Key Financial Strategy Memo - Navigating the New NormalCITY OF
CHMHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
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Phone: 952.227.1100
Fax: 952.227.1110
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Phone: 952.227.1125
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
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FROM: Kate Aanenson, Community Development Director
DATE: February 19, 2013 d � If
SUBJ: Key Financial Strategy
Navigating the New Normal
This memorandum is a follow -up to our meeting with Gordon Hughes, the facilitator
for "Navigating the New Normal" and to get it on the calendar for the Council and
Planning Commission.
The workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, April 2 from 5:30 -8:00 p.m. in the Fountain
Conference Room. The workshop will be divided into a four parts:
• Cathy Bennett with ULI Minnesota will give an overview of national and state
trends.
• A Profile of Chanhassen will be presented.
• Discussion with real estate and development professionals:
• Office/Industrial Market
• Housing Market
• Planning Sector
• Financial Sector
• Interactive discussion with industry leaders and policy makers.
The intended audience is the City Council, including their role as the HRA, and the
Planning Commission. Mr. Hughes will provide a summary of the workshop a few
weeks after the meeting.
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1. overview of the New Normal.
2. Profile of community change information.
3. Discussion and dialogue among real estate industry leaders and city policy makers.
Audience
City councils, planning commissions, economic development and housing committees, and staff.
Outcome
Develop a better understanding of:
• The impact of the New Normal on your city, demographic trends, and market preferences.
• The connection between your city's demographics, new market preferences, and future growth patterns.
• The importance of partnerships between cities and developers.
• Strategies to position your community to be competitive and sustainable, and to attract the best
quality development.
New Neighbors, New Preferences, New Responses
Changing demographics and new market preferences
are creating demand for different housing choices.
Our region is rapidly getting older. The number of Minnesotans 65 or older
will nearly double in the next 20 years. At the same time, generation Y, with
80 million Americans, accounts for a greater percentage of the population
than the generation that preceded it (generation X, born between 1965 and
1979, with 46 million Americans). Three - quarters of Minneapolis /St. Paul
households are projected to be without children by 2035, and the number
of new immigrants has grown an average of 12% since 2000 in Minnesota.
These changing demographics bring new market preferences — amenity -rich
walkable neighborhoods, rental housing, multi- generational homes, work/live
spaces — creating a mismatch between housing inventory and market demand,
and a need for different services and amenities. To be competitive, we must
offer choices that reflect these shifts in a time of increasing financial
constraints. It's about priorities. it's all part of the New Normal.
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"As a developer, it is great to have an opportunity to interact with city officials in such an open way.
The reality is that we are more often negotiating from opposite sides of the table. In this environment, we
are getting to know each other and developing a deeper sense of what is possible. I believe that this
is an important investment on both sides."
— John Breitinger, Vice President — Retail Advisory Services, Cushman & Wakefield - Northmarq
New responses are needed.
The way development is financed has changed, making it harder to complete
quality projects. An increase in equity requirements has resulted in fewer
developers who have the financial ability and risk appetite to deliver quality
development. Local governments that embrace a collaborative approach to
problem solving with developers will be more competitive and successful
in implementing their vision for a prosperous community.
What are the key policies and practices that cities can embrace in
times of scarce public resources to attract private investment, create
jobs, and build the tax base? An approach that provides clarity, transparency,
and efficiency in the development process helps attract investments that
create thriving, sustainable communities. Working together to solve
problems, identify and pursue new partnerships, and manage development
risks will improve key decision - making skills, with the reward of being
a competitive community. Navigating the New Normal provides a
forum to foster meaningful dialogue between public and private sector
leaders and builds trust and collaboration for common goals.
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Local Government Policies and Practices
• Cities can implement (re)development policies and practices that support
St rate(]�V " q ualit y , competitive, and sustainable communities.
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Opportunit Cit and Navi the New Normal pro
Establish a vision and clearl articulate development expectations creatin {re }development -read sites.
Foster collaborative and inte strate
Provide transparenc that clearl defines the development process.
Work as a team to coordinate the approval process across all a departments, elected offices,
and investment partners, e. plannin en parks, metropolitan council, count state, watershed
districts, schools, and private sector,
Provide existin due dili information to developers Up-front to increase efficienc and reduce
development time and cost.
Anal and modif land use re to allow for a
compact mix of uses with increased flexibilit that reflects
chan market demands.
Shift project review and approvals from reactive to proactive; fast track approvals when the project meets
certain re be flexible to achieve project goals.
About the Urban Land Institute
ULI Priorities
The mission of ULI is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in
creatin and sustainin thrivin communities worldwide.
Creatin Resilient Communities
• What are the best new business models in the real estate and land use industr and how can we support
their development?
• How can we best adapt and reuse existin real estate while eliminatin obsolete space to create thrivin
communities?
• How can we influence land use leaders locall and around the world as the reshape the process of
communit buildin and developin both social and ph infrastructure?
Understandin Demand and Market Forces
• How can we best understand the demand (q uantit y , t price, and location of the need for real estate and
discover what the market wants short-term versus what it needs lon
• How can we help balance local, re national, and g lobal interests, as well as public and private interests,
in terms of how the affect land use decisions and development?
• How will chan technolo influence buildin and buildin and how will people's use of technolo
influence how the interact with the ph environment?
Connectin Capital and the Built Environment throu Value
• How can we best g enerate value in the built environment that is g reater than its cost?
• What are the best wa to ensure the attractiveness of real estate as an investment as institutional capital
allocators continue to chan and become more g lobal?
• What is the most effective wa to demonstrate and explain the relationship between investment in both public
projects ( includin g infrastructure) and amenities and the impact on real estate value?
Promotin Intelli Densification and Urbanization
• What are the most responsible wa to provide cost-effective housin for a rapidl increasin g lobal
population that is becomin increasin urbanized?
• How can we advance the understandin of the relationship between a hi q ualit y of life and the built
environment in order to promote creation of hi appropriatel priced densit that is attractive to users?
• What is the relationship between a thrivin econom and a thrivin cit — between a d societ and the
built environment?
Inte Ener Resources, and Uses Sustainabl
• How can we best reduce the ne impact of the built environment on our natural resources and climate?
• What are the best wa to use the world's ener resources and protect the built environment from volatile and
unpredictable conditions?
• How will trends in ener and resources affect the future best use of land?
Urban Land
Institute
Minnesota
Thanks to g enerous financial support from the ULI 75th Anniversar
Urban Innovation Fund Grant Pro Famil Housin Fund, Minnesota Housin
and the Metropolitan Council.