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HomeMy WebLinkAbout18-081 EDA Business Plan 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 RESOLUTION 18-081 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PRIOR LAKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (EDA) 2018 BUSINESS PLAN AND APPROVING A FUND TRANSFER FROM THE PRIOR LAKE GENERAL FUND (FUND 101) RESERVE TO THE EDA SPECIAL REVENUE FUND (FUND 240) Motion By: Braid Second By: McGuire WHEREAS, The City of Prior Lake Economic Development Authority (EDA) has completed its 2018 Business Plan and submitted it to the City Council for review and approval; and WHEREAS, The Business Plan identifies EDA initiatives during 2018 and beyond; and WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, The EDA has requested the City Council allocate funds from the Prior Lake General Fund to the EDA Special Revenue Fund to accomplish the economic development initiatives in 2018 and beyond; and EDA initiatives include but are not limited to: i) property acquisition; ii) storefront rehabilitation; iii) direction and promotional signage such as banner poles, visitor kiosks, or wayfinding signage; iv) economic development and redevelopment loans and incentives; v) new business attraction through website enhancements and marketing; vi) efforts to facilitate commercial development and redevelopment; and vii) enhancing the character of commercial areas; and The City Council finds that it is in the public interest to approve the EDA 201 8 Business Plan to further economic development in Prior Lake; and The City Council finds that it is in the public interest allocate funds from the Prior Lake General Fund to the EDA Special Revenue Fund to accomplish the economic development initiatives in 2018 and beyond. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA as follows: 1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein. 2. The Prior Lake City Council approves the Economic Development Authority 2018 Business Plan. 3. The Prior Lake City Council approves the transfer of $300,000 from the Prior Lake General Fund (Fund 101) to the EDA Special Revenue Fund (Fund 240). 4. The Prior Lake City Council authorizes the EDA to expend funds from the EDA Special Revenue Fund (Fund 240) to facilitate economic development initiatives identified in the EDA Business Plan, which plan is to be approved annually by the City Council. N:\City Council\Resolutions\2018\18-081 EDA Business Plan.docx 2 Passed and adopted by the Prior Lake City Council this 21st day of May 2018 VOTE Briggs McGuire Thompson Braid Burkart Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ______________________________ Frank Boyles, City Manager