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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-21-96 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA Wednesday, February 21, 1996 8:00 a.m. Army Reserve Center 4655 North Lexington Avenue 1. Call to Order. 2. Oath of Office. 3. Approve minutes from January 17, 1996 meeting. 4. Monthly Report. 5. Committee Member Recruitment Update. 6. Marketing Brochure. 7. New Brighton EDC. 8. Miscellaneous. 9. Council Comments. 10. Adjournment. If you are unable to attend this meeting, then please contact Julie at 633-5676. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: February 21, 1996 TO: Economic Development Committee FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Oath of Office EDC members Goblirsch, Nagle, and Lindberg were absent at the January meeting of the EDC. Therefore, these members if in attendance at the February meeting will need to have the Oath of Office administered to them by Council liaison Aplikowski. The Oath of Office form was included in the January EDC agenda, please fill out this form and bring it with you to the meeting at which time you will be sworn in for the year of 1996. Economic Development Committee Meeting Minutes Wednesday, January 17, 1995 8:00 a.m. Army Reserve Center 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 8:10 a.m. 2. Attendance Present were: Dan McCallum-Chair; Ray McGraw; Steve Freimuth; Council Liaison, Beverly Aplikowski; Finance Committee representative, Tom Steele; City Administrator, Brian Fritsinger; and Community Development Director, Kevin Ringwald. Absent were: Tom Goblirsch; Terry Nagle; and Arnold Lindberg. 3. Election of Vice Chair The EDC unanimously elected Ray McGraw as Vice Chair for 1996. 4. Approval of Minutes Minutes of the December 20, 1995 regular meeting of the EDC were approved. 5. Monthly Report The Staff briefed the committee on its activities over the past month. Discussion took place on the progress of locating Unisource in the Gateway Business District. The Staff informed the EDC that Unisource had met with the City Council on Tuesday, January 16, 1996 and appeared from that meeting that both parties were interested in pursuing the options of locating Unisource in the GBD. The EDC was also made aware that a second company had a purchase agreement on the Pentair site and this may complicate the Unisource proposal, since it included the Pentair site in its initial site plans. 6. 1996 Goals The Committee discussed the EDC's 1996 goals. Those goals are: 1. Increase Committee Membership 2. Enhance Business Contacts a. Produce a marketing brochure; b. Discuss the economic development budget; C. Establish business retention programs; and d. Attract, develop, re-develop, and retain business opportunities within the City. • The EDC discussed that the first priority of 1996 will be to increase membership, since without full membership the successful completion of the remaining goals would be problematic. The EDC discussed the criteria that they thought would be helpful in recruiting new members to the EDC. Those criteria are; exposure to business activities, different attitudes toward development, mixes of people, contacts with other local businesses, and established business owners. The EDC members will be responsible for recruitment of new members. The Staff will contact these people and then forward their applications to the City Council for consideration of appointment to the EDC. The EDC briefly touched on the second goal for 1996 the marketing brochure. The EDC concluded that the brochure should be compact but of high quality. The Staff is to provide the background information on the brochure at the next meeting of the EDC. 6. Miscellaneous None. 7. Council Comments Council liaison Aplikowski briefed the EDC on actions that the Council had taken since the last EDC meeting. Of particular interest was that the street assessment appeals for County Road F are moving towards resolution and that the City has decided to publish a in-house newsletter rather than the Town Crier. Also, the City Council met with Unisource at last evenings worksession. 8. Adjournment The regular meeting of the EDC adjourned at 9:03 a.m. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: February 21, 1996 TO: Economic Development Committee FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Monthly Report Gateway Business District The Staff has been working with two clients who wish to locate in the Gateway Business District (GBD). The one client(Unisource)the EDC received information on in their January Monthly Report. The other client is an electronics manufacturer(computer circuit boards). Previously, the Staff has provided the EDC with information on the business characteristics of Unisource. However,the Staff has not provided the EDC with information on the electronics manufacturer. The electronics manufacturer currently has a purchase agreement on the Pentair site and is attempting to purchase the rail spur which would give them the ten acres required for developing in the GBD. The electronics manufacturer is a rapidly expanding company which is • privately held. The company expects to have approximately 300 employees by mid-1997. These employees work in staggered hours throughout the day and evening. Given, the size of the product that they produce is very small, the number of trips by delivery trucks is minimal. Therefore,the traffic impact on Round Lake Road should be also be minimal. The Staff has been working with both companies in an attempt to co-locate both the electronics manufacturer and Unisource into the GBD. Attached to this memorandum the EDC will find a preliminary sketch showing a possible configuration of Unisource and the electronics manufacturer(Exhibit A). The development plan, which obviously is very preliminary, appears to meet the general functional requirements for the two companies. The properties which are affected by this development plan are shown on Exhibit B. Those properties are: Binger McFarlane (100 percent), Pentair(100 percent), Harstad(75 percent), City of Arden Hills (80 percent), and the MT Properties rail spur(50 percent). The development plan would require the vacation of Butchers Street NE. However,the development plan also provides for a possible future cul-de-sac following the Southerly right-of-way line of the rail spur. The cul-de-sac, if constructed, could provide a good land use transition between the light industrial to the North and East from the Office at the corner of Interstates 35W and 694. The Staff is continuing to work with both of these companies and will keep the EDC informed of any new information that may arise as this process continues. Economic Development Authority The City Council on January 29, 1996 adopted resolution#96-08 (Exhibit C) which established • an Economic Development Authority(EDA) in the City of Arden Hills. The Minnesota legislature in 1986 enacted legislation(Chapter 458C of the Minnesota Statutes) which authorizes Cities to establish EDA's. The purpose behind establishing EDA's is to provide Cities greater flexibility in dealing with development issues. The EDA can lease,purchase, condemn, and sell real estate for the purpose of economic development within the City. The EDA will be a useful tool if property becomes available at TCAAP. 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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Arden Hills: • 1. An economic development authority to be known as the "Economic Development Authority of the City of Arden Hills" with all of the powers, rights, duties, and obligations as set forth in Minnesota Statutes 469.090 to 469.108 and any other law is hereby established in and for the City. 2. The Authority shall be governed by a board of five (5) commissioners who shall be members of the City Council. The Commissioners shall be elected and qualified in the same manner as the members of the City Council. 3. Nothing shall prevent the City from modifying this enabling resolution to improve upon the powers of the EDA or provide for other matters as authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.090 to 469.108 or other law. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS THIS 29th DAY OF JANUARY, 1996. DENNIS PROBST, MAYOR ATTEST: . BRIAN FRITSINGER, CITY ADMINISTRATOR CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: February 21, 1996 TO: Economic Development Committee FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Committee Member Recruitment Update The EDC has increasing the EDC membership as its priority goal for 1996. To that end, the EDC has set out some general criteria for recruiting new members. Those criteria are; exposure to business activities, different attitudes towards development, mixes of people, contacts with other local businesses, and established business owners. The EDC members are to be responsible for the recruitment of new members to the EDC. The Staff will contact these people and then forward their applications to the City Council for consideration of appointment to the EDC. The following names have been forwarded to staff: Tom Andreason(Andreason Engineering and Manufacturing, 1209 West County Road E) by Tom Goblirsch; Jeanne Winiecki (4471 Old . Highway 10) and Ted Brausen(Brausen Enterprises, 1310 West County Road E) by Ray McGraw. The Staff has contacted all of these potential members, but has yet to receive any applications. The Staff will forward these applications to the City Council as soon as its receives the applications. • CITY OF ARDEN HILLS • MEMORANDUM DATE: February 21, 1996 TO: Economic Development Committee FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Marketing Brochure The production of a marketing brochure is the second highest priority for the EDC in 1996. In anticipation of having a full contingent of members in March, it would seem appropriate to start gearing up for producing the marketing brochure. To that end, the Staff is attaching to this memorandum some background information to initiate the discussion on the marketing brochure (Exhibit A). If the City Council appoints the three people who have currently expressed an interest on serving on the EDC to the EDC, then the EDC should be prepared to initiate the marketing brochure process at the March 20, 1996 meeting. e • r,K,A&F A `f DRAFT Dear Decision Maker; We welcome you to explore the benefits of locating in Arden Hills. We offer excellent business advantages along with wonderful residential locations and diverse recreational opportunities. You will find Arden Hills a friendly place to work, live and play. This exciting blend of activities has existed since much of our present city was occupied by Arden Dairy Farms. Our city has continued this tradition as we have grown and developed. Much has changed as a result of the transportation advantages brought by Interstates 35W and 694 in addition to Highways 10 and 96. We are proud to be the home to hundreds of businesses, both large and small. Arden Hills is corporate home of Cardiac Pacemakers, Mutual Service Insurance (MSI), Land O'Lakes, Delta Environmental and the H.B. Fuller Company. Control Data Systems and Pharmacia Deltec also have large facilities in Arden Hills. We expect many new businesses to join us in Arden Hills. Presently we have two areas under development. These consist of 80 acres in our Gateway Business District • bound by Interstates 694 and 35W and our Lexington-Fox Area adjacent to a new Target Greatland store. Substantial additional growth and development will occur as the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, consisting of 2,330 acres, is released for sale_ The release of this land, already in the planning stage, will continue the Arden Hill tradition of commercial development, with additional residential and recreational opportunities. We are proud of our existing business community, our residents, and educational opportunities, especially being home to Bethel College and Northwestern College. We think the unique mix of our neighborhoods, businesses, # lakes and other recreational facilities, make Arden Hills the perfect place to live work and play. We hope that you will consider locating your company in Arden Hills and becoming a valued part of our business community. Please join us, Arden Hills Economic Development Committee • Frank J. Jandric v` Presicent East Suburban Market Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. NORWESr 64NKS Arden Hills Office 1220 Nest County Road E Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112 Bus: 6121490-2677 Fax: 6121490-2699 December 14, 1994 Dear Prospective Arden Hills Resident: Welcome to Arden Hills. Norwest Bank has been part of the Arden Hills community since 1978. We see Arden Hills and the surrounding area as a very attractive place to do business. The area is experiencing growth that is greater than the Twin Cities average and there are a large number of major employers within a short distance of each other as well as numerous smaller firms. Arden Hills enjoys a great location with easy freeway access to major shopping centers and both downtowns. It is a community of committed, civic minded citizens, an outstanding school system, quiet neighborhoods and convenient, safe recreation areas for the family. We're sure you'll enjoy it. I Respectfully, Frank Jandric • COMMUNITY PROFILE 3� HOUSING Total Number of Households — growth — Total % Area 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Change (1970-2020) City 1,586 2,380 2,904 3,250 3,850 4,450 180% County 153,623 176,995 190,500 200,950 209,360 216,630 41% MSA* 573,634 721,357 875,504 1,100,540 1,111,400 1,216,710 112% *MSA=metropolitan statistical area Source: 1990 Census Metropolitan Council estimates Housing Occupancy Owner Percentage Renter Percentage Persons Per Area Total Occupied Owner Occupied Renter Household city 2,904 2,551 87.80% 353 12.20% 2.81 County 201,016 118,499 58.95% 72,001 35.82% 2.47 Source: 1990 Census Median Rent Area Housing Values Arden Hills $5051 Arden Hills $125,200 Shoreview $497 Shoreview $109,700 New Brighton $483 New Brighton $102,000 Roseville $472 Roseville $97,000 Mounds View $459 Mounds View $86,400 County $418 County $83,600 Source: 1990 Census Source: 1990 Census COMMUNITY PROFILE T�c� I 40 POPULATION Population by Race Race Number Percent White 8,760 95.3% Asian 307 3.3% African American 105 1.1% American Indian 11 0.1% Other 16 0.2% TOTAL 9,199 100.0% Source: 1990 Census Total Population — growth — Total % Area 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Change -cltv 5, 1970—2020):.149 8,012 9,199 9,850 10,700 T1,400'` 121% County 476,255 459,784 485,783 504,560 516,150 525,460 10% MSA* 1,874,612 1,985,873 2,288,729 2,570,910 2,780,300 2,968,920 58% "MSA=metropolitan statistical area Source: 1990 Census Metropoli tan Council estimates Population by Sex and Age Number Percent Female 4,364 47.4% Male 4,835 52.6% Total 9,199 100.0% Median Age 33.9 Source: 1990 Census COMMUNITY PROFILES Iq • BUSINESS ASSISTANCE Tax Increment Financing Local Tax Increment Financing Assistance may be available to qualified development projects for certain public costs of development such as land acquisition, site preparation,water and sewer hookups and stormwater discharge ponding. Site Assistance The Arden Hills Economic Development Committee can help streamline dealings with government agencies and direct business to appropriate financial, labor training and manage- ment assistance programs. In addition the City will provide business with the specific site information necessary to en- courage development within our community. Export Assistance The Minnesota Department of Trade& Economic Development offers a vast array of assistance to companies interested in Small Business 504 Loans entering the foreign market.Assistance includes export loan guarantee,training seminars, personal advise from interna- �ong—term, below—market, tional trade experts,trade missions,trade shows and an ex— subordinated financing may tensive library of export data. be available through SBA 504 Loan Program for up to 40%of project costs, between $50,000 and Job Training Assistance $750,000. Several programs are in place to provide subsidies to em— To qualify a business must ployers for the training costs of new employees. They are as be existing,for—profit, "user" follows: Minnesota Job Skills Partnership, Minnesota Employ— business with a net worth of ment and Economic Development (MEED), Job Training not more than $6 million Partnership Act (JTPA), Targeted Jobs Tax Credit(TJTC) and net profits after taxes and Project JOBS. averaging less than $2 million. Loans can be used for land acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of a building, development costs, and acquisition of qualified machinery and equipment. QUALITY OF LIFE Area Medical Facilities: • Group Health — Arden Hills •Arden Hills Family Physicians — Arden Hills • Unity Hospital — Fridley • Mercy Hospital — Coon Rapids • St. John's Hospital — Maplewood • St. Paul—Ramsey Medical Center— St. Paul • University of Minnesota Hospital — Minneapolis Area Accomodations: • Holiday Inn — Arden Hills • Emerald Inn — Arden Hills Crime Statistics: 1993 rate per 100,000 inhabitants Arden Hills 3,217 Shoreview 2,924 New Brighton 7,476 Roseville 12,142 Mounds View 10,848 Ramsey County 8,937 *Source: Ramsey County Retail Sales County City Gross Sales $4.6 billion $8.3 million #of Establish- ments 5600 49 Source:Met Council MN Department of Revenue COMMUNITY PROFILE FACILITIES Distribution of Parcels % of Total Usage Market Value #of Parcels Parcels Residential $306,092,700 2,486 94.5% Commercial 82,438,600 94 3.6% Industrial 56,817,400 31 1.2% Mfg. Home Park 2,893,000 1 .1% Apartments 4,378,900 11 .3% Other 3,537,700 7 3% TOTAL $456,158,300 2,630 100.0% Commercial/industrial Sites * Twin City Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) With a total of 2,330 acres, it will start a substancial influx of building activity if the land is ever released or sold. This site consists of one—third of the total land area within the city.The city has begun working with the Army to develop a master plan for the re—utilization of this site. * Gateway Business District (GBD) These sites offer the most visible available property in Arden Hills.Located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of 1-694 and 1-35W, this area is zoned for mixed use. It consists of 85.8 acres, owned by several different propery owners. * Lexington/Fox Area The area of commercial redevelopment available in Arden Hills is on the west side of Lexington Avenue, south of 1-694. This area has been rezoned to encourage the redevelopment into a compatible retail mix which would feed off the nearby Target Greatland. Building Permits Issued 1993 Number of Permits Value Residential 200 $9,088,860 Commercial 34 2,315,306 Industrial 6 839,000 TOTAL 240 $12,243,166 COMMUNITY PROFILE TRANSPORTATION Highways Seasonal Load Limits Interstate I-35W, 1-694 none State 10, 51 none County 96, D, E, E2, F none Lexington, Hamline City Roads 5-9 tons per axle Bus: * Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) serves the City of Arden Hills with numer— Truck: ous designated passenger stops. The Roseville Circulator also serves the area * There are over 24 truck lines headquartered and will stop at any safe intersection. In in the metro area and over 100 first class addition, Greyhound and Jefferson ser— carriers. vice the metro area. * Trucking/Freight companies located in Arden Hills include McCallum Transfer and Tyson Trucking. Rail: * The Metro area is served by six railroad com- panies with the three dominating lines as Air: follows: 1. Burlington Northern International Airport: Minneapolis/St. Paul 2. Chicago & Northwest Transportation Co. * 10 national/international carriers 3. Soo Line Railroad * 8 local/regional * 7 air cargo *Arden Hills is serviced with a direct rail line * 20 charter maintained by Wisconsin Central. * 35 freight forwarders * Distance to: 13 miles Local Airport: Anoka County/Blaine • Minor Capacity Airport • Accomodates business,flight training, personal/recreational, military and air taxi users • Distance to: 2 miles Other Airport: St. Paul Holman Field • Corporate Flights • Distance to: 20 miles • COMMUNITY PROFILE T UTILITIES • Natural Gas: Supplier: Northern States Power Contact: Community Servcie Manager (612) 779-3181 Note: Energy consultant can provide gas brokering and transportation,engineering studies for installation of natural gas and incentive programs for installation of natural gas technologies. Electricity Power Supplier: Northern States Power Contact: Community Service Manager (612) 779-3181 Water. Supplier: City of Arden Hills Contact: Public Works Department (612) 633-4443 . Storage Capacity: 1.5 million gallons Tapwater Hardness: 5 PPM Average Demand: 950,000 gallons Peak Demand: 2.1 gallons Rates: Summer — $2.09/1,000 Gal. Winter — $1.99/1,000 Gal. Telecommunications: Supplier: U.S. West and other long distance carriers Waste Water Service: Metropolitan Council Wastewater Service Rate: $2.69/1,000 gallons of water usage COMMUNITY PROFILE AREA BUSINESSES # of Employees Typical Businesses* Product/Service in Arden Hills Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. Medical Manufacturing 1,777 Alliant Techsystems, Inc. Manufacturing — Defense 1,200 Land O'Lakes Corporate Offices 750 Control Data Systems Computers 725 i Pharmacia Deltec Medical Manufacturing 500 i Presbyterian Homes Elderly Housing/Nursing 497 Deluxe Corporation Telemarketing 230 II Dynamark Data Marketing 220 Resistance Technology Medical Manufacturing 190 H.B. Fuller Corporate Offices 143 Holiday Inn Hotel 130 Midway National Bank Banking/Electronic Data 125 American Family Insurance Insurance/Service 92 Scholls, Inc. Wholesale Distribution 75 Firstar Bank of Minnesota Banking/Finance 50 Norwest Bank Banking/Finance/Mortgage 47 j i Homestead Mortgage Mortgage/Finance 35 McCallum Transfer Transportation 35 f ITCF Bank Banking/Finance 15 I Mutual Service Insurance Corporate Offices I St. Paul Book & Stationary Corporate Offices/Retail j IIScherer Bros. Lumber Co. Retail/Lumber i i * There are over 330 businesses located in Arden Hills. This is only a partial list of the larger employers. • QUALITY COMMUNITY PROFILE OF LIFE Recreation There are thirteen parks in the City Ramsey County has Tony Schmidt Park, of Arden Hills. These parks offer which is located in the City of Arden Hills. a diverse array of recreational facili— This park offers swimming, boating, picnic ties. Partnerships with three area grounds and ball fields. The County also schools provide additional athletic has several Open Space areas within the fields and playgrounds to serve City. the community. I e Also located in Arden Hills are numerous picnic areas, year—round scenic beauty and a complete network of pedestrian trails. Currently,there are six miles of finished trails which connect a number of City Parks and the County Open Space areas.Additional trails are in the develop- ment stage. Arden Hills is a community where generation after generation returns to raise its own — where homes are passed, not only to new residents, but family members. Conveniently located near the 694/35W interchange, residents are within 15 minutes of both urban centers — providing small town atmosphere with big city convenience...where animal life is not restricted to domestic pets. COMMUNITY PROFILE TAXES e Propery Taxes Tax Capacity: Residential Homestead First $72,000 of estimated market value at 1% plus the excess above $72,000 at 2%. Non-Homestead 3.40% Commercial-Industrial First $100,000 of estimated market value at 3% plus the excess above$100,000 at 4.6%. Property Tax Capacity Rate - 1993/94 Municipal 17.1% County 44.5% Minnesota real estate taxes School 65.6% are based on market value, Miscellaneous 5.2% construed to be the price TOTAL 132.4% that a willing buyer would pay to a willing seller in a free market. Tax capacity Calculation Example times the tax rate equals Assume: Commercial Property with an estimated property taxes. market value of 5250.000. 1. Tax Capacitv: 3%of the first 5100.000 of estimated market value— $3,000 4.6%of the estimated market value in excess of 5100.000- $6,900 Total tax capacity- $9,900 1995 2. Net Taxes Pavable: Area City Tax Capacity Rates Tax Capacity (59.900)X Tax Capacity Rate- 132.142% Estimated Net Taxes Pavable - $13,082.06 Arden Hills 17.438 New Brighton 18.064 Roseville 18.322 Shoreview 19.570 Sales Tax: Mounds View 26.423 State Rate 6.5% Local Rate none Source: State Tax Guide Corporate Income Tax: flat 9.8% Personal Income Tax: first$13,620 at 6"O above$44,750 at 8.5% Source: State Tax Guide Workers Compensation: $2.476 rate per$100 of payroll Unemployment Insurance $200 average tax per worker Rate: Source: MIV Dept.of Labor and Industry • COMMUNITY PROFILE �3 EDUCATION • Statewide * Minnesota has the second lowest dropout rate in the nation. • Minnesota high schools have 97 percent attendance. • Minnesota ACT scores are 4 percent better than the U.S. average. Profile of Mounds View School District: The City of Arden Hills is serviced by both the Mounds View School District#621 and Roseville District#623. Mounds View#621 services the majority of the community. Mounds View School District is known for its high quality of education. This is evidenced by the numerous state and national awards seen over the years in both academia and teacher quality. The following awards and special accomplishments rank Mounds View School District as one of the best. * In 1993, Irondale High School was awarded"Blue Ribbon School of Excellence" by the U.S. Secretary of Education. * Several Future Problem Solving Teams have represented the State at international competition since 1987. * Numerous Odyssey of the Mind Teams qualified for World Competition. Teaching Awards: • National Teacher of the Year • Two State Teachers of the Year ACT composite score 1993: 23.2 SAT scores 1993: Verbal 503.7 Math 577.6 Schools Number Enrollment Grades Pupil/Teacher Included Ratio Elementary 8 5,537 K-5 25.5 Middle School 3 2,820 6-8 28.2 High School 2 3,297 9-12 30.3 Parochial 2 764 K-8 n/a Private 3 50 K-5 n/a Source: Mounds View School District Post Graduate Education Local Colleges * Bethel College — Arden Hills * Northwestern College — Arden Hills/Roseville Nearest University * University of Minnesota Nearest Community College * Anoka—Ramsey Community College * Lakewood Community College Nearest Technical College * North East Metro Technical College #916 0 COMMUNITY PROFILE `E q LABOR & WAGES MSA@ County 1993 1992 1991 1993 Civilian Labor Force 1,369,030 1,344,542 1,346,152 269,711 Employed 1,311,787 1,285,944 1,287,317 258,735 Unemployed 57,243 58,598 58,835 10,976 Unemployment Rate 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.1* @MSA=metropolitan statistical area •The unemployment rate for the County excluding the City of St.Paul is 3.1% Source: MN Dept.of Economic Security Select Wage Comparisons State Statistics Computer Secretary Word Operator Processor Minnesota manufacturing Twin Cities workers are more produc- Metro $10.38 $11.33 $10.65 tive than their national coun- Los Angeles $11.70 $12.65 $13.00 terparts,adding an average San Francisco $12.18 $11.53 $13.13 $56.83 of value per produc- Newark $10.70 $13.53 $10.73 tion hour. New York City $11.90 $12.43 $11.65 Boston $10.75 $11.43 $11.40 * Minnesota has the highest Houston $10.43 $12.08 $10.83 percentage of population with Washington D.0 $11.00 $11.63 $11.78 at least a bachelor's degree Source: MN Dept.of Economic Security among twelve other mid- western states. Average Hourly Wages in Minnesota Plant/Production: Professional Management & Technical: Machine Mechanics $13.67 General Manager/Executive $23.08 Machinist $13.75 Industrial Production Manager $20.19 Electronic Assembler $8.62 Purchasing Manager $18.50 Freight Laborer $7.00 Financial Manager $22.49 Construction Laborer $12.50 Computer Engineer $16.43 Tool & Die Maker $14.70 Industrial Engineer $17.94 Machine Tool Operator $10.23 Mechanical Engineer $19.28 Welder&Cutter $11.25 Chemical Engineer $23.02 Machine Assemblers $9.86 Chemist $16.23 Chemical Equipment Controller $13.46 Biological Scientists $16.23 Computer Programer $14.75 Sales Engineer $20.19 Office Administrative Sales Representative $14.42 Import-Export Manager $19.23 Secretary $10.07 General Office Clerks $9.00 Bookkeeping,Acct. Clerk $9.46 Word Processor $10.88 Stock Clerks $8.58 I CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: February 21, 1996 TO: Economic Development Committee FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director ' SUBJECT: New Brighton EDC The New Brighton Economic Development Committee has requested to meet with the Arden Hills Economic Development Committee. It is my understanding that they wish to discuss issues which the communities share in common, such as the corner of Interstates 3 5 W and 694. The Staff has informed New Brighton that the meeting should probably take place after the Arden Hills EDC has a full contingent of members. If you should choose to accept this invitation, then the EDC may wish to give some thought to possible topics of discussion. • i