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City of Elk River, Minnesota <br />SPRINGSTED Page 13 <br />The City does not anticipate entering into an agreement for development. The City does anticipate acquiring several <br />properties directly in conjunction with redevelopment as proposed within the district. <br /> <br />Section Y Assessment Agreements <br /> <br />The City may, upon entering into a development agreement, also enter into an assessment agreement with the <br />developer, which establishes a minimum market value of the land and improvements for each year during the life of <br />the TIF District. <br /> <br />The assessment agreement shall be presented to the County or City Assessor who shall review the plans and <br />specifications for the improvements to be constructed, review the market value previously assigned to the land, and <br />so long as the minimum market value contained in the assessment agreement appears to be an accurate estimate, <br />shall certify the assessment agreement as reasonable. The assessment agreement shall be filed for record in the <br />office of the County Recorder of each county where the property is located. Any modification or premature <br />termination of this agreement must first be approved by the City, County and School District. <br /> <br />The City does not anticipate entering into an assessment agreement. <br /> <br /> <br />Section Z Modifications of the Tax Increment Financing Plan <br /> <br />Any reduction or enlargement in the geographic area of the Project Area or the TIF District; a determination to <br />capitalize interest on the debt if that determination was not part of the original TIF Plan, increase in the portion of the <br />captured net tax capacity to be retained by the City; increase in the total estimated public costs; or designation of <br />property to be acquired by the City shall be approved only after satisfying all the necessary requirements for approval <br />of the original TIF Plan. This paragraph does not apply if: <br /> <br /> (1) the only modification is elimination of parcels from the TIF District; and <br /> <br /> (2) the current net tax capacity of the parcels eliminated equals or exceeds the net tax capacity of <br />those parcels in the TIF District's original net tax capacity, or the City agrees that the TIF District's <br />original net tax capacity will be reduced by no more than the current net tax capacity of the parcels <br />eliminated. <br /> <br />The City must notify the County Auditor of any modification that reduces or enlarges the geographic area of the TIF <br />District. The geographic area of the TIF District may be reduced but not enlarged after five years following the date of <br />certification. <br /> <br />Section AA Administration of the Tax Increment Financing Plan <br /> <br />Upon adoption of the TIF Plan, the City shall submit a copy of such plan to the Minnesota Department of Revenue <br />and the Office of the State Auditor. The City shall also request that the County Auditor certify the original net tax <br />capacity and net tax capacity rate of the TIF District. To assist the County Auditor in this process, the City shall <br />submit copies of the TIF Plan, the resolution establishing the TIF District and adopting the TIF Plan, and a listing of <br />any prior planned improvements. The City shall also send the County Assessor any assessment agreement <br />establishing the minimum market value of land and improvements in the TIF District, and shall request that the <br />County Assessor review and certify this assessment agreement as reasonable. <br /> <br />The County shall distribute to the City the amount of tax increment as it becomes available. The amount of tax <br />increment in any year represents the applicable property taxes generated by the retained captured net tax capacity of <br />the TIF District. The amount of tax increment may change due to development anticipated by the TIF Plan, other <br />development, inflation of property values, or changes in property classification rates or formulas. In administering and <br />implementing the TIF Plan, the following actions should occur on an annual basis: <br />