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City of Elk River, Minnesota SPRINGSTED Page 2 Section C Statement of Need and Public Purpose See Section C of the Development Program for the Development District. Section D Statement of Objectives See Section D of the Development Program for the Development District. Section E Designation of Tax Increment Financing District as an Economic Development District Economic development districts are a type of tax increment financing district which consist of any project, or portions of a project, which the City finds to be in the public interest because: (1) it will discourage commerce, industry, or manufacturing from moving their operations to another state or municipality; (2) it will result in increased employment in the state; or (3) it will result in preservation and enhancement of the tax base of the state. The TIF District qualifies as an economic development district in that the proposed development described in this TIF Plan (see Section I) meets the criteria listed above in (2) and (3). Without establishment of the TIF District, the proposed development would not occur within the City. The proposed development will also result in increased employment and enhancement of the tax base in both the City and the State. Tax increments from an economic development district must be used to provide improvements, loans, subsidies, grants, interest rate subsidies, or other assistance in which at least 85% of the square footage of the facilities to be constructed are used for any of the following purposes: (1) manufacturing, production, or processing of tangible personal property; (2) warehousing, storage and distribution of tangible personal property, excluding retail sales; (3) research and development related to the activities listed in (1) or (2) above; (4) telemarketing if that activity is the exclusive use of the property; (5) tourism facilities (see M.S. Section 469.174, Subd. 22); (6) space necessary for and related to the activities listed in (1) through (5) above; (7) a workforce housing project that satisfies the requirements of paragraph (d). Tax increments from the TIF District will be used to provide financial assistance to the proposed development (see Section I), in which over 85% of the square footage of the facilities to be constructed will be used for manufacturing or other purposes as listed in (1) through (7) above.