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Community Development
Department Overview
Community Development partners with the community to enhance Bloomington through planning, environmental health & safety, economic development, real estate value analysis and redevelopment activities. The department promotes health and safety by obtaining compliance with state and City codes.
Community Development Structure
General Fund
• Assessing
• Building & Inspections
• Environmental Health
• Planning
• Special Projects & Initiatives
Separate Component Units
• Housing & Redevelopment Authority
• Port Authority
Community Development activities drive, encourage, support and preserve economic growth and development throughout the City.
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Primary Duties• Define future City direction through strategy, plans and zoning.
• Facilitate development and economic growth through planning and building activities.
• Educate customers and encourage voluntary compliance.
• Apply and enforce City ordinances, delegated State codes and Federal housing assistance.
• Delegated – State agencies delegate their enforcement authority to the City.
• Legislative Mandate – Through statute and rule, State legislature requires City to provide services.
• Discretionary – City Council ordinances establish requirements and program standards.
Primary Duties• Assist the City Council and City Manager to develop the City’s long‐term and strategic plans.
• Implement City plans using HRA and Port Authority powers.
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Discretionary Programs
• Nuisance Control
• Property Maintenance
• Rental Housing Licensing & Inspections
• Zoning
• Time‐of‐Sale (TOS) Inspections
• Business Licensing & Inspections (not state delegated)
Community Development Staffing & Structure
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*Serves the Building Inspection and Fire Prevention Divisions8/1/2020
Heather Worthington, Interim Director
Carolyn Lane, Project Coordinator
City AssessorMatt Gersemehl
2 Appraisal Managers
4 Commercial Appraisers
4 Residential Appraisers
2 Assessment Assistants
Building & Inspection Manager
Duke Johnson
1 Supervisor
1 Plan Check Engineer
1 Program Coordinator
10 Inspectors
2 Permit Tech
4 Office Support Specialist*
Environmental Health ManagerLynn Moore
2 Supervisors
2 Program Coordinators
10 Inspectors
2 Office Support Specialists
HRA Administrator
1 Program Manager
6 Program Specialists
1 Analyst
1 Office Support Specialist
1 Office Assistant II
Port AuthorityAdministratorSchane Rudlang
2 Economic Development
Analysts
1 Creative PlacemakingDirector
Planning ManagerGlen Markegard
2 Senior Planners
4 Planners
1 Planning Tech
1 Office Support Specialist
Special Projects & Initiatives Manager
Barb Wolff
1 Project Assistant
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2021 Budget Requests by Division
Administration & Special Projects and Initiatives $860,430
Planning $1,360,126
Building & Inspections $2,903,083
Environmental Health $2,617,314
Assessing $1,867,071
Grand Total $9,608,024
* Housing & Redevelopment Authority Special Component Division
* Port Authority Special Component Division
Community Development is a Revenue Generator• Permits
• Building• Electrical• Heating• Plumbing
• Licenses• Food• Lodging• Swimming Pools• Housing
• Inspections
• Development• Plan Review &
Development Applications• Rezoning• Signs
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2021 Revenue Estimates
Description 2017 Actual 2018 Actual 2019 Actual
2020 Original
Budget
2021 Estimated
Budget
Permits $2,795,765 $3,909,539 $4,479,970 $3,533,000 $3,719,089
Licenses $1,070,936 $1,064,881 $1,146,711 $1,108,470 $1,065,470
Other $378,986 $327,768 $303,377 $292,500 $264,510
Total $4,245,687 $5,302,188 $5,930,058 $4,933,970 $5,049,069
Assessing
Building & Inspection•Provide a maintained housing stock by continuing to administer the Time of Sale inspection program.
•Enforce the MN State Building code in order to protect the residents, visitors and community.
•100% Online permit application submittal rate with Cityview online permit portal.
Environmental Health•Prevent blight.
•Maintain and improve property values.
•Protect the health & safety of residents & visitors.
Housing & Redevelopment
Authority
•Provides affordable housing opportunities.
•Coordinates efforts to preserve existing neighborhoods.
•Promotes development and redevelopment.
Planning•Increase Affordable Housing.
•Promote Neighborhood Node Improvements.
•Update City Standards/Trim Red Tape.
Port Authority
•Implement the South Loop Vision which is to transform a dispersed, suburban commercial area into a walkable urban neighborhood that attracts residents, office tenants, hotel guests and shoppers by virtue of its unique character and assets.
•Coordinate and activate the City’s Legislative Policies.
Special Projects & Initiatives
•Coordinate the development and implementation of the Department’s strategic priorities and objectives.
•Evaluate new opportunities, research and analyze ideas.
•Collaborate and partner with others to advance innovative opportunities.
• Maintains a fair and equitable property tax assessment.• Effectively manages litigation risk on commercial property tax petitions.• Provides appraisal services and property tax analysis for development projects, condemnation, acquisitions/disposals and leasing opportunities.
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Assessing• Determines annual valuation and classification for properties.
• Manages appeals on commercial/industrial and apartment properties in Minnesota Tax Court.
• Reviews all Bloomington’s approximately 32,000 parcels once every 5 years. Goal of 6,500 to 8,500 each year. Required to follow State Statues and DOR policy directives while maintaining international statistical standards for a fair and equitable property assessment.
• Provides the Annual Assessment Report to ensure public trust and transparency.
• Presents valuation and property tax trends and analytics to City Council, executive leadership and other interested community partners.
Assessing has successfully achieved proactive MOA settlements for the past 16 years totaling 11.1 billion dollars of value. In 1999, MOA almost went to tax court and at that time both sides had about a million dollars into the case.
Building & Inspections
• Reviews construction plans for consistency with codes.
• Issues permits and inspects work throughout construction process.
• Time of Sale Inspection Program.
The revenue generated by permits and inspections cover 100% of the
B&I Division expenses plus other development-related activity.
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Environmental Health• Delegated from state to license and inspect:
• Restaurants, grocery stores, schools & all other food establishments
• Hotels, public pools & spas• Manufactured home parks & recreational camping areas• Wells – construction & sealing• Richfield inspection contract (food, pools & lodging)
• Investigate food and water borne illness • Monitor beach water quality
• License & inspect rental housing
• Enforce City nuisance and zoning codes
• Respond to complaints & abate nuisances
• Non‐delegated business licensing & inspection
The Environmental Health Division is proud of our long-standing partnership and ongoing engagement with Bloomington’s hospitality community highlighted by the Food Safety Awards celebrated as part of the Diamond Service Awards Gala
Housing and Redevelopment Authority• Affordable housing program provider
• Neighborhood preservation and renewal
• Redevelopment of blighted properties
• Partner with the private sector to facilitate development
Providing housing stability for over 600 families a month. Partnering with private and affordable housing developers to produce housing. There are five projects in the development pipeline supporting new affordable housing units and the new Opportunity Housing Ordinance.
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Planning• Development Review Services
• Reviews and prepares recommendations on applications for development, rezoning, use permits and variances
• Review development proposals to ensure Code compliance
• Long‐Range Planning Services
• Defines future direction for the City through planning studies and zoning controls
• Promote renewal and guide growth
• Planning Commission
• Customer Service
Wireless leases negotiated and administered by the Planning Division will generate over $700,000 in revenue for the City in 2020.
Port Authority• Oversee and promote development within Bloomington’s South Loop District
• Facilitate redevelopment and economic growth with private sector development partners
• Coordinate and activate the City’s Legislative Policies
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The Port is proud of delivering on the South Loop Vision with six projects currently under construction, totaling over $1 billion since 2013. There are multiple cranes in South Loop and more are on the way.
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Creative Placemaking• Builds vibrant, distinctive, and sustainable communities
• Centered around creating equitable public places and fostering walkability
• Contributes to social cohesion, quality of life, and well‐being
• Honors existing history and assets of a place, while engaging community
• Spurs economic development
Wright’s Lake Park Mural, “Seasons of Becoming,” by GoodSpace Murals voted one of five finalists for best public art in CityPages Best of Issue. The mural was also recognized as an outstanding public art project created in 2018 through the Americans for the Arts Public Art Network Year in Review program.
Special Projects and Initiatives• New division within CD ‐ Created February 2019
• Coordinate development and implementation of CD’s strategic priorities and objectives.
• Evaluate CD’s mission, priorities, objectives and plans while focusing on effectiveness and impact on the community.
• Participate in the development of new techniques, programs and short‐and long‐range strategic initiatives.
• Evaluate new opportunities, research and analyze ideas.
• Collaborate and partner with others to advance innovative opportunities.
The establishment of the Gateway District will help attract and spur new development in an underutilized, largely neglected area of the City.
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Opportunity Housing Ordinance
Promote the development of new affordable housing and the preservation of existing naturally occurring affordable housing while furthering private market
development in the City
OPPORTUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
Pre‐Opportunity Housing Development
2019‐20
• The District248 units
• 108 Place42 units
• Hayden Grove Senior Living166 units
• The Fenley402 units
Potential Opportunity Housing Development
2021‐22
• Gateway SW500 units
• Gateway NW150 units
• Gateway East200 units
• Penn American250 units
Opportunity Housing Dev elopem
ent
2020‐22
• Lyndale Flats81 units
• Penn Place68 units
• Rosa Dev.183 units
• The Quinn86 units
• Village Club Preservation306 units
• Village Club172 units
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Penn Place Apts.68 unitsZoning Approval Complete5 units affordable @ 30% AMI63 units affordable @ 60% AMI
Friendship Village Senior Apts.93 units senior market rate140 bed health centerUnder construction
Residential Projects in Pipeline
Affordable Component
Fully Market Rate August 2020
Founder’s Ridge Senior Apts.111 units senior market rateUnder Construction
108 Place Apts.42 unitsNow Open42 units affordable at 60% AMI
Opus Senior Apts.186 units senior market rateZoning Approval Complete
The Fenley Apts.402 unitsPartially open40 units affordable at 80% AMI
The District Apts.248 unitsUnder construction50 units affordable at 50% AMI
Knox Landing Senior Apts.125 unitsDRC Level – Replat Approved125 units affordable at 60% AMI
The Pointe Senior Apts.133 units senior market rateBuilding Permit Under Review
Cherrywood Pointe Senior Assisted118 units assist. liv. market rateBuilding Permit Under Review
2,543 Units Total742 Units Affordable
Lyndale Flats Apts.81 unitsZoning Approval Complete81 units affordable at 60% AMI
Penn Townhomes16 unitsDRC Level
The Ardor Apts.242 units market rateZoning Approval Complete
Rosa Apts.183 unitsZoning Approval Complete37 units affordable @ 50% AMI
Village Club Apts.172 unitsZoning Approval Complete17 units affordable at 30% AMI104 units at 60% AMI51 units at 70% AMI
Hayden Grove Senior Living166 units seniorUnder construction34 units affordable at 50% AMI
The Quinn Apts.86 unitsPDP Approval Complete86 units affordable @ 60% AMI
Overlook Subdivision3 unitsZoning Approval Complete
Syndicate Apts.68 unitsDRC Level7 units affordable at 50% AMI
Drury Inn214 roomsGrading completedConstruction on hold
Hyatt House151 roomsUnder Construction
Non‐Residential Projects in Pipeline
Hotel
CommercialAugust 2020
Industrial
Institutional
SICK Technology CampusIndustrial/Office547,000 sq. ft.Zoning Review Fall 2020
Luther Subaru37,000 sq. ft. two‐story dealershipUnder Construction
Skywater Tech Foundry67,000 sq. ft. additionUnder Construction
Xcel Substation ExpansionUnder Construction
South Loop Waterpark328,000 sq. ft.Zoning Approval Complete
U‐Haul Self Storage115,000 sq. ft.Zoning Approval Granted
Cambria Suites Restaurant6,000 sq. ft.DRC Level
Bank4,250 sq. ft.Zoning Approval Complete
Walser Collision Addition4,200 sq. ft.Under construction
Forklifts of MN Addition3,100 sq. ft.Under construction
Seagate ExpansionZoning Appl. Withdrawn – On Hold