HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.a. Downtown Business Visits Review ROSEI\4OUN'lT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PORT AUTHORITY
Port Authority Meeting Date: January 21, 2014
AGENDA ITEM: Downtown Business Visits Review AGENDA SECTION:
Old Business
PREPARED BY: Kim Lindquist, Deputy Director AGENDA NO. 5.a.
ATTACHMENTS: Business Listing; Survey Results APPROVED BY:
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Information only.
ISSUE
The Port Authority has as one of their goals to visit the Downtown Businesses and property owners.
Attached is a listing of the surveys we've received, the businesses that have not responded to overtures and
the ones still to have a meeting. In several cases, for those surveyed, they were interested in some
additional economic development information. It appears that businesses not visited have been difficult to
contact or perhaps not interested in meeting. Staff will begin to respond to individual issues raised and
provide information to the contact person interviewed.
RECOMMENDATION
Information only.
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13th Cor» ±ents/`Concerns
Flowers and downtown area look great. Businesses should
help pay. Police and street crews are great.Thinks we need
a business advocate in City Hall (lack of trust). Building dept.
is most difficult. Need to work with businesses instead of
quick"no" or"can't" answers. Get feeling that businesses are
serving Govt- not Govt serving the people.Thinks attitude of
City Hall is not customer service focused. If I had a choice, I
would not go to City Hall.
When winter is here,the small lots become so much smaller
due to snow and we lose customers because there are no
parking spaces available.
Our employees try to park in the bigger lots in town and walk
to work in the winter-that has now become an issue since
we are unable to do that. Signs have been posted that they
will be towed.
Window signage is one thing that is not consistent
throughout the town. Some businesses are allowed to have
obnoxious neon signs and other businesses aren't allowed to
have very tasteful professionally drawn and installed signage.
I have been thinking about moving or expanding my business
(new building?). Cannot seem to relocate due to regulations
and availability of the land.
Yarn Garage should have their parking spots slanted the
other direction because the lot is too close to Hwy 3.
There is reduced visa bility wheni n a vehicle on the
alley/road between his building and Don Sinnwell's building
when a car is parked in the first spot closest to 145th and
also when a car is parked at 145th.The curb should be
painted yellow.
Signage-there should be a one-time$50 permit for every
business own sign in town with a sticker from the city on it.
Some signs are too low,there should be a minimum height
or clearance.
Why did his business have to get a handicap ramp when
some of his neighbors do not have one?
Do not want customers from Carbone's or Celt's to park in
their lot. Those businesses should be telling their customers
that they can park in the MVTA lot.
Think the appearance of Shenanigan's parking lot is in poor
condition and would hink the city could require
improvements.
City of Eagan has a very nice newsletter they send to their
businesses.
Other Comments/Concerns
People have suggested that she move to Apple Valley,that
the business climate is better there. It can be difficult to get
onto Hwy 3 from her parking lot.
I have nothing to compare to though I have found it fairly
easy to communicate (with the City) and resolve issues to I
think that is a bonus.
Most buildings look okay-too many styles.
Love the planters and street lamps.
Not enough parking in some areas.
We are fine here for now. Would love to see more retail.
Street is congested during school hours (7:30am)on rainy or
snowy days.
The City is taking prime retail locations and forcing them into
other uses that aren of helpful to a retail environment: the
high density housing downtown; now moreu housing on the
Genz-Ryan property;the industrial park, which could have
been located farther from downtown, but instead was
placed right on the corner of Hwy 3 and Cty Rd 42.
Downtown should be primarily for retail, not residential and
not commercial. There is no critical mass here; no synergy.
The downtown should foster retail development.That draws
customers and creates a cycle of success which drives
businesses and that draws more customers, etc. Rosemount
has lost that opportunity-Apple Valley now has the critical
mass and will continue to draw even more retail activity of
businesses and customers. The Downtown Redevelopment
Framework is driving away businesses rather than
developing them. The City is more concerned about the
appearance of its businesses than their actual vitality.
He is glad Genz-Ryan is torn down. Marathon is an eyesore.
When a business is offered incentives to move to
Rosemount, he would like the question asked "How many
jobs will this bring to Rosemount?"
Would like to see the Genz-Ryan property developed.
Other,Comments/Concerns
Nice to see police talking to businesses, not just sitting in
their cruiser.
City staff are good at promoting city businesses-staff don't
just stay in their offices/out of touch.
Despite trend to Cty Rd 42, doesn't want to relocate there;
and would not be able to support two locations.
There is enough traffic flow in downtown to support this
business-although the general trend has been for retail
customers to shop in Apple Valley.
The Genz-Ryan property should be used to house a boutique
type of business.
Business owner considers himself very familiar with current
proceedings and actions of the City concerning businesses in
town. He is comfortable with, and supportive of,this
relationship. He is familiar with the Downtown Framework
and supports it. Given this generalized level of support, he
did not feel it was necessary to proceed through the specific
items of the questionnaire. He inquired as to the status of
the new hotel being developed in the City.
Business owner considers himself very familiar with current
proceedings and actions of the City concerning businesses in
town. He is comfortable with, and supportive of, this
relationship. He is familiar with the Downtown Framework
and supports it. Given this generalized level of support, he
did not feel it was necessary to proceed through the specific
items of the questionnaire. He inquired as to the status of
the new hotel being developed in the City.
Not nearly enough parking available for patients; no parking
on the street and parking lot for office building is often full.
Parking for patients is far and away the biggest concern of
this business.
Willing to relocate business to continue in operation; want
to stay in or close to Rosemount; patient base is within a
close radius.
Aesthetics of downtown are very poor; too many gas
stations and business fronts in need of repair.
The City should prepare for more growth so that busineses
have a larger potential market; add to infrastructure to
prepare for that growth.
Would appreciate the City acknowledging a business'
longevity.
Railroad tracks cut City in half; is there some way to relocate
tracks or build an underpass for the portion running through
downtown.