Agenda - Economic Development Authority - 04/14/2003 - Memo

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EXHIBIT A ANOKA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BILL OVERVIEW This bill would rename the Anoka County Housing and Redevelopment Authority as the Anoka County Community Development Authority and give the renamed authority the powers of an economic development authority as well.as those of a housing and redevelopment authority (HRA). The Anoka County HRA was established by special law in 1978. The bill would also authorize the Anoka County' Regional Railroad Authority to use any of its powers to further projects of the Anoka County Community Dev. elopment Authority' if those_projects benefit, promote, or improve rail service. HRAs and' EDAs as-origi, nally created in statute were city entities, but in the last couple of decades an. increasing number of county development authorities' have been created. Many county development' authorities were created by special law, but since 1987 cou'nties have had the statutory authority to create single- or multi-county HRAs, and since 2000 nonmetropolitaa counties have had the statutory authority to create county EDAs or to grant EDA powe, rs to existing county HRAs after making certain findings. In 1999 the legislature enacted legislation similar to this bill authorizing the Dakota County.HRA to change its name to the Dakota County Community Development Agency, to assume the additional powers of an EDA, arid to increase its .levy to the statutory limit torah EDA. Community development authority. Subd. i. Powers and duties. Renames Anoka County'HRA as the Anoka County Community Development Authority;(CDA); and provides that the ·renamed agency Will have the powers of both an HRA and an economic development authority (EDA). The county board must pass a resolution giving the new CDA the powers of an EDA. Subd. 2. RelatiOn to local HRA's. Provides that the Anoka County CDA may exercise the housing powers of an HRA in any municipality of the county at the request of that municipality's HRA. Deletes provision prohibiting the county from exercising jurisdiction in a municipality with · an established municipal HRA. L~caJ approval Technica~i · Updates language in Provision requiring the coUnty authority to get approval before undertaking .projects in local jurisdictions. Grant of powers. Subd. 1. When Changes take effect. Provides that the.name change and change in powers of the existing Anoka County authority happen on the July 1 after the effective date of the bill. Subd. 2. Taxing authority. Provides that Anoka County may not 'levy a tax at the request of the CDA in the manner generally authorized for an EDA, but the Anoka County CDA may instead increase its levy of the special tax authorized for an HRA up to the limit set in-statute for an EDA. The levy for an HRA is statutority limited to 0.0144 percent of taxable market value, while the limit for an EDA is 0.01813 percent of taxable market value. Joint action. Authorizes the Anoka County Regional Railroad Authority to exercise its powers to further projects or activities of the Anoka County CDA if the Anoka County Regional Railroad Authority determines that the project or activity benefits, promotes, or improves rail service or operations. The regional rail authority may enter into joint powers agreements with the Anoka County CDA or other local governments or public agencies. Effective date; local approval. Effective the day after local approval by Anoka County.