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Meeting Agenda
Thursday, July 25, 2019
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. June 27, 2019
3. Old Business
a. Commercial Area Liaison Update
4. New Business
a. None
5. Other Business
a. EDA Meeting Update
b. Residential and Commercial Activity Update
c. Staff Update
i. 13-21 Construction Update
ii. #PLWorthIt Update
iii. BEC Openings / Term Expiration
d. Member Ideas/Recommendations
6. Next Regular Meeting Date
a. Thursday, August 22, 2019
7. Adjourn
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4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES – June 27, 2019
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:34 a.m. in the Wagon Bridge Conference Room at Prior Lake City Hall. Members
present: Kim Prchal, Tim Marco, Sandi Fleck, and Tommy Hesch. EDA Liaison Marie Boucher-Hoese. Staff present:
Casey McCabe and Amanda Schwabe.
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes a. May 23, 2019
MOTION BY PRCHAL and SECOND BY HESCH to approve the May 23, 2019 meeting minutes. Motion
adopted unanimously.
. 3. Old Business a. Construction Customer Attraction Update
SCHWABE provided an update on upcoming #PLWorthIt events and activities including Cork, Suds & Grub on
June 29 and Conquer Ninja Clash of the Heroes event on July 20. She encouraged members to promote the
event on social media and to participate if available. Discussion followed regarding the upcoming events.
b. Commercial Area Liaison Update
MCCABE questioned how the members would like to see the commercial area liaison visits evolve into the
future. He stated that some areas are getting more visits than others given the construction projects.
CARROLL stated that it is important to have higher quality and quantity of business visits. She suggested
members indicate which businesses they plan to visit in the next 30 days and report back to the group.
PRCHAL shared that the commercial area liaison visits are a good way to connect with local businesses
although liaison turnover and understanding that the members are busy also can make it difficult to connect
with businesses. She shared that staff and other members are available to assist if a liaison is unable to connect
with their businesses.
CARROLL suggested recommending members visit businesses in stages rather than trying to touch base with
every business over the course of a day or two. Members could state at every meeting which business(es) they
plan to visit in next 30 days.
MCCABE shared that future agendas can include an item for liaison reporting and continued discussion
regarding goals of the program.
CARROLL questioned if staff could provide a list of businesses in the different liaison areas for tracking and
accountability purposes.
Staff will work to provide a list of business contact information to Tom Driscoll for the South Lake Village area.
CARROLL suggested a follow-up email to the group requesting each member bring information from two
business visits to our next meeting.
c. Community Partner Program
MCCABE shared that we discussed recognizing businesses who make contributions at the last meeting. At
that time BEC had questions regarding how the program could be handled.
The EDA felt it was an appropriate program for the BEC due to their connectivity with the businesses.
CARROLL suggested the CC recognize businesses at their meeting following a contribution in real-time and
then the BEC recognize the nominated individuals at our mixer.
PRCHAL shared that the Chamber already has a really strong program to recognize community partners and
this may create hard feelings amongst businesses.
CARROLL has concerns about bias with this type of program.
MARCO suggested having a space on the city website or social media for people to acknowledge a great
experience with a business, staff member, anniversary, etc.
MCCABE shared that with the recent hiring of a City Clerk, there may be opportunity for other staff positions to
assist with social media posts on the City Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
4. New Business
a. None
Other Business
a. Residential and Commercial Activity Update
MCCABE provided an overview of the residential and commercial building permit activity as of May 31, 2019.
b. Staff Update
MCCABE informed the BEC that bids have been received for the 13/21 construction project. The Prior Lake
City Council recommended the Scott County Board approve the bids, subject to removal of median monuments.
The Scott County Board will be considering approval of the bids at their first meeting in July.
c. Member Ideas/Recommendations
Discussion occurred regarding doing the Business Pages e-newsletter again. Staff will bring forth topics to the
next meeting.
5. Next Meeting Date.
The next regular meeting of the BEC will be on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 7:30 a.m.
6. Adjourn.
MOTION BY HESCH and SECOND BY MARCO to adjourn the meeting. Motion adopted unanimously. The meeting
adjourned at 8:28 a.m.
Submitted by: Amanda Schwabe
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT MEETING DATE: July 25, 2019 AGENDA #: 3.a. PREPARED BY: Casey McCabe, Community Development Director
AGENDA ITEM: COMMERCIAL AREA LIAISON UPDATE
DISCUSSION: Introduction
The purpose of this agenda item is to allow BEC liaisons an opportunity to share feedback from
recent commercial area liaison visits.
During the June meeting, BEC members talked about ways to enhance commercial area liaison
visits and discussed opportunities to improve communication and feedback to the full BEC. The
BEC supported commercial liaisons providing updates at monthly BEC meetings.
History
One of the committee’s duties outlined in the BEC 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 BEC 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 BEC liaison is to
help communicate City and BEC activities with business owners and provide an additional point of
contact for their questions and concerns.
Current Circumstances
One of the BEC’s goals for 2019 is to, “Continue to establish and define the commercial liaison
program with additional visits and outreach programs.” The BEC commercial area liaison assign-
ments for the commercial areas of the community are below.
Downtown Area – Prchal / Petschl
Deerfield Business Park / Welcome Avenue Industrial Area – Carroll
Commerce Avenue / Fountain Hills Area – Larson / Tande
Village Commerce / South Lake Village Area – Driscoll
Gateway Area – Marco
Conclusion
Commercial area liaisons should be prepared to discuss any recent business visits and share infor-
mation they received.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Discussion Only
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT MEETING DATE: July 25, 2019 AGENDA #: 5.a. PREPARED BY: Casey McCabe, Community Development Director AGENDA ITEM: EDA MEETING UPDATE
DISCUSSION: Introduction
The EDA held a regular meeting on July 22, 2019; discussion topics included:
Development Update (6/30/2019)
EDA Revenue and Expenditure Report
EDA Funding Options
Arts Committee Formation
Community Partner Designation
#PLWorthIt Extension
21/13 Construction Update
Conclusion
Updates of EDA activity related to the above listed topics will be presented to the BEC during their
July 25th meeting.
ISSUES: Update Only. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
ALTERNATIVES: Update Only.
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT MEETING DATE: July 25, 2019 AGENDA #: 5.b. PREPARED BY: Casey McCabe, Community Development Director AGENDA ITEM: RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY UPDATE
DISCUSSION: Introduction
Staff has prepared a development update for BEC review. The attached memorandum provides a
summary of residential and commercial / industrial construction in the City of Prior Lake as of June
30, 2019.
ALTERNATIVES:
RECOMMENDED
ALTERNATIVE:
ATTACHMENT:
Information Only.
Information Only.
1. Development Update
Phone 952.447.9800 / Fax 952.447.4245 / www.cityofpriorlake.com
Memo
Date: July 22, 2019
To: City of Prior Lake Business Engagement Committee
From: Casey McCabe, Community Development Director
Subject: Residential & Commercial Activity Update
Below is an update of residential and commercial development in the City of Prior Lake as of June 30, 2019.
Number of
Permits
Declared
Value
Number of
Permits
Declared
Value
Number of Permits
% Increase / (% Decrease)
Declared Value
% Increase / (% Decrease)
Single Family Dwellings 64 $19,797,883.00 51 $18,674,376.00 25.49 6.02
Townhouses (# units)27 $4,804,247.00 39 $6,463,400.00 (30.77)(25.67)
Multiple Units 0 $0.00 0 $0.00 n/a n/a
New Commercial Industrial & Commercial 2 $1,620,000.00 1 $1,600,000.00 100.00 1.25
Residential 448 $3,367,264.00 410 $4,036,467.00 9.27 (16.58)
Industrial & Commercial 16 $12,174,050.00 15 $2,763,400.00 6.67 339.57
Mechanical 290 $0.00 332 $0.00 (12.65)n/a
Mechanical (SF & TH)364 $0.00 360 $0.00 1.11 n/a
TOTALS 1211 $41,763,444.00 1208 $33,537,643.00 0.25 24.53
t Mechanical permits include but are not limited to furnaces, water heaters, softeners, and fireplaces. They are flat-rate permit fees.
Increase / (Decrease)2019 Year to Date 2018 Year to Date
New Residential
Additions and
Alterations
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