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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.a. Minutes of the October 10, 2016 Work Session ProceedingsROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION PROCEEDINGS OCTOBER 10, 2016 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a work session of the Rosemount City Council was held on Monday, October 10, 2016 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room at City Hall, 2875 145th Street West, Rosemount. Mayor Droste called the meeting to order with Council Members DeBettignies, Demuth, Nelson and Weisensel attending. Staff present included City Administrator Johnson, City Clerk Hadler, Parks and Recreation Director Schultz, Community Development Director Lindquist. Guests included: Nancy Schouweiller (CDA / County Commissioner), Sarah Swenson (Dakota County CDA), dude from 360 communities, Tony Schertler (CDA), Matt Smith (Dakota County Manager). DISCUSSION 2.a. Dakota County CDA Presentation City Administrator Johnson introduced staff from the CDA, who are here to give strategic planning outreach presentation and get feedback from Council and staff. Tony Schertler introduced the strategic planning project. Matt Smith, Dakota County Manager, discussed the role of the County in the strategic planning process. Mr. Schertler presented CDA functional statistics and organizational overview, local housing data, economic development roles of the CDA and Dakota County. Mr. Schertler discussed the challenges and changes of the CDA. Strategic Planning questions include “should the CDA continue to grow its housing stock and programs?”, “what is /should the CDA’s role be in economic development?”, “how do we best address housing needs for hard-to-house populations?”, and others. Council member DeBettignies inquired if the City was doing enough to fulfill the need for senior housing. Mayor Droste asked where the senior housing is in the private market? Council members discussed how populations in cities and neighborhoods demographics fluctuate. Council member Weisensel inquired about the current CDA assets/units and what happens to them when the federal programs are completed. Mr. Schertler explained the terms of the programs. Council member Nelson inquired how the programs are funded. Ms. Swenson, of the CDA, explained the various sources of CDA revenues. Council members discussed housing and employment issues around the metro and how the City of Rosemount compares. Council members noted the importance of the full interchange at 42/52 for development in Rosemount, the development of UMore, and other roadblocks. City Administrator Johnson noted appreciation for the County’s broadband efforts and the CDA’s Open to Business efforts and encouraged them to continue those types of efforts. Community Development Director Lindquist stated an interest for an Economic Development staff member at the CDA to be the point person to speak to that issue at the County level. Commissioner Schouweiller stated the County Board has discussed what the County’s role in Economic Development could be. Council member Weisensel discussed a concept he had heard of that utilize public libraries as the vehicle. Commissioner Schouweiller noted that there are “maker spaces” at the Eagan and Apple Valley libraries. 6.a. ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION PROCEEDINGS OCTOBER 10, 2016 2.b. Family Resource Center Parks and Recreation Director Schultz introduced staff from 360 Communities; Anika Richards, Director of Self Sufficiency, and Jeff Mortenson, President/CEO. Mr. Schultz presented plans for the proposed expansion of the Family Resource Center. The facility is currently at capacity. The building was originally purchased with a grant. The proposed plan adds about 3300 square feet to the existing 1600 square foot space. The building currently lacks a waiting area. Mr. Mortenson noted the importance of that simple piece, to make people feel welcome and build trust. Ms. Richards gave further information about the proposed new layout. The expansion would include additional food storage, programming space, a kids area, and offices for various staff. Council member Nelson encouraged 360 Communities to talk to youth groups about community involvement activities. Mr. Mortenson thanked the city for the existing structure and the expansion. The cost of the building is estimated at $900,000. Mr. Schultz discussed ideas for building the facility for less money, including obtaining grants and donated services. Mr. Schultz invited Council to provide feedback and asked whether staff should continue to move forward with the plan, which is proposed to move forward in approximately 2 years. 2. c. Park Dedication Requirements Parks and Recreation Director Schultz presented the discussion regarding park dedication requirements. A developer had inquired about the city’s methodology, so staff directed the parks intern to research the topic. The findings of the research indicate that there is an opportunity for changes. The Parks and Recreation Commission stated that they felt the current standard was fine, but would support it if Council preferred new arrangements. The current method allows for fees in lieu of land dedication. The current dedication is .04 acres/unit for any type of residential development. The national standard is 10 acres per 1000 people. The original standard was set based on the assumption that the average single family home would house 3 – 5 people. Staff research found that many other cities now have a sliding-scale or perhaps a percentage of land value. Mr. Schultz explained the differences between policies in the neighboring communities. The proposed model would retain the .04 acres/unit for low-density development, but modify the higher density requirements. The proposed fee schedule would be as follows; $3400 for low density, $2550 for medium density, and $1700 for high density. These figures are based on an average per acre value of $85,000. Mr. Schultz recommended that an appraisal be conducted to update the per acre land value. Mr. Schultz inquired if Council would be supportive of changing the fee schedule and adopting a sliding scale. Mayor Droste stated he believed it made sense to have the scaled fees. Council member Weisensel stated that he was supportive of the scale, but the apartments maybe don’t need to be quite so low. Council member DeBettignies suggested levels at .04, .035, and .03. Mr. Schultz explained that staff was applying the Met Council’s average of 1.5 person / unit for high-density units. Council member Nelson agreed generally with Council member DeBettignies. Council member Demuth stated that she would like to know what the city’s actual property values would be. Ms. Lindquist stated the need to move forward to encourage a potential developer to, as well. ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION PROCEEDINGS OCTOBER 10, 2016 UPDATES Ms. Lindquist stated that SKB has been notified that their application was found to be incomplete. State statute requires that the applications be complete before any city approvals take place. Staff is not planning on presenting the project to the Planning Commission until the EAW is complete. Mayor Droste discussed the potential SKB project and the statewide municipal solid waste plan. Mayor Droste expressed concerns over the project and the number of trucks driving on city roads. Council members expressed interest in seeing more data and information that staff has gathered on the topic. Mayor Droste discussed the alcohol rules related to community gatherings. He attended a Chamber event in Apple Valley and speculated 1000 people attended in 3 hours. Mayor Droste expressed concerns that the city’s current rules related to alcohol and events are too restrictive. Mayor Droste noted that the Rosemount Marching Band won a statewide competition recently. Mayor Droste noted a draft policy from the Regional Council of Mayor regarding housing choices. Council member Weisensel discussed his experience at the NLC University Leadership Summit in Madison, Wisconsin. Councilmember DeBettignies noted the Facilities Task Force meeting and tour of the steeple center. The next tour will be at City Hall. He stated some of the positive comments from the Steeple Center. He stated the group generally sees more needs for the police department. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the City Council and upon a motion by Droste, second by DeBettignies, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 10:10 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Clarissa Hadler, City Clerk