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A&A Electric & Underground, Inc. + AB Systems, Inc. + Abacus Engineering + Abbco Company + ABC Supply Company, Inc. - Rochester + ABC Water Conditioning Service, Inc. + Above All Roofing of Rochester, Inc. + Accord Electric, Inc. + Action Plumbing, Heating & A/C + Adair Electric Company + Adamson Motors + Advanced Builders & Remodeling + Advanced Building Center, Inc. + Advanced Disposal + Advantage Cabinets, Inc. + Ag Services, Inc. + J.F. Ahern Co. + Alexander & Sons Builders + All Craft Exteriors, LLC + All Sons' Exteriors, Inc. + Mike Allen Homes, LLC + Allen Outdoor Solutions, LLC + Allied Building Products + All-Star Basements + Altra Federal Credit Union + American Engineering Testing, Inc. + American Fence Company of MN, LLC + American Waterworks + Ames Construction, Inc. + Andersen Windows, Inc. + Anderson Builders, LLC + Anderson Construction + Appliance Village Company + Arcon Land, LLC + Arrow Building Center + Associated Bank + Athelon Enterprises, LLC + Atlas Insurance Brokers, LLC + B&C Plumbing & Heating, Inc. + Al Barker Custom Homes, Inc. + Barrier Free Access, Inc. + Basement Water Control + Batzel Builders, Inc. + BDS Contract Door & Hardware Co. + Beckley's Office Products + Beetles Bar & Grill, Inc. + Benike Construction + Scott Berberich Construction, LLC + Beyond Kitchens, LLC + Bigelow & Lennon Construction, LLC + Bigelow Homes + K.W. Billman, Inc. + Blooming Prairie EDA + The Blue Book of Building & Construction + Bobcat of Rochester + Bob's Construction, Inc. + The Boldt Company + Bolton & Menk, Inc. + Brandl Anderson Homes, Inc. + Brandrup Builders + Brauer Roofing, Inc. + Braun Intertec Corporation + Brekke Fireplace Shoppe + Bremer Bank + Brennan Companies + Bricewood, LLC + Briese Iron Works, Inc. + Bright Ideas + Brinkman Builders, LLC + Brock White Company + Tom Brogan Heating & Air Conditioning + Brooks Excavating Company, Inc. + Bruce Bucknell Construction, Inc. + Budget Blinds + Burdick Builders, Inc. + By Design Builders, LLC dba Wausau Homes + Byrne Electric, Inc. + City of Byron + Cachiaras Building & Remodeling + Cambria + Carpet One + CarpetsPlus of Rochester + Castlewood Homes, Inc. + Cemstone Supply + Centurion Ridge, LLC + Charlie's Eatery & Pub + Charter Communications/Spectrum Reach + Charterpoint Wealth Strategies + Chatfield Lumber Company, Inc. + City of Chatfield + Chladek Construction, LLC + Chosen Valley Testing, Inc. + Christian Brothers Cabinets + CHS, Inc. + Citizens One Home Loans + City Auto Glass + City of Kasson + Citywide Insulation, Inc. + Claremont EDA + Clayton Thomas Blinds of Rochester + Clements Chevrolet Cadillac Subaru + CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP + Coldwell Banker Burnet + Comfort Air, Inc. + Commercial Leasing Services + Completely Clean + Consolidated Communications, Inc. + Construction Partnership, Inc. + Coordinated Business Systems, Ltd. + Cordes Construction + Cornerstone Builders & Real Estate, Inc. + Corporate Web Services, Inc. + Coulee Bank + Counselor Realty of Rochester, Inc. + Countryside Builders, LLC + Cravath Homes, LLC, dba Accessibility Solutions + Creative Curb Appeal + Creative Hardwood Floors + Crescent Electric Supply Company + CRW architecture + design group, inc. + Culligan of Rochester & Kasson + Curry's Custom Cut Gutter, LLC + Curtin Drywall, Inc. + Custom Alarm / CCI + Custom Hardwoods + Custom Homes by Bradley, Inc. + Custom Retaining Walls & Landscaping, Inc. + D2E, LLC + Dahl Home Builders, Inc. + Dakota Supply Group, Inc. + Data-Smart Computers, Inc. + DeCook Builders, LLC + DeGeus Tile & Granite + Derby Construction LLC + The Design Connection + Design Studio B + Destination Building Center + Destination Flooring Rochester, LLC + Destination Medical Center EDA + DeWitz Home Builders, Inc. + Diamond Vogel Paints + Dickison Builders, LLC + DiNicola & Pestka Appraisals + Distinguished Homes by Mitch Hagen, LLC + DMC Plumbing & Heating, Inc. + Dodge County EDA + Dolan's Landscape Center, Inc. + DoubleTree by Hilton + DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen + Duke Aerial, Inc. + Dunham Associates, Inc. + Dunlap & Seeger PA + Dynamic Masonry Products, LLC + Eckert Construction, Inc. + ECSI System Integrators + Edel Construction, LLC + Edina Realty Home Services + Todd Eidem Construction, Inc. + Elcor Construction, Inc. + Elcor Realty of Rochester, Inc. + City of Elgin + Elias Construction, LLC + Elite Concrete Lifting of Minnesota, LLC + Ellingson Companies + Elsmore Plumbing, LLC + Emergent Networks + Energy Panel Structures + Energy Products & Design, Inc. + Envirolastech, Inc. + EO Johnson Business Technologies + ERH Developing, Inc. + Exclusive Home Builders & Remodelers + Expert Insulation, Inc. + Express Employment Professionals + Extreme Panel Technologies, Inc. + City of Eyota + EZ Fabricating, Inc. + F&M Community Bank + Fairway Outdoor Advertising, LLC + Fat Willy's Bar & Grill + Jeff Feece Designs + Ferguson Enterprises + Ferguson Truck & Trailer Sales + Fieldstone Family Homes, Inc. + First Alliance Credit Union + First Choice Homes, LLC + First Security Bank + R. Fleming Construction, Inc. + FloCore + Ford Metro, Inc. + Foster Construction, Inc. + Franklin Energy + Frattalone Companies, Inc. + Chris Fritsch Custom Homes, LLC + Gander Plumbing & Heating, Inc. + Dale Gathje Construction, Inc. + Steve Gentry Construction, LLC + Gerhards - The Kitchen & Bath Store + Robert Gill Builder, Inc. + Godwin Dold + Goodin Company + GP Development, Inc. + Great River Overhead Door + Green Lawncare Irrigation & Service Co. + H&H Company of Rochester, LLC + Habitat for Humanity - Rochester Area + Haley Comfort Systems + W.L. Hall Company + Hamilton Plumbing & Heating, LLC + Hammer Homes, Inc. + Hanson Construction & Specialty Cabinets, LLC + James Hardie Building Products + Harmony EDA + Harmony Insurance Group + Hartman Complete Lawncare, LLC + Hayfield Window & Door Company + HDR Architecture + Heartland Security + Heartman Insurance + Heartwood Homes of Rochester, Inc. + Brandon Henderson's Construction Plus, LLC + Hentges Glass Company + HGA Architects and Engineers + Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. + Hicks Electric, Inc. + Higgins Custom Cabinetry + High Definition Homes, LLC + Hiller's Flooring America + HiMEC at Home + Jeff Hinkle Custom Homes, Inc. + Hirshfield's Decorating Center + The Home Depot + Home Federal Savings Bank + Home Improvement Professionals, Inc. + Home Systems Installation, LLC + HomeOnTrack + HomePro Home Inspections, Inc. + Houston County EDA + Hoyer Construction, LLC + Hunt Electric Corporation + Hutch's Custom Cabinets + Hy-Vee + Int'l Brthrhd of Electrical Wrkrs Local 343 + ICC Restoration & Cleaning Services + iHeartMedia + Image Smartz, LLC + Innovative Surfaces, Inc. + Installed Building Solutions II, LLC + Insty Prints + IntegraSpec Central/Jeff Mueller Construction + Interiors by J.Curry, LLC + J&M Consulting + Michael Jack, LLC + JC Custom Homes, LLC + JMS Custom Homes, LLC + J.P. Johnson Custom Builders, Inc. + JP's Construction Remodeling & Repair, Inc. + K&M Glass Company + K&S Heating, A/C, Plumbing & Electrical + Kahler Hospitality Group + Tom Kalmes Construction, Inc. + M.P. Kaye Builders, Inc. + Keller Williams Premier Realty + Key Builders, Inc. + Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. + King's Flooring, LLC + Kirkland Enterprises, LLC + The Kitchen Design Studio + Kitchens Plus + Gary Kline Roofing, Inc. + Knutson Construction Services + KNXR FM - Minnesota 97.5 + Koball's Poured Walls, Inc. + Kramer Contracting, LLC + Kraus-Anderson Construction Company + Kreofsky Building Supplies + Kruger Electric, Inc. + Kruse Lumber + KTTC/KXLT-T V + Kuehn Motor Company, Inc. + Kuntz Electric, Inc. + Kwik Trip, Inc. + Lacina Siding & Windows, Inc. + Laitala Tile Company + Lake City EDA + Land Home Financial Services, Inc. + City of Lanesboro + Larkin Hoffman + Larson Siding & Windows + Legends Concrete, Inc. + Leitzen Concrete Products, Inc. + Lembke Construction, Inc. + Lewiston EDA + Leyendecker Homebuilders, LLC + Lodermeier's, Inc. + Lowe's Home Improvement + Luxury Bath Remodeling + LVC Companies, Inc. + Maas Companies, Inc. + Madery Construction, LLC + Maier Tree & Lawn + Majestic Homes, Inc. + R.J. Manemann Custom Homes + Manufacturer's Bank & Trust + Maplewood Custom Homes + Markham Homes, LLC + Marvin Windows & Doors + Massey Land Surveying & Engineering + Master Builders, Inc. + McGough Construction + MDH, Inc. + Meadow Lakes Builders + MEC Construction, LLC + Med City Builders of Rochester, LLC + Med City Painting & Decorating, Inc. + MedCity Consulting + Meier Companies, Inc. + Menards - South + MEP Associates + Merchants Bank + Merit Contracting, Inc. + Meyer Borgman Johnson, Inc. + Michael's Custom Cabinets, Inc. + Midwest Walls, LLC + Minnesota Building Contractors + Minnesota E n e r g y Resources Corporation + Minnwest Bank + MLT Group + Molin Concrete Products Company + Morris Concrete, Inc. + Mr. Sandless Floor Refinishing + Larry Newman Drywall + 99 North Construction & Paint + Norbord + North Risk Partners, C.O. Brown sion + Northern Lights & Furnishings + Northgate Chiropractic Clinic + DiviNuss Truck & Equipment + Obermiller Nelson Engineering + Ohly Law Office + Olmsted County Planning Dept, Insp. Div. + Olmsted County Public Health + Olmsted National Bank + On Site Companies + Original Mechanics, Inc. + Otis Custom Homes, LLC + Overhead Door Company of Olmsted County + OxiFresh Carpet Cleaning + Paape Energy Services + Pace International + Palmer Soderberg, Inc. + Paramark Corporation + PC Applications Consultants, Inc. + Pearson Builders, Inc. + Pella Windows & Doors + Penz Custom Homes, Inc. + People's Energy C o operative + Peterson Well Drilling, Inc. + Phantom Screens + Pine Island EDA + Pine Island Lumber + The Pinske Edge + Pompeii Painting, Inc. + Post-Bulletin Company, LLC + PowerLift Doors by French Mfg, Inc. + Powers Ventures + Precision Signs + Prehn Building Sales, Inc. + Premier Bank Rochester + Premier Builders of Rochester, Inc. + City of Preston + Prime Time Painting of Rochester, LLC + Priority Construction Services + Pro Image Promotions & Apparel + Quality Overhead Door Company, Inc. + Quality Siding & Window, Inc. + R&M Development Company + Radcliffe Homes & Remodeling + Range Custom Homes, LLC + RCON Homes, Inc. + RCTC Carpentry Program + RE/MAX Results + Real Property Appraisals, LLC + Region Millworks, Inc. + David Reiland Building Contractor, LLC + Reliable Contractors, Inc. + Rochester Area Appraisals, LLC + Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce + Rochester Area Econ. Development, Inc. (RAEDI) + Rochester Area Foundation + Rochester Asphalt & Concrete, Inc. + Rochester Building Safety Department + Rochester Concrete Products, LLC + Rochester Works + Rochester Ready Mix Concrete Co + Rochester Plumbing & Heating/Roto Rooter + Rochester Public Utilities + Rochester Public Restoration & Remediation + Rochester Title & Escrow Company, Inc. + Ronningen Roofing, Inc. + Rory's Home Improvement, LLC + RSM US LLP + RSP Architects + Ryan & Grinde, Ltd. + Ryan Electric, Inc. + Ryan Windows & Siding, Inc. + Rymark Construction, LLC + S&S Overhead Door, Inc. + Sargent's Landscape Nursery, Inc. + Schoeppner, Inc. + Schwickert's Tecta America, LLC + Seavey Builders, Inc. + Dan Severson Builders, Inc. + Nick Severson Construction, LLC + Shanahan Building & Remodeling, LLC + Sherwin Williams Company + Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. + Sign Here, Inc. + S.L. Contracting, Inc. + Smart Home Innovations & Engineering, Inc. + Smart-HR + Smith Schafer & Associates, Ltd. + Solar Connection, Inc. + Somerby Golf Community + Sorenson's Appliance & TV, Inc. + Space Concepts, Inc. + Greg Speedling Contracting, Inc. + Spring Grove EDA + Spring Valley Overhead Door, Inc. + City of Spring Valley + St. Charles EDA + Stadsvold's Lawn & Stevens Heating, Inc. + Stewartville EDA + Stier Construction, Inc. + Landscape + Stantec + Steel Constructors, Inc. + Sterling State Bank + Stone Expressions + StoneBridge Builders, LLC + Struve's Paint and Decorating + Robert Suk Law Office, PLLC + Summit Custom Homes, LLC + Summit Fire Protection Company + Sunbelt Rentals + Superior Mechanical + Craig Swanson Builders, Inc. + Swenke Ims Contracting, LLC + Kenny Sylvester Construction, LLC + Synergy Products + Tag's Drywall, Inc. + Tamarack Materials, Inc. + Thatcher Pools & Spas, Inc. + Thiemann Construction, Inc. + Thimijan Custom Homes, LLC + Think Mutual Bank + Thomas Tool & Supply + Thompson's Garage Door and Openers + Tile Superstore & More + TLC Surfaces, LLC + TLS Companies, LLC + Tonna Mechanical, Inc. + Top Shop of Rochester, Inc. + Total Electric of Rochester, Inc. + Townsquare Media Rochester + Tradesmen International, Inc. + Traditional Wood Builders + Tri Star Insulation + Tri-State Insulated Concrete Forms + TSP Architects & Engineers + Tulip Tree Studios + Turri Crane Service, Inc. + Turtle Creek Construction, Inc. + United Rentals + The Urban Studio, LLC + US Bank + Valor Mechanical, Inc. + Val-U-Blinds + Veit Companies + Viking Automatic Sprinkler Company + Viking Electric Supply + Vision Homes & Remodeling, LLC + WA Insurance + Warners' Stellian Appliance Co., Inc. + Waste Management + J. Waugh Construction, LLC + Wausau Supply + Weis Builders, Inc. + Wells Concrete + Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota NA + Wells Fargo Home Mortgage + Wells Fargo Home Mortgage East + Wendland Utz + Werner Electric + West Bank + West Concord EDA + Jim Whiting Nursery & Garden Center, Inc. + WHKS & Company + Widseth Smith Nolting + Wildwood Sports Bar and Grill + Wilson Tibor & Maves, Ltd. + Wintrust Mortgage + Wobig Construction, LLC + Women Communications, LLC + Workforce Development, Inc. + Wright Homes, Inc. + WSB & Associates, Inc. + WT Lighting + Xcel Energy + XRG Concepts, LLC + Your Home Improvement Company + Zen Custom Homes + Zillgitt Civil Design + Zimprovements = RAB

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Letter from The President July 2017,

We are in the full swing of summer!!! Speaking of, the annual Golf Outing was a success and from what I heard a lot of fun was had by those who participated. If anyone is interested in forming a team for next year, made up of those who have never or maybe only once or twice in their lives played a round of golf let me know :)! Coming up next…if you didn’t get a hole-in-one at the golf outing maybe you will be a perfect shot at the upcoming Sporting Clay Shoot; registration is now open.

Speaking of registrations, we are never in short supply of events to register for. Along with Sporting Clay, the Fall Showcase and Remodelers Tour final deadline for entries is coming up too! Another way to “passively” participate and still be able to promote your business through RAB, is by purchasing ad space to support our local development map. Remember not everybody has a smart phone, nor can a small screen compete with the “big picture” of a real tangible map of our great city of Rochester and surrounding areas! Welcome to Darcy Goplen as our newest RAB staff member! Next time you are in the office she will be the new face greeting you out front as she works away on our “books”. Well he may not be a new face to you, but he now has a “new” role with RAB. Welcome back Rick Dold of Godwin Dold Law Firm. Rick has been contracted to fill the role of Government Affairs/Public Relations as a representative of RAB. Hope to see you all at the Member Appreciation Night on July 25th at the Mayowood Stone Barn!

Warmly,

Karen L. Blissenbach 2017 RAB President

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Index

Presidents Letter..................................2 Excel Energy....................................... 2 July Calendar.........................................3 Networking Night Scrapbook............. 4 Networking Night July........................ 5 RAB Staff Press Release................... 6 Fall Showcase of Homes Remodelers Tour...................... 7 2018 Home Show Information.......... 8 RAB Nomination Form....................... 9 2017 Sporting Clay Shoot................ 10 BAM - Engineered Documents and ..... Energy Code Certificates.......11 ONB...................................................12 City of Rochester - Rain Gardens in Rochester................................13 Med City Consulting........................... 14 City of Rochester Request for proposals............ 15 Home Show Resoure Way Form....... 16 Information from RAB...................... 17 Press Release Rochester Foundation.......18-19 Press Release MAAS....................................... 20 NAHB Eye On Housing...................... 21 Boys & Girls Club A Chair Affair...........................22 RAB Goes Mobile.............................23 New Member Promotions................ 24 Build Your Home Tax Free................25 Spotlight Member Opportunity........26 Foundations Ad Opportunity............ 27 Clements Ad.....................................29 Rochester & Byron Building Permits......................30 Olmsted Building Permits................ 31 SEMAR Update................................. 31 Membership Update........................32 New Member Promotion................... 33 Member Rebate Program................34 RAB Marketing Opportunites...........35 NAHB Member Discounts................36 Executive Director/Editor John Eischen Production Shelly Erpelding The Rochester Builders newsletter is the official publication of Rochester Area Builders, Inc. This newsletter is published and distributed monthly to its members and others associated with the building industry. Neither the advertisers, nor RAB will be responsible or liable for misinformation, misprints, typographical errors, etc., herein contained.

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Member Appreciation Night Tuesday, July 25th 4:30pm – 7:30pm

Location: Mayowood Stone Barn 3385 Mayowood Road SW, Rochester

Beverage Sponsor:

Join us for a great evening where we’ll be celebrating you, our members, and recognizing our honorary members. Thank you all for your involvement throughout the years. You are what makes the Association! Enjoy a cold beverage from LTS Brewing Company, hors d'oeuvres from Powers Ventures, live music, networking and more! We encourage you to invite coworkers who have never been to a Networking Night, or haven’t attended in awhile, to stop out! We look forward to seeing you there! www.RochesterAreaBuilders.com

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PRESS RELEASE: RAB ANNOUNCES NEW PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR & OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

Rochester Area Builders, Inc. is pleased to announce that Rick Dold and the Godwin Dold firm will serve as its government affairs representatives in Rochester and the surrounding areas. “Having already worked as the public affairs director for the builders, I’m really looking forward to combining that experience with the legal experience I have addressing regulatory and municipal issues the building industry faces,” said Dold. John Eischen, Executive Director of the Rochester Area Builders organization, stated that “We’re excited to have Rick back with the organization. We know that he brings passion for the building industry and technical expertise to the position and will really help support our members in continuing to create a welcome environment for building here in the Rochester Area.” Dold is a partner with the Godwin Dold law firm and practices in corporate, land use and zoning, and real estate law. James Godwin and Jay Adkins are also partners at the firm. Godwin is the firm’s head of litigation and practices extensively in the area of employment law. Adkins focuses his practice in the areas of criminal and family law.

We are also pleased to announce that Darcy Goplen will be our new Office Administrator. She will be the friendly face you will see first when you visit our office. She has a degree from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is a mom of two teenagers who keep her busy following their sports schedules in cross country, wrestling, gymnastics, track, and dance. She lives with her husband and children on a farm near Pine Island where they raise beef cattle, and grow corn and soybeans. She is looking forward to getting to know the members at RAB and BER and we are happy to have her.

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Booth Registration Now Open!

Registration information can be found on our Booth Exhibitors page Friday, February 9 • Saturday, February 10 • Sunday, February 11 •

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The Nominating Committee will be contacting members about placing their name in nomination for Board positions for 2018. Board members can serve two terms of two years each. One builder director and three associate directors will have either their 1st or 2nd term expiring and they are noted with a star *: Current Board members and their status for 2017 Builders *

Don Gustason Spenser Holmen Levi Kaiser Brian Sheehan Mickey Elias Mike Allen Kevin Sternberg

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Leslie McGillivray-Rivas Rick Dold* Karen Blissenbach

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Frank Streit Rob Jones Jerry Jensen*

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If you are interested in participating on the Board of Directors or would like to suggest another member, please contact John Eischen at the RAB office 282-7698 or Karen Blissenbach, Design Studio B/2017 RAB President at 281-9539. Nominations will also be taken from the floor at the September General Membership Meeting.

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Tell Your Friends… Engineered Documents and Energy Code Certificates Builders Association of Minnesota (July 2017) Remi Stone, Executive Vice President

ll too often we get so caught up in the day-to-day mania that little details slip by us and we forget about the benefits of being part of a larger group. It’s easy to do, and it happens in all the areas of our lives. This month, BAM reminds you that you are part of a unified statewide organization that comes with tangible benefits. A large part of BAM’s purpose is to serve as the hub for statewide industry advocacy to drive housing affordability. BAM is the hub for some pretty darn practical business tools and benefits to help you save money, e.g. driving business affordability, too. Recently, a long-time builder member was chatting with a fellow non-member builder. This non-member was expressing discouragement about the cost of code compliance and how challenging it was to deal with alternative drawings and building methods. www.RochesterAreaBuilders.com

(I’m sure you can guess where this is going (provided you know about the benefits of membership…). A conversation was had, and a new member joined the federation. In my thought-bubble, the conversation went something like this, “Dude, you really need to be a member! You’ll get the super great energy code compliance certificate (mandated by the state and prepared by BAM for you to customize to each job) and, get this, annually updated engineered drawings for cantilevered lookout foundations and top of foundation wall support. Join and you’ll save thousands.” This new member went to www.bamn.org/login, found the members-only “Regulation” page, and ended up saving a lot of time and thousands of dollars by using Oswell Engineering and Consulting’s 2017 drawings. I’m pretty sure that once

this member saved the engineering fees there may have been enough cash around to use the $500-$1,000 per vehicle rebate to add to the new member’s fleet. The moral to this story is that your local association executive officer is right when they say it pays to do business member-to-member. It’s a reminder that members have significant influence on those who may not appreciate the value of belonging to a larger group, too.

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Rain Gardens in Rochester Looking for a way change up the landscaping on your next project? Why not plan a rain garden that will look great and help protect area surface waters! A rain garden is a carefully planned depression in the landscape that collects rainwater and snowmelt, allowing it to soak into the ground rather than become runoff. Stormwater that is not captured will move across the landscape and has the potential to pick up pollutants (lawn, fertilizers, pet waste, car fluids, and more!) and carry them directly to area waterways. Rain gardens have many perks beyond treating stormwater runoff: •

Drought resistant plants will look great all summer long, even when turfgrass is dormant from lack of water.

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There is no need to fertilize native plants because they are adapted to our conditions and will grow well without it.

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Insects, birds, and other wildlife will feed, rest, or live in the garden.

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It is important to determine how much water will soak into the soils within in a 24 hour period, as it will influence the depth of the rain garden. The rain garden should be no deeper than the amount of water the soils can infiltrate in a 24 hour period - any deeper and the garden could have standing water and become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

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Learn more about rain gardens at www.rochesterstormwater.com/actions

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING OR OFFICE SPACE ABOVE PARKING RAMP # 6 Link to more information can be found HERE GENERAL PROPOSAL CONDITIONS

Format: Please provide one electronic copy in PDF format and ten hard copies of your proposal (one unbound). For ease of review, proposals should contain a table of contents and should have consecutively numbered pages. Proposals should be limited to 25 sheets or less {50 pages, assuming two sided) not including cover letter, table of contents or dividers. Font size shall not be less than 11. Please respect the time constraints of those who will be reviewing the proposals and adhere to these requirements. Failure to do so may affect the scoring of your proposal.

INTRODUCTION The City of Rochester invites developers to submit proposals for a potential housing or office development constructed in the air rights above the Rochester Parking Ramp #6, which is currently under construction. BACKGROUND The Rochester Parking Ramp #6 is a new, 6 level, 631 car parking ramp located on 1st Avenue SE and between Center Street and 1st Street SE in Rochester, MN, currently under construction. The block includes Parking Ramp #6 to the east, the Broadway Residences and Suites on the southwest corner, and the Hilton Hotel development, which is also under construction, on the northwest corner. A portion of the ramp will be constructed over the railroad spur line that runs through the east side of the site The ramp is designed to support a maximum of 10 stories of residential construction (assumes steel frame/composite deck) in the air rights of the easternmost bay. The City’s preference is that the development provides new housing, but other proposed uses will be considered, including mixed-use. As part of a housing proposal, bonus points will be provided for any proposals that incorporate an affordable housing component in the proposal. Below is a recent photo of the ramp location site.

Submit your entire Proposal to the City Clerk’s Office: City Clerk 201 4th Street SE, Room 135 Rochester, MN 55904

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SPACE IS LIMITED!

The Green Building Committee will review all entries to determine eligibility. To help promote this area, signage at Resource Way will direct Home Show attendees to the exhibitors’ booths. Attendees who visit all booths of companies in the Resource Way area will be entered into a drawing for a bike. If you would like to reserve space, please fill in the information below and return to the RAB office. Name:

Email:

Company: Describe how your product/service is Energy Efficient/Sustainable:

What will be in your display space: Email: RAB@RochesterAreaBuilders.com

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Housing crisis demands action, not wishful thinking Steve Borchardt Rochester Area Foundation Housing initiative director

ousing is as basic as it gets. We cannot live without a safe place to sleep every single day. We cannot have a community or an economy without shelters in which to sleep and eat. It seems crazy that I need to lead with these statements, yet we take housing so much for granted that we seem to think the looming affordability crisis will magically resolve itself. Housing experts have been telling us that for families with incomes below $50,000 annually, finding shelter cannot be taken for granted. We will need innovation, collaboration and financial contributions from our government and business community, if we want to continue to have the benefits of a thriving productive community. I appreciate Rochester City Council Member Nick Campion’s commitment (“Time for ‘creative thinking’ is long past,” Post Bulletin, June 30) to receive proposals for fee and regulatory modifications from our 18

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home-builder industry. In my view, however, setting a deadline of October and loading the obligation on our builders alone is unworkable. Nobody’s crystal ball to the future is that clear. We cannot know all the changes that may be required by a date-certain deadline. Rather, I ask local and state government to be open to change on a continual basis. Decades-old zoning and building codes should be always subject to review and refinement. Fees currently consume 25 percent of the cost of a new house. New and well-intentioned building codes add expense. The National Association of Realtors reports that every $1,000 increase in the cost of a house eliminates 139 households from qualifying for a mortgage to buy a house. Certainly, consistency and predictability is necessary for business to work, but we should not be enslaved by outdated rules and concepts. We need to be receptive

to innovations in house design and neighborhood structure. Past practices will not produce the number of homes we need at prices affordable to the majority of the workforce in our community. This is a very complex crisis with multiple causes and uncertain solutions. New and different housing concepts must evolve, and it will require that we be open to adjusting fees and regulations. Here’s the big fact: According to the U.S. Census in 2015, 36 percent of households in Olmsted County have a gross annual income of $50,000 or less. That’s right, 36 percent of our workforce is being priced out of shelter. Jobs with wages of $35,000 to $50,000 are not “starter” or unskilled labor jobs. Annual pay of $35,000 is a nearly $17 per hour job, full-time; $50,000 is a $24 per hour job. These are career jobs providing services that are essential to our economy and our daily lives. www.RochesterAreaBuilders.com

“This is not a time to sit back and hope someone else from somewhere else will impose magical solutions upon us.”

A few years ago, a person could count on being able to afford decent housing on that wage. Not so anymore for 36 percent of the households in our county. We know there is a growing workforce shortage. “Help wanted” signs are posted all over town. Projections are that Destination Medical Center and related business growth will import 20,000 to 40,000 new workers in the next 20 years. These residents will require goods and services, and many of these jobs will pay under $50,000 per year. These new workers need to sleep somewhere. Commuting to smaller surrounding towns will be an option for some, but many will not be able to absorb the transportation cost. A vibrant economy requires a housing inventory that offers choices.

for $190,000 to $225,000. They have assembled a task force of local experts in home design, construction, sales and finance. The goal is to make it affordable for someone with a $50,000 annual income and also desirable to someone with higher incomes. It will be smaller on a smaller lot in a higher density neighborhood. A concept known as “pocket neighborhoods” is catching on around the country. It includes multi-sized houses organized in clusters around shared common open space rather than traditional linear rectangular lots. Is southeast Minnesota ready for concepts such as these? How about the labor force that we will import? Will they expect these concepts to be available? Who will make it happen?

The city of Rochester has a great history of strong The Rochester Area Builders support for housing via Association has accepted this tax-increment financing challenge to design and build and zoning innovation, and a house that can be sold Olmsted County has been www.RochesterAreaBuilders.com

forward-thinking with their HRA housing programs. The Rochester Area Foundation is pleased to work with other nonprofit agencies, Rochester Area Builders and Southeast Minnesota Realtors to create solutions. We will need more from all sectors of our community. This housing crisis will affect everyone; nobody is immune. I challenge our government and our employers to own this opportunity to create a new kind of housing in our hometown, to lean forward aggressively seeking solutions, to share the risk and control our destiny. This is not a time to sit back and hope someone else from somewhere else will impose magical solutions upon us. Steve Borchardt, of Rochester, is the Rochester Area Foundation’s Housing Initiative Director. To comment, send email to letters@postbulletin.com. View on PostBulletin.com FOUNDATIONS April - May 2017

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Merchants Bank to Auction 44.83± Acres of Development Residential & Commercial Land NEW PRAGUE, MINNESOTA July 14, 2017 - Developers and investors will have the opportunity to purchase tracts of residential and commercial development land in New Prague this summer. Maas Companies Inc, an auction company specializing in selling real estate, industrial plants, equipment and special assets is handling the sale. The auction is Thursday, July 27 at 10 am. The auction will be held off-site at Quality Inn & Suites, located at 1200 1st Street NE in New Prague, Minnesota. The auction includes three tracts in the Raven Stream Village Development, selling separately or as an entirety. The 30.06± Acre tract is zoned single family residential, the 13.43± and 1.34± Acre tracts are zoned commercial. “The property is lender owned; the bank is anxious to have a new owner acquire the land so that the community can benefit from additional homes and businesses in this growing area,” said Tyler Maas, Director of Sales & Marketing. New Prague's motto is "A Tradition of Progress" and it shows. New Prague has a unique identity as a bridge between rural and suburban/metropolitan areas. According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, New Prague's population grew just over 60 percent in recent years. Located just 45 miles southwest of Minneapolis/St. Paul and in close proximity to Interstate 35 and U.S. Highway 169, residents and businesses enjoy New Prague's small town feel, outstanding amenities and quick access to the Twin Cities. Bidders may view the land at their convenience or a staff member will be on-site during the below times: Thursday, July 6 10 AM - 2 PM Wednesday, July 26 1 PM - 5 PM Details of the sale are available at the auction website, www.maascompanies.com or by contacting the auction company directly at 507-285-1444. ###

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Builders Starting to Report Shortages of Framing Lumber BY PAUL EMRATH on JULY 10, 2017 For several years now, the recovery in single-family home building has been hampered by shortages of labor and lots. Availability of building materials, meanwhile, has not been much of an issue. But that may be starting to change.

framing lumber shortages were as widespread as they are now was in October of 2004, at a time when the annual rate of housing starts was hovering around 2.0 million (compared to the current rate of about 1.1 million).

In answer to questions on the May 2017 survey for the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, 21% of single-family builders reported a shortage of framing lumber. Although still well below the share currently reporting shortages of lots and labor, this nevertheless marks a clear movement on the building materials front since 2014, when no product or material was cited as being in short supply by more than 15% of builders.

The rising share of builders reporting shortages of framing lumber is consistent with recent increases in prices for softwood lumber. It is virtually certain that an underlying factor contributing to the shortages and price increases is the ongoing softwood lumber trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada, including the duties on lumber imported from Canada levied by the Department of Commerce in 2017. NAHB analyzed the economic impact of these duties, the latest of which was announced on June 26, in a previous post.

That was still true for most building materials in the May 2017 survey. Next to framing lumber, the most widespread shortages reported in 2017 are for ready-mix concrete and trusses, with 14% of builders currently reporting shortages of each. The graph below shows all 23 materials and products listed in the 2017 survey, sorted in descending order of the reported shortages.

single, notable exception. In 2013, it looked as though a problem with the supply of framing lumber was starting to emerge, but the situation subsequently eased. Only 8% of builders reported a shortage of framing lumber in July of 2014 and 7% in July of 2015. But then, the share more than doubled in May of 2017, to 21%â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a post-housing recession high. The last time

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Rochester Building Permits

New Residential Single Family Dwelling

2017

VALUATION

2016

VALUATION 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

12,152,617

7,581,239

January

February

Townhome Dwelling

3,459,128

2,343,885

Two-Family Houses

March

Manufactured Home

April

17,989,237

May

Multi-Family Bldgs (Units)

107

21,000,000

Existing Residential Deck Addition

294,808

276,388

Room Addition

462,852

53,000

Porch Additions

90,000

10,000

Other Additions

80,421

49,460

Basement Finish

324,883

403,124

Alterations

333,212

635,899

Multi-Family Addition

20,600

Multi-Family Alterations

59,265

New Commercial Assembly (Church)

Assembly (General)

Assembly (Restaurant/Bar)

Business

1,867,533

3,554,500

Education

Factory/Industrial

Institution

Mercantile

Miscellaneous

Residential (Apartment)

Residential (Care/Assisted Living)

3,909,800

Residential (Care/Hotel/Motel)

5,628,378

Storage (General)

540,000

Storage (Parking Garage)

Storage (Warehouse)

Utility (General)

72,000

20,000

Utility (Private Garage)

Addition

591,540

592,967

6,961,667

57,868,504

Structural Shell

12,350,000

“White Box”

566,528

Interior Demolition Only

30,000

35,259

Other Phased Permits

600,000

54,400

Alterations

Other Construction Business Signs

June

TOTAL

162

122

105

141

162

160

161

201

219

July

August

September

October

November

December

302

281

200

191

299

326

369

418

TOTAL

219

*total may differ as permits may have been voided. *total may differ as permits may have been voided.

Existing Commercial

June 2017

133,917

290,270

Advertising Signs

20,000

Footings & Foundations

434,671

Demolition

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Year To Date Statistics

NO.

2017 VALUATION NO.

2016 VALUATION

Building Permits Issued to Date

1318

239,572,666

1273

228,282,252

Single Family Dwelling

184

49,791,709

164

40,516,001

Multi-Family Buildings Total Units: 432

35,655,668

67,341,203

Trade Permits Issued to Date

4691

49,406,671

4217

52,482,879

Electrical

1413

20,690,784

1348

23,496,191

191

88,835

176

48,250

Electrical (Temp. Service) Mechanical (HVAC)

1162

14,372,518

1057

13,623,499

Mechanical (Gas Piping)

347

526,732

319

484,480

Mechanical (Fireplace)

192

512,474

196

552,153

Mechanical (Hydronic)

5,171,131

5,216,337

Plumbing

1304

8,044,197

1025

9,061,969

Total Permits YTD

6009

288,979,337

5490,

280,765,131

Information and downloads available at Rochester Building Safety Department’s Website: http://

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Building Permits

JUNE 2017 New Residential

NUMBER

VALUATION

Single Family Attached

Single Family Detached

747,500

Basement Finish

102,000

Deck Addition

19,000

Existing Residential

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Olmsted County Permits YTD

New Residential

2017

VALUATION

2016

VALUATION

Single Family-Detached

4,629,711

7,068,122

Single Family-Attached

Garage

331,066

201,476

Addition Alterations Garage Addition

Miscellaneous Permits

100,643

72,053

279,417

144,601

852,500

519,027

77,643

177,376

478,494

797,603

350,797

639,878

318

7,737,875

277

11,677,386

June 2016 & 2017 Permits

256,650

Store/Restaurant

Nonresidential Building

Service/Repair Station

332,097

36 32

25 19

Addition

132,431

89,158

Alterations

258,568

41,780

Re-roofing

13,100

36,000

15 11 10 4

5 1

Other Structures

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Industrial/Warehouse

Manufactured Homes

VALUATION

Church/Religious

Pool, Retaining Wall, etc.

2016

Commercial/Industrial

VALUATION

Plumbing

New Commercial/Industrial Recreational

2017

Mechanical

Total Permits

Residential Deck

June 2017

206,813

64,884

26,692

City of Stewartville $653,240

$376,000

Oronoco $434,042

$283,746

Eyota $240,589

$52,000

Marion $1,310,838 $1,151,096

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2016

KNXR FM - Minnesota 97.5

2016

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Five to Nine Years

Steel Constructors, Inc. Hammer Homes, Inc. King's Flooring, LLC Warners' Stellian Appliance Co., Inc.

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