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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003.09.09 PACKET CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AGENDA September 9, 2003 7:30 A.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of August 12 Regular Meeting Minutes 4. Business Items • A. Project Updates B. Organizational Structure C. Gateway Update D. Hamlet Storm Sewer/Park E. Clear Channel Property Purchase F. Golf Tournament Debriefing G. Industrial Park Employment Data H. Calendar 5. Miscellaneous Business Items 6. Adjourn Next Meeting Date: October 14, 2003 • G:\Economic Development\E D A\Agendas\2003\September 9 Regular.doc CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES August 12, 2003 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Economic Development Authority was held at City Hall, 7516 80th Street South, Cottage Grove, Minnesota on the 12th day of August 2003. • CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:30 a.m. by EDA President Wolcott. ROLL CALL • Members Present: Jim Wolcott, EDA President Sandy Shiely, EDA Vice-President Gerry Weingartner, Authority Member Dick Pederson, Authority Member Mike Wennen, Authority Member Al Boche, Authority Member Glen Kleven, Authority Member Members Absent: Others Present: Ryan Schroeder, City Administrator Ron Hedberg, Finance Director Steve Barrett, Management Analyst Scott Johnson, Management Analyst Colby Johnson, South Washington County Bulletin APPROVAL OF MINUTES Authority Member Dick Pederson moved to approve the July 8, 2003 EDA Minutes. Mike Wennen seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. • Economic Development Authority- Minutes August 12, 2003 • Page 2 PROJECT UPDATES There are currently 13 restaurants on the city's active project list. There are a few potential relocations also on this list. Industrial leads for the city have been slow lately. Some industrial projects are waiting for better economic projections before building their projects. CCE Technologies is talking about expanding their current facility in the industrial park. Kim Lindquist and Michelle Wolfe recently met with a realtor who represents a recording studio that is interested in the industrial park. Finally, the city has a body shop that is interested in locating in the industrial park. GATEWAY G-Will Center - KKE is currently drawing up improvement plans for the G-Will Center. They will upgrade the rear of the building first and consolidate the dumpster locations. The façade will be upgraded in the future. Cottage Square -The city continues to work on a proposal for the Cottage Square site. Hamlet Park Ponding — A stormwater ponding project in Hamlet Park would require an expansion of existing facilities. This project would also take away industrial property in • the industrial park. In June, the City Council met with residents. They discussed expanding Hamlet Avenue and adding housing units. Also, MNDOT expressed concerns over the current water levels in Hamlet Park. We may be able to sell some of the sub- soil rock to help pay for this project. This will be determined in the near future. Staff put together a drawing of the 20 acre pond, flume system, and the expansion of the Hamlet ball fields. Some portion of this property is already directed to use for ponding. Ryan Schroeder informed the EDA that it is important to improve the drainage and ponding to help with the storm water issues that were created with development in the 1960's, 70's, and 80's. Rock exists 5 to 6 feet below surface levels. The rock will need to be removed and crushed. The proposed storm water project would create up to an 800 foot buffer between the industrial sites and the residential sites. The ball fields will also be graded to take on storm water for a 100-year storm. Glen Kleven asked if the storm water would kill the grass on the fields. Other EDA members thought the grass would be fine after the flooding. Mr. Schroeder also informed the EDA that the city needs to wait for the results from the soil borings before making a decision on this project. There will be a neighborhood meeting on August 20th to discuss plans for Hamlet Park. There are currently no bids in hand for dredging the pond at Hamlet. A road would still need to be built to expand the housing in the area. Up to 18 single family homes are projected on this site. This will depend on the depth of the bedrock on the site. The major concern for the current residents is the wlume of traffic in the area. HWY 61 PONDING Steve Barrett is currently working with Clear Channel to replace billboards in exchange for storm water ponding space and $1.00. He has received positive feedback from • Economic Development Authority- Minutes August 12, 2003 Page 3 Council on pursuing this option. Clear Channel would be left with 3 billboards that would be limited in square footage to no more than exists on current sign faces. The current structures are outdated and can only be replaced through this agreement with the city. Jim Wolcott asked if the DNR has been contacted about turning the property into a storm water holding area. Staff will contact the DNR about the project and make the agreement contingent on the approval of affected state agencies. Mr. Schroeder has been in contact with Joe-Bob properties on the other land parcel br this project. EDA GOLF OUTING Staff will be recognize and thank eight developer/builders for their contributions to the City of Cottage Grove since 1997. This year's recipients include Orrin Thompson, Kingsborough Homes, Custom One Homes, McGough, Gunderson Construction, Goldridge Group, BRAA, and Xcel Energy. Staff would like to give out annual awards to developers for their work in Cottage Grove at the golf outing. CGAA Al Boche informed the EDA that the CGAA has donated $30,000 to the city to pave the north parking lot at Kingston Park. • PROMOTIONAL VIDEO Mayor Shiely informed the EDA that the Hastings promotional video is located at hastingsmn.org. Tom Mortice from the Chamber of Commerce will look into putting together something similar for the City of Cottage Grove. ADJOURN The EDA adjourned at 8:45 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Scott Johnson Management Analyst • CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE • MINNESOTA To: Economic Development Authority Members From: Scott Johnson, Management Analyst .P Date: August 26, 2003 Subject: Project Updates P Attached is the list of active projects. Since the August meeting we received four new inquiries. These include a 10,000 sf Recording Studio, 215,000 sf Industrial user, a restaurant, and a wood manufacturer. Ryan Schroeder also met with a light industrial business on September 3rd to discuss the possibility of relocating to Cottage Grove (ED-03-010). Attachment • • ACTIVE LEADS QUERY EDA PACKET 9/3/2003 Proposal ID Project Description SF/Acres Needed • ED-00-31 Grove Plaza NA ED-01-001 90,000 SF Retail 90,000 ED-01-006 Re-Development ED-01-021 Remodel ED-01-037 Multi-tenant Industrial 80,000- 100,000 SF ED-02-004 Office 2 acres ED-02-007 Restaurant ED-02-015 Remodel ED-02-016 Bank ED-02-017 Bank ED-02-018 Manufacturer 30 acres ED-02-023 Restaurant ED-02-025 Office/Warehouse ED-02-026 Biotech ED-02-027 Redevelopment ED-02-028 Commercial ED-02-029 Manufacturing ED-02-030 Commercial ED-02-031 Commercial ED-02-035 Multi-tenant Office/Warehou 20-30 acres ED-02-037 Truck Repair 40,000 to 50,000 SF on 4-6 acres ED-02-040 Mixed-use 50-300 acres ED-02-041 Commercial • ED-02-042 Industrial 10 acres/80,000 SF ED-02-043 Industrial 250,000 to 300,000 sf ED-02-045 Light Manufacturing 3-4 acres ED-02-046 Industrial 2 acres ED-02-047 Redevelopment Commercial ED-03-001 Light Manufacturing ED-03-004 Light Manufacturing 10,000 sf ED-03-005 Warehouse/Indoor Storage ED-03-006 Manufacturing 7.25 acres/90,000 sf ED-03-007 Restaurant ED-03-008 Manufacturing 40,000-50,000 sf ED-03-009 Manufacturing 25,000-35,000 sf ED-03-010 Light Industrial 2 acres ED-03-011 Office Building 5,000-15,000 sf ED-03-012 Car Dealership/Senior Housi ED-03-013 Distribution Center 15-40 acres ED-03-014 Light Industrial 100,000 sf ED-03-015 Restaurant ED-03-016 Restaurant ED-03-017 Restaurant 1 acre ED-03-018 Body Shop ED-03-019 Restaurant ED-03-020 Industrial _ • Page 1 ACTIVE LEADS QUERY EDA PACKET 9/3/2003 • Proposal ID Project Description SF/Acres Needed • ED-03-021 Recording Studio 10,000 sf ED-03-022 Industrial 215,000 cf ED-03-023 Restaurant ED-03-024 Wood Manufacturing • • Page 2 City of Cottage Grove • Memo To: Economic Development Authority From: Ryan R. Schroeder Date: 09/03/03 Re: Organizational Structure As the EDA is most likely aware, Assistant City Administrator Michelle Wolfe has left the City of Cottage Grove to become the City Administrator for the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota. Her professionalism and insight will be missed. Due in large part to fiscal issues foisted upon the City by the State of Minnesota the vacancy created by Michelle leaving Cottage Grove will not be filled as-is. Instead, 11111 the City Council has consolidated the departments of Finance and Administration with Mr. Ron Hedberg as the department director. A 2004 budget allocation is remaining to fill a mid level technical/professional position. Since the beginning of 1999, we have followed a generalist work team approach to administrative and economic development responsibilities and tasks. For the six years before that, the City had had an Economic Development Director position. The generalist approach has been successful in creation of development activity and we are expecting to continue that approach. The change is that Ron Hedberg will become increasingly involved in EDA activities in the future. The message we attempt to send to the development community is that they can call any of a dozen different staff people at the City for assistance with their project. Each of these persons has differing areas of expertise but all of them are intended to be available to developers, contractors or future businesses. The enclosed page from our marketing materials denotes the members of our development team (including EDA and Councilmembers). That same team will continue to be in place absent one individual position. EDA Action: For informational purposes • •Page 1 • GROW Fl PARTNERS Mayor Sandy Shiely City Council Mark Grossklaus Cheryl Kohls Pat Rice Jim Wolcott Economic Development Authority Al Boche Glen Kleven Dick Pederson • Sandy Shiely Gerry Weingartner Mike Wennen Jim Wolcott Economic Development Team Steve Barrett Neil Belscamper John Burbank Les Burshten Ron Hedberg Scott Johnson Bob LaBrosse Kim Lindquist John McCool Ryan Schroeder Harry Taylor Michelle Wolfe • City of Cottage Grove • Memo To: Economic Development Authority From: Ryan R. Schroeder cc: Mayor and City Council Date: 08/27/03 Re: Gateway Update The most recent meeting with the General Contractor, Arcon, and the grading contractor, DLR, occurred on August 27, 2003. At that meeting, we received projections as to when various project facets would be started and/or completed. Status as of that date was: • 1. All municipal utility work is complete but for the first 300 feet of Hardwood Avenue, fka East Point Douglas Road. That work will be performed as part of the reconstruction of the roadway and associated grading changes. 2. Gas lines apparently have all been rerouted. It is believed that cable and telephone lines have also been rerouted. There is a small section of electric cabling between US Bank and 1501 that needs to be relocated. Absent this relocation, scheduled work in this portion of the project will be delayed. 3. Curb and Gutter installation is scheduled to commence on August 28. The operation will start at 73`d with the segment up to 70th completed first. This will be followed by the segment south of 73rd. The entire curbing operation is expected to take 4-5 days. Openings in the curbing will be left on Hardwood Court and on Hardwood Avenue at the Oakwood Commercial site to facilitate haul routes. That curbing will be completed concurrent with the completion of the first 300 feet of Hardwood Avenue north of 80th Street. 4. The signals at 80th and East Point were shut down this morning in favor of four way stop signs for signal relocation work. That work is scheduled to be complete by Friday, August 29. 110 •Page 1 5. Grading and soil export from Oak Park Commons will commence as soon as a • class five surface exists on Hardwood Court. 6. Grading of the 1501 property may commence during the week of September 1. The operation is about a week in duration. Due to grade changes on Hardwood Court and Oak Park Commons retaining walls are not necessary on the east side of the 1501 property. Curbing is expected to follow immediately behind that. Once the class five is installed, following curbing, the entrance on existing East Point will be closed and graded out. Pavement will match the existing parking lot without an additional overlay. Paving of the parking lot is expected in early October. Irrigation and expansion of the parking lot lighting is not a responsibility of the City. 1501 would at that point use the same access route as US Bank. Restoration of the disturbed areas on 1501 will be conducted as part of the MSA project. Community development will manage directional and permanent signage installation. 7. The Tutor Time access will be rerouted to the northbound East Point Douglas roadway on or about September 3. Community Development will deliver flyers to Tutor Time to be used to inform their customers. The contractor will install directional signage. 8. Weis Construction will be informed that access to their site must come from 70th down Hardwood Avenue. H:\September03Gateway.docID i •Page 2 • HARDWOOD AVE. Q___________ J ./ '------.__________„_' 1,1 1 i( i ____, I ` , , _ . '''-- , .... . __ 4,4,, ., I L4� Flltwir", OAKWOOD - PARK • . _. _____ t . C. ''‘ ti] i 1 . \\,4, ___..„..._ 1111 ..--""leJ Idr;* _______,----.)_____I 0 - rry:. 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As a result of a positive meeting with the neighborhood and a favorable reading from the City Council we have requested a September 3, 2003 authorization by Council of preparation of plans and specs for construction of storm ponding south of Hamlet Park. We initiated negotiations for purchase of the property in question on August 21, 2003. As noted in the Council agenda item it is expected that the property boundaries of Hamlet Park would be expanded by approximately 13.5 acres south of existing Hamlet Park. Further,that fee title for storm ponding to the south and east of that parcel would be acquired to the extent of approximately 18.43 acres. In addition, 9.19 acres would be set aside for a residential extension of existing Hamlet Avenue. All told, approximately 33 acres of the original 79-acre parcel would remain for future industrial development. Additionally, three acres of the pond area, proposed to be constructed under the City contract, would be allocated toward ponding for the residential and future industrial users. In theory, therefore, approximately 400,000 square feet of industrial construction could still occur on the remaining parcels at a lot coverage between 25% and 30%. Funding for this acquisition comes from both the Park Trust and the Storm water area funds. Pond construction is from the Storm water area fund. Before actual construction of additional facilities for Hamlet Park, a north-south roadway would need to be constructed connecting to 95th Street. It would be expected that that roadway would receive cost shares from the WAG Farms development parcels, CP • •Page 1 Rail, which also benefits by the road, and perhaps with a contribution from the Park • Trust as well for access to the Hamlet park and parking lot. The cost of the portion of i the roadway borne by the remaining WAG Farms development parcels is estimated at $0.60/square foot of developable land. This cost is comparable to our grading/infrastructure costs in that portion of the Industrial Park south of 95th Street. EDA Action: For information and discussion. • • •Page 2 City of Cottage Grove • Memo To: Mayor and City Council From Ryan R. Schroeder Date: 08/20/03 Re: Hamlet Storm ponding solutions Council has had a number of varied discussions regarding Hamlet Park and it's development and expansion, Hamlet Avenue and it's expansion, the 79 acre WAG Farms property and it's eventual industrial development as well as storm ponding associated with all of these topics and potential conflicts between future industrial operations on WAG Farms and CP Rail properties. These varied discussions have resulted in the creation of a redevelopment TIF district on portions of this property in • order to provide a revenue source for construction of projects that would buffer the marshalling yard from land uses to its' west, creation of a Hamlet Park expansion plan, and various layouts for Hamlet Avenue extensions and storm drainage facilities south of Hamlet Park. These various planning activities have also resulted in 2002 CIP funding of $477,000 in Hamlet area drainage improvements and another 2003 allocation of $676,000 for Gateway storm sewer improvements relocated to the Hamlet area. Council has also directed that sales proceeds from the Oakwood Commercial site be redirected to the Park Trust Fund, ostensibly to provide for revenues for the Hamlet Park expansion project. Those revenues have been projected at$1.4 million. While we have been identifying revenue sources to accomplish park expansion and storm sewer improvements, we have been working through design issues at a more deliberate pace. It has been contemplated that, as has been our practice, as development occurs that will provide the impetus to cause final design and a development schedule for infrastructure servicing the development and the larger regional system. However, as Council is aware, concerns expressed by MNDOT regarding potential Highway 61 flooding has caused us to work outside of our normal development phasing on this project. As a result of those concerns we are currently cleaning inlet pipes into the Hamlet system, we are attempting to gain estimates on dredging the Hamlet ponds, we are designing expansions of those ponds as well as an expansion of that system and we are attempting to identify how that system can • work around a park and playfield expansion and an expansion of Hamlet Avenue. •Page 1 Council has hosted a public meeting in the past to allow property owners on Hamlet Avenue an opportunity to discuss an expansion of the roadway with corresponding • housing development. At that meeting (June 18, 2003), staff presented various development scenarios on a 12.179-acre site. Those scenarios ranged from a 54- unit townhouse project at 4.4 units/acre down to various single-family developments of 23 to 26 units or 1.8 to 2.13 units per acre. By way of comparison, the existing 8900 block of Hamlet has 15 lots on 5.08 acres, or 2.95 units/acre. Another random nearby area, 8700—8900 of Grenadier, Greystone and Grospoint totals 60 lots over 18.69 acres for a per acre density of 3.21. On the other end of the scale is 66th Court south in the Highlands addition with 23 lots over 11.29 acres for a density of 2.04. Kingsborough Woods 1 and 2 has a density of 2.4 units per acre. We recently requested BRAA to redraw the Hamlet expansion as we refined our storm water planning. What has resulted is a proposed subdivision of 9.19 acres with 18 lots for a density of 1.96 units/acre. We are projecting that this subdivision concept could create in the neighborhood of a $400,000 value for the property owner. It is currently zoned R-3. As such, the owner would not need to rezone the property to provide for this development. A suggestion made by a neighborhood resident was that the • property owner be asked to donate the property for ponding or park expansion. We did make the request, which was declined. Further, given the existing sanitary sewer through the middle of the property and the existing topography of the site there would be very little utility of the site for ponding. Park land could result in an expanded use of the site over ponding but certainly, the highest and best use of the site is for residential development. Our observation is that City involvement in predesign of this subdivision allows for potential improvement in the project from what would otherwise • be expected to occur (much like our East Ravine Master Planning). A neighborhood meeting has been scheduled for 6PM on August 20 to review this concept as well as park and storm water concept drawings. The expansion of Hamlet Park is presently shown on the concept drawings at 11.46 acres to include four additional ballfields. In addition, we are anticipating perhaps an additional two-acre parcel east of the ballfield expansion piece in order to provide for an estimated 200 to 250 additional parking stalls. The expectation is that the ballfield area would be graded such that it would provide for a stomiwater catchment area in a large storm event (100-year). Further, that actual development of the ballfields would not occur until a roadway access is provided to the parking area from 95th Street. That roadway would be expected to be constructed concurrent with future industrial park development. The park acquisition budget would be $600,000 with proceeds from the Park Trust Fund. Grading and development costs have not been estimated at this time. The storm ponding scenario as presently drawn includes 18.43 acres of ponding, 1.48 acres of drainage ditch (flume) and 3.98 acres of property severed from remaining WAG Farm holdings that is not presently perceived as developable (due to the location of the sewer line and steep slopes). The proposed budget for acquisition of this 23.89 acres is $700,000. This budget is suggested as the future ponding provides some residual benefit to the remaining development parcel and the severed • •Page 2 • parcel isn't developable at this time and so doesn't represent an expected cost item. • Actual pond and flume construction cost will vary depending on the characteristics of the subsoil, the actual construction methods and approach to the project (such as development timeframes). For instance, pond construction will result in availability of fill material. If that fill material can be sold, or graded into adjacent future development sites the project would have a much more favorable cost/benefit than if we need to immediately export soils for disposal. We are continuing to analyze those cost items and project approach. We are sensitive to the impacts of construction activities on nearby neighborhoods. However, post construction the ponding and park improvements will provide for buffering between existing residential and future industrial users well beyond what could normally be expected. In some cases that buffer would approach 800 feet. It is also contemplated that long term; this ponding system would provide the same level of amenity to the community as exists from the existing Hamlet pond system. In addition to this ponding, we are proposing an expansion of the existing Hamlet pond. We also would be reshaping the pond outlet and most likely adjusting the elevation of that outlet in order to reduce the NWL of Hamlet Pond as requested by MNDOT. We are enclosing a draft of the Hamlet Avenue / Hamlet Park / Hamlet Pond expansion concept for your review. At the time of preparation of this memorandum, we are awaiting a small correction in this plan. The plan as drawn shows an • expansion of the current Hamlet Park, parking lot that is accessed off 89th Street. That resulted from a miscommunication with Engineering. The next draft will show that parking area just east of the Hamlet playfield expansion at the northwest extension of the proposed Glendenning Road which will access 95th Street. 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Of that, • approximately 2,100 square feet is comprised of the three large multi-face billboard structures, which they intend to replace. Our hope is to limit the total new square footage to 2,100 square feet. Clear Channel is hoping to keep a total of 2,800 square feet on the three new structures, to reflect no net loss of advertising square footage. The City's position is that in exchange for the permanency of the new structures, Clear Channel should sacrifice some square footage. Finally, the City has begun discussing possible height restrictions on the new billboard structures. The City's position is that the area will be better served from an aesthetic standpoint with lower standing billboards. Clear Channel has so far expressed concern over this subject, but they haven't ruled anything out and they're willing to discuss it. 2. Joe-Bob Properties. Discussions will begin with Joe-Bob Properties once we get a better handle on any DNR issues relating to the creation of our storm water pond site (see below), and after we continue progress toward an agreement with Clear Channel. Formal discussions will begin the week of September 8. 3. DNR Requirements. I am discussing the DNR requirements relating to the storm water issues on the site with a couple engineers with Bonestroo, • Rosene, Anderlik and Associates. I will provide a verbal update of these discussions at the meeting on Tuesday. (1:=ACITY OF COTTAGE GROVE • MINNESOTA • To: EDA Members From: Scott Johnson, Management Analyst Date: September 2, 2003 4 Subject: 2003 EDA Golf Outing 120 golfers participated and 23 businesses sponsored the 2003 EDA golf outing on August 19th at River Oaks Golf Course. Attached is a memo that breaks down the revenues and expenses for 2003. The EDA made a profit of$1,097.86. This is the first time the tournament has a made a profit in its 8 year history. The EDA tournament will be held next year on August 17th at River Oaks. . • lir 3/41. MEMO _.....j TO: EDA Members 41 FROM: Scott Johnson DATE: September 9, 2003 RE: EDA GOLF TOURNAMENT EXPENSES Here is a breakdown of revenues and expenses for the 2003 EDA Golf Tournament: REVENUES EXPENSESIII Entrance fees $11,920 River Oaks Golf Course $4,955.50 Hole Sponsorship Signs $332.28 Groovy Brush $1,013.46 Postage $804.60 Copies of invite $85.98 Dining Room $3,630.32 TOTAL REVENUES $11,920 (Still waiting for five more checks ) Total w/ TOTAL EXPENSES $10,736.16 Checks $12,540 ENDING BALANCE 2003: (-$1,097.86) ENDING BALANCE 2002: ($125.13) ENDING BALANCE 2001: ($5,290.78) ENDING BALANCE 2000: ($3,469.61) • • CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE PRESS RELEASE Fax To: South Washington County Bulletin 651-459-9491 St. Paul Pioneer Press 651-228-5113 Attn: Becky Byers Minneapolis Star and Tribune 612-673-4359 MN Real Estate Journal 952-885-0818 Economic Development Assoc. MN 651-290-2266 Metro East Development Partnership 651-223-5484 City Business 612-288-2121 MN Dept. Trade & Economic Development 651-296-1290 MAEDC 651-290-2266 From: Scott Johnson, Management Analyst Date: September 2, 2003 Re: 2003 EDA Golf Outing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Ron Hedberg 651.458-2832 Ryan Schroeder 651.458-2822 • Cottage Grove, MN 2003 EDA Golf Outing in Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, MN. The Cottage Grove Economic Development Authority sponsored a golf tournament at River Oaks Golf Course in Cottage Grove on August 19, 2003. The event brought together architects, builders, planners and development experts. Tournament sponsors included; • Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik and Associates • Xcel Energy • Merchants Bank • MMIC Benefits • Olson General Contractors • Welsh Companies • First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. • Newland Communities • • Wells Fargo • Ehlers & Associates • Anchor Bank • TKDA • 3M • KKE • WSB & Associates • McGough Construction • Goldridge Group • Cottage View Drive-In Theater • Mainstreet Bank • Metro East Development Partnership • Hydrocon Inc. • Country Inn & Suites • Burschville Construction The Economic Development Authority is an organization designed to bring new development opportunities to the City of Cottage Grove. The August 19th EDA Golf tournament brought together 120 development • professionals from all around Minnesota and exposed them to the development possibilities in Cottage Grove. • • 8th Annual EDA Golf Outing /August 19, 2003 Growth Partner Award Recipients • Categories for 2003: Top Residential Builders from 1997 through 2002 Top Commercial Builders from 1997 through 2002 Top Corporate EDA sponsors Residential Builders: 1. Orrin Thompson Homes: Over the six year period Orrin Thompson Homes is our most productive housing builder at a total of 471 homes with a total of $60,511,795 in building permit value. Currently Orrin Thompson is building in the Pine Summit neighborhoods north of 70th Street and west of Hinton Avenue. 2. Custom One Homes: Over the six year period Custom One Homes has been our second most productive builder with 79 custom homes with a total building permit value of$18,133,615. Custom One is our top producer of market value per unit. They are currently finishing up the many phases of the Hidden Valley subdivisions south of 70th Street east of Harkness Avenue. 3. Kingsborough Homes: Over the six year period Kingsborough Homes is our number three builder at 76 total units. With a total building permit value of $14,158,608 Kingsborough Homes is also our number two producer of market value per unit. Kingsborough is just starting the Mississippi Dunes subdivision located south of 95th Street and west of Hadley Avenue. • Commercial Builders: 1. McGough Construction: McGough is the commercial contractor with the highest total market value and largest amount of square footage constructed by one contractor over the past six years with a total of$8,300,000 building permit value for 234,846 square feet between construction on the 3M campus and the Renewal by Andersen headquarters and manufacturing facility. The latter project received the Economic Development Association of Minnesota Business Retention Project of the Year designation for 1998 projects. 2. The Goldridge Group: Goldridge has completed two new commercial projects since 1999 including the new Tutor Time Daycare in the Gateway District and the 76 unit Country Inn and Suites Hotel project. The hotel project is laudable in that it is on a 3.1 acre triangular site that also made provision for an Applebee's Restaurant and included shared parking with those two projects and the adjacent School District Program Center. Goldridge has the distinction of creating the highest square foot value of all commercial developers over the past six years. 3. Gunderson Construction: Gunderson completed the new Advance Corporation headquarters and manufacturing facility in the industrial park in 2001. This project not only represents the highest square foot market value of any project in the Park to date but it was also one of the three industrial projects in 2001 that jointly received the Economic Development Association of Minnesota Best Business Attraction Award. Particularly laudable is that the • site required creativity to shoehorn the project on a very narrow site while at the same time constructing a state of the art manufacturing facility. Corporate EDA Sponsors: 1. Xcel Energy: Xcel has been a partner with the City of Cottage Grove since initiation of an economic development strategic vision by the City in 1991. Xcel has sponsored every one of our annual golf outings. Xcel was the first organization to sponsor our marketing campaign in 2001 and has continued to do so in 2002 and 2003. Resulting from their sponsorship has been the receipt by the City of the Economic Development Association of Minnesota Best Direct Mail Campaign, granted in 2003. We consider Xcel, which provides both electric and natural gas in Cottage Grove, as a partner with every project that we complete. 2. Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik & Associates: Bonestroo Engineering has been the lead civil engineering consulting firm for the City of Cottage Grove for over forty years. Over the past six years Bonestroo has represented the City on almost all of our major development projects representing 1056 new homes and 889,195 square feet of new commercial and industrial construction in addition to public facility and redevelopment projects. Bonestroo has also been a sponsor of our marketing campaign including a gold sponsorship in 2002 and a platinum level sponsorship for 2003. • Over the past six years Cottage Grove has worked with 21 different commercial builders on 27 new commercial projects in addition to several tenant buildout projects. Eleven different residential developer builders and numerous construction companies, engineering firms, architects, bankers and real estate professionals have also partnered with us on various projects. We also consider every commercial and industrial operator, totaling over 3.7 million square feet of facilities as our partners. The annual EDA golf outing is intended to celebrate those partnerships and to reinforce our ongoing mission of creating future Growth Partners. F:\USERS\RSCHROED\8th Annual EDA Golf Outing Awards.doc S City of Cottage Grove • Memo To: Economic Development Authority From: Ryan R. Schroeder, Scott Johnson CC: Mayor and City Council Date: 09/02/03 Re: Industrial Park Employment Data As the City Council, and its' Economic Development Authority, continues to work toward building quality community spaces, employment centers, and retail neighborhoods we wanted to provide an update on what is being created by development of the industrial park. In addition to development of • about$30,000,000 in taxable market value over the past several years the City has also begun to create additional generation of economic activity through the wages paid by employers. While many of those wages are transported out of the community due to residence of employees, a share of that payroll is spent within the community in restaurants or other retail venues. It is also important to note that a significant percentage of Cottage Grove residents currently work outside the community. As additional employment opportunities are created within the community a portion of current and/or future Cottage Grove residents will hold those new jobs. We have not yet been able to gain statistics from every employer within the industrial area of Cottage Grove. Existing data, from Up North Plastics, American AgCo, CCE Technologies, Advance Corporation, TradeHome Shoes, Renewal by Andersen, and Cogentrix total 755 existing jobs. Those jobs are estimated to average more than $25.6 million in annual payroll with an average production floor position at about$16/hour. •Page 1 Employees in Cottage Grove manufacturing facilities reside throughout the metro area. Surprisingly, the largest cohort of employees is from within the • City of St. Paul at 36.6% of total manufacturing employment. The east and northeast metro contributes another 23.3% of the total while Cottage Grove residents make up 12.7% of the total population of manufacturing employees. Wisconsin follows close behind Cottage Grove at 12.5% with the south metro contributing another 12.3% of industrial park employees. Finally, rivers must in fact be a barrier to employment with Minneapolis, the west and northwest metro in total contributing 2.6% of employees among all jobs provided by Cottage Grove manufacturers. • •Page 2 e (MCITY OF COTTAGE GROVE MINNESOTA To: EDA Members From: Scott Johnson Id' Date: September 2, 2003 Subject: Calendar EDA Meeting September 9 EDA Meeting October 14 Wells Fargo Ribbon Cutting October 17 12:30 PM EDA Meeting November 11 (Reschedule—Veteran's Day) EDA Meeting December 9 • Schmid and Son Ribbon Cutting To be determined Park and Ride Ribbon Cutting To be determined G:\Economic Development\E D A\Documents\2003\Aug Calendar.doc •