2019-03-13 CC Minutes - Approved

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City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes March 13,2019 1. None. IX. NEW BUSINESS 1. Conditional Employment Offer (P-T Receptionist/Office Technician) Administrator Statz stated that staff would like to make an employment offer to the top candidate, contingent on the results of a background check and drug screening. Love suggested not sending a rejection notice to candidate 42 until candidate 41 accepts. Motion by Council Member Koski, seconded by Council Member Lakso to Authorize City Administrator to Offer a Conditional Employment Offer to the Candidate That Best Fits the City's Needs and If Needed to Candidate #2 if Candidate #1 Does Not Accept. All in favor. Motion carried. 2. Downtown TIF District—Authorization to Begin Structure Inspections Administrator Statz stated that staff is requesting authorization to commence the beginning phase(s) of determining whether it is feasible to create a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district within the downtown area. He stated that included in the packet was a timeline and staff has discussed this with the City's Financial Consultant. Finance Director DeJong stated that the City currently has a TIF District within the downtown area that has just 11 years left of its 25 year period (est. 2005). Since there were no projects within the first five (5) years the City is limited to spending 25% of any new increment and would only be able to capture that increment for the remaining 11 years. With these facts in mind, staff is recommending decommissioning the existing district and starting a new one. He stated that the City would like to determine whether the area would qualify for the creation of a new district by meeting the initial eligibility tests. He also stated that to qualify for the TIF District the area must contain at least 70% occupied parcels. An occupied parcel, is one where 15% of the land area is covered by impervious surface parking or structure. He stated that the area just meets the 70% criteria. However, 50% of the structures in the same area must be considered "substandard"which the state defines as a building that would require at least 15% of the cost of a replacement building to bring the existing building up to current standards. He reported that it is believed that most of the homes in the downtown area were constructed prior to the City adopting the building code in 1983. He stated that the City must make a good faith effort to gain entry to the property, but if the property owner does not allow entry, the City can complete a "table top" review of the property for permits and etc. to determine whether it is "substandard". He reported that a letter would be forwarded to the property owner requesting the inspection and follow-ups through telephone calls and door knocking. Administrator Statz stated that the City's Building Inspector and Building Official will handle the inspections so that there would be no costs associated with hiring a consultant and there is not commitment to commence a TIF District if the City does not qualify or chooses not to. Page 3 of 6