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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-26-04-04 City of Lakeville ..Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes October 26, 2004 Marion Conference Room, City Hall Members Present: Comms. Brantly, Emond, Gehrke, Matasosky, Miller, Pogatchnik, Schubert, Smith, Tushie, Ex-Officio member City Administrator Steve Mielke, Ex-Officio member Todd Bornhauser -Executive Director -Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce :Members Absent: Comm. J. Erickson Others Present: Staff present: David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director; Amanda Schwabe, Economic Development Coordinator 1. Call Meeting to Order. Chair Matasosky called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Marion Conference Room of City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota.. • 2. Approve September 28, 2004 Meeting Minutes Motion 04.11 Comms. Pogatchnik/Tushie moved to approve the minutes of the September 28, 2004 meeting. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Review .and discussion of 2005-2007 Strategic Plan Joint Work Session with City Council recommendations Mr. Olson stated that the Joint Work Session with the City Council was held on October 7, 2004 with EDC Members Brantly, Emond, Matasosky, .Pogatchnik, Schubert, Tushie, and Ex-Officio Member Bornhauser in attendance. Mr. Olson continued to say that the recommendations of the. EDC were well received by the Mayor and City Council with only a couple of minor changes or additions suggested. Chair Matasosky explained that the City Council was very receptive to the goals and outcomes identified by the EDC and that the EDC received supportive. feedback. Mr. Olson informed EDC members that Council Member Wulff suggested the EDC include "and determine the cost of needed roads and what development will be accommodated with or without the needed funding" to the third outcome of the Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes October 26, 2004 Significant .Issue related to Transportation that was written originally as "Assure that development along East-West Corridors B, C, D provides for the development of these corridors". Staff has incorporated this additional wording. Chair Matasosky stated that staff has made significant efforts to encourage the Metropolitan Council to look at the designation of Co. Rd. 70 as a Principle Arterial. City Administrator Mielke explained that neither the Metropolitan Council nor the State of Minnesota has enough resources to accommodate the transportation needs of the region, which is a difficult issue for growth communities. He continued to say that the Metropolitan Council puts an emphasis on maintaining existing roads rather than the creation of new roads. The Metropolitan Council has stated that local resources wilt need to be used to accommodate the growth demands. Chair Matasosky questioned if tax districts can be used to support new transportation systems? Mr. Olson responded by saying. that cities can collect designated "impact fees" (i.e. park dedication) but it is difficult to collect more under current state law that • municipalities operate under. City Administrator Mielke explained that the County currently operates under what is called "55/45 Cost Sharing" on projects with local units of government. It means that 45% of road improvement costs go to the community the road is in. Mr. Olson shared that Dakota County proposed a countywide fuel tax and is looking into a "Wheelage Tax". Comm. Schubert stated that the trucking industry had determined that the countywide fuel tax would produce more harm than good. Mr. Olson stated that if there were no further recommended changes or additions to the 2005-.2007 Strategic Plan materials, staff would proceed to incorporate this information into a final draft document to be considered and approved at the November EDC meeting. Motion D4.12 Cornms. Tushie/Pogatchnik moved to authorize the preparation of the final 2005-2007 Strategic Plan document including the new Vision, Mission, Organizational Definition and Significant Issues, Goals and Outcomes. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Olson stated that when a date is determined for the City Council meeting at which the final document would be presented, staff will inform the EDC and 2 Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes October 26, 2004 request a member or members to attend the meeting. Mr. Olson continued to say that a meeting is scheduled for tomorrow with the Downtown Lakeville Business Association to discuss the preparation of a downtown plan. City Administrator Mielke stated that staff would be encouraging a variety of organizations and individuals to .participate in the creation of the downtown plan. Comm. Pogatchnik questioned what types of plans have been done previously for the downtown? Mr. Olson explained that there has been a Parking Study and Plan completed as well as the creation of the Design Guidelines for the downtown. He continued to say that the plan should address both the long-term plan and zoning/land use designations and the market for the downtown area. Comm. Bornhauser stated that the downtown area has many ideas and tools, but no actual plan. City Administrator Mielke stated that the downtown area has no space to grow. Mr. Olson shared with EDC members that the City Council members made • comment during the Work Session that .now is a good time to create a downtown plan as staff prepares to review the Comprehensive Plan beginning in 2006:,. which will. be adopted by 2008. 4) Review of Manufacturers' Week Activities Mr. Olson stated that the Mayor and City Council declared October 18-22, 2004 as Manufacturers' Week in Lakeville at October 18t" meeting. He continued to say that EDC member Barry Pogatchnik was present at the City Council meeting to accept the proclamation. The Manufacturers' Appreciation Luncheon was held at the Lakeville Area Arts Center {LAAC) and was catered by Crystal Lake Golf Club. Approximately 120 persons attended including representatives from businesses and organizations including .Dakota Electric, Dakota County Technical College, Xcel Energy, Dakota Future, Ine., .and the Dakota County Community Development Agency attended this year's event. Mayor Johnson .and City Council members Wulff and Rieb were also in attendance. Mayor Johnson and Chair Matasosky presented a proclamation signed by the Mayor and a personalized Certificate of Commendation signed by Governor Pawlenty to the businesses in attendance. Copies of the recently updated Airlake Industrial Park map were laminated and also distributed to those in attendance. • 3 Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes October 26, 2004 • He continued to say that the program this year was Airlake Industrial Park: Past and Present 1993-2004 which highlighted the projects that have been done since the change in ownership of .the park from Hitchcock Industries to Airlake Development, Inc. Mr. Olson explained that staff is still open to having the luncheon at a business in the Industrial Park in the future, but due to the full warehouses and a general lack of available space to seat approximately 120 people, the LAAC was utilized this year. City Administrator Mielke stated that for the third time in a row, the City's bond rating has been upgraded. He continued to say that the City came in at 4.5091 on CIP bonds, which equals a savings of over $1 million on interest. Mr. Mielke explained that while the State and County play a role in the determination of a city's bond rating, the growing tax base and what is perceived to be the financial management services for the city are the main factors in the determination. He continued to say that there is only one more step the City can go before achieving the highest bond rating (AAA) and that ISD 194 has a good bond rating as.well. 5) Director's Report • Mr. Olson shared with EDC members that Comm. Brantly introduced Jim Kyne, V.P. of Performance Office Papers who was the Spotlight on Business participant at the October 4th City Council meeting. Mr. Olson also explained that the Livable Communities Act (LCA) of 1995 requires the. Metropolitan Council to report to the Legislature every year on the progress being made by metro area communities toward providing and maintaining affordable and life-cycle housing. He continued to say that in July, staff completed the 2004 LCA .Survey, which reported information from January- December 2003. The Metropolitan Council then determined a housing performance score according to the Guidelines for priorit~ Funding for Housing Performance. Lakeville's final score was 81, ranking 16t out of 184 cities and townships. Mr. Olson stated that the housing performance score is one of the factors considered in the evaluation and ranking of applications for Metropolitan Council competitive funding programs later this year. He explained that the LCA score from 2003 was evaluated and factored into the funding score for TEA-21 funds for the Co. Rd. 70 interchange. Mr. Olson stated that copies of the comment letter authorized by the Mayor and City Council to be submitted to the Metropolitan Council regarding the Transportation Plan and the Water Resource Plan Amendment that will provide for the future expansion of an interceptor sewer to Elko and New Market were . attached to the packet. 4 Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes October 26, 2004 • Mr. Olson explained that staff attended. a Work Session earlier. this month related to 2005 Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) process. He continued to say that one of the requirements for all cities in Dakota County in 2005 is that 50% of the. activities to be funded in 2005 will have to benefit low-moderate income individuals. This will result in a change in the type of activities that have been funded in Lakeville in recent years. Staff will be meeting with Mr. Mielke to discuss and evaluate CDBG programs and will bring recommendations to the EDC in November to be approved by the City Council by January 1St Mr. Olson also shared with EDC members that through the end of September, the City has issued building permits with a total valuation of $177,235,745. This compares to a valuation of $190,254,499 during the first nine months of 2003. Included in this amount is $34,861,642 for commercial and industrial permits year to date, which compares to $24,819,000 for commercial and .industrial permits during the same period in 2003. Also included in this valuation are permits for 309 new single-family dwellings and 396 townhouse units. Comm. Smith questioned if the number of housing permits was increasing or decreasing month to month? Mr. Olson responded that the number of permits issued has been consistent from year to year and that the number of permits for townhomes passed the number of • permits for single-family homes for the first time last year. He continued to say that the moratoriums did not seem to have an impact on the number of permits issued. Comm. Emond stated that as a company, Edina Realty is above last year in number of sales. He continued to say that buyers are taking more time to look and that it takes an average of 19 showings for a property to sell. 6) November and December Meeting Dates Mr. Olson explained that since the normally scheduled EDC date for November falls two days before Thanksgiving and since there are five Tuesdays in the month of November, staff recommends the November EDC meeting be held on Tuesday, November 30tH Mr. Olson also stated that consistent with past practice, staff recommends canceling the December meeting. Chair Matasosky mentioned that how to disseminate information regarding the adopted 2005-2007 Strategic Plan to other community stakeholders should be a discussion item for January. 5 Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes October 26, 2004 Comm. Brantly recommended distributing a press release after the adoption of the plan. Mr. Olson stated that it is a good idea to emphasis that the 2005-2007 Strategic Plan for Economic Development is not a document that sits on a shelf. He continued to say that staff would begin working on a work program after the .plan is adopted and will bring the work program for consideration by the EDC. Mr. Olson also explained that the City .would: need to communicate and .publicize the accomplishments from the recently completed three-year plan. 7) Adjourn The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Attested to• Amanda Schwabe, y R. T. Brantly, Secretary Economic Development Coordinator • • 6