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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING AGENDA
MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL
Monday, August 28, 2017
Immediately Following City Council Meeting
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL: President Mueller, Vice President Gunn, Commissioner Hull,
Commissioner Meehlhause, Commissioner Bergeron
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. PUBLIC INPUT:
Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight’s agenda. Before speaking, please
give your full name and address for the minutes. Also, please limit your
comments to three minutes.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. May 8, 2017, EDA Minutes
B. May 22, 2017, EDA Minutes
6. CONSENT AGENDA
7. EDA BUSINESS
A. Resolution 17-EDA-301 Approving the Preliminary EDA Property Tax Levy Request
and Budget for Fiscal Year 2018
8. REPORTS
9. NEXT SCHEDULED EDA MEETING: September 11, 2017
10. ADJOURNMENT
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW EDA 1
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3
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Regular Meeting 5
May 8, 2017 6
Mounds View City Hall 7
2401 County Road 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 8
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1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 11
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President Mueller called the meeting to order at 9:32 p.m. 13
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2. ROLL CALL: President Mueller, Vice President Gunn, Commissioner Bergeron 15
Commissioner Hull, Commissioner Meehlhause, and Executive Director Ericson. 16
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NOT PRESENT: None. 18
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3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 20
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MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Approve the May 8, 2017, Agenda as presented. 22
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 24
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4. PUBLIC INPUT 26
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None. 28
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5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 30
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A. February 13, 2017, EDA Minutes. 32
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MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. To Approve the February 13, 2017, Minutes as 34
presented. 35
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 37
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6. CONSENT AGENDA 39
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None. 41
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7. EDA BUSINESS 43
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Mounds View EDA May 8, 2017
Regular Meeting Page 2
A. 17-EDA-299, Resolution Consenting to the Process for the Creation of a 1
Housing Tax Increment Financing District in Support of the Proposed MWF 2
Properties Multiple Housing Project 3
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Business Development Coordinator Beeman requested the EDA adopt a Resolution consenting to 5
the process for the creation of a Housing Tax Increment Financing District in support of the 6
proposed MWF Properties Multiple Housing Project. He explained the developer was seeking 7
tax credits for their development and was requesting support from the City. Staff reviewed the 8
updates made to the document by the City Attorney and recommended approval. 9
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Commissioner Bergeron explained this was a preliminary step the City needed to take in order 11
for the development to continue to move forward. Business Development Coordinator Beeman 12
reported this was the case and noted a formal TIF application would come to the City at a future 13
date. He reiterated that the proposed Resolution was offering preliminary support and was non-14
binding. 15
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President Mueller questioned how many years the TIF note would be. Business Development 17
Coordinator Beeman stated the developer was requesting a 15-year term and the preliminary TIF 18
amount would be no more than $546,401 in funding. 19
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President Mueller requested the term “places of worship” be added to the last paragraph of the 21
letter of support. 22
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Vice President Gunn believed this was not relevant and cautioned the EDA from making this 24
change. 25
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Commissioner Meehlhause stated he had the same thought and did not believe the Commission 27
should mix church and state. 28
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Commissioner Bergeron was of the opinion “places of worship” was a generic term. 30
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Commissioner Hull stated he had no opinion on this matter. 32
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The consensus of the Commission was to add the language “places of worship” to the final 34
paragraph of the letter of support. 35
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MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 17-EDA-299, 37
Resolution Consenting to the Process for the Creation of a Housing Tax Increment Financing 38
District in Support of the Proposed MWF Properties Multiple Housing Project and approving a 39
letter of support for the project. 40
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Commissioner Meehlhause asked if a TIF district were approved if the City would be keeping an 42
Mounds View EDA May 8, 2017
Regular Meeting Page 3
administrative fee. Executive Director Ericson reported the City would be keeping a 10% 1
administrative fee. 2
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President Mueller questioned what the proposed value of the project would be after it was built. 4
Business Development Coordinator Beeman stated he was uncertain given the fact land values 5
and construction costs were yet to be determined. 6
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 8
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8. REPORTS 10
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None. 12
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9. NEXT EDA MEETING: Monday, May 22, 2017 14
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10. ADJOURNMENT 16
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President Mueller adjourned the meeting at 9:49 p.m. 18
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Respectfully submitted, 20
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Recorded and transcribed by: 23
Heidi Guenther 24
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 25
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW EDA 1
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3
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Regular Meeting 5
May 22, 2017 6
Mounds View City Hall 7
2401 County Road 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 8
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1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 11
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President Mueller called the meeting to order at 6:52 p.m. 13
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2. ROLL CALL: President Mueller, Vice President Gunn, Commissioner Bergeron 15
Commissioner Meehlhause, and Executive Director Ericson. 16
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NOT PRESENT: Commissioner Hull. 18
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3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 20
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MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Approve the May 22, 2017, Agenda as presented. 22
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Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 24
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4. PUBLIC INPUT 26
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None. 28
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5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 30
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None. 32
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6. CONSENT AGENDA 34
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None. 36
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7. EDA BUSINESS 38
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A. Resolution 17-EDA-300, MWF Properties Purchase Option Agreement of 40
Tax Forfeited Parcels 41
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Executive Director Ericson requested the EDA consider MWF Properties Purchase Option 43
Agreement for the purchase of tax forfeited parcels. He explained MWF Properties was 44
proposing to construct a 60-unit workforce housing apartment complex and was seeking tax 45
Mounds View EDA May 22, 2017
Regular Meeting Page 2
credits through the Minnesota Housing Agency. He noted two of the parcels were tax forfeited. 1
He explained the City Attorney had reviewed the Purchase Option Agreement. Staff provided 2
the EDA with the most recent document. 3
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City Attorney Riggs reviewed the Purchase Option Agreement in further detail with the EDA and 5
explained the agreement would allow the City to have site control. He summarized the changes 6
that were made to the agreement and recommended approval. 7
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Council Member Mueller questioned what would happen if the purchaser did not agree to the 9
new dates. City Attorney Riggs described how the Purchase Option Agreement would work 10
between the City, County and developer in order to allow for the project to move forward. 11
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Council Member Mueller asked if the developer could buy the property and not move forward 13
with the project. City Attorney Riggs stated this was a possibility, which was the reason the 14
Purchase Option Agreement was being put in place with a specific project timeline. 15
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Further discussion ensued regarding the terms within the Purchase Option Agreement. 17
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MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 17-19
EDA-300, MWF Properties Purchase Option Agreement of Tax Forfeited Parcels as revised. 20
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President Mueller understood this agreement was one step in many steps that will have to occur 22
in order for this development to be completed. 23
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Chris Stokka, MWF Properties, asked if the July dates could be amended. City Attorney Riggs 25
commented this date did have latitude. 26
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President Mueller questioned when MWF Properties would learn if they had received housing 28
credits from the State. Mr. Stokka reported he would learn more about this in October or 29
November. 30
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President Mueller inquired when the traffic study would be completed. Mr. Stokka indicated the 32
traffic study would be completed the first week of June. 33
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Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 35
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8. REPORTS 37
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None. 39
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9. NEXT EDA MEETING: Monday, June 12, 2017 41
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Mounds View EDA May 22, 2017
Regular Meeting Page 3
10. ADJOURNMENT 1
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President Mueller adjourned the meeting at 7:16 p.m. 3
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Respectfully submitted, 5
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Recorded and transcribed by: 8
Heidi Guenther 9
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 10
08/22/2017 9:48 AM
Y-T-D
2014 2015 2016 2017 09/30/17 2018 Change from 2017
Actual Actual Actual Budget Actual Request Dollar Percent
EDA (Fund 230):
Revenues
3101 Tax collections - - - 100,000 - 100,000 - 0.00%
3610 Investment income 4 - - - - - - 0.00%
3615 Interest received on notes 546 515 439 - - - - 0.00%
3680 Other revenue 5,547 - - - - - - 0.00%
3972 Transfers 85,428 97,140 125,331 129,498 - 129,498 - 0.00%
Total revenue 91,525 97,655 125,770 229,498 - 229,498 - 0.00%
Operating expenses
Housing and Economic Development (4650):
Personnel services
0100 Salaries, regular 29,785 7,155 7,459 79,585 81,726 2,141 2.69%
0150 Salaries, part-time 12,614 49,964 53,006 - - - 0.00%
0300 Social security 3,133 4,302 4,511 6,088 6,252 164 2.69%
0321 PERA 3,020 4,272 4,511 5,969 6,130 161 2.70%
0400 Group insurance 4,272 9,705 9,812 13,345 14,106 761 5.70%
0500 Workers compensation 513 626 465 530 451 (79) -14.91%
Total personnel services 53,337 76,024 79,764 105,517 - 108,665 3,148 2.98%
Materials & supplies
1600 Supplies, operating - - - 500 - 500 - 0.00%
2100 Book & periodicals 278 - 139 200 200 - 0.00%
Total materials & supplies 278 - 139 700 - 700 - 0.00%
Contractual services
3030 Other professional services 28,844 19,978 9,915 34,240 34,270 30 0.09%
3420 Advertisements 898 - - 1,500 1,500 - 0.00%
3430 Printing - - - 500 500 - 0.00%
3610 Memberships 3,501 510 595 710 710 - 0.00%
3630 Training & conferences 1,055 1,354 1,042 3,410 3,410 - 0.00%
3800 Mileage 25 316 265 350 350 - 0.00%
4800 Insurance 3,037 435 427 649 649 - 0.00%
5210 Housing replacement 144 144 559 - - 0.00%
5220 Highway 10 redevelopment - - - 27,755 27,755 - 0.00%
Total contractual services 37,504 22,737 12,803 69,114 - 69,144 30 0.04%
Capital outlays
9300 Business subsidies - - - 50,000 - 50,000 - 0.00%
Total expenditures 91,119 98,761 92,706 225,331 - 228,509 3,178 1.41%
Net change in fund balance 406 (1,106) 33,064 4,167 - 989 (3,178) -76.27%
Fund balance, beginning year 48,748 49,154 48,048 208,678 208,678 212,845 4,167 2.00%
Adj for land held for resale 127,566
Fund balance, end of year 49,154 48,048 208,678 212,845 208,678 213,834 989 0.46%
2018 Budget Summary
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Item No: 7.A.
Meeting Date: August 28, 2017
Type of Business: EDA Business
City Administrator Review: ______
City of Mounds View Staff Report
To: Mounds View Economic Development Authority
From: Mark Beer, Finance Director
Item Title/Subject: Resolution 17-EDA-301 Approving the Preliminary EDA Property
Tax Levy Request and Budget for Fiscal Year 2018
Previously the City’s economic development activities were funded with tax increment revenues.
These tax increment revenues were discontinued as required by state statute when the districts
were decertified. This left the City with limited resources to continue existing business outreach,
marketing, advertising, small scale incentives, property acquisitions, professional services, and
staff training and development. The City Council established a levy of $100,000 ($60,000 EDA,
$40,000 HRA) for these purposes for 2017. There is no proposed increase in this amount for
2018. The City’s EDA is requesting that the City levy on behalf of the EDA $100,000 to support
the above activities within the City of Mounds View. The HRA levy will be reduced to 0$ and the
EDA levy increased to $100,000 or no net increase between the two levies. The EDA has been
authorized with joint powers of an Economic Development Authority (EDA) and a Housing and
Redevelopment Authority (HRA). The EDA may choose to establish either an EDA levy or an
HRA levy, or both, to fund the above activities. The proposed EDA budget of $228,509 is
attached, there will be changes as additional information becomes available.
Once this amount is set, the levy cannot be increased but can be lowered. A Truth-In-Taxation
meeting will be held December 4, 2017 at 6pm at City Hall. The final levy will be adopted on or
about December 11, 2017.
Respectfully submitted,
___________________________
Mark Beer, Finance Director
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RESOLUTION NO. 17-EDA-301
MOUNDS VIEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY EDA PROPERTY TAX LEVY REQUEST AND BUDGET
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018
WHEREAS, the Mounds View Economic Development Authority may request the
establishment of a special benefit tax pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 469.107, Subdivision 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mounds View Economic Development
Authority that there be and hereby requested a levy on the taxable property of the City of
Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota for fiscal year 2018 a special benefit tax not to
exceed $100,000, which amount will be included in the City’s proposed levy and the prosed
EDA budget of $228,509 is adopted.
Adopted this 28th Day of August 2017.
______________________________
Carol A. Mueller, EDA President
(ATTEST)
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Jim Ericson, Executive Director
(SEAL)