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ITEM 1 Special meeting topicsCITY OF Otse:g 0 14INNBSOTA TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Adam Flaherty, City Administrator & Finance Director DATE: March 25, 2019 SUBJECT: Special Meeting Topics On Monday, Council and staff will convene for a special meeting for discussion of the topics below. Business Outreach Program In recent Strategic Planning sessions (2018 and 2019), the City Council has identified a priority of improving engagement with the Otsego business community. The discussion at this meeting will allow the Council to discuss more detailed expectations and outcomes from the business outreach program. City staff has developed the following outline of questions that might help frame the discussion: • Why does the City want to meet with the business community? • What is the City hoping to learn from the business community? • How will the information obtained during visits be used by the City moving forward? • Who will represent the City during these meetings? • Will they take place at the business location or at City facilities? • How many visits will be made during the initial outreach? And ongoing? • Which businesses should staff attempt to schedule visits? Materials Attached for Discussion 1) Otsego Business Directory 2) Examples of Site Visit Documentation Franchise Fees During 2019 budget discussions (November 13, 2018), the City Council concurred for City staff to further explore franchise fees as an additional revenue source to finance the City's pavement management program, including street maintenance, reconstruction and construction projects. The discussion at this meeting will be very preliminary in nature, and will allow the Council to discuss in more depth and provide staff with direction on moving forward. Materials Attached for Discussion 1) None. City staff may have materials for distribution at the meeting. City of Otsego 113400 9011 Street NE, Otsego, MN 55330 I Tel. (763) 441-4414 Fax (763) 441-9163 CITY OF OTSEGO BUSINESS LIST Business Owner / Name # Street Name Suite # FocalPoint Flooring 5600 Queens Ave NE North Ballet Academy 5600 Queens Ave NE McAlpine Bros. Well Drilling 5650 Queens Ave NE Canvas Craft 5781 Queens Ave NE Metro Home Insulation 5861 Queens Ave NE Brew's Engines, LLC 5873 Queens Ave NE Franko Automatics 5881 Queens Ave NE New Plastics Plus 6035 Queens Ave NE Ste. #150 T.O. Plastics 6035 Queens Ave NE Ste. #100 Midwest Landscapes 6221 Oakwood Ave NE BluDot 6301 Queens Ave NE Cummings Mobility 6540 Jansen Ave. NE APEX Business Center 6551 Jansen Ave NE Long Haul Trucking 6600 Jansen Ave. NE Room & Board 6651 Queens Ave NE Ruan Transportation 6701 Queens Ave NE Kaleidoscope Charter School 7525 Kalland Ave NE Riverbend Mobile Home Park 7535 River Rd NE Otsego Elementary School 8125 River Rd NE P & F Machining 8450 Quaday Ave NE Twin City Orthopedic 8540 Quaday Ave NE Tires Plus 8665 Parson Ave NE MN Native Landscapes 8740 77th St NE Nathe's 101 Market 8980 Quantrelle Ave NE Accurate Home Health Care 9000 Quantrelle Ave NE Cold Stone Creamery 9010 Quantrelle Ave NE Ste. #155 Cowboy Jack's 9010 Quantrelle Ave NE Ste. #100 Land Home Financial Services 9010 Quantrelle Ave NE Ste. #107 Guardian Angels 9200 Quantrelle Ave NE Nystrom & Associates 9245 Quantrelle Ave NE Riley Martin CPA 9245 Quantrelle Ave NE Ste. #110 Denny's Restaurant 9020 Quaday Ave NE Holiday Gas Station 9025 Quaday Ave NE RPHR Investments (Crestliner Boats) 9040 Quaday Ave NE Otsego Dental 9075 Quaday Ave NE Boondox Bar & Grill 9100 Park Ave NE Rockwoods Grill 9100 Quaday Ave NE Cartridge World 9125 Quaday Ave NE Ste. #101 Healing Hands Family Chiropractic 9125 Quaday Ave NE Ste. #102 Ink Kings Tattoo 9125 Quaday Ave NE Ste. #105 Xtreme Salon & Spa 9125 Quaday Ave NE Ste. #106 Biotanica 9125 Quaday Ave NE Ste. #107 Drake O'Neill's Irish American Pub 9125 Quaday Ave NE Ste. #108 Sarpino's Pizza 9175 Quaday Ave NE Ste. #108 Edward Jones Financial 9175 Quaday Ave NE Ste. #109 1 Do Two - Bridal & Consignment 9175 Quaday Ave NE Ste. #105 Fresh Squeeze 9175 Quaday Ave NE Ste. #112 Holiday Inn & Wildwoods Water Park 9200 Quaday Ave NE Rejuv Medical 9201 Quaday Ave NE Ste. #203 Three Rivers Fitness 9201 Quaday Ave NE Ste. #101 American Family Insurance 9201 Quaday Ave NE Ste. #201 Artistic Salon 9201 Quaday Ave NE Ste. #202 Tom Emmer Office 9201 Quaday Ave NE Ste. #206 Lefebvre's Carpet 9301 Parrish Ave NE Page 1 of 2 CITY OF OTSEGO BUSINESS LIST LDS Church 9474 Naber Ave NE Bury Companies 9901 73rd St NE Trudell Trailers 9600 71st St NE Knife River Corp - North Central 9625 71st St NE Brett Admixtures 9660 71st St NE Northdale Construction 9760 71st St NE Riverwood National Golf Course 10247 95th St NE Vintage Golf Course 10444 95th St NE Riverwood Inn 10990 95th St NE Prairie View Elementary and Middle School 12220 80th St NE Linco 12786 60th St NE Gordy's Truck and Tractor Repair 15266 70th St NE Family Speech & Therapy Services 15590 90th St NE AMVET (Elk River Animal Hospital) 15670 90th St NE Bible Baptist Church 15670 90th St NE Riverview Liquorette 15682 90th St NE Bright Eyes Vision 15704 90th St NE Ste. #100 Pour Bottle Shop 15704 90th St NE Ste. #200 Pour Wine Bar & Bistro 15704 90th St NE Ste. #300 Twin City Beekeeping 15751 85th St NE KleinBank 15751 87th St NE Starbucks Coffee 15800 87th St NE SuperTarget 15800 87th St NE Bank of Elk River 15800 88th St NE Christ Church 15849 90th St NE Great Clips 15850 87th St NE Ste. #109 Napa Valley Liquors 15850 87th St NE Ste. #111 T-he*jk)e - VACANT 15850 87th St NE Ste. #102 EDCO Products, Inc (Arrowhead Distribution CentE 15851 85th St NE CRAG Mini -Storage 15901 85th St NE Nystrom and Associates 16201 90th St NE Ste. #200 Business Cents 16201 90th St NE Ste. #210 Otsego West Chiropractic 16201 90th St NE Ste. #240 Ultimate Golf Carts 16401 60th St NE Kwik Trip 16401 72nd St NE Metro Appliance Recycling 16403 60th St NE Anoka Equine 16445 70th St NE Jump City 5889 (& 5895) Queens Ave NE Kaleidoscope Charter School Page 2 of 2 Date: interviewer(s): Company Name: Contact/Title: Street Address & City: Year Company was founded: Corporate Structure: ❑ LLC ❑ C -Corp (privately held) ❑ C -Corp (publicly held) ❑ S -Corp ❑ Cooperative ❑ Professional Assn. ❑ Sole Proprietor ❑ Non Profit ❑ Partnership. ❑ Other Has this company's ownership or top management changed over the last year? Q Yes Q No Is this business locally owned? Q Yes Q No Grow Minnesota Ism Visit Topics & Questions Facility: ■ is this facility owned or leased? Q Owned Q Leased ■ Is there room for expansion at this site? Q Yes Q No ■ Type of facility? Check all that apply. ❑ Branch ❑ Distribution ❑ Headquarters ❑ Home-based business ❑ Manufacturing ❑ Office -operation (non HQ) ❑ R & D ❑ Sales Office ❑ Other: ■ Do you have other facilities in MN? Q Yes Q No If YES, where? Products/services: ■ What are your major products and services? ■ Have you introduced new products/services in past year? Q Yes Q No ■ Do you plan to add new products/services in the next year? Q Yes Q No Explain new products/services. ■ Over the past year, has total company sales: ❑ Increased ❑ Decreased ❑ Stable ■ Over the past year, has company profitability: ❑ Increased ❑ Decreased ❑ Stable Explain any sales/profit changes. Workforce: ■ How many employees do you have? (Full time/Part time/& Seasonal?) ■ Has this number changed over the last year? ❑ Increased ❑ Decreased ❑ Stable ■ What change in workforce number do you expect over the next year? ❑ Increase ❑ Decrease ❑ Stable ■ Are you having difficulty recruiting workers? Q Yes Q No ■ What types of skills/workers are most difficult to recruit? Explain. ■ In general, what is it about the applicants that make the openings hard to fill (check all that apply). ❑ Lack of basic education ❑ Lack of technical skills ❑ Lack of candidates ❑ Poor work ethic Other: Revised 05.05.16 Market information: In what geographic location/s are your primary markets? ❑ Local (w/in So mi) ❑ Minnesota ❑ Midwest (includes MN) ❑ US ❑ International In what geographic location/s are your fastest growing markets? ❑ Local (w/In 50 mi) ❑ Minnesota ❑ Midwest (includes MN) ❑ US ❑ International ■ Is the market share of your company's major products or services: ❑ Increasing ❑ Decreasing ❑ Stable ❑ Unsure ■ Does your company export? If YES, where? Investment plans: Q Yes ONO ■ Does this company have plans for new investments? 0 Yes ONO ■ if 'Yes', check all that apply: ❑ Invest in new facilities ❑ Make major equipment purchases ❑ Renovate/Expand current facilities ❑ Other: ■ What is the approximate date of this investment? ❑ Within one year ❑ Within two years ❑ Within three years ❑ Unsure ■ Where will your investment occur? ❑ At current location ❑ At another location -same community ❑ in another community in MN ❑ In another state ❑ In another country ❑ Unsure If in another community, state, or country — Top reason/s why? ■ Will your expansion add jobs? Q Yes ONO Explain, Community strengths/weaknesses: N What are the strengths and weaknesses of doing business? (In this community? In Minnesota?) Public policy: ■ What legislation are you watching or tracking? ■ What local/state/federal policies affect your business most? 0 Minnesota Chamber of Commerce - Any use or reprinting is strictly prohibited without prior consent of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce 2017 — 131111 E Common Conversation Questions COMPANY INFORMATION Company Name: Contact Name/Email: Visit Date: Would you be willing to participate in the MN Manufacturers week? YES NO BUSINESS AND FACILITY DETAILS: Primary Business Sector? Type of facility (select all that apply): _Branch _Distribution _Franchise _Headquarters _Home-based _Manufacturing _R&D _ Sales -Office Is this facility owned or leased? Owned Leased Does company have a succession plan? YES NO Has the company ownership changed? YES NO Or is change imminent? YES NO Over the past year, has company sales (select one): _Increased _Decreased _Been relatively stable _Fluctuated widely _Not identified What has contributed to the increase or decrease in sales? PRODUCTS AND SERVICES What are the company's major products and services? Have you introduced or planning to introduce new products? YES NO Briefly describe: Are products manufactured locally or through a global/overseas manufacturer? Do you have any customers or suppliers outside of MN that would make sense to locate in MN? EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE How many full time employees are at this facility? Has the number of employees at this facility changed in the past year: _Increased _Decreased _Stayed the same 1 If increased, how many employees have been hired in the past year? In the next year, do you expect the number of jobs at facility to: _Increase _Decrease _Be relatively stable _Unsure Do you plan to hire in the next 2-5 years? YES NO If yes, how many employees do you anticipate hiring? _ What types of jobs are you hiring? If you have hired in the past year, was it difficult to fill positions? YES NO What contributed to the challenges in filling positions? (select all that apply): Poor work ethic Lack of basic education Lack of technical skills Lack of candidates _Challenging location _Competition _Other What positions were the hardest to fill? Do you anticipate needing to train employees: YES NO What type of training is needed? MARKET INFORMATION Company's primary market (select one): _International _United States _Midwest (including MN) _Minnesota _Local What is the fastest growing geographic market: _International _United States _Midwest (including MN) _Minnesota _Local _Other Do you export or have clients outside of the United States? YES NO If no, would you be interested in exploring the possibility of exporting or selling internationally? YES NO If yes, how many countries do you currently export to? Are you interested in expanding to new overseas markets? YES NO Do you have any other export -related issues or challenges that you would like assistance with? F INVESTMENT PLAN Does the company plan to (check all that apply) _Invest in new facilities _Make major equipment purchase —Renovate/Expand current facilities None Approximate date of investment: _Within one year _Within two years _Within three years _Unsure Do you currently have room on your site to expand? YES NO If relocating, what reasons contributed to the move? _Access to labor _Access to markets _Environmental permit obstacles _High state taxes _High local taxes _Labor costs _Lease expiration _No room at this location _Quality of workforce —Transportation/infrastructure _Other Are you interested in learning about financial resources or tools? YES NO Examples: SBA, banks, VC, Angel Tax Credit, State or Local Incentives, Utility programs, other? COMMUNITY What are the strengths of the community? What are the weaknesses of the community? Have you interacted with any of the departments at City Hall or the County? If so, what department and please describe your experience. Are there any priority projects or initiatives the City or County should consider in order to enhance the business climate? Does the community have enough housing and the right type of housing for your employees? YES NO Is transportation or transit a concern for your employees? If yes, please explain what infrastructure or modes of transportation are needed? 3 POST DISCUSSION VISIT Does this company require follow up? YES NO If yes, what organization(s) should assist (select all that apply): _City _Chamber _County _College _State _Workforce _GREATER MSP Other NOTES: RANKINGS Education and Training K-12 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Higher education 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Customized Training Programs 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Overall Workforce Quality 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Transportation/Location Public Transportation 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Highway Infrastructure 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Air Service 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Proximity to Suppliers 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Quality of Life Recreational Opportunities 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Cultural Opportunities 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Crime Rate 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Social Organizations and Networks 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Housing Supply for Workforce 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Local Access to Capital Lending by local financial institutions 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Assistance from local governments and/or non -profits 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Local Government Attitude towards business 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Permitting/Zoning 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Local Taxes 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Localfees 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Utilities Telecommunications/Broadband Service 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Telecommunications/Broadband Rates 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Electric Rates 1 2 3 4 5 n/a Electric Reliability 1 2 3 4 5 n/a 5