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achieve at least $1 million greater annual City, County, and School District tax revenue than would otherwise be paid using the $10,000,000 annual tax minimum described above). Metric: 10% return of annual local taxes on net investment How to get there: The County has invested cash and issue bonds for acquisition and remediation of the site. The loans from various funds, including the payment of debt service from the Solid Waste Fund, need to be repaid. Each land sale needs to be reviewed from the perspective of the project at hand, but also in the context of the larger financial picture for the County. D. Long-Term Employment: High Wage Jobs Background and Goal: One of the County Board’s four goals is to cultivate economic prosperity (all are found at http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/cb/mission.htm ). Approximately 50% of the developable acreage of RCC is designated for office, manufacturing, and retail purposes. A major portion of the land in RCC will produce new, high wage, long-term jobs through attracting new businesses and the expansion of existing businesses. The median household income for the Minneapolis/St. Paul MSA in 2013 is estimated at $66,900 and the average wage is $55,221 for the seven county metro area as presented by the Metropolitan Council (http://stats.metc.state.mn.us/profile/detail.aspx?c=R11000#medianincome ) Metric: Locate 4,000 high wage jobs in RCC with 50% of the jobs with wages that are higher than the average wage for the seven county metropolitan area as defined by the Metropolitan Council and at least 90% of non-retail jobs are at least living wage jobs as defined at least 130% of federal poverty level for a family of 4 ($14.91 an hour for 2014), which may be reduced to 110% if sufficient benefits accompany the jobs. How to get there: Create at least 1,200,000 square feet of office with average employment of at least 3 per 1,000 square feet of building area and office/manufacturing facilities of 500,000 square feet with average employment of at least 1 per 1,000 square feet. E. Transit and Mobility Background and Goal: Provide high-frequency bus service from RCC to the rest of Ramsey County and the metropolitan area through a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) or similar line of service. In addition, RCC is to contain a higher than average number of miles of bike and pedestrian paths and lanes to promote increased mobility for residents and workers to work, shopping and schools. Transit and mobility connectivity will enhance employment opportunities for a new generation of workers and serve as a draw to new residents. Metric: High frequency bus service (defined as service every 15 minutes) and increase County Road H park and ride service to Minneapolis. How to get there: Housing density of 10 to 15 units per acre and employment of 4,000 workers. 2