Kevin Grass
Name: Kevin Grass
Public Office Sought: Burnsville City Council
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 952-847-3683
Candidate Bio
This is my second run for a city Council opening my prior attempt was in Rosemount. I have lived in Dakota County most of my life. My three adult children are all out on their own. I have been sitting on the side lines helping others get elected, I have walked with them in Parades.
Business climate
1. How would you characterize the business climate in Burnsville?
Burnsville Center is 40 years old we have seen what the dotcom has done to some of the anchor stores, Our Heart of the City is continuing to grow.
2. What role do you think the City should have in attracting and retaining jobs, and what steps would you take to solicit new businesses to, and retain existing businesses in, Burnsville?
No Answer
3. Would you support hiring a business advocate as a member of the city senior staff, to concentrate on business retention and expansion; new business recruitment; and business impact of proposed regulations on the business climate in Burnsville?
No Answer
4. Do you support an increase to the minimum wage in Burnsville? If so, what specific steps would you take to understand the impact of an increase on the many types of businesses in Burnsville and do you support proposals to mitigate the effects on businesses like a tip credit, a youth wage, a training wage, and/or a phase-in?
no
5. Do you support any other specific employment-related proposals in Burnsville (such as mandatory sick time or scheduling notice)? If so, what specific steps would you take to understand the impact of an increase on the many types of businesses in Burnsville and how would you define any exceptions to those policies?
no
Public safety
6. What is your strategy to address public safety concerns?
No Answer
Budget
7. What are your priorities for the City’s budget?
No Answer
8. How do you view the relationship between commercial and residential property taxes?
No Answer
9. What will you do to expand Burnsville’ tax base?
No Answer
Workforce development
10. How will you work with K-12 and post-secondary educational institutions and businesses to ensure our region develops and retains an educated workforce?
No Answer
11. What do you see as the city council’s role with regard to public schools in Burnsville?
No Answer
12. What is the biggest challenge facing the city and how would you address it?
No Answer
13. What would be your top three priorities if elected?
35W Bridge project over the next 7 years, in my observations MNDOT is not looking out for our commuters.
Get our State Law makers to fix school district boundaries to match a more logical area.
Attempt to cut red tape at a city level.
14. What do you think should be the city’s top transportation related priority?
Our city is a bedroom community as such a large portion commute to either St. Paul or Minneapolis. The 35W bridge is our primary conduit to Mpls. That is going to be a major commuters nightmare.
15. Are there any services currently provided by the city that you believe should be cut back or eliminated? Or, are there new opportunities to share services with other entities?
16. Is there anything else you would like to share with voters not covered above?
While my last attempt to get elected to the Rosemount city council was not successful my agenda was addressed. The trains no longer blow their horns as the RR crossings now have double arms at them. With Excel demolishing some structures during the time frame of the 35W bridge construction. I would like to work with the City of Eagan to repave Black dog road from the Power plant so truck traffic could use that direction as necessary. The exit and entrance from 35W to Black dog road will be closed at times during the years that MNDOT is working on rebuilding the bridge.
Public Office Sought: Burnsville City Council
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 952-847-3683
Candidate Bio
This is my second run for a city Council opening my prior attempt was in Rosemount. I have lived in Dakota County most of my life. My three adult children are all out on their own. I have been sitting on the side lines helping others get elected, I have walked with them in Parades.
Business climate
1. How would you characterize the business climate in Burnsville?
Burnsville Center is 40 years old we have seen what the dotcom has done to some of the anchor stores, Our Heart of the City is continuing to grow.
2. What role do you think the City should have in attracting and retaining jobs, and what steps would you take to solicit new businesses to, and retain existing businesses in, Burnsville?
No Answer
3. Would you support hiring a business advocate as a member of the city senior staff, to concentrate on business retention and expansion; new business recruitment; and business impact of proposed regulations on the business climate in Burnsville?
No Answer
4. Do you support an increase to the minimum wage in Burnsville? If so, what specific steps would you take to understand the impact of an increase on the many types of businesses in Burnsville and do you support proposals to mitigate the effects on businesses like a tip credit, a youth wage, a training wage, and/or a phase-in?
no
5. Do you support any other specific employment-related proposals in Burnsville (such as mandatory sick time or scheduling notice)? If so, what specific steps would you take to understand the impact of an increase on the many types of businesses in Burnsville and how would you define any exceptions to those policies?
no
Public safety
6. What is your strategy to address public safety concerns?
No Answer
Budget
7. What are your priorities for the City’s budget?
No Answer
8. How do you view the relationship between commercial and residential property taxes?
No Answer
9. What will you do to expand Burnsville’ tax base?
No Answer
Workforce development
10. How will you work with K-12 and post-secondary educational institutions and businesses to ensure our region develops and retains an educated workforce?
No Answer
11. What do you see as the city council’s role with regard to public schools in Burnsville?
No Answer
12. What is the biggest challenge facing the city and how would you address it?
No Answer
13. What would be your top three priorities if elected?
35W Bridge project over the next 7 years, in my observations MNDOT is not looking out for our commuters.
Get our State Law makers to fix school district boundaries to match a more logical area.
Attempt to cut red tape at a city level.
14. What do you think should be the city’s top transportation related priority?
Our city is a bedroom community as such a large portion commute to either St. Paul or Minneapolis. The 35W bridge is our primary conduit to Mpls. That is going to be a major commuters nightmare.
15. Are there any services currently provided by the city that you believe should be cut back or eliminated? Or, are there new opportunities to share services with other entities?
16. Is there anything else you would like to share with voters not covered above?
While my last attempt to get elected to the Rosemount city council was not successful my agenda was addressed. The trains no longer blow their horns as the RR crossings now have double arms at them. With Excel demolishing some structures during the time frame of the 35W bridge construction. I would like to work with the City of Eagan to repave Black dog road from the Power plant so truck traffic could use that direction as necessary. The exit and entrance from 35W to Black dog road will be closed at times during the years that MNDOT is working on rebuilding the bridge.