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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20080902 - VI-07August 2~, 2008 VI-7 TO: The Honorable Mayor and Council FROM: John Grossman, HRA Director RE: Order Public Hearing on the establishment of an Economic Development Authority on September 15, 2008. On March 31 the City Council voted to support the concept of creating an Economic Development Authority and directed staffto develop a timeline for implementation by January 1, 2009. The concept had been studied for some six months by the Joint Committee including members of the Council Planning committee, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority and the Economic Development Commission. The benefit of establishing an EDA would be to assign all economic and redevelopment powers available by law to one board, responsible to administer business development, rehabilitation and housing projects and programs for the City of Hastings. This would access additional "tools" not now available and enhance the coordination of activities more efficiently. Staff has prepared an enabling resolution and researched the operation of an EDA, both in the statutes and as practiced in other cities. The resolution will reflect the preferences of the Joint Committee. The EDA would have all development and redevelopment powers under Chapter 469 of Minnesota Statutes. The EDA would take the place of and have the powers of the existing HRA and EDC. The proposed title of the authority is Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority. A public hearing, if ordered on September 2, can be held at the meeting of September 15. After the hearing the resolution can be considered and, if adopted, take effect on January 1, 2009. ACTION: Order the Public Hearing. CITY OF HASTINGS DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WITHIN THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota (the "City"), as follows: SECTION 1: BACKGROUND: FINDINGS 1.1 The City is authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 469 (Act) to establish a municipal economic development authority to coordinate and administer economic and redevelopment plans and programs of the City. 1.2 The City Council has determined that the encouragement and the financial support of economic development and redevelopment in the City is vital to the orderly development and financing of the City and in the best interests of the health, safety, prosperity and general welfare of the citizens of the City. 1.3 The City Council has determined that the economic development and redevelopment of the City can best be accomplished by the establishment of an economic development authority as authorized by the Act. 1.4 The City Council has, in accordance with the Act, provided public notice and conducted a public hearing on , 200_, concerning the establishment of an economic development authority, at which all persons wishing to be heard expressed their views. SECTION 2: ENABLING RESOLUTION 2.1 The City Council hereby establishes an economic development authority within the City to be named the "Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority" (the "EDA"). The EDA will come into existence and begin to exercise powers on January 1, 2009. 2.2 The EDA's governing body shall consist of a total of seven ('~ commissioners, two (2) of which shall be members of the City Council. All commissioners shall be appourted by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council. Those initially appointed shall be for terms of one, two, three, four and five year, respectively, and two members far six years. Thereafter all commissioners shall be appointed for six year terms. A member may serve two consecutive terms or 12 years whichever comes first. A vacancy is created whenever a sitting council member leaves the council. A vacancy for this or another reason must be filled for the balance of the unexpired term, in the manner in which the original appointment was made. The City Council may set the terms of the commissioners who are members of the City Council to coincide with their terms of office as members of the City Council. 2.3 The EDA has all powers and duties that may be granted to an economic development authority set forth in Section 469.090 to 469.108 of the Act and any other law, except as limited by this resolution. 2.4 The following limits apply to the EDA and its operation: a. The sale of bonds or other obligations of the EDA must be approved by the City Council. b. The EDA must follow the budget process in accordance with City policies, ordinances and resolutions. The EDA will be treated as a component of the City for financial reporting purposes and the financial management of the EDA will be performed by the City's Finance Department. c. Development and redevelopment actions of the EDA must be in conformance with the City's comprehensive plan and all other controls implementing the comprehensive plan. d. The EDA must submit its plans for development and redevelopment to the City Council in accordance with City planning procedures and law. e. The administrative structure and management practices of the EDA must be approved by the City Council. f. The EDA must obtain City Council approval for acquisition of property for economic development purposes through the use of the powers of eminent domain. g. The EDA must submit all planned activities for influencing the action of any other govermnental agency, subdivision, or body to the City Council for approval 2.4 As provided in the Act, the City Council intends that nothing in this resolution nor any EDA activities are to be construed to impair the obligations of the City or the City's housing and redevelopment authority under any contracts nor to affect in any detrimental manner the rights and privileges of a holder of a bond or other obligation previously issued by the City or the City's housing and redevelopment authority. SECTION 3: IMPLEMENTATION 3.1 The City Council will from time to time and at the appropriate time adopt such ordinances and resolutions as are required and permitted by the Act to give full effect to this resolution. 3.2 The Mayor, City Administrator, and other appropriate City officials are authorized and directed to take the actions and execute and deliver the documents required to give full effect to this resolution. 3.3 Nothing in this resolution is intended to prevent the City from modifying this enabling resolution to impose any new or different limitations on the EDA as authorized by this Act. Adopted by the Hastings City Council this day of , 200 Paul J. Hicks, Mayor ATTEST: Melanie Mesko Lee, City Clerk (seal) * The EDC recommended these term limits. CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Hastings City Council will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, September 15, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber of Hastings City Hall, 101E 4a` Street, Hastings for the purpose of hearing public comment on the proposed establishment of an Economic Development Authority (EDA). An enabling resolution will be considered which would establish an EDA effective on January 1, 2009. The purpose of an EDA is to coordinate and administer economic and redevelopment plans and programs for the city. The EDA would take the place and have the powers of the existing Housing and Redevelopment Authority and Economic Development Commission. The resolution and other materials are available at City Hall for viewing during normal business hours. By order of the City Council s/Melanie Mesko Lee City Cierk Publish September 4 and September 11, 2008