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The measures, tied to ordinance 25-08 and DDA TIF plan number 5, were presented at a public hearing and a subsequent new-business item. Tara, director of the Marquette DDA, described the plan as primarily a term extension with “minor housekeeping items such as corrections to property descriptions” and outlined priority capital projects she said the DDA plans to pursue if the extension is adopted.

Why it matters: The 30-year extension (an 18-year addition to the prior plan, which ran to 2036) is intended to give the DDA time to bond for and complete multi-phase capital projects, leverage grants and partnerships, and maintain operations. In return the city will receive an ongoing share of incremental tax revenue; staff estimated that 5% of DDA gross TIF revenue would equal about $63,000 in year one and projected roughly $2,893,580 over the life of the agreement under conservative growth assumptions.

DDA priorities and costs
Tara told commissioners the DDA’s objectives come from the 2020 downtown plan and from stakeholder input. She listed several priority projects and rough cost estimates: a Beraga (Baraga) Street improvement plan estimated about $7,500,000; Third Street improvements estimated about $2,800,000; Market Commons enhancements at about $3,000,000; and a parking redevelopment program with an aggregated planning estimate near $15,000,000.

Tara said the total of the listed projects, including routine operations, came to roughly $42,000,000 and that the longer term would allow the DDA to seek bonding and grants. She also noted the DDA’s operational role and said the organization works to “prevent deterioration in business districts, encourage historic preservation, increase property tax valuation, and to promote economic growth.”

Fiscal concerns and debate
Several commissioners supported the extension for providing long-term stability for bonding and planning. Commissioner Davis, while voting in favor, raised concerns about the length of the extension and the effect on other taxing jurisdictions. Davis noted that “approximately 60% of the financing that's coming from TIF is going to the operating cost of the DDA,” meaning wages and benefits, and argued the city and other taxing entities have not seen promised returns in past TIF cycles.

Davis proposed amending the revenue-sharing agreement to require a review in three years instead of five; she later rescinded the amendment after discussion. The city manager and deputy city manager clarified that the draft agreement includes a mandatory review every five years and that the agreement can be renegotiated at any time by mutual consent of the parties. The deputy city manager also said the operational portion of TIF revenue is “just over a million” dollars and that, without the DDA, the city would need to supplement roughly $1.1 million of services with about $650,000 in expected city revenue.

Revenue-sharing terms and vote
City staff described the proposed revenue-sharing agreement as providing the city with 5% of the DDA’s gross annual TIF revenue in five-year increments through 2054, with a five-year mandatory review. Staff estimated the first-year city share at $63,000 and projected the final-year share at about $148,110 under conservative assumptions. Pro Tem Schlegel moved to approve the revenue-sharing agreement; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Mayer and passed 7-0.

The commission then moved on the TIF plan itself. Commissioner Ottaway moved to approve DDA TIF plan number 5 and adopt ordinance 25-08; Commissioner Gottlieb seconded. The motion passed 7-0.

Public comment and next steps
One member of the public, Geraldine Nault of North McClellan Avenue, spoke during the second public comment period to express concern that TIF districts can continue indefinitely and that residents on fixed incomes may not perceive benefits from the captured increment.

Because the public hearing served as a second reading of ordinance 25-08, the commission’s vote adopted the ordinance as presented. City staff will implement the revenue-sharing agreement according to its terms and continue DDA coordination on capital projects and grant/bonding strategies.

Votes at a glance
- Approve DDA TIF plan number 5 and adopt ordinance 25-08: Motion by Commissioner Ottaway; second by Commissioner Gottlieb; outcome: approved, 7-0.
- Approve revenue-sharing agreement with Marquette Downtown Development Authority (5% gross TIF revenue, five-year review): Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Schlegel; second by Commissioner Mayer; outcome: approved, 7-0.

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The DDA director, Tara, told commissioners the extension is intended to provide time to deliver a set of priority capital projects in the downtown plan adopted in 2020. She said the DDA's list of project priorities includes a Berghast Street improvement (estimated $7.5 million), Third Street connections ($2.8 million), Market Commons improvements ($3 million) and a multi‑project parking redevelopment bucket (an estimated $15 million for potential lots or garages). \"Extending to 2054 enables project delivery and community transformation,\" Tara said.

Why it matters: the extension length lets the DDA bond against long‑term revenues to finance multi‑year projects and aligns with the DDA's downtown plan, staff told the commission. The revenue sharing agreement was negotiated as a companion measure to balance the city's financial needs with the DDA's long‑term project portfolio. City staff estimate the city's share will be about $63,000 in the first year; under conservative growth assumptions the agreement's total value was estimated in staff materials at roughly $2,893,580 over the life of the contract, with an estimated share of about $148,110 in the final year.

Commissioners debated the policy tradeoffs. Commissioner Davis said she supported the extension but raised concerns about the long term effects on other taxing jurisdictions and about residential parcels inside the DDA/TIF area. \"Approximately 60% of the financing that's coming from TIF is going to the operating cost of the DDA,\" she said, noting that if the DDA did not exist the city would likely have to absorb those services. Davis pressed for a shorter mandatory review period than five years before ultimately voting for the plan after discussion and an offer to rescind her amendment. Other commissioners urged continued oversight and recommended staff and the DDA report back periodically on progress.

City staff described operational and budget context. The city manager and deputy city manager said TIF revenues now support a significant share of DDA operations and that replacing those services within the city budget would require adding staff and roughly $1.1 million in operating support, against an estimated $650,000 in taxable revenue the city would directly receive without the DDA structure.

Both items were carried by roll call vote. For the TIF plan and ordinance adoption the motion to approve TIF Plan No. 5 and adopt Ordinance 25‑08 was made by Commissioner Ottaway, seconded by Commissioner Gottlieb; the roll call result was 7 in favor, 0 opposed. The revenue‑sharing agreement was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Schlegel and seconded (as recorded) by another commissioner; that motion also passed on a 7–0 roll call.

Public comment at the hearing stage was nil. A later public comment during the general comment period included a resident, Geraldine Nault of North McClellan Avenue, who said she feared the TIF would never end and expressed concern that long‑running TIF arrangements shift property tax increases away from city services and toward downtown redevelopment.

What happens next: ordinance 25‑08 (the formal adoption mechanism for TIF Plan No. 5) was adopted at this meeting and the revenue‑sharing agreement was signed by authorized officials. City staff will monitor DDA revenues and projects and report under the five‑year review schedule written into the agreement; the commission may request interim reports or direct the city manager to renegotiate sooner if both parties agree.

Votes at a glance: On Aug. 11 the commission voted 7–0 to (1) approve Downtown Development Authority TIF Plan No. 5 and adopt Ordinance 25‑08 (mover: Commissioner Ottaway; seconder: Commissioner Gottlieb); and (2) approve the revenue‑sharing agreement between the city and the Marquette DDA providing 5% of the DDA's gross TIF revenues to the city, with mandatory five‑year reviews (mover: Mayor Pro Tem Schlegel; seconder: recorded as a commissioner).","The Marquette City Commission on Aug. 11 approved Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Plan No. 5 — extending the downtown DDA TIF to 2054 — and a companion revenue‑sharing agreement that will send 5% of DDA gross TIF revenues to the city, both by 7–0 votes.",{"_33":85,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":86,"_41":87,"_43":44,"_45":88,"_47":89,"_49":50,"_51":90,"_53":91,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":92,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":93,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6694331,"Marquette approves 30-year extension of downtown TIF and 5% revenue-sharing with DDA",3483,3736000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5580073-d915725afc059785ad2a33332c1cfde3&start=253&end=3736","/articles/6694331/Marquette/Marquette-County/Michigan/Marquette-approves-30-year-extension-of-downtown-TIF-and-5-revenue-sharing-with-DDA","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6694331-16c2f91533b64a429598a0602075b249/orig.mp4?Expires=1775172158&Signature=cx18FSXYnHyjCNg4WPS~q1C7jCspL5dz09fkTYea3rQY6Vu93kvv~T7LO71pA3ND8-pQaWSVa27XbgAa-9q~C5iVREjpSAJ7uvm7zV7KPiCp~ZVkILCW~pxNw1FlvjqCcBzpvgtnXBHTuXQZbGSNf1nrc6Xh9NFhPi1ptgQsRUmjPyYsFceDdiEVJbp~sgiEOoEmziouIqYNnjHp2R7r~t28~1fV-EAqpCWxirByVubFrN77~LlvE2A0ERL0EKiiTDOLZz65-iKfn5Ot1uah2-voI-Xmrv21aDpeArkip9SNU9LG8S0I348xdYHemyjTwJshGoS7zOiEPBNimkfkkA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Marquette City Commission voted 7-0 on Aug. 11 to approve Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Tax Increment Financing Plan No. 5 — extending the DDA's TIF district expiration to Feb. 2054 — and to authorize a companion revenue-sharing agreement that gives the city 5% of the DDA’s gross TIF revenue each year.

The revenue-sharing agreement requires a mandatory review every five years; the city staff estimated the city's share in the first year at about $63,000 and projected a conservative total value of roughly $2,893,580 over the life of the agreement. The approvals passed by roll call votes of all seven commissioners.

City staff introduced the TIF extension as a tool to provide time and bonding capacity for a long list of downtown capital projects identified in the downtown plan adopted in November 2020. Tara, the DDA director, told commissioners the DDA’s project list totals about $42,000,000 and said, “Being able to actually, you know, see those come to fruition, we do need a sizable amount of time to be able to do that.” She described priority projects including the Berghast Street improvement (estimated about $7.5 million), Third Street connections (about $2.8 million), Market Commons enhancements (about $3.0 million) and a parking redevelopment program (an estimated $15 million across multiple projects).

In background remarks read to the commission, city staff said the DDA originally sought an extension to 2054 and that the proposed revenue-sharing arrangement would provide the city 5% of the DDA’s gross TIF revenues in five-year contract increments. The staff background also noted statutory and local procedural requirements: state law requires a 20-day notice and city code prevents adoption of an ordinance at the same meeting it is introduced; the ordinance implementing the TIF plan is numbered 25-08.

During discussion, several commissioners expressed support for the DDA’s mission and for the uses of TIF money to preserve and improve downtown, while also raising concerns about the duration of the extension and the distribution of tax growth. Commissioner Ottaway, who moved adoption of the ordinance, framed the extension as “an investment in our future” and noted that about 60% of the TIF revenue goes to DDA operating costs — wages, benefits and running the authority — a portion the city would otherwise need to assume. The city manager later explained that the DDA’s operations budget funded by TIF is “just over a million” dollars and that without the DDA the city would have to supplement roughly $1.1 million of those services with approximately $650,000 in direct city revenues.

Commissioner Davis urged more frequent reviews and asked whether residential parcels in the DDA district could be separated or whether the commission could sooner recover taxable value for essential city services. Davis said, “The question hasn't been answered,” referring to an outstanding request for a clear accounting of how much of the district’s increased taxable value derives from residential conversions since the DDA’s original baseline. Davis moved an amendment to require a three-year review of the revenue-sharing agreement; after discussion she rescinded the amendment and withdrew it. Commissioners noted that, under the drafted agreement, the commission may direct staff to pursue renegotiation with the DDA at any time, though changing the mandatory review interval in the contract would require DDA board approval.

Commissioners and staff emphasized that the revenue-share was negotiated to balance DDA stability and city fiscal needs. Mayor Pro Tem Schlegel, who moved approval of the revenue-sharing agreement, said the five-year review window provides “a long enough time period for us to realize what our next step is going to be.” Several commissioners suggested including regular annual updates from the DDA to preserve institutional knowledge between reviews.

A single member of the public spoke during the final public-comment period to express frustration with TIF mechanisms and concern that the TIF “will never end,” saying that property owners do not realize some tax increases are captured by the DDA rather than restoring revenue to city services.

The commission recorded two formal actions related to this topic: the adoption of DDA TIF Plan No. 5 via ordinance 25-08 (approved 7-0) and approval of the Marquette–DDA revenue-sharing agreement (approved 7-0). Both motions were presented with staff recommendations and supporting fiscal estimates. The record shows the commission directed staff to continue monitoring the arrangement and to return for the mandatory five-year review; commissioners also discussed the option of returning sooner if conditions or the parties agree.","The Marquette City Commission voted unanimously to adopt Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Plan No. 5, extending the downtown DDA TIF to 2054, and to approve a revenue-sharing agreement that directs 5% of DDA gross TIF revenues to the city, with mandatory reviews every five years.","actionData","errors"]

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