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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-22-02 City of Lakeville Economic Development Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Tuesday, January 22, 2002, 6:00 p.m. Lake Marion Conference Room, Community Development Department City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Avenue 1. Call meeting to order. 2. Approve December 11, 2001 meeting minutes 3. Election of Officers • Chair • Vice-Chair • Secretary 4. Presentation of Community Survey Results - R. Erickson 5. Presentation of Proposal to Feature Local Businesses - R. Erickson 6. 2002-2004 Strategic Plan A.) Work Plan Goal #1: Educate residents on benefits of C/I • Comparable C/I Analysis B.) Work Plan Goal #2: Financial planning with school, county, state, etc. • Letter Sent to School Superintendent Gary Amoroso C.) Work Plan Goal # 3: Encourage investigation of critical business infrastructure • High Tech Subcommittee Tour of Dakota County Technical College Training Center • MN Department of Trade and Economic. Development E-Commerce Certification 7. Proposed Advanced Wireless Project -Fairfield Business Campus 8. Notice of Temporary Plant Closure -Crown Cork and Seal 9. Update on Wren Property Acquisition 10. Director's Report 11. Adjourn Attachments: • Economic Development Association of MN -Legislative Policy Positions 2002 • Commercial /Industrial /Institutional Project Update • StarTribune Article -Despatch Industries • Letter on Merillat Industries • 2002 Meeting Schedule G:~AFIad11.22.02 EDC Agenda.doc Agenda Item MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator Ann Flad, Economic Development Coordinator FROM: David L. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director DATE: January 18, 2002 RE: Progress on Implementation of Goal #1 of the 2002-2004 Strategic Plan - Educate Residents on Benefit of C/I Tax Base GOAL # 1: To inform and educate residents on benefits of C/I tax base to gain community support and appreciation for business growth. Attached is information that was requested during the discussion on this Strategic Plan goal during the December 11, 2001 meeting. The first item was prepared by Dennis Feller and includes a listing of 14 cities in the Metropolitan Area and the percentage of market value for each class of property in these cities. (Exhibit A) This information is for pay 2001 property taxes. Also included in this information is the total percentage of land area planned for the various land uses in the current Comprehensive Plan. This includes both developed and undeveloped areas in the City. Information is also attached that provides comparison of both land and building values and tax capacity for four different developed. commercial and industrial areas within the City. This information allows for comparisons of the different types of commercial and industrial development in the City and how they compare in terms of both land value and building values which in turn impacts tax capacity. This information, along with additional analysis, will be used by the subcommittee that was created at the December meeting to begin to work on putting together information to be used to inform residents of the benefits of C/I development in Lakeville. Commissioner Emond, Brantley, Matasosky, and Pogatchnik should indicate when they wish to schedule the first meeting of this subcommittee. ~-.~r. - - . To: Economic Development Committee From: Dennis Feller, Finance Director CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator David Olson, Director of Economic Development Ann. Flad, Economic Development Coordinator Date: December 14, 2001 In response to the questions presented at the December 11 EDC meeting: 1. The Taxable Market Value composition of other communities is as follows: Residential Commercial/ Homestead Industrial Apartments Agriculture Other Bloomington 54% 37% 8% 0% 1% Mpls 52% 30% 16% 0% 3% Minnetonka 64% 26% 9% 0% 1 Plymouth 67% 25% 7% 0% 1% Edin Prairie 66% 24% 9% 0% 1 Eagan 66% 24% 8% 0% 1% Burnsville 62% 22% 11% 0% 5% Edina 72% 20% 8% 0% 1% Brooklyn Park 70% 20% 8% 1 % 1 Mendota hts 77% 18% 3% 0% 2% Maple Grove 77% 17% 4% 0% 2% Woodbury 76% 14% 8% 1% 1% Lakeville 82% 1.0% 5% 1% 2% Apple Valley 84% 9% 5% 0°,% 2% 2. According to the Comprehensive Plan, Lakeville should achieve the following land uses: Single- finamly residential 30% Townhomes, condo 13% Rural residential 2% Multifamily residential 2% Manufactured housing 1 Commercial/industrial 13 Agricultural 6% Non-taxable 32% GATEWAY DEVELOPMENT ACRES TAXPIN BUILDING FLOOR AREA TAXINCR YRBUILT LANDVAL BLDGVAL TOTALVAL USE1 TTCAP 1.43 222890001001 4,780 1996 $354,000 $374,100 $728,100 B $21,895 2.54 222890101001 4,410 1998 $480,800 $297,900 $778,700 B $23,650 1.40 222890103001 5,996 2000 $304,000 $327,400 $631,400 B $4,042 2.35 222890104001 6,592 1999 $452,900 $431,700 $884,600 B $16,054 7.72 21,778 $1,591,700 $1,431,100 $3,022,800 $65,641 Land Value Per Acre $206,178.76 Building Value Per Square Foot of Building $65.71 1 SOUTHFORK COMMERCIAL AREA ACRES TAXPIN BUILDING FLOOR AREA TAXINCR YRBUILT LANDVAL BLDGVAL TOTALVAL USE1 TTCAP 1.37 221185020200 1,938 036 1993 $343,500 $50,500 $394,000 B $11,355 0.88 221140001001 880 1987 $259,100 $62,300 $321,400 B $8,771 0.39 228150001001 2,764 1996 $105,500 $179,900 $285,400 B $7,598 1.07 221187502201 3,876 1982 $255,500 $207,700 $463,200 B $13,351 1.13 220121001206 3,868 1985 $370,800 $218,500 $589,300 B $17,438 1.22 221187501301 5,222 1998 $169,700 $258,300 $428,000 B $12,950 1.01 221185019100 4,233 1985 $259,200 $272,200 $531,400 B $15,721 3.41 221187503003 9,640 013 1995 $374,100 $278,600 $652,700 B $19,879 1.54 221187501101 3,329 1988 $207,900 $296,300 $504,200 B $14,803 6.65 221187506101 12,499 1996 $594,100 $376,200 $970,300 B $29,722 1.06 221187503101 11,508 1986 $219,700 $390,600 $610,300 B $18,509 0.91 221187503201 15,615 1986 $197,300 $693,600 $890,900 B $26,696 1.47 221185019000 15,960 1987 $301,300 $702,400 $1,003,700 B $30,406 2.24 221187501003 23,676 1996 $438,700 $896,400 $1,335,100 B $40,840 4.85 227120001201 43,826 1984. $1,057,100 $987,400 $2,044,500 B $67,646 2.09 221187504001 27,410 1996 $231,800 $1,118,200 $1,350,000 B $39,300 3.59 221187504003 38,400 1985 $782,300 $1,576,400 $2,358,700 B $76,173 5.78 227120001101 96,000 1984 $1,107,300 $1,705,600 $2,812,900 B $90,358 40.66 320,644 $7,274,900 $10,271,100 $17,546,000 $541,516 Land Value Per Acre $178,920 Building Value Per Square Foot of Building $32.03 1 FAIRFIELD BUSINESS CAMPUS ACRES TAXPIN BUILDING FLOOR AREA TAXINCR YRBUILT LANDVAL BLDGVAL TOTALVAL USE1 TTCAP 7.43 .222450001001 82,949 050 1998 404,700 3,682,800 4,087,500 B $132,735 14.44. 222450002001 65,010 050 1995 589,400 1,758,400 2,347,800 B $75,224 5.02 222450101001 31,200 050 1996 249,900 1,935,900 2,185,800 B $68,860 3.26 .222450103001 25,112 050 1998 167,100 965,000 1,132,100 B $35,679 3.72 222450201001 20,000 050 1996 181,900 1,088,100 1,270,000 B $39,589 33.87 224,271 1,593,000 9,430,200 11,023,200 $352,087 Land Value Per Acre $47,033 Building Value Per Square Foot of Building $42.05 AIRLAKE INDUSTRIAL PARK ACRES TAXPIN BUILDING FLOOR AREA TAXINCR YRBUILT LANDVAL BLDGVAL TOTALVAL USE1 TTCAP 2.60 220330001175 16,544 1992 123,200 624,900 748,100 C $22,783 1.65 221110001002 19,644 1994 100,200 662,800 763,000 C $8,989 2.60 220330001075 25,880 1995 128,900 787,600 916,500 C $27,862 1.01 221110105004 5,760 1996 50,400 187,200 237,600 C $6,150 1.37 225690001201 10,528 1996 68,600 304,100 372,700 C $10,488 1.01 221110106004 12,258 1996 50,400 453,000 503,400 C $14,759 1.99 221110115003 25,000 1996 99,600 829,200 928,800 B $28,593 2.70 221110110004 15,040 1997 110,400 445,400 555,800 B $17,305 4.28 220330001182 13,681 1997 185,500 536,000 721,500 B $21,419 1.70 221110111004 11,008 1998 83,200 330,600 413,800 C $7,513 9.86 221105101001 43,890 1998 419,100 1,176,700 1,595,800 B $50,323 0.69 221105302002 1,620 1999 52,600 119,300 171,900 B $3,903 2.00 221110103103 13,480 1999 100,200 352,900 453,100 B $12,681 2.90 221105301001 30,000 1999 221,000 1,000,000 1,221,000 C $36,903 15.95 222350001001 103,027 1999 798,900 2,748,200 3,547,100 B $69,863 20.11 221105201001 198,855 1999 1,007,200 4,952,000 5,959,200 B $151,395 1.00 221110104004 8,000 2000 50,300 118,300 168,600 B $1,049 1.05 223106001002 4,320 2000 85,800 213,900 299,700 B $702 0.91 221105306002 9,961 2000 69,300 330,300 399,600 B $809 1.89 223106001001 19,820 2000 154,300 691,800 846,100 B $1,266 3.88 221105313102 70,192 2000 292,400 2,059,900 2,352,300 B $1,963 81.15 658,508 4,251,500 18,924,100 23,175,600 $496,718 Land Value Per Acre $52,391 Building Value Per Square Foot of Building $28.74 Agenda Item l7 MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator Ann Flad, Economic Development Coordinator FR: David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director DATE: January 16, 2002 RE: Progress on implementation of Goal #2 of the 2002-2004 Strategic Plan -Financial modeling with City, School & County. GOAL #2: Financial planning for community -encourage community partners -schools, city, county, state, etc. to provide input to create basic financial models that can be used to visualize and measure potential threats, outcomes, and overall impacts of our efforts to improve financial position of city in the future. The attached letter was authorized at December 11, 2001 meeting and was sent to Superintendent Amoroso on December 17, 2001. This letter thanked the Superintendent for taking time to meet in November with Chair Vogel and Vice-Chair Matasosky and staff and also included a copy of the Economic Indicators Report that was presented to the EDC at the December meeting. Superintendent Amoroso was recently contacted in regards to scheduling a meeting with key staff people to begin the process of sharing and communicating goals and needs of both the City and School District. The Superintendent was going to discuss possible meeting dates at his next Cabinet meeting and get back to me with possible meeting dates hopefully in the near future. Staff will keep the Commission informed on progress on the Work Plan Goal. December 17, 2002 _r Dr. Gary Amoroso Superintendent of Schools ISD No. 194 8670 West 210`h Street Lakeville, MN 55044 Dear Dr. Amoroso: I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for taking the time recently to meet with Jack Matasosky, Dave Olson, Ann Flad and myself to discuss the Economic Development Commission's (EDC) recently completed 2002-2004 Strategic Plan. We realize it is a busy time at ISD 194 and taking time out of your schedule to discuss what are hopefully issues of mutual concern is appreciated. Consistent with the City Council's recently approved 2002-2004 Strategic Plan for Economic Development, the EDC is working with City staff to prepare information to be used to better inform residents of the benefits of commercial and industrial development in the community. Attached is a document entitled "Economic Development Indicators" prepared by the City Finance Department staff. The information contained in this document was reviewed by the EDC at its December 11, 2001 meeting. Included in this information is: • .Trend information on Market Value increases and Tax Capacity increases for the City and breakout by property class; • Market Value and Tax Capacity information sorted by property class and school district; • Estimated Property Taxes on both commercial/industrial and residential properties for Pay 2002; • Information on the ten largest taxpayers in the City of Lakeville; • Building Permit summary information and specific commercial/industrial projects approved in the last several years; • Population and City and County employment statistics. In addition to this information, the EDC requested comparative information from other suburban cities as well as specific information on the market value created per acre for various commercial and industrial areas that have developed in Lakeville. City of Lakeville 20195 Holyoke Avenue • Lakeville, MN 55044 Phone (952) 985-4400 • FAX (952) 985-4499 • www.lnkeville.ntn.us Page 2 A subcommittee of the EDC was also created at the December 11`h meeting to begin to utilize this economic information to identify the targeted amount and type of commercial/industrial development that would be desired in Lakeville and what "business infrastructure" needs may be required for this type of development. It is my hope that you find the attached information useful. On behalf of the EDC, we hope to continue to coordinate our efforts with ISD 194 and look forward to continued dialog on these and other issues. . Respectfully, Robert Vogel, Chairman Economic Development Commission cc: Robert A. Erickson, City Administrator David L. Olson, Community and Economic Development Director Ann Flad, Economic Development Coordinator Agenda Item MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator Ann Flad, Economic Development Coordinator FR: David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director,. DATE: January 17, 2002 RE: Progress on implementation of Goal #3 of the 2002-2004 Strategic Plan - Infrastructure GOAL # 3: Encourage investigation of all potential upgrade opportunities in critical "business infrastructure" elements -phone, data, and other infrastructure, to promote positive outcomes for long term. High Tech Subcommittee Exploration of the telecommunications side of infrastructure continues. On December 12, 2001, the High Tech Subcommittee met with two service providers currently providing service in Lakeville: Charter Communications and Frontier Communications. A summary of that meeting is attached for your reference. The High Tech Subcommittee also met on January 9, 2002 to tour the Information Technology Training Center operated by Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) in Eagan. Bradd Strelow, Director of Technology / Inovation and Dr. Ron Thomas, President of DCTC provided the tour of this 17,000 sq. ft. telecommunications training center and central office switch located in a leased facility in Eagan. The center was created through creative partnerships including AT&T Broadband and Nortel Communications and has been extremely successful The purpose of the tour was to continue discussions with Dakota County Technical College and their desire to create an increased presence in Lakeville. Dr. Thomas indicated that DCTC educates approximately 2,500 students in certificate and associate programs, and trains an additional 10,000 people per year through customized training partnerships with area businesses. DCTC considers Lakeville an ideal location to offer additional services due to its rapid growth and the projected population in the future. E-Commerce Certification The 1999 Minnesota Legislature assigned the Department of Trade and Economic Development (DYED) with the responsibility to create an "E-commerce certification program" for cities in Minnesota. "E-commerce" is the term used to describe all commercial and non-commercial activities facilitated through the use of information technology and network technologies, such as the Internet, intranets, and extranets. During the High Tech Subcommittee's meeting with Frontier Communications, the issue of E-commerce certification was discussed and Frontier has offered, as the City's local telephone service provider, to assist the City in obtaining the certification. Based on the investment that has recently been made in Lakeville by Frontier and other telecommunication providers and the efforts of the City to communicate with citizens by providing information and services on the Internet, Lakeville is positioned well to obtain this certification. The EDC is asked to direct staff to pursue "E-commerce certification" with the assistance of Frontier on the basis that it is consistent with Goal # 3 of the City's 2002-2004 Strategic Plan for Economic Development. HIGH TECH SUBCOMMITTEE DECEMBER 12, 2001 MEETING SUMMARY The High Tech Subcommittee met on December 12, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. in the Lake Marion Conference Room of City Hall. Present were members: Bob Brantly, Dick Miller, Doug Thompson, and Robin Selvig. No members were absent. Others present included: David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director; and Jeff Lueders, Cable Coordinator. Jeff Lueders, Cable Coordinator provided both telecommunication providers with background information on the City of Lakeville contained in a Powerpoint presentation including economic and demographic information on the community. CHARTER: Bret Maas and LeRoy Kiecker of Charter Business Networks gave what they referred to as a 100,000 foot view of Charter and their operations in Minnesota and in particular gave updates on their companies activities in Lakeville and the surrounding communities as well as the southern part of the state. Some of the main points made by the Charter representatives included: • Charter is a Fortune 500 Company • They cover 40 states • They serve 7 million customers • They have invested $3.5 billion in nationwide network • The representatives indicated that Charter's vision is to ring the State of Minnesota with a Sonnet Ring network that would start as an OC 48 and would be expanded to an OC 192. • Building fiber into new neighborhoods in developing areas • 80% of their cable TV routes are now fiber. • They are in the process of building numerous master head ends. This will allow for traffic to be re-routed in the event there is a cable cut somewhere in the system. • Developing next generation of Digital Telephony that is being tested in Wisconsin and other states. • Discussed how they are working to provide next generation telecommuting through BPNs that do not require use of the Internet. This provides a more secure connection. • Indicated that they want to be involved with cities in the planning stages of new business or industrial parks. • They have established a new customer call center in Rochester that will operate 24/7. This will include transferring business calls for service from Fond Du Lac, WI to Rochester. • Charter representatives indicated that they are willing to work with the City as it considers the establishment of a High Tech Business Park. They are currently working with Albert Lea and Mankato to provide the necessary telecommunications technology to business parks and/or technology centers that have or are in the process of being developed in those communities. FRONTIER: JoAnne Johnson-External Affairs, Patty Kankovsky-Marketing Manager, Craig Gunderson-General Manager, AI Kruse Senior Engineer, Steve Storo, Special Projects Engineer were the representatives from Frontier that attended the meeting. The following information was provided regarding Frontier's overall operations and specifically some of their recent and planned system improvements in Lakeville: • Citizens and Frontier joined in July of 2001. • They have 2.5 million access lines in 23 states. • Frontier is the 2nd largest service provider in MN with 275,709 access lines. • Lakeville is the largest and fastest growing city in their service area. • Frontier now provides services that include, class features such as voice mail and caller ID, long distance service, dial up Internet service and DSL High Speed Internet. • Frontier has made significant improvement in their Quality of Service statistics since 1997. Frontier representatives acknowledged their company still has "baggage" in regards to service levels in Lakeville. • Acknowledged that Frontier has not promoted their company very well. • Acknowledged that existing industrial parks in many communities (including Lakeville) are considerable distances (beyond 18,000 feet) from their central office (downtown Lakeville). This requires that they install additional "pizza boxes" in their green cabinets located in easements and right-of-way throughout the City to extend the availability of this type of service. Frontier indicated that by the end of January of 2002 all of the existing business and industrial park areas will have access to ADSL and dedicated Internet service. • In the last 12 months Frontier expended $1 million on the Point of Presence (POP) in the central office in downtown Lakeville. This enables Frontier to provide ADSL and SDSL and dedicated Internet service in Lakeville. This also provides less expensive access to bandwidth for these types of services because of the reduced travel distance fior this service. • Frontier offered to share ideas, offer technical advice, and co-sponsor events or seminars to assist in the planning of a High Tech Business Park in Lakeville. • In addition, Frontier indicated a willingness to assist the City in educating citizens and businesses on the availability of telecommunications services locally and offered to assist the City on getting its E-Commerce Ready certification from DTED. The meeting was concluded at 9:30 p.m. _;~~"Your Local T~1e mOSt Leave IT to us - " ~ ~ Advantage The IT Training Center is the place to deliver ~ ~ In the heart of Ea an's business high-impact, cost effective trainin to our ~ g ~il~~ttC.G~ 9 Y and. technology corridor, the IT employees or clients. If you need reliable Training. 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E C E ~1~.1NESpI~ -Trade & - Economic Development The Guide to Electronic Commerce Community Readiness Communities- Assistance Programs- Technical Resources- E-Commerce Read...: What is it Page. 1 of 2 E-Commerce Readiness Guide -What is it? The .1999 Minnesota legislature assigned the Department of Trade and Economic Development with the responsibility to create an "E-commerce certification program" for communities. "E-commerce" or electronic commerce is a term used to describe all commercial and non-commercial activities facilitated through the use of information technology and network technologies, such as the Internet, intranets and extranets. Information technology and ">rcommerce" is yet one more complex issue for local economic development professionals to learn and understand. Most economic development professionals know that high speed data access to the Internet is already becoming a key location factor for some types of businesses. The questions in the guide will be used to document the stages of readiness for E- . commerce in cities across Minnesota. Those cities so certified will receive use of an electronic image that will be displayed on their online Community Profile. The image may also be displayed on community web sites as well as other city publications and marketing materials. A few questions that cities should be asking themselves regarding information technology are: . What are the best strategies to ensure the proper level of investment for informational technology infrastructure in our community? . How can we work with our local telecommunications provider(s) to meet the informational technology needs of businesses and residents in our community? . How does informational technology fit into our city's economic development strategy? . What is required to create a culture that embraces electronic commerce? Set the stage for what's to come Planning for electronic commerce will be the most successful when done collaboratively by a coalition of community members concerned about the area's technological and economic development. Working together, community members can pool knowledge, data and experience to evaluate their common position, and to cooperatively produce a strategic plan. We have included suggestions to help you identify the appropriate sources of information. By completing the guide, community and business leaders,. as well as policy makers, will begin to learn how their communities are progressing toward electronic commerce. Because the guide is not a definitive measure of a community's readiness, but rather a series of indicators, any self-defined community -whether an individual business, town, region, state or country -may find that it falls within one category-based on some indicators and another category based on others. Nevertheless, the guide provides every community with http://www.dted.state.mn.us/erg-what.asp 01/07/2002 Communities- Assistance Programs- Technical Resources- E-Commerce Read...: What is it Page 2 of 2 information it can use to take action as it gets ready for electronic commerce. Much of the information in the guide has been drawn from the "The Guide to Global Electronic Commerce" authored by the Computer Systems Policy Project organization based in Washington D.C. Information on this organization can be obtained at their web site at www.cspp.org. The process is designed for self-administration by city officials with. instructions on where to go for information. For more information or assistance in completing the guide, call Margaret Olson, E-commerce Ready coordinator for DTED at 800-657-3858, directly at 651-296-3963, or email Margaret.Olson@state.mn.us. `Back to Electronic Commerce Guide index Print This Page Copyright m 1999 - 2001, Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development. All rights reserved. http://www.dted.state.mn.us/erg-what.asp 01/07/2002 Communities- Assistance Programs- Technical Resources- E-Commerce Readiness Guide-.. Page 1 of 3 Who's Involved with Electronic Commerce? Citizens E-commerce is more than technology. It's about making things work more efficiently and effectively. It involves a communit}~s government, educational institutions, healthcare facilities and most importantly its citizens. E-commerce includes: . using the Internet to learn more about a product before purchasing it at a store; . shopping online for groceries and having them physically shipped to the front door; . ordering and receiving software, music or a video without ever leaving the. house; . participating in a degree program from a college; or . renewing a driver's license Businesses E-commerce is showing signs of exploding across the world economy. In 1997 e commerce amounted to $5.6 billion. In 1999, Forrester Research estimated that e-commerce amounted to more than $118 billion in the United States.. Of this amount businesses to business sales accounted for $100 billion versus $18 billion in consumer purchases. By 2003, Forrester forecasts that business-to-business sales alone could reach $1.3 trillion in the United States. Whether all that business is new or merely shifting resources, the transition is likely to continue to change the way business is done in the 21St century. How these changes affect your community will largely depend on the state of your communit}~s readiness. Other business uses include: . custom designing clothing to customers' dimensions provided online; ..managing inventory from remote locations to send data to a central providing company and product information; . providing technical assistance online all day and all night; . creating fully automated, online systems for ordering products and services from vendors and suppliers; or . allowing consumers and businesses to order and receive products and services safely and securely online. http://www.dted.state.mn.us/erg-who.asp 01/07/2002 Communities- Assistance Programs- Technical Resources- E-Commerce Readiness Guide-.. Page 2 of 3 Government and Other Public Service Organizations The Internet makes it easier than ever for residents of communities to stay informed about what's happening in their city. To maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of this technology cities should take steps to educate residents of all ages and educational backgrounds on the basics of the new technology and offer training opportunities to help residents and business owners become active in its application. The "bells and whistles" of the Internet continue to change but the axiom that "content is what counts" could never be more true. Local government web sites need to keep in mind that the aesthetic appearance of a site will not matter to users if there is no valuable and useable information as a foundation. From the National League of Cities, August 16, 1999: "With a few keystrokes, citizens in Bakersfield, Calif., can tap into more than 100,000 pages of information--12,300 individual documents--dealing with all functions of the city government. The website contains the entire city code and city ordinances, real estate and tax records, minutes of council meetings, and details of the city budget. Most new records and information is available in both English and Spanish. The city scanned documents and transferred them to the city's website to make. the switch over from paper to electronic records. With information now on the web, the city now avoids many time-consuming and costly research chores, copying charges, and postal fees." Other uses for .government and public service organizations include: . posting information online to inform citizens and facilitate interactions; . collecting income tax filings via the Internet; . fielding Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and other procurement requests online; . offering remote instruction to local students for distance learning; or . integrating technology and Interriet based curriculum components into daily classroom activities. E3aek tc~ I?IecU•onc ('ommerce Guide index _ _ http://www.dted.state.mn.us/erg-who.asp 01/07/2002 A enda ltem 9 MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator Ann Flad, Economic Development Coordinator Ben Coons - President/CEO, Advance Wireless Communications Jack Matasosky -CEO, APPRO Development FROM: David L. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director DATE: January 18, 2002 RE: Proposed Advanced Wireless Project -Fairfield Business Campus The City received a letter dated October 5, 2001 from Ben Coons, President/CEO of Advanced Wireless Communications expressing the Company's interest in the acquiring Lot 2, Block 1, Fairfield Business Campus 2nd Addition. Informal discussions on the property had been taking place for several months prior. This property is the vacant lot between the Itron Building, in which Advanced Wireless is currently a tenant, and the Technical Methods Building. Until recently, this lot was tied up in an option agreement between the City and the owners of the Itron Building. This option agreement was not scheduled to expire until 2004. Advanced Wireless has been able to recently secure a release of the option agreement from the current owners of the Itron Building that now enables the City to consider the sale of the property at this time. Advanced Wireless has also recently submitted a request for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Assistance. This TIF assistance would be in the form of a land sale price "write-down" in a manner similar to the other projects that have been completed in the Fairfield Business Campus. A business summary, description of the company's products and services, building needs, and financial pro-forma is attached. (Exhibit A) The pro forma indicates that TIF assistance is required to reduce the required debt service and subsequent lease payments to a level that is comparable to market lease rates in the area. Advanced Wireless is currently proposing to construct a 23,000 square foot two-story building with a minimum estimated market value of $1.3 million. The building design would be comparable to other buildings in the Fairfield Business Campus. Building plans are not yet available and thus a determination of the tax increment that will be generated by this project is not available at this point. Dennis Feller, City Finance Director has reviewed the Company's financials. He has concluded that Advanced Wireless has demonstrated aggressive and consistent growth since its inception approximately 10 years ago. Subject to Advanced Wireless providing details relative to the project scope and financing terms, the Company appears to have the managerial and financial ability to undertake the project. This proposed project is consistent with the City's goal of attempting to attract~corporate headquarters type facilities in Fairfield Business Campus. This project would also result in the retention of and expansion of an existing business in the Community. Finally, this project would result in the successful completion of Fairfield Business Campus. The EDC is requested to recommend to the City Council that a public hearing be scheduled to consider a Business Subsidy Agreement for the proposed Advance Wireless Communications Project subject to City being provided with the additional required information. ~ ,VA.~„ E IRELE S COMMUNIC ONS _.,..e~y~~ October 5, 2001 Robert Erickson City Administrator City of Lakeville 20195 Holyoke Ave. Lakeville, MN 55044 Dear Bob, Please receive this letter and the enclosure in regards to our Company's interest in developing the property just North of our present location on Kensington Blvd. The enclosure is a legal opinion from my counsel regarding our ability to negotiate directly with the City. I know that you would have preferred to have the release from Itron, however; they are not giving us much cooperation and I believe the letter from our counsel should serve your purpose. I'm aware that Jack Matasosky has contacted you regarding our needs and I believe he has asked you for a meeting or lunch. I would like to confirrn that request. Bob, Advanced Wireless is seriously interested in moving this idea forward and I look forward to meeting and working with you to make this happen. Please call if you need additional information or if you have questions. Sincerely, Beri~Coons President/CEO Copy: J. Matasosky D. Hykes P. Tierney Enclosure 20855 KENSINGTCIN BLVD LAKEVILLE. MN 550447486 MAIN 952.469.5400 TOLL FREE 800.4'75.5852 TTY 652.469.01'79 FAX 952.469.0] 70 ~TM LUS.4ELE55, WWW.FaDUF11lCEDWSRELESS.COfP. STET 1 ~ l - i y f ~ r: li' 'a ! ~ ® ~ ~ ~ ~ 6 ~ i • n ~/'t~?rs~ ~y j r. ~ . ~ ~ - _.l ~ i . ~ _ - 1 ¦ 1 ¦ 1 E - e 1 ® ~ Agenda Item MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator Ann Flad, Economic Development Coordinator FROM: David L. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director DATE: January 17, 2002 RE: Notice of Temporary Suspension of Operations -Crown Cork and Seal The City recently received the attached carbon copy of a letter from the Corporate Headquarters for Crown Cork and Seal Company, Inc. located in Philadelphia, PA. (See Exhibit A) This letter notified the State of Minnesota and the City that the company will "temporarily suspend its line can assembly operations at Lakeville commencing on or about March 17; 2002." As the letter indicates and a company official verified, Crown Cork and Seal has experienced an unexpected loss of beverage container business that represents a substantial portion of the plant's business. The Company cannot anticipate whether, or to what extent, they will recover the lost business or any part of it. The temporary suspension of operations will affect 99 employees at the Lakeville plant. The employee layoffs will commence on or about March 17, 2002 and will last through at least October of this year. Company officials indicated that the loss of business is due in part to a trend towards the use of more plastic containers in the beverage container industry. City staff has notified Company officials of the willingness of the City to assist the Company in anyway it can during this period. Staff will keep the Commission informed on further developments regarding Crown Cork and Seal Company and future decisions in regards to the. Lakeville plant. CROWN CORK 8~ SEAS Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. Corporate Headquarters One Crown Way Philadelphia. PA 19154=3599 Main Phone: (215) 698-5100 Direct Diai: (215) 602-2646 Fact (215) 856-5466 January 4, 2002 Ms. Jody Swenson Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development Dislocated Workers Program 500 Metro Square Building 121 Seventh Place East St. Paul, NtN 55101 Dear Ms. Swenson: This is to notify you in accordance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("WARN") that Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. will temporarily cease all can manufacturing at its Lakeville Plant, 8415 220' Street West, Lakeville, MN 55044, which will result in a layoff of employees. At this time we expect that substantially all employees will be laid off through at least October of this year, as we do not anticipate any further operational activity at Lakeville during this period. Details of this action are provided below in compliance with applicable law. The mass layoff is the direct result of the unexpected loss of business, which represents a substantial portion of the plant's business. Under these circumstances, we cannot anticipate whether, or to what extent, the Company will recover the business or any part of it. 1. The Company plans to temporarily suspend its line can assembly operations at .Lakeville commencing on or about March 17, 2002. Z. Employee layoffs resulting from this reduction in operations will commence at the close of business on March 17, 2002, or within fourteen (14) days thereafter. A schedule showing the job titles and the number of affected workers in those positions, including those currently on layoff, is attached. We cannot at this time specify the expected date of separation for each affected employee; however, we anticipate that all such employees will be separated as of March 31, 2002. '4IS I.ETTERNEAO IS PRINTED ^N RECVCIED PPPER Tam ® ':SING ORGANIC-BASED INNS. 3 The name and address of the chief elected officials of the bargaining representatives of the hourly paid employees who will be affected by the layoff are Michael J. Sullivan, General President, and Michael A. LaFave, Director of Production Workers. Sheet Metal Workers, 1750 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC ?0006. 4. Employees represented by the aforementioned Union have certain "bumping" rights pursuant to the terms of collective bargaining agreement between the Company and their Union. Non-represented employees do not have any such rights. Additional information about the closing may be obtained by contacting David Lichtle, Crown Cork & Seal Company Inc., 3737 Exchange Avenue, Aurora, IL 60504. Telephone (630) 851- 7774. Very Truly Yours, R J. a yhor Corporate Manager, Industrial Relations cc: D. Lichtle, Crown Cork & Seal Company Inc., A rora; II. Mayor Robert D. Johnson, City of Lakeville Agenda Item MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Commission CC: Robert .Erickson, City Administrator Ann Flad, Economic Development Coordinator FROM: David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director; DATE: January 17, 2002 RE: Update on Wren Property Acquisition The Dakota County CDA has been in negotiations with the owner of the Wren property for approximately a year. The Wren property is a 5.88 acre site located on the north side of the 210t" Street across from Airlake Industrial Park. (See Exhibit A) The City of Lakeville has committed its 2001 CDBG allocation along with a portion of its 2000 allocation to assist the CDA in the purchase of the property. It would be the intent of the CDA to construct an affordable rental town house project on this site. Considerable environmental testing has been completed by the CDA to determine the cost of cleaning up the former dumpsite on the property. Based on this information, the CDA and the owner(s) of the Wren property have recently reached agreement on a purchase price for the property. Pending the resolution of one issue not related to the purchase price of the property, it is anticipated the CDA could close on the property within the next 30 days. The CDA also is continuing the process of planning for the development of an affordable rental townhome project on the Gilb property they purchased in 2001. (See Exhibit B) The current schedule for this project is to submit an application to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency in July of this year and to make application for Housing Tax Credits. If these applications are approved, construction could begin on the project in 2003. This project will contain approximately 35 units. PROPOSED SITE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT _ m ~ ~ ~ - ,1 ~ I~ N A ~ E%HtBIT A l L ~ H'L_ 3 r ~ ~ o j~ Y i HEF?ITAGE D t s- SQ DAK, CD, ~IEf~~ - .~.w....___,.,-...~ _ ~t;~~ ~ NUNTE~ 203RD ~ CT, ~ '`-1 04 t~f S T 1n/ ~ AMES JENSEN w w ~ } ~pCAT14N 3 ~ ~ i a W fMp Q ~ 1 ~ 1; ~ ~ ~ L~J [L q <L I ~ ~ ~ z A r "~?K ~ ~ Q ~~.J~'Y C E E ~ ~ ~ ~ U ~ 06 ~ ~ PK ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ `~::i 207 Q ~ ~f ~ ~ ~~Q~~ t~ s Q ~ VT ~Q ~ Y . fti' q X , ~ ~ ~ ~~t s ~ W.~ CL A ~ ~ ~E ~ J t_. PEP ' ~ s HYDRA ~ t z ~ INDEPENDENCE ~ ~ GT _ ~ Agenda Item MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator 'j Ann Flad, Economic Development Coordinator ~ ` FROM: David L. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director DATE: January 18, 2002 RE: January Director's Report This is the first of what will be a regular monthly update that will be provided to the EDC with the agenda packets. Suggestions, ideas, or requested changes to the report format from the Commission are encouraged. Dakota County Economic Development Partnership I attended a strategic planning session on December 13t" 2001. A copy of the planning document that resulted from this session will be forwarded to the EDC when it becomes available. I have been nominated to serve as the Secretary of this organization for 2002. The annual meeting will be held in February at which the full membership will vote for the various Board Officers. The City is a member of this organization in 2002. Economic Development Association of Minnesota I recently attended a portion of the Winter Conference for this organization in Bloomington. The Legislative Policies that were adopted by this organization for the upcoming State Legislative Session are included as an attachment. I currently serve on the Legislative Committee for this organization. The City is a member of this organization in 2002. 2002 CDBG Application The 2002 CDBG application for the Downtown Code Improvement Program was approved by the City Council on January 7, 2002 and has been submitted to the Dakota County CDA. Letters containing information on the program will be sent to all property owners in the Downtown Special Service District in the next 30-45 days. Interchange Financing Study The initial meeting with City staff and representatives of Springsted has been scheduled for January 22, 2002. Merillat Industries .Manufacturing operations ceased at the plant on January 7, 2002. The Chamber of Commerce will be providing temporary office space to County Workforce Services staff that will be assisting laid off workers in processing requests for unemployment benefits, pursuing job training, and seeking of employment opportunities. The Company has been in discussions with possible tenants for the Merillat Building, however to our knowledge, no decisions have been made regarding leasing the building. Possible Zoning Code Amendments The City Council authorized a Planning Commission public hearing to consider a text amendment to C-1 Commercial District that would allow for limited seating for certain types of food establishments in the C-1 and also whether certain types of health club uses may be appropriate in the C-1 District. The Planning Commission will also be discussing a possible amendment to the Sign Ordinance that would allow Office and Professional Buildings to identify multiple tenants on free-standing signs. Finally, Ann and her son Martin are both doing well. Ann has been home for a couple of weeks while Martin has remained hospitalized at Ridges in Burnsville. Ann and Rob are hoping they will be able to bring Martin home as soon as this weekend. Le islative Polic T Positions 2 002 g ~ Economic ~ ~ Development Association of Minnesori R~ ~,;.x I . 4 c X~ _ , ~.c. k - . a`.. li _ q - j i~ ~5~ ;'}~_i n~~' r ! fit. 22 ~ ~ _ ,nY b^' ~ YK aa~ ~e. s ~ - _ . ~.R e VVho is ED.~~M~ EDr~M is a statewide association representing more than 460 public and private sector professionals involved with implementing state, regional or local economic development initiatives. Our legislative policies are shaped by members' unique experience and understanding of the tools and tactics that are most effective in positioning and marketing Minnesota as a location for corporate, small business, housing and annmuniry investment. Economic developers generally focus on financing, m.u-keting and implementation strategies for: Developing public infrastructure Facilitating business expansion and job creation Attracting, training and mobilizing a skilled local workforce Addressing local housing needs Marketing Minnesota's benefits as a place to live and locate a business ~ ~ Pudding Communities Developing Careers Introduction With the recent events of an economic downturn, now more than ever economic development is needed to bring opportunities, grow income, pro- vide quality jobs, competitive wages and sustainable economic health to our communities and constituencies in Minnesota. Thanks to the following six facilitators for conducting regional meetings to bring issues of regional significance to the forefront in helping shape EDAM's overall legislative agenda: Tim Clawson and Brian Fazio, Southeast; Bill Fahrney and Heidi Peper, Central/West Central; Phil Bakken and Nick- . Skarich, Northeast; Curt Milburn, 1VIetro; Larry Young, Northwest; and Karen Pollard, Southwest. Thanks also to our three sponsors for helping to underwrite the cost of this booklet: Kraus Anderson Construction Company, UtiliCorp United and Dakota Electric Association. Following are the economic development issues and policies that have been identified as priorities for EDAM for 2002. Three major issues emerged and will be EDr~'VI's major areas of focus: Redevelopment; State Department Reorganization/Economic and workforce Development; and Transporta- tion Initiatives. Other individual regional issues that were identified are also included in this publication and will be monitored and supported by EDAM. 2002 Legislative Priorities 1. Redevelopment page one 2. Transportation page two 3. State Department Reorganization/Economic and Workforce Development .page three 4. Other Regional Issues page four I Part One Redevelo went p Issue Policy The Minnesota Redevelopment Fund was cre- • EDAiVI supports funding of the Redevel- ated by the legislature in 1998 as a tool to assist opment Fund at a minimum of $20 mil- communities with the reinvestment and revi- lion. talization of underused lands for the purpose of economic growth, job creation and commu- nity development. Since 1998, the fund has EDAM supports criteria, in addition to helped communities create thousands of jobs, those in current statute, which would max- leverage millions in private investment and imize the return on investment to the State build hundreds of housing units.. This is one of of Minnesota, including but not limited to: the few programs that helps the State accom- job creation; environmental benefits to the push sound economic development objectives state and region; efficient use of existing while promoting the efficient use of land, infrastructure; provision of affordable infrastructure and environmental resources housing; multiple use development that throughout Minnesota. constitutes rebuilding rather than single- The 2001 legislature did not appropriate funds use development; crime prevention; blight for the .Redevelopment Fund and funding reduction; community stabilization; prop- should be re-established. erry tax base maintenance or improve- ment, thus providing access and flexibility to the private business communities. one Part Two Transportation ' Issue Policy Adequate transportation promotes and sup- 1. EDAM supports the increased use of state ports economic growth. A strategic plan pro- bonds to support transportation infra- viding for long-term funding which would structure improvements. increase investment in state-wide infrastruc- ture and transit needs has not been completed to date. Recent studies indicate that an invest- 2 • EDAM supports increasing state revenues ment of $1 billion annually over the next to fund transportation improvements. decade is needed in order to maintain the existing systems, improve safety and provide for modest capacity improvements across the 3 • EDAiVI supports constitutionally dedicat- state of Minnesota. ing revenues from the Motor i~ehicle Sales Tax for transportation purposes. two Part Three State Department Reorganization: Economic and Workforce Development Issue Policy workforce development continues to be a key 1. EDAM supports coordinating economic component of state competitiveness. Contin- development strategies for the incumbent uous interaction between business, industry, and emerging workers through the reor- educators, and government is necessary to ganization of workforce programs into the encourage innovative technology and to Department of Trade and Economic update the skills of itilinnesota's number one Development, aka the Department of natural resource: the most literate, highly Economic and ~~'orkforce Development. trained and motivated workforce in the coun- EDAl~2 supports program coordination by try. To be a world competitor, educating, train- DTED of the local Workforce Councils, ing and preparing knowledgeable workers and the University of itilinnesota, MnSCU, educators for the new economy are essential. and the Jobs Skills Partnership program to Furthermore, states that support education better meet employer needs for develop- and training resources while offering a rich ing skill standards and more clearly blend of economic and quality-of--life opportu- defined career paths for employees at all nities will have the advantage in sustaining a levels. It is also essential to provide profes- viable workforce for the future. sional development for faculty to develop their own technology skills. 2. EDAM also supports re-engaging mature workers and underemployed individuals to assume more meaningful roles in the workplace and the State economy. 3. EDAM supports the continuation of, and increased funding for, the State Dislocated Worker program by maintaining the Workforce Development Fund, increasing the Workforce Development Fee, and using the fund only for employment and training activities. three Part Four Other Re 'oval Issues Following are the other regional issues that EDAM will monitor during the 2002 session: Northwest Issues • Lessen the digital divide by developing incen- tives to extend more advanced telecommuni- cations into Greater ltilinnesota. • Provide agricultural tax credits. • Create tax free zones as other states have done. Northeast Issues • Support all legislation that enables the natural resource industries (includes mining, non-fer- rows materials, timber and tourism) to remain competitive. • Support higher education in state bonding bill. four Southeast Issue • More dedicated funding and technical support for out-state micro-business programs and entrepreneur programs. • More regional DTED representation and involving key regional people. • Study what neighboring states are doing so Minnesota can compete in Economic Develop- ment (Iowa uses 13-15% lottery proceeds). • Regulation (environmental) and equipment tax are large detriments to development in Minnesota. • Develop state strategic plan for economic devel- opment. • Define the type of companies to come to Minnesota and recruit outside the State. • Renew catalyst grant for technology. • Support business incubation programs, i.e., seed capital funds and convert existing buildings to incubators. Southwest Issues • More energy transmission, renewable energy subsidies: ethanol, wind, bio-diesel and biomass. • i'VIore EDA's needed. • More professional Economic Developers are needed and economic development. training should be provided. • .Create more development tools for rural areas. • Develop partnership with DTED and key regional people and organizations to attract business to the area. • Create enterprise zone to help with border issues. five Central Issues • Build Economic Development capacity - EDAiVI and the state should take the lead in offering more economic development training; allow for funds/grants to help with training. One of the biggest barriers to economic development in greater Minnesota is the lack of qualified, experienced economic development profession- als. • Add townships to list of municipalities that can levy for EDA. • Increase state statute that caps local contribu- tions for economic development from $50,000 to $100,000. • Move EDA levy outside general levy. • Maintain funding for dislocated worker pro- gram. • Affordable housing. • Extend job creation timeline for business subsi- dies. Metro Issue • Establish dedicated multi-modal transportation fund that supports economic development. • Maintain funding for Workforce Development. • Create broader application of redevelopment y fund to assist range of economic issues (e.g affordable housing, job creation, environmental remediation). • Ensure strong economic development focus within the merged DTED/DES. six The Le 'slative Committee LaDonna Boyd, Chair Kathryn Hahne, EDA~'VI Government Relations Consultant Dave Anderson Wes Judkins Annette Bair Ollie Koropchak Phillip Bakken Curt Larson Kirstin Barsness Carol Lovro Jill Bishop Mary Molzahn Steven Bubul 1'Vlarc Nevinski Merrill Busch Tom Norman Ronald Christenson David L. Olson Tim Clawson, CEcD Jack Quinlivan Terry Erickson John Rajkowski Bill Fahrney Eugene Ranieri Henry Fischer Miles R. Seppelt Michele Hartman Nick Skarich Lee Helgen Gary Smith, CEcD Dave Hengel Joseph Weis Mike Humpal, CEcD Scott Wilson Sid Inman Mark Winkelhake Randy Jorgenson seven Thanks to Our Sponsors p~A G J ELE ~RIC Dakota Electric A S S O C I A T I O N Yuur Touchstone Enegry` Partner Kraus Anderson ~ SUS-ANDERSON®CONSTRUCTION t-(:)NTii \t T~_}RS 2b t0,~15TRL~C;FIf~N MANAGERS UtiliCorp United UTILICORP UNITED n - - _ L i- ~ ,Yy~ R ~ } 1` ,mh~~a i ~ Developing Careers Economic Development Association of Mimiesota ~ 2( I~;ast F;~change Street, ~Ctltc 00 Saint Paul, i1~1~' X101-??6~ "1el 6~ 1-290-C?9G I x 6i (_~q0-'Z6(i r ~r~~-w.edam,<~r e~claiuCn?e~~~ald.con~ Economic Development Commission 2002 Meeting Schedule MONTH DATE Januar Tuesda , Janua 22, 2002 Februar Tuesda , Februa 26, 2002 March Tuesda ,March 26, 2002. (week before Easter) A ril Tuesda , A ril 23, 2002 Ma Tuesda , Ma 28, 2002 da after Memorial Da June Tuesda ,June 25, 2002 Jul Tuesda ,Jul 23, 2002 Au ust Tuesda , Au ust 27, 2002 Se tember Tuesda , Se tember 24, 2002 October Tuesda ,October 22, 2002 November Tuesda ,November 26, 2002 week of Thanks ivin December Tuesday, December 17, 2002 (otherwise falls on Christmas Eve • All meetings begin at 6:00. p.m. at City Hall unless otherwise noted on the monthly meeting notice. All meetings are scheduled for the fourth Tuesday of the month unless otherwise noted. 1Vlemorandum To: Jerry Krueger CC: LaDonna Boyd From: Diane Ondrey Date: 12/18/2001 Re: ,Dislocated Worker Projects There are a growing number of worker dislocations/plant closings in Dakota County. The following are three that the Workforce Council needs to endorse. SGI This is a group of 50 who were laid off from their high-tech jobs at Silicon Graphics (formerly Cray. Research).. Workforce Services asked for, and received, a $5,000 Early Readjustment Grant (ERAG) to provide staffing for their Employee Management Committee; Orientation/Intake sessions and assessments. In addition, Workforce Services received $185,000 to offer complete case management and placement services for the 50 affected workforce. The grant will operate from Qctobei• 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002, with the ability to extend (without additional funds) the time period, if necessary. Meriilat This plant in Lakeville is closing and a11303 employees are permanently laid off. The plant will be. entirely shut down on January 4, 2002. There is extreme pressure to assemble services prior to. Shat date. Workforce Services, along with Job Service, ETC and ABE have been meeting with their Employee Management Committee to formulate services prior to the grant being read and reviewed by the State DTED. We have conducted two Orientation/Intake sessions on site and enrolled over 200 thus far. Approximately 25 are Spanish-speaking. We will present a Training and Job Fair from 10 a.m. through 7 p.m. ,December 19 on site. Employees will be notified of this event at their plant meetings on Monday, December 17. All educational providers who have short-term training options as well as ABE/GED/ESL will be invited to staff a presentation table, we are hoping to have at least three employers there also. Workforce Services is planning to prepare a grant to serve 200 @3,000 for a total of $600,000. The grant will be designed to run from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002. American Express Workforce Services has been involved in meetings with the other Metro Planners to design services for Large lay-offs. Minneapolis Employment and Training Program (METP) will write the grant for these 1,2001aid off workers and sub-grant with Dakota County, Ramsey /St Paul, Employment Action Center, HIRED, Washington and Hennepin Counties. Most likely the grant will run January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002. At this time we have no idea how many clients may enroll in Dakota County. 1 ~i~,~ 1~T~SS 'r[Il~sll~l~y'.~~~I~EIARYlS• - rs l~t~r itch Ir~~u~tri~ .Mill ~~~kin ~ ' There is a venerable company in our ~ midst that 30-soiree years ago built the ~ oven that still cooks the "silver Butfier I l(nife"steaks at Murray's. It also manufactures heat-treatment Neal SC. tlitthor~y _ chambers that cure million-dollar batches of semiconductor components ents around the world. j ~ ~ for Micron and l~M, high-performance `But 1 don't break it," quipped Mel- " ~ altuninum skins for hoeing, and ultra- gaard, a physicist aut of the University of ~ ~ pure pharmaceuticals for Baxter-Tra- Minnesota. ~'~ans Mei- ~ ~ ~ ~ venol and others. "V~'e say we're a `womb-to-tomb' op- i tin~~ard, des- Privately held Despatch Mdustries, oration," ivlelgaard said, wallcing a ~~si- I i~~atch Indus- ~ based in unassuming headquarters in tor. around the research-and-develop- ~~ies'vice ~ ~ northeast Minneapolis, this year will ment facilities dubbed "the garage." ~resic:en# o#~ ! ~ ~ a quietly celebrate a century of innova- "We design, build, test, pack and ship it ~~seareh aes~i C _ tion and technological advancement And we service it." deveioprr~ent, ~ seeded by founder Albert Grapp, who The company's forte is working with teas avorkad at I developed an electric heating system long-teen customers to anticipate next- the t4linnea~o- ~ w ~ for Minneapolis streetcars. generation needs and products, and ias company ~,7 .k.° ~ Scientist Hans Melgaard, 62, vice building prototypes on speculation for ter years. ~ s ~ ~ 1 president of research and development new clients, said CEQ Patrick Peyton. ~+®lds ~ ~ ~ and a 40-year employee, holds 25 pat- p~a#ents for en- ' ents for industrial-heat treatment pros- ~T'. A[YTH0~1~ cos,tYnues on dustrial feat- ~ ~ essing and talks about his can-do will- - Gorrnc~n elected to Merchant & t~eatrner~t ~ ingness to "bend" the laws of physics u~ Gould's three-inenzber executive tarocessin~. a ~ % pursuit of specialized solutions for cli- camxnittee. r - '.3 YJ1> K.afn.-,..-1V++ns~IL~ris,!9~wa»:;~s.N.'~t5tv•n "R••.;, - ~ ~ r,. _ . ! ST ANTIMONY from such as a "H1gh1y Accelerated Stress Test ~ha9nber" to-test seruicon~luctors under harsh conditions and a "P"lasma l~"l~'~5,~~'~$~~5~ ~-~L~~~~'~~~~~,~'' Th ~wl~g~y~ ~°~`l~rhfc.r~d 1 ro- i I The company makes high- record 250 to 2I1 in 2001, its eider to the data-storage m- end products and does nat most difficult year irr agenera.- dustrysoon thereafter. con3pete on price with Asian- lion amid the abrupt halt i~~ "And now wore working on ~ based uranufacturers that technology investment and next-gerreratron ovens to cure j "knock off" its mare-generic spending. next-generation memory prod- products, management says. However, the "book-to-bill" nets,' Peyton said. Despatch hasn't diversified ratio is rising again, increasing production outside Minnesota chances for a solid 100th anni- because of the competence, vcrsary year at a company ex- ~ ~-~ow-how and flexibility of its peeled to have increased reve- work force, President Anthony nues to near $6ll million. Fabiane said. lo[ of our custojners arc The company has made calling again," Peyton said. nearly 170),000 systems, includ- Despatch i.s rooted in the ing $1 million-plus precision- transportation and food inda~s- designed chambers, complete tries but has sur~aived by adapt- ~I with robotics and controls. ing to new industries and tech- { 'fhc: company is owned nology. principally by the family of Cirapp expanded the com- Minneapolis businessman parry from streetcar heaters to iNarren Christianson, who electric ovens for neighboring joinedtlre boardin 19;1. Pillsbury C'o. on the Mississippi "Their product is very so- Ptlver, to industrial ovens for phisticated," said Mike Bush, munitions production during general manager of Micron Sys- V~%orld War L'I'he company sur- t~ms Integrati®n Division, a dee- vived the Depression thanks Co ade-old client of Despatch's a pressurized beer barrel valve "burn-in" and test chambers adapted from a bicycle valve - for semiconductor manufac- just in tune for the repeal of ~ iurers. "'ihey are morn or less Prchibition. an extension of oar own engi- Despatch also helped cook nearing resources for chamber the rnbrnitions old the ~3rsenal of design. Democracy during ~iorld Vl/ar "y`Te've gone through- at II L~efore entering thehigh-tech ~ least five generations of their world ir~i 1955 when then.-t;F;~J products. '1'hey'r., technically Pat Doherty sold a lab oven to sound, responsive and They David Packard, the co-founder ~ treat their employees well." of a small start-up called Herr- rynd management is looking Lett-Packard. There's still arela- forward to better times. tionship beiween the two Despatch, which also man- firms. rzfactures at a plant in Lakeville, By the 1980x, Despatch was I, saw employment slide from a developing patented products 2B S FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2002 1. K C A L NEW S SOUTH SUBURBAN WEST ST. PAUL it------ + ~ , ~ SL PAUL ea n sac es - ro U111 "mod ST:.PAUL. St • • • Senior housing • ~O~ r N project sz o ec 0 °G Annapo{is 5t. Pollution issues, mixed-use plan revisited ' st. i3Y JUDY ARGINTEANU ? WEST ST. PAUi, similar project in Lakeville has N 0 Pioneer Press So far, there is no seen its commercial space sit vacant since it opened, making PIONEER PRESS A West St. Paul project with evidence of ground project officials a little gun-shy side to fall -whether the mar- senior housing and street-level about the West St. Paul plan. ket could support our commer- commercial space has been contamination at "One of the challenges is that cial space as well as theirs, or if delayed because of environmen- these commercial spaces are they're going to do commercial, tal issues, and whether the proj- the SZte. brand new, with brick exteriors maybe we don't have to," he ect will have commercial space that are very spendy to build," said. alter all. which drives up rental rates, he Rogness said the CDA would Construction was slated to There is thus far no evidence said. If those rates are too high likely decide in March whether begin late last year or early this of ground contamination, he for that area of the city, that to go solely with senior housing year for the 50-unit, $5.5 million said, but workers have already could, lower the spaces' attrac- or the mixed-use facility origi- project, located on South Robert had to remove asbestos tiveness to potential tenants. nally planned. If the CDA goes Street between Annapolis and wrapped around pipes, and noN' Rogness says the CDA plans ahead with the commercial Hurley streets on the city's must deal with ceilfng-tile adhe- to research other mixed-use space portion, it would likely northern border. However, dem- slue, which also must be projects under construction in .also own the space and lease to olition has yet to take place on removed before the building can Robbinsdale and Chaska to get commercial tenants. the vacant buildings that occu- be torn down. Demolition con- abetter sense of the overall People 55 and older would py the site. tractor Carl Bolander and Sons market conditions. occupy the apartments. To qual- "It's agood news/bad news is working with the Minnesota The CDA also is keeping its ify, a one-person household scenario," said Dan Rogness, Pollution Control Agency on the eye on another. mixed-use proj- must have annual income of less director of the Dakota County removal issues, Rogness said. ect slated for across the street, than $36,750; for two people the Community Development But the project may look which is being proposed by the limit is $42,000. Authority, which will own the .quite different from its original Bloomington-based Corner- housing and rent out the subsi- vision, as Dakota County mulls stone Group. Judy Arginteanu can 6e reached dined one- and two-bedroom the wisdom of including com- "There are two ways to look at jarginteanu@pioneerpress. units. mercial space in the project. 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