Resolution 5593 - Resolution of Intent & Call for Public Hearing - West Side TIF DistrictRESOLUTION NO. 5593
A RESOLUTION OF INTENT AND CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING ON A
PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KALISPELL WEST
SIDE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT AND DIRECTING THE CITY
CLERK TO PUBLISH AND MAIL NOTICE OF THE SAME.
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council (the "Council") of the City of Kalispell,
Montana (the "City"), as follows:
Section 1. Recitals.
1.01. The Council, pursuant to Ordinance No. 1259, (the "Original Ordinance"),
adopted on March 17, 1997, created the West Side Urban Renewal District as an urban renewal
district (the "District") and approved the West Side Urban Renewal Plan (the "Plan") for the
District containing a tax increment financing provision all as set forth in the Ordinance.
1.02. The Plan has been in continuous existence since adoption.
1.03. The Council, pursuant to Ordinance No. 1704, (the "2011 Ordinance"), adopted
on November 21, 2011, amended the boundaries of the West Side Urban Renewal District and
approved amendments to the Plan (the "Amended Plan").
1.04. The City's adoption of the Amended Plan by the 2011 Ordinance was done in
conformance with the provisions of Montana Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 15, Part 42, as
amended (the "Urban Renewal Act'). The provisions relating to amendments to the Urban
Renewal Act do not apply to amendments to the Plan to add urban renewal projects since such
amendments may be made in accordance with the provisions of the Original Ordinance as
amended.
Section 2. Expansion of the West Side Tax Increment Financing District. It is the
intention of the city council to consider expanding the boundaries of the West Side Tax
Increment Financing District to coincide with the modified boundaries of the West Side Urban
Renewal District for the purposes of providing additional financing options to approved projects
within the urban renewal plan.
Section 3. Public Hearin&. A public hearing is hereby called and shall be held on
November 5, 2012, at or after 7:00 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall on the proposed
modification to the boundaries of the West Side Tax Increment Financing District. If it is
necessary to reschedule or postpone the public hearing in order to meet the legally required
notice requirements, the City Manager is authorized to reschedule the public hearing and make
such modifications to the notice as may be required.
Section 4. Notice. The City Clerk is directed to publish and mail the notice of the
public hearing pursuant to statutory requirements in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A
hereto.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KA.LISPELL, THIS 1 ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2012.
ATTEST:
Theresa White
City Clerk
Tamini Fisher
Mayor
EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON MODIFICATION OF THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE KALISPELL, MONTANA WEST SIDE TAX
INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana
(the "City") will meet on November 5, 2012, at or after 7:00 o'clock p.m. in the Council
Chambers at City Hall, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana, and shall hold a public
hearing to receive evidence from the public regarding its intent stated in Resolution No. 5593.
Pursuant to Resolution No. 5593 the City Council will consider expanding the boundaries
of the West Side Tax Increment Financing District to coincide with the modified boundaries of
the West Side Urban Renewal District for the purposes of providing additional financing options
for approved projects within the urban renewal plan. A map of the proposed modified boundaries
is available for inspection online at www.kalispell.com under Mayor and City Council/Agenda
or contact the City Clerk at City Hall, telephone (406) 758-7756.
Written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk at the above noticed meeting, or
prior to the meeting either by mail at P.O. Box 1997, Kalispell, MT 59903, by email at
cityclerk@kalispell.com or in person at City Hall, 201 First Avenue East.
Theresa White
City Clerk
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