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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 4564
RESOLUTION APPROVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
AND TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AMENDMENTS
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council (the "Council") of the
City of Mounds View, Minnesota (the "City"), as follows:.
Section 1. Recitals.
1.01. It has been proposed by the Mounds View Economic
Development Authority (the "EDA") that the EDA enlarge its
Development District Nos. 1, 2 and 3 (the "Development
Districts") in order to integrate and make coterminous their
boundaries and areas; designate said integrated areas as the
Mounds View Economic Development project; amend the respective
Development Programs for the Development Districts to integrate
and expand their goals, objectives, activities, and budgets into
a single plan for the development and redevelopment of the
consolidated project areas; designate said consolidated
development program as the Project Plan; and amend the tax
increment financing plans for the tax increment financing
districts heretofore established within the Development
Districts, respectively, to reflect increased development goals,
activities, expenses and bonded indebtedness; all pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.001 through 469.047, 469.090
through 469.108., 469.124 through 469.134, and 469.174 through
469.179, respectively (collectively, the "Plans"), and all as
reflected in that certain document entitled in part "Mounds View
Economic Development Project of the Mounds View Economic
Development Authority," dated May 9, 1994, and presented for the
Council's consideration.
1.02. The Council has investigated the facts relating to
the Plans.
1.03. The City has performed all actions required by law to
be performed prior to the adoption and approval of the Plans,
including, but not limited to, prior notification of the County
and School Boards (both of which Boards have submitted to the
City written comment on the Plans), a review by the City Planning
Commission of the Plans, and the holding of a public hearing
thereon following published notice as required by law.
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Section 2. Findings for the Adoption and Approval of the
Plans.
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2.01. The Council hereby finds that the Plans are in the
public interest and that the proposed development would not occur
solely through private investment within the reasonably
foreseeable future and, therefore, the use of tax increment
financing is deemed necessary; that the Plans conform to the
general plan for the development or redevelopment of the City as
a whole because the anticipated development is in furtherance of
long range plans of the City for the development areas; and that
the Plans will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the
sound needs of the City as a whole, for the development of the
Mounds View Economic Development Project by private enterprise
because they will enable the EDA to provide and finance suitable
and necessary public inducements.
2.02. The Council further finds that the Plans are intended
and, in the judgment of this Council, their effect will be, to
promote the public purposes and accomplish the objectives
specified in the tax increment financing plans and the Project
Plan for the Mounds View Economic Development Project, which are
all consistent with the efforts already made for the development
of the subject areas.
2.03. The bases, reasons and justifications for the
findings made in the Plans and this Resolution include the nature.
and location of the various properties to be improved, the
deficiencies respecting those properties, and the development and
redevelopment needs of the City, all of which necessitate tax
increment and related public assistance in order to facilitate
the desired improvements.
Section 3. Approval and Adoption of the Plans.
3.01. The Plans, as presented to the Council on this date,
including without limitation the findings and statements of
objectives contained therein, are hereby approved, ratified,
established, and adopted and shall be placed on file in the
office of the City Clerk-Administrator.
Adopted on May 9, 1994, by the Mounds View City Council.
Councilmember Wuori moved the adoption of the
foregoing resolution, the reading of which was dispensed with by
unanimous consent of the Council, and said motion was duly
seconded by Councilmember Blanchard , and upon vote
being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Quick, Linke and Trude
and the following voted against the same:
None
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whereupon said resolution was declared duly adopted.
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Mounds View Economic Development Project
of the
Mounds View Economic Development Authority
Including Expansion and Consolidation of
Development District Nos. 1, 2 and 3,
Amendment and Consolidation of Their
Development Programs and
Amendment of the Tax Increment Financing
Plans for the Tax Increment Financing
Districts within Said Development Districts
May 9, 1994
This document was drafted by:
Briggs and Morgan
2200 First National Bank Bldg.
332 Minnesota street
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101
Tel: (612) 223-6600
Fax: (612) 223-6450
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Establishment of the Mounds View
Economic Development Project, adoption of its Project
Plan and Amendment of Tax Increment Financing Plans
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Section 1.1. Definitions. The terms defined below, for
purposes hereof, shall have the following respective meanings,'
unless the context specifically requires otherwise. The term
"development" includes redevelopment, and the term "developing"
includes redeveloping.
"Board" means the Board of Commissioners, the governing
body, of theEDA.
i1City" means the City of Mounds View, Minnesota.
"Council" means the City Council of the City, its governing
body.
"County" means Ramsey County, Minnesota.
"Development Districts" means Development District NO.1,
Development District NO.2 and Development District No.3, and
references to the "Development Districts" shall, unless the .
context clearly precludes it, also refer to said Districts as
they may heretofore have been amended or may herein or hereafter
be amended.
"Deve'lopment Proqrams" means the Development Programs for
the Development Districts, being specifically Development Program
NO.1, Development Program No.2 and Development Program No.3,
and references to the'''Development Programs" shall, unless the
context clearly precludes it, also refer to said Development
Programs as they may heretofore have been amended or may herein
or hereafter be amended.
"EDA" means the Mounds View Economic Development Authority,
established pursuant to the Enabling Act and pursuant to a
certain "enabling resolution" adopted by the Council on March 28,
1994.
"Enablinq Act" means Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.090
through 469.108, including all statutes and powers incorporated
or referenced therein.
"Proiect" means the Mounds View Econdmic Development Project
established hereby, including without limitation the areas of the
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City encompassed therein, and initially constituting all of the
Development Districts, as the same may be amended.
"proiect Area" means the total area within the City included
within the Project.
"proiect Plan" means the plan adopted hereby for the
development of the Project, constituting initially the
Development Programs, as amended hereby and as the same may be
further amended.
"state" means the state of Minnesota.
"Tax Increment Districts" means the Tax Increment Financing
Districts which have heretofore been established within any of
the Development Districts, or which may hereafter be established
within the Project, as the same may heretofore have been, are
hereby or may hereafter be amended.
"Tax Increment Act" means the Minnesota Tax Increment
Financing Act, presently codified as Minnesota statutes, sections
469.174 through 469.179, as the same may be amended.
"Tax Increment Plans" means the respective tax increment
financing plans adopted for the Tax Increment Districts,
respectively, as the same may be amended.
"Development District No.1" means that certain Development
District No.1, originally approved and established by the City
and the Council (pursuant to its Resolution No. 1951) as of
December 12, 1985, as the same may have been amended prior to the
date hereof.
"Development Proqram.No. 1" means that certain Development
Program for Development District No.1, originally adopted and
approved by the City and the c.ouncil as of December 12, 1985, as
the same may have been amended prior to the date hereof.
"Development District No.2" means that certain Development
District No.2, originally established and approved by the City
and the Council (pursuant to its Resolution No. 2091) as of
September 22, 1986, as the same may have been amended prior to
the date hereof.
"Development Proqram No.2" means that cert.ain Development
Program for Development District No.2, originally adopted and
approved by the city and the Council as of September 22, 1986, as
the same may have been amended prior to the date hereof.
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"Development District No.3" means that certain Development.
District No.3, originally established and approved by the City
and the Council (pursuant to its Resolution No. 2294) as of
February 22, 1988, as the same may have been amended prior to the
date hereof.
"Development Program No.3" means that certain Development.
Program for Development District No.3, originally adopted and
approved by the City and the Council as of February 22, 1988, as
the same may have been amended prior to the date hereof.
Se.ction 1.2. Backqround and Purposes. TheCity
established the Development Districts and adopted their
respective Development Programs pursuant to the Minnesota
Municipal Development District Act, previously found in Minnesota
statutes, Chapter 472A, and now codified in Minnesota statutes,
Sections 469.124 through 469.134, and the City established Tax
Increment Financing District Nos. 1,2 and 3 within the
Development Districts pursuant to the Tax Increment Act.
Pursuant to the Enabling Act, on March 28, 1994, the Council
adopted an enabling resolution and thereby established the EDA.
Pursuant to Section 469.094, SUbdivision 2, of the Enabling Act,
the City transferred to the EDA, and the EDA accepted from the ..
City transfer of, the control, authority, and operation of the
Development Districts, including the existing Tax Increment
Districts therein, thereby empowering the EDA to exercise all of
the powers that the City could exercise with respect to the
Development Districts, subject to the covenant and pledge by the
EDA to perform the terms, conditions, and covenants of all bond
indentures and other agreements executed for the security of any
bonds issued and any other activities undertaken with respect to
the Development Districts.
The EDA recognizes and finds that, while appropriate uses
and emphases may vary between various portions of the City,
efforts to develop the City will be enhanced and their success
will depend upon a unified, consistent, and broad-based approach
which is unrelated to the respective boundary lines which
currently exist for the Development Districts. In particular,
the Board believes that it is important to have the flexibility
to. use tax increment and other resources generated within any of
the Development Districts for the preservation and enhancement of
any and all portions of the entire Project Area, all as may be
permitted by applicable law.
Accordingly, it is the EDA's purpose, consistent with the
stated purposes of the Council, to consolidate and amplify the
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City's development areas, goals, objectives, development costs,
and activities to the fullest extent permitted by the Enabling
Act, the Tax Increment Act and other applicable law, and the
Board hereby finds that through such consolidation the necessary
development of the City can be accomplished more consistently,
efficiently, and economically.
Pursuant to section 469.094, Subdivision 2, of the Enabling
Act, the EDA is authorized to exercise the powers'of a city with
respect to a development district under Minnesota Statutes,
Sections 469.124 through 469.134, and the powers of a housing and
redevelopment authority under Minnesota statutes, sections
469.001 through 469.047, among other powers, and it is the
intention of the Council and the Board that the EDA shall have
and be empowered to exercise any and all of said powers as may be
necessary or appropriate for the development of the Project in
accordance with the Project Plan.
The Development Districts, the Development Programs, and the
Tax Increment Districts and Plans are hereby incorporated herein
to the same extent as if set forth in full herein.
section 1.3. Enlarqement and Consolidation of the
Develooment Districts: Desiqnation as Mounds View Economic
Develooment Proiect. Each of the Development Districts is hereby
enlarged to include the area of each of the other Development
Districts, and said consolidated and enlarged composite area is
hereby designated as the Mounds View Economic Development Project
(the "Project").
The Board finds that each of the Development Districts, as
so enlarged pursuant to this section 1.3, and the resulting
Project Area, together with the goals and objectives which the
EDA seeks to accomplish or encourage with respect to such areas,
constitutes without limitation a "development district" within
the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section 469.125, Subdivision
9, and a "redevelopment project" within the meaning of Minnesota
Statutes, Section 469.002, Subdivision 14.
Section 1.4. Amendment and Consolidation of the Develo~ment
Programs: Desiqnation as.Proiect Plan. Each of the Development
Programs is hereby amended to include all of the goals,
objectives, activities, and development costs heretofore
identified in each of the other Development Programs and in each
of the Tax Increment Plans; it being the intent and effect of
the foregoing that each of the Development Programs and Tax
Increment Plans shall be and hereby is amended to include the
other Development Programs and Tax Increment Plans. Said
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consolidation and amendment of the Development Programs shall be .
known as the Project Plan for the Project. It is also the
Board's intention and determination that any amendment to any of
Development Programs, the Project Plan or the Tax Increment Plans
made herein or hereafter shall constitute and be deemed to bean
amendment of all of the Development Programs. The Council hereby
finds that each Development Program, as amended pursuant hereto,
together with the composition thereof into the Project Plan,
constitutes and shall be deemed to be a "development program"
within the meaning of Minnesota statutes, Section 409.125,
Subdivision 3, and a "redevelopment plan" within the meaning of
Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.002, Subdivision 16.
The City has heretofore identified significant development
activities and costs within and for the benefit of the
Development Districts and has financed such activities through
substantial bonding and investments of tax increments and other
revenues; and the Project Plan is hereby amended to include, as
development goals, activities and costs for the Project Area (1)
the attraction, retention, rehabilitation and preservation of
commercial, industrial, retail, residential, recreational and
public service facilities, including necessary or desirable park
and recreational facilities, both active and passive; (2) new and
rehabilitated public infrastructures; (3) community and other
public service centers; (4) senior/mature adult and/or other
housing development partnerships or other multi-use housing
projects and facilities; (5) other public utilities (inclUding
telecommunications); (6) business incubator loan and other
business programs; (7) transportation systems; (8) and all
related activities or undertakings that may be desirable or
necessary in connection with the completion and integration,of
such community development. The City has heretofore identified,
and the EDA hereby restates, reaffirms and incorporates herein,
long-range plans for the preservation and development of the
city.
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The EDA acknowledges the potential and desire for
significant new development projects within the Project Area. As
these expected developments materialize, the EDA and/or the City
may also be faced with significant additional expenditures
involved in acquiring property, relocating businesses and other
current users of such properties, clearing sites for development,
and participating in .the installation of necessary public
infrastructures, as well as such other undertakings and forms of
assistance as may be necessary or appropriate for any particular
project. While it is not possible to predict with precision the
overall magnitude of such costs or specific activities, or in all
cases the feasibility of financing them in whole or in part, over
the term of the Project .and its Tax Increment Districts, the
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total additional principal costs hereby added to the Project Plan
(to be eligible for financing through tax increment and other
revenues, including bond proceeds) is estimated to be not less
than $20,000,000, but the budget for the Project Plan is hereby
amended to include all of the tax increment and other revenues
generated heretofore or hereafter by the Project, based on the
determination by the Board that the development needs of the City
exceed the resources available through continued implementation
and utilization of the Project and the Tax Increment Districts.
These projects are also expected to require the use of the
legal authority of the city or the EDA to issue bonds or other
debt, including general obligation bonds (of the City) and
revenue only obligations, to cover all or a portion of the
related development costs. The Board finds that it is necessary
and hereby does amend the Project Plan to include such additional
activities and related costs as may be involved in such
undertakings, as and when the opportunities arise and are
approved by the Board. In addition to such other costs, the EDA
would expect to incur certain financing costs, such as
capitalized interest, bonding discount, costs of issuance, and
administrative expenses. These additional costs, together with
the interest to be paid on any debt issued by the EDA or the City
to assist in financing such projects, would also be part of the
"development costs" of the Project and would therefore be
included within the Project Plan.
Accordingly, the EDA anticipates utilizing all future tax
increment receipts from the Tax Increment Districts to retire
outstanding debt and other obligations heretofore and to be
incurred for the betterment and development of the Project Area.
The EDA hereby amends the Project Plan to provide for the
issuance of bonded indebtedness 'in an aggregate principal amount
equal to and necessary to finance the activities described in the
Project Plan, as adopted and amended herein. The EDA shall also
acquire and expects to acquire those properties within the
Project Area which may be needed for purposes of or helpful in
implementing the Project Plan.
In addition to the costs described above, the EDA intends to
pay from available tax increment such qualifying administrative
costs as may be permitted by but subject to the applicable
limitations provided in the Tax Increment Act.
Section 1.5. Amendment of Existing Tax Increment Plans.
Each of the Tax Increment Plans for the existing three Tax
Increment Districts is hereby amended to incorporate all of the
public development costs, programs, goals, and activities
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heretofore and herein incorporated into the Development Programs ..
and the Project Plan pursuant to these Sections 1.1 through 1.5,
inclusive, including without limitation all of the development
costs identified in the Development Programs and in each of the
other Tax Increment Plans. Accordingly, the EDA intends to use
tax increments from these three Tax Increment Districts to
finance activities on an as-needed basis throughout the Project
Area.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council (the "Council")
of the City of Mounds View, Minnesota, will hold a public hearing
on Monday, May 9, 1994, at a meeting of the Council beginning at
approximately 7:00 p.m., Central Time, at the Mounds View City
Hall, 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, Minnesota, relating to the
proposal of the Mounds View Economic Development Authority to
enlarge its Development District Nos. 1, 2 and 3 (the
"Development Districts") in order to integrate and make
coterminous their boundaries and areas; designate said integrated
areas as the Mounds View Economic Development Project; amend the
respective Development Programs for the Development Districts to
integrate and expand their goals, objectives, activities, and
budgets into a single plan for the development and redevelopment
of the consolidated project areas; designate said consolidated
development program as the Project Plan; and amend the tax
increment financing plans for the tax increment financing
districts heretofore established within the Development
Districts, respectively, to reflect increased development goals,
activities, expenses and bonded indebtedness; all pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.001 through 469.047, 469.090
through 469.108, 469.124 through 469.134, and 469.174 through
469.179, respectively (collectively, the "Plans"). A copy of the
relative documentation proposed to be considered at the hearing
will be on file and available for public inspection at the Mounds
View City Hall not later than 10 days prior to the public
hearing.
All interested persons may appear at the May 9 public
hearing and present their views orally or in writing.
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Planning Commission Resolution No. 385-94
RESOLUTION OF THE MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION CONCERNING
THE MOUNDS VIEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PROPOSALS
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WHEREAS, the proposals'made by the Mounds View Economic
Development Authority to enlarge its Development District Nos. 1,
2 and 3 (the "Development Districts") in order to integrate and
make coterminous their boundaries and areas; designate said
integrated areas as the Mounds View Economic Development Project;
amend the respective Development Programs for the Development
Districts to integrate and expand their goals, objectives,
activities, and budgets into a single plan for the development
and redevelopment of the consolidated project areas; designate
said consolidated development program as the Project Plan; and
amend the tax increment financing plans for the tax increment
financing districts heretofore established within the Development
Districts, respectively, to reflect increased development goals,
activities, expenses and bonded indebtedness; all pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.001 through 469.047,469.090
through 469.108, 469.124 through 469.134, and 469.174 through
469.179,.respectively (COllectively, the "Plans"), have been
submitted to the Mounds View Planning Commission (the
"Commission"); and
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to determine
Plan of the
WHEREAS, the Commission has reviewed the Plans
the consistency of the Plans with the Comprehensive
City:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mounds View Planning
Commission that the Plans are consistent with the Mounds View
Comprehensive Plan and the Commission recommends approval of the
Plans to the Mounds View City Council.
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Office of the County Manager
Terry Schutten. County Manager
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RAMSEY COUNTY
250 Court House
15 West Kellogg Boulevard
St Paul. MN 55102
Tel: 612-266-8000
Fax: 612-266-8039
April 15, 1994
James P. O'Meara
Briggs and Morgan
2200 First National Bank Building
St. Paul, MN 55101
Dear Mr. O'Meara:
Thank you for your letter regarding the proposed Mounds View Tax
Increment and Development District Plans and Amendments.
The Ramsey County Board has considered the issue of Tax Increment
Financing (TIF) on a number of occasions, the most recent being in April
and May of 1993. At that time, the Board reaflirmedtheir concern that
reliance on TIF adversely affects the County' sproperty tax base and
artificially inflates the property taxes of those properties that are
not included in the TIF plan.
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The Ramsey County Board continues to desire greater county Board
involvement in TIF decisions and the process of decision making;
management of the growth in the use of TIF within Ramsey County; and
limi tations on the impa<;:t of TIF on the property tax base in Ramsey
County.
The attached resolutions (82-734 and 93-215) express the Board's concern
regarding TIF and their positions concerning proposals to change
existing legislation relating to it. If you have any questions, please
feel free to call me at 266-8014.
Sincerely,
Bonnie C. Jac
Chief Clerk
Board
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Attachments
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Ramsey County Commissioners
Terry Schutten, County Manager
Lou MCKenna, Director, Property Records and Revenue
Terry Lindeke, Director, Intergovernmental Aff~irs
Judy Karon, Director, Community and Economic Development
Samantha Orduno, Mounds View City Manager
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1:issolution
Board of
!Ramsey County Commissioners
Presented By
Attention:
Commissioner Schaber
Date September 13~ 1982 . No. 82-734
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Budgec & Accoun~ing; L. McKenna, Property Tax;
All Municipality Clerks, Ramsey County;
WHEREAS. Tax increment financing districts are being created in Ramsey
County in increasing numbers and for significant amounts, and
WHEREAS, The lack of availability of alternative financing methods
suggests that reliance on tax increment financing will continue to incl""ease in
the futul""e. and
WHEREAS, Tax increment financing adversely affects the County's tax base
and artif.icially increases the County's property ta;c. mill rate. and
WHEREAS. The County has no s~atutory authority to limit the use of tax
increment financing, and
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WHEREAS, The County fee1s that it is necessary to e;c.press its concern
to all municipalities in Ramsey County about the use of tax increment financing; .
Now, Therefore Be It
RESOLVED, That the Board of Ramsey County Commissioners hereby adopts the
following policy statement which shall be the official County comment for all tax
increment projects proposed in Ramsey County:
The rapid growth in the creation of tax increment financing
distriC1:s is of increasing concern to Ramsey County. It should
be noted that all increases in assessed valuation over the base year
would be captured. whether or not they are generated by
economic development activity carried on by the authority.
The County's tax base is. affected adversely at a time when there
is additional reliance on ad valorem property taxes because
of the reduction in state and federal aids.
Also, Ramsey County finds' it objectionable, that under present
statutes, provision ;s made for comment onl~, rather than
statutory power for counties to limit or control the use of
tax increment financing.
Ramsey County ,recognizes that ta;c. increment financing is one
of the tools available to encourage development or redevelop-
ment within a municipality. However. cautious and judicious
use of the tax increment financing vehicle is necessary to
insure that it is not abused. The County wouldlika to see
all municipalities who use ta;c. increment fin~ncing develop a
strategy which encourages development while protecting the
municipality and its ta;c.payers from unnecessary expense by
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ROBERT J. OTrrH, Ciu:.i.Mra.n.
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Presented By
Attention:
Resol ution
Board of
ppamsey Gounly Commissioners
Commissioner Schaber
Date Sep tember 13. 1982 . No.
82-734
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making negotiated recoupment either a total or partial
requirement for every tax increment project. Starting with
the premise that the municipality should eventually recoup
all or part of its subsidy, with the timing and amount of
recoupment determined by a project's profitability, a more
selective use of tax increment financing would occur. The
recoupment plan could include alternatives such as repayment
to the c; ty very quickly or only when and if the project is.
sold; municipally retained ownership of the hnd and recouping
expenses th rough 1 ease arrangements; or the deye 1 opel'" a 11 ow; "9
the municipality to be partial owners of the development.
Municipalities are encouraged to develop tax increment plans
as part of their capital improvement planning and budgeting
processes to insure that their goals are accomplished in a
systemati c way. 5i nce a mun; ci pal ity IS capacity to carry
bonded debt is limited. so is its ability to use tax increment
financing. As part of its debt management process, the munici-
pa1ityshould decide what portion of its bonded debt it wishes
to allocate to tax increment bonds. That partie" should then
be tentatively allocated to various activities deemed appropriate
recipients of tax increment resources. Resulting development
projects could then be considered on how they relate to the
previously identified needs of the municipality.
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'ROBERT J. OTUH. Ch.a1.Iuna.n
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Board of
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P'-esented By
At~enticn=
Commissioner ~inlev
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93-215 .
Budgeting and Accountinq
Terry Lindeke, Oirector, Intersove~nta1 Relations
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WHER:e:.AS, The .Ramsey County Board of Commissioners has con-
sidered the issue of T,ax I.ncrement Financing (TIY) on a number of
occasions; and
WHEREAS, The County Board has been concerned that reliance on
TIF adversely affects the County's property tax base and artifi-
cially inflates the property taxes of those properties that are not
included in TIF development plans' (County Board :Resolution No.
82-734, dated September 13, 1982); and
C~unty Board, during the 1990 legislative
County staff to commence ongoing work -Ioiith . the
to ensure achievement. of the following pol~cy
WBEAE.A.S, Since that time, representatives of Ramsey County
have been woz:king with the state Legislature to present these
objectives as the policy positions of the Ramsey county Boar~i and
WBEaEAS, Since that time, Ramsey County'staff and representa-
tives of the municipalities in Ramsey County have been meeting to
discuss the use of TIF and oth~r economic development issues; and
WHE3EAS , Although county and municipal staff have c:ollabora-
tively reached consensus on. a number of economic development
issues, they have not been able to reach consensus on the most
desirable uses of TIY throughout Ramsey County; and
RAMSEY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONE~
YEA NAY OTHER
Diane Ahrens
John Fin~ey
Ruby Bunt
Hal Norgard
Warren Schaber
:Brenda Thomas
oick Wedell
Hal Norgard, Chair2an
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Resolution
Board of
:7? amS€y Gouniy GommissioZ1f!TS
Present.ed 6y Commissioner Finlev
Attention:
Date At'ril 6,
1993 No.
93-215
Budgeting and Accounting
Terry Lindeke, Director, Int.ergovernmental Relations
Page 2 of 5
WBEEeAS. During this time, there have been a number of
legislative proposals develoved by various groups relating to TIFi
and
.
WHEREAS, A number of these proposals. if they are enacted
during the 1993 legislative session, would negate the current
policy of the Ramsey County Board regarding the use of TIY; and
WHEREAS, Several of the cities within Ramsey County are
supportin.g these legislative p~oposals, especially in relation to
the use of 1'I:' for the clean-up of polluted lands I broadening
current 'I'll laws to expand the use of TIT for social service/
housing-rela ted issues, as well as economic
development/redevelopment and manufacturing projects and c:hanges to
the current provision in the 'I'll laws regarding the RACA/LGA
reduction; and
WBEREAS, Based upon the facts that:
o county and municipal staff have not been able to reach
agreement on ney recommendations regarding the use of TIFi
and
o the proposals that have been or may be presented to this
session of the Minnesota Legislature~ if enacted, will not
support the County Board's policy objectives regarding the
use of TI?; and
WHEREAS, County staff recommend that the Ramsey County Board
contin'Ue to pursue the three policy objectives related t.O 1'11, as
previously outlined in this resolution; and
WHERz:AS, County
legislative proposals
object.ives:
staff recommend the following specific:
to i~plement the County Board's policy
RAMSEY COUNTY BOA-TID OF COMMISSIONERS
YEA NAY OT!rER
.Diatle Ahrens
ohn Finley
:Ruby Bunt:.
gal Norgard
Warren Schaber
Brenda Thomas
Dick Wedell
Hal Norgard, Chairman
(Continued)
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:J( a.msey Counly. Commissioners
Cate A'Oril 6,
1993 No. 93-21.
Pres<!nted By Commissioner FinleV'
Attention:
Budgeting and Accountinq
Terry LindekeJ Oirec~or, Intergove~nta~ Relations
paqe 3 of 5
A.
Polluted lands proposals/le9islation
1. Re.quire., C~un.1;y Bq,ard, app.roval or plodif,i.cation of 'I'IF
plans;
2. Require an extension of the County's revlew period from.
30 to 60 days; .
3. Deve lop a county-vide economi c development plan tha t
focuses on clean-up and development/redevelopment of
polluted lands; (such plan should be part of a
comprehensi ve regional plan to deal vi th the clean-up
of polluted sites);
4. Prioriti%e the sites that are to
S. Require changes in the law that
associated wi th pre-cleanup,
costs;
6. Require state funds/grants to
polluted lands: and
All other TIY proposals
1. Requi re county Board approval or
plans;
2. Require a 60-day review period for the county to revie~
1'11 proposals;
3. Requi re the abili ty to create a county-wide economic
development plan which would be part of a regional
econom~c development plan;
4. Require ~etention of the current limits on pooling; and
5. Require retention of the current method for computing
increment .'
be cleaned up;
would-limit the costs
including litigation
B.
fi"an~e dean-up.
modification of TIt
NOy, Therefore, Be It
RESOLVED, 'I'he Ramsey County Soard of Commissioners continues
to support the three policy objectives relatiog to the use of T!;,
as outlined in this resolution; and Be It further
RAMSEY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
YEA NAY OTHER
Diane Ah.:r:e:c.s
John Finley
Ruby Runt
Hal Norgard
"';i'a.r:en Schaber
3renda. Thomas
Dick. Wed.ell.
Hal Norgard, Chairman
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Attention:
ResolutiOll
Board of
!J?a.mS€y Couniy Com.missioners
Commissioner:inlev
Date Aeril 6,
1993 ~a. 93-215
Budgeting and Accounting
Terry Lindeke, Director, Intergovernmental Relations
Page 4 of 5
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RESOLVED, The Ramsey County Soard directs its representatives
to lobby members of the Millnesota' Legislature-' for' the' follo\iing
specific legislative proposals, in order to implement the County
Board's objectives regarding TIF:
.
A. Polluted lands proposals/legislation
1. Require County Board approval or modification of '1'1:
plans;
2. Require an extension of the County's review period from
30 to 60 days;
3. Develop a county-vide economic development plan that
focuses on clean-up and development/redevelopment of
polluted lands; (such plan should be part of a compre-
hensive regional plan to deal with the clean-up of
polluted sites);
4. Prioritize the sites that are to be cleaned up;
S. Require changes in the 'lav that would limit the costs
associated with pre-cleanup, including' litig'ation
costs;
6. Require state funds/qrants to finance clean-up of
polluted lands; and
B. All other TIE proposals
1. Require County Board approval or modification of TI:
plans:
2. Require a eO-day review period for the county to review
TIF proposals;
3. Requi re the abili ty to create a countY--'N'ide economic
development plan vhich yould be part of a regional
economic development plani .
4. Require retention of the current limits on pooling; and
S. Require retention of the current method for computing
increment.
and Be It Further
~-MSEY COUNTY BOA~ OF COMMISSIONERS
YEA NAY OTR~~
~iane Ahrens
Finley
y Hunt
Bal Norgard
W'ar:en Schaber
Brenda Thomas
Dick Wedell
Hal Norgard, Chairman
(Continued)
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Resolution
BO&l'd Di
:R ams€JI Counly. Comol1ssioners
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93-215
Presented By COrrm'l:lssioner Finlev
Attetlticn:
Oau A:cril Ei.
Budqetinq and Accoun~inq
Terry Lindeke, Director, Intergovernmental Relations
Page 5 of 5
RESOLVED. The County Board requests the assistance of the
members of th.e R~msey ~ounty Legislativ:e Del,ec;ation ~j,n order to
enact these legislative proposals regardib9 TIY.
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RAMSEY COUNTY BOARD OF CO~SSIONEas
Y"""....A NAY .OTHEa
Abs~t
Diane Ahrens
John Finley
Ruby Bunt
Hal Norgard
Warren Schaber
Brenda Thomas
nick Wedell
.Absent:
Sal Norgard. Chairman .
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o. 6J):n Independent School DIslrtct No. 621
May 3, 1994
To: Ms. Samantha Orduno
City Clerk-Administrator
From: Burt Nygren
Superintendent of Schools
Subject: Proposed Mounds View Tax Increment and
Development District Plans and Amendments
We have reviewed the Mounds view Economic Development Authority's
(EDA) proposal to integrate and consolidate its Development
District. We understand the EDA wishes to redesignate those
consolidated areas as the Mounds View Economic Development Project.
The proposed amendments have also been reviewed by our school
district officials.
It is the position of Mounds view Public Schools that your proposed
EDA actions have merit and should serve the future needs of your
city very well.
Best wishes as you and the Mounds View City Council continue to
strengthen and enhance the economic development of your community_
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?..a';Xlr:: Data: 5- 5-94
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CITY COlJNCIL MEETING DATE May 9, 1994
rtem Oes~ption: To Consider formal Approval for the Amendments to the Tax Increment Financil
Plans ;or the Consolidaqon of the City's three development districts into the "Mounds Vii
Eco om1C Develo ment Pro ect Resolution No. 4564
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he attached resolution gives formal approval for the Amendments to, the Tax
ncrement Financing Plans for consolidation of the City's three Development
istricts into the "Mounds View Economic Development Project",' often
eferred to as the "Project Area". The Plans consolidate and amend the
hree Development Programs for those Development Districts and redesignate
hat unified program as the "Project Plan". These Plans also amend the
roject Plan and the three tax increment plans to reflect additional goals,
ctivities and expenditures for various Council identified development and
edevelopment goals.
n March of 1990, the Business Park Development District (No.2) was
xpanded to include all properties within the City,:except for Development
istrict Nos. 1 and 3. Adoption of the amendments (through approval of the
ttachedresolution) will result in an identified Project Area" for a tax
. ncrement development .and redevelopment program that will include all
roperties within the city.
amendments provide for flexibility in anticipation of future
evelopment costs. The primary purpose for the consolidation of the three
evelopment Districts into one "Project Area" is to utilize a degree of
~Unding flexibility for projects which may take place anywhere within the
.roject Area. without consolidation, increment from. a Development District
ould only be used in the specific District. The consolidation will
ccommodate development and redevelopment activities which can be. funded
rom increment generated within the expanded "Project Area". Consolidation
ill provide development and redevelopment opportunities that, heretofore,
ad not been possible and also allow the EDA and City to accomplish
evelopment and redevelopment priorities in areaS 'that heretofore lacked
unding mechanisms.
s required by law, the City has submitted the Amendments both to School
istrict 621 and Ramsey County for their review. Their written comments are
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otion to Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution No. 4564 Approving Economic Development
reject and Tax Increment Financing Amendments
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STAFF REPORT
MAY 9, 1994
PAGE TWO
attached. The Planning Commission has also reviewed the Amendments which provide
for the consolidation of the Districts. Their resolution of support is also attached.
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