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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8F - Res. 95-109 AGENDA #: PREPARED BY: SUBJECT: DATE: BACKGROUND: DISCUSSION: STAFF AGENDA REPORT 8F FRANK BOYLES, CITY MANAGER CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 95-109 ELIMINATING LOCAL GOVERNMENT AID/HOMESTEAD AGRICULTURAL CREDIT AID PENALTY FOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICTS OCTOBER 16, 1995 As part of its efforts to "refine" tax increment financing districts, the State Legislature has established a local government aid (LGA/RACA) penalty for tax increment financing districts. A recent amendment to state statute allows cities to avoid the penalty if certain investments are made by the city to the district. This agenda item proposes that the city avoid this penalty by taking certain actions. Attached is a memorandum from Roger Guenette which explains the LGA/RACA penalty as well as the steps the city must take to eliminate it. In brief, the city is required to make an annual investment in the TIF district in the amount of at least ten percent of the annual increment. Tax increment revenues and development payments do not qualify as a local contribution from unrestricted funds. There are five TIF districts in the Waterfront Passage Business Park. Four of the districts have been certified since June 30, 1994 and would be eligible for the elimination of the RACA penalty. One of the Districts (NBC Products) is already exempt from RACA penalty since we dealt with this issue when we established the district. The estimated penalty for the remaining three districts is $43,000 in the case of Metro/American, and $121,000 in the case of E.M. Products, and $18,500 for Becker. Roger Gluenette has supplied the attached 16200 ~~l~R<Ave. S.E.. Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER proforma which details the impact of this action. This is for the full ten year period of the TIF district. In order to eliminate this penalty of $182,500 it is necessary for the city to establish a means through which it can pledge unrestricted funds to these districts. Roger's proposal is to take the necessary steps to make the additional pledge required. In essence this means that the city must make a contribution of 10% of the TIF district revenues in order to save 30% of those revenues. In private sector terms, this means making an investment of 10% to save 20%. It is a prudent business move. We have no idea of how long this option will be available to us, so it is important for us to take action as soon as possible. ISSUES: The primary issue is can the city find the necessary funding to provide the additional pledge? I believe that by using 50% of the economic recovery grant received on behalf of E.M. Products as a pledge toward unrestricted funds, combined with the contributions by the enterprise fund and trunk fund, we will be able to meet the contribution threshold required. It is possible for us to better track the time invested by staff members in administering these districts as part of this unrestricted fund contribution. ALTERNATIVES: The Council has the following alternatives: 1. Authorize staff to pursue elimination of the LGAlHACA penalty for tax increment financing districts established since June 30, 1994 by adoption of Resolution 95-109. 2. Take no action. RECOMMENDATION: Alternative #1. REQUIRED: Motion and second to initiate steps necessary to eliminate the LGAlHACA penalty for Tax Increment Financing Districts created after June 30, 1994. Attachment. AGI01695.DOC ~INNESO~~ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE PLEDGING A CONTRIBUTION OF UNRESTRICTED FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF T AX INCREMENT FINANCING PROJECTS RESOLUTION 95-109 MOTION BY: SECOND BY: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Prior Lake has previously established Tax Increment Financing Districts Nos. 2-2 and 2-3 which were certified by the Scott County Auditor on June 2, 1995; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of Prior Lake has also previously established Tax Increment Financing District No. 2-5 which was certified by the Scott County Auditor on June 29, 1995; and, WHEREAS, pursuant to the 1995 Omnibus Tax Bill, Article 5, Section 6, the City Council may request an exemption from a LGAlHACA penalty if a contribution of unrestricted funds in excess of 10% of the tax increment revenues is pledged. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE, hereby pledges to make a contribution of unrestricted funds equal to or in excess of 10% of the annual tax increment revenues generated from Tax Increment Financing Districts Nos. 2-2, 2-3 and 2-5. By this action the City of Prior Lake will be exempt from any LGAlHACA penalties in relation to the Tax Increment Financing Districts. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby directed to file a copy of this resolution with the Minnesota Department of Revenue and the Scott County Auditor. Passed and adopted this 16th day of October, 1995. YES NO Andren Andren Greenfield Greenfield Kedrowski Kedrowski Schenck Schenck Scott Scott {Seal} City Manager 16200 ~~o~k Ave. S.E.. Prior Lake. Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER DYANeS DATE: October 10, 1995 TO: Frank Boyles Jeannie Robbins FROM: Roger Guenette RE: Elimination 01 LGA/HACA Penalty For Tax Increment Financing Districts The purpose of this memo is to summarize our discussion regarding steps and oplions to eliminate the LGAjHACA penalty on existing and future tax increment financing districts. Pursuant to recent legislation, munidpaHties may ma.ke a local contribution from .unrestricted funds" towards the project in an amount equal to at least' 00;0 o~ the annual tax increment revenues and thus be exempt from LGAlHACA penalties for economic dcvr!nprnent TIF districts. "Unrestricted funds" are defined as proceeds such as general funds. prQperty tax levy or a federal or state grant~in~aid which may be spent for general government purpos~$. Tax increment r~venues or developer payments do not qualify as unr€ostricted funds, Cities may elect to mf1~e a local contribution and thus avoid the LGAlHACA penalty fvi any' tax increment district certified after June 30. 1994. In th~ case of Waterfr""t Passage Business Park. the City has established five TfF districts thus far: four of these distr'cts (No. 2-2 Becker Arena Products. No. 2.3 Metro/American. No. 2~5 E M Products and No. 2-6 NBC Produ~$) have been certified since June 30. 1994. Following is a table depicting total increment revenues and LGNHACA penalties for these TIF Districts and the balance of undeveloped land in WaterFront Passage Business Park: TIF 2-3 TIF 2-6 Undeveloped TIF 2.2 M etrol TIF 2-5 NBC Parcels: Becker Arena American E M Products Products 10.3854/ TOTAL acres Gross TI F $100.225 $146,000 $403.200 $295.400 $1.628,600* $2,573,425 Revenues LGA;HACA $30.100 $43,000 $121,000 $88,600 $448.600 $772.030 Estimate NET TIF $70, '25 $103,000 $282,200 $206.800 $1,1401000 $1,801,395 · Assumes 250/0 lot coverage and real estate tax of $1 .SO/SF., 9 years of tax increment revenues In order to avoid the LGA/HACA penalty the City would have to contribute approximately $258.000 in unrestricted funds (10% of the total gross TIF revenues). At the onset ofthe WaterFront Passage Business Business Finance and Economic Development Specialists COI<?Cj)l\ T,: ;)ff;CE5: po, Bex 32609 MpIS.. MN 5..'S432-00t)Q Phone: (612) 755- 77 d 1 Fox.: (612) 755-5:'.93 PO 80x 3027 t'J1()f'lkoto MN 5,:,;{)02-2,O:: 7 Phor.e: (&;7) '::8~'.1117 Fex (S07) 387-6115 2:0 . .-:j _^ 1.. ~ J- 3>1tJl ~C) I ~1::1 CI.l . :::IN I 3 :::if'~t:j:lC1 t;1 wO~~ 91:~0 S661-!t-.lJO Park project the City injectad $355.000 of proceeds from the Enterprise Fund and Trunk Fund and bonded for an additional $1.400.000 to finance 'and acquisition and infrastructure Improvements_ The pro forma cash flow schedule depicted the repayment 01 $202,500 to the Enterprise Fund and Trunk Fund from tax increment re'olenues and/or net sale proceeds; thus, the net contribution of unrestricted funds to the project was to be $152,500 for the entire 20 aCre development, TIF District No. 2-1 (Keyland)....s certified prior to June 30, 1994 and is not eligible for relief from the LGAlHACA penalties: this district eneompasses 1.2817 acres. Consequently, the City's iniliallocal contribution must be pro r<lted against the aereage eligible for relief from LGAlHACA penalties reducing the amount to $142,727. Additionally, pursuant to the recent legislation regarding this issue. the City may Count 50% of the Economic Recovery Grant receivQd on behalf of the E M Products expansion towards the pledge of IJnrestricted f\Jnds. Since the grant fs10r $50,000, the additional amount required tor pledge of unrestricted funds is reduced by $25.000 to a total of $90,273. Thus, in order to avoid the LGAlHACA penalty the City would have to pledge itn additional $90.273: 10% of Estimated Gross TIF Revenues Less Existing Pledge of Unrestricted Funds Less 50% of Economic Recovery Grant Additional Pledge Required $258.000 ~142,727 ~ 25.000 $ 90,273 The City had originally contributed $355,000 of unrestricted funds and was to receive reimbursement for $202,500 via lax increment. The additional estimated contribution requirement of $90,273 may be accomplished by reducing the amount of reimbursement to City funds from $202,500 to $112.227. 11 a decision is made to provide such a contribution, th9 City would net approximately $772.000 in additional TJF reYenues_ These proceeds. combined with other tax increment revenues ard net sale proceeds could be used for activities such as expansion of the City's industrial area, contributions to a revoJving loan fund or extension of utilities to the Credit River Industrial Area. In order to implement these funding strategies tho City would need to expand the Project Area boundaries to include property outside of the WaterFront Passage Business Park and modify the tax increment districts to allow for expenditure of these excess revenues. Attached is a revised proforma cash flow for WaterFront Passage Business Park. This schedule incorporates and depicts the economic impacts associated with a pledge of unrestricted funds equal to 10% of the increment receipts for all of the TIF districts except No. 2.1 (Keyland) and the eJimination of the LGA/HACA penalty; also included In this pro forma analysis is a recalculation of the land development cost due to a reduction from 22 acres to 20 acres of land available for development. The reduction of !\va acres of land available for development has increased the City's cost from $1. 75/SF to $1.93/SF. Despite this increase the City should stiJI maintain a positiVe cash flow (approximately $303.000) in excess of the original projections. This POSitive cash flow is attainable based upon the elimination of the LGA/HACA penalty - If the LGA/HACA penalty is applied against the four TIF districts eligible for exemption the cash flow would be reduced by approximately ($190.000) to a net of $113.000.t f:Q1.d ,)...1.. I =1-~>1t:tj .~(=-l I I~I-j ().l . Jr~ I 3JNtJi:Qt:! wO~~ L1:~0 S66r-lT-~JO V r_l 1-1 CITY OF PRIOR LAKE WATERFRONT PASSAGE COST/PRICE PROFORMA Cost Itemim1ion Price per O.velooment COtII Saua..e Foot ~ Improvemenl:S 1,111.612 '.160 eo.lS6':l6 Land PUfcNse 184,794 0.193 10.08% Land Mong8g. Int..rest 66,996 0.070 5066% Bond Interest 2S9.085 0.248 13.05% Future Projeet Allowance ~.m ~ ~ 1,832.487 1.912 100.00% Less City Ccx1tribu1ion (H52 71H ~ 8.~ (213,211.60.500) Net CIry C08I8 1,679, T16 1.93 Oeve'opable Acreas 20 ~opabl. Sque.re F__ 811.200 lend Sajfll Summ8fV ~~v'~.~~om~ 8ecl<er .4.rena A"J'-Kican Glass Building Square Feet 18.000 6.900 5.000 At;;f~ 1,7 142.920.00 (5.500.00) l.and Purchase Cost Less Down Pa.yrn~1l! Ju&y 1996 c:>aymet'lt Oeeem~r 1996 payment Soil Cotre<;tiOf' by City SubT.012.I 15.000.00 154.420.00 Otber City Expen. Reimbursement Soil CaTedi0f16 Aeimbunsement SUNey and Soil 9cxings Consulting Fee6 Legal Feee 1111. Work. RI.lcordlng. EtC. Less Developer Reimbursement Subto1al Othet Citv Expense Gra.nd Tobl. TIF R.Jmbu~bl. 7.500.00 500.00 lee.oo 8.166.00 162~586.00 E=stim8T8d Ta;w: Incr~M....,t F'rO("~~ 22~.OOO.OO Less LGA Penetfy (~) (67.5C)(tOO) Less , 0% conV'lbudon of Unres1rlcTed Funds 0 Le65 pay as you go Land Acquisition SoU CorrdOf'\ Net TllX Inl;..(\m~rd AvuUab'. o o 1~7,500.00 Net Gain (Loss) to City ($5.086.00) Gain/Loss pM square foot . Lnnd (I.07) Other Funding Sources. OTEO grant CUmulative Galo/Los:s ($S.0e6.00) '.2817 107,753.00 (45,470,00) 62.2.83.00 22.360.00 7.500.00 500.00 678.00 (2.500.00) 28,418.00 $4,643.00 100.22400 o (10.024) o o 90,200.00 $5,557.00 $.10 $471,00 ~t~rr9-.~i~~ E M P!"orll."'~ N8C p.~'-'Ct'S 5,000 2SBOO , 9.200 0.6759 3627 ',83 56.823.00 304.924.00 , 53.850.00 (8.200) (55.300.00) (75.000) <, 7 .33~tOO) (17,3:32.00) 48.623.00 214,959.00 78.850.00 0.5 42,035.00 (3.500.00) 38:535:00 1.500.00 , .500.00 2.774.00 3.7SO.00 3.750.00 9.000.00 300.00 300.00 5C)O.00 (3 1~.OO) (3,750.00) (1500.00) 1.800.00 1.800.00 4.n4.00 40.335.00 ~~ 423..'30 219,733.00 73.000.00 73.000,1)0 ...oS , 2OS.00 0 0 0 (7.500) [1.300) (40,320) 0 0 O. (7.200.00) (7 200.00) _----l!: 58,500.00 53,500.00 362.888.00 $18,165.00 $8.076.00 $143,'55.00 $.8:3 $.V $.91 50.000 $18.6V.OO S2'6.703.oo $219.858.00 7.5CX).00 500.00 a.ooo.oo e6.350.00 295.400 00 o (29.540.00) (96.000.00) ~ 169.860.00 $83,010.00 $1.04 S302.868 .. Cooting~ liability TO ~ paid only if' 1h(t ~wnt ';'81 TIF je\Hllnue.~ f,.<<..-d projooc"dons. In ~ls Elv('lm the ~~'.,)per IIoIould recei""6 additiooa! reimburoernent. but the C'ty W'Q4...I!d "Ot experi~e '!L"Y red.jGtjon in net 'evoenuee aD d~pi<:ted herein. v~]. :j ,).,1. I :::i-3:>1t;t1 de! I ,"Jj 01. . -::!I'~ I -:3::Nt;t!iOIj wOd~ ~1:~0 S661-:t-~JO