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Economic Development Advisory Committee
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, March 23, 2017
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. Approval of Meeting Minutes
a. February 23, 2017
3. Old Business
a. EDAC Commercial Area Liaison EDA Report
4. New Business
a. Commercial & Industrial Demand Analysis
b. Discussion with Dave Elbon, Communications Coordinator
c. City of Prior Lake Promotional Video
5. Other Business
a. EDA Meeting Update
b. Staff Update
c. Residential and Commercial Activity Update
d. Member Ideas/Recommendations
6. Next Meeting Date
a. Thursday, April 27, 2017
7. Adjourn
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4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES – February 23, 2017
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 a.m. in the WagonBridge Conference Room at Prior Lake City Hall. Members
present: Lloyd Erbaugh, Jeff Petschl, Jim Mahoney, Kim Prchal, Stephanie Carroll, Kirt Briggs, Wade Larson, Thane
Tande, Bill Henry Trisha Rosenfeld and Chamber Liaison Sandi Fleck. Staff present: Dan Rogness and Casey McCabe.
Guest present: Ron Martin.
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes
a. January 26, 2017
MOTION BY PRCHAL and SECOND BY MAHONEY to approve the January 26, 2017 meeting minutes. Motion
adopted unanimously.
3. Old Business
a. EDAC Commercial Area Liaison Business Visits
EDAC Members: discussed the number of completed visits and the need to complete a commercial area liaison
report for the EDA. The EDAC had a goal of contacting every brick and mortar business in 2016 and althou gh
every business has not been contacted the committee felt the report should be prepared and include the visits
completed in 2016. All members who have not entered their business visits into Dropbox should do so as soon
as possible.
EDAC Members: reviewed commercial area liaison assignments because the committee lost a few of its
members including Choudek, Voreis and Brazier. Three EDAC members offered to serve as commercial area
liaisons; Rosenfeld was assigned to Deerfield/Welcome, Martin was assigned to the Village Commerce area and
Petschl was assigned to the Downtown.
McCabe: said staff will email the commercial liaisons a survey and the information gathered related to number
of visits, liaison comments, common themes from the business owners, etc. will be used in the report to the EDA.
EDAC Members: felt the report to the EDA should include recommendations or key findings.
b. Outreach & Marketing Subcommittee
Prchal: informed the EDAC that the Outreach and Marketing subcommittee met to discuss strategies to contact
and inform local businesses, including through social media, letters, emails, etc.; and to begin planning for a
future Business Mixer event (to be renamed), possibly in the fall of 2017.
EDAC Members: supported hosting a business mixer event in the fall o f 2017 and asked city staff to request
funding from the EDA at a future meeting. Henry, Martin, Carroll, Briggs and Erbaugh volunteered to serve on
the Business Mixer subcommittee.
EDAC Members: requested Dave Elbon, City of Prior Lake Communications Coordinator, attend the next EDAC
meeting to review communication and social media strategies.
EDAC Members: discussed whether the City of Prior Lake or individual commercial liaisons should host
Facebook pages for their specific commercial areas.
c. 2017 Goals
McCabe: highlighted the 2017 EDAC Goals which were approved by the City Council during their January 9,
2017 meeting, and include:
➢ Expand upon the Commercial Area Liaison program with increased outreach by scheduling small group
discussions or workshops with targeted areas of the business community to; (i) clearly communicate
information to business owners; (ii) ensure material about planned or proposed projects is easily accessible;
(iii) listen and report on business concerns; and (iv) provide an opportunity for business owners to engage
in a constructive conversation about the future of Prior Lake.
➢ Focus on building collaboration between businesses, advise businesses regarding outside support
organizations such as the First Stop Shop, Open to Business or RiverSouth and be prepared to work
cooperatively and collaboratively to support newly elected and appointed officials.
➢ Create an EDAC subcommittee to establish goals and develop implementation strategies to encourage and
promote the business climate, collaboration opportunities and business expansion in Prior Lake with the use
of technology and social media.
Other goals or objectives which were discussed, included; building upon and improving the commercial liaison
program; hold workshops within each commercial liaison area, similar to those held in the Deerfield/Welcome
area, and because workforce is a big concern with local business owners, assist businesses by providing
information related to employment resources.
4. New Business
a. None
5. Other Business
a. Staff Update
i. Prior Lake Business Pages
McCabe: informed the committee that the first edition of the Prior Lake Business Pages for 2017 has
been sent. Mr. McCabe reviewed the topics covered in the Business Pages.
ii. Maxfield Commercial & Industrial Demand Analysis
The Commercial & Industrial Demand Analysis being completed for Scott County by Maxfield Research
is expected to be finalized by the end of February. Staff will provide a copy of the report to the committee
when it is available.
b. Residential and Commercial Activity Update
EDAC Members: received a copy of the residential and commercial activity update as of January 31, 2017.
c. Member Ideas/Recommendations
i. Prior Lake Town Hall Meeting Recap
Erbaugh & Briggs: provided a summary and discussion highlights from the February 16 th Town Hall
meeting.
Henry: requested a copy of the sign ordinance amendment for the Deerfield Business Park / Welcome
Avenue Industrial Park area.
EDAC Members: asked to receive the City Hall Weekly Update email.
6. Next Meeting Date. The next regular meeting of the EDAC will be on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 7:30 a.m.
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7. Adjourn. MOTION BY HENRY and SECOND BY PRCHAL to adjourn the meeting. Motion adopted unanimously. The
meeting adjourned at 8:58 a.m.
Submitted by: Casey McCabe
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT
MEETING DATE: March 23, 2017
AGENDA #: 3.a.
PREPARED BY:
Casey McCabe, Community Development Specialist
AGENDA ITEM: EDAC COMMERCIAL AREA LIAISON EDA REPORT
DISCUSSION: Introduction
The purpose of this agenda item is to provide direction to staff to finalize the commercial area liaison
report to the EDA.
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.
The EDAC commercial area liaison assignments for the commercial areas of the community are
below. The committee may determine it wishes to have a minimum of two liaisons for each com-
mercial area.
➢ Downtown Area – Erbaugh / Prchal
➢ Deerfield Business Park / Welcome Avenue Industrial Area – Henry
➢ Commerce Avenue / Fountain Hills Area – Larson / Tande
➢ Village Commerce / South Lake Village Area – Carroll
➢ Gateway Area – Mahoney
Conclusion
Staff has not received all the information for visits in the South Lake Village area or Commerce
Avenue area of the community. This information is necessary to complete the report for the EDA.
In addition, the EDAC should provide direction to staff related to recommendations the committee
would like to include in the report.
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
None.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Discussion Only
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT
MEETING DATE: March 23, 2017
AGENDA #: 4.c.
PREPARED BY: Casey McCabe, Community Development Specialist
AGENDA ITEM: CITY OF PRIOR LAKE PROMOTIONAL VIDEO
DISCUSSION: Introduction
The purpose of this agenda item is to review a promotional video prepared by the City of
Jordan and discuss whether the City of Prior Lake may benefit from a similar video.
Current Circumstances
The City of Jordan, MN recently produced a promotional video which can be viewed at the
following link: https://www.facebook.com/CityofJordanMN/videos/616108005265978/
Conclusion
The video was posted on the City of Jordan Facebook page on March 1st and as of March
13th, the video had 49,000 views. The Jordan video appears to focus on attracting families to
their community. If the EDAC sees value in the video the City of Prior Lake may wish to
produce a similar video or focus on commercial and industrial attraction.
The EDA discussed this item during their March 20th meeting and requested the EDAC provide
their recommendation to the EDA related to whether the committee sees value in Prior Lake
producing a similar video and if so, what should the focus of the video be and what content
should be included?
ISSUES: The production of the video would require approval of the EDA. If the EDA is interested in
producing a video they will likely work with the EDAC on this project and receive direction from
the City Council. The committees may also explore collaboration opportunities with the Prior
Lake Chamber, Scott County First Stop Shop, SMSC, RiverSouth, or another local organiza-
tion(s).
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
The estimated cost of a similar video would be approximately $5,000 and funding would likely
be provided with EDA Professional Services Funds.
ALTERNATIVES: 1. Provide direction to staff related to a City of Prior Lake promotional video.
2. Take no action.
RECOMMENDED
MOTION:
As determined by the EDAC.
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT
MEETING DATE: March 23, 2017
AGENDA #: 5.a.
PREPARED BY: Casey McCabe, Community Development Specialist
AGENDA ITEM:
EDA MEETING UPDATE
DISCUSSION: Introduction
The EDA held their regular meeting on March 20, 2017. The EDA agendas included the following
items:
➢ EDA 2017 Revenue & Expenditure Report (2/28/17)
➢ EDAC Member Appointment
➢ EDA 2016 Revenue & Expenditure Report (Y/E 12/31/16)
➢ EDA 2017 Budget – EDA Tax Levy
➢ Schedule and Set Agenda for Joint City Council/EDA Meeting
➢ Tax Abatement Inquiry
➢ City of Prior Lake Promotional Video
Conclusion
Updates of EDA activity related to the above listed topics will be presented to the EDAC during their
March 23rd 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: March 23, 2017
AGENDA #: 5.b.
PREPARED BY: Casey McCabe, Community Development Specialist
AGENDA ITEM:
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY UPDATE
DISCUSSION: Introduction
Staff has prepared a development update as of February 28, 2017 for EDAC review. The attached
memorandum provides a summary of commercial and industrial development and residential con-
struction 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: March 22, 2017
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 February 28,
2017.
Number of
Permits Declared Value Number of
Permits Declared Value
Number of Permits
% Increase /
(% Decrease)
Declared Value
% Increase /
(% Decrease)
Single Family Dwellings 3 $573,000.00 11 $4,467,000.00 (72.73)(87.17)
Townhouses (# units)0 $0.00 0 $0.00 n/a n/a
Multiple Units 0 $0.00 0 $0.00 n/a n/a
New
Commercial Industrial & Commercial 0 $0.00 0 $0.00 n/a n/a
Residential 68 $733,000.00 43 $477,500.00 58.14 53.51
Industrial & Commercial 3 $33,000.00 2 $12,500.00 50.00 164.00
Mechanical 91 $0.00 100 $0.00 (9.00)n/a
Mechanical (SF & TH)12 $0.00 44 $0.00 (72.73)n/a
TOTALS 174 $1,339,000.00 200 $4,957,000.00 (13.00)(72.99)
Mechanical permits include but are not limited to furnaces, water heaters, softeners, and fireplaces. They are flat-rate permit fees.
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.
2017 Year to Date 2016 Year to Date
New
Residential
Additions
and
Alterations
Increase / (Decrease)
Name Address Type
(New/Relocation/Expansion)
Previous
Tenant/Owner
gg Boutique 16180 Hastings Ave. SE Relocated Business Giggle Gals
The Magnolia Shop 4773 Dakota St. SE New Business gg Boutique
Trademark Title Services 16268 Eagle Creek Ave. SE New Business ReMax
Olive Moon 4775 Dakota St. SE Relocated Business Finder's Fee
Whitmer Crafts 4646 Colorado St. SE New Business Vacant
Canvas Tattoo 6880 Boudin St. NE Relocated Business Verizon
Edward Jones 16154 Main Ave. SE, Suite 110B Relocated Business Wensmann Office - Lakefront Plaza
2017 Prior Lake Commercial Activity