03-20-13 Urban Renewal Agency MinutesCity of Kalispell
Post Office Box 1997 - Kalispell, Montana 59903
Telephone: (406) 758-7701 Fax: (406) 758-7758
Urban Renewal Agency
Summary of Work Session held on 03/20/2013
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
Tom Lund — Serving as Chairman in the absence of Marc Rold
Suzanne Faubert
Murphy McMahon
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE
City of Kalispell Staff —Planning Director, Tom Jentz; Community Development Manager,
Katharine Thompson; Community Development Administrator, Lindsey Simpson
Work Session:
Ms. Thompson began the meeting by updating the URA on the current TIF request, 11 Main
Street: City Council will hold a work session on Monday, March 25, 2013 at 7:00pm to discuss
the TIF recommendation from the URA. City Council will meet again on April 1, 2013 at 7pm to
vote on the recommendation; URA members are welcome to attend both meetings. Tom Jentz
will be presenting the 11 Main Street TIF proposal to City Council on April 1, 2013.
The following TIF Guidelines and Policies were discussed:
West Side TIF Criteria for review draft:
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• Personal financial statements and who will review them
• Having confidentiality waivers or non -disclosure statements signed annually by URA members
• How applicants will begin the application process; it was discussed that new applicants will call
City staff for a consultation before beginning the application process with the URA board
• Re -wording of 'investment spin-off'
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• Re -wording of "Tax Generation"
• Timely completion- Based on the complexity of the project
• Penalties or repercussions of projects not completed in a timely manner
• Project management of rehabilitation projects
• Job creation and priorities
Public/Private Guidelines draft:
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• How projects will be incorporated into the City sidewalk program, it was discussed that the TIF
should have its own sidewalk policy and steer away from partnering with the City program
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• Technical assistance and re -wording of this section. Discussion on a 50/50 grant match
The work session was adjourned at 5:00pm.