HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/9/2023 DMCC Collaborative Session - PresentationDMC PRIORITIES
EVALUATING DMC INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
OUR DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
DMC Development Plan
Goals
DMC Guiding
Principles
DMC
Strategic
Priorities
Annual
Commitments
-Visionary Planning
-$5.6B of private investment
-30,000 jobs
-$7.5-$8B new tax revenue
-Highest quality experience
-Be Bold
-Economic Engine
-Comprehensive Strategy approach
-Market Driven
-Dynamic Downtown Core
-Mobility to support growth
-Model for Sustainability
-Tech+ Innovation to promote globally
-Heart of the City -Development along the Rapid Transit Corridor
-Discovery Square -Waterfront
-Transportation
-Capital Improvement Plan
-Workplan and operating budget
Guiding $585M Public Infrastructure Investment
The public infrastructure necessary to allow for job growth, capital investment, new tax
generation, an improved community experience, and the fulfillment of the DMC vision
+
Attracting $5.6B Private Investment
The programs and project support to attract developers, private capital, and new businesses.
DESCRIBING DMC’S PURPOSE, IN TWO STEPS
TRANSLATING OUR PURPOSE TO PROJECTS
•Public Realm
•Mobility
•Strategic Development
•Streets and Sewers
•Programs and Operations
PUBLIC REALM
Outcome: Achieve DMC investment and experience
goals
Investments include:
•Discovery Walk (Completion)
•Chateau Theatre (Continuation)
•Soldiers Field improvements (New)
•Riverfront development (Preparation)
MOBILITY
Outcome: Move downtown residents +
workforce, patients and visitors via a
high-quality mobility network
Investments include:
•Link rapid transit development
•Second Street SW reconstruction
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
Outcome: Targeted public investments necessary
to secure extraordinary private investment and
improve the community experience
Possible investments:
•Bio-med-tech
•Small-and medium-scale redevelopment
•Development along the
Rapid Transit Corridor
STREETS AND SEWERS
Outcome: Build the public
infrastructure necessary to support
and enable economic activity and
investment
Investments include:
•6th Street (design)
•Sanitary sewer improvements
PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS
Outcome: Support the organizational and programmatic activities
necessary to implement the DMC development plan
New in 2023:
•Added capacity for business development and lead generation
•Resources to fulfill DMCC board expectations for advancing
equity, sustainability, affordability, community engagement, and
health
•Capacity-building within the City of Rochester
FUTURE PLANNING AND DECISION POINTS
Through 2024 and beyond:
•Riverfront (6th St. Bridge, river access, infrastructure)
•West Transit Village
•Major Development Projects (TBD)
•Discovery Labs (simulation lab, wet lab, maker space)
•Wayfinding and neighborhood connectivity
•Smart City digital infrastructure
•Heart of the City Phase 2
•Downtown facilities/bathrooms-showers
•Opportunities associated with Mayo Clinic 5 Year Capital Plan
•Energy Infrastructure
Organizational Priorities
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Strategic Priorities
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City Vision,
Principles,
& Priorities
Strategic
Priorities &
Action Plan
Background
Strategic
Priorities
ACT ION
PLAN
Goals
Tactics
Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs)
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2-Year Budget Process
Action plan becomes working document City teammates use to build budget
City Council approves action plan
City Administrator works with City teammates to develop action plan
Identify Strategic Priorities
Strategic Planning Session
Economic Vibrancy
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Unified Development Code
What does the UDC accomplish?
•Aligns development standards with the Comprehensive
Plan
•Efficient and predictable approval processes for
residents and developers
•High quality base standards that reflect best practice
•Aligns Development Incentives with Priorities
Council
Approval
September
7th 2022
Implemented
January 1st
2023
Zoning map
update kick-off
March 2023
First planned
update, June
2023
Regular yearly
updates for
continuous
improvement
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Rochester Downtown Task Force
Collaborating to create a community -based framework for moving
downtown Rochester forward
Accelerated 90-Day
Model to develop plan
•In-person and virtual listening
sessions
•Sessions moderated by 3rd
party to ensure productive
dialogue
Task Force formed from
Coalition of Key
Downtown Organizations
●Mayo Clinic ●DMC EDA
●RAEDI ●RDA
●Experience Rochester
●City of Rochester
Strategic Priority:
Economic Vibrancy &
Growth Management
•Reopening and Resiliency
•Strengthening collaboration
with economic development
partners
Strategic Priority:
Quality Services for
Quality Living
•Developing services and
actionable items for downtown
business owners and
stakeholders
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Reactivation of Downtown Economy
•Diverse options for
entertainment,education,
and enrichment
•Unique opportunities to
partner and launch new
events like the Night Market
•Debut of Celebrate
Rochester New Year's Eve
party
•Debut of Rochester
Restaurant Week
CONVENTIONS
COMEDIANS
CONCERTS
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
@
A look Forward
•Organizational Culture
High Performance Teams
Continuous Improvement
Quality Services
•Strategic & Transformational Community Investment
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Clarity -Alignment -Unity
•Alignment
•Unity
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High Performance Team Model
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City Staff are developing tools to
increase access to information about
project timelines and impacts.
•New Construction Mapping tool
•Agency Counter planning &
permit dashboard
•Co-Design Toolkit
•Business Forward Strategy
2023 Construction Coordination
Continuous Improvement
City Staff are coordinating with community
partners, like Mayo Clinic, to ensure the
footprint and timeline of City projects mesh
with other projects.Staff meet regularly with
partners impacted by or planning construction.
•Development Review Committee
(Weekly)
•Predevelopment consultation meetings
(weekly)
•Development Services Committee
(Monthly)
•LINK RT Coordination meeting (Weekly)
MEETINGS TOOLS
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Soliders Memorial Field
Master Plan:
Implementation Begins
•Final construction design based on
Preferred Alternative Concept starting
•Award of Bid
•Construction to begin on new Aquatics
Center with operations expected by
2024
•West Trail construction and
Playground construction also
anticipated to proceed
•Extensive community engagement led
to refinement of plan and increased
trust and confidence in Parks & City
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Award-winning Riverfront Small Area Plan
•Project designers Gamble Associates, were
recognized by the Boston Society for
Architecture, receiving top honors in the
Campus and Urban Planning category.
•Plan incorporates natural features and existing
historic buildings into a cohesive campus.
•Commercial, residential, and recreational
spaces all feature, with opportunities for private
development within the scheme.
West Site
East Site
Gamble Associates
Gamble Associates
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Other Big Things Coming
in 2023
•North Civic Center Lot Redevelopment
•Possibility of New District Energy Phase 1
•Begin Design 6th Street Bridge
•LINK Rapid Transit
•Final design
•Bid award
•Bus Procurement starting
•Mayo Civic Center
•Marquee
•Park improvements for outdoor activation
•Partner Investments in Food & Beverage
Experience
•Chateau Theater Improvements
•Restroom renovations
•HVAC upgrades
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State and Federal Advocacy in 2023
State
Bonding
Requests
•Extension of 2020 Airport Runway Bonding Authority (No state
cost;technical request)
•Regional Park-and-Ride Parking Facility ($4M state request)
•Willow Creek Regional Trail & Safety Connection ($1.875M state request)
•Regional Parks & Forestry Maintenance Operations Center ($17.5M state
request)
Federal Grant/
Congressional
Directed
Spending
•ZIPS technology and phone app improvements (SMART, USDOT)
•Park and ride parking facility (Bus & Bus Facility; USDOT)
•Downtown riverfront vacant Parcels (Brownfields; EPA)
•LINK bus rapid transit (Smart Starts; Federal Transit Administration)
•Energy/sustainability opportunities in housing,
airport,stormwater,public/private partnerships (Department of Energy)
Sales Tax
Continuation
Strategy
-$205M over
16.4 Years
•Economic Vitality Fund (Housing Focus) -$50M
•Street Reconstruction -$50M
•Flood Control and Water Quality -$40M
•Regional Sports and Recreation Complex -$65M
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Tying it All Together
THANK YOU
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OLMSTED COUNTY 2023 BOARD PRIORITIES
Heidi Welsch, Olmsted County Administrator
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NEW 2023 COUNTY BOARD!
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WHAT WILL YOU SEE US WORKING TOWARDS IN 2023?
Assure safe and
healthy
communities
Be good stewards of
our built and natural
environments
Maintain
foundations of
democracy
Provide operational
excellence
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Assure safe and
healthy communities
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ADDING TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONTINUUM
•$10M American Rescue Act Funds
•Mayowood II: Senior Housing
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FAMILY HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
•2.0 Social Workers approved with new funding to work with schools.
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EXPANSION OF CARE COORDINATION
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UNWIND THE PANDEMIC IN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
•30,000 cases to be reviewed as the
pandemic emergency ends.
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REINVEST IN JUSTICE SYSTEM
Reinvest in the justice system to be fiscally and socially impactful and address
inequities and racial disparities.
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IMPLEMENTING THE JOINT STUDY ON RACE AND RACISM AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE
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Be good stewards of our built and natural environments
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OXBOW NATURE CENTER
•Suffered from many construction delays in 2022; but we expect opening
in spring 2023.
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CLIMATE MITIGATION AND RESILIENCY PLAN
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IMPLEMENT THE OLMSTED SOIL HEALTH PROGRAM
•Full program in spring 2023
•Potential use of $2M
additional that were set aside.
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DISPOSITION OF THE FORMER SENECA PROPERTY & CONTINUED WORK ON GRAHAM PARK
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MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY
https://www.olmstedcounty.gov/residents/garbage-recycling/proposed-materials-recovery-
facility-mrf
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CSAH 44/TH 14 INTERCHANGE
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Maintain foundations
of democracy
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GOVERNMENT CENTER CONVERSION TO THE JUSTICE TOWER
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FOCUS ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESSES AND TECHNIQUES
•Community Council work
underway.
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Operational
Excellence
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2024-2034 COUNTY STRATEGIC PLAN UNDERWAY
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