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Monday, April 16, 2018 City Hall – Council Chambers 7:00 pm 5200 - 85th Ave North

THE BROOKLYN PARK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN PARK REGULAR MEETING – AGENDA #4

President Jeffrey Lunde, Vice President Rich Gates, Treasurer Lisa Jacobson,

Commissioners Bob Mata, Mark Mata, Terry Parks & Susan Pha Executive Director Kim Berggren, Assistant Executive Director Jay Stroebel

& Secretary Theresa Freund If due to a disability, you need auxiliary aids or services during an EDA Meeting, please provide the City with 72 hour notice by calling 763-493-8012 or FAX 763-493-8391.

Our Mission: Brooklyn Park, a thriving community inspiring pride where opportunities exist for all.

Our Goals: Strong Neighborhoods • Adapting to Changing Demographics • Public Safety

Financial Sustainability • Community Image • Focused Redevelopment and Development

I. ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS

1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

2. PUBLIC COMMENT AND RESPONSE This provides an opportunity for the public to address the EDA on items, which are not on the agenda. Open Forum will be limited to 15 minutes (if no one is in attendance for the Open Forum, the Regular Meeting may begin) and it may not be used to make personal attacks, to air personality grievances, to make political endorsements or for political campaign purposes. Commissioners will not enter into a dialogue with citizens. Questions from the EDA will be for clarification only. Open Forum will not be used as a time for problem solving or reacting to the comments made but, rather, for hearing the citizen for informational purposes only.

2A. RESPONSE TO PRIOR PUBLIC COMMENT 2B. PUBLIC COMMENT

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

II. STATUTORY BUSINESS AND/OR POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

4. CONSENT 4.1 Consider Approving EDA Meeting Minutes 4.1A October 16, 2017 Meeting Minutes 4.1B March 19, 2018 Meeting Minutes

The following items relate to the EDA’s long-range policy-making responsibilities and are handled individually for appropriate debate and deliberation. (Those persons wishing to speak to any of the items listed in this section should fill out a speaker’s form and give it to the Secretary. Staff will present

The Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority’s Agenda Packet is posted on the City’s website. To access the agenda packet go to www.brooklynpark.org

The Next Scheduled EDA Meeting is May 21, 2018

each item, following in which audience input is invited. Discussion will then be closed to the public and directed to the EDA table for action.) 5. Public Hearings

5.1 None.

6. General Action Items 6.1 Consider Authorizing Submittal of a Grant Application and Execution of an Agreement

with the Metropolitan Council to the Livable Communities Demonstration Account for Grant Funding for a Project at 7621 Brooklyn Boulevard 6.1A Resolution

6.2 Consider Approving a Contract for Agricultural Lease between the Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority and Bill Brooks

6.2A Resolution 6.2B Lease Agreement 6.2C Location Map

III. DISCUSSION - These items will be discussion items but the EDA may act upon them during the

course of the meeting.

7. Discussion Items 7.1 Business Forward Advisory Board Annual Presentation 7.1A Advisory Board Member List

7.2 Status Update 7.3 Metro Blue Line Extension (Bottineau LRT) Update

IV. WORK SESSION: This portion of the meeting will not be televised nor videotaped.

8. Work Session 8.1 Discussion on a Development Opportunity at 67th Avenue North and West Broadway 8.1A Location Map

V. ADJOURNMENT Since we do not have time to discuss every point presented, it may seem that decisions are preconceived. However, background information is provided for the EDA on each agenda item in advance from City staff; and decisions are based on this information and past experiences. If you are aware of information that has not been discussed, please raise your hand to be recognized. Please speak from the podium. Comments that are pertinent are appreciated. Items requiring excessive time may be continued to another meeting.

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City of Brooklyn Park Request for EDA Action

Agenda Item No: 4.1 Meeting Date: April 16, 2018

Agenda Section: Consent Prepared By: Theresa Freund, EDA Secretary

Resolution: N/A

Presented By: Theresa Freund, EDA Secretary No. of Attachments: 2

Item: Consider Approving EDA Meeting Minutes

Executive Director’s Proposed Action: MOTION __________, SECOND __________ TO APPROVE THE OCTOBER 16, 2017 AND MARCH 19, 2018 EDA MEETING MINUTES. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Overview: N/A Primary Issues/Alternatives to Consider: N/A Budgetary/Fiscal Issues: N/A Attachments: 4.1A OCTOBER 16, 2017 MEETING MINUTES 4.1B MARCH 19, 2018 MEETING MINUTES

THE BROOKLYN PARK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN PARK

OCTOBER 16, 2017 MEETING MINUTES I. ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS: 1. CALL TO ORDER: President Jeffrey Lunde (7:00 p.m.)

ROLL CALL PRESENT: President Jeffrey Lunde, Vice President Terry Parks and Treasurer Susan Pha, Commissioners Rich Gates, Lisa Jacobson, Bob Mata and Mark Mata, Executive Director Kim Berggren and Secretary Theresa Freund. ABSENT/EXCUSED: None.

2. PUBLIC COMMENT AND RESPONSE: 2.A Response to Prior Public Comment: None.

2.B Public Comment: None. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

MOTION RICH GATES, SECOND TERRY PARKS APPROVING THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

II. STATUTORY BUSINESS: 4. CONSENT: 4.1 Consider Approving EDA Meeting Minutes.

MOTION RICH GATES, SECOND TERRY PARKS TO APPROVE THE JUNE 19, 2017 EDA MEETING MINUTES. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

5.1 None.

6. GENERAL ACTION ITEMS:

6.1 None III. DISCUSSION:

7. DISCUSSION ITEMS:

7.1 Preliminary 2018 EDA Budget Discussion – Kim Berggren stated this item is the introduction of the Economic Development Authority’s budget for 2018. She provided a brief overview of what is planned for 2018 and a short summary from 2017. If commissioners recall, the budget process for the EDA has been for many years that staff comes with the preliminary levies in August, we introduce the budget in October and then in November we will request commissioners’ approval after we have a chance to incorporate your feedback. In December the City Council will take action on the budget. The EDA budget does need to be approved by the City Council and can be adjusted by the Council.

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The EDA is primarily funded by funds from the Economic Development Authority and the Housing Redevelopment Authority levies. She shared a chart that shows last year’s levy amounts and then the proposed 2018 levy amounts. The preliminary levy budget amount was approved at $2.3 million. Other sources of funds for the EDA: • Developer fees and charges for services. • Grants. • Interest income from loans and investments. In terms of EDA spending, money is spent in these five general categories: 1. A lot of our operating funds do go to support the staff that works

on behalf of the EDA and related expenses associated with that staff work. Commissioners will see in the budget report tonight that there is a proposal for a few adjustments to staffing. • Two positions will be shown in the EDA budget from the

BrookLynk program. • The other position is a temporary grant funded position

that we are requesting be extended for 2018 and 2019. The position would be subject to the EDA’s approval again for 2019 during the budget process next fall.

2. Other activities the EDA does include sometimes funding direct related development costs.

3. We fund programs that help neighborhood and housing stability and preservation.

4. We often fund actual development costs related to projects like trails and other infrastructure investments or projects that support development.

5. The EDA does have a flexible fund reserve. This is a strategic fund that the Authority has built up over many years and is a pool of flexible development resources that can be used to take advantage of opportunities that arise anytime during the year.

Kim Berggren highlighted a few new initiatives in 2018: • We are continuing to advance some conversations around the

Regent redevelopment site, the former location of the Huntington Pointe Apartments. Staff anticipates some pre-development costs during 2018 and those are shown in the budget under the TIF District #3 schedule.

• We are planning on the construction of the Brooklyn Boulevard Trail Phase 1 and this is something commissioners have seen on several occasions. The Council recently asked that we include utility burial as part of that project. You will see these funds in the TIF District #3 budget. Those expenditures will come before you as contracts are approved.

• The EDA has considered some investments to the Clubhouse at Edinburgh USA over the past several years. Staff has not advanced those investments around landscaping and wayfinding. Instead we are moving towards a new contract with the vendor that would start in 2019. In 2018 we are requesting a small amount of funds, about $10,000 to look at an outdoor wedding venue concept.


You will see in your report ongoing initiatives that we are requesting funding. One of these is $30,000 for North Hennepin Fine and Performing Arts Education Center rolling that cost forward to 2018 rather than 2017. Kim Berggren highlighted that the EDA often receives grants that help advance projects. We are able to leverage other organizations money to get projects done here in the community. We have had good success rates here over the years and we will continue to look for grant funding to support the EDA’s activities. Commissioner Bob Mata stated that since foreclosures are down can we use the Foreclosure Loan Program funds elsewhere? Ms. Berggren responded that once those funds are no longer needed for the revolving loan program the EDA will at their discretion reprogram those dollars into other funds that are qualified uses. Those funds would eventually be put back into the EDA general fund for use under purposes that would be allowed. They are available to do development projects. One thing to keep in mind is the EDA has had a history of building up its development fund account for use in project work. The fund does have a healthy balance today so there may be some conversation about reducing the levy amount so that you are not continuing to contribute to that fund. It has been a practice of the EDA to maintain that set aside resources for future investments. It is at the discretion of the EDA if you would like to utilize those funds in a different manner. Historically we haven’t used the fund balance to fund operations. Commissioner Bob Mata reported that in a number of these budget summaries you have other charges. What do those other charges entail? Kim Berggren stated it depends what fund you are looking at. If you are looking at the EDA Foreclosure Loan Fund, the other charges are really all of the expenditures out of that fund. Anytime we provided a loan out of that fund it is shown as other charge in that category. This is how Finance classifies that cost. Commissioner Bob Mata stated that there is a $100,000 in the Rehab Loan Program Fund under other charges. Kim Berggren explained we are showing all of the expenditures out of this fund as other charges. In this case when we spend money out of this fund to give loans it is showing up as other charges. You can see out of 2017 actual amount $33,638 which is the amount we have given out in loans and associated fees to the servicing groups related to that program. These are direct loans for the most part to the homeowners that are utilizing funds in this program. Commissioner Mark Mata asked about the increase to staffing. He said we talked several months ago about managing the BrookLynk Program and that it was not going to impactful to Brooklyn Park. Kim Berggren responded that it is a little challenging as we don’t have the fund to show you tonight. Staff and Finance are still developing it and you will see it at the November meeting. The BrookLynk Program will be established as a special revenue fund and that means we will show revenues coming into that fund and all expenditures for that program including those two staff positions coming out. The Economic Development Authority at this time is planning to have the EDA contribute $50,000 into that special revenue


fund. The only expenditure we are anticipating for the EDA in 2018 is the $50,000 transfer of funds into the special revenue fund. We are still planning on fundraising to support the program. Brooklyn Center will be contributing revenue into that fund to support that program. We don’t consider those two staff people to be supported by the EDA or City. They just show up in our schedules because we are taking on administration. We are sharing all those staff costs 50/50 split with Brooklyn Center. The two positions are tied to the program and the program every year needs to get funded by the Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center EDAs as well as our fundraising partners. We will be looking at this every year. Commissioner Lisa Jacobson asked with the change in CDBG funding for 2018 does that not change our position here and the need for the same F.T.E. that we have had for that role? Kim Berggren responded that it will relieve some of the pressure on our housing position because they have historically been responsible for managing on our end that process. We have always gotten most of the support for CDBG administration from the county and they take a percentage fee for that and will continue to do that. So yes it will free up a small amount of staff time. We are not recommending that it will create an opportunity to reduce staff. It does however, create an opportunity to use those staff hours and it is really limited hours that happen between December through March when we run that to use those staff hours to do other housing programs. We definitely have more ideas for housing initiatives than what we are able to implement every year. Commissioner Susan Pha said that if we are no longer going to have this foreclosure loan program, how much can we reduce from our levy that would go into this program? Kim Berggren stated we are not currently allocating any resources to this fund. This fund was established in 2009 with a contribution of $5.5 million at that time. Those funds have been at work in the community for all those years and the fund balance has grown because of that. This is a strategy that we try to utilize with the EDA. It will be at the discretion of the EDA on how to redeploy those resources and we wouldn’t recommend using those resources to offset annual operating costs. It certainly would be at the discretion of the EDA to do that. It just hasn’t been a historical practice and we wouldn’t recommend that be a strategy. Staff would recommend that you use those program funds for an additional new program that meets the needs of today. Commissioner Susan Pha said she was assuming that the $500,000 shown under the foreclosure loan program as revenue was allocated by levy funds that were given to this loan program every year. What she heard from staff is that currently no money is going into this program every year from our levies. Also that the program was funded by $5.5 million when it was established in 2009 and it is carrying over yearly. Kim Berggren answered that the schedules are hard to follow and she is happy to answer questions. In this case the other revenue is projected revenue coming in from loans that are on the street. Commissioner Susan Pha stated we don’t contribute to this fund. Kim Berggren replied that you will see investment income and that is the money earning interest as it sits there.


President Jeff Lunde stated that he thought taking a look at the overall fund balance as the Council would be useful. He has shared with Kim Berggren for him it is how to get to the end result number is what he is focused on. President Jeff Lunde said he would like to see if we can have some of the foreclosure loan money be reallocated for low income renovation and restoration. Currently the day the program opens it is a race to see how many people can get to it before we run out of funds. This is the program for people to get new windows because it literally evaporates within a few months. President Jeff Lunde asked if staff thought we have enough funds to do some of the work on roads. Some of that falls into the City’s budget through Operations and Maintenance and some of it is economic development, where the EDA could take on some of the costs. He is looking at 101st Avenue North and Highway 252 funding. Kim Berggren responded that is a good question on how much money does the EDA need to have in fund reserve. She will provide additional information in November related to our past spending. One thing she would like to share and some commissioners may know is that we are in the process right now of doing some modeling for the whole city in terms of our anticipated expenditures over the next ten years, including the road projects that we are anticipating i.e. LRT, supplemental funding for West Broadway construction and the interchange project. We have a couple of major projects that we are trying to fund raise for. It is difficult to give that information, she was hopeful that the board would have had a chance to look at that financial planning work and she knows that that is still being planned to do some of that initial review with the city council this fall. That might help answer that question and she will bring back some of the slides that she has shared in previous years about where we are with the fund balance and how we can anticipate spending over the future years. President Jeff Lunde said he would appreciate that and he would also like to take a look at lobbying for Highway 252, 101st, LRT and 101st, or a large company wants to come in and put in 500 people and need to have a road. Some of those things can happen quickly and he would like to make sure we can handle them. President Jeff Lunde asked if branding is still part of the EDA. It initially was funded out of the EDA. Kim Berggren stated staff considers branding a city wide effort and a lot of the coordination is done out of the Administration and Communications. There is still a role for the Economic Development Authority to play specifically to work that is consistent with and reinforcing the business community and the image of Brooklyn Park. We do have $50,000 allocated in the EDA budget for branding in 2019. We did have some resources allocated in 2017 and we have not spent the full budget amount. One way the EDA did contribute to a branding initiative was a contribution towards the city hall sign. The project we are looking at now is the repainting of water towers and how we may enhance the renovation of the water towers towards a brand initiative for the community. That would be a place where if we did have a project idea, we would be coming back to the EDA to talk about that.


President Jeff Lunde asked would the EDA would play a role if an apartment owner came to us and asked about using our loan program to enhance their parking. Kim Berggren responded that that would be very consistent with the areas where we typically see the EDA investing around neighborhoods and housing preservation. We have an existing apartment rehab loan program that is available. As we work with apartment owners over the next year you will be seeing the Apartment Action Plan come back to you this fall. Part of the action is really to continue the effort to communicate with the property owners and the tenants around parking issues at each complex. Commissioner Mark Mata stated that he thinks the EDA should be working with Code Enforcement and the Police Department to see how many of those units are getting phone calls and dealing with the streets around their neighborhoods.

7.2 Brooklyn Park 2018 Homeowner Programs Overview – Erik Hansen reported that commissioners had requested that staff bring a list of the housing programs that we plan to keep in 2018 when we bring the budget forward. You will see a lot of the programs that we talked about this past spring. There are six programs we are moving forward into 2018 and two that are ending.

We support six programs that offer loans or funding for improvements for homeowners to stay in their homes and make investments. About 60% of our housing stock is single family homeowners and these programs are designed for them. We also have a few programs that are designed for townhomes. The EDA has a tradition of investing in single family homeowners over the years and we are suggesting continuing doing so.

The two programs we are talking about not continuing are the Neighborhood Stabilization and the Scattered Site Single Family Rehabilitation Program. As shown in the graph the historic numbers around foreclosures and vacant housing. In 2008 we hit the peak of the recession and the foreclosure crisis. That condition has basically been eradicated from Brooklyn Park. We have about 4,000 or more housing units since the beginning of this chart and we have fewer and fewer vacant and foreclosed homes. We project we will have under 100 foreclosures at the end of the year. Last year when we came to the end of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program we had a few thousand dollars remaining from the County and through Federal HUD sources. We have spent that down. The EDA told staff to keep going with similar programs with our development partners and if there is a supply out there we might as well continue to rehab homes and resell them. We just have not been able to find homes. The market is so hot right now that we are not able to find houses that would qualify for the program because we only look for houses that require a substantial amount of rehab and we are not seeing those. Staff is suggesting that we keep the agreement with developers but we will not fund the program for 2018. We will monitor the situation and if at any time we see this trend reverse, we will come back to the EDA and start the program as quickly as we can so that we don’t see what happened in 2008 again.


Commissioner Mark Mata stated your division should take a bow. He appreciates when someone comes forward and says that a program should end without that direction coming from the EDA or the Council table. Your comment about 2008 and making sure that doesn’t happen again, that was done at a higher level of government that gave out loans without knowing they would be repaid in the first place. That was nothing that we as a city could have done anything about in the first place. Thank you and your staff for coming forward and saying to end the program.

7.3 Status Update – Kim Berggren highlighted the following items:

• Staff has been working with Autumn Ridge Apartments for over a year now after some complaints were heard from the community around the living conditions there. Many things have been improved. The move recent initiative is working with Metro Bloom. Sherman Associates, the owners, ACER as well as our staff have recently had an awesome community meeting onsite. Residents shared their views on what other enhancements they would like to see at the site. Staff anticipates that Sherman Associates will be making some additional enhancements in 2018 around quality of life in the community. You will see more of that work with the Apartment Action Plan.

• Staff is continuing to do work on the Comprehensive Plan update. Cindy Sherman, our Planning Director is leading that effort and the Economic Development and Housing group is helping with the Economic Development and Housing Chapter. They have recently been doing outreach with many of our key stakeholders in terms of institutions that are listed in your report. She wanted to make sure that commissioners were aware of the outreach that was happening. You will be seeing recommendations coming forward at the end of October at the community meeting and at the end of the year with the written draft comp plan update.

• Business Forward Forum was held on October 5th and many commissioners were able to attend. Thank you for coming. The business community appreciates having your presence there and special thanks to staff that put a lot of effort into making sure that was a success. As part of that we did share the Built in Brooklyn Park campaign video. The videos are online and Erik Hansen is going to quickly show you the website.

Erik Hansen showed the title page for the Built in Brooklyn Park that accompanies this campaign. It is located at www.brooklynpark.org/makeithere. It goes through the entire campaign and the economic impact of businesses within Brooklyn Park. He highlighted a map that shows Brooklyn Park as the center of the world and it shows where all the businesses are sending products or have affiliates around the globe. You can take a look, spin the globe and pick points. You can find out that Nott Companies sends products down to Urbandale, Iowa. It shows the $700,000,000 annual economic sales that happen here are going all through the country and through the world. Diversified Plastics as an example, they have pieces on the Juno space probe as well. One of the reasons we get a lot of businesses that are coming to Brooklyn Park is around the process we have and we are known as very business friendly community and we want to continue doing this. Do check the


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website out. There are a lot of interactive items through the website including stories about our companies, some videos and interactive pieces around Brooklyn Park. Kim Berggren added that almost all of the work on Built in Brooklyn Park campaign was done with our staff. We do have a lot of talented people with ideas on how to best promote Brooklyn Park. It has been exciting to be able to do that work in-house between our communications staff doing the video and ITS staff including the GIS intern. We will continue this campaign and we have some ideas for additional campaigns to launch next year. Kim Berggren thanked Commissioners Terry Parks and Bob Mata for participating in the new city sign process last year. This year you can see the fruits of the labor with the new sign which lights up at night.

Commissioner Susan Pha stated she was happy to see the progress with Metro Blooms, especially the partnership with Sherman Associates on the Autumn Ridge project. When they first came earlier this year to apply for CDBG funds one of her biggest concerns for not allocating some funds to them was because they had not first connected with Sherman Associates to see if they would be interested in this, before seeking funds from us. She is very happy to see that they have since partnered and really worked with Sherman Associates to bring this project together. As she has received regular updates on this and she has talked to the residents at Autumn Ridge it seems that this project is something that has really built a sense of community for the residents in that apartment complex. She stated that the update says we are in partnership with them on this project. She is not against it. She asked if we are financially invested in this project with them and how much. Do we see this particular plan as something that would actually come to life in 2018? Erik Hansen responded that the EDA has contributed $750 for community meetings and housing and community engagement staff time to help organize it. Recreation and Park Department has helped with bringing Rec on the Go for that event. Staff has a weekly meeting with Autumn Ridge Apartments as we monitor construction with the loan that the EDA has provided so we have that interaction as well. It is about a $20,000 planning process and that is all covered by Sherman Associates and Metro Blooms. Commissioner Susan Pha responded that Sherman Associates has already dedicated some money to this project and is willing to make this happen. Erik Hansen reported that the $20,000 is for the planning so they are doing that in concepts and they are going to cost those out and that is when we will work with them to see what they are willing to put out. You will see in a couple of the update pictures there are a number of different things that could happen at the apartment complex. We are using this as a model of community engagement and participatory planning process that gets the apartment owners and residents together around storm water management and beautification efforts around the apartment complex. We are not sure what those costs will be. We are hopeful that they will make something happen. We expect that they will ask for some type of partnership and we will try to minimalize that.


Commissioner Susan Pha stated that she has talked to a couple of residents of Autumn Ridge and they are very excited about this project and the community engagement around this. With that excitement there are a couple of concerns which are would this project actually happen. Of course that comes down to funding. This is something to keep in mind for the EDA that if we support this project and developing these ideas, then maybe we try to find in our budget somewhere funds that we think we could help with to allocate towards this project. If Sherman Associates comes up with certain amounts of money and other resources like grants that we may be able to help as well. Commissioner Rich Gates reported that he has heard a lot of good things about the sign. Two things he has heard negatively is you can’t see the lettering during the day and he has seen that himself. It is something to look at. He has heard from some seniors that while they love the sign, they hate the grounds around it and they would like to see some kind of planting. When you look across the street at the park sign there it has some planting around it. This was just something that was brought to his attention by some seniors. Erik Hansen responded that we installed the sign late this past fall, which was not a good time to put plantings in. There will be some landscaping installed next spring when it is more appropriate. There are a lot of utility flags out there so we don’t want to accidently sever any lines out there. It will be cleaned up.

7.4 Metro Blue Line Extension (Bottineau LRT) Update – Jennifer Jordan

highlighted the following: • The ULI bus tours that happen on October 4th and 14th were a

great success. Folks were able to see developments down in Bloomington, Eden Prairie and in St. Louis Park.

• TOD zoning work is kicking off and that plays into the development moratorium you passed back in June. Hennepin County has selected the consultant Perkins and Will. Expect to see a pretty in-depth work session from her on that topic to keep you up to speed.

• The Mayors’ Coalition of the Bottineau Corridor is gathering around advocating for the Blue Line extension. That work is kicking off with some PR materials. There is going to be a joint lobbying trip with Metro Council and Hennepin County to go out to DC to talk to the FTA and the delegation as well as other folks on the Transportation Committee.

President Jeff Lunde shared with commissioners tomorrow he is having a meeting with other members of the coalition. He and Jay will be happy to provide an update after they have a discussion and they will have a much better timeline and information for everyone to take a look at.

President Jeff Lunde recessed the EDA Meeting at 7:49 pm for Commissioners to move to the Steve Lampi Conference Room for the Work Session portion of the meeting. The EDA was reconvened at 7:54 pm.


IV. WORKSESSION: This portion of the meeting was neither televised nor videotaped. 8. Work Session

8.1 Discussion on Draft Housing Goals for the City’s Comprehensive Plan

Staff presented the timeline of housing discussions: • July - Comprehensive Plan and Apartment Action Plan • August - Housing Policy • October - Comprehensive Plan Housing Chapter & Community

Meeting.

Staff provided data on: • Median income and housing costs for renters and homeowners in

2005 and 2015. • Homeownership rates by race. • The city is projected to grow by 6,761 new households to 97,900

residents by 2040. This growth is being planned for through the Comprehensive Plan process.

The Comprehensive Plan is due by the end of 2018. Housing outreach: BP 2025, focus groups, tenant survey, one-on-one meetings; and Open House on October 30th from 5-7 pm. Draft 2040 Housing Goals and Strategies: 1. Focus on housing investment and preservation to promote well-

maintained neighborhoods and high-quality housing. 2. Promote a range of housing choices and opportunities accessible

throughout the community. 3. Deliver housing services in an effective and accessible way to meet

changing needs of the community. 4. Support high density and walkable housing along the LRT corridor to

leverage the transit investment. 5. Identify appropriate locations and opportunities for housing in the

community. Commissioners reviewed the draft goals and shared feedback with staff on what they liked, what concerns they have on the goals, what questions they have and what changes would they like to see. Next steps are a City Council discussion, October 30th Open House and to refine goals.

V. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 8.47 p.m. from the Steve Lampi Conference Room. Respectfully Submitted EDA Secretary Theresa Freund



MARCH 19, 2018 ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES I. ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS:

1. CALL TO ORDER: President Jeffrey Lunde at 7:00 p.m.

ROLL CALL PRESENT: President Jeffrey Lunde, Vice President Rich Gates and Treasurer Lisa Jacobson, Commissioners Bob Mata, Mark Mata, Terry Parks and Susan Pha, Executive Director Kim Berggren and Secretary Theresa Freund. ABSENT/EXCUSED: None.

2. PUBLIC COMMENT AND RESPONSE:

2. A Response to Prior Public Comment: None. 2. B Public Comment: None.

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

MOTION RICH GATES, SECOND LISA JACOBSON APPROVING THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

II. STATUTORY BUSINESS: 4. CONSENT:

4.1 Consider Approving EDA Meeting Minutes.

MOTION RICH GATES, SECOND TERRY PARKS TO APPROVE THE FEBRUARY 20, 2018 EDA MEETING MINUTES. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

4.2 Consider Authorizing the Conveyance of Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority Owned Park Land in the Village Creek Redevelopment Area to the City of Brooklyn Park.

MOTION RICH GATES, SECOND TERRY PARKS TO WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT RESOLUTION #2018-6 AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF BROOKLYN PARK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OWNED PARK LAND IN THE VILLAGE CREEK REDEVELOPMENT AREA TO THE CITY OF BROOKLYN PARK. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

5.1 None.

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6. GENERAL ACTION ITEMS: 6.1 Consider Amending the EDA Bylaws.

MOTION JEFF LUNDE, SECOND LISA JACOBSON TO WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT RESOLUTION 2018-7 APPROVING AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2.3(G) OF THE BROOKLYN PARK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BYLAWS. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

6.2 Consider Authorizing Sub-Recipient Agreement with TwinWest Chamber of Commerce to Support BrookLynk and a Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Support Services Competitive Grant.

MOTION LISA JACOBSON, SECOND SUSAN PHA TO WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT RESOLUTION #2018-8 AUTHORIZING SUB-GRANT AGREEMENT WITH TWINWEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE BROOKLYNK PROGRAM AND A MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES COMPETITVE GRANT. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

III. DISCUSSION:

7.1 Status Update - Kim Berggren highlighted the following:

Kensington Apartments has a new owner. Our staff, John Kinara has been in touch with them and they are interested in partnering with Metro Blooms to improve the exterior landscape as well as other things at that complex. She highlighted the project because it is also wrapped up in the Apartment Action Plan that the Council just approved and the idea that staff is putting a little more attention towards developing those relationships with the property owners. This has always been done through the quarterly property meetings but as in this case we are doing additional outreach to those owners encouraging investment where it seems like a good strategy at that complex.

She thanked everyone for last week’s Real Estate Forum. Several commissioners attended: Bob Mata, Lisa Jacobson and Susan Pha. We had good attendance as usual and it was the 26th Annual Event. We have spent a lot of years supporting the real estate community and helping them understand the assets here in Brooklyn Park.

You may have been hearing about the Opportunity Zone Program in the news. This is a new program by Congress to encourage long term investments in low income communities. The State will be identifying geographies across the state that will be eligible for the Opportunity Zone Program investments and submissions go through Hennepin County. Staff worked with Hennepin County staff on our submission. Brooklyn Park has two different census tracts we are hoping will make it through the selection process through the State system.



The Liberian Business Association is an emerging group in our community. Staff has been working to build a relationship with them and encourage their participation in other things as well as support their formation and success in being a new association.

7.2 Metro Blue Line Extension (Bottineau LRT) Update – Jen Jordan reported the implementation of the station area planning is moving forward. Transit orientated development zoning and community meetings are being held both tomorrow, March 20 and April 5th. The meeting on March 20th will be held here in council chambers from 6:00 to 8:00 pm as part of the Think Again Brooklyns. The second meeting will be on Thursday, April 5th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Brooklyn Park Library. This is a joint meeting covering both TOD Zoning, in addition to Bike/Ped Infrastructure and we will also have the 90% plan boards available for folks to look at.

President Jeff Lunde asked about the outreach with the Think Again Brooklyns, was there anything sent outside of that group? The Think Again Brooklyns tend to have the same people coming monthly to their forums. Jen Jordan responded that yes in terms of the outreach for both meetings. Our consultant team has sent out fliers in the station areas, all the information has gone up on our website, our LRT list, in addition to social media.

7.3 2017 Annual Report – Kim Berggren stated the full report was in

commissioners’ packets. If commissioners have questions about any of the information in there or want to see staff communicating differently, please let us know. The report does serve as documentation over the years of all the work the EDA has supported in terms of helping both businesses and residents invest here and are successful here in the community.

The work of the EDA is divided into several different areas. She highlighted a few of the areas and items in each of the areas because the breadth of the EDA is quite large. Development Activity: Opening for business in Brooklyn Park for the first time is a

brewery, which is exciting for many in the community. The community showed up when the brewery first opened so Blue Wolf has to manage producing more beer at the site to meet the demand.

Tesla has acquired Perbix, a Brooklyn Park business. We now can say that Tesla is built in Brooklyn Park. This is an exciting thing to be able to say from a marketing perspective for our community and to highlight the high tech manufacturing happening along the corridor.

Biomerics is one of the businesses that we use as a great example of these growing technology/manufacturing businesses. They were able to receive funding from Minnesota Investment Funds and that was with the support of the City and the EDA. They will be taking more space in the building that they are located in the North Park Business Center area.



Business Vitality continues to be very impressive in the community of Brooklyn Park: We have a strong entrepreneurship in the community and we

support that with the Open to Business Program. You can see some of the successes of that program last year. This is done in partnership with Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers. She shared that 55% of the businesses that are supported through that program are low income businesses; 68% are owned by people of color and 45% are owned by women. This program in particular is supporting a segment of our community that is thriving here.

Workforce Development: The biggest news in 2017 was that the BrookLynk Program has

transitioned over to Brooklyn Park and the staff is now housed here at city hall. There was a lot of effort among all the partners to figure out a long term strategy for this program. It has been very successful in the last two to three years. It is supporting interns in our community and you can see that interns have earned over $425,000 in wages since 2015. This program leverages others investments in our community and people in our community.

Housing: The highlight here is we are now done talking about foreclosure

recovery and our foreclosures are definitely at the bottom in terms of numbers. We are now able to refocus our efforts on the continuous investment in the housing stock through the home ownership investment programs. We do serve many homeowners through those programs and the EDA has chosen to allocate additional dollars towards those programs in recent years.

Special Projects, the work of the EDA always changes as new projects arise: The city hall sign is now up and is easily visible at night with the

bright lighting. There is now an Economic Development chapter in the

Comprehensive Plan. This was created last year and is projecting out to 2040 how the community wants to see economic development happen here in Brooklyn Park.

A Fine and Performing Arts Ed Center vision has been created over the last year in partnership with North Hennepin Community College, Metro State, Osseo area schools and Hennepin County.

President Jeff Lunde expressed his thanks in successfully getting BrookLynk integrated. Also the TwinWest partnership is an example of expanding employer participation, employer training and support in BrookLynk so that the outreach will be even better and provide more opportunities.

President Jeff Lunde recessed the EDA Meeting at 7:17 pm for Commissioners to move to the Brooklyn Township Conference Room for the Work Session portion of the meeting. The EDA was reconvened at 7:22 pm.


MARCH 19, 2018 MEETING MINUTES Page 5 IV. WORK SESSION - This portion of the meeting was neither televised nor videotaped.

8.1 Discussion on a Development Opportunity at 7621 Brooklyn Boulevard.

The purpose of the work session was to discuss a mixed-use development opportunity at 7621 Brooklyn Boulevard. This site is owned by the EDA and is in the Village Creek redevelopment area. Commissioners were given a brief overview of the redevelopment area including the City and EDA investment and market value increase. Staff referenced the 2009 Multi-family Housing Study, 2005 Village Creek Development Plan and 2006 Stable Neighborhood Action Plan Study. A preliminary concept with mixed-income housing, non-profit programming for youth and a community commercial kitchen was shown to commissioners. Commissioners gave feedback to staff. Possible next steps would be: a Met Council grant application (requires City application and is due April 26); an outreach policy to the neighborhood and community; and a memorandum of understanding with the EDA.

V. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m. from the Brooklyn Township Conference Room. Respectfully Submitted EDA Secretary Theresa Freund


City of Brooklyn Park Request for EDA Action Agenda Item No: 6.1 Meeting Date: April 16, 2018

Agenda Section: General Action Items Prepared By:

Emily Carr, Development Project Coordinator

Resolution: X

Presented By: Emily Carr, Development Project Coordinator No. of Attachments: 1

Item:

Consider Authorizing Submittal of a Grant Application and Execution of an Agreement with the Metropolitan Council to the Livable Communities Demonstration Account for Grant Funding for a Project at 7621 Brooklyn Boulevard.

Executive Director’s Proposed Action MOTION _______, SECOND _____________ TO WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT RESOLUTION #2018- AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO THE LIVABLE COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION ACCOUNT FOR GRANT FUNDING FOR A PROJECT AT 7621 BROOKLYN BOULEVARD. Overview: The Metropolitan Council (Met Council) solicits annually for its Livable Communities Demonstration Account (LCDA) program, which provides grants to cities for development projects. The LCDA program, one of four programs available through the Livable Communities Grant programs, grants funds for activities that support innovative development and redevelopment that links housing, jobs, and services and demonstrates efficient and cost-effective use of land and infrastructure and meet program goals. Staff is coordinating with George North Group to submit an application for LCDA Development grant funding for the Economic Development Authority (EDA) owned site at 7621 Brooklyn Boulevard. The preliminary grant application is due June 28, 2018. Grant funded components can include site-integrated storm water management, renewable energy elements, place making, site acquisition and preparation, and public infrastructure elements. Since the LCDA funds are solicited only one-time-per-year, the grant application must be submitted prior to city project approvals, which will be requested later this year in anticipation of construction in 2019/2020. The Met Council announces grant awards for the 2018 cycle in November. Staff and the development group will begin the community engagement about the proposed project this summer in accordance with the EDA’s multifamily outreach policy. Primary Issues/Alternatives to Consider: • What is the proposed project?

On March 19, 2018 several EDA Commissioners toured the George North Group’s housing development the Commons at Penn in Minneapolis along with Kindred Kitchen commercial kitchen and Breaking Break Café. During the EDA work session following the tour, the EDA indicated a desire to continue to work with the development group on a project for the EDA owned site. Although project details are still being determined, the concept includes 50-88 units of mixed-income housing above a community commercial kitchen and community space that would accommodate the George North Group’s youth non-profit program called Building Blocks.

6.1 Page 2 • What is the timeline for the grant award?

o June 28, 2018 – Project Concept Designs due to Met Council o August 9, 2018 – Full LCDA grant application due o September, 2018 – Met Council Staff conducts application reviews o October 2018 – Developer and staff review session with Met Council o October – November 2018 – Livable Communities Advisory Committee evaluates grant

applications o December 2018 – LCDA grant funds announced o December 2021 – Grant funds must be expended

Budget/Fiscal Issues: If received, the LCDA grant funds will assist with the project costs associated with redevelopment of 7621 Brooklyn Boulevard. The Developer has not calculated total development costs and other financing needs for the project. It is anticipated that the developer will request additional financial assistance from the EDA for this project. Approval of this grant application does not commit the EDA to providing additional funds or selling the land to the developer. Recommendation: The Executive Director of the Economic Development Authority recommends approval. Attachments: 6.1A RESOLUTION


RESOLUTION #2018-

AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLCIATION AND EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO THE LIVABLE COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION ACCOUNT FOR GRANT FUNDING.

WHEREAS, the Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority (the “Authority”) was

created pursuant to the Economic Development Authorities Act, Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.090 to 469.108 (the “EDA Act”) and is authorized to transact business and exercise its powers by a resolution of the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Park (the “City”) adopted on October 24, 1988;

WHEREAS, the Authority possesses all of the powers of an economic development

authority pursuant to the EDA Act and a housing and redevelopment authority pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.001 to 469.047;

WHEREAS, the City is a participant in the Livable Communities Act’s Housing Incentives

Program for 2018 as determined by the Metropolitan Council, and is therefore eligible to apply for Livable Communities Demonstration Account funds;

WHEREAS, the Authority has identified a proposed project within the city that meets to

Demonstration Account’s purposes and criteria and is consistent with and promotes the purposes of the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act and the policies of the Metropolitan Council’s adopted metropolitan development guide;

WHEREAS, the Authority has the institutional, managerial and financial capability to ensure

adequate project administration; WHEREAS, the Authority certifies that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations

as stated in the grant agreement; WHEREAS, the Authority acknowledges Livable Communities Demonstration Account

grants are intended to fund projects or project components that can serve as models, examples or prototypes for development or redevelopment projects elsewhere in the region, and therefore represents that the proposed project or key components of the proposed project can be replicated in other metropolitan-area communities;

WHEREAS only a limited amount of grant funding is available through the Metropolitan

Council’s Livable Communities Demonstration Account during each funding cycle and the Metropolitan Council has determined it is appropriate to allocate those scarce grant funds only to eligible projects that would not occur without the availability of Demonstration Account grant funding.

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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, after appropriate examination and due consideration, the governing body of the City:

1. Finds that it is in the best interests of the City’s development goals and priorities for the

proposed project to occur at this particular site and at this particular time. 2. Finds that the project component(s) for which Livable Communities Demonstration

Account funding is sought: a. will not occur solely through private or other public investment within the

reasonably foreseeable future; b. and will occur within three years after a grant award only if Livable Communities

Demonstration Account funding is made available for this project at this time.

3. Represents that the city has undertaken reasonable and good faith efforts to procure funding for the project component for which Livable Communities Demonstration Account funding is sought but was not able to find or secure from other sources funding that is necessary for project component completion within three years and states that this representation is based on the following reasons and supporting facts:

a. LCDA is a primary funding source for the uses requested in the application. The requested elements may not be of the quality or demonstration value possible, without an award of LCDA funds.

4. Authorizes its Authority to submit on behalf of the City an application for Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant funds for the project component(s) identified in the application, and to execute such agreements as may be necessary to implement the project on behalf of the City.


City of Brooklyn Park Request for EDA Action Agenda Item No: 6.2 Meeting Date: April 14, 2018

Agenda Section: General Action Items Prepared By:

Erika Byrd, Economic Development Specialist

Resolution: X

Presented By: Erika Byrd, Economic Development Specialist No. of Attachments: 3

Item:

Consider Approving a Contract for Agricultural Lease between the Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority and Bill Brooks

Executive Director’s Proposed Action MOTION ________, SECOND ____________ TO WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT RESOLUTION #2018- APPROVING A CONTRACT FOR AGRICULTURAL LEASE BETWEEN THE BROOKLYN PARK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND BILL BROOKS. Overview: In 2017, the Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority (EDA) purchased a 22.84 acre parcel of land from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) located in the northeast corner of US-169 and TH-610. MNDOT previously had an annual lease with Bill Brooks to farm this land and Mr. Brooks requested to lease the now EDA-owned parcel for the 2017 growing season. On July 17, 2017 the EDA approved leasing this land to Bill Brooks. The 2017 lease ended in December. Since that time, EDA staff has negotiated new rent terms with Mr. Brooks. The parties have agreed to a rent price of $800-per-year for a lease that would run for the 2018 and 2019 growing seasons ending December 2019. Primary Issues/Alternatives to Consider: • How was the rent determined? Staff did additional research on average area agricultural rents and spoke to staff from the University of Minnesota Extension Office (Extension Office). Based on the discussions with the Extension Office, market prices for the agricultural land vary widely across the region with many rents determined through negotiation. EDA staff negotiated a new price of $800 per growing season with Bill Brooks. EDA staff recommends entering into a two year lease with Mr. Brooks, as this could save EDA time and resources in 2019. Mr. Books leased the property from the EDA in 2017 for $650. • How could this effect Target’s purchase option? Target Corporation has an existing development agreement with the EDA and the City of Brooklyn Park for the development of the Target North Campus. This development agreement stipulates a right for Target Corporation to purchase the land at the northeast quadrant of US-169 and TH-610 from the EDA when MNDOT made it available for sale to the EDA. On July 17, 2017, the EDA approved an extension of the purchase option through the end of 2018. The proposed farm lease has a provision that allow the EDA to cancel the lease before May 1 or after October 31 if the property is needed for economic development purposes, such as the sale of the land to Target Corporation. Budget/Fiscal Issues: The EDA will receive $1600 in revenue from the 2-year lease agreement. The EDA will not be subject to any property maintenance costs during the term of the lease.

6.2 Page 2 Recommendation: The Executive Director of the Economic Development Authority recommends approval. Attachments: 6.2A RESOLUTION 6.2B LEASE AGREEMENT 6.2C LOCATION MAP



RESOLUTION #2018-

APPROVING CONTRACT FOR AGRICULTURAL LEASE BETWEEN THE BROOKLYN PARK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND BILL BROOKS

WHEREAS, the Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority, a public body corporate and politic (the “EDA”) owns certain real property located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Highways 610 and 169 (the “Property”);

WHEREAS, the EDA has also determined that while the EDA holds the Property for

development it is reasonable and necessary to enter into an Agricultural Lease (the “Agricultural Lease”) with Bill Brooks an individual (the “Tenant”);

WHEREAS, the EDA has determined that the terms of the Agricultural Lease are reasonable and it in the best interests of the EDA to enter into and execute the Agricultural Lease;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority Board of Commissioners that: 1. The Board hereby approves entering into the Agricultural Lease and the

execution thereof, together with any related documents necessary in connection therewith, including without limitation all documents referenced in or attached to the Agricultural Lease (collectively, the “Documents”) and the Executive Director of the EDA is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Documents on behalf of the EDA and to carry out, on behalf of the EDA, the EDA’s obligations thereunder;

2. The approval hereby given to the Documents includes approval of such

additional details therein as may be necessary and appropriate and such modifications thereof, deletions therefrom and additions thereto as may be necessary and appropriate and approved by legal counsel to the EDA and by the officers authorized herein to execute said Documents prior to their execution; and said officers are hereby authorized to approve said changes on behalf of the EDA. The execution of any instrument by the appropriate officers of the EDA herein authorized shall be conclusive evidence of the approval of such document in accordance with the terms hereof. In the event of absence or disability of the officers, any of the Documents authorized by this Resolution to be executed may be executed without further act or authorization of the Board by any duly designated acting official, or by such other officer or officers of the EDA as, in the opinion of the City Attorney, may act in their behalf.

3. The authority to approve, execute and deliver future amendments to the

Documents is hereby delegated to the Executive Director, subject to the following conditions: (a) such amendments or consents to not materially adversely affect the interests of the EDA; (b) such amendments or consents do not contravene or violate any policy of the EDA or applicable provision of law, and (c) such amendments or consents are acceptable in form and substance to the counsel


retained by the EDA to review such amendments. The authorization hereby given shall be further construed as authorization for the execution and delivery of such certificates and related items as may be required to demonstrate compliance with the agreements being amended and the terms of this Resolution. The execution of any instrument by the Executive Director shall be conclusive evidence of the approval of such instruments in accordance with the terms hereof. In the absence of the Executive Director any instrument authorized by this paragraph to be executed and delivered may be executed by the officer of the EDA authorized to act in his or her place and stead.

AGRICULTURAL LEASE

PARCEL: 45, 46, 49, 50 Hennepin County

This Lease is made between the Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority (“Landlord”) and Bill Brooks an individual, (“Tenant”).

1. In consideration of payment of the rent hereinafter specified to be paid by Tenant, and the covenants and agreements herein contained, Landlord hereby leases to Tenant that certain property (“Premises”) in the County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, described as follows:

Address of Premises: NE quadrant of TH 169 and TH 610; See Exhibit “B” attached and incorporated

Type of Premises: Agricultural

Legal Description: See Exhibit “A” attached and incorporated

This lease is in effect from April 17, 2018 through December 31, 2018, with the right of cancellation in Landlord and Tenant as set forth in Section 7 below.

Tenant has an option to renew this lease for one additional one year term. Tenant shall provide Landlord with written notice of intent to renew lease at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the current term. The renewal period would be from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, with the right of cancellation in Landlord and Tenant as set forth in Section 7 below.

2. RENT. Tenant shall pay to Landlord as rent for the premises the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) payable in one lump sum payment at the beginning of the term of this lease. Rent payments are to be mailed or delivered to:

Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority 5200 85th Avenue North Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 Attn: Erika Byrd Checks are payable to: Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority

3. USE OF PREMISES. Tenant will use the Premises for agricultural purposes only and no other use whatsoever. It shall be the sole responsibility of Tenant to comply with all laws, regulations, or ordinances imposed by any jurisdiction governing the use of the Premises. Failure to comply will not relieve Tenant of the obligation to pay rent.

4. MAINTENANCE OF PREMISES. Tenant shall not commit, suffer, or permit any waste on the

Premises. Tenant shall keep the Premises cleared of all trash and debris. At any reasonable

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time, Tenant shall permit Landlord to enter upon and inspect the Premises.

5. UTILITY CHARGES. Tenant shall pay when due all utility charges and any other charges or expenses connected with Tenant’s use of the Premises.

6. NOTICES. All notices herein provided to be given, or which may be given, by either party to the other, shall be deemed to have been fully given when served personally on Landlord or Tenant, or when made in writing and deposited in the United States mail and addressed as follows: To Tenant at the mailing address above stated and to Landlord, Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority, 5200 85th Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443. The address to which notices are mailed may be changed by written notice given by either party to the other as herein provided.

7. CANCELLATION. Tenant may cancel this Lease at any time during the term hereof by giving Landlord notice in writing prior to the date when cancellation shall become effective. Landlord may cancel this Lease at any time before May 1 or after October 31 by giving Tenant notice in writing prior to the date when cancellation shall become effective. If either party terminates the Lease, the rent will be prorated.

8. SUBLETTING. Tenant shall not assign the Lease or sublet the Premises.

9. REMEDIES. If any rent is due and unpaid or if Tenant defaults in any of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Tenant contained in this Lease, Landlord may, at any time after default, re-enter and take possession of the Premises in the manner provided by the law. Tenant will pay Landlord all costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees, in any action brought by Landlord to recover any rent due and unpaid hereunder, or for the breach of any of the covenants or agreements contained in this Lease, or to recover possession of the Premises, whether such action progresses to judgement or not.

10. INDEMNIFICATION. As between Landlord and Tenant, Tenant assumes by this agreement all risk of personal injury or, or death to, himself, his employees, customers, invitees, licensees, family or guests while on or about the Premises, and agrees to save harmless the Landlord, the City of Brooklyn Park and the governing body members, officers, agents (including their independent contractors, consultants and legal counsel, servants and employees) thereof from all claims, suits, costs, losses, damage, and expenses arising out of such injury or death.

11. PRIOR LEASES. If there is any prior existing lease between Tenant and the Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority covering the Premises, it is agreed that this Lease shall cancel the prior lease as of the beginning date of this Lease.

12. INSURANCE. Tenant shall procure a liability insurance policy on the Premises in the minimum amount for each occurrence and for each year of $1,000,000 and shall name Landlord as an "additional insured" thereunder and shall provide Landlord with a certificate thereof and shall


procure a workers compensation insurance policy in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 176.

13. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES OR POLLUTANTS OR CONTAMINANTS. Tenant shall not cause or permit any hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant to be used, generated, stored or disposed of on or in the Premises by Tenant, Tenant’s agents, employees, contractors or invitees. Tenant may apply pesticides or fertilizers on the Premises provided that: (a) The applicator must have a commercial license from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. (b) Every application of pesticides and fertilizers must comply with all specifications and directions of the manufacturer. Tenant must not store any pesticides or fertilizers on the Premises. If the Tenant causes or allows the Premises to become contaminated in any manner by hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants, during the term of this Lease, Tenant shall indemnify and hold harmless the Landlord in accordance with Section 10 of this Lease. This indemnification is intended to, and shall, survive the termination of this Lease. Without limitation of the foregoing, if Tenant causes or permits the presence of any hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant on the Premises, and that presence results in contamination, Tenant shall promptly, at its sole expense, take any and all necessary actions approved by the Landlord to return the Premises to a condition that is in accordance with all applicable Federal, State, and Local regulations and meets the Landlord requirements to restore the Premises to its condition immediately prior to the contamination.

14. WELL FLUSHING. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 7, Tenant and Landlord acknowledge and agree that at any time during the term of the Lease, Landlord may seal the irrigation well located on the Premises as shown on Exhibit B attached and incorporated. It is further acknowledged and agreed, Tenant’s crop may be adversely affected by the sealing of the irrigation well. In the event the sealing of the irrigation well causes damage to Tenant’s crop or personal property. Tenant will have no recourse or claim against Landlord including the remedy set forth in Paragraph 7 of this Lease.

15. PROPERTY TAXES. The Premises are currently tax-exempt. In the event that the Premises are no longer tax-exempt due to the Tenant’s use of the Premises, the Tenant shall be responsible for paying the annual Real Estate Taxes attributable to the Premises. The Tenant shall pay the Real Estate Taxes directly to the County when they become due. The term “Real Estate Taxes” shall mean all real estate taxes, all assessments, and any taxes in lieu thereof which may be levied upon or assessed against the Premises. A photocopy of the tax statement submitted by the


Landlord to the Tenant shall be sufficient evidence of the amount of taxes and assessments assessed or levied against the Premises.


TENANT Bill Brooks

Signature:

Print Name:

Title: Date:

LANDLORD Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority Executive Director

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ITEM 7.1

MEMORANDUM DATE: April 16, 2018 TO: EDA Commissioners FROM: Erik Hansen, Economic Development and Housing Director

Daniela Lorenz, Project Facilitator SUBJECT: Business Forward Advisory Board Presentation The Business Forward Advisory Board (BFAB) will provide an update to the EDA at the April 16, 2018 meeting. The focus of the discussion will be the board’s successes and priorities for 2018 and 2019. Formed in 2012, the BFAB is the voice of the business community on all matters that impact businesses in Brooklyn Park. The BFAB provides recommendations for tangible outcomes to City staff to improve the business climate in the community as well as enhance communication and collaboration between the business community and stakeholders. Attachment: 7.1A ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER LIST

2017-2018 Advisory Board Members

Dordean Lien Fast Track Products 3575 85th Ave N Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 Term Expires 12/2017 Joe Piket Primrose 10051 Xenia Ave N Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 Term Expires 12 /2017 Anthony Watts US Bank 5816 36th Ave N Crystal, MN 55422 Term Expires: 12/2017 Brad Clift Star 6920 93rd Ave N Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 Term Expires: 10/2018 James Dow & Annette Lund Diversified Plastics Inc 8617 Xylon Court N Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 Term Expires: 10/2018 Karen Philbin North Hennepin Community College Foundation 7411 85th Ave N Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 Term Expires: 10/2018 Mayor Jeffrey Lunde City Council Representative Council Member Lisa Jacobson City Council Representative

Yasmin Hyder McDonald’s 7088 E. Fish Lake Road Osseo, MN 55311 Term Expires: 01/2019 Pamela Holien Action Coach 3402 99th Ave N Brooklyn Park, MN 55444 Term Expires: 04/2019 Dr. Mitch DeJong Design Ready Controls Inc. 9325 Winnetka Ave N Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 Term Expires: 09/2020 Sonny Kester American Family Insurance 8525 Edinbrook Crossing, Suite 104 Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 Term Expires: 09/2020 Ben & Renay Dossman Fat Chance Sandwich Shop 8419 W Broadway Ave Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 Term Expires: 10/2021 Jackson George, Jr. Liberian Business Association in the Diaspora Comfortable Living, Inc. 6248 Lakeland Ave N Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 Term Expires: 10/2021 Commissioner Steve Schmidt Planning Commission Representative

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ITEM 7.2

MEMORANDUM DATE: April 12, 2018 TO: EDA Commissioners FROM: Kim Berggren, Executive Director SUBJECT: Status Update HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT 26th Annual Realtor Forum The 26th Annual Realtor Forum occurred on March 15 at the Edinburgh USA Clubhouse. Commissioners Lisa Jacobson, Bob Mata and Susan Pha attended this event with 95 real estate professionals to learn about Brooklyn Park and also earn 4 continuing education credits from the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The attendees heard about Brooklyn Park’s competitive advantages in the region as well the Recreation and Parks programs, planning and transportation, neighborhoods, housing trends and resources, maps and applications, public schools, and public safety. Overall, the event received very positive reviews from those who attended. Affordable Housing Incentive Fund Selection Committee The Affordable Housing Incentive Fund (AHIF) and HOME fund selection committee convened on March 21 to review grant applications. The selection committee included Hennepin County officials and staff from several cities and John Kinara represented the City of Brooklyn Park. Up- to-$3.9 million dollars was available to fund the development of long-term, affordable housing units in Hennepin County. This funding was made available through the federal HOME Program and the Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HCHRA) AHIF Program. Eligible applicants include governmental agencies, Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), community-based organizations, tribal organizations, and nonprofit and for-profit entities. There were 31 grant applications and only 15 projects qualified to receive this funding based on project feasibility, housing affordability, targeted population, experience and capacity to administer federal funds. Brooks Landing and Brook Gardens Visit Reprise Associates and Amorce I Limited Partnership owns and manages the Brooks Landing and the Brook Gardens properties in Brooklyn Park. These properties are federally subsidized housing units for the elderly and persons with disabilities. The developer continues working on securing all the necessary finances required for the planned $9 million rehabilitation investment into the properties. As part of this process, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) officials visited the property on April 3, 2018 for a final walk through before the developer submits the preservation funding request proposal due on May 15.

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Other funding for this reinvestment includes the proceeds of Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds issued by the City of Brooklyn Park, and allocated in the full amount of $15 million in Tax Exempt Bonds from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. Additionally, the Brooklyn Park EDA issued $400,000 loan amount for the project. The funding will be invested in significant rehabilitation work at the Brooks Landing and Brook Gardens apartments in the spring of 2019. Metro Blooms Landscaping Project The Metro Blooms Landscaping Project at Autumn Ridge Apartments received another grant of $50,000 from the Shingle Creek Watershed Commission. This award is in addition to the grant of $100,000 awarded by Hennepin County last month. These funds will cover the cost of the first phase of the landscaping project in the summer of 2018 and will focus on upgrading and expanding the playground, installing parking lot lighting, and the construction of rain gardens to capture storm water runoff. Spanish and Hmong Language Home Stretch Workshops Offered The City of Brooklyn Park in collaboration with the Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County (CAPHC) held a Spanish language Home Stretch Workshop at City Hall on April 6. This course was the first Spanish language Home Stretch Class held in the community specifically targeting the Hispanic community. During the workshop, the attendees learned about Brooklyn Park’s housing programs, the mortgage process, the home purchase decision process, the closing steps and the housing inspection. The workshop also provided tips on common sense approaches to maintaining a home. Approximately 20 participants attended the workshop. The City of Brooklyn Park in collaboration with the Hmong American Partnership (HAP) will host a Hmong language Home Stretch Workshop at City Hall on July 14. This workshop will be the first Hmong language Home Stretch Class in the community specifically targeting the Hmong Community. Offering homebuyer support workshops in several languages are part of the strategy to address homeownership disparities in the city. Housing Preservation Work Group Emily Carr attended the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Regional Housing Preservation Workgroup meeting on March 22. The discussion topic focused on the Low Income Rental Classification Program (LIRC), commonly referred to as the “4d” program. This program allows qualifying rental properties to receive the 4d tax break in return for agreeing to conditions which provide for rental and income restrictions on the property. The purpose of the workgroup is to convene staff from cities across the region to discuss various housing preservation policies. North Minneapolis Development Tour President Jeffrey Lunde, Commissioners Rich Gates, Bob Mata and Terry Parks, Planning Commissioners Amy Hanson and Syed Husain and staff toured the Commons at Penn, a mixed-use development project of Devean George’s George North Group, that includes 44 units of affordable housing for families, youth programming space, and the Wirth Food Co-op, which anchors the first floor. The group also toured Kindred Kitchen, a community commercial kitchen, and its sister enterprise, Breaking Bread Café. Mr. George is interested in developing an EDA-owned site in the Village Creek neighborhood.

http://buildingblocksmn.org/commons-penn/

http://buildingblocksmn.org/commons-penn/

http://www.kindredkitchen.org/

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Business Forward Advisory Board Not even April snow storms can stop the Business Forward Advisory Board (BFAB) who had its monthly meeting on April 3rd at City Hall. The group saw a presentation given by Planning Director, Cindy Sherman, about the Comprehensive Plan and discussed the Annual Open Meeting in May. The Open meeting will be hosted by Star located at 6688 93rd Ave N from 4pm-5:30pm. All are welcome to attend to hear about BFAB, Star, and get a tour of Star’s new facility. Old Noble Park and Ride site Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) reduced the minimum bid amount for selling the old Noble Park and Ride by $1 million. Staff anticipates more development interest in this site because of this price reduction. Staff is considering holding a neighborhood meeting this summer to get redevelopment ideas. The site is currently zoned Public Institution and potential redevelopment within this zoning is extremely limited. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BrookLynk On March 24th and 31st, BrookLynk hosted its annual Get Ready! training at Hennepin Technical College a pre-employment training designed to prepare young people for interviewing and navigating the workplace. Get Ready! trainings are led by local professionals and BrookLynk program alumni who are passionate about training the next generation of employees and leaders in our community. Over 250 young people attended the two trainings. Along with Get Ready! training, BrookLynk hosted its annual mock interviews event on March 28th and April 4th at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center. About 300 students took part in the opportunity to interview in a low stress environment designed to help them build their interviewing skills. The interviews were conducted by local professionals from around the region. Several City staff participated as interviewers including; Erika Bryd, Emily Carr, Cindy Sherman, Jody Yungers, and Daniela Lorenz. On April 7th the 2nd Annual BrookLynk Youth Job Fair took place at North Hennepin Community College. The job fair was attended by nearly 300 students and 30 employers from across the region. Attendees had opportunities to in network with local employers, attend workshops, and get help perfecting their resumes. Anyone age 14-25 is welcome to attend the job fair even if they are not actively involved in the BrookLynk program.

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OTHER Representative Emmer Visits Brooklyn Park On Friday, April 6th, President Lunde, Erik Hansen, Jen Jordan, several business leaders and the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce visited with Representative Tom Emmer at Design Ready Controls in Brooklyn Park. Representative Emmer was excited to learn about business development in the City, particularly along the 610 corridor, workforce challenges and the impacts of the new tax changes on business. Those in attendance represented a variety of manufacturing businesses from parts production to medical technology creation.

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MEMORANDUM DATE: April 16, 2018 TO: EDA Commissioners FROM: Jennifer Jordan, LRT Senior Project Manager SUBJECT: METRO Blue Line Extension (Bottineau LRT) Update

Station Area Planning Implementation Funded through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Grant Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Zoning • In October 2017, Hennepin County Community Works hired Perkins & Will to assist

Brooklyn Park and other communities along the Bottineau corridor with developing transit-oriented development (TOD) zoning regulations for station areas. This zoning work is a key step in implementing the vision created through the community-driven station area planning process that occurred in 2015 and 2016. The new zoning regulations will set the stage to support future development that is higher-density, mixed-use, and pedestrian-oriented in close proximity to the METRO Blue Line Extension.

o Two large community meetings were held March 20, 2018 and April 5, 2018 to

discuss TOD zoning for Brooklyn Park’s station areas and get community input. A joint City Council/Planning Commission work session on the draft zoning work is scheduled for April 18, 2018. The goal is to have the City Council adopt the new zoning regulations by the end of June 2018.

o A joint Planning Commission/City Council work session is planned for Wednesday, April 18, 2018 to go over the proposed zoning changes for Brooklyn Park’s five station areas.

Connect Blue Line Now! Communication Coalition • Connect Blue Line Now! Coalition is the new collaboration effort around the METRO

Blue Line Extension. The coalition includes elected representatives from cities along the future LRT route and other communities near the route. The goal of the coalition and campaign is to create a unified message about the benefits of the line to the Northwest suburbs. o Business leaders and Mayor Lunde traveled to meet with Federal Transit

Administration (FTA) officials in Washington, D.C. on April 4, 2018 to discuss the METRO Blue Line Extension project.

LRT Design/Project Update • The monthly Corridor Management Committee (CMC) met on April 12, 2018. Agendas

and previous meeting presentations can be found at: http://www.metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Projects/Current-Projects/METRO-Blue-Line-Extension/Committees.aspx.

http://www.metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Projects/Current-Projects/METRO-Blue-Line-Extension/Committees.aspx

http://www.metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Projects/Current-Projects/METRO-Blue-Line-Extension/Committees.aspx

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• The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) and Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meetings were held on April 9, 2018 and April 10, 2018, respectively. Committee meetings and agendas can be found at: https://metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Projects/Current-Projects/METRO-Blue-Line-Extension/Committees.aspx

Field Work/Right of Entry (ROE) • No field work was conducted to date.

LRT in the News With Bottineau Line, community advocates want to avoid repeating history • https://www.minnpost.com/community-sketchbook/2018/03/bottineau-line-community-

advocates-want-avoid-repeating-history Brooklyn Park takes close look at zoning near proposed Bottineau rail stations Moratorium near proposed LRT stations ends this summer. • http://www.startribune.com/brooklyn-park-takes-close-look-at-zoning-near-proposed-

bottineau-rail-stations/477871993/

Important Resources • Staff established an [email protected] email address that is also on the City website.

Community members who would like updates on the LRT project can email their contact information here to get on the distribution list. To date, over 385 people have been added to the information distribution list. To receive updates directly from Hennepin County, community members can sign up for project updates on the: Bottineau LRT community works website. http://www.hennepin.us/bottineau.

• Hennepin County West Broadway Road Reconstruction website

http://www.hennepin.us/residents/transportation/west-broadway-ave-brooklyn-park • Met Council - Metro Blue Line Extension website – is focused on LRT design and

includes the project documents. https://metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Projects/Future-Projects/Bottineau-Transitway.aspx.

• Metro Blue Line Extension Twitter feed. https://twitter.com/BlueLineExt • Virtual Tour of the Metro Blue Line Extension provides detailed information on the route.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y63z74v2dbA.

https://metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Projects/Current-Projects/METRO-Blue-Line-Extension/Committees.aspx

https://metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Projects/Current-Projects/METRO-Blue-Line-Extension/Committees.aspx

https://www.minnpost.com/community-sketchbook/2018/03/bottineau-line-community-advocates-want-avoid-repeating-history

https://www.minnpost.com/community-sketchbook/2018/03/bottineau-line-community-advocates-want-avoid-repeating-history

http://www.startribune.com/brooklyn-park-takes-close-look-at-zoning-near-proposed-bottineau-rail-stations/477871993/

http://www.startribune.com/brooklyn-park-takes-close-look-at-zoning-near-proposed-bottineau-rail-stations/477871993/

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.hennepin.us/bottineau

http://www.hennepin.us/bottineau

http://www.hennepin.us/residents/transportation/west-broadway-ave-brooklyn-park

http://www.metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Projects/Future-Projects/Bottineau-Transitway.aspx

https://metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Projects/Future-Projects/Bottineau-Transitway.aspx

https://metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Projects/Future-Projects/Bottineau-Transitway.aspx

https://twitter.com/BlueLineExt

https://twitter.com/BlueLineExt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y63z74v2dbA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y63z74v2dbA

City of Brooklyn Park EDA Work Session

Agenda Item No: 8.1 Meeting Date: April 16, 2018

Agenda Section: Discussion Items Prepared By:

Erik Hansen, Economic Development and Housing Director

Resolution: N/A

Presented By:

Erik Hansen, Economic Development and Housing Director No. of Attachments: 1

Item: Discussion on a Development Opportunity at 67th Avenue North and West Broadway Summary: The purpose of this item is for the Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority (EDA) to discuss and provide feedback on a commercial/industrial development opportunity at 67th Avenue North and West Broadway. Background: A development group approached the EDA for assistance to defray costs associated with assembly and development of a commercial/industrial development at 67th Avenue North and West Broadway in the Sunny Lane neighborhood. The developer would pursue the development of a 130,000 square foot commercial industrial building at the site with EDA assistance. The EDA will discuss the proposal and the next possible next steps. Attachments: 8.1A SITE MAP

8.1 SITE MAP

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