Agenda - Economic Development Authority - 11/30/2006

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Sherburne County Economic Development Workshop October 25, 2006 Page 3 The City of Rogers and Hassan Township have an orderly annexation whereby Hassan Township will be incorporated into the City by 2030. They have a joint powers agreement with Rogers to provide sewer and water which are 100% assessed. Extending services typically doubles the property value immediately. In 2009 Hassan will have nearly 800,000 gallons of sewer capacity authorized by the Met Council. They consider themselves an "edge community" with rapid growth.and are aware that they must protect the right of ways to ensure that people have the ability to get through and around their community efficiently in the future. . They are doing a master concept plan to ensure that the corpmunity is walkable, and protecting the ROW for interchanges and accesses. They consider contractor yards an interim use and therefore allow a maximum building coverage of 25%. That is intentional, so as land prices increase it won't be so expensive to relocate. Everyone in Hassan Township has a conditional use permit. City of R02:ers Gary Eitel reported that there are currently 6,500 people in the City of Rogers. They have a strong industrial base with an emerging commercial base. You must have the residential "rooftops"... once you have that, commercial development starts "popping". It is important to have big anchors (Cub, Lowes, Kohl's, etc.) that will allow the smaller businesses to come in and survive. The City encourages economic development by working with Hassan Township in providing sewer and water. If you don't have sewer and water ready, businesses will not wait for you.. ..they will go around you. TIF is used to extend infrastructure in this rapidly growing community. Eitel indicated it's important to invest in parks, and better to make purchases early when the land is still available and less expensive. They will do 25% RIF to every project over $10 million. The assumption is that 75% of a big project is better than 100% of a small project due to lower lot coverage and slower absorption. The big anchors drive development. The City of Rogers controls outside storage. 3 to 1 for IndustriaV5 to 1 for Commercial. (For every 3 square feet of pavement, they require 1 square foot of building.) Irrigations systems must be installed. However, they have 3 million square feet of industrial and problems have been encountered with large irrigation systems drawing down too much water in the summer. They are likely to allow wells for irrigation. The City of Rogers does not receive local government aid. Another big thing to keep in mind is river crossings. These become big "bottle necks". 23