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Home My WebLink About2002.01.08 PACKET f CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE • ECONOMIC Secretary DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AGENDA January 8, 2002 7:30 A.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of November 13, 2001 and December 11, 2001 Minutes • 4. Business Items A. Project Updates B. Gateway Redevelopment Update/Special Meeting C. EDA Bylaws D. 2002 Events: Business Breakfast, Golf Tournament, Manufacturer's Week E. Calendar F. Various Updates: Transit Park and Ride, River Oaks Catering, Annual Report, Metro East Development Partnership G. 2002 Advertising Plan H. EDA Strategic Plan 5. Miscellaneous Business Items 6. Adjourn Next Meeting Date: February 12, 2002. • J:\Economic Development\EDA Packets\2002\Agendas\January 8 Regular.doc ;City of Cottage Grove • Memo To: Economic Development Authority Members From: Michelle Wolfe, Assistant City Administrator ik1' Date: 01/03/02 Re: Project Updates Item 4A Attached is the list of active projects. The City received 38 leads in 2001. Staff will provide a verbal update at the meeting. I• Attachment • \\CG_FS2\CG_FS2_MAIN\GROUPS\PER_ECON\Economic Development\EDA Memos\2001\Jan 02 Proj Update.doc ACTIVE LEADS QUERY EDA PACKET 1/2/02 Proposal ID Project Description SF/Acres Needed ED-00-22 Office Warehouse 45,000-50,000 sf warehouse, 4,000- 5,000 office ED-00-31 Grove Plaza NA ED-00-32 Hotel & Restaurant 70,000 -80,000 sf ED-00-61 ;Retail/Mixed Use ED-00-64 Manufacturing/Distribution 8-10 acres ED-00-74 Manufacturing 50,000 sf ED-00-84 Multi-Tenant Spec. Building ED-01-001 90,000 SF Retail 90,000 ED-01-002 Manufacturing ED-01-005 Manufacturing ED-01-006 Re-Development ED-01-010 Restaurant#2 ED-01-012 Restaurant#4 ED-01-016 Manufacturer 10,000 SF ED-01-018 Commercial ED-01-021 Remodel ED-01-024 Commercial 6.5 acres ED-01-026 Manufacturing- Medical 35,000 Sq. Ft. ED-01-027 Senior Housing 5 acres ED-01-029 Industrial 10-15 acres ED-01-030 Distribution 25-30 acres ED-01-032 Distribution 400,000 SF distribution center ED-01-033 Industrial ED-01-034 Distribution Center 9 acres ED-01-035 Project Future 60- 100 acres ED-01-036 Retail Store 2,000 -3,000 SF ED-01-037 Multi-tenant Industrial 80,000 - 100,000 SF ED-01-038 Commercial 40,000- 50,000 SF • Page 1 -City of Cottage Grove • Memo To: Economic Development Authority Members From: Michelle Wolfe, Assistant City Administrator Date: 01/04/02 Re: Gateway/80th Street Redevelopment Update Item 4B FEASIBILITY STUDY The feasibility report for the 80th Street Redevelopment Project was approved at the December 19 City Council meeting. A copy of the report was sent to the EDA members in late December. At that same City Council meeting, the Council ordered the • preparation of plans and specifications. CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS The City Attorney has begun preparation of the necessary resolutions that need to be adopted to proceed with the condemnation procedure. It has been determined that the EDA is the responsible authority to formally approve the resolutions as they relate to redevelopment activities. The resolutions will not be prepared in time for the January 8 EDA meeting, so we will need to schedule a special meeting of the EDA. Attached is a report prepared by City Administrator Schroeder that further explains the process. At the January 8 EDA meeting, staff can provide further explanation. We will also discuss a date and time for the Special Meeting. Attachment • F:\Groups\PER_ECON\Economic Development\EDA Memos\2002\Jan 02 Gateway Redeelopment Update.doc Office of the City Administrator • Memo To: Mayor and Council Economic Development Authority From: Ryan R.Schroeder Date: 01/04/02 Re: Gateway Redevelopment Background: The Gateway Redevelopment District is divided into the western district (Cottage Square Shopping Center) and the eastern district (Grove Plaza, Walgreen's and Kohl's development areas). While there has been significant bantering about • redevelopment of the western district, there is not currently anything planned for that property. Alternatively, there are three projects grouped together for the eastern portion of the district. These projects are as follows: 1) Rose of Sharon/Semper Development/Walgreen's County EMV: $1,934,000 (non-taxable) Estimated Post development EMV: $2,500,000 $11.25/square foot land and building Project Area: 5.1 acres 2) Kohl's/80th Street Redevelopment/ Hardwood Avenue Project County EMV: $1,096,700 ($387,000 residential, City appraisal at $821,100 and $709,700 commercial, City appraisal at $1,503,170, $135,000 of which is non- taxable) • •Page 1 • Development Agreement Post development EMV: $4,500,000 • $10.48/square foot land and building Project Area: 20.4 acres of which 2.735 acres will be green space, 7.803 acres will be road right of way, and 9.861 acres will be the development parcel. 3) Grove Plaza/Home Depot County EMV: $7,045,800 Development Agreement Post Development EMV: $5,775,000 Home Depot ($13.08/square foot)and $5,045,000 Grove Plaza ($10.80/square foot) in addition to a remnant parcel estimated at$101,700 Project Area: 21.0423 acres of which 10.7204 acres is Grove Plaza, 10.1326 acres is Home Depot, 0.6486 acres is the remnant parcel By way of comparison values elsewhere within the community are: 1) Target/Target Mall $10.70/square foot 2) Jamaica NE (CUB et al) $10.00/square foot 3) SW Gateway $2.34/square foot 4) NE Gateway (currently) $8.10/square foot 5)Remainder of NE Gateway (currently) $3.26/square foot Recent sales in the community are: Fifth Street Ventures 28.0 acres $0.57/SF Tutor Time 2.3 acres $1.20/SF SD Bus Garage 4.0 acres $2.29/SF Country Inn and Suites 3.1 acres $2.98/SF Home Depot 10.1326 acres $4.76/SF Menards Expansion 1.84 acres $5.50/SF EDA Langdon 8.255 acres $0.27/SF • •Page 2 EDA Industrial Land various $0.85/SF • Semper/Walgreen's 5.1 acres $13.95/SF Almar Village 13.58 $1.70/SF Cedarstrom Project approx. 2 acres $2.00/SF In order to accomplish the Gateway projects we are in the position of upgrading some area infrastructure as well as completing regional infrastructure that traverses the area. We are also proposing to purchase property with resale to an end user in the case of the Kohl's project. Specifically, for Walgreen's Semper we completed utility extensions and constructed the pond on their site with costs assessed back to the property. For Grove/Home Depot we are constructing a storm pond facility (which also services the Walgreen's parcel and upstream parcels) and proposing to provide up to $500,000 in assistance to the developer upon rehabilitation of the existing shopping center in exchange for transfer of responsibility for the existing CGTAP loan to the developer. For the 80th Street/Kohl's/Gateway project, we are completing utility extensions for the West Draw that traverses the property. We are also completing the Hardwood Avenue project for which land acquisition began in 1998. Hardwood Avenue must be completed concurrent to the development due to elevations of the site and access needs of Burnet Realty, Tutor Time, US Bank, and Kohl's. We are also providing for storm water improvements associated with site development due to undersized existing infrastructure. Finally, we are conducting land packaging for the development with a liability cap of $2.6 million with those funds recovered through resale proceeds, TIF revenues, and MSA contribution for that portion of the property related to the road, and a small contribution from the Economic Development Trust Fund. This last contribution originally was contemplated in a larger amount. However, residual Gateway District TIF proceeds is now proposed to be dedicated toward that project reducing the reliance on the Trust Fund. It should especially be mentioned here that project funded storm sewer improvements are due to pipe restrictions near MGM liquor as well as lack of storage in the Hamlet Park storm system. Redevelopment of the Gateway area with current standards would create the need for these improvements regardless of where those improvements were located. We are allocating project funding through TIF and Trust Fund sources to provide for those upgrades at this time providing revenues which subsidize the area fund that would normally be expected to cover this expense. The other storm sewer improvements were planned for system extensions related to the West Draw that run through the project area and had been programmed prior to initiation of this project. Likewise, the Hardwood Avenue improvement has been contemplated for a number of years. This project does result in advancing the schedule to 2002 from 2006, moving back another project as a result. • •Page 3 Development costs by funding source for the district, therefore, as outlined above • are: Project MSA Water Storm TIF EDT Assmt Kohl's Hrdwd C. 2,240,000 Water 300,000 Storm 419,927 256,073 Hidden V. St. 339,500 57,000 E. Pt. Doug. 130,000 Acquisition 525,000 895,558 31,191 1,153,251* Demo 150,000 Semper utils 409,073 GP Pond 270,400 GP Site Rehab 500,000 District Conting. 368,809 • Totals 2,575,000 300,000 609,900 2,152,485 656,073 409,073 1,153,251 *plus acquisition costs exceeding$2.6 million for the 80th Street redevelopment Additionally, the Gateway projects will result in various fees and charges being collected by the City. These include the following: Kohl's Administrative/Finance Fees: $320,150 Gateway Administrative/Finance Fees: $282,224 Kohl's Permit/Connection Fees: $155,176 Home Depot Permit/Connection Fees $ 29.042 plus area Grove Plaza Rehab estimated Permits: $ 9,769 Flemming Permit/Connection fees: $ 4,145 Walgreen's Permit/Connection Fees: $ 75,981 12/03 CGTAP Balance: $154,915 Public Land resale not included above: $337,037 • • Page 4 The Gateway District, all told is an approximate 365-acre area of the community. 41 Both the EDA and Council have expressed a desire to realize redevelopment of the area. A corollary to this development and the potential impact is TIF 1-7 and the development opportunity, which resulted in the construction of the Target store and mall at Jamaica and Highway 61. Enclosed are the financing sources and uses for that district. The Cub Store and the various tertiary developments were not part of the development agreement for the Target project but at least a portion of those properties appear to have contributed tax increments to retire TIF 1-7 debt. It would appear from the data that to facilitate that project the City acquired the land and provided for all of the infrastructure with reimbursements primarily from TIF proceeds with additional revenues from area funds and assessments. At this point in time, the City/EDA is faced with some time constraints relative to the Kohls/80th Street portion of the Gateway project. Some of those include taking steps necessary to initiate construction of Hardwood in June, reguiding and zoning a portion of the property to facilitate the development, acquiring the land and removing the structures. The immediate concern is for acquisition of the property. We began negotiations on various of the parcels in late November. Within the development agreement, the Council and the EDA recognized the potential for exercise of condemnation if we • arrived at a point where we expected a negotiated purchase would not be likely. We appear to have arrived at that point in that we seem to be a significant distance from owner expectations on most of the properties required for either the Kohl's project or the Hardwood Avenue project to proceed. Therefore, we expect to be requesting both the EDA and the Council to proceed with a condemnation action. More information regarding the process and expected outcomes will be presented at the meeting. \\CG_FS2\CG_FS2_MAIN\USERS\RSCHROED\Gateway analysis.doc • •Page 5 GatewayRedevelopment Area . . .._ Cottage Grove MN s1-.'- . 04PtV''-,, ‘..„iicv.'' 7 144rapT'', ., N ,4,--4:-. ----.:-.,::.----.-' . _-- --- : ' ; =' 1 ///iiP,' ,..,, . c.'-' ,p,,,, ;"•:7'%;;,,,,":",:,,,-,..,.,,..: , e . ►. '-'1::. & r ria ° 4 Ilk kfi\ - , . 'IligillV-4=x-'73--r.t?'-' . III- IP t-1 . 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Z cq� 93 acre �)j i�► ,� � -4 1773 �_ -- 'U' N 200 - 0 200 _ ___400 Feet TIF DISTRICT 1-7 ACTUAL REVENUE AND EXPENSES TARGET STORE AND RELATED DEVELOPMENT (Data from Tax Increment Financing District Report, December 31, 2000) • Revenue Source Amount Tax Increment Revenue $3,202,237 Interest on invested funds $237,883 Bond proceeds $1,336,388 Special Assessments $200,846 Property Tax $10,149 Direct charge to developer $30,665 Miscellaneous $10 Transfers in from Cap. Proj. Funds-Area Fund $472,716 TOTAL REVENUES&OTHER SOURCES $5,490,894 • Expense Amount Land Acquisition $530,000 Site Improvments $506,220 Installation of utilities $1,205,373 Streets and Sidewalks $531,718 Bond Principal Payments $1,345,000 Bond Interest Payments $556,289 Administrative Expenses $148,787 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $4,823,387 • -City of Cottage Grove Memo To: Economic Development Authority Members From: Michelle Wolfe,Assistant City Administrator Ai )-1,✓ Date: 01/04/02 Re: EDA Bylaws Item 4C The City Council formally adopted the EDA Bylaws at the October 17, 2001 meeting. There were a few changes made to the document as presented to Council. • 1. Council approved an additional sentence in Article II, Section 2, to read as follows: "The President shall be a Council representative." 2. Council approved a change to the first sentence of Article II, Section 7. "The Authority&hall may employ an Executive Director who shall exercise general supervision over the administration of its business and affairs." At the December 11 EDA meeting, the EDA requested that the City Council reconsider the bylaws as approved by the EDA. There was also a request to amend the section of the bylaws regarding the order of business to reflect the current practice. Attached is an agenda item that was forwarded to the City Council for the December 19, 2002 meeting. In the report to City Council, City Administrator Ryan Schroeder also included a recommendation to add a section to the bylaws mandating that all EDA strategic plans, work plans and projects receive Council rectification and/or approval. The City Council took action to approve items #1 and #3 as outlined in the agenda item, and took no action on items #2 and #4. The result is that the bylaws as approved by City Council still include the two changes they made at their October 17 2001 meeting, in addition the changes regarding order of business and ratification of work plans etc. I \\CG_FS2\CG_FS2_MAIN\Groups\PER_ECON\Economic Development\EDA Memos\2002\Jan 02 Bylaws.doc ACTION REQUESTED I Section 11 of the Bylaws requires that the bylaws may be amended from time to time by majority vote of all the commissioners, provided that the proposed amendment shall first have been delivered to each commissioner at least five days prior to the meeting at which such amendment is considered. The bylaws and any amendments thereto shall not become effective until adopted by the Board and approved by the City Council. The proposed bylaws, as approved by City Council in December, are attached. After discussion, the EDA can take one of the following actions: 1. Adopt the bylaws as approved by City Council on December 19, 2001. 2. The EDA could again decide to ask City Council to reconsider the bylaws already adopted by the EDA. 3. The EDA could adopt the attached bylaws with some modifications or changes. These would then need to be presented to the City Council for approval. 4. The City Council has requested a joint meeting with the EDA. It is expected that this meeting will be scheduled for some time in March 2002. The EDA could plan to discuss this topic with the City Council at the joint meeting. Attachment •• \\CG_FS2\CG_FS2_MAIN\Groups\PER_ECON\Economic Development\EDA Memos\2002\Jan 02 Bylaws.doc REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL ;, AGENDA MEETING •` ITEM # DATE 12/$/01 • • PREPARED BY: Administration Ryan Schroeder ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT STAFF AUTHOR * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST: Consider amending the EDA bylaws: 1) Regarding order of business. 2) Regarding the Executive Director position replacing the word "may" with the word "shall". 3) Adding a section within Article IV mandating that all EDA strategic plans, work plans and projects receive Council ratification and/or approval. 4) Removing the recently added requirement that the EDA President be at the same time a member of Council. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Amend the EDA bylaws as proposed. • SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: ® MEMO/LETTER: Memo from Ryan Schroeder dated 12/11/01. Memo from Michelle Wolfe dated 12/5/01. ❑ RESOLUTION: O ORDINANCE: O ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION: O LEGAL RECOMMENDATION: • OTHER: Draft Bylaws. ADMINISTRATORS COMMENTS: �.\. A..L�. .4 Ivd l31 ity Administrator Date * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: ❑ APPROVED ❑ DENIED ❑ OTHER C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\EDA Bylaws-19 Dec 01.doc Office of the City Administrator Memo To: Mayor and City Council From:Ryan R. Schroeder CC: Michelle Wolfe Date: 12/11/01 Re: EDA Bylaws Enclosed, please find a copy of the agenda memorandum regarding the EDA bylaws that was presented to the EDA at their December 11, 2001. This item was on their agenda as they had previously adopted new bylaws, which Council subsequently amended at your meeting of October 17, 2001. Council has the ultimate authority over the EDA. As such, in order to place EDA bylaws in effect the EDA and Council must mutually agree. At their meeting the EDA suggested that Council revisit the • previous changes and suggested one other minor change. In the current bylaws we have included an order of business in Article Ill section 5 replicating the format used by Council by Ordinance and practice. The EDA is suggesting, instead that that article be reworked to reflect the actual agenda used by the EDA which is: 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes 4. Business Items 5. Other Business 6. Adjournment Staff recommends that Council positively consider that suggestion. The EDA also suggested that Article II Section 7 continues to read that 'The Authority shall employ an Executive Director..." rather than "may employ." While the EDA doesn't appear to feel strongly about that item such a change as "may employ" • t Page 1 • does impact several other areas of the bylaws in that responsibilities are placed upon this position. I do not believe that the natural conclusion of the words "shall employ" is that a position not authorized by Council would be created. The intent of the provision is to provide a responsible party at the staff level. We have several corollaries elsewhere in ordinance such as Code creates a position responsible for data practices which is then delegated to an existing position. In this case, the City Administrator serves as the Executive Director who is responsible in concert with the President to sign documents on behalf of the EDA and to provide for other supervisory and management functions. Staff recommends that Council positively consider that suggestion. The last and most significant issue is the provision placed by Council in Article II Section 2 that"The President shall be a Council representative." Up until this point in time, such a provision has not existed. At the EDA meeting it was presented that when the EDA was created the individual who had been serving as the Chair (or similar title)of the Economic Development Commission was appointed/elected as the President. This person was not on the Council at the time. That same individual a year or so thereafter was elected as Mayor of Cottage Grove and continued to serve in the dual role as President of the EDA (Dick Pederson). While Jack Denzer was Mayor he served as President and this was followed by Jim Wolcott as a Councilmember in the current year. Hence, absent this language the President has always been a member of Council but for perhaps its first year of existence. 1110 The EDA opined that the language as proposed by Council limits flexibility of the board appointments needlessly. Imagined is a potential time when the two Council appointments to the board may not be able to serve as President due to other time constraints, interest or issues of conflict. The EDA agrees that Council must continue to exercise influence over deliberations and decisions of the EDA and is open to continued discussion on how to ensure that a future EDA does not follow a path which runs counter to Council mission, goals and objectives (it should be noted here that the EDA is currently conducting strategic planning, which, upon completion will be brought to the City Council for ratification or amendment....the intent, of course, is to ensure parallel paths). Staff recommends that Council positively consider the suggestion that the bylaws not include the added language restricting the President appointment to one of two members of the EDA board. However, staff also recommends that Council propose language addressing the concern of both boards that EDA direction reflects Council direction. While Article IV sections 4,5, and 6 attempt to address those issues perhaps a section could be added stating that EDA strategic plans, work plans and projects must also receive Council adoption in order for such to be put into place. Council Action: By motion: •Page 2 1) Amend the EDA bylaws pursuant to the above regarding order of business to • reflect the practice of the EDA; 2) Amend the EDA bylaws pursuant to the above regarding the Executive Director position replacing the word "may"with the word "shall;" 3) Amend the EDA bylaws pursuant to the above adding a section within Article IV mandating that all EDA strategic plans, work plans and projects receive Council ratification and/or approval; upon that provision change 4) Amend the EDA bylaws following the above removing the recently added requirement that the EDA President be at the same time a member of Council. \\CG_FS2\CG_FS2_MAIN\USERS\RSCHROED\EDA Bylaws.doc • O •Page 3 f City of Cottage Grove emo To: Economic Development Authority Members From: Michelle Wolfe,Assistant City Administrator (\\/cDate: 12/05/01 Re: EDA Bylaws Item 4C • The City Council formally adopted the EDA Bylaws at the October 17, 2001 meeting. There were a few changes made to the document as presented to Council. 1. Council approved an additional sentence in Article II, Section 2, to read as follows: "The President shall be a Council representative." 2. Council approved a change to the first sentence of Article II, Section 7. "The Authority c#hail may employ an Executive Director who shall exercise general supervision over the administration of its business and affairs." Attached is a copy of the EDA Bylaws as approved by the City Council. As you know the Bylaws state that the Authority shall elect the President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary annually. Therefore, we will plan to hold those annual elections at the January meeting. Also, Article Ill, Section 5 provides an outline for the order of business at EDA meetings. We will be working to implement this in future agendas. ACTION REQUESTED Section 11 of the Bylaws requires that the bylaws may be amended form time to time by majority vote of all the commissioners, provided that the proposed amendment shall first have been delivered to each commissioner at least five days prior to the meeting at which such amendment is considered. The bylaws and any amendments thereto shall not become effective until adopted by the Board and approved by the City Council. The proposed bylaws, as approved by City Council, were provided to the EDA members in the November packet. They are again attached. After discussion, the EDA can take one of the following actions: F:\Groups\PER_ECOMEconomic Development\EDA Memos\2001\Dec 01 Bylaws.doc 1. Adopt the bylaws as approved by City Council on October 17, 2001. 2. The EDA adopted bylaws several months ago. These were presented to City • Council who approved them with the two referenced changes. The EDA could ip decide to ask City Council to reconsider the bylaws already adopted by the EDA. 3. The EDA could adopt the attached bylaws with some modifications or changes. These would then need to be presented to the City Council for approval. Attachment • F:\Groups1PER_ECOMEconomic Development\EDA Memos12001\Dec 01 Bylaws.doc BYLAWS OF THE COTTAGE GROVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ARTICLE I-THE AUTHORITY Section 1. NAME OF AUTHORITY. The name of the Authority is the "Cottage Grove Economic Development Authority". Section 2. SEAL OF AUTHORITY. The seal of the Authority is in the form of a circle and bears the name of the Authority. Section 3. OFFICES OF AUTHORITY. The offices of the Authority are at the Cottage Grove city hall. Section 4. BOARD. The Authority is governed by seven commissioners (the "Board"), at least two of whom are members of the Cottage Grove city council. Section 5. STATUTORY AUTHORITY. The Authority is governed by the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.090 through 469.1081 (the"Act"). ARTICLE II -OFFICERS Section 1. OFFICERS. The officers of the Authoritythe President,are Pr sident, the Vice-President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Assistant Treasurer. The Authority shall elect the President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary annually and they shall hold office for a term of one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. The Secretary and Assistant Treasurer need not be members of the Board. Section 2. PRESIDENT. The President shall preside at meetings of the Authority. The President shall sign contracts, deeds and other instruments made by the Authority. The President may submit recommendations and information concerning the business, affairs and policies of the Authority at any meeting. At the annual meeting, the President shall submit to the Board a report summarizing the activities and programs of the Authority for the past year and containing the President's recommendations for Authority activities for the ensuing year. The President shall be a Council member. Section 3. VICE-PRESIDENT. The Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President in the absence or incapacity of the President. In case of the absence or incapacity of the President or vacancy in the office of President, the Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President until a successor has been appointed and qualifies. No person may serve as President and Vice-President at the same time. Section 4. SECRETARY. The Secretary shall keep minutes of all meetings of the Board and maintain all records of the Authority. The Secretary shall have custody of the seal of the 1 Authority and shall affix the seal to contracts and other instruments authorized by the Authority. The Secretary shall also have such additional duties and responsibilities as the Board may from time 10 to time prescribe by resolution. Section 5. TREASURER. The Treasurer shall (i) receive and be responsible for Authority money; (ii) be responsible for the acts of the Assistant Treasurer; (iii) disburse Authority money by check only; (iv) keep an account of the source of all receipts, and the nature, purpose and authority of all disbursements; and (v) file the Authority's detailed financial statement with the Secretary at least once per year at the time set by the Authority. Section 6. ASSISTANT TREASURER The Assistant Treasurer shall have the powers and duties of the Treasurer if the Treasurer is absent or incapacitated. The Assistant Treasurer shall deposit the funds in the name of the Authority in a depository selected by the Authority. The Assistant Treasurer shall keep regular books of account showing Authority receipts and expenditures and render to the Authority an account of the financial condition of the Authority. In the absence or incapacity of the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director, the Assistant Treasurer, with the President, may sign contracts, deeds and other instruments made .by the Authority. Section 7. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. The Authority may employ an Executive Director who shall exercise general supervision over the administration of its business and affairs. With the President, the Executive Director shall sign contracts, deeds, and other instruments made by the Authority. The Executive Director shall be responsible for the management of the projects and general affairs of Authority, under the direction of the Board. The Authority may designate a ioDeputy Executive Director who shall perform the duties of the Executive Director in the absence or incapacity of the Executive Director and carry out other tasks as delegated by the Executive Director. Section 8. EMPLOYEES; SERVICES. The Authority may employ a chief engineer, other technical experts and agents and other employees as it may require, and determine their duties, qualifications and compensation. The city council may, by resolution, place any employees of the city under the direction and control of the Authority or may authorize any employee of the city to devote a portion of the employee's time to Authority duties and determine what reimbursement, if any, the Authority shall make to the city for use of its employees. The Authority may contract for the services of consultants, agents, public accounts and other persons needed to perform its duties and exercise its powers. The Authority may use the services of the city attorney or hire a general counsel for its legal needs. Section 9. ADDITIONAL DUTIES. The officers and employees of the Authority shall perform other duties and functions as may from time to time be required of them under these bylaws or by the Authority pursuant to resolution. Section 10. VACANCIES. If the office of President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant Treasurer becomes vacant, the Board shall elect a successor at the next regular meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose. The successor serves for the unexpired term of the office. 41/ 2 r • 1ARTICLE III-MEETINGS Section 1. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Authority shall be held on the second Tuesday in February at 7:30 a.m. at the regular meeting place of the Authority. Section 2. REGULAR MEETINGS. Regular meetings shall be held without notice at the offices of the Authority on the second Tuesday of each month,unless that date is a legal holiday, in which case the meeting shall be held on the following business day. Regular meetings shall commence at 7:30 a.m. but the time and place of a regular meeting may be changed by the Authority by resolution. Section 3. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Authority may be called by (i) the Board by motion, or (ii) the President or two members of the Board by writing filed with the Executive Director who must then mail or deliver notice of the meeting to the members of the Board of the time and place of the meeting at least two days before the meeting. Section 4. QUORUM. Four members constitute a quorum of the Board for the purpose of conducting business,but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time until a quorum is present, and when a quorum is not present,a smaller number may adjourn the meeting. Section 5. ORDER OF BUSINESS. The following shall be the order of business at regular • meetings of the Authority: 1. Call to Order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Adoption of agenda. 4. Presentations. 5. Approval of the minutes. 6. Consent calendar. 7. Open forum. 8. Response to previously raised open forum issues. 9. Public hearing and bid awards. 10. Unfinished and new business. 11. Response to previously raised EDA comments and requests. 12. EDA comments and requests. 13. Pay bills. 14. Adjournment. Section 6. RESOLUTIONS: CONDUCT. Resolutions shall be in writing and placed in the journal of the proceedings of the Authority. Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order,Revised. Section 7. MANNER OF VOTING. Voting on questions coming before the Authority . shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting. When a quorum is in attendance, action may be taken by the Authority upon a vote of the majority of the Board. 3 F°c4 41,Section 8. ATTENDANCE. Unexcused absence from three (3) consecutive regular meetings of the Authority or four(4)meetings in any calendar year shall be deemed to constitute a resignation of a member, and the vacancy thus created shall be filled thereafter. To be excused, an absence must be requested in writing by the affected member, granted by the Authority president (or, the vice president if the president makes the request) and the Executive Director and filed with the city clerk. Absences may be excused for extenuating circumstances that prevent the member's attendance, such as business demands, state of health, or personal emergencies. ARTICLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS Section 1. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Authority shall be the same as the city's fiscal year. Section 2. TREASURER'S BOND. The Treasurer shall give bond to the state conditioned for the faithful discharge of the Treasurer's official duties. The bond must be approved as to form and surety by the Authority and filed with the Secretary. The bond must be for twice the amount of money likely to be on hand at any one time, as determined at least annually by the Authority, provided that the bond must not exceed $300,000. 1110 Section 3. CHECKS. All Authority checks shall be signed by the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, and by the Executive Director or one other officer named by the Authority in a resolution. The check must state the name of the payee and the nature for which the check is issued. Section 4. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Authority shall examine the financial statement together with the Treasurer's vouchers, which financial statements shall disclose all receipts and disbursements, their nature, money on hand, the purposes to which it shall be applied, the Authority's credits and assets and its outstanding liabilities in a form required by the city's financial statements. If the Authority finds the financial statement and Treasurer's vouchers to be correct, it shall approve them by resolution. Section 5. REPORT TO CITY. The Authority shall annually, at a time designated by the city, make a report to the city council giving a detailed account of its activities and of its receipts and expenditures for the preceding calendar year, together with additional matters and recommendations it deems advisable for the economic development of the city. The Authority shall also submit a report to the City Council annually within 60 days of the anniversary date of the first adoption of the enabling resolution stating whether and how the enabling resolution should be modified. Section 6. BUDGET TO CITY. The Authority shall annually send its budget to the city council at a time fixed by the city. The budget shall include a written estimate of the amount of • 4 money needed by the Authority from the city in order for the Authority to conduct business during the upcoming fiscal year. Section 7. AUDITS. The Authority's financial statements shall be prepared, audited, filed and published or posted in the manner required for the city's financial statements. The financial statements shall pennit comparison and reconciliation with the city's accounts and financial reports and shall be filed with the state auditor by June 30 of each year. Section 8. DEPOSITORIES. Every two years the Authority shall name a national or state bank or banks within Minnesota as depositories. The Authority may deposit all its money in one bank account. Before acting as a depository,a bank shall give the Authority a bond approved as to form and surety by the Authority. The bond must be conditioned for the safekeeping and prompt repayment of deposits. The bond must be at least equal to the maximum sum expected to be deposited at any one time. Section 9. SUPPLIES, PURCHASING, FACILITIES AND SERVICES. The Authority may purchase the supplies and materials it needs. The Authority may use the facilities of the city's purchasing department. The city may furnish offices, structures and space, stenographic, clerical and other assistance to the Authority. Section 10. EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS. All contracts, deeds, and other instruments to which the Authority is a party or signatory or by which the Authority may be bound shall be executed by the President and the Executive Director or Deputy Executive Director or by such other officers of the Authority as the Board may by resolution prescribe. Section 11. AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS. These bylaws may be amended by the Board by majority vote of all the commissioners, provided that any such proposed amendment shall first have been delivered to each commissioner at least five days prior to the meeting at which such amendment is considered. These bylaws and any amendments thereto shall not become effective until adopted by the Board and approved by the city council. Adopted this day of ,2001. . President Executive Director F:\Groups\PER_ECON\Economic Development\EDA Bylaws\EDA Bylaws as Adopted by City Council 17 Oct 01.doc 5 BYLAWS OF THE COTTAGE GROVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY • ARTICLE I-THE AUTHORITY Section 1. NAME OF AUTHORITY. The name of the Authority is the "Cottage Grove Economic Development Authority". Section 2. SEAL OF AUTHORITY. The seal of the Authority is in the form of a circle and bears the name of the Authority. Section 3. OFFICES OF AUTHORITY. The offices of the Authority are at the Cottage Grove city hall. Section 4. BOARD. The Authority is governed by seven commissioners (the "Board"), at least two of whom are members of the Cottage Grove city council. Section 5. STATUTORY AUTHORITY. The Authority is governed by the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.090 through 469.1081 (the"Act"). ARTICLE II-OFFICERS Section 1. OFFICERS. The officers of the Authority are the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Assistant Treasurer. The Authority shall elect the President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary annually and they shall hold office for a term of one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. The Secretary and Assistant Treasurer need not be members of the Board. Section 2. PRESIDENT. The President shall preside at meetings of the Authority. The President shall sign contracts, deeds and other instruments made by the Authority. The President may submit recommendations and information concerning the business, affairs and policies of the Authority at any meeting. At the annual meeting, the President shall submit to the Board a report summarizing the activities and programs of the Authority for the past year and containing the President's recommendations for Authority activities for the ensuing year. The President shall be a Council member. Section 3. VICE-PRESIDENT. The Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President in the absence or incapacity of the President. In case of the absence or incapacity of the President or vacancy in the office of President, the Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President until a successor has been appointed and qualifies. No person may serve as President and Vice-President at the same time. Section 4. SECRETARY. The Secretary shall keep minutes of all meetings of the Board and maintain all records of the Authority. The Secretary shall have custody of the seal of the 1 Authority and shall affix the seal to contracts and other instruments authorized by the Authority. • The Secretary shall also have such additional duties and responsibilities as the Board may from time to time prescribe by resolution. Section 5. TREASURER. The Treasurer shall (i) receive and be responsible for Authority money; (ii)be responsible for the acts of the Assistant Treasurer; (iii) disburse Authority money by check only; (iv) keep an account of the source of all receipts, and the nature, purpose and authority of all disbursements; and (v) file the Authority's detailed financial statement with the Secretary at least once per year at the time set by the Authority. Section 6. ASSISTANT TREASURER. The Assistant Treasurer shall have the powers and duties of the Treasurer if the Treasurer is absent or incapacitated. The Assistant Treasurer shall deposit the funds in the name of the Authority in a depository selected by the Authority. The Assistant Treasurer shall keep regular books of account showing Authority receipts and expenditures and render to the Authority an account of the financial condition of the Authority. In the absence or incapacity of the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director, the Assistant Treasurer, with the President, may sign contracts, deeds and other instruments made by the Authority. Section 7. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. The Authority may employ an Executive Director who shall exercise general supervision over the administration of its business and affairs. With the President, the Executive Director shall sign contracts, deeds, and other instruments made by the Authority. The Executive Director shall be responsible for the management of the projects and . general affairs of Authority, under the direction of the Board. The Authority may designate a Deputy Executive Director who shall perform the duties of the Executive Director in the absence or incapacity of the Executive Director and carry out other tasks as delegated by the Executive Director. Section 8. EMPLOYEES; SERVICES. The Authority may employ a chief engineer, other technical experts and agents and other employees as it may require, and determine their duties, qualifications and compensation. The city council may, by resolution, place any employees of the city under the direction and control of the Authority or may authorize any employee of the city to devote a portion of the employee's time to Authority duties and determine what reimbursement, if any, the Authority shall make to the city for use of its employees. The Authority may contract for the services of consultants, agents, public accounts and other persons needed to perform its duties and exercise its powers. The Authority may use the services of the city attorney or hire a general counsel for its legal needs. Section 9. ADDITIONAL DUTIES. The officers and employees of the Authority shall perform other duties and functions as may from time to time be required of them under these bylaws or by the Authority pursuant to resolution. Section 10. VACANCIES. If the office of President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant Treasurer becomes vacant, the Board shall elect a successor at the next regular meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose. The successor serves for the unexpired term of the 111 office. 2 ARTICLE III-MEETINGS • Section 1. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meetingof the Authorityshall be held on the second Tuesday in February at 7:30 a.m. at the regular meeting place of the Authority. Section 2. REGULAR MEETINGS. Regular meetings shall be held without notice at the offices of the Authority on the second Tuesday of each month, unless that date is a legal holiday, in which case the meeting shall be held on the following business day. Regular meetings shall commence at 7:30 a.m. but the time and place of a regular meeting may be changed by the Authority by resolution. Section 3. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Authority may be called by (i) the Board by motion, or (ii) the President or two members of the Board by writing filed with the Executive Director who must then mail or deliver notice of the meeting to the members of the Board of the time and place of the meeting at least two days before the meeting. Section 4. QUORUM. Four members constitute a quorum of the Board for the purpose of conducting business,but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time until a quorum is present, and when a quorum is not present, a smaller number may adjourn the meeting. Section 5. ORDER OF BUSINESS. The following shall be the order of business at regular meetings of the Authority: 1. Call to Order. • 2. Roll Call. 3. Approval of minutes 4. Business Items 5. Other Business 6. Adjournment. Section 6. RESOLUTIONS: CONDUCT. Resolutions shall be in writing and placed in the journal of the proceedings of the Authority. Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order,Revised. Section 7. MANNER OF VOTING. Voting on questions coming before the Authority shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting. When a quorum is in attendance, action may be taken by the Authority upon a vote of the majority of the Board. Section 8. ATTENDANCE. Unexcused absence from three (3) consecutive regular meetings of the Authority or four(4)meetings in any calendar year shall be deemed to constitute a resignation of a member, and the vacancy thus created shall be filled thereafter. To be excused, an absence must be requested in writing by the affected member, granted by the Authority president (or, the vice president if the president makes the request) and the Executive Director and filed with the city clerk. Absences may be excused for extenuating circumstances that prevent the member's attendance, such as business demands, state of health, or personal emergencies. • 3 • ARTICLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS Section 1. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Authority shall be the same as the city's fiscal year. Section 2. TREASURER'S BOND. The Treasurer shall give bond to the state conditioned for the faithful discharge of the Treasurer's official duties. The bond must be approved as to form and surety by the Authority and filed with the Secretary. The bond must be for twice the amount of money likely to be on hand at any one time, as determined at least annually by the Authority, provided that the bond must not exceed$300,000. Section 3. CHECKS. All Authority checks shall be signed by the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, and by the Executive Director or one other officer named by the Authority in a resolution. The check must state the name of the payee and the nature for which the check is issued. Section 4. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Authority shall examine the financial statement together with the Treasurer's vouchers, which financial statements shall disclose all receipts and disbursements, their nature, money on hand, the purposes to which it shall be applied, the Authority's credits and assets and its outstanding liabilities in a form required by the city's financial statements. If the Authority finds the financial statement and Treasurer's vouchers to be • correct, it shall approve them by resolution. Section 5. REPORT TO CITY. The Authority shall annually, at a time designated by the city, make a report to the city council giving a detailed account of its activities and of its receipts and expenditures for the preceding calendar year, together with additional matters and recommendations it deems advisable for the economic development of the city. The Authority shall also submit a report to the City Council annually within 60 days of the anniversary date of the first adoption of the enabling resolution stating whether and how the enabling resolution should be modified. Section 6. BUDGET TO CITY. The Authority shall annually send its budget to the city council at a time fixed by the city. The budget shall include a written estimate of the amount of money needed by the Authority from the city in order for the Authority to conduct business during the upcoming fiscal year. Section 7. AUDITS. The Authority's fmancial statements shall be prepared, audited, filed and published or posted in the manner required for the city's financial statements. The financial statements shall permit comparison and reconciliation with the city's accounts and financial reports and shall be filed with the state auditor by June 30 of each year. Section 8. DEPOSITORIES. Every two years the Authority shall name a national or state bank or banks within Minnesota as depositories. The Authority may deposit all its money in one • bank account. Before acting as a depository, a bank shall give the Authority a bond approved as to 4 form and surety by the Authority. The bond must be conditioned for the safekeeping and prompt • repayment of deposits. The bond must be at least equal to the maximum sum expected to be deposited at any one time. Section 9. SUPPLIES, PURCHASING, FACILITIES AND SERVICES. The Authority may purchase the supplies and materials it needs. The Authority may use the facilities of the city's purchasing department. The city may furnish offices, structures and space, stenographic, clerical and other assistance to the Authority. Section 10. EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS. All contracts, deeds, and other instruments to which the Authority is a party or signatory or by which the Authority may be bound shall be executed by the President and the Executive Director or Deputy Executive Director or by such other officers of the Authority as the Board may by resolution prescribe. Section 11. APPROVAL OF PLANS AND PROJECTS. All Strategic Plans, work plans and projects initiated by the EDA must receive City Council ratification and/or approval. Section 12. AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS. These bylaws may be amended by the Board by majority vote of all the commissioners, provided that any such proposed amendment shall first have been delivered to each commissioner at least five days prior to the meeting at which such amendment is considered. These bylaws and any amendments thereto shall not become effective until adopted by the Board and approved by the city council. Adopted this day of ,2002. • President Executive Director F:\GROUPS\PER_ECON\Economic Development\EDA Bylaws\EDA Bylaws as Adopted by City Council 19 Dec 01.doc • 5 =City of Cottage Grove • Memo To: Economic Development Authority Members From: Michelle Wolfe, Assistant City Administrator ! kAI Date: 01/04/02 Re: 2002 Events Item 4D 1. Business Breakfast Please see the attached memorandum from Scott Johnson regarding the 2002 Business Recognition Breakfast. 2. Golf Tournament • Please see the attached memorandum from Scott Johnson regarding plans for the 2002 EDA Golf Tournament. 3. Renewal Tour/Meeting Lunch A tour, meeting and lunch at Renewal by Andersen has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 6, 2002 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. This is a chance for elected officials, EDA members and staff to meet with some of the new management team members at Renewal and talk about common goals and how we can continue to partner with them. RSVP's were to be given to Scott Johnson by January 4th. If you have not notified Scott and you plan to attend, please let us know at the meeting. 4. Advance Corporation Open House Advance Corporation has scheduled an open house on Thursday, January 10 from 3:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. We will have a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4:00. EDA members are invited to attend. 5. National Manufacturing Week National Manufacturing Week will be March 18-21. Staff would like to know if the EDA is interested in pursing any activities during that week to acknowledge the contributions of our manufacturing businesses. • Attachments \\CG_FS2\CG_FS2_MAIN\Groups\PER_ECON\Economic Development\EDA Memos\2002\Jan 02 Events.doc City of Cottage Grove Memo To: EDA Members From: Scott Johnson Date: 1/2/02 Re: Business Breakfast The invitations for the 2002 Business Breakfast were sent out on Wednesday, January 2nd. The Business Breakfast will take place on Monday, January 28, 2002. • • Document2 • /j ZeL TO THE ANNUAL BUSINESS RECOGNITION BREAKFAST In appreciation for your commitment to the business community, we invite you and your key personnel to a complimentary breakfast. City Administrators and Mayors from Newport,St. Paul Park and Cottage Grove will present"State of the City" addresses. This is your best opportunity to hear speakers address various issues such as transportation improvements and regional growth, which affect the business community. DATE: Monday, January 28, 2002 TIME: 7:00 am to 9:00 am PLACE: 3M Cottage Grove Center, Building 116 Space is limited, so please call ahead and make reservations for this event. RSVP to City Hall at 651-458-2800 or e-mail to sjohnson@cottage-grove.org by January 14, 2001 with the names of those attending. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the growth in the area and share your views. Sponsored by: 3M Cottage Grove Center Cottage Grove Economic Development Authority Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce City of Cottage Grove S Memo To: EDA Members From: Scott Johnson Date: 1/2/02 Re: EDA Golf Tournament We recently received 150 divot repair tools for the 2002 Golf Tournament. The tools cost $6.80 a piece with tax. I will bring a divot repair tool to the next meeting. 411 • Document2 • City of Cottage Grove Memo To: Economic Development Authority Members From: Michelle Wolfe, Assistant City Administrator f*'J Date: 01/03/02 Re: Calendar of Upcoming Events Item 4E EDA Meeting January 8 Chamber Board Meeting January 10 • Advance Corporation Open House January 10 Chamber Business Luncheon January 16 Annual Business Breakfast January 28 Renewal Tour/Lunch/Meeting February 6 Metro East Annual Meeting February 7 EDA Meeting February 12 EDA Meeting March 12 Joint City Council/EDA Meeting March 2002 Golf Tournament August 20 S \\CG_FS2\CG_FS2_MAIN\Groups\PER_ECON\Economic Development\EDA Memos\2002\Jan 02 Calendar.doc City of Cottage Grove Memo To: Economic Development Authority Members ,, . From: Michelle Wolfe, Assistant City !��"� "Administrator - Date: 01/04/02 Re: Various Updates: Transit Park and Ride, River Oaks Catering, Annual Report, Metro East Development Partnership Item 4F TRANSIT PARK AND RIDE The City Council held a workshop on January 2 to discuss the transit park and ride locations. After discussion, they narrowed down the list of sites to numbers 3, 5, and 6. (Site #3 is adjacent to the Rodeo, #5 are the two parcels near Allina Clinic/MNDOT ROW, and Site #6 is at the intersection of Jamaica and West Point Douglas.) Further study of these three sites will now occur. There will be a focus on the ability to expand this site to include a possible commuter rail station and spin-off development. RIVER OAKS CATERING The City Council reviewed this issue at the December 19, 2001 meeting. A copy of the Council agenda item was sent to you for your review in late December. The City Council approved the recommended changes, which consist of reducing the number of caterers utilized and providing the opportunity for increased use of in-house resources in the meal preparation for banquet events at the facility. ANNUAL REPORT The 2001 Annual Report has been sent to the printer. Staff anticipates having a sample to proof in the near future. METRO EAST Attached is a copy of the Metro East Broadcast with an update on recent activities. IDAttachments \\CG_FS2\CG_FS2_MAIN\Groups\PER_ECON\Economic Development\EDA Memos\2002\Jan 02 Transit.doc REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING ITEM # DATE 1/2/02 1z- • A' • • PREPARED BY: Community Development Kim Lindquist ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT STAFF AUTHOR * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST: Provide direction to staff regarding the location of a park and ride lot. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Provide direction to staff regarding the location of a park and ride lot. BUDGET IMPLICATION: $N/A $N/A N/A BUDGETED AMOUNT ACTUAL AMOUNT FUNDING SOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION ACTION: DATE REVIEWED APPROVED DENIED ❑ PLANNING ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ PUBLIC SAFETY ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ PUBLIC WORKS ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ PARKS AND RECREATION ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ HUMAN SERVICES/RIGHTS ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ECONOMIC DEV. AUTHORITY ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: ® MEMO/LETTER: Memo from Kim Lindquist dated 12/27/01 El RESOLUTION: ❑ ORDINANCE: ❑ ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION: El LEGAL RECOMMENDATION: ® OTHER: Maps ADMINISTRATORS COMMENTS: IA \l1�1.►i.r'I viAmAi12 Z �O I City Administrator Date * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: ❑ APPROVED ❑ DENIED ❑ OTHER MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Ryan Schroeder, City Administrator FROM: Kim Lindquist, Community Development Director DATE: December 27, 2001 RE: Permanent Park and Ride Options Introduction This past summer, the Metropolitan Council terminated their lease with the School District for the Park and Ride. There was a flurry of activity as alternate sites were investigated, including recently acquired City property within Langdon. Ultimately, Metro Transit obtained a lease with the Rodeo, and the Park and Ride was relocated. In talking to Metro Transit personnel, there have been few complaints about the new location and operationally it appears to be working fine. • Discussion The long-term location of a local park and ride is still open for discussion. MnDOT has money available, approximately $1 million, that can be used for capital expenditures relating to a per- manent park and ride. It is City staff's understanding that it is more preferable to have Metro Transit own and operate their own park and ride rather than a lease arrangement. That is be- cause the lease payments come from a different "pot of money," operating expenses, rather than the capital budget. Because of the opportunity to access MnDOT funds, this issue is again before the Council with several site options. Staff has attempted to layout some pros and cons for each of the locations and is asking for Council direction. The Council does not have to make a decision regarding the preferred choice but perhaps could narrow down the number of acceptable locations. Additional analysis would then be done on the two or three remaining sites. All sites, with the exception of site two, are located near the railroad tracks so that commuter rail could also be serviced from the park and ride. Another underlying assumption was the City's desire to provide secondary services to users of the park and ride. It has been assumed that, if located appropriately, the park and ride would co-locate with small retail and service establishments that would cater to the park and ride users. Likewise, there has been some discussion that a high density residential development, perhaps senior housing, would be able to locate in close proximity and therefore benefit from the convenient retail and services and the readily available transit. It is estimated that approximately 200 spaces should be provided • under the current transit schedule. If the City were able to obtain express commuter bus service to Minneapolis, it would be expected that 400 to 500 stalls would be required. Mayor, City Council, and Ryan Schroeder December 28, 2001 Page 2 of 5 SITE ONE • This site is located along Highway 61, on the west side of town. The property is the between the "wetlands" property and the EDA-owned site south of the highway. Two options were drawn for this location with the main difference being the entrance/bus turn-around area. The first option uses less land and is as effective as the second, presumably more costly option. The lot has room for 500 parking spaces. Pros: D The location is highly visible along the 61 Corridor, making it easier for residents to access. D It is located to the west, which is the direction residents will be traveling. There is no need to "backtrack" to access the site. D The size meets the number of spaces desired for the lot. D Redevelopment opportunities are available near the site. Cons: D It is highly visible and is located within the Gateway to the community. Visually it will detract from the experience of arrival when entering Cottage Grove. D The site is linear making some of the spaces less desirable, and perhaps less used. D Expansion capability is severely limited. D May have some wetlands on the site, which would impact buildability of property. SITE TWO This site is located west of South Community Counseling Services Building, along West Point • Douglas Road. The site contains 144 stalls as laid out. Pros: The site is constrained and therefore it isquestionable what productive use will occur on the site. D Traffic patterns would be consistent with what currently exists for the park and ride. Cons: D The site is small, having only 144 stalls when 400 to 500 are desired. D There is little opportunity for spin-off development or installation of higher density housing. D Metro Transit does not support this site due to its size and it's location, which is not adjacent to the railroad tracks. SITE THREE This site is east of the Rodeo nightclub building, along West Point Douglas Road. The parking lot layout depicts 500 stalls; however, it appears that additional spaces could be added by expanding the parking lot. Pros: D The site is configured in such a way that installation of a parking lot is easy. D There may be the opportunity to have a shared parking arrangement with the adjoining Rodeo. • • Mayor, City Council, and Ryan Schroeder December 28, 2001 Page 3 of 5 i ➢ There is land in the immediate area that has development potential for ancillary uses or even high density housing. (The latter would require rezoning and reguiding of property.) D Traffic patterns would be consistent with what currently exists for the park and ride. D The property size permits 500 spaces with the ability to expand at little cost, as compared to decking the parking lot. Cons: D The property is reasonably shaped and sized that future private development would occur. D A wetland exists on the south portion of the property, which may create future problems when installing the commuter rail station. D Although redevelopment could occur near the site, its location may not be conducive to pedestrian access. SITE FOUR This site is a triangular piece west of St. Paul Companies and east of the Golf Dome, along Highway 61. Pros: D The site is oddly shaped and is not as conducive to private development. D Private development can occur on the St. Paul Companies property that could work in con- junction with the park and ride lot and its patrons. D Traffic patterns would be consistent with what currently exists for the park and ride. Cons: D The site contains 237 spaces, which is acceptable in the short-term but is undersized in the long-term. D Metro Transit does not support this location due to its size. SITE FIVE This site is east of Allina Clinic and is a combination of private property and MnDOT right-of- way. The park and ride would straddle West Point Douglas Road. As drawn, the two lots con- tain 400 stalls. Pros: D The site is located near the industrial park, which may aid in the reverse commute of em- ployees. D The site is located near a major intersection and has good visibility. D Private development would be difficult on the site. D Vacant land is in the immediate area and therefore spin-off development potential is available. D The MnDot portion of the site can be used at no cost. Cons: D The site is somewhat confusing with the two parking lots and may foster circulation problems. • Mayor, City Council, and Ryan Schroeder December 28, 2001 Page 4 of 5 ➢ The bus pull-off for the southern lot uses West Point Douglas whereas other potential lay- outs pull the bus off the right-of-way and into the lot. ➢ The lot is somewhat linear in shape, which makes some of the stalls less attractive and perhaps less used. ➢ Future expansion would require decking of a lot. ➢ Some development opportunities exist across Jamaica from the site; however their location does not appear conducive for pedestrian access. ➢ It is unclear if traffic problems experienced at the off-ramp and Highway 61 would be nega- tively impacted by the presence of a park and ride in this location. SITE SIX This site is located south of the railroad tracks, east of Jamaica. This area was included in the Langdon Study area, which received a livable communities grant from the Metropolitan Council several years ago. The area outlined in black would accommodate approximately 400 to 500 parking spaces. Pros: ➢ The site is located near a major intersection and has good visibility. ➢ Private development may be difficult on some portions of the lot. ➢ The size is appropriate for the short- and long-term parking stalls counts. ➢ Vacant land is in the immediate area and therefore development potential is available. ➢ The site is located near the industrial park, which may aid in the reverse commute of employees. i Cons: ➢ Access is circuitous to the site. ➢ The lot is somewhat linear in shape, which makes some of the stalls less attractive and perhaps less used. ➢ Some development opportunities exist around the site; however their locations do not appear conducive for pedestrian access. ➢ Access to the site will require local street improvements, which Metro Transit is unwilling to pay for. SITE SEVEN This site is located within the Landgon neighborhood and includes a portion of the City owned property. The site is large enough to accommodate the projected short- and long-term parking needs for the park and ride. Pros: ➢ The site is large enough to provide an adequate number of parking stalls and to provide for some expansion. ➢ The site is located within a potential redevelopment area. This means spin-off commercial and higher density redevelopment could occur within walking distance of the park and ride. ➢ The location is consistent with the City's adopted Comprehensive Plan. ➢ Potential shared parking options if redevelopment occurs. Mayor, City Council, and Ryan Schroeder December 28, 2001 Page 5 of 5 Cons: ➢ The location displaces existing residential development. ➢ The site will require local road upgrades and may prompt the need for a second access into the Langdon neighborhood. Metro Transit has indicated they will not pay for local road im- provements. ➢ It is unclear if traffic problems experienced at the off-ramp and Highway 61 would be nega- tively impacted by the presence of a park and ride in this location. EDA Response The EDA at their December meeting discussed the various park and ride locations. They rec- ommended to the Council that three options continue to be explored: Site 3, Site 5, and a site within the general Langdon area. The EDA's primary concerns related to how commuter rail could be integrated into the plan, how lots could be expanded in the future, potential for spin- off development opportunities, and how the location of the station could enhance the provision of high density housing, with an eye toward senior housing. The group also discussed potential traffic impacts based upon the different locations. Certainly some of the sites are better suited to address some of the EDA issues than others. One of the questions is what are the priorities of the Council when selecting a park and ride • site. Other issues include impact on existing properties, the lost private development potential by taking land off the tax roles, and overall cost of land acquisition and site development. Conclusion At this time, staff is requesting the Council reduce the number of potential park and ride sites to two or three. City staff, with Metro Transit and MnDOT, will continue to analyze the remain- ing sites, taking into consideration cost, topography, etc. That information will be presented to the Council in the future. Recommendation Provide staff direction. • 1 a: a Y , to E t • Z R , 5-'' i if' 0 a 1 yF-IP. o SZ k @ ' 1 _ ptz. i _ t; 'Zitis a O W rc • E h , _ W h Q 80 ii tVf - n` 000 0 1 0W tS1, I 1: I ii it,, .qo . * iA 7I 0v ! 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This would leave a balance of$2,581. # of Ads Publication Cost for Ad Total Balance 6 MN Real $805 $4,830 $21,400 Estate Journal 4 MN Real $655 $2,620 Estate Journal Leasing Guide 7 City Business $1,602 $11,214 1 Chamber of $155 $155 Commerce Totals $18,819 $2,581 S Document2 Publication Number of Ads I,Cost of Ad &Total MN Real Estate Journal 6'$805.00 = $4,830 • MN Real Estate Journal Leasing Guide 4 (1/2 ad) $655.00 = $2,620 CityBusiness 7 $1,602 = $11,214 Minnesota Businesss 1 $1,560 Twin Cities Business Monthly 1 $2,265 • Chamber of Commerce 1 $155 If we went with last Year's Plan: Publication Number of Ads Cost of Ad &Total MN Real Estate Journal 6 $805.00 = $4,830 MN Real Estate Journal Leasing Guide 4 (1/2 ad) $655.00 = $2,620 CityBusiness 71$1,602 = $11,214 Chamber of Commerce 1 $155 Total 181 $18,819 2002 Budget Amount $21,400 Difference $2,581 • • -City of Cottage Grove • Memo To: Economic Development Authority Members , / From: Michelle Wolfe,Assistant City Administrator �'��f1�" Date: 01/03/02 Re: EDA Strategic Plan Update Item 4H A copy of the draft strategic Plan Update was sent to you in the December packet. We have since had an opportunity to complete the majority of the draft plan for your review and input. A copy is attached. We will also send the draft to the EDA members in 4110 electronic format. Attachment 411, \\CG_FS2\CG_FS2_MAIN\Groups\PER_ECON\Economic Development\EDA Memos\2002\Jan 02 Strategic Plan.doc • COTTAGE GROVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 2000-2005 STRATEGIC PLAN 2002 UPDATE • ADOPTED JANUARY , 2002 EDA: SANDRA SHIELY JIM WOLCOTT GLEN KLEVEN FRED LUDEN RICHARD PEDERSON MIKE WENNEN 0 2002 STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE TABLE OF CONTENTS • MISSION STATEMENT 1 2000-2005 GOALS 2 PRIORITIES 2 OBJECTIVES 2000-2002 3 OBJECTIVES 2002-2005 5 CURRENT STATUS 6 (Chronology of Events) 2001 ACCOMPLISHMENTS 9 THE PRODUCT 10 MARKETING PLAN 11 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS: INDUSTRIAL PARK 15 • COMMERCIAL/RETAIL 17 HOUSING 19 INSTITUTIONAL 21 TRANSPORTATION/TRANSIT 22 NON-TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 23 RECREATIONAL/TOURIST 24 CONCLUSIONS 25 APPENDICES A. 2000-2001 Strategic Plan B. 1999 EDA Marketing Plan C. 2000 Council Goals D. Almar Village Site Plan E. Pine Grove (5th Street Ventures?) Site Plan F. Country Inn and Suites Site Plan G. West Draw map H. Industrial Park Grading Plan I. North Gateway Map J. Walgreen's Site Plan K. Grove Plaza Site Plan L. Commercial/Retail Statistics • \\CG_FS2\CG_FS2_MAIN\Groups\PER_ECON\Economic Development\Strategic Plan\2002\TABLE OF CONTENTS.doc Revised 1/2/02 • EDA STRATEGIC PLAN 2002 - 2005 UPDATE I. Mission Statement The Economic Development Authority works with its partners to encourage business and industry, and the creation of quality jobs in the City of Cottage Grove using all appropriate development tools and methods . As we implement this mission, we will be mindful of the following guiding principles: • Encourage quality commercial and industrial development, which enhances the quality of life for Cottage Grove's citizens and is compatible with the City's Comprehensive Plan. • Utilize sound financial practices in using incentives to attract and expand businesses in the community. • Consider the use of incentives in instances where they will promote quality jobs and development for the City. • Recognize the interdependence of the private and public sector in a healthy community and foster a spirit of cooperation between the two sectors. • II. Goals 2005 • Goal #1: Successfully become one of the first communities mentioned as a choice business location. Goal #2: Became a community that enthusiastically supports economic development as essential to improving the quality of life in the Cottage Grove community. Goal #3: Create an identity for the City that is positive and proud, supporting a high standard of living and quality of life. Goal #4: Support existing businesses and encourage their continued growth and prosperity. Goal #5: Attract new industries that to bring an enhanced tax base, quality jobs, and new capital into the region. • Goal #6: Influence local, regional and state issues critical to business site location decisions and overall business climate. III. Priorities The top ten business sector growth priorities continue as determined through the 2000-2005 strategic planning process (Appendix A): 1. Manufacturing Attraction (affordability and best value) 2. Redevelopment of Existing Commercial Areas 3. Single Family Housing: #350,000+ 4. Retail: Restaurant 5. Office Attraction 6. Retail: Specialty 7. Retail: Big Box 7. Warehouse Attraction (affordability and best value) 7. Single Family Housing: $250,000-$350,000 • Page 2 IV. Objectives . 2000-2002 The following measurable objectives were approved by the EDA for inclusion in the 2000-2005 Strategic Plan (Appendix A): 1. Industrial Park: Attract at least three new businesses per year. STATUS: In 2001 the City experienced construction of the 70,000 square foot Tradehome Shoes office/warehouse, the 42,000 square foot Advance Corporation manufacturing/office and the 80,000 square foot American AGCO Distribution/office facility in addition to a 14,000 square foot project on the 3M campus. As a result 53 acres have been developed from the 256-acre portion of the park currently under development. It is expected that 151 acres are available for development within that portion of the park (outside of 52 acres set aside for easements/right of way or storm water ponds.) 2. Redevelop Grove Plaza by the end of 2001. STATUS: A 116,082 square foot Home Depot store is approved for construction in 2002 supplanting 60,000 square feet of the existing 170,000 square foot Grove Plaza Center. This will further allow the opportunity for rehabilitation of approximately 42,000 square feet of interior mall space and the addition of a fueling station associated with the 70,000 square foot Rainbow Foods store. 3. Secure at least two new restaurants (sit-down, eat-in) by the end of 2001. STATUS: Restaurant pads are available at Grove Plaza off 80th Street, Pine Grove development on East Point Douglas west of Menards, Alamar Village at 70th and Keats, Semper/Walgreen's redevelopment parcel at 80th and East Point Douglas, and the Country Inn and Suites project site on East Point Douglas and 90th Street. None of these sites currently has a restaurant under construction, however, interest has been shown on three of these sites. • Page 3 • • 4. Have at least 80 hotel rooms available by the end of 2001. STATUS: The Super 8 is a 31-room hotel located on a private drive east of Highway 61 and south of 80th Street. The Country Inn and Suites will be a 76-room hotel currently under construction at East Point Douglas and 90th Street. 5. Define EDA role with by Langdon the end of 2001. 9 STATUS: The EDA received a redevelopment scenario for Langdon during 2001. Council and the EDA jointly determined to delay aggressive pursuit of a Langdon development pending receipt of a significant development proposal from a third party (although the City did purchase an 8.255-acre parcel for future development). Instead Council created the Gateway Redevelopment District which does not include the Langdon neighborhood. 6. Complete a master plan for redevelopment (including Cottage Grove Plaza, G-Will Plaza) by the end of 2002. STATUS: Council created a 365-acre redevelopment area referred • to as the Gateway Redevelopment District. Included in this district are the 170,000 Grove Plaza Center, 87,000 square foot Cottage Square mall, and 55,000 square foot G-Will Center. Development is beginning within the eastern portion of that district with development approvals for 24,490 square feet of pad space on 5.1 acres within the Semper development, an 86,584 square foot department store on 80th Street, and a 116,082 square foot building materials store/redevelopment at Grove Plaza. Master planning activities are underway for the western portion of the district. 7. Create a development concept for Office by the end of 2000. STATUS: No progress has been made on larger office development scenarios pending review of either the Keats/61 development area or the Langdon neighborhood redevelopment opportunity. A third option potentially exists by developing corporate campus facilities within the Industrial Park. 8. Develop a master plan for single family residence $350,000+ for each section of town; a different (one) section will be completed each year. • Page 4 STATUS: Council has authorized completion of a master planning • activity within the East Ravine neighborhood (primarily agricultural property east of County Road 19). This area will potentially be opened for development upon completion of a new sanitary sewer interceptor project scheduled for completion in 2003. 2002-2005 Objectives Several additional objectives are proposed for the 2002-2005 time period: 1. Provide for redevelopment or rehabilitation opportunities for the 13.2-acre Cottage Square Shopping Center. 2. Develop a Corporate Campus Concept within the Industrial Park. 3. Develop a Master Plan for the Industrial Park north of 95th Street. 4. Provide an analysis/plan for buffering/mitigation between industrial uses within the Industrial Park and residential uses to the west of the park. 5. Propose a redevelopment/reuse strategy for reclaimed salvage or brownfield sites within the community. • 6. Complete site selection process for a transit station and support Minneapolis express bus service funding and approval. 7. Develop Gateway/storm holding project for area north of 80th Street, west of highway 61. Development should be pursued if funding becomes available. 8. Develop master plan for the Keats/Highway 61 intersection. 9. Develop master plan for the Langdon Redevelopment area. 10. Develop master plan for industrial areas identified within the Comprehensive Plan. The EDA endorsed the proposal that the City utilize needed tools and resources to meet the objectives, short of losing money in the long run, as long as projects afe-acknowledging early term investment demand but with an expectation of achieving a break-even position within the timeframe of the project budget, consistent with this plan and with City Council goals (Appendix C). • Page 5 • V. Current Status Chronology of Events 1991 • EDA Strategic Planning Process • River Oaks Golf Course opened (construction 8/89 — 6/91) 1992 • Creation of Economic Development Department 1993 • Initial Year of Economic Development Director (11/92 hire) • • Began Groundwork for Business outreach efforts • Wakota Bridge Corridor Commission Incorporated • Wakota Bridge Scoping Study Received 1994 • LS Power Cogeneration Plant Resolution of Support adopted • Retail Task Force Created • Spec Building Program Created • Marketing Campaign Initiated • Industrial Park Master Plan completed • Maxfield/DSU Retail Study completed • Wakota Bridge Feasibility Study Received 1995 • Industrial Park Zoning Text Amendments Adopted • Tax Assistance Program Created • Hay Group Industrial Park Feasibility Study Completed • 95th Street Extension to Jamaica Completed Page 6 • 1996 • Development Tour and Golf Outing Initial Year • EDA Strategic Planning Process • I-494/TH61 Major Investment Study Received • Grove Plaza Redevelopment Agreement 1997 • LAND Program Created • Industrial Park Floating Option Negotiated 1998 • Marketing Strategy Changes put into place • Gained Green Acres/Tax Increment Legislation • Renewal by Andersen Project Approved • Completed Industrial Park Infrastructure Improvements (Jamaica, 97th Streets and Utility extensions) • Red Rock Corridor Commission Created • • West Draw Utility Extensions Completed 1999 • Restructured Economic Development Team • Langdon Square Redevelopment Planning Grant • EDA Marketing Plan Created • New Marketing Materials Created (Annual Report, Holiday Mailer, Proposal Materials) • Economic Development Trust Fund Created • EDA Golf Outing Reformatted • Industrial Park Tax Increment District Created • Manufacturing/Contractor Data Bases Created • Public Improvement Cost Sharing Agreements Negotiated • MCES Treatment Plant CUP approval • Business Subsidies Policy Adopted • River Oaks Golf Course Expansion Approved • Fiscal Impact Analyses of Development Completed • West Draw Water Tower Construction • Comprehensive Plan Adopted By Council • Created Economic Development Cable Television Production • Page 7 • 2000 • Development of USPS Project • Development of CCE Project • EDA Strategic Planning Process • Industrial Park Infrastructure Improvements (Jamaica Ave., Sanitary, Storm realignments, Storm Channel Construction, 100th Street Reconstruction) • West Draw Residential Subdivisions Initiation • River Oaks Golf Course Clubhouse Opens For Business • Red Rock Corridor Investment Study • Langdon Planning District Study • Industrial Park Storm Water Study Amendment • Citywide Marketing Plan Adoption • Implementation of the 2000 Comprehensive Plan • 3M Incinerator Project on Line* (Note: 3M has completed capital investment throughout the timeframe of this chronology) 2001 . • MCES $43 million Sanitary Sewer Treatment Facility under construction (2003 completion) • MCES Interceptor alignment decision (2003 completion) • Hwy 61/Wakota Bridge funding gained (2002 project bid scheduled) • SWWD regional storm water route chosen • Hinton/Tower Cooperative agreement with Washington County • Approval for 372,600 square feet of industrial space with 207,000 square feet completed or under construction, including improvements on the 3M campus and new facilities for Tradehome Shoes, Advance Corporation, and American AgCo • Initiation of construction for new 76 room Country Inn and Suites Hotel • Approval for redevelopment of Grove Plaza • Approval of redevelopment proposal for Kohl's Department store • Approval of a total of 298,773 square feet of retail space • Approval of a total of 181,668 square feet of institutional space • Site grading for additional Industrial Park development sites with extension of 97th Street and storm ponding facility construction • Approval of Up North Plastics Expansion • Construction of Office Max • Page 8 • Accomplishments • Responded to 38 inquiries. • Coordinated projects in the Industrial Park (Advance Corporation, Tradehome Shoe Stores and American AGCO) and worked with Community Development on commercial projects such as the Country Inn Suites Hotel, Grove Plaza Redevelopment, Walgreen's/Semper Redevelopment project, and the 80th Street Redevelopment Project. • Updated our marketing folders to make sure the information is up-to-date, and the format of all the documents is consistent. • Began drafting the 2002 Strategic Plan Update. • Continued the successful, recognizable ED marketing campaign and completed a second photo shoot for upcoming direct mail and advertising campaigns. Coordinated with Community Development in order to include some possible housing-development marketing. • Updated our financial approach for new projects, based on the major changes to Minnesota property tax structure. • Continued production of the "Your Development Partner" TV Show. . • Held the annual golf tournament, with a new attendance record. Increased the visibility of tournament sponsors by including the names and logos of sponsors on all mailings as well as in the ED Annual Report. • Planned and organized the annual business recognition breakfast at 3M (along with the Chamber of Commerce and 3M Cottage Grove.) • Completed several new marketing pieces, to be included in the marketing packets. These include: Economic Development Team Biographies brochure, Development Update, "Your Future, Our Future." • Continued to add to our Economic Development database, which now includes over 1800 names. • Updated the Economic Development WEB Page and Community Profile. • Worked with Engineering staff on storm water drainage plans and site grading plans. • Creation of TIF District 1-11 and 1-12. • Increased the number of press releases and saw an increased presence in a number of publications. • Coordinated three groundbreaking ceremonies that were taped for inclusion on the economic development TV show. • Page 9 • The Product • Leveraged capital (fast start-up, financially) • Investment opportunity • Land with infrastructure • Labor pool/access • Knowledgeable staff • Financing options and incentives • Inccntive& • Fast track development approval process • • Service • Immediate access to Public Works and Public Safety services • Relationship with City • Long term partnership • Graded sites • Upgraded regional infrastructure, including Highway 61/Wakota Bridge S Page 10 VI. Marketing Plan • Current Initiatives: Direct Mail Campaign Print Advertising Golf Tournament Special Meeting Events (target groups) Annual Report Press Releases 1999 EDA Marketing Plan (Appendix B) Meetings with local realtors and bankers Metro East Connections Event Future Direction: General Policy: Elected officials and staff must emphasize the need to work together in the • same direction in order to send a consistent positive message. The Mission should be well known and understood. As part of this, more effort needs to be placed on better coordination of marketing programs on a citywide basis. There should be a common message/theme in all City marketing endeavors, regardless of the department/retail operation. Whole-city promotion programs should be planned. This will be accomplished by working with the City marketing committee. The City of Cottage Grove Marketing Plan is attached as Appendix B. The other top priority for the City is to continually work to ensure that we can respond quickly to inquiries. This means educating staff to be able to answer questions quickly, and making sure we have an inventory of materials that are helpful to brokers (for example, maps and pricing information.) As part of this effort, staff needs to focus on making sure Cottage Grove is easy to "discover" on the Internet, so that when brokers and others are doing searches, Cottage Grove always comes up on their "list." Page 11 l ' • Direct Mail: The direct marketing campaign, featuring a series of post cards, has been successful in generating interest and discussion about Cottage Grove. The campaign should continue, with some new enhancements proposed: • Continue the series of postcards developing "branding" — associated with the use of EDA staff and the message/theme that we provide a service with a touch of class. Start numbering � „ the postcards, 1Stin a series of _" • Create an alternative or additional theme, for use with Economic Development marketing, housing development marketing, or a joint effort. • Consider a direct mail campaign directed at major retail chains. Include survey data regarding the strong desire for a new restaurant in Cottage Grove. Print Advertising • The City should continue advertising in the Minnesota Real Estate Journal and City Business. In addition, continue advertising in the Chamber of Commerce Directory and map. A new survey should be considered, sent to the existing mailing list, to again determine which publications target groups read. Research has indicated that the Internet is fast becoming the number one tool for site selection, so staff needs to monitor this development and consider possible changes to the advertising plan as a result. Golf Tournament • Continue to increase the visibility and participation of sponsors. Create various sponsorship levels. Add the ability for sponsors to hold "contests" at various holes during the tournament. • Page 12 4 Special Meeting Events (target groups) • • Continue to hold special meeting events for targeted groups. In 2001, these were held for local bankers, real estate agents and Metro East members. For 2002, we should again host a meeting for local business bankers. In addition, staff should work with the State Real Estate Board to provide continuing education credits for a special session with local realtors. Other target groups should be considered for special meeting events. Annual Report • Continue preparation of the annual report for official publication in February. When the current supply of pre-printed folders runs out, consider updating the cover to include a more recent aerial photo of the Industrial Park. Press Releases 11110 • Continue to submit press releases on new projects and other events in Cottage Grove. • Develop a special insert for inclusion in the CG Reports newsletter. (Internal marketing). This would be a two- or four-page insert that would highlight all of the economic development activities that have occurred over the past year or so. To educate our residents, that they can become additional "marketers" of Cottage Grove. Other In addition to continuing and improving existing marketing efforts, there are many more options the EDA and staff could develop and pursue. Some of these ideas were generated during preparation of previous documents such as the 2000-2005 Strategic Plan, work plans, 1999 EDA Marketing Plan, and the 2000 Cottage Grove Marketing Plan. These ideas are included below for review and the EDA should review and prioritize these new options. Additional marketing ideas for consideration, as suggested during the 2000-2005 Strategic Planning process: • Page 13 • • Build a model of the industrial Park and include trees, streets, infrastructure, amenities, and use as a sales tool. • Continue to upgrade and improve maps of the park. Make sure maps are readily available and show existing grades, infrastructure, etc. • Conduct a focus group of existing business (or a limited survey) to help determine what types of specialty retail and big box should go in. • Ask the restaurant Association for research about the types of restaurants that might be best suited to the Cottage Grove community. • Conduct another marketing survey Other ideas from previous Economic Development Work Plans: • Meet with each manufacturing concern and major retailers at least once during 2002 to work on opportunities and challenges. • Support Chamber activities and remain responsive to its needs and requests. • Look for opportunities to develop other marketing events, such as an event focusing on women business owners, or other non-golf events. • Aggressively use cable, newspaper and CG Reports resources to highlight Cottage Grove opportunities, programs, and successes. • Highlight Cottage Grove amenities and heavily promote — golf, parks, Mississippi River. • Ideas suggested in the 1999 EDA Marketing Plan for consideration: (The 1999 EDA Marketing Plan is included as Appendix B.) • Actively work in conjunction with the Company Store to develop promotional products. The goal of these projects is increased awareness and name recognition for Cottage Grove. • Develop a video that showcases the Industrial Park. • Quarterly newsletter to city businesses. • Develop an official media kit. • Develop a tracking system for inquiries. It would be helpful to know if advertising is effective, etc. Ideas generated in the Cottage Grove citywide marketing plan: • Banners with themes, sponsored by local businesses. • Forums for local businesses. • Contribute articles to the Chamber newsletter and professional journals. • Awards for referring a business to town. • Wakota Bridge marketing effort. S Page 14 • VII. Economic Development Plans Industrial Park Existing Condition: The City has approximately 2200 acres zoned industrial and 792 acres within the Industrial Park. We are currently developing a 256-acre property in the Industrial Park located west of Jamaica Avenue between 95th and 100th Streets. This property has access to Highway 61 from a diamond interchange within 2500 lineal feet of the Park. This property is currently contained within an economic development TIF district created in 2000 and due to expire in 2011. The transportation infrastructure surrounding the park includes the 4-lane 95th Street, 4-lane Jamaica Avenue, and 100th Street. 100th Street was recently upgraded to 3-lanes up to Ideal Avenue, with 2-lanes the existing length of the roadway. Plans are included in the City Capital Improvements Program to upgrade the balance of the roadway to a 3-lane urban section within the next 5-year period. The EDA has been the primary site developer offering land development opportunities in 2001 at a square foot price of$1.65 with all infrastructure and related fees included. Reduction in that land price was available and granted based upon the TIF revenue stream generated by individual projects. In 2001 three projects totaling approximately 17 acres were developed. Infrastructure improvements in the past three years providing benefit to this portion of the industrial area total $3,357,657. Funding for those improvements is generated from future tax increments, some assessments, and contributions from MSA and MCES funds in addition to area funds from utility operations. Additionally, the City had deferred assessments on industrial parcels held by the fee owner prior to aggressive development of the Park. Total deferrals surpassed $1 million. To date, this development has allowed for recovery of over$600,000 of these assessment deferrals. Cottage Grove is confident that there is a readily available, skilled labor force. A 1996 Decision Resources Survey indicated that current residents are commuting to a variety of work destinations: St. Paul 31% Cottage Grove 16% Minneapolis 11% Dakota County 11% Woodbury 6% Outside Metro Area 5% Rest of Metro Area 16% No response 4% Future Direction: We expect to continue land purchase at the current rate • of$1/square foot (of which $0.15 is redirected by the fee owner toward Page 15 assessment payoffs). Additionally, $0.60/square foot is necessary to • cover past and future infrastructure development with another $0.30/square foot for site grading and related expenses. Additionally, $0.05 is taken as a development fee for a 2002 land cost of$1.95. It is assumed that some inflationary increases in this price will occur in future years. It is expected that developments will continue to have the opportunity to redirect project generated tax increments toward land costs. The EDA has provided for rough grading of approximately 20 acres of additional property in order to provide for rapid site delivery in 2002 or beyond. Given our recent site development progress it should be expected that development of between 10 and 20 acres within the project area in any given year should be reasonably attainable. This provides a build-out time frame of between 7 and 15 years within the 256-acre primary development area. However, with current economic concerns nationally, hesitation in new investments within the manufacturing sector is expected. Hence, there is potential in the upcoming year for under- performance as compared to past development experience. Alternatively, successfully completing one large project of the scale of the 1998-1999 Renewal by Andersen project will result in a year beyond current projections. Current tenants in the larger Industrial Park by type of user are: • • Up North Plastics 250 employees/ SF/88.277 acres Manufacturing/Distribution/Office • Canadian Pacific Railway employees/ SF/210.424 acres Rail Marshalling Yard • Allied Trucking employees/ SF/11.125 acres Logistics/Maintenance/Office • Renewal by Andersen 250 employees/227,000 SF/29.961 acres Manufacturing/Distribution/Corporate Offices • USPS Logistics Facility _ employees/11,360 SF/2.206 acres Logistics/Distribution/Office facility • CCE Technologies 20 employees/ SF/ 2.206 acres Manufacturing/Corporate Offices • Tradehome Shoestores 60 employees/70,000 SF/4.59 acres Distribution/Corporate Offices • Advance Corporation 60 employees/42,000 SF/6.6 acres Manufacturing/Corporate offices • American AgCo 60 employees/80,000 SF/5.97 acres Distribution/Office • CoGentrix Power Plant 20 employees/ SF/ acres Additionally, Cottage Grove is home to 3M Cottage Grove a Pilot Plant campus containing over square feet of development including Page 16 manufacturing, research and development, distribution, materials handling 411 and office facilities on a acre campus. The above generate varying degrees of impact upon the community. As a result of these impacts the EDA should consider how to positively leverage the opportunities presented by the presence of these uses and at the same time respond to challenges in providing required services to these business partners. Commercial/Retail Existing Condition: The City currently has three primary commercial hubs, two of which are contained within the Gateway Redevelopment District. Additionally, the City has smaller scattered site commercial developments and is currently following a neighborhood commercial development pattern following the 2000 Comprehensive Plan. The oldest commercial area is the Cottage Square/G-Will Liquors commercial area. Located at 80th Street, west of Highway 61, this shopping area currently includes 142,000 square feet of commercial/office space located in two shopping centers totaling acres. Additionally there is a small amount of tertiary space outside of the centers. The Grove Plaza Shopping Center includes 170,000 square feet located S on 20 acres off 80th Street just east of Highway 61. Additionally, another square feet of retail space and square feet of office space is near the Shopping Center along East Point Douglas Drive or 80th Street. At Jamaica Avenue, east of Highway 61 is the Cub/Target development totaling square feet of commercial space on acres. Nearby development totals square feet of retail and square feet of office area. Additionally, there is a small commercial area at the southern most portion of the City off highway 61 totaling square feet of space. Another, 28,850 square feet is under development on 4 acres at 70th and Keats and areas at 70th/Hinton and 100th/Hadley and 70th/Keats are designated for future commercial development. There also is some commercial development along West Point Douglas between 80th and Jamaica, including a Par 3/Golf dome, two additional 18 hole golf courses within the community and a publicly owned Ice Arena. Finally, there are small commercial nodes within the Langdon neighborhood off Jamaica and Highway 61 and in Old Cottage Grove on Lamar Avenue south of 70th Street in the eastern portion of the community. 41111 Page 17 • The largest focus of the community at this time relative to commercial development is marketing development opportunities within the Gateway Redevelopment District. At present there are three redevelopment projects facing the EDA and City Council. The first is redevelopment of the 5-acre Rose of Sharon Church site at 80th and East Point Douglas. Under construction is a 14,490 square foot Walgreen's store at that site. Pads are also being developed for an additional 10,000 square feet of retail/service end users. Also approved by Council is the redevelopment of the Grove Plaza Shopping Center with the addition of a 116,082 square foot Home Depot and redevelopment of an additional 42,000 square feet of the existing center with the addition of a fueling station at the Rainbow foods store. Also in hand is a development agreement for a redevelopment north of 80th Street at East Point Douglas to possibly include a 86,584 square foot Department store user. Future Direction: The City is determined to complete significant redevelopment/rehabilitation within the Gateway District prior to focusing its attention upon other areas of the community for development of additional commercial hubs. Development of small convenience neighborhood stores or centers do not run counter to that so long as the development maintains a neighborhood scale. As a result, we expect to focus on completion of the projects currently under development within the Gateway including provision of opportunities on the western portion of the district. Next are the opportunities within the Langdon neighborhood, opportunities at Keats and Highway 61 and potential owner generated opportunities associated with the 3M Cottage Grove campus. A focus within the next five-year time frame will be to have a master plan for development patterns within the first two opportunity areas concurrent with a new Comprehensive Plan update expected within the 2003-2005 timeframe. • Langdon, 77 acres, 46 significant parcels. County EMV of$4,693,600 (of which $2.5 million is the Public Works facility.) • Keats and Highway 61: 119 acres, 6 significant parcels. County EMV of$807,800 (of which $207,900 is VFW and $454,300 is Drive Inn.) • Northeast Gateway, 103 acres, 58 significant parcels. County EMV of $18,741,700 value (of which $6.8 million if Grove Plaza). • Southwest Gateway, 165 acres, 79 significant parcels. County EMV of $16,852,300 (of which $4.28 million is Armory, $1.68 is All Saints church, $1.7 million is the G-Will Center and $1.88 is Cottage Square mall.) • Highway 61 and Jamaica, acres, significant parcels. County EMV of$ value (of which $ is Target and $ is Cub Foods.) Page 18 Housing • Existing Condition: According to the 2000 Census Cottage Grove is home to 30,582 people with 10,024 housing units of which 9,932 were occupied at the time of the census. Of occupied housing, 9,079 units were owner occupied with the balance, 853 occupied by renters. According to a market study sponsored by the Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Authority the median household income in 2000 was $57,206. It is projected to increase by 2005 to $63,489. Income is above median for those households headed by persons aged 35 to 64 in both 2000 and projected 2005 representing 66 - 67% of households. In 2000 median income for persons aged 65 - 74 dropped to $31,927 and further dropped for persons over 74 to $28,461. This same trend is expected in 2005 with median incomes for those two age strata projected at $34,463 and $31,887 respectively. According to Metropolitan Council, data housingrowth in Cottage Grove 9 9 has been fairly consistent since 1970 (perhaps before but the data was not readily available). Between 1970 and 1999 7,245 housing units were permitted in Cottage Grove (averaging 242 units per year over that period 1111 of time). The average construction activity in the 1970's was 235 units per year decreasing somewhat to 179 units per year in the 1980's (but dropping significantly in 1982 and 1983 to a total of 123 combined for the two years). This activity increased again to 308 units per year in the 1990's, dropping again slightly in the past couple of years. By far the largest percentage of housing construction has been single family detached. Population is projected to continue on a growth trend. For 2005 the 1999 comprehensive plan projects a population of 35,785. This is expected to increase to 38,870 in 2010 and again to 41,895 in 2015. Finally, by 2020 the Cottage Grove population is expected to be at 44,866 residents. The Cottage Grove market place, which includes St. Paul Park, Newport and Grey Cloud Township, is projected by the Washington County HRA to have a population of 50,440 by 2010, up from 41,335 in 2000. Of those, 43 percent are expected to be between the ages of 35 and 64. Another 5.3 percent (up from 4.5 percent in 2000) are expected to be between 65 and 74 with another 2.4 percent over 75 (up from 1.8 percent in 2000). According to the Metropolitan Council, Cottage Grove has a fairly high level of housing affordability. For 1998, 71 percent of Cottage Grove • Page 19 t homesteads were adjudged to be affordable (with County estimated • market values less than $115,000 in that year). This compares to 65% of housing stock in Oakdale, 50% in Stillwater, 34% in Woodbury, and 46% Countywide. Countywide affordability measures elsewhere in the metro area include 38% in Carver County, 45% in Scott County, 47% in Dakota County, 57% in Hennepin County and 70% in Anoka County. 1999 County Assessed Values Value # of Units Percentage Under 100,000 2,618 30.35 100,000 - 149,999 4,965 57.37 150,000 - 199,999 817 9.44 200,000 —299,999 254 2.94 300,000—or more 56 6.47 Cottage Grove has had a long history of fairly compact development patterns for new urbanized housing development that is concentrated generally within the center of the community. Most recently, Cottage Grove opened an area known as the West Draw for development in 1997 with an important sewer trunk main completed in 1999. The West Draw is located generally north of 70th Street and west of Hinton Avenue. It • includes an estimated 865 acres of development property (not all will be developed with housing, for instance the school district has purchased a 34.92 acre site within the West Draw, removing it from future housing development potential). At present there are 470 units that have been platted within the West Draw with an expected capacity of 1365 units providing capacity for development at an average annual rate of 250 units per year through the year 2004 perhaps. Additionally, it is expected that 117 acres of property at 95th and Hadley will be available for development beginning in 2002 providing an additional 359 units or an additional 1.4 years of capacity. In order to plan for a consistent development pace, additional property should be made available for development by 2004. Future Direction: Among the top goals of the EDA in the past strategic plan was attraction of middle income and upper bracket housing. The City Council in 2001 reemphasized this goal and included gaining empty nester and senior housing projects as well. In 1999 the City, in concert with the Metropolitan Council, completed a fiscal impact study of land use prototypes. Within • that study it was projected that single family rural housing with market Page 20 values averaging $280,000, single family agricultural housing with values of$160,00 and single family urban housing of$170,000 in value would be the expected housing to be constructed within Cottage Grove within the near term. Additionally, townhouse values were projected at $115,000 per unit. Each of these housing value scenarios was determined to be revenue positive for the City of Cottage Grove. The Metropolitan Council later completed a broader metro area study within which it was determined that on a per acre basis, townhouse and single family urban construction had the greatest net revenue potential due to the low utilization of land as compared to other housing types. It therefore is determined that continued housing development within the upper bracket market values be targeted. Additionally, in order to address City Council's "empty nester" concerns, attached housing of various types should be included within development scenarios. Finally, in accordance with City Council goals and the March 2001 HRA study, the EDA and City should pursue Senior-housing opportunities as well. According to the HRA study there is a demand for 160 market rate units, 70 shallow subsidy units and 40 deep subsidy units in the Senior-housing category. Institutional S Existing Condition: The City of Cottage Grove is home to the South Washington County School District#833. Located within the community is the District Service Center, a Program Center/ALC, the Transportation Facility, six elementary schools, a Junior High School and Park Senior High School. Additional District facilities are located to our north and west within the cities of Woodbury, St. Paul Park, and Newport. Additionally, Cottage Grove is home to 15 Churches, a County library, the South Washington County Service Center/Armory, and various nonprofit facilities. Post secondary education is located throughout the metropolitan area, many within a short distance of Cottage Grove. Future Direction: A high emphasis on attracting a facility for higher education has been suggested by various individuals and groups within the community. Expansion of the Minnesota State Colleges and University system with additional campus facilities is not highly likely. However, the community can work with various post-secondary institutions to attract satellite facilities or employer specific customized training opportunities. The state of Minnesota regularly assists colleges in providing customized training to Page 21 growth industries within the State. The EDA should consider additional sinitiatives in working with DIED on training opportunities. We also have the existing captive opportunities provided by SD833 particularly in vocational education. An emphasis over the next few years should be to work with the School District in identifying goals mutual to our two agencies and melding those with training deficits within the commercial/industrial sector. Transportation/Transit Existing Condition: The City of Cottage Grove, and the entire south Washington County, southeast metro area is entering the construction stage for the $206 million Wakota Bridge/Highway 61 improvement project. This project will be the single largest infrastructure enhancement in this area's history. Additionally, however, the City and Washington County are working together to complete a new County Road connecting Hinton Avenue in Cottage Grove with Tower Drive in Woodbury. Further, several cities, counties and rail authorities are working towards development of the Red • Rock Rail Corridor, the commuter rail line for the southeast metro connecting Hastings, to our south, with St. Paul to our north with stations in Hastings, Cottage Grove, Newport, and St. Paul. That line is proposed to connect to a commuter or light rail line between St. Paul and Minneapolis, connecting further to the Hiawatha Light Rail line currently under construction and the North Star commuter rail line currently under design. Future Direction: While the transportation future looks bright we dare not rest on our laurels. The EDA and City Council needs to continue to monitor the funding schedule for the Wakota Bridge project scheduled for completion in 2007. The EDA also needs to push for completion of the Hinton/Tower connection, as a portion of the funding to be supplied by the City of Woodbury, is currently not secure. Further, Cottage Grove is fortunate in being identified as the second commuter rail line priority for the State of Minnesota. However, we need to ensure that this priority level is maintained. Further, we need to be cognizant of the rail needs as we plan for a new transit station within the community. Finally, we need as a transit priority to push for Express bus service to Minneapolis and we need to revisit the transit needs of the industrial community and how station • location choices may impact future circulator routes. Page 22 Most of the transportation infrastructure within commercial/industrial areas • is relatively new. There are currently needs identified for expansion, however, such as the upgrade of 100th Street from Ideal to Hadley. We also need to look at congestion issues at Jamaica and Highway 61, at the extension of a frontage road from Jamaica to CR 19, and at improving access for the 3M campus to Highway 61 overcoming the existing at- grade rail crossing between the campus and the Highway. The City will be completing its final phase of the 1994 pavement management program by 2004. By 2003 it is expected the City will be initiating planning on the next pavement management program. The EDA should be aware of that planning effort as it relates to commercial infrastructure as well as tax burdens placed upon the business community by potential funding scenarios of the pavement program. Non-transportation Infrastructure Existing Condition: The City has several plans in place under which decision-making is to occur. They are: 1992 Sanitary Sewer Plan 1994 Water Supply and Distribution Plan 1996 SWWD Watershed Management Plan and 1997 draft Storm Sewer Plan 1994 and 1997 Pavement Management Plan with 1998 update 1998 Natural Resources Inventory 2000 Comprehensive Plan In addition the City has localized planning documents such as the AUAR for the West Draw neighborhood development, or various feasibility study documents. We currently have very little understanding of telecommunications, electrical or gas distribution planing efforts by AT&T/Media One or Xcel Energy. Further, the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services provides for planning of wastewater treatment and interceptor development to which the City's trunk system connects. Future Direction: Certainly, an increased effort needs to be made to fully understand and • leverage infrastructure provided by others. In working with commercial Page 23 4 and industrial clients we could improve our information delivery if we held • current information. Further, we need to work with these partner organizations to improve access to and reliability of that infrastructure. Regarding Municipal infrastructure updating of several of our planning documents needs to occur. It has been our expectation that the Comprehensive Plan will be updated as a 2020 plan by the end of 2003. As part of that effort the sanitary sewer, water, and storm water plans also require updating. Participation in these efforts by the EDA should occur in order to facilitate infrastructure enhancements for the commercial and industrial areas of the community. RecreationaUTourist Existing Condition: The City of Cottage Grove is home to several park and nature resources. Included is the 506-acre Ravine Regional Park, the acre DNR Scientific and Natural Resources area and parks totaling 717.1 acres. Additionally, we are bounded on the southwest by the Mississippi River and just a few miles to our east is the St. Croix River. • Future Direction: The EDA needn't attempt to replicate or duplicate park or recreational resources or programming provided by the Recreation/Arena, or Parks Maintenance divisions of Public Works or the River Oaks Golf Course and banquet facility owned and operated by the City. However, there is perhaps a role the EDA should fill should there be a desire to conduct such as: • Attempt leveraging of existing private, nonprofit and public sector recreational opportunities along Highway 61 between 494 and southeastern Minnesota including the Casino in Red Wing, various Bed and Breakfast venues in Minnesota and Wisconsin in the corridor, a burgeoning antique retail trade, historical sites, golfing, lodging, skiing and various activities along the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers. • Work with community groups, the Park and Recreation Commission and others toward a public/private partnership on athletic and/or community centers or uses. • Target economic growth within the community as a result of decision- making related to future land uses in the Mississippi River corridor. • Develop an improved sense of place related to commercial or industrial developments by integrating these developments with enhanced green spaces, community spaces, streetscaping, and other pedestrian • friendly improvements. Page 24 • Recognize and promote "green" amenities rarely found inside or in close proximity to the 494/694 beltway such as permanent agricultural areas and development of future green corridors. • Inclusion in promotional materials amenities that may not be within Cottage Grove but that are readily accessible to the community such as the Xcel Energy Center, Regional parks or other recreational venues. VIII. Conclusions IX. Appendices A. 2000-2001 Strategic Plan B. 1999 EDA Marketing Plan C. 2000 Council Goals • D. Almar Village Site Plan E. Pine Grove (5th Street Ventures?) Site Plan F. Country Inn and Suites Site Plan G. West Draw map H. Industrial Park Grading Plan I. North Gateway Map J. Waigreen's Site Plan K. 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