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Home My WebLink About11-20-2002 Minutes of the Economic Development Commission City of Mounds View Ramsey County, Minnesota Regular Meeting November 20, 2002 City of Mounds View, Council Chambers 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 1. CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Greg Belting called the meeting to order at 7:37 a.m. 2. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Dr. Greg Belting, Tom Field, Dave Fox, Torri Johnson, and Stan McDonald Members Absent: Jason Helgemoe. Staff Present: Economic Development Coordinator Aaron Backman Others Present: None 3. APPROVAL OF EDC MINUTES: Motion/Second: Field moved and McDonald seconded the approval of the October 18, 2002 EDC minutes as amended. Motion Carried: 5 Ayes 0 Nays 4. SPECIAL BUSINESS No Special Business Scheduled. 5. REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS, STAFF AND EDA LIAISON A. Commissioner Reports: Field indicated that he is still waiting for a response from a representative from the Red Robin restaurant organization. B. Report of EDA Liaison: No Report. C. TCN Chamber of Commerce Update: Backman worked with Mayor Sonterre regarding a Mounds View “State of the City” presentation that the Chamber sponsored at the Mermaid on October 24th. Backman also participated in membership meetings and the Board of Directors 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 EDC Minutes November 20, 2002 Page 3 6. EDC BUSINESS A. Metro East Development Partnership Membership: Backman distributed a handout regarding recent changes with this organization. The City of Mounds View will likely not be renewing membership. B. Loads of Clothes—Silver View Plaza: Janet Schellsmidt and Michele Rosenbaum, the two principals, have been moving forward with their Laundromat business. Loads of Clothes will be located on the west end of Silver View Plaza. (42 washers & 49 dryers) SBA & Ramsey County have approved financing for the business. Last Friday, November 15th, they signed the lease for the space, and this week the contractor submitted plans to the City. Damont is the general contractor. Their goal is to be operational in Mounds View by February 15, 2003. C. United Properties—Printing Prospect: Rob Kost from United Properties continues to interact with the printing company from Roseville. The prospect remains interested in relocating to M.V. Backman could not confirm if an offer has been made on the property behind Walgreen’s. He did have a different property owner along Hwy 10 call Mr. Kost and discuss a different location. (The owner prefers to own his building.) D. Welsh Companies—Amoco Site Prospect: During the first of week of November Backman was informed by Tony Strauss, the broker representing the old Amoco site, that there was a potential buyer for the property. Mr. Strauss indicated that a developer representing a client that is a national retailer is considering Mounds View and would need approx. 10,000 to 12,000 sq. ft. of space. The broker asked if the Silverview Terrace garages could be moved and we indicated that the owner was amenable to that. Backman forwarded information that had been assembled for the Triple A application to Strauss, who forwarded it on to the developer/client last week. On Monday (11/18) of this week Backman talked with Strauss again. He indicated the info was well- received. The developer mentioned that they may look at redeveloping the Amoco site or the whole area fronting County Highway 10. E. Colliers Towle—Prospective Laport Meadows Residential Development: Since September Jim Ericson has been interacting with Duane Poppe from Colliers Towle regarding a residential development that would occur within the Laport Meadows area. Several preliminary site plans have been provided to the City regarding the proposed development, which may be set up as a PUD. On November 15th, Ericson and Backman met with Duane Poppe and Steve Fisher from Colliers Towle, and Lonnie Kornovich, a general contractor, to discuss various issues related to the development. F. Other: Following the EDC meeting members will be going to 5230 Quincy St. for a tour of Blooming Prairie Natural Foods 8. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Commission, Chair Belting adjourned the November 20th meeting of the Economic Development Commission at 8:27 a.m. EDC Minutes November 20, 2002 Page 4 Respectfully submitted, Aaron A. 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