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CITY OF JANESVILLE
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING (STUDY SESSION)
MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010
5:00 P.M.
(Municipal Building Council Chambers - Room #417)
1. Call to Order.
2. Roll call.
3. Review of economic development tools and strategies and discuss future
economic and development approaches.
4. Matters not on the agenda.
5. Motion to adjourn.
Janesville City Council
Economic Development Study
Session
March 8, 2010
Economic Development
Study Session Agenda
Economic Development Overview
Goals, Processes, Results
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Economic Development Financing
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Janesville’s TIF Policies
Tax Incremental Financing -Janesville’s Policies
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Risk Considerations
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Recommendations
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Discussion
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Economic Development Overview
“A Business Model”
Goal:To stimulate private sector investment
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in a community to create jobs and increase
the tax base.
Our Objectives are to provide public sector
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support in :
Economic Diversification
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Job Growth and Preservation
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Building the Local Tax Base
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Why? Primary Source of City
Revenues for Growth!
Economic Development:Process of bringing
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new dollars (private sector investment) into a
community
Private Sector Investment:Creates wealth
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and jobs = Community Cash flow
Community Cash Flow:Creates tax base
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and fee generation
Taxes & Fees = Programs & Services
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Bottom Line: Fundamental to a community’s
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survival and growth.
“Economic Development Reality Check”
Process of elimination
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A long term investment, not an expense.
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Competition is real and aggressive.
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Profitability supersedes quality of life.
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Perception is reality.
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Janesville is impacted by global economics and industry shifts
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Thinking from your customer’s perspective: a fundamental consideration
What do Janesville companies need from the City?
How can we effectively compete?
What will our residents support? (risk factors)
What does Economic Development
Encompass?
Planning and Land Use
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Tax Policy, State and Local
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Workforce
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Infrastructure
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Marketing, Sales and Public Relations
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Negotiations, Mediation
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Research
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Finance
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Incentives
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Why Do Companies Locate?
“The same things that attract new
companies also retain existing ones”
Labor skills/availability
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Tax and regulatory climate (value vs. cost)
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Proximity to markets/suppliers
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Cost of doing business
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Strong and stable political leadership
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Adequate infrastructure
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60 minutes from an airport
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Quality of life issues
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Incentives
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Economic Development Marketing
Competitive Opportunity: Communicate
Janesville’s attributes on the following:
The Right Product, People & Place
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Value added vs. Cost
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Differentiation/Unique Selling Position
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Intangibles vs. Tangibles
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Brand = Perception plus Experience/Observation
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Business Retention/Attraction
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Targeted Marketing
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Data Intensive
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Economic Development Strategies
Business Retention & Expansion
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Business Attraction
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Entrepreneurship
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Workforce Development
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Regionalism
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Rock County 5.0 Update
Funds used for implementation purposes,
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only. No staffing or overhead expenditures.
18 person Advisory Board
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Past budgets = $10,000/yr.
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Branding Goal = “Speed To Market”
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(customer service)
Putting the data infrastructure together.
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Strategies focus on business attraction,
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retention, entrepreneurship, workforce and
real estate development.
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Role of Incentives
“No one wants to pay sticker price”
Incentives are tie breakers –incentives do not make
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a bad deal good.
Available to existing, growth companies as well as
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new ones.
Unfortunately are reality
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Should be a win/win, an evaluation of risk/return
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Two Types of Incentives
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Direct Financial = TIF, SBA, Tax Credits etc.
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Indirect Financial = regulatory/permit timelines,
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workforce services and “certified sites”.
Economic Development Financing
“The Public Sector Role”
Objectives
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Reduce the risk of private sector investment
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Increase cash flow for growing companies
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Reduce the potential failure due to financing
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issues.
Create and/or retain jobs
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Provide access to capital
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Public Sector Financing Role
“Continued”
Goal: Invest in projects or business ventures
where the economic and social benefits
outweigh the financing risk.
Benefits: Jobs, tax revenues, neighborhood
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redevelopment etc.
Should not take the place of private sector
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financing.
Allow the company to keep more cash on hand.
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Reduce the perceived risk of the private sector.
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Financing Challenges For Companies
Growth requires cash, both access and
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affordability
To much debt, not enough equity
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Commercial banks: short term lenders
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Goal: Seek to match the term of the loan to
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the life of the asset.
Janesville’s TIF Policies
Source:Council Policy Statement #61,
Revised 11/14/2006
Creation of New Industrial TIFs on Green Field Sites.
Objective: Business Attraction/Expansion
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Eligible businesses –manufacturing firms and supporting
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businesses.
Must have at least $1.0 million in construction and the
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creation/retention of at least 50 jobs.
Recover its costs within eight years.
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Use up to two years of projected property taxes from each
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green field TIF project to capitalize a Development Fund
which can be used to assist a company when no increment
is created.
Janesville TIF Polices Continued
Council Policy Statement #61
Creating of New TIFs on Greenfield Sites
Objective: Business Retention/Expansion
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Minimum size project, $500,000 increase in
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property value and the creation of a minimum
of 10 jobs.
City costs to be repaid within 10 years
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Can use two years of projected property
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taxes for a Development Fund as noted on
previous slide
Janesville TIF Policies Continued #3
Council Policy Statement #61
TIF and Downtown Redevelopment Policies
When ever possible, the City will use non-TIF funding
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sources to purchase blighted buildings prior to the
creation of a TIF District.
The City may use up to 15 years of property taxes for
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development incentives.
The City may use up to 5 years of property taxes to
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capitalize a downtown redevelopment fund that would
focus on smaller projects.
Current/Active TIF Policies
February 2010
Forgivable working capital loan of up to 10
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years of a new construction increment.
Forgivable working capital loan based on
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leasing industrial space of $1,000/square
foot. This loan cannot exceed $10,000 per
job created.
Additional TIF Information
Trends and Examples
Janesville TIF decisions are within legal boundaries
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under state law.
Communities like Madison, WI only use TIF for
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downtown redevelopment based on financial need.
Future industrial property in Wisconsin is expected to
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be reassessed to lower values.
TIF requests based on employment only will continue
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to increase.
Wisconsin TIF Survey Summary
July 2009
Survey surveyed the use of TIF incentives in 13 Wisconsin cities including
Janesville. Major results are summarized as follows:
TIF loans vs. grants: 6 of 13 cities preferred loans, Janesville and
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Wausau use grant/loans, Green Bay uses grants, rest is on a case by
case basis.
Loan interest rates: most handle on a case by case basis. Janesville
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and Green Bay charge their cost of money, Eau Claire and Madison
only charge interest if the TIF agreement is broken.
TIF incentives for job creation: 9 of 13 cities do not consider this.
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Janesville and Eau Claire tie jobs to forgivable loans.
Priorities: job creation, blight removal, industrial development &
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redevelopment
Developer focused TIFs vs. city/end user focused TIFs.
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Current Janesville TIF Concerns
TIF: major focus –job creation, little evaluation of
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risk
Perceived as unlimited source of funding.
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Increment funding job creation vs. non-increment
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generated job creation
Economic Development Financing
Suggestions
Creation of a Redevelopment Authority and Housing
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Authority.
Use of TIF and Community Reinvestment dollars
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from banks to create small business revolving loan
fund.
Rock County Business Incentive Fund
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Consider the level of financial need as well as job
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creation when making TIF incentive decisions.
Public /Private partnerships with banks for downtown
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redevelopment
Interest on TIf loans should reflect the current market
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rates, not the city's cost of money.
Discussion: City Council’s Role in Janesville’s
Economic Development Program
Suggested Discussion Points:
Define incentive policy guidelines?
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Define parameters for staff to act on its own?
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ID of economic development priorities and
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concerns?
Provide direction on staff policy
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recommendations and specific proposals?
Receive staff updates on economic
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development projects, trends and issues as
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TIF Policy Issues and Recommendations
1. Should TIF be the predominate tool in Janesville’s
economic development program?
Staff is seeking direction for the following:
Direct staff to evaluate other economic
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development financing mechanisms
including redevelopment authorities,
housing authorities etc.
Development of a Rock County Business
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Incentive Fund program.
TIF Policy Discussion Continued
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2. Is job creation/retention paramount or should the project’s financial risk
also be considered and at what level? Examples would include:
The incentive being considered is greater than the estimated
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new tax increment.
The project only involves leased space and job creation, there
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is no new tax increment being generated.
Recommendation:
Job creation is still a very important factor, however a risk
evaluation should also considered. Thus, the following
questions should be asked:
What are the financial risks to the TIF and City?
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Will the project increase the City’s tax base?
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TIF Policy Discussion #3
Staff Recommendations
3. Should a higher level of risk be acceptable to create more jobs?
Recommendation: Financial risk should be recognized but job
creation should be made a higher priority.
4. How should Janesville respond to TIF requests, particularly in
the downtown area that do not expand the tax base or have
significant job creation but positively impact this area?
Recommendation:Continue to pursue public/private sector
relationships with local banks to share the risk and reduce the
TIF expenditure.
TIF Discussions #4
Staff Recommendations Continued
5.Should downtown TIF loans be made under different conditions
than industrial projects , particularly where there is no
significant primary job creation.
Recommendation:These loans should be made on a financial
gap basis utilizing the “but for clause" and be considered for
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“game changing” projects
6. Should Janesville continue to use TIF to support such
organizations as the Janesville Design Center or restrict the
use to projects that include job creation or tax base growth?
Recommendation:Due to the restricted availability of funds, TIF
should be used for job creation and/or for tax base growth.
Comments and Discussion
Questions
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Policy Concerns
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Policy Modifications
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New Ideas
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Other
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CITY OF JANESVILLE Policy No. 61
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COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
Date Issued 6/13/1994
Revised 10/28/2003
General Subject: Administration Revised 11/14/2006
Effective Date 11/14/2006
Specific Subject: Economic Development
Cancellation Date _________
Supersedes No. ___________
I. Overall Goal
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To diversify the economic base of the City of Janesville through the retention
and expansion of existing businesses, the attraction of growing industrial and
large regional service sector employers, and the redevelopment of the
downtown and older commercial areas in order to create new employment
opportunities for Janesville's citizens and which will expand the City's tax base.
II. Primary Objectives
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1. To implement a high profile proactive approach to local economic
development through a public/private partnership.
2. To provide a range of development incentives as needed to retain local
employers and to stimulate their expansion and to facilitate the
redevelopment and revitalization of the downtown and older
commercial areas.
3. To attract smaller, fast growing manufacturing and regional office
employers in business sectors with projected growth.
4. To provide both existing and new employers with a consistent set of
guidelines for the City Administration's approach to incentive
programs for projects located on private and/or publicly owned
industrial sites.
5. To facilitate the use of federal and state development incentive
programs and grants for local development projects.
6. To maximize the effectiveness of the City's limited resources in
stimulating job-creating development projects.
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COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
Date Issued 6/13/1994
Revised 10/28/2003
General Subject: Administration Revised 11/14/2006
Effective Date 11/14/2006
Specific Subject: Economic Development
Cancellation Date _________
Supersedes No. ___________
7. To compete on an equal basis with other communities for an
increased share of new development projects.
III. Implementation
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The City Administration shall be responsible for implementing this economic
development policy. The Economic Development Agency will have a lead role in
facilitating development projects and coordinating efforts with the private
sector. As development projects arise, the Administration shall have the
authority to negotiate the types and level of development incentives needed in
accordance with the provisions of this policy. The Administration shall
regularly inform the City Council of the progress of negotiations. Both the City
Administration and the City Council shall maintain the confidentially of all
such negotiations.
The City Council shall have the final authority to review and approve all
negotiated agreements and shall act on them in a public meeting.
IV. Industrial Development Policy
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The City of Janesville shall concentrate its industrial development efforts on
retaining its existing industrial firms and facilitating their expansion. In
addition, the City shall work with private sector and regional marketing
initiatives to attract new employers and shall utilize the available development
programs to remain competitive in the attraction of new industrial employers.
This industrial development policy acknowledges that in many cases,
successful development projects can occur without any public sector
involvement. Consequently, the City Administration shall market equally both
private and public development sites, and should utilize public incentive
programs only when needed to successfully accomplish economic development
objectives.
The following criteria shall be used to guide decisions involving the use of
industrial development incentives:
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COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
Date Issued 6/13/1994
Revised 10/28/2003
General Subject: Administration Revised 11/14/2006
Effective Date 11/14/2006
Specific Subject: Economic Development
Cancellation Date _________
Supersedes No. ___________
A. Project Facilitation
The City of Janesville's Economic Development Agency will be available to
assist local industries and new industrial prospects to facilitate
development projects. Assistance can take the form of providing
information on available industrial sites and buildings; determining the
necessary permitting for proposed projects; packaging development
financing; or helping firms complete proposals for state and federal
development assistance. In addition, the Agency will coordinate the City's
response to specific requests for development incentives such as the sale
of City-owned industrial sites or the creation of new industrial TIF
Districts. All requests for development incentives shall be made in writing.
B. Financing
1. Industrial Revenue Bonds- The City of Janesville will consider the
adoption of initial resolutions in support of eligible industrial
projects where the project financed will have a positive impact on
the City's tax base and employment opportunities and where the
company using the bond proceeds is shown to be financially
secure. Applicants for the use of industrial revenue bonds shall
present evidence of financial resources sufficient to cover the
costs involved.
2. Federal/State Programs- The Economic Development Agency will
provide assistance to existing industries and industrial prospects
in identifying federal and state financing programs. Where
appropriate, the Agency can take a lead role in developing a
financing package for development projects and can help the firm
complete the necessary application materials.
C. Industrial Parks/TIF Districts
1. Existing Industrial Areas
Janesville shall continue to actively promote existing industrial
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COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
Date Issued 6/13/1994
Revised 10/28/2003
General Subject: Administration Revised 11/14/2006
Effective Date 11/14/2006
Specific Subject: Economic Development
Cancellation Date _________
Supersedes No. ___________
parks and smaller sites for businesses that do not need
additional incentives for expansion projects. Both public and
privately owned sites will be treated equally, with the site location
decision left to the business planning the development project.
By promoting the use of existing sites that are currently served
with public utilities, the overall cost of development to the City
can be minimized.
a) In order to enhance and make marketable privately owned
industrial and commercial properties, the City of Janesville,
upon written request, may install water mains, sanitary
sewers, storm sewers, and roadways as improvements to
properties fronting on public streets. Payment for the
improvements requested shall be as follows:
1) A ten (10) year deferment at the interest rate prevailing
in the year in which the improvement was ordered,
becoming due on sale, use, or in ten (10) years
whichever comes first. A business which purchases a
development parcel from the original owner granted the
ten (10) year deferment, may elect to make payment for
improvements on a five (5) year payment plan.
2) Interest payments will be delayed until payment of the
special assessment.
3) If a property is split without platting, the amount of
special assessments shall be apportioned to the
resulting parcels.
b) In order to improve the marketability of vacant industrial, all
owners are encouraged to maintain them in a presentable
condition.
c) The City may offer to buy privately owned and industrially
zoned development sites at the fair market value as
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COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
Date Issued 6/13/1994
Revised 10/28/2003
General Subject: Administration Revised 11/14/2006
Effective Date 11/14/2006
Specific Subject: Economic Development
Cancellation Date _________
Supersedes No. ___________
appraised by the City Assessor, or by an independent
appraiser, mutually agreed upon by both parties. If possible,
the cost of the independent appraisal will be shared equally
by both parties.
2. New Industrial TIF Districts
a) The City of Janesville will only consider the creation of an
industrial TIF District where a manufacturer or regional
office developer is committed to construct a major
development project and where the project would not occur
without development incentives. The use of industrial TIF
districts will be considered for both existing Janesville
industries and new industries considering a Janesville
location. The use of TIF districts to provide direct financial
assistance to industrial projects shall be guided by the
following criteria:
* Does the proposed project conform to existing plans and
land use regulations?
* Does the proposed project help to implement the City's
economic development strategy?
* Is the City's assistance needed in order to make the
project feasible?
* Is the business financially stable and likely to continue
to grow and create jobs for Janesville residents?
* Will the cost of the proposed development incentives
exceed the projected tax increments generated by the
project over the life of the TIF District?
* Will the developer guarantee that tax increments will be
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COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
Date Issued 6/13/1994
Revised 10/28/2003
General Subject: Administration Revised 11/14/2006
Effective Date 11/14/2006
Specific Subject: Economic Development
Cancellation Date _________
Supersedes No. ___________
available for all TIF costs that are actually incurred?
b) Where the City is asked to develop a Tax Increment District
for a major development project, the City will consider
including additional acreage within the TIF district to provide
suitable sites for smaller, growing firms which need
development incentives in order to expand.
c) Only the following types of business establishments will be
eligible for development incentives within a TIF Industrial
Park:
* Manufacturing Firms- As defined under Wisconsin
Statutes Section 70.11(27). "Manufacturing means the
producing, assembling, fabricating, making, or milling
by machinery and equipment, a new article or
components with a different form, use, and name by a
process popularly regarded as manufacturing and as
further defined in ss. 70.995 (1) and (2)."
* Support and service activities directly related to and
used in conjunction with manufacturing operations
having the same principal user, including but not
limited to management and administration, data
processing, research and testing, storage and
distribution, but not including sale to ultimate
consumers for personal, family, or household
consumption.
* Storage, distribution, and wholesaling of manufacturing
products and materials used in manufacturing, but not
including retail sale of products.
* Selected services businesses like industrial laundry
facilities, regional corporate offices, financial transaction
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COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
Date Issued 6/13/1994
Revised 10/28/2003
General Subject: Administration Revised 11/14/2006
Effective Date 11/14/2006
Specific Subject: Economic Development
Cancellation Date _________
Supersedes No. ___________
processing centers, and manufacturing testing facilities.
d) The cost of land acquisition, internal streets, water and
sewer mains, storm sewers, natural gas and electric lines,
development site improvement costs, necessary and related
street and utility improvements outside of the TIF district,
industrial park landscaping, street lighting, financing
incentives (like interest rate write-downs, forgivable loans,
etc.), employee training costs, real estate sales commissions,
City borrowing costs, planning and administration costs, TIF
marketing costs, and other expenses related to implementing
the economic development strategy may be financed out of
TIF increments, in accordance with the TIF project plan.
e) In return for the incentives offered by the City through the
creation of the Industrial TIF District, the business receiving
the incentives shall guarantee an annual property tax
payment sufficient to allow the City to fully recover its TIF
investment within the time period set by the Council.
f) The business receiving the development incentives shall
provide the City Manager with sufficient financial
information to document that the business is financially
stable.
g) The Economic Development Agency will work with the
industry to determine the package of development incentives
necessary to complete the development project. The
development incentive package must be approved by the City
Council.
h) Standards for Incentives – Greenfield Sites
1) The City of Janesville will only consider the creation of a
new TIF industrial park on vacant land which is suitable
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COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
Date Issued 6/13/1994
Revised 10/28/2003
General Subject: Administration Revised 11/14/2006
Effective Date 11/14/2006
Specific Subject: Economic Development
Cancellation Date _________
Supersedes No. ___________
for industrial development if there are commitments for
at least $1 million in new construction and the creation
or retention of at least 50 jobs.
2) The maximum cost of the City's assistance to each
business locating within the industrial TIF District shall
be calculated so that the City will fully recover all of its
TIF costs including City borrowing costs through the
projected property tax increments over an eight year
period.
3) The City may use up to two years of projected property
taxes from each Greenfield TIF project to capitalize a
Development Fund that can provide assistance for
certain “soft” costs like machinery relocation costs,
employee training costs, site feasibility studies which
relate to development projects within the Greenfield TIF
district. The TIF Development fund may be used where
an existing industry within a Greenfield TIF districts
undertakes a development project that creates and/or
retains jobs, but does not create new taxable property
value.
i) Standards for Incentives – Existing Industry Expansions
1) The City will consider the creation of a new industrial
TIF district around an existing Janesville industry,
where the industry is committed to an expansion project
that will result in an additional $500,000 in property
value and the creation or retention of at least 10 jobs.
2) The maximum cost of the City's assistance to each
business expanding within an industrial TIF District
shall be calculated so that the City will fully recover all
of its TIF costs including City borrowing costs through
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COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
Date Issued 6/13/1994
Revised 10/28/2003
General Subject: Administration Revised 11/14/2006
Effective Date 11/14/2006
Specific Subject: Economic Development
Cancellation Date _________
Supersedes No. ___________
the projected property tax increments over a ten year
period.
3) The City may use up to two years of projected property
taxes from each Expansion TIF project to capitalize a
Development Fund that can provide assistance for
certain “non-construction” costs like machinery
relocation costs, employee training costs, site feasibility
studies, etc., which relate to development projects
within the Expansion TIF district. The TIF Development
fund may be used where an existing industry within an
Expansion TIF districts undertakes a development
project that creates and/or retains jobs, but does not
create new taxable property value.
V. Downtown Redevelopment Policy
The City of Janesville will work with private sector initiatives like the Downtown
Development Alliance to attract and implement redevelopment projects in the
downtown. This policy acknowledges that in many cases, successful
downtown redevelopment projects require public incentives to overcome the
extra costs associated with assembling multiple properties and demolishing
structure to create a development site. Underground utilities may need to be
relocated, street rights-of-way vacated, and environmental issues remediated.
The following criteria shall be used to guide decisions involving the use of
downtown redevelopment incentives:
A. Project Facilitation
The City of Janesville's Economic Development Agency will be
available to assist developers and property owners to facilitate
redevelopment projects. Assistance can take the form of providing
information on available development sites; determining the necessary
permitting for proposed projects; packaging development financing; or
CITY OF JANESVILLE Policy No. 61
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COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
Date Issued 6/13/1994
Revised 10/28/2003
General Subject: Administration Revised 11/14/2006
Effective Date 11/14/2006
Specific Subject: Economic Development
Cancellation Date _________
Supersedes No. ___________
helping firms complete proposals for state and federal development
assistance. In addition, the Agency will coordinate the City's response
to specific requests for redevelopment incentives such as the creation
of new redevelopment TIF Districts.
B. Timing of Redevelopment Projects
Where possible, the City will use non-TIF funding sources (i.e. general
funds, CDBG Blight Elimination Funds, etc.) to purchase and
demolish blighted building before the creation of a Redevelopment TIF
district. By creating redevelopment sites prior to creating a
downtown TIF district, the TIF district is able to utilize 100% of the
new property value created by the redevelopment project.
C. Standards for Incentives
The City may use up to fifteen years of projected property taxes from a
downtown redevelopment project to provide appropriate development
incentives. The development incentives may take the form of selling
property for less than its fair market valuation; the implementation of
off-site streetscape improvements; the provision of off-street parking
spaces; the relocation of existing water, sewer, storm sewer, electric,
gas, and telecommunication utilities; reimbursements to the developer
for specified redevelopment costs; low/no interest project financing;
and site environmental remediation.
D. Downtown Redevelopment Fund
The City may use up to five years of property taxes from a key
downtown redevelopment project to capitalize a downtown
redevelopment fund. The redevelopment fund would provide
development assistance for smaller projects within the downtown TIF
district that would further improve the area surrounding the
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COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
Date Issued 6/13/1994
Revised 10/28/2003
General Subject: Administration Revised 11/14/2006
Effective Date 11/14/2006
Specific Subject: Economic Development
Cancellation Date _________
Supersedes No. ___________
redevelopment project.
VI. Non-Downtown Commercial Redevelopment Policy
The City of Janesville will work with private developers to facilitate the
redevelopment of older commercial corridors located outside of the downtown.
This policy recognizes that it may be necessary to provide public incentives to
overcome the extra costs of assembling smaller commercial properties into
suitable redevelopment sites and demolishing existing buildings and relocating
business tenants, Commercial redevelopment project may also require the
vacating of street rights-of-way, relocating existing utilities, and upgrading
transportation infrastructure to accommodate additional traffic.
The following criteria shall be used to guide decisions involving the use of
public incentives for commercial redevelopment projects located outside of the
downtown:
A. Project Facilitiation
The City’s Economic Development Agency will be available to assist
developers and property owners and facilitate redevelopment projects.
Assistance can take the form of providing information on available
development sites; determining zoning and permitting for proposed
projects; working out site planning and traffic issues, and packaging
development financing. In addition, the Agency will coordinate the
City's response to specific requests for redevelopment incentives such
as the creation of new TIF Districts.
B. Standards for Incentives
1) Commercial redevelopment TIF Districts shall only be considered
in commercial areas with the majority of existing structures older
than forty (40) years old. The land within a proposed commercial
redevelopment TIF District shall not be located within the B-4
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COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
Date Issued 6/13/1994
Revised 10/28/2003
General Subject: Administration Revised 11/14/2006
Effective Date 11/14/2006
Specific Subject: Economic Development
Cancellation Date _________
Supersedes No. ___________
Business Highway Zoning District.
2) The City may consider the creation of a new commercial
redevelopment TIF district where a single “anchor” redevelopment
project will create more than $750,000 in new property value on
a redevelopment site larger than one acre in size.
3) The City may draw the boundaries of the proposed commercial
redevelopment TIF district to include additional properties beyond
the immediate “anchor” redevelopment project to stimulate
further redevelopment activity and/or consider the creation of a
“mixed-use” TIF district where the proposed redevelopment
project includes the creation or rehabilitation of residential
dwelling units.
4) Development incentives may take the form of selling property for
less than its fair market valuation; the implementation of off-site
streetscape improvements; the relocation of existing water, sewer,
storm sewer, electric, gas, and telecommunication utilities; traffic
control improvements, reimbursements to the developer for
specified redevelopment costs; low/no interest project financing;
site environmental remediation, or other incentives needed to
facilitate the successful redevelopment project.
5) For any specific project within a commercial redevelopment TIF
district, the cost of the public incentives should not exceed ten
(10) years of projected property taxes from the redevelopment
project unless the Council elects to increase the incentive to
address specific redevelopment issues.