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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-13-06 WS Minutes City of Lakeville Council Work Session Tuesday, March 13, 2006 / 4:30 PM In attendance: Mayor Robert Johnson, Council Members David Luick, Mark Bellows, Laurie Rieb, and Wendy Wulff. Also in attendance: City Administrator Steve Mielke; Community and Economic Development Director Dave Olson, Police Captains Tom Vonhof and John Arvidson, Liquor Operations Manager Brenda Visnovec, and Assistant to City Administrator Brian Anderson. Item #1. Affordable Housing Information Community and Economic Development Director Dave Olson stated that Mark Ulfers was unable to attend. The CDA has recently completed a comprehensive housing reassessment for all of Dakota County. Dave introduced Jay Johnson from • Ma~eld Research, Inc., and Dan Rogness from Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) who were involved in the assessment. The primary objective of the housing study was to look at the demand for housing through 2030 for various types of housing. Demographic and housing characteristics were looked at as well as current market conditions. For the analysis the county was broken into three groups, fully developed communities, growth communities, and rural. Because of the amount of available land, Lakeville will account for about 25% of new housing between now and 2030. It is also anticipated that by 2030, Lakeville's aging population will begin to demand more maintenance free and senior living opportunities. There is a small supply of Section 8 housing in Lakeville. The strongest demand is for single family, townhomes and condominiums. They are recommending the City promote the multi-family products to try to meet the affordable needs. Housing rehab will continue to be important for the lower and moderate income homebuyers. Several new CDA family townhome projects are also recommended to be added by 2020. Average cost of a new home is $460,000. County-wide there is a necessity for housing for those with special needs • (supportive housing) homeless youth, mental conditions, etc. City Council Work Session March Y3, 2006 Page -2- • Mayor Johnson asked what is considered the monthly cost of "affordable" rental. Mr. Rogness said it is dependant on what the income that is being targeted. Mr. Mielke stated that the Met Council's figures were $639 for efficiencies, $684 for a one bedroom, $820 for a two bedroom and $948 for a three bedroom. Council Member Luick asked if there was any correlation between these types of housing and mass transit. Does the availability of mass transit drive the need for this housing stock earlier, or does the housing stock drive the mass transit industry? Mr. Mielke stated that it is assumed transit comes first or accompanies affordable housing. The CDA's potential assisted living project was also addressed. Dave Olson commended the CDA for their proactive approach in purchasing sites for future senior housing, such as the site at Crossroads which was purchased from DR Horton last year. Council received a letter dated February 17t" from the Met Council that provided figures for Lakeville's share of regional affordable housing needs for the years 2011-2020, which is forecasted to be 2,228 units. This computes to over 200 units per year, which Lakeville feels is an unattainable goal, for several reasons. • Staff will continue attempts to bring about an increase in affordable housing for the community, especially concentrating on the update to the Comprehensive Plan. Item #2. Proposed Industrial Park MUSA Expansion The City has been approached by a developer who would like to bring a piece of land (Stepka property), which is west of Dodd Blvd. and south side of County Road 70, into the MUSH for the purpose of developing it into industrial sites. With the exception of about 12 acres which is already in the MUSA, the property is in the 2010 and 2015 development area. The manufacturer who is working with the developer is interested in the. property for its possible access to the nearby railroad. Dave Olson stated one of the issues to consider would be the sewer service. Part of the site would need to be served by a lift station, or possibly the Elko/New Market interceptor, when available. Manufacturers' transportation needs will require the interchange at County Road 70, which might not be open until 2009. The Comp Plan update will start in about a year and it is the intent to review all properties, including this one, that are not currently in the MUSA. There has. been some discussion about guiding more property into Corporate Campus zoning. City Council Work Session March 13, 2006 Page -3- • There is already a large amount of available industrial land, especially on the east side of Cedar Avenue. In addition, Duke Realty is prepared to begin developing the Ruddle property for additional industrial sites. This brings the total developable industrial property to over 200 acres. Council reaction indicates deve%pment of this properly would be premature and would prefer to wait for completion of the Comp Plan review, improved transportation to possibly include rail access, and the availability of sewer for this properly with the MUSA expansion. Item #3. Pilot Knob Road Corridor Transportation Study City Engineer Keith Nelson stated that there is a lot of development interest along Pilot Knob since MUSA Expansion Area A opened up. Dakota County has limited access to Pilot Knob with spacing requirements; however, in their Transportation Plan they have identified four locations for potential interchanges, which are not funded. Apple Valley has similar issues with full access and has expressed an interest in sharing in the cost of a traffic study to determine the best location for an interchange. Lakeville's main concern is the intersection of Dodd Blvd. and Pilot Knob Road, and possible alternative ways of rerouting traffic to Pilot Knob. Staff discussed what some of those alternatives might include. • Council directed staff to brie the Pilot Knob Road Corridor Trans ortation Stud to 9 P Y the Council for consideration. Item #4. Amendment to Title 7, Chapter 7, Section 2 of the Lakeville City Code. City Engineer Keith Nelson stated that with the current ordinance when a lot is administratively subdivided, storm sewer area charges are collected. According to the City Code, unless it is amulti-family dwelling with four or more units, this charge should not be collected. The recent subdivision of some large lots in Appaloosa Farms has brought this to staff's attention. Council directed staff to clarify the language in Title 7 and to put it on the next Council agenda for consideration. Item #5. Police Department Building Project Update. Sergeant Tim Knutson has been working with the City Attorney to prepare the contract with Wold Architects and they are still working on a few details. An RFP • for construction management services has been sent out and it is hoped that a company can be chosen for that as soon as possible to give them an opportunity to City Council Work Session March 13, 2006 Page -4- work with the architect. Before Wold can move forward with the design, a specific site needs to be determined. Captain John Arvidson and Finance Director Dennis Feller also updated the Council on the expectations and benefits of using the construction manager approach. City Council supported a possible site for the future Police Station to be near the intersection of Dodd Blvd, and 185' Street, near the future Life Time Fitness site. Item #6. Ice Arena Project Update. City Administrator Steve Mielke stated that the City is now partnered with the School District on running the current arena and there is a definite shortage of ice. There is still considerable interest by the School District, the LHA and several other groups in building an additional sheet of ice. The ideal site would be as close to Ames Arena as possible, from a tournament and management standpoint. The site should be as large as possible to accommodate future expansion. The current site of the Ames Arena is not large enough to accommodate parking that would be required with a third sheet at that location. Dennis Feller stated that AKA's analysis of the current site has determined that the Lake Marion Elementary would be negatively impacted by the addition of a third • sheet at the Ames Arena location. The Lakeville School District covers 88 square miles, and the recommendation is to choose a site that will accommodate development of that area. Mr. Feller also stated that a site of at least 10 acres will be needed to accommodate the eventual fourth sheet. Mr. Feller discussed several sites that had been considered and first directed Council's attention to a site on the south side of CSAH 50, west of Ipava, just north of Antlers Park, which is currently owned by George Warweg. Another site south of McGuire Jr. High, owned by the City and the School District, might be a choice; however there are some restrictions on access, and replacement of soccer fields would be required. Another site at Heritage Commons might be considered, if it is available for sale. Staff feels that the future sale of approximately 15 acres of land at the Life Time Fitness site could offset some of the City's share for the new arena. Council Member Bellows expressed some apprehension in committing the City to pay for half of the facility. Mr. Mielke stated that from the City's perspective the need is for community access and programs such as youth hockey and figure skating. Council feels that more investigation needs to be done and directed staff to proceed with determining the actual cost of various options • City Council Work Session March 13, 2006 Page -5- Item #7. Life Time Fitness Pro'ect U date. ] p City Administrator Steve Mielke updated the City Council on the recent meeting with Life Time Fitness representatives. In order for the facility to be open in June or July or 2007, they would need to be under construction by June or July of 2006. A neighborhood meeting is tentatively scheduled at the Water Treatment Facility on April 25tH Council directed staff to move forward with WSB and SRF to provide the necessary information for the project: Item #8. Adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 6:45 PM. Respectfully submitted, udi R. Hawkins, eputy Clerk LJ