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Economic Development Advisory Committee
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, October 27, 2016
7:30 a.m.
City Hall, Wagon Bridge Conference Room
Phone 952.447.9800 / Fax 952.447.4245 / www.cityofpriorlake.com
1. Call to Order
2. Welcome New and Returning Committee Members
3. Approval of Meeting Minutes
a. September 22, 2016
4. Old Business
a. EDAC Commercial Area Liaison Update
b. Deerfield / Welcome Avenue Action Items
5. New Business
a. Downtown Development Meeting Follow-Up
6. Other Business
a. EDA Meeting Update
b. Staff Update
i. Community Profile Update
ii. Social Media Discussion – Prior Lake Chamber
c. Residential and Commercial Activity Update
d. Member Ideas/Recommendations
7. Next Meeting Date
a. Proposed - Thursday, December 8, 2016
8. Adjourn
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4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES – September 22, 2016
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:35 a.m. in the WagonBridge Conference Room at Prior Lake City Hall.
Members present: Lloyd Erbaugh, Bill Henry, Wade Larson, Thane Tande, Luke Brazier, Trisha Rosenfeld,
Jim Mahoney and EDA Liaison Michele Choudek. Members absent: Kim Prchal, Stephanie Carroll and Marie
Voreis and Chamber Liaison Sandi Fleck.
Staff present: Casey McCabe.
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes
a. August 25, 2016
MOTION BY HENRY and SECOND BY LARSON to approve the August 25, 2016 meeting minutes.
Motion adopted unanimously.
3. Old Business
a. EDAC Commercial Area Liaison Discussion
EDAC Members: discussed recent Commercial Area Liaison visits.
Henry: requested Ms. Choudek send him the list of attendants from the Deerfield/Welcome avenue
meeting.
Brazier: provided an update of two liaison visits in the downtown area. Both businesses identified
‘convenient’ parking as a concern.
b. Downtown Development Guide Update
McCabe: summarized EDA discussion related to the Downtown Development Guide map updates. EDA
members have scheduled a meeting on October 17th to share the downtown development guide map and
get business owner and resident feedback. EDAC assistance is needed to promote the meeting and
EDAC members are encouraged to attend the meeting. Mr. McCabe added city staff will provide more
information to the EDAC related to the topic and talking points prior to the meeting.
4. New Business
a. Advisory Committee Openings
McCabe: informed the committee that the City of Prior Lake is accepting applications for multiple advisory
committee openings, including the EDAC.
EDAC Members: acknowledged the EDAC has multiple positions open and discussed the Ideal number
of candidates. Some members felt a maximum number of committee members would be preferable to
ensure a sufficient number of members would be at each meeting. More members would also assist with
the extra duties outside of regular meetings. Other members felt a lesser number of committee members
would be preferred because the members could have a larger impact on the committee and at times the
committee meeting do not run as smoothly as possible with many members in the room.
Tande: suggested a mentor/mentee relationship for the new committee appointments. A veteran member
of the EDAC should be assigned and serve as a mentor to the newly appointed members.
EDAC Members: suggested applicants be invited to attend the next EDAC meeting and attendance
expectations should be made clear to applicants during the interview process.
5. Other Business
a. EDA Meeting Update
McCabe: provided an update of the September 19th EDA meeting related to the following items:
EDA 2016 Revenue & Expenditure Report (8/31/16)
Downtown Tour Report (Chaska & Excelsior)
Downtown Development Guide Communication and Public Engagement
Technology Village Update
Scott County CDA 2017 EDI Grant Program
b. Staff Update
i. Community Profile Update
McCabe: informed the committee that the Community Profile handout has been updated and an
electronic version of the document will be available on the city website soon.
ii. Deerfield / Welcome Avenue Action Items
McCabe: provided an update of the action items that were identified during the
Deerfield/Welcome meeting with City staff and EDAC members, specifically related to signage.
iii. Social Media Discussion – Prior Lake Chamber
This item will be discussed at the next EDAC meeting.
iv. October 10th Work Session – Housing Study Only
McCabe: Informed the committee that the City Council work session on October 10th will only
focus on the Housing Study being completed by Maxfield Research. The EDAC had previously
been informed that this work session will focus on the Commercial and Industrial Demand
Analysis being completed by Maxfield Research, however, the C/I Demand Analysis has not yet
been completed. EDAC members are invited to attend this work session.
c. Residential and Commercial Activity Update
EDAC Members: reviewed the residential and commercial activity update as of August 31, 2016.
d. Member Ideas/Recommendations
i. Town Hall Forum
EDAC Members: provided possible questions for the upcoming City Council Candidate Forum
on September 27th. Additional questions can be sent to Erbaugh or Fleck.
6. Next Meeting Date. The next regular meeting of the EDAC will be on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 7:30
a.m.
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7. Adjourn. MOTION BY HENRY and SECOND BY ROSENFELD to adjourn the meeting. Motion adopted
unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:45 a.m.
Submitted by: Casey McCabe
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT
MEETING DATE: October 27, 2016
AGENDA #: 4.a.
PREPARED BY:
Casey McCabe, Community Development Specialist
AGENDA ITEM: EDAC COMMERCIAL AREA LIAISON UPDATE
DISCUSSION: Introduction
The purpose of this agenda item is to review the progress being made on the EDAC commercial
area liaison visits and discuss any questions the commercial area liaisons may have.
History
One of the committee’s duties outlined in the EDAC Bylaws is, “To serve as a liaison between city
government and the community through interaction with business leaders and community residents.”
To help accomplish this, the EDAC has previously assigned some of its members to act as a liaison
to five specific commercial and industrial areas of the community. The role of the EDAC liaison is
to help communicate City and EDAC activities with business owners and provide an additional point
of contact for their questions and concerns.
One of the EDAC’s goals for 2016 is to, “Utilize the EDAC Commercial Liaison Program to contact
every brick & mortar Prior Lake business at least once during the year.”
The EDAC commercial area liaison assignments for the commercial areas of the community are
below.
Downtown Area – Erbaugh / Prchal / Brazier
Deerfield Business Park / Welcome Avenue Industrial Area – Henry / Choudek
Commerce Avenue / Fountain Hills Area – Larson / Tande
Village Commerce / South Lake Village Area – Carroll
Gateway Area – Mahoney / Voreis
Conclusion
ISSUES:
A Dropbox folder titled EDAC Commercial Area Liaison has been created and sent to all EDAC
members. The folder includes a map of all commercial areas, list of commercial liaisons and their
area and an EDAC handout.
The Committee should have all visits completed and business contact information updated on Drop-
box within the next four to six weeks so a report can be prepared for the EDA. If you have any
questions or need assistance, please contact Lloyd or Kim. City staff is also available to assist with
updating business contact information on Dropbox.
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
None.
ALTERNATIVES:
Discussion Only.
DEERFIELD BUSINESS PARK / WELCOME AVENUE INDUSTRIAL PARK
FOLLOW-UP ITEMS
Access – Property owners requested staff evaluate Deerfield Business Park access from eastbound
CH21 into the business park via Adelmann Street. Business owners expressed concern over the
narrow southbound lane on Adelmann Street.
(COMPLETED) The City of Prior Lake Traffic & Safety Committee evaluated this request. The Traffic
& Safety Committee did not support the elimination of the right turn lane on Adelmann. Instead,
the committee favored re-striping Adelmann Street to widen the southbound lane and decrease
the width of both turn lanes. The re-striping project has been completed to provide the maximum
width on the southbound lane while maintaining an adequate width to ensure safety and proper
turning movements for both northbound turn lanes.
Stop Sign – Property owners requested a stop sign be installed on Industrial Lane at the intersection
with Adelmann Street.
(COMPLETED) The City of Prior Lake Traffic & Safety Committee evaluated this request and
recommended a stop sign be installed at this location. The stop sign has been installed.
Signage – Property owners requested off-premises signage along CH21.
(IN-PROCESS) City staff has drafted a proposed amendment to the Sign Ordinance which would
allow property owners to add business identification signage to a new sign-type, referred to as “Off-
Premises Advertising Sign”. Staff requested and received approval from the Planning Commission
initiate a review of the sign ordinance to implement these revisions. City staff will need to work
with the Deerfield/Welcome Avenue property owners to ensure the proposed ordinance language
meets their needs; to evaluate whether or not the property owners with to pursue a sign; and also
work with the City Attorney to ensure the ordinance amendments comply with state and federal
regulations.
Staff has attached the draft ordinance language. Please review and let Casey McCabe
(cmccabe@cityofpriorlake.com or 952-447-9815) know if you have any questions or comments.
Once city staff receives some feedback from property owners the item will be added to a future
Planning Commission agenda for public hearing. The Planning Commission recommendation would
then be sent to the City Council for consideration.
Business Association Documents – Property owners discussed the formation of an association and
requested city staff provide a template for the formation of a business association.
(COMPLETED) City staff has provided Michelle Choudek with association bylaw templates for the
formation of a business association. The property owners felt that acting as a Deerfield/Welcome
business association would be more effective than acting as individual property owners related to
group signage, commenting on future transportation improvements (Revere Ave.), future
ordinance amendments related to commercial/industrial property and would provide a good
means of communication between all property owners.
Emergency Vehicle Response at Adelmann Building (17178-17182) – Property owners requested
staff evaluate public safety emergency response at this building due to fencing and tight turning
movements at the rear of the property.
(COMPLETED) City staff asked the Fire Chief to evaluat e access around the building. The Fire Chief
visited the property and considered the site to provide reasonable access. The Fire Chief
commented that there are few properties that provide 360 -degree access. The Prior Lake Fire
Department is also equipped with equipment to access restricted areas in the event of an
emergency (i.e. removal of a fence or entry through wall, roof, door, etc.)
Property Valuations – some property owners expressed concerns that the Scott County estimated
market valuations of their property were too high.
(COMPLETED) City staff met with the property owners who expressed this concern and provided
information related to the property reevaluation process. The property owners indicated they have
attempted to get their properties reevaluated in the past and were not pleased with the process.
The property owners felt this should be addressed by individual businesses if they would like their
property reevaluated, not as an entire business park.
City staff contacted the Scott County Assessor to discuss other reevaluation options. Michael
Thompson, the Scott County Assessor / Property & Taxation Services Manager , offered to meet
with a small group of businesses and/or meet with individual businesses at their request. Mr.
Thompson can be reached at (952) 496-8972 or mthompson@co.scott.mn.us.
Adelmann Building Turning Movements (17178-17182) – Owners of this property expressed
concerns about driveway access, turning movements at the rear of the property near the outdoor
storage area and the city trail used to access the stormwater pond.
(COMPLETED) City staff discussed a potential shared driveway (2nd access) with the developers of
the adjacent property to the west. Because of the building alignment, security fencing and grade
issues between the two properties, the property owner to the west was not in favor of a joint
access. City staff had previously discussed the property owner request to relocate the trail from
the east side of the building to the west side. The City would be open to this option but would
require an unrestricted paved access be provided for city maintenance vehicles. This option would
result in additional costs for the property owners and did not seem to be a valid option at this time.
Parking on Revere Avenue – Property owners expressed concern about Cleary Lake Regional Park
visitors parking their vehicles on the east shoulder of Revere Avenue.
(UNKNOWN) Property owners indicated they will be submitting a written request to Scott County
for ‘no parking’ signs to be installed along the east shoulder of Revere Avenue near the
CH21/Revere Ave. intersection. Questions related to this request can be directed to Scott County
Transportation Planner, Craig Jenson, at (952) 496-8329 or cjenson@co.scott.mn.us.
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT
MEETING DATE: October 27, 2016
AGENDA #: 6.a.
PREPARED BY: Casey McCabe, Community Development Specialist
AGENDA ITEM:
EDA MEETING UPDATE
DISCUSSION: Introduction
The EDA held their regular scheduled meeting on Monday, October 17th. The EDA agenda included
the following items:
Consider EDAC Member Appointments
EDA 2016 Revenue & Expenditure Report (9/30/16)
Downtown Property Acquisition Discussion
Downtown Development Meeting
Conclusion
Updates of EDA activity related to the above listed topics will be presented to the EDAC during their
October 27th meeting.
ISSUES: Update Only.
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
None.
ALTERNATIVES: Update Only.
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT
MEETING DATE: October 27, 2016
AGENDA #: 6.c.
PREPARED BY: Casey McCabe, Community Development Specialist
AGENDA ITEM:
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY UPDATE
DISCUSSION: Introduction
Staff has prepared a development update as of September 30, 2016 for EDAC review. The attached
memorandum provides a summary of 2016 commercial and industrial development and residential
construction in the City of Prior Lake.
ALTERNATIVES:
RECOMMENDED
ALTERNATIVE:
ATTACHMENT:
Information Only.
Information Only.
1. Development Update
Phone 952.447.9800 / Fax 952.447.4245 / www.cityofpriorlake.com
Memo
Date: October 20, 2016
To: City of Prior Lake Economic Development Advisory Committee
From: Casey McCabe, Community Development Specialist
Subject: Residential & Commercial Activity Update
Below is an update of residential and commercial development in the City of Prior Lake as of September 30, 2016.
Number of
Permits Declared Value Number of
Permits Declared Value
Number of Permits
% Increase /
(% Decrease)
Declared Value
% Increase /
(% Decrease)
Single Family Dwellings 82 $28,206,000.00 86 $27,232,000.00 (4.65)3.58
Townhouses (# units)4 $676,000.00 10 $1,831,000.00 (60.00)(63.08)
Multiple Units 2 $21,501,000.00 0 $0.00 200.00 ###New
Commercial Industrial & Commercial 2 $5,533,000.00 8 $3,727,000.00 (75.00)48.46
Residential 548 $3,594,200.00 556 $2,560,706.00 (1.44)40.36
Industrial & Commercial 12 $262,500.00 27 $805,900.00 (55.56)(67.43)
tMechanical 568 $0.00 587 $0.00 (3.24)n/a
ttMechanical (SF & TH)342 $0.00 384 $0.00 (10.94)n/a
TOTALS 1560 $59,772,700.00 1658 $36,156,606.00 (5.91)56.65
t Mechanical permits include but are not limited to furnaces, water heaters, softeners, and fireplaces. They are flat-rate permit fees.
tt Mechanical (SF & TH) permits include required plumbing, heating, sewer and water and fireplace permits for new single family residences. They are flat-rate
permit fees.
2016 YEAR TO DATE 2015 YEAR TO DATE
New
Residential
Additions
and
Alterations
Increase / (Decrease)
Name Address Type
(New/Relocation/Expansion)
Previous
Tenant/Owner
LoveFeast Table 16228 Main Ave. SE New Brick & Mortar Business The Art Closet
Wild Ruffle 16186 Main Ave. SE, Suite 100 Relocated Business Manitou Advisors
Tu Nails 16731 Hwy 13 S.New Business MN Nails
Paar Sports & Promotions 16151 Main Ave. SE, Suite 2 New Business Vacant
gg Boutique 4773 Dakota St. SE New Business Beauty Shop
Versatile Vehicles, Inc. 17136 Adelmann St. SE New Construction Vacant Land
Bliss Family Dental 4792 Dakota St. SE New Ownership Bliss Family Dental
Pro Service Auto Repair 16921 Panama Ave. SE New Construction /
Relocated Business Vacant
Iron Range BBQ 16211 Main Ave. SE New Business Memories on Main
Edward Jones - Scott Pierce 16154 Main Ave. SE, Suite 110B Relocated Business Wensmann Office - Lakefront Plaza
2016 Prior Lake Commercial Activity