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05-02-85 Development Comm Minutes• CITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING May 2, 1985 - 4:30 p.m. THOSE IN ATTENDANCE: Chairman Wayne Saverud, Councilmen'Sandy Schindler and Paul Palmer, Community Development Director Ed Gallagher and Roger Hopkins of the Daily Interlake Chairman Saverud gave a brief history on the City's tax increment pro- jects that included the $100,000 as the City's portion of reconstruction of Main Street and side streets during construction '83. Last year's budget hearings approved increment projects .for $800,000, including street lights at $120,000, off-site.improvements for the Kalispell Center at $631,178, the Hockaday and other public buildings that totaled $48,B22. Wayne said that recognizing the large committment to the Kalispell Center and the lighting district, a tax increment policy that had been prepared by a committee of the KDC for submittal back to the Council in May of last year was tabled because of the public .works committments. - He felt that�;with an anticipated $449,000 in increment monies for the next fiscal year and knowing that the City would be approached for major projects including the Parking Commission and School District #5, it,is time for the City to estab- lish a policy. The KDC committee composed of past presidents and the Community Development Department could screen applicants and follow the goals and guide- lines as outlined not only in Ordinance #933, but those stated within the proposed policy. This policy has been distributed to the City Council, the Mayor, City Attorney and City Clerk/Treasurer. In an open discussion, it was determined that the City Council makes all of the final decisions and the KDC committee would make recommendations to the City. In response to Sandy's question would the City be informed of all applicants even it they weren't recommended by the KDC, the answer was affirmative, the City would be made aware of all applicants. They would go through the application processes as outlined in the policy. It was brought out that House Bill 339 had been adopted by the state legislature and signed into law by Governor Schwinden. All of the Council has received copies of this legislation which states that all tax increment projects adopted prior to January 1, 1980 will be extended 12 years following the adoption. In Kalispell's particular program, this would extend it to September, 1991. Wayne also received a typed message duringthe meeting that Councilman Manning of the City Development Committee had no problems with the TIF policy. It was recommended from the Committee to. bring this policy to the City Council meeting May 6, 1985. The meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m. •