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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, July 18, 2007
7:30 A.M.
Upstairs Conference Room, Arden Hills City Hall
I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
Ill. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. June 20, 2007
IV. BUSINESS FINANCE POLICY DISCUSSION
A. Key Points
i. Purpose/General Policy Statement
• ii. Objectives/Goals
iii. Qualifying Costs
iv. Qualifying Projects
V. Performance Criteria
vi. Evaluation Criteria
vii. Application Process
B. Format
V. COUNCIL UPDATE — Mayor Harpstead
VI. OTHER BUSINESS `--�
A. Strategic Plan Budget Request ��
B. Business Licensing
VII. ADJOURN
City of Arden Hills
1245 West Highway 96 • Arden Hills Minnesota 55112
Phone 651.792.7800•Fax 651.634.5137
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ARPEN HILLS
• CITY OF ARDEN HILLS,MINNESOTA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
JUNE 20, 2007; 7:30 AM
CITY HALL -- 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96
I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Chair Kunkel called the meeting to order at 7:35 a.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Bruce Kunkel, Ed Van Holtum, Rob Davidson, Community Development
Director Karen Barton, Dale Beane, Ed Werner, Chris Ashbach, Ray McGraw,
City Planner James Lehnhof£
Absent: Nancy Kneeland, Jim Paulet.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES—MAY 23, 2007
The minutes from the May 23 meeting were approved as printed.
IV. CHESAPEAKE PRESENTATION
Chesapeake representatives indicated their development will now be known as the Traverse
Business Center and they provided the group with a review of how they acquired the property,
and presented future plans for the property. They also indicated their desire to use TIF funding
• to make the project more economically feasible for the possible future tenants, and indicated they
hoped part of the TIF dollars could go toward Round Lake Road improvements and expansion of
the storm water retention pond in the area. Chesapeake also noted that the existing railroad
bridge will not be utilized and the latest news from the railroad that owns the tracks that it will be
taken down. Karen noted the Chesapeake planned unit development application will go before
the Planning Commission on July 11, and before the City Council on July 30.
V. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN
Ed Von Holtum recapped the EDC plan presentation to Council. He noted he thought the
Council was asking the EDC to change their priorities and perform a complete assessment of
Arden Hills businesses. He indicated he understood that the Council has not set aside any money
for the plan at this point. In light of the Council direction to perform an assessment on Arden
Hills businesses, he thought the Council should be designating staff time and resources to
perform this assessment.
Ray McGraw thought the presentation was flawed because it did not tell the Council how the
plan was going to be accomplished. He expressed he thought the Council appears to have their
plates too full right now to be deal with the EDC plan. He thinks the group needs to change their
method of operation by focusing redevelopment efforts on specific sites within the City and find
a specific developer for the designated areas. He believes the EDC plan budget should have
been broken down more. He said he also believes because the Council does not have business
ownership in their backgrounds that they might not fully understand the plan.
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EDC Minutes
June 20, 2007
Page 2 of 4
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Mayor Harpstead indicated his observations of the presentation was a consensus of the Council
to budget some funds for the EDC in 2008. He expressed the Council was interested in gaining
input from the community on how the City should move forward with economic development.
He said he has not heard business incentives being discussed in the plan. The Arden Hills
gateway signs are a hot button currently with the Council. He thought the presentation overall
was good and thought some preconceived notions were overcome.
Chair Kunkel said he is concerned the City has a Council that doesnot have a vision for an
Arden Hills 15-20 years from now that is vibrant, alive, and exciting. He expressed the Council
believes if they remain the same 20 years from now that they would be happy with that.
Mayor Harpstead directed the group to reach out to the community to find out what the
community's vision is for the future of Arden Hills. He also reminded the group that the current
TIF district is running out of time and there might not be enough money from that district to pay
for what the developer wants in the 35/694 district area.
Ed expressed he thought the Council also hinted at the importance of the EDC communicating
with the other committees.
Rob Davidson commented the Red Fox/Grey Fox area has a high occupancy rate and is a very
valuable location. He said he doesn't see that area turning over because of its current value. •
Mayor Harpstead indicated the railroad spurs in that area also help to make the property
appealing to certain business,but not to the neighborhood because of the traffic impacts.
Community Development Director Barton believed the group needed to move forward with a
vision of redevelopment for specific areas within the City and develop a business subsidy policy.
She believes bringing portions of the EDC plan forward to Council with a budget for those
portions is better than trying to bring the entire plan and entire budget to the Council. She
indicated currently we have had business retention luncheons and thinks one-on-one meetings
with certain businesses would be helpful.
The Mayor reminded the group of the many positive accomplishments he thought they have had
so far including: money being discussed to be budgeted for 2008 for the EDC by the Council;
being asked to be involved with the CIP; playing a role in the comp plan update; and the Council
requesting they get involved with other City committees. He commented he thought the EDC
plan needs to have a policy for how TIF money is used for business incentives.
As far as the budget presented to Council by the EDC for their plan, Mayor Harpstead said the
$52,000 needs to be worked into that budget. Community Development Director Barton said she
will seek direction from the Council as to what properties they feel the EDC should be focusing
on for redevelopment. Chair Kunkel asked that the business licensing revenues be directed to
the EDC. Mayor Harpstead thought the $10,000 gateway sign budget item might be able to be
worked into the CIP fund. •
EDC Minutes
June 20, 2007
Page 3 of 4
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The Mayor asked that each of the EDC members go out into the Community and try to talk to six
residents about their vision for the community of Arden Hills.
VI. BUSINESS FINANCE POLICY
Due to time constraints, this topic was not discussed.
VII. BUSINESS LICENSING DISCUSSION
Due to time constraints, this topic was not discussed.
VIII. COUNCIL UPDATE
The Mayor noted there was a meeting recently on the 10/96 interchange with the mobile home
park. He reminded the group what is being presented is a concept plan and is not a final plan.
He said there were over 200 people in attendance at that meeting and the theme focused on the
residents demanding their homes not be taken and asking the Council to continue exploring other
options for this intersection. He said the "Briarknoll neighborhood" group also attended the
meeting as they are concerned about traffic levels and the speed on Highway 10. The Big Ten
has approached the Mayor and indicated that they want to stay in Arden Hills and asked if the
City could help them find a new location`."
• IX. OTHER BUSINESS
Community Development Director Barton said the Holiday Inn is being sold and appears to have
an interested buyer. She said she has not heard any news on what the future buyer intends to do
with the hotel at this time.
Mayor Harpstead said that he and Rob met with Steve Wellington and found out his company
will be submitting a PUD for the County Road E and Lexington Avenue project and that they are
proposing a Walgreens within the development. He noted that Mr. Wellington also has talked
about possible facade improvements with the current strip mall located there. There has not been
any talk in regard to the existing pharmacy. City Planner Lehnhoff noted that because of the
zoning of that property, the City has no say on whether or not a Walgreens can go there or not.
City Planner Lehnhoff reminded the group that this PUD will need a Public Hearing.
The Mayor commented that if the City had some literature with some good data in it about the
City, it would be helpful to have as handouts when talking with people.
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EDC Minutes
June 20, 2007
Page 4 of 4
X. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:03 a.m.
Minutes approved by:
Bruce Kunkel, Chair Karen Barton
Community Development Director
NEXT MEETING
The next regular meeting of the EDC is scheduled for July 18, 2007 at 7:30 a.m.
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