HRA Agenda Pkt 11-1-16
HOPKINS HRA REGULAR MEETING
November 1, 2016
7 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER II. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve minutes of the October 4, 2016, regular meeting
2. Approve disbursements through October 31, 2016
3. ITEM 2016-10 Authorize renewal of general liability and
property insurance and grant authorization
to not waive the statutory tort liability
on the League of Minnesota Cities
Insurance Trust Policy
4. ITEM 2016-12 MHFA funding for plumbing project, adopt
Resolution 516
5. Schedule a special HRA meeting for Monday, November 14,
2016, 7 p.m.
Recommendation: approve consent agenda
Board Action: ___________________________________________
III. NEW BUSINESS
1. ITEM 2016-11 Authorize decertification of Tax Increment
Financing District 2-9 of the City of
Hopkins
Recommendation: adopt HRA Resolution 515
Board Action: ___________________________________________
IV. ADJOURNMENT
Board Action: ____________________________________________
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CAMPBELL
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KUZNIA
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UNOFFICIAL MINUTES OF HOPKINS HRA REGULAR MEETING October 4, 2016
A regular meeting of the Hopkins Housing and Redevelopment
Authority was held October 4, 2016, at Hopkins City Hall.
Present were Chair Molly Cummings, Commissioners Katy Campbell,
Jason Gadd, Kristi Halverson and Aaron Kuznia. Also present were
Executive Director Mike Mornson, Assistant Executive Director
Kersten Elverum, and Finance Director Christine Harkess. I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m.
II. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve minutes of the September 6, 2016, regular meeting
2. Approve disbursements through September 30, 2016
Commissioner Gadd moved, Commissioner Kuznia seconded, to
approve the consent agenda. The motion was approved
unanimously. III. NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 2016-09 Authorize execution of Pledge Agreement with the
City of Hopkins relating to the 2016D GO TIF Refunding Bonds
and providing for the redemption of bonds refunded.
Ms. Harkess stated that staff is requesting authorization to
execute a tax increment pledge agreement with the City of
Hopkins to call the HRA Tax Increment Revenue Bonds (Excelsior
Crossings Project), Series 2009, for redemption and refund
with the 2016D Tax Increment Refunding Bonds. This will
realize an estimated present value savings of $1,144,000. The
savings from refunding the 2009 HRA bonds will reduce total
debt service by an estimated $1,318 million over the next 12
years, and as a result, additional funds will be available to
the City for development. Debt service will be paid from tax
increment revenues generated from TIF 2-11.
UNOFFICIAL
HRA Minutes, 10/4/16 – Page 2
Commissioner Gadd moved, Commissioner Kuznia seconded, to
adopt Resolution 514, authorizing execution of a tax increment
pledge agreement with the City of Hopkins relating to the
City’s general obligation tax increment revenue refunding
bonds, Series 20216D, and providing for the redemption of
bonds refunded thereby. The motion was approved unanimously.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Gadd moved, Commissioner Kuznia seconded, to
adjourn the meeting. The motion was approved unanimously. The
meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
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Molly Cummings, Chair
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Michael J. Mornson, Executive Director
November 1, 2016 HRA Report 2016-10
RENEWAL OF GENERAL LIABILITY AND PROPERTY INSURANCE AND
AUTHORIZATION TO NOT WAIVE THE STATUTORY TORT LIABILITY
ON THE LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES INSURANCE TRUST POLICY
Proposed Action
Staff recommends adoption of the following: Move to approve renewal of the LMCIT insurance policy
for the HRA and to not waive the statutory tort liability limits to the extent of the coverage purchased.
Adoption of this motion will result in staff moving forward with the proposed LMCIT insurance coverage
including not waiving the statutory tort liability limits. The staff recommendation to not waive the
statutory tort liability limits is based on liability exposure to the City in the form of higher premiums.
This is the option selected this past year.
Overview
The renewal date for the HRA Insurance Policy is 11/1/16 and is for a one year period. The LMCIT has
indicated that insurance rates will increase about 0-3% for automobile physical damage, 0-3% for
municipal liability and auto liability insurance and 2-3% for property insurance due to recent overall
industry claim history. Our actual increases will be known once the renewal application has been
submitted and the rate quoted. Our specific claim history, which has been low for the HRA, will also
have an impact on the rates. The premium for the 2015-2016 insurance year was $16,950, which was a
decrease of $1,059 or 5.9% over the previous year. This is the third premium decrease in a row.
Primary Issues to Consider
Election of waiver of tort limits for liability
Liability exposure if we elect to waive the tort limits for liability
Staff Recommendation
Finance recommends renewal of the LMCIT Insurance Policy based on past HRA Board action and to not waive
the monetary limits on the tort liability established by Minnesota Statutes 466.04, to the extent of the limits of
the liability coverage obtained from LMCIT.
Supporting Information
LMCIT Waiver Form
LMCIT Memo – LMCIT Liability Coverage Options
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Christine Harkess, CPA, CGFM
Finance Director
LIABILITY COVERAGE – WAIVER FORM
LMCIT members purchasing coverage must complete and return this form to LMCIT before the effective date of
the coverage. Please return the completed form to your underwriter or email to pstech@lmc.org
This decision must be made by the member’s governing body every year. You may also wish to discuss these issues with
your attorney.
League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT) members that obtain liability coverage from LMCIT must decide
whether to waive the statutory tort liability limits to the extent of the coverage purchased. The decision has the following
effects:
If the member does not waive the statutory tort limits, an individual claimant would be able to recover no more than
$500,000 on any claim to which the statutory tort limits apply. The total all claimants would be able to recover for a
single occurrence to which the statutory tort limits apply would be limited to $1,500,000. These statutory tort limits
apply regardless of whether the city purchases the optional excess liability coverage.
If the member waives the statutory tort limits and does not purchase excess liability coverage, a single claimant could
potentially recover up to $2,000,000 for a single occurrence. (Under this option, the tort cap liability limits are waived to
the extent of the member’s liability coverage limits, and the LMCIT per occurrence limit is $2 million.) The total all
claimants would be able to recover for a single occurrence to which the statutory tort limits apply would also be limited
to $2,000,000, regardless of the number of claimants.
If the member waives the statutory tort limits and purchases excess liability coverage, a single claimant could
potentially recover an amount up to the limit of the coverage purchased. The total all claimants would be able to
recover for a single occurrence to which the statutory tort limits apply would also be limited to the amount of coverage
purchased, regardless of the number of claimants.
Claims to which the statutory municipal tort limits do not apply are not affected by this decision.
LMCIT Member Name
Check one:
The member DOES NOT WAIVE the monetary limits on municipal tort liability established by Minnesota Statutes,
Section 466.04.
The member WAIVES the monetary limits on municipal tort liability established by Minnesota Statutes, Section
466.04 to the extent of the limits of the liability coverage obtained from LMCIT.
Date of city council/governing body meeting
Signature Position
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11-1-2016
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
HOPKINS HRA
RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
LMCIT LIABILITY COVERAGE OPTIONS
Liability Limits, Coverage Limits, and Waivers
LMCIT gives cities several options for structuring their liability coverage. The city can choose
either to waive or not to waive the monetary limits the statutes provide; and the city can select
from among several liability coverage limits. This memo discusses these options and identifies
some issues to consider in deciding which of the options best meets the city’s needs.
Statutory Limits on Municipal Tort Liability
The statutes limit a city’s tort liability to a maximum of $500,000 per claimant and $1,500,000 per
occurrence. These limits apply whether the claim is against the city, against the individual officer or
employee, or against both.
Coverage Limits for LMCIT’s Basic Primary Liability
Coverage
LMCIT’s liability coverage provides a limit of $1,500,000 per
occurrence, matching the per-occurrence part of the statutory
municipal tort liability limit. Beside the overall coverage limit
of $1,500,000 per occurrence, there are also annual aggregate
limits (that is, limits on the total amount of coverage for the
year regardless of the number of claims), for certain specific
risks. Aggregate limits apply to the following:
Products $2,000,000 annually
Failure to supply utilities $2,000,000 annually
EMF $2,000,000 annually
Limited pollution* $2,000,000 annually
Mold $2,000,000 annually
Land use litigation** $1,000,000 annually
Employers liability (work comp) $1,500,000 annually
* Includes sudden and accidental releases of pollutants; herbicide and pesticide application; sewer
ruptures, overflows and backups; and lead and asbestos claims. The limit applies to both damages
and defense costs.
** Coverage is on a sliding scale percentage basis, and applies to both damages and litigation costs.
Something to Think About
Under the basic coverage form, the
$500,000 per claimant part of the
statutory liability limit is not
waived, so if the statutory limit
applies to the particular claim,
LMCIT and the city would be able to
use that limit as a defense.
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If the Statute Limits our Liability, Why Purchase Higher Coverage Limits?
There are several different reasons why cities should strongly consider carrying higher limits of
liability coverage.
The Statutory Tort Limits Either Do Not or May Not Apply to Several Types of Claims
Some examples include:
Claims under federal civil rights laws. These include Section 1983, the Americans with
Disabilities Act, etc.
Claims for tort liability that the city has assumed by contract. This occurs when a city agrees
in a contract to defend and indemnify a private party.
Claims for actions in another state. This might occur in border cities that have mutual aid
agreements with adjoining states, or when a city official attends a national conference or goes
to Washington to lobby, etc.
Claims based on liquor sales. This mostly affects cities with municipal liquor stores, but it
could also arise in connection with beer sales at a fire relief association fund-raiser, for
example.
Claims based on a “taking” theory. Suits challenging land use regulations frequently include
an “inverse condemnation” claim, alleging that the regulation amounts to a “taking” of the
property.
LMCIT’s Primary Liability Coverage has Annual Limits on Coverage for a few Specific Risks
The table on page one lists the liability risks to which aggregate coverage limits apply. If the city has
a loss or claim in one of these areas, there might not be enough limits remaining to cover the city’s
full exposure if there is a second loss of the same sort during the year. Excess liability coverage gives
the city additional protection against this risk as well.
However, there are a couple important restrictions on how the excess coverage applies to risks that
are subject to aggregate limits:
The excess coverage does not apply to three risks: failure to supply utilities; mold; and
“limited pollution” claims if either the pollutant release or the damage is below ground or in
a body of water; and
The excess coverage does not automatically apply to liquor liability unless the city
specifically requests it.
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The City may be Required by Contract to Carry Higher Coverage Limits
Occasionally, a contract might include a requirement the city carry more than $1,500,000 of coverage
limits. Carrying excess coverage is a way to meet these requirements. (There’s also another option
for cities in this situation. LMCIT can issue an endorsement to increase the city’s coverage limit only
for claims relating to that particular contract. There’s a small charge for these “laser” endorsements.)
There may be more than One Political Subdivision Covered Under the City’s Coverage
An HRA, EDA, or port authority is itself a separate political subdivision. If the city EDA, for
example, is named as a covered party on the city’s coverage and a claim were made that involved
both the city and the EDA, theoretically the claimant might be able to recover up to $1,500,000 from
both the city and the EDA, since there are two political subdivisions involved. Excess coverage is
one way to provide enough coverage limits to address this situation. Another solution is for the HRA,
EDA, or port authority to carry separate liability coverage in its own name.
This issue of multiple covered parties can also arise is if the city has agreed by contract to name
another entity as a covered party, or to defend and indemnify another entity.
Cities Sometimes Carry Higher Coverage Limits Because of a Concern the Courts Might Overturn the
Statutory Liability Limits
However, those limits have now been tested and upheld several times in Minnesota. While it’s
always possible that a future court might decide to throw out the statutory limits, this is now less of a
concern.
Available Excess Liability Coverage Limits
Excess coverage is available in $1 million increments, up to a maximum of $5 million.
Does the Optional Excess Coverage Apply to all Types of Claims?
No. The excess liability coverage does not apply to the following types of claims: limited pollution,
mold, failure to supply utilities, auto no-fault, uninsured / underinsured motorist, workers
compensation, disability, unemployment claims, or claims under the medical payments coverage.
Who Needs Excess Liability Coverage?
If anything, excess liability coverage is even more important to a small city, rather than a large city.
If a city ends up with more liability than it has coverage, the city will have to either draw on existing
funds or go to its taxpayers to pay that judgment. A large city faced with, say, a million dollars of
liability over and above what its LMCIT coverage pays might be able to spread that $1 million cost
over several thousand taxpayers. The small city by contrast might be dividing that same $1 million
cost among only a couple hundred taxpayers. $1 million divided among 5,000 taxpayers is $200
apiece – annoying but probably at least manageable for most taxpayers. $1 million divided among
200 taxpayers is $5,000 apiece – enough to be a real problem for many.
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What’s the Effect of Waiving the Per Claimant Statutory Liability Limit?
If the city chooses the “waiver” option, the city and LMCIT no longer can use the statutory limit of
$500,000 per claimant as a defense. Because the waiver increases the exposure, the premium is
roughly 3% higher for coverage under the waiver option.
If the city waives the statutory limit, an individual claimant could therefore recover up to $1,500,000
in damages on a claim. Of course, the individual would still have to prove to the court or jury that
s/he really does have that amount of damages. Also, the statutory limit of $1,500,000 per occurrence
would still apply; that would limit the individual’s recovery to a lesser amount if there were multiple
claimants.
Why Would the City Choose to Pay More to get Waiver-Option Coverage?
The statutory liability limit only comes into play in a case where
The city is in fact liable.
The injured party’s actual proven damages are greater
than the statutory limit.
Very literally, applying the statutory liability limit means an
injured party won’t be fully compensated for his/her actual,
proven damages that were caused by city negligence. Some cities as a matter of public policy may
want to have more assets available to compensate their citizens for injuries caused by the city’s
negligence. Waiving the statutory liability limits is a way to do that.
Other cities may feel that the appropriate policy is to minimize the expenditure of the taxpayers’
funds by taking full advantage of every protection the legislature has decided to provide. There’s no
right or wrong answer on this point. It’s a discretionary question of city policy that each city council
needs to decide for itself.
For claims the statutory tort liability limits don’t apply to, it doesn’t affect how the city’s coverage or
risk on those claims. Waiving the statutory tort limits has no effect on claims the statutory limits
don’t apply to.
Effects of Waiving the Statutory Limits if there is Excess Coverage
If the city has $1 million of excess coverage and chooses to waive the statutory tort limits, the
claimants (whether it’s one claimant or several) could then potentially recover up to $2.5 million in
damages in a single occurrence. If the city carries higher excess coverage limits, the potential
maximum recovery per occurrence is correspondingly higher.
Carrying excess coverage under the waiver option is a way to address an issue that some cities find
troubling: the case where many people are injured in a single occurrence caused by city negligence.
Suppose, for example, that a city vehicle negligently runs into a school bus full of kids, causing
multiple serious injuries. $1,500,000 divided 50 ways may not go far toward compensating for those
Highlight
The waiver option coverage does not
give the city better protection. The
benefit is to the injured party.
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injuries. Excess coverage under the waiver option makes more funds available to compensate the
victims in that kind of situation.
The cost of the excess liability coverage is about 25% greater if the city waives the statutory tort
limits. The cost difference is proportionally greater than the cost difference at the primary level
because for a city that carries excess coverage, waiving the statutory tort limits increases both the per-
claimant exposure and the per-occurrence exposure.
Waiving Statutory Tort Liability Limits: Increase in Risk?
There is no increase in risk for the city to end up with liability if LMCIT doesn’t cover it. The waiver
form specifically says the city is waiving the statutory tort liability limits only to the extent of the
city’s coverage.
Of course, that’s not to say there is no risk the city’s liability could exceed its coverage limits. We
listed earlier a number of ways that could happen to any city. But the waiver doesn’t increase that
risk.
Can we Waive the Statutory Tort Limits for the Primary Coverage but not for the
Excess Coverage?
No. If the city decides to waive the statutory tort limits, that waiver applies to the full extent of the
coverage limits the city has. The city cannot partially waive
the statutory limits.
Is there a Simple way to Summarize the Options?
It’s not necessarily simple, but the table on the following page
is a shorthand summary of what the effect would be of the
various coverage structure options in different circumstances.
Pete Tritz 12/09
Your League Resource
Feel free to call the Underwriting
Department at 651-281-1200 or 800-
925-1122 with any questions.
LMCIT Liability Coverage Options
Coverage structure
If the city:
On a liability claim to which
the statutory limits apply
On a liability claim to which
the statutory limits do not apply
This is the maximum
amount a single claimant
could recover on an
occurrence.
This is the maximum total
amount that all claimants could
recover on a single occurrence.
This is the maximum amount of damages which LMCIT would
pay on the city’s behalf for a single occurrence, regardless of
the number of claimants.
Does not have excess coverage &
Does not waive the statutory limits
$500,000
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
Does not have excess coverage &
Waives the statutory limits
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
Has $1,000,000 of excess coverage &
Does not waive the statutory limits
$500,000
$1,500,000
$2,500,000
Has $1,000,000 of excess coverage &
Waives the statutory limits
$2,500,000
$2,500,000
$2,500,000
October 26, 2016 HRA Report 2016-12
MHFA FUNDING FOR PLUMBING PROJECT
Proposed Action
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Adopt Resolution 516, approving
the MHFA Loan in an amount not to exceed $535,327 for the Plumbing, Handicapped
Accessible and Bathroom Improvement Project work at Dow Towers.
With approval of this motion, staff will move forward with the final steps in the End-Loan
closing for the work at Dow Towers substantially funded by the Minnesota Housing
Finance Agency and their Publicly Owned Housing Program.
Overview
In 2014, the HRA applied for special funding made available by the State Legislature
through the MHFA for public housing capital projects. In 2015, we received confirmation
that they would assist us in the modernization of 72 bathrooms and one handicapped
accessible unit at Dow Towers. We opted to pursue the End-Loan funding for this
project. Over the past months we have been working to complete the numerous
requirements prior to the loan closing. The loan is a twenty year, forgivable loan.
Several Minnesota HRAs have already completed this process, and the documents
have been reviewed and approved by both the local and Washington, D.C., HUD
offices. We are required to pass a resolution within 90 days of the loan closing for this
project.
Supporting Information
• HRA Resolution 516
Alternatives
The HRA has the following alternatives regarding this issue:
1. Approve the action as recommended by staff.
2. Continue for further information.
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Stacy Unowsky, Executive Director
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Borrowing Resolution
(Revised Sept. 2016)
CERTIFIED COPY OF THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY ALL OF
THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
IN AND FOR THE CITY OF HOPKINS
HRA RESOLUTION 516
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I am the duly appointed Executive Director
and keeper of the records of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority In and
For the City of Hopkins, a public body corporate and politic of the City of
Hopkins, which is a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota (the “HRA”),
that the following is a true and correct copy of the Resolutions duly and
unanimously adopted by all of the members of the HRA on November 1, 2016,
all of the members of the HRA being present and constituting a quorum for the
transaction of business; further, that such meeting was called in compliance
with all applicable laws of the HRA; that such Resolutions do not conflict with
any laws of the HRA nor have such Resolutions been in any way altered,
amended or repealed and are in full force and effect, unrevoked and
unrescinded as of this day, and have been entered upon the regular Minute
Book of the HRA, as of the aforementioned date, and that all of the
members of the HRA have and at the time of adoption of such Resolution,
had full power and lawful authority to adopt such Resolutions and to confer the
powers thereby granted to the officer therein named who has full power and
lawful authority to exercise the same.
WHEREAS, on this 1st day of November 2016, there has been
presented to the meeting of the HRA a proposal for the HRA to borrow a
zero-interest forgivable loan from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, a
public body corporate and politic of the State of Minnesota, 400 Sibley
Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101, (the “Agency”) in an amount not to exceed
$ 535,327 (the “Loan”) that will be forgiven in twenty (20) years,
which Loan will be evidenced by a Deferred Loan Repayment Agreement.
Further, a General Obligations Bonds Declaration of Covenants, Conditions
and Restrictions (the “G.O. Declaration”) and a Publicly Owned Housing
Program Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (the “POHP
Declaration”) shall be executed in connection with the Loan, the terms of which
require that (i) the HRA retain ownership of the Development located in the
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Borrowing Resolution
(Revised Sept. 2016)
County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, and more fully described in Exhibit A
attached hereto and made a part hereof, and (ii) provides public housing for a
term of thirty-five (35) years. The Deferred Loan Repayment Agreement, the
G.O. Declaration and the POHP Declaration are referred to collectively as the
“Loan Documents.”
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by all members of the HRA that
Stacy Unowsky, the Executive Director of the HRA, be, and hereby is,
authorized on behalf of the HRA, at any time hereafter and without further
action by or authority or direction from the HRA, to execute and deliver to the
Agency in such form as may be required by the Agency, the Loan
Documents evidencing the indebtedness.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Executive Director of the HRA be,
and hereby is, authorized and directed on behalf of the HRA, at any time and
from time to time hereafter and without further action by or authority or
direction from the HRA, to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and
delivered, all such other further agreements, assignments, statements,
instruments, certificates and documents and to do or cause to be done all
such other and further acts and things as they may determine to be
necessary or advisable under or in connection with such borrowing, and that
their execution of any such agreement, assignment, statement, instrument,
certificate or document, or the doing of any such act or thing, shall be
conclusive evidence or their determination in that respect; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Agency be and it hereby is
authorized to rely on the continuing force and effect of these Resolutions,
until receipt by the Commissioner of the Agency at its principal office of
notice in writing from the HRA of any amendments or alterations thereof.
ATTEST:
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Executive Director
Dated: November 1, 2016
(SEAL, if applicable)
MEMORANDUM
TO: HRA Board
FROM: Kersten Elverum, Planning & Economic Development Director
DATE: October 26, 2016
SUBJECT: Special HRA Meeting
Staff is requesting that the HRA board schedule a special HRA meeting to approve amendments
to the parking lot improvement agreement among the City, the HRA and the VFW and the
Purchase and Development Agreement between the HRA and Mokabaka LLC.
The meeting should be scheduled for Monday, November 14, 2016, at 7 p.m.
Economic Development
November 1, 2016 HRA 2016-11
HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
IN AND FOR THE CITY OF HOPKINS
APPROVE DECERTIFICATION OF TIF DISTRICT 2-9
Proposed Action
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move to adopt Resolution 515 approving
decertification of TIF District 2-9.
Overview
TIF District 2-9 was created on August 20, 1996, and is commonly known as the Pines - Oaks of Main.
The development consists of a townhouse development on Mainstreet. The duration of TIF District 2-9 is
25 years from the receipt of the first increment, which was in 1997, thus making December 31, 2023, the
mandatory decertification date; however, all obligations of the district have been met with the last bond
payment being made February 1, 2016. There are no outstanding obligations of this TIF District.
For taxes payable in 2017 this decertified TIF district's tax base will be added to the City, thereby adding
to the City’s taxable market value.
Primary Issues to Consider
All required TIF expenses have been met
Decertifying this district adds value to the tax base
Supporting Information
Resolution 515
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Christine M. Harkess, CPA, CGFM
Finance Director
Financial Impact: $ increased tax capacity Budgeted: Y/N X N Source:
Related Documents (CIP, ERP, etc.): __ _________ Notes: ____________________
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
IN AND FOR THE CITY OF HOPKINS
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 515
BEING A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE
DECERTIFICATION OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING
DISTRICT NO. 2-9 OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS.
WHEREAS, on August 20, 1996, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority In and For the
City of Hopkins, (the “HRA”) established its Tax Increment Financing District No. 2-9 (the "District")
within its Redevelopment Project No 1 (the "Project Area"); and
WHEREAS, on September 3, 1996, the City Council of the City of Hopkins approved the
creation of the District within its Project Area; and
WHEREAS, on February 1, 2016, the tax increment bonds to which tax increment from
the District have been pledged was paid; and
WHEREAS, all other costs of the Project have been paid; and
WHEREAS, there are no parcels located in the District which have delinquent taxes; and
WHEREAS, the HRA desires by this resolution to cause the decertification of the District after
which all property taxes generated by property within the District will be distributed in the same manner
as all other property taxes beginning in 2017.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the HRA that:
1.The Executive Director of the HRA shall return all tax increment when received in 2016
to the County for redistribution.
2.The Executive Director is further directed to deliver a copy of this resolution to the
County Auditor of Hennepin County together with a request to decertify the District
effective for taxes payable in 2017.
DATED: November 1, 2016
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M o l l y C u m m i n g s , C h a i r
ATTEST:
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Michael J. Mornson, Executive Director
(Seal)