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Resolution 6100 - Call for PH - Amendments to Urban Renewal PlansRESOLUTION NO.6100 A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE WEST SIDE/CORE AREA URBAN RENEWAL PLAN TO INCLUDE WORK FORCE HOUSING AS PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AS RECOMMENDED BY THE KALISPELL CITY PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell, Montana (the "City") is authorized by Montana Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 15, Parts 42 and 43, as amended (the "Act"), to create an urban renewal area, to undertake urban renewal projects therein, to provide for the segregation and collection of tax increment with respect to property taxes collected in the urban renewal area, to issue its bonds to pay the costs of such projects and to pledge to the repayment of the bonds the tax increment derived from the urban renewal area; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of the Act, on December 17, 2012, Kalispell City Council adopted the Core Area Plan as an amendment to the City of Kalispell Growth Policy 2020 by Resolution No. 5601 A, and on December 4, 2017, Council adopted The Downtown Plan as an amendment to the City of Kalispell Growth Policy Plan -It 2035 by Resolution No. 5846, both after duly mailed and published notice and a public hearing and receipt of recommendations from the Kalispell City Planning and Zoning Board, which certified that the Urban Renewal Plans conform to the general plan for the development of the City as a whole and the comprehensive plan of the City for the areas containing the Urban Renewal Areas; and WHEREAS, City Council adopted the West Side Urban Renewal/Core Area plan by Ordinance 1717 (Original Ordinance 1259) and the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan by Ordinance 1816; and WHEREAS, since the adoption of both plans, Kalispell has experienced significant population growth as documented by the US Census, which has exacerbated housing shortages which were already reflected by near zero percent vacancy rates across the City for years; and WHEREAS, to mitigate the impacts associated with the rapid growth and address blighted conditions within the Plan boundaries, the City is considering including the creation of workforce housing for individuals and families with household income of 80% to 120% of area median income in both the Downtown and West Side/Core Area Urban Renewal Plans; and WHEREAS, pursuant to MCA 7-15-4213, on July 12, 2022, the Kalispell Planning and Zoning Board took public comment on the amendments to the West Side/Core Area Urban Renewal Plan and the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan at a noticed public hearing, reviewed and considered them as to their conformity with the Kalispell Growth Policy Plan -It 2035 and transmitted them to the City Council with the finding that work force housing is supported by both the Downtown and West Side/Core Area Urban Renewal Plans and is in conformity with the Kalispell Growth Policy Plan - It 2035 and should be adopted by the City Council; and WHEREAS, an Ordinance has been proposed to be adopted by this Council which would amend the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan and the West Side/Core Area Urban Renewal Plan to include work force housing as an eligible project in both Urban Renewal Plans as recommended by the Kalispell City Planning and Zoning Board; and WHEREAS, under Sections 7-15-4214, 7-15-4215 and 7-15-4221 of the Act, it is necessary to conduct a public hearing on the amendments to the Urban Renewal Plans and approval of any of the Urban Renewal Projects therein. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Public Hearing. On September 19, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers in the Kalispell City Hall, the City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan and the West Side/Core Area Urban Renewal Plan to include work force housing as projects eligible for Tax Increment Financing in accordance with the Kalispell Growth Policy Plan It — 2035 as recommended by the Kalispell City Planning and Zoning Board. SECTION 2. Notice of Public Hearing. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish a copy of the Notice of the Public Hearing in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A" (which is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof) twice in The Daily Interlake, the official newspaper of the City and published in Flathead County, Montana, with not less than six days separating each publication date, and to mail a copy of said notice, not less than 10 days before the date of the public hearing, to every person or entity whose names appear on the County Treasurer's tax roll as the owners, reputed owners, or purchasers under contracts of deed of real property within the Urban Renewal Areas at the addresses shown on the tax roll. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 6TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2022. ATTEST: Aim& Brunckhorst, CMC City Clerk Mark Jo so Mayor CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council (the "Council") of the City of Kalispell, Montana (the "City") will hold a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan and the West Side/Core Area Urban Renewal Plan (the "Plans") to include work force housing as projects eligible for Tax Increment Financing on September 19, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers in the Kalispell City Hall, 201 lst Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana. The Plan amendments relate to both the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan and the West Side/Core Area Urban Renewal Plan. The proposed amendments to the Plans are to include work force housing as projects eligible for Tax Increment Financing within both the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan and the West Side/Core Area Urban Renewal Plan. The amendments are designed to mitigate impacts associated with the City's rapid growth and address blighted conditions within the plan boundaries. On September 19, 2022, at 7:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, the Kalispell City Council will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed amendments to the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan and the West Side/Core Area Urban Renewal Plan. The proposed amendments can be viewed on the City's website at www.kalispell.com/679/Council-Public-Hearings or in the office of the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell. Any person wishing to address the proposed amendments may appear at this hearing and make oral statements or present same in writing. Written comments may also be submitted for council consideration by delivering the same to the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901, or by email to publiccomment a,kalispell.com prior to the hearing. For additional information please contact the City Clerk at (406) 758-7756. Publish: September 11, 2022 September 18, 2022 ML4�� �&� Ainkee Brunckhorst, CMC City Clerk • A; c, ^iy� kp , v SEgL��-fl ;m: 1892 •.,ON.�.P�;