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ITEM: 5E
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: October 28, 2025
PREPARED BY: Nicole Klekner, Finance Director
Casey McCabe, Community Development Director
PRESENTED BY: Casey McCabe
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Approving the Decertification of Tax Increment
Financing District No. 1-3
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approval of a resolution decertifying Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District No. 1-3.
BACKGROUND:
TIF uses the additional property taxes paid due to increased value of development in the district
to pay for part of the development costs. The taxes generated on the property prior to the
improvement continue to be distributed to the various taxing entities unabated.
TIF District 1-3 (aka Lakefront Plaza) was approved by the Prior Lake City Council on December
14, 2001, and certified on March 29, 2002 as a Redevelopment District. The TIF District was
created to assist in the development of a mixed-use senior housing and retail facility in the
downtown Prior Lake area. The project contains 79 market rate condominium units for seniors
55 years of age and older and 12,000 square feet of retail.
Total tax increment reimbursement of $1,802,034 has been provided to the developer over the
District term, including reimbursement of project costs and interest payable, all pursuant to terms
of a development agreement.
Current Circumstances
TIF District 1-3 has no outstanding obligation. The final payment date on the TIF note was
February 1, 2025, or when the principal balance was paid, whichever occurred first. The required
decertification date is December 31, 2029. The only obligation, a pay-go note, was paid off with
revenue collected in 2024. Minnesota statute that governs the use of tax increment requires
decertification based on the facts for this district; there are no obligations outstanding for the TIF
District.
The City will need to approve a resolution for decertification prior to the required decertification
date. A decertification form will also need to be completed by the Finance Director and submitted
to the County Auditor along with the resolution. The City plans to return the current fund balance
for the District to Scott County for redistribution to the respective taxing jurisdictions, including to
the City.
Following decertification of TIF District No. 1-3, the City of Prior Lake will have two active TIF
districts, including one redevelopment district (Premiere Dance) and one housing district
(Gateway Center/Dominium).
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This action formally ends the life of TIF District 1-3 as required by state statute and according to
the TIF Plan. By decertifying TIF District 1-3, the captured taxes will begin to be distributed to all
taxing jurisdictions.
TIF District 1-3 has a fund balance of $245,804 as of the end of October 2025. Tax payments of
approximately $89,000 will be added to the fund balance prior to the decertification of the TIF
district at year end 2025. The City will need to return the tax increment fund balance (estimated
at $335,000 as of the end of 2025) to the County for redistribution to the City, School, and County.
The funds would be redistributed based on each respective taxing jurisdiction’s tax rate as a
percentage of the combined tax rate. The estimated amount that will be returned to the City of
Prior Lake is $112,000.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Motion and a second, as part of the consent agenda, approving a resolution approving the
decertification of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-3.
2. Remove this item from the consent agenda for additional discussion.
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 25-____
A RESOLUTION DECERTIFYING TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT NO. 1-3
OF THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
Motion By: Second By:
WHEREAS, Tax Increment Financing (Redevelopment) District No. 1-3 (the “District”) was
established by the City of Prior Lake (the “City”) on December 17, 2001; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.174 to 469.179 (the “TIF Act”) authorizes the City
Council to decertify a tax increment financing district on any date after all the bonds
and other obligations have been satisfied; and
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof there are no outstanding obligations to which tax increment
from the District has been pledged; and
WHEREAS, the City desires by this resolution to decertify the District effective December 31,
2025, by which all taxing jurisdictions will benefit from an increased tax base
effective for taxes payable in 2026; and
WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledges such action will be taken by Scott County to
decertify the District as a tax increment district and to no longer remit tax increment
from the District to the City after December 31, 2025.
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 City Finance Director is authorized to pay any costs incurred for the District from the
City’s General Fund.
3. The City Finance Director is authorized and directed to provide Scott County with
documents related to decertification of the District, to submit the Confirmation of
Decertified TIF District form to the Office of the State Auditor and take any other steps
required for decertification by December 31, 2025.
4. The City Finance Director is authorized and directed to determine the amount of excess
tax increment in the account for the District and to return all excess tax increment to Scott
County for redistribution to other taxing jurisdictions within nine months after the end of
the year.
Passed and Adopted this 28th day of October 2025
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
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Nay
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Abstain
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Absent
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Jason Wedel, City Manager