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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
Mayor
City Council
Scott A. Botcher, City Manager~~'{'-~
DATE: March 29, 2001
SUB J:
Economic Development Task Force
At the recommendation of the N41ayor, I have been asked to formulate some
thoughts regarding the potential development of an Economic Development
Task Force for the City of Chanlnassen.
It is envisioned that this Task Force will serve primarily a marketing function
for the City (by city I do not mean the "city" as the municipal corporation, rather
the "city" as in a geographic designation), If we are to work toward an
expansion of our non-residential tax base, we need to be prepared to work on a
broad basis in attracting interested parties to om' community.
The membership of this Task Force should be representative of individuals
holding a broad set of attributes that may benefit this focus. I might suggest that
a City staff person, a member of the financial community, a small business
owner, a corporate individual, a commuter, and maybe an "unaffiliated" citizen
might be an appropriate blend of individuals to serve on this Task Force.
Certainly anyone with marketing expertise or economic development expertise
would be additionally attractive.
My expectation at this pOint is that the Council will discuss the idea and some of
the issues brought forth in this memo. I look forward to discussing this further
with you at our work session.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
TASKFORCE or COMMISSION
MISSION: To initiate an economic development strategy to attract businesses and services
to Chanhassen; to proactively promote the community and pursue development consistent
with our resident's needs and to continue to broaden our tax base.
MEMBERS: A partnership of local government, businesses and organizations.
(2) City council members - Mayor and one council member or plarming
commissioner.
(3) Local Business Representatives. (Expertise in hotel or motel industry,
entertainment industry, land development, marketing, banking, etc.)
(2) Citizen-at-large or Organizational representative.
STAFF SUPPORT: To be appointed by the City Manager. (Initially, Assistant City
Manager.)
DIRECTIVES: · Identify community promotional needs and opportunities.
· Conduct a Marketing Needs Analysis.
Initiatives might include:
- Evaluating the downtown development:
What building blocks are missing and what can we do to lnake downtown
more pedestrian friendly and inviting?
-Redevelopment of the Bowling Alley site
-Enhance the downtown entryways.
-Cooperative marketing in tourism niche with appropriate parties
RESULTS:
· A recommendation to the City Council on marketing or development initiatives, in
partnership with local businesses, organizations and the Chamber of Commerce, to
improve Chanhassen's visibility and competitiveness for development, that is
consistent with our resident's expectations. ,
· "Vision 2012"
PROCESS / TOOLS:
· Community Survey Results are due back in June.
Focus groups should be utilized to obtain broader resident, business and organizational
input on needs, services, opportunities and initiatives to be addressed.
· The task force's recommendations will be taken under consideration by the City
Council and as with all advisory bodies, is not bound by any specific recommendation.
Economicstrategy
Minnesota Statutes 2000, 469.190 Page 1 of 2
Minnesota Statutes 2000, Tabl.e.of Chapters
Table of contents for Chapter 469
469.190 Local lodging tax.
Subdivision 1. Authorization. Notwithstanding
section 477A.016 or any other law, a statutory or home rule
charter city mav by ordinance, and a town may by the affirmative
vote of the e~lectors at the ~nnual town meeting, or at a'special
town meeting, impose a tax of up to three percent on the gross
receipts from the furnishing for consideration of lodging at a
hotel, motel, rooming house, tourist court, or resort, other
than the renting or leasing of it for a continuous period of 30
days or more. A statutory or home rule charter city may by
ordinance impose the tax authorized under this subdivision on
the camping site receipts of a municipal campground.
Subd. 2. Existing taxes. No statutory or home rule
charter city or town may impose a tax under this section upon
transient lodging that, when combined with any tax authorized by
special law or enacted prior to 1972, exceeds a rate of three
percent.
Subd. 3. Disposition of proceeds, pinety-five
~ercent of th~ gross proceeds from any tax imposed unde~
_subdivision 1 shall be used by the stafutory o~ home rule
,charter city or town to fund a local convention or tourism
~ureau for the purpose of marketing ~nd Dromoting the city Or
~own as a tourist or convention center. This subdivision shall
not apply to any statutory or home rule Charter city or town
that has a lodging tax authorized by special law or enacted
prior to 1972 at the time of enactment of this section.
Subd. 4. Unorganized territories. A county board
acting as a town board with respect to an unorganized territory
may impose a lodging tax within the unorganized territory
according to this section if it determines by resolution that
imposition of the tax is in the public interest.
Subd. 5. Reverse referendum. If the county board
passes a resolution under subdivision 4 to impose the tax, the
resolution must be published for two successive weeks in a
newspaper of general circulation within the unorganized
territory, together with a notice fixing a date for a public
hearing on the proposed tax.
The hearing must be held not less than two weeks nor more
than four weeks after the first publication of the notice.
After the public hearing, the county board may determine to take
no further action, or may adopt a resolution authorizing the tax
as originally proposed or approving a lesser rate of tax. The
resolution must be published in a newspaper of general
circulation within the unorganized territory. The voters of the
unorganized territory may request a referendum on the proposed
tax by filing a petition with the county auditor within 30 days
after the resolution is published. The petition must be signed
by voters who reside in the unorganized territory. The number
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of signatures must equal at least five percent of the number of
persons voting in the unorganized territory in the last general
election. If such a petition is timely filed, the resolution is
not effective until it has been submitted to the voters residing
in the unorganized territory at a general or special election
and a majority of votes cast on the question of approving the
resolution are in the affirmative. The commissioner of revenue
shall prepare a suggested form of question to be presented at
the referendum.
Subd. 6. Joint powers agreements. Any. statutory, or
home rule charter city, town. or co~]n~y when ~b~ ~.~n~y R~ar~ '~s
,acting as a town board with respect to an unorganized territnr!{,
~lav enter into a joint exercise of powers ag[eement pursuant to
~ectlnn ~7~.~9 for the"purpo~e of imposing the tax and d~sposing
of its proceeds pursuant to this sedtio~. ~
Subd. 7. Collection. The statutory or home rule
charter city may agree with the commissioner of revenue that a
tax imposed pursuant to this section shall be collected by the
commissioner together with the tax imposed by chapter 297A, and
subject to the same interest, penalties, and other rules and
that its proceeds, less the cost of collection, shall be
remitted to the city.
HIST: 1987 c 291 s 191; 1989 c 277 arn 1 s 30; 1Sp1989 c 1 art
8 s !-3; 1990 c 604 art 6 s 6~8
Copyright 2000 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.
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