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Home My WebLink About1963 09 AN INVITATION TO INDUSTRY FROM BROOKLYN CENTER BY NSP g�,v�tat�o� to 9�u�dustny noun ENT ER ppK�YN BR .=A�� NNESO A M ,t t A� f 1 �t.. r; 'tss s s r �E;, I I t,:. r 7 A t' k' w �i :t'� �to-x t�t i r r s I M1 I Ir Trt kY i I ro• M1 i� .N e h�� z y: I I. 'r+;� e` �nk �N I �4. a Y Y 1 a u k�� h°�� r.: x. :."!'�"""'�F� P I n s s=: �I p s a r. 1 t'`� r'�; ��9 I�I�i `��r s w dr s' i j u e. 1 i� BROOKLYN CE�TTER MINNESOTA 1 1 POPULATION 196o U.s CENSUS 24 ,356 PRESENTED THROUGH THE COOPERATION OF: BROOKLYN CENTER INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CONIMISSION NORTHERN STATES POWER CCMPANY SEPTEMBER 1963 1 FOREWORD 1 The following pages, which contain a statistical description of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, a Minneapolis suburban community� have been compiled for the express purpose of encouraging industrial growth in Brooklyn Center. The intention has been to prepare and present this material in a completely factual manner. Additional or more detailed information on any of the following subjects may be obtained by contacting: Mr. A. J. Lee, Village Administrator Brookly Center Village Offices 7100 Osseo Road Minneapolis, Minnesota 55�+12 or Mr. J. R. Furber, Vice President and Manager Minneapolis Division Northern States Power Company 15 South 5th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55�+o2 i� i l� sc„� r M��s METROPOLITAN ST. PAUL MINNEAPOLIS (TwIN CI?IE3 AREA) To lurh Ta 6i kiver `,'�Momi�ello To nokn Tu Ano a o: n T�- r Eore vx�� ?tSlait� �ir,�° .��.�ic�s� 61 r/ k 152 '��I� ;E ;�'.s� v. ',v�� Mounds II o�., t Brooklyn ialre r�! j U Co�sorair}�� '�r�►s o a�„� Park. _�f %r,�. rz� 1/ t T v r F r .`�i: s�-i r Nu1s, s`�� lo )r ��1; �,o;a, 96 If?-,. „t. �Y- i II �y.�. BROOKLYN j t t a,,h c�.,.. whita�sear- IM�htomed� r i .1. aH. •rch- ..y 1 tao ,.r�` wn�t� �t l�--r' �t�� b� r'=' CENTER !�v iQ eeac`- Y �r�r tm,�..e.a� �E�'' Niu CI (tL! 3 �S. J�� Lak2 iliunic. 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Tb Hm�s �1 TABLE OF COI�TENTS General Information 1 Location and History Population Topography ancl Elevation Market Information 2_3 Retail Sales Ef�'ective Buying Income Map Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area Community Facilities 1�_7 Schools Churches Hospitals and Clinics Library Recreation Housing Professional Business and Commercial Financial Service Clubs 1 Transportation 8_g Air 1 Motor Rail Water Cominunications 10-11 Newspaper Post Office Radio Telegraph Telephone Television N�unicipal Administration 12-14 Governmen� Fire Protection Police Department Water and Sewer Streets Street Lighting Fsuilding and Zoning Regulations TABLE OF CONTENTS contd. Tax Structure 15-16 Real Property Distribution Values for Tax Levy Purposes Assessment Ratios '�ax Rate Bonded Indebtedness Tax Computation Electricity 17 Natural Gas 18 Labor 19-21 Quality Ilnployment, Hours� and Earnings Existing Manufacturers Chart Armed Forces Qualification Test Climate 22 Industrial Development 23-2�+ Community Attitude Industrial Development Commission Industrial Sites and Buildings r �r +�.r r� rs �■r� �s �■r asR �r �r r !s� a� �t o �omi o ari Ia,w rwresou �W� 1 o �.-(j� a BROOKLY �scors,Nr MeMr°RK �w IfTM DAJ� TA CENTER '4_' ��tiv�.1 c �l O•M c �Q r1�r�s. yqrerICru► p 1 ��–...��.o -��dY� ��9� p jWMOi O �+_s.. �Q i O p 6 OM10 p M A r.��l'� O 1 a p MlfS09tW t e�ae�auJv�� 5R 1 0 o O xca �0114 t �gpCRB�� a o e�- r ��o �T 0 �.a.., S s -r-� soo�x s°a°"'"°� Q j f �,j 1 P __1 o o .1 l 0 SCALE :EACH CIRC�E REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES v GENERAI, INFORMATION LQCATION The village of Brooklyn Center, which is a Minneapolis suburban AND I3ISTORY community, is located directly adjacent to the northwest corporate limits of Minneapolis. The village, which was incorporated on February 14, 1911, under a mayor-council form of government, served for many years as a market-garden community providing fresh vegetables for the Twin Cities metropolitan area. However durin the ears 1 50 to lg6o s g Y 9 partly because of its ideal location and topography, the installation of municipal water and sewage systems, and a favorable economic growth pattern for this area, Brooklyn Center has experienced considerable change. What were once highly-productive vegetable gardens are now well- planned residential, commercial, and industrial areas. It is estimated that 34/ of Brooklyn Center's total area is available for development of either residential, commercial, or industrial land. POPULATIQN Population Growth Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Year Po�ulation Gro�rth 1930 1, 3�-�+ lg4o 1, 800 40 1950 28�+ 138. o lg6o 24,356 468.5 TOPOGRAPHY The general terrain of the village is flat with the exception of .AND ELEVATION the extreme eastern border which drops sharply to the Mississi�pi River. Surface drainage is provided by the NIississippi River and two small creeks which traverse the village. The soil. is sandy with good percolation characteristics. The village elevation is 850 feet above sea level. l g ;g�� e �e e d�� ti t t �t� t. �c a y� �a ��a�� ,�t� a�� °�+s s� °z 7� b `�"T g �t 3 e. z c 4 s� 4 ��g ��a�� ,m 2 „vs �j k r� g ms �f a� s �z s d z x� a s �k ��i�.� 'x �s �a �e ��s r ��P i`'� �g i r s�� a, s �a p e a e. e. a. a a,� e s,. �e �a�� p a �°�i SHOPPING CENTERS MARKET INFORMA.TION i I 1 Inasmuch as Brooklyn Center is a Minneapolis suburban communzty and is surrounded on all sides by either Minneapolis or one of its other suburbs, area statistics, as well as village statistics, must be considered. Further, Brooklyn Center, rather tha,n having "main street" shopping typical of many comtnunities, provides retail facilities throu�h three "nei�hborhood shoppinb centers" serving areas with a radius of about 10 miles, and one large regional shopping center with an a��roximate marketing radius of 30 miles. Brooklyn Center Retail Sales� j Number of i Type Establishments Sales Food 13 $1,5379000 General merchandise 1+ Nl�.� Apparel 4 NA Furniture and household appliances 1 NA A�;�tomotive 2 NA Gas stations 13 752,000 Lumber, building and l�ardware 18 223,000 �'ug 3 5 �37, 000 O�ther 11� Total 80 $3,429,000 Area Retail Sales� Hennepin County Type Sales Fooa $29�+, 553, o00 General merchandise 337 ,950,000 Apparel 78,775,000 Furniture and household appliances 65,E63,000 Automotive 277 Gas stations 88,643,000 Lumber, building, and hardware 103 Drug 54,713,000 Total �l, �+87, 752, 000 Source: Sales NIanagement "Survey of Buying Power" June 10, 1g63 Not available 2 MARKET INFORNIATION contd Area Retail Sales contd Minneal�olis--St Paul P✓Ietro��olitan Area Type Sales Food �484,761,000 General merchandise 510,330,000 Apparel 112,150,000 F1.irniture and household ap ��liances �2v, C00 Automotive 400 Gas stations 1�-6,771,000 Lumber, buildin;;, and hardware 153,486,000 Drug 83,838,000 Total $2,2Q7,225,000 Effective Bu�Tin� Income� Nei, Po��ulation Households Bu�ring Income Brooklyn Center 27 ,goo 6 4 800 52,545,000 1 Hennel�in County 880 268 �2,242,264,000 Minnear�olis-�St. Paul Metropolitan Area 1, ��6g $3 Source: Sales Management "Surve�T or Bu�ring Power" JL�ne 10,, 1�63 S 3 CON�NIUNITY FACILITIES SCHOOLS There are a total of five public elenentary schools within the village limits of Brooklyn Center, with a combined enrollment of approximately 3,600 pupils. There is also a combined Junior-Senior High School, with a total enrollment of about 800. It should be noted that a total of four school districts serve Brooklyn Center; consequently, the above enrollment figures do not reflect the total Village school �opulation as many youngsters attend schools located near the village limits in surrounding villa�es. There is also one parochial school, with an enrollment of approximately 200, serving �rades five through seven. The Twin Cities area offers excellent facilities for higher education and specialized trainin�. The followin� is a list of the accredited universities and colleges located within the Metropolitan area. Coll€ges and Universities Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area Enrollment Name Students Faculty Universit� of Minnesota A11 campuses 32,000 2,625 Auosburb 707 21st Avenue South, Niinneapolis 1,275 86 Bethel 1480 Snelling Avenue North, St. Paul 700 55 Hamline 1�36 Hewitt Avenue, St. Paul 1,025 68 Macalester 1600 Grand Avenue, St. F'au1 l, 600 109 Minneapolis School of Arts, 200 East 25th Street 220 30 Northwestern C�llege 50 Willow Street, Minneapolis 300 39 1 St. Catherine 200�!- Randolph Avenue, St. Pau1 1,250 117 St. Thomas 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul 1, �00 121 Concordia 275 North Syndicate, St. Pau1 �+�-5 35 Total 40, 715 3, 285 GHURCHES The following list reflects the churches in Brooklyn Center, most of which are new within the last 10 year�period. Brooklyn Center Methodist Brookdale Covenant Brook Park Baptist Brooklyn Center Assemblies of God Brooklyn Center Baptist Brooklyn Center Evangelical Free Cross of Glory Lutheran Harron Methodist Hope Lutheran Church Lutheran Church of the Master Lutheran Church of the Triune God Northbrook Alliance Church St. Alphonsus Catholic Church Trinity Presbyterian Church I� s r Y a t� w �z°.:. a�a« &�R� �rv�,�� g.; �s,o-��c�Y�`��fi� Y t a Y i .�'k i -�%F� q Q �a �d j ��s g� �rg a a x �s a t�� t� s a� i �s g ��z�.�� P�� s� �"�st�� g x �,e�� y y a a�� t�;�(�+ 4��'�t i i t ru „i t�� ,,r��ns �3' i ��,P �t' �v�� e�� i �9� sw e�ee eO �n� a ee �.a�9 a e e 1 e Y� y r e ,.a o t t� 53 R s e e� °'e. :6 l L—. e k e �,e .s e� e' ee F 7 e e e, ��e e �e�- e e eve e .e e,;,e�; eee a� �s 6 e s me x e g�� 9e...: H9�o� a� g y32 ae«m�� .+�a ,S .�a$g� e....,. .aP.�� o-�� a�'��t 3�'�'��,��,�� &�o-°� s?� ��,t' �S% �e{ Q°��:%�� .�v x�� S� SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES Ii 1 COMMUNITY FACILITIES contd. HOSPITALS AND Brooklyn Center presently has two medical clinics with a combined CLIIVICS staff of five medical doctors, third clinic, with an estimated s of 15, is in the planning stages. There are also many doctors representing all branches of inedicine located in adjoining Minneapolis. There are a total of 17 hospitals in Minneapolis, with the total capacity numbering some 5,400 beds. Included in this total is the 50�- bed University of Minnesota Hospital and the 981 bed Veteranst Hospital. There are also five additional hospitals of a specialized natu�e. LIBRARY Library facilities are available through the Hennepin County Book Mobile which visits 12 Brooklyn Center locations. Plans are now in progress to establish a new branch library in Brooklyn Center. This facility would be part of the Hennepin County Library System. RECREATION There are a total of 12 parks and playgrounds located in Brooklyn Center ranging in size from two to 200 acres. Facilities to be found in these areas include: ba11 diamonds, wading pools, picnic areas, shelter buildings, playground apparatus, skating rinks, and volleyball and basketball courts. The Village Park Board provides the playground areas with supervision during the summer months. Area recreational facilities rival those of any other area in the country. Within a 50 mile radius from Brooklyn Center are loc�.ted more than 500 of Minnesota's many fine la.kes affording all form.s of year�round lake sports including fishing, boating, sailing, water skiing, and swimming during the summer months and skating, ice fishing, ice boating, and hockey during the winter mon�hs. The Metropolitan Area's 35 public and private golf courses, which represent more courses per capita than any other major city in the country, are all within easy driving distance from Brooklyn Center. Professional sports, featuring the Minnesota Twins of the American League, the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League, the Minneapolis Bruins, and the St. Paul Rangers, both professional hockey teams, and the St. Paul Open, a major professional golf tournament, afford the sports fan many exciting moments throughout the year. Of the areas many fine cultural attractions, two, the Tyrone Guthrie Z`hea featuring the leading names in this country's theater, and. the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, have received the most attention nationally. I 5 �r r�w a� w� a� r s� ��w rr r� ar �Y pna� m M e� s a s e 6 y e�� 2 ;�.a� e a a p a e�� .��'x s r- .6.�="` s va 2 �...s S �as r$, a ,e O j za c� �*y d r 1* ^^r'.�. apA,t� .�g c P' N'�aP� d �R� m .i .�°n �§rsd k P'� 0 a N �r 3 rn �s Y --I r r s Z `a�' ��'a a t s �r �*r� Q z x ,��x�.��.�s� �r�, �a,„� a�� t �t g (/1 .w�,. a�s s�� 4 •a r, r 0 w 'r ..�Q k g ��rr" •s L L a� J 7�..� e m.x m�� ft�s�°' 4 s r �l,u m#�� ,�^��e »are�,, �'i r✓ �`s ,rc �ca �..�r� xa: �a �n*'� r x D R; fr 3 r s,� m��f #'%r�'�" x x a �,r��.. D "r d y ffi� a� r a.. �S. :s a� .a�, Z 4� �8''��' 5','�� ?w. k «..�1 :r p, r�r��, .�a,� N a� `*r"� r Z ��r r�� 8 S�� p a ,,e� x� Vf e«a s�°� D 0 frg 8 v Z s C �.»e' �s 7{" kr� �e r a�, r� r, �r ?t F y' s� a�r� s a' a e��. g a (n a +r �r �`a m �9� *.�ro' �e� `�e�:• 8 f s r �u,�� w ro�� F ��p �s�� ar�� A°�� z ra,� ��i�'4I L� h m a 8 +�t �r�, a,�*� r.,.�;� n °r e p i e a` e y e CON�NIUNITY FACILITIES contd. HOUSING The Village contains approximately 6,�-00 homes, of which an estimated g5/ are owner occupied. Because of the relatively flat land to be found in Brooklyn Center, project and custom builders have been quite active resulting in the continual availability of new homes for sale. In this cannection, it is further estimated that a}�out 200 homes are currently for sale. The following list reflects r�c.ent new home construct�iQn: Year New homes constructEd 1961 1.48 1g62 169 1g63 (estimatecl) 160 PROFESSIONAL Attorneys 1 Chiropractors 1 Dentists 3 Engineers 200 Optometrists 1 Pharmacists 1�- Ph,ysicians and surgeons 7 Veterina'rians 1 BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL Advertising agencies 3 Apparel 18 Appliance 3 Automobile dealer 1 t3akeries 3 Barber and beauty shops 12 Department stores 3 Drug stores Dry cleaning and laundries 5 Furniture 2 Grocery and meat markets 9 Hardware 1+ Insurance 3 Lumber yard 1 Motels 2 Restaurants 1 Service stations 15 Television and radio repair 2 Variety 1 0 �her 39 6 I ��n,: ��iU. �.�t' y t �aa� ��"��Z�� i��" a b t v t�� L x�� w �k�� t�" r �4�`�� u ts �4� s� �a� ti �t� �I 1 ,�g i�. �:s� �ti� �a �p y i �s�e�. 1 W. g�� a ��s�� II �I ��a�°��,��'�� g aa ,�5�� '��t� g i, i�jV X 1 ,�a��w s ,a a t�� 3� g T i a�a%� s�`� t i �7 W s3 g s� v %a t a a �p ��r�N�" P n q 4 �.°a �v�e�*e "��t a�'; i :.��o- u�° �a2� ��a�� $��,��;�,��°��'�rec� a:��, e�^�.�z a eqr m ax%"a t �e��""�.��..�a�..aa� .A�sm.�..�.._. i COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS COMMiAVITY FACILITIES contd. FINANCIAL Name Capitol Surplus Deposits Da�e Brooklyn. Cen�er State Bank $�+00,000 $1�+0,000 $1,331,1g8 June 12� 1962 SERVICE CLUBS The following is a list of Brooklyn Center organizations that are dedicated to community improvement: American Legion Brooklyn Center Chamber of Co�nerce Citizens' Committee for Better Government Jaycees 1 League of Women Voters Lions Club i 7 f TRANSPORTATION AIR Scheduled air passenger and freight service is available at the N_inneapolis-St. Paul International Airport which is located approxi- mately 17 miles south of the center of Brooklyn Center. Gver 200 flights leave and arrive daily from the 8.5 million dollar� 600�000 square f'oot passenger terminal which was completed in January� 1g62 Of the seven majox airlines which provide this service, two Northwest Orient Airlines, which is the nations second oldest airline and North Central Airlines headquarter here. Slightly over 2 million passengers used this facility in the year ending December� 1g62 Airlines Northwest Orient Airlines Braniff International Airways Western Airlines United Air Lines North Central Airlines Ozark Air Lines, Inc. Eastern Air Lines� Inc. Crystal Field, one of the several fiel.ds ringing the Metropolitan area is operated by the Airports Commission. The field� which offers hard-surfaced runways in two directions� hangars, repair facilities, flight training, and refueling services� is located just adjacent to Brooklyn Center and is approximately five minutes from the center of the village. MGTOR Passing thrrnzgh Brooklyn �entex is United States Highway 169� a major north-south highway� as well as State Highways 100 and 152� and County Highways 10 and 130. S Highwa3� 100 is a divided highway that rings the Metropolitan Area and is often referred to as the "belt line". A1so scheduled to pass through Brooklyn Center is Intersta�e Highway 94 connecting the village through the interstate system, with all parts of the nation. Excellent thoroughfares connect the village with the Minneapolis downtown area which is approximately 20 minutes to the south and downtown St. Paul area whieh is approximately 30 minutes to the southeast. Minneapolis-St. Paul is the na�ion's third largest trucking center supporting well over 100 local, regional, and national trucking firins. Many of these firms headquarter in the Metropolitan Area and use one of the four major trucking terminals available there. Most of these facilities would of course, be available to the Brooklyn Center industrial shipper. The approximate time in transit to some regional cities is as follows: Chicago� Illinois 16 hours Fargo, North Dakota 6 hours Milwaukee� Wisconsin 10 hours 8 s r r e s S �a Y �'3 E a.� Z ��L. rn e y r: ��e i m� �sa 0 �a r m N e� z ��a �'9. c�n ��"'��r�`� °��e i s D n g h' Z L ��,re: d �g2� �er��. F .a�� g �'g i .e g �.L D C a r ee �e a9,e.e. ..e e Z 99 eva e 3 a e...� rn ae: a .-e Q�p e� �..q�� s��q va�. Q m�. .e D --I e: s O s ,a D ,��r� a 6� 9b. e a e��m� e�.ea e: q see. se a.�,..i,. �y,: �.A a a, s�� e e ,ee: oa� 0 M10 m .7 g �"H�� ,A,..W o._ o ..ee�� +1 i�}� I ��.��1 e e e. a�. a a a e9,.e 9e:a�.9� y „x„ s. a a� a ��ag�� B�: e. 9 �P A....�� r a A ��m��a�e a�� r e t ��r� 4 e s a��i� �a�+° �C -9 4e��.%� aa �a a�': �a a� �a e �xi ��a�^ �ea� s�a�a� P� a��. e et k 3: g $a��g� x a s ��r� a� z� �''a S° �i ;g. S ��4�:��a��.d'8� ��H s"��•..�`�'a �a �:'�s �.,:m �s°� t ��.'�7e� c �r�`e �,,,��,a��. d g 8:' :k« �Y r`�.°� E'a�.:e: -�a.ma.: m �e�sm::. a �d�� P- e. ,:m ae, a ,n e a �m ��'�a b�e a a�. e.A .a�„� a�ea e e s a e e�� m�.. e e a e. ��sa��:�.. ��a ,e ee s s e� ��x s s s �'P eAa.,.-�, s�#�x��.��.,,� a m� m�e- e9�: �r a �a��e ��a ��e�� z�� m- s e. rs�� e. e ee meess eee.e... �u.P.. a�. s�s. ._,,,a��a�� 9 z� �e.. ua�aA,,��a e. e e a R ..,e.., r a� �,.e� N contd. TRANSPORTATIO �TOTOR contd. Other phases of local motor transportation include the Twin City Lines, Inc., which offers bus service connecting Brooklyn Center with all parts of the Twin Cities area. 'I`hree interstate bus lines offer local, regional, and national connections through a joint terminal located in downtown Minneapolis. Tne v'illage also lzas one licensed cab companf which o�erates six radio equipped-vehicles. RAIL Excellent railroad facilities are available in the Twin Cities area for both passenger and frei�ht services connecting this area with all parts of the country. A main line of the Soo Line Railroad Company �asses throu�n Brooklyn Center; however, depot facilities are available at one of the three passen�er terminals loca�ed in either Minneapolis or St. Paul� Railroads with Terminal Facilities in the Twin Cities Area l. Chicago North Western Railway Company (includes Omaha Railway) 2e Chicago-Burlington Quincy Railroad 3. Chicago Great Western Railwa� Company 4o Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul Pacific Railroad Company 5. Rock Island Lines 6o Great Northern Railway Company%� 7e Minneapolis, Northfield. Southern Railway'� 8. P✓Iinneapolis, St. Paul Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Company" 9. Northern Pacific Railway Company%� i' 10. Minnesota Transfer Railway Company%� WATER Brooklyn Center, as well as area manufacturers, has access to barge I� facilities located on the Mississippi River. The River, with its nine-foot channel, is open to shippers for approximately eight months each year. The season o�ens ap�rol�imately April 1 and closes about November 30. Four common--carrier barge lines and some two dozen contract carriers serve the area, movina about 4,500,000 tons o:C' cargo per year There are four general cargo terminals in the area handling all types of �'reight and dry bulk materials Brooklyn Centier is also al�proximatel�r 170 miles irom shipping via i,he St Lawrence Seaway at the I?ulut'i Superior harbor Railroads with general offices in tne Twin Cities area 9 COMMUNICATIONS NE(�1a1'APER The "Brooklyn Center Press", a weekly newspaper, provides the residents of Brooklyn Center with all news of a lo�al nature. The firm has approxima,tely 4,000 subscribers. The "Minneapolis Star and Tribune", as well as the "St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press", provides the village residents with state and national news and are all available by both carrier delivery and at newsstands. POST OFFICE Postal facilities are handled through the supervision of �he Main Post Office in Minneapolis. There is also a postal substation located in Brooklyn Center. Local delivery is provided all homes and businesses. RADIO A11 of the Twin Cities area rad�.o stations are well received in Brooklyn Center. Additionally, there are also many area stations which are also well received. Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Ra,dio Stations AM Stations k'requency KANO 1�-70 �wB 630 KEVE 14�+0 �sI 950 xsTP i5oo x�CR 960 xrrzs goo KUOM 770 xuxL 1570 wCCO 830 WDGY 1130 WLOL �330 WMIN 1400 wPBC g8o WTCN 1280 xzsM 1530 k'M Stations Frequency xADM 92.5 �'o�' 95 3 wAn g6.1 xw� 97.1 xTZS 98•5 wr,oL 99 5 WP�C 101.3 �sI io4 TELEGRAPH Western Union �urnishes 2!E hour, seven-day a week, service through its main office loca�ed in Minneapolis. 1 CON�t�IUN2CATI0NS contd. TELEPHqNE The Northwestern Bell Telephone Company provides tele�hone service to the residents of Brooklyn Center. Direct-distance dialing is available. �ELEVT�zON Fxcellent television is received from all five of the Twin Cities television stations. Channel Call Letter Network 2 KTCA (Educational) 4 WCCO CBS 5 KSTP NBC g �rsP ABC 11 WTCM Time-Life I 1 1� 1 1 MUNICIPAL ADMIIVISTRATION GOVE��T Brooklyn Center has a ma,yor council form of village government with the ma,yor, clerk, and treasurer bein� elected for two-year terms and the trustees (councilmen) being elected on a three-year basis. The village administrator, who acts as the administrative head of the village government, as well as the village attorney and engineer are appointive offices with the term being indefinite. I� Village administration departments and their respective employees are as follows: I Department Number of gn.ployees Administrative Office 11 Building Inspection D°partment 3 Engineering Department 10 Water and Sewer Department 5 Fire Department (volunteer) �+0 Police Depar 18 Park Department 6 Municipal elections in Brooklyn Center are held on the first Tuesda,y following the iirst Nlonda,y in November. FIRE Brooklyn Center is afforded fire �rotection by a�+0-man volunteer fire PROTECTION department. The motorized equipment utilized b�T the department is as follows: 1945 Chevrolet 800 gallon tanker lg� Ford 500 pumper 1952 International 1,000 tanker 1956 Pirsch 75� p�P�r 1962 Pirsch 750 pumper The pumpers are all equipped with two-way radios. Department members also ha,ve receivers in their homes. There are a total of 379 fire hydxants in the co�nunity. The insurance classification in the village is either seven or nine depending on the location. POLTCE The Police Departrnent is staffed by 18 men consisting of the chief, pEk'ARTMENT 3 sargents, 1 clerk, 1 investigator, and 12 uniformed patrolmen. The village utilizes the Hennepin County Sheriff's radio system maintaining constant contact between the three f'ully-equipZ�ed squad cars, the Police Department offices, and the Sheriff's Office. The village is patrolled on a 24-hour basis. Plans call for �'ive additional men in �g64. 12 e� g p��. ;V i e� a�� ro q 4 �P q e a e` ee.. �t'"� a p w �t,��a r� I I ��rd, e a E 8 4 v�. h; e n r e 3 g a e e e e e r e e a e 'D g e e s r e e .e g V I bs �y� �m,�9� �e MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS I MUNICIPAL ADMIPTISTRATTON contd. WATER The Brooklyn Center Water and Sewer Department supervises all phases AND SEWER of the water and sewage facilities in the villa The water system consists of four well.s, whose depth are each in access of 300 feet, and two elevated storage tanks. The total daily mal:imum pumping capacity is 5,000,000 �allons, and tlze system storage capacity is 1,500,000 gallons. The r�resent maximum demand is 3,500,000 gallons per day. The average tap-water temperature is 40° during the winter months and 55° during the summer months. Chemical Analysis Hardness 320. PH value 6.9 Iron .58 Manganese .1�+ Chloride .49 Sulphate 21.0 Fluorides .10 Nitrate nitrogen .l Alkalinity 300. Re��ntial water rates includes a��-.00 minimum bi11 per c�uarter for 11,500 �allons. Each additional 1,000 �allons is billed at a rate of 35� per 1,000 �;allons. Future development plans call for the installation of' an additional two�million gallons of elevated storage capacity, ��lus the installation of a treatment plant utilizin� water from the Mississippi River, which forms the east boundary oz the village. The village operates both sanitary and storm sewer systems. The villa�e has contractual a�reements with the city o� Minneapolis for final disposition oi tlzese wastes. Tl�e collection of �arbage and trash is handled by individual contrac� with commercial operators. 1 STREETS The village contains a total oi 97.5 miles oi streets and thoroughfares oi which approrimately 93 miles are hard surfacecl. STREET E��isting s�l,reet li;htin� equipment is as f'olloti�rs: LIGHTING Size Type Number 6,000 lumen Incandescent 13B 10,000 lumen Incanc�escent 399 As new areas of tlze village develop, additional lights are bein� continually added. NNNICIPAL ADMIIVISZ`RATION contd. BUIZ,DING AND The followin� is a list of the buildin�; codes and regulations which ZONING are enforced within the village of Brool�lyn Center: REGULATIONS Minnesota Uniform Buildin� Code Minneapolis Electrical Code (adopted) Minneapolis Heating Code (adol�ted) Minneapolis Plumbing Code (adopted) Zoning classifications are as follows: Rl Single family-residential RB Residential business Bl Local business B2 Regional business B3 General business IL Limited industrial 1�+ TAX STRUCTURE RFAL PROPERTY Type Amount DISTRI�LITION Residential $29,127,292.00 Commercial 3,520,�+85.00 Industrial 678,570.00 Public Utility 270 Total $33,596,662.00 VALUES F0� 1g57 True and F�.ill Valuation Taxable Valuation TAX I�EVY PURPOSES Real property $17,550,161.00 ��+,932,588.00 Personal property 3,478,060.00 723,5�+4.00 Total $21,028 ,221.00 $5,656,132.00 1962 True and �,i.11 Valuation Taxable Valuation Real property $33,596,662.00 g, 922,254 .00 Personal property 2, 1,213 Total $35,985,208.00 $11,195,886.00 ASSESSNIENT True and Full to Market Value RATIO �£ind Percent Residential 33•� Commercial 33•� Industrial 33 Public utility 33.0 �'AX RATE 1957 1962 City 46.�+7 50.12 county 38•13 �+7•23 Sta.te: Homestead 6.01 8.31 Non 12 16 .85 School District Earl Brown 218 21.9 .00 Robbinsdale 200.25 15�-•92 Osseo 211.12 184.62 Anoka, 181.76 131.Og There are a total of four individual school districts which serve parts of Brooklyn Center. 15 �I TAX STRUCTURE contd. BONDED Item Amcunt INDEBTEDNESS Sl�ecial assessment bonds �5,258 ,000.00 General obligation bonds 38g ,400.00 Liquor revenue bonds 125,000.00 Total $5,772,�-00.00 'TAX Assuming that a new 20,000 square-foot building is erected for COMPUTATION industrial purposes, at a cost of �100,000.00 and is situated on five acres of land which cost $5,000.00, the following computations reveal the ta�ces paid in Brooklyn Center: True and Full Values Building $l00,000.0o x 33 1/3/ $33,350.00 Land $5,000.0o x 33 1/3f 1,665.00 Total full and true value $35,015 Assessed value $35,015 x 40� $14,006,C0 Taxes (if in Robbinsda,le school district) �i�+,006.0o x 269.12 $3,869.2g I� 16 POWER Northern States Power Company, the tenth largest electric operating utility in the United States, serves Brooklyn Center and more than 600 other communities in Minnesota� Wisconsin� North and South Dakota. Brooklyn Center is served by NSP's main interconnected system which is a network of power transmission lines linking communities from western Wisconsin through central and southern Minnesota and i.nto eastern South Dakota. The 72 generating plants in NSP's four-state system ha.ve a total generating capability of more than 1�800�000 kilowatts. NSP provides el.ectric service to Brooklyn Center residents from two 1 sources� assuring the most de�:a�.da,ble service possible, as well as a power supply adequate for all present and potential customers. Power is brought to Brooklyn Center over two 115�000-volt transmission lines and is distributed at 12�500 volts. With its more than adequate reserve of generating capacity� NSr welcomes new industry into this region and assures prospective customers of a plentiful supply of power for all needs. NSP will gladly provide service to customers at any economically feasible point within its service area. For further information concerning electric service in the Brooklyn Center area� please contact: Mr. J. R. F`i.i.rber Vice President and Manager Minnea�olis Division Northern States Power Company 15 South 5th Street Minneapolis� Minnesota 55�-02 1 I 1 17 NA'I'URAL GAS Natural gas is distributed to more than 230�000 customers in Minneapolis and 38 suburbs, including Brooklyn Center� by the Minneapolis Gas Company. The Company� over a period of' time, has expanded and enlarged its system to provide natural gas throughout Hennepin County and parts of Anoka and Dakota Counties. Cost compares favorably with other industry-oriented areas of the country. A"General Service" rate schedule is applicable to residential and commercial customers and to those industrial customers using gas for processing and�or space heating. Industrial customers using gas for processing only receive the "Industrial Non-Heating" schedule. Interrup�tible service is available, depending upon volume requirements� to customers requiring natural gas input of more than 1�000 cubic feet per hour for steam-boiler use and space heating and who provide dual-fuel burning equipment and have ample stand-by fuel storage and supply. Interruptible gas is furnished on a 12-month basis� except during periods of pipeline curtailment when all gas is needed for firm customers or emergencies. For further information regarding gas rates and�or service� please contact; NLr. Robert L. Benson� Manager Industrial Sa1es Department Minneapolis Gas Company 739 Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota 55�+02 i i 1 18 LABOR QUALITY A survey released by the National Education A,>sociation proves that P�Tinnesota has one of the best educated populatians in the natione The State was rated seconcl in the percentage of eighth graders who go on to complete high school. This has been accomplished with one vf thP shortest school years in the nation and a lower per capita. than ten other states. In the Armed Forces �ualification Tests, which measure a person's 1 abili'cy to absorb training and put it into practice, Minnesotd!;s men consistently rate hi�h. Manual talent, dependability, a low accident record, and stability are also characteristics which would help describe the quality of labor that may be recruited in the Brooklyn Center area. II�lPLO�iENT� HOURS� AND EARNINGS Minneapolis-St, Paul Metropolitan Area� Production T�Torkers Average Average Average Weekly Hourly Weekly Industry Lmployment Earnings Earnings Hours Manufacturing 15�,291 �109.81 �2.71 40.6 Durable goods 8g, 300 108, g2 2. 66 �+0, g Machinery, except electric 27,123 107.93 2.61 41.3 Electrical machinery l�+- 932 107. 99 2. 62 �-1. 2 Primary m�tals 2,370 110.93 2. 41.9 Fabricated metals 12,578 110.08 2.7�+ 40.2 Lumber and wood products 2,612 106.21 2.72 39 .1 F'urniture and fixtures 1,701 92.01 2. 38 .8 Transportation equipment 2,650 123.78 2. �+1.8 Ordinance and instrtiunents 19, 251 118. 31 2.82 41. 9 Other durables 6,083 00.10 2,33 38.7 Nondurable goods �9, 111.04 2,77 40.1 Food products 23,722 125•39 2. 42 .6 Textile and apparel 6,202 70.54 1.80 39 2 Paper products 15,629 112.71 2. 41.9 Printing and publishing 16,061 110.25 3•19 3�+.5 Chemical and petroleum 5,533 1.09.51 2. �+1.2 nubber and leather 2, 8L-�- 96. 01 2. 38 Z�O. Source: Minnesota Department of Employment Security, August 1963 19 MINNESOTA MEN AND WOMEN HAVE THE QUALIFICATIONS T0 DO A BETTER J06 1 STATES 0 9 18 27 36 45 54 MINNESOTA WASHINGTON MONTANA UTAH SOUTH DAKOTA The chart at the left shows the per- NEBRASKA cent of Selective Service rejections for IOWA failure of intelligence tests in each state OREGON for 1962. KANSAS Minnesota had the smallest percentage wYOMING of Selective Service rejections for failure IDAHO of intelligence tests of any state in the ALASKA Union. NORTH DAKOTA Here Is The Evidence: VERMONT Your chances are better for recruitment of COLORADO high quali[y workers. WISCONSIN OKLAHOMA INDIANA NEW HAMPSHIRE OHIO PENNSYLVANIA MISSOURI MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN RHODE IS�AND MAINE ARI ZONA NEW MEXICO 1 NEYADA CALI FORNIA H AWAI I TEXAS MARYLAND U.S. AVERAGE ILLiN015 CONNECTICUT WEST YlRGINIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DELAWARE KENTUCKY VIRGINIA TENNESSEE ARKANSAS NEWJERSEY FLORIDA NORTH CAROLINA NEW YORK GEORGIA ALABAMA LOUISI ANA MI SSi SSI P Pl f SOUTH CAROLINA SOURCE: STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF TNE UNITED STOTFS 19F3 LA.BOR contd. EMPLOYMENT� HOUi�S� Production Workers AND EARIVINGS con Industry �mployment Nonmanufacturing �-�+0�9g2 Construction 38,526 Tran.sportation 35,633 Public util.ities 1.�+,3�+6 Trade i�.6, ggo Wholesale �5,656 Retail 101�33� Finance, insurance, real estate 3 Insurance 16,765 Services and miscellaneous 93��+28 Government 73,735 EXISTING MANUFACTURERS Average Name Product Market Em.plo.yment Anderson Automatic Screw Products Screw machine parts Local� regional 7 Brooklyn Center Machine Paper converting Local, national� machines� special export machines 12 Brooklyn Center Press Commercial printing Regior.al 2 Brooklyn Industries Cabinets� millwork Local 7 I?usharm Products Cosmetics Loca.Z� regional� national, export 14 1 Harkness Engineering Packa,ging machines �oca1� regional� national� export 10 Howe� Ine. Fertilizer and Regional insecticides 35 LaRae Pxoducts Electronic manufacturing Local 33 Precision, Inc. Electra.c equipment and Zoca1, regional, metal fabrication national, export 75 A. J. Spanjers Aluminum doors and National windows Star Fnameling Industrial finishing Local Joslyn Manufacturing Process poles National and Supply 30 Ault Magneties Electronic components National �+0 Sievert Roofing Company Metal products Regional 35 �O �a� r �y •c� a �a ��a e a ��tzx�.��.i��.��'g` ��e 2 2 #�°z�z�� s z Q M r �a�� t�� q e �a� g�� .ai �..e ��3 S" m�� 9 v t ..�,a- �S 1 0 a�s� Zc� t z r�� n r I aj ��g�� g� ��g ��.�#�r %e��x ��2�� m g'� �a e��:Y ��a s��°�'�� g �3��,� a� s�� a �z ��a ,�°,A� 9��. a�e ��vo .ae e. s,u�� e e, s �;s z s �,a a g °��i 'F, $%"b $�A$� 3 �ffi x� �s�� s �`r�� g 3�� s z�� 0 c�s" x� m e.e .s c�� e� ��s �eas e ee a e� �..e� e �a' e v INDUSTRIAL AREAS I� LABOR contd. 1� EXISTING MAPNFACTURERS contd. Average Name Product Market �n.ployment Continental Sign Ccmpany Signs Export 9 Polyco� Inc. Garment bag dispen�e^s National. 22 Ma,ster Engineering Metal turning National 30 Minneapolis Sewing Ma,chine Sewing equipment� National 75 resistors, electrical equipment Standard Solvent Ma.chine solvents Local 2 Atlas Manufacturing Company Sheet metal Local �-3 Pemco Electronic components Local Halvorsen Ma,rine Boats Local i 1 i t 1 21 I CLIMATE TEMPERA.TURE Average annual temperature 46 Average annual maximum tem�erature 55 Average annual minimum temperature 36 FROST DATA Avera�e date of first frost October 10 Average da,te oi last frost April 27 Average length o= growi.n� season 166 days PRECIPITATION Average annual precipitation 24.71 inches Avera�e monthly winter low .80 inches in January Average monthly summer high 4.26 inches in June IiUi�7IDITY Average relative humidity 67 f i 1 1 i 1 1 1 z2 I INDUSTRIAL DEVELOFMENT COI�IUNITY The citizens of Brooklyn Center, as we11 as the community's civic ATTITUDE and business leaders, have a definite history of active cooperation with the existin� industries that are located in Brooklyn Center. This progressive attitude is also reflected in the community's attitude toward all phases of the village's progress. This attitude is perhaps best reflected in a recent joint effort involving the Village, the University of Minnesota, and several private firms in the preparation of a detailed study involving a large section of land known as the Earle Brown farm which will be used for industrial purposes. INDUSTRIAL The Brool�lyn Center Village Council, by ordinance, established the DEtTELOPMENT Industrial Development Commission on March 15, 1962. The 14 member COMMISSION commission operates on a nonprofit, unincorporated basis, advising, I coordinating, and promotinb al1 phases of community development. The Commission has prepared a site brochure which features a complete listing of all undeveloped land inside the Village. The book, which is available on request, lists location and ownership, as well as taxes. INDUSTRIAL SITES Buildings�'� AND BUILDINGS Location Size 3�-Ol 48th Avenue North 17,000 square feet Brooklyn Center including 3 of�'ices I 3501 �+�th Avenue North 10,000 square feet Brooklyn Center T�arehouse and office 3�-20 �-8th Avenue North 9, 600 square feet Brooklyn Center Warehouse and office 4811 Dusharm Drive 8,550 square feet warehouse and office 1 For additional data, contact Brooklyn Center Industrial Development Commission 23 i IIVDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT contd. IN�USTRIAL SITES- AND BUILDINGS contd. Sites There are a total of 31 parcels� zoned industrial� ranging in size frcm about one acre to over 70 acres. The total acreage available in this classification is 175. Not included in the above information is a large section of land known as the Earle Brown farm. This land totaling about �+50 acres is located on Highway 100� near the center of the The farm was given to the University of Minnesota by the late Earle Brown with the understanding th�,t the land would be sold for industrial development purposes� with the proceeds being used to erect a building on the University's St. Paul campus. This land represents one of the finest available sites in the Metropolitan Area. Inquiries regarding this land should be directed to: Earle Brown Gift Committee 213 Morrill Hall University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota 55�+55 or Brooklyn Center Industrial Development Comtnission Brooklyn Center� Minnesota 55�-29 or Northern States Power Company Industrial Development Department 15 South 5th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55�+02 r 2�