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Home My WebLink About349 > , . . ~ /]'\~ILLS CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 349 An Ordinance Creating an Economic Development Commission The City Council of Arden Hills hereby ordains that the following section is added to the Municipal Code: Section 220.04 Economic Development Commission Subd. 1 Establishment of Commission. An Economic Development Commission is hereby established to facilitate positive interaction with the business community and advise the City Council and Economic Development Authority on economic development, redevelopment, and related community development issues. . Subd.2 Composition. The Economic Development Commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the City Council. Membership shall be open to any resident or non- resident business representative that is interested in the business climate and economic development direction of the City. There shall be at least three Arden Hills residents represented on the Commission. Any member ofthe Commission may be removed by a majority vote of the City Council. Subd.3 Attendance at Meetings. Any member ofthe Economic Development Commission who has unexcused absences from three consecutive meetings, or a total of one- third of all meetings in a calendar year, shall automatically be removed from office without City Council action. The City Administrator shall notify the member of his or her removal. Subd. 3 Terms and Compensation. Appointment to the Economic Development Commission shall be made on an annual basis, or more often ifrequired. Members shall be appointed for three year terms beginning on February 1 st and ending on January 3 I st of the third year. Initial appointments shall be as follows: three members shall be appointed for a term of three years, two members shall be appointed for a term oftwo years, and two members shall be appointed for a term of one year. Commission members shall serve without compensation. Subd.4 Vacancies. In the case of a vacancy during the term of office of any member of the Commission, the City Council shall appoint a member to serve the remainder of the term. A . vacancy shall exist if any of the following occur: death, failure to serve, or resignation. Subd. 5 Organization. The Mayor, with approval of the City Council, shall annually appoint one member to serve as Chair of the Commission. The Chair shall be responsible for #349 - I ---- meeting agendas, presiding at meetings, minutes of meetings, and reports and recommendations . to the City Council. Subcommittees of the Commission may be formed from time to time based on the needs of the City and Commission. The Commission shall annually appoint a member to serve as Vice-Chair. Subd. 6 Meetings and Reports. The Commission shall hold meetings every other month, or more frequently as needed. It shall keep minutes which shall be forwarded to the City Council. The Community Development Director shall be the official staffliaison to the Commission. Subd.7 Duties and Functions. The duties and functions of the Commission shall be as follows: A. Endeavor to secure a full and complete understanding of the City's needs and desires for economic development activities. B. Create a focal point for the economic development efforts ofthe City. C. Assist with the development of a business retention and attraction program. D. Provide input and direction on the City's marketing and communication efforts. E. Assure the integration of the City's economic development efforts with its land use . planning efforts ensuring that business attraction and expansion is not an end in itself, but is an element of a coordinated community development program. F. Assist in the identification of areas for rehabilitation or redevelopment. G. Work with the Planning Commission on plans for areas identified for redevelopment or rehabilitation. H. Assist in business promotion and reeognition events. I. Interact and participate with the Chamber of Commerce and related organizations as a means of improving communications and overall responsiveness. J. Evaluate and make recommendations to the City Council and Economic Development Authority on economic development finance projects and programs including, but not limited to, tax increment financing, tax abatement, local revolving loan fund, and state incentives. K. Participate in the policy making process as requested by the City Council. This may involve occasional joint meetings with the Planning Commission and/or the City Council. L. Perform other duties and functions as specifically delegated by the City Council. . Effective Date: This ordinance shall become effective thirty days after its publication. . #349 - 2 Adoption Date: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Arden Hills . the 8th day of March, 2004. A4~A.~ ahA~..d~ ' / -13evefty Aplikowski, Mayor ATTEST: Publication Date: Published on the 17th day of March, 2004. \\EarthV\dmin\Council\Ordinanccs\Ordinancc 349 Creating an Economic Development Commission. doc . . #349 - 3 . , RECEIVED MAR 2 2 2004 . Affidavit of Publication CITY OF ARDEN HILLS Slate 01" Minnesola } SS Counly 01" Ramsey Keri Solseth , being duly sworn, on oath, says that he/she is the publisher or authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as SHOR EVIFW RT TT T ,ETIN , and has full knowledge of the facls which are stated below: (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331.11..02, 331.11..07, 3nd other applicable laws, as amended. (B) The printed ORDINANCE which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week, for 1 successive weeks; it was first published on WED. , the 17TH day of MAR. , 20~, and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including , the day of ,20_; and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet . from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice: * ABCDEFGHIJKLMN OPQRSTUVWXYZ " * ABCDEFGHIJKLMN OPQRSTUVWXYZ BY: * abed efghijkl m nopqrstuvwxyz TITLE ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATE Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 17TH day of MAR. , 20 04. 3~"- Kll~l~ 6 Notary Public 'Alphabet should be in the same size and kind of type as the notice. Ii B ~ e W~b\ 1'1. IMlllB-tBID i .~ ' ' ~iJW\:, f'l'B!1{;..!\i/j~ESOTA RATE INFORMATION ~.j' .. ~~~ .~ (;':,r,"~, r?;G)lry~ ,icJl, 3"1, 200.0;; .! 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Assure the integration of the City's COUNTY OF RAMSEY follows: three members shall be economic development efforts with its STATE OF MINNESOTA appointed for a term of three years, two land use planning efforts ensuring that ORDINANCE NO. 349 members shall be appointed fora term of business attraction and expansion is not An Ordinance Creating an Economic two years, and two members shall be an end in itself, but is an element of a Development Commission appointed lor a term of one year. coordinated community development The City Council of Arden Hills Commission members shall serve program. hereby ordains that the following without compensation. F. Assist in the identification of areas for section Is added to the Municipal Subd. 4 Yacancies_ In the case of a rehabilitation or redevelopment. Code: vacancy during the term of office of any G_ Work with the Planning Commission Section 220.04 Economic member of the CommisSion, the City on plans for areas identified fa, Development Commission Council shall appoint a member to serve redevelopment or rehabilitation. Subd. 1 Establishment 01 the remainder of the term. A vacancy H.. Assist In business promotion and Commission. An . Economic Devel- shall exist if any of the following occur: recognition events. opment Commission IS hereby death, failure to serve, or resignation. I. Interact and participate with the established to facilitate positive inter- Subd. 5 Organization. The Mayor, with Chamber of Commerce and related action with the business community and approval of the City Council, shall organizations as a means of improving advise the City Council and Economic annually appoint one member 10 serve as communications and overall Development Authority. on economic Chair of Ihe Commission. The Chair shall responsiveness. development, redevelopment, and be responsible for meeting agendas, J. Evaluate and make recommendations related community development issues. presiding at meetings, minutes of to the City Council and Economic Subd. 2 Composition. The Economic meetings, and reports and ree- Development Authority on economic Development Commission shall consist ommendations to the City Council. development finance projects and of seven members appointed by the City "'Subcommittees of the Commission may programs including, but not limited to, tax Council. Membership shall be open 10 be formed from time to time based on the increment financing, tax abatement, local any resident or non-resident business needs of the City and Commission. The revolving loan tund, and state incentives.. representative thai is interested in the Commission shall annually appoint a K_ Participate in the policy making business climale and economic member to serve as Vice-Chair. process as requested by the City Council. development direction of the City. There Subd. 6 Meetings and Reports. The This may involve occasional joint . shall be at least three Arden Hills Commission shall hold meetings every meetings with the Planning Commission residents represented on the other month, or more frequently as andlor the City Council. ' Commission. Any member of the needed. It shall keep minutes which shall l. Perform other duties and functions as Commission may be removed by a be forwarded to the City Council. The specifically delegated by the City Council. majority vote of the City Council. Community Development Director shall Effeetl\M DatA' This ordinance she.' Subd. 3 Attendance at Meetings. Any be Ihe official staH liaison to the become effective thirty days after' member ot the Economic Development Commission. publication. Commission who has unexcused Subd. 7 Duties and Functions. The Ado.tion De'", Adopted by 7 absences fmm three consecutive duties and functions of the Commission Council of the City of Arden Hills, ~ meetings, or a total of one-third of all shall be as follows: day of March, 2004_ ' meetings in a calendar year, shall A. Endeavor to secure a full and Beverly ~. - automatically be removed from office complete understanding of the City's without City Council action. The City needs and desires fm economic Administrator shall notify the member of development activities. ATTEST: his or her removal. B. Create a focal point for the economic Michelle Wolfe Subd. 3 Terms and Compensation. development efforts of the City. (BUlletin: Mar. 17, 2004) Administrator .- . -----