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Urban Revitalization Program 2012 ApplicationsMasterpiece on the Mississippi TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Calendar Year 2012 Urban Revitalization Program Applications DATE: February 13, 2013 Dubuque kital All- America City II 111! 2012 Housing and Community Development Department Director Alvin Nash recommends City Council approval of 19 applications for residential property tax exemption. Five additional applications were received but were denied due to ineligibility. The application for 567 Arlington was filed three years after completion of the work, and therefore is only eligible for a seven -year tax exemption. The applications were filed in accordance with the Urban Revitalization ordinance, and Alvin Nash 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. brit44 itgy, Michael C. Van Milligen MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager Alvin Nash, Housing and Community Development Department Director Masterpiece on the Mississippi Dubuque bfril All- America City 1 2012 TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Alvin Nash, Housing and Community Development Department SUBJECT: Calendar Year 2012 Urban Revitalization Program Applications DATE: February 11, 2013 INTRODUCTION This memorandum presents for City Council consideration the attached resolution related to calendar year 2012 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. 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 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 four residential applications were received but five applications were denied due to ineligibility. The application for 567 Arlington was filed three years after completion of the work and therefore is only eligible for a seven year tax exemption. The following nineteen applications were reviewed and approved: Washington Neighborhood Urban Revitalization Area 1608 Washington Street — Tyler Schumacher 1649 Washington Street — Eugene Pfeiffer 1765 Washington Street — Gary F. Bishop 1767 Washington Street — AlysonTasker 1775 Washington Street — Collin S. Herrig 1795 Washington Street — Megan Starr 2108 Washington Street - Betty Jane Griffin 2116 Washington Street — Dennis & Rose Kohl 1815 Elm Street — William Welter 1257 & 1257'/2 Jackson Street — Kevin & Sue Leute 2164 Jackson Street — Kim Rennison West 11th Street Urban Revitalization Area 567 Arlington- Julie & David Lott (late -seven years exemption) 1323 Bluff Street — David Luchsinger & Susan Kearns 1325 Bluff Street — David Luchsinger & Susan Kearns 1222 -1240 Locust Street — TjIV LLC Upper Main Urban Revitalization Area 1395 -1395 '/2 Iowa Street — Todd Kluck 140 Loras Boulevard — Jacqueline B. Van Meter Cathedral Urban Revitalization Area 350 West 1St Street- John W. McAndrews Jackson Park Urban Revitalization Area 1 735 /1737/1745 Madison Street — Ron Hanten 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 RESOLUTION NO. 43- 2013 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 11th Street, Upper Main, Cathedral, and Jackson Park; and Whereas, the City of Dubuque, as of February 1, 2013, received tax abatement applications from the following property owners in the aforementioned urban revitalization districts; Washington Neighborhood Urban Revitalization Area 1608 Washington Street - Tyler Schumacher 1649 Washington Street - Eugene Pfeiffer 1765 Washington Street - Gary F. Bishop 1767 Washington Street - AlysonTasker 1775 Washington Street - Collin S. Herrig 1795 Washington Street - Megan Starr 2108 Washington Street - Betty Jane Griffin 2116 Washington Street - Dennis & Rose Kohl 1815 Elm Street - William Welter 1257 & 1257 %/2 Jackson Street - Kevin & Sue Leute 2164 Jackson Street - Kim Rennison West 11th Street Urban Revitalization Area 1323 Bluff Street - David Luchsinger & Susan Kearns 1325 Bluff Street - David Luchsinger & Susan Kearns 1222 -1240 Locust Street - Tj IV LLC Upper Main Urban Revitalization Area 1395 - 1395 1/2 Iowa Street - Todd Kluck 140 Loras Boulevard - Jacqueline B. Van Meter Cathedral Urban Revitalization Area 350 West 1st Street- John W. McAndrews Jackson Park Urban Revitalization Area 1735 /1737/1745 Madison Street — Ron Hanten Whereas, the City of Dubuque, as of February 1, 2013, received a late tax abatement application from the following property owner for improvements completed in 2009, resulting in eligibility for a seven year tax exemption in the aforementioned urban revitalization districts, therefore; West 11th Street Urban Revitalization Area 567 Arlington- Julie & David Lott (seven year eligibility) 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?8thday of February 20 Kevin Fir stahl, City F: \Users\ATAUKE \Urban Revit&Annual Apps \UrbanRevitRes.doc Roy' oI, Mayor