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: December 3, 2003 RE: 2004 CDBG Application Every year the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These funds are to be used by communities for projects that either benefit low to moderate income people or eliminate slum and blight. The CDA uses a formula to determine the amount of funds to allocate to each community in Dakota County. The CDA has indicated that Lakeville can expect approximately $116,177 in 2004, which is approximately $10,000 more than the City received in 2003. A history of recent funding activity is listed below: 2000: $70,000 was allocated to the newly created Downtown Code Improvement program and the City subsequently used those funds to assist the Smith Dental renovation. $34,819 (the remainder of the funds) were reprogrammed into 2001 and combined with the entire allocation of 2001 to support an affordable housing initiative by the CDA. 2001: $109,316 was used, along with $34,819 of 2000 funds, to support the acquisition of the W ren property for development of affordable rental townhomes by the CDA, 2002: $75,000 was again allocated to the Downtown Code Improvement Program and subsequently used to assist the Ben Franklin renovation. $33,692 is anticipated to be used to offset costs of the clearance, contaminated soil cleanup, and demolition of the car-wash/drycleaner property, 2003: $75,556 was allocated to the Downtown Code Improvement Program, however a project was not funded in part because of the need to ensure that adequate funds were available to address possible environment issues that were encountered during the car wash /dry.. cleaner property demolition and environmental cleanup. The final cost for demolition and environmental cleanup on this property was $58,444 and thus approximately $50,000 of Code Improvement Program funds can be carried over into 2004. $30,000 was allocated to clearance of blighted buildings in the Downtown. Approximately $12,000 of this amount was utilized for the demolition of the vacant house west of Lakeville Tire and Auto. The Downtown Code Improvement Program has achieved significant success, with major renovation of two buildings in the Downtown accomplished because of the availability of CDBG funds for this program. In addition CDBG funds were used to remove two blighted buildings in 2003 that also resulted in the creation of much needed additional off-street parking in the Downtown. Action Requested: ' Staff suggests the EDC recommend that the City Council authorize an application for $76,177 in CDBG funds for the Downtown Code Improvement Program in 2004 and the remaining $40,000 be identified for clearance of blighted properties. It is not recommended that the funds for clearance of blighted properties be limited to the Downtown area as there may be properties outside of the Downtown area that would be appropriate to consider for clearance. Agenda Item TO: economic Development Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator Amanda Schwabe, Economic Development Coordinator FROM: David L. O{son, Community & Economic Development'Director -DATE: ~ December 4, 2003 RE: Strategic Plan'Work Program Update The 2i?[32-2(l~4 Strategic .Plan for Economic Development is a three-year plan #hat was recommended by the EDC and approved by the Gity Council in December`of 20FJfi to guide the City's econor developrr?ent efforts aver.. the next thr~ae years. This approval included a work program for the first year and corresponding goals to be pursued by the EDC in 2Qtt2 and a subs+~quent wrork program was approved for 2t~3. The wrork program goals r+vare derived from reviewing the four Strategic Wt~rk Areas that the EDC iclentifiee[ 'rn the 2t}Q2-~f Strategic Pian. This work. part was reviewed by the EDC at -their meetings in Jarw~ary a~rtd l=ebruary of 2 and approval by the Cit~r Counil in march. The following is a brief summary of the.accornptishmentsand achi tints assaciated with the work program goals #or 2flt?3; The first work program goal was: "Ta tnfcu > r+eaia~rnts of the b~tta~`rfs c?f t~t»tr~r~i~ttc#u~trfa d+s+dr?~" Included in this goat was the cor~tinuatic~n of the Spotlit on 'n+ess Program. A separate memo has been prepared by Amanda that sumrrizes: the busir~ that have been spotlighted to-date as welt as those that have `indicated they di€t not wish to;participate_in the program. Another a of this work program goal tha# was mplishin ~4 was.the City's work with Him.e Horner to- develapaart ec:~c~nic developmnt corr~munication strategy. This effort culminated with a presentations by Fimle Horner in Just of this year tv a group c~# pity staff, appointed Bcrd artd Cammissior~ members ar~ct other representatives of-the Commtmity including staff from tSD #1EJ4. Then strategies recommended by Mimle Horner are being imp~rr~nted in t~r?-going communtion ef#orks including Airlake Park News and the Messages page. Another achievement in 2t~03 that was consistent. with this. goal inoluded initiating a newt program on Cable Channel 16 entitled "Qut &-About Lakeville" that features infcNmatton on new commercial businesses in Lakeville. This new? program had its debut in November and featured the newt Gander Mountain. stare. Information on-the featured new businesses will .also. be available on the City's website. Finally, the City recently coordinated a presentation of th® Dowtntown Lateville Business Association .and Downtown Property owners. regarding the City's efforts and partnerships in recent years that have resulted in redevelopment -and re- investment in Historic Downtowrn Lakeville. The second goal was to: "Encourage. communication between the school dfs~fc~ county, and cffy frt order to provfd~ greater understsndfngr of the ffnancfs~ n end the benefits commerofsf end industrial development bring, in order to fec~ifftete ffnancfsi pisnning for the community." One of the .primary efforts of this goal wras t© evaluate impacts of the legislative .decisions in relation to impacts on Ic~cat units of government and in particular how these decisions may affect efforts to prorhate economic ~ development. In spite of the signifiicant state aid recfiuctiorfs totaling approximately $1.1' million`that the City was required tQ implement in the middle of the 203 Budget Year as weN as the proposed budgets for ~t and 2E1~5, the City is experiencing a record year for development and building permit issuance in 2Q03. Budget reductions were. required in ali :functions including Economic Development, fiawever, the basic departmental functions and staffing levels were mntained. Unfortunately, as a result of Changes made tQ the property tax levy limit CalCUlatian formula dunng the last legislative session, Lakevil~ will not realize the full benefit of the additional growth commercial and industrial tax base in our Community. The third work program goal was: "fio encoura~ the fnvestfgatfon of crlticaf business infrastructure." This goat includes the planning artd implementation interchange upgrades as well as the approval and implemantstiQn of the East-West Corridor Study, maintaining the relationships. develope~withtelecommunicstic~ns providers, and Continued diaiague with the Airlake Airport Advisory Commission and Fixed Base C3perator. A Considerable arrx~untof staff resources have been dedicated to the interchange upgrade. :.projects. The necessary City.:: funding for`"the GS~iI-f 5Q 1nterim lmprovament project is in place and the Construction plans are in the process of being finalized #4 allow for the project to be bid in early'2004. The City with the assistance of the County Attorney's o#i'ice has been able to reach agreement on the purchase of the two existing businesses that wilt be displaced by the project. Plans were approved and Construction is under way far ar nevv location for one of #hese businesses. Staff has spent considerable tune on attempting to finalize the developer contributions to the project that will be madam by United Properties. Plans are also being finalized for the bidding of the remainder of the CSAH 6Q lnterChange improvements to be Constructed ire 2t~?4. Finally, staff have been working on obtaining the necessary state and federal approvals of the CSAI-F 70 Interchange design and have else been attempting to secure state and federal funds for this project. The City recently was notified that-an application subn~ittecf-for Federa# TES ~'I Furling for the CSAt~ 7U 1nterchange had the second highest scare of ali projects. submitt®ci in the Expander Category for the Seven County Metro Area. Confirmation of this $5.5 million in' federal funding is c+~ntingent on the expiration of the appeal period during which oth~zr projects Can appeal their score'. Progress was also made in the planning of future Critical business infrastructure:,ln the form of the approved East-West Corridor Study. that identifies and preserves future East-Vliest "roadway extensions in Lakeville. A portion ofi the plan was implemented in ~Ot}3 with-the construction of 179"' Street from Cedar to Flagstaff by the developers of the Crossroads project. The fourth warkprogram goal which guides the: EQC efforts was to: "twncaura ~ ibatanc~e be n cor»nt+rr+c~aUlndustriat end resfd~ttiaf iax base." Business retention and .:expansion. efforts ir~ctuding c>n-site business visits, manu#acturing week activities; and communications methcxls such as continuing fhe Airlake Newsletter were .identified as .:proposed efforts to encourage a balanced tax base. As indic~cted in this year's Budget Message "Back to the Basics" the City's commercial and :industrial tax base is now+ squat to 18°fo of the fatal tax capacity base for property taxes payable in 2t.- This is anticipated to increase for taxes payable in 2005 and 20th based ort City's issuance of over ~ million in commercial and industrial building pem~its in 2t~}2 and 20~ however it wilt continue to be offset by the carftinued increase in number and average value of new residential•permits. Cl~ulpn of 11Vg~rtc Pr~ram ~c?r ~t Attached is an outline that has been preparedfor the purpose of initiating discussion fa?r the Strategic Plan Work Program for 20x4: This outline was a result of discussions between 'staff .and Chairman NFa Icy in an attempt to identify an-going projects arsd prc~rams that are consistent with the,goals and:.objec;tives of the currerTt (or previous} Strategic Plan for #Economic t~ev ent as wei# as identi~ting previous. special projects that have been eornpleted ! pc>tentiat future projects ar?d programs that wilt assist in the implementation of; these. goals.' Staff would tike to obtain input #rom Commission members regarding the Work Program for 200E and bring this information bask in draft form;to be considered and approved at the January meeting. Economic Development Strategic Plan trnp ementation L Current Projects: (Implementation of previous objectives) • Implementation of CSAH 50, 60 and 70 Interchange improvements • E-Commerce. Certification • Implementation of South Creek Watershed Management. Plan • Hi-Tech Subcommittee • Reducing gap between Commercial/Industrial vs. Residential Tax Capacity • Facilitating downtown improvements and redevelopment (Drycleaner/Laundromat demolition, demolition and redevelopment of 20910 Howland Avenue) • =East -West Corridor Study • Development of additional Affordable Housing (Wren, Gilb sites) I. Onc~oinc1Programs: • Manufacturers' Appreciation. Luncheon • Spotlight on Business Recognition Pr©gram • Customer Service Training Program • Airlake Park News • Out. and About Lakeville (Channel 16 Production and Website) • Bi-monthly-.`Around Town' articles. for Chamber of Commerce III. Special Projects Completed in 2003: • Himle Horner Communications Strategy • Partnership and Progress: Our commitment to Historic Downtown Lakeville Presentation • Pat Summerall Productions IV. New Opportunities for 2004: • Sponsoring event on the. current efforts and future opportunities of local companies doing business internationally • Additional collaboration with DCTC on customized training opportunities and other potential partnerships • Preparation of an analysis of the return on investment as result of interchange improvements • Preparation of 2005-2007 Strategic Plan for Economic Development • Begin .planning for a Progress Report on Economic Development to be completed in the first quarter of 2005 i ~EMQRAI~QUM TO: Economic Development Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator FROM: .Amanda Schwabe, Economic Development Coordinator DATE: December 5, 2003 RE: Spotlight on Business Program Update .The Spotlight on Business program was .created as an outgrowth of the Economic Development Commission's. Economic Development Strategic Work Ptan "to inform and educate. residents on benefits of commereia! and industrial businesses in order to gain community support and appreciation for .business growth." The program was initiated in 2002 and has hightlghted 36 Lakeville businesses to date. The fallowing is the list of businesses that have particiaated in the Spotlight on Businessprogram since 2002: Progressive Rail New Mornlrig Windows Alcorn Beverage Americlnn Imperial- Plastics Aztec, Inc. Verified Credentials Super 8 Ipava Marketplace Taro QA1 Precision Products, Inc. Lakeville Premier Storage 'Con Agra Menasha Products Parker Hannifin Corporation <Mutler Theater Technics! Methods Walgreens Belzers Lakeville Mal! Crystal Lake Golf Club- Strout Plastics APP Geckler Companies, Inc. Southfork/Snyders Airlake Ford. Boise Building Solutions Hearth-N-Home.. Technologies Scruples Salon Products, Inc. United .Products Corp: Ryt-Way DHY Lakeville Pro. Plaza. Despatch Industries Cedar 70 Partnership Mendel! Machine & Mfg, Inc. The following. businesses have either declined or did not respond to our invitation to participate in the Spotlight on Business program: Schniedermans Tyco Plastics Performance Tool & Die Wausau Supply Performance Office Papers Car Quest Arden International Kitchens Perms Groove, Inc. Viking Accoustical National. Polymersing Allison Specialty Bernco Rosemount Office Systems Fleet Farm Cardinal Industrial Finishes When the Spotlight on Business program was created, it was determined that specific types of businesses (i.e. restaurants, banks, convenience stores, daycare centers) would not be included in the program. 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"3 ~ . %:i ° - - - - k Agenda item: _ `MGiY1~~~~~ Td: economic Development Commission CC: Robert:Erickson, City Administrator Amanda Schwabe, Economic Development: Coordinator FROM: David L. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director DATE: December 4, .2003. RE: eureka Township Annexation Agreement Aft®r several months of discussions anct negotiations with .Eureka Township, the City reached agreement with the Township on an kOrderly Annexation Agreement for the annexation of 2.37 acres of Alrlake Airport :property #hat is currently located in Eureka~Tawnshlp. The need :for the annexations was idenirtied when Aircraft Resource Center contacted the City regarding a proposed expansion of their aircraft hangar facilities and it was determined that a 1975 Annexation resulted in a portion of the. existing: building. being located in the Township and the remaining portion being located in the City of Lakeville. In the agreement that was reached, t1~ Township will continue ta,receive a declining portion of fhe current"ar~nual personal propertytaxes of $443 per year paid by the.: Aircraft Rescxarce Center and wil! also receive or}e half of the building permif fee, which is estimated at $3,200 for the proposed 12,Ot3f1 hangar addition. The Township approved the agreement on Rlove~ber 10~' arfd the Gity Council approved: the :agreement at their November 17, 2003 meetngv The annexation also resin#ec€' in the rght•of-way;foe Mamburg Avenue south of 22Qth Street al! being located within the City, Prior to the annexation, the west half of Hamburg south of 2zQ"' Streetwas in the City. and the easthalf was in the Township. Representatives of Aircraft Resource Center have indicated that they .plan to start construction of the hangar expansion in the Spring of 2004. This expansion will. also result in the improvements to the portion of the existing building that faces 220' Street which will result in an improvement to the overall appearance of the FB4 building at Airlake Airport. :LAND- SURVEYOR P.O. BOX 241 .LAKE. ELMO, MINNESOTA (651) 7-0024 Voice/Fax (651) ; ..PLAN. FAR: AIRC~;AFT RESOURCE CENTER, I 22100 Hamburg Avenue Lakevlle,lVtinnesota Tele. (952) 469-4414 SW Corner of A1ftt_AKE INat1STR1Al. PARK 1ST AI}p1T14N r , , ~ ~ - - - - _ 1UREKA TOW ~ North Ltne of the' 4~.e3 ~ NWi /4 of Sec. 4 g$'~, _ y~~' r---------------- _ N1/4 Corner of Sec. 4 ~r g lease ' * I ~~c ~ ' Boundary ~ 0 f ~ 0a~~ Munieipa~~'~oundcry Per , i 4 = of t.akeviile~ Ordinance No. 80 ~ ~ ~ i ~ ,p~ i'~189'42'a0'E ~ ! CITY c I.AK E ( / / ° pSP~ $LJRECCA ~ ~ 1` ; ~v~rn~ar' I £ast Line of the NW1/4 of Sec. 4 ` . ~ i NOTE: r_, Dimensions within this detail are per .Lakeville Ordinance No. 80 (Ordinance Extending lakevilie Boundary) a _ - MI.TNICIPAL B ~~DAR~ DETAIL LA ~H x4'3 . °j~i'~~ Agenda Item MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator FROM: Amanda Schwabe, Economic Development Coordinator- DATE: December 4, 2003 RE: Dakota County Economic Summit 2003 The 2003 Dakota County Economic Development Summit was held at DCTC on November 6, 2003. Bill Lucking, Executive Director of Progress Plus and current President of the Economic Development Association of MN (EDAM) welcomed Economic Development professionals from across the county to the event. Ed Barlow, Futurist from Creating the Future, Inc. was the keynote speaker. Mr. Barlow spoke on how to create a competitive economic and workforce advantage. In order to create a competitive economic and workforce advantage, according to Barlow, three objectives must be understood and achieved. Objective #1: To enhance understanding of the dynamics of a continuum of change. Objective #2: To consider strategies that can be employed to align with a continuum of change. Objective #3: To explore the nature of emerging trends and influences and their implications for economic and workforce development. Afiternoon activities focused on formulating future economic and workforce development initiatives in small strategic. issue groups. A community leader reception concluded the event where Department of Employment and Economic Security (DEED) Deputy Commissioner Dennis Yecke acknowledged Dakota County as Minnesota's leading county for E-Commerce Ready activity. The City of Lakeville was recognized at the community leader reception for being one of the first cities in Dakota County to achieve E-Commerce Ready certification. Bill Coleman, Executive Director for Dakota Future, Inc., was also present at the summit and spoke briefly about Dakota County's new private-public economic development organization. Dakota Future is the new home for existing economic development focused committees including the Technology committee, Business Retention and Development committee, International Trade committee, Bankers committee and Entrepreneur committee. Additional information about Dakota Future, Inc. can be found at www.dakotafuture.com. City Council member Wendy Wulff, EDC Chair Jack Matasosky, EDC Ex-Officio member Todd Bornhauser and I were able to represent the City of Lakeville at this event. Agenda Item # TO: Economic Development Commission CC: l~v~rt Erickson, City Administrator Ada Schw~e, Economic Development Coordinator FR:: David L. C?#son, Community & Eccxtcxmic Development Dir+edtar DATEy errtber 4, 2~3 RE: I'v~rrrber 1 Dumber Director's R~rt The ~g ? Direcfie~r's Ftepart fc~r t~®vember and Decetnbe+r cif 2€13. United Rrt;~ta Cc~rp~ation was featured attl~ Nave~n~ber 3~~ City Cc>ur Ming and rr lrtr~d by EDC i~ber Dick 14~iller. Lal~evill~ Prs~fessiortaf' Rla w~?s f®ar~ +~t t~ Na~ember muting and was irrtroduced EDC l~emt~er ,.ferry Erickson: AAaGhino artd fncorp~ated was ftured a4-the Dnr 1~ City Crvd~ ~ and was ir~rae#uced by EDC t,Aerrtt~r Barry Por~t~tnifC. Copies d#` the rnemos that v+rere provided to the City Council on ti's bt~irea ara attd. .~i ~ F~ev~tc~ri4 The City~h the atance of David Licht of NAC, has campteted a det$iled review of the Regionaf Development Frarnrork. This docunnt w~ for l~~ cc~nment by the IVlet Cr~unal an October 15, 2Qa3 and is int r the 2 Blueprint that was adopted by previous AAet Council chaired b}~ Ted Nfondale. The City ~tified a nurr~ber of areas of croncern with the current document which are s~wrrized-in the attached memo dated Ncwemtr 26, 2043. several t>f the areas a~f canoem were also included in the c©ver fitter signed by fUta~c~r Ja#~r~~an to tr~et C~ Ohairman Peter Bell. These included the eontir~ued proli~era~on of Rural t~ide~ttial development in a number of areas including Credit River Tawr~sh. Also mentioned was the lack of a plan or strategy to secure the ness funding for needed transportation improvements, particu~' in arms such as L1~akota Gounty that are anticipated to accommodate a iar~ ~rtion of the reg~t7n's gr~at+tiFth. City Council EVI®mbers Wendy WVt~lff and Laurie l~i~bb City Administtor Bc~b Erickson attended a public hearing on the Draft 24 Fr$rrork on l~l~r 3`~-and provided verbal t®stimony and submitted cc3pies of the written ~mments. Chairman Peter Belt has indicated that comments and testy wilt be ..taken into account and action on proposed 203D Framework has ~ ~ earn December 17t" to January 14~'. aLBA Prnt~n City staff prepared a pies®nta#ton en ' PSrtrtership and P tit Wis. presen#ed to the Downtown Lakeville Business Association as t~ ter ~?owntown business and property owmers. EDC members Jade ~#~s~y, :Bob Brandy, Jim Ernond att®nded this event that was held at the Art ate;' ~n 17th. The event was w®11-attencl~ arxi ap~are~i to be well r® t thtase in att®ndance. A copy of the Prpoint preserrtatirrn is inducted in-your i ' those members #hrat trays # ~tr~ady rived one. tatty Truth i~t rf `fhe City's Truth in Taxation bearing is scheduled f©r (Monday, Ctl~° ~t '~:f p:rn. in the City C4undl Charr~bers, A copy of the recent Messes ~r~ that summarizes the City's proposed 2Q44 Budget and tax levy is attatd. -the article: indicates, ttte proposed budget and property tax levy for 2t~4 ~ mutt in Lakeville r~intaing ona of the lowest tax ~~tY rates in Da.l€ County. MEMOE~ANDUM ` TO: Mayor and City Council City Administrator ' CC: David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director FROM: Amanda Schwabe, Economic Development Coordinator DATE: October 28, 2003 RE: Spotlight on Business: United Products Corporation The purpose of the Spotlight On .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.) United Products Corporation has been selected'as the next business to be featured in the Spotlight on Business program. Economic Development Commission member Dick Miller will be in attendance at the Council meeting to present information on United Products Corporation and introduce Branch Manager, Dan Hatfield. United Products Corporation is the leading wholesale distributor of roofing, siding, :and windows in the Upper Midwest. !n an effort to better serve the Twin Cities market, including. he rapidly expanding south metro area, United. Products opened a Lakeville Branch in the fall of 2002. Located on 9:8 acres 'at 21470 Grenada Avenue (old Monroe Trucking building), in Airlake Industrial Park, the Lakeville branch is positioned to serve the traditional south metro and outlying cities. United Products prides itself on having the largest in-stock inventory of roofing, siding, and accessories in the. upper Midwest. They are also proud to operate the largest, most modern roofing and siding delivery fleet, which includes nine different vehicle types ranging from 62' boom trucks to flatbeds with truck mQUnted forklifts to box vans. The 44,890-square-foot building includes 36,000-square-feet of indoor warehouse space, 9,000-square- foot service bay area and a full exercise and weight room available to employees. The United Products indoor showroom offers contractors and bu"riders a close look at the high quality products available for new construction or remodeling. Headquartered in St. Paul, United Products has seven other Midwest locations including: St. Cloud, Duluth, Rochester, Plymouth, Minneapolis, Eau Claire, WI and Fargo, ND. United Products goal is to provide Outstanding Customer Service to remodel contractors, new construction builders, and lumberyards. .The company is also focused on the commitment and development of its staff, which is known as the "Eagle Team." United Products currently employs ten full time and four seasonal Lakeville area residents. In addition to employment, United Products also provides a substantial tax benefit to the community. The Dakota County Assessor. has assigned an estimated market value of $1,967,700 to the United Products building and property. This market value resulted in the contribution of $67,028 in local property taxes going to support the City, Dakota County, and Independent School District 194 in 2003. -~~MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Councif City Administrator. CC: David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director FROM: Amanda Schwabe, Economic Development Coordinator ~ DATE: November 13, 2003 RE: Spotlight on Business: Lakeville Professions! Plaza The purpose of the Spotlight On Business program is "to inform and educate residents on benefits of C/{ base to gain community support and appreciation for business growth" (Goal #1 of the Economic Development. 2003 Strategic Work Plan,) Lakeville Professional. Plaza has been selected' as the next participant in the Spotlight on Business. program. Economic Development Commission member Jerry Erickson will be in attendance. at the Council meeting to present information on Lakeville Professional Plaza and introduce owners Dr. John Mittelsteadt and Dr. Steven Sek:how. Lakeville Professional Plaza is Located on 3.6 acres on the corner of 185"' Street and. Kenwood Trait (Hwy 50). Business partners Dr. Mittelsteadt and Dr. Selchow own Gingko Properties and. purchased the land in 1997 to build two 8,200-square-foot multi-tenant buildings. Completed in 2000, Lakeville Professional Plaza has seven. tenant spaces ranging in size from 1,000 square feet to 4,000 square feet. Dr. Mittelsteadt and Dr. Selchow looked for medical/dental related .professionals to lease space. Current tenants include: Centerpointe Dental, Dakota Valley Cosmetic & Laser Surgery, Glacier Lake Dental, Lakeville Orthodontic Association, Turning Leaf Chiropractic, Chase Home Finance and a financial planner. Lakeville Professional Plaza was designed to preserve the wooded areas around the site and owners opted #or frank Lloyd Wright type .architecture to ensure compatibility with the residential character of adjoining areas. Lakeville Professional Plaza provides a substantial tax benefit to the community. The Dakota County Assessor has assigned an estimated market value of $2,500,600 to the Lakeville Professional Plaza buildings and property. Based on current tax capacity rates, this market value will result in estimated contribution of $85,518 in local property taxes going to support the City, Dakota County, and Independent School District 194 in 2004. MEMaR~AlVl7UM ' f~ TO: Mayor and City Council City Administrator CC: David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director FROM:. Amanda Schwabe, Economic Development Coordinator DATE: November 26, 2003 RE: Spotlight on Business: Mendell Machine and 'Manufacturing, Inc. The purpose of the Spotlight On 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 Plana. Mendell Machine and Manufacturing, Inc. has been selected` as'the next participant in .the Spotlight on Business program. Economic Development Commission member 'Barry Pogatchnik will be in attendance at the Council meeting to present information on Mendell. Machine artd Manufacturing, Inc. and introduce President Bryan Bartz .and Sales Manager Steve Storlie. Founded in 1965, Mendell Machine and. Manufacturing, Inc. wasoriginally started to make parts for the military defense. industry. The company previously leased space in Bloomington until moving to Lakeville this past October. The company moved into. a recently built, full service manufacturing. facility` featuring rapid prototyping and short-run through long-run production {ocated at .21463 Grenada Avenue in the Airlake Industrial Park. When Bryan Bartz took over the company in 1999, Mendell's focus was on high-end echnology. At that time, Mr. Bartz realized that many of the employees hired to work with the company's high-end technology products had medical backgrounds. Today, Mendell's primary focus is on medical device .manufacturing.. Mendell works closely with many large name medical companies to engineer and manufacture implantable medical devices and the instrumentation to implant the devices, as well as diagnostic equipment. However,. the company's customer base also includes a wide variety of other industries in which Mendell provides traditional "machine shop".services. Mendell offers Swiss turning, Wire EDM, CNC milling/turning, manual milling/turning, laser marking, and assembly. Manufacturing materials range from plastics, stainless steel, precious metals, titanium and aluminum. Mendell. employs 30 full-time area residents. In addition to employment, Mendell provides a substantial tax benefit to the. community. The Dakota County Assessor has assigned an estimated market value of almost $1 million to the Mendell Machine and Manufacturing building and: property. Based on current tax capacity rates, this market value will result in estimated contribution of approximately $30,000 in local property taxes going to support the City, Dakota County, and Independent School District 194 in 2004. December 2, 2003 Mr. Peter Bell, Chair Council Members Metropolitan Council 230 East 5"' Street St Paul, MN 55101-1626 RE: 2Q30 Regianai Development Framework Dear Mr. Bell and Council Members: On behalf of the City of Lakeville, we appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on the 2030 Regional Development Framework that was approved for public discussion orr Octoberl2, 2003.• The attached. memorandum dated :November 26, 2003 outlines the aspects of the current document that have been improved in our. opinion over the previous. 2030 Btuepdnt that was approved by the previous. Met Council: It also identifies the e-City's issues and concems with the current 2030 Regional Development Framework. The following are several ©f our more significant issues and concerns:. Rural Residential Areas The 2030. Framework continues to allow Rural Residential development in certain areas. including Credit River Township adjacent to the City of Lakeville. fihis violates a 25-year regional policy and continues to place additional burden on adjacent municipal services and infrastructure: The vast majority. of the cities'. and townships in the region have adhered to the long-standing regional policy of 1 residential unit per 10 acres in rural un-sewered areas. The current document appropriately identifies the negative;aspeets of this type of development however still, proposes to allow it to be perpetuated in select areas. Transportation Funding The 230 Framework identifies an anticipated $4.7 billion shortfall for the next decade to meet the region's needed highway improvements along principal arterials and an additional $500 million for the minor arterial system over the next ten years. Additional implementation strategies need tQ be identified as how the Metropolitan Council will aggressively coordinate with MnDOT and other City of Lakeville 20195 Holyoke Avenue • Lakeville, MN 55044 Phone (952) 985-4400 • FAX (952) 985-4499 • www lakeville.mn.us .appropriate agencies to secure the necessary funding for both highways and other transportation system improvements needed in the region. System Plan Updates Following approval of the Framework 20~, the Council has indicatad one of the next steps will. involve updating of the system plans for wastewater treatment, transportation and transit,. parks and open space, and aviation.. 1f it is detem~ined through the system plan updates that certain aspects of the Framework 243a~>are not feasible or achevabte; thare Heads to be a documented commitment that the Framework wilt be amended. In addition, since the necessary financial resources naeded to impfement the 24 Frarriawork and updat~ct system plans wilt be extremely limited, there will need #o be a format disaussiwt and adoption of a process to identify prigrities as part of the programming and implementation process. As ones of the major local uni#s of government, fc~ca~ed in a part of the region, which is anticipated to receivek a significant share of the- Region's ::future growth and devek~prt~nt, the City of Lakeville ie-highly concerned with, as well; as highly supportive. of estabGshittg a meaningful and workable regional plan for the area. In thin regard, we offer to work cooperatively with the fNetropolitan Council: Thank you. for the opportunity to make these comments. Sincerely yours, Robert D. Joh n, Mayor , :City of Lakeuitte cc: City Council =Brian ~llcDeniel, Mefropc~litan Council Representative Representative Mary Liz Holberg 'Representative Steve Strachan Tom- Weaver, Regional Administrator . _ ~ .City Administrator f7avid Olson, Community and Economic Development Director Keith fVelson, City Engineer Roger Knutson, City. Attorney Daryl Morey, Planning Director David Licht, NAC ,4 T4: METROPOLITAN COUNCIL FROM: CITY OF LAKEVILLE DATE: NDYEMBER 26, 2003 RE: METROPOLITAN FRAMEWQRK - 2030 BACKGRQUND The Metropolitan Council members taking office this year are to be commended for revisi#ing the Metropolitan Blueprint 2030 which was adopted by its predecessor in December 2002. In an attempt to finalize a regional plan before a change in administrations, the prior Council hurried its approval of a Regional Plan without taking adequate time to address significant concerns, leaving many major issues unresolved. It is hoped that the new Council wilt- not prematurely approve the critically important,. long range plan without necessary input and resulting modifications. In the following paragraphs, the City of Lakeville has outlined the. elements of the new, draft 2030 Regional Deve/apment Framework which pose a concern and have sign cant implications for and impacts upon the community. REGIONAL APPROACH Undoubtedly, the most pronounced change in the draft 2030 Framew©rk is the emphasis-now placed upon "cooperations and "partnership" with local units of government to achieve and implement the regional plan. This most certainly is a welcomed approach and is reflective of what in fact: is necessary if progress is to be made and a positive outcome is to be accomplished. There is, however, a simultaneous :concern that the "new, cooperative".approach will lead to a meaningless planning exercise.- In the past, the Metrop©litan Council has adopted policies which. were not enforced on a consistent basis. While there are several examples which could be cited, the one, prime concern to the City of Lakeville is the allowance of rural area development at grossly ubstandard densities. Scott County Townships within our subregion have flagrantly ignored and violated the stated regional development density policy. The past "cooperative" approach utilized in this example proved ineffective and has left the subregion with significant problems which could have been avoided: if "enforcement" had been properly pursued. If is seen as imperative that the Metro Council establi h a 'balanced approach which combines cooperation with mandated compliance. Additionally, there should be rewards for communities such as Lakeville, Eureka Township (Dakota County} and others "which have consistently complied with Metro Council development policies. Furthermore, the 2030 Framework should 0 define what polices and aspects of the regional plan are open to negotiation and which are not. Without such a defined and balanced approach; there is little hope of correcting past problems or achieving a positive, future coordinated development situation. REGIONAL PROJECTIONS./ JURISDLCTION 1. DATA BASE: A continuing and plaguing concern with °the 2D30 Framework is the limited. seven county perspective which ignores the existing and potential development occumng 'in the four surrounding counties... At the very minimum, the Metro Council needs to factor the population projections and land availability from these areas into its regional projections. It can be expected for example that some of the nearly one million new residents to be added to the Twin Cities region by 2030 will. locate. in these four outlying counties. Moreover, the information on the four "non" metro counties is needed to truly;assess the tmprovernents, primarily in transportation, which wtlC be required in the' future, These outlying areas contribute substantial traffic to the regional system and without data on existing and future traffic generation, plans wilt likely fall far short of meeting actual demands. 2. JUSRISDICTION: The 2Q34' Framework continues to work on a jurisdictional base that was' estabttshed nearly 50 years ago in the late 1950's. As such, it ignores reality as well as the Federal Census documentation that the Twin Cities Metropolitan Region is in .fact ' .comprised of eleven, not seven counties.: As an agency that is charged with planning the future of the region, it is difficul# to comprehend that it does not take into account the situation which exists at present. While the City of Lakeville has previously acknowledged that this is a politically charged issue, the failure to work toward an expanded jurisdiction, that is essential to a meaningful plan and its implementation, is unacceptable. If this matter is not aggcesstvely pursued by the Metro Council, the very significant amount of time and monies devoted to the- regional as welt as local plans will be wasted and the region will be left to' confront ' problems which will be insurmountable. Federal Government Representatives "noted 'two years `ago during' the Metrapoli#arr Planning Qrganization Reauthorization interviews that the "region" needed ` to be expanded beyond the seven counties to include at least 'eleven ar thirteen counties for cx~ordination of communication and planning efforts. REGIONAL /STATE AGENCY COORDINATIQN, The new recognition and emphasis that tfie draft 2030 Framework places on water resources is a major step fonnrard and is to be highly'commended. In light. of this new attention as welt as the continued. concern over more traditional :topics, the regional plan must focus upon and assign a higher Jevel of commitment to the coordination between the Metro 'Council and its ;plans, and the State agencies which in fact have the actual. jurisdiction as well. the authority to program and implement improvements. As part of the. City's extensive involvement with the DNR regarding water resources, it became evident that the State agency was unaware of the- projected. growth that Lakeville is expected to realize in the next twenty to thirty years.. Lacking such fundamental and critical knowledge, he State agencies are not able to make appropriate decisions and take necessary actions. -2- $4 Another apparent example of the need fore regionaF -and state ordination is in the area of highway improvements. Although Dakota County is anticipated to accommodate a significant share of the regional growth and development that is to take place in the next 20 to 30 years, MNDOT's Transportation System Plan, with 'the exception of the' TM 67 Mississippi River Bridge at Hastings and improvements along the TH 52 Corridor, has `no projects programmed for Dakota County through 2025. With the current system exhibiting major problems and being stretched to it limits, it is impossible to comprehend how the Metro Council can assign major growth to Dakota County and one in nine of the forecasted households to the City of Lakeville and adjacent communities, while at the same time not aggressively coordinating. and working with MNDOT to plan for right of way acquisition and canstnrction of highway facilities which are .essential to the subregion. METRO SYSTEM KLAN The .:draft 2034 Framework notes that if is the initial chapter and `unifying theme of the Council's Metrop©litan Development Guide." Subsequently, the Council's system plans will be formulated to .implement the policies, goals and strategies of the Framework. There .are two points to be made with regard to this planning approach. First,- if the update of the 7996. system plans demonstrate that certain aspects of the 2Q3D Framework are .not feasible 'or achievable, there needs to be a documented- comrnitrrtent than the. Framework wilt be amended. Secx~nd, as the financial resources .that are required to .implement the 2030 Framew©rk and the related system plans are e~ctremely limited, formal discussion and adoption of priorities. must 'be pursued. as part of the programming and implementation process. The Council should identify where and `vrhen thls wilt be accomplished within the regional planning program. 'Note is also. made that the -maps included as part of the.-current draft of the 2030 Framework da not include sewer and airport information. CONTINUING C©NCERNS The draft 203D Framework carries over a number of policies and statements from the 2030 Blueprfnt upon which Lakeville has previously made comment. In a number of cases, it is the ...City's position that insufficient attention has been given. these matters and that significant problems persist. The items, which continue to require modification,: are listedbelow. 1. RURAL RESIDENTIAL AREAS The draft 2D30 Framework con#inues the theme of -the prior Council's 2030 Blueprint; formally recognizing the existence of the "Rural Residential Areas" within the region. Although some of the policies contained in the 2D3Q Blueprint that promoted enhancement of these areas have been dropped, there continues to be a suggestion that these areas can be expanded. This. is in light of the stated recognition that this type of development is problematic. The quote from page 9 of the Framework document is "Additional development of this type (one unit per 2` to 2.5 acres) will increase the potential for damage to the environment from many individual sewage treatment systems`close together, and will preclude providing of urban infrastructure in efficient ways." Moreover, there should be an acknowledgement-that mast of the higher density .rural residential developrent, which has taken place over the last twenty years, has -3- '1 been in direct violation. of regional policies and that any further expansion of these areas. is to be prohibited and aggressively halted. ::,Documenting the. problem is the fact that Duet 1200 additional "rural" households are planned .for Credit .River and New Market Townships. in Scott County... Moreover, these units wiN be constructed on parcels as small as 24,000 square feet. 2. RURAL GROWTH :CENTERS The past- Metro Council practice and policy to ignore the Rural Growth Centers is acknowledged as being questionable. These outlying communities have been as much a part of the region as the urbanized core. Including these centers into the regional plan is therefore common sense. In reversing direction, the Metro Council should, however,: act with 'caution. A .key issue is whether growth in the rural centers will have a significant impact on transportation ..;system capabilities: Another issue requiring :attention is the impact that a rural center's growth wil! have on existing services and investments. School district capabilities are a primary concern in this regard. Also, if a rural center attracts growth away from core communities. .:where infrastructure .investments have been and .development commitments have been made, significant rural center growth should not be allowed.. 3. DENSITY The draft regional plan: cites a single family development density objective of three to five units per acre for developing suburbs..:: This is an increase from .the 2020 plan. However, at presentations and discussions of the 2D30 Blueprint, a figure of four units per acre has been stated by Metro Council representatives. There needs to be a clarification of what density is actuafly being proposed. f=urthermore, if thedensity figure is in fact,proposed.to be fourunits - peracre, it is seriously questioned whether it can be achieved. 4. REDEVELOPMENT The Metro Council is proposing that 30 percent of the projected growth which,is to occur in the region by the-year 2030 be accommodated through redevelopment. No .issue is taken with this objective. Concern does exist, however, if this threshold. of redevelopment; is not realized.. It is anticipated that a failure to achieve the 30 percent level of redevelopment. will result in .increased pressure on :cities;: such as Lakeville and .that no plans have been made to address such. a situation. 5. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A troubling void in the current draft of the updated regional plan is the lack of any attention to economic development. If the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area is to sustain its existing and projected growth, and furthermore to pay for the public services and improvements which are required, a critical factor is: the economic growth. and vitality of the region. i3y not including this extremely important subject in the plan, the region will fall short of achieving its objectives.... -4- r 6. IMPLEMENTATION Comments were :prevrcc~usty made ort a 2030 Blueprint's implementatian proposals. To a degree these prior statements are no longer applicable, as 'it appears that the draft 2030. Framework has taken a somewhat different; -less specific and direct approach. '1n this- regard,. he addition and establishment of "regional benchmarks" is applauded and considered a positive -.plan enhancement. Beyond the idea#tfication of somewhat general objectives or benctmarks, however, a .listing of regional plan and implementation priorities is viewed as sssentiat As part of the planning process, the Council needs to give an equal amount of time \ and attention to "how" things are to be achieved in comparison to "what" is to be achieved. NEW,_GONCERN 1. REGIONAL BENCHMARKS - Environment. Water Supply The speck gallons per capita per day "benchmarks" for. water. supply. contained in previous drafts of the plan have been removed from the current draft of the 2030 Framework document. This change will result in little, if any, guidance for assessing progress. Standards should be reinstated which take .into account: the differing. demands of summer .versus winter demands. 2. INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS The draft plan suggests that it is the community's rote to establish and implement ordinances for the management. and maintenance. of individual sewage treatment facilities. The #actual situation is that. while many units of government have such regulations,.. they vary greatly in scope and appticatton. There is a need for the Metro Council and the Minnesota .Pollution Control Agency to assume a rote and responsibility to the creation of mandated standards and enforcement procedures and practices .applicable to ail of the region's counties, cities and townships. 3. RESU~DIVISION (GHOST. PLATTING) REQUIREMENTS In those areas where there is less than urban density development, the Metro Council should pursue mandatory resubdiviston requirements being enacted by local units of government. Through such aprocedure,-there would be assurance that urban services could be extended should the situation warrant. a 4. I-35W TRANSIT CORRIDOR On page 34 of the draft plan, no mention is made of the t-35W Bus Rapid Transit Study for the establishment of a transit corridor. This reference should be included. -5- GONGLUSIQN In issuing a draft 2030 regional plan revision, the new Metro Councit figs-resolved some of the concerns contained in the 2030 Blueprint. A number of significant issues, ha!wever persist. Furthermore, the .more "friendly" and general draft plan leaves open new questions and creates unce~nties relative to how and when plan elements are.; to be accomplished and the priori#ies which are to be achieved. A case;rn point is the pending Empire WWTP Service Area Plan wwhich will address improvements both to currently developing MUSA jurisdictions and expansion into new area of potential growth. if adequate funding is lacking to accomplish service to these differing regionally classified areas, the 2030 Framework needs to provide direction as to which will receive priority. These significant. voids in the 2030 Framework must be addressed at a very early stage of the regional planning process. -6- k Par shi an p d f o ~ ress r . x~~ rr x.~~ s. w.. .Y ~ ~ s i".~ d__ ~ ~ Partnership and Progress ~r: 1. Creating .opportunities in Historic Downtown z= - 2. Working with the community to maximize potential 3. Day-to-day commitment ~~r~ - a 4. Maintaining the vision 5. Planning for the future ~5 ~ r _ Y,l 1~ a .w fr4~' ~ Creating opportunities • Arts Center ~ ~ Land acquisition ~ L - ~r ° ~ $ 818,920 ~ ~ Renovation ui...: Y; a. $1,858,146 ~~.K, ~ ~ Parking lot t~ $ 142.093 X~ - ~ $2,819,159 ~ - ^l.a~ z~~ Creating opportunities ~t ~ (~ggjjj((( `9(I,i i : i i xr` yi. ' ~1 Jifr ':V.~k't...~ -~cC Pry ti! ~-~,4; ~ r ISD '194 Community Education building l,~.v Land acquisition $400,000 'f; Renovation $940,000 $1,340,000 tr., ~:~F_X 7: Financed through issuance of ~t~~'~" lease revenue bond 1.:'..'. .C. ~]~`Y ~'n 1~ s`, en;~,~~ ' Creating opportunities 2000 CDBG, ~ City funds ,m.,, $103,424 ,~~3' ~ ¦ ,3,. _ _ Additional City funding for land _ F L`'~~ ~ acquisition $485,745 Mainstreet ~ ~ , 4. ~_a~;; , $589,169 Y° x, Manor ,a~. - -n,r, A.~~ x, '~~~F~~ Y_} ~ Creating opportunities • Mainstreet _ Manor e 5't ~ ~ s~e~ cr ~.;i ~ e1° r ~i~ ~ sa€ ~,~ra.. ~ ~ cur •rl etsyt •la t~. oct ;7; ~ ~ Dakota County CDA , ,tip • ,4TA Karate PPOJeCt COStS ~ } New Market Bank Residential • state Farm $5,100,000 insurance 'z~ • seiben, Crosse, Von COnlCllerClal . ~ , z: . Ho~tum ~ cart' $1,400,000 ::~%Y_;. ~r; ~x~ x 51 Residential units $6,500,000 ~~;r 3 l ~~r~~- x Working with the r ~ community • Gregory r e y,~~ Smith D.D.S. r ~ S1}y ~ 2000 CDBG, City ~f ~.,A funds t ~ ~r $70,000 . _ .{ti ~ ~ r `-°f's r' <3~,.. ~ ic`. ,~:C,4~'n.,y ; YI Working with the.. community • .Ben Frank/in s ~ , "1~T?' .VA +I,L ~T~~ ~~f ¦All $.J~~! ~R~ ~ ~ IN x` ~ III V ~,p. f 1 l.~ r " 2002 CDBG. City funds ta~1 _ a' ~s"~ Building facade $70,000 ~ Signage $ 5000 ..T C ;r~ ~ Architectural designs 4 100 x x x' $79,100 .r.:::. I- ;~r :;1:° ~.~~~x „.i 4 ~`~r~. , Working With the rcr .1 - community _ takevi//e Tire ~ ;Y ,y , ~ " ~ and Auto r 1.+"~. Y r ~ S ~ '^i . ~r~ x ri~ ~ House demolition Y r~~~ 2003 CDBG, rrw , ~ City funds $12,000 r i;,i ~~`r~ ~r.:~a , " ~ . _ 7~, i`. ~ ~4: `~s ~ Working with the r~ ~ community Dry cleaner acquisition & demolition ,r, iac ._x s-~-- 2002 CDBG, City d 4= t ,A,,, funds ~ `'as ,~~,~r l° ~ ~ ~ Demolition & cleanup ~ _ x' ~ $ 57,200 r City funds for legal ~ fees and back taxes $ 118520 r.`r_=' $ 175,720 ,4~' r~~~ Working with the r„~ . - community 1Ne//s Fargro r 'Y` ~ Acquisition and k parking lot r;; construction -r, 4~ .I~ ~F~:~ ~i; aL ; J tr ~ 1 yx. 7' ~ 1+ ~c :.Y _ r~ . ;s yi , ~~Y~ _zs..C y~ Workin ..:...with the :.fq - ~ J communty w Private investments . -a~:r~ t. r r ~ Gregory J. Smith, D.D.S. a: r'~ Ben Frank/in Lakevi//e Tire and Auto ; °$'x We//s Fargo ~r~ k~ Total private investment $700,000 tic=: -=rte ^ti~~ s.; s 6 ~s,TK~ Working with the ~r ,v in yy.~@. 00111 i11 u n qty Downtown Clock .,Y?~= ~~r ~4 Community ~ ~.ti r~ f. , $r~ donations + M f ~ ~`5 ~ k ~ , ~A $29,862 r' .-fit F x, 7 l ? ,1«.. %a ~ , working with the community Downtown . ~ Lakeville ~F ¢ ~ Parking study :.r ~ h~ CDBG grant Andadditional ~ ~ City contribution ~ H>,:,~., :r: ~ r~~ , $31 800 ~.~~~z a=.~ ti.==;= ':Z~ t.x 7 ' Workin with the J community • .Tandem parallel »y~ ~ parking r'Fr , F: t ~ T~' ~r~ r_' a] ~ s`j~ ~ Annual t ~ _C• - - - Striping - w~.~.-~ ` ~r~ $2,830 - ~ , rt- -fit s~ e;~c a~~,~~:; - >z: Day-to-day ~ ' commitment ~ Supporting downtown businesses through ~x~; F` ~ ~j' goods and services purchased (2002) Ace Hardware Lakeville Family Bowl r','"~; Better Bedliners Lakeville Tire y^~. r' ''''r`' x. Enggren's Lakeville Trophy , Erickson Ben Franklin Lakeville Vacuum r ~ EricksorrDrug Life 8~ Times (ECM) Flora, Etc. Mainstreet Cafe s- Jerry's Yamaha Marlene's Kohlnhofer Insurance U.S. Post Office '~ac~ ;u Lakeville Chamber of Commerce $157,073 'r-' . ~y _ x Sn ~ w ,C~a~ ~ ~~Maintaining the vision... • F,, • Annual City d ~ commitment Y ~ to existing programs ~ j; and facilities , ~ - ~ g= .z , ~ r Y.. ~ ~ ~Y ~r'~ ~ ~ ~ Arts Center Operating Budget ~ ~ 2003 ~ ~ ~ $257,441 r= s~~: I r a: 'r; 1'1?, N' ~l~ h ~a~~~ L . Maintaining the vision rt's ArtsCenter patrons - 2002 r~ . 15,158 ~ L ~ r F~ Y ir. II y Patrons - 2003 :t: r I Y Y~, Jan. 1 -Nov. 12 Y'~ r::_, - 15,378 t~ Revenues $ 64,616 ~~r~, rC: r.,:T.. 9 J ,Y1;~4 .'.~k'~ ~:1;.. Maintaining the vision • Art Festival - ~ k= ~ a <<~ r ,l ~7; 4,000 - 5,000 - ~ attendees ~ r " r ~ ~ +_r, a sr ~ ~ ~ { ~~S y i is ~ x <; Friends of the Arts Center. ~ a`= ~ ~ w,~. ']S^rg ?rii V,tk'~~` ~ Maintaining the vision ~ .Taste of rt:, _ .~r F Lakeville } _ 4 J y 1 Jy. ice` 5. ~1~_~~ x, ~ ~ f ~ ' a„ ~ r TAG ~ I -y'~ Y ~ X11 ` - ti; ri F J ~ takevi//e Rotary i~' " ~~n~ 1'J ,t~ t, 10 _r ~.l.' 5 - Maintaining the vision zr~. . • Historical k ~ ~q society rFr~ y x x~. ~ 4i Annual budget w s r (2003) ........r.....- r~c is Events - Y: Quarterly public programs =~7 ~ Appraisal Fair - Enggren~s Mall t r, ky~~. ~ Maintaining the vision senior Center 1 : is " ~j- 842 Members JSM1 ~i ~o q ~ Annual budget _ -Y''~ (2003) ~m r' " Debt service r Events -Craft Fairs, $ 16,643 Pancake Breakfast ~ $ 150,498 :_zt r; ;r 11 ti~'~ 1 Maintainin the vision g • Pioneer s << ~ P1aza -k~ ~x~, ~ h Paver replacement - _4~: 2003 . w 'K_•; - $20,000 r L _ City Building ~ ~ ~ ~ Fund .kJ,: _ ~~y f~ ~ Maintaining the vision Downtown flags r and banners 3 ~ .3 ~ - 5 A. ~ _ t`s X,~ t-`v ~i j jj'' Cost of banners ~ $22655 ~ ~x S.: "R T '1~ i~ k,.,..ri ~~i 1L. L': ~!~:1>': ~ Maintaining the. vision • Special Events AAU 72 and under ,y _ ournamen ~ 44 teams, s- . over 500 players and families _ ~~~~~f~ _ /ronman Bike Ride ~ ~ 4,300 riders a:~ t,` ~ ~ Maintainingthe vision Special Service District ~ $27,534 q~'~ - w ~ .c` DLBA - Events ~ : ~ ~ ;~o~,~~zan x r; ~ q Wednesday ~ ~ T: - ` Concerts on Main Farmer's Market X 3;~ Harvest Festival :r~= ;i: Holiday events art,,:. z--. 13 .'ur.'E. ~ Planning for the future Village Creek T ~ Bridge/street ' ~~'u = ` connection Y $96,000 z*,. r. ~ - , ~y New homes ~ ~ - i r - _ ~ ~ SF 119. _ ~ ~ TH 126 r=~= x~ ~ti_.r 245 - -+v.. 4 lz ~ ~'Y ,~a ~"i ~r a t ~ ~F . ?.tw.-, ~Y.; ''~,""c~:~ti Plannin for the future g ~ Village Creek L~ , rr; , T ~ 1; Neighborhood T park ~t ,r, a"~' x , r} T r~~ ~.i Trail system ~i rx lti~~y~.. •1, 14 -~Y~„,~~ .:dl. ~ Planning for the future Dakota County ~~:s.~~ CDA affordable _ ~ y, ~ l rental :~f,_ townhomes ,~R ~ x }~`~~~,y Cllb site ~ ~ 4~ ~ wren site 2000/2001 ~ ~ ~ ~ " 's CDBC~ City funds ;~~-1 t r $144,135 c x~ - ~~~,~rnV~ a':'z? ~w~~~^ ~ ;Planning for the future Opportunities ti ~ ~ Farmer's 4,vti~~ ~ ~ p r Market 1 j 2 ~ L~l ~F ~ Y ~ u wx~ Y~ ~x~ z' y h ti e x .sl a r,;~c r-. x :~j f, ~.T 1 15 `S~ -.r 1~ ~ Planning for the future • Opportunities Y Y s Design _ F ,x~:,~~, ~~„~k«~ ; 1 ,Try ~ ( 1 N. ~T'n LAM LVL(.LE 7 Guidelines z; Funded by DLBA ' fi A $15,000 Buildings r ~7 r~ and r ~ ~ _ ~ ~ 3-- si na e J J ~ 4 w ~=r- ~kr. 5~~~~ Planning for the future t • Opportunities Yy 5 ~ i:- } Design r Guidelines <s ~ t s' ;s;-~, r;, ~f 16 -:F.... r~.. ~ Planning for the .future opportun~t~es , x ti ~ ~ ~ ; Design t~` ~ ~ Y~ Guidelines 7~ u~ a-~: r _.yzi x„ iti e ti~' W+ ~ ~3'i;! , ~~;-bi~- ;~g`«:;;r~c ~ Planning forthe future • opportunities 4 fi i x ~ St. Johns ~r~ Lutheran Church w ~ ~ .r ~_1~ ~ -..+c L~: tr z' .~4~'Z "t:". y~t 17 i ~ Plannin for the. future J • Challenges ~f~ ' ~ ~ 3 ; Y `...g --.o.+~i. 43 ~ SrhF ~ -,iz"~' , 7~. Pan-O-frog. ~ ~z ;~i , wan ~ ~ 2004 ' y'~ ' ~ ~ Fireworks - - ~ funding? .T Cruise Night - i~_ '.y, funding? street dance - r= funding? { a; , ~ z~. ~ Planning. for the future • Challenges ~ .z,. Post Office x ~ s expansion X1..,6 T~ Parking ~ ~ Mail delivery ~ r ~ vehicles sir ~ Customer - Employee _:~4= >t~ ' ~r __s 'Ti T$ li,. _:_,Ya 18 ~ ~L'~~~ Planning forthe future ~ Challenges ~ 5~ ~ w„ r k} Downtown ~s homes in . I ~ a business ..fi~rr.. ~Y ~ T~Y x': C,~I.r~Y ~ district r t:_ r ir` I r a ~ `fix Ili .I ~ i~ 5 z: it ~ ti, y~u:~ii _g„ i Planning for the future ~~.z Challenges . ~ ~ ~ i , fir _ ~ ~ • r.. ~~~,~r, t ~fr,r , , s. ; ~ :,~;7 Preservation of residential ~j_'~i ~ designation in downtown 7r Y. 19 P rsh r -n_~1 p~ r e s s J+Si~ "SN r~r ,r. 9. ~:~.1~~2}~~ ~-_.~n- f Our _ ~ 'p with . , mown ~ Ts . ~"~~s. -r;q ?,~~~r•'ir« C Presentation prepared by: ~ , ~ Jeff Lueders Cable Coordinator °r M: i' ~ ',L. Sue Palm Public Information Coordinator ~r;~~~`~ r~'~ r; x ~s~~ ` Amanda Schwabe s` Economic Development Coordinator _1. Sri 2~ ' ~i ~''t~tS~VEa?t~r~fiilavernbb?' 2'9;'~OO~~~A ;;fir Memo Box ~ ~ Dec. 1 -City Council meeting, 7 p.m.; ~ City Hall; 20195 Holyoke Ave. Dec. 4 -Arts Center Board, 3:30 p.m., Historical Society Building, 8795-210th St. • i Truth i n Taxation heart n set for Monda Dec. 8 g v, To learn more about the City's budget and your City property taxes for 2004, you are invited to attend the annual Truth in Taxation hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at Notice of Proposed Lakeville City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Ave. Finance Director Dennis Feller will present the Total Bud et and Pro„ert Taxes budget and answer questions at the hearing. g M Y ~~c'3ft'. CUPS Ifl'3}?fl5e S@VL''+I' #ISCa~ CO!'tSt!"a1RtS Ott CIt1eS The City of Lakeville will hold a public hearing on its budget and on the In their endeavors to address the State's $4 billion budget crisis, said Feller, the amount of property taxes it is proposing to collect for the cost of services the City will provide in 2004. governor and 2003 Legislature imposed severe fiscal constraints on cities, especially SPENDING: The total budget amounts below compare the City's 2003 high growth cities like Lakeville. The City lost $499,158 in Local Government Aid (LGA) total actual budget with the amount the City proposes to spend in 2004. and $656,230 of its Market Value Homestead Credit in both 2003 and 2004. 2003 Total Proposed 2004 Change from Further fiscal strain was imposed on municipalities when the Legislature authorized Actual Budget Budget 2003 - 2004 cities to levy back only 60% of the lost state aid. As a result, Lakeville can only levy back $25,238,385 $26,750,857 6.0 a total of $693,233. However, Feller said., the ability to levy for new residential TAXES: The property tax amounts below compare that portion of the commercial-Industrial growth and inflation factors was eliminated. The 2004. budget, current budget levied in property taxes in the City of Lakeville for 2003 therefore, required policy changes relating to revenue enhancements and expenditure with the property taxes the City proposes to collect in 2004. reductions. 2003 Property Proposed 2004 Change from Taxes Property Taxes 2003- 2004 f~ ReGE'SS~C}/ $11,924,189 $12,838,429 7.7% The proposed 2004 budget includes significant fiscal policy changes related to the LOCAL TAX RATE COMPARISON: The following compares the City's appropriation of Liquor and Cable TV fund budgets. Historically, Liquor Fund profits current local tax rate, the City's tax rate for 2004 if no tax levy increase is have been appropriated for major construction of and improvements to public buildings. adopted, and the City's proposed tax rate for 2004. For the first time since 1985, Liquor Fund profits 11,000) will be transferred to the 2003 2004 Tax Rate if 2004 Proposed General Fund to hel finance o erations. Tax Rate NO Levy Increase Tax Rate p p 32.945% 27.599% 30.058% In addition, Lakeville will appropriate Cable Attend the PUbi1C Hearing TV franchise fees ($156,391) to finance the Area Tax Public Information program, which had previ- All Lakeville residents are invited to attend the public hearing of the City Capacity Rates ously been financed from the General Fund. Council to express their opinions on the budget and on the proposed For taxes a able in2004 amount of the 2004 tax levy. The hearing will be held on: P Y Other changes include increasing GIS fees for Monday, December 8, 2003, at 7:00 p.m. Rosemount 52.352% developers, transferring electrical inspection Lakeville City Hall Hastings 50.020% services from the State to the City and increas- 20195HolyokeAvenue, Lakeville West St. Paul 41.665% ing Arts Center fees. Despite.. the cutbacks, Farmington 41.149% Feller said, Lakeville maintains one of the lowest If the discussion of the budget cannot be completed, a time and place for Burnsville 40.736% continuing the discussion wilt be announced at the hearing. You are also tax capacity rates in Dakota County. (See box at Inver Grove Hts. 40.688°/v invited to send your written comments to: A ie Valle 39.526% deft.) Pp Y Dennis Feller, Finance Director, Lakeville City Hall South St. Paul 39.428% ~Xpet'lditttti`e I'gdUCtIOnS CBQUICed 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55044. Eagan 28.694% The proposed budget establishes a funding You can also call Feller at 952-985-4481 or Mendota Heights 27.025% level for providing "back to the basics" services send an a-mail to dfeller~ci.lakeville.mn.us. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ c in what has become a new paradigm for the level Lakeville 30.059 /o of local government services. Lakeville has always prided itself on a lean budget, Feller said, so reductions are extremely difficult. The pro- Sewer rate increases slightly for 2004 posed budget includes elimination of programs that have. been considered by many as contributing to the quality of life of this community. Eliminated programs include: To compensate for increased charges from the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES), the City Council at its Dec. 1 meeting will consider a slight increase OAdditional public safety, public works and support personnel in sanitary sewer fees for Lakeville residents and businesses. OD.A.R.E. program MCES, which provides sewage treatment and disposal of wastewater, is increasing OContractual snow plowing OContractual tree trimming sanit sewer rocessin fees b a roximatel 3.1% in 2004. A OBeach lifeguazds O Warming house attendants ~ p g Y pp Y pproximately 90% of OBiennial community survey O Out-of-state travel Lakeville's sanitary sewer fund budget goes for MCES costs, according to Dennis Feller, Finance Director. OWater Treatment Facility Community Room -evening building attendants Effective Feb. 1, Lakeville utility customers will OTaxpayer support for 4th of July fireworks see a sanitary sewer rate increase of six cents per ' 2004 ~'ypIC11 } The expenditure reductions amount to $409,790. thousand gallons, causing the rate to increase from QUaI'tel'~)/ COSt Several local businesses-Alcorn Beverage, the Lakeville Lions and Citizens the current $2.31 per thousand gallons to $2.37 to ' Farmington $44.10 Bank-have stepped forward to financially support the fireworks, said Parks and offset MCES sewage treatment costs. For example, ~ RoSemOunY $45.20 I Recreation Director Steve Michaud. He added that community support of the fireworks a utility customer with 18,000 gallons of usage will ~ Lakevf!/e $45.86 event is the alternative to further reducing City staff and/or basic services. notice an increase of $1.08 per quarter on the App~e..V~Iley $46.44 According to the State Auditor's office, Lakeville's per capita expenditures are household's spring quarter bill, or $4.32 per year. lurnsville $51.84 Feller explained that the sanitary sewer fee is significantly less than those of other Minnesota cities. This is due in large part to the low ~ " 18,000 gal. usage number of employees per capita and a conscientious staff that has underspent its General based on your household's winter quarter water Fund budget in nine of the last 10 years. Feller explained that the one year in which the consumption or actual water usage, whichever is budget was entirely spent involved severe weather conditions. less. Commercial, industrial and institutional accounts are billed for actual water usage. The City's new sanitary sewer fee ranks in the middle of neighboring cities' fees. - - - Some of these communities are considering increases, although new rates have not been %tV tc~X t1IDIii`ACS S~e2~per Capita announced. Lakeville is not increasing rates for water and surface water management. Lakeville $2gg The City continues to have the lowest water rate in Dakota County for treated water. Statewide average $5sj Minimal increase in street ti ht char es ro osed .Minneapolis $1,010 9 9 P P Dakota Electric Association (DEA) has announced it is increasing street lighting costs by 9.5% in each of the next two years. DEA provides 70% of street lighting in f~?O~'E ~~''i3~~~~?.$t'~ Lakeville, with Xcel Energy providing the remainder. If you would like to review a detailed copy of the proposed budget, please call the At its Dec. 1 meeting, the City Council will consider implementing a 35 cent increase Finance Director at 952-985-4481. If you cannot attend the Dec. 8 budget hearing, you per quarter for those utility customers who pay a street Iight fee. The current quarterly can watch. it live on Government Channel. 16. If you cannot watch on the 8th, please fee is $5.05; the proposed increase would result in a total street light cost of $5.40 per check the channel's program guide for a listing of rebroadcast times. quarter, effective Feb. 1. 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Minnetonka suffered dog out nearly a 17-percent drop in employment, according to the report, Top.~a~s index released Friday by the state Department of Employment and Economic ap business Development (DEED). The report covers the period from the first Nurse - Hoary T Inc neWS Legal -Bowman And quarter of 2001 through the first quarter of this year. Brooke technology bUSineSS Nome mprov_emeni - While Minneapolis had the largest fob doss m raw numbers, losing Minnesota Rusco Inc calendar pearl 22,000 'obs Burin the eriod, that amounted to 7.2 ercent of the business forum , y ~ g p p t~u_ality_Manager-Tappe city s jobs. St. Paul lost 4.3 percent of its jobs. Construction company earnin s re orts Socal_S_ervices -People g p Incorporated The Twin Cities has certainly taken more than its share of losses, coin an ress p y p particularly in manufacturing and technical services," said Kyle Uphoff, social services - releaSeS Lifetrack Resources Inc DEED's regional labor market economist for the Twin Cities area. persona! Lab_Techni.cian -Center inVeSting For Reproductive Med Overall, Minnesota lost about 2.7 ercent of its obs Burin the two ~-~~W~- consumer news p ~ g Underwriting Manager- data bank years, with total employment dropping from about 2.58 million to 2.51 Group Health million a loss of nearly 71,000 jobs statewide. cooperative everybody's Printin -Anagram bUSIneSS International, Inc Amon Greater Minnesota's lar est cities, Rochester and Duluth showed gas prices g g Collections - tvorthland photos modest job gains, at 2 percent and 1 percent, respectively. Mankato Group employment grew by about 2.4 percent. vtew_att_rop_Jobs business projects Gain the edge 2002: economic Outstate losers included St. Cloud, down 4.5 percent; Winona, down 4.3 forecast percent; and Owatonna, down 7.3 percent. due diligence: corporations and There's been encouraging news since the report period ended in March, accounting said DEED Commissioner Matt Kramer. Statewide employment has practices grown for four months in a row through October, he said, a sign that mall of america recovery is under way. 10th anniversary inn tobacco "The battle for the 21st Century economic frontier is going to be won or settlement lost in job creation, and I am very encouraged," Kramer said. "It's going star tribune 100 to be a difficult economic recovery but... we're pulling it out." executive compensation top 25 The biggest metro winner in Friday's report was Eagan, which added grantmakers nearly 4,700 jobs during the recession, an increase of 11 percent. nonprofit 100 Eagan's job picture was helped by growth at West Publishing Co. and Job loss hits hard in area suburbs Page 2 of 2 archive UPS, plus the addition of new retailers such as Sam's Club and the stories Home Depot, said Nadim Zoberi, chairman of the city's Economic reprints Development Commission. projects "We attracted some very good businesses that did not feel the contact us recession," he said. "Close proximity to the airport and to the freeways corrections all those are critical factors." feedback Uphoff said Bloomington lost jobs across a wide array of categories, including about 2,400 in administrative services; about 1,900 in retail; nearly 1,400 in management; about 1,200 in telecommunications; and more than 1,100 in manufacturing. Minnetonka took a huge hit in management, losing nearly 4,700 jobs in that category. The city also lost more than 2,600 manufacturing jobs. Downtown Minneapolis has been relatively unscathed by recessionary job loss, said Sam Grabarski, president and CEO of the Minneapolis Downtown Council. Two years ago, downtown employment peaked at 167,000 workers, ranking it among. the nation's top 10 business districts. Although Grabarski didn't have current figures, he said Minneapolis' recent job losses have been higher outside_the downtown business district than in it. Many of Minneapolis' job losses were in high tech and the computer industry, said Oriane Casale, acting assistant director of the state Labor Market Information Office. Employment in Minneapolis currently stands at about 283,400; in St. Paul, employment is about 177,600; and in Bloomington, about 89,300. Staff writer Gwendolyn Freed contributed to this report. John Reinan is at ireinatt@startribttne,evnt. Advertiser Links Minnesota Temp Staffing Minneapolis and Suburbs Light industrial and clerical www.reliantone.com Minneapolis Jobs Minneapolis, St. Paul positions Great jobs, confidential and free! M inneapolisJobfUetwork.com Ads by Google 'T~7~C~~ Return_to_top Copyright 2003 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. Lakeville Family Bowl has charm to spare with an atmosphere that strikes a chord with regulars. The small-town bowling alley is a focal point of the community. Y 1 t n , i s. ; y xr- ~Sibd~ l s~ M~ FS , i , - d y NI W ~ ^T I i v _ , 4 . _ ~ ~ t - ~ , i x- 1 .k f .Y:~, A v _ ~F.F>.w .lam v `Fi ice- ~ ~ o,+ ~ ~ ~ - r iS~ hr' S. a PHOTOS BY JIM GEHR2, PIONEER PRESS Brandon Cernoch, 19, of Lakeville, watches the ball as he bowls at Lakeville Family Bowl where he gathers with friends daily. Cernoch said he likes the atmosphere. "You feel like you are at home here." LAKEVILLE • ~ ''i;; • ~ 4> -~Y F3Y SE'T'H ROWE Such mom-and-pop bowling alleys used to Jerrod Haack, 18, looks down the lane F'iorreer Press be common throughout the Twin Cities, but while bowling with friends at the Lakeville every year, Lakeville Family Bowl becomes Family Bowl. A lot has changed in Lakeville since the more of an anomaly. early 1960s, when Uon Speiker would ride Since 1983, 16 of the 35 bowling centers surviving, said Lang. his bicycle five miles from his family's dairy that were part of the Greater St. Paul Bowl- Of one place in particular, he said, "It's into town to bowl a few frames at the down- ing Association have closed. And most of ,just there because it's there.. I don't know town alley. those gone out of business were the small how he's able to stay alive." Housing developments have replaced the operations, said Matt Lang, the association's Speiker isn't getting rich. In fact, he farms that he used to bike alongside, but executive. director. works at the alley after his regular job, but thanks to Speiker, the eight-lane Lakeville Some couldn't compete with larger bowl- .the business is doing OK. The alley has actu- Farnily Bowl remains a fixture. 'It's largely ing alleys; others sold out to developers. ally been busier since the Sept. 11, 2001, ter- the same place where Speiker, now 52, Lang recalls one that closed in the 1980x. rorist attacks, as more parents stop by with learned the sport, and where he met friends ">-1e's been there 30 yc~n•s," Lang said. `A their kids. for 35 years of league bowling. guy comes and offers him a dollar and a quar- "We saw a definite change after 9/11," "When people come in and they have a ter a square foot. He was getting 80 cents a said Speiker. "It. was kind of a wakeup call good time, it's kind of a party every night," square foot. He said, `Shoot, I'm 50 years old. I for people." said Speiker, who has owned the business might as well sit at home and get a check.' " Other patrons have been comurg for since 1987. "It's kind of unique to .have a Of the five small bo~ti•ling centers left in decades. small bowling alley in the city. ]t's a focal the association -which doesn't include point for the community to gather" Lakeville Family Bowl several are barely LAKI?VtLt,h; FAMII.I' 130N'L, 3R ST. 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RE: Copy of Civic Engagement,Study.Enclosed Last summer you were one of the participants interviewed in Good Jobs First's survey of Minnesota economic development professionals for our study of civic engagement in development issues. lam pleased to announce that on October 9`", Good Jobs First released this study, "Get Something Back! .How Civic. Engagement is 1Zaising Economic Development Expectations in Minnesota." The study quotes extensively from the interviews we did with economic development officials like yourself in SQ communities across the state. Our records show that-you. were one of the participants who requested. that we send you a copy of the study. Enclosed is your copy. You can also view the .study on our website at wwvv.goodjobsfirst.org. Thanks again for. participating in our survey. We appreciate your cooperation, your candor, and your willingness. t© spend a half hour (or more) of your time. on the phone .with us. We hope. you enjoy reading what your peers had to say, and we hope you find the study useful in your economic development work. 1311 L Street N.W. • Washington, D.C. 20005 •202.737.4315 • Fax: 202.638.3486 e-mail: goodjobsQa goodjobsfirst.org . www.goodjobsfirst.org Promoting Accountable Development ®f `The Developer -December/January 2004 Page 1 of 14 ~ i ~ Ar i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~IJ~~ , , , , 'EDAM 2004 Winter Conference: Growing, Growing, Gone December~Janua.ry 2004 Integrate and Implement Before the Cover stare Opportunity's Gone January I5-16, 2004 • Minneapolis Airport Marriott, Bloomington, From the President: It's MN Been My Pleasure EDAM Foundation News EDAM's 2004 Winter Conference is just around the corner and it will prove to be another information-packed, idea-generating event. Upcoming Events The conference will kick off with a luncheon Y ~ ~ 'EDAM Member News featuring a welcome from Bloomington Mayor Gene y-= Winstead, followed by two sessions highlighting Tax ~ Welcome New M.ember_s_ ~ Free Zones. The first session, "JOBZ -Description of Program and Recipients," will announce the ten lucky ~ Legislative News- winners identified as JOBZ (tax free) zones. DEED Director of Brownfrelds and Community Assistance LaboC_Mark_et News Meredith Udiobok will talk about why the winners ~ ' • October Em~ioyment were chosen and how other areas could be successful ~ i ~ ~ . Jumps by Highest__in in the future. This discussion will be followed by a sj Almost Four Years session entitled, "Pennsylvania Tax Free Zones Successes." The state of Pennsylvania created tax free • Employment Growth is zones to help improve competitiveness with the Scattered Among surrounding states. The director of their program will - . Minnesota Communities provide insight to help Minnesotans avoid the pitfalls. Keynote Speaker Peter Bell currently serves as Development News A presentation on "Statewide Economic Development Chair for the Initiatives," with DEED Commissioner Matt Kramer Metropolitan Council. • Minnesota Business Prior to his current Developments will also take place on Thursday. The final meeting of position, he was the the day will be an information session on the EDAM Executive Vice President • Minnesota Perfect Again Education Foundation; an explanation of the of publishing and on Economic Development expanded education opportunities and programs in educational services for Report Card which EDAM will be involved. Haze/den, a drug-abuse prevention organization. • Entrepreneur and D&B.'S The last day of the conference will provide sessions From 1994 to 1999, Bell 10th Annual List of the on "Workforce Housing," with Greater Minnesota served as Executive Vice Best Cities._fo~ President of corporate Entre reneurs is.Released Housing Fund Representative Warren Hanson and community relations for p - "Econormc Outlook," with Minnesota State TCF Bank. Bell is a • AURI Awarded USDA Demographer Tom Gillaspy and Glenn Dorfman member of the University Grant for Aa Innovation from the Minnesota Association of Realtors. The of Minnesota Board of Center Lunch keynote should prove to be a highlight as well, Regents and has served featuring Metropolitan Council Chair Peter Bell. Bell as a board member for will share his thoughts on "Looking to the Future: the Citizen's League, Metropolitan Council's 2030 Regional Development Center of the American EDAM thanks its Framework." Experiment, Center for Medallist Members for New Black Leadership and Greater Minnesota their support... This is an even[ for [he economic development Housing Fund. professional that you won't want to miss, so make sure to register NOW! The registration brochure can be downloaded here for more ' ~ information and a registration form; OR you can register online, now. n~ht here! a (you must login to get the member rates).. If you have questions about the conference, contact the EDAM office at 651-290- The Developer -December/January 2004 Page 2 of 14` • CenterPoint Energy 6246 or eda_ m_~~.e_wald.com. Minnegasco • Great Plains Natural Gas Co. back to too • Iron Range Resouces • Kraus-Anderson • Minnesota Power It's Been M • MN DEED From the President: y • XCELEnergy,Inc. Pleasure • As my term as president of EDAM comes to a i~"[T~" close, I would like to thank the board of directors '1` _ for their hard and committed work, the staff at { ~ s Ewald Consulting, and in particular you the `membership for making the organization what it • AMCON Construction - is today - a healthy and growing association. • Briggs. and Morgan, P.A. " ~ • City of Shoreview ~ ~ My acceptance speech last January talked about specific goals and wishes I saw Fit for the • Ehlers and Associates, Inc. - rc. organization. I believe they have been • MCDA ` accomplished and then some. I am very proud to ~ Springsted, Inc. r have played a role in establishing the EDAM Foundation and an excellent board of directors for the foundation.. They are off to a great start ~+n and I expect that the new organization will be B l V nz' ~ very successful in pursuing its mission. Bitt Lucking,. EDAM President mfnm The Economic Development Response Team • Alliant Energy concept-an initiative of the foundation-is • City of Brooklyn Park becoming a reality. Preliminary talks with DEED Commissioner Kramer were very positive as far as collaborating with the department regarding communities in • Dorsey & Whitney LLP the state that may need assistance with their E:D. programs. We should heaz more • Great River about this in the future_ Energy/Northspan • Kennedy & Graven The `Emerging Roles in Economic Development' panel at last summer's • Northland Securities, Inc. conference gave us an opportunity to understand the Minnesota Chamber's business retention program and how we may play a role in this effort. Our • ProSource Technologies educational programs will give chamber professionals a better understanding of • Schoen & Madson, Ine. how economic development works. • Short-Elliott-Hendrickson • Twin Cities -.Metro CDC As EDAM's president, l have attempted to establish an alliance for a regional ~ presence in the Greater Metro area. We are sorely lacking; we are one of few metropolitan areas in the country [hat does not have this kind of collaboration. It is Thanks! long overdue. The board of directors spent a great deal of time this past yeaz considering RFP's from association management firms. This long and arduous process is done every few years to test the waters and compare the service we are receiving from our current provider. The board decided to continue a contract with Ewald Consulting. EDAM's 2003 Board of Directors And so it's time for president-elect Paul Steinman to carry the ball and provide the leadership that is needed [o continue the success of this professional association. I William Lucking wish Paul and the board well: I wish all of our members well. It's been my President pleasure... Progress Plus, Inver Grove Heights back to top 651-451-2266 bill @progresspltis.org Panl steinman EDAM Foundation News First Vice President Springsted, Inc.; St. Paul 651-223-3000 by Patrick Connoy psteinman @ snrn~sted.com On October 9, 2003 EDAM Foundation members Jim Maciej, Tim Clawson, Linda Lund David Anderson and Patrick Connoy were joined by EDAM Board members " The Developer -December/January 2004 Page 3 of 14 Past President Nancy Norr, Paul Steinman and EDAM President Biil Lucking in a meeting CRESA Partners with Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development 612-373-918 t (DEED) Commissioner Matt Kramer and DEED staff and EDAM Board Ilund@cresapartners.com member Mark Lofthus. Cathy Capone Bennett The EDAM Foundation's interest in education, research and scholarship were City of Roseville, Roseville explained, with some comments on history and EDAM Past Presidents' 651-490-2241 leadership. ca[hy.bennett~ci rosevilleannus Primary discussion was on a draft document prepazed by David Anderson LaDonna Boyd regarding a possible EDAM Foundation initiative, the Economic Development Dakota Electric Association, Response Team (EDRT). The Foundation recognizes that in times of need, a Farmington community may not be able to attract investment or respond creatively to 651-463-6232 development opportunity or crisis. Very short-term involvement by our state's lboyd@dakotaelectric.com best development problem solvers. may be a way to directly invest in the future of Minnesota and in our communities. Professionals committed to a stronger future for Minnesota, matched with communities with a desire to improve their Jim Gromberg own future, could. create a powerful new economic development initiative. Connexus Energy, Ramsey 763-323-27$5 jimgrom @connexusenergy.com There was considerable interest by Commissioner Kramer in this concept, as it matched his perception that communities may need specific, time-limited help to be competitive in today's economy. The EDAM Foundation is planning [o Rebecca Kurtz meet again with Commissioner Kramer to discuss this concept in more detail. Ehlers and Associates, Inc., Roseville. 651-697-8516 Jim Maciej and Patrick Connoy`will review and develop new EDAM rkurtz@ehlers-inc.com Foundation Internship Scholazship.Guidelines with an emphasis on direct intern involvement in economic developmenk activities. Mazk Lofthus MN Dept. of Employment & Jim Trucker will oversee EDAM Foundation fundraising activities. On Economic Development, St. Paul November 6, 2003 the State of Minnesota Office of the Attorney General 651-297-4567 notified the Economic Development Association of Minnesota Foundation that mark.lofthus@state.mn.us the organization is now registered with the Attorney General as a charitable organization pursuant to Minn. Stat. Ch. 309. The Foundation is now legally enabled to solicit and accept your charitable contributions. Nancy Norr Minnesota Power, Duluth 218-723-3913 The Foundation will next meet on January 9, 2003. Contact Patrick Connoy at nnorr mnpower.c. c~m_ 612-348-2215 or Patrick.Conno, Cx ~?co.hennepin.nm.us for more information. Nick Skarich _ Y. ~R .m--.~-~ Northland Securities, Minneapolis 612-851-5907 To review the success of EDAM Scholazships awazded in the past go to the nskarich@northlandsecurities.com EDAM web site. Be Heard! back to too Submit your items of interest for The Developer to ~i~~~C f~ edameditor@ewald.com. / ' ~ Ftl~'ltlreG'llllt~ Questions, call our staff editor at 651-290-6273. Upcoming Events December 7-9, 2003 Submit..your news for.publication in Mid-America Economic Development Council's (MAEDC) 2003 Mid-America The Developer. Next Deadline is: Competitiveness Conference - Swissiitel Chicago, Chicago, IL www.maedc.net - 651-290-7495 ,~anuar~l0, 2003. tt December 11 EDAM Holiday Party- Edinburgh USA -Brooklyn Park For more information and to register, go to the events page_of the EDAM web site. The Developer -December/January 2004 Page 4 of 14 January 15-16, 2004 EDAM Winter Conference -Minneapolis Airport Marriott, Bloomington For more information and to register, go to the events~aae of the EDAM web site. back to toD EDAM Member News To submit your personal or organizational news for publication in The Developer, please a-mail kellyb@ewald.c~m. n Dakota County Looks and Moves into Commissioner Sandy Layman Fills the Future Two Top Posts at Iron Range Resources Commissioner Sandy Layman has -~S~*~? reached decisions on two key • ~~~a~,~,i'~ management positions at the Iron Range Resources Agency. Layman announced that she has chosen "~.,ti Brian Hanson to serve as Director of Development Strategies. Hanson will leave his current position as a senior economic development analyst at Minnesota Power, where he has worked for twelve yeazs, to take on the development strategies job. Layman also announced that Brian Hiti, EDAM President Silt Lucking, above, who has been serving as both Acting addressed attendees of the November Deputy Commissioner and Director of Development Strategies on an interim 6th Summit. basis, would now become her full-time Deputy Commissioner. Dakota County's new private-public economic development organization, Waldorf Joins Initiative Foundation Dakota Future, was launched at the Board of Trustees conclusion of the Dakota County The Initiative Foundation announced the Economic Summit on November 6. appointment of Gene Waldorf, a retired Through the day, over 150 business and 3M engineer and former Minnesota State community leaders worked together to Senator and Representative, to its develop ideas for competing in the regional board of trustees. rapidly accelerating global economy described by futurist Ed Barlow. These strategies will be the basis for the work As a State Senator from 1980 to 1992, program of Dakota Future. Waldorf worked in the areas of health and human services, energy and public untilities, and higher education finance by EDAM members aze playing an serving on several legislative committees. important role in this new organization. He was also a member of the Legislative Bill Coleman has been selected as Dakota Audit Commission and [he Mississippi Future's executive director. Bill Lucking River Parkway Commission. of Progress Plus, LaDonna Boyd of Dakota Electric and Mark Jacobs of the Kodak's Facility Unveils its "Presence" Dakota County'Workforce Council have in Oakdale been instrumental in planning and Members of the Oakdale City Council building support for this new private and Kodak's Health Imaging Group sector-led initiative. Scott Maztin of the dedicated Kodak's new sign on Northland Institute coordinated the Wednesday, October 30, 2003, at their summit planning activities. location neaz the intersection of 1694 and Highway 5 in Oakdale. At a reception following the Summit, The Developer -December/January 2004 Page 5 of 14 DEED Deputy Commissioner Yecke Kodak currently shares its research and recognized Dakota County as development space with Imation and also Minnesota's leading county for E- has a manufacturing and warehouse Commerce Ready activity. Most of facility located near Granada Avenue and Dakota County's communities have now Highway 5. The Healih Imaging Group achieved E-Commerce Ready employs 550 workers and develops and certification and the remaining manufactures the DryViewTM medical communities are close to completion. The laser imager. Late in 2002, Kodak was e-commerce initiative involved a wide looking at plans to build its own facility range of players, including local in the surrounding azea but decided to governments, chambers of commerce, remain at Imation by signing a new 5-year school districts, area colleges and lease. community volunteers. Building on the activity at the local level, the county's technology committee is moving aggressively to improve technology use within all economic sectors. f -.~.U~.K "+P"~++ Diversified Construction News St. Louis Park-based Diversified Construction has ranked #33 in the Top pictured in front of the new Kodak sign 500 remodelers in Qualified Remodeler are members of the Oakdale City Magazine. Council, Kodak's Health Imaging Group, and other area elected o>'ficials. The contractor has also recently begun construction on Be1leNotte, a restaurant News from Maple Grove in Block E; Heart's Desire in the Mall of The City of Maple Grove announces the America; Panchero's Mexican Grille, following developments. The Arbor Golden Valley; and the Pickled Parrot Lakes Building IS mixed-use retaiIand Restaurant, Uptown. office building will be constructed on an approximate 4-acre site on the northeast Greater Mankato Economic quadrant of Main Street and Arbor Lakes Development Corporation's Brian Parkway. The two-story L-shaped Fazio Unexpectedly Passes Away building with lower level parking will Brian Fazio, 35, executive director of j include approximately 33,000 square feet Greater Mankato Economic Development of retail and restaurant space on the first Corporation, passed away unexpectedly floor and approximately 24,000 squaze on Nov. 22. He was in Massachusetts feet of office space on the second floor. visting family when he suffered a heart The Shoppes At Arbor Lakes will now attack while jogging. include the Granite City Food & Brewery restaurant (a full-service restaurant with a full service bar), Eddie Merlot's, a fine Kudos and Celebrations for Elk River dining restaurant and M & I Bank, a Manufacturers! 5,400 square foot free standing branch In recent months, a number of Local firms bank. The Bridges At Arbor Lakes is have reached milestones or been currently under construction and includes recognized for other achievements: 194 attached dwelling units on • Great River Energy celebrated its 4 approximately 22 acres. This is the first millionth ton of solid waste converted to phase of an overall development electricity with an open house attended consisting of 198 acres and approximately by over 200 people. 1,750 units. City County Federal Credit • Cymbet Corporation was recognized by Union will construct a 23,000 squaze foot Finance and Commerce Media Group as 2-story (with basement) facility. The one of 15 Innovators of the Year for its building is designed with a predominantly thin film batteries that will eventually brick and glass exterior. power hearing aids, semiconductors, or even real-time clocks. • Sportech was again placed on The Met-Con Construction Awarded Business Journal's Growth SO for Private Contract Met-Con Construction has been awarded Companies, this year ranking number 35. the contract to build the new Lake City Vehicle Storage facility for [he City of Lakeville. This 19,000 square foot project consists of two buildings: the first is a 5000 square foot addition; the second is a 14,000 square foot new facility. The projecC architect is Yaggy Colby. Completion is scheduled for February 2004. Minnesota Technology Names New The Developer -December/January 2004 Page 6 of 1~# k~ President ~ The Board of Directors. of MN :,,~i\ ; Technology has chosen Dr. Wayne - Pletcher, Direct of Corporate Technical f ~ Planning for 3M Company, as its new leader. Wayne has had a stellar career in leading-edge technology development in . one of the world's most innovative - - companies and has expressed a real passion to bring this expertise through - services to the companies of Minnesota. Matt Kramer presented Rich Duggan and Charles Butcher of Marketech with News from Schcell &Madson a plaque signed by Governor Tim Schnell &Madson, Inc., afull-service Pawlenty recognizing Marketech's consulting engineering company, is contributions of manufacturing to the pleased to announce the opening of its Minnesota economy. new Elk River office. Schnell &Madson have proveded civil engineering, surveying, planning, landscape In addition, the E1kRiver Economic architecture, environmental and Development Authority organized an construction management services to the event to highlight Manufacturing and private and public sectors since 1956. Technology Week during the fourth week of Qctober. The event featured tours of Cymbet Corporation and Marketech prior to a luncheon at the Elk River Country Club. To show his support for the importance of Elk River's efforts to foster a great manufacturing community, Matt Kramer, DEED Commissioner, took time from his busy schedule to welcome attendees. back to top ~ Cityf.~ O~tkcl~ile t-rx cams .Ir. r C.>tm~rnE nt'cdr. umteae Y:raig u _,~1, t:Aw- i,truanisrxat..r (nitl'i~~.,`"fri ,r.~i,~~Firiwatil.al.~-fnu~ce~' 3 IaA !t r~li.yAx r,u,~'4.*e1t~_ i i.x~r~:t~r', 1~'~ S 1F~4 ~ :FA' f~T',~, .~~IF<M:~?Y .rl., s+.~~kr1;SF'. rc ~t Eiti p I Welcome New EDAM Members! Individuals: David Lambert, Broin & Associates, Sioux Falls David Krueger, City of Arlington Marci McLaughlin, MN Rural Partners Make EDAM work for you! Uet involved on an EDAM Committee If you're interested in the Legislative, Education, Communications & Technology or Membership Committees, please send an email to edam@ewald.com or contact the EDAM office. We welcome your involvement and your ideas. Check out details on how to do so at the EDAM web site. _ EDAM Welcomes New Committee Members: The Developer -December/January 2004 Page 7 of 14 Education Committee Scott Marquardt, Director of Montevideo EDA Juan St. Mane, Cen[er for Training and Development, Brooklyn Park Kathy Showalter, P1anScape Legislative Committee Tom Moore, The Partnership Erik Aamouth, Director of the Workforce Partnership Division of DEED Reminder: Be on the lookout for your 2004 EDAM dues renewal. This year the renewals will be sent to the primary contact at each member organization only. When you receive it electronically, please pay it promptly to prevent disruption in service. Thank you for being members of EDAM! If you know of someone who would benefit from being an EDAM member please forward them this newsletter and encourage them to contact EDAM at 651-290- 6286 or edam@ewald.com. back to top C :ity e ~F Alin 1~1~~d4ca City Ad;t+i~ist t'or "!;crtiink't`cKfav~,~;h;~pinkTum~arr~sw'c !.'ti}(};titx~: !_.zicsPa:k3~;~t', F'.(1 i;u:c ~l( ~1tp6eGr.r~r,i.f\ ><il-blSJ Yle+-,tbc-t7h=}.:x;D,:.Cx"r11 i~ati:("6>t-3~)~~-bx2l :+Hw.<i-may~ir-F;nsrre nl^.us Legislative News 2004 Session Preview By Kathryn S. Hahne The 2004 Minnesota Legislative Session will convene on Monday, February 2 for what is expected to be -hoped to be! - a "short" legislative session. Legislative leaders predict a Session. that focuses primarily on state General Obligation. Bond funding for capital projects and expect to be finished by the end of April or very early in May. There are two upcoming revenue forecasts -one in early December and one in February -that can throw a monkey wrench into these optimistic predictions. While the 2003 Legislature fixed Minnesota's $4.5 billion budget shortfall, they did it with economic growth projections that may be optimistic, and they also did not factor inflation into the state's budget. Thus there are those legislators and others who are predicting that the December or February forecast may project a continuing budget shortfall for Minnesota. If that were the case, the 2004 Legislature would have to first revisit its current biennial budget for either new - forms of revenue or further programmatic cuts, or both, before it can get on with any of the many capital bonding requests that will be in front of them. Thus proposals that ask for any type of funding will face a very steep uphill battle this legislative session. The Developer -December/January 2004 Page 8 of 1~ There will certainly be a variety of bonding projects proposed both by state agencies and various local units of government. The state funds capital projects every even yeaz and funding for these projects is generally viewed as the hardest fought-over funding in any legislative session. This is not to say that there won't be numerous policy proposals from legislators on a wide azray of topics. Legislators aze always eager to leave their mark during a legislative session and, coincidentally, to also have accomplishments to point to when running for reelection. The shorter capital bonding legislative sessions aze always much more intense and faster-paced than the longer budget year sessions. It's very important in these even yeaz sessions to hit the ground running with legislation that is already drafted, authors chosen, and supporting testimony and support well organized. Legislators can introduce legislation at any time during the legislative session, and legislation that was introduced in 2003 carries forward and is still "alive" for the 2004 legislative session, but legislation that has the best chance of ultimately becoming law is introduced early in the 2004 session and advocated right from the start of the legislative session. The EDAM legislative committee has completed its legislative policies for 2004 and is working hazd on planning the Day at the Capitol for Tuesday, February 17. We will also be posting a spreadsheet that lists each of EDAM members' individual legislators and contacting you in the future to solicit your help in building relationships with key legislators from those lists. Once again, EDAM members will get weekly tracking reports of legislation that may be of interest to members, along with regulaz updates on the status of our legislative issues. If you ever want to check on the status of a bill yourself or review the text of specific legislation, that information and more can be found on the Minnesota State Legislature's homepage at http://www.leg.state.mn.us. If you have suggestions or questions on EDAM's legislative agenda call Marc Nevinski, Legislative Chair, at ' 763-767-6451, or me at 612-766-8759. You can also keep up-to-date on EDAM legislative issues on the EDAM Web site. On the home page there is a section called Legislative News where updates are posted regularly during session. back to tOD Labor Market News October Employment ]umps by Highest in Almost Four Years DEED Commissioner Matt Kramer announced that Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October was 4.6 percent, unchanged from September. Seasonally adjusted monthly employment increased by 8,500, the biggest jump since February 2000, well before the onset of the recent recession. Every major sector-except trade, transportation, and utilities (TTU)-moved upwazd in October. The state's unadjusted unemployment rate for October was 4.1 percent. "Minnesota's recovery has been gaining momentum for the last several months, but October's employment numbers are even more encouraging than expected. It's one more sign that points to an energized economy in 2004," said Commissioner Kramer. Unadjusted Rates Seasonally Adjusted Rates Minnesota National Minnesota National The Developer -December/January 2004 Page 9 of 14 October 4.1 percent 5.6 percent 4.6 percent 6.0 percent September 4.4 percent 5.8 percent 4.6 percent 6.1 percent A year ago 3.8 percent 5.3 percent 4.3 percent 5.8 percent County and substate figures for October should be available at www. mnworkforcecenter. org/lmi/l aus/. back to top • • • ~ Employment Growth is Scattered Among Minnesota Communities Minnesota employment has contracted 2.7 percent since the start of the recession -but the recession has not impacted all industries and places equally. Newly released employment statistics from the DEED provide local details on where job losses and gains have occurred over the past two years. In fact, the recession has noticeably rearranged rankings of Minnesota's growth leaders. "Economic activity really happens at the local level," said Matt Kramer, Commissioner. of Employment and Economic Development. "Analyzing the local changes provides market-watchers with a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead." Several Minnesota communities have added jobs despite the challenging economy. Eagan leads the state with net growth of 4,677 jobs. Employment based in Richfield has expanded by 2,444 jobs. Minneapolis and Bloomington have suffered the most severe losses since 2001. Top Five Cities Qtr 1 2001 Qtr 1 2003 Net Job Adding Jobs Employment Employment Growth in .Minnesota Eagan, 42,331 47,008 4,677 Dakota Richfield, 11,506 13,950 2,444 Henne in Wayzata, 6,104 7,930 1,826 Henne m Rochester, 78,554 80,148 1,594 Olmsted Golden Valley, 29,964 31,528 1,564 Henne in op Five Citie Qtr 1 2001 Qtr 1 2003 Net Losing Jobs in Job Minnesota Employment Employment Loss inneapolis, 305,403 283,427 enne in 21,976 loomington, enne in 99,730 89,319 10,411 innetonka, 51,059 42,415 -8,644 enne in St. Paul, *Not comparable as time 8,000 amse * series (est.) t. Snelling- n The Developer -DecemberlJanuary 2004 Page 10 of 14 SP Airport, 35,702 28,989 -6713 enne in back to too back to too Development News Minnesota Business Developments by Mike Casey, Labor Market Analyst, DEED online at ivww.MnWorkh'UrceC'ertte_.r_.gr~ Northern For more than ten years workers at Minnesota Diversified Industries (MDI) in Hibbing, MN have produced plastic tote. trays for the U.S. Postal Service. Recently, the Postal Service cut its demand for new trays by one-half. As a result about one-third of the current workforce will lose their jobs. Many of these employees have some level of disability that makes it difficult for them to find employment opportunities elsewhere. MDI, a nonprofit corporation, creates employment for people with disabilities and disadvantages. The company employs about 500 workers at three sites in Minnesota; one-half have disabilities and another 25 percent face significant cultural disadvantages. New employment for the 50 to 60 workers who lost their jobs due to reduced demand for these plastic products will be difficult to find. The- world's fourth largest airline will close one of six reservation centers it operates around the country. Detroit's impending loss of its facility serving as a reservation center for Northwest Airlines (NWA) will benefit the five sites remaining open, including two in Minnesota. The Detroit operation will close in December with a loss of more than 560 jobs. NWA's call center in Chisholm will pick up 100 new positions, as will the airline's center in the Twin Cities. The airline also expects to add positions at its three other reservation centers to handle the increased activity following this closing. A smal} number of employees aze expected to transfer from Detroit to one of the five sites remaining open.. By the end of this year, State officials will know if Minnesota has landed a service cen[erfacility for Bombudier Corporation. The plant would service Bombardier Aerospace aircraft for the western United States. State officials are stressing the high quality workforce and possible tax benefits available to companies creating new jobs in the state. If the state's proposal is successful, the maintenance plant would bring several thousand jobs to northeastern Minnesota. As of early October, the company was still considering plans offered by Minnesota as well as those from other states. Twin Cities/Metro Area One of the country's leading providers of credit products and services has experienced a second round of layoffs in 2003. Metris Companies Inc will cut some 65 workers, most of whom worked in the company's headquarters location in Minnetonka. This reduction follows one early in the year when 180 jobs were affected. In both situations, the company laid off up to one-fourth of its management positions. Metris sees the layoffs as a way to achieve profitability during a slowing economy. Some 500 company jobs will remain in the state after this round of layoffs. A continuing sluggish economy has placed a MN business in the position of experiencing its largest layoff in nearly 100 years of continued operations. The Smead Manufacturing Co., a company not known for layoffs, recently let go about 50-60 employees due to the persistent decline in sales of its office products. Rather than subject some of its workforce to layoffs over a year ago, the Hastings- based company entered into a "shared work" program available through the MN Dept of Economic Security (now DEED) that allowed employers to reduce workers' hours by 20 percent. Affected workers. could then draw up to one-half of their lost wages using the company's contributions [o the unemployment fund for The Developer -December/January 2004 Page 11 of 14 a limited number of weeks. (See [he MN Employment Review, April 2002.) Temporary plans such as these were not sufficient to overcome the prolonged slowdown in sales. Amid accounts that the Ford Motor Company is planning to trim more than 3>000 jobs over the next few months, the local assembly plant received some encouraging news in early October. The St. Paul plant will remain operating for at least the next three years. And not only will the more than 2,000 workers retain their jobs through 2007-but the St. Paul site will be the only Ford facility producing the best-selling Ranger pickup model. The plant's high efficiency rating is thought to have been important in the decision to close the other Ranger production plant and consolidate operations in Minnesota. Ford will close three plants over the next six months while other U.S. sites will experience production slowdowns as the company attempts to cut costs by 10 percent. Another encouraging .note will be the addition of a compact pickup model bearing the Mazda nameplate. The St. Paul plant will produce up to 20,000 units of the 2005 model year. The aroma of fresh bakery goods will be more difficult to find in the Twin Cities when McGlynn's Bakeries closes its four outlet stores by early December after more than 80 years of producing breads, rolls, muffins and doughnuts. Some 45 employees will be immediately affected with another 125 workers uncertain of their future. These employees work in the retail sector at sites leased by the company in grocery stores. Some may become employees of those stores losing the McGlynn bakery service. McGlynn's will focus on their frozen food products, a fast-growing segment of their producrline. eFunds, a software developer providing technology solutions to a variety of businesses and government agencies, is continuing a restructuring plan including consolidation of operations and reductions in employment levels. The company laid off 180 workers in mid-September, some of whom worked at locations in Shoreview and Woodbury. This round of staff reductions also affected employees at three other sites in three states. A spokesperson indicated that more layoffs were expected. Originally founded as a pazt of Shoreview-based Deluxe Corporation to develop electronic storage services for customers, eFunds was spun off after several disappointing years. Now based in Arizona, the company has about 4,500 employees world-wide. Minnetonka-based Norstan Industries has announced a second round of layoffs. The full service telecommunications company will cut another 100 positions above the nearly 100 job cuts of early September. The company, in business since the early 1970s, did not indicate where the cuts would take place among its 1,400 employees in 31 locations across 14 states and four Canadian provinces-but the combined effect of the two separate layoff events will affect up to 14 percent of its workforce. Central The second-largest retailer of automotive parts in the nation will open another location in Minnesota in eazly December. With 2,500 retail stores in 38 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Roanoke, VA-based Advance Auto Parts, Inc has chosen a site in St. Cloud for its third store in the state. While it has taken the 71-year old company awhile to reach Minnesota, Advance Auto opened its first two stores in smaller communities in southern Minnesota (Albert Lea and Austin) since mid-August. Advance Auto serves both the do-it-yourself and the professional mechanic with a goal to keep his/her vehicle running. A relatively small in-store sales force of 10 to 12 employees will provide expert advice on automotive questions and fast parts delivery for its customers. Needing a lazger facility to replace an extrusion plant it has outgrown, Andersen Corporation looked at options which included sites in other states. The company, the world's largest producer of wood windows and doors, currently employs about 40 workers in White Bear Lake, MN. The possibility of losing these jobs and the nearly 100 additional positions that a new and lazger plant would create provided the impetus for the State and North Branch, MN to put together an economic development package to keep Andersen's expansion in Minnesota. The new building site is near the plant that will close so the company will transfer the existing skilled workforce. Construction is expected to be completed by spring of next year. The Developer -December/January 2004 Page 12 of 14 Southern An aging food production facility employing about 225 workers in a small community in southern Minnesota will soon be shut down. ConAgra Foods Inc, one of the country's largest packaged food companies, has announced plans to close its plant in Wells, MN by early next year. Production will be phased out over the next five months and transferred to a newer, larger site in Texas. A spokesperson indicated the Wells facility was beyond its capacity and the company was unwilling to make the necessary investment to upgrade the existing plant. Nebraska-based ConAgra has been in the food business for more than 135 years. Candy lovers will have one less source to alleviate their sweet tooth cravings after Shari. Candies, Inc. closes its doors. The Mankato-based firm, a packager of candies for nearly 60 years, could not find a buyer to continue the operation. So current owners announced the company would close. About 30 employees were laid off in late September; the remaining 20 workers will continue for up to two months to complete existing orders. Mankato-based Hickory Tech Corp has announced that the company will sell all of its wireless business sometime in December. The company is a diversified communications firm employing nearly 500 workers in Minnesota and Iowa. About 35 employees working in several communities in south-central Minnesota will be affected by the sale. Those positions are in sales, sales support, customer care and engineering. However, the new owner, Western Wireless Corp. based in the state of Washington, is expecting to offer some employment opportunities following the transfer of operations. Hickory Tech has provided telephone services for more than 100 years. Plans for expansion at Winona-based Fastenal Co. continue to be aggressive. The company, the largest distributor of fasteners in the nation, owns more than 1,300 stores, almost all in the 50 states and Canada. More than 100 stores have been opened in the past year alone; there are nearly 50 stores now located throughout Minnesota. The newest store location to open will be in New Ulm. Fastenal is now [he fastest growing full-line industrial distributor of a wide variety of products. I[ operates 12 distribution centers and a fleet of nearly 300 trucks to provide cost- effective and timely delivery services to Fastenal customers and stores. back to too • ~ • • Minnesota Perfect Again on Economic Development Report Card For the third consecutive year, Minnesota scored straight A's on the Corporation for Enterprise Development's (CFED) annual report card, the nation's most broad- based index of the economies of the 50 states. Just two other states - Massachusetts and Virginia -scored as well as Minnesota this year. CFED, anon-profit nationwide economic development organization, uses 68 criteria to measure relative state-by-state economic development success in three main categories: performance, business vitality and development capacity. In releasing its 2003 "Development Report Card for the States," CFED adopted a generally subdued and cautionary tone about the overall U.S. economic performance. But its assessment•of Minnesota's performance was upbeat and encouraging. For example, while the survey suggests that many American families are still struggling financially, with higher unemployment and lower wage jobs, Minnesota "is cruising right along" in categories like employment,. earnings and job quality, and quality of life. Minnesota was judged to be a "top performer". In business vitality the state is strong but not invulnerable. And in development capacity the survey found plenty of reasons for Minnesotans to take pride, specifically in the areas of human resources, financial resources and innovation assets. Minnesota ranked among the top 10 states in 27 of the 68 performance criteria and ranked in the bottom 10 in just one category: The complete report card is available at: wwwdre.cfed._prg. ,The Developer -December/January 2004 Page 13 of 14 back to too ~ • • Entrepreneur and D&B's 10th Annual List of the Best Cities for Entrepreneurs is Released Entrepreneur magazine and D&B's 105th annual listing of the best U.S. cities for entrepreneurs is featured in Entrepreneur's October issue. The special report highlights the U.S. cities that aze the best places for entrepreneurs to start or grow a business. The MinneapolislSt. Paul tops the national rankings for large cities. In 15th place last year, the Twin Cities have made an impressive improvement in overall economic health. This health is attributed to growth and stability of existing businesses more than emergence of new business, according to D&B. Cities are ranked according to Entrepreneurial Activity (based on the number of businesses five years old or younger). Small-Business Growth (based on the number of businesses with fewer than 20 employees that had significant employment growth from January 2002 to January 2003), Job Growth (change in job growth over athree-year period through January 2003) and Risk (bankruptcy rates). Christopher Puto, dean of the college of business at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, says one factor the aforementioned criteria doesn't take into consideration is the Twin Cities' creativity quotient. "The people in this region are highly supportive of creative activity," he says. He traces the creativity-valuing culture to the fact that 3M Corp., the famously inventive creator of Post-it notes, Scotch tape and countless other standards, is based there.''[3M'sl whole culture spawned this," Puto says. For the complete story and listing, pick up a copy of the October 2003 issue of Entrepreneur magazine, or read it on En[repreneur.com at www_entrepre_n. eur com/be.stcitie_s. • • • • AURI Awarded USDA Grant for Ag Innovation Center The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) has been selected as one of 10 national recipients of federal funds [o establish an Agricultural Innovation Center. The $1 million gran[ from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be used to establish a center focused on providing assistance for projects involving producer-owned energy such as ethanol, biodiesel and co-product utilization. The 2002 Farm Bill included provisions creating the Ag Innovation Centers, which are designed to provide technical and business assistance to develop markets and processes for value-added agricultural commodities and products. The Ag Innovation Center will operate as an independent body, based in Marshall, MN. The Center will provide technical and business assistance for producer- owned ventures focused on generating energy from renewable sources. The Center will tap into expertise available from AURI or other organizations best equipped to provide the necessary resources. A total of ten grants were awarded through a competitive application review. Those selected demonstrated a track record of achieving value-added successes, experienced personnel, developed a strong work plan, placed an emphasis on utilizing non-Federal funds and showed a commitment. to measuring performance of value-added activities. AURI is a nonprofit corporation created to improve [he economy of rural Minnesota through the development of new uses and new markets for the state's agricultural commodities. back to top The Developer -December/January 2004 Page 14 of 14~ Download The Developer in .pdf format! If you'd prefer to just read straight through, you can download a .pdf document containing all of the articles in the digital newsletter. Just click the link below, save it to your hazd drive and open it in Acrobat Reader. !'he Uevelgner December/Jgn~iur~~ 2(1Q4 Please contact the Kelly Biedny at the EDAM office with any questions, b51-290-7497 or kellybC~ewald.com. back to too T1 n'~ (xS_ ~.G~: rm: 3t 1, a~c.~aL<r, t p~ti~~r~ 41[ ~Z`: h F d. n It II ~SR~s~a 11am#o 3pm Saturday, D~~ ¦ 6th Enggren's Malt Downtown Lakeville Bring Your Camera ~ A Festive Celebration of the Season Compliments of the Downtown Lakeville Business Association • Dickens Carolers dressed in Victorian costume on Main Street and riding the trolley. • Free trolley rides from 11 to 3. 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