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08-17-2016 Community Redevelopment Authority Regular Meeting Packet Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Regular Meeting Packet Board Members: Tom Gdowski - Chairman Glen Murray – Vice Chairman Sue Pirnie Glenn Wilson Krae Dutoit 4:00 PM City Hall-Communtiy Meeting Room 100 E First Street Grand Island, NE Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 1 / 17 Call to Order Roll Call A - SUBMITTAL OF REQUESTS FOR FUTURE ITEMS Individuals who have appropriate items for City Council consideration should complete the Request for Future Agenda Items form located at the Information Booth. If the issue can be handled administratively without Council action, notification will be provided. If the item is scheduled for a meeting or study session, notification of the date will be given. B - RESERVE TIME TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS This is an opportunity for individuals wishing to provide input on any of tonight's agenda items to reserve time to speak. Please come forward, state your name and address, and the Agenda topic on which you will be speaking. DIRECTOR COMMUNICATION This is an opportunity for the Director to comment on current events, activities, and issues of interest to the commission. Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 2 / 17 Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Regular Meeting Item A1 Agenda Staff Contact: Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 3 / 17 AGENDA Wednesday, August 16, 2016 4:00 p.m. Grand Island City Hall Open Meetings Notifications 1.Call to Order.Barry Sandstrom This is a public meeting subject to the open meetings laws of the State of Nebraska. The requirements for an open meeting are posted on the wall in this room and anyone that wants to find out what those are is welcome to read through them. The CRA may vote to go into Closed Session on any Agenda Item as allowed by State Law. 2.Approval of Minutes of July 27, 2016 Meeting. 3.Directors Report. 4.Adjournment Next Meeting August 24, 2016 The CRA may go into closed session for any agenda item as allowed by state law. Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 4 / 17 Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Regular Meeting Item B1 Meeting Minutes Staff Contact: Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 5 / 17 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS MINUTES OF COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING OF July 27, 2016 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Special Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Authority of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska was conducted on July 27, 2016 at City Hall 100 E First Street. Notice of the meeting was given in the July 20, 2016 Grand Island Independent. 1.CALL TO ORDER. Tom Gdowski called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. The following members were present: Sue Pirnie, Krae Dutoit, Glenn Wilson and Glen Murray. Also present were; Director, Chad Nabity; Admin Assistant, Rose Rhoads; City Administrator, Marlan Ferguson; Finance Director, Ranae Griffiths; Accountant, Brian Schultz; Assistant Finance Director, Billy Clingman, Tom Huston. Gdowski stated this was a public meeting subject to the open meeting laws of the State of Nebraska. He noted that the requirements for an open meeting were posted on the wall easily accessible to anyone who would like to read through them. 2.APPROVAL OF MINUTES. A motion for approval of Minutes for the July 13, 2016 meeting was made by Wilson and seconded by Dutoit. Upon roll call vote all present voted aye. Motion carried unanimously. 3.CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 220. Nabity explained Chief did a brief presentation of the proposed new area they are requesting TIF for on July 13, 2016. Mr. Huston spoke in favor of the TIF noting there is no City infrastructure in place such as city streets, city water and city sewer to alleviate some of the costs to the developer associated with this project as this makes TIF funds needed. Consideration of a Resolution to forward a Site Specific redevelopment plan to the Hall County Regional Planning Commission for Prataria Ventures, LLC. The CRA received a TIF application and staff has prepared a Site Specific redevelopment plan (the “Plan”), for redevelopment of an area within city limits of the City of Grand Island, Hall County, NE. A motion was made by Murray and seconded by Wilson to approve Resolution 220. Upon roll call vote (Dutoit, Murray, Wilson and Gdowski voted aye) one member (Pirnie) abstained. Motion carried. 4.CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 221. Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 6 / 17 Consideration of a Resolution of intent to enter into a Site Specific Redevelopment Contract & Approval of related actions 30 day notice to City Council for Prataria Ventures, LLC. A motion was made by Murray and seconded by Dutoit to approve Resolution 221. Upon roll call vote (Dutoit, Murray, Wilson and Gdowski voted aye) one member (Pirnie) abstained. Motion carried. 5.BUDGET 2016-2017. Nabity reviewed the 2016-2017 CRA budget. A motion was made by Pirnie and seconded by Wilson to approve the 2016-2017 CRA budget as proposed. Upon roll call vote all present voted aye. Motion carried unanimously. 6.DIRECTORS REPORT. Nabity informed the board they may call a meeting prior to August 24th to vote on a request from Council. 7.ADJOURNMENT. Meeting was adjourned at 4:28 p.m. The next meeting is scheduled for August 24, 2016. Respectfully submitted Chad Nabity Director Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 7 / 17 Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Regular Meeting Item J1 Interlocal Agreement with the City of Grand Island regarding proposed additional sales tax Staff Contact: Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 8 / 17 August 9, 2016 From: Chad Nabity, AICP Director To:CRA Board Re: Interlocal Agreement with City of Grand Island Enclosed you will find a draft of an interlocal agreement between the CRA and the City of Grand Island and a resolution to consider for approval of the agreement authorizing the Chair to sign the agreement. The Grand Island City Council is considering placing an initiative on the November election ballot that would allow the city to increase the local option sales tax by ½ cent. This additional ½ cent is permitted if approved by the citizens of the city. It must be spent on infrastructure including but not limited to streets, water, sewer, gas, electrical, storm drainage, railroad extension and spurs, telecommunications, cable, fiber optic, satellite service, and airport expansion and upgrades. As part of the enabling legislation allowing this additional tax the City must enter into an interlocal agreement with another political subdivision for the purposes of creating an oversight committee for the project and funding associated with the tax. The city of Fairbury has already implemented and approved the tax. They entered into an agreement with their community redevelopment authority. Legal counsel for the City Of Grand Island has recommended a similar approach for Grand Island. The CRA is a logical choice for such an agreement as you are already concerned with redevelopment, development and infrastructure issues especially in the most vulnerable areas of the City. If you approve the attached resolution you will be asked to form a Separate Administrative Entity. This will be formed by the Chair of the CRA or their designee and the Mayor of the City of Grand Island. The responsibilities of this committee are to: a.review the efforts of both the City and CRA to implement the public infrastructure goals of the Parties and any public infrastructure projects undertaken by the Parties or a Party b.establish a plan, including benchmarks, for long-term development of unified governance of public infrastructure projects between the City and CRA, and report to the City and CRA as the Parties request on the progress of meeting such benchmarks c.report to both the CRA and City Council as determined necessary by the Parties regarding the coordination of public infrastructure efforts between the Parties Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 9 / 17 d.suggest changes to the Economic Development Plan and/or the Redevelopment Plans to better effectuate the public infrastructure goals of such plans e.such other powers deemed by the Parties to be necessary and proper to be delegated to the Committee Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 10 / 17 Page 1 of 5 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into this _______ day of August, 2016, by and between THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, Hall County, Nebraska, a municipal corporation (the “City”), and THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (the “CRA”). The City and the CRA are individually referred to as “Party” and collectively as “the Parties.” WHEREAS, the City owns and is charged with constructing, operating, and maintaining various elements of public infrastructure projects within the City; WHEREAS, the City has identified in its Economic Development Plan public infrastructure and public works needs critical to realizing the City’s community and economic development strategy, including but not limited to streets, water, sewer, gas, electrical, storm drainage, railroad extension and spurs, telecommunications, cable, fiber optic, satellite service, and airport expansion and upgrades; WHEREAS, the City and CRA jointly approved a Redevelopment Plans for the City that identifies similar public infrastructure and public works needs critical to the success of the goals of the Redevelopment Plans for the City, including but not limited to storm drainage; water and sewer mains; utility mains; street construction, resurfacing, and paving projects; parks and public spaces; and sidewalks; WHEREAS, the CRA is charged with approving funds for such public infrastructure projects as part of its statutory responsibilities in carrying out the Redevelopment Plans; WHEREAS, the Parties find that there is considerable overlap in the goals of the City’s Economic Development Plan and the Redevelopment Plans, and that better coordination and long-term development of unified governance of public infrastructure projects between the City and CRA in implementing the public infrastructure goals of the Redevelopment Plans and the Economic Development Plan would be beneficial to achieving the goals of the City and the CRA in providing for the public infrastructure needs of the City; WHEREAS, the Parties wish to enter into this Interlocal Agreement to accomplish such coordination; WHEREAS, this Agreement is authorized by the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-801 et seq. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the Parties hereto agree as follows: 1.Coordination of Public Infrastructure Efforts. The Parties acknowledge that the City is authorized by law to provide the public infrastructure contemplated by this Agreement and in pursuance of the goals of the City’s Economic Development Plan, and that the CRA is authorized by law to provide funding for public infrastructure projects contemplated by this Agreement in pursuance of the goals of the City’s Redevelopment Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 11 / 17 Page 2 of 5 Plans. The Parties agree that they will coordinate their respective efforts in implementing the public infrastructure goals of the City’s Redevelopment Plans and its Economic Development Plan through steps including, but not limited to: a.creating a separate administrative entity relating to public infrastructure projects that will be tasked with reviewing the efforts of both the City and CRA to implement the public infrastructure goals of the Parties and any public infrastructure projects undertaken by the Parties or a Party b.tasking such separate administrative entity with establishing a plan, including benchmarks, for long-term development of unified governance of public infrastructure projects between the City and CRA c.tasking such separate administrative entity with reporting to both the CRA and City Council as determined necessary by the Parties regarding the coordination of public infrastructure efforts between the Parties d.tasking such separate administrative entity with suggesting changes to the Economic Development Plan and/or the Redevelopment Plans to better effectuate the public infrastructure goals of such plans e.joint meetings of the CRA and City Council as determined necessary by the Parties regarding the coordination of public infrastructure efforts between the Parties f.other action as deemed necessary by the Parties for the long-term development of unified governance of public infrastructure projects between the City and CRA 2.Public Infrastructure Projects. The public infrastructure projects that may be subject to coordination between the Parties pursuant to this Agreement include, but shall not be limited to, public highways and bridges and municipal roads, streets, bridges, and sidewalks; solid waste management facilities; wastewater, storm water, and water treatment works and systems, water distribution facilities, and water resources projects, including, but not limited to, pumping stations, transmission lines, and mains and their appurtenances; hazardous waste disposal systems; resource recovery systems; airports; port facilities; buildings and capital equipment used in the operation of municipal government; convention and tourism facilities; redevelopment projects as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-2103; mass transit and other transportation systems, including parking facilities; and equipment necessary for the provision of municipal services. 3.Duration. This Agreement shall be in force and effect, and shall be contingent upon, City’s enactment of an ordinance imposing a Local Option Sales Tax of the City that exceeds one and one-half percent (1 ½%), and shall continue thereafter for such time as the Local Option Sales Tax of the City exceeds one and one-half percent (1½%), or until both Parties agree to terminate this Agreement. The value of any property jointly held by the Parties pursuant to this Agreement, if any, shall be divided equally between them upon termination of this Agreement. Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 12 / 17 Page 3 of 5 4.Separate Administrative Entity. There is hereby created under this Agreement the Public Infrastructure Coordination Committee (the “Committee”). The Committee shall be comprised of the chairperson of the CRA or his or her designee, the Mayor of the City of Grand Island or his or her designee, and such other members of the City Council and the CRA as the Parties shall determine by mutual agreement, if any. The Committee shall be a separate administrative entity and a joint board, and not a separate legal or joint entity, for purposes of the Interlocal Cooperation Act and the Local Option Revenue Act. The powers delegated to the Committee shall be: a.review the efforts of both the City and CRA to implement the public infrastructure goals of the Parties and any public infrastructure projects undertaken by the Parties or a Party b.establish a plan, including benchmarks, for long-term development of unified governance of public infrastructure projects between the City and CRA, and report to the City and CRA as the Parties request on the progress of meeting such benchmarks c.report to both the CRA and City Council as determined necessary by the Parties regarding the coordination of public infrastructure efforts between the Parties d.suggest changes to the Economic Development Plan and/or the Redevelopment Plans to better effectuate the public infrastructure goals of such plans e.such other powers deemed by the Parties to be necessary and proper to be delegated to the Committee The Committee shall not have the powers to contract, sue or be sued, hire staff or employees, or create rules or regulations. 5.Financing of the Cooperative Undertaking. Financing of the cooperative undertaking under this Agreement shall include all sources of financing permitted by the Interlocal Cooperation Act and the Local Option Revenue Act. As public infrastructure projects are undertaken by either Party under the coordination of this Agreement, a budget for such project shall be prepared and reported to the Committee and the Parties. 6.Manner of Acquiring, Holding, and Disposing of Real and Personal Property. The Committee may acquire, hold, and dispose of real and personal property used in the cooperative undertaking under this Agreement only as directed by the Parties. 7.Invalidity/Severability. If any portion of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder hereof shall not be affected thereby if such remainder would then continue to conform to the terms and requirements of applicable law. 8.Authority to Bind. Each of the signatories executing this Agreement acknowledges and represents that he or she has been authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of the Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 13 / 17 Page 4 of 5 Party for whom he or she is signing, and has the legal authority to bind and commit such Party to the agreements set forth herein. 9.Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nebraska. 10.Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations and agreements between the Parties and/or their representatives. This space intentionally left blank Signature page follows IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written. THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:ATTEST: BY:___________________________________________________________ Jeremy L. Jensen, Mayor RaNae Edwards, City Clerk THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:ATTEST: BY:___________________________________________________________ _________, Chair Chad Nabity, Director STATE OF NEBRASKA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF HALL ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ___ day of August, 2016, by Jeremy L. Jensen, Mayor of the City of Grand Island, on behalf of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska. (S E A L) ___________________________________ Notary Public Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 14 / 17 Page 5 of 5 STATE OF NEBRASKA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF HALL ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ____ day of August, 2016, by __________, Chairperson of the City of Grand Island Community Redevelopment Authority, Hall County, Nebraska. (S E A L) ___________________________________ Notary Public Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 15 / 17 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA RESOLUTION NO. ________ A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, (THE CRA) PERTAINING TO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, HALL COUNTY NEBRASKA, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (THE CITY). WHEREAS, the City is responsible for providing for public infrastructure and public works for citizens of the community in its Community and Economic Redevelopment Plans; and public infrastructure includes but is not limited to streets, water mains, sanitary sewer lines, electrical lines, storm drainage, parks and other public spaces and sidewalks; and WHEREAS, the CRA has the duty of approving funds for public infrastructure projects as a part of its responsibilities in carrying out the Redevelopment Plans; and WHEREAS, there is a great deal of duplication between the City and the CRA in implementing the public infrastructure goals of the City and the CRA pursuant to the City’s Redevelopment Plans; and WHEREAS, the City has submitted to the CRA a proposed Interlocal Agreement under the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-801 et seq. for the purpose of creating a separate administrative entity relating to public infrastructure projects for coordinating the public infrastructure efforts of both parties; and WHEREAS, the Chairperson and members of the CRA find and determine that it would be in the best interest of Community Redevelopment Authority of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska that it enter into the said Interlocal Agreement with the City of Grand Island, Nebraska. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Grand Island, Nebraska and the Community Redevelopment Authority of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska for the purpose of creating a separate administrative entity relating to public infrastructure projects authorized by Neb. Rev. Stat. §13-801 et seq. be approved to provide coordination of public infrastructure efforts between the city and the CRA. 2. The chairperson and the director be authorized and directed to execute said Agreement on behalf of the Community Redevelopment Authority of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska. Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 16 / 17 PASSED AND APPROVED this ____ day of August, 2016. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA By ______________________________________ Chairperson ATTEST: __________________________ Director 2 Grand Island Regular Meeting - 8/17/2016 Page 17 / 17