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from imposing any concurrent or separate economic development authority levy otherwise authorized under 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 may be 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 Commissioners; 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 Board of Commissioners of the Economic Development Authority of the City of Hugo, Minnesota, (EDA) 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 Hugo, 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 Hugo; and WHEREAS, the County, the WCHRA and the Hugo EDA contemplate that the WCHRA and Hugo EDA will work together as partners in carrying out economic development activities within the city of Hugo which will be complementary and non -duplicative. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the Economic Development Authority in and for the City of Hugo, Minnesota adopts this Resolution supporting the proposed legislation described above in furtherance of economic development activities by the WCHRA on behalf of Washington County.