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Home My WebLink About06-06-18 EDCCall To Order Approval Of The Agenda Minutes 03 -07 -18 EDC Minutes 03 -07 -2018 EDC MINUTES.PDF 05 -02 -18 EDC Minutes 05 -02 -2018 EDC MINUTES.PDF Unfinished And New Business Small Business Networking Events MEMO.PDF Business Retention And Expansion Program MEMO.PDF ATTACHMENT A.PDF Updates Council Liaison Commission Members Staff Comments Adjourn ADJOURN A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. Chair: Dan Erickson Commissioners: David Radziej Liz Johnson Evan Cordes Rob Williams Sheila Bennett Kilander Brendan O'Meara Council Liaison: Brenda Holden Economic Development Commission June 6, 2018 8:00 am to 9:30 am City Hall Address: 1245 W Highway 96 Arden Hills MN 55112 Phone: 651 -792 -7800 Website : www.cityofardenhills.org City Vision Arden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental setting, strong residential neighborhoods, vital business community, well -maintained infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our long -standing tradition as a desirable City in which to live, work, and play. Agenda CALL TO ORDER 1. 2. 3. 3.A. Documents: 3.B. Documents: 4. 4.A. Documents: 4.B. Documents: 5. 5.A. 5.B. 5.C. 6. Call To OrderApproval Of The AgendaMinutes03-07 -18 EDC Minutes 03 -07 -2018 EDC MINUTES.PDF05-02 -18 EDC Minutes 05 -02 -2018 EDC MINUTES.PDFUnfinished And New BusinessSmall Business Networking Events MEMO.PDF Business Retention And Expansion Program MEMO.PDF ATTACHMENT A.PDF Updates Council Liaison Commission Members Staff Comments Adjourn ADJOURN A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. Chair:Dan Erickson Commissioners:David RadziejLiz JohnsonEvan CordesRob WilliamsSheila BennettKilander Brendan O'MearaCouncil Liaison:Brenda Holden Economic Development Commission June 6, 2018 8:00 am to 9:30 am City Hall Address:1245 W Highway 96 Arden Hills MN 55112 Phone:651 -792 -7800 Website : www.cityofardenhills.org City VisionArden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental setting, strong residential neighborhoods, vital business community, well -maintained infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our long -standing tradition as a desirable City in which to live, work, and play. AgendaCALL TO ORDER1.2.3.3.A.Documents:3.B.Documents:4.4.A.Documents: 4.B. Documents: 5. 5.A. 5.B. 5.C. 6. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MARCH 7, 2018 8:00 AM CITY HALL -- 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER Chair Dan Erickson called the meeting to order at 8:02 a.m. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Dan Erickson, Commissioners Liz Johnson, Evan Cordes, and Brendan O’Meara Also Present: City Planner Matthew Bachler, Deputy Clerk Jolene Trauba and WSB & Associates Senior Planner Eric Zweber 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA It was the consensus of the Commission to accept the agenda as presented. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was the consensus of the Commission to accept the February 7, 2018 meeting minutes as presented. 4. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS A. 2040 Draft Comprehensive Plan WSB & Associates Senior Planner Eric Zweber provided three maps: Map 6.1 – 2030 Future Land Use, which is the existing Land Use Map currently being used, Map 6.3 – 2040 Proposed Land Use Map, and Map 6.4 – Areas of Interest Map. Mr. Zweber noted there are three chapters that are the most relevant to the EDC: Chapter 5 – TCAAP, Chapter 6 – Land Use, and Chapter 8 – Economic Development. In the fourth quarter of 2016, the City updated the TCAAP Redevelopment Code including a Comprehensive Plan Amendment. The Commercial, Industrial and Higher Education Study was done in 2017 and a number of those recommendations have been included into Chapter 8 of the Comp Plan. He noted the EDC should look at the Comp Plan as a 10-year work plan. Mr. Zweber reviewed other changes to the plan. He also noted there is a large vacant property in the Gateway Business District that has potential. EDC Minutes March 7, 2018 Page 2 of 3 City Planner Bachler said Roberts Management owns the property in the Gateway Business District. He said there are two other properties adjacent to the site not owned by Roberts Management where a telecommunications tower is located. Mr. Zweber mentioned that the B-4 Zoning District is currently identified as Retail Center but the Council expressed that office and other commercial uses may be better in the area than the industrial use shown on the draft Land Use Map. The Council directed staff to change the designation of the properties on Dunlap Street to Mixed Business. Chair Dan Erickson inquired about developing a database to assist businesses in identifying appropriate and available locations within the city, and asked about mechanisms and processes to keep a database up to date. Mr. Zweber said usually a strong Chamber of Commerce would assist with the database. Discussion ensued concerning what the City currently has on the website, and what could happen in the future and how to ensure the information is accurate. B. New Business Visits City Planner Bachler distributed a draft pamphlet to hand out to new businesses during visits and asked for feedback. Discussion ensued and several suggestions made for changes to the pamphlet. City Planner Bachler stated a revised version should be available in next week and he will send an email once the changes are complete. He will let EDC members know when they are available to pick up at City Hall. C. Business Retention and Expansion Program City Planner Bachler noted that the EDC will be completing BRE visits in the Red Fox/Grey Fox area for 2018. He discussed the list of businesses and the EDC member responsible for the visit, as well as the business survey and sample interview questions. City Planner Bachler stated that he would send out an updated version of the BRE visit list to the group as well as an electronic copy of the survey and sample interview questions. 5. UPDATES A. Commission Members None B. Council Liaison Not present EDC Minutes March 7, 2018 Page 3 of 3 C. Staff Comments City Planner Bachler mentioned the State of the City planning will begin at the April or May meeting, and the Communications Coordinator will be working with the EDC in the process. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:56 a.m. ____________________________ ______________________________ Dan Erickson, Chair Jolene Trauba, Deputy Clerk CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MAY 2, 2018 8:00 AM CITY HALL -- 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 SUMMARY OF MEETING – NO QUORUM Present: Commissioners Brendan O’Meara and Rob Williams Also Present: City Planner Matthew Bachler and City Administrator Dave Perrault Meeting opened at 8:15 a.m. City Planner Matthew Bachler stated that there was an absence of a quorum of EDC Commissioners. He noted that no motions or voting would occur until a quorum was recognized. 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA No quorum present 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES No quorum present 4. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS A. State of the City City Planner Bachler provided background information on the State of the City event and discussed the attendance numbers, cost, and focus areas of the event in recent years. City Planner Bachler asked whether the EDC supported holding a morning and evening State of the City event in 2018. Discussion ensued regarding the format of the morning and evening events. The EDC supported holding a morning event that focused on business topics. The EDC recommended that the evening event have a format and cover topics more suited to residents instead of businesses. City Planner Bachler asked whether the EDC had recommendations on locations for the event. The EDC was supportive of holding the morning event at the Tavern Grill restaurant. It was suggested that the evening event could be held at Mounds View High School or Valentine Hills Elementary School. EDC Minutes May 2, 2018 Page 2 of 2 City Planner Bachler requested that the EDC provide any other feedback on how to improve the success of the State of the City. The EDC suggested ways to improve the Q&A section at the morning event. One suggestion was to have question forms that could be filled out during the presentation and reviewed by staff. Responses could be provided for general questions relevant to local businesses, and staff could be directed to follow-up on more specific questions or concerns. B. Business Retention and Expansion Program City Planner Bachler reviewed the priority visit list for the BRE program. He asked the EDC about the progress on setting up business visits. Commissioner Williams noted that he had a phone conversation with the owner of Northwestern Foods. He added that he would be sending Northwestern Foods an email with follow-up questions. C. New Business Visits City Planner Bachler noted that staff had finished the new business brochure. He requested volunteers to visit two new businesses that recently opened. Commissioners Williams and O’Meara volunteered to visit the new businesses and provide them with a copy of the brochure. 5. UPDATES A. Commission Members None B. Council Liaison Not present C. Staff Comments None ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:45 a.m. ____________________________ ______________________________ Dan Erickson, Chair Matthew Bachler, City Planner City of Arden Hills Economic Development Commission Meeting for June 6, 2018 Page 1 of 1 MEMORANDUM DATE: June 6, 2018 EDC Agenda Item 4.A TO: Economic Development Commission Chair and Commissioners FROM: Matthew Bachler, City Planner SUBJECT: Small Business Networking Events Discussion The Economic Development Commission’s work plan for 2018 includes exploring opportunities to partner with adjacent communities to organize small business networking events. Based on its review, the cities of Shoreview and Roseville hold regular events for local businesses. It does not appear that Mounds View or New Brighton have these types of events regularly scheduled. Shoreview holds a Business Exchange event that allows for informal networking and for businesses to share issues with representatives of the City. Roseville has a Business Council meeting each month from January through October. The Business Council meetings focus on different topic areas and bring in guest presenters. Roseville also partners with the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce on a quarterly small business series seminar. The Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce holds a quarterly meeting for the North Metro Business Council, which is comprised of Arden Hills, Mounds View and Shoreview. The meetings are open to all businesses and are held in March, June, September, and December each year. Similar to the small business series in Roseville, these events focus on topic areas meant to benefit local businesses. The City currently promotes the North Metro Business Council meetings on the business page of the City’s website. Staff is requesting that the EDC provide further recommendations on small business networking events in Arden Hills and possible partnerships with adjacent communities. City of Arden Hills Economic Development Commission Meeting for June 6, 2018 Page 1 of 1 MEMORANDUM DATE: June 6, 2018 EDC Agenda Item 4.B TO: Economic Development Commission Chair and Commissioners FROM: Matthew Bachler, City Planner SUBJECT: Business Retention and Expansion Program Discussion The Economic Development Commission (EDC) will be focusing on completing Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) visits in the Red Fox-Grey Fox Business District in 2018. The priority business visit list is provided in Attachment A. Staff would recommend that one person serve as the coordinator responsible for contacting a business and checking on the availability of EDC members for the interviews. Staff would recommend a minimum of two people attend each visit. Commissioner Williams has completed an interview with Northwestern Foods at 1260 Grey Fox Road. Attachments A. Red Fox-Grey Fox BRE Visit List Business Name Responsible for Contact Sector & Business Business Address Caerus Dan Erickson Manufacturing - Animal Casts, Splints, and Braces 1251 Red Fox Road (Red Fox Business Center) Asdco/API David Radziej Distribution - Industrial and Construction Materials 1230 Grey Fox Road Pace Industries David Radziej Manufacturing - Die Casting 3737 Lexington Avenue Adherent Laboratories Dan Erickson Professional & Business Services - Adhesive Laboratory and Consulting 3804 Dunlap Street Top Case Liz Johnson Manufacturing - Custom Cases 1243 Red Fox Road (Red Fox Business Center) OrthoCor Liz Johnson Product Development - Medical Devices 1251 Red Fox Road (Red Fox Business Center) FireFly Brendan O'Meara Technology - Computing Solutions 1271 Red Fox Road (Red Fox Business Center) Red Fox Innovations Manufacturing - Industrial Sewing 1247 Red Fox Road (Red Fox Business Center) The Alpine Factory Indoor Downhill Skiing Training Facility 1237 Red Fox Road (Red Fox Business Center) CM Jarvis Furniture Leasing Professional & Business Services - Furniture Leasing 1241 Red Fox Road (Red Fox Business Center) Etail Solutions Brendan O'Meara Technology - Business Software 1200 Red Fox Road The Goodprinter Professional & Business Services - Printing Services 3769 Dunlap Street Northwestern Foods Rob Williams Manufacturing - Food Ingredient Dry Blending 1260 Grey Fox Road 2018 BRE Visit List - Red Fox-Grey Fox District (05-02-18)