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<br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Economic Development Authority <br />Catherine Mehelich, Director of Economic Developme{Jt! <br /> <br />December II, 2006 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Consider Tax Abatement Application and Recommendation to <br />City Council - United HealthCare Service, Inc. Technology <br />Center Project <br /> <br />Issue <br />Pursuant to direction received from the EDA at its March 6, 2006 special meeting, staff has <br />been working with United HealthCare Services, Inc. representatives over the past year with <br />regard to their proposed data center development and request for tax abatement. The <br />company has recendy submitted an application for the City's consideration of tax abatement. <br />The EDA is asked to review the company's request and consider recommending to the City <br />Council approval of the tax abatement request and business subsidy. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />. March 6, 2006 Special Meeting Minutes of the EDA and Staff Report <br />. City of Elk River Tax Abatement and Business Subsidy Policies <br />. United HealthCare Services, Inc. Tax Abatement Application, November 20, 2006 <br />. Tax Abatement Application Review Worksheet <br />. Preliminary Site Plan <br /> <br />Project Description <br />United HealthCare provides resources, services and technologies for the health care industry. <br />Headquartered in Minnetonka, United HealthCare offers products and services through its <br />family of businesses; United Health Technologies, United HealthCare, Uniprise, Ingenix, <br />AmeriChoice, Ovations and Specialized Care Services. <br /> <br />The company has indicated the need to construct a new data technology center facility that <br />will increase the company's capabilities and capacities for improved availability and disaster <br />recovery for its computing systems, and an active configuration with its primary data center <br />in Plymouth. <br /> <br />S:\lndustrial Siting\UHC Data Center\Tax Abatement\12.11.06 EDA staffreport.doc <br />