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...,' A.yTWO - FRlDA\'ll: D ". BaDAR\' 4, 2005 _ 8:15 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 8:30 a.m. Recap of Day One Mark Ruff. Master of Ceremonies - Ehlers & Associates 8:45 a.m. GENERAL OPENING SESSION The Itasca Group-"Go Minnesota Transportation Campaign" 9:15 a.m. ~ Cutting the Cake (CHOOSE ONE) Black Tie Optional - The Ins and Ouls of Abatement. Learn what abatement is and how it can be used to finance developmenl and redevelopment projects. Learn the differences between abatement and tax increment and how to determine which tool should be used to assist a project. SPEAKERS: Rebecca Kurtz, Ehlers & Associates: Jenny Boulton, Briggs and Morgan Having Your Cake and Eating it Too - Financial Management Planning Nuts and Bolts. Now that levy limits are off, how should local units of government plan for future staff and capitat needs? This session wilt explore the paths that various cities have taken to turn a capital improvement plan into a compre- hensive model for projecfing taxes on individual homes. Important factors inciude growth, cash balances, the potential for debt, possible alternative revenue sources and transfers to and from enterprise funds. In addition, learn how you can get council members to "buy in" to the assumptions and the process. SPEAKERS: Mark Ruff and Jim Prosser, Ehlers & Associales; Raling Agency RepresentaUves Getting your RSVP's - Gaining Public Support for Development and Public Facilities. Everyone knows that public support for development. redevelopment and public facilities is key to project success. However, finding the formula to get support from a diverse, distracted and often skeptical public is increasingly difficult. This session will provide examples of tried and tested public participation strategies designed to produce results. SPEAKERS: Jill Schultz, JMS Communications 10:30 a.m. BREAK 10:45 a.m. ~ The Last Dance (CHOOSE ONE) The Party Pooper- Deficit Pooling: The Last Remedy For Legislative "Tax Reform," Anofher Year of Experience. The Stilte Auditor weighs in on pooling between different district types and other conflicting restrictions atlached to giving and receiving districts. What is a "prior obligation?' How do you calculate the annual delicit pooling cap? Can I pool between different types of districts? Can I keep a district open just to deficit pool from it? When does deticit pooling override district limitations? What is the relationship between deficit pooling and the 5-year rule? Come find the answers to these questions and more. SPEAKERS: Jessica Cook, Ehlers & Associates; Jim Holmes, Holmes & Associates; Andrea Hedtke, Dorsey & Whitney The Chicken Dance - 429 Assessment Bonds. Learn the correct procedures to implement a suc- cesstul improvement project. This session presents a summary at the requirements necessary to follow from the start 01 a project to the final assessrnent. Find out what steps are necessary If bonds are to be sold and how they are repaid. Become aware of the value of Special Assessment Policies and what goes into prepar- ing a good one. This session is critical for city engineers as well as city personnel. SPEAKERS: Jerry Shannon, Ehlers & Associates; Mary Ippel, Briggs and Morgan What Happens When The Party is Over - The Future of Eminent Domain. New challenges to the use of eminent domain have raised questions about publiC purpose in T1F districts and the authority of government to condemn private property for redevelopment. In addition, in late 2004, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear a major public purpose condemnation case that may fundamentally alter the law. Hear about the affect on publiC purpose challenges, findings necessary to make valid governmental decisions on T1F and con- demnation and what the future landscape rnightlook like in this area frorn a group of seasoned attorneys. SPEAKERS: John Herman and Mark Savin, Faegre & Benson; Steve Bubul, Kennedy & Graven .12:000.m. SEMINAR CLOSING ~' [ t/! . , ~ L I , I, ~