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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-22-05-05 City of Lakeville Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes November 22, 2005 Marion Conference Room, City Hall Members Present: Comms. Brantly, Emond, Erickson, Gehrke, Matasosky, Pogatchnik, Schubert, Smith, Bornhauser, Ex-officio member City Administrator Steve Mielke. Members Absent: Miller, Tushie. Others Present: Staff present: David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director; Brian Anderson, Assistant to the City Administrator; Adam Kienberger, Economic Development Specialist; Penny Brevig, Recording Secretary. 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 27, 2005 Meeting Minutes Motion 05.13 Comms. Erickson/Pogatchnik moved to approve the minutes of the September 27, 2005 meeting as presented. Motion carried unanimously. Comm. Pogatchnik asked if the EDC would be hearing from the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) regarding their Reliever Task Force review. Mr. Mielke indicated that their proposed major capital improvements have been pushed off for a year to 2007. 3. Introduction of Adam Kienberger, Economic Development Specialist Mr. Olson introduced Adam Kienberger, the new Economic Development Specialist, to the Economic Development Committee members at tonight's meeting. 4. Presentation by Bob Erickson of D. R. Horton Homes Regarding Corporate Campus Development in Lakeville Mr. Erickson attended tonight's EDC meeting to present his. Corporate Campus development update. He stressed that as the City starts to look at the Comprehensive Plan Update, the City needs to stay focused and enhance on professional employment and provide more Business Campus opportunities. Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes November 22, 2005 • Mr. Erickson indicated that he talked with many landowners who had land that was zoned Corporate Campus, but may request that their properties be re-zoned to Commercial due to commercial land being worth more. Mr. Erickson feels that people are getting tired of commuting to work and would much rather live and work in Lakeville. He indicated that the way to keep people who live in Lakeville, working in Lakeville, is to continue providing Corporate Campus areas similar to Fairfield Business Campus with high salary jobs. Mr. Erickson stated that the Tax Increment Finance District for the Fairfield Business Campus has been very successful and felt that it may be something to revisit. Mr. Erickson indicated that in similar cities, they are building corporate headquarters adjacent to residential neighborhoods and it's working very well. 5. Update on Strategic Plan Work Program Mr. Olson updated the EDC on the progress of the Strategic Plan Work Program. He indicated that the work program for 2006 will be brought to the January or February EDC meeting. Goal #1: Facilitate an effort to create a long term plan to promote downtown • economic viability while retaining its unique and historical characteristics. Mr. Olson. stated that the Downtown Planning Task Force has met in October and November. He indicated that copies of the summary of the input that was received at the October 18t" public meeting was included in the EDC packets. Mr. Olson stated that the next Task Force meeting is scheduled for December 6, and the next. public meeting will be held on Monday, January 9 at 6:30 at the Lakeville Area Art Center. Comm. Erickson indicated that the ideas that the public presented were well worth listening to. He felt the public meetings are very important and interesting what people agreed on as the number one priority, which was identity. Mr. Olson explained the List serve that the public can sign up for through the City's website to get periodic downtown plan updates. Mr. Mielke commented on the commonality in what the public wants from the downtown, including how to incorporate the Heritage Commons area into the Downtown area. He indicated that the next step will be to implement these ideas and setting a vision. Comm. Schubert commented that they need to understand the roadblocks that will undoubtedly happen in the process. 2 Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes November 22, 2005 • Goal #2: Implementation of a process to facilitate the development of East- West Corridors. Mr. Olson stated that Dakota County is currently seeking comments on Phase 2 of the East-West Corridor study. He indicated that City staff has reviewed this draft document. Mr. Olson stated that plat applications that were submitted on November 1 for MUSA Expansion Area A will likely result in one of the corridors that have been identified being extended. Goal #3: Completion of a study to determine the minimum market value of a residential housing unit that generates sufftcient City taxes to pay for the City services required by that unit. Mr. Olson stated that as in previous updates, there has been no new activity for this goal Goal #4: Facilitate a process with the City Council to establish affordable housing goals .for the City. Mr. Olson stated ,that the Community Development Director of Eagan, the City Planner for the City of Apple Valley and himself have been requested to review a • preliminary draft of the "Comprehensive Housing Needs and Conditions Survey" prepared for. the Dakota County CDA by Maxfield Research and provide comments. He indicated. that the CDA intends to finalize this survey and present it to all cities in Dakota County in January of 2006. Mr. Olson stated that upon review of the final survey by City staff and the EDC, we will determine if additional survey work or study within Lakeville will be needed to establish affordable housing goals for the City. He indicated that CDBG funds would be available to fund this additional work if it is determined to be needed. 6. Review of 2006 Community Development Block Grant Application Mr. Olson stated that the City (has submitted) is required to submit its 2006 Community Block Grant (CDBG) application to the Dakota County CDA by December 31, .2005. He indicated that it is anticipated that the City will receive $107,350 in 2006 which is 5% less than was received in 2005. Mr. Olson stated that the City has elected to fund the Home Rehabilitation Loan program administered by the Dakota County CDA with 50% of its 2005 allocation which amounted to .$56,500. He .indicated that to date, no rehabilitation loans have been approved for funding with this allocation. . Mr. Olson indicated that the City Council has authorized a request to amend the 2005 CDBG allocation by re-allocating $40,000 of the $56,500 designated for the rehabilitation loan program to fund extended DARTS bus service in Lakeville starting 3 Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes November 22, 2005 in January of 2006. He stated that this amendment will be considered by the CDA and City Council in December. Mr. Olson asked Brian Anderson to explain what. the City is proposing to do regarding extending the DARTS service. Mr. Anderson indicated that the hours of operation will be extended by six hours to help those that need service earlier or later in the day. Mr. Anderson stated that the minimum age has been reduced to 55 years old and if they are certified under the ADA, they can ride no matter what their age. He stated that the fares will stay the same. Mr. Anderson stated that the program will begin on a pilot basis on January 1, 2006 and how much it is being used will be tracked for the trial period. Mr. Mielke indicated that these are all federal. dollars being used for the program and no local funds are proposed to be utilized. Mr. Olson stated that the other activity funded with the City's 2005 allocation is the Downtown Code Improvement Program in the amount of $56,500. He indicated that to date. the City has not received. an application for a Code Improvement Grant in 2005, however this funding will be carried over to 2006. Mr. Olson stated that staff is recommending the following activities be funded by the City's 2006 CDBG allocation: Downtown Code Improvement Program $53,675 Extended DARTS Service $42,000 Home Rehab Loan Program $11,675 Mr. Olson requests that the EDC discuss these recommendations at tonight's meeting and forward its recommendations to the City Council. Comm. Emond wanted to be sure the word got out regarding the extended service, either by the newspaper, the website, etc. Comm. Pogatchnik stated that this is a quality program and very cost effective deal. Motion 05.14 Comms. Pogatchnik/Emond moved to recommend these activities be funded with the City's 2006 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation as follows: Downtown Code Improvement Program $53,675 Extended DARTS Service $42,000 • Home Rehab Loan Program $11,675 Motion carried unanimously. 4 Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes November 22, 2005 7. Director's Report Mr. Olson summarized the 12t" Annual Manufacturers Luncheon that was held on October 26 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Mr. Olson stated that the clean-up activities have begun on portions of the former dump site located on the former Wren property on 210t" Street just east of Holyoke Avenue. He indicated that this site was purchased by the Dakota County CDA several years ago and is planned to be developed with 42 units of work force rental townhomes. Mr. Olson responded to EDC member inquiries regarding the total number of assisted housing units that are currently available in the City of Lakeville as well as the number of housing units that have been assisted through rehab, weatherization or first-time home buyer programs. He summarized the Status Report which was handed out with the EDC packet materials and should be a quarterly handout. Mr. Olson indicated that on October 26, 2005 he was invited to participate in a panel discussion at a Met Council sponsored conference entitled "The Developing Edge: Managing the Transitions." Mr. Olson stated that the City Administrator, Assistant City Attorney and himself reviewed a list of proposed provisions that Eureka Township has requested be included in a proposed Orderly Annexation Agreement and have prepared responses to each proposed provision. He indicated that the City Council. was briefed on the status of these discussions at a November 19 Council Work Session. Mr. Olson indicated that there was a copy of the full building permit report through October 31, 2005 in the EDC packets for this week. Mr. Olson handed out at tonight's meeting a copy of an a-mail that was sent to Finance Director Dennis Feller from Moody's Investors Service. It stated that Lakeville's bond rating has been upgraded to Aa2 from Aa3, affecting the City of Lakeville's General Obligation Bonds due to our rapidly growing commercial and industrial tax base and sound fiscal management practices by the City. 8. Adjourn The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Attested to: • i Penny evi ,Recording Secr tary R. T. Brantly, Secretary 5