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St. Joseph Economic Development Authority
Administrator Meeting Notice
~udy Weyrens Wednesday May 28, 2008
3:00 p.m. City Hall
May°r 1. Call to Order.
AI Rassier
2. Approval of Agenda.
Councilors
Steve Frank 3. Approval of Minutes.
Rick Schultz a. April 23, 2008
Renee Symanietz
Dille Wick 4. Accounts Payable and Financial Report.
a. Approval of Accounts Payable
b. Approval of Financial Report
5. Business.
a. Comprehensive Plan Update -Future Land Use Map
b. Update: Downtown Goals.
c. St. Joseph Visitor's Guide Advertisement.
d. Business Subsidy Reports.
6. Board Member Announcements.
7. Adjournment.
zs College Avenue North PO Box 668 Saint ~oseph, Minnesota 56374
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CITY OF ST. JOSEPH
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AURTHORITY
Meeting Minutes -Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Present: EDA Board Members Carolyn Yaggie-Heinen, Ken Jacobson, Tom Skahen and Dale
Wick.
Absent: AI Rassier
Also present: Bruce Gohman representing Gohman Construction and EDA Consultant Cynthia
Smith -Strack of Municipal Development Group.
Chairperson Wick called the April 23, 2008 regular meeting of the St. Joseph EDA to order at
3:01 p.m.
Agenda.
Chairperson Wick introduced the agenda. No changes were requested.
Moved by Heinen, seconded by Skahen to approve the agenda as presented. 4-0.
Approval of Minutes.
Chairperson Wick introduced the minutes from the March 26, 2008 regular meetings.
Motion by Skahen, second by Heinen to approve the minutes from the March 26, 2008 regular
meeting. Motion carried 3-0 with Jacobson abstaining due to absence at previous meeting.
EDA Accounts Payable.
Wick introduced the topic. Wick noted accounts payable for the month totaled $2,394.21 and
included: $2,302.74 for EDA consulting service, $89.81 for telephone service, and $1.96 for
postage. In addition, payment for legal services related to TIF 2-1 (Millstream) in the amount of
$4,850.00 was presented for approval under Fund 157. The payment will be reimbursed though
an escrow deposit from the property owner.
Motion by Heinen, second by Wick to approve the EDA accounts payable for the month of April
2008 in the amount of $2,394.21 (Fund 150) and $4,850 (Fund 157). Motion carried 4-0.
Financial Report.
Wick introduced the agenda item. Strack noted she had reviewed the previous monthly report
with the Finance Director as it relates to budgeted revenues. The Finance Director had followed
up and requested a transfer from an allocation for a staff level community development director to
the professional services line item in Fund 150. Wick confirmed the transfer had been completed
at the previous City Council meeting.
Motion by Skahen, second by Heinen to approve the Financial Reports from March and April
2008. Motion carried 4-0.
Review of BRA Application Requests.
Chairperson Wick introduced the agenda item. Strack noted the EDA had received two
applications for the Business Facade Architectural (BFA) Grant Program which was created last
year and included in the 2008 budget. The 2008 pilot program can fund up to five projects totaling
$1,000 each. The matching grant is for architectural services relating to facade redevelopment or
landscape visible from public rights of way. BFA program oversight and authority for grant
approval was delegated to the EDA. The EDA is to review and approve grants based on the
program guidelines.
Strack noted the first application was from Tracy Omann-Smith with Daisy A Day Floral shop.
Strack noted a recent addition to her family left her unable to attend the meeting. However, the
completed application was included in the EDA's information packet. In addition to the
application, a review of the proposed project under eligibility guidelines was included in the
packet. Smith proposes accessing the BFA grant to help offset expenses associated with
architectural design of their storefront. Smith hopes to have the storefront improvement designed
so as to lead people from the Wobegon Trail to downtown.
Motion by Jacobson, second by Heinen to approve the Daisy A Day BFA grant application for a
matching amount up to $1,000. Motion approved 4-0.
Strack noted the second application was from Bruce Gohman with Gohman Construction. Strack
noted an inquiry from Gohman was received on March 28th following his reading of an article in
the City newsletter. However, a building permit for the proposed activity was filed on February
29th and issued on March 18th -prior to the inquiry from Gohman. As such the application was
not eligible for the BFA grant; however, additional improvements could be included in the
program.
Gohman presented his idea and urged the EDA to consider his request. Gohman noted he was
intending to add new signage as well. Strack noted the program was available to assist with the
design of new signage in conjunction with facade enhancement.
Motion by Skahen, second by Heinen to approve the Gohman BFA grant application providing the
matching grant was limited to design services relating to new signage and/or landscaping
improvements and limited to a maximum of $1,000. Motion approved 4-0.
Comprehensive Plan Update -Second Half of Land Use.
Wick introduced the agenda item stating that the CPU process was continuing. Strack noted the
Planning Commission would be reviewing the second half of the plan use plan at its meeting that
evening. Strack handed out maps of proposed planning districts and proposed language
regarding future uses. The EDA discussed proposed land uses in Districts one through seven,
including future land use within the downtown. Concern regarding property values in light of land
use plan guidance were expressed. The issue was further explored and is expected to be
addressed at additional meetings.
Conceptual Discussion: Use of Tax Abatement for Supermarket
EDA Chair Wick introduced the agenda item and referred to the memo included in the packet.
Strack noted the memo was a response to a request from an interested party who wished to
remain confidential at this time. Strack stressed the individual inquiring was not a grocer in the
community and did own property intended for such a use within the community. Skahen noted it
was difficult to hold a conceptual discussion in what amounted to a vacuum of information.
Skahen suggested the individual requesting comment be invited to the next meeting to further
explain the request. Although they acknowledge the impact a larger grocery store could have on
the trade area, several members expressed concern over using tax abatement for retail
development on raw land. The EDA agreed to suspend the conceptual discussion until such a
time the individual inquiring could be present at a meeting. Strack is to contact the interested
party and invite to the May meeting.
Board Member Reports.
None.
Adjournment.
Meeting adjourned by consensus at 4:27 PM.
EDA Minutes -April 23, 2008 2
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Administrator DATE: May 21, 2008
~udy ~Ueyrens MEMO TO: St. Joseph Economic Development Authority
FROM: Cynthia Smith-Strack, Municipal Development Group
Mayor
AI Rassier RE: Accounts Payable -April 2008 & May 2008 (mid-month)
April/May Financial Reports
Councilors
Steve Frank A. Accounts Payable:
Rick Schultz Following are Accounts Payable for the EDA's Consideration.
Renee Symanietz PAYABLE TO
Dale Wick Hasler Mailing Systems
MDG
Qwest Telephone
Total Fund 150
FOR AMOUNT
Postage 25.63
Contract Service -April 2,302.74
April Phone Service 95.99
2,424.36
Action:
A MOTION is in order to approve the Accounts Payable.
B. Financial Report:
Mid April/May financial reports for the EDA are following. The reports consist of:
1. EDA revenue to date.
2. EDA expenditures to date.
3. Check Register.
4. Fund Balances (Econ Dev. 150, TIF 1-3 155, TIF 1-4 156 and RLF 250).
Action:
A MOTION is in order to approve the financial reports.
zS College Avenue North PO Box 668 Saint ~oseph, Minnesota 56374
Phone 3zo.363.7zoi Fax 3ZO.363.o34z
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MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.
25562 WILLOW LANE
NEW PRAGUE, MN 56071
952-758-7399
FAX: 952-758-3711
staff@mu n icipaldevelopmentgroup.com
INVOICE
City of St. Joseph
Attn: Judy Weyrens
City Administrator
PO 668
St. Joseph, MN 56374
Invoice Date 05-10-08 Payment Terms: 30 days Customer ID #: STJ08ED
Project Aril Economic Develo ment Services
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See attached detail
Amount: $1,925.00 Monthly contract fee - 38.25 hrs.
424.96 841.5 miles x .505
$2, 349.96
Code to: 150-46500-300 for general EDA
Remit To: Municipal Development Group, Inc.
25562 Willow Lane
New Prague, MN 56071
Dates-EDA
April 2, 2008 EDA Office Hours 7.50 hrs. C. Strack
April 9, 2008 EDA Office Hours 7.00 hrs. C. Strack
April 16, 2008 EDA Office Hours 6.00 hrs. C. Strack
April 23, 2008 EDA Office Hours 8.50 hrs. C. Strack
April 29, 2008 EDA Office Hours 6.75 hrs. C. Strack
Total April, 2008 35.75 hours
Total MDG, Inc. 2008 Hours through April, 2008 = 142.75 hours
Thank you! We appreciated the opportunity to work with you!
Check No.
Date:
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Principal
SOURCE SOURCE Descr
FUND 150 Economic Development
36210 Interest Earnings
36300 Reimbursement
39201 Transfers from Other Fund
FUND 150 Economic Development
FUND 155 TIF 1-3 Borgert (SKN)
31050 Tax Increment
36210 Interest Earnings
FUND 155 TIF 1-3 Borgert (SKN)
FUND 156 TIF 1-4 St. Joe Development
31050 Tax Increment
36210 Interest Earnings
FUND 156 TIF 1-4 St. Joe Development
FUND 157 TIF 2-1 Millstream
34150 TIF/MIF Deposit
36210 Interest Earnings
FUND 157 TIF 2-1 Millstream
FUND 250 Revolving Loan Fund
36210 Interest Earnings
36212 CDAP Loan Interest
39312 CDAP Loan Proceeds
FUND 250 Revolving Loan Fund
CITY OF ST JOSEPH
EDA Revenue Report
Current Period: May 2008
YTD
Budget Rev Revenue Balance of Budget
$3,000. 00 $361.37 $2,638 .63 12.05%
$0. 00 $0.00 $0 .00 0.00%
$0. 00 $0.00 $0 .00 0.00%
$3,000. 00 $361.37 $2,638 .63 12.05%
$0. 00 $0.00 $0 .00 0.00%
$0. 00 $75.59 -$75 .59 0.00%
$0. 00 $75.59 -$75 .59 0.00%
$0. 00 $0.00 $0 .00 0.00%
$0. 00 $609.69 -$609 .69 0.00%
$0. 00 $609.69 -$609 .69 0.00%
$0. 00 $0.00 $0 .00 0.00%
$0. 00 $166.23 -$166 .23 0.00%
$0. 00 $166.23 -$166 .23 0.00%
$0. 00 $770.00 -$770 .00 0.00%
$0. 00 $0.00 $0 .00 0.00%
$0. 00 $0.00 $0 .00 0.00%
$0. 00 $770.00 -$770 .00 0.00%
$3,000. 00 $1,982.88 $1,017 .12 66.10%
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CITY OF ST JOSEPH
EDA Expenditure Report
May 2008
2008
2008 YTD May 2008 % of
Account Descr Budget 2008 Amt YTD Amt Balance Budget
FUND 150 Economic Development
E 1506500-103 Legislative Bodies $1,260.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,260.00 0.00%
E 150-46500-122 FICA Contributions $80.00 $0.00 $0.00 $80.00 0.00%
E 150146500-125 Medicare Contributions $20.00 $0.00 $0.00 $20.00 0.00%
E 150-46500-151 Workers Comp. Insur. Prem. $150.00 $0.00 $0.00 $150.00 0.00%
E 150-46500-200 Office Supplies $500.00 $0.00 $4.22 $495.78 0.84%
E 150-46500-300 Professional Services $28,000.00 $0.00 $9,058.08 $18,941.92 32.35%
E 150-46500-303 Engineering Fee $4,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $4,000.00 0.00%
E 150-46500-304 Legal Fees $1,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 0.00%
E 150-46500-321 Telephone $1,200.00 $0.00 $370.46 $829.54 30.87%
E 150-46500-322 Postage $250.00 $0.00 $50.39 $199.61 20.16%
E 150-46500-331 Travel & Conference Expens $500.00 $0.00 $7.26 $492.74 1.45%
E 150-46500-340 Advertising $1,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 0.00%
E 150-46500-410 Rentals $0.00 $0.00 $25.63 -$25.63 0.00%
E 150-46500-433 Dues & Subscriptions $8,000.00 $0.00 $8,000.00 $0.00 100.00%
E 150-46500-582 Computer Software $300.00 $0.00 $0.00 $300.00 0.00%
FUND 150 Economic Development $46,260.00 $0.00 $17,516.04 $28,743.96 37.86%
FUND 155 TIF 1-3 Borgert (SKN)
E 155-46500-101 Salaries $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 155-46500-121 PERA Contributions $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 155-46500-122 FICA Contributions $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 1556500-123 Deferred Comp-Employer $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E.155-46500-124 Wellness Benefit $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 155-46500-125 Medicare Contributions $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 155-46500-130 Health Ins-Deductible $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 155-46500-131 Health Insurance $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 155-46500-132 Dental Insurance $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 155-46500-133 Life Insurance $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 155-46500-134 Disabilty Insurance $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 155-46500-300 Professional Services $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 155-46500-331 Travel & Conference Expens $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 155-46500-340 Advertising $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 155-46500-600 Debt Service -Principal $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 155-46500-611 Bond Interest $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 155-46500-622 Tax Increment Payments $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
FUND 155 TIF 1-3 Borgert (SKN) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
FUND 156 TIF 1-4 St. Joe Development
E 156-46500-101 Salaries $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156-46500-121 PERA Contributions $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156-46500-122 FICA Contributions $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156-46500-123 Deferred Comp-Employer $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156-46500-124 Wellness Benefit $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156-46500-125 Medicare Contributions $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156-46500-130 Health Ins-Deductible $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156-46500-131 Health Insurance $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156-46500-132 Dental Insurance $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156-46500-133 Life Insurance $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156146500-134 Disabilty Insurance $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156-46500-300 Professional Services $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156-46500-331 Travel & Conference Expens $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156-46500-340 Advertising $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156-46500-600 Debt Service -Principal $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156-46500-611 Bond Interest $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 156-46500-622 Tax Increment Payments $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
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CITY OF ST JOSEPH
EDA Expenditure Report
May 2008
2008
2008 YTD May 2008 % of
Account Descr Budget 2008 Amt YTD Amt Balance Budget
FUND 156 TIF 1-4 St. Joe Development $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
FUND 157 TIF 2-1 Millstream
E 157-46500-101 Salaries $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 1576500-121 PERA Contributions $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 1576500-122 FICA Contributions $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 157-46500-123 Deferred Comp-Employer $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 157-46500-124 Wellness Benefit $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 157-46500-125 Medicare Contributions $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 157-46500-130 Health Ins-Deductible $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 157-46500-131 Health Insurance $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 157-46500-132 Dental Insurance $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 157-46500-133 Life Insurance $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 157-46500-134 Disabilty Insurance $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 157-46500-300 Professional Services $0.00 $0.00 $4,850.00 -$4,850.00 0.00%
E 157-46500-331 Travel & Conference Expens $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
E 157-46500-340 Advertising $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00%
FUND 157 TIF 2-1 Millstream $0.00 $0.00 $4,850.00 -$4,850.00 0.00%
$46,260.00 $0.00 $22,366.04 $23,893.96 48.35%
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CITY OF ST JOSEPH
EDA Check Register
CHECK
# Search Name Comments FUND DEPART Amount
040163 BRIGGS AND MORGAN TIF District 2-1 157 46500 $4,850.00
040184 MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT CORP March services 150 46500 $2,302.74
040191 OWEST-TELEPHONE Telephone Service-April 150 46500 $89.81
040220 HASLER MAILING SYSTEMS & SOLU Postage Rental 150 46500 $25.63
040232 QWEST-TELEPHONE telephone service-April 150 46500 $5.41
040271 QWEST-LONG DISTANCE Long distance service 150 46500 $0.77
$7,274.36
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WWw.cityof stjoseph.com
DATE: May 21, 2008
Administrator MEMO TO: Economic Development Authority
~udy Weyrens FROM: Cynthia Smith-Strack Municipal Development Group
RE: Comprehensive Plan Update
Mayor
AI Rassier Background:
As you know, the City Council has initiated the 2008 update of the 2002 Comprehensive Plan.
Councilors The Comprehensive Plan is the umbrella document that guides overall redevelopment and
Steve Frank growth within the City of St. Joseph.
Rick Schultz The Planning Commission is facilitating the Comprehensive Plan Update process and asking for
Renee Symanietz EDA input regarding future land use.
Dale Wick
A draft future land use map is attached to this memo. An alternative draft future land use map is
being drafted through discussion with the Planning Commission.
Central to the EDA's review is the extent (volume) of areas s~uided toward commercial and
industrial use and the proposed location of such uses.
Attached to this memo for your review prior to the meeting and while considering the extent
(volume) of acres guided toward commercial and industrial development is an advisory from the
Urban Land Institute published by the American Planning Institute relating to commercial strips.
Action
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`~~cently, the focus of leading-edge metropolitan planners has begun to shift
''"`:'from reinventing America's downtowns to reinventing its newer concentra-
tions of commercial growth-its suburban strips. This shift reflects the growing
success of many downtown revitalization efforts-a success based on decades of
public/private partnerships, planning, investment, and development. It also rec-
ognizes that the ways to revitalize downtowns now are largely agreed upon.
The shift of focus reflects a further reality. Current patterns of growth and
development along America's suburban commercial strips are unsustainable.
The aggregate effects of well-performing commercial developments that are
geographically close but not physically integrated are becoming untenable.
As problems increase in older suburban corridors, and as consumer shopping
patterns change, the future of strip development is becoming less cerrtain.
Increasingly, suburbanites are calling for a greater sense of community and
convenience in their lives, and the Urban Land Institute believes that these
demands challenge the continuing competitiveness and sustainability of aging
suburban strips. To this end, it has developed ten smart growth principles to
help suburban strips evolve in ways that meet the market demands of the new
economy, the new consumer, and the new face of retailing.
While suburban strips often represent incredible economic vitality-they are,
after all, the places where most Americans shop-they are terra incognito in
terms of understanding the ways they are evolving, the forces that are buffeting
them, the shapes they are taking, and
the roles they will play in the new
~, economy. They have largely been
;~"'~`' ignored as places for serious study, and
CQSMIC their fate usually has been left to the
A~~ market lace with few models of how
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coordinated comprehensively to make
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What we do know about suburban
strips is apparent to anyone who
visits them: typically, they are one-
dimensional forms of development
thatlack a distinct sense of place or
community and that increasingly are
plagued by problems to do with frag-
mentation, congestion, inconvenience, inefficiency, deterioration, and visual
blight. Created in a generally laissez-faire environment well suited to the first-
generation, low-density scale of postwar suburbia, they are no longer suited to
the denser, more complex urban context of metropolitan America. While a single
automobile-oriented shopping center is easily accessible, dozens lined along the
same suburban arterial are not. Consumers continue to shop there, of course, but
in the coming years, increasing choices will undoubtedly force major changes in
the strip environment if they are to retain their competitive position and eco-
nomic vitality.
Already the new face of retailing is beginning to change the how, when, where,
and why of shopping, which will have profound implications for suburban strips.
Today's consumers have unprecedented options-and these options continue to
increase, not only in shopping centers and stand-alone stores but also in spe-
cialized locations, including resurgent downtowns and suburban downtowns, new
town centers, mixed-use developments, streetfront shopping, transit stops, train
stations and airports; off-price entertainment megamalls; and historic, cultural,
sports, and entertainment districts. A common thread running through many of
these options reflects an increasing connectivity to other aspects of daily life; a
mix of activities; a stronger sense of community; and more attention to the
environment, the experience, and the enjoyment of shopping. These characteris-
tics are in tune with what today`s consumers are looking for but not finding in
most suburban strips.
The advent of nonstore shopping
through the Internet, which offers con-
venience, competitive prices, and a
wide selection of merchandise, increas-
es the pressure even more for changes
in the strip environment since the strip
has offered these same elements-
although less efficiently. In an over-
built market, increasingly populated by
sophisticated shoppers with better
options, the competitive position of
strip centers will gradually be eroded
unless there is a significant rethinking
of their role, a repositioning of their
offerings, and a restructuring of their
physical layout to reflect the more
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mature nature of the communities that surround them. This erosion will not hap-
pen overnight, but to the extent that convenience disappears from the strip, the
changes will be hastened.
As part of its mission to examine cutting-edge issues and propose creative solu-
tions for improving the quality of land use and development, the Urban Land
Institute sponsored a charrette on smart growth solutions leading off a series of
forums seeking solutions to specific land use and growth management problems.
The goal of these forums is to find ways to accommodate growth that enhance
tl~e economy, protect the environment, and preserve and improve a community's
quality of life.
During three days of intensive study of three strips in the Washington, D.C.,
metropolitan area, teams of planning and development experts from around the
country toured and studied three very different suburban strips. The teams were
made up of leading commercial developers, public planners, architects, economic
consultants, transportation specialists, and property advisers.
The three strips were chosen as representative of different prototypes of subur-
ban commercial environments. Rockville Pike in Montgomery County, Maryland,
is a booming, mature strip plagued by legendary traffic congestion; the Route 1
corridor in Fairfax County, Virginia, represents an older deteriorating strip bypassed
by the market; and Route 301 in Charles County, Maryland, represents an emerg-
ing exurban strip facing first-generation development pressures. ULI believes
that the lessons learned from these very diverse strips can be applied to strips
in every city in America.
ULI teams were assigned to each strip and given the following tasks: to identify
the critical issues and challenges that strips face; to determine the most effec-
tive ways to reinvent strips to ensure their long-term competitive position; and
to set strategic principles to guide suburban planners and developers in this
effort. These principles were consolidated and refined by the three teams so that
they could be applied universally to all types of suburban strip development. ULI
had the support and participation of the three county governments in whose
jurisdictions the strips were located. Each provided detailed briefing books, pre-
sented background information, and led tours of their strips. A presentation out-
lining the teams' findings and recommendations was made in Washington, D.C.,
on June 2, 2000, to county officials, developers, and other invited guests
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The retail environment is changing rapidly as it looks for ways to stand out in a
crowded marketplace and meet the expectations of increasingly sophisticated
and jaded consumers. Intense competition from new shopping destinations and
the threat posed by nonstore shopping alternatives have retailers constantly
looking for new formats, innovative combinations of stores and entertainment,
mixed uses, and unusual retail environ-
`r hopping centers have become the norm along many suburban arterials,
no one seriously believes that this format represents the most convenient, liv-
able, or efficient long-term arrangement. What then .should the evolving pattern
of strip development look like in the coming decades?
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These fundamental changes are being
driven by market demographics that
are evolving as rapidly as the retail
environment. The population is aging.
At the same time, younger people
remain single longer, or many choose
a single lifestyle or single parenthood.
Those who marry tend to choose a
two-career and two-income standard of
living. And increased immigration, with
many new people from diverse cultural
backgrounds, is resulting in more cos-
mopolitan expectations. In response to
this demographic sea change, retailing
can be expected to take on a new face
in place of the freestanding retail
strips that were designed fora differ-
ent time and a different consumer.
The new face of retailing will not
appear overnight. However, as land
values, densities, and congestion
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increase along suburban strips, prey- '~ -
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development patterns and land uses to ~
accommodate these changes. What can
suburban strips do to anticipate this
evolution and keep pace with market _ `
demands?
Qe ready to respond to changing
consumer preferences. For example. -'
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Provide a sense of community by
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such as residential clusters, patio
homes, zero-lot-line homes, and residences over shops.
Make new amenities available along the strip such as parks, recreational oppor-
tunities, entertainment and cultural activities, public services, and dining out.
As new community trends emerge, adopt measures to prevent the strip from
becoming obsolete with out-of-date retail concepts and products.
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/"~ II strips arc not created equal Each ~s at a different point m an evolutron-
3ry continuum that leads over time from a single low-density Strip center
to a complex mix of strip malls, power centers, regional malls, community cen-
sers, stand-alone big-box stores, and other commercial activiUCS. In some cases,
this process is short-circuited by more compet~twe locations or changing Demo-
graphics. Some strips stop growing, deteriorate, and never reach their antic~pat-
ed potential
Specific solutions for an individual strip will vary widely
depending upon the market; what will work rn one type of
strip may not be possible in another Suburban steps with-
out regional access will most likely reflect the demograph-
ics of the immediate trade area today and in the ttrture,
while those with regional access generally will serve multi-
ple markets and have the potential to provide a more
diverse retail mix in terms of product offerings and price
points. An understanding of which markets are accessible
and a realistic view of how these markets can best be
served should guide revitalization and development plans.
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` f community know its market and understand its unique
potential. The following assessment should be made.
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Identify the strip's trade area
Detennrne the specihc market forces at work where the
strip is located
determine a realistic assessment of where the strip fits
in the overall retail continuum, i.e , its level of maturity rn
the marketplace relative to other retail destinations, and
the amount and nature of the competition
Determine the shopping patterns of the market and set
reasonable expectations about how they are likely to evolve.
Recognize that different types of arterials serve different
types of markets, and be prepared to
serve those markets that your arterial
serves best.
Build on the position that the ~i>fi~aa"t N{ai~ts:
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retail lor_ations. and be reasonable
about what is economically feasible.
which will change over time.
Recognize that a corridor will
likely be composed of many distinct
neighborhoods with different popula- treater Population
tions, incomes, growth rates, and lev- Fligner Income
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everythmy along the arterial highway strip for commercial uses and wait
for retailers and developers to gradually fill in all of the individual sites. In this
type of environment, new devcloprnent sprawls outward even as sites closer to
the city remain vacant and older retail centers deteriorate. Retail overzoning
thus has had the effect of extending strips prematurely in discontinuous and
inefficient ways as developers leapfrog over one another onto saes farther and
farther away from the city.
When economic conditions change, as they constantly do, some strips, or parts
of strips, are left to deteriorate even betore they have been fully developed. This
leaves them unfinished indefinitely, at ask to competition from newer and more
enticing shopping environments, and difficult to revitalize because of their char-
acteristic sprawl and lack of focus.
By pruning back the amount of land
zoned for retail, suburban communities
can stimulate retail growth, encourage
revitalization, and improve the quality
of their shopping strips. It simply is
not necessary for every major parcel
along every arterial to be zoned for
commercial or retail use.
Suburban communities should take the
following steps.
Limit the quantity of commercially
zoned land along emerging suburban
strips to give landowners and retailers
the incentive and economic strength to
maintain ahigh-quality environment,
react more swiftly to societal trends,
and evolve on site as the retailing
world changes.
Rezone excess commercial land in
older strips to encourage reinvestment
and improve the quality of existing
retail properties.
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forms of development that can be reached by multiple
access modes.
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housing, office space. civic uses, recreational tacilities, and
open space.
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on the parr of competing big-box retailers and centers.
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cans because of its easy access to middle-class markets, its high visibility, its
convenient parking, and its adaptability to large retail formats However, strips
face an enormous challenge as they try to maintain their economic vitality in a
retail world now demanding environments that strips do not provide
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of repetitive, indistinguishable retail landscape AS a rule,
the architecture is nondescript, with little concern for design
features or cohesiveness, and rt is scaled to be appreciated
at automobile speeds The strip reflects little, if anything,
about the history or culture of the place where it is located.
There is little hierarchy of space, land use, or form; and
rarely is there a sense of place or community to which
people are drawn as more than consumers. The strip typi-
cally has become an elongated one-dimensional environ-
ment, often looking much the same whether it rs located
in different parts of a metropolitan area or in different
cities altogether
This is not the new face of retailing, and it puts suburban strips at risk. To
restructure the retail strip environment to overcome these market negatives,
"pulses" of development must be created along the length of the strip. These
peak nodes of high-intensity, mixed-use residential and commercial development
should be interspersed with stretches of low-intensity land uses or open space.
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that are unlyue points of reference; nodes of intense activity; and places that
are friendly, attractive. and walkable-but that differ from each other in charac-
ter. function, or purpose
Plan and zone higher densities in these nodes of development to facilitate
vertical mixed use of three or more stories and to achieve pedestrian concentra-
tions that create a lively, safe, attractive, and entertaining streetscape.
Direct public investments and site public facilities such as libraries, schools,
cultural facilities, community meeting places, and government administrative
centers In the higher-density zones to
raise surrounding property
Values, to encourage higher-value Low- and mid-rise office, multi-
land uses within the zone, and to family, and neighborhood retail
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CITY OF ST. OSFPH
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WWW. CItyOf Stj oseph.com
DATE: May 21, 2008
MEMO TO: Economic Development Authority
Administrator
~udy Weyrens FROM: Cynthia Smith-Strack Municipal Development Group
RE: Downtown Revitalization Priority Survey Results
Mayor
AI Rassier Background:
In case you have heard otherwise, the Downtown Revitalization Project is NOT ending. One of
Councilors the core principles of this effort has been and will continue to be this is a long-term endeavor
Steve Frank that must be supported by the community and its leadership. Much progress has been made,
but a greater portion of the effort remains.
Rick Schultz
Renee Symanietz As you may be aware, the work group chairpersons discussed moving onto the next phase of
Dale u'/ick this process. A celebration of progress was held and a downtown project work plan prioritization
survey was mailed to all work group participants.
Survey results are attached for your information. The results indicate a short term priority is to
install benches, planters, and new banners in the downtown. The long term priority is to work on
the addition of a water feature/kiosk within the Downtown.
Authorization to pursue funding and approval for the installation of planters and secure new
banners for street lights adjacent to College Avenue and Minnesota Street is kindly requested.
The EDA requested $7,500 in capital improvements in the 2008 budget cycle for use in the BFA
grant program and for other EDA activities. I've contacted the Finance Director regarding this as
a potential funding source for acquisition of banners, planters, etc.
Action:
This item is for information with authorization to pursue funding and approval requested.
zs College Avenue North PO Box 668 Saint ~oseph, Minnesota 56374
phone 3zo.363.7zo1 Fax 3zo.363.o34z
2008 LET'S GO DOWNTOWN! WORK LIST
GoalNVork Item Priori Rankin Results
SHORT TERM GOALS Median 'Average' Mode
Install plaques showing the history of buildings along Minnesota street. The plaques could
provide pedestrians with a reason to stop in downtown and take an interest in buildings and 1 2 3 4 5 2.00 2.55 2
activities inside.
Adopt a consistent awning design for Minnesota St. and College Avenue providing a visual
connection between buildings in the downtown area. What's most important is that there is 1 2 3 4 5 2.00 2.27 1
the intent to visually link awnings in some way.
Attach banners (with the Let's Go Downtown! logo) on decorative lampposts along 1 2 3 4 5 2.00 2.45 3
Minnesota Street and College Avenue, perhaps extending to Wobegon Trail Center.
Install directional signage (with the Let's Go Downtown! logo) coming from Highway 94 as 1 2 3 4 5 3.00 2:73 4
well as Hwy 75.
Install planters, benches and trees on both sides of the downtown streets. 1 2 3 4 5 1.00 2.00 1
LONG TERM GOALS
Refocus the'Downtown' from areas abutting Minnesota Street and College Avenue to the 1 2 3 4 5 3.00 3.18 3
alley between Mn. Street and Ash Street as suggested by the Mn. Design Team.
Relocate the power/telephone cables; if poles or support structures are needed, choose 1 2 3 4 5 S.pO 2.45 1
the most visually interesting type.
Address vehicle and pedestrian separation downtown... perhaps with wider sidewalks or 1 2 3 4 5 1.00. 2.00 1
planters or bushes.
Install traffic-calming bump-outs in the corridor between the church and the alley and mark
with planters or a pedestrian crossing. Consider painting (art) on roadway surface for 1 2 3 4 5 4.00 3.73 5
added interest and slowing of traffic.
Require dressing up of rear facades behind Mn. Street buildings. Require rear parking
spaces be dressed up with planters and some unifying "back yard" elements such as 1 2 3 4 5 2.00 2.55 2
benches, a fountain or a flagpole as suggested by the Minnesota Design Team.
Pursue buffering the Parish parking lot with bushes/trees, benches, or a fountain or an 1 2 3 4 5 1.00 1.80 1
information kiosk.
Install a connection between both sides of Mn. Street with an arch over the alley between
Loso's and the old First State Bank Building and a corresponding feature/arch across the 1 2 3 4 5 2.00 2.40 Z
street as envisioned by the Minnesota Design Team's visit many years ago.
Investigate diagonal parking on Minnesota Street to see if trade-offs can be found (e.g., 1 2 3 4 5 3.00 2.82 4
less parking on the Church side and more parking on the commercial side).
Create additional off-street public parking spaces in the downtown area. 1 2 3 4 5 .2.00. 2.45 1
install a'pocket park' or'town square' adjacent to Mn. Street or College Avenue. 1 2 3 4 5 2.00 2.45 2
Median =The middle number of a group of numbers; half values greater, half of the values lesser
Average =Arithmetic mean -total of all numbers divided by the number of numbers
Mode = Number occuring most frequently
~ CITY OF ST. OS~PH
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WWW. Cltyof stjoseph.com
Administrator DATE: May 21, 2008
~udy Weyrens MEMO TO: St. Joseph Economic Development Authority
FROM: Cynthia Smith-Strack, Municipal Development Group
Mayor
AI Rassier RE: Advertisement in St. Joseph Visitor's Guide
Councilors
Steve Frank Background
Rick Schultz The EDA has received an inquiry from the St. Joseph Newsleader regarding a 1/8 page
advertisement in the annual Visitor's Guide. In the previous issue the EDA placed a 1/8 page
Renee Symanietz advertisement consisting of a business card (generic). Rates for 2007-08 Visitor's Guide are
Dale DUick $75 for an eighth of a page. The Visitor's Guide will be distributed to 3,600 homes and
businesses in the St. Joseph area. This could be an opportunity to get information about the
EDA to the public.
The EDA placed an advertisement in the Visitor's Guide in 2007. The advertisement was not
mentioned as a source for inquiries.
Action
Discussion and comment are kindly requested. If the EDA wishes to place an advertisement a
MOTION to do so is in order.
zs College Avenue North PO Box 668 Saint ~oseph, Minnesota 56374
phone 3zo.363.7zo1 Fax 3zo.363.o34z
'1'0. Avenue NW
St. Jos®ph, MN 56374
320-36?J-7741
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Dear ~oG1i\t~~
lYs time again ter the Annual Bartell and St Joseph's Visitors Guides for 2008.09!!
The prices for this y~r are: fait page Bartell $484, full page St Joe $282, hal~page Barbell $283, hag
page St Joe $162, quarter page Sar~U $160, quarter page St Joe $101, busin®ss card size (1i8"
pale) Sar~li $104, business card size (118" page) St Joe 575, 1116 pa®e (2.25'x 2.25') SarteU SSf,
1/1'6 page (2.25'~c 2.25") St Joe $35
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Last year you did the 118ei of a page ad. Attached {s a copy of that ad. Please call the
Newsleaders (or my ce{{} to tell me if you would like to be in this extremely eti~ttvs and
in®xpensive publication again this year
St Joseph Guide (in its 16"' year) will be out by the second week in Jay (typ'IC~Iy the 1~ weetc though)
and set out a dozens ~ kxs~tions throughout the St Joseph area.
The SarteU Guide will be aut by the last week in August and will be mailed out fie oneer' 7,300 homes and
businesses throughout the SarteA area
Thank you far your time and consideration_
Sincerely,
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OFSce: 3fi3-7741
Ceti: a91-o798
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Administrator DATE: May 21, 2008
~udy ~eyrens MEMO TO: St. Joseph Economic Development Authority
FROM: Cynthia Smith-Strack, Municipal Development Group
Mayor
AI Rassier RE: Business Subsidy Reports
Councilors
Steve Frank Background
Rick Schultz Required business subsidy reports have been filed with the Minnesota Department of
Employment and Economic Development. A copy of the report is attached for your information.
Renee Symanietz
Dale wick
Action
This item is for information only.
zS College Avenue North PO Box 668 Saint ~oseph, Minnesota 56374
Phone 3zo.363.7ZO1 Fax 3zo.363.o34z.
Minnesota Business Assistance Form -Print Form
Grantor Name is: City of St. Joseph
Date Sumitted: 5/7/2008 11:18:00 AM
Date Last Modified:
Grantor ID: 6696
Section 1 Grantor Information
1. Name of grantor (funding entity): City of St. Joseph
2. Name of person completing this form: Cynthia Smith-Strack
3. Street Address: 25 College Avenue North
4. City: St. Joseph
5. Zip code: 563740668
6. County: Stearns
7. Phone number: 3203637201433
9. E-mail address: cstrack@municipaldevelopmentgroup.com
10. Is the person who should receive the MBAF different from the person in Question 2? No
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11. Classification of grantor (If grantor is entity created by government agency, please indicate affiliation. For
example, a city EDA would check "City Government."): City government
12. Has your organization held a public hearing on and adopted criteria for awarding business subsidies in
compliance with Minn. Stat. §116J.994? :Yes, prior to 2008
Hearing Date: 10/21/1999
Year Criteria Submitted: 2000
13. Has your organization signed any agreements to award a business subsidy or financial assistance from
August 1, 1999 through December 31, 2007, unless goals have been achieved and reported in a previous filed
MBAF that is required to be reported under Minn. Stat. §116J.993 and §116J.994?: Yes
Section 2 Recipient Information
14.Name of business or organization receiving subsidy or financial assistance: Collegeville Communities, LLC
15.Address where business subsidy or financial assistance will be used.
Street Address: 15 Minnesota Street East
City: St. Joseph
State: MN
Zip Code: 563740668
16.Does the recipient have a parent corporation? : No
17.Industry of recipient's facility: Other
If other, please specify :Mixed use retail and housing
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18.Did the recipient relocate as a result of signing this agreement? No
19. What would the recipient have done without business subsidy or financial assistance? :Other: This is a
redevelopment TIF project. The development would not have moved forward without TIF as reported in
TIF 2-1 plan.
19A. Was the project a result of eminent domain? No
Section 3 -Agreement Information
20. Total dollar value of business subsidy or financial assistance: $ 467000
21. Date agreement signed: 7/2012007
22. Benefit date (Indicate the date the recipient receives the business subsidy. If the subsidy involves physical
equipment, then the benefit date is the date the equipment is placed into service. If the business subsidy involves
property improvements, the benefit date is when the improvements are finished or when the business occupies
the property).: 3/7/2008
23. Does the agreement provide a business subsidy or one of the four types of financial assistance (see Question
#25) required to be reported? :Business subsidy
24. If the agreement provided a business subsidy, please indicate the type(s) by entering a total dollar value for
each type:
TIF or other tax reduction or deferral value:$467000
26. If the assistance included tax increment financing, please indicate the type of TIF district: Redevelopment
26 A. If assistance included JOBZ benefits, please indicate type of assistance. (Mark all that apply and please
also submit the JOBZ MBAF form.)
27. Are any other grantors providing a business subsidy or financial assistance to the same project? : No
Section 4 -Goals and Public Purpose Identified in the Agreement
28. Minn. Stat. §116J.994 requires that business subsidy and financial assistance agreements state a public
purpose. Which of the following public purposes were stated in the agreement? (Check all that apply.)
Enhancing economic diversity
Creating high-quality job growth
Stabilizing the community
Increasing tax base (cannot be only purpose)
29. The agreement must have included at least one of the following types of goals. Indicate the Target Attainment
uare ana wne>:ner ALL goals were atiainea ror any goal inciuaea in your agreement.
Type of Goals Target Attainment Dates ALL Goals attained?
Specific wage and job goals to be attained within 2 years 3/1/2010 No
30. For each of the following wage categories, indicate the (new) job creation and/or retention goals stated in the
agreement and the average hourly value of any employer-provided benefits goals for those jobs. (Full-time jobs
are defined as new, permanent, non seasonal positions created subsequent to the business subsidy agreement in
which employees are scheduled to work on average at least a 35 hour work week. Part-time is defined as a new
job in which an employee works for the recipient at a rate less than 35 hours per week within a recipient location).
Job retention is defined as jobs at a specific wage level that exist prior to the signing of the business subsidy
agreement. There must be evidence that the retained jobs will be lost without business assistance or where job
loss is specific and demonstrable.
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No hourly wage-level goal:
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage less than $7.00 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $7.00 to $8.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $9.00 to $10.99 (excluding benefits):
1 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Total Jobs = 1
Hourly Wage of $11.00 to $12.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $13.00 to $14.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $15.00 to $16.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $17.00 to $18.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $19.00 to $20.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $21.00 to $22.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $23.00 to $24.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $25.00 to $26.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
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0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $27.00 to $28.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $29.00 to $30.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $31.00 and higher (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
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31. For each of the following wage categories, indicate the number of actual (new) jobs created and/or retained
since the benefit date and the actual hourly value of any employer provided voluntary benefits for those jobs.
(Full-time jobs are defined as new, permanent, non seasonal positions created subsequent to the business
subsidy agreement in which employees are scheduled to work on average at least a 35 hour work week. Part-
time is defined as a new job in which an employee works for the recipient at a rate less than 35 hours per week
within a recipient location). Job retention is defined as jobs at a specific wage level that exist prior to the signing of
the business subsidy agreement. There must be evidence that the retained jobs will be lost without business
assistance or where job loss is specific and demonstrable.
Hourly Wage less than $7.00 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $7.00 to $8.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $9.00 to $10.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $11.00 to $12.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $13.00 to $14.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $15.00 and $16.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $17.00 to $18.99 (excluding benefits):
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0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $19.00 to $20.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $21.00 to $22.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $23.00 to $24.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $25.00 to $26.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $27.00 to $28.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $29.00 to $30.99 (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
Hourly Wage of $31.00 and higher (excluding benefits):
0 -Full time Job Creation
0 -Part-time Job Creation
0 -Job Retention
32. Has the recipient achieved all goals and fulfilled all obligations stipulated in the agreement? : No
Section 5 -Recipients Failing to Fulfill Obligations
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33. During the period January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007, did your organization have any recipients who
failed to report as required by Minn. Stat. §116J.993 and §116J.994? Yes
Name of recipient 1: Collegeville Communities, LLC.
Type of subsidy or assistance 1: TIF -redevelopment NOTE: No cert. of occupancy
Value of subsidy or assistance 1:467000
34. Did your organization have any recipients who failed to achieve any goals or fulfill any other obligations under
an agreement signed from August 1, 1999 through December 31, 2007, that were required to be fulfilled by the
time of this report? No
Important Note: Beginning in reporting year 2009, it must be certified that the recipient is participating in the E-
Verify program located at http://www.uscis.gov/ and that all new employees hired on or after January 29, 2008 are
determined to be eligible for employment in the United States for all business subsidy agreements signed on or
after January 29, 2008. The recipient shall report to the City or government agency compliance throughout the
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For St. Cloud Area Economic Development Partnership
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' In PaR`TNERSHIP
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Devtlopn~tst PartRSrshlp News
May 2008
Quote of the Day
"We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as
impossible."-- Vince Lombardi
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING FOCUSES ON PARTNERSHIP VALUE
If you've ever wondered what
happens behind the scenes at the St.
Cloud Area Economic Development
Partnership, here's an exciting
opportunity to learn more about
how we can all work together to
bring economic development,
workforce, wealth and knowledge
to Central Minnesota to ensure our
region's future economic growth
and compete favorably with other
communities in the Midwest and
around the world.
Join us for a special board meeting
on Wednesday, May 21 to hear
leaders and staff of the Partnership provide amid-year business development outlook.
We'll share information about some of our more active prospects, highlights of our
business retention and expansion visits, take a sneak peek at our new website featuring
links to the Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors, and showcase our recent
activity and success.
The event will take place from 7:30-9 a.m. in the lower level meeting room at American
Heritage National Bank, 2915 Second Street South in St. Cloud. Registration and
continental breakfast will start at 7 a.m., followed by a special presentation.
There is no charge to attend this event, but please RSVP to Dorothy Kantor at
d.kantor@scapartnershpcom or call (320) 656-3801 by Friday, May 16.
NORTHSTAR GROUNDBREAKING AT BIG LAKE SET TUESDAY
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The Northstar Commuter Rail groundbreaking ceremony for the Big Lake station
will occur at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 6. A tour of the Big Lake vehicle maintenance
facility will occur prior to the ceremony. This is the second Northstar
groundbreaking to occur this construction season. Northstar broke ground on the
Coon Rapids -Riverdale station April 29 with a great gathering of public officials,
Northstar supporters and media.
For more details on how to get there and where to park, click here.
PARTNERSHIP FEATURED AT LAND DEVELOPMENT
CONFERENCE
Over 700 site selectors, developers and commercial real
estate brokers are expected to attend the Minnesota Real
Estate Journal's Fourth Annual Land Development
Conference on Wednesday, May 14 at the Earle Brown
Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center.
The Partnership will have a tabletop display at this event
and Development Director Henry Fischer will participate
on a panel addressing development opportunities in Central Minnesota.
To view the agenda and register online, please click here.
ST. CLOUD LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IS CHAMBER TOPlC
Do you have an interest in the City of St. Cloud's zoning,
~~,. shore land management, heritage preservation,
~ _„_ , ~ _ , ~~/~ commercial and residential historic design guidelines and
Sl(~ii ,~i()/jl~ sign ordinances?
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE City Planning Director Matt Glaesman will present
information about these and other issues in the city's
proposed Land Development Code at the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce
Governmental Affairs Committee meeting, 7:30-9 a.m. Friday, May 9 in the large
conference room at the Chamber office.
MINNESOTA'S JOBZ PROGRAM IN JEOPARDY
Governor Pawlenty's Job Opportunity Building Zone (JOBZ) program has been a
source of contention in the Minnesota Legislature this session. A report by the
nonpartisan Office of the Legislative Auditor found that the program, designed to
give tax breaks to new or expanding businesses in rural Minnesota, was often
misused or unnecessary. Since then, lawmakers have called to scrap the program
before its 2015 sunset date, tweak the current program, or expand it.
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Partnership President Tom Moore, St. Cloud HRA Executive Director Bruce
Thielman and Benton County Economic Development Director Nancy Hoffman
all testified at several legislative committee meetings last
month in support of tweaking JOBZ to make it more effective ~,;
and accountable while continuing to make it available to ,
facilitate business expansions and new business attraction in
Central Minnesota. 1
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At last report, a joint House and Senate Conference MINNESOTA
Committee was considering JOBZ as part of the omnibus ~q„~~,e.;~a~~~
economic development policy bill this week. As a result of
JOBZ, ten projects have been completed in St. Cloud and Sartell, resulting in the
retention of over 900 jobs, creation of nearly 600 new jobs, plus over $40 million
in new capital investment. The loss of JOBZ would make rural Minnesota
uncompetitive with surrounding states and seriously hamper our ability to recruit
new businesses.
MINNESOTA IS HEALTHIEST STATE IN THE USA
Minnesota beat out Vermont for the title of healthiest state in nation, according to "Health
Care State Rankings 2008: Health Care Across America," published by CQ Press, the
reference and textbook publishing division of Congressional Quarterly.
Following Minnesota are New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts. At the
opposite end of the rankings, Mississippi falls to last place. Joining Mississippi on the
less healthy end of the rankings scale are Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, and Florida.
The Healthiest State designation is awarded based on 21 factors that reflect each state's
access to health care providers, emphasis on preventative care, affordability of health care,
and the general health of its population. Ratings for each of the 21 factors are processed
through a formula that measures how a state compares to the national average for a given
category.
Positive factors include: number of beds in community hospitals per 100,000 population,
percent of children aged 19-35 months who are immunized, and safety belt usage rate.
Negative factors include: births of low birth weight as a percent of all births, teenage birth
rate, percent of mothers receiving late or no prenatal care, age-adjusted death rate, infant
mortality rate, age-adjusted death rate by malignant neoplasms, age-adjusted death rate by
suicide, average annual family coverage health insurance premium, percent of population
not covered by health insurance, percent of children not covered by health insurance,
estimated rate of new cancer cases, AIDS rate, sexually transmitted disease rate, percent
of population lacking access to primary care, percent of adults who are binge drinkers,
percent of adults who smoke, percent of adults obese, and percent of adults who do not
exercise.
For details about the state rankings, click here.
MINNESOTA GAINS 5,200 JOBS IN MARCH, DESPITE THE
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ECONOMY
r~ Minnesota employers added 5,200 jobs in March, according to
numbers recently released by the Minnesota Department of
- V~bRKP~RCE Employment and Economic Development (DEED). A total of
CENTER SYSTEM 17,200 jobs have been added within the past year-showing a
growth rate of .6 percent, .2 percent higher than U.S. job growth
during the same period.
"In the midst of challenging economic times, Minnesota employers have added 9,300 jobs
since January," DEED Commissioner Dan McElroy said. "We continue to see strengths in
sectors of our economy like education and health services while others are holding
steady."
Six of the state's major industrial sectors added jobs during the month: education and
health services, 2,300; government, 1,400; manufacturing and leisure and hospitality,
1,300 each; other services, 600; and construction, 200.
Meanwhile, several sectors lost jobs: trade, transportation and utilities, down 1,200;
information, down 400; national resources and mining, financial activities, and
professional and business services, down 100 each.
Still, over the course of the year, employment in the Twin Cities has grown .8 percent,
employment in the Duluth and St. Cloud areas has grown 1.3 percent, and employment in
the Rochester area has grown 1.9 percent.
NEW GRE LOAN FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR GREEN BUILDING
PROJECTS
A new $20 million revolving zero/low interest loan fund will enable
businesses to comfortably finance the additional costs necessary to
construct environmentally friendly and energy-efficient LEED buildings.
~~'~ The program is available to business customers of Stearns Electric
Association, Connexus Energy, East Central Energy and other members
of the Great River Energy family of Touchstone Energy electric
cooperatives in Minnesota.
LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, a program overseen by
the U.S. Green Building Council http://www.usgbc.org/ . Great River Energy also will
finance 100 percent of the costs related to the LEED application that must
be submitted to the USGBC as part of the certification process. In
addition, Great River Energy will offer zero/low-interest financing to
commercial members through an $8 million program to finance the
purchase and installation ofenergy-efficient equipment in their facilities.
For more information, contact Partnership board member Dave Gruenes
at Stearns Electric Association dgruenes~stearnselectrc.org or your
local electric cooperative.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS -SAVE
THE DATE
. Partnership Executive Committee, 7:30 a.m.
Wednesday, May 7, Partnership Offices.
. Special Partnership Board Meeting and Seminar,
Wednesday, May 21, American Heritage National
Bank, 2915 Second Street South, St. Cloud.
Registration and continental breakfast at 7 a.m.
followed by a special presentation from 7:30-9 a.m.
. Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, Partnership Offices closed.
. Partnership Real Estate Seminar, Tour and Golf Outing, Thursday,
September 11, Eagle Trace Golfers Club, Clearwater.
OUR MISSION
The St. Cloud Area Economic Development Partnership, Inc., apublic-private membership
organization, is dedicated to enhancing the economic vitality of the greater St. Cloud area.
Our mission is to generate high quality jobs and tax base by promoting and facilitating the
growth of existing businesses and the development of new businesses in key economic
sectors.
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