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Home My WebLink About2006.05.15 EDA Packet AGENDA CITY OF HUGO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING MONDAY, MAY 159 2006 - 8:30 AM HUGO CITY HALL 8:30 am 1. Call to Order 8:31 am 2. Roll Call 8:32 am 3. Approval of Minutes EDA meeting of April 17, 2006 8:35 am 4. Update on North Highway 61 Commercial Property Owners Meeting on May 3rd, 2006 8:50 am 5. Update on Downtown Master Plan for Concept at Southwest Corner of County Road 8 and Highway 61 9:05 am 6. Update on Downtown Egg Lake Project • Charles and Mark Nosie—Purchase of Glyph Printing Building • Remaining Property Owners 9:25 am 7. Update on Scholler Property 9:40 am 8. Update on End Zone Property 9:55 am 9. Discussion on Multifeeder Technology request for Economic Incentives 10:10 am 10. Washington County Workforce Investment Forum on June 21, 2006 10:20 am 11. Report on Submittal Funding Highway 61 from MNDOT Transportation Advisory Board 10:30 am 12. Adjournment BACKGROUND MEMO FOR THE EDA MEETING OF Monday, May 15, 2006 3. April 17, 2006 EDA Meeting Minutes City staff recommends that the EDA approve the minutes for the April 17, 2006 EDA meeting as presented. 4. Update on North Highway 61 Commercial Property Owners Meeting on May 3, 2006 Staff had a meeting with the north Highway 61 commercial property owners to discuss the issues of the current zoning and to discuss whether or not the property owners wanted to keep the zoning as commercial or change back to industrial. The issue was first brought to us by Rick Burr because he has a legal nonconforming industrial use in the commercial zoning district and wants to expand his building but can not. Many property owners in the district attended the meeting, most of the owners with the exception of Rick Burr; expressed they wanted to keep the zoning as commercial for various reasons. Some stated that they want it to stay the same because of their higher property value and others said they may want to expand their conforming business at some time. Also there was a discussion that they are by a lot of residential neighborhoods and there is a possibility of redevelopment at some time. Staff recommends EDA discuss this issue and provide recommendation the Planning Commission for the next steps. 5. Update on Downtown Master Plan for Concept at Southwest Corner of County Road 8 and Highway 61 Staff has been working with Carolyn Krall at Landform to revise part of the downtown master plan at the southwest corner of CSAH 8 and TH 61. Staff requested that more office commercial space to be added to the plan. Carolyn studied the area further and added more commercial space to the plan, also keeping some of the townhomes in area. Attached is the plan that was submitted to the city. Staff recommends that the EDA review the plan and provide direction to staff. 6. Update on Downtown Egg Lake Project Staff is continuing to work with Charles and Mark Nosie on the purchase of the Glyph Printing building at 14667 Forest Blvd. The April 17, 2006 EDA meeting staff was directed to look into some terms for the purchase of the property. CD Director Bryan Bear and CD Intern Rachel Simone met with Charles and Mark to negotiate terms for the purchase agreement and Charles and Mark were open to consideration of the terms. The final draft of the purchase agreement is attached with the term included. Staff has also contacted Mrs. Gamboni and Mr. Holmgren regarding purchase of their property. The staff will provide the EDA with an update at the meeting. 7. Update on Scholler Property Staff was directed at the April 17, 2006 EDA meeting to look into purchasing the Scholler property at 5399 145th Street because we may need the property when CSAH 8 and Finale are realigned. Staff did look into if the City would need the property when the roads are realigned. Staff looked at the transportation plans for CSAH 8 and found that we would only need a small portion of the back side of the property, so staff concluded that we would not need the entire property for the realignment of Finale. 8. Update on End Zone Property CD Director Bryan Bear and CD Intern Rachel Simone met with Alex and Zena Minich on Wednesday,May 10, 2006 to discuss the selling of their property which includes the End Zone building and motel buildings. They are eager to sell and want to see the property redeveloped. Bryan stated that there have been individuals interested in the property and he will set up a meeting with the interested parties and the Minich's. 9.Discussion on Multifeeder Technology Request for Economic incentives During the April 17, 2006 EDA meeting when Multifeeder was presented,Neal Nordling asked the EDA if there was any economic incentives that would be available to him. The EDA and Staff explained that there would probably not be any incentive available for his business. After the meeting Neal drafted a letter to Fran Miron asking if there were any economic incentives that he could get, for example,TIF money, assistance with the public road construction, or tax abatement. The EDA should discuss this issue and provide direction to the staff 10.Washington County Workforce Investment Forum on June 21, 2006 The Washington County Workforce Investment Board and its partners are sponsoring a forum called"Connecting Business, Education and Workforce/Economic Development" on June 21, 2006. EDA member are invited to go to this forum. 11. Report on Submittal Funding Highway 16 from MNDOT Transportation Advisory Board In 2005, Council directed City staff to submit a funding application to MnDOT for improvements to TH61. MnDOT's Transportation Advisory Board notified the City by letter that funding will not be awarded for the TH61 project. WSB Engineer Chuck Rickert suggested that Council members and staff contact State legislators to keep them informed of the City's funding need. Council member Granger suggested that a committee be formed to help get funding and that this matter be placed on the next EDA agenda for discussion. MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF APRIL 17, 2006 EDA President Fran Miron called the meeting to order at 8:40 am. PRESENT: Jan Arcand, Mike Granger, Fran Miron, Jim Bever, Phil Klein, and Tom Denaway City Administrator Mike Ericson, CD Director Bryan Bear, CD Intern Rachel Simone ABSENT: Nick Skarich APPROVAL OF MINUTES Granger made motion, Denaway seconded, to approve the minutes for the EDA meeting of March 20, 2006 as presented. All aye. Motion Carried. PRESENTATION OF MULTIFEEDER CONCEPT PLAN -NEAL NORDLING City staff has met with representatives ftom Multi-Feeder, Inc., for the past months for construction of a building in the Bald Eagle Industrial Park. The applicant is requesting a concept plan review for the development that would consist of three buildings totaling 55,400 square feet including associated parking lots on Fenway Boulevard in the BEIP. Neal Nordling, the president and CEO of Multifeeder Technology, is planning on purchasing the property legally described as Lot 3 Block 1 of Bald Eagle Industrial Park 4th addition. The property is currently vacant and is located immediately north of the old Minnesota Union Builders building. The applicant is proposing to divide the property into 3 lots. A public road way is planned to allow for buildings 1 and 2 to be constructed with frontage along the new roadway. Building 3 will be the Multifeeder Technology facility that will employ 40-50 workers and involves high tech design and manufacturing of processing equipment. The other 2 buildings are part of the future site build out. Bryan Bear gave an overview of the concept plan and Rachel Simone gave the presentation of the plan to the EDA. Neal Nordling was present at the meeting to discuss the construction of the new business and asked if there was any economic incentive available to him. The EDA discussed the issues of the plans that needed variances and the business itself. The EDA and staff stated that a TIF District was already set for this area and the money was used for roads and utlilities. The EDA discussed that they liked the over all concept and were collectively supportive of the plan. Miron suggested processing the variances as soon as possible. There was a motion by Miron, and seconded by Granger, to have staff look at a text amendment to the ordinance for the Industrial Districts to change the 40 foot side yard setback to 10 foot side yard setback All aye. Motion carried. UPDATE ON DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT: EGG LAKE PROJECT On Tuesday, March 28th, City Administrator Mike Ericson, CD Director Bryan Bear, and CD Intern Rachel Simone met with Charles and Mark Nosie who own the building across from city hall at 14667 Forest Street to talk about property acquisition. The Building currently consists of Glyph Printing and a barber shop. Charles and Mark were willing to listen and were very interested in the City acquiring their property. We met with them again on April 4th at the property in question to talk over the details of the acquisition. Staff, and Charles and Mark signed a drafted purchase agreement to sell the property for$195,000. We are working on the final purchase agreement and are looking forward to meeting with them again to finalize the purchase. The Hancock property at 5583 147th Street was on the agenda at our last City Council meeting on April 3rd. The EDA requested direction from the Council on whether the acquisition of the property should move forward. The Council declined the consideration of the offer from the Hancocks and directed staff to notify the Hancocks and the EDA as soon as possible. The Council's reasoning behind declining the offer was that the city has not budgeted for the acquisition of the property and the parcels across from City Hall are more of a priority. Staff has also met with Bill Barrett who owns the building at 5673 147th Street about property acquisition. He did not say whether or not he was interested but,he was willing to listen. He wanted some time to think about what he was going to do with his property in the future. Staff plans on keeping in touch with Mr. Barrett. Darrel and Marsha Bunge also met with staff to talk about property acquisition. Again they did not say whether or not they were interested but, were willing to listen. They currently do not have plans to move but, can see the advantage the city would have if their property was included in the acquisition, and they are excited about the redevelopment plans. Staff plans on keeping in touch with the Bunge's. We have sent letters to the remaining property owners Gary Holmgren at 14663 Forest Boulevard and Chareen Gamboni at 14715 Forest Boulevard to set up a meeting to talk about property acquisition. We have not received any correspondence from them about whether or not they would like to meet. We will also be calling them if no response is received. Bryan gave an overview of the meetings staff conducted with the property owners. He also gave an overview of the purchase agreement set with Charles and Mark Nosie. The EDA was favorable to the purchase agreement and Granger discussed the possibility of negotiating some terms for the purchase agreement. There was a motion by Denaway, and seconded by Arcand, to continue working with Charles and Mark Nosie to negotiate terms and bring it to the City Council and update the EDA on the agreement. All aye. Motion carried. There was also a motion by Miron, and seconded by Granger, to look at into the purchase of the Scholler property on 145th because the city may need that property when CSAH 8 is realigned. All aye. Motion carried. UPDATE OF TIF SUBCOMMITTEE AND SET DATE FOR MEETING The EDA directed staff to set up a TIF Subcommittee meeting to discuss the downtown development plans, whether or not senior housing is what should be downtown, and to discuss what direction should be taken with the plans and the developers. The meeting did not end up happening because we needed to set up a time that everyone could make. The Staff is recommending that the EDA set up a date and time for the meeting. Bryan Bear gave an overview on what the meeting would consist of and recommended that the EDA set the date of the meeting. The meeting was set for Thursday,April 20, 2006 at 2:30 pm. EMINENT DOMAIN LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Staff has attached an update from the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities of the current legislation on eminent domain. The Staff did present this issue to the EDA and discussed impacts to downtown redevelopment. Mike Ericson gave an update on the current legislation and the issues that may come up if the bill is passed. UPDATE ON WASHINGTON COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Last summer several EDA members attended the East Metro Economic Development Forum. At the forum, questions were raised about Washington County's Economic Development Strategy. Administrators from Oakdale and Woodbury prepared a draft strategy that is attached to this packet. Staff recommended the EDA review the strategy, and provide comments. Mike Ericson gave an overview and an update on the Washington County Economic Development Strategy. The EDA discussed the plan and Miron stated that he liked the overall plan. UPDATE ON HUGO KIDZ N' BIZ FEST APRIL 30TH,2006 The Hugo Kidz n' Biz Fest will be held at the Public Works facility on April 30, 2006 at I pm. Staff would like to get an RSVP of the people attending and what their role with be there. Mike Ericson gave an update on the festivities and got RSVP's from the people of the EDA who were going to be involved. UPDATE ON NORTH HIGHWAY 61 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS MEETING ON MAY 3RD AT 9 AM IN THE ONEKA ROOM At the March 20, 2006 EDA meeting, the EDA listened to local business owner Rick Burr's desire to expand his business. The Council accepted the EDA's recommendation to set up a meeting with the commercial property owners adjacent to Rick Burr's property, Gusset Design. The meeting will be on Wednesday, May 3rd at 9 am in the Oneka Room. At the meeting the property owners will discuss their plans for their property in the future and how they feel about the possible rezoning of the commercial area. Bryan Bear gave an overview of what the meeting would consist of and selected Jim Bever as the EDA member that would be attending meeting. UPDATE ON CITY WIDE TOUR WITH COUNCIL AND COMMISSIONS ON MAY 4TH AT 3:30 PM The Staff has set up a City Tour for the Council and Commission members on May 4th, starting at the New Oneka Elementary School from 3:30 to 4:30. The tour of the City will start at 5 pm, EDA members can catch the bus at the school, and the tour will conclude at approximately 9 pm. The tour will cover new and built developments,parks, and industrial areas. Staff will have a tour route map and background information available at the time of the tour. Staff is inviting the EDA members to join the tour and RSVP today if possible. Miron gave an overview of the tour and Bryan Bear gave details of how the tour would be conducted. Staff got RSVP's from all EDA members to join the tour. Mike Ericson gave some additional information on who else may attend the tour. REVIEW PROPOSAL FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FROM KIRSTIN BARSNESS Staff has been in contact with EDA consultant Kirstin Barsness who has drafted a proposal to assist the City with the downtown redevelopment plans. For the Egg Lake project, Kirsten's expenses can be reimbursed through the TIF District, or can be added to the cost of the land. Staff recommends that the EDA review the proposal and provide direction to staff about whether to invite her to the next EDA meeting to formally present her proposal. Bryan Bear gave an overview of Barsness consulting services. Granger posed issues and suggested that this process stay in house till a later date. EDA stated that they like that Bryan stays of top of economic development issues and takes hold of economic development. There was a motion made by Miron, and seconded by Granger to table the consulting of Barsness until necessary needs. All aye. Motion carried. ADJOURNMENT Granger made motion, Denaway seconded, to adjourn at 10:30 am. All aye. Motion Carried. l % ZZw i _---------- -------_.---- ---- ---- - ------------- -------------- -- - - - - - - -- -544 -21 1 03 ' � ��2 - . Comment Sheet Name: ISS£ OtLj U10W L Property 1" oqq x.1'1 IUVwu C�'"' ' Address: lama... Business Owner: Property Owner: Other: t iy In my opinion, the property should be zoned: C-2 General Business: 'n I-3 General Industrial: Other: ,f Comments: Ut Ok 0IMf LA 1 frl a W MmW O UIQ (V" l wtt�w 940p) . 94M M w� We, Ac kv, e, 01M JD I UAN s I Ub +OdDti WA 4>7 R W ULA +0 vea deb 1V b `S I�v1nPl1. YUCK '-o CO Rei div! We' w i l i d �y a 14y +o &ah Comment Sheet Name: Property Address• ��'7 ��• lama... Business Owner: _ Property Owner: Other: In my opinion, the property should be zoned: C-2 General Business: I-3 General Industrial: Other: Comments- Pagel of 2 Mike Ericson From: Carolyn Krall [ckrall@landformmsp.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 5:02 PM To: Bryan Bear Cc: Mike Ericson; Kendra Lindahl Subject: FW:Attached Image Bryan; attached is the revised lower quadrant(southwest corner of CR 8 and Hwy 61)of the downtown plan (not rendered yet). Before I finish it I'd like to confirm that this is roughly what you were looking for. I added more office commercial space, as requested --but some comments I heard wanted only commercial space, others wanted a mix with office and multi-family. So I studied it further and developed this plan, working with the following parameters and assumptions: 1. access is limited to a single point at the northwest end of the site, where we can get to the new intersection on CR 8; there is no access to Hwy 61; 2. we only have 5-600 ft of stacking room at the CR 8 intersection, so the amount of traffic created by commercial space is a concern -- large amounts of retail space aren't workable; 3. multi-story buildings are desirable downtown, but the additional height and area creates the need for larger parking lots; so this plan mixes 2 story and 1 story buildings to achieve a balance,- 4. alance;4. the plan provides 50,000 sf of commercial area, which seems in the reasonable range, if more commercial area was provided (maybe along CR 8 ?)you would begin to need the entire interior of the site for parking and a pond, which seems at odds with the desire to avoid large parking lots; 5. so keeping some housing here seemed to make sense, but it needs to be enough to be worth a builder pursuing, and enough to function as a small neighborhood --so generally not less than 40-50 units,- 6. nits;6. town homes seem to be more marketable in this area than condos, and on-street parking works for their guest parking (with resident parking fully enclosed), reducing run-off, increasing green space and allowing for localized pending; 7. If rental apartments were an option (senior or otherwise)you could build one larger building with about 100 units on the same or less land, but with more parking surface needed, although some of that parking might be able to be shared with the commercial uses Let me know what you think-- I tried several options, and on past plans we had sketched several others. This plan seemed to be a good balance--and of course interested developers will come back with their own ideas, which will be different too. If it looks reasonable we will get the rendering done and get it pasted into the original plan. Thanks for you help, Carolyn Krall,A.I.A. Principal 510 First Avenue North, Suite 650 Minneapolis, MN 55403 Office: 612.252.9070 Direct: 612.638.0253 Fax: 612.252.9077 5/4/06 r"Oueo r"V-d U-�41� moo"F ooZ . G � `S7 2&p O2/-0✓/ -;c ^ ' r1O 7; let Ill VI 1i �� /}A��♦)(�1� r7nk C1sYvf '�r» 7n CE Q QOQ�5 1 0 i 404 7I i 1 , WOODBURY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 2003-2006 STRATEGIC PLAN Adopted by EDC on November 15,2002 Approved by City Council on February 12, 2003 Mission Statement To retain, expand and recruit commercial, office and industrial development which provides a diversified tax base and skilled and professional job opportunities in order to maintain Woodbury as a suburban community with a high quality of life. GOAL 1: ACHIEVE DESIRED MIX OF DEVELOPMENT Objective IA: Establish and quantify benchmark targets regarding mix of commercial/industrial,retail and residential land use. Compare to current standards embodied in Comprehensive/Land Use Plan and ascertain if historical and current development trends are on target. ■ If development ratios are skewed identify resources to promote commercial/industrial growth. • Identify and acknowledge the critical success factors(e.g. timing, economic conditions,community strengths and weaknesses)that influence the type and pace of growth. ■ Conduct financial analysis of the difference between commercial/industrial development and retail development and the impact on the city in terms of wages, jobs and tax base. ■ Make recommendation to Planning Commission and City Council, as to the appropriate mix of commercial/industrial/retail development, so that changes to the comprehensive plan and zoning map can be made if necessary. Objective 1B: Attract/retain primary wage earner employers(especially high tech/manufacturing/professional services) and expand commercial/industrial tax base. ■ Expand marketing effort regarding availability of sites that are "development ready" (i.e. platted and served by utilities). ➢ Define market segment that we are trying to attract, and customize efforts to that targeted group. ➢ Include end users as well as site selection companies and brokers in our marketing efforts. ■ Increase the amount of acreage that is "development ready". EDC Strategic Plan Year 2002 Page 2 ➢ Develop financing strategy, which could include an efficient use of EDA funds,to ready sites for development. ■ Engage in discussions with large scale developers to determine if opportunities for partnership exist with City, EDA/EDC and land owners to create a master planned business park development. Objective 1C: Continue to improve communication and education with community partners (residents,businesses, other government agencies)regarding the importance and impacts of commercial/industrial development and the benefits of growth. ■ Work with school board, county board and other public partners to inform and discuss economic issues(ongoing activity). ■ Get to know tenants in multi-tenant buildings so that when they are ready to expand, we are ready to accommodate them with a new facility in Woodbury. ■ Publish and disseminate news releases regarding development activities or policy issues whenever warranted. ■ Continue business retention survey program with a targeted focus. Objective 1D: Gain an understanding of site selection criteria so that the city can position itself to better compete with other communities for new business development. ■ Work with brokerage community to inventory the available space in Woodbury, so that we are able to direct companies looking for expansion opportunities. ■ Explore new tools or incentives that are needed to attract companies to Woodbury and make us competitive with nearby communities. ■ Review City approval processes to ensure that application/review requirements are streamlined and "user friendly". If necessary make appropriate changes in processes and procedures (ongoing activity). GOAL 2: IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH A FOCUS ON TRANSPORTATION AMENITIES,UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. 2 EDC Strategic Plan Year 2002 Page 3 Objective 2A: Correct/improve perceptions regarding transportation issues impacting Woodbury. ■ Inform the development community that the Wakota Bridge is under construction and that the Tamarack Road Interchange is opening. ➢ Have facts available regarding traffic flows on bridge. ➢ Inform business community about construction timetable and ascertain opening date for the bridge. Objective 2B: Work toward the completion of projects that will improve the local and regional transportation systems. ■ Work with regional transportation groups to lobby for the upgrade of 1-94 at McKnight Road. ■ Develop a strategy for financing the needed improvements to major transportation corridors in Woodbury. ■ Track status on the upgrading of the Valley Creek Road Interchange so as to keep it moving along. Objective 2C: Implement extension of utility improvements to provide sites that are "development ready". ■ Identify sites that are available for development but need utility extensions; quantify costs and identify timeframes to make them ready for development. ■ Explore partnerships with land owners and private developers to determine economic feasibility and timeframe for extending utilities and developing a business park. ➢ Develop and implement financing strategy and initiate construction of utility extensions if feasible. ■ Analyze cost differential of utilities between Woodbury and competing locales and determine if mitigation is warranted/available(e.g. use of TIF, abatement, etc.) ➢ Use this information as a way to help policy makers understand why incentives may be needed. ➢ Update business subsidy policy, in concert with the development of a financing strategy, in order to provide framework for granting subsidies to businesses. 3 EDC Strategic Plan Year 2002 Page 4 Objective 2D: Improve telecommunications infrastructure in Woodbury in order to attract and retain businesses. ■ Work with the business community to raise awareness of issues and attract a provider(s)to implement the changes recommended in the telecommunications study conducted in 2001. ➢ Conduct a telecommunications forum and formulate recommendations for shared action with EDC/EDA/City. ■ Monitor the new developments in technology so that we can be aware of changes and ready to respond if needed. ■ Analyze the feasibility of the various roles the city can play in facilitating the provision of high-speed Internet service. ➢ Consider proactive methods of making new business park areas attractive to telecommunications providers including financial commitments that may be needed in order to accelerate the implementation of the recommended changes. GOAL 3: INCREASE VARIETY OF HOUSING STOCK Objective 3A: Achieve city's goals for desired mix of housing stock by affordability. ■ Develop implementation plan for the city's Housing Action Plan, assuming responsibility for those elements which are appropriate for the EDC/EDA to work on and recommend primary accountability for other elements. ■ Establish viable community land trust to serve Woodbury. ■ Identify potential funding sources to facilitate development of affordable housing, such as the EDA/HRA levy. Objective 3B: Communicate with the public regarding the need for variety of housing stock, including affordable housing(on-going activity). ■ Cite examples of affordable housing that presently exist in community that have worked and emphasize the positives. ■ Inform public regarding relationships between labor force, variety of housing stock and economic health of the community. 4 EDC Strategic Plan Year 2002 Page 5 ■ Explain to the general public why having a housing stock in a variety of price ranges is an important component of an economic development plan for the community. 5 tv PURCHASE AGREEMENT THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made as of this day of , 2006, between CHARLES J. NOSIE, a single person, and MARK S. NOSIE, a single person (collectively, "Seller"), and THE CITY OF HUGO, a Minnesota municipal corporation("Buyer"). In consideration of this Agreement, Seller and Buyer agree as follows: 1. Sale of Property. Seller agrees to sell to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to buy from Seller, the following property(collectively, "Property"): 1.1 Real Property. The real property located in Washington County, Minnesota described on the attached Exhibit A ("Land"), together with (1) all buildings and improvements constructed or located on the Land (collectively, the "Buildings") and (2) all easements and rights benefiting or appurtenant to the Land (collectively the"Real Property"). 2. Purchase Price and Manner of Payment. The total purchase price ("Purchase Price")to be paid for the Property shall be$ 195,000.00. The Purchase Price shall be payable as follows: 2.1 $ 5,000.00 as earnest money ("Earnest Money"), which Earnest Money shall be held in trust by Eckberg Lammers, Briggs, Wolff& Vierling, P.L.L.P. ("Buyer's Agent"). 2.2 $ 34,000.00 in cash or by wire transfer of immediately available funds on the Closing Date. 2.3 The balance of$156,000.00 by Contract for Deed, in substantially the form of the applicable Minnesota Uniform Contract for Deed Conveyancing Blank Form between Seller and Buyer,payable in installments of$ 885.75 per month, or more at the option of the Buyer, including interest at the rate of 5.5%per annum simple interest computed on the unpaid balance using the 30/360 day method. Interest shall accrue from the date of closing. The payment has been computed using a 30 year amortization. The first Contract for Deed payment shall be due and payable on July 1, 2006 and subsequent payments shall be due and payable on the first day of each succeeding quarter(October, January, April, July) during the term of the Contract for Deed. Payments shall be credited first to interest, with the remainder, if any, applied to principal. All principal, accrued interest and other amounts owed under the Contract for Deed shall be due an payable no later than June 1, 2009. The final payment is a balloon payment. Buyer shall be entitled to pre-pay the balance of said Contract for Deed at any time. Buyer shall be entitled to possession of the property on June 1, 2006, the day after Closing Buyer shall pay real estate taxes and hazard insurance premiums as they become due and promptly furnish Seller with paid receipts for the same. 3. Contingencies. The obligations of Buyer under this Agreement are contingent upon each of the following: 3.1 Approval by the Hugo City Council. All representations made by Buyer contained in this Agreement are subject to approval and/or modification by the Hugo City Council. The Hugo City Council will consider approval of the agreement on May 1, 2006. 3.2 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement must be true now and on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) as if made on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) and Seller shall have delivered to Buyer on the Closing Date a certificate dated the Closing Date, signed by an authorized representative of Seller, certifying that such representations and warranties are true as of the Closing Date. 3.3 Title. Title shall have been found acceptable, or been made acceptable, in accordance with the requirements and terms of Section 6 below. 3.4 Access and Inspection. Seller shall have allowed Buyer, and Buyer's agents, access to the Real Property without charge and at all reasonable times for the purpose of Buyer's investigation and testing the same. Buyer shall pay all costs and expenses of such investigation and testing, shall restore the Real Property, and shall hold Seller and the Real Property harmless from all costs and liabilities relating to Buyer's activities. Buyer shall have been satisfied with the results of all such tests and investigations performed by it or on its behalf on or before the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined). This Agreement shall automatically terminate on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), unless Buyer has given Seller notice on or before the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) that the contingencies described in this Section required to be satisfied by the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) are either satisfied or waived by Buyer. If this Agreement terminates pursuant to this Section, then the Earnest Money shall be returned promptly to Buyer, and Buyer will execute and deliver to Seller a cancellation of purchase agreement, and Seller and Buyer shall have no further liability or obligations with respect to this Agreement or the Property. If Buyer gives Seller notice on or before the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) that the contingencies described in this Section required to be satisfied by the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) are either satisfied or waived by Buyer, then the parties will proceed to close the transaction contemplated hereby and, except as specifically set forth herein, the Earnest Money will be non-refundable to Buyer but applicable to the Purchase Price. 4. Closing. The closing of the purchase and sale contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall occur on May 31, 2006 (the "Closing Date"), but Buyer may close on any business day prior to the Closing Date by giving Seller at least five days' notice of such earlier date for the Closing. The Closing shall take place at the office of Attorney's Title of Stillwater("Title Company") in Stillwater, Minnesota. Seller agrees to deliver possession of the Property to Buyer on the day after Closing Date, except as provided in Section 13 of this Agreement. Any party hereto may close via an escrow arrangement with the Title Company. -2- 4.1 Seller's Closing Documents. On the Closing Date, Seller shall execute and deliver to Buyer the following(collectively, "Seller's Closing Documents"), all in form and content reasonably satisfactory to Buyer: 4.1.1 Deed. A Warranty Deed conveying the Real Property to Buyer, free and clear of all encumbrances, except the Permitted Encumbrances (as hereafter defined). 4.1.2 IRS Forms. A Designation Agreement designating the "reporting person" for purposes of completing Internal Revenue Form 1099 and, if applicable, Internal Revenue Form 8594. 4.1.3 Well Certificate. A Certificate signed by Seller warranting that there are no "Wells" on the Property within the meaning of Minn. Stat. § 103I or, if there are"Wells", a Well Certificate in the form required by law. 4.1.4 Storage Tanks. If the Property contains or contained a storage tank, an affidavit with respect thereto, as required by Minn. Stat. § 116.48. 4.1.5 Other Documents. All other documents reasonably determined by Buyer or the Title Company to be necessary to transfer the Property to Buyer free and clear of all encumbrances, except the Permitted Encumbrances. 4.2 Buyer's Closing Documents. On the Closing Date, Buyer will execute and deliver to Seller the following(collectively, "Buyer's Closing Documents"): 4.2.1 Purchase Price. Funds representing the Purchase Price, by cash or by wire transfer of immediately available funds. 4.2.2 IRS Form. A Designation Agreement designating the "reporting person" for purposes of completing Internal Revenue Form 1099 and, if applicable, Internal Revenue Form 8594. 5. Prorations. Seller and Buyer agree to the following pro-rations and allocation of costs regarding this Agreement: 5.1 Title Insurance and Closing Fee. Seller will pay all costs of the Title Evidence. Seller will pay the premium required for the issuance of the Title Policy, if an updated abstract of title is not provided. If Seller provides Buyer an updated abstract of title, Buyer shall pay the premium for issuance of the Title Policy. Seller and Buyer will each pay one-half of any closing fee or charge imposed by the Title Company. 5.2 Deed Tax. Seller shall pay all State Deed Tax payable in connection with this transaction. 5.3 Real Estate Taxes and Special Assessments. Real Estate Taxes payable in the year in which Closing occurs shall be pro-rated based upon the Closing Date. On -3- or before the Closing Date, Seller will pay all special assessments levied or pending against the Property. 5.4 Other Costs. All other operating costs of the Property shall be allocated between Seller and Buyer as of the Closing Date, so that Seller pays that part of operating costs payable before the Closing Date, and Buyer pays that part of operating costs payable from and after the Closing Date. 5.5 Attorneys' Fees. Each of the parties will pay its own attorneys' fees, except that a party defaulting under this Agreement or any Closing Document will pay the reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs incurred by the nondefaulting party to enforce its rights hereunder. 6. Title Examination. Title Examination will be conducted as follows: 6.1 Seller's Title Evidence. Seller shall, within 10 days after the date of this Agreement, furnish the following (collectively, "Title Evidence") to Buyer: (a) a commitment("Title Commitment") for an ALTA Form B 1990 Owner's Policy of Title Insurance insuring title to the Real Property, in the amount of the Purchase Price, issued by the Title Company; (b) if the Property is abstract property, Seller shall also deliver to the Title Company or to Buyer any Abstract of Title in Seller's possession, to the Real Property certified to a current date to include all appropriate judgment and bankruptcy searches; (c)UCC searches against Seller. 6.2 Buyer's Objections. Within 15 days after receiving the last of the Title Evidence, Buyer will make written objections ("Objections") to the form and/or contents of the Title Evidence. Any matter shown on such Title Evidence and not objected to by Buyer within the foregoing 15-day period, shall be a"Permitted Encumbrance" hereunder. Seller will have 60 days after receipt of the Objections to cure the Objections, during which period the Closing will be postponed, if necessary. Seller shall use its best efforts to correct any Objections. To the extent an Objection can be satisfied by the payment of money only, Buyer shall have the right to apply a portion of the cash payable to Seller at the Closing to the satisfaction of such Objection, and the amount so applied shall reduce the amount of cash payable to Seller at the Closing. If the Objections are not cured within such 60-day period, Buyer will have the option to do any of the following: 6.2.1 Terminate this Agreement and receive a refund of the Earnest Money and the interest accrued and unpaid on the Earnest Money, if any; or 6.2.2 Withhold from the Purchase Price an amount which, in the reasonable judgment of the Title Company, is sufficient to assure cure of the Objections. Any amount so withheld will be placed in escrow with the Title Company, pending such cure. If Seller does not cure such Objections within 60 days after such escrow is established, Buyer may then cure such Objections and charge the costs against the escrowed -4- amount. The parties agree to execute and deliver such documents as may be reasonably required by the Title Company; or 6.2.3 Waive the Objections and proceed to close. 6.3 Title Policy. Buyer shall receive at Closing the title policy ("Title Policy") issued by Title pursuant to the Title Commitment, or a suitably marked Title Commitment initialed by Title obligating Title to issue such a Title Policy in the form required by the Title Commitment as approved by Buyer. 7. Operation Prior to Closing. During the period from the date of Seller's acceptance of this Agreement to the Closing Date (the "Executory Period"), Seller shall operate and maintain the Property in the ordinary course of business in accordance with prudent, reasonable business standards, including the maintenance of adequate liability insurance and insurance against loss by fire, windstorm and other hazards, casualties and contingencies, including vandalism and malicious mischief. Seller shall execute no contracts, leases or other agreements regarding the Property during the Executory Period that are not terminable on or before the Closing Date, without the prior written consent of Buyer, which consent may be withheld by Buyer at its sole discretion. 8. Representations and Warranties by Seller. Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows: 8.1 Existence; Authority. Seller (Charles J. and Mark S. Nosie) has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and Seller's Closing Documents; such documents are valid and binding obligations of Seller, and are enforceable in accordance with their terms. 8.2 Operations. Seller has received no notice of actual or threatened cancellation or suspension of any utility services or certificate of occupancy for any portion of the Property. 8.3 Environmental Laws. No toxic or hazardous substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (including, without limitation, asbestos, urea formaldehyde, the group of organic compounds known as polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum products including gasoline, fuel oil, crude oil and various constituents of such products, and any hazardous substance as defined in any Environmental Law (collectively, "Hazardous Substances") have been generated, treated, stored, transferred from, released or disposed of, or otherwise placed, deposited in or located on the Property in violation of any Environmental Law, nor has any activity been undertaken on the Property that would cause or contribute to the Property becoming a treatment, storage or disposal facility within the meaning of any Environmental Law. The term "Environmental Law" shall mean any and all federal, state and local laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, regulations, rules, policies, consent decrees, judicial orders, administrative orders or other requirements relating to the environment or to human health or safety associated with the environment, all as amended or modified from time to time. There has -5- been no discharge, release or threatened release of Hazardous Substances from the Property, and there are no Hazardous Substances or conditions in or on the Property that may support a claim or cause of action under any Environmental Law. The Property is not now, and to the best of Seller's knowledge never has been, listed on any list of sites contaminated with Hazardous Substances, nor used as landfill, dump, disposal or storage site for Hazardous Substances. Seller has maintained all records required to be kept concerning the presence, location and quantity of asbestos containing materials, and presumed asbestos containing materials, in the Property and will deliver the same to Buyer on or before Closing. 8.4 Seller's Defaults. Seller is not in default concerning any of its obligations or liabilities regarding the Property. 8.5 FIRPTA. Seller is not a"foreign person", "foreign partnership", "foreign trust" or"foreign estate", as those terms are defined in Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code. 8.6 Proceedings. There is no action, litigation, investigation, condemnation or proceeding of any kind pending or threatened against Seller or any portion of the Property. 8.7 Condition. The buildings, structures and improvements included within the Property are structurally sound and in good repair and condition, and all mechanical, electrical, heating, air conditioning, drainage, sewer, water and plumbing systems are in proper working order. All fixtures, equipment and appliances included in the Property are in proper working order. 8.8 Wells. The Seller certifies and warrants that the Seller does not know of any "Wells"on the described Property within the meaning of Minn. Stat. § 103I. This representation is intended to satisfy the requirements of that statute. 8.9 Sewage Treatment System Disclosure. For the purposes of satisfying any applicable requirements of Minn. Stat. § 115.55, Seller discloses and certifies that: a) Seller has no knowledge of the existence of an abandoned individual sewage treatment system on the Property. b) Sewage generated on the Property goes to a facility permitted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Seller will indemnify Buyer, its successors and assigns, against, and will hold Buyer, its successors and assigns, harmless from, any expenses or damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that Buyer incurs because of the breach of any of the above representations and warranties, whether such breach is discovered before or after Closing. Except as herein expressly stated, Buyer is purchasing the Property based upon its own investigation and inquiry and is not relying on any representation of Seller or other person and is agreeing to accept and purchase the Property "AS IS, WHERE IS" subject to the conditions of examination herein set forth and the -6- express warranties herein contained. Consummation of this Agreement by Buyer with knowledge of any such breach by Seller will not constitute a waiver or release by Buyer of any claims due to such breach. 9. Casualty. If all or any part of the Property is substantially damaged by fire, casualty, the elements or any other cause, Seller shall immediately give notice to Buyer, and Buyer shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and receive back all Earnest Money by giving notice within 30 days after Seller's notice. If Buyer shall fail to give the notice, then the parties shall proceed to Closing, and Seller shall assign to Buyer all rights to insurance proceeds resulting from such event and shall pay to Buyer the amount of any deductible or co-insurance. 10. Broker's Commission. Seller and Buyer represent to each other that they have dealt with no brokers, finders or the like in connection with this transaction, and agree to indemnify and hold each other harmless from all claims, damages, costs or expenses of or for any other such fees or commissions resulting from their actions or agreements regarding the execution or performance of this Agreement, and will pay all costs of defending any action or lawsuit brought to recover any such fees or commissions incurred by the other party, including reasonable attorneys' fees. 11. Assignment. Neither party may assign its rights under this Agreement before or after the Closing. 12. Survival. All of the terms of this Agreement and warranties and representations herein contained shall survive and be enforceable after the Closing. 13. Relocation Benefits. Seller hereby voluntarily waives any and all relocation assistance, services,payments and benefits pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 117.521 pursuant to the Waiver of Relocation Benefits attached hereto as Exhibit B. 14. Notices. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and given by personal delivery upon an authorized representative of a party hereto; or if mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or if deposited cost paid with a nationally recognized, reputable overnight courier, properly addressed as follows: If to Seller: CHARLES J.AND MARK S.NOSIE 31 Maryknoll Drive Stillwater, MN 55082 With Copy to: If to Buyer: THE CITY OF HUGO 14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North Hugo, MN 55038 Attn: Mike Ericson -7- With Copy to: EcKBERG LAw FIRM 1809 Northwestern Avenue Stillwater, MN 55082 Attn: Timothy Paul Brausen Notices shall be deemed effective on the earlier of the date of receipt or the date of deposit, as aforesaid; provided, however, that if notice is given by deposit, the time for response to any notice by the other party shall commence to run one business day after any such deposit. Any party may change its address for the service of notice by giving notice of such change 10 days prior to the effective date of such change. 15. Miscellaneous. The paragraph headings or captions appearing in this Agreement are for convenience only, are not a part of this Agreement, and are not to be considered in interpreting this Agreement. This written Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior oral or written agreements between the parties regarding the Property. There are no verbal agreements that change this Agreement, and no waiver of any of its terms will be effective unless in a writing executed by the parties. This Agreement binds and benefits the parties and their successors and assigns. This Agreement has been made under the laws of the State of Minnesota, and such laws will control its interpretation. 16. Remedies. If Buyer defaults under this Agreement, Seller shall have the right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with the applicable Minnesota statutes. If Buyer fails to cure such default within the statutory cure period, this Agreement will terminate, and upon such termination Seller will retain the Earnest Money as liquidated damages, time being of the essence of this Agreement. The termination of this Agreement and retention of the Earnest Money will be the sole remedy available to Seller for such default by Buyer, and Buyer will not be liable for damages or specific performance. If Seller defaults under this Agreement, Buyer, as the sole remedy available to Buyer for such default by Seller, may seek specific performance of this Agreement. Seller and Buyer have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. Date of Signature SELLER 32006 By Charles J. Nosie Date of Signature , 2006 By Mark S. Noise -8- Date of Signature BUYER THE CITY OF HUGO,a Minnesota municipal corporation 2006 By Its: -9- EXHIBIT A Land Property located at 14667 Forest Boulevard North, Hugo,MN 55038. PID# 2003121240033 Legal Description of Record to Govern (Part of Lot 8, County Auditors Plat No. 7... Washington County, Minnesota.) A-1 T � A Y r oy _. ,. AGLX ` ,J 1 IMS UP �► ` t Y Ilk IIN ;j ,. 41 w 4 0 s.M.. a AIJ Lit �fir � ry l f W � u �e � �4•Li�I � �T��i 1. K, y�. 1 �-® vl� 4821 White Bear Parkway �/� St. Paul, Minnesota 55110-3325 USA Multi a Tel: +00(1)651-407-3100 TE C Fi N o L o G v ................................................................,...................................................................... Fax: 651-407-3199 email: info@multifeeder.com website: www.multifeeder.com April 17, 2006 Mr. Fran Miron Mayor of Hugo Hugo City Hall 14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North Hugo, MN 55038 Dear Mayor Miron, I was pleased to attend your Economic Development Meeting today and speak briefly about Multifeeder Technology, Inc. with your organization. We are hoping to put together a plan that will allow us to build a facility in the Bald Eagle Industrial Park starting this summer if possible. We have been working with Rachel Simone and Bryan Bear in developing a concept plan that we hope will assist in obtaining the necessary approvals to allow construction starting this summer. Both Rachel and Brian have been helpful in this process and we look forward to working this plan to completion with your people. We are requesting if there are any economic incentives available for this project. Specifically is there any TIF money, assistance with the public road or utilities or any tax abatement possible? We believe we will bring a very well educated work force of engineers,programmers and technicians to this facility. In addition we have no hazardous chemicals or waste so we would be an environmentally friendly company for the neighborhood. If you have further questions or need additional information please contact me. I would appreciate your response on this matter as soon as possible. Reference the enclosed material and visit our website at www.multifeeder.com for further information. Sincerely, vrr� V t Neal F. Nordling President and CEO t� 10 Mary Ann Creager From: Rachel OConnell (Rachel.00onnell@co.washington.mn.us] Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 3:01 PM To: Mary Ann Creager Subject: WIB Forum: *Connecting Business, Education andWorkforce/Economic Development*, June 21, 2006 NIBForum06.pdf (410 KB) The Washington County Workforce Investment Board and its partners are sponsoring the forum: "Connecting Business, Education and Workforce/Economic Development" on June 21, 2006 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Prom Center, 484 Inwood Ave. , Oakdale, MN. In 2005, the Washington County Workforce Investment Board hosted the "East Metro Economic Development Forum". This year the Board and its partners are expanding that theme by examining the importance of connections to stay competitive in this era of globalization. Keynote speakers are Dr. Linda Baer, Senior Vice Chancellor for MnSCU Academic and Student Affairs and Tom Gillaspy, Minnesota State Demographer. A panel of experts representing the key areas of business, education and workforce/economic development will engage the audience in discussion: Charles Arnold, President of Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association (MPMA) , Keith Ryskoski, Superintendent of Stillwater Area Public Schools, Trudy Knoepke- Campbell, Director of Workforce Planning - HealthEast Care Systems; Michael Ericson, City Administrator, Hugo, MN. There will be demonstrations by students of the Midwest Robotics League and the technology program of Oak-Land Junior High School - Stillwater Area Public Schools. Please join us for lunch and the opportunity to be a part of this important discussion. Pre-registration is required. Please register early as seating is limited. Attached is a flyer and registration form. (Please forward this e-mail to anyone in your organization who may be interested in attending. Thank you. ) Rachel O'Connell Washington County Workforce Center 2150 Radio Drive Woodbury, MN 55125 651-275-8686 651-275-8682 Fax 1 Washington County BusinessInvestment Board Partnership CONNECTING Education Development LOCALLY AcTING GLOBALLY" 11 am - 1 Pm . Center Oakdale, WDesign by Cutaway Productions CO� Stillwater Area Public Schools Keynote Speakers P Dr. Linda Baer Dr. Tom Gillaspy Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Minnesota State Demographer and Student Affairs Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Washington County Washington County Workforce Investment Board Partnership Forum: Connecting Business, Education and Workforce/Economic Development Panel Members Charles Arnold President Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association (MPMA) Michael Ericson City Administrator Hugo, Minnesota Trudy Knoepke-Campbell Director Workforce Planning - HealthEast Care Systems Keith Ryskoski Superintendent Stillwater Area Public Schools Demonstrations Oak-Land Junior High Technology Students, Stillwater Area Public Schools and Midwest Robotics League 3 mwweg Y Ro *' , s ` League Program Schedule 10:30-11:00 - Networking/Technology Display 11:00 - Lunch 1 1:1 5 - Speakers 12:00 - Panel Discussion Washington County Workforce Investment Board Partnership Forum: Connecting Business, Education, and Workforce/Economic Development Name Area Code Phone L-)- Street Address City, State, ZIP Area Code Phone Business or Organization E-mail PAYMENT (Pre-registration Required) Forum & Lunch $15.00 Check(s) Enclosed ------- PayableConneciin Business, Education, and to Washington County 9 Limited seating, please respond early Workforce/Economic Development Forum June 21, 2006 11 am - 1 pm Rachel.Oconnell@co.washington.mn.us Prom Center 10:30 Networking/ Rachel O'Connell 484 Inwood Ave. Technology Display Washington County WFC Oakdale, MN 55128 11:15 Program starts 2150 Radio Drive 94 East to Radio Drive/Inwood Ave. Exit Woodbury, MN 55125 North on Inwood Avenue 1 block. Prom Center on Phone: (651) 275-8686 the left. Fax: (651) 275-8682 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Connecting Business, Education, and Workforce/Economic Development Name Area Code Phone Street Address City, State, ZIP Area Code Phone Business or Organization E-mail PAYMENT (Pre-registration required) Forum & Lunch $15.00 Check(s) Enclosed ------- Payable to Washington County Connecting Business, Education, and Limited seating, please respond early Workforce/Economic Development Forum June 21, 2006 11 am - 1 pm Rachel.Oconnell@co.washington.mn.us Prom Center 10:30 Networking/ Rachel O'Connell 484 Inwood Ave. Technology Display Washington County WFC Oakdale, MN 55128 11:15 Program starts 2150 Radio Drive 94 East to Radio Drive/Inwood Ave. Exit Woodbury, MN 55125 North on Inwood Avenue I block. Prom Center on Phone: (651) 275-8686 the left. Fax: (651) 275-8682 Transportation Advisory Board of the Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities TO: All Applicants in the 2005 Regional Solicitation. FROM: Kevin Roggenbuck, Coordinator DATE: March 30, 2006 RE: Notice of TAB selection of projects. Thank you for submitting transportation project proposals in the 2005 regional solicitation process. On Wednesday, March 15, the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB)completed its review of the applications submitted for federal transportation funding. A total of 134 applications in the Surface Transportation Program-Urban Guarantee, Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program, the Transportation Enhancement Program and the Bridge Improvement Replacement program met the qualifying criteria. Teams of transportation professionals from around the region evaluated the projects and ranked them by their total score. The regional solicitation is a very competitive process and the TAB exhausted all available federal funds after selecting 56 projects in these four categories. MN/DOT also solicited for projects in the Hazard Elimination and Rail Crossing Safety categories, evaluated the proposals and presented a ranked list of projects to the TAB. Based on the funds available in these categories, the TAB selected 16 hazard elimination projects and 21 rail crossing projects to receive funding. A complete list of all the projects selected to receive federal funds in these six categories can be found in the Metropolitan Council's website at: http://www.metrocouncii.org/planning/transportation/regsolicit.htm. If your project was selected to receive federal funding, it will be programmed for implementation in either 2009 or 2010 within the region's draft 2007-2010 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The federal and match amounts will also be adjusted for anticipated inflation up to the program year of implementation. This amount is a fixed cost cap. The federal funds awarded to these selected projects will sunset on March 31st of the year after the program year. Even though the TAB has selected these projects, the federal funds awarded to them cannot be used until the 2007-2010 State TIP has been approved by the US Dept. of Transportation. Mears Park Centre 230 East Fifth Street St.Paul,Minnesota (651)602-1728 Fax(651)602-1739 C:\windows\TEMP\TAB select memo.doc Mike Ericson From: Jay Kennedy[JKennedy@wsbeng.com) Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 12:42 PM To: Mike Ericson; Scott Anderson; Chris Petree; Bryan Bear Subject: FW: Driver Speed Awareness Signs FYI - This could also be provided to the CC as an FYI Jay Kennedy WSB & Associates Ph: 612-360-1292 Fax: 763-541-1700 jkennedy@wsbeng.com -----Original Message----- From: Ted Schoenecker [mailto:Ted.Schoenecker@co.washington.mn.us] Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 10:11 AM To: sneilson@ci.mahtomedi.mn.us; Shawn Sanders; Eric Johnson; Tom Ozzello; martin.rafferty@lakeelmo.org; Tom Prew; Jay Kennedy Cc: Adam Bruening; Don Theisen; Sandy Cullen; Wayne Sandberg Subject: Driver Speed Awareness Signs As most of you are now well aware, the County has installed several Driver Speed Awareness Signs throughout the County. Initially only three signs were installed. We, along with Ramsey and Dakota County, conducted a study to determine the effectiveness of these signs not only in the short term but also long term. The signs were located in three different communities and installed in specific locations where there was a transition from a higher speed to a lower speed. The results from the study are very promising. The common fear had been that these types of signs are only effective for a short period after they are turned on. With the usage of the signs at speed transition zones, we have seen a long term (one year later) speed reduction of approximate 8 mph after the signs were turned on. Based on the results of that study, we installed seven other signs throughout the County. Most of you have probably seen that one of these signs has been installed in your community, but it has not been turned on yet. The purpose of this e-mail is to let you know that we plan on turning on all of these signs next week. If you have any questions regarding these signs or you think that they are not working properly, please let me know and we will take a look at it. Thanks Ted Ted W. Schoenecker, P.E. Washington County Traffic Engineer 11660 Myeron Rd N Stillwater, MN 55082 651-430-4319 (Direct) ted.schoenecker@co.washington.mn.us 1