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RESOLUTION
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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1 WHEREAS, The City of Saint Paul is actively engaged in promoting economic development through business
development and job creation; and
3 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul Department of Plamling and Economic Development and the Saint Paul Port
4 Authoriiy are the agencies that cazry out economic policy directives; and
5 WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Minnesota has developed an economic stimulus initiative that includes
6 tax free zones for business and residential development up to 5,000 acres for up to twelve years; and
7 WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Twin Cities Area is not currently identified as a t� free zone; now therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, that the Mayor's Administration, through the Department of Planning and Economic Development
9(PBD), and the Saint Paul Port Authority monitor JOBZ/related legislation and work with the broader Saint Paul
10 business community to identify ways in which the legislation can be effectively implemented to establish tax-free
ll or other appropriate tax incentive zones in Saint Paul; and be it further
12 RESOLVED,thatPED,theCity'sOfficeofFinancialServicesandtheSPPAidentifymethodsbywhichthetax-free
13 or other appropriate taY incentive zones can be established to attract businesses that will be the best long term
14 sustainable sources of jobs, tax base and other growth, at the lowest public cost; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, that based on the proposed JOBZ/related legislation, PED and the SPPA identify a series of sites for
16 potential inclusion in the State's defined tax-free or other appropriate tas incentive zones, and other targeted
17 economic development measures that may be proposed; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, that PED and the SPPA report back to the City Council no later than 90 days from the date of this
19 resolution, but as soon as practical based on the anticipated passage of the applicable State legislation; and be it
20 finally
21 RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul, SPPA and appropriate other business community organizations actively
22 lobby the State legislature and the Governor for the inclusion of the proposed sites and other appropriate language
23 into the proposed State economic stimulus package.
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Requesting the Mayor's Administration, thYough the Department of PED and the Pozt Authority,
identify two sites within the City for inclusion into the tax-free zones and report back to
City COuncil at its Feb. 12, 2003, meeting and also requesting that the City.of Saint Paul m
its Legislative Agenda and actively lobby the Saint Paul Delegation and the legislature for
includsion of these two sites in the Governor's economic stimulus package as tax-free zones.
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)ERRY BLAKEY
Councilmember
CITY OF SAINT PAUL
OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MEMORANDUM
Date:
February 20, 2003
To: Council President Bostrom
From: Councilmember Jerry Blake�
Re: Ttem #34 on today's City Council Agenda, Tax Free Zones
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In discussion with the Administration, specifically Martha Fuller, Director of Planning and
Economic Development, we have fine-tuned the resolution directing the Administration and the
Saint Paul Port Authority to create tax free zones in accordance with the Governor's proposed
plan. Attached is the new language that I will substitute at today's meeting.
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Councilmembers
Nancy Anderson
CITY HALL THIRD FLOOR SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55102-1615 651/266-5610
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RESOLUTION
CITY C�.�INT�4UL, MINNESOTA
Green Sheet # a00 3�'
Presented
Referred To
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Committee Date
1 WIIEREAS, The City of Saint Paul is actively engaged in promoting economic dev opment through business
2 development and job creation; and
3 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul Department of Plauning and Economic D elopment and the Saint Paul Port
4 Authority aze the agencies that cany out economic policy directives; and
5 WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Minnesota has developed conomic stimulus initiative that includes
6 tax free zones for business and residential development up to 5,000 cres for up to twelve years; and
7 WIlEREAS, the Metropolitan Twin Cities Area is not
as a tas free zone; now therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, that the Mayor's Administration, through�eparhnent of Planning and Economic Development
9 and the Saint Paul Port Authority identify two sites within e City of Saint Paul for inclusion into the tax free zones;
10 and be it fiuther /
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11 RESOLVED, that Mayor's Administration report ck to the City Council at its meeting on Febivaz•y �3; 2003 with
12 the identified sites; and be it fiuther
13 RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul mo 'fy its Legislative Agenda and actively lobbythe Saint Paul Delegation
14 and the legislature for inclusion of those o sites into the Governars economic stimulus package as tax free zones.
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