October 24, 2006 CCP Special Meeting

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Susan Hoyt 2217 Folwell Avenue Falcon Heights, Minnesota 555108 651-645-3849 (land) 651-472-1435 (cell ) 651-646-9187 (fax) susanlhovt@comcast.net October 15, 2006 Mayor Dean Johnston City of Lake Elmo 3800 Laverne Avenue North Lake Elmo, Minnesota 55042 Email: deaniohnston@6omcast.net RE: Proposal for Project Management Services Dear Mayor Johnston: Thank you for asking me to submit a proposal for project management services for the city of Lake Elmo. I understand that the city is seeking someone to manage a variety of complex land use related projects during the transition to a new city administrator. The project manager will work closely with the city council, the acting city administrator, Mr. Dillerud, and the city staff to move these important initiatives forward. The project manager will report to Mr. Dillerud and to the city council. This work fits well with my experience, talents and interests because I've successfully managed a variety of complex local government projects at both the city and county level. I've helped city councils, with very different individual personalities and perspectives, accomplish key community goals through frequent communication, comprehensive information and reasonable options. And I enjoy working in a collegial and productive work environment with other staff members. One recent project I managed, the Sensible Land Use Coalition 2006 Project Showcase, acquainted me with three unique and creative metro area projects located in Lake Elmo - Tapestry, the Fields of St. Croix and the Lake Elmo Old Village Masterplan. I am excited to work in a community, whose vision for itself enhances its sense of place and respects its natural beauty. I would like to help turn projects like the Lake Elmo Old Village Masterplan and the family service center into a reality. As a public manager and planner in city and county government, my attached resume covers many of the projects that I've managed. I will highlight a few for you. As a city administrator in Northfield, I helped a divided city council come to consensus on two major land use issues that dealt with business growth along a highway corridor and developing a downtown improvement plan. The projects that I managed over three years included: 1) a major revision to the city's commercial zoning code, 2) an 11 acre redevelopment project on a downtown site, which had been underutilized and vacant for 25 years, 3) the re -use of a 3 acre in -fill property on the site of the old hospital, 4) the re -use of the old middle school by Carleton College into a $20 million dollar fine arts center by coordinating the land use processes for the school district, college and city, 5) an exploration of conservation development strategies to preserve the rural character on the edge of the community, 6) concepts to protect the environmentally sensitive streams that ran through Northfield and neighboring townships and 7) the delineation of the city's growth boundary with its neighboring city of Dundas. Other projects included negotiating a new lease with the four non profit tenants of a city owned Community Resource Center and getting agreement from the school district to donate school owned property for a new city swimming pool. All of these were accomplished by a committed and collegial staff under the direction of the city council with extensive citizen, stakeholder and community input. Some of these projects were very contentious. However, with strong council leadership, good communication, careful processes and creative solutions, all of them were accomplished.