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Home My WebLink About01-17-96 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA 40 Wednesday, January 17, 1996 8:00 a.m. Army Reserve Center 4655 North Lexington Avenue 1. Call to order. 2. Oath of Office. 3. Election of Vice Chair - 1996. 4. Approve minutes from December 20, 1995 meeting. 5. Monthly Report. 6. 1996 Goals. 7. Miscellaneous. 8. Council Comments. 9. Adjournment. If you are unable to attend this meeting, then please contact Julie at 633-5676. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: January 17, 1996 TO: Economic Development Committee FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Oath of Office The Economic Development Committee will find attached to this memorandum an Oath of Office form. 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. • • • STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS I, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States of the State of Minnesota, and faithfully discharge the duties of the office of of the City of Arden Hills in the County of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, to the best of my judgement and ability. So help me, God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of , • 19 HOME ADDRESS ^ HOME PHONE NO. NAME OF BUSINESS BUSINESS ADDRESS BUSINESS PHONE NO. • Economic Development Committee Meeting Minutes Wednesday, December 20, 1995 8:00 a.m. Army Reserve Center 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 8:04 a.m. 2. Attendance Present were: Tom Goblirsch; Arnold Lindberg; Ray McGraw; Terry Nagle; Council Liaison, Beverly Aplikowski; Finance Committee representative, Tom Steele; City Administrator, Brian Fritsinger; and Community Development Director, Kevin Ringwald. Absent were: Steve Freimuth and Dan McCallum. 3. Approval of Minutes Minutes of the November 15, 1995 regular meeting of the EDC were approved. 4. Monthly Report The Staff briefed the committee on its activities over the past month. Discussion took place on the Phase II ERF Grant for CPI Guidant and the interest of a Fortune 100 company on locating in the Gateway Business District. 5. 1996 Goals and Future Goals The Committee discussed the EDC's 1996 goals and future goals in preparation for a December 21, 1995 worksession with the City Council. The EDC discussed the draft goals that the Staff had prepared for their consideration. The EDC concluded that they wished to take a more active role in the development and implementation of these goals. To that end, and after considerable discussion, the EDC formulated their goals. Those goals are: 1996 Goals 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. Future Goals 1. Evaluate the participation of the City in the Star City program. 2. Conduct joint meetings with the Planning Commission on topics of mutual interest as topics should arise. 3. Evaluate the creation of loan/re-development programs. 6. Miscellaneous None. 7. Council Comments None. 8. Adjournment The regular meeting of the EDC adjourned at 9:18 a.m. s CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: January 17, 1996 TO: Economic Development Committee FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Monthly Report Unisource- Gateway Business District The Staff has been working with Unisource, a subsidiary of Alco Standard Corporation which is a Fortune 100 company, on locating in the GBD. The staff has previously provided the Economic Development Committee with a brief overview of the company in its monthly report for December of 1995. The company is looking at purchasing 25 acres of land and would be constructing up to 300,000 square feet of building (250,000 square feet initially). The company would be consolidating four different operations it has in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area into this facility. It would employ approximately 175 to 200 people (Exhibit A). • Operational Characteristics The company is essentially a broker in the finished paper industry. The company purchases finished paper products from various paper mills and then supplies it to various printing companies. In approximately 60 percent of these transactions the finished paper product is delivered directly to the printer from the paper mill, without coming to the company. The other 40 percent of these transaction requires some level of warehousing of the finished paper product. In delivering the warehoused finished paper products the company would have ten delivery trucks, four straight vans and six pup trucks. Given that the printing industry starts operating in the morning at least by 8:00 a.m., the company's delivery trucks leave the facility early in the morning. This delivery schedule also assists them in avoiding the morning rush hour, and would also assist them in ingressing and egressing the GBD. The company operates on two ten hour shifts, five days per week. Approximately 2/3 of the company's employees are located in the office portion of the facility. The company would approximate that the office would occupy 25,000 to 30,000 square feet of the building and the remaining 270,000 to 275,000 square feet would be warehouse space. The GBD zoning district standards would require at least 75,000 square feet of office and no more than 225,000 square feet of warehousing for a 300,000 square foot building. 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Pi r' •r rr'C� •• fFr•5�P ��e � JS• N U y ♦ f i v P. �• n o • ddo ! r<4 5 Ing, �. �E c • n� •• } It o 'Nil! Jr ;i LZI III xF III nWl� i to r 4 �!�'`•.,` of �'T�I I� r<Q-r = u° III I I l l�,r L `• t' N o: � ¢I i �� .�.i��- • IN . ukNgl —ZCO IIII IINp�� I ��• i 'ryl�;r'I I III II W T_._ Z:!-' r••• t ! ac�u 3••� �' i !-i nose�b1sm� t CITY OF ARDEN HILLS • MEMORANDUM DATE: January 17, 1996 TO: Economic Development Committee FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director SUBJECT: 1996 Goals The Economic Development Committee at its December 20, 1995 regular meeting identified its goals for 1996 and for the future. The Economic Development Committee will find a summary of these goals attached to this memorandum (Exhibit A). The City Council at its worksession on December 21, 1995 reviewed these goals. The City Council generally concurred with these goals. Therefore at this time it would be appropriate to initiate discussion on the implementation of these goals. Increase Committee Membership • The Economic Development Committee had the increase in committee membership as its top priority for 1996. The current membership of the Economic Development Committee is attached to this memorandum (Exhibit B). The Staff would like to discuss with the Economic Development Committee the progress that they have made in establishing contacts for the enlistment of new members to the committee. Enhance Business Contacts The Economic Development Committee had the enhancement of business contacts as its second priority for 1996. The enhancement of business contacts is broken down into four subparts. Those subparts are: produce a marketing brochure; discuss the economic development budget; establish business retention programs; and attract, develop, re-develop, and retain business opportunities within the City. The Staff would like to discuss with the Economic Development Committee their strategy for implementing the goal of enhancing business contacts and its four subparts. • Economic Development Committee • 1996 Goals and Future Goals Mission Statement The Arden Hills Economic Development Committee is dedicated to representing the community, and assist local business through retention and expansion of existing businesses, attraction of new business activities and working to provide a favorable climate for development and redevelopment. 1996 Goals 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. Future Goals 1. Evaluate the participation of the City in the Star City program. 2. Conduct joint meetings with the Planning Commission on topics of mutual interest as topics should arise. • 3. Evaluate the creation of loan/re-development programs. ARDEN HILLS 1996 PROPOSED BUDGET fend 101 GENERAL FUND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 101-46500 Acct 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 96 Proposed/95 Budget No . ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION Actual Actnal< B■d Est $Variance %Variance PERSONA T.SERVI 9 1010 Administrative Salaries 0 0 0 0 12100 12100 ERR 1040 Temp Wages Admin 0 0 11000 0 9270 -1730 -15.7% 1210 Peres Employer Expense 0 0 465 0 955 490 490 1220 Fica Expense 0 0 845 0 1635 790 93.5% 1300 Insurance Expense 0 0 0 0 1080 1080 ERR Sub-Total 0 0 12310 0 25040 12730 103.4% SUPPLIES 2030 Printed Forms 0 201 250 0 2400 2150 860.0% Sub-Total ' 0 201 250 0 2400 2150 860.0% OTHER SERV1QEaALBAaQE3 3040 Prof Setviceta-Legal 0 0 900 900 925 25 2.8% 3220 Postage-General 0 124 250 2% 250 0 0.0% 3310 Mileage Reimbursement 0 449 235 275 235 0 0.0% 4090 Other Services 0 0 0 0 0 0 ERR 4330 Dues/Subscriptions/Licenses 0 59 250 250 250 0 0.0% • 4370 Training&Subsistence 0 598 1000 1000 1000 0 0.0% Sub-Total 0 1230 2635 2635 2660 25 0.9% TOTAL EXPENDITURES 0 1431 15195 2635 30100 14905 98.1% -P-*�IEAT 1996 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMITTEE • (3rd Wednesday 8:00 a.m.) 1. Dan McCallum - Chair COUNCIL LIAISON McCallum Transfer Bev Aplikowski 3772 N. Dunlap Ave. 1742 Gramsie Road Arden Hills, MN 55112 Arden Hills, MN 55112 633-3822 (h) 633-1264 (w) 633-1612 (w) 633-3087 (fax) 481-3949 (fax) 633-3863 (h) 2. Steve Freimuth 5. Terry Nagle CPA Land O'Lakes 1200 Ingerson Rd. 4001 Lexington Ave. N. Arden Hills, MN 55112 Arden Hills,MN 55112- 483-0517 (h) 481-2271 (w) 6. Arnold Lindberg 3. Tom Goblirsch 3520 Siems Crt. Norwest Bank Arden Hills, MN 55112 • 1220 West Co. Rd. E. 633-2349 452-7114 (h) 4. Raymond McGraw 1427 Bussard Crt. Arden Hills, MN 55112 636-4329 (h) Tentative 1996 Ord Wdnesdav) Meeting Schedule January 17 May 15 September 18 February 21 June 19 October 16 March 13 July 17 November 20 April 17 August 21 Decembker 18 *Denotes new committee appointment January 11, 1996 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS 1450 WEST HIGHWAY 96 P ARDEN HILLS, MN 55112-5794 January 12, 1996 Andreasen Engineering and Manufacturing Attn: Tom Andreasen 1209 West County Road F Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112 Re: Economic Development Committee Dear Tom: It was a pleasure talking to you today and hearing of your interest in serving on our Economic Development Committee. The Economic Development Committee meets on the third Wednesday of each month at the US Army Reserve Center from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m.. The City Council annually appoints members to the City's various committee's. The City Council as a part of the appointment process, for new members, appreciates receiving information from the applicant, such as the following; purpose for volunteering, biographical information, and applicable educational/business background. If you are interested in serving on the Economic Development Committee, then please forward to me the above-mentioned items by January 24, 1996 so that the City Council may consider your application at its January 29, 1996 regular meeting. I am attaching to this letter for your information the Economic Development Committee's January agenda, which includes information on their 1996 goals and current members of the committee. I will call you next week to confirm your receipt of this material and your interest in serving on the Economic Development Committee. If you should have any comments or questions, then please feel free to contact me 633-5676. *en y, m _ �ald, nity Devel ent Director cc: Brian Fritsinger, City Administrator PHONE: (612) 633-5676 • FAX (612) 633-7839