Forward New Richmond Committee

Forward New Richmond Committee Meeting Agenda Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 12:00 PM Council Chambers Page 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 4. CONSENT AGENDA a. Minutes from April 19, 2023 Meeting 2-4 Forward New Richmond Committee - 19 Apr 2023 - Minutes b. Community Development Monthly Updates - May 2023 5-6 Community Development Updates FNR - May 2023 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Welcome and Introductions b. Overview of Board/Committee Roles and Responsibilities 7 Memo: Overview of Board/Committee Roles and Responsibilities 6. CLOSED SESSION Closed Session per Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(e) Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. a. Discussion of Sale of Land in the Business & Technical Park • Parcel ID 261-1070-44-200 (north of Ellicott Dredge Technologies) and Parcel ID 261-1070-44-080 (west of Ellicott Dredge Technologies) b. Discussion of Sale of Land in the Business & Technical Park • Parcel ID 261-1070-44-090 (northwest corner of intersection of W Richmond Way and Madison Avenue) 7. OPEN SESSION - ACTION ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA 8. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE UPDATES 9. ST. CROIX EDC UPDATES 10. COMMUNICATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS 11. ADJOURNMENT  Forward New Richmond Committee Meeting Minutes Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 12:00 PM Council Chambers The Forward New Richmond Committee was called to order on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 12:00 PM, in the Council Chambers, with the following members present: PRESENT: Mike Montello, Susan Lockwood, Rob Kreibich, Karl Skoglund, Summer Seidenkranz, and Carrie Borgstrom ABSENT: Cathy Longtin, Heather McAbee, and Ryan Shervey OTHERS Beth Thompson, Lori Brinkman, Kent Elkin, and Ron Volkert PRESENT: CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA Susan Lockwood made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Mike Montello seconded the motion. Carried unanimously. CONSENT AGENDA Mike Montello made a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. Summer Seidenkranz seconded the motion. Carried unanimously. RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING MEMBERS Beth Thompson, Community Development Director, recognized four outgoing Forward New Richmond members for their dedicated service over the years: • Cathy Longtin - 6 years of service • Rob Kreibich - 8 years of service • Summer Seidenkranz - 13 years of service • Susan Lockwood - 19 years of service New committee member Kent Elkin was in attendance. Other new members will be introduced at the upcoming meeting(s). CONTINUING BUSINESS Forward New Richmond Committee Meeting April 19, 2023 HOUSING STUDY UPDATE Beth asked FNR members their preference on the timing of the next housing study update. The consensus was to receive an update at the end of 2023 and to specifically address workforce housing and rental unit counts. NEW BUSINESS BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM Beth explained that staff have been meeting with local businesses to discuss how things are going for them, what their future plans are, and if there is anything City staff can do to help them work toward their future plans. So far staff have met with approximately 35 of the 387 businesses. BUSINESS & TECHNICAL PARK SIGNAGE Staff received a request from Lift Bridge Brewery in the Business and Technical Park to lease an advertising panel on the Richmond Crossing Sign, which in the past has mainly been offered to the businesses closer in proximity to the sign. Discussion followed. Karl Skoglund made a motion to recommend to the City Council approving the Lift Bridge Brewery's request to lease a panel on the Richmond Crossing Sign. Seconded by Summer Seidenkranz. Carried unanimously. Staff also received a request by State Farm Insurance to install a monument sign near the corner of W. Richmond Way and St Croix Avenue (which is City property). Discussion followed regarding installing an individual monument sign, a wayfinding sign, or a sign similar to Richmond Crossing on which panels get leased out. There was discussion regarding the need for consistency with signage along W. Richmond Way. Mike Montello made a motion to direct the City staff to gather further information and costs and bring back to the FNR committee. Karl Skoglund seconded the motion. Carried unanimously. CLOSED SESSION PER STATE STATUTE 19.85 (1)(E) Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. DISCUSSION ON SALE OF LAND IN THE BUSINESS & TECHNICAL PARK PID 261-1070-44-500 Mike Montello made a motion to go into Closed Session at 12:54 pm. Summer Seidenkranz seconded the motion. Carried unanimously. OPEN SESSION - ACTION ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA Mike Montello made a motion to proceed as discussed in Closed Session. Summer Seidenkranz seconded the motion. Carried unanimously. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE UPDATES Forward New Richmond Committee Meeting April 19, 2023 Rob Kreibich gave updates from the Chamber including upcoming events such as the spring golf outing and Park Art Fair. ST. CROIX EDC UPDATES No updates from the St. Croix EDC at today's meeting. COMMUNICATION AND MISCELLANEOUS • Beth asked that FNR members consider whether meeting on the third Wednesday of the month at noon still works or if a new day/time should be considered. • FNR members have asked that traffic analysis data be provided at an upcoming meeting. ADJOURNMENT Mike Montello made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:03 pm. Susan Lockwood seconded the motion. Carried unanimously. Forward New Richmond Committee Meeting April 19, 2023  MEMO Prepared for: Forward New Richmond Staff Contact: Beth Thompson Meeting: Forward New Richmond Committee - 03 May 2023 Subject: Community Development Monthly Updates - May 2023 BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Building / Zoning Updates – April 30, 2023: Number of Building Permits – 71 Number of New Dwelling Units – 7 Number of Inspections - 288 Residential Construction Value - $2,956,237.00 Commercial Construction Value – $3,077,156.00 Building Permit Fees – $44,003.00 Occupancy Update: The building inspector has given occupancy for two single-family homes, two twin homes, and one multi-family unit in the month of April. As you may have notice the new strip mall west of Culvers is now completely open. All three units (Starbucks, Shopko Optical, T-Mobile) have been given occupancy. Economic Development: City staff has implemented a new Business Expansion and Retention program. Business Retention & Expansion (BR&E) is an economic development strategy of proactively connecting with existing businesses to understand and respond to local business needs. Currently, the City of New Richmond has approximately 390 active businesses. This program will run throughout 2023 and most likely into 2024. The Community Development staff is excited to connect with our local businesses and have already visited 35 of our hometown businesses on the South end of town. Small Business Week-April 30th - May 6th: For generations, small businesses across America have shaped and embodied our Nation’s entrepreneurial spirit and driven our economy forward. New Richmond's small businesses are no different, and during the week of April 30 - May 6 the City of New Richmond would like to recognize all of our Small Businesses. During this week City staff will be out and about thanking our local small businesses! Traffic Counts: During our last meeting, FNR members requested information on Traffic Counts in New Richmond. The State of Wisconsin DOT website has listed the following traffic counts for New Richmond. The State compiles traffic counts every three to four years. The City of New Richmond does have the capability of doing traffic counts on a smaller scale, if they so wish. If you would like to see more State traffic counts, click here. • West Richmond Way (7/11/2022) - 7200 • Highway 65 / Knowles Avenue - south end (6/21/2022) - 11,000 • Highway 65 / Knowles Avenue - midpoint, short duration (6/27/2022) - 13,000 • Highway 65 / Knowles Avenue - north end (6/28/2022) - 10,700 • Highway 64 (8/15/2022) - 9,400 • North 4th Street (6/28/2022) - 2,400 • West 4th Street (6/27/2022) - 7,100 • East 11th Street (6/21/2022) - 2,400 • County Road A (6/28/2022) - 6,000 Also, from our last meeting, FNR members were inquiring about our new apartment buildings and where the tenants are coming from. I made a few calls and have found the following information: Mill City Flats (first two apartments buildings / 58 units) - Of the 155 applications taken to date 23.8% are New Richmond residents, 76.2% from outside the community; Out of the 48 units leased 22.9% are occupied by New Richmond residents, 77.1% are occupied by residents outside the community. Foster Place (6 buildings / 72 apartments) - 40% New Richmond residents, 60% from outside the community. Beebe Lofts (1 building / 50 apartments) - 34.37% New Richmond residents, 65.63% from outside the community. Dakota Meadows (4 buildings / 50 apartments) - 32% New Richmond residents, 68% from outside the community. Page 2 of 2  MEMO Prepared for: Forward New Richmond Staff Contact: Noah Wiedenfeld Meeting: Forward New Richmond Committee - 03 May 2023 Subject: Overview of Board/Committee Roles and Responsibilities BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Last spring, Forward New Richmond members found it valuable for staff to review the roles and responsibilities of some of the City's boards and commissions that are closely involved in economic development, including: Forward New Richmond, Plan Commission, Tourism Committee, Community Development Authority, and City Council. We also reviewed the relationship between the Mayor and City Council, City Administrator, City staff, and the public. Staff felt that with this being the first meeting for several members of Forward New Richmond, it would be beneficial to review this information again