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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-26-02 -1~- City of Lakeville Economic Development Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Tuesday,- February. 26, 2002, 6:00 p.m. Lake Marione Conference Room,. Community Development Department City Hall, .20195 Holyoke Avenue 1. Call meeting to order. 2. Approve January 22, 2002 meeting minutes 3. 2002-2004. Strategic Plan A.) Work Plan Goal #1: Educate residents on benefits of C/1 • Subcommittee Report • "Spotlight on Business" approved by City Council 2125/02 B.) Work Plan Goal # 3: Encourage investigation of critical business infrastructure. • Interchange Study • High Tech Subcommittee -Progress on E-Commerce Readiness Certification; Airlake News article educates businesses on options 4. Advanced Wireless Project Update 5. 2002 CDBG Downtown Improvement Program: Solicitation of Applicants. 6. Customer Service Training 7. Annual Report -Development Project Feedback Survey 8. Executive Director's Report 9. Adjourn. Attachements: 1. Airlake lndustria/ Park., Minnesota Real Estate Journal, p. 3, November 12, 2001. 2. Lakeville Company Monitors Air Quality Nationally., This Week Life & Times, p. 15 A, December 8, 2001. 3. Partners Retire Into Suburban Retail., Minnesota Real Estate Journal, p. 1, January 21, 2002.. 4. Urban Choices in the `Burbs., Star Tribune, Section D, February 10, 2002. 5. Database Update Letter, February 11, 2002 City of Lakeviite Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes January 22, 2002 Marion Conference Room, City Hall Members Present: Vogel, Brantly, Emond, Matasosky, Pogatchnik, Ex-Officio members Robert Erickson and Todd Bornhauser. Members Absent: Erickson, Miller, Schubert and Tushie. Others Present: Staff present: David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director; Karla Hartmann, Engineering Secretary. 1. Call Meeting to Order. Chair Voget called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. in the Marion Conference Room of City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota. 2. Approve December 11, 2001 Meeting Minutes. Motion 02.01 Comms. Matasosky/Pogatchnik moved to approve the minutes of the December 11, 2001 meeting. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Election of Officers. Commissioners discussed maintaining the current officers for another term. There being no objections, Chair Vogel called for a motion. Motion 02.02 Comms. Emond/Pogatchnik moved to reelect Bob Vogel as Chair, Jack Matasosky as Vice Chair, and Bob Brantly as Secretary of the Economic Development Commission. Motion carried unanimously. 4. Presentation of Survey Results. Robert Erickson, City Administrator, presented the Community Survey Results conducted by Decision Resources, Ltd. Mr. Erickson stated that the results have been presented to senior staff members and the presentation will be replayed on Channel 16 for Lakeville residents. He~ gave the commissioners the highlights of the survey results related to Economic Development and stated that the executive summary along with a letter from. the Mayor will be mailed to the development community. Overall, Lakeville residents graded the city very positively and ratings were extremely impressive in comparison with other "high growth" areas. Mr. Erickson noted that the high marks were not only earned by City staff, but also by the advisory committees, citizens and the development community. Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes January 22, 2001 concept plan drawing of the proposed building. Discussion took place regarding the Tax Increment Financing Assistance. The EDC is requested to recommend to the City Council that a public hearing be held to consider a Business Subsidy Agreement for the proposed Advance Wireless Communications Project. Mr. Olson stated that other inquiries have come forth because the option agreement has been released between the City and the owners of the Itron Building. Because Advanced Wireless originally pursued the release, other inquiries will not be considered unless Advanced Wireless decides not to proceed with the development. Mr. Coons reviewed the nature of his business and indicated the need to move into a new facility to provide for expansion of the business. Member Matasosky indicated a need to abstain from voting. Motion 02.04 Comms. Pogatchnik/Emond moved to recommend to the City Council that a public hearing be scheduled to consider a Business Subsidy Agreement for the proposed Advanced Wireless Communications project subject to City being provided with the additional required information. Motion carried unanimously. Chair Vogel called for a recess at 7:30 p.m. to allow Mr. Olson to be excused to the Council meeting briefly. 6B) Financial Planning with School, County, State, Etc. Mr. Olson stated a meeting is in the process of being scheduled with staff and Superintendent Amoroso to discuss goals and needs of both the City and School District. 6C) Encourage investigation of critical business infrastructure Mr. Olson reviewed the staff report and noted that Mr. Brantly is serving, on the High Tech Subcommittee, and that another meeting will be scheduled for February.. Mr. Emond asked what staff commitment is required for the E-commerce certification. Mr. Olson responded that Frontier Communications has offered to assist Lakeville in obtaining certification and so staff commitment would be minimal Motion 02.05 Comms. Emond/Matasosky moved 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. Motion carried unanimously. G:\KHartmann\EDC minutes Jan 02.doc 4 Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes January 22, 2001 8. Notice of Temporary Plant Closure -Crown Cork and Seal. Mr. Olson reviewed the staff report and stated that the loss of business is due in part to a trend towards the use of more plastic containers in the beverage industry. 9. Update on Wren Property Acquisition. Mr. Olson stated that Dakota County CDA has been in negotiations with the owner of the Wren property as a site for affordable housing for approximately one year and that they are close to reaching conclusion on the sale. Discussion took place regarding the environmental testing required on the site and the amount of additional work involved. 10. Director's Report. Mr. Olson reviewed the January Director's Report, indicating that this will be a regular monthly update provided to the EDC in order to help keep them up to date on current projects. 11.Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Attested to: ~ /r , Karla H as mrtmrt nn, Recording Secretary R. T. Brantly, Secretary G:\KHaRmann\EDC minutes Jan 02.doc 5 Agenda Item J MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator Ann Flad, Economic Development Coordinator FROM: David L. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director DATE: February 22, 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/1 fax base to gain community support and appreciation for business growth. The cover story from the Winter issue of Airlake News featured an article on this Strategic Plan goal. A copy of the article is attached and Chair Vogel was interviewed and 6s quoted tiirougi lout the alilCie as io the importai ~Ce of this Strategic Plan Goal. The Commission discussed at the January meeting a proposal to feature and recognize local businesses on a regularly scheduled basis at City Council meetings. This recommendation will be discussed by the City Council at a Work Session scheduled for Monday, February 25tH. An update of the Council's discussion of this proposal will be presented at the Commission's meeting on the 26tH The C/I Subcommittee comprised of Commissioners Brantly, Emond, Matasosky, and Pogatchnik held its first meeting on January 31, 2002. After considerable discussion, the Subcommittee concluded that additional comparative information was needed on five metropolitan cities that were chosen as ones to do further comparison. Current information on Pay 2002 tax capacities and tax rates will not be available for another 3-4 weeks. Once this information is available and compiled for both Lakeville and the comparison cities, another meeting of the Subcommittee will be scheduled. o ' ( i ~ ~]~1'`'~ 1 '~!%}1i 4>Ft'~v'.~ l' `4. ~ .nom l yy. ~l~ ~ ~ Y. r ~ +t ~yt . .t, 't; 2y.X, ~ Tr ,Y t 4 , £ ~ I , y x_ . yak' E . ~n~` ~WF% k' ~ ~ _ ~ - i 3v' F 13 r .'V~ + ~_'x r r~: ! , .H s i ' ~ Educatin communit .about im ortance g Y p of commercial/industr~altaxbase is riorit p y GOAL # 1: To inform and educate residents on-the benefits of the commercial/industrial base to gain community support and appreciation for business growth. Many goals have been realized since the Lakeville City residents and businesses after demonstrating the fiscal and other Council, aided by the Economic Development Commission tangible benefits of the business base. (EDC), first developed its Economic Development Strategic Plan As part of the planned educational effort, the EDC will also in l 995. Updated on a yearly basis, the plan provides for consider the types of businesses that might be attracted and thoughtful and organized planning for the economic future of inform residents about how these businesses might contribute to Lak_evill~. ?tf02 the plan places a strong emphasis on educat- the quality of life and economic vitality ofthe community. ing residents about hoev much the commercial/industrial segment Vogel said, "The entire community will benefit ifwe can contributes to the economic health of the community. help facilitate an understanding of how important it is to both. Boh `tJt;gel, who chairs the Economic Development Com- residents and businesses to have a diversified commercial base mission, said,'`V~'e need to highlight for residents how much of that supports a wide variety of fiscal and social needs. Providing the community's property taxes are paid by commercial/indus- this type of information will be helpful when businesses and trial businesses. This significant revenue source helps keep residents seek balance between their personal preferences for residents' taxes in line with the services they receive." land use with uses that benefit the community as a whole." As part of its "homework" prior to the education campaign, While seeking to promote growth of the commercial/ the EUC researched the amount of property taxes that commer- industrial sector of the community, Vogel said, the City also cial/industrial businesses have paid in recentyears in Lakeville. must encourage developing a balance between the commercial/ Historically, these businesses have shouldered much of the industrial tax base and the residential tax base. property tax burden in the state, thus lessening the tax burden Mayor Robert Johnson said, "As elected officials, we paid by local residents. Although recent tax law changes have recognize the importance ofthe commercial/industrial tax base, reduced property taxes for businesses by approximately 13%, along with how important it is for the community to broaden they still pay a significant share. that base. Now we need to educate the community about these A variety of communication efforts will be used, such as benefits." news articles, brochures, videotapes and cable television reports. Other Strategic Plan goals to be emphasized this year are: These efforts will be targeted at building a partnership between GOAL 2: Financial p/anning for community. Encourage community partners-schoo/s, city, county,- state, etc. -to provide input to create basic financial ~0 /~(/./~~0 models that can be used to visualize and measure f` ~t(/rt L/ ~//J!{!C potential threats, outcomes and overall impacts of the City's efforts to improve the financial position. of the Mayor's .Message . Page 2 Ciry in the future. /mperia/ Plastics is growing Page 3 GOAL # 3: Encoura9e investigation of al/ potential Co?%ge City Homes expands Pages upgrade opportunities in critical "business infrastruc- ture" elements-phone, data and other infrastructure- - /ntroducing Barb Moe,Qer Page 6 to promote positive outcomes for long term. _ TU: Economic D®vetopment Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator David L. 41son, Community & Economic Development Director FR: Ann Flad, Economic Development Coordinator~~-~-~~ DATE: February 2~, 2442 RE: 20t?2 Strategic Work Plan Goal #3: Infrastructure Goal #3 c>f the-EDC's 20x2 Strategic Work Plan is to "Encourage investigation of alt potential upgrade pfaportunities in critical "business infrastructure" elerrtents phone, data, and Qther infrastructure, to promote positive outcomes for long term," Speciffically, the EDC iderrti#ied telecommunications and the .upgrade of th® I-35 trrterchanges as infrastructure issues to explore in 2002. I~~~ Ftn~„~ing tudy• Staff is irking with Springsted an the preliminary analysis for the Interchange Finant~ng Study that will explore the range of focal funding options, David MacL~illi~cray Chairman of Springsted will also be meeting with the County Admi~tistrator to discuss the County's policy on tax abatement as one possible funding source. The efforts are currently are being focused on the County Road 60 interchange ad,nt #o the Timbercrest Development since that has been identified as the first Interchange to be upgrad~l. It is anticipated that this preliminary analysis will be provided tt> City staff for initial nevi®w within the next week to 10 days. High. Tech: At the J~uary 29, 2042 EDC meeting, Commissioners mov®d "to direct staff to pursue "E-c4rnrnerce certification" with the assistance of Frontier on the basis that it ~ consistent with Goal #3 of the City's 2002-2004 Strategic Plan for Econvntlc Devel©pment" (see attached minutes.) Per the EDC's directive, staff met with Frontier representatives on February 7t" and began work on the E-Commerce Certification. A preliminary draft of the mriats to be submitted for certification will be completed by the beginning of March. S~ubrnis~on of all completed materials to DTED is planned for April, rarith notific~tiort that Lakeville has achieved certification expected in May. Frontier and staff are discussing the coordination of a high profile event to be held in June to annour~e fhb community's certification: Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes January 22, 2001 concept plan drawing of the proposed building. Discussion took place regardi the Tax Increment Financing Assistance. The EDC is requested to recommend to the City Council that a public wring be held to consider a Business Subsidy Agreement for the proposed ance Wireless Communications Project. Mr. Olson stated that other i ' fries have come forth because the option agreement has been released tween the City and the owners of the Itron Building. Because Advanced Bless originally pursued the release, other inquiries will not be consider unless Advanced Wireless decides not to proceed with the developme Mr. Coons reviewed the nature of his business indicated the need to move into a new facility to provide for expansion of a business. Member Matasosky indicated a need to -stain from voting. Motion 02.04 Comms. Pogatc Emond moved to recommend to the City Council that a public hearing b cheduled to consider a Business Subsidy Agreement for the proposed vanced Wireless Communications project subject to City being provided wit a additional required information. Motion carried unanimously. Chair Vogel calle or a recess at 7:30 p.m. to allow Mr. Olson to be excused to the Council me mg briefly. 6B) Fin ial Planning with School, County, State, Etc. Mr, son stated a meeting is in the process of being scheduled with staff and erintendent Amoroso to discuss goals and needs of both the City and School istrict. 6C) Encourage investigation of critical business infrastructure Mr. Olson reviewed the staff report and noted that Mr. Brantly is serving on the High. Tech Subcommittee, and that another meeting will be scheduled for February. Mr. Emond asked what staff commitment is required for the E-commerce certification. Mr. Olson responded that Frontier Communications has offered to assist Lakeville in obtaining certification and so staff commitment would be minimal. Motion 02.05 Comms. Emond/Matasosky moved 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. Motion carried unanimously. G:\Economic Development\EDC\EDC Meetings\2002 mtgs\l January\EDC minutes Jan 22.doc 4 A ends Item 9 MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Commission CG: Ben Coons, President/CEO Advanced Wireless rr'` , Robert Erickson, City Administrator Ann Flad, Economic Development Coordinator FROM: David L. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director DATE: February 22, 2002 RE: Advanced Wireless Project Update. The City Council has scheduled a public hearing to consider a business subsidy for this project for March 18, 2002. The City received building and site plans for the proposed project in the Fairfield Business Campus. on .February 21, 2002. A color front elevation drawing and 11" x 17" site plan and floor plan drawings are attached. These plans will also be forwarded to .the County Assessor for a determination of market value and tax capacity and the Fairfield Property Owners Association for their review. The proposed building design consists of a two-story structure utilizing architectural precast panels and atwo-story glass atrium at the front of the building. The total foot-print of the building is 15,000 square feet which includes the loading dock area. Since the building is a two-story building, there will be approximately 22,500 of finished space. The building design contains office areas, a retail area, tech center, an engineering and R& D area and warehouse space. Staff will be completing a formal review for compliance with all applicable City ordinance requirements as the plans become more complete. Preliminary indications are that the proposed design meets the City's zoning requirements for Corporate Campus District. Assuming the necessary information is obtained from the Assessor's office, staff and the City Attorney will be able to prepare a proposed business subsidy agreement. In order for the Commission to review this proposed agreement and provide a recommendation, it may be necessary to have a special meeting prior to the March 18th City Council Commission members will be contacted if and when a special meeting is required. No action is required from the EDC as this time as this is for information only.. 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YI ~ I 1 I 1 1 1 LLr 1 ~ 1 v r` i Qm a 1 1 1 ~I 1 I I I W I W I I 1 ~ ( W (y 1_______J_______J ~ m a p ~1' 1 1 1 W N F O 1 I J 1 Z r ~W7 1 I 1 1 U I p 1 1 I I I ti 1 1' 1 1 N 1 O O m an O 2 p / O ~ m W ~ \ z z O ® O W z O ~ m • .~-.EE .~-.fE Q .f--.EE J d. J W .0-.001 > W J o ~ m W ~ ~ w l~. Q N ` MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City`Administrator David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director. FR: Ann Flad, Economic Development Coordinator DATE:: February.21, 2002 RE: Solicitation of Applicants for 2002 CDBG/Downtown Code Improvement Program Funds At the December'11 2001 EDC meeting, Commissioners. recommended the City, Council approve "the 2002 CDBG application to continue o fund the Downtown Code Improvement Program" (see attached minutes.) The City Council approved the application at the January 7, 2002 City Council meeting' (see attached minutes.) Information on the Downtown: Code Improvement Program and CDBG eligibility will be sent to all property owners in the downtown Special Service District .encouraging them to apply for funds to complete code improvements that are undertaken in conjunction with facade improvements. A copy. of the letter and a map of the, Special Service District has been attached for your .reference. Applications will be reviewed. for. eligibility and funds will be awarded on a first- come-first-serve basis. Funds are expected to be available after July 1, 2002. s ~ ~ .Lakeville CDBG Downtown Code Improvement Program Examples of code improvement activities eligible for CDBG funding: • Improvements to enhance compliance with the accessibility requirements of the. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1975. • Functional improvements or necessary replacement of electrical systems, plumbing fixtures, heating units, etc. • Improvements made to major structural deficiencies such as foundations and roofs. • Improvements necessary to address health and safety issues related to lead based paint. • Certain costs required by law or regulation, such as permits, title checks, recording fees, architectural and engineering fees, etc. • Improvements to bring a building into compliance with health, fire, building, and energy codes. Please contact Gene Abbott, the City Building Official, at (952) 985-4421, to arrange an inspection of your building and to discuss whether items are code improvement items. Mr. Abbott or a member of his staff will draft a report of the proposed work that meets the Code Improvement criteria under this program. ? f' T ~ Project Eligibility. Checklist The project must be a commercial building located in the target. area of downtown Lakeville (see map attached.) For every dollar of CDBG funds invested into a project, at least one dollar of private funding must also be invested. Thus CDBG will fund a maximum of one half of the total project cost, depending on the funds available and the code improvement costs eligible for funding. Evidence of the availability of private funds needed to complete the project will be required upon application for funds. The application must include signatures of all owners of the property who hold one-third or more interest in the property, or who have one-third interest as a purchaser in a contract for deed. Leaseholders may. make application for CDBG funds. jointly with property owners. All projects will be reviewed by the State Historic .Preservation Officer for eligibility on the National Register prior to final approval of improvements using CDBG funds. Projects must address a design component outlined in the Historic Fairfield District of Downtown Lakeville Design Guidelines, however, CDBG funds will only be applied to the code improvement portion of the project. Copies of the Historic Fairfield Downtown Lakeville Design Guidelines are available from the Downtown Lakeville Business Association (952 414-0458) upon requesf. Projects must obtain at least two competitive bids. The lower of the two bids will generally be funded by CDBG, however the applicant may choose to use .another contractor and pay the difference. between the low bid and the contractor chosen. Contractors working on the project must pay federal Davis-Bacon prevailing wages.. Davis-Bacon wages are required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for all CDBG funded projects. Davis-Bacon wages must be paid by the contractor who is doing the Code Improvement work, and must be paid for all work this contractor is responsible for, regardless of its eligibility for CDBG funding. For example, a General Contractor that is responsible for all code improvements, interior renovations, and facade improvements must pay Davis Bacon wages on all work. However, if one contractor is used for the facade and one for the code improvements, only the contractor responsible for the code improvement portion of the project must comply with Davis-Bacon wages. The CDA will work closely with your contractor(s) to ensure compliance with the Davis Bacon Act. The. code improvement portion of the project cannot begin until .program staff provides written notification. y Dear, Every year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to assist in accomplishing a variety of community enhancement projects. The City of Lakeville has accessed these funds for a variety of projects in the past, including offsetting the cost of code improvements that were being done in conjunction with facade improvement projects for commercial buildings in the downtown Special Service District. The success of these CDBG projects, including the renovation of the former A+ Driving School building and Smith Family Dentistry prompted the City Council to authorize an application for additional Downtown Code Improvement funds for 2002. It is anticipated that funds will be available to the Downtown Code Improvement program after July 1, 2002. Property owners are encouraged to apply for these funds to offset the cost building renovation projects in downtown Lakeville. Examples of the types of code improvements that may be eligible for funding are attached. Eligible projects must also meet HUD requirements. Please use the enclosed Project Eligibility Checklist to determine whether your project meets all requirements. The following information must be submitted in order to apply for funding; 1. A signed letter describing the code improvements and exterior renovations proposed with the project; 2. Evidence that your building has adequate parking as outlined in the City Zoning Ordinance; 3. Proof of ownership of property and certificate of taxes paid; 4. Evidence of private funds and/or financing sufficient to complete the entire project. 5. A drawing of the exterior elevation(s) incorporating the. Historic Fairfield District of Downtown Lakeville Design Guidelines;. 6. Bids from two licensed contractors for facade work to be completed; 7. A detailed description of the Code Improvement items you will be addressing in this project; 8. Bids from two licensed contractors for the Code Improvement items you will be addressing; 9. Assurance from contractors that Davis-Bacon wages will be paid for the Code Improvement work to be done. Application materials will be reviewed by the CDA and the City of Lakeville for .conformance to HUD guidelines, Historic Fairfield District of Downtown Lakeville Design Guidelines, and City Ordinances. Funds will be awarded on a first-come, first- serve basis to those parties that submit final application material that is determined to comply with all criteria. The City Council and the. Economic Development Commission are committed to assisting excited to assist building owners to enhance their buildings in downtown Lakeville. Interested parties are encouraged to contact me at (952) 985-4421 or Ann Flad at (952) 985-4425 to discuss your project's eligibility for assistance. Sincerely, David L. Olson Community & Economic Development Director CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator Ann Flad, .Economic Development Coordinator Christine Mondus, Downtown Lakeville Business Association Lee Smith, Dakota County Community Development Agency EXHIBITA Map of Proposed Special Service .District No. 1 -J f ( ~ il' i f t i Whrr a sn~ i. I I I f r^ ~ ~ ~ I L_.. i f I E j~^,~, ~ 1 r ' ~ ~ _ ; ~ ( r r ~ ! , Properties Assessed I ~ i--' ~ ' ~ I t-,jIli , ~ ! It r ~ t ~ ; i 'I°.~--~' T i I !I_--i__ r---_-s ~ r I i r j , i r ~ f i 1 , •x I I ! r~ f i I ~C\ " ' ~ I i ~ ® I ! i ' ` ; ~ ~ ~ ~ t I , ~ ~ \J 1 i ~ t~ I'~~I I r ' I I i ~ I r I ! i j i ' , ~ i ~ i I ~ ! 1' I I { / \ I f ~ I ~ ~ ~ . I! I ~ . - Customer service seminar for City staff Treating your The goal of the customer service training seminar is to build upon the excellent skills customers and talents the City's employees already like ~ possess. The City Council wants to take advantage of the wonderful working ~~-rNx>~ _._.F.~ - relationship between our employees and our customers, and allow the sharing of thoughts and ideas that could foster ~;f even better customer service. ~ Wednesday, March 6, WaterTreatment - Facility Funding provided by the City of Lakeville's Strategic Plon for Economic Development. YOU are invited.... to attend a special customer service seminar Introducing... Treating your customers like Petra Marquart, customized training coordinator for Hennepin Technical College in Plymouth, will be the facilitator. She is a ~ certified trainer for the widely acclaimed ~ customer service program tided "Treating your customers like gold." Some of you may recall participating in the program in 1997. Although Wednesday, March b, 2002 the basic concepts remain the same, much of in the Community Room the material has been updated. Petra will also at the Water Treatment Facility. discuss the principles in her new book, "The J avo icle~atical .+-e.+-.rion~- will be o~ered. Power of Service: Keeping Customers for I'ou and your .+-u~er~ri.+-or should -elect Life." /he .re.+.cion that fit.+youur clepartment~- needs. Morning session - 8 - 11:30 a.m. This program is the basis for customer service Immediately followed by ChartHouse-catered luncheon training programs offered by US Bancor, the Afternoon session - 12:15 - 3:45 p.m. Mall of America, Target Center and Fairview/ Preceded by ChnrtHouse-catered luncheon at 11:45 University Health System. She conducts customer service training for a wide variety of Presenter -Petra Marquart, Customized Training Coordinator, public agencies and private companies Hennepin Technical College throughout the country. Break with refreshments Breakout group discussions, including Economic Development Commission members and representatives of the Lakeville business community x~,: MEMORANDUM TO: Economic Development Commission CC: Robert Erickson, City Administrator David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director .r FR: Ann Flad, Economic Development Coordina~or;~_ ~ DATE: February 21, 2002 RE: Customer Service Training The EDC's 1995-1996 Strategic Plan for Economic Development called for "Implementation of quality improvement and customer service programs for City staff" {see attached Strategic Plan grid.) As indicated to you in a recent mailing, an updated version of the successful 1997 training seminar is being planned for March 6, 2002 at the Water Treatment Plant (see enclosed brochure.) A morning and an afternoon session will be offered this year, in order to better accommodate people's schedules and maintain staffing of each department throughout the day. A catered lunch from the Chart House will be provided to participants of each session. As with the 1997 training, participants will break out into 7-8 smaller groups to discuss a customer service issue and will report their conclusions to the larger group. It is requested that an EDC member participate. in these breakout groups in order to provide a different perspective to City staff. Members are being asked to ..sign up #or either a morning or afternoon session. Other members of the business community will be recruited to fill slots not filled by EDC members. 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CC: Robert Erickson, :city Administrator David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director FR: Ann Flad, Economic Development Coordinators ;~y DATE: February 21, 2001 RE: Development Project Feedback Survey Annual Report for 2001 The 1995 Strategic Rlan for Economic Development called fora "survey. of business after the development process for .feedback" (see. attached :page from the T 995 Strategic .Plan for Economic :Development.) The plan also called for an annual report an survey results during.the first quarter of each year.. A report for the year 2001 is attached foryour reference. Forty-three surveys representing 32 projects were sent to developers and to business owners whose: project. received a Certificate of Occupancy or a Temporary Certificate of ....Occupancy.: during 2001. Four measures of satisfaction are explored in the'survey: Whe#her-questions ovate answered to the respondent's satisfaction,. whether the respondent felt infom~ed and up-to- date on Gity procedures,: whether staff r®sponded in a reasonable amount of time, and respondents' rating of the :overall service received during the development process. Additionally, respondents are asked to provide comments' in order for the City' of Lakeville to continually address the needs of businesses during the development process. A copy of the survey and the 2001 Annual Report are attached for your reference. While there is a slight decrease in respondents' reported level of satis#action with the City of Lakeville, it is important to note that comparisons. are. made between the percent of respondents that ranked measures as good or .excellent.. Figures are not available cry the percent of res~ndents that ranked measures as "satisfactory" in previous years, thus a comparison of the previous and current years' "satisfactory" ranking is not possible.. Satis#actory rankings wiN be compared in the 20012 Annual Report. Staff has updated the information that is sent with-the survey to accurately reflect the new..: statistics. Staff will also review this report in a future'Community & Economic Development Staff meeting and will forward a copy to Building. Inspections as wail. Development Project Feedback Survey 2001 Annual Report The 1995 Strategic Plan for Economic Development called fora "survey of business after the development process for feedback." The plan. also called for an annual report on survey results during the first quarter of each year. Forty-three (43) surveys representing 32 projects were sent to developers and to business owners whose project received a Certificate of Occupancy or a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy during 2001. Four measures of satisfaction are explored in the survey:. Whether questions are answered to the respondent's satisfaction, whether the respondent felt informed and up-to-date on City procedures, whether staff responded in a reasonable amount of time, and respondents' rating of the overall service received during the development process.. Additionally, respondents are asked to provide additional comments in order for the City of Lakeville to continually address the needs of businesses during the development process. For the second year in a row, respondents felt the City of Lakeville was doing a good job answering questions and responding in a timely manner, as indicated by 100% of respondents ranking the City "good" or "excellent" on those measures. Additionally, the number of respondents requesting to have a staff person contact them to further discuss their concerns remained the same (2%) from 2000 to 2001. Two measures showed a decrease in respondent satisfaction. There was a 17% decrease in the number of respondents that felt that City staff did a good or excellent job in keeping the person in charge of the project up to date, and a 16% decrease in the number of respondents that reported the overall service was good or excellent. It is important to note, however that 100% of respondents ranked their experience with the City of Lakeville as satisfactory or better on both measures and comments received were generally positive,. thus a decrease in these measures does not indicate dissatisfaction amongst respondents. In future years, staff will generate statistics that compare those respondents who rank their experience as "satisfactory" or .better, in order to more accurately represent the level of satisfaction and dissatisfaction amongst respondents. Results of the surveys received in 2001 are as follows: Question # 1: Questions answered to satisfaction One hundred percent (100%) of the. respondents indicated that questions regarding the ..:development process were answered to their satisfaction or understanding. Data from .2000 indicated a 100% satisfaction rate also. Satisfaction on this measure remained the same from the previous year, and is 6% higher than it was in 1999. Question #2: Kept up-to-date Eighty percent (80%) of respondents felt that they or the person in charge of the project were kept up-to-date with City procedures (i.e., staff development review, public hearing before Planning Commission, City Council review, etc.) Data from 2000 indicated that 97% of respondents felt the person in charge of their project was kept up-to-date on City procedures. Satisfaction on this measure decreased by 17% from the previous year, however satisfaction on this measure is still 6% greater than it was in 1999. • Excellent -Great Communication with staff -Delmar/Mindel • Good -All my questions went through Appro Devel. Appro took care of all our needs - DR Horton/RJ Ryan Question #3: Reasonable. response time One hundred percent (100%) of respondents indicated that City staff responded within a reasonable time frame to their questions or concerns. Data from 2000 also indicated that 100% of respondents felt staff responded within a reasonable amount of time. Satisfaction on this measure remained the same from the previous year, and it is 11 greater than it was in 1999. Question #4: Overall degree of service Eighty-four percent (84%) of respondents felt that the overall degree of service was good or excellent. Data from 2000 indicated that 99% of respondents felt that the overall degree of service was good or excellent. Satisfaction on this measure decreased by 16% from the previous year, and it is also lower than it was in 1999 when satisfaction was reported by 88% of respondents. Additional comments included the following: • Good. Very Patient people.- Church of Christ • Satisfactory -Permit app. Was easy to fill out & city desk was very cooperative. -Lake Marion Chiropractic Question #5: Additional comments Respondents provided the following additional comments in order to assist the City in enhancing the development process to be responsive to business needs: • We had a good experience. -Delmar/Mindel • I would do it again in the event we outgrow our plant. -Delmar/Mindel • The building inspector was not as cooperative as we would have hoped. He denied grand opening due to missing carpet in an office and reception desk not installed. It didn't hurt us, but did hurt your new tenant. -Lake Marion Chiropractic • Tenants of Ipava Marketplace relied on the communication of SDC. We hired a general so we did not need to contact the City directly. -Studio Bodair • Our general (Amcon) handled everything for us. -Studio Bodair • Consider giving out a permit for under grade work only, before the entire permit is ready. - DiGidio • As the general contractor we had no issues - I know the owner had issues. -Oak Corner. • Questions answered in a timely matter. -Applied Power Products/Appro • 1 would just like to say that from my perspective as a builder/designer, things went well. - Applied Power Products/Appro • Without your timely attention to the details and movement of the process for approvals, it would have been much more difficult. -All Saints Church • The City could not have been more sensitive to our project and the superintendent of the project. -All Saints Church • Everything went very well. No problems for us. - DiGidio/MMJ Question #6: Discuss concerns further Only 3% (one respondent) indicated they would like staff to contact them to fiurther discuss their concerns. Satisfaction on this measure remains the same as it was in 2000, and is 6% greater than. it -was in 1999, when 3 respondents indicated they would like staff to contact them. 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A copy of the 2001 Annual Report is provided under separate cover. Taud Hoopingarner of the Dakota County Administrator's office is the outgoing Chair. Taud gave a brief presentation on the Partnership's accomplishments of 2001. Taud indicated that 2001 was certainly a challenging year with given the overall downtown in the national economy and the recent resignation of Steve King, the Executive Director. Taud also conveyed consensus of many of the members of the Partnership that the organization is at a crossroads in terms of its future. The Partnership has focused its attention on expanding and diversifying Dakota County's economy through a work plan targeting the following activities: • Work force development and training. • Business retention and development. • Marketing Dakota County as a unified entity • Membership growth. A task force comprised of a number of public anal private sector members of the Partnership has recently been created to determine if the organization is still providing "value" to its members with its identified work plan. The task force will also be revisiting the organizational structure and bylaws to determine if the current focus and mission and organizational structure is meeting the needs of the members. I will be serving on this task force and was also elected to serve as Secretary for the Partnership Board in 2002. Lakeville will. also continue to have a spot on the Board of Directors. FBO at Airlake Airport The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) at its meeting on February 19, 2002 authorized the preparation and execution of a lease with Wentworth Aviation which has an agreement to purchase Flyteline Services located at Airlake Airport. Mayor Johnson, the City Administrator and myself met with Steve Wentworth, owner of Wentworth Aviation and Gary Schmidt of MAC on February 20th. Mr. Wentworth, a Lakeville resident, is tentatively scheduled to make a presentation to the EDC at their regular meeting in March to discuss his. business plan for the FBO operations at Airlake Airport. He assured MAC and the City that improvements will be made to the condition of the interior of the FBO building at Airlake as well as the services that will be made available to personal and business aircraft at Airlake. Main Street Manor The Dakota County CDA has entered into a lease agreement to lease space fora State Farm Insurance office in their commercial space in Main Street Manor. A building permit has been issued and lease-hold improvement are being completed. 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The developers now have a portfolio of almost a i dozen retail properfies, with a focus an the 50,004 square foot niche; and are aggressively looking to expand. ! { P~ar~ner~ red i bur~an r~e~ai~ re nto su I H..1. DENELOPMENIT rrprtalizin~ on the small to rnid-sized upon crnnplchon in !uly. 1 ret ul niche in the t rstest-~~rl ~~~in~* soh- Current mt irlers for the 'l '-sii;rped FINDS 50,000 NICHE url„- center c:,n the s~~uthwest corner- of '1'hc -1~mpany', newest project. C'rnrnty Road d2 and C)'Cannell Road {7~( ~,r,nell Sgcnrre r~ 0O(; silo ire include Dunn. 13ro~ Coffey. Pilgrim . ~ :tail centcl on <r prcwiou~!v Cleaners, Woodland "['ake ~l Bake by lovice GoodriC'i1 rln~le~~elvl~ecl !0-acre site rn Sa~a;_e. Pir,t.a Cu. and tluizno s Classic Subs. t rrubh & E311is listed the property. A stand-alone Snyder's Urug Stores uburhan development is forging The ~g million project was ~O per- ith a drive-thru pharmacy will also Sforward, with neighborhood retail cent preleased at tts mid-December be located on the site, and afull-ser- centers quickly following the residen- groundbreaking. Gary Janisch, co- vice restaurant to complement the tial rise into the outskirts of developed partner of H.J. Development, antici- territor H.J. Develo menu LLP is pates the project will be fully leased eeraar~«ne Y P ~ Fey r. ` ~ C.~ a .C. N rt^ t+, ~ ~ ~ ~ 7 ~ ~ (IC O ~ N S C r I... y Ij O C O O~ N (D iy Ct~ ~ t~ ~ t? (p C O S N ~ f(1 O r: C ...p O J G ~ w } ~ c -r c I1 C- s , :~<< r ry ~ GG ~ d . ~ M T 7 o ry s ro l~,v 'Ci ~ ti ~ C O C ~ I ~~ff Q' C z^ O S tD _ 9 ry 3 c -o n k G . iu 7 ii' E, + ~ ~ • . 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Suburban downtowns are attracting developers who are Gying to create city living In Ute suburbs. bedroom communities are attempting By Larry Winner to revitalize their hued in Chicago for a while," she said, Stur'1 riburreStuJJbVri0.•r sipping a drink in the Peko & lava coffee shop across the street From the new f topkins Cen- ' eidi hunre is wntident that people are downtowns ter far the Arts. "(t was just (aniastic that f willing to spend S25UAUU (ur dutnt- could walk to the restaurant, walk to the dry town condos built about: retail s[ores cleaners, walk to the grocery. I never had tD on a pedestrian-Giendly street of shops its Marketplace Lofts project will succeed. get in my car." and restaoruus. Condos in downtown fhe company's market research shows Kurtze wouhl admit it's a stretch tD corn- ltinncapulis I'cu ::nurc th:w $ IOUAU4 many suburban residents want the saute kind pare little Ifopkins, known for its annual so thisouexentsacinch. of urban choices people iu mre cities wane lt:tspbr:ny Festival, lu the big-shouldered, lint Kunzc's project isn ; iu downtown shupping,.scrvices and entertainnuut within evindy home ul the blocs. Lsul itt Hopkins,. 3linnc:grubs, ur 5t. Paul. !t's proposed for walking distance of where they lives And Fobbiusdalc, Lakeville and ulher'l'+vin t:ilics dowuluwvt l lupkius. dti•yte belling they'll God a Ic+v good color suburbs, public ulhcials andpriv:ne develop- . She i+ duvcloputelu utauagu lur the Cur- prcucurs who will rent space lu sell those res- crs arc auewpung to revive their downtowns. nu~shlue Group. a ltloomittgton-based prop- idents a cup u(colTee in the nturning. a veggie .....-......i.........1...,.':I....:'....:. i:'„~...:II:.... .L ..........:............1.. ..I.,.o..i . •.i..l.~ nnwu7nWNC r.,,.1in„w~nn n70 s_ 4 PAGEDIO•S"[Alt"fKIBUNE St1Nl)AY.fliliRUARYIU•: -"~Y~E6°3~•+yg'-;Yyy. ~ttnctiaz+~.. xxxr1_,:, ,.5;,:-.~. ~.r:.:.`~-"-~'~aam~Ll_;'.6,i 2~. Heart of Burosra~e now ana later Suburban `downtown' r ~ , ± development plans Y~ 1 M~ ~ ~ ? ~ j Throughout the metropolitan area, suburbs are Vyjn to ,,-y't~t'" , revive or create downtowns. Since 1996. U7e McVOpolgau ` /i Council has awarded 835.3 million'to create motlels of r 1~'E'Fis~.~,l !.-g l~ ~ I j' r eP„, ~ ~ ' ~ q mixed-use, compact, walkable antl transit•friendly develop M'. ~ mentthatintegratesjobs,Vansporta[ionandhousing,'.sa .r Bonnie Kollodge, a spokeswoman fur the seven-County play ' 7 ' ning agency. _ -+4, KollodgesaidUtegrantsareseedmoneyforprojectsttt t Y~M~"""""`""' wilt result in an edditiortal roves tment of 8864 milNortin pri- e:c',!7 vote money and 8275 mipion in other public investment Now,NkogetAvetwektBtansvWsbaelvldedhl@hwaygnWwlfh Nplanamaterlaltiefor8urnsvAle'sHearto(tlteClty,NlcotletAv- Here'sasamplingofdowntownprojectsthathevere• ag4tg eomttrorelal bdtdbtgs that will be tom down to maka way for enue tv8 bs transfomted Mto a Ewopeaikstyle village with apart- ceived grants from the Met Council: tlast~urb'snswdoxmtown.Tttlstreewasehwenfarredevebp tttenhartdsgtdosaboveshopsandrostauranta,Thlsartlst'svfew > CloverRldgeMChaska:Aresidentialneighbahoodat then; M part, because R ottldesavbw of downtown MIm about 1,000 houafngunits clustered around a neighbor W expo- Is looking nortlt ht7m BurnsvWe Parkway- Drawingt:ourtesy of city hood center, school, ark, retail center and transit Ls. Photq ct7trrtasy of the tJty o/ Bwnsvlte. of BurnsvWe. Y park Commons In St Louis Park A town center at Excel sja Boulevaztl and Hwy.100with housing, retail and a town green connected to Wolfe Park and the community DOWNTOWNSfr0111 Di other nearby suburbs' resi- Grande Market Place will. 2 reccenter. dents who say, 'We've lived consist of a culinary instiuuc. > TownSquarelnBlalno:Planningforanewtovmcen[eri Developments give suburbs here for 'X' number of years arached to food•rela[ed shops i this fast-growingsuburb. and my wife is just dying toge[ under cm7dominiwn units. > MakingNewHlstoryMExcalslor:Redevelopmantoftht j r ~ out of our house, and when are The city also is building a, park ~ downtown to incorporate mixed•usedevelopmentthat samplinb of urban ~!L(Jlees you going to upon your doors lit Ilte area iU l.'t'eati: the pta_.a i linksv:ithpeaesVianantltiansitsystems. lo( Marketplace Lofts[Y'" that Achterkirch said he nr- > HlstorleDowntownHaetMgs:Redevelopmenttoacitiet What's more, the down- and Eighth Avenues to make Kurtze said. Those calls are m7cutbers fondly from whoa ho morecompacL higher•density, wattableazeasnearafu town-development phenante- room for btarketplaca Lofts. coming from empty-nesters lived in Europe and that u7auv turecommuter-rail station. non has atuactcd even bigger 1"he project will consist of 9B and young professionals who sutaUtowusstillh:we. > DowntownRedatielopmentPlanMRossmount: investment to suburbs that condos and lofts above [5,000 like urban living, but not in the Judy Tschwnper, economic Devalopmentof aplen, design guidelines, financial never had downtowns. Public square feet of commercial bigciry. development director for i sVategiesandmarketstudiesforinvestmentlhprivate and private entities -led by space. "IC you look a[ the stuff Burnsville, said the city has bo- businesses andpublic spaces. the Metropolitan Council - This is the biggest project in downtown [in Minneapolis[, come almost 100 percent de- > TheVLlageMBrooklynParkRedesign0fanareaneaz are spending millions in Maple downwwn Hopkins since the it's very expensive." she said. vduped without a dowuwwn, i anobsoleteshoppingcenteratBrodtlynBouleVardand Grove, St. Louis Perk and city opened its arts center five "A lot of the stulT in Ute Ware- but she thinks it's not Wu late i Zane Avenue to create a'downtown"wiUtretail•office, Burnsville, for example, to ere- years. ago. 'That completedr house District is going for at to build one. owner-occupied townhouses and development of Shing ate town centers not usually rwt of development that in- least [$250,000, sometimes "Wlwtweleelwe'redoingis , Creek asacentralpark.' tssociatedwithsuburbia.Pub- eluded the opening of a new $3W,000vtd84U0,UUQandupj. we're giving people in our ~ > HeartoftheCitylnBurnsvllla:Redeyelopmentofb54- lic officials and private level- ntuvie theater in a city-subsi• Not everyone canaCfortlit.Ivor emnuumity a choice." acre site alongNicolletAvenuebetweenHwy:l3and oilers say [hey simply are re- dined commmercial plaza near does everyone have the desire 'I'schumper said. ""I'hcy can 8urnsvineParkwayintoatowncenterwithrentaland spmtdingtoagrowingdemand the arts center, and cunstntc• to live right smack in the mid- have the suburban ntudet owner-occupiedhigh-densityhousing, aperformingarts hem the suburbs for a cone lion of an adjacent parking die of everything. They want a where tlroy can live and gee iu canter. retail and a 1.5•acrepark- menial and cultural focus that ramp. litda bit of the urban feel. but their car u7d have to drive ev- sr Village on the Ponds In Chanhassen: Buildingof more residents uF all conununities While big-box devclopmcut they can't atfurd to or don't crywhere to get to anything. (h Utan 300 housing units, wmmercial andofficeprupor- WBnI. COlltllllll.'S a17i7C1.' alUlig (he ilia- haV/` an interest in~ being in they can live in Utc licart of the ' ties adjacent to the downtown, - Offici:dsde(endlhepublic jorroadw:rysuff:tst~growing duwntowu Minneapolis or Ciq~,wheretheyc:mulckthcir r CltyCnnterRudevelopmentlnChclePlnes:Planninglo subsidies of throe pNjeCls as "fwI? Cities suburbs, sulaller dutvnwwn St. Paul." car in the undctgruuud park- acommunity gateway and city center with new housing minor "pump-priming" cum- boxes are pupping up aluug Moss Cturier, project man- ing and get out and walk to the and mixed uses along LakeOr(ve, connectingtothecity' pared wilt Ute tens of millions suburban main streets, with ogee for Curnerstoue, said de• store, go to the park, go m rho ~ Vail system. it costs fora single highway in- the help ofpublicsubsidies. mograpl»cs suggest that such theater and have that real pe- ~ > CommunityRavltallxaUonMColumblaHelghts:Master terchange [o serve traditional Through its Livable Cunr developmentswillwork. destrian-Friendly0avoc" planningforUterevitalizationofdowntownalongCenVa conunercialandresidemialde- inanities program, the Metro- "'[here is a now emerging Those words might have S Avenuebetween42ndAVenueand37thAvenue.with vclopntcnts. politan Council is pmvidiug market of empty-nesters, becu spoken by the guy who's newhousingendcommercialproperties. Ted Mondalc, chairman of $7BO,000 in redevelopment which is huge," Currier said. providing much financial sup- ~ > Langdon5quareMCottageGrove:Planningfora the Met Council, and local olfi- funds towazd spruchrg up Rob- "The baby boom generation, port for these developments - ~ pedesVian•scaleaown square with commercial and saz• cials say theyte supporting the binsdale's downtown with a their babies are flying away Met Council Chainuan Man- ~ vice uses, transit, senior housingandpaddng. choices of suburban residents transit hub, aparunents, new from the nest, wed it's a huge dale. As head of the seven- ~ > TheYlllagelnLlnol.akea:Masterplanforamixed•use to enjoy the energy, conveu- parking and possibly a perfor- market of people who are sod- county planning agency anti town centeron a 75-acie site at Interstate Hwy. 35W fence and nostalgia of a down- n7ance pavilion. deuly in a big house they don't with dre backing of Gov. lease andLake Drive. town without leaving die place In downtown Lakeville, the need, and they want to live on Ventura, who appointed hint. > Freeway Road Redevelopmentln MenrbtaHalgbts: dtcyraised their kids, witlwut Dakota County Community Mainstreet in Hopkins, where blondalcisinUteuniqueposi- Planningforatawncen[eron23acresatDoddRoadan the expense -and congestion of Development Agency recently they can walk to the restau- lieu of putting his agency's Hwy. 110 with retail, service,offlceandhousingwith neighborhoods such as the opened a senior apartment rwtu, walk to the movies. Sud- money where his legislative ~ Vans(tconnections. Warehouse Disttict of Minne• building above 8,000 square denly for the first time in 20 rhetoric was when he was a apolis or Lowcrtown in S[. fell Of l.'UIIl111erCl:d spacl', alld years, they've got leisure lime state senator representing St. Paul. dre city of Lakeville buuglu and .and extra money to spend, and Louis Park. Downtown living and cum- renovated the old nil Saints they want to enjoy life." Mondalc cosponsored the merge, they say, isn't just for Catholic Church :nto a down- Livable Communities fret, ; . , , citydwellers anymore. Ar7d so town ors comer' Creatin a 'Faro cart villa e' which now provides mffiimts of developers such as Conter• Maple Grove used a combi- g p g dollars for projects that em- StoneandShenuauAssociates, nation of public mid private Rmt Achterkirch mentions body the growth and redevel- who have made their works [ands to build Arbor Lakes, a those demographic trends and opurcut principles the Met r." buiding mixed•use projects in pedestrian-oriented village ar- his belief thatsuburban people Council is charged with carry- the cities, have taken their rouged arow7d a plaza that will want community •as he ex- ing out. credit lines and cans[ntction have 1,500 residential units, plains why he and his partner, Under Mondalc, alnwst $4U crews to the barbs. 4UU,000 square feet of cent- developer George Sherman of million has becu given to these =rV ntercia! space, t5U,000 square Sherman Associates, are build- town-center projects !xcawe Supporting development Feet of ol'hces, and a 30-acre fug a $30 million "European they often iuchlde such cone- _ - wmmuniry park. h7 other village" as part of Bun7svt0e's poncuts as higlydensity hoes- _ Otfieials in Hopkins and words, a dotvnlown Maple IlcartuRhcCitydcvelupulen[. ing, l[i111511 slallllllx alld WeIICa- other suburbs provide verbal Grove. "People are looking for ble comtccuuns, such as side- artd tinancial support wdevel- In one of Ulebigger mwn- more than the front yard and walks and trails, between ~ oilers who will hale cities bring center projects, the Met Cuuu• the back yard," said a\cater- where people titre and where ~ ..I back town centers with side- cil has provided enure than $4 kirch, a retired sales esecutice. theyshup. ' woks and residenti:d develop- n7illion to help Burnsville buy "People are looking for a place Mwtdale defends subsidies ~eE~~l~ menu wiUtin walking distance and relocate existing business- they can gather with rhea taut- w these suburban downtowns oC couuuercial uutkts. Urban es to make way for. the con- fly and it doesn't cost Chum an and, by cxteoston. to Ure small, planners call it "smart grutvtlt"; svuctiun of its Heart of the City arm and a leg and gives them a independent businesses that NSLlKE YOUR Steve Mielke calls it duwnwwn. project on 5•t acres near Court- rout deeper than the car and are opening there. For dec- '9n Hopkins, wdvr c'husen tyltd.l3aod:~icylletAv. We"1'V." atlcs,hcsaid,govcrnnuntpuli- ~O\81~lORr~E to maintain our history 1'he 5hennan•Achterkirch ties have encouraged the big- rYI~~R~+ ¦ through the downtown and PnhIIC demands It development, known as box developments Utat are de- GV FASTER create au enviromnent that Grande Market Place, is pendent on tsars and the high- • creates a sense oFplace," said The developers who are planned for land thatd7ecityo( ways built tocacrythosec:us. Mielke, klupkins city manager, building tluwutowus in the Buruville bought anti cleared "If au interchange off a fed- "And that's worth putting suburbs saythcyiedoingitbe- onNicolletAvenuenearliunts- teal highway isn't a subsidy, "lick 1'tx'yau'xtunvutubilcto, o-nulbflr! money into." cause there's a market fur such vine Parkway. 't'he city is using what the hell IS?" t`f U1ldall' Mielke said that about $L2 projects, not because of the its bier CounFil grant to buyold said. "Mother Teresa didn't Sell it Liu wiU7:tn all in Ux SuV'I}ibwk Classifieds, million in public [weds, includ- subsidies. commercial properties -and build that interchange. It cants whcrc you'll tr:uh hwrtbttls of Uttws:uxts of people. ing a Met Council grant of It's about demographics, clear the 54 acres between from taxes." $800,000, will be used to par- Cornerstone's Kurtze said. Hwy. 13 and the parkway for CALL 612-67,-7000, chase wed demolish some ag• "1've been getting phone multi-family housing, restau- -I•uryWr:nrcriant FAX 612-672.4884 OR PLACE ing structures on the east end calls hum Hopkins residents rants, a performing arts center ltuenter@starrribune.can. YOVR AD ~ of Mainstreet between Seventh and Minnetonka residents and surd theEuropcan village. STARIRIBUNE.COM/FLS~seS- Y-• ~;UNI>,Ay'.PLB1tl1ANY10.2002 ...e...:. r;:. Suburban `downtown' - ` ' development plans Truoughout the metropolitan area, suburbs are tryingto f t;; ? reviveacreatedowntowns.Since1996,theMeVOpolitan 1~~ " ~ .Council has awarded $35.3 million "tocreatemodelsof „ . } , mixed•use, compact, walkable and transit•friendly develop- v meet that integrates jobs, transportation and housing, :said j, _ i ± Bonnie Kolladge, a spokeswoman for the seven-county plan- ~ - : ' ning agency.. ~ » ~ f ; -Kollotlge said the gaols are seed money for projects that ' ~~'1~w"°"'"""""'~ wll resultin an additional investment of 5864 miHlon In prl- ~ - ~ vale money and 5275 million in otherpublic investment h M plats matxlallt:e far Bwnevlle's Heart of the Cky, NkoMetAv. Here's a sampling of downtown projects that have re+ j for attue wNl (N transfentud itM a Eaopt>mtyle vWape pritlt apart- calved gams from the Met Council: P mitts endeondW above strops and reataaatts. TWs artlsYe view > Clover Rldge W Chaska: A residential neighborhood of.':: o Is lookingnortftfrom8urn5vUNParktvay.Drawingcourtesyolcky about1,OOOhousinguni[sclusteredaroundaneighbor•• , of BumavSle, hood center, school, park, retail center and Vansit > Park Commons in St Louis Pmk: A town center atFxcel• - siorBoulcvardandHwy.SOOwi[hhousing,retailande town Been connected to Wolfe Park and the community other nearby suburbs' resi- Grande Market Ylace will reccenter. dents who say, 'We've lived consist of a ordinary utsutuu > TownSquarelnBlalna:Planningforanewtowncenterht S here fur 'X' number of years attached to loud-related steep this fast-growing suuurb. and my wife is just dying to get under condominium amts. MakingNewHlstorylnExcetslor.Redevelopmentofthe out of our house, and subs n arc 1'he city also is building a,p:r. k downtown to incorpuracemixed-use development that you goutg W open your doors in du• urea m create dte plaza IinkswilhpedesVianandtransi[systems. (of Marketplace Lofts)?"' that Achterkirch said he re- HisturicDowntownHastings:Redevelopmenttoaehieve ike Kurtze said. Those culls are members fondly from whcu he more compact, higher-density, waltable areasnea afu- ' ts. coming from cmpry•nesters lived in liurupc and that many ~ lure commuter•rail station. 5B and young professionals who small towns still have- > Downtown Redevelopment Plan In Roaemountt tp0 like urban living, but not in the Judy 1'schumper, economic ~ Development of a plate, design guidelines, financial ial bigcity. development director for ~ sVategiesandrnarketstudiesftxinvestmentinprivate "lf you look at the stuff Burnsville, saidUtecityhasbe- businesses and public spaces. in downtown fin Minneapolisi, come almost IOU percent de- > TheVUlagalnBrooWynPark:RedesignOfanareander he it's very expensive," she said. veloped without a downtown, an obsolete shopping center at Brooklyn6ouleyardand ive "A lot of the stuff in the Ware- but she thinks it's nut too late Zane Avenue to create a "downtown' with retail-office, I a house District is going for at to build one. owner-occupied townhouses and development of SNng1e n- least IS250,UOU, sometimes "What we (ccl cadre doing is .Creek as a central park. ~w $300,OUOand$4UU,OWattdupl. we're giving pcuple in our > HemtoftheCltylnBurnsville:Redevelopmen[o(a54• si• Not everyone can affordiLNor comnumiry a choice," aaesitealongNicolletAvenuebetweenHwy.l3and ~ar does everymte have the desire Tschumper said. "11tcy can OurnsvitleParkwayintoatowncenterwiUtrentaland tc- m live tight smack in dte mid- have the suburban model owner•occupiedhigh-densityhousing, aperformingarts ng dle of everything. They want a where they can live and get in ~ center, retail and a 1.5•acre park... little bit of the urban feel, but their car aztd have tti drive ev- > VIIlagoonthePondslnChanhassen.Buildingof mtxe nt they call t afford to or don't erywhere to get to anydting. Oc i than300housingunits, commercial and officeproper• a- have an interest in being in dreycauliveinthelieartofthe tiesadjacenttothedowntown. ng downtown Minneapolis o[ City, where thcycan tuck their > CityCenterRedevelopmentlnCirelePines:Planning(or er downtown St. Paul" car in the mrderground park- a community gateway and city center with new housing tg Buss Cartier, project rose- ing and gc[ out and walk to the .and mixed uses alanglake Drive, connecting to the citys th agar for Cornerstone, said tla scare, gu wthe park, go to the ; Vail system. mographics suggest that such theater and have dtu real pe- ' > CommunltyReWWllzadonlnCulumblaHelghte:Master., u- developments wilt work dcsuian-friendlyllavur." ~planningfortherevitalizationofdowntownalongCentral.~ i o- "'there is a new emerging Those words might have Avenuebe[ween42ndAvenueand37thAvenuewith tg market of empty-nesters, been spoken Ly the gtry who's new housing and commercialproperbes. - n which is huge," Currier said. providing much financial sup > Langdon Square In Cottage Drove: Planning for a o- "The baby boron generation, port fur these devclu rmcnts-- 1 pedesVian-scaletuwnsquarewithcommercialandser- a [heir babies are flying away htet Council Chairman Mon- vice uses, Vansit, seniorhousingandparking. • w from Ure nest, and it's a huge dale. As hcad'uf the seven- > TheVi0agelnLlnoLakes:Masterplanfwamixed-use r- market of people who are sod- county planning agency and ~ [own center on a 75-acre site at Interstate Hwy. 35W denly in •u big house they don't with the backing of Gov. Jesse and Lake Drive. to need, and they want to live on Ventura, who appointed hint, > FreewayRoadRedevelopmentinMendotaHelghts: ty Mainsueet in Hopkins, where Mondale is in the uniiluc posi- Planningfor a town center on 23 acres atDoddRoad and - ly they eau walk to the restau- lion u[ putting his agency's Hwy. 110 with retail, service, officeantlhousingwith rt rants, walk to tFte movies. Sud- matey where his Iegislativu ~ Vansitconnections: re denly for the first time in 20 rhetoric was when he was a td years, thty've got leisure time state senator reprexming St. td and extra money to spend, and Louis Park _ is theywmutuenjcylife." Mondale cu-sponurred the Livable Communities Act, CreaGnQQ a 'Faro can villa e' w'Idch stow provides milliats of , i- b p ~ dollars fur projects that enr- e Ron Achterkirch mentions body the growth and rodevel- ' a those demographic trends and opment principles the Mct r- his belie[that suburban pcuple Council is charged with easy- ~i, ll want community as he ex- ingout. y loins wh he and his ' P Y partner, Under Matdate, ahuost $~10 r developer George Shcrntan of milliat has been given to these - e Sherman Associates, are build- town-center projects because ` e ing a $30 million "L•ucopcan they often include such wet- s Wllage" as part of Burnsville's ponents as high-density hous- e Heart of the Citydevclopntent. ing, transit stations:utdwalks- - "Yeople arc looking fur ble connections, such as side- - more than the Goat yard and walks and trails, between - the back yard," said Achter- where people Itve and where t kirch, a retired sales executive. theyshup. " • r•' ` ! y "People aze looking for a place Mondale defends subsidies ~ they cart gusher wilt their Len- to these suburban downtowns - `yp~ - By and it doesn't cost them an and, by extension, to the small, y arm and a leg and gives them a independent businesses that ~A~ li/O. - root deeper than the car and are opening there. Por dec- ¦ V the-(V." ades.hesaid,govcnuneutpuli- s!~®wM~6'~E The Sherman-Achterkirch tics bare encouraged the big- ~7 YY¦~l dcvctoputeut, kuuwn as boxdevcluputeutsthalarede- ~r.~y ~Mr~~~y Crande Market Ylace, is pendent on cars and the higlr VV FL7 Kw plazmed fa land that rho city of ways built to carry Utosc tsars. - Burrsville bought and cleared if an interchartge off a fed- onNicolletAvenuenearBurns- eral highway isn't a subsidy, t Wlle Parkway. The city is using what the hell is?" Mondale 'lino tin yutn sraxwnubile to,t!o-mobile? its Met Council grant m buyald said. "Mother 'I'cresa didn't Sell it tint with :w ad in dtc S[:o-I•iilxute CLueifttris, commercial properties and.. build that interchange. It came whale you'll reach hwuLrtL. of thataurity ofpeople. clear the 54 acres between frumtaxcs." Hwy. 13 and the parkway for rxrr 612-673-7000, multifamilyy housing, restau- -farryWeruerisat F.tl,)t 612-673-4884 OR pLAQ rants, a pedortning arts Center hvernar•Frsrurrribune,com• rnuo wrx our rue car ~ , • February 11; 2002 Dear Lakeville Business Person: Your company is an important part of the business community in Lakeville. The City Council and the Economic Development Commission (EDC) actively strive to create an environment in the community that supports business and helps companies such as yours thrive. To best meet your businesses needs, and to assist you in taking advantage of the public relations opportunities that the City of Lakeville has to offer, it is very important that the City has accurate contact information about your company. Please complete the information listed on the enclosed post card and return it to City Hall by dropping it into the mail. The postage has already been paid. Information that you provide will be maintained in a City database and will be used for official economic development purposes only. The only information that will be shared with third parties will be your company's name, address, phone number and web site address. Contact names, a-mail addresses and other information will remain confidential Please feel free to contact the' Economic Development Department at (952) 985-4420 with any questions or suggestions you may have. The City of Lakeville looks forward to continuing to serve your business interests. Sincerely, c ~ Mayor Rob rt D. Johnson CC: City Council Robert Erickson, City Administrator David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director Bob Vogel, Chair, Economic Development Commission -Ann Flad, Economic Development Coordinator City of Lakeville 2019.5 Holp~oke Avenue • Lczkei-rile, MN 550=~~ Plzorte (951985-4400 • FAX (952) 955-4499 • wwr~:lakeville.ntn.us Y • ~ The Lakeville Community & Economic Development Department Is preparing to update our records on the businesses in Lakeville. Please take a few minutes to update the information in the space provided, fold it so that the City of Lakeville label is showing, tape shut and put it in the mail. Thank you. Any questions, please call 952-985-4420. Company Name «OrganizationName» Contact Person «Salutation» «First Name» «Last Name» Title «Title» Street Address «Business Address» Mailing Address «Mailing_Address» «City» «State» «Zip_Code» Phone Number «Phone Numben> Fax Number «Fax Numben> E-Mail Address «Email» Website «WebSite» H. R. 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