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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-04-21 CC WS CITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY WORKSESSION MEETING April 21, 2004 6:00 p.m. Approved I.CALL TO ORDER Mayor Sweeney called the Council Worksession to order at 6:15 p.m. Also present at the meeting were Councilmembers Broussard Vickers, Capra, Lee and Paar; City Administrator Kim Moore-Sykes, Finance Director Ellen Paulseth, Nick Skarich, Northland Securities; Paul Keleher, Sedona Homes, Scott Montgomery, Sedona Homes, Dale Montgomery, Sedona Homes, Pat Pelstring, Pelstring Financial Services. II.DISCUSSION ITEMS Information Regarding Tax Increment Financing (TIF). Paul Keleher, Sedona Homes, introduced the issues that he and his associates have in trying to redevelop the site. He indicated that some of the lots have bad soil conditions, substandard buildings that will have to be removed and wetlands. Because of these issues, acquiring and redeveloping these lots increase the lot costs of the project from a market standard of $35,000 per lot to $54,000 per lot. Mr. Keleher reported that at these per lot costs, Jackson Commercial would not be able to compete in the town home market because they would have to price the proposed townhomes too high. He stated that these are the reasons that they will need TIF assistance from the City. Nick Skarich, Northland Securities, provided information to the Council on applying TIF to this project and answered questions from the City Council on the financial and legal aspects of using TIF for this project. Council consensus was to direct Mr. Skarich to review the financial analysis as provided by Sedona Homes. III. ADJOURNMENT The Council Worksession was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Kim Moore-Sykes, City Administrator