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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3011 . . . . r .:> '.', .. Councilmember ~~A" the reading of which was di ensed with adoption: introduced the following resolution, by unanimous consent, and moved its CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. ~1 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MODIFICATION OF DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 2 AND THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM RELATING THERETO AND MODIFYING TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT NO. 1 AND APPROVING THE MODIFIED TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN RELATING THERETO. 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. The City established Development District No. 2 and Tax Increment Financing District No.1 therein on September 22, 1986 and approved and adopted the Development Program and Tax Increment Financing Plan with respect thereto, all pursuant to and in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.124 to 469.134, as amended, and Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.174 to 469.179, inclusive, as amended. 1.02. The Council has investigated the facts and has caused to be prepared a proposed Modification No. 2 to the Development Program for Development District No.2, defining the property to be included in the Modified Development District No. 2 and describing the action to be undertaken by the City to aid the development of Development District No.2, and has caused to be prepared a proposed Modified Tax Increment Financing Plan defining the property to be included in Tax Increment Financing District No. 1 Modification No. 2 and other matters relating thereto. 1.03. The City has performed all actions required by law to be performed prior to the modification of Development District No.2, the modification of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1 and the adoption of the proposed Modified Development Program and proposed Modified Tax Increment Financing Plan relating thereto, including, but not limited to, notification of Ramsey County, School District No. 621, and Special Independent School District No. 96 having taxing jurisdiction over the property to be included in Tax Increment Financing District No. 1 Modification, a review by the City Planning Commission of the proposed Land Use Plan, and the holding of a public hearing upon published and mailed notice as reuqired by law. 1 -;... '" . . . '0 Section 2. Finding-s for the Modification of Development District No.2. 2.01. The Council hereby finds that the modification of Development District No.2 is intended and, in the judgment of this Council, its effect will be, to provide an impetus for commercial and industrial development in the City, to increase employment, and otherwise promote certain public purposes and accomplish certain objectives as specified in the Development Program. Section 3. District No. 1. Finding-s for the Modification of Tax Increment Financing- 3.01. The Council hereby finds that in certain portions of the Modified Tax Increment Financing District No.1, at least 70 percent of the parcels in the district are occupied by buildings, streets, utilities or other improvements and 20 percent of the buildings are structurally substandard and an additional 30 percent of the buildings are found to require substantial renovation or clearance in order to remove such existing conditions as: inadequate street layout, incompatible uses or land use relationships, overcrowding of buildings on the land, excessive dwelling unit density, obsolete buildings not suitable for improvement or conversion, or other identified hazards to the health, safety and . general well being of the community. 3.02. The Council further finds that the proposed development, in the opinion of the Council, 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 Modified Tax Increment Financing Plan conforms to the general plan for the development or redevelopment of the City as a whole; and that the Tax Increment Financing Plan will afford maximum opportunity consistent with the sound needs of the City as a whole, for the development of Tax Increment Financing District No.1 by private enterprise. 3.03. The Council further finds that the modification of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1 and the approval and adoption of the Tax Increment Financing Plan relating thereto is intended and, in the judgment of this Council, its effect will be, to promote the public purposes and accomplish the objectives specified in the Tax Increment Financing Plan. Section 4. Approval of the Modified Development Program and Modified Tax Increment Financing- Plan. 4.01. The Modified Development Program for Development District No.2, and Tax Increment Financing Plan for Tax Increment Financing District No.1 are hereby approved and adopted and shall be placed on file in the office of the Clerk- Administrator. 2 ., ~ ) . .' . . . ~ The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember A~4I!' ' and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: /1 Jf. tf',,/~ ~;f'!l /t;/'-'f11"j ,(Jla-Ac;,.j~ JJ.,;o""6;A /') tf#r and the following voted against the same: 4GAIJ> At.fr// ~ /190 Dated: Mai'eJ;t 28, 1999 - 4~~ d~~~.. Mayor (SEAL} 3