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CHAPTER 5 : COMMUNITY FACILITIES
COMMUNITY FACILITIES SUMMARY
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT FA CILITIES
Community Center and National Guard Armory
The mission of the Rosemount Community Center is to provide a central gathering place, a focal
point for the citizens of Rosemount and the surrounding communities to experience social, cultural,
educational and recreational opportunities which enhance community wellness and promote growth.
The Community Center has a multi-purpose arena, banquet room, auditorium, gymnasium, and
classrooms that can accommodate groups and gather from 25 to 1,000 people. Common activities at
the community center include hockey and broomball games, wedding, anniversaries, reunions, trade
and craft shows. The Minnesota National Guard Armory shares the same building as the
Rosemount Community Center. The Armory is the headquarters and Main Command Post for the
34th Infantry Division of the Army National Guard, also known as the “Red Bulls”. The Red Bulls
has brigades in eight states and its 1st Brigade has distinction of the longest continuous deployment
of 16 months during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Family Resource Center
In 1998, the City of Rosemount constructed the Family Resource Center and leased the facility to
360 Communities. The City is looking at an expansion of the structure to double in size,
construction slated for 2019. The additional space will allow expansion of existing services and
provision of new by 360 Communities The CAC is a nonprofit dedicated to helping families in crisis
get back on their feet, through the work of over 2,000 volunteers working out of more than 50
locations in Dakota and Scott Counties. The CAC lease to the Family Resource Center states that
the facility will be used for serving children and families in the community through services such as
crisis intervention, providing food, clothing, housing assistance, parenting support, and academic
support through mentorship, child care assistance, violence prevention, outreach and recreation.
City Hall/Police Station
City Hall and the Police Station are currently housed jointly in a two-story building located at 2875
145th Street W. The City Hall is located on the upper level and the Police Station in the lower level.
City Hall houses all the City Departments other than Public Works, Fire Department, and Parks and
Recreation. The Police Department is housed in the lower level of the same building and Public
Works is housed in the adjacent Public Works Garages. The Fire Department is housed at the two
Fire Stations and the Parks and Recreation Department is housed in the Community Center.
As the City grows, it is expected that all City Departments will need additional facilities to serve the
needs of the growing population. Short term growth may be accomplished by expansions of current
facilities. Long term growth may require the relocation of at least one of three facilities (City Hall,
Police Station, or Public Works Garage) to accommodate the growth of the other two facilities. The
City is embarking on a space needs study that will permit planning for the future. Further
discussions about costs and appropriate locations for facilities will be part of the process.
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Fire Stations
The City currently has two fire stations. Fire Station #1 is located at the northeast corner of Dodd
Boulevard and Shannon Parkway and is situated to serve the developed western portion of the City.
Fire Station #2 was constructed in 2006 and is located at Connemara Trail and Azalea Avenue. It is
situated near the Connemara Trail bridge over the Union Pacific rail line to allow fire protection to
the east side of the City without needing to wait at a railroad crossing if a train is running through
town. Future fire stations will be sited as needed to serve the growing population.
Steeple Center
The City purchased the former St. Joseph’s complex on South Robert Trail in 2004. The southern
third of the site was subdivided and given to Dakota County for the Robert Trail Library, which
opened in early 2009. The brick church building, built in 1924, was repurposed in 2010 as an
assembly hall and event space. An addition to the building in 2015 included several meeting rooms
and a lobby area with café-style seating that is open to the public. The Steeple Center is home to all
senior activities and the Rosemount Area Arts Council hosts classes and events throughout the
facility.
Public Works Facilities
The Public Works Department has two facilities, the Public Works Garage located northwest of City
Hall on Brazil Avenue and the Public Works Storage Yard located at the former Village of
Rosemount Dump west of South Robert Trail and north of Canada Circle. The Public Works
Garage houses all the public works employees and equipment, while Public Works Storage Yard
houses the large quantity of supplies needed by the City, such as sand, gravel, and mulch. The City
has prepared the land along Canada Circle adjacent to the former dump for development into light
industrial uses.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The City of Rosemount is a part of four school districts, Independent School District (ISD) #196,
ISD #199, ISD #200, and ISD #917.
ISD #196
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD #196 serves the majority of the City of Rosemount. ISD #196
has two elementary schools (Rosemount and Shannon Park), one middle school (Rosemount) and
one high school (Rosemount) within the City of Rosemount. All Rosemount middle and high school
students attend Rosemount Middle School and Rosemount High School. According to 2018/19
attendance boundaries, Rosemount elementary students are split among four elementary schools and
a magnet school. Generally, students in the north and east part of the City attend Red Pine
Elementary in Eagan, while students near Akron Avenue at Connemara and around Downtown
attend Rosemount Elementary. Students living in the northwest portion of the City attend Shannon
Park Elementary, while those in the southwest attend East Lake Elementary in Lakeville. A small
section of the City west of Shannon Parkway and north of County Road 42 is able to attend the
Diamond Path School of International Studies magnet school just across the border in Apple Valley.
The district recently acquired land in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Bonaire Path and
Akron Avenue for the site of a future elementary school.
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ISD #196 recently completed renovations that included minor expansions at the middle and high
schools, but district officials do not believe additional middle or high schools will need to be
constructed during the period of the Comprehensive Plan.
ISD #199
Inver Grove Heights ISD #199 covers parts of the Flint Hills refinery and the industrial area directly
east of the refinery. Any students within this area attend Pine Bend Elementary, Inver Grove Middle
School or Simley High School. Rosemount is not expected to add any significant number of housing
units within the ISD #199 area during the 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
ISD #200
Hastings ISD #200 covers about 320 acres in the extreme southeast corner of Rosemount. Any
students within this area attend Pinecrest Elementary, Hastings Middle School or Hastings High
School. Rosemount is not expected to add any significant number of housing units within the ISD
#200 area during the 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
ISD #917
ISD #917 is an educational partnership to provide vocation and special education to students of
need from the Burnsville, Farmington, Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, Lakeville, Randolph,
Rosemount, South St. Paul, and West St. Paul school districts. ISD #917 has a school within
Rosemount on the east side of Biscayne Avenue and south of the railroad tracks. The school was
initially constructed for approximately 100 students and house offices for itinerate teachers. In
2017, the school district constructed a 10,000 square foot addition for 18 additional students and 45
staff. The itinerant teachers specialize in Braille, sign language, or other skills needed by students
with special needs. These itinerate teachers spend most of their time at the different schools of the
member school districts, but have their offices within the ISD #917 school in Rosemount.
Dakota County Technical College
The Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) is currently a two-year community college and
technical school and is a part of the Minnesota State Colleges and University System. DCTC is
located at the southeast corner of Akron Avenue and County Road 42. Currently, DCTC has a total
enrollment of 2,254 students and offers student athletics including baseball, soccer, softball,
basketball, and volleyball, but no student housing. DCTC has one ball field located on the north side
of County Road 42 and plays most of its games at the Ames Soccer Complex and Baseball Field on
the east and west sides of the campus and the UMore Softball Field just south of the campus.
DCTC has a long term expansion plan that includes student housing and development of four-year
college programs.
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota has one facility within Rosemount, the University of Minnesota
Outreach, Research, and Education (UMore) Park. UMore is 7,686 acres, approximately 3,300 of
which are located within Rosemount and the remaining acres are located south of the City in Empire
Township. UMore is the research and outreach component of the College of Food, Agriculture, and
Natural Resource Sciences. UMore also houses the Rosemount Research Center which is a self-
supporting department that leases land to local farmers, police departments, other University
departments and private entities. In 2006, Sasaki and Associates created the UMore Park Strategic
Plan that plans for a mixed use community on approximately 5,000 acres within Rosemount and
northern Empire Township. The Sasaki study contains development scenarios of approximately
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16,500 dwelling units and 41,000 residents at full development. In 2013 an environmental review
process, an Alternative Urban Areawide Review was conducted and approved using several differing
development scenarios, which is the basis for future development discussions. The University is
marketing land east of DCTC for light industrial and business park uses, while the land west of
DCTC and south of County Road 42 is proposed for mixed density residential and commercial.
Dakota Aggregates is mining the south and western portions of UMore Park, after which the land
will be developed in accordance with the plans that have been developed for UMore.
Private Schools
Currently, there are two private schools within the City of Rosemount. The First Baptist Church,
located at the northeast corner of 145th Street West and Diamond Path, operates a kindergarten
through 12th grade school. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church operates a kindergarten through 8th grade
school at the southeast corner of Biscayne Avenue and Connemara Trail in 2009 school year.
CHURCHES
Community of Hope Church
The Community of Hope Church is a mission congregation of the LCMC. In 2001, congregations
from Burnsville, Lakeville, Eagan, and Apple Valley committed to combine resources to create a
church in Rosemount. Community of Hope Church began worshipping at the Rosemount Middle
School in 2002 and moved to the current location at the northwest corner of 145th Street W. and
Biscayne Avenue in 2005.
First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church began in 1959 with services in the old St. John’s Lutheran Church. In 1970,
First Baptist constructed its current church at the northeast corner of 145th Street W. and Diamond
Path. In 1971, the First Baptist School began, initially as a kindergarten through 4th grade. Currently,
the school serves students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
Lighthouse Community Church
Over 130 years old, the church was founded as St. John’s Lutheran Church. In the 1990’s, the
church became St. John’s Lighthouse, then the Lighthouse Community Church. Lighthouse
Community Church is an inter-denominational Christian church under the apostolic covering of the
International Ministerial Fellowship.
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Our Savior held its first worship services in 1964, and constructed its first church on the corner of
Diamond Path and County Road 42 in 1967. The church has had two building additions since 1967,
including the most recent in 2006 to add a gymnasium and remodeling the education wing. The
church offers a Christian preschool that presently serves 140 students age three through five.
The Well, a United Methodist Church
Formal incorporation took place in 1868 under the name German Methodist Episcopal Church with
services in private homes. In 1874, a church was constructed at the corner of 146th Street W. and
Burma Avenue. In 1962, an adjacent 2.5 acres were purchased and the current church was
constructed in 1963. Major expansions of the church building took place in 1988 and 2002. The
official name of the church was changed to the Rosemount United Methodist Church (RUMC) in
1968 and again to The Well, a United Methodist Church in 2016.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church of Rich Valley
St. John’s Lutheran Church was founded in 1911 at the corner of Blaine Avenue and 145th Street
East (County Road 42) as a member congregation of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. The
current church was constructed in 1977 and the 1911 church was moved ½ mile east to property
owned by a member of the congregation.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Founded in 1856 with services in private homes, the first church building was constructed in 1868
about three miles southwest of Rosemount. After the first church was destroyed by a cyclone, the
second church was constructed in 1881 on the east side South Robert Trail south of 143rd Street W.
in downtown Rosemount. In 1924, the brick church was constructed at the same site. St. Joseph’s
Parish School was constructed in 1953. St. Joseph’s moved to its current location at the southeast
corner of Connemara Trail and Biscayne Avenue in 2003. The school moved to the site of the new
church in 2009.
PRIVATE RECREATION P ROVIDERS
The Irish Sport Dome is a private recreation provider that is located on the grounds of the
Rosemount High School, directly west of the Rosemount Community Center/National Guard
Armory. The Irish Sports Dome is enclosed within an inflatable fabric roof that allows for multiple
configurations that includes softball, baseball, soccer, and football. The Rosemount High School
uses the facility for practices during the school year, while youth recreation leagues use the facility
during the remaining times. The Irish Sports Dome has a long term lease for the school property
and the Rosemount High School will receive the dome at the completion of the lease. The City will
encourage additional private recreational providers to locate within Rosemount, particularly for
indoor recreation. The City will also evaluate partnerships with other entities, such as ISD #196,
Dakota County Technical College, the Boys and Girls Club, and the YMCA, to provide additional
community facilities when it benefits all parties.
COMMUNITY FACILITIES GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
1. Provide community facilities for all age groups.
A. Encourage indoor recreation by private providers or public/private partnerships.
B. Work with ISD #196, the Boys and Girls Club, the YMCA and other interested agencies
to evaluate the feasibility of a teen center.
C. Annually review the services provided for seniors and explore partnerships opportunities
with other agencies.
D. Periodically review the community interest of an aquatic center.
E. Periodically review the community interest of a multi-purpose arena with the capability
for additional sheet(s) of ice.
F. Explore possible developers of or partnerships for a conference center.
G. Work with Dakota County, churches, and civic organizations to provide services for
residents in need.
H. Locate community facilities near their target population.
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2. Encourage the reuse or redevelopment of historic or culturally significant buildings.
A. Work with the Rosemount Historical Society to record and document historic and
culturally significant buildings and artifacts.
3. Provide municipal services that meet the needs of our growing population.
A. Evaluate expanding or relocating City Hall when service demands warrant.
B. Locate fire and emergency services to provide responsive service to urban residents.
C. Evaluate the police facilities needed to meet the demands of the community.
D. Determine the appropriate location for a centralized public works garage and storage
yard.
4. Encourage the establishment of citywide coverage of private utilities.
A. Encourage the installation of state of the art telecommunication infrastructure into
business parks and commercial areas to facilitate high technology businesses to locate
within Rosemount.
B. Encourage the establishment of private utilities that allow residents to work from home,
telecommute, or otherwise reduce the need to commute to work.
5. Locate private utilities where they have the least impacts. (See Major Private Utility
Corridors, Figure 5.2)
A. Install new utilities underground and bury existing utilities where possible when land is
developed.
B. Encourage future utility transmission facilities or expansions to co-locate within existing
utility corridors to limit encumbrances on property owners and future development.
C. Encourage private utilities to co-locate or joint trench to limit the need for utility
easements and maximize the use of private property.