10-03-2022 Council Work Session Packet

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City of Lino Lakes and Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, LLC Page 2 School District, thereby enabling them to better provide needed public services; and to improve the general economy of the City, the County and the State. Section D Statement of Objectives The Authority seeks to achieve the following objectives through the establishment of TIF District No. 1-14: 1. redevelop blighted areas as identified 2. provide employment opportunities within the community. 3. improve the tax base of Lino Lakes and the general economy of the City and State; 4. implement relevant portions of the Comprehensive Plan. The Authority’s specific purpose in establishing TIF District No. 1-14 is to aid in the construction of 3 large manufacturing/warehousing/distribution facilities that will collectively be approximately 451,000 total square feet. The Authority intends to use increment generated by the new development to assist with financing a portion of the extraordinary site improvements and soil correction costs and offsite improvements that include streets, public utilities, and public improvements to gain access to the site and maximize building size on the development parcels. Section E Designation of Tax Increment Financing District as an Economic Development District Economic development districts are a type of tax increment financing district which consist of any project, or portions of a project, which the Authority finds to be in the public interest because: (1) it will discourage commerce, industry, or manufacturing from moving their operations to another state or municipality; (2) it will result in increased employment in the state; or (3) it will result in preservation and enhancement of the tax base of the state; or (4) it satisfies the requirements of a workforce housing project as defined . The TIF District qualifies as an economic development district in that the proposed development described in this TIF Plan (see Section I) meets the criteria listed above in (2) and (3). Without establishment of the TIF District, the proposed development would not occur within the City. The proposed development will also result in increased employment and enhancement of the tax base in both the City and the State. Tax increments from an economic development district must be used to provide improvements, loans, subsidies, grants, interest rate subsidies, or other assistance in which at least 85% of the square footage of the facilities to be constructed are used for any of the following purposes: (1) manufacturing, production, or processing of tangible personal property; (2) warehousing, storage and distribution of tangible personal property, excluding retail sales; (3) research and development related to the activities listed in (1) or (2) above;