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Hobart council accepts TIF report, adopts several ordinances and approves CDBG resolution
Summary
At its March 18 meeting the Hobart council accepted the 2025 TIF annual report, approved a compliance review for a storage project, adopted CDBG application resolution and passed ordinances on unsafe buildings and budget appropriations; multiple items passed unanimously or by voice vote.
The Hobart City Redevelopment Authority/City Council on March 18 took several administrative and legislative actions, accepting financial reports, advancing land‑use formalities and adopting ordinances the council said will help the city manage unsafe properties and its 2026 budget.
Staff (speaker 10) presented the 2025 TIF annual report and said the report will be uploaded to the Department of Local Government Services; council moved to accept the TIF report and voted in favor. The council also accepted a compliance review for Grand Trump Storage and acknowledged amendments to a development agreement with PlayStreetDefco LLC to accommodate construction timeline changes.
Council adopted the affirmative action plan and the Section 3 understanding required for federal CDBG application procedures and passed Resolution 2026‑07 authorizing the mayor to submit a CDBG project proposal for FY2026 (city allocation cited at $112,590). Staff noted CDBG funds are typically used for infrastructure, ADA accessibility and blight removal, and that eligibility is limited to census tracts meeting HUD low/moderate‑income thresholds.
On local fees, council approved Resolution 2026‑08 temporarily suspending the single‑family 1% property tax surcharge used for residential garbage collection; staff and council discussed county billing roll‑out and timing for zeroing that line on bills.
The council also adopted Ordinance 2026‑04, amending the municipal code on the inspection, repair or removal of unsafe buildings and creating a more focused hearing authority; the roll call showed the ordinance passed unanimously (recorded as 7 ayes, 0 nays). Ordinance 2026‑05, appropriating 2026 budgets for the general fund and building department, passed its readings and was adopted; the transcript records the item as passing with the council’s recorded affirmation (noted as “20 26 0 5 passes 7 0 1”).
Votes at a glance: accept 2025 TIF annual report (motion and voice approval); adopt Resolution 2026‑07 (CDBG project submission) (voice vote); adopt Resolution 2026‑08 (temporary suspension of single‑family garbage fee) (voice vote); adopt Ordinance 2026‑04 (unsafe/vacant buildings code amendment) (roll‑call: 7‑0); adopt Ordinance 2026‑05 (budget appropriations) (recorded outcome reported in transcript).
Next step: several items require administrative follow‑up (TIF upload to DLGS, CDBG application work and scheduling of the annexation public hearing on April 15).
