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Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority, Minnesota BAKER TILLY Page 2 1. redevelop blighted areas as identified 2. provide housing opportunities within the community 3. provide employment opportunities within the community. 4. improve the tax base of Lino Lakes and the general economy of the City and State; 5. implement relevant portions of the Comprehensive Plan. The Authority’s specific purpose in establishing TIF District No. 1-13 is to aid in the construction of a senior living care campus comprising of independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled care and detached townhomes of which the intended age for occupants is 55+. The Authority intends to use increment generated by the new development to assist with financing a portion of the extraordinary onsite and offsite costs directly related to the senior care building including acquisition, underground and surface parking, streets, public utilities, and public improvements to gain access to the site. Section E Designation of Tax Increment Financing District as a Housing District Pursuant to the TIF Act, the City seeks to create Tax Increment Financing (Housing) District No. 1-13 and adopt a TIF Plan for the TIF District. The City will review the TIF Plan prior to City adoption. TIF District No. 1-13 is a housing district. Housing districts are a type of tax increment financing district that consist of a project intended for occupancy, in part, by persons or families of low and moderate income. Low and moderate income is defined in federal, state, and municipal legislation. A project does not qualify if more than 20% of the square footage of buildings that receive assistance from tax increments consist of commercial, retail or other nonresidential use. In addition, housing districts are subject to various income limitations and requirements for residential property. For owner occupied residential property, 95% of the housing units must be initially purchased and occupied by individuals whose family income is less than or equal to the income requirements for qualified mortgage bond projects under section 143(f) of the Internal Revenue Code. For residential rental property, the property must satisfy the income requirements for a qualified residential rental project as defined in section 142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. The TIF District meets the above qualifications for these reasons: 1. The planned improvements consist of the following: a. Approximately 150 total units, for which the following will apply: o 150-unit senior housing building with at least 20% (30) of the rental units will be occupied by persons with incomes no greater than 50% of county median income 2. At least 80% of the proposed development will be used for residential purposes. 3. The City will require in the development agreement that the income limitations for the rental units in the senior building will apply for the duration of the TIF District. Tax increments derived from a housing district must be used solely to finance the cost of housing projects as defined in section 469.174, subd. II and 469.176 of the TIF Act. The cost of public improvements directly related to the housing projects and the allocated administrative expenses of the City may be included in the cost of a housing project. The City anticipates using tax increment revenues to finance a portion of the extraordinary costs associated with providing the affordable housing units.