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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-27-06-06 0 • City of Lakeville Economic Development Commission Meeting. Minutes June 27, 2006 Marion Conference Room, City Hall. Members Present: Comms. Brantly, Miller, Emond, Gehrke, Smith, Tushie, Pogatchnik, Erickson, Schubert, Ex-officio member Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Todd Bomhauser. Members Absent: Comms. Matasosky, Ex-officio member City Administrator Steve Mielke. Others Present: Staff present: David Olson, Community & Economic Development Director; Adam. Kienberger, Economic Development Specialist;. Dennis Feller, Finance Director. 1. CaII Meeting to Order. Vice Chair Pogatchnik 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 April 25, 2006 Meeting Minutes Motion 06.08 Comms. Schubert/Emond moved to approve the minutes of the April 25, 2006 meeting as presented. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Update. on High-Tech Subcommittee Survey Mr. Kienberger gave an overview of the progress the High-Tech Subcommittee has made in finalizing a survey to be sent out to local business to assess their telecommunications needs and how these needs are being met by current providers. The survey will be similar in nature to what was done approximately five years. ago except that the new survey will utilize an online survey company, surveymonkey.com, to collect and analyze the data. Comm. Brantly asked if the current and potential providers would be brought in again to discuss options and service in Lakeville. Comm. Smith asked if there. would be discussion about infrastructure improvements such as creating a widespread fiber network in Lakeville. • Mr. Kienberger indicated that those would both be likely outcomes of the survey once it is completed. r Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes June 27, 2006 • Mr. Olson commented that some businesses desire redundant Internet access availability. Ex-officio member Bomhauser volunteered to have the Chamber of Commerce help do follow up calls to encourage businesses who don't complete the survey. The EDC discussed the scope of the business community to be surveyed and it was concluded that those businesses in the industrial park, Fairfield Business Campus and larger office/retail users would. be the primary focus. 4. Director's Report Mr. Olson discussed the upcoming manufacturers breakfast meeting at the Dakota County Workforce Center in Burnsville. This is a joint effort between the City of Lakeville and the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce, .the City of Burnsville and Burnsville Chamber of Commerce, and Dakota Future to discuss workforce issues with local manufacturers. Mr. Olson reminded he EDC of the joint work session on July 10~", 2006 to discuss the progress of the Downtown Plan. Mr. Olson gave a brief report on the recent EDAM conference and. handed out • information regarding the changes to the eminent domain law made during the recently concluded legislative session. Mr. Olson also. gave a brief report on the May 2006 building permits. Mr. Olson continued by pointing out the article in the packet regarding the recent recognition Despatch Industries received. He concluded by mentioning that Lakeville SuperTarget was featured as the June 19t" Spotlight on Business. 5. Review and Discussion of Proposed Economic Benefit Study Mr. Olson described the proposed economic benefit study and noted that the last time a similar study was done was in 1991. He also noted that a draft proposal from Springstead was obtained in April of 2005 to address the outcome .for the following goal in the Strategic Plan for Economic Development: Completion and approval of a study to determine .the minimum market value of a residential housing unit that generates sufficient City property taxes to pay for the City services required by the .unit. Mr. Feller gave an example .and inquired of .the EDC what exactly they wished to obtain from doing this type of economic benefit study. If the outcome is to achieve a balanced tax base, how do you define balanced? 2 f Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes June 27, 2006 Vice Chair Pogatchnik stated that the outcome should tell the EDC what everything (development) contributes in the community; if certain development types are paying more than they should be and how it has changed in .the past 8-10 years. Comm.. Tushie added that retail provides a bigger economic benefit to the community than many people realize. Some of the City's largest taxpayers come from the retail sector. It would be helpful to have a benchmark of taxes paid per services used for each type of development. Comm. Brantly mentioned the idea of life-cycle housing helping maintain a balanced tax base by being conducive to: different development styles in the community. Vice Chair Pogatchnik commented that the City is already doing-something right when it comes to taxing and development. as Lakeville remains very competitive in the current marketplace. Mr. Feller added that the City Council 20 years ago set the framework for a strong yet manageable growth pattern. Comm. Tushie commented that mixed-use development has a high tax. value and Mr. Feller added that office condo developments also provide for high tax values and low demands on services. Mr. Olson stated that it appears as though the. consensus of the EDC is that the study should be used for a generic analysis of costs associated with City services for different development types and be used as a tool for planning purposes. 6. Review of Maxfield Research Proposal for Additional Housing Needs Analysis for Lakeville Mr. Olson reviewed the draft proposal provided by Maxfield Research to assess the potential demand for senior housing and workforce housing in the City of Lakeville. Comm. Tushie indicated that he would like the analysis to determine to what extent twinhomes and townhomes affect the. senior population housing numbers. These units are: not age restricted but are likely serving a section of the seniors in Lakeville. Comm.. Emond stated that transportation is a key issue pertaining to the need for senior and workforce housing. Long commutes are not as viable as they used to be and businesses need to be close to their workforce to remain competitive. If the workers aren't able to live in the community where they work, will the businesses.. start to move to where their workers can afford to live? Mr. Olson commented that affordable and workforce housing is becoming a growing issue metro-wide. Some communities have hired or are hiring staff to work solely on i .housing issues. 3 t Economic Development Commission Meeting Minutes June 27, 2006 Comm. Tushie noted that current growth statistics point towards enormous growth in minority populations in the entire country, and that this trend will create additional demand for housing. Comm. Schubert added that it is even becoming a safety issue when multiple fiamilies end up sharing a single. residence. Mr. Olson also commented that there is discussion of utilizing. some sort of transit- oriented development along the Cedar Avenue transit corridor in Lakeville. He then stated that this additional housing analysis is proposed to be funded with Community Development Block Grant dollars and that the scope will be limited by the amount of grant money available. 7. Adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Attested to: Adam Kienberger R. T. Brantly, Secretary Economic Development Specialist 4