HomeMy WebLinkAbout1763-88 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1988/09/19ORDINANCE NO. 1763-88
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, AND REDEVELOPMENT POWERS BETWEEN
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN:
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 469.090 et seq grant
local government the authority to establish an Economic
Development Authority, for the purpose of conducting various
economic development, housing, and redevelopment programs
and activities; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has, pursuant to statutory
authority, previously established a Housing and
Redevelopment Authority to serve the City of Saint Louis
Park; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council, pursuant to statutory authority,
by separate resolution does establish an Economic
Development Authority ("EDA") to serve the city of Saint
Louis Park;_and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has further found it to be in the
public interest to have an Economic Development Authority
assume certain powers, duties and obligations heretofore
held by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City
of Saint Louis Park; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council intends by this Ordinance to
allocate certain duties_, responsibilities, and powers
previously held by the HRA; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it desirable and in the
public interest to grant the EDA, included but not limited
to, authority provided in Minnesota Statutes §§ 469.001 to
469.047, 469.090 to 469.108, 468.109 to 469.123, 469.152 to
469.165 and 469.174 to 469.185 to the extent permitted by
law.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS
PARK, MINNESOTA, DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1.
(1) DEFINITIONS
The definition of terms under this ordinance shall
include, but is not limited to, the definitions provided
in Resolutions No. 88-134 and No. 88-135 and those
provided in Minnesota Statutes §§ 469.002 and 469.090.
(2) GENERAL PROVISIONS
a. The Economic Development Authority is hereby granted
control and authority including, but not limited to,
economic development, housing and redevelopment, area
redevelopment, municipal industrial development, and
tax increment financing powers granted to the City
under Minnesota Statutes § 469.001 et seq to the extent
permitted by law as they now exist or may be changed
from time to time.
b. Except where expressly provided, the Housing
Authority shall retain control and authority over the
City's present and future low and moderate income
housing projects and programs, both federal and state.
The Housing Authority shall also retain the ability to
accept control and authority over any housing project
or program the Economic Development Authority delegates
to the Housing Authority.
Section 2.
(1) Powers of the EDA
Except as specifically limited by this Ordinance and
Resolutions No. 88-134 and No. 88-135 , the EDA shall have
authority over housing and redevelopment, economic
development, municipal industrial development, and tax
increment financing as may be granted it pursuant to the
laws including, in general, but not limited to the following:
a. —Tbe—EDA may create anti deTine the-bounaafies of
economic development districts as authorized by
law.
b. The EDA may acquire by lease, purchase, gift,
devise, or condemnation proceedings the needed
right, title, and interest in property to
facilitate its purposes.
c. The EDA may sign options to purchase, sell, or
lease property.
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d. The EDA may exercise the right of eminent domain
under Chapter 117, or under the City's Charter to
acquire property it is authorized to acquire by
condemnation.
e. The EDA may make contracts for the purpose of
housing, economic development, redevelopment,
municipal industrial development and tax increment
financing within the powers given it by law.
f. The EDA may be a limited partner in a partnership
whose purpose is consistent with the EDA's purpose.
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The EDA may acquire rights or an easement for a
term of years or perpetually for development of an
economic development district.
h. The EDA may buy the supplies and materials it
needs to carry out its purpose.
i. The EDA may accept land, money, or other
assistance, whether by gift, loan, or otherwise,
in any form from the federal or state government.
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The EDA may sell or lease land held by it for
economic development, housing, redevelopment, and
municipal industrial development, as provided in
by law.
k. The EDA may apply to the board defined in United
States Code, Title 19, Section 81(a), for the
right to use the powers provided in United States
Code, Title 19, Sections 81(a) to 81(u).
1. The EDA may operate and maintain a public parking
facility or other public facility to promote
development in an economic development district.
m. The EDA may cooperate with or act as agent for the
federal or the state government, or a state public
body, or an agency or instrumentality of a
government or a public body.
n. The EDA may study and analyze the needs of the
city and ways to meet those needs consistent with
its powers.
o. The EDA may (1) join an official, industrial,
commercial, or trade association, or another
organization, (2) have a reception of officials
who may contribute to advancing the city in its
economic development and area redevelopment, and
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(3) carry out other public relations activities to
promote the goals of the EDA.
The EDA may accept conveyances of land from all
other public agencies, commissions, or other units
of government, if the land can be properly used by
the EDA.
The EDA may carry out the law on economic
development districts to develop and improve the
lands in an economic development district to make
it suitable and available for economic development
uses and purposes.
r. The EDA after receiving authorization for bonds as
required by law may borrow to provide money
immediately required for the bond purpose. The
EDA may use proceeds from both revenue bonds and
loans obtained in anticipation of bonds to make or
purchase loans for economic development facilities
that the EDA believes will require financing.
s. The EDA may exercise any of the delegated powers
in connection with mined underground space
development under Minnesota Statutes Sections
469.135 to 469.141.
t. The EDA shall have the authority to employ
technical experts, officers, agents and employees,
permanent and temporary, that it requires, and
__determine their qualifications, -duties, --and
compensation; for legal services it requires, to
call upon the chief law officer of the City or to
employ its own counsel; so far as practicable, to
use the services of local public bodies in its
area of operation, provided that these local
bodies, if requested, shall make the services
available.
u. The EDA may—make p1ans_._fox- carrying out--a—p Gg-r--am
of voluntary repair and rehabilitation of
buildings and improvements, and plans for the
enforcement of laws, codes, and regulations
relating to the use of land and the use and
occupancy of buildings and improvements, and its
compulsory repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or
removal of buildings and improvements.
v. The EDA may invest any funds held in reserves or
sinking funds, or any funds not required for
immediate disbursement, in property or securities
in which savings banks may legally invest funds
subject to their control.
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w. The EDA may within its area of operation,
determine where blight exists or where there is
unsafe, unsanitary, or overcrowded housing.
x. The EDA may carry out studies of the housing and
redevelopment needs within its area of operation
and of the meeting of those needs. This includes
study of data on population and family groups and
their distribution according to income groups, the
amount and quality of available housing and its
distribution according to rentals and sales
prices, employment, wages, desirable patterns for
land use and community growth and other factors
effecting the local housing and redevelopment
needs and the meeting of those needs; to make the
results of those studies and analysis available to
the public and to building, housing, and supply
industries.
y. The EDA may lease or rent any dwellings,
accommodations, lands, buildings, structures, or
facilities included in any project.
z. The EDA may insure or provide for the insurance of
any real or personal property or operations of the
authority against any risks or hazards.
aa. The EDA may levy special benefit taxes as
authorized by law, including but not limited to
Minnesota Statutes Section 469.033, _subdivision -b-,
for redevelopment, subject to prior approval of
the City Council.
bb. The EDA may recommend to the city the initiation
of municipal powers, against certain real
properties, relating to repair, closing,
condemnation, or demolition of unsafe, unsanitary,
hazardous, and unfit buildings.
cc. Except as specifically limited in this Ordinance
and Resolutions No. 88-134 and 88-135 , the EDA may
exercise any powers granted by Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 469 to the extent authorized by law as
they now exist or hereafter may be amended from
time to time.
(2) Powers of the Housing Authority.
Excerpt as set forth herein, the Housing Authority as
reorganized by Resolution No. 88-135 may exercise all
of the powers granted under Minnesota Statutes
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§ 469.001 to 469.047 for the purpose of implementing
the City's low and moderate housing programs and
projects including, in general, but not limited to the
following:
(a) The Housing Authority shall manage existing low
and moderate housing programs owned or operated by
it within the City of Saint Louis Park;
(b) The Housing Authority shall plan and implement low
and moderate housing programs within the city;
(c) The Housing Authority shall have the power to
accept control and authority over any housing
project or program for low and moderate income
persons which the Economic Development Authority
delegates to the Housing Authority.
(d) The Housing Authority may levy special benefit
taxes as authorized by law in furtherance of
housing projects and programs for low and moderate
income persons and those housing projects
transferred to the Housing Authority from the
Economic Development Authority, subject to prior
approval of the City Council.
All other powers previously held by the HRA are transferred
to the EDA pursuant to this Ordinance and Resolutions
No. 88-134 and No. 88-135
Section 3. City Code Section 1.206 is amended as follows:
Section 1-206. Department of Planning. The Department
of Planning shall be administered by the Director of
Planning who shall be responsible to the City Manager
for the administration of zoning and subdivision
ordinances, preparation and review of development
plans, evaluation of information relative to
development and implementation of the Comprehensive
Plan. The Planning Director shall also provide
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Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Housing YV(
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AUTHORITY, and other City advisory boards and
commissions, as directed.
Section 4. City Code Section 15-601 is amended as follows:
Section 15-601. Purpose of Intent. St. Louis Park is
faced with the problem of providing a sound -and fair
means for guiding and controlling development and
redevelopment of land and buildings in designated
redevelopment districts. The City hereby establishes
this ordinance for the purpose of aiding and
cooperating in the fulfillment of redevelopment and
financial planning by the 4144*Iii4 ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT Authority and other City agencies,
undertaking construction or development of property or
buildings located in projects designated by the
Authority as redevelopment projects and for the purpose
of providing a procedure for implementation of
redevelopment plans and objectives.
Section 5. City Code Section 15-602 is amended as follows:
Section 15-602. Definitions. The following
definitions shall apply in the interpretation and
enforcement of this ordinance, and the following words
and terms whenever they occur in this ordinance are
defined as follows:
1) "Urban Renewal Plan or Redevelopment Plan" means a
plan approved by the 44440144 Aid OV4/4004011
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Authority and the City
Council, which plan provides an outline for the
development or redevelopment of a designated
redevelopment district and indicates general land
uses and general standards of development and
redevelopment and includes provisions for
financing.
2) /0444104 404 044444140040V "ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT Authority, or Authority" means the
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Authority of St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Section 6. Effective Date.
This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after its
pub li-c-ata-on .
Adopted by the City Council September 19, 1988
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Approved as to form and execution:
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Minnesota Suburban Newspapers of St. Louis
SUMMARY
(Official Publication)
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION83-88
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AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE
DIVISION OF CITY OF ST LOUS PARK
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING,
AND REDEVELOPMENT POWERS
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Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect
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after its b9 bhcation
and has full knowledge of the facts which Adopted Council September 19, 198&
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(The full tact of this ordinance is available for stated below in-
spection with the City Clerk.)
(Sept as, 1988) - SLP
(A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper,
as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A 02, 331A 07, and other applicable laws, as amended
(B)The printed Ordinance No. 1763-88 Summary
which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week,
for one successive weeks, it was first published on M 0 n d a Y , the 26 day
Sept , 1g88SOf
, and was thereafter printed and published on every _ to
and including , the day of , 19 , and printed below is
a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size
and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice
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for comparable space
(2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter
(3) Rate actually charged for the above matter
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