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Request for Action <br />ToItem Number <br />Housing and Redevelopment Authority7.2 <br />Agenda Section Meeting DatePrepared by <br /> <br />General BusinessAugust7, 2017Amanda Othoudt, EDD <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />2018 HRA Budget and Resolution Establishing Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />HRA Levy <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Review and approve the 2018 HRA Budget and attached Resolution establishing the HRA Tax Levy for <br />collection in year 2018. Following the HRAs action, the City Council must approve and <br />levy to Sherburne County by September 30, 2017. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />The Economic Development Division consists of two separate budge <br />Economic Development Authority <br />Housing & Redevelopment Authority <br /> <br />Revenues <br />The budget proposes a balanced budget of the operating levy at 0.0140%. The state caps an HRA <br />operating levy at 0.0185%. <br /> <br />Revenues generated from the HRA tax levy for the 2018 budget are estimated based on an Estimated <br />Market Value of $2,119,094,900 as provided by the Sherburne County Assessor. This will generat <br />revenue of $297,650 plus an additional $5,500 in interest income. <br /> <br />Expenditures <br />The proposed 2018 budget was developed with the goals and action17-2020 <br />HRA/EDA Strategic Plan, the Mississippi Connections Downtown Plan, and the City Vision & Goals. <br /> <br />Major initiatives from these documents include: <br />Rehabilitating at least 5 properties by utilizing the HRA Housing Rehabilitation Loan Pr <br />Allocating $75,000 to rehabilitate target areas of the city which will be developed through <br />coordination of the HRA and Central Minnesota Housing Partnershi <br />Budgeting $80,600 for acquisition of real estate for redevelopment projects in conjunction with <br />the Mississippi Connections Plan within the city. <br /> <br />Major Changes <br />Direction from the budget workshop included the following change <br /> <br />