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EDC Minutes November 20, 2002 Page 2 meeting on October 25th. On November 13th he attended the Public Policy Task Force meeting in Fridley. It was well attended. The major focus of the members was action items related to transportation. Letters will be sent to the new gubernatorial administration (Pawlenty). A legislative forum will be held focusing on north Metro transportation needs in January 2003. D. Report of Staff: 1. Activity Report: Backman distributed report to the members. 2. I-35W Corridor Coalition Workplace Destination Maps: Earlier this year Backman had listened to a presentation that John Carpenter, President of Excensus, had made. Excensus has undertaken various housing and demographic analyses for the I-35W Coalition. As part of the Labor Force Assessment using 2001 data, he had put together seven maps highlighting workplace concentrations by city of origin on one page. The maps were too small to see details, so last month Backman requested a larger map for each member city. Each city in the Coalition has its own specific characteristics: Mounds View: Citizens tend to work close to home (especially near the Mounds View Business Park and Mounds View Square areas), or downtown Minneapolis or St. Paul. It was noteworthy that Mounds View has relatively few residents that are employed in Roseville and to the north, and is one of three cities with a significant cluster at the Wells Fargo campus (south of Downtown Mpls.). Arden Hills’ heaviest clusters were outside of the city. Curiously not a lot of Arden Hills residents worked in Roseville. It had clusters along Lexington and downtown Mpls/St. Paul. Blaine residents seem to work all over the west Metro area (north of 394/94). Its heaviest concentrations occurred along I35W, Hwy 10, and Lexington. Circle Pines was the only city with no cluster within its own boundaries. New Brighton has some residents that work to the north, though its heaviest clusters are in the southeast part of NB, western Roseville, and the major Downtowns. Most of Roseville’s residents appear to work south of 694, with heavy concentrations throughout Roseville, and downtown Mpls/St. Paul. It was the City with the greatest clusters at the two campuses of the University of MN. Finally, Shoreview’s residents work in the south half of the city, western Roseville and Mpls./St. Paul downtowns. Overall, I would draw several conclusions regarding these maps: 1) Most residents in the I35W Coalition work in jobs to the south of where they live. 2) Most residents in the Coalition work north of Interstates 394 & 94 and do not work near Interstate 35E. 3) Most residents in the Coalition use 35W, 694, Hwy 36 & 10 to get to work. 3. Moving Minnesota in the Metro: Backman distributed this report that was presented at the TCN Public Policy Committee meeting. He reviewed it with members and also distributed an Anoka County transportation report that was briefly discussed. 4. Minnesota Real Estate Journal Interview: In mid-October Backman was interviewed by Liz Wolf from Minnesota Real Estate Journal regarding Colonial Craft. This article came out during the last week of October. Since that time she came back and wanted to do another article regarding development in Mounds View. This second interview, done on November 6th, focused on the Hwy 10 Business Center; the National Handicap Housing Institute’s 20 unit facility currently under construction; and the Mermaid expansion. We’ll see what it looks like when it comes out at the end of November. 5. DTED Development Conference: On November 7 & 8th Backman attended the 7th Annual Development Conference put on by DTED. It was well attended by ED professionals. Some of the sessions Backman attended were: Demographic Trends & Market Studies; Business Retention; Housing; and TIF/Tax Abatement Tools