EDA MEETING PACKET 11-17-2014CITY OF SCANDIA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Monday, November 17, 2014
6:30 P.M.
Scandia Community Center Board Room
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes (October 14, 2014)
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Public Forum
5. New Business
a) Granila Place, Sue Rodjso
b) Village Center properties, Chris Harms
c) Small Business Saturday
6. Commissioner Reports
7. Executive Director Report
8. Adjournment
CITI OF SCANDIA
ECONOMIC DEVE PMENT AUTHORITY
Monday, Novem er 10, 2014
6:30 P.N .
Scandia Community Center Board Room
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1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes (October 14, 2014)
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Public Forum
5. New Business
a) Granila Place, Sue Rodjso
b) Village Center properties, Chris Harms
c) Small Business Saturday
6. Commissioner Reports
7. Executive Director Report
8. Adjournment
The Scandia Economic Development Authority met in the Board Room at the Scandia
Community Center on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 beginning at 7:OOpm. Commissioners
Present: Tom Triplett, Greg Isaacson, Dan Lee, and Sally Swanson. Absent: Bruce Swenson.
Staff Present: Kristina Handt.
The meeting was called to order at 7:OOpm by Triplett.
Motion by Lee, seconded by Isaacson to approve the September 9, 2014 minutes. Motion
carried.
Motion by Lee, seconded by Swanson to approve the agenda. Triplett mentioned he would begin
circulating a signup sheet to contact businesses about meetings in November. Motion carried.
The commissioners reviewed the draft annual report. Changes to make included changing
workforce housing to lifecycle housing. The goals for that item would include examining the
level of need, current zoning provisions to see if they support this housing, and consider
recommendations, if needed, to change zoning to allow it. Lee asked to add "Business Liaison"
as a goal to include developing a process or mechanism for business concerns to be heard and
ideas shared. Handt will email out the revised changes to the commissioners. Once finalized the
report will be shared with the Council, posted on the website, and used as a communication tool
with the public.
Triplett informed the commission that a joint meeting with the Planning Commission and
representatives from the Met Council will be on Tuesday, December 2nd at 7pm. The EDA will
have a brief follow up meeting on Monday, December 8th at 7pm.
The commissioners discussed the fall meetings with businesses. Triplett asked to reword #6 on
the agenda to refer to what the EDA can do to help businesses in the City. The commission
divided up the agenda items that each will cover at the meetings as follows:
1-Tom
2-Sally
3-Dan
4-Greg
5-Bruce
6-Tom
Triplett recapped the commission's visit to Sue Rodjso's new co -working space business on
Olinda Trail. Commissioners discussed the pricing strategy, additional furniture improvements
Rodjso plans to make, cross business promotions, and renting the space to gamers or those
offering classes. Triplett will invite Rodjso to a future meeting.
Commissioner Reports: Swanson commented on all of the people she saw while attending the
first Scandia Shopping Extravaganza at the community center last weekend. Discussion on how
these home based businesses should be involved in future EDA efforts. Triplett suggested
inviting the Farmers' Market as well.
Executive Director Report: Handt reported Midcontinent is working on a broadband grant
application that includes four areas in the city.
The next meeting will be Monday, November 10, 2014 at 6:30pm.
Motion by Lee, seconded by Swanson to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:00
pm.
Respectfully Submitted, Kristina Handt, Secretary
SCANDIA
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: November 10, 2014
To: Economic Development Authority
From: Kristina Handt, Executive Director
Re: Granila Place
Background:
On October 3`a the EDA made a site visit to Sue Rodjso property on Olinda Trail. She is preparing to
open a co -working space. Three desks with access to high speed internet, printing, faxing, etc will be
available for rent. Rental options include 1-3 days per week or a dedicated work space for 5 days a week
plus an evening meeting.
The EDA recapped the visit at their October 14"' meeting.
Sue will be in attendance at this meeting to provide a further update. A recent article on Granila Place
appeared in the Country Messenger.
Comworking
comes to Scandia
Granlia Place set to -
open later this month :
BY KYLE WEAVER
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Paul and Sue Rodsjo
are familiar with the
challenges that arise
from working at home.
The two are frequent
telecommuters who do a
fair amount of work from
their Scandia home and,
for the most part, they
say they love it. Yet for
both, there are plenty of
times when it would be
best to be somewhere
else.
"When you're in a
home -based business,
there are times when you
just need to get out," Sue
Rodsjo said.
That's why the Scandia
couple plans to open a
co -working space called
Granlia Place later this
month in their building
in downtown Scandia on
21090 Olinda Tr.
The idea behind co -
working is to provide
home -based business
owners and telecom-
muters the amenities of
a full, working office or
meeting space, including
the co-workers.
Though the co-work-
ers who use such a space
inight be in different busi-
nesses entirely, the sense
of community brought on
by the collective use of a
common work space can
be uplifting and syner-
gistic, and can help ward
off the sense of isolation
that many stay-at-home
and self-employed profes-
sionals sometimes may
experience.
Indeed, the concept has
taken off in several areas
of the country.
In the Twin Cities,
CoCo offers co -working
spaces in three locations,
including in the former
Minneapolis Grain Ex-
change building, and a
fourth location in Fargo.
Joule, in Minneapolis,
and The 3rd Place, in St.
Paul, also offer cowork-
ing spaces.
space was something the
Rodsjos had considered
some time ago, yet the
building in Scandia rent-
ed out fairly quickly the
last time it was vacant.
When their most recent
tenant left, the Rodsjos fi-
nally decided to give the
concept a try.
"Who knows if this sort
of thing will take off,"
Sue Rodsjo said. "We're
going to try it and see
how it goes"
While the community
building aspect of the
business is certainly ap-
pealing, on a more tan-
gible level Sue Rodsjo
believes that the avail-
ability of high speed
wireless Internet will
make the space a particu-
lar hit among Scandia-ar-
ea home -based workers.
Midcontinent will pro-
vide the office with up-
load speeds of up to 10
megabytes per second,
speeds that aren't cur-
rently offered in many
places around Scandia.
One potential custom-
er of the new business,
a home -based photog-
rapher who frequently
needs swift Internet ser-
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touch with them and ex
pressed an interest in the
space, Sue Rodsjo said.
"I believe that's a good
sign;' she said.
Named after Paul Rods-
jo's grandparents' home-
stead in Norway, Gran-
lia Place will feature a
membership -type access
model, with customers
paying a single month-
ly access fee. The office
space will be accessible
to all members on a first
come, first serve basis us-
ing a key card, similar to
a fitness center.
The space will feature
three or four larger desks
and two or three smaller
tables with chairs. Of-
fice amenities, such as a
printer!copies/fax ma-
chine, a landline phone
and a Keurig coffee/tea
machine, will also be
available with supplies
for sale. The office space
will be open Mondays
through Saturdays from
6 a.m. to 6 p.m. As part of
their membership fees,
members may also re-
serve the space for up to
six evenings (6 to 10 p.m.)
a month.
Outside of the normal
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Rodsjos plan to allow
members of the Scandia
community to reserve
and use the space for eve-
ning meetings for a nom
final fee.
Tom Triplett, a mem-
ber of Scandia's Econom-
ic Development Author-
ity, believes the concept
could be a hit in Scandia.
Close to 20 percent of
the American workers
are now self-employed,
Triplett points out, with
that figure projected to
grow to closer to 33 per-
cent in the next decade.
Those numbers may
demonstrate a growing
need for such a co -work-
ing space, Triplett said.
"I think there's a role
for Scandia in that,"
Triplett said. "This real-
ly is an economic devel-
opment for Scandia:'
Triplett supports the
idea that a co -working
space might also help bol-
ster the community.
"I love my cats but they
just don't talk back to
me," Triplett said. "The
community aspect of this
can be quite fun."
Granlia Place will hold
an open house on Nov. 20
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2.8 Village Mixed Use A District (VMU A)
(1) Purpose. The VMU A District is established to sustain the historic village center by
preserving and protecting the long-term viability of historic properties and structures, and by
allowing a mixture of mutually supportive land uses. VMU A District areas are designated
Village Mixed Use in the Comprehensive Plan. The mixture of commercial, office,
institutional, recreational, and residential land uses are made compatible through the
enforcement of design guidelines.
(2) Permitted Uses. The following are permitted uses in the VMU A District.
(A) Antique shops
(B) Appliance sales and repair
(C) Art gallery and sales
(D) Bicycle sales and repair
(E) Book, school supply, art supply, or stationary stores
(F) Boutique shops
(G) Candy, ice cream, popcorn, nuts, frozen desserts, and non-alcoholic beverage sales
(H) Clothing sales
(1) Delicatessens/coffee houses without drive -through service
(J) Dry cleaning pick up and laundry pick up stations including incidental repair but not
including processing
(K) Essential Services
(L) Flower shops, retail
(M) Furniture stores
(l) Gift or novelty stores
(0) Hardware stores
(P) Hobby and craft stores
(Q) Jewelry stores
(R) Leather goods and luggage stores
(S) Locksmiths
(T) Music stores
(U) Offices
(V) Pharmacies or drug stores
(W) Plumbing, television, radio, electrical and related sales and repair
(X) Public Parks and Recreation Facilities
(Y) Residential Facility, State Licensed (serving 1 to 6 persons)
(Z) Seasonal Plant and Plant Materials retail sales
(AA) Shoe sales and repair
(BB) Single family residence
(CC) Studios - artist, dance, health and fitness, decorating, music, portrait photography, and
similar uses
(DD) Tailoring services
(EE) Toy stores
(3) Accessory Uses. The following uses are permitted accessory uses in the VMU A District,
subject to the applicable provisions of this Chapter.
(A) Accessory Structures
(B) Columbaria — Accessory to a Place of Worship
(C) Daycare Facility (Nursery, Day), State Licensed, located within a residential setting
(Serving 14 or Fewer Persons)
(D) Exterior Storage of Personal Property
(E) Home Occupations
(F) Fences
(G) Keeping of Animals
(H) Off -Street Parking and Loading
(n Recreation Facilities and Equipment
(J) Recreation, Outdoor Private
(K) Signs
(L) Temporary Produce Stands
(4) Uses with a Conditional Use Permit. The following uses are permitted in the VMU A District
after the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit.
(A) Accessory Apartment — Accessory to a Commercial Use
(B) Accessory Apartment — Accessory to a Residential Use
(C) Bakery goods and baking of goods for retail sales on the premises
(D) Banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions without drive up tellers
(E) Bars and Taverns
(F) Beauty Salons, barbers, day spas, massage therapy, and similar personal services
(G) Bed and Breakfast Inns
(H) Catering services, without on -site food service
(1) Catering services, including banquet halls
(J) Cemeteries
(K) Clubs/Lodges
(L) Commercial Daycare Facilities, State Licensed
(M) Community Residence (serving 7 to 16 persons)
(N) Conference Facility
(0) Copy/printing services, excludes printing presses and publishing facilities
(P) Essential Services - Transmission Facilities
(Q) Essential Services - Utility Substation
(R) Exterior Storage — Accessory to a Commercial Use
(S) Feed and Seed Sales, Retail
(T) General Store
(U) Government Buildings, Storage and Uses
(V) Grocery Store
(W) Liquor, off sale, pursuant to the required liquor license
(X) Meat processing, accessory to a Grocery Store
(Y) Medical or Dental Offices/Clinics
(Z) Motor Vehicle Repair
(AA) Multi -Family Residence
(BB) Museums
(CC) Pet Grooming
(DD) Place of Worship
(EE) Planned Unit Development (PUD)
(FF) Plant Nursery
(GG) Recreation, Indoor Commercial
(HIS Residential Facility, State Licensed (serving 7 to 16 persons)
(11) Restaurants
QJ) Schools
(KK) Shopping Center
(LL) Sporting Goods and Recreational Equipment Sales, not including motorized vehicles
or boats
(MM) Theatres, indoor only
(NN) Veterinary Clinic, small animal
(00) Wireless Communication Antennas and Towers
(5) Uses with an Interim Use Permit. The following uses are permitted in the VMU A District
After the issuance of an Interim Use Permit.
(A) Commercial Kennel — Accessory to a Veterinary Clinic
(B) Kennel, Private — Accessory to a Residential Use
(6) Uses with an Administrative permit. The following uses are permitted in the VMU A District
after the issuance of an Administrative permit.
(A) Farmers Market
(B) Temporary outdoor retail sales
(7) Lot Area and Setback Requirements in the VMU A District.
Minimum lot size
2,500 square feet. No new subdivisions of
land permitted.
Maximum lot coverage
80%
Minimum Building Setbacks:
None. Shall conform to Scandia Design
Guidelines.
Maximum Building Height
45 feet
SCANDIA
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: November 10, 2014
To: Economic Development Authority
From: Kristina Handt, Executive Director
Re: Small Business Saturday
Background:
In 2010, American Express founded Small Business Saturday to help businesses with their most pressing
need — getting more customers. The day encourages people to shop at small businesses on the Saturday
after Thanksgiving. The single day has grown into a powerful movement, and more people are taking part
than ever before. This year, the big day is Nov 29.
Issue:
How do we rally the neighborhood to shop local on small business Saturday?
Proposal Details:
Businesses are able to register on American Express' Small Business Saturday website and receive free
promotional items and marketing assistance.
Additionally, other groups like the EDA or chambers can sign up to be neighborhood supporters and
sponsor an event or coordinate efforts with local businesses and other organizations.
I registered the EDA and we received a promotional kit that includes 300 tote bags, 20 welcome mats, an
event banner, 50 pens, 50 balloons, 50 stickers, 50 decals, 10 small business Saturday handouts, 50
buttons, 20 pet bandanas, and 10 posters. The event banner has already been placed on the front of
Scandia Market and Mercantile. They have also registered on the Small Business Saturday website.
The EDA should help decide how we are going to use these items to encourage folks to shop local on
Nov. 291h. In addition to promoting the event to the Scandia Marine Lions, I also had to list 10 businesses
to work with. I started with those retailers that participated in the BRE and added a couple more to get to
10. Hopefully we can get these folks to help us promote Small Business Saturday: Pereboom Computer
Service, Ironwood Golf Range, Scandia Hair Design, Scandia Market and Mercantile, Scandia Cafe,
Abrahamsons, Crabtrees, Scandia Pizza, 011y's Swedish Massage, and Scandia Olde Towne Liquor.
Fiscal Impact:
All of the items received for marketing were completely FREE.
SMALL STEPS TO BIG SUCCESS
* FIRST THINGS FIRST
DETERMINE THE TYPE OF EVENT YOU WANT TO ORGANIZE
All neighborhoods are different. Plan an event that will get your community excited to participate in the day
Need ideas? Visit ShopSmall.com to get inspired by downloadable Event Guides.
START PLANNING BY REACHING OUT TO LOCAL BUSINESSES
Provide businesses in your area with information about Small Business Saturday® and invite them to participate
in your event. Encourage them to download resources and organize their own events and activities for the day.
COLLABORATE WITH ORGANIZATIONS
Reach out to organizations like chambers of commerce, neighborhood BIDs, and other neighborhood groups
in your community that could help you with your event.
* ONE MONTH OUT
SEND OUT A "SAVE THE DATE"
Email a reminder to your neighborhood to Shop Small® on Small Business Saturday, Nov 29.
PROMOTE THE DAY AND YOUR EVENT
Share details of your event with your community through local media, flyers, and word of mouth. Then, get online
to Tweet and post on Facebook — social media is a great way to get people involved.
* ON THE DAY
SHARE WHERE YOU'LL SHOP SMALL
Spread the word about your favorite businesses by sharing where you plan to shop on the day. Then, get out
and Shop Small to support your neighborhood.
ENJOY SEEING YOUR HARD WORK IN ACTION
Be present and active at your event to ensure its success. Don't forget to take pictures of your neighborhood's
celebration. And, most importantly, be proud of what you've accomplished!
* AFTER THE DAY
THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED YOUR EVENT
Use social media to thank your neighborhood for supporting your Small Business Saturday event.
SHARE YOUR STORY
Post pictures and stories of your event on social media using #ShopSmall to share the memories you
and your neighborhood made on the day.
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