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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.c. Resilient Communities Application4ROSEMOUNTEXECUTIVE SUMMARY PORT AUTHORITY Port Authority Regular Meeting: February 19, 2013 AGENDA ITEM: Resilient Communities Application AGENDA SECTION: New Business PREPARED BY: Kim Lindquist, Deputy Director AGENDA NO. 5.c. ATTACHMENTS: Application APPROVED BY: RECOMMENDED ACTION: No Action Required SUMMARY Staff has submitted an application for the Resilient Communities Program, sponsored by the University of Minnesota. The RCP is a year -long partnership between the U of MN and one community in Minnesota. Through the partnership, students and faculty from across the University collaborate with the partner community to address its self - defined sustainability- related needs through course based projects. This program is an opportunity to have access to the University's vast expertise and offers a unique opportunity to assess a wide variety of issues in a short period of time and at a great value to the community. The selected community is expected to contribute to the project through dedicated staff time and a local funding contribution. Depending on the resources available from the partnering community, RCP has the capacity to address 15 -30 local projects during the partnership year. BACKGROUND The Resilient Communities Project will select one community partner for the 2013 -2014 academic year. Staff from RCP and the community will begin work on the year -long collaboration with a series of planning workshops in spring 2013 to refine the scope of locally identified projects, match projects with relevant graduate and upper -level undergraduate courses at the U of MN, and connect with potential project stakeholders and partners. During the summer of 2013, RCP staff and faculty would meet with community staff and project partners /stakeholders to develop scope -of -work documents for each project and participating course for fall semester. In the fall of 2013, RCP would a hold kick -off event in the partner community, begin work on the fall- semester projects and finalize the scoping for spring semester. Spring semester projects would begin following completion of the fall semester projects. Work on all projects would be completed by May and RCP staff would work on strategies to implement and evaluate each project. Participating in the Resilient Communities Project has the potential to provide numerous benefits including a high rate of return on investment, with thousands of hours of concentrated student work on community- identified projects; access to an interdisciplinary group of faculty experts with first -hand knowledge of cutting -edge sustainability research and practice; and innovative policy approaches, concept plans, and designs that can energize a project. The selected community is expected to contribute to the project through dedicated staff time and a local funding contribution. Depending on the resources available from the partnering community, RCP has the capacity to address 15 -30 local projects during the partnership year. The partnering community will be expected to identify a senior staff person who will be the primary program coordinator, serving as a liaison between the community and RCP, and working directly with RCP's program manager to oversee all projects. In addition, the partnering community will be expected to identify a project lead for each project that will be the primary point of contact for students and faculty working. According to the University, the program coordinator should expect to spend 5 -10 hours per week on RCP activities while each project lead should expect to spend an average of 2-4 hours per week on the project for each semester the project is in progress. The financial contribution is negotiable depending on local resources. The RCP model provides the partner community with efficient access to the broad base of sustainability expertise at the U of MN. RCP staff work closely with the partner community to match Rosemount's projects with students and faculty from a wide range of disciplines, from architecture, planning, and engineering to business, environmental sciences, and the humanities. Many projects combine multiple disciplines to address problems from diverse perspectives. Expertise is available related to all aspects of sustainability (e.g. environmental health, economic opportunity, social equity, and community livability) and all stages of sustainability efforts (analysis, planning, design, implementation, and evaluation). Through work with RCP, the community is able to enhance its own capacity to advance sustainability. In addition, U of MN students benefit from real -world opportunities to apply their knowledge and training. CONCLUSION Because many of the study proposals are directed toward economic development goals of the Port Authority and City Council, staff wanted to make the Port Authority aware of the Resilient Communities initiative. The application was submitted on February 15, 2013. If Rosemount is chosen, several of the studies would address specific implementation strategies that the Port Authority adopted in 2011. 4 ifROSEMOUNT MINNESOTA Resilient Communities Application 1. Community Information: Community Name: Rosemount Minnesota City Administrator: Dwight Johnson RCP Coordinator: Kim Lindquist, Community Development Director Kim .Lindquist @ci.rosemount.mn.us 651 - 322 -2020 Community Development Department 2875 145' Street West Rosemount, MN 55068 2. Sustainability Statement. The City's Comprehensive Plan recognizes that natural resources and their associated benefits contribute to the community's desirability and are a key factor in its growth. The City of Rosemount is a growing community and as such is looking forward to guiding growth and promoting community -wide programs that will create a sustainable community in all facets of residents' and business owners' lives. The City Council desires to address all three components of sustainability: economy, society and the environment. The City Council has committed to sustainability goals by participating in the Green Steps and Star City programs, creating an internal "green team," and investing in public infrastructure that is efficient and sustainable. The City Council adopted 2012 -13 Goals to make Rosemount a more sustainable community and currently has draft 2013 Goals which reinforce their sustainability goals. The implementation strategies include adding community, cultural, and leisure activities to add vibrancy to our quality of life, building public infrastructure improvements, encouraging private investment and development, increasing community transportation and transit connections, expanding public and local business interactions and communications to increase the vitality of the local economy, and increasing lifecycle housing options including senior, rental, and affordable housing. The Resilient Communities' project goals are consistent with and complement the goals of the current City Council and would assist in implementing strategies to achieve those goals. 3. The City's Port Authority, the economic development arm of the city, adopted a variety of goals and implementation strategies in 2011. This document reinforces the economic sustainability projects that are presented in this application. htti2://www.cl.rosemount.mn.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/3 In partnership with the University of Minnesota, developing the UMore Park property will provide opportunities to create a new development paradigm. The City is interested in extending ideals and lessons learned to the other portions of the community as Rosemount continues to develop and grow. The City Council is interested not only in the sustainability of the built environment but also in exploring programs and policies that will bring sustainability concepts to the community and provide a more resilient community for the future. At the conclusion of the Resilient Communities Project partnership with the University of Minnesota, the City of Rosemount will review each of the proposed projects to gauge its completeness and define strategies for implementation. A project matrix will define differing strategies and benchmark progress. In some cases, projects can be incorporated into the routine tasks of the City. In other cases, new programs, ordinances, and policies may need to be adopted. HOUSING ISSUES Multiple - Generational Housing: Project Lead: Jason Lindahl, Planner, Community Development Department. Lennar Homes is constructing its NextGen home which is billed as "a complete suite with bedroom, eat -in kitchenette and living room. It can be integrated into a home's living space or kept as a private residence." While Lennar may be reacting to trends to include multiple - generational housing, these home designs do not comply with most cities' single family residence zoning codes. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to evaluate how to regulate these homes to ensure compliance with the stated intention, to provide multi - generational housing. City staff is concerned that these homes will not be used by multiple generational homeowners over time but instead become neighborhoods of rental duplexes. Some specific areas of concern are parking, aesthetics, maintenance, and absentee landlords. Staff would like a review of existing practices in other communities and evaluation of ordinance language to assess what is more appropriate to meet City goals. The study should also explore other opportunities to permit innovative housing options to promote lifecycle housing in the community. This project provides a sustainable social impact because it would enhance the City's stock of lifecycle housing and improve children's interactions and relations with their expanded relatives (i.e. grandparents, aunts and uncles, or cousins). This project is relevant to the City because it would 2 help fulfill the City Council's goal to increase community lifecycle housing options by addressing households that are often more multi - generational. Potential Partnerft s: Lennar, Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) Affordable Single - Family Housing: Project Lead, Jason Lindahl, Planner, Community Development Department. Affordable housing in Rosemount is predominately provided through apartments and townhouses. Commonly, suburban communities have been criticized on the basis that their single family zoning districts require large lots that increase the cost of the housing beyond an affordable value. Rosemount, as well as some neighboring communities, have approved small lot developments but the homes constructed are often greater than 2,000 square feet and remain unaffordable under the definition of the Metropolitan Council. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to review affordable neighborhoods and interview affordable housing developers /contractors. The outcome should be a series of recommendations on how to get small lot developments into the hands of developers willing to construct affordable housing. The City is also interested in projects that allow single family affordable housing and what techniques were used to obtain affordability goals. This project provides a sustainable economic and social impact because it will supply additional affordable housing options while enhancing the city's stock of lifecycle housing. This project is relevant to the City because it would help fulfill the City Council's goals to identify and implement best sustainability practices and to increase community lifecycle housing options by addressing rental, senior and affordability needs. This project could also help implement the Comprehensive Plan goal to increase housing opportunities in the community to attain a balance of life cycle housing options. Potential Partner"i s: Dakota County CDA, Habitat for Humanity Private Student Housing for Dakota County Technical College (DCTC): Project Lead, Eric Zweber, Senior Planner, Community Development Department. Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) is moving toward a complete college experience. DCTC has begun junior college athletics and has expanded programs. The next opportunity DCTC would like to provide is student housing, but DCTC does not want to construct, own, or manage the housing. Student housing typically looks like apartments but needs to function quite differently with more durable construction, shorter rental terms, affordable rents, and multiple unrelated student households. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to investigate the difference between privately owned student housing and typical market rate apartment developments. Students may also explore the market for student housing adjacent to DCTC and the desire of apartment developers /managers /owners to construct housing aimed at college students. 3 This project provides sustainable economic and environmental impacts because it will provide housing options for students not currently available and reduce greenhouse gases by reducing the vehicle miles that DCTC students would need to travel to attend classes. This project is relevant to the City because it would help fulfill the City Council's goal to increase community lifecycle housing options by addressing rental, senior and affordability needs. Potential Partnerships: DCTC COMMUNICATIONS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT Neighborhood Cohesion: Project Lead, Alan Cox, Communications, Administration Department. The most recent resident survey (Decision Resources, Inc., 2007) shows a distinction between people who feel strong ties to the entire community (45 %) and those who feel strong ties to the neighborhood but not to the rest of the City (43 %). Sixty -nine percent (69 9/6) were able to name their neighborhood, and ninety -four percent (94 %) felt a part of their neighborhood. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students determine how the City can support healthy neighborhood cohesion but prevent neighborhoods from feeling isolated or unattached to the rest of the community. The City is interested in determining what a neighborhood is: what are the locational aspects and characteristics with which people identify. And what is the appropriate size of the "neighborhood" from a household, area, or distance measurement that allows good communication and social interaction. The City would like to identify the appropriate "neighborhood" unit that can be used for regular interactions with the City. The goal is to be able to disseminate information that may be useful to the distinct neighborhoods, everything from police information and block captains, to information about new developments, park improvements, and road construction projects, to issues affecting the entire community equally. The City is looking for suggestions about the appropriate size of a "neighborhood" and how to best to disseminate public information. One component of the study should be a city -wide map which proposes the appropriate neighborhood groups. This project provides a sustainable social impact because it would facilitate communication and social interaction resulting in an enhanced quality of life for Rosemount residents. This project is relevant to the City because it fulfills the City Council's draft 2013 goal to maintain an engaged, healthy, inviting, prepared and safe community. This project would also implement the Comprehensive Plan goal to collaborate and provide services to all groups of residents. Potential Partnerships: This is a joint proposal with the Administration, Police, and Planning Departments; all interested in participation on an as needed basis. 4 Civic Engagement and Volunteerism: Project Lead, Emmy Foster, Assistant City Administrator, Administration Department. Rosemount, like all communities large and small, has people or organizations that need assistance, such as food shelves, student tutoring, or senior citizen assistance. Rosemount also has a number of individuals who either volunteer their time or would volunteer if they were aware of an organization they would find rewarding to assist. Matching or engaging the organization with needs with people willing to assist is at times difficult. Streamlining the process of connecting organizations to the willing volunteers based upon skills and needs could result in more volunteer hours occurring and less frustration. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to assess what civic needs currently lack volunteers, how to engage potential volunteers, and how to connect the two groups together. The outcome of the project should be a technology -based solution (website /application) that residents can access easily, at their leisure, and provide appropriate information about organizations. Likewise, should there be a system for organizations to catalog volunteer needs and be able to search for volunteers. This project provides sustainable economic and social impacts because it would promote community through connecting volunteers and philanthropic organizations with charitable needs, as well as provide more resources to residents in need. This project is relevant to the City because it fulfills the City Council's goal to explore shared services and partnerships including volunteer programs. This project would also implement the Comprehensive Plan goal to collaborate and provide services to all groups of residents. Potential Partnership Community Organizations, Fraternal Associations, Religious Institutions, OneRosemount Group. Homeowner Association Collaboration: Project Lead, Christine Watson, Public Works Coordinator, Public Works Department. Several residential developments within the City have a homeowners association (HOA). Opportunities for collaboration and partnership with these associations for activities that provide public benefit may improve the delivery of these services. Examples include maintenance of public common areas, parks, ponds, and wetland, with maintenance activities including mowing, trimming and snow removal. An education component should also be investigated regarding public services and responsibilities versus private covenants and responsibilities and enforcement of both public ordinances and private covenants. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to interview some of Rosemount's HOAs and determine if any of their goals and /or programs overlap the City's. The outcome would be a series of recommendations for collaboration and partnerships. This project provides sustainable economic, social and environmental impacts because it would enhance communication between the City and residents as well as improve the delivery of public and private services which would reduce the total resources used and save both parties money. This project is relevant to the City because it fulfills the City Council's goals to explore 5 shared services and partnerships and to maintain an engaged, healthy, inviting, prepared and safe community. This project would also implement the Comprehensive Plan goal to collaborate and provide services to all groups of residents. Potential Partnerships: HOAs Communications Methods: Project Lead, Alan Cox, Communications, Administration Department. The City will need reliable ways to get messages to its residents and businesses. Printed newsletters have been reduced for budget reasons and may not be effective with residents who mistake them for "junk mail." Electronic communications (website, email list) do not reach a reliably large percentage of the population. Social media reach often uninterested audiences. Efforts at interactivity are limited by legal and political restrictions on content. Traditional media are shrinking in number and in the space devoted to traditional civic topics. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to determine how the City can reach and engage the majority of its interested stakeholders in a largely post -print world. The City is interested in discovering what messaging is most desired by the public and how people want to receive City information -- what can the City do to increase communication and by what modes. Students should explore how to involve less engaged residents such as community youth - -what information is important to them about their city and how best to convey the message. Similarly, what method of information dissemination are seniors most receptive to. In summary, how can the City get and maintain a meaningful dialogue with the citizenry which has very diverse interests. This project provides sustainable social and environmental impacts because it would improve communication between the City and residents by identifying their changing and diverse interests and the most effective methods to reach them and allows the City to limit the use of resource heavy communication methods such as printed newsletters. This project is relevant to the City because it fulfills the City Council's goals to explore shared services and partnerships and to maintain an engaged, healthy, inviting, prepared and safe community. This project would also implement the Comprehensive Plan goal to collaborate and provide services to all groups of residents. Potential Partnerships: Rosemount Area Seniors, Rosemount Family Resource Center, ISD #196. Prioritizing Residents' Preferences into Community Amenity Capital Planning: Project Lead.- Tom Schuster, Parks Supervisor, Parks and Recreation Department. Do local residents really know what amenities our community has to offer? Like most cities, Rosemount has a well established but still expanding system of parks and trails. Traditional methods of communicating with residents about park development and promoting programs and facilities are becoming less effective each year. New technologies and social media challenge us to rethink how we communicate with potential park and facility users. This study will determine the effectiveness of our current communication and promotion efforts and suggest ways to improve and continually monitor the usefulness of our interaction with our clients. L Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to explore the current and expected social technologies that can be used to engage citizens into the recreational opportunities available to Rosemount residents. Additionally, the students should explore how students can get more involved and engaged in the creation or maintenance of new recreational opportunities similar to (and more successful than) the "adopt a park" program. This project provides sustainable economic and social impacts because it would improve the amount of use that facilities would receive and increase the efficiency of City operations by evaluating current communication and promotion techniques while identifying methods to monitor and enhance these efforts. This project is relevant to the City because it fulfills the City Council's goal to increase technology and workflow measurements for greater productivity and customer satisfaction. This project would also implement the Comprehensive Plan goal to collaborate and provide services to all groups of residents. Potential Partnerships: Rosemount Area Athletic Association RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE Recreational Programming for Children's Interaction with Nature: Project Lead. Tom Schuster, Parks Supem'sor, Parks and Recreation Department. Many recent studies have shown the beneficial effects of nature based play for children. This topic is the basis for the highly respected and often quoted book by Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods, Saving Our Children from Nature- Deficit Disorder. Louv and others have shown that nature based play and connections with nature improve children's social skills, problem solving abilities, interpersonal relationships, and help decrease the incidence of childhood obesity. In health care settings this nature connection has been shown to speed healing and promote physical as well as emotional wellness. This study will look at the availability of and need for nature based recreation here in Dakota County and Rosemount in particular. The study will determine which nature based features can be incorporated into our existing park system and where and how to expand our system to most efficiently include nature based play facilities. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to assess the current park system as compared to the nature based approach and determine what components are lacking or can be enhanced. The City is interested in recommendations about future park improvements in existing parks and planning for future parks. Design of recreational systems that will also address health and activity to reduce childhood obesity is encouraged. This project provides a sustainable social impact because it seeks to improve children's social skills, problem solving abilities, interpersonal relationships, and help decrease childhood obesity. This project is relevant to the City because it fulfills the City Council's goals to encourage community, cultural and leisure events to add vibrancy to our quality of life. This project would also implement the Comprehensive Plan goal to collaborate and provide services to all groups of residents. 7 Potential Partner.PlJi�s: Rosemount Area Athletic Association. Recreational Opportunities for Underserved Populations: Pr ject Lead. Lacelle Cordes, Recreation Supervisor. . As a growing City with young families, the City understands and focuses on sports and activities for healthy and active youth and young adults. The City is less experienced with providing activities (particularly outdoor athletic activities) for more specialized needs populations, such as mentally or physically disabled individuals or senior citizens. The City's current activities are focused at the indoor senior center or Rosemount Area Athletic Association uses of City or school district facilities. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to evaluate the City's current athletic facilities and programs for usefulness to underserved groups. Further, the City desires recommendations on how to athletic facilities and programs can be more accommodating to specific underserved populations. This project provides a sustainable social impact by enriching the quality of life for disabled and disadvantaged Rosemount residents. This project is relevant to the City because it fulfills the City Council's goal to encourage leisure events to add vibrancy to our quality of life. This project would also implement the Comprehensive Plan goal to collaborate and provide services to all groups of residents. Potential Partnershil) Rosemount Area Athletic Association, Rosemount Area Seniors Community Gathering Spaces: Project Lead.- Dan Schulte, Director, Parks and Recreation Department. The City is looking for opportunities to maximize the benefits of public spaces in the community. Parks are by definition a gathering space for active and passive uses. However, the City is interested in making these spaces more of a destination not only because of the activities programmed in the space but also because of the space itself. Further, the City has a historic Downtown that has a more dense development pattern. The Steeple Center is located in Downtown and is a public assembly space, and a soon to be public senior center and private senior housing project will occupy the remainder of the site, providing an opportunity for creation of an important public open space. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to identify characteristics of place - making in a suburban setting. The students are asked to review the existing development pattern in the community and suggest areas that can be transformed into more of a destination through redesign. Further, the City is requesting specific concepts to be developed for the public gathering place in the Steeple Center redevelopment project. This project provides a sustainable social impact because it would enrich the quality of life for Rosemount residents by enhancing public spaces to provide both recreational opportunities as well as sense of place. This project is relevant to the City because it fulfills the City Council's goal to create well designed and diverse public spaces. This project would also implement the Comprehensive Plan goal to collaborate and provide services to all groups of residents. 8 Potential Partnersfs: Dakota County Library, Rosemount Seniors Club, Rosemount Area Arts Council, Rosemount Parks and Recreation Commission Community Gardens: Pr ject Lead.- Tom Schuster, Parks Supervisor, Parks and Recreation Department. For the last several years the City has provided open space areas for community gardening. While initial interest is keen, ultimately many of the plots do not get used or are abandoned midway through the summer. This is unfortunate as people were turned away from the program. How can the City provide the program so there is a better participation rate? What programmatic modifications can occur to increase program success? Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to review the current program and procedures and recommend programmatic changes to improve participation and individual citizen success. Students should review the administration of the program, the location of the plots, and resources available at the various community plots. This project provides sustainable economic, social and environmental impacts because it allows residents to personally produce their food supply, enhances opportunities for social interaction while improving overall public health, and reduces the amount of vehicle miles need for food shipment. This project is relevant to the City because it fulfills the City Council's goals to maintain an engaged, healthy, inviting, prepared and safe community. This project would also implement the Comprehensive Plan goal to preserve natural resources and opens space within the community and ensure development does not adversely impact on -going agricultural uses until urban services are available. Potential PartneLft University of MN tenants Urban Agriculture: Project Lead. Tom Schuster, Parks Supervisor, Parks and Recreation Department. The City is interested in linking the community garden program with local farming in the community. Are there linkages between the small community plot, the existing land farmers, and the tenant farmers located over much of the eastern portion of Rosemount? Many of these farmers already sell their product at local farmers markets. Are they encountering problems with local distribution systems? Is there a mechanism to bring the various interests together and capitalize on their involvement to bring fresh product to local markets, perhaps within Rosemount? Is it possible to market the community as a center to obtain locally grown product and determine an appropriate location for public sales? Rosemount desire the University students review the existing agricultural framework in the community and assess the distribution of goods chain. Are their opportunities for expansion and is there the ability to bring various individuals into a cooperative or other structure. Students should also explore the ability to capitalize on the existing local agricultural economy and marketing of local product in Rosemount. 0 This project provides a sustainable environmental impact because it reduces the amount of vehicle miles need for food shipment. This project is relevant to the City because it fulfills the City Council's goals to maintain an engaged, healthy, inviting, prepared and safe community. Potential Partners&� s: University of MN farming tenants, local farmers. DCTC Arboretum, Wetland Restoration, and Habitat at the City Ball Fields: Project Lead: Tom Schuster, Parks Supervisor, Parks and Recreation Department. The University of Minnesota is working with Dakota County Technical College to create an arboretum setting on DCTC lands adjoining the UMore property. There are other public landholdings in the immediate area, including soccer and ball fields managed by the City of Rosemount. Given the extent of open space in the area, a plan and implementation strategy for meaningful connections to these well used public spaces is desired. A large wetland, which has been degraded over the years through neglect, may provide an amenity which can be incorporated into the plan. Work will complement the project currently being undertaken with the University and DCTC and additional tasks may be identified through the summer charette and anticipated work product. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to design a series of plans that would connect these open spaces into a cohesive amenity. Further the City is requesting investigation of existing wetlands; determining wetland boundary, assess wetland functionality; research potential for wetland restoration and rehabilitation; and design implementation strategy. This project provides a sustainable environmental impact because it seeks to preserve and enhances the community's natural resources. This project is relevant to the City because it fulfills the City Council's goals to explore shared services and partnerships and create well designed and diverse public spaces. This project would also implement the Comprehensive Plan goal to preserve natural resources and opens space within the community. Potential Partnerships: DCTC, UMore Park, U of M Extension, SKB Environmental Oak Savannah and Riverfront Restoration: Project Lead.- Eric Zweber, Senior Planner, Community Development Department. The Mississippi River is the northeastern boundary of Rosemount and the bluffs and shoreline to the southwest of the river are within the Mississippi River Critical Area Corridor and the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. The majority of this area is owned by three entities: Flint Hills Resources; CF Industries; and Dakota County Parks. Flint Hills has conducted some wildlife and habitat improvements with the assistance of the Friends of the Mississippi River. CF Industries has installed new oak and pine trees while removing buckthorn and other invasive species. Dakota County Parks has conducted prairie restoration and will be constructing the Rosemount phase of the Mississippi River Trail Corridor this summer, which will ultimately connect St. Paul to Hastings with a dedicated bicycle and pedestrian trail. While all these natural resource investments are encouraging, they are also happening with little coordination between the multiple entities. 10 Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to review the natural resource improvements and restoration work conducted and planned. Additionally, students should provide recommendations on how the separate work can be coordinated; if any restoration work is obviously being neglected; and how the restoration work can be coordinated and /or benefit the Mississippi River Trail corridor experience. This project provides a sustainable impact because it seeks to preserve, protect and restore the community's natural resources. This project is relevant to the City because it fulfills the City Council's goals to explore shared services and partnerships and create well designed and diverse public spaces. This project would also implement the Comprehensive Plan goal to preserve natural resources and opens space within the community. Potential Partnerships: CF Industries, Dakota County Parks, Flint Hills, Friends of the Mississippi River. Analyze Athletic Stadium Turf Options: Project Lead. • Tom Schuster, Parks Supervisor, Parks and Recteation Department. There is a growing demand for athletic fields in Rosemount. As new facilities are planned there is a question whether to build natural turf or synthetic turf fields. Natural turf fields cost less initially but require a high level of maintenance, ongoing and regular irrigation and fertilization, and pest control. Natural turf fields can easily be damaged by play during inclement weather and need periodic "rest" or recovery time between uses. Synthetic turf fields cost much more initially but never require mowing, irrigation, or pest control. Synthetic turf fields allow for and are not damaged by use in inclement weather and can support many more games /practices per year without needing any recovery time. Neither type of sport surfacing lasts forever and so must be replaced periodically. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to determine the cost benefit analysis of each of these turf systems and suggest how many uses each surface can support per year, and at what cost per use. This project provides sustainable economic and environmental impacts because it would provide a cost benefit analysis of natural versus synthetic turf systems and their impact on the environment. This project is relevant to the City because it fulfills the City Council's goals to explore shared services and partnerships and create well designed and diverse public spaces. This project would also implement the Comprehensive Plan goal to preserve natural resources and opens space within the community. Potential Partnerft s: DCTC, ISD 196, Irish Sports Dome Turf Management and Landscaping: Project Lead- Jim Koslowski, Public Works Supervisor, Public Works Department. The City maintains facilities, parks, and athletic facilities. Techniques and strategies for the effective and efficient maintenance of turf and landscaping while maintaining or increasing service levels will assist the City with the long term maintenance of these facilities. 11 Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to investigate what maintenance techniques may reduce overall maintenance costs. Students would also investigate what landscape materials and installation design increase chances for plant survival and maturation. The goal is to define public process for installation, design, and maintenance of public landscaping features that can be cost effective and provide public benefit. This project provides a sustainable environmental impact through designing, installing and maintaining of public landscaping. This project is relevant to the City because it fulfills the City Council's goals to identify and implement best sustainability practices and create well designed and diverse public spaces. This project would also implement the Comprehensive Plan goal to preserve natural resources and opens space within the community. Potential Partnerships: DCTC, ISD 196 Multiple Jurisdictional Athletic Fields: Project Lead: Dan Schulte, Parks Director, Parks and Recreation Department. All communities have a demand for athletic fields for scholastic teams, adult leagues, and senior citizen activities. These fields are owned and maintained by different entities with different clienteles. While all entities allow other groups to use their fields, each entity has different rates for field rentals, different times unavailable for rentals, and different requirements or limitations on the type of activity that can occur on the fields. The City of Rosemount is a growing community, which may provide benefits for additional park space and athletic fields, but concurrently will increase demand on the athletic fields. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to survey athletic field demands, athletic fields available, ownership of the fields, and the limitation on the fields within Rosemount. Additionally, the students would be expected to forecast the future athletic field demands (including consideration of the growth of new athletic activities and programs), provide recommendation on the new fields that are needed to be constructed, and provide recommendation on how the existing fields can be used better. This project provides a sustainable social impact by assisting the community in prioritizing and planning for existing and future demands on public recreational activities. Organized recreational pursuits are an important facet of family life, particularly in Rosemount which has a fairly young overall population as many households have school age children. The project addresses the 2012 City Council goal of ensuring the maintenance of key assets in the community. Potential Partnerships DCTC, ISD 196, ISD 917, Rosemount Area Athletic Association (RAAA) 12 SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY Storm Water Management: Project Lead: Andy Brot ler, City Engineer) Public Works Director, Public Forks Department. The City's Storm Water Management Plan relies on the infiltration of all storm water runoff. Most of Rosemount has sandy or gravelly soils that infiltrate well in summer and fall, but infiltration does not occur to the same extent in the late winter or early spring when the snow melts and the ground is still frozen. Additionally, the northwestern portion of Rosemount is rolling woodlands with numerous wetlands and more clay soils that do not infiltrate well, even in the summer. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to review strategies for infiltrating storm water, particularly during snow melt condition. While there are other techniques to facilitate infiltration, impacts on the groundwater must also be considered. Information from the students' work will assist the City with implementation of a long -term storm water management plan. Students should also evaluate the effectiveness of other strategies such as rain gardens, comparing these strategies to the current implementations strategies found in the City's Plan. Staff is also asking for strategies to enhance the aesthetics of storm water facilities and their long term viability and maintenance. Specific recommendations should be made. This project provides a sustainable environmental impact by exploring methods for treatment and flood protection that are essential services to the community. Findings could improve groundwater recharge, reduce capital infrastructure expenditures and provide public amenities. The project is consistent with the City Council's draft 2013 goal of implementing sustainable practices. Potential Partnerships: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Vermillion River Watershed Joint Power Organization Water Re -Use: Project Lead. Ka'ch Lonnquist, Engineering Technician, Public Works Department. This study is to provide solutions for viable re -use of intermittent storm water flows, along with the opportunity for re -using treated effluent from the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES). There is a treated effluent outfall routed through Rosemount and re -use will reduce demands on existing aquifers. Transport of the storm water is difficult since the existing municipal water system cannot be used for its transportation. Engineering of a transportation system is part of this study. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to research what are reasonable and publically acceptable reuse solutions, considering existing regulatory hurdles. Determination of how transference of the treated effluent to the "reuse" sites and potential costs associated should be defined. The City is also interested in reuse ideas that individual homeowners can introduce into their daily lives and creation of an education campaign to assist property owners in reuse and water conservation methods. 13 This project provides a sustainable environmental impact by decreasing demand on the groundwater aquifer. The project outcome is consistent with the 2013 City Council draft goals of implementing sustainable practices. Potential Partnerships: Vermillion River Watershed Joint Power Organization, Dakota County, Metropolitan Council, Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Location for a Rosemount Wetland Bank: Project Lead.- Eric Zweber, Senior Planner, Community Development. The City has few naturally occurring wetlands and therefore they are seen as an amenity for the community. In certain instances, a wetland location prohibits orderly development and should be filled. The City policy is to try and provide new wetlands within the City borders. Because of soil types and property ownership, creation of a wetland is not always practical. In the past, some developers have attempted to create a wetland consistent with the State Wetlands Conservation Act (WCA), only to be unsuccessful. The City would like to create a local wetland bank that would address State and Local regulations and also have it sited so that it can be an amenity for the public, as well as providing water quality functions and wildlife habitat. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to evaluate soils within the community, select several potential wetland banking locations, and make preliminary designs of wetlands for future implementation. The location assessment should itemize costs and benefits associated with each site, including land ownership. This project provides a sustainable environmental impact by enhancing and increasing natural resources in the City. The project is consistent with the City Council 2013 draft goal of building public infrastructure improvements designed to encourage private investment and implementing sustainable practices. Potential Partnerships: Board of Soil and Water Management, Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District, Flint Hills, UMore Park, Vermillion River Watershed Joint Power Organization LED or Other High Energy Efficiency Lighting: Project Lead- Rich Lonnquist, Engineering Technician, Public Wlorks Department. The City owns and maintains over 170 street lights in addition to facility lighting and athletic fields. Evaluating the pros and cons of transitioning to LED lighting has been a challenge given the rapidly changing technology. Information on the latest technologies, cost savings, and lighting comparisons will help the City make informed decisions about this transition. Exploration of alternative power sources for public lighting should also be investigated. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students survey other Minnesota City, County, or State agencies' use of LED or other energy efficient lighting and evaluate the technology's use within Rosemount. The evaluation should include initial capital costs, ongoing maintenance, and any specialized equipment necessary to successfully use and maintain an LED public lighting program. 14 This project provides a sustainable environmental impact by reducing reliance on more impactful energy sources and is consistent with the City Council's 2013 draft goal of implementing best sustainability practices. Potential Partnerships: Dakota Electric, Xcel Energy, Dakota County Alternative Sources of Energy: Project Lead, Cbristine Watson, Public Works Coordinator, Public Works Department. Currently, City facilities are powered with traditional electrical services. For the various City facilities including wells, fire stations, etc., a review of alternative and sustainable sources of energy to include solar and wind power will allow the City to make informed decisions about the cost - benefit of utilizing these alternative sources of energy. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to review and recommend alternative sources of electrical energy for City infrastructure. The alternative energy sources should consider the scale, energy demand and duty cycle of the City infrastructure in providing the recommendations. This project provides a sustainable environmental impact by reducing the use of fossil fuels in our community operations and aid in making long term decisions that could impact the economic vitality of the community. The project is consistent with the City Council's 2013 draft goal of building public infrastructure improvements designed to encourage private investment and implementing sustainable practices. Potential Partnerft s: Great River Energy, Dakota Electric, Minnesota Energy Travel Shed Analysis: Project Lead, Eric Z:veber, Senior Planner, Community Development Department. Dakota County, the Metropolitan Council, and Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) are all involved in planning and providing transit opportunities for Rosemount. The City has participated on the Cedar Avenue Corridor Study and is a participant in the Robert Street Corridor Study. In part due to the City's stage in development, the community does not always "score" well in traditional or prescribed analysis for successful transit. The City is looking for the students to conduct a travel shed analysis for Rosemount now and a projection in the future. This information will be used as the basis for future transit and transportation planning for the community. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to analysis where Rosemount residents work and how they get to work and similarly where employees within Rosemount live and how the travel to work. The project should include maps and tabular data. This project provides sustainable economic and environmental impacts by reducing greenhouse gases and encouraging economic development. The project is consistent with the City Council 2013 draft goal of improving community connections to transportation and transit systems. Potential Partnersbi Dakota County Regional Rail Authority, MVTA, Metropolitan Council 15 LAND DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT Development Framework for the South Gateway Area: Project Lead.- Eric Zweber, Senior Planner, Community Development Department. While Rosemount is actively growing east along County Road 42, there are areas of Rosemount that have been incrementally developed through the 20`" Century and are candidates for redevelopment and /or reinvestment. One such area is the South Gateway area, the area adjacent to South Robert Trail between County Road 42 (150th Street) and County Road 46 (160th Street). This area of Rosemount is particularly important because it serves as the gateway into Rosemount from the south: from the communities of Empire Township, Farmington, and Northfield. This area is also in proximity to existing residential development and future business park properties. South Robert Trail is one of the primary corridors in Rosemount and is an A Minor arterial on the MnDOT State system. The area is currently zoned commercial, business park, and industrial and occupied by a variety of business including fast food restaurants, car repair and other auto oriented businesses, propane storage and intermodal facility, contractor yards, and professional offices. The buildings within the area vary from Class A office to steel clad pole buildings and an aging commercial strip mall. The City would like to evaluate the area; determine what uses and buildings deserve to be retained and restored; determine if residential or mixed use is suitable and feasible; and determine the highest and best use of the area. The City has applied for a Redevelopment Incentive Planning grant from the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) to defray some of the costs of the evaluation and visioning study. The City understands that the entire scope of this project is beyond the time commitments of a graduate student class project. The City would lead management of the project and desires students to provide technical assistance on one or two aspects of the overall study. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to assist in a part of the planning project, such as document and exhibit creation, business and owner interviews, financial and market evaluations, potential grant and redevelopment assistance, or public participation. This project provides a sustainable economic impact by providing direction and solutions for development and redevelopment of an area that needs reinvestment. Creation of the Plan is consistent with the adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Potential Partnersbj s Dakota County CDA Green Energy Impacts on Urban Development: Project Lead, Jason Lindabl, Planner, Community Development Department. Several private green energy development proposals have been suggested within Rosemount, including waste to energy, wind turbines, and biomass energy. While the goals of providing energy with renewable resources can have regional and global benefits, they also can have local impacts. The Environmental Assessment for the UMore wind turbine stated that the no use could occur within 640 feet of the turbine due to ice throw and that no buildings should be within 2,000 feet of the turbine. These setbacks require no use within the 30 acres adjacent to the 16 turbine and no buildings within the 280 acres adjacent to the turbine. Biomass energy or waste to energy would be expected to have even larger impacts on urban development. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to evaluate available green energy technologies and develop a report or matrix of potential impacts that these technologies could have on the adjacent development of a mixed use community. The evaluation should review both the direct impacts of the facility but also the secondary impacts such as noise, truck traffic, or waste disposal to obtain a clearer picture of the costs and benefits of siting these facilities. This project provides a sustainable environmental impact by assisting in future decision - making contributing to the resilience of the Community. The Study can be used by the Environmental Task Force recommended by the City Council in their draft 2013 goals. Potential Partnersb�p Dakota Electric, UMore Park, Xcel Energy History of Rosemount with emphasis on UMore: Project Lead, Jason Lindahl, Planner, Community Development Department. The City of Rosemount celebrated its 150`h birthday in 2008. The City is rich in history from its historic Downtown to the creation of UMore. The Community started as a place of commerce, connected to St. Paul by the Mississippi River. UMore has had many periods of history: from the pre - Gopher Ordnance Works (GOW) farmsteads, the GOW era and its involvement in World War I1, the post -GOW use by the University and its tenants, and the UMore development efforts for a community of 30,000 people. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to obtain an oral history of the community from residents who lived or worked here during these iconic local events. Students would prepare a written record of the interviews and perhaps also maintain a recorded version of the retold history. The students should also provide recommendations on how to include features into the UMore development for residents to interpret this history. Further, the students should work with partners listed below to suggest opportunities for public exposure to the project findings. This project provides a sustainable social impact through the creation of an oral history of the community will enhance the social resilience of the community by linking the fabric of the past to current residents. As the City continues to grow, community organizations, such as the Rosemount Area Arts Council and the Rosemount Historical Society, present unique opportunities to enhance the quality of life in the community. The project is consistent with the City Council 2013 draft goal to encourage community, cultural and leisure events to add vibrancy to our quality of life. Potential Partnerships: Dakota County Historical Society, Rosemount Area Arts Council, Rosemount Area Historical Society Virtual Business Incubator: Project Lead, Kim Lindquist, Community Development Director, Community Development Department. The City's Port Authority, the economic development arm of Rosemount's local government, has been exploring creation of a virtual business incubator and partnering with 17 existing economic development groups to assist start up businesses in Rosemount. Some investigation has occurred but additional networking with Dakota County Technical College, Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD), Workforce Investment Board, University of Minnesota, and DEED are needed. The City would like to provide a one -stop shop for business resources on the City's website. An additional component would be to set up a local mentoring program for new entrepreneurs. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to focus their work on gathering information and compiling resources in a cogent manner so new entrepreneurs can easily access needed information. Deliverables would include a report on local resources for new and start -up businesses. Also students will be able to set up website incubator and make suggestions about next steps for small business support in the community. The City does not intent to construct a bricks and mortar business incubator so research should be targeted to virtual incubators and other innovative options. This project provides a sustainable economic impact for the community for both new and smaller existing businesses by providing valuable information to entrepreneurs. The goal of a providing a business incubator, or some similar program, was adopted by the City Port Authority in 2011. Potential Partnerships: DCTC, University of Minnesota, Workforce Investment Board, Department of Employment and Economic Development Analysis of Dakota County Business Clusters: Project Lead, Kim Lindquist, Community Development Director, Community Development Department. Rosemount has a population of approximately 22,000 and Dakota County has a population of about 400,000 people. Rosemount's local employment is more than 6,000 jobs with a labor force of about 8,000 employees. Dakota County has employment of more than 220,000 jobs and a labor force of about 235,000 employees. This employment is not spread equally in all business sectors and University of Minnesota student Bolormaa Jamiyansuren and Dakota Futures have prepared reports on the business clusters existing in the County. Rosemount would like to investigate capitalizing on these identified business clusters to market the community. What clusters are most pertinent to the community given other industries and the assets and amenities of the community? Can business clustering be leveraged to bring new, desired businesses to the community, particularly in the Business Park properties? Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to review the business cluster reports completed by Bolormaa Jamiyansuren and Dakota Futures and determine if there are additional business clusters in Rosemount, Dakota County, or the Twin Cities that are missing from those reports. After determination of appropriate business clusters, the students will compile a listing of potential businesses that form synergy with other businesses in the community. A marketing strategy to highlight the business clusters for new business attraction and growth should also be included. 18 This project provides a sustainable economic impact by promoting business clustering that can bring development, growth and jobs to the community. The grouping of like- businesses may also address environmental sustainability by creating synergy among clusters and decreasing the need for resources. Job creation, especially within the UMore Park Development is an adopted goal of the City Port Authority and City Council. Potential Partnershi,�s: Dakota Regional Chamber of Commerce, Rosemount Area Business Council Eco- Green Business Park: Project Lead: Kim Lindquist, Community Development Director, Community Development Department. Rosemount and the University of MN have the opportunity to create a noteworthy sustainable community through the development of UMore. There has been discussion about methods and processes to increase sustainability in the residential development but less discussion has been had about the future Business Park. There are two approaches to developing an econ- friendly Business Park and they are not mutually exclusive. The first is to market and attract certain green businesses to the Park. The other is to have businesses within the Park adopt certain green standards in their building construction and processing. In this study both approaches should be explored. Are there industry partners that could establish a presence within the community to both support the UMore development as well as provide viable employment options for future residents of UMore? And are there systems, policies, sustainability goals that businesses should be included in the Park? What is reasonable and achievable? Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to a list of potential Green businesses who could be accommodated in the Business Park. The City is also looking for sustainability concepts that could be adopted by all businesses in the Park. This could include construction techniques, water re -use, storm water management, public improvement design and construction and other aspects of sustainability. This project provides a sustainable economic impact by enhancing the economic sustainability of the community by providing jobs and tax base for the residents. The project will also lead assist in addressing environmental sustainability goals by increasing green methods and practices which could reduce run off, promote groundwater recharge, decrease carbon emissions and other activities often associated with manufacturing and other businesses. This project addresses the City's Council and Port Authority goals of economic growth and job creation. Further the emphasis on sustainability will be reviewed and could be incorporated into community ordinances and policies for all development which would complement the Council's stated goal of identifying and implementing best sustainability practices. Potential Partnershib: UMore Economic Development Website: Project Lead, Kim Lindquist, Communiy Development Director, Communiy Development Department. The City has a website that intends to sell the assets of Rosemount to businesses, site selectors, and real estate agents providing all the information necessary to have new businesses locate in Rosemount or existing businesses to expand. Websites have traditionally been depositories of information or provide links to other website. Websites can 19 and are providing much more, including interaction through social media, blogs, etc. Rosemount has recently updated its economic development website to provide more information than the previous format. Is the site providing the correct information in the most clear and concise manner? Are there data lacking? Is the formatting and page layout eye - catching? The City is interested in feedback on the website from a site selector or real estate professional perspective. Rosemount desires the University of Minnesota students to evaluate the City's economic development website, other community economic development based websites, and other digital technologies that serve to attract business to the community. Students should review what information is desired for business location /economic development and assess the current information against what was found. The deliverable would be recommendations to modify the website to more closely align with community marketing standards for economic development. Implementation of recommendations would also be desired. This project provides a sustainable economic impact for the community be attracting new businesses and job creation which is an adopted goal of the City's Port Authority and City Council. Potential Partnersho r: City Port Authority 4. Demonstration of Support: City Council Resolution of support is attached. 5. 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Manage Rosemount - Provide Efficient and Effective Services MAINTAIN stable revenue streams for core services and fiscal discipline INCREASE technology and workflow measurements for reater productivity and customer satisfaction EXPLORE shared services and partnerships includi,' olunteer program Live in Rosemount — Become a More Su le Com IDENTIFY and IMPLEMENT best sustai qty practices Ry . ��, ` • Use Resilient Community, Star • Implement Force. INCREASE well-de i ENCOURAGEc' life Grow Rosem Green an Environmental Task vibrancy to our quality of transit connections [dressing rental, senior and prepared and safe community d Support Businesses ENGAGE with regi° ortation initiatives for major highways, high -speed rail, and other options, a ' CREASE public awareness of the initiatives. BUILD public infrastructure improvements designed to encourage private investment and development INCREASE the number and variety of business in Downtown Rosemount and other commercial locations EXPAND business and employment opportunities in the Business Park and UMore Park INCREASE marketing visibility to site selectors INCREASE Rosemount's business - friendly practices through streamlined business development and permitting processes Projects and Initiatives ( = new for 2013 -14) A. Redevelop Steeple Center campus with private senior housing and a public senior activity center B. Pursue a partnership for indoor recreational amenities with the YMCA and DCTC C. *Initiate sustainability advisory task force and engage STARcommunities.org to create a benchmarking tool for our community D. Construct Highway 3 underpass trail connections, splash pad, Erickson Park shelter, lighted tennis courts, Flint Hills green fields E. *Initiate municipal volunteer & ambassador pro r s`` F. *Communicate regional transportation initia ' impacts (52/42/55 interchange, Zip Rail, Robert Street Transi G. Continue UMore Park development p %- ship with versity of Minnesota H. *Develop and implement public sp nd neighborho rk diversity standards for amenities, equipment and use I. *Implement Storm Water Managemen m est practic . J. *Implement a Virtual Inc strategy to ' mall business expansion /development K. *Implement technology initia s vvi ty dep nts L. Upgrade Steepl . r amenitt(HVA d Sys ``, lighting) M. *Initiate pla I Publi ni o rolect with Dakota County CDA "' V N. *Provide annua too mprehe .e Guide Plan implementation strategies O. *Mate orma� �N s for, services and operations P. 2 01` urnam oses RHS Band ambassador visit to Li R. S. T. U term strategies to manage on -call department *Supports°O `l sorship aw Enforcement/ Fire Explorer Post *Expand sta ldet: tnerships with churches, ISD 196, National Guard, RAAA, RAHA, ; and other organizations. *Initiate and partner in community special events planning and marketing strategies *Expand website use and communications for increased service delivery and citizen engagement CITY OF ROSEMOUNT DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 2013 -18 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF A PROPOSAL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA'S RESILIENT COMMUNITIES PROGRAM WHEREAS, the 2030 Comprehensive Plan states that natural resources and their associated benefits contribute to the community's desirability and are a key factor in its growth; and WHEREAS, Rosemount is a growing community and as such is looking forward to guiding growth and promoting community-wide programs that will create a sustainable community in all facets of the residents and business owners' lives; and WHEREAS, the City Council has committed to sustainability goals in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, by participating in the Green Steps and Star City programs, creating an internal "green team" and investing in public infrastructure that is efficient and sustainable; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to address all three components of sustainability: economic, social, and environment; and WHEREAS, the City Council has in their 2013 goals to become a more sustainable community which includes increasing lifecycle housing, making transportation and transit connections, improving communication with businesses and residents, encouraging more civic, cultural, and leisure events, and maintaining a healthy, engaged, and safe community; and WHEREAS, the City Council wants to create a resilient community that will benefit current and future residents with innovative and practical solutions to providing services, programs, policies and amenities for the community; and WHEREAS, the Resilient Communities Project (RCP) represents an opportunity to have access to the University of Minnesota's vast sustainability expertise and offers a unique opportunity to assess a wide variety of sustainability issues in a short period of time and at a great value to residents; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds the Resilient Communities Project would be an excellent fit with the community's existing sustainability efforts; and WHEREAS, in recognition of Council support, the City is willing to financially contribute $15,000 to the project and will assist in exploring alternate funding mechanisms with additional partners. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Rosemount hereby authorizes submission of a proposal to participate in the University of Minnesota's Resilient Communities Project. 1 J J ADOPTED this 5' day of February, 2013, by ATTEST: djww�tv Amy Domeier, City Clerk the City Council of the City of Rosemount. William H. Droste, Mayor