HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2016-039KT-IrLMiufsYN -FAY-C-4#nrTTrr
OF WASHINGTON TO CONFER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POWER
UPON THE WASHINGTON COUNTY HOUSING AND REVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY I
authority (the "Proposed Law"), thus enabling the County to address economic needs as
identified in the Economic Development Strategic Plan; and
WHEREAS, adoption of the Proposed Law would empower the WCHRA to undertake
economic development activities not authorized by, the current WCHRA cnabliri&-Law,
such as, by way of illustration, imple County marketing and public relations
programs relating to economic development, conducting economic development studies
to document the need for financial assistance programs, and carrying out financial
assistance programs for economic development purposes; and
WHEREAS, the 'proposed Law would retain the existing County Board consent process
for establishing the WHCRA's housing and redevelopment authority levy under
Minnesota. Statutes, Section 469.033, subdivision 6, and would preclude the WCHRA
from imposing any concurrent or separate economic development authority levy
othelivise authorized Linder Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.107 (while permitting the
County Board to consent to a WCHRA levy at a rate equal to the higher of the
permissible housing and redevelopment authority levy rate or the permissible economic
development authority levy rate as they maybe established by the Legislature); and
WHEREAS, consistent with existing requirements of the WCHRA's enabling law for
local approval of housing projects and redevelopment projects, the Proposed Law would
require municipal location and project approval as well for development districts and
economic development projects; and
WHEREAS, in order to appropriately reflect the combined housing, redevelopment and
economic development powers to be conferred, the Proposed Law would change the
name of the WCHRA to the Washington County Community Development Agency; and
WHEREAS, the Proposed Law would effect no change in the current structure or
composition of the WCHRA Board of Cominissioners; and
WHEREAS, the Proposed Law would authorize the County to offer tax -forfeited real
property to the WCHRA on the same basis as such parcels are offered to a County
department; and
WHEREAS, the County Board has determined to include the Proposed Law as part of the
County's legislative initiative for the 2016 Legislature; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, finds that enactment
by the Legislature of the Proposed Law, and the carrying out of economic development
activities by the WCHRA in the County, including in the City of Lake Elmo, pursuant to
the Proposed Law, would be in the public interest and would afford substantial benefit to
the residents, businesses, citizens and taxpayers of the City of Lake Elmo; and
WHEREAS, the County, the WCHRA and the City of Lake Elmo contemplate that the
WCHRA and the City will work together as partners in carrying out economic
development activities within the City of Lake Elmo which will be complementary and
non -duplicative.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lake Eli -no, Minnesota adopts this
Resolution supporting the proposed legislation described above in furtherance of
economic development activities by the WCHRA on behalf of Washington County,
This Resolution was declared duly passed and adapted and was signed by the
Mayor of the City of Lake Elmo and attested to by the City Clerk this ' � 1 day of
P a 2016.
1 'Mike Pearson, Mayor
ATTESTED:
Jul