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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
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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
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
David Harris, Housing and Community Development Department Director
THE CITY OF
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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
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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.
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Roy D. Buol, Mayor