Urban Revitalization Program Applications 2010Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Calendar Year 2010 Urban Revitalization Program Applications
DATE: February 14, 2011
Housing and Community Development Department Director David Harris recommends
City Council approval of 32 applications for residential property tax exemption. An
additional application was received and approved for improvements completed in 2007.
Since the property owner applied later than the required two years after work
completion, the property is eligible for less than the full ten years for tax exemption.
The applications were filed in accordance with the Urban Revitalization ordinance, and
David Harris recommends the applications be forwarded to the City Assessor for final
review and determination of the amount of property tax exemption.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
David Harris, Housing and Community Development Department
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: David H Housing and Community Development Department
SUBJECT: Calendar Year 2010 Urban Revitalization Program Applications
DATE: February 11, 2011
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INTRODUCTION
This memorandum presents for City Council consideration the attached resolution
related to calendar year 2010 applications for residential property tax abatement. The
resolution approves applications filed in accordance with the Urban Revitalization
ordinance and directs that the approved applications be forwarded to the City Assessor.
BACKGROUND
In 1980, the City Council established, under the guidelines set forth in Chapter 404 of
the Code of Iowa, Dubuque's first two Urban Revitalization Areas - Jackson Park Urban
Revitalization Area and West 11 Street Urban Revitalization Area. In 1981, the City
designated the Washington Street Urban Revitalization Area and amended the district
in 2007 and 2008. In 1995, the Upper Main Urban Revitalization Area was designated
and in 2002 the Langworthy, Old Main and Cathedral Urban Revitalization areas were
designated. The Garfield Place Urban Revitalization Area was approved in 2000,
amended in June 2002 and amended again in February 2004.The Manasseh House
Urban Revitalization was approved in February 2006 and the Salvia House Urban
Revitalization Area Plan was approved in 2008. Additionally, a number of other small
areas have been designated over the years, but these designations have primarily
expired.
The Washington Neighborhood Urban Revitalization district was revised, the boundaries
expanded in March 2007and amended in 2008. In addition to the ten year residential
abatement on improvements, this district also allows three -year abatement for commercial
buildings.
The purpose of the Urban Revitalization legislation is to attract development to specific
areas, which might otherwise continue to deteriorate, thereby stabilizing and eventually
increasing the tax base within those areas. The abatements are intended to stimulate
private investment by reducing the tax increases that would normally result from making
improvements to residential property.
Process
Applications for tax exemption are accepted until February 1 of each year. The
Housing and Community Development Department reviews applications to ensure
properties are located in a designated area. Staff from Building Services and the
Housing and Community Development have completed an inspection of each property
to determine if the improvements have been completed, are in general conformance
with the area plan, and appropriate permits have been obtained, if necessary.
If the City Council finds the applications to be in compliance with the appropriate urban
revitalization plan, they are forwarded to the City Assessor who inspects the properties,
determines the assessable value of the new improvements and transmits this
information to the County Auditor. The City Assessor must receive applications by
March 1 to approve the tax abatement.
DISCUSSION
The residential tax exemption is for a period of 10 years and represents 100% of the
assessed valuation added by the qualifying improvements. Thirty seven residential
applications were received but four applications were denied due to ineligibility or timing
issues.
The following thirty -two applications were reviewed and approved:
Washington Neiqhborhood Urban Revitalization Area
1241 Jackson — Richard and Annette Miller
1276 Jackson — Betty Mullady
1355 Washington — Dennis & Marlene McCarthy
1429 Elm — Thomas R. Roling
1433 Washington — Richard Nienke
145 East 17 Street — Deb Runde
1515 Elm — Joshua C. Shepherd
1523 Elm — Ruth A Jurisic
1567 Elm — Schott Birch & Lynn Besser
1576 Washington — Elizabeth Soule
1578 Washington — Jay Streinz
1580 Jackson — Larry & Mary Jo Gearheart
1628 Washington — Pat & Louise Urbain
1669 Washington — Glen Bradley
1681 Elm — Karen K. Schaffer & Bobby D. Cratton
1896 Washington — Kevin & Becky Lightfoot
1925 Washington — Robert F. Mootz
2015 Washington — Julie Woodyard
2057 Washington — Edwin & Darlene Keehn
2105 Washington — Jeffrey John Kieffer
351 East 15 Street — Michelle Clemens
West 11 Street Urban Revitalization Area
1125 Highland Place — Bradley- McDonald Trust
1531 Cornell — Mary & Marvin Ritt
474 West 16 Street — Sandra Smith
481 West 15 Street — Professional Properties LLC
510 West 11 Street — Gina Kramer & Juan C. Nieto
571 Jefferson — Leo Broughton
Jackson Park Urban Revitalization Area
306 West Locust - Timothy & Ruth Toomey
Cathedral Urban Revitalization Area
205 Bluff — B &C Cathedral Development LLC
392 Bluff - RMF Associates LLC
394 Bluff — RMF Associated LLC
An additional application was received and approved for improvements completed in
2007. Since the property owner applied later than the required two years after work
completion, the property is eligible for less than the full ten years for tax exemption.
Washington Neighborhood Urban Revitalization Area
2073 Jackson — Thomas Richard: Improvements in 2007
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend that all eligible applications included in the attached resolution be
approved and forwarded to the City Assessor for final review and determination of the
amount of property tax abatement.
ACTION STEP
The Action Step is for the City Council to receive and file eligible tax abatement
applications and this staff report and adopt the attached resolution.
Prepared by Aggie Tauke, Community Development Specialist
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RESOLUTION NO. 52 -2011
RESOLUTION APPROVING PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT APPLICATIONS
SUBMITTED BY PROPERTY OWNERS IN RECOGNIZED URBAN REVITALIZATION
AREAS AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSMITTAL OF THE APPROVED APPLICATIONS
TO THE CITY TAX ASSESSOR
Whereas, Chapter 404 of the Code of Iowa, the Urban Revitalization Act, permits cities to
abate property taxes for improvements made to properties in designated revitalization areas; and
Whereas, the Urban Revitalization Act requires property owners to submit a written application
for abatement by February 1 of the assessment year for which the abatement is first claimed, and
further requires the City Council to approve all applications that meet the requirements of the adopted
Urban Revitalization Plan and forward the approved applications to the City Assessor for review by
March 1 of each year; and
Whereas, pursuant to the requirements of said Urban Revitalization Act, the following Urban
Revitalization Areas were established: Washington Neighborhood, Jackson Park, West 11 Street,
Cathedral and West 11 Street; and
Whereas, the City of Dubuque, as of February 1, 2011, received tax abatement applications
from the following property owners in the aforementioned urban revitalization districts;
Washington Neighborhood Urban Revitalization Area
1241 Jackson — Richard and Annette Miller
1276 Jackson — Betty Mullady
1355 Washington — Dennis & Marlene McCarthy
1429 Elm — Thomas R. Roling
1433 Washington — Richard Nienke
145 East 17 Street — Deb Runde
1515 Elm — Joshua C. Shepherd
1523 Elm — Ruth A Jurisic
1567 Elm — Scotty Birch & Lynn Besser
1576 Washington — Elizabeth Soule
1578 Washington — Jay Streinz
1580 Jackson — Larry & Mary Jo Gearheart
1628 Washington — Pat & Louise Urbain
1669 Washington — Glen Bradley
1681 Elm — Karen K. Schaffer & Bobby D. Cratton
1896 Washington — Kevin & Becky Lightfoot
1925 Washington — Robert F. Mootz
2015 Washington — Julie Woodyard
2057 Washington — Edwin & Darlene Keehn
2105 Washington — Jeffrey John Kieffer
351 East 15 Street — Michelle Clemens
West 11 Street Urban Revitalization Area
1125 Highland Place - Bradley- McDonald Trust
1531 Cornell — Mary & Marvin Ritt
474 West 16 Street — Sandra Smith
481 West 15 Street — Professional Properties LLC
510 West 11 Street — Gina Kramer & Juan C. Nieto
571 Jefferson — Leo Broughton
Jackson Park Urban Revitalization Area
306 West Locust - Timothy & Ruth Toomey
Cathedral Urban Revitalization Area
205 Bluff — B &C Cathedral Development LLC
392 Bluff - RMF Associates LLC
394 Bluff — RMF Associated LLC
Whereas, the City of Dubuque, as of February 1, 2011, received a tax exemption application
from a property owner in the aforementioned urban revitalization district for improvement made in
previous years;
Washington Neighborhood Urban Revitalization Area
2073 Jackson — Thomas Richard: Improvements in 2007
Whereas, the Housing and Community Development Department and Building Services
Department have reviewed the above - described applications and inspected the properties, and have
determined that the applications and the improvements conform to all requirements of the City of
Dubuque's Urban Revitalization Plans.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the above - described tax abatement applications meet the requirements of the
City of Dubuque's Urban Revitalization Plans.
Section 2. That the above - described tax abatement applications are hereby approved by the
City Council, subject to the review and approval of the City Assessor.
Section 3. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to forward the above -
described tax abatement applications to the City Assessor.
Attest:
Passed, approved and adopted this 22 day of February, 2011.
anne F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk
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