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Presented By
Referred To
Coromittee: Date
2 RESOLUTION APPROVING TO ACCEPT A STATE OF MINNESOTA CONTA1bIINATION
3 CLEANUPGRANf AND APPROVING TI� AMENDMENT OF THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR
4 THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT AREA, TF� CREATION OF A SOILS CONDITON DISTRICT AND
5 SUBDISTRTCT AND FINANCING PLAN FOR TI� HiJBBARD PROJECT
9 WHEREAS, the 1993 State of Minnesota Legislature established the Contamination Cleanup Grant Fund to
10 provide resources for remediation of polluted sites, and to provide opportunity to convert contaminated
11 property into marketable assets; and
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13 WHEREAS, the program is administered through the State Department of Trade and Economic
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16 WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of 5aint Paul has approved this action on
17 march 12,1997;therefore be it
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RESOLVED, that Mayor Norm Coleman as Chief Executive of the City of Saint Paul is hereby authorized to
submit and accept the Contamination Cleanup Grant funds of the State of Minnesota's Department of Trade
and Economic Development in such form as prescribed by the regulations of said Department; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, by the mayor or his representative, the Director of the Department ofPlanning and
Economic Development is further authorized to submit to the State any assurances, certifications, technical or
additional information that may be required by said Department during the review of the Contamination
Cleanup Grant application; and be it
FURTF�R RESOLVED, that upon notification of approval of the Contamination Cleannup Grant, the
Council does authorize the proper ciry officials to execute a grant agreement between the State of Minnesota
and the City of Saint Paul; and be it
FURTI�R RESOLVED, that Attachment A, entitled Required Material- Local Crovernment Resolution, is
hereby incorporated and made part of this resolution;and be it
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RESOLUTfON
C1TY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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2.01 The City Council hereby finds that the amendment of
the Redevelopment P1an for the Neigkil�orhood Redevelopment Project
Area and the Creation of a Soi1s Condition Tax Increment
Financing District and a Hazardous Substance Subdistrict and
adoption of a Tax Increment Plan therefor, are intended and, in
the judgment of the City Council, its effect will be, to clean up
polluted land within the City, provide an impetus for the
development, to increase the tax base and employment and
otherwise promote certain public purposes and accomplish certain
objectives as specified in the Redevelopment Plan, as modified,
and Tax InCrement Financing Plan.
2.02 The City Council hereby finds that the Ta�c Increment
Financing District qualifies as a"soils condition district"
within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.174,
Subdivision 19, for the following reasons:
(a) There are hazardous substances located on property
within the Soils Condition District which require removal or
remedial action before the property may be developed;
(b) the estimated cost of the proposed removal and
remediation action exceeds the fair market value of land
before completion of the preparatibn; and
(c) the proposed removal or remediation action is
specified in a development action response plan submitted to
the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency ("MPCA") and the
actions recommended in the plan has been approved by the
MPCA as reasonable and necessary to protect the public
health, welfare and environment.
The reasons and supgorting facts for the above findings are
as follows:
The Schnitzer Property is on the
Permanent List of Priorities for the State of
Minnesota. The Univer5ity of Minnesota, the
current fee owner of the property, has
obtained approval of a Revised Response
Action Plan from the MPCA. The University
estimates that the costs of clean-up and
remediation are approximately $4,900,000, and
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Increment Financing Plan there£or.
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the fair market value of the property is
approximately $625,000.
2.03 The City Council hereby makes the following additional
findings:
(a) The City Council further finds that the
proposed development, in the opinion of the City
Council, would not occur solely through private
investment within the reasonably foreseeable future
and, therefore, the use of tax increment financing is
deemed necessary. The specific basis for such finding
being:
The presence of hazardous substances on land in
the Tax Increment District makes the use of tax
increment financing necessary to defray, in part,
the costs of clean-up and remediation. Without
such clean-up and remediation, the land would not
be developed.
(b) The City Council further finds that the Tax
Increment Financing Plan conforms to the general plan
for the development or redevelopment of the City as a
whole. The specific basis for such finding being:
The Tax Increment Financing Plan will generally
compliment and serve to implement policies adopted
in the City's comprehensive plan. The development
contemplated to occur on the property is in
accordance with the existing zoning for the
property.
(c) The City Council further finds that the Tax
Increment Financing Plan wi11 afford maximum
opportunity consistent with the sound needs of the City
as a whole for the development of the Soils Condition
District by private enterprise. The specific basis for
such finding being:
The clean-up and remediation will make the land
available for development by Hubbard Broadcasting,
an owner of adjacent property. Hubbard, or an
affiliate, has agreed to construct improvements
having a minimum market value of $2,500,000. The
property will also be transferred from a tax
exempt owner to a tax paying entity.
(d) For purposes of compliance with Minnesota
Statutes, Section 469.175, Subdivision 3(2), the City
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Council hereby finds that the increased market value of the
property to be developed within the Tax Increment District
that could reasonably be e�ected to occur without the use
of ta�s increment financing is $0, which is less than the
market value estimated to result from the proposed
development after subtracting the present value of the
projected tax increments for the maximum duration of the Tax
Increment District. In making these findings, the City has
noted that the property has been undeveloped for many years
and would likely remain so if tax increment financing is not
available. Consequently, the Council reasonably expects
that the increase in the market value of the property in the
Tax Increment District, without the aid of tax increment
financing, would be $0. In addition, based on current
estimates, it appears that the market value of the future
development will be at least $3,125,000 with tax increment
financing. The expected present value of the tax increment
over 12 years, which is the maximum duration of the Tax
Increment District as set forth in the Tax Increment
Financing P1an is substantially less than $3,125,�00. Thus,
the use of tax increment financing will be a positive net
gain to the City, the School District, and the County, and
the tax increment assistance does not exceed the benefit
which will be derived therefrom.
2.04. The provisions of this Section 2 are hereby incor-
porated by reference into and made a part of the Tax Increment
Financing Plan for the Soils Condition District and Subdistrict.
therefor.
3.01. The amendment of the Redevelopment Plan for the
Neighborhood Project Area and the creation of the Soils Condition
Tax Increment Financing District and Hazardous Substance
Subdistrict and the Tax Increment Financing Plan therefor, are
hereby approved.
3.02. The Soils Condition District and the Subdistrict are
exempt from the reduction in state aid because the City and
Authority have elected to make the qualifying local contribution
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 273.1399, subdivision
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1 3.03. The staff of the City and the Authority and their
2 advisors and legal counsel are authorized and directed to proceed
3 with the implementation of the Soils Condition Tax Increment
4 Financing District and the Hazardous Substance Subdi5trict and
5 the Tax Increment Financing Plan there£or.
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by Council Secretary
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Attachment A
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ZtESOLUTi01H OF APPLICANT•
Applicants must adopt azid submit the following resolution. This resolution must be adopted prior to
submission of the application package.
BE IT RBSOLVED thaz Citv of St. Paul. MN act as the legal sponsor for project(s)
(Appiicant}
contained in tha Contamination Cleanup Cnant Program to be submitted on N��P�r,P,-. i qaF
(DaY, Month, Yeaz)
and that Mavor Norm coleman is hereby authorized tn apply ta the Depa�mient of
(Tifle of Authorizad Q£ficis!) ;
Trade and Economic Development for funding of this pzoject on behalf of
City of St. Pau1, Minnesota
{Applicant)
BE IT FURT'HER RESOLVED that_citv of st pa � rtx has the legal authoriiy to
(Applicant)
apply for financial assistanca, and the irstitutional, managerial, and fmanciaL capability to ensi�ra adequate
project administratian.
BE IT FUR'Y'HER RESOLVEA that the sources and amounu of the local match identifiad in the application
are committed to tha project identi$ed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City of St. Pau1, MN
(Applicant)
has not violated any Federal, State oc local laws pertaining to fraud, bribery, �aft, kickbacks, collusion,
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conflict of intersst or other unlawful or comipt pracrice.
BE IT FUgTi�R RESOLVBD that upon approvsl of its application by the state,
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city of st. Panl, rtri �y encer inm an agreement with the State of hfinnesota for
(Applicaat)
the above refereaced pzoject(s}, and that Citv of St. Pa��lcextiftes that it will comply with
(Applicant)
alI applicable laws and regulation as stated in all contract agreements�
NOW, Tf$REFOIZE BB TT RBBOLVED ihat Mayor Norm Coleman is heteby
(Tifle of Aurhorized Officisl}
authorized to execute such agreements as are necessary to implement the praject(s} on behalf
of the applicanX
I CERTIFY THAT the above resolution was adopted by the City Council
(City Couacil,.C�unty Bosrd, etc.)
of the Citv of Sainr Pa,i rma on
. (Applic8nt) (Date)
SIGNED: WITNESSED:
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BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Saint
Pau1, Minnesota (the "City��j as follows:
Section 1. Recitals
1.01. The Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the CiCy
of Saint Paul, Minnesota (the "Authority") has asked the City to
approve (a) an amendment to the Redevelopment Flan for the
Neighborhood Redevelopment Project Area to expand its boundaries;
(b) the creation of a Soils Condition Tax Increment Financing
District covering the property commonly referred to as the
Schnitzer Property (the "Soils Condition District") and a
Hazardous Substance Subdistrict, the boundaries of which will be
coterminous with those of the Soils Condition District
("Subdistrict"), and (c� the adopt�}on of a Tax Increment
Financing Plan therefor, all pursuant to and in accordance wi�h
Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.00l.through 469.047, both
inclusive, as amended, and Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.174
to 469.179, both inclusive, as amended.
1.02. The Authority has performed all actions required by
law to be performed prior to the amendment of the Redevelopment
Plan and the creation of the Soils Condition District and the
Subdistrict and the adoption of a Tax Increment Plan therefor,
including, but not limited to, notification of Ramsey County, the
County Commissioner representing the portion of the County in
which the Soils Condition District is proposed to be created and
Independent School District Number 625, and has requested that
the City approve Che adoption of the Tax Increment Financing Plan
and the creation of the Soi1s Condition District and Subdistrict
following the holding of a public hearing upon published and
mailed notice as required by law.
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