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OF
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
590 40th Ave. N. E.
Columbia Heights, MN 55421
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RESOLUTION 84- 33
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A TAX iNCREMENT FINANCING REDEVELOPMENT DIS-
TRICT WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN CBD REVITALIZATION PROJECT PURSUANT TO MINN-
ESOTA STATUTES, SECTIONS 273.71 TO 273.7~ INCLUSIVE, AND ADOPTING A
FINANCE PLAN FOR SAID TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, MN has
determined that it is necessary to create a tax increment financing dis-
trict within the Columbia Heights Downtown CBD Revitalization Project
(the "Project'~) pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 273.71 to 273.
7F~, inclusive, in connection with Modification No. 2 to the FProject
created pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.411, et seq. and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights has de-
termined that less than 70 percent of the parcels in the proposed dis-
trict are occupied by buildings, streets, utilities or other improve-
ments, but due to unusual soit deficiencies requiring substantial fill-
ing, grading and other physical preparation for use at least 80 percent
of the total acreage of the land in the redevelopment district has a
fair market value which when added to the estimated cost of preparing
that land for development, exceeds its anticipated fair market value
after completion of said preparation, provided that no parcel shall be
included within a redevelopment district pursuant to this paragraph
unless a development agreement has been concluded for the development
of at least 50 percent of the acreage having the unusual soil or terrain
deficiences providing recourse for the authority should the development
not be completed.
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission has received a copy of the
proposed tax increment financing plan and has been given the opportunity
to review and comment upon said tax increment financing plan and the tax
increment financing district, and;
WHEREAS, Columbia Heights Housing and Redevelopment Authority has
informed the members of the local School Board of the Independent School
District #13 and the Board of Commissioners of Anoka County of the fiscal
and economic implications of the proposed tax increment financing district
and invited said School Board members and County Commissioners to the
public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COL-
UMBIA HEIGHTS that the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, MN
does hereby approve the tax increment financing plan and the creation of
a tax increment financing district as described in said tax increment fin-
ancing plan and finds as per Section Z of the tax increment plan;
Bruce G. Nawrocki, Mayor
PJita M. Petkoff, OounciJmember Arden Hovland, Councilmember
Edward M. Carlson, Councilmember Gary Peterson, Councilmember
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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That less than 70 percent of the parcels in the district are occupied
by buildings, streets, utilities or other improvements, but due to
unusual soil deficiencies requiring substantial filling, grading and
other physical preparation for use at least 80 percent of the total
acreage of the land in the ~edevelopment district has a fair market
value which when added to the estimated cost of prepar~i, ng that land
for development, exceeds its anticipated fair market value after com-
pletion of said preparation, provided that no parcel shall be included
within a redevelopment district pursuant to this paragraph unless a
development agreement has been concluded for the development of at
least 50 percent of the acreage having the unusual soil or terrain
deficiencies providing recourse for the authority should the develop-
ment not be completed.
2. That the proposed redevelopment would not reasonably be expected to
occur solely through private investment.
That the Planning Commission has reviewed the redevelopment proposals
and that the tax increment financing plan conforms to the general plan
for the development of the municipality as a whole.
That each of the redevelopment p~oposals involves a substantial comm-
itment of private investment and in conjunction with tax increments
as identified in the tax increment financing plan will afford maximum
opportunity, consistent with sound needs of the City for:~he redevelop-
ment of the project by private enterprise.
Adopted by the City Councl] this 21st day of May, ]984.
OFFERED BY: Carlson
SECONDED BY: Peterson
ROLL CALL: All ayes
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Mayo~ ~uce G Nawrock~