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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-26-1995 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AGENDA OCTOBER 26, 1995 6:00 P.M. MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1. CALL TO ORDER . P.M.LYU 2. ROLL CALL (Present = P, Absent = A) Goff Schmidt Malerre- eipp Nountin V Welsch elson Hankner (EDA Liaison) Bennett (Staff) 3. APPROVE EDC MINUTES • September 28, 1995 p Action: Motion DV1/4-) Second ? �- Vote 4. SPECIAL BUSINESS Presentation on the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act Joanne K. Barron, Metropolitan Council 5. EDC BUSINESS A. Consideration of Participation in Minnesota Star City Program (Bart Bevens, MN Dept. Of Trade & Economic Development) Action: Motion1/•-) Second �.S P� Vote ✓ y,,„ . p omments: 411 c/c.)s i • • B. Discussion of Highway 10 Report and Presentation i (Lynnette Morgan, Administration Intern Project) 604.1 Comments: gi ALA . � �,f}�- 6. REPORT OF EDC MEMBERS AND STAFF 7. ADJOURN P.M. NEXT EDC MEETING NOVEMBER 16, 1995 • • CM OF Phone: (612) 784-3055 • Q EW Fax: (612)784-3462 "Quite Simply the Best" October 23, 1995 Dear Economic Development Commission Members: Attached is your packet for the upcoming EDC meeting this Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in Conference Room A rather than the Council Chambers since there is a conflict this month. Conference Room A is in Administration to the left of the Council Chambers. • Our special business this month is carried over from the September meeting since Joanne Barron was called out of town on personal business. Please refer to your materials from last month regarding the topic of the Livable Communities Act and how this relates to economic development. • Please call me if you have any question or will be unable to make the meeting. See you Thursday in Conference Room A. athy 110 # rniNK, 2401 Highway 10 • Mounds View, MN 55112-1499 '.4 100%recycled paper Equal Opportunity Employer Minutes of the Economic Development Commission City of Mounds View Ramsey County, Minnesota • z "ti. Regular Meeting September 28, 1995 City Hall C:\\ 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairperson, Phil Seipp. 2. Roll Call: Members present were as follows: Rosemary Goff, Mark Malone, Delane Welsch and Phil Seipp. In addition, Economic Development Coordinator Cathy Bennett and EDA liaison Sue Hankner were present. EDC Members Peg Mountin, Dan Nelson and Ron Schmidt were absent. 3. Approval Of Minutes: Motion/Second: Goff/Malone moved approval of Minutes of August 24, 1995 Meeting. Motion Carried 4 ayes 0 nays • 4. Special Business Presentation on the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act Coordinator Bennett reported that Joanne Barron from the Metropolitan Council called to cancel due to personal business that brought her out of town. The item will be moved to the October agenda. 5. A. Consideration of TIF Funds for Housing Loans Coordinator Bennett reported that the City met with attorney regarding the use of TIF for a housing loan program similar to the business loan program. Unfortunately Tax Increment Law does not allow the use of Tax Increment for interest reduction on single family owner occupied properties. Staff is evaluating other programs and will bring a program back to the EDC for consideration upon Council's direction regarding policy issues. B. Discussion of Updating Mounds View's Economic Development Plan Coordinator Bennett passed out the last version of the Mounds View Economic Development Plan approved in April of 1986. As part of the EDC's work plan the task of updating the Plan should be started in 1995. Coordinator Bennett also reported that the EDC should consider striving for Minnesota Star City Status as part of the updating process. The Star City Program is an economic development planning process which includes community data gathering, survey I • of businesses and developing an economic development plan and marketing program. Bennett noted that Mounds View has completed most of the process to become a star city with the exception of updating the Economic Development Plan and developing a promotional video. Bennett reported that the City has funds set aside for the promotional video. Chairman Seipp suggested that we work on a resolution to pursue the star city process and directed staff to gather more information on the process. Coordinator Bennett suggested we invite a representative from DIED to discuss the requirements for the program at the next meeting. Chairman Seipp asked to have a list of those cities that are already star cities. C. Update on Highway 10 Corridor Redevelopment Coordinator Bennett reported that Administrative Aide Lynnette Morgan was working on a report as part of her internship regarding the importance of redevelopment to a City. Coordinator Bennett presented an outline of the report for EDC's comment. Coordinator Bennett explained that a draft report will be presented to the EDC in October followed by a presentation to the EDA in November. If all goes as planned public forums to gain consensus for the program will begin in January. Commissioner Welsch asked what was the format of the public forums and suggested we review the format used by the entities that have been designed to discuss the future of the arsenal project. In addition, Commissioner Welsch offered to contact the U of M regarding assistance with the program. Chairman Seipp suggested we mail an invitation to the public in the next newsletter regarding public participation. Coordinator Bennett said that the City put a special attachment in the newsletter when they were looking for participants in the Focus 2000 Process which proved to be very effective. D. Consideration of Establishing a Loan Committee Coordinator Bennett reported that, at the recommendation of Mark Malone, that the EDC should consider establishing a loan committee made up of at least four commission members. • The committee could be referred to within a weeks notice to discuss a loan application and make a recommendation to the EDA for approval/denial. This will allow requests to be reviewed in an expedient manner. Motion/Second: Welsch/Goff moved approval of Resolution to Establish a Loan Committee Motion Carried 4 ayes 0 nays D. Consideration of Business Improvement Loan for Mister Donut Coordinator Bennett presented information for consideration of a loan for Forcia, Inc. owners of Mister Donut in Mounds View. Coordinator Bennett reported that the business will be completely improved both on the interior and exterior and the product line will be expanded to include bagels, soup, sandwiches, cakes and ice cream. Bennett noted that Western Bank has reviewed the financial statements and feels that the City's participation is the only way this loan would be approved. The financial reports show a turn toward positive growth and that Western still needs to finalize approvals that current loans are current and there were no defaulted payments. Coordinator Bennett reported that the project conforms with the goals of the program to the fullest. Alternate Liaison Quick reported that even if there was a default on the loan that the property would be improved and more marketable than it is now. Several members reviewed the information and after all questions were satisfactory answered Commissioner Goff made a motion for approval. • 2 Motion/Second: Goff/Welsch moved approval of Resolution 95-EDC-11 Recommending Approval of Small Business Loan to Forcia, Inc. 110 Motion Carried . 4 ayes 0 nays Reports From Chair, Commissioners and Staff: Commissioner Malone reported that he was no longer with Western Bank in Mounds View therefore suggested he resign from the EDC. Commissioner Malone thanked each member for an enjoyable year on the Commission and suggested that the members recommend a member from the bank to continue to participate on the Commission. 7. Adjournment There being no further business before the Commission, this meeting of the Economic Development Commission adjourned at 7:07 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, • / Economia ,- elopment Coordinator 4110 3 • Staff Memo To: Economic Development Commission Members From: Cathy Bennett, Economic Development Coordinator Date: October 23, 1995 Agenda Item: Consideration of Participation in Minnesota Star (5a.) City Program g.i:�;;!i'.m�i!!1;y!?.uu.<l.-'.-l.,til?m!.U' '-l•.11!i?411•ia.-'.•'.•!??l'>'�ti��„u..iz:uzzamm:4:::..:•:::.•.-os::a:::Jb..!!4•.::•::::::.,;Jf}.u.:!•:.l-sil?•::::.-.-.7:.❖.•.:a.3.❖:ma...}...!•...4 •.!!1,:.•5.-.-<.❖.'� This item was briefly discussed at the September meeting. I was directed to bring the EDC more information regarding Star City Status and the funds we have available for a Mounds View Promotional Video. I have invited Bart Bevens, our representative from DIED, to discuss the Star City Process and explain how we should proceed. • Regarding the funds for a video production I have pulled the staff reports and preliminary script that was approved in April of 1993. The funds allocated were for supplies in the amount not to exceed $500. (NOT $5,000, Sorry for the confusion). The time to produce the video was volunteered by Jerry Skelly Sr., Chair of the Mounds View Cable Commission... I will verify with Jerry Skelly Sr. to see if his offer . still stands from 1993 and if he anticipates that there will be any additional costs involved. Also attached is the first update for the Economic Development Plan that was given to you at the last meeting. I have started with an inventory of undeveloped commercial property in Mounds View (section 2.2 and attached map). Most of the undeveloped property is on Highway 10. For those that were not at the meeting last month I will bring your copies of the Economic Development Plan to the meeting. Ill .r auk S REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Agenda Section: 1. STAFF REPORT Report Number: 9 3-45 IWS r AGENDA SESSION DATE April 1993 Report Date: 4-1-93 III DISPOSITION Item Description: Discussion Regarding Promotional Video Administrator's Review/Recommendation: - No comments to supplement this report - Comments attached. Explanation/Summary (attach supplement sheets as necessary.) 5ILMMARY; Jerry Skelly has volunteered to produce a community promotional video. He will be present at Monday night's meeting to discuss his project. He has requested that the City consider paying the cost of his direct expenses on this project (cost of tapes, mileage and materials) . The cost will not exceed $500 . Attached please find Jerry's preliminary script for the video. Please note that the script is a draft and can be modified to fit the Council 's references for the video. -7)-"Lela_i C(,&(,&.4, - )Samantha Orduno, City Administrator • (-___--------7 J 1 COMMENDATION; • nda . REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION game Section: 93 -473C STAFF REPORT Report Date: 4-6-93 Council Action: 0 Special Order of Business 1111 CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE April 12, 1993 0 Public Hearings 0 Consent Agenda AD Council Business Item Description:Approve the Production of a Mounds View Promotional Video and Authorize and Expenditure of $500 to be Paid out of Contingency Fund, 100-4500-910, and into 100-4190-303 Administrator's Review/Recommendation: - No comments to supplement this report - Comments attached. Explanation/Summary (attach supplement sheets as necessary.) FEW-MARY; • Jerry Skelly, Chair of the Mounds View Cable Commission, has volunteered to produce a promotional video for the City of Mounds View. The project, which he anticipates will take one year to complete, will showcase Mounds View's early beginnings through to present day. The video will be a wonderful asset for the community to have as it will provide the City with a promotional instrument to present at meetings, conferences, send to potential residents, business owners and developers. While Jerry will be volunteering his time, there are anticipated materials and miscellaneous costs associated with this project. It is estimated that these costs will not exceed $500 and staff is requesting that Council approve this amount to be paid for out of the` Contingency Fund. Cat-be-xt-49-- Soman a Ord�Cit \Administrator • • • COMMENDATION: Motion to approve the production of a Mounds View Promotional Video and i authorize an expenditure of $500 to be paid out of Contingency Fund, 100- 4500-910-000 and into City Hall Account No. 100-4190-303 (Professional Services) . CABLE TELEVISION CHANNEL 16 Production Timetable: April - December. 1993 SEQUENCE & PRODUCTION FORM Theme, story or statement: A promotional, public QAC` relations video of City of Mounds View VIDEO I TIME I AUDIO I. Kaleidoscope of visuals 1:C0 I. Music - still and motion - pics to show seasons, people (young children, adults, seniors) in a variety of settings, residential and business areas, churches, schools, etc. II. Title (to be selected) :30 Il. Music Superimposed over a continuation of general pics. Ill. Old pictures, maps, sketches of area— 1:30 III. Music Bridge Mounds View from a historical perspective Narrator- - pictures: from 1895 - lake area What was it like before? Wyman sheep feeding plant- 1910 Settlement—who came here? Armistice Day Storm - 1945 Early settlers and why they settled here— Ordinance Plant 1940-41 Location of city in proximity to St. Elementary School- 1942 Paul and Minneapolis Picnic - 1921 Edgewood Jr. High - 1958 Mounds View B.B. - 1973 plus many other pics gathered from archives of the Minnesota Historical Society and from residents of Mounds View. Music Bridge IV. People of the City, their employment, 2:00 IV. Narration recreation, hobbies, shopping, families, Mounds View residents come from special events, etc. varied backgrounds —from other states, large cities, small towns, farms and urban areas V. Pics of Mounds View business areas 2:00 V. Narration and voices of business 4 leaders—positive comments about business climate in City — CABLE TELEVISION CHANNEL 16 Production Timetable: April - December, 1993 SEQUENCE & PRODUCTION FORM Theme, story or statement: A promotional/public PAGE 2 relations video of City of Mounds View 4110 VIDEO TIME AUDIO VI. Schools, churches, civic organizations, 2:00 VI. Narration and voices of residents. recreational programs, city affairs — commentary by.students, parents, Mounds View city staff. - How City is managed. - How it works. VII. Festivals, social clubs, special events, council 2:00 VII. Music bridge. meetings, town meetings, senior activities, Narration — Residents talk about life residents gardens style and what living in Mounds View means to them. IX. Closing Kaleidoscope of pics 1:00 Narration — Freeze fram and/or slow motion Mounds View's future is a bright one ... Music up X. Closing credits X. Music S . . • • • Staff Memo To: Economic Development Commission Members From: Cathy Bennett, Economic Development Coordinator Date: October 23, 1995 Agenda Item: Discussion of Highway 10 Report and Presentation (5.b.) Lynnette Morgan, Administrative Aide and a student at St. Thomas, has prepared a report regarding Highway 10 Redevelopment. I have attached the draft report for your review and comment. We will be preparing more graphics and pictures for the presentation and would like your input regarding public forums. I have talked to Barbara Lukerman, thanks to Delane Welsch, regarding assistance • from the U of M. Although there are no class workshops planned for this year Ms. Luckerman offered her and other planning professor's assistance with the report. I will be meeting with them during the first part of November. In addition, I will be talking with the Landscape Architecture Professor who is in charge of study projects. There may be an opportunity for 4-5 students to do a report and design different landscape plans for Highway 10. • bRAVF - DATEJ2. ! HIGHWAY 10 REDEVELOPMENT REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS I. History of Development in Mounds View 1 II. TIF District 1 a. Mounds View Business Park 1 b. SYSCO Minnesota 2 c. Highway 10 Silver Lake Point Apartments 2 III. Benefits of Investing in Redevelopment 3 IV. Highway 10 Situation 4 V. Redevelopment of Highway 10 5 VI. Proposed Plan 6 VII. Traffic Conditions 8 • VIII. Analysis of Existing Conditions 8 a. Cooridor's Strengths 8 b. Cooridor's Weaknesses 9 c. Potential Conflicts 9 IX. Benefits of Redevelopment- Other Cities Experience a. Lake Phalen Corridor Initiative 9 b. Hopkins County Road 3 Corridor Study 10 c. New Brighton Highway Eight Corridor Plan 11 d. Burnsville's Highway 13 Visioning Study 12 e. City of Apple Valley Land Use Study 13 f. City of White Bear Lake Downtown West Redevelopment 14 g. City of Chanhassen Establishment of Highway Corridor Districts 14 h. Excelsior Boulevard 15 i. Conclusion 16 X. Public Participation 16 XI. How Should the City of Mounds View Proceed? 17 • C.0 M d' (O r- o r f- co CO N ►n N U) N co N Nn g st CO C) N- O N N COM ti O t` g„) 00 N N M M • O CD ►c T Nr a0 O 7:3c 3 OOOOo co n ~,^ O Q p) r„: (OIF Q r, Co a) CO • `' Co (flLCO LAM • • 7+00) OO ori OCOO) r U) r 0 N 0) O CO Q r r Co av CO a) coCo T- C esi CO Co) cr r N CO d' 0) CDN N LO N CO M op co • CO c‘iNir CO Cr)N CO d a) ' ?▪ � O) v. r N a)ti MM gill) N- c-2.1 CO C) O r r ti COO 0) D EQ ' CV rrNCVCV MM N0 0 C O r O 2 • N- CO a) 0 r N CO d' N COCOCOCO0) OCr) a) a) } O) a) a) OOOa) O � Minutes of the Economic Development Commission City of Mounds View • Ramsey County, Minnesota Regular Meeting October 26, 1995 _ H City Hall U 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:40 p.m. by Vice Chairperson, Dan Nelson. 2. Roll Call: Members present were as follows: Rosemary Goff, Delane Welsch, Dan Neslon and Ron Schmidt. In addition, Economic Development Coordinator Cathy Bennett and EDA liaison Sue Hankner were present. EDC Members Peg Mountin and Phil Seipp were absent. 3. Approval Of Minutes: Motion/Second: Welsch/Neslon moved approval of Minutes of September 28, 1995 Meeting. Motion Carried 4 ayes 0 nays 4. Special Business Presentation on the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act Joanne Barron with the Metropolitan Council gave a presentation regarding the newly passed Metropolitan Livable Communities Act (MN Stat. Ch. 473.25) which was a bipartisan bill to address the metropolitan area's economic and social needs. Ms. Barron explained the main goals of the program and the funding account set up to allow communities to meet the goals. Ms. Barron noted that Mounds View has already met and exceeded the goals to provide affordable housing opportunities in the City but that there are opportunities for funds for economic development projects that link housing with jobs and transportation. 5. A. Consideration of Participation in Minnesota Star City Program Bart Bevins, Mounds View's representative from the MN Department of Trade and Economic Development, gave an overview of the Star City Program. Mr. Bevins noted that the Star City Program provides a framework for economic development organizations in developing an economic development plan and strategy. Mr. Bevins stressed the importance of involving a wide scope of public participation while going through the Star City Application Process. In addition, Mr. Bevins explained the application process and answered various questions from Commission Members. Motion/Second: Welsch/Schmidt moved to recommend that the EDA establish the EDA as Star City Committee to pursue Star City Status for Mounds View. • Motion Carried 4 ayes 0 nays 1 . C. Discussion of Highway 10 Report and Presentation of Findings Coordinator Bennett and Administrative Aide Lynnette Morgan gave an overview of the report regarding the redevelopment of Highway 10. The report includes a history of Mounds View's development, information on Mounds View's tax increment districts, percieved benefits of investing in redevelopment, the condition of Highway 10, overview of other corridor plans and the importance of public participation. Commission members commended Lynnette Morgan for her hard work in gathering the research for the report. This information will be helpful as the City proceeds in the redevelopment of Highway 10. Reports From Chair, Commissioners and Staff: There were no reports. 7. Adjournment There being no further business before the Commission, this meeting of the Economic Development Commission adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, geht/vuli-- Economic D velopment Coordinator • 2