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Duluth council reviews first-ever tax-increment financing policy; members press for affordability, blight definition and developer vetting
Summary
The Duluth City Council discussed Resolution 393, a proposed tax-increment financing policy, during its agenda session. City Manager Tricia Hobbs and several councilors described the draft as the city's first formal TIF policy and answered questions about statutory requirements, priority uses and vetting procedures.
The Duluth City Council discussed Resolution 393, a proposed tax-increment financing policy, during its agenda session. City Manager Tricia Hobbs and several councilors described the draft as the city's first formal TIF policy and answered questions about statutory requirements, priority uses and vetting procedures.
City Manager Tricia Hobbs said staff researched multiple peer cities to shape the draft. "There were, I believe, about 8 cities that were referenced and consulted," she said, noting "Elk River, Minneapolis, Rochester, Saint Paul." Hobbs said Rochester provided especially useful comparisons and staff met with that city in November.
The policy matters because Minnesota state law sets some TIF requirements but leaves other decisions to the municipality. Hobbs told the council that state statute provides "very specific…
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