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TO: MAYOR NAPPER, CITY CdUNCIL, CITY ADMZNISTRATOR
FROM: TRACIE L. PECHONICR, E.D. SPECIALIST
DATE: JIILY 12, 1990
SOBJ: ROSEMOUNT STAR CITY ONE AND FIVE YEAR PLANS
Attached is a copy of the Rosemount Star City "One and Five Year
Plans". This document is intended to be a very basic guide to
inform the Department of Trade and Economic Development, Star City
Program Officials of what is currently happening in _Rosemount and
what we expect to take place throughout the next five years.
When reviewing this document, please keep in mind that it is a
guideline and can be amended, subject to the approval of the
Rosemount City Council, as the Rosemount Star City Committee or
Rosemount City Staff sees fit. If there are any major changes or
questions which you may have regarding these plans, piease contact
me prior to Tuesday's meeting if at all possible.
This is the last document which needs to be submitted to the
Department of Trade and Economic Development prior to the
"Marketing Team Interview" which will take place later this summer.
Al1 star City information previously approved by City Council has
been forwarded.
If the Rosemount Star City "One and Five Year Plans" meet with your
approval, the Rosemount Star City Committee respectfully requests
your formal approval of the document.
Thank you for your consideration.
MOTION: To approve the Rosemount Star City ��One and Five Year
Plans�� and direct the Rosemount Star City Committee to forward this
document to the Department of Trade and Economic Development, Star •
City Frogram officials for review and approval.
ROSEMOUNT STAR CITY
ONE AND FIVE YEAR PLAN3
A variety of entities were involved in the preparation af the "One
and Five Year Plans" for the City af Rosemount. Those
contributing their time and effort included the Rosemount Chamber
of Commerce, the Rosemount Econamic Development Committee (a sub-
committee of the Chamber of Commerce) , the Northern Dakota County
Chambers of Commerce, the Rosemount Citizen's Advisory Committee,
Decision Resources (a full service marketing and research firm) ,
the Rosemount Economic Development Authority, the Rosemount City
Council, the City of Rosemount staff and the Rosemount Star City
Committee.
The organizations and individuals working on these plans were
afforded some unique opportunities in the process of gathering and
compiling information consisting of variety of goal setting
workshops and sessions, a community-wide telephone survey, and
several Town Meetings.
In September of 1988, a ten member Rosemount Citizen's Advisory
Committee (RCAC) was formed to identify community-wide values and
needs. To facilitate this committee's charge, the City of
Rosemount sponsored a Town Meeting on October 11, 1988, at the
Rosemount High School. It was the hope of the city leaders that
the Town Meeting process would be repeated annually. The purpose
of these meetings is to give Rosemount residents an oppartunity
to share their input regarding what they perceive to be community
needs and values.
Out of this meeting came a new found interest in evaluating the
community's immediate needs and projecting what the needs may be
in the future. It was determined by the RCAC, the City of
Rosemount staff and the Rosemount City Council that an outside
opinion would be able to further assist community groups by having
an unbiased outsider collect the opinions of Rosemount citizens
through a survey.
In the winter of 1988-89 the City of Rosemount, in conjunction with
Dacision Resources (a full service marketing and research firm) ,
arranged for a telephone survey of 440 randomly selected residents
of Rosemount. Survey responses were gathered by professional
interviewers between December 1989 and January 1989. The average
interview took 45 minutes and was intended to gather information
on demographics and public opinion on various aspects of the
community: small town ambience, downtown Rosemount,
communications, recreational opportunities, relations with external
entities, economic development.
After all data from the survey was compiled, the RCAC scheduled a
workshop on March 28, 1989 to analyze the survey results and to
begin the preparation of a document called "Goals and Strategies"
for the future of the Rosemount community. This document was
intended to summarize the survey data while still allawing for
further input and revisions.
To present the survey results and the draft document prepared by
the RCAC, another Town Meeting was scheduled for May 9, 1989. This
meeting allowed those in attendance to hear the information which
had been gathered up to that point. Interested persons at the
meeting were encouraged to participate in a small group session at
the Town Meeting to discuss other goals or strategies which had not
yet been considered or brought forth as a concern.
With the additional information provided at the May 9th Town
Meeting, the RCAC was able to take their draft document and do a
final revision. On June 14, 1989, the RCAC "Goals and Strategies"
were presented to the Rosemount City Council. The document,
presented as a culmination of both the Decision Resources telephone
survey and the Town Meeting process, was very favorably received
by the Rosemount City Council and the City of Rosemount staff. So
much so, that the Council directed staff to contact Decision
Resources to begin preparations for a formal "goal setting session"
for Council and staff. This allowed city leadership to take input
from Rosemount citizens and combine it with what the Council and
staff felt were the foremost needs of the community.
While all of these events were taking place, the Rosemount Star
City Committee (originally formed in 1986) was regrouped in
February of 1989. Playing crucial parts in this regrouping were
the Rosemount Chamber of Commerce, the Rosemount Economic
Development Commission and the Northern Dakota County Chambers of
Commerce as well as area utilities (Peoples Natural Gas, Dakota
Electric, Minnegasco, NSP) . The members of these groups were very
enthusiast�c about getting together to determine what remained to
be done to achieve Star City status and how to go about getting it
all completed. After being designated as the new "Rosemount Star
City Committee" the first tasks was to let the community know that
the quest for Star City status was still taking place in Rosemount.
This was achieved through appearances at public meetings in
Rosemount and by submitting information to a variety of area
newspapers.
The Star City Committee meets the third Tuesday of each month.
This schedule allowed the committee enough time between meetings
to actually get things done. While most activities were completed
by late in 1989, the "One and Five Year Plans" were incomplete
pending the City Council and staff "goals and objective session" .
The committee decided to wait for the completion of said workshop
to allow the inclusion of that information within the final drafts
of the "One and Five Year Plans. " Members of the committee took
great care to play a role in all of Rosemount's goal setting
activities throughout 1989 and �990.
The Rosemount City Council and staff "goals and objectives" session
took place at a very intense workshop on January 30, 1989, from
3 : 00 p.m. to 10: 00 p.m. The Council and staff took into account
the information discussed at the Town Meetings, the Decisian
Resources survey results and the RCAC "Goals and Strategies. "
After seven long hours of debate and discussion, the group compiled
a listing of the most important issues expected to be facing the
community within the next five years. That information was
presented to the community at the third annual Town Meeting held
on April 30, 1990. It was with the assistance of that listing that
the Rosemount Star City Committee formulated its "One and Five Year
Plans" .
ROSEMOIINT COMMIINITY ASSESSMENT
- The University of Minnesota owns a great deal of tax exempt
land in eastern Rosemount.
+/- Dakota County officials and the Metropolitan Council are
interested in locating a waste to energy plant (incinerator)
in Dakota County; the proposed site is in eastern Rosemount on
the University of Minnesota property.
+ The Metropolitan Council is having an Environmental Impact
Study completed to determine the impact a waste to energy
facility wauld have on the environment with which it comes in
contact. {see Goal Al)
- The most recent copy of the Rosemount Comprehensive Guide Plan
is dated 1980.
- Without an up to date Rosemount Comprehensive Guide Plan it is
difficult for city leaders to guide residential and economic
development in a consistent manner. (see Goal A2)
- A basic marketing plan has to be prepared before Rosemount can
aggressively promote its development potential to businesses
and industries.
- Not all businesses are suitable to locate in Rosemount.
+ There must be a process in place to determine where a business
looking to locate in Rosemount would be best suited. (see
Goals A4 ; B4 ; C5; C8; D4 ; E4)
- Because potential development in Ros�mount's downtown area is
important, deve2opment elsewhere in Rosemount may tend to get
overlooked.
+ There is much land available for those businesses with an
interest in locating or relocating outside of Rosemount's
downtown.
- Businesses often found in other eommercial centers are not
found in downtown Rosemount (retail - clothing for adults and
children, music stores) . (see Goals A6; A7 ; B6; B12 ; C5; D4;
E4)
+/- As the population of Rosemount is growing steadily, it has
become necessary to add qualified persons to the City Hall
staff to insure that the services provided by City Hall can be,
carried out in an efficient manner.
- As the City Hall staff is increasing it has become necessary
to provide employees with sufficient space and equipment with
which to perform their assigned duties, (see Goals A3; A8; B2;
C2 : D2 ; E2)
+/- As businesses consider locating in Rosemount it is necessary
to have people on the City staff to market Rosemount's assets.
- The City of Rosemount does not currently have a staff inember
whose only job is to recruit businesses to locate within the
city. (see Goals A?; B3 ; B4)
+/- Annual legislative sessions can have a great impact on programs
implemented through municipalities.
- Tax increment financing has been changed drastica�ly due to the
1990 Legislative session, said change limiting its
effectiveness as a develapment tool.
+ Special legislation which was recently passed may make it more
feasible for the City of Rosemount to assist in the development
of a National Guard Armory to be located in Rosemount. (see
Goals B5; B7; C3 ; D3)
- The sidewalks in some of the older areas of Rosemount are in
need of upgrading.
- There is little Senior Housing available in Rosemount. (see
Goals B8; B9)
+ The City of Rosemount has an excellent public parks system.
+ Many Rosemount citizens and community leaders are participating
in the creation of a concept called "Town Square / Town Green" .
Through this project several of Rosemount's parks would be tied
together by a trail system and would generate from a "town
square" located near City Hall. (see Goals A5; B13) .
+ Every other year the City of Rosemount is eligible to receive
Community Development Block Grant funding through the Dakota
County Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
+ Community Development Block Grant funding assists in economic
development activities within the city of Rosemount. (see
Goals C4 ; E3)
- The Chicago Milwaukee Company (railroad) owns approximately 100
acres of undeveloped, industrially zoned land south of 145th
Street in Rosemount.
+ The City of Rosemount intends to negotiate with railroad
officials for the purchase of this land for industrial
development.
+ The Pine Bend area, in northeast Rosemount, it well suited for
industrial development as it is accessible by road, rail, and
river. (see Goals B6; B11; C5; C6; C8 ; D4 ; E4)
+ The Minnesota National Guard is currently working with Cit�
officials on plans to loeate a National Guard Armory within
Rosemount.
+ The City of Rosemount will be permitted to upgrade and add
facilities to the armory for community use. This will
ultimately provide Rosemount with a Community Center / National
Guard Armory.
+ The City of Rosemount has obtained and designated a site for
the proposed Community Center / National Guard Armory.
+ The anticipated Community Center/ National Guard Armory will
be very large (96, 000 s. f. } and therefore may be difficult to
design so that the center functions in an efficient and
aesthetically pleasing manner. (see Goals B10)
+ The Star City Program wi11 assist the City of Rosemount in
marketing/recruiting new businesses.
+ The Star City Program will assist the City of Rosemount in
staying aware of the wants and needs of existing businesses.
(see Goals A6; B1; C1; Dl; E1)
- Rosemount and other South Metro cities do not have an adequate
system of public transportation for citizens.
+ Rosemount and six other South Metro cities have formed the
Minnesata Valley Transit Authority in hopes of providing
sufficient public transportation from Minneapolis/St. Paul to
the South Metro area and among the South Metro cities. (see
Goal D5)
CITY OF ROSEMOIINT
STAR CITY FIVE YEAR PLAN
FOR
LONG RANGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
YEAR 1: 1990
A 1. Work with Dakota County and the University of Minnesota
regarding the proposed siting of the Waste to Energy Plant
(incinerator)
2. Revise Rosemount Comprehensive Guide Plan
3 . Revise "Five Year Capital Improvement Plan"
4 . Initiate the "Commercial/Industrial Market Analysis"
5. Initiate the Town Square evaluation
6. Continue downtown redevelopment activities
7. Evaluate City Hall staffing needs for business
recruitment/marketing
8. Complete "City Facilities Expansion Study"
YEAR 2 : 1991 (The following is subject to revision pursuant to the 1991
Rosemount Goals & Objectives Session)
B l. Update Star City Plan and maintain Star City designation
2 . Update "Five Year Capital Improvements Plan"
3 . Evaluate City staffing on special projects
4 . Establish marketing/recruitment strategies based on
commercial/industrial market anslysis
5. Establish tax increment financing policies (1990 Legislation)
for new development
6. Evaluate land use policies/development potential in Pine Bend
and University of Minnesota Areas
7. Follow Up on Impact of 1991 Legislative session
8. Implement the Rosemount Sidewalk Improvement Plan
9 . Evaluate addition Senior Housing needs in Rosemount
l0. Determine design scheme for proposed Community Center/Natianal
Guard Armory
11. Initiate feasibility study on Chicago Milwaukee Company railroad
property for use as an industrial park
12 . Evaluate aesthetic/architectural guideline for downtown
13. Action/implementation on the Rosemount Town Square plan
YEAR 3 : 1992 (The following is subject to revision pursuant to the 1992
Rosemount Goals & Objectives Session)
C 1. Update Star Cities Plan and maintain Star City designation
2 . Update "Five Year Capital Improvements Plan".
3 . Follow Up on Impact of 1992 Legislative Session
4. Determine Project for 1992 CDBG Program
5. Continue expansion and improvement of retail development in
designated areas
6. Follow-up on industrial development in the Pine Bend area, on
the University of Minnesota property and on the Chicago
Milwaukee Company railroad property
7. Initiate a new promotional brochure to market business
opportunities in Rosemount
8. Designate and obtain industrial park sites
YEAR 4: 1993 (The following is subject to revision pursuant to the 1993
Rosemount Goals & Objectives Session)
D l. Update Star Cities Plan and maintain Star City designation
2. Update "Five Year Capital Improvements Plan'"
3 . Follow Up on Impact of 1993 Legislative Session
4. Continue promotion of retail and industrial businesses
in planned areas
5. Evaluate capacity of services with reiationship to marketing,
ie: transportation, public utilities and public services
YEAR 5: 1994 (The following is subject to revision pursuant to the 1994
Rosemount Goals & Objectives Session)
E 1. Update Star Cities P1an and maintain Star City designatian
2 . Update "Five Year Capital Improvements Plan"
3. Determine Project for 1994 CDBG Program
4. Actively market commercial and industrial park sites
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
STAR CITY
ONE YEAR WORR PLAN
7/1/90 - 7/1/91
GOAL #1 WORR AITA DAROTA COUNTY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA REGARDING
THE PROPOSED SITING OF THE WASTE TO ENERGY PLANT (INCINERATOR)
Work Tasks•
A) Stride for acquisition of the University of Minnesota lands,
subject to not assuming liabilities.
B} Publicize City strategy: rationale for position and actions.
Develop communications plan, including timing and message
content.
C) Develop host community relationship with Dakota County.
Identify bargaining points.
D) Acknowledge receipt of EIS {Environmental Impact Study) .
Expect County to live up to the letter of the EIS and employ
any new technologies as they emerge.
Assictnments•
Rosemount City Council
Rosemount City Staff
Completion Date: 1991 - 1992 Status: In progress
GOAL #2 REVISE ROSEMOUNT CQMPREHENSIVE GIIIDE PLAN
Work Tasks•
A) Define process. Summarize available data and update.
B) Hire Consultant and define work program.
C) Implement process.
D) Completion/adoption of Guide Plan by June, 1991.
Assianments•
Rosemount City Council
Rosemount City Planner
University of Minnesota Intern
Completion Date: July 1, 1991 Status: In progress
GOAL #3 REVISE ��FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN'�
Work Tasks•
A) Circulate past "Capital Improvements Plan" for review.
B) Request department heads to work with staff in preparing
department updates.
C) Review updated "Capital Improvements Plan" with all department
heads prior to presentatian to the City Counail.
D) Present to City Council for comment and approval.
Assignments•
Rosemount City Council
Rosemount Planning Commission
Rosemount City Planner
Completion Date: 1990 Status: In progress
GOAL #4 INITIATE THE ��COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL MARRET ANALY3IS��
Work Tasks•
A) Define process.
B) Hire consultant and define work program.
C) Implement process.
D) Completion of study expected in the fall of 1990.
Assignments•
Rosemount City Council
Rosemount Economic Development Authority
Rosemount City Staff
Rosemount Chamber of Commerce
Completion Date: 1990 Status: To be completed
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GOAL #5 INITIATE THE ��TOWN SQIIARE / TOWN GREEN�� EVALIIATION
Work Tasks•
A) Recognize the importance of this issue.
B) Agree on th� meaning of this issue (select process for
reaching agreement) .
C) Continue with a high level of citizen involvement in this
project.
Assignments•
Rosemount City Council
Rosemount Planning Commission
Rosemount Parks & Recreation Board
Rosemount Parks & Recreation Department
Completion Date: 1991 - 1992 Status: To be completed
GOAL #6: CONTINUE DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Work Tasks•
A) Define "downtown area" .
B) Assess businesses and services not currently available in
"downtown Rosemount" .
C) Assessment of business which might relocate out of "downtown" .
Assignments•
Rosemount City Council
Rosemount Economic Development Authority
City of Rosemount Community Development Department
Rosemount Economic Development Committee (Chamber of Commerce)
Completion Date: 1990 - 1991 Status: To be campleted
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GOAL �7: EVALIIATE CITY HALL STAFFING NEEDS FOR BIISINE83
RECRIIITMENT/MARRETING
Work Tasks•
A) Assess businesses and services not available in Rosemount.
B) Assess which businesses and services are most likely ta be
attracted to Rosemount.
C) Assess which businesses and services would be able to locate
within Rosemount's existing market.
D) Prepare a marketing plan for Rosemount based on results of
this evaluation.
Assiqnments•
Rosemount City Council
Rosemount Economic Development Authority
Rosemount Community Development Department
Completion Date: 1991 - 1992 Status: To be completed
GOAL #8: COMPLETE ��CITY FACILITIES EXPANSION STUDY��
Work Tasks•
A) Determine a process to prioritize and meet the city's spacial
needs to the year 2005.
Assignments:
Rosemount City Council
City of Rosemount Department Heads
Rosemount City Planner
Completion Date: 1991 Status: In progress