2015 Administration Department Annual Report

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2015 Annual Report • Administration • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota 48 VI. Community Planning and Economic Development In 2012, the city selected WSB & Associates, Inc as their consultant planner to complete all planning related reviews and work for the city in an effort to be more efficient with the services propdived to the residents and to be conscuous of expenditures associated with planning. Breanne Rothstein, AICP, serves as the city’s planner, and she serves as the staff liaison to the Planning Commission, reviews all land use and development applications, works with residents on a variety of home improvement projects, and completes all long range planning for the City of St. Anthony. In 2015, the city planning division fielded over 120 inquiries about private property investments, mostly single-family residential in nature. These included inquiries about garage re-constructions or expansions, home expansions, driveway re-locations/widening, and patio or deck construction. Other inquiries include sign questions from commercial businesses, new business or business expansion plans (including The Unofficial, Catrina’s, and Anytime Fitness). The planning division has also conducted pre- application/general inquiry meetings with several businesses or developers on plans for expansion, re-development, or new development within the city (7 meetings). DEMOGRAPHICS The City of St. Anthony has 8,501 residents, according to the 2014 American Community Survey. Of that, 1,114 are reported as foreign born, or 13 percent of the city. St. Anthony has about the same number of seniors and children. 1,735 residents are seniors (65 or older), and 1,605 are children. Millennials, those born in 1981 to 1999, represent the largest generation in St. Anthony, with 2,229 people being in that age range. Baby boomers are second highest (born in 1946 to 1964) with 2,009 people in this generation. St. Anthony has a higher than average