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Urban Revitalization Program Applications_2011Masterpiece on the Mississippi TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Calendar Year 2011 Urban Revitalization Program Applications DATE: February 14, 2012 Dubuque bierd All- America City 1 2007 Housing and Community Development Department Director David Harris recommends City Council approval of 20 applications for residential property tax exemption. Three additional applications were received but were denied due to ineligibility. 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 MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager David Harris, Housing and Community Development Department Director THE CITY OF Masterpiece on the Mississippi Dubuque kittral All-America City 1 1 2007 TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: David Harris, Housing and Community Development Department SUBJECT: Calendar Year 2011 Urban Revitalization Program Applications DATE: February 14, 2012 INTRODUCTION This memorandum presents for City Council consideration the attached resolution related to calendar year 2011 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 11th 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. 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. P rocess 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 Department 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. Twenty three residential applications were received but three applications were denied due to ineligibility . The following twenty applications were reviewed and approved: Washington Neighborhood Urban Revitalization Area 1856 Washington Street - Richard A. Heim 2105 Washington Street - Jeffrey J. Kieffer 2169 Hines Elm Street — Sara J. Hines 1229 Jackson — LeRoy and Carol Ruden West 11th Street Urban Revitalization Area 1105 Highland Place — John Whalen 510 West 11th Street — Gina Kramer & Juan C. Nieto 1344 Locust — Jenelle Westerfield 1059 Spruce Street — Mark & Rhonda Wernimont 1301 Main — Alfred Schieltz 995 Grove Terrace — Joseph Robertson & Jeff Manternach 653 -655 Chestnut- Julie & David Lott 604 Loras — RonHanten 1132 Locust — Quibby Landlord LLC (Judy Davidson) 1134 Locust — Quibby Landlord LLC (Judy Davidson) 1080 Center Place — Jesse & Heather O'Neil 561 Jefferson — Leo Broughton West 3rd Urban Revitalization Area 1090 West 3rd — David Klaviter & Kara Bunte Old Main Urban Revitalization Area 197 Main- Greenfield Development LLC Cathedral Urban Revitalization Area 125 Bluff — William F. Coty 305 Jones — Gary Neal Hansen & Dawna M. Duff 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 F \USERS\ATAUKE\Urban Revite\Annual Apps\2012Council URApplication memo doc RESOLUTION NO. 38- 2012 RESOLUTION NO. 38-12 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, West 3rd Street, West 11th Street, Old Main, and Cathedral; and Whereas, the City of Dubuque, as of February 1, 2012, received tax abatement applications from the following property owners in the aforementioned urban revitalization districts; Washington Neighborhood Urban Revitalization Area 1856 Washington Street - Richard A. Heim 2105 Washington Street - Jeffrey J. Kieffer 2169 Elm Street — Sara J. Hines 1229 Jackson — LeRoy and Carol Ruden West 3rd Urban Revitalization Area 1090 West 3rd — David Klaviter & Kara Bunte West 11th Street Urban Revitalization Area 1105 Highland Place — John Whalen 510 West 11th Street — Gina Kramer & Juan C. Nieto 1344 Locust — Jenelle Westerfield 1059 Spruce Street — Mark & Rhonda Wernimont 1301 Main — Alfred Schieltz 995 Grove Terrace — Joseph Robertson & Jeff Manternach 653 -655 Chestnut- Julie & David Lott 604 Loras — RonHanten 1132 Locust — Quibby Landlord LLC (Judy Davidson) 1134 Locust — Quibby Landlord LLC (Judy Davidson) 1080 Center Place — Jesse & Heather O'Neil 561 Jefferson — Leo Broughton Old Main Urban Revitalization Area 197 Main- Greenfield Development LLC Cathedral Urban Revitalization Area 125 Bluff — William F. Coty 305 Jones — Gary Neal Hansen & Dawna M. Duff 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. Passed, approved and adopted this 2othday of February 2012. F: \Users\ATAUKE \Urban Revite■Annual Apps \UrbanRevitRes.doc D. x Roy D. Buol, Mayor