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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES. MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION
Date April 6, 1987
Resolution No. 87-26
Motion by Horn
HaJni'lton
Seconded By
RESOLUTION APPROVING A MODIFIED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
AND MODIFIED TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN FOR THE
CHANHASSEN DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
BE IT RESOLVED By the City Council of the City of Chanhassen. Minnesota
as follows:
Section 1. Recitals.
1.01. The Housing and Redevelopment Authority in ana for the City of
Chanhassen (Authority) and the City of Chanhassen (City) approved a redevelop-
ment project (Project) and adopted a redevelopment plan known as the
Chanhassen Downtown Redevelopment Plan (Plan) in accordance with Minn. Stat.
Sections 462.411 through 462.716 (Redevelopment Act) on November 29. 1977. and
December 19. 1977. respectively.
1.02. Due to changes in the focus of the Plan and the area included
within the Project. the Plan has been the subject of six modifications since
its adoption in 1977.
1.03. Ch~nges in the nature of the public and private improvements to be
constructed and an expansion of the boundaries of the Proj ect area have
prompted another modification to the Plan.
1.04. In response to these changes. the Authority has authorized the
preparation of a modified Redevelopment Plan and. pursuant to Minn. Stat..
Sections 273.71 through 273.78 (TIF Act). an accompanying tax:-increment
financing plan (TIF Plan). The modified Redevelopment Plan and modified TIF
Plan are contained in a document entitled "City of Chanhassen Amended
Redevelopment and Tax Increment Financing Plan Modification No.7"
(collectively. Plans). dated March 1987. now on file with the city clerk.
1.05. The Plans were. in accordance with the Redevelopment Act and TIF
Act (collectively. Acts). referred to the Chanhassen planning commission which
on February 11. 1987. found that they conform to and are not in conflict with
the general plan for the development or redevelopment of the City as a whole.
1.06. The Authority by resolutions of February 19. 1987. and March 19.
1987. approved the modified Plans for the Proj ect and referred them to the
city council for public. hearing and consideration as provided by the Acts.
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1.07. Copies of the modified Plans have been forwarded to Independent
School District No. 112 and Carver County along with a notice of the public
hearing as ~quired by the Acts.
1.08. This Council has fully reviewed the contents of the modified Plans
and has this date conducted a public hearing thereon at which the views of all
interested persons were heard.
Section 2. Findings; Redevelopment Project.
2.01. It is hereby found and determined that within the Project area
there exist conditions of economic obsolescence, physical deterioration,
underutilization and inappropriate uses of land.
2.02. It is further specifically found and determined that:
a) the land in the Project area would not be made available for
redevelopment without the public intervention and financial aid
described in the modified Plans;
b) the modified Redevelopment Plan for the Project area will
afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of
the City as a whole, for the redevelopment of the Project area
by private enterprise;
c)
the modified Redevelopment Plan conforms to the general
development plan of the City as set forth in the comprehensive
municipal plan.
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2.03. The findings in this section are made in compliance with Section
462.521, subdivision 2 of the Redevelopment Act for the purpose of showing the
City's intent to exercise, in conjunction with the Authority, the powers
granted to the City and the Authority by the Act in order to achieve the
objectives of the Act.
Section ~4 Findings; Tax Increment Financing District.
3.01. It is found and determined that it is necessary and desirable to
the sound and orderly development and redevelopment of the Proj ect area and
the City as a whole, and for the protection and preservation of the public
health, safety, and general welfare, that the authority of the TIF Act be
exercised by the Authority and the City to provide public financial assistance
to the Project Area.
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3.02. It is further found and determined, and it is the reasoned opinion
of the Authority and the City, that the redevelopment proposed in the modified
Plans could not reasonably be expected to occur solely through private invest-
ment within the reasonably foreseeable future and that therefore the use of
tax increment financing is necessary.
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3.03. The proposed public improvements to be financed largely through
tax increment financing are necessary to permit the City to realize the full
potential of the Project area in terms of development intensity, employment
opportunities and tax base.
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3.04. The modified TIF Plan conforms to the general plan of development
of the City as a whole.
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3.05. The modified TIF Plan will afford maximum opportunity, consistent
with the sound needs of the City as a whole, for the redevelopment of the TIF
District by private enterprise.
3.06. Nothing contained herein constitutes an election on the part of
the Authority or City to proceed with the Project under Sections 273.71
through 273.77 of the TIF Act, except to the extent required by Section
273.78.
Section 4. Project and District Established: Certification: Filing.
4.01. The modified Plans are hereby approved and adopted. Said Plans
incorporate by reference the original Redevelopment Plan and TIF Plan and all
subsequent amendments thereto, except as the modified Plans explicitiy or by
reasonably necessary inference conflict with the original Redevelopment Plan
or TIF Plan or any of the first six amendments thereto.
4.02. The geographic boundaries of the Project Area and the TIF District
are not coterminous but are as described in the modified Redevelopment Plan
and modified TIF Plan, which documents are hereby adopted by reference.
4.03. The Authority is requested to file a copy of the modified Redevel-
opment Plan and modified TIF Plan with the Minnesota commissioner of energy
and economic development as required by the TIF Act.
4.04. The City may at the appropriate time and at the request of the
Authority take action to issue and sell its general obligation bonds pursuant
to the TIF Act to finance public redevelopment costs identified in the TIF
Plan.
4.05. The city clerk is authorized and directed to transmit a certified
copy of this resolution to the Authority.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota this
6th day of April, 1987.
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ATTEST:
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Donald Ashworth,
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City Clerk/Manager
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