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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007.06.18 EDA PacketAGENDA CITY OF HUGO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2007 — 8:30 AM HUGO CITY HALL 8:30 am 1. 8:31 am 2. 8:32 am 3. 8:35 am 4. 8:55 am 5. 9:05 am 9:20 am 9:40 am 10:00 am 10:15 am 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 10:20 am 11. 10:25 am 12. 10:30 am 13. Call to Order Roll Call Approval of Minutes EDA Meeting of May 21, 2007 Amian (American & Asian Bistro) • Jeff Swiersz & Gou Bin Wang Carpenters Restaurant Sketch Plan • Mike Anderson CSAH 8 Banners • Chris Petree Public Works Director Discussion on EDA Marketing Strategy Highway 61 Expansion Plans Discussion on Downtown Redevelopment & TIF District Update on Nor Lakes and Discussion with John Gohmann Discussion on 2008 Comprehensive Plan • Land Use Plan HBA Update Adjournment 1 AGENDA CITY OF HUGO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MONDAY, JUNE 189, 2007- 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 May 21,2007 C 8:35 am 4. Amian (American & Asian Bistro) 4arpenters • Jeff Swiersz & Gou Bin Wang 8:55 am 5. Restaurant Sketch Plan • Mike Anderson 9:05 am 6. �/CSAH 8 Banners / • Chris Petree Public Works Director 9:20 am 7. V Discussion on EDA Marketing Strategy 9:40 am 8. VIighway 61 Expansion Plans 10:00 am 9. ✓Discussion on Downtown Redevelopment & TIF District 10:15 am 10. Update on Nor Lakes and Discussion with John Gohmann V10:20 am 11. Discussion on 2008 Comprehensive Plan • Land Use Plan 10:25 am 12. HBA Update 10:30 am 13. Adjournment BACKGROUND MEMO FOR THE EDA MEETING OF Monday, June 18, 2007 3. Approval of Minutes EDA meeting of May 21, 2007 City staff recommends that the EDA approve the minutes for the May 21, 2007 EDA meeting as presented. 4. Amian (American & Asian Bistro) Staff has invited the owners of the new Amian restaurant to present their new business to the EDA. The restaurant is located in the retail center of Festival Foods and opened to the public on Thursday, June. 14, 2007. The EDA should welcome Jeff Swiersz and Gou Bin Wang as new business owners in the community. 5. Carpenters Restaurant Sketch Plan At the May 21, 2007 EDA meeting Mike Anderson from Carpenters Restaurant and Josh Kobb from Milcon presented a sketch plan for the redevelopment of Carpenters. The EDA made some comments on the sketch plan and suggested that Mr. Anderson talk to the property owners about purchasing the properties to the south where he would like to locate the new restaurant. They also suggested that Mr. Anderson come back to the EDA in June with a revised sketch plan. Attached is the same sketch plan that the EDA saw in May because Mr. Anderson did not come in with a revised plan. He has been concentrating on contacting the property owners that he would like to purchase land from. Mr. Anderson will be present at the meeting to talk about where he is with the project. The EDA should provide Mr. Anderson will more feedback on the sketch plan. 6. CSAH 8 Banners Chris Petree, the Public Works Director, will be giving a presentation to the EDA on the banners that are proposed for the new light poles along CSAH 8. Chris has been working with companies that are interested in designing the banners to be located on the light poles. Attached are examples of some designs that were submitted and Chris will also have others to showcase. The EDA should review the banners in the presentation and give a recommendation to the City Council on which banner they would like to see in the City. 7. Discussion on EDA Marketing Strategy Staff has drafted a Marketing Strategy outline for the EDA's review per the comments from the meeting of April 16, 2007. Staff recommends that the EDA review the outline and provide staff with feedback on if there are any items missing or if any items can be eliminated. 8. Highway 61 Expansion Plans Staff will present the preliminary plans for the expansion of Highway 61 to show how it could effect development along the highway. The EDA should review the plans and give feedback to staff. 9. Discussion on Downtown Redevelopment & TIF District Staff has met with multiple property owners within the TIF District about the redevelopment of their properties. Staff will give an update to the EDA on the meetings with the property owners. 10. Update on Nor Lakes and Discussion with John Gohmann The Mayor and the CD Director had a conference call with John Gohmann to discuss the rail line in the Bald Eagle Industrial Park. The Mayor will give an update at the meeting on the discussion. 11. Discussion on 2008 Comprehensive Plan Staff will provide background for the next Comprehensive Plan Public Workshop on land use. Attached are the revised goals from the last workshop and the June Comprehensive Plan Newsletter. 12. HBA Update The HBA is looking for committee volunteers to help with the operation of the association. Attached is a description of the committees that need help. If you are interested please contact the HBA. MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF MAY 21, 2007 EDA President Fran Miron called the meeting to order at 8:30 am. PRESENT: Jan cand, Jim Bever, Tom Denaway, Phil Klein, Brian Thistle, and Fran Miron ABSENT: Mike Granger City Administrator Mike Ericson, CD Director Bryan Bear, Associate Planner Rachel Simone APPROVAL OF MINUTES EDA MEETING OF APRIL 16, 2007 Denaway made motion, Bever seconded, to approve the minutes for the EDA meeting of April 16, 2007. All aye. Motion carried. DISCUSSION ON NOR LAKES The City has been notified that Nor Lakes has sold their building to Cenex Harvest States. Cenex plans to close the facility. A Fax was presented from John Gohmann, president of MN Commercial Railway, with concerns that the rail will no longer be used. Mike Ericson introduced Jim Taglia from Nor Lakes to talk about the issue with the EDA. Mr. Taglia gave an overview of what products Nor Lakes make such as liquid lubricants and specialty mining products. He explained that Cenex approached Nor Lakes with a plan to get into the business that Nor Lakes was doing for them. Cenex will be making specialty lubricants in the building and Nor Lakes will be renting out office space in the building. Klein asked if any new employees will be added due to the change. Mr. Taglia stated that there may be a few new employees added because of the change. Miron thanked Mr. Taglia for coming to the EDA meeting and that the City will keep in contact with Mr. Taglia and Mr. Gohmann. The rail is very important to some companies in the Bald Eagle Industrial Park. REWS SAVOY PIZZA Staff invited the owner of Red's Savoy Pizza, Mike Kinsella, to the EDA meeting to present his new business. Savoy's opened in April and is located in the Festival Foods retail center. The EDA welcomed Mr. Kinsella and his business to the City. Mr. Kinsella was present at the meeting and gave an overview of his business. He stated that he employees 19 people. Bever asked if there were any plans for expansion of Savoy's in Hugo. Mr. Kinsella stated that he would like to expand at a later point. Miron asked if there was going to be a grand opening. Mr. Kinsella stated that he is planning a possible grand opening the weekend after "Good Neighbor Days". CARPENTERS RESTAURANT SKETCH PLAN Mike Anderson the owner of Carpenters Restaurant located at 14583 Forest Boulevard has started to get plans ready for redevelopment of his property. Bryan gave an overview of the downtown area and the Carpenters site. He stated that the downtown area should be thought of as a whole. Bryan showed a concept plan for Carpenters that shows the parking lot in the front and the patio area in the back. He also showed other concepts for the downtown that planned for the whole area. Staff recommended that the EDA review the sketch plan and give feedback to Mr. Anderson on whether it relates to the downtown plan and design guidelines. Mr. Anderson and his development team presented the sketch plan for the redevelopment of Carpenter's. Josh Kobb from Milcon talked about the new concept for Carpenters and presented the redevelopment plan. Miron asked about the square footage of the building. Kobb stated that it is proposed to be approximately 4,500 square feet, but may be larger. Klein stated that when he looked at the plans he started to think about how the EDA could help with planning by tying the plan to the northern properties that the City owns. He stated we need to take advantage of the lake view and start thinking about shared accesses and parking. Kobb stated that Milcon may be interested in working with the City on the northern properties. Miron asked if Mr. Anderson had approached the property owners in line with 145th Street to possibly acquire those properties. He stated that we may be able to assist Mr. Anderson with that process. Mr. Anderson stated that he is planning on talking to those properties owners. Arcand asked about the shoreline setbacks. Mr. Kobb stated as of now it is being planned with the shoreline setback. Klein asked about the trail on the shore line. CD Director stated that there is a walking trail planned for the shoreline. Bever asked about the expansion plans for Highway 61. CD Director stated that the highway will be expanded at some point and it is proposed to expand west instead of all on the east side. Bever stated that he liked the idea of having the buildings upfront and parking in the back and liked the concept for Carpenters with the building pushed back at the 145th Street site. Klein asked about the timeline for the redevelopment of Carpenters. Kobb stated that they would like to get moving as soon as possible but he understands that there are some issues to work though. CD Director stated that the EDA should recommend to Mr. Anderson either to go ahead with what he has and apply for TIF now or to ask the development team to continue to be patient and start to think about planning for the whole area. Miron stated that they should talk to the property owners on 145th and start planning for the whole area. Arcand stated that we have to think about details when we move forward to think about the whole area. Bever stated that he wants to see what other projects Milcon has done and he thinks the 145th Street plan will work the best. Thistle stated that he agrees with Miron and Bever and likes the idea of a pedestrian corridor in the downtown. Denaway agreed. Miron stated that the certification of the TIF district will be closer when realistic plans come in. Bever stated that the Anderson's should come to the June EDA meeting and presents a revised plan. ONEKA SQUARE —120TH STREET & TH 61 Terry Thompson and Jason Brown have been working on plans for a retail center at the intersection of Highway 61 and 120th Street. Staff has been working with the applicant on a "Welcome to Hugo" monument sign for the south entrance to Hugo. CD Director talked about monument signs being part of the EDA's goals. He gave an overview of the plans for Oneka Square. The monument sign is proposed to have the name of the retail center there and the reference to the City of Hugo. The sign could go on the corner of 120th and Highway 61 or on some upland north of the site. CD Director asked for some feedback from the EDA on the monument sign design and location. Bever stated that "Welcome to Hugo" should be a big part of the sign and it could look somewhat like the one to the entrance to the City on County Road 8. Denaway asked how much money the monument sign was on County road 8. CD Director stated that is was donated by Len Pratt and CPDC and is estimated at $100,000. Arcand stated that she does not like the proposed sign for Oneka Square and that it should only say "Welcome to Hugo" or "City of Hugo". She does not want to advertise for the retail development. She stated that having the monument sign look the same as the one on County Road 8 may not be feasible for the City or developer and there may be a design that will work economically. Thistle agreed. Klein asked about the expansion plans for Highway 61. CD Director stated that it will be taken into consideration with this project and will be on a future EDA agenda for discussion. Miron made a motion, Klein seconded, to notify the developer that the EDA looked at the plans and does want a sign and would like to review the design of the sign prior to any approvals All ayes. Motion carried. DISCUSSION ON WASHINGTON COUNTY CABLE COMMISSION On May 1, 2007 Mike Ericson and Nate Ehalt, the Administrative Intern, met with Ted Arbeiter and Suburban Community Channels (SCC). During the tour and visit of the studio we had the opportunity to learn more about public access programming and how the City of Hugo can use public access to further engage citizens. Attached was a memo from Nate Ehalt in regard to the City of Hugo setting up a cable access show. Staff suggested that the EDA discuss this idea and give feedback. Miron stated that he thought that this idea was a good thing and a great way to stay positive. CD Director talked about the EDA Marketing Strategy and how the EDA wanted to handle the promotional portion of the EDA. Denaway stated that the City should talk to other cities and find out what works for them. Denaway made a motion, Klein seconded, to recommend to the City Council the possibility of a cable access show. All aye. Motion carried. MISCELLANEOUS Thistle made a motion, seconded by Denaway, to table items 8 and 9 which were Discussion on EDA Marketing Strategy and Discussion on Downtown Redevelopment & TIF District. All aye. Motion carried. ADJOURNMENT Klein made motion, Denaway seconded to adjourn the meeting at 10:30 am All aye. Motion carried. 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Work with possible developers property owners of downtown Hugo Discussion on what is needed and desired for the downtown Market City owned property • Website • Publications Events / Business Kidz n' Biz Fest Promotion Activities Good Neighbor Days Out reach to businesses • Participation at HBA Meetings Continue inviting business owners to EDA meetings Tours of businesses Define and distinguish roles of the EDA and HBA Cable Access Show „,tv 0 UtA V JA'C/--,XA -7 0)2 '7 Vl-"I J260 CL OIA�ct �e- otL-t� CJ qr ('3 c”-t 10' — CLO Cc y rp rzo e 0 A- L5i0-*J ctbtLA* CLL, CIA UjKz CLO City of Hugo City of 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update ugo June 20, 2007 Land Use Workshop 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. AGENDA 7,00 Introductions, Meeting Objectives 7:05 Background Presentation (20 minutes) - Discussion (10 minutes) 7:35 Visual Preference Interactive Exercise - Individually rank land use images (10 minutes) - Discussion (20 minutes) 8:05 Land Use Alternatives Interactive Session - Review land use alternatives (10 minutes) - Discussion (20 minutes) 8:35 Open Forum 8:50 Next Steps and Meeting Summary 9.00 Adjourn CITY OF HUGO PLANNING REPORT TO: Bryan Bear, Community Development Director FROM: Kendra Lindahl, Landform SUBJECT: 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update. Land Use Alternatives for the Hugo Comprehensive Plan Update DATE: June 13, 2007 for the June 20, 2007 Workshop 1. BACKGROUND: The Metropolitan Land Plan Act requires cities to update their comprehensive plans every 10 years. The updated comprehensive plans are due in 2008. The City Council has approved a process and timeline for the Comprehensive Plan update that includes a number of open houses and public meetings with the City Council and Commissions. The 5 key phases of the process are: 1. Background Inventory & Analysis — Establishing baseline information (in process) 2. Issue Identification, Goal & Policy Setting - Creating a framework for the plans (current stage) 3. Alternatives Development, Land Use and Growth 4. Implementation Plan 5. Submission to the Met Council We are now beginning the alternatives development stage of the Comprehensive Plan process. 2. WORKSHOP OUTCOMES: This workshop will build upon the work completed at the April 26th and May 23rd workshop discussions of the draft Goals and Strategies. The format for the June 20th workshop will be more formal than the last 2 workshops. Staff will provide a formal presentation and there will be some interactive sessions where audience participation is expected. We will be asking individuals to begin looking at different types of development and different land use alternatives. We will close the meeting with an open forum for any additional discussion and outline the next steps. June 20, 2007 Workshop 2008 Comp Plan Update Page 2 The land use alternatives that will be presented are based on the information gathered from residents at the previous goal setting workshops. We will continue to reference the draft goals as we look at land use alternatives and other comprehensive plan components to ensure that they are helping the City reach its goals. 3. ACTION ITEMS: Participate in the visual preference survey at the meeting and provide feedback on preliminary land use alternatives that are presented at the meeting. Attachments: 1. Revised Goals Section of 2008 Comprehensive Plan 2. May 23rd Workshop Summary Draft Goals April 26, 2007 Revised June 8, 2007 Community Goals 2030 Hugo Comprehensive Plan Vision The City of Hugo will be a unique, sustainable community that respects the environment and serves its residents. The community will strive to be a desirable place for residents of all ages. The citizens have repeatedly expressed their preference for the retaining the "rural" lifestyle of Hugo. The goal is rooted in preservation, to the greatest extent possible, the essence of a rural way of life while encouraging a variety of land uses to meet the needs of the community. The objective is to blend the local variety of lifestyles into a peaceful and prosperous coexistence by creating mutual compatibility of local land uses within the community. Natural resources will be protected and natural corridors will flourish in the community. All residents will be able to enjoy the natural environment with carefully planned trails and connections. Facilities for horses, bicyclists and pedestrians will prosper in the community to encourage healthy living for all residents. Neighborhoods will be unique and carefully planned with innovative techniques to ensure a high quality of life for all residents. There will be a diversity of housing to support and promote the livability of the community. Neighborhoods will provide walkable, pedestrian -friendly accessibility. Development will be focused along the Highway 61 and CSAH 8 growth corridors where the dense residential areas and businesses will be located. Development will be encouraged in Downtown Hugo, which is the heart of the community. These goals and implementation strategies will be tools to help guide the City decision - making process. COMMUNITY CHARACTER 1. Provide for a variety of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and agricultural land use opportunities within the community. Strategies: • Encourage lifecycle housing opportunities. • Continue agricultural land uses in eastern Hugo where such uses are economically viable. • Promote opportunities for commercial services to expand the tax base and provide employment opportunities. • Enforce development standards to maintain a high -quality standard of living. • Encourage a variety of social opportunities for residents. Draft Goals April 26, 2007 Revised June 8, 2007 2. Maintain the unique rural quality and small town feel of the community through thoughtful planning. Strategies: • Encourage development that preserves open spaces and creates connections to natural areas. • Develop Downtown Hugo as a livable, pedestrian -friendly town center within the City of Hugo. • Maintain and enhance the quality of development through the design and performance standards. • Encourage a sense of community by maintaining and creating distinct neighborhoods. • Identify areas within the community that could benefit from special plans or more study. • Identify areas that have conflicting land uses and develop solutions to mitigate current and future problems. • Develop and create safe road patterns and traffic calming measures to establish safety for all modes of transportation. • Maximize public service efficiencies through effective planning and management practices at the local level. • Encourage and utilize citizen participation in the local decision -making processes. 3 • Maintain open spaces, natural resources and viewsheds that contribute to the character of the community. Strategy ie � - r giol O • O G LAND USE AND GROWTH 4.3. Maintain a diversity of land uses that allows for urban development while preserving rural and agricultural lands. Strategies: • Promote urban development in areas where public infrastructure is available to support such development. • Prepare and adopt a land use plan that designates compatible land uses to minimize conflicts as development occurs. Draft Goals April 26, 2007 Revised June 8, 2007 • Provide transitions between rural and urban areas through zoning and other performance standards. • Promote continued commercial -agricultural use of the land and prevent the decline of agriculture in the City's economy. • Maintain options for agricultural landowners to develop their property. • Protect the ability for existing rural non -farm lifestyles to co -exist in an agricultural setting. • Create a land use plan that supports the preservation of natural resources and permanent open space. 5 . Support the development of a land use plan that responds to regional growth strategies while maintaining the character and vision of the community. Strategies: • Identify regional growth strategies to determine areas within the community that could support and enhance such strategies and goals. • Create a land use plan that considers adjacent land uses in neighboring communities. • Enhance and update the zoning ordinance to support the goals and visions of the community. • Identify and utilize county, state or federal programs to encourage retention of the natural resources in the City. • Preserve and respect existing character and development within the City, while accommodating and serving new development in an environmentally -friendly and economically -sustainable way. • Encourage growth in areas within proximity to key infrastructure including transportation corridors, water, waste water and community facilities. 6.5. Encourage environmentally -friendly development in all areas to promote a sustainable land use pattern. Strategies: • Identify areas that would be suitable for conservation development. • Support open space planning and use it to develop tools and techniques to support conservation development and other low impact development alternatives. • Work with land owners, developers and stakeholders to identify land that could contribute to green corridors and stormwater management areas. • Encourage development of land uses according to function, minimizing land use conflicts and/or damage to the environment. NEIGHBORHOOD PATTERN AND HOUSING GOALS T6. Provide a variety of housing types at a range of values to support a sustainable community. Strategies: Draft Goals April 26, 2007 Revised June 8, 2007 • Provide safe and adequate housing for all people, regardless of age, income or ethnic background. • Create ordinances that support the City's desire to have well designed and maintained housing at all levels. • Provide live -work housing options within the community to allow for a diversity of residents within the community. • Encourage developments to include a variety of housing types. • Explore zoning methods that allow neighborhoods with mixed housing types and or other appropriate uses within residential areas. • Create and maintain a level of affordability options through the community's housing stock. B-7. Support strong, vibrant neighborhoods throughout the City. Strategies: • Encourage methods of subdivision design to protect and enhance environmental features and amenities. Create and strengthen the appearance of City gateways and key transportation corridors through streetscaping, design standards, zoning, trails, lighting, sidewalks, signage, and other tools. Develop and enforce design, performance, development and site planning standards, incentives and resources to ensure quality development. Create a high -quality neighborhood environment in every development throughout the community. 9:8. Promote pedestrian -friendly neighborhoods. Strategies: • Encourage the integration of multi -modal access including parking, sidewalks, bike paths, and park and rides within new developments. • Enhance and maintain design standards that support a livable, pedestrian - friendly community. • Ensure that residential neighborhoods have adequate access to parks and trails and that parks and green space are integrated into developments. • Create connections between neighborhoods, parks and business to promote a walkable community. • Encourage development in Downtown Hugo to provide living, shopping and work opportunities to residents. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1-0 9. Promote balanced commercial and industrial development that will better serve the full range of needs of local residents. Strategies: • Explore the use of TIF (tax increment financing) districts as needed to support the City's redevelopment goals. • Create commercial and industrial districts where a variety of commercial Draft Goals April 26, 2007 Revised June 8, 2007 operations may expand. • Provide areas where businesses with outside storage are encouraged to locate. • Promote commercial development along Highway 61 and CSAH 8. • Encourage commercial development that supports the small town quality of Huqo. • Create ordinances to limit building size. • Strengthen commercial and industrial design standard ordinances to ensure that new development reflects the character of the communitv. '1-1,10. Provide quality development that will insure an expanded tax base and employment opportunities for residents. Strategies: • Provide opportunities for local residents to be employed at home or within the community. • Promote local business and industry in order to increase the local tax base and increase local employment. NATURAL RESOURCES '1-3,11. Protect and enhance the natural environment through sound land stewardship practices. Strategies: • Maintain ordinances to protect shoreland, floodplain and wetland areas. Encourage buffers around wetland and shoreland areas. Explore tools to encourage preservation of trees and other significant natural resources. 14.12. Preserve significant open spaces and natural systems. Strategies: • Identify key viewsheds and natural resource corridors and consider methods to encourage their preservation. • Provide cluster housing ordinance or similar tools to permanently preserve open space in rural Hugo. • Strengthen ordinances to protect natural resources. • Provide education about natural resource preservation to increase Draft Goals April 26, 2007 Revised June 8, 2007 understanding about the process of identifying significant natural resources. • Preserve key natural areas and make them accessible. • Support programs to educate and encourage community awareness and involvement focused on preservation of open spaces, natural resources and viewsheds throughout the City. GOVERNANCE 16-.13. Provide for efficient and effective administrative services which will meet the needs of the City of Hugo. Strategies: • Provide adequate staff to administer the City's statutory requirements. • Maintain the use of professional consultants to provide specialized services, until such services are deemed ineffective or are no longer cost- effective. • Encourage innovative and creative approaches to planning, engineering, and City governance. • Support the development and testing of alternative solutions to typical engineering and planning problems. • Implement the Comprehensive Plan though the subdivision ordinance, zoning ordinance, building code and other City documents. • Promote a sound financial planning program for capital improvements and relating those improvements to need, location and proper timing. • Maintain open communication for problem solving between staff, decision - makers and the public to find the best solution to planning and engineering issues within the community. • Encourage staff to monitor land planning approaches in other communities and government bodies for innovative solutions facing the City. • Prevent unnecessary cost, duplication and inefficiency in providing needed facilities and services. • Provide cost effective services to minimize impacts to taxpayers. 1-6:14. Work with adjacent jurisdictions and regulating agencies to promote a collaborative approach to planning. Strategies: • Include and invite participants from surrounding jurisdictions in planning activities that also have implications for their future. • Continue to explore and actively pursue opportunities to share services with surrounding jurisdictions to improve efficiency, reduce costs and avoid unnecessary duplication. �7-.15. Provide opportunities for community and resident involvement in all aspects of the planning process. Strategies: l! Draft Goals April 26, 2007 Revised June 8, 2007 Inform residents and community members of important community events through publication in the local newspaper, or other forms of media. Encourage participation at all community meetings, including Planning Commission, Parks Commission, Economic Development Authority, and City Council. Hold community events that focus on the City's decision -making, particularly as it relates to land use and development. '1-8-.16. Protect the health and safety and welfare of the residents of Hugo through efficient and effective public safety systems. Strategies: • Continue to monitor the contract for police protection to ensure it meets the needs of the residents with the City's fiscal capacity. • Continue to monitor the effectiveness of the volunteer fire department to ensure it meets the needs of the residents within the City's fiscal capacity. • Explore City ownership of police equipment and employment of police personnel only if the contractual police protection is deemed ineffective or is not cost-effective. &S -sla4 ♦•he , ali inteer fire departme� • Maintain the program for vehicle replacement and reconditioning for fire department operations. • Encourage continuing education for volunteer fire department personnel. • Maintain adequate fire department protections for its residents. INFRASTRUCTURE -1-9:17. Provide a transportation system that is designed and maintained to encourage development in accordance with Hugo Land Use Guide Plan. Strategies: • Promote a transportation system which minimizes impacts on the natural environment and which enhances local aesthetics. • Provide for safe, convenient and efficient movement of people and goods throughout the City. • Provide another east -west route through the City. • Encourage development of the interchange at 1-35E and CSAH 4. 20:18. Plan and provide public facilities in an orderly and economic manner. Strategies: • Maintain the existing infrastructure to maximize cost efficiencies in development of public projects. • Encourage multi -use functions in public buildings to provide for economy in government and make the most efficient use of these facilities. • Promote good design for public buildings that will allow for future expansions or accessory uses. Draft Goals April 26, 2007 Revised June 8, 2007 • Work with the State, County and/or neighboring communities to coordinate public infrastructure improvements and services. • Protect the local environment and water supply through installation, maintenance and monitoring of on -site sewer systems. • Provide sanitary sewer service within the Urban Service Area as outlined in the Comprehensive Plan. • Provide a City water distribution system to meet City needs in compliance with State standards. • Discourage leapfrog development. 21-.19. Provide for a system of parks and open spaces which will satisfy both the active and passive recreational needs of all citizens. Strategies: • Preserve significant open spaces and natural areas. • Identify and develop parkland to maximize local natural features and existing infrastructure. • Promote preservation of natural features and public access when development occurs along the shorelines of streams, lakes and public wetlands. • Recognize regional and county park, trail and open space plans. • Provide a trail system that links local and regional park facilities within the community. • Enhance public parks and open space in accordance with the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP). • Maintain hunting and fishing opportunities within the City. • Maintain opportunities for ATV and snowmobile use in the City. 0 June 4, 2007 2008 Hugo Comprehensive Plan Update May 23, 2007 Goals and Strategies Workshop Summary of Responses The purpose of this meeting was to continue to discuss the draft goals and strategies and begin to prioritize and refine these goals and strategies. A total of 49 residents, council members and commissioners attended the meeting. Dot Exercise Residents were asked to place a dot on a City of Hugo map where their house is located. This exercise showed that residents from many different neighborhoods and areas of the City, including recently constructed residential developments and the older rural residential areas, attended the meeting (refer to attached map). Exercise 1 Participants were given a worksheet and asked to review all the goals listed in the Community Goals handout and rank the five goals that they feel are the most important to the community. The top 5 goals identified by participants are listed below in order of importance, according to the total number of votes received, which are in parentheses. We have also prepared a summary chart ranking all of the goals and strategies, which is attached for your review. 1. Goal 2 (20 votes) - Maintain the unique rural quality and small town feel of the community through thoughtful planning. 2. Goal 3 (16 votes) - Maintain open spaces, natural resources and viewsheds that contribute to the character of the community. 3. Goal 18 (14 votes) - Protect the health and safety and welfare of the residents of Hugo through efficient and effective public safety systems. 4. Goal 1 (13 votes) - Provide for a variety of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and agricultural land use opportunities within the community. S. Goal 13 (13 votes) - Protect and enhance the natural environment through sound land stewardship practices. Exercise 2 Participants were given a worksheet and asked to review all the goals listed in the Community Goals handout and identify up to five goals that they think are the least important to the community. The 5 least important goals identified by participants are listed below in order of importance, according to the total number of votes received, which are in parentheses. June 4, 2007 1. Goal 7 (14 votes) - Provide a variety of housing types at a range of values to support a sustainable community. 2. Goal 16 (14 votes) - Work with adjacent jurisdictions and regulating agencies to promote a collaborative approach to planning. 3. Goal 10 (10 votes) - Promote balanced commercial and industrial development that will better serve the full range of needs of local residents. 4. Goal 12 (9 votes) - Encourage commercial development that supports the small town quality of Hugo. 5(tie). Goal 1 (8 votes) - Provide for a variety of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and agricultural land use opportunities within the community. 5(tie). Goal 3 (8 votes) - Maintain open spaces, natural resources and viewsheds that contribute to the character of the community. 5(tie). Goal 19 (8 votes) - Provide a transportation system that is designed and maintained to encourage development in accordance with Hugo Land Use Guide Plan. A number of the participants noted that they ranked some of these goals as least important because these are either redundant or could be combined with other goals. For example, some participants noted that Goal 3 could be eliminated or combined with either goals 2, 13 or 14 and that Goal 12 could be eliminated or combined with either goal 2 or 10. Exercise 3 Participants were given a worksheet and asked to review all of the strategies listed for each goal in the Community Goals handout and rank the top strategies they think are important to implementing the Comprehensive Planning goals. The top 5 strategies identified by participants are listed below in order of importance, according to the total number of votes received, which are in parentheses. 1. Strategy 2b (12 votes) - Develop Downtown Hugo as a livable, pedestrian -friendly town center within the City of Hugo. 2. Strategy 3b (9 votes) - Create a land use plan that supports the preservation of natural resources and permanent open space. 3. Strategy 2a (7 votes) - Encourage development that preserves open spaces and creates connections to natural areas. 4. Strategy 2c (6 votes) - Maintain and enhance the quality of development through the design and performance standards. June 4, 2007 5(tie). Strategy 12a (5 votes) - Create ordinances to limit building size. 5(tie). Strategy 4b (5 votes) - Prepare and adopt a land use plan that designates compatible land uses to minimize conflicts as development occurs. A few of the participants noted that they ranked strategies as important to express that they are not in support of these strategies. The votes against the strategies were not included in the rankings above. The following strategies had comments both in favor and in opposition. 1. Strategy 7a (5 votes against and 3 votes in support) - Provide safe and adequate housing for all people, regardless of age, income or ethnic background. 2. Strategy 10a (3 votes against and 3 votes in support) - Explore the use of TIF (tax increment financing) districts as needed to support the City's redevelopment goals. 3. Strategy 14b (3 votes against and 2 votes in support) - Provide cluster housing ordinance or similar tools to permanently preserve open space in rural Hugo. Workshop Open Forum Comments • To many goals — reduce the number of goals so you can work with them • Combine goals to eliminate redundancies • Make sure you don't eliminate goals that are important to people • Do strategies need to be so specific? (example: Goal 1) • When do we talk about the cost of these goals? • Cost effective government should be added as a goal • What if we want Hugo to stay like it is? • Don't need to add more goals but want to see specific strategies o Add preserve hunting and fishing to goal 2 or 3 o Add preserve snowmobile and ATV use to goal 2 or 3 • We need to make sure we enforce the ordinances we have • Add a strategy to goal 15 to consider impact on taxpayers • Need to examine cost effectiveness of volunteer fire department and use of County Sherriff • Dust control on gravel roads • Add a strategy to goal 20 to discourage leapfrog development to prevent residents from being forced to hook-up to sewer • Add a strategy to goal 14 to educate people June 4, 2007 Comments from participants regarding the future use of their property and/or adjacent property Name: Jeffrey and Lynn Dumroese Location: 5815 135th St N Keep the property to the west and south of me undeveloped. The wildlife is great. I know Pulte Homes wanted to develop it in the past but I feel it would be better suited to leave undeveloped. Especially for the residents all around the property. Name: Mark and Dianna Olson Location: 13315 Elmcrest Avenue N. We do not want changes to our property. Too much development has already taken place. Former residents sell property to developers. They leave, the developers leave and their impact is left, which in most cases is high density development that is not what people originally moved to Hugo for. Name: Thomas Raster Location 15227 Greene Avenue No! We definitely prefer being left alone. However, we would be interested in learning about programs that compensate landowners for preserving rural land, particularly when that parcel includes lakeshore as ours does. Over the years, we've planted over 4,500 trees on our 7+ acres ... and our property has become a sanctuary for wildlife displaced by development west of Greene Avenue. We'd be sick if to be forced to sell out and then have a developer destroy the character of our property. In our specific case, can city officials resist pressures from the landowner to our east for premature expansion of the MUSA, particularly when that expansion would envelope properties whose owners don't want to subdivide but might be forced to do so should their property taxes balloon to reflect the extension of city water and sewer services through their properties ... or who might be forced to hook up to city water and sewer. Name: Pete Sampair, Hugo Investments LLC Location: NE corner of 130th Street and Hwy 61 A letter was sent to the City on May 9, 2007 specifically requesting an amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan to allow a 50 unit apartment complex on the property. Name: Thomas D. Benick, Thommes & Thomas Partnership Location: PI D = R-08-031-21-33-0001 & R-08-031-21-34-0002 A letter was sent to the City on April 1, 2007 requesting that these properties be included in the MUSA boundary as part of the Comprehensive Plan update process. 4 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 4 JUNE 6, 2007 NEWSLETTER Please Join Us At The June 20, 2007 Public Workshop And Help Plan The Future Land Uses Of Hugo!! Do you know what the future land use of your property is? Do you want the land use to stay the same or change? Do you have ideas about the type of development that should occur in Hugo's future? Where should this development occur? If you have ques- tions like these or are interested in the future land uses planned for Hugo, please join us at the June 20, 2007 Public Workshop for the 2008 Comprehensive Plan on Land Use. The goals and strate- gies from the past workshops will be presented as part of the in- troduction to the land use portion of the Comprehensive Plan. The land use plan for the City guides properties for certain types of development. The land use plan shows where the City expects to see agricultural, commercial, industrial, residential, and other types of development. The City will be soliciting ideas from property owners and residents who would like to see specific land uses planned at various locations in the City. The land use plan only guides future land uses of property and is different from a property's zoning which regulates specific uses that are currently allowed for a property. Update On The May 23, 2007 Workshop Thank you to all who joined us at the May 23, 2007 Public Work- shop. There was great turnout, great comments, and great ideas presented to the City. We appreciate all your help. At the work- shop there was individual and group evaluations of the proposed goals and strategies for the City. The goals were ranked accord- ing to the five most favorable and five least favorable goals indi- vidually. As a group the residents discussed the goals and de- cided whether the strategies for the goals were sufficient. There were comments from the residents that some of the goals could be combined and that there were goals and strategies that need to be added to the list. The goals and strategies will be pre- sented at the June 20, 2007 public workshop and will be avail- able on the City website. ................................. In this issue: • Please Join Us At The June 20, 2007 Public Workshop • Update on the May 23, 2007 Workshop • Top 5 Goals From The May Workshop : • At The June Workshop... • Discussion Topics For the Future Land Use Plan • Visit the City Website • City of Hugo's Land Use Plan • Your Role As A .................................. Citizen " Great Discoveries and Top 5 Goals from the May Workshop The following goals were ranked by the participants at the May 23, 2007 public workshop. The rest of the results from the workshop on the goals will be available on the City website. # 1. Maintain the unique rural quality and small town feel of the community through thoughtful planning. #2. Maintain open spaces, natural resources and viewsheds that contribute to the character of the commu- nity. #3. Protect the health and safety and welfare of the resi- dents of Hugo through efficient and effective public safety systems. improvements #4. Provide for a variety of residential, commercial, invariably industrial, institutional and agricultural land use op - involve the portunities within the community. cooperation of many kinds" Alexander Graham Bell #5. Protect and enhance the natural environment through sound land stewardship practices. At the June 20th Workshop... During the June 20, 2007 Comprehensive Plan Workshop, residents will be shown potential growth scenarios for the City. The growth sce- narios will be based on different densities according to how many lots per acre the City could plan to develop with. The growth scenarios will be shown visually with examples from other community's development strategies. This will show what the density will look like for each scenario. Maps will also be presented to illus- trate how much land is absorbed using each density and will give a better idea of why density is important. Land use is directly related to , these issues because it helps the City plans for the location, timing, and x intensity of land uses within the City. There is going to be a comment sheet and open forum during the workshop for people to share ideas on what they would like to see for the City and their own property. With your help, ideas, and visions for the City, the land use plan can be developed according to what the residents would like to see for the future of Hugo. f Discussion Topics For the Future Land Use Plan There are many topics to start thinking about when it comes to planning for the future land use plan for the City. Below are some ideas for discussion at the June workshop for the land use portion of the Comprehensive Plan. The City will be soliciting ideas from property owners and residents who would like to see specific land uses planned at various locations in the City. On the City's website you can find information on each section of the Comprehensive Plan. At the June workshop we will be concentrating on land use. At this workshop it is your opportunity to voice your ideas for the future land use plan for Hugo. Commercial Development: Strengthening the existing busi- nesses and attracting new businesses to the downtown. Managing and locating commercial development in key locations and at a proper scale in the remainder of the City. Should the City plan for larger scale, more regional commercial development, or smaller neighborhood oriented retail shops? Industrial Development: Establishment of a new business park for office and industrial space, possibly along County Road 8, or in northern Hugo. Possible establishment of a new industrial area that will serve as an incubator, allowing small businesses to get established and grow. Residential Development: Planning for a variety of housing types in proper locations. Do you have any comments on what has been completed so far in the City? Northern Hugo: Planning for a northern gateway. Establishing land uses for the entrance to the City along Highway 61 near our northern border. The City will also be evaluating land uses along County Road 4. Eastern Hugo: The City will be evaluating its current policy for rural development including cluster housing, and will explore al- ternate methods of rural planning that will encourage permanent protection of natural resources. Visit the City Website! On the City's website there is a lot of information on the 2008 Comprehensive Plan in regards to what the comprehensive plan is, what items are included in the Plan, and the process the City goes through to complete the Plan. The land use map is also avail- able on the City website for your review. Please visit the website as a way to stay informed with the Comprehensive Plan process. -------------------- Other topics that will be discussed ; ! with the 2008 Comprehensive Plan: ; HOUSING !PARKS ' ! TRANPORTATION SEWER & WATER ; ,NATURAL RESOURCES This is the current Land Use Plan for the City of Hugo adopted with the 1996 Com- prehensive Plan. With the 2008 Comprehensive Plan the land use plan will be revised to reflect what the City's needs are today looking to- wards the future. We need your help to determine what the future Land Use Plan will be for the 2008 Comprehen- sive Plan. This map is available on the City website at www.ci.hugo.mn.us or can be reviewed at Hugo City Hall. Please contact us at info@ci.hugo.mn.us or at (651) 762-6300 if you have any questions regarding land use. -._._-_._._._._._._._., I Future Land Use PUBLIC WORKSHOP June 20, 2007 a@ 7 PM Hugo City Hall I ; by the Eves. Hugo Comprehensive Plan Dated February 1996 Agricultural Rural Residential Urban Reserve 2020 Urban Development Commercia lli nd ustrial ' ParkstOpen Space Public/Quasi-Public 2020 MUSE. Ba njay r Everton Avenue Neighborhood Study Dated May 2001 - High Density Residential 6-10 Units Per Acre Medium Density Residential 3.6 Units Per Ac Love Density Residenital 1.3 Units Per Acre f Large Lot Residential Industrial Commercial Hugo Land. Use Plan Your Role as a Citizen Stay informed and provide feedback. This newsletter will be available on the city website throughout the Comprehensive Plan process to pro- vide you with updates. Attend open houses and workshops to gather as much information as you can, review maps and policies, and provide comments to the City. You can email us at info @ci.hugo.mn. us, call the City, go on the City website, or stop by City Hall to ask questions or provide comments. Thank you for your effort to be a part of the Com- prehensive Plan. HUGO CITY HALL, 14669 FITZGERALD AVENUE NORTH, HUGO, MN 55038 PHONE: (651) 762-6300 WEBSITE: WWW.CI.HUGO.MN.US Page 1 of 2 102.. Mike Ericson From: hba2002@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:44 AM To: Pat; Mike P.; Michele Lindau; Louis Melamed; Mike Ericson; Natalia Hertaus; Ed; Julie Subject: HBA NEWS Attachments: June 14.docx Attention: Hugo Business Association Members: Check out the attached mail. June 14, 2007 ATTENTION: Hugo Business Association Members Committee Volunteers - We are in need of volunteers to help with the operation of the association. This is an opportunity for you to be an active participant in preparing the organization for continued growth. Areas that need your support: Welcome Committee: Mike Goehner The Committee will greet new businesses as they get established in Hugo. Develop a HBA welcome kit for the business and help promote Grand Openings. Event Committee: Debi Johnson Help plan and implement HBA yearly events (i.e. Kidz N Biz, Good Neighbor Days, St. Croix Boat Ride, etc.). Look at new events (i.e. Farmers Market, Run, Walk or Ride event). Administration Committee: Aaron Arvig Answer website inquiries, help with mailings, etc. Marketing Committee: Phil Klein Develop marketing agenda to promote businesses through the HBA events and advertising. Please e-mail/ mail us back as to which committee(s) you would like to volunteer with. Thank you very much for your support. 6/14/2007 Page 1 of 2 1 Mike Ericson From: hba2002@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:44 AM To: Pat; Mike P.; Michele Lindau; Louis Melamed; Mike Ericson; Natalia Hertaus; Ed; Julie Subject: HBA NEWS Attachments: June 14.docx Attention: Hugo Business Association Members: Check out the attached mail. June 14, 2007 ATTENTION: Hugo Business Association Members Committee Volunteers - We are in need of volunteers to help with the operation of the association. This is an opportunity for you to be an active participant in preparing the organization for continued growth. Areas that need your support: Welcome Committee: Mike Goehner The Committee will greet new businesses as they get established in Hugo. Develop a HBA welcome kit for the business and help promote Grand Openings. Event Committee: Debi Johnson Help plan and implement HBA yearly events (i.e. Kidz N Biz, Good Neighbor Days, St. Croix Boat Ride, etc.). Look at new events (i.e. Farmers Market, Run, Walk or Ride event). Administration Committee: Aaron Arvig Answer website inquiries, help with mailings, etc. Marketing Committee: Phil Klein Develop marketing agenda to promote businesses through the HBA events and advertising. Please e-mail/ mail us back as to which committee(s) you would like to volunteer with. Thank you very much for your support. 6/14/2007