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INTRODUCTION:
BACKGROUND:
"CELEBRATE PRIOR LAKE'S CENTENNIAL - 1991"
7(a)
KAY SCHMUDLACH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS OF BUSINESS OFFICE
PARK ACTION PLAN
MAY 6, 1991
The City of Prior Lake has been working for
over a year studying and analyzing the
feasibility and possible location of a
proposed Business Office parko The study
process has been laborious; however the
results, as summarized and listed below,
provide solid information which the City
council can now take action ono The
recommendations listed below are identical to
those presented on April 19, 1991 at the
workshop.
On June 19, 1989, a presentation of Economic
Development Issues was made before the Prior
Lake city Council 0 The presentation made by
staff and the Economic Development Committee
concentrated on 5 main Economic Development
Issues. One of the issues was a request for
Council consideration of conducting an
Industrial Park Location Study (later called
the Business Office Park Location study) . An
outline of the proposed study purpose, goals
and considerations was included in the agenda
write-up and discussed thoroughly. The City
Council approved the distribution of Request
for Proposals (RFP) for the study on June 19,
1989.
The City Council discussed Staff's recommended
proposal from Professional Planning and
Development (later changed to Advanced
Resources, Inco) on three occasions and
approved the contract with Professional
Planning and Development on October 16, 1989.
In August of 1990, the
Committee and Planning
Economic Development
Commission jointly
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introduced the results and a series of
recommendations for the Business Office Park
study to the City Council. The Economic
Development Committee and Planning Commission
requested a joint workshop with the City
Council to discuss, in detail, the
recommendations 0
The workshop was held on October 29 at the
Fire Hall. The City Council, Planning
commission, Economic Development Committee,
and City staff participated in the discussion
and made great progress in addressing key
economic development issues.
At that time staff was asked to prepare an
Action Plan based on the workshop discussions.
staff prepared the Action Plan early in 19910
The Action Plan included tasks that must be
com~leted in order to assist the City Council
in lmplementing a proposed Business Office
Parko
DISCUSSION:
The Action Plan and tasks were introduced to
the Planning Commission and the Economic
Development Committee in February to keep
them abreast of the study progress 0
In April the tasks were completed and results
forwarded again to the EDC and the Planning
Commission. In addition, the property owners
from the existing business park, and the
Chamber of Commerce were presented with the
summary of recommendations and the concept
maps on two of the proposed areas for Business
Office Development 0
On Friday, April 19 at the Annual City Council
Retreat, staff presented the summary of
recommendations to the City Council 0
Prior Lake City staff presented, in detail,
the results of the Action Plan at the April 19
City Council Retreat. In summary, the
information and analysis generated from the
Action Plan have led staff, the EDC and the
Chamber of Commerce to the following
conclusions and recommendations 0 Please refer
to the Action Plan (distributed on April 19)
for specifics regarding the tasks.
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Ao AREA #1
Due to Area #l's distant proximity to the
Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA)
and the very long term (15 plus years)
projected development, staff recommends
the following City Council actionso
10 Eliminate Area #1 as a viable short
term Business Office Park site.
2. Reference future Business Office
Park development on this site in the
Comprehensive Plan.
Bo AREA #2
Area #2 is anticipated to be a long term
Business Office Park ~otential. However,
Area #2 is unique in lts potential for a
partnership with the Mdewakanton sioux
communit~o The following recommendations
are appl1cable for Area #2:
1. Eliminate Area #2 as a short term
site for Business Office Park
development 0
20 Reference as a potential site for
Business Office Park development in
the Comprehensive Plan.
3. Accept the challenge of working with
the Mdewakanton Sioux Community
leaders to explore a future mutually
beneficial partnership through the
creation of a City-Indian Community
Task Forceo
Co AREA #3
Area #3 offers the best Business Office
Park development in the long term (8-10
years). The area is adjacent to the MUSA
line and accessible to infrastructure 0
Staff, the EDC and Chamber of Commerce
believe area three, when taken out of the
A9ricultural Preserve in eight years,
wlll provide the best site for a Business
Office Park development and provide a
compliment to the existing parko
Therefore the recommendations are as
follows:
1. Endorse and designate Area #3 as the
long term site of a future Business
Office Park.
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2. Amend the Comprehensive Plan and the
zoning Ordinance to allow for
Business Office Park development.
30 Initiate the process to remove the
Area #3 site from the Agricultural
Preserve District.
4. Research new zoning and consider
creating a Planned Industrial or
Planned Commercial Development (PID
or PCD) zone.
Do AREA #4
Area #4 is located at a visable
intersection that holds great potential
for either commercial or business office
development 0 Therefore, approximately 40
acres in the southeast quadrant of the
County Road 42 and County Road 21
intersection should be maintained in its
current zoning or a similar zoningo The
following recommendations have been made
for Area #4:
1.
Initiate process for rezoning
property currently zoned 1-2 in
area of the County Road 21
County Road 42 intersection to
except for the 40 acres lying in
southeast corner of
intersection.
the
the
and
R-1
the
the
20 Communicate with the property owners
to ensure their understanding of the
process and implications 0
Eo AREA #5
Area #5 provides the greatest short term
potential for Business Office Park
development in Prior Lake. A consensus
of the EDC, Planning Commission and
Chamber of Commerce strongly supports
future development on this siteo
The uniqueness of Area #5 is that
industrial growth is presently on the
siteo Generally speaking, Area #5 refers
to both the existing park and a proposed
park directly south of Credit River Roado
However, the two sites can be considered
separate as the recommendations reflect.
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RECOMMENDATION:
staff has attempted to contact all
property owners to inform them of the
plans and evaluate their level of
su~port. Several ~roperty owners in the
eXlsting park are lnterested in pursuing
the feasibility study to determine the
costs of the improvements 0
The following recommendations
made to the City Council in
pursue a Business Office Park
#5.
have been
order to
in Area
1. Maintain the area in the existing
park as designated for industrial
usage and investigate annexation of
land (directly south of Credit
River Road) for the purpose of
creating a Business Office parko
2. Amend the Comprehensive Plan and the
zoning Ordinance to reflect the
designated Industrial or Business
Office Parko
3. Consider initiating a feasibility
study to determine the cost of
extending utilities to both the
existing and the proposed
development sites.
40 Direct staff to prepare a
feasibility plan for a first phase
development of a Business Office
Park on the proposed Business Office
Park siteo
5. Direct the EDC and staff to research
private sector participants for our
Business Office Park development 0
The Prior Lake staff, EDC and Chamber of
Commerce have evaluated Areas #l-4 and believe
that action should be taken on each area in
anticipation of future development 0
Prior Lake Staff, the EDC and Chamber of
Commerce support the continuation of creating
a Business Office Park on Area #5. The
recommendations listed in the Area #5 summary
will direct staff to continue pursuing the
development.
It is Staff's intent that specific action on
each of the above recommendations will occur
by the Council 0 By accepting the
recommendations, you are allowing us to
proceed in a general way toward these
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ALTERNATIVES:
ACTION REQUIRED:
directions. Also you are acknowledging the
work performed and, at this time, are
requesting no more formal activities on the
Business/Office Park study itself. Formalized
action on each will occur separately and
distinctly as presented in the attached draft
time frame 0
The Prior Lake City Council has the following
alternatives to consider for action.
10
The City Council can accept
recommendations as listed under Areas
- #5.
all
#1
2. The City Council can ap~rove selected
recommendations and/or modlfy others.
30 The City Council can table this item for
future discussion.
40 The City Council can deny approval at
this timeo
Motion to approve Alternative 1 is requiredo
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HUEMOELLER & BATES
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
16670 FRANKLIN TRAil
POST OFFICE BOX 67
PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA SS372
lAMES 0, BATES
BRYCE 0, HUEMOEllER
Telephone (612) 447-2131
Telecopier (612) 447,5628
May 6, 1991
Prior Lake City Council
4629 Dakota street
Prior Lake, MN 55372
Re: EXGA Properties - Proposed easterly extension of
public utilities
Dear Council Members:
We understand that the City Council is deciding whether to
order a study to determine the feasibility of extending public
utilities easterly along Credit River Road to service an area
that would include land in Section 12 that is owned by EXGA
Properties 0 In this regard, the partners of EXGA Properties have
seen a land use sketch prepared by the city staff of the land
area that would be served by the proposed utility extensiono
I am writing this letter on behalf of EXGA Properties to
advise the City Council that EXGA supports a vote in favor of
ordering the feasibility study of the proposed extension of pub-
lic utilitieso
Although EXGA Properties would reserve comment on drawing of
city staff showing proposed uses of the benefitted area until the
feasibility study has been completed and the approximate cost of
serving the area can be determined, EXGA generally supports the
concept of commercial and industrial development in the area of
Section l2.
You may add this letter to the record of the hearing on the
issue of the feasibility study and note in the record that EXGA
Properties supports a decision to move forward with the
feasibility studyo
fncere;y\ yours, A"l
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Bryc~ Do Huemoeller
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cc: Larry Gensmer
Tom Bluth
Prior Lake Chamber of Commerce
Post Office Box 114 · Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372
May 6, 1991
Mayor and City Council Members
City of Prior Lake
4629 Dakota Street
Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372
Your Honor and Members of the Prior Lake City Council:
You have before you this evening an important decision, for the proposed Business Office Park will have
long-range impact on both the residents and business people of this community.
On April 17, 1991, members of the Prior Lake Economic Development Committee and city staffwere invited
to the Chamber of Commerce's monthly luncheon to review the various sites proposed for the office park.
Several other Prior Lake business leaders were also asked to attend, and this topic drew one of our largest
attendance measures to date.
Upon the outline of all five sites, it was clear to those present that our endorsement should follow the recom-
mendation made to you by the Economic Developement Committee. By unanimous vote at that meeting, Site
#5 was also endorsed by the Prior Lake Chamber of Commerce. We would ask that the city proceed with the
necessary plans for future expansion and development of this area.
Thank you for allowing our position to be heard. Our appreciation is also extended to city staff and the
Economic Development Committee for their efforts involved in the Business Office Park proposal.
Sin~erely,
C~.LU~O. ~OJCfrVU./1vi\--J
Laurie A. Hartmann
President
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PROPOSED TIMRI'ABLE FOR <D1PLETION OF AcrION PLAN REX:DMMENDA.TIONS
AREA #l
l. ~ference site as
potential Business
Office Park site in
Comprehensive Plan
ARF.A # 2
l. ~ference site as
potential Business
Office Park site in
Comprehensive Plan
2. Establish City-Indian
Community Task Force
to explore joint
p3.rtnership
AREA # 3
l. Amend Comprehensive
Plan and Zoning
Ordinance to reflect
zoning for Business
Office Park Development
MAY 1991 - JANUARY 1992
May June July Aug
(Part of Comp Plan
Amendment Process)
June July Aug
Sept Oct Nov Dee Jan
Oct tbv Dee Jan
Oct Nov Dec Jan
Sept Oct Nov Dee Jan
Oct tbv Dee Jan
2. Initiate process to July Aug Sept Oct t-bv Dee Jan
remove property from
Agricultural Preserve
3. Research new zoning Hay June July Aug Sept Oct t-bv Dec Jan
districts Le. PID
or PC!)
AREA #4
1- Initiate process to June July Aug Sept Oct
rezone property from
1-2 to ~l except
for 40 acres
2. Conununicate with May June July Aug Sept Oct t-bv Dec Jan
property owners
AREA # 5
1- Prepare feasibility May June July Aug
study to determine
costs of existing
utilities and First
Phase Concept of
Business Office Park
2. Consider initiating Sept Oct t-bv Dec Jan
annexation process
3. EDC and staff research ~1ay June July Aug Sept Oct tbv Dee Jan
private sector
participants