St. Anthony Park Business Survey

SAPCC 10-year Planning Business Survey

The St. Anthony Park Community Council (District 12) is developing a new 10-Year Plan to submit to the City of Saint Paul for inclusion in the City’s new Comprehensive Plan.

Why should you care?

The goals that the City adopts from our plan are likely to be achieved within the 10-year time frame. Your ideas really will help shape the future!

Whatever the scale or type of work you do here – whether you represent a major recycling firm, a fresh produce warehouse and distributer, a home-based software developer, a charter school, a social service provider, a commercial or residential property owner, a restaurant, a local retailer – we want to consider your needs and visions for our community.

Because of the very wide range of activities and services you all provide, we will use the term “organization” here, to include all terms like business/industry/nonprofit/self-employed.

Please answer these questions from the perspective of your organization. The more specific you can be in describing your responses, the more useful the 10-Year Plan will be.

Thank you!

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* 1. Please describe your organization in a few words

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* 2. Which area best describes your location within District 12?
(Refer to map below. NSAP=North St. Anthony Park; SSAP=South St. Anthony Park; divided by BNSF railroad)

Como Ave (NSAP)

Energy Park Drive (NSAP)

Hunting Valley Road (NSAP west of 280)

Westgate area (SSAP west of 280)

Green Line (SSAP east of Highway 280)

Warehouse area of South St Anthony Park

Home business

Other (please specify)

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Map of St. Anthony Park

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* 3. What are the main reasons you located your organization in District 12? (select all that apply)

Good location for customers/clients

Good access to qualified labor

Good access to roads

Good access to heavy rail

Good access to public transit

Good access to bicyclists and pedestrians

Rents/leases are affordable/competitive

Property taxes are low

Zoning allowed my organization

Other organizations in the neighborhood are complementary to ours

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which local partnerships are valuable to your organization, employees, or customers/clients?
(These are not meant to exclude any organization, but only to suggest the range of possible partners. Please select and write in other local partners who are important to your organization.)

Midway Chamber of Commerce

Creative Enterprise Zone

Towerside Innovation District

University of Minnesota

Luther Seminary

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits

BNSF Midway Intermodal Terminal

Health Partners

Sunrise Banks

Other (please specify)

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* 5. About how many employees do you have?

Full time

Part time

Seasonal FT

Seasonal PT

One (sole proprietor/self employed)

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* 6. How many of your employees live within approximately 2 miles of your organization?

None

Few

Many

Most

All

Don't know

Not applicable

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* 7. Does your organization provide entry-level jobs (no or limited previous experience)?

Yes

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* 8. If yes, what educational level is required?

Associate Degree

BS or BA

Professional or Graduate Degree

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Where do your employees do most of their work for you? (select one)

Onsite

At our other sites

At client’s sites

From home

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* 10. How might the St. Anthony Park Community Council help you connect with employees or clients from the local area?

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* 11. What other organizations would be beneficial to locate in the District, either to provide goods and services to your organization, employees, or clients?

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* 12. What improvements would be beneficial to your organization in City licensing and inspection, utility services, zoning, or related activities?

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* 13. What kind of new housing in the District would benefit your organization? (Select all that apply)

Affordable housing (reserved for residents below area median income)

Market-rate apartments

Workforce/family housing

High density housing (ie: condominiums)

Single family homes

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What aspects of transportation need to be improved for your organization’s operation and its employees, suppliers, customers, or clients?

Road condition

Truck routes

Truck access or truck parking on your site

Private vehicle parking

Access to public transit

Sidewalk condition

Dedicated bicycle routes

Other (please specify)

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* 15. Does historic preservation affect your organization? If so, how?

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* 16. Is the presence of parks, green space, and trees beneficial to your organization, employees, or customers/clients?

Yes

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* 17. Are you interested in making your organization more energy efficient or environmentally sustainable?

Yes

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* 18. If yes, would you be interested in:

Energy conservation

Energy retrofit (upgrades to infrastructure)

Rooftop solar electricity production

Rooftop solar hot water production

District energy (hot water or steam)

Stormwater management

Sustainable landscaping

Waste reduction, recycling/organics collection

Other (please specify)

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* 19. If you own or manage commercial space in the District, what would you recommend to improve retention of tenants?

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* 20. If you were to move your organization out of St. Anthony Park within the next 10 years, what would be the main reasons? (please select all that apply)

Undesirable location for customers/clients

Undesirable location for current employees

Unsatisfactory access to roads

Unsatisfactory access to rail

Unsatisfactory access to public transit

Unsatisfactory access to bicyclists and poor walkability

Difficult access to qualified labor

Rents/leases are too expensive/uncompetitive

Changes in the area have made it a poor fit for my organization

City services are poor and harm my business

Property taxes are too high

Neighborhood amenities are of no or little value to my employees or customers/clients

Other organizations in the neighborhood impede or damage our work

We are not able to find space to expand here

Other (please specify)

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* 21. During the next 10 years, what other changes would you like to see in St. Anthony Park?

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* 22. How do you think the St. Anthony Park Community Council can support your organization?
(ie: navigating public programs, organizing networking, training or community events, collaborative buying and marketing, shared resources, advocating for certain regulations, etc.)

The St. Anthony Park Community Council represents the entire District 12 and has Board and Committee members who represent organizations like yours and our residents.

If you would consider serving on our Board as an Organizational Delegate, please let us know by writing to our Executive Director, Suyapa Miranda (suyapa@sapcc.org), who can answer your questions or connect you with a Board member.

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* 23. Please leave your email address to subscribe to our monthly newsletter for more updates from St. Anthony Park Community Council.

Email Address

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* 24. If you would like us to follow up with you on any specific topics, please provide contact information below:

Name, Title

Company

Address

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 1. Please describe your organization in a few words

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* 2. Which area best describes your location within District 12?(Refer to map below. NSAP=North St. Anthony Park; SSAP=South St. Anthony Park; divided by BNSF railroad)

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Map of St. Anthony Park

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* 3. What are the main reasons you located your organization in District 12? (select all that apply)

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* 4. Which local partnerships are valuable to your organization, employees, or customers/clients? (These are not meant to exclude any organization, but only to suggest the range of possible partners. Please select and write in other local partners who are important to your organization.)

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* 5. About how many employees do you have?

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* 6. How many of your employees live within approximately 2 miles of your organization?

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* 7. Does your organization provide entry-level jobs (no or limited previous experience)?

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* 8. If yes, what educational level is required?

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* 9. Where do your employees do most of their work for you? (select one)

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* 10. How might the St. Anthony Park Community Council help you connect with employees or clients from the local area?

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* 11. What other organizations would be beneficial to locate in the District, either to provide goods and services to your organization, employees, or clients?

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* 12. What improvements would be beneficial to your organization in City licensing and inspection, utility services, zoning, or related activities?

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* 13. What kind of new housing in the District would benefit your organization? (Select all that apply)

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* 14. What aspects of transportation need to be improved for your organization’s operation and its employees, suppliers, customers, or clients?

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* 15. Does historic preservation affect your organization? If so, how?

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* 16. Is the presence of parks, green space, and trees beneficial to your organization, employees, or customers/clients?

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* 17. Are you interested in making your organization more energy efficient or environmentally sustainable?

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* 18. If yes, would you be interested in:

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* 19. If you own or manage commercial space in the District, what would you recommend to improve retention of tenants?

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* 20. If you were to move your organization out of St. Anthony Park within the next 10 years, what would be the main reasons? (please select all that apply)

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* 21. During the next 10 years, what other changes would you like to see in St. Anthony Park?

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* 22. How do you think the St. Anthony Park Community Council can support your organization?(ie: navigating public programs, organizing networking, training or community events, collaborative buying and marketing, shared resources, advocating for certain regulations, etc.)

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* 23. Please leave your email address to subscribe to our monthly newsletter for more updates from St. Anthony Park Community Council.

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* 24. If you would like us to follow up with you on any specific topics, please provide contact information below:

* 2. Which area best describes your location within District 12?
(Refer to map below. NSAP=North St. Anthony Park; SSAP=South St. Anthony Park; divided by BNSF railroad)

* 4. Which local partnerships are valuable to your organization, employees, or customers/clients?
(These are not meant to exclude any organization, but only to suggest the range of possible partners. Please select and write in other local partners who are important to your organization.)

* 22. How do you think the St. Anthony Park Community Council can support your organization?
(ie: navigating public programs, organizing networking, training or community events, collaborative buying and marketing, shared resources, advocating for certain regulations, etc.)