02/08/2022 - City Council Special
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
5:30 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – EAGAN MUNICIPAL CENTER
AGENDA
I. ROLL CALL AND ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
II. VISITORS TO BE HEARD
III. GREATER MSP UPDATE – PETER FROSCH
IV. PARK NAMING RECOMMENDATION FOR NE EAGAN PARK
V. OTHER BUSINESS
VI. ADJOURNMENT
Agenda Information Memo
February 8, 2022 Special City Council Workshop
III. Greater MSP Presentation
Action for Consideration:
No action will be needed, as Peter Frosch, the President and CEO of the Greater Minnesota
Partnership will attend the City Council meeting and present information about the Greater MSP
Partnership, which the City is a member.
Facts:
• The City of Eagan is a member of Greater MSP, which serves 15 counties in the Greater
MSP region.
• The mission of the Greater MSP partnership is to accelerate regional competitiveness and
inclusive economic growth through job creation, capital investment and execution of
strategic initiatives. The partnership works to strengthen our region’s global sectors,
prioritize talent, and tell our story.
• Mayor Maguire serves on the Greater MSP Board of Directors.
• Peter Frosch, President and CEO of the Greater MSP Partnership with be present to
provide an update on the efforts of Greater MSP in our region.
Attachments:
III-1 Greater MSP presentation material
City of Eagan
February 8, 2022
Peter Frosch
President & CEO, GREATER MSP Partnership
GREATER MSP Partnership is our Region’s Team
The Greater MSP Region
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING
& TECHNOLOGY
HEALTH &
LIFE SCIENCES
HEADQUARTERS &
BUSINESS SERVICES
FOOD &
WATER SOLUTIONS
Sectors of Strength
15-County MSA
Regional
VISION
The Greater MSP region
leads the world in
inclusive economic
growth by welcoming all,
empowering talent &
igniting innovation.
The GREATER MSP
Partnership accelerates
regional competitiveness
and inclusive economic
growth through job
creation, capital investment
& execution of strategic
initiatives.
Accountability
Alignment
Inclusion
Innovation
Transparency
Partnership
MISSION
Partnership
VALUES
Greater Together
97 Private Investors = 76%
Civic Partners
Philanthropic Investors
Public Sector Investors partial listPrivate Sector Investors partial list
26 Public Investors = 19%
4 Foundation Investors = 5%
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STRUCTURE
A first-in-the-nation architecture in economic development
CURRENT SCOPE
300 organizations taking action together
•Job creation & capital investment
•Talent retention & attraction
•Inclusive talent development
•Start-ups, Capital & Innovation
•Global Food & Agriculture
•Regional brand & image
•Economic analysis & forecasting
•Global air service
•Technology development
•Regional problem-solving
STAFF
24 FTE
The driving force
behind the Partnership
BOARD
42 membersFocused on leading the broader Partnership
INVESTOR BASE
TALENT RETENTION & ATTRACTION
START-UPS & INNOVATION
GLOBAL FOOD & AGRICULTURE
BUSINESS EXPANSION, ATTRACTION, RETENTION
AIR CONNECTIVITY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
INCLUSIVE TALENT PIPELINE
BUSINESS
INVESTMENT
5 HV HDUFK
I N T ELLIG ENCE
REGIONAL BRAND & IMAGE
msp
storytelling
120 companies, cities, counties, foundations & universities
Actively engaged in teams, doing the work
STAFF
24 FTE
The driving force
behind the Partnership
BOARD
42 membersFocused on leading the broader Partnership
INVESTOR BASE
Talent Retention & Attraction
Start-ups, Capital & innovation
Global Food & Agriculture
Business Expansion & Attraction
Airport connectivity
Economic analysis
Diverse Talent Pipeline
BUSINESS
INVESTMENT
55 HV HDUFK
I N TELLIGENCE
Regional Brand & Image
msp
storytelling
100 companies, cities, counties, foundations & universities
Actively engaged in teams, doing the work
20211 RESULTS
BIG WINS FOR THE REGION
This year, over 550 leaders from 350 different organizations
advanced the region with more than 100 projects executed in
MSP, across the U.S. and globe. Highlights include:
•16 deal wins = 1400 jobs, $320m cap investment
•Helped attract MN’s first Black-owned bank
•Launched diverse talent initiative ConnextMSP
•Achieved Phase 2 of Build Back Better Challenge
•Forge North national venture capital campaign
•Built new Federal Funding Hub for public sector
•MBOLD’s “Bold Growth” cohort
•Launched MSP Recovery Hub on greatermsp.org
•Trade mission to UK & Finland
CELEBRATING
2021
PROGRESS
In 2021, the GREATER
MSP Partnership
reached all-time highs
in output &
engagement.
(See the summary of results
on the right.)
Over 350 organizations
& 550 leaders are
actively involved in
one or more regional
project.
JANUARY 20th
VIRTUAL EVENT for the GREATER MSP Partnership
Celebrate our shared successes in 2021 and preview the breakthrough projects in motion for 2022!
Evolutions in 2020 : transformational
not incremental solutions; add focus on
regional small business; increase focus
on place-based solutions
Working as a Region : first regional
economic development strategy created
2013, updated 2017-18
REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Greater emphasis : on racial equity,
entrepreneurship and innovation, global
connectivity across all execution areas
Nov. 2019
Goals : Each of the 9 strategy areas will
have a 10-year regional ambition , 3-year
goals and a set of annual projects.
Housing
NEW
In the summer of 2021, in
response to requests from
investor cities and
counties, GREATER MSP
launched a Federal Funding Hub
to support public sector entities
to maximize the long-term impact
of the federal American Rescue
Plan Act.
Eagan elected officials and senior
staff are part of regular regional
dialogues convened by GREATER
MSP, and they can benefit from
the resources available on the
newly launched webpages. (See
right )
APPENDIX
National & Global Reach
2019-2020 Travel
•Forge North
•Make It. MSP
•Telling Our Story
•Business Investment
Investment
4.4 B 2M
Talent
OutreachProject Wins
230 35,000
Good Jobs New Int’l
Routes
3
Results at Scale When we work together, we win together!
Plus over 40,000
additional jobs
REGIONAL RECOVERY HUB
KEY TRENDS – Summer 2021
IMPROVING DEGRADING STALLED
•Employment
•Job Postings
•Jobless Claims
•Small Business
Employment
•Food Security
•Hotel Occupancy
•Startup Funding
•Air Travel
•Food Security
•Transit Ridership
•Vaccinations
•COVID-19 Cases
•Housing Affordability
MINNESOTA ECONOMIC MOMENTUM
Exciting progress beyond the deal-flow
MSP region
most VC growth
of any peer
region over last
5 years
MSP region has strongestsmall
business employment recovery in
peer group post-COVID
CNBC ranks Minnesota
7th best state for business
in the U.S. 2021
7IPOs this year, including biggest in
Minnesota history: Bright Health
Minnesota adds 2 new Fortune 500
companies, bringing total to 18
NEW HIGH-GROWTH INDUSTRIES SMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY
Bio-economy is
emerging as
major new sector
opportunity
FAST-GROWTH COMPANIES
COMPETITIVENESS HEADQUARTERS ECONOMY GROWTH CAPITAL
7th
16 of 18 companies are HQ’d in MSP
+264%
GROWTH (‘15-’20)
$1.5B
RAISED (2020)
-0.2%EMPL CHANGE FROM
JANUARY 2020 TO JULY 2nd 2021
(source : Homebase)
Work we can do together!
JOBS & INVESTMENT RESEARCH & INTEL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
•What are the county’s major
employers?
•What industries are concentrated &
growing in the county?
•Does the county have the workforce
to meet the needs of growing
employers?
•Does the supply of real estate in the
county match the demand from
employers we are trying to attract to
the region?
•What are the buyer and supplier
industries important to the success of
the major employers in the county?
and more ….
•How to prepare sites and buildings for
investment
•How to spotlight assets (land, building,
programs) to site location decision-
makers
•How to create a coordinated,
customer-friendly approach to attract
new investment
•How to respond to time sensitive
opportunities when they arise
•How to stack external financial
resources with available County
resources
•How to identify the county’s unique
assets (e.g. proximity to airport,
greenfield land)
and more ….
•How can our employers retain &
attract employees?
•How can our employers create more
diverse & inclusive workplaces?
•How can we help our employers
innovate?
•How can we support start-ups in our
county?
•What national and international flights
do our employers need to succeed?
•How do we create a talent pipeline to
meet our future workforce needs?
and more ….
EXCITINGG PROGRESSS DRIVING ECONOMICC GROWTH
GREATER MSP is working
with the Itasca Project to
double the number of
large companies working
together to increase their
procurement from small
and medium-sized
businesses across MN.
GREATER MSP’s
business expansion and
attraction efforts have
scored 16 deal “wins” to
date in 2021, worth 1400
new jobs and $320 million
in capital investment.
Deal activity is at an all-
time high.
GREATER MSP is leading
our region’s submission
for the U.S. EDA’s Build
Back Better Challenge, a
$25m-$100m prize for up
to 30 regions across the
country to catalyze a new
industry sector.
The Make It. MSP. talent
retention & attraction
initiative is developing a
new talent narrative for
our region, along with a
BIPOC advancement and
promotion strategy for
employers across the
region.
Business Bridge.Business Investment.
EXCITINGG PROGRESSS TOWARDD IN CLUSIVEE ECONOMICC GROWTH
After 5+ years of
development, GREATER
MSP launched a new
talent network this month
called ConnextMSP to
ensure thousands more
young adults of color in
our region get hired into
career-track roles.
Five major banks in the
Greater MSP region
collaborated to bring the
state’s first Black-owned
bank into our region to
help close racial wealth
gaps in our community.
GREATER MSP & the
Minnesota Business
Partnership are working
together to create a
portfolio of collective
action on racial equity for
large corporations.
Forge North is partnering
with national start-up
accelerator Gener8tor to
raise a $50 million
venture capital fund of
funds to invest in
underestimated founders
(BIPOC, women, veterans,
LGTBQ).
Agenda Information Memo
February 8, 2022 Eagan Special City Council Workshop
IV. REVIEW PARK NAMES UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR NORTHEAST EAGAN PARK,
ACQUIRED IN 2021.
Action For Consideration:
To receive and discuss committee recommendations from members of a special committee
made up of staff, historical society members and Advisory Park and Recreation Commission
members, assembled to review possible names for our newest park in NE Eagan.
Provide direction for staff on what name is best suited for this new park space.
Facts:
• The City acquired approximately 11 acres of land in fee title from the MV Ventures group in
June of 2021 for partial fulfillment of the park dedication for the development known as
Vikings Lakes.
• As traditional for the City, a subcommittee was formed with members from the Advisory
Parks and Recreation Commission, the Historical Society and staff to brainstorm, research
options and narrow down a list for City Council to discuss and choose from.
• The last neighborhood park to be named in our system was coordinated with this same
process back in 2014, Bridgeview Park, located adjacent from the Cedar Grove Parking
Garage and Twin Cities Outlet Mall.
• The subcommittee met once in December to generate a large list of possibilities. This list
ranged from historic name figures to a wide variety of Nordic-themed names, to a variety of
alternative historical considerations. The initial list had approximately 25 names on it.
• The second time the committee met, this list was narrowed down to a dozen names that
were then researched for any concerns with respect to names, trademarks, concerns, etc.
• Discussions were had with the MV Ventures and Vikings Lakes development executives to
keep them posted through the process on what was being considered. Several names were
removed from consideration to avoid any infringement on trademarks and to avoid names
that would lead to assumptions of Vikings ownership.
• The final meeting of the committee occurred on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, and the team
finalized a list of five names for consideration. Much discussion went into the final voting of
the different presented names, understanding the following names are being presented to
City Council with the following explanations. These names are NOT in any order.
Du Nord Park – born from French Canadian roots, this statement of Due North by
simple definition fits not only the geographical location of this park in the city, but it also
extends a common theme along Minnesota “North” values. There is a certain
toughness it takes to live in the Du Nord.
Nordic Park – while definition of this can be quite broad, this general name gives with us
the greatest flexibility to match the character and development of the MV Ventures
group and Vikings Lakes development in whole. Design elements will be easy to match
the overall appearance of a Nordic inspired environment.
Touch Down Park – not necessarily the goal that is scored by a football team, but more
so the World War II naval flight trainings of touch and go that was performed in Eagan
and surrounding areas during a very intense time in the United States military war time.
Anticipated benefits of this name would include military related theming in the park.
Norseman Park – The Norseman, or any of the ancient Scandinavians are many ways a
Viking original. This blend of Nordic culture with Viking folklore shows commitment of
this park falling within the battleground of the Minnesota Vikings and shows the city’s
appreciation of being host to one of 32 NFL franchises in the country.
O’Neill Park – a tribute to a NE Eagan family and historical figure (Robert O’Neill) who
not only assisted with development in agricultural proportion in the area that would
become NE Eagan, he also served the Territorial Legislature, acting as a constitutional
convention delegate in 1857 before Minnesota was a state.
•Not a consideration by the subcommittee for this particular park, but something of
significant note that the subcommittee had in their deliberations was a request for the
council to consider some sort of tribute for Herbert Polzin, the first Mayor of the
Township of Eagan. Herbert Polzin, first Mayor of the Village of Eagan in 1972, serving as
City of Eagan Mayor from 1974 to 1978 and is one of the few historical families and
historical figures in the city where nothing is named after him. The subcommittee felt
now is the time for this type of consideration be made and Civic Center Park is an
opportune place for this recognition. With the blessing of Council, Polzin plaza at Civic
Center Park would exhibit a small plaque in Mayor Polzin’s honor.
Policy Questions for Council
1.What name would Council like to name this newest park for the City of Eagan?
2.Would Council like to see Polzin Plaza or something similar named in honor of our first
Mayor at Civic Center Park?
Attachments: (1)
IV-1 Location Map