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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
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NOVEMBER 15, 1999
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DONALD RYE, PLANNING DIRECTOR
CONSIDER BUSINESS INCENTIVES POLICY
DISCUSSION:
History
Minnesota Statutes 1161.993 through 116J.995 requires that,
after August 1, 1999, any local government agency granting
subsidies or incentives to businesses may do so only after
adopting criteria for granting such incentives. A public hearing
must be held on the criteria before adoption. The law allows
considerable flexibility to local governments in developing
these criteria but requires that subsidies must meet a public
purpose. Job retention can only be used as a public purpose
when the job loss is imminent and reasonably demonstrable.
While the law does not require that these public purposes be
addressed in the criteria, there is nothing to prevent the City
from doing so and, in fact, it is probably advantageous to do so
as the reasoning behind the criteria is more clear.
As used in the statute, the term subsidy has a broad meaning.
Subsidies include the following:
· State or local agency grants to businesses.
· Tax increment financing assistance.
· Reduction or deferral of taxes or fees.
. Tax abatement
· Contributions of real or personal property.
· Loan rates below commercially available rates.
· Guarantees of payments under any loan or lease.
· Preferential use of government facilities or property.
There are 18 specific activities listed in Minnesota Statutes
116.1.993, Subd. 3 (copy attached) which are not considered
subsidies.
In establishing the criteria to be used in evaluating potential
subsidies or incentives, the statute gives very little direction,
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other than to require that the criteria contain a wage policy for
any jobs which are created through the subsidy. As a result, the
City has considerable discretion in developing the criteria and
the degree of specificity of these criteria. Attached is a copy of
the policy recently adopted by Scott County in response to the
statutory requirements. The EDA members may recall that they
reviewed the draft of this policy at the September meeting.
Current Circumstances
Staff believes there are 5 public purposes which can be
supported by this incentive policy. These include:
· Enhancing economic diversity
· Assisting high quality job growth
· Stabilizing the community
· Increasing and enhancing the tax base
· Aiding in job retention where job loss IS imminent and
demonstrable
Following are some suggested criteria related to each public
purpose.
Enhancing economic diversity
The business to be assisted is part of a fast-growing industry
with a proven track record of stability.
The business provides essential consumer services.
The assistance will enable the development of a network of
local suppliers to existing businesses.
Job Growth
The assistance enables the creation of new jobs which pay
wages at or above those for comparable jobs in the area.
There is significant potential for additional job creation in the
next 5 years.
The jobs created have significant fringe benefits including
child care, training and career advancement, health care and
pensions.
Stabilizing the Community
The assistance will advance community goals and policies for
redevelopment.
Increase the Tax Base
The assisted project will constitute a significant addition to the
City, County and School District tax base.
The assisted project has the potential to reduce individual tax
bills.
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FACT SHEET: 1999 Business Subsidies Law
Laws of Minnesota 1999, Chapter 243, Article 12; to be codified as Minn. Stat. s116J.993 to s116J.995
What is the 1999 Business Subsidies Law?
,/ Minnesota Statutes (Minn. Stat.) S116J.993 through S116J.995 regulate business subsidy
agreements signed on or after August 1,1999, and replace Minn. Stat. S116J.991.
,/ Agencies are no longer subject to reporting requirements for agreements signed under Minn. Stat.
S116J.991, but businesses must still comply with agreements signed before August 1, 1999.
Who does the law apply to, and for what types of subsidies?
,/ State and local government agencies with the authority to provide business subsidies with state or
local government funds, and entities created or authorized by a local government with this authority,
are subject to the law. The law gives a complete description of applicable agencies (Le. Ugrantors").
The law covers business subsidies to for-profit businesses, and to nonprofits with at least 100 full-
time equivalent positions and a ratio of highest to lowest paid employee, determined on the basis of
full-time equivalent positions, exceeding 10 to 1.
Types of assistance meeting the definition of a ubusiness subsidy. include: ./
state or local government agency grants; v
contributions of personal property, real property, or infrastructure; /
the principal amount of a loan at rates below those commercially available; ./
reductions or deferrals of taxes or fees, including tax increment financing (TIF); ~
guarantees of any payment under any loan, lease, or other obligation;
· and preferential use of government facilities.
The law explicitly excludes 18 types of assistance from the definition of business subsidies, including
all awards of less than $25,000.
Four of the types of financial assistance excluded from the definition of business subsidies are
subject to different reporting requirements under Minn. Stat. S116J.994, subdivision 7. These types
of assistance include:
property polluted by contaminants as defined in Minn. Stat. S116J.552, subdivision 3 (Le.
brownfields); .
assistance provided for the sole purpose of renovating building stock or bringing it up to
code, if the assistance is 50 percent or less of the total cost;
assistance for pollution control or abatement;
and assistance for a TIF soils condition district as defined in Minn. Stat. 9469.174,
subdivision 19.
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What is required in order to award a business subsidy?
,/ A business subsidy agreement may not be signed on or after August 1, 1999, until the grantor has
held a public hearing on, and adopted criteria for, awarding business subsidies. The_c;(ite~rl~_must
include a wage policy for iobs creCltE>n hy CI fpcipipot --
,/ The law outlines 8 elements that must be included in business subsidy agreements:
a description of the subsidy, including the amount and type of subsidy, and type of district if
the subsidy is TIF;
a statement of the public purposes for the subsidy;
· goals for the subsidy;
. a description of the financial obligation of the recipient if goals are not met;
a statement of why the subsidy is needed;
. a commitment to continue operations at the site where the subsidy is us~ for five years;
. the name and address of the parent corporation of the recipient, if any;
. and a list of all financial assistance by all grantors for the project.
,/ All business subsidy agreements must include iob and ~~gP goals with specific Qoals to be attained
within two years of the benefit date. The law does not specify minimum criteria for these goals.
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Job Retention
The assistance will aid in retaining jobs which will
demonstrably be lost without assistance.
The assistance will not have an adverse impact on competing
businesses in the City.
The criteria listed above are not intended to be exhaustive of
the possibilities which the EDA may consider for
recommendation to the City Council. Rather, they are intended
to indicate the types of criteria which might be adopted. Staff
believes the criteria should be general in nature as they apply to
any of the types of assistance noted above, inasmuch as the
types of assistance are broadly defined.
EDA members should review the statute, the possible criteria
contained in this report and the Scott County Policy (attached)
and be prepared to offer any comments at the meeting.
1. Recommend suggested criteria for incorporation in a Prior
Lake policy without modification.
2. Recommend specific modifications and additions in the
criteria.
3. Continue discussion to future meeting to address specific
Issues or concerns.
4. Other action as determined by Commissioners.
As deemed appropriate by the Commissioners. The staff will
use the EDA direction to prepare a draft policy for consideration at
the December meeting.
Fact Sheet: 1999 Business Subsidies Law
./ With their reports, DTED will ask grantors to include a list of recipients that did not report, as well as
a list of those failing to meet any goals outlined in the agreement and a description of the steps being
taken to bring them into compliance or recoup the subsidy.
./ DTED will post an MBAF on DTED's website this fall and mail the form in February. If DTED has not
received an MBAF by April 1 from an entity required to report, DTED must issue a warning. If DTED
has still not received the MBAF by June 1, the agency in default may not award any business
subsidies until the report has been filed.
./ State funds passed through local agencies to businesses (e.g. Minnesota Investment Fund awards)
are reported by the state grantor. However, local agencies must report on applicable local funds
awarded in conjunction with state funds and on state funds which have been repaid to and reinvested
by the local agency (e.g. revolving funds).
How is non-business subsidy financial assistance reported?
./ Recipients of the four types of financial assistance with different reporting requirements must provide
grantors with the information outlined in Minn. Stat. 9116J.994, subdivision 7(c), and will be subject
to a penalty as defined in Minn. Stat. 9116J.994, subdivision 7(d) for failing to report.
./ DTED will ask grantors to report, at a minimum, the information that Minn. Stat. 9116J.994,
subdivision 7(c) requires recipients to provide to them on these four types of financial assistance.
./ DTED will determine this fall whether to develop a separate form or ask grantors to use the MBAF for
reporting on these agreements. The form(s) will be posted on DTED's website this fall and mailed to
agencies in February. As with their business subsidy reports, grantors will have until April 1 to file
these reports with DTED.
How will information reported by agencies be used?
./ DTED is required to publish a report summarizing information reported through the MBAF each year
by July 1. DTED's report must include a list of recipients that have failed to meet the terms of a
subsidy agreement in the past five years and have not satisfied their repayment obligations. Copies
of the report will be submitted to the Legislature and posted on DTED's website.
Where can I find the law?
./ The business subsidies law can be found on DTED's website at http://www.dted.state.mn.us/busasst
/bareport.html and may be printed from your web browser.
Clarifications to the law
./ The following clarifications are in response to commonly asked questions about the law:
Regarding Minn. Stat. S116J.994, subdivision 7(b), the statute's author agrees that recipients
should continue reporting to the granting agency, not to DTED. The granting agency will be
responsible for reporting to DTED.
DTED will be collecting information only on public funds originating in Minnesota; therefore,
DTED will not ask agencies to report on federal funds they administer unless the funds have
been repaid to the agency and reinvested according to local policies.
This fact sheet is intended to help agencies understand the 1999 business subsidies
law, and does not serve as a substitute for statute language. Agencies are responsible
for complying with the law and should view the law for questions and specific details and
requirements that are not outlined in this fact sheet. Questions about the law can be
directed to DTED:
Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development
Analysis and Evaluation Office
500 Metro Square
121 r" Place East
St. Paul, MN 55101-2146
Phone: (651) 296-36461 Fax: (651) 215-38411 E-mail: caryn.mohr@state.mn.us
www.dted.state.mn.us
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116J.993 Definitions.
Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections
116J.993 to 116J.995, the terms defined in this section have the
meanings given them.
Subd. 2. Benefit date. "Benefit date" means the date
that the recipient receives the business subsidy. If the
business subsidy involves the purchase, lease, or donation of
physical equipment, then the benefit date begins when the
recipient puts the equipment into service. If the business
subsidy is for improvements to property, then the benefit date
refers to the earliest date of either:
(1) when the improvements are finished for the entire
project; or
(2) when a business occupies the property. If a business
occupies the property and the subsidy grantor expects that other
businesses will also occupy the same property, the grantor may
assign a separate benefit date for each business when it first
occupies the property.
Subd. 3. Business subsidy. "Business subsidy" or
"subsidy" means a state or local government agency grant,
contribution of personal property, real property,
infrastructure, the principal amount of a loan at rates below
those commercially available to the recipient, any reduction or
deferral of any tax or any fee, any guarantee of any payment
under any loan, lease, or other obligation, or any preferential
use of government facilities given to a business.
The following forms of financial assistance are not a
business subsidy:
(1) a business subsidy of less than $25,000;
(2) assistance that is generally available to all
businesses or to a general class of similar businesses, such as
a line of business, size, location, or similar general criteria;
(3) public improvements to buildings or lands owned by the
state or local government that serve a public purpose and do not
principally benefit a single business or defined group of
businesses at the time the improvements are made;
(4) redevelopment property polluted by contaminants as
defined in section 116J.552, subdivision 3;
(5) assistance provided for the sole purpose of renovating
old or decaying building stock or bringing it up to code,
provided that the assistance is equal to or less than 50 percent
of the total cost;
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l16J.994 Regulating local and state business subsidies.
Subdivision 1. Public purpose. A business subsidy
must meet a public purpose other than increasing the tax base.
Job retention may only be used as a public purpose in cases
where job loss is imminent and demonstrable.
Subd. 2. Developing a set of criteria. A business
subsidy may not be granted until the grantor has adopted
criteria after a public hearing for awarding business subsidies
that comply with this section. The criteria must include a
policy regarding the wages to be paid for the jobs created. The
commissioner of trade and economic development may assist local
government agencies in developing criteria.
Subd. 3. Subsidy agreement. (a) A recipient must
enter into a subsidy agreement with the grantor of the subsidy
that includes:
(1) a description of the subsidy, including the amount and
type of subsidy, and type of district if the subsidy is tax
increment financing;
(2) a statement of the public purposes for the subsidy;
(3) goals for the subsidy;
(4) a description of the financial obligation of the
recipient if the goals are not met;
(5) a statement of why the subsidy is needed;
(6) a commitment to continue operations at the site where
the subsidy is used for at least five years after the benefit
date;
(7) the name and address of the parent corporation of the
recipient, if any; and
(8) a list of all financial assistance by all grantors for
the project.
(b) Business subsidies in the form of grants must be
structured as forgivable loans. If a business subsidy is not
structured as a forgivable loan, the agreement must state the
fair market value of the subsidy to the recipient, including the
value of conveying property at less than a fair market price, or
other in-kind benefits to the recipient.
(c) If a business subsidy benefits more than one recipient,
the grantor must assign a proportion of the business subsidy to
each recipient that signs a subsidy agreement. The proportion
assessed to each recipient must reflect a reasonable estimate of
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the recipient's share of the total benefits of the project.
(d) The state or local government agency and the recipient
must both sign the subsidy agreement and, if the grantor is a
local government agency, the agreement must be approved by the
local elected governing body, except for the St. Paul Port
Authority and a seaway port authority.
Subd. 4. Wage and job goals. The subsidy agreement,
in addition to any other goals, must include: (1) goals for the
number of jobs created, which may include separate goals for the
number of part-time or full-time jobs, or, in cases where job
loss is imminent and demonstrable, goals for the number of jobs
retained; and (2) wage goals for the jobs created or retained.
In addition to other specific goal time frames, the wage
and job goals must contain specific goals to be attained within
two years of the benefit date.
Subd. 5. Public notice and hearing. (a) Before
granting a business subsidy that exceeds $500,000 for a state
government grantor and $100,000 for a local government grantor,
the grantor must provide public notice and a hearing on the
subsidy. A public hearing and notice under this subdivision is
not required if a hearing and notice on the subsidy is otherwise
required by law.
(b) Public notice of a proposed business subsidy under this
subdivision by a state government grantor must be published in
the State Register. Public notice of a proposed business
subsidy under this subdivision by a local government grantor
must be published in a local newspaper of general circulation.
The public notice must identify the location at which
information about the business subsidy, including a copy of the
subsidy agreement, is available. Published notice should be
sufficiently conspicuous in size and placement to distinguish
the notice from the surrounding text. The grantor must make the
information available in printed paper copies and, if possible,
on the Internet. The government agency must provide at least a
ten-day notice for the public hearing.
(c) The public notice must include the date, time, and
place of the hearing.
(d) The public hearing by a state government grantor must
be held in St. Paul.
Subd. 6. Failure to meet goals. The subsidy
agreement must specify the recipient's obligation if the
recipient does not fulfill the agreement. At a minimum, the
agreement must require a recipient failing to meet subsidy
agreement goals to pay back the assistance plus interest to the
grantor provided that repayment may be prorated to reflect
partial fulfillment of goals. The interest rate must be set at
the implicit price deflator defined under section 275.70,
subdivision 2. The grantor, after a public hearing, may extend
for up to one year the period for meeting the goals provided in
a subsidy agreement.
A recipient that fails to meet the terms of a subsidy
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Economic Development Incentives Policy
Introduction
This Policy is adopted for purposes ofthe business subsidies act (the "Act"), which
is Minnesota Statutes, Sections 116J.993 through 1161.995. Tenns used in this Policy are
intended to have the same meanings as used in the Act. A business subsidy, as defined in
Minn. Stat. 116J.993(3), is herein referred to as an economic development incentive. This
Policy shall apply only with respect to incentives granted under the Act if and to the extent
required thereby.
The essence of this policy is to provide the legal and statutory framework for the
County Board to utilize economic development incentives pursuant to requirements in
law. The adoption of this policy is a prerequisite to determining the level of and e""1:ent of
any Scott County participation in economic development incentives programs.
Economic development incentives seek to realize goals that benefit the community,
such as the creation or retention of good paying jobs. Economic development projects
may also achieve other worthwhile goals. For instance, some projects provide value to the
community in the fonns of infrastructure improvements, stabilization of business district~
or neighborhoods, or concentration of selected industries. While job creation and
retention goals will be required for any economic development project seeking incentives
pursuant to this Policy, the County can require that a project seek to achieve additional
goals.
Scott County provides economic development incentives in order to create a
diverse and sustainable economic base. A diverse economic base by the development and
attraction of businesses complementary to existing industries. A sustainable economic
base is achieved in part through the creation of quality, higher paying jobs. A diverse and
sustainable economy offer~ opportunity for improved quality of life for the residents of
Scott County.
The goals that economic development projects must pursue to receive incentives
under this policy may include one or more of the following:
· job creation/retention,
· living wages,
· job training,
· public infrastructure investment,
· stable communities, and
· redevelopment and/or blight.
Specific goal targets for individual projects will be determined and agreed to between the
County and the requestor prior to approval ofthe economic development incentives by the
County Board.
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An appropriation rider in an appropriation to the
department of trade and economic development that specifies that
the appropriation be granted to a particular business or class
of businesses must contain a statement of the expected benefits
associated with the grant. At a minimum, the statement must
include goals for the number of jobs created, wages paid, and
the tax revenue increases due to the grant.
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Policies and Procedures
1. The applicant will complete the County's Economic Development Incentives
application form (Exhibit 1) and submit a minimum deposit in the amount of $2,500 to
cover County administrative costs. The deposit will be refunded upon execution of a
contract for private development. If the project is executed with the support of the
Municipality or Township, the Municipality or Township will submit a letter of intent
to the County.
2. The requestor and the County will draft an economic development incentive
agreement for consideration by the County Board. The incentive agreement will
specity the terms and conditions of the agreement. The ultimate amount of the
incentive may not be equivalent to the maximum amount aUowable by this Policy_
3. The County Board will consider approval for an economic development incentive
project only if the Municipality or Township has also approved a similar economic
incentive instrument. The County Board will consider approval of the economic
incentive for the project only after the Municipality or Township has given approval
for similar incentives for the project. The Municipality or Township and the County
will determine the share of the economic incentive borne by both jurisdictions.
4. The agreement will include target goals that coincide to the economic development
goals identified in this policy. The recipient will report on the progress in achieving
agreement goals as prescribed by the business subsidies act.
Determination of Goal Targets
With respect to incentives, the following principles and criteria shall guide the
detennination of goal targets:
· Each project shall be evaluated on a case by case basis, recogruzmg its
importance and benefit to the community from all perspectives, including
created or retained employment positions, infrastmcture improvements,
stabilization of communities, and industry type.
· If a particular project does not involve the creation of jobs. but is nonethele~~
found to be worthy of support and subsidy, it may be approved without any
specific job or wage goals, as may be pennitted by applicable law.
· In cases where the objective is the retention of existing jobs, the recipient of
the subsidy shall be required to provide reasonably demonstrable evidence that
the loss ofthose jobs is inuninent.
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. The County will not provide economic incentives for the relocation of jobs
within the County unless there are compelling economic reasons indicating that
the failure to relocate will lead to economic hardship to the area. Compelling
economic reasons may include the potential loss of jobs and tax base to the
area. This and any other evidence must be documented.
. The setting of wage and job goals must be sensitive to prevailing wage rates,
local economic conditions, external economic forces over which neither the
County or the recipient of the subsidy has control, the individual financial
resources of the recipient and the competitive environment in which the
recipient's business exists.
Fiscal Limitations
. Total County contribution will be limited; the proposed project in addition to
prior financial cotnJl1itments made pursuant to this Policy or previous econnmic
development policies is not to exceed five percent (5%) of the County's annual
net spread levy at time of application. The net spread levy is the property tax
levy less HACA and Fiscal Disparities.
. If the incentive is a tax abatement, the abatement will be on the taxes collected
on the value of the improvements (buildings) to the property; taxes collected
on the value of the land will not be abated. The County reserves the right to
cap the dollars of the value to be abated.
Because it is not possible to anticipate every type of project which may in its context and
time present desirable community building or preservation goals and objectives, Scott
County retains the right pursuant to statute in its sole discretion to approve projects and
subsidies which may vary from the principles and criteria of the Policy.
Adopted by: Scott County Board of Commissioners
Date of adoption: October 12, 1999
Date of public hearing: October 5, 1999
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subdivision 3, clauses (4), (5), (8), and (16) is subject to the
reporting requirements of this subdivision, except that the
report of the recipient must include:
(1) the type, public purpose, and amount of the financial
assistance, and type of district if the subsidy is tax increment
financing;
(2) progress towards meeting goals stated in the subsidy
agreement and the public purpose of the assistance;
(3) the hourly wage of each job created with separate bands
of wages;
(4) the sum of the hourly wages and cost of health
insurance provided by the employer with separate bands of wages;
(5) the location of the recipient prior to receiving the
assistance; and
(6) other information the grantor requests.
(d) If the recipient does not submit its report, the local
government agency must mail the recipient a warning within one
week of the required filing date. If, after 14 days of the
postmarked date of the warning, the recipient fails to provide a
report, the recipient must pay to the grantor a penalty of $100
for each subsequent day until the report is filed. The maximum
penalty shall not exceed $1,000.
Subd. 8. Reports by grantors. (a) Local government
agencies of a local government with a population of more than
2,500 and state government agencies, regardless of whether or
not they have awarded any business subsidies, must file a report
by April 1 of each year with the commissioner. Local government
agencies of a local government with a population of 2,500 or
less are exempt from filing this report if they have not awarded
a business subsidy in the past five years. The local government
agency must include a list of recipients that did not complete
the report and of recipients that have not met their job and
wage goals within two years and the steps being taken to bring
them into compliance or to recoup the subsidy.
If the commissioner has not received the report by April 1
from an entity required to report, the commissioner shall issue
a warning to the government agency. If the commissioner has
still not received the report by June 1 of that same year from
an entity required to report, then that government agency may
not award any business subsidies until the report has been filed.
(b) The commissioner of trade and economic development must
provide information on reporting requirements to state and local
government agencies.
Subd. 9. Compilation and summary report. The
department of trade and economic development must publish a
compilation and summary of the results of the reports for the
previous calendar year by July 1 of each year. The reports of
the government agencies to the department and the compilation
and summary report of the department must be made available to
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the public.
The commissioner must coordinate the production of reports
so that useful comparisons across time periods and across
grantors can be made. The commissioner may add other
information to the report as the commissioner deems necessary to
evaluate business subsidies. Among the information in the
summary and compilation report, the commissioner must include:
(1) total amount of subsidies awarded in each development
region of the statej
(2) distribution of business subsidy amounts by size of the
business subsidYj
(3) distribution of business subsidy amounts by time
category, such as monthly or quarterlYj
(4) distribution of subsidies by type and by public
purposej
(5) percent of all business subsidies that reached their
goalsj
(6) percent of business subsidies that did not reach their
goals by two years from the benefit datej
(7) total dollar amount of business subsidies that did not
meet their goals after two years from the benefit datej
(8) percent of subsidies that did not meet their goals and
that did not receive repaymentj
(9) list of recipients that have failed to meet the terms
of a subsidy agreement in the past five years and have not
satisfied their repayment obligationsj
(10) number of part-time and full-time jobs within separate
bands of wagesj and
(11) benefits paid within separate bands of wages.
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