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Hobart council accepts 2025 TIF report, approves CDBG filing and adopts multiple ordinances
Summary
Council accepted the 2025 TIF annual report, approved compliance items for local projects, adopted a CDBG resolution to apply for $112,590 and passed several ordinances including new unsafe‑buildings rules (Ordinance 2026‑04) and budget appropriations (Ordinance 2026‑05).
The Hobart council on March 18 accepted several routine and substantive items affecting redevelopment and municipal finances and introduced an annexation petition for public hearing.
Staff presented the 2025 TIF (tax‑increment financing) annual redevelopment report and told the council both the redevelopment commission and redevelopment authority had reviewed and accepted the materials; the council moved to accept the report so the clerk/treasurer could file the report with the state DLGS. "So that way, our clerk treasurer's office can get that uploaded to the field," a staff presenter explained.
Council approved compliance items for existing projects: the CFM compliance review for Grand Trump Storage remained in line with its statement of benefits and the Place Street (PlayStreetDefco LLC) amended development agreement was accepted after staff described construction timeline revisions and utility frontage work.
On federal funding, the council opened and completed a public‑hearing step for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FY2026 and adopted the required documents. Mayor/Chair (Speaker 1) said the City's CDBG allocation for FY2026 is $112,590. The council adopted the affirmative action plan and the required Section 3 understanding by motion, and then adopted Resolution 2026‑07 authorizing the mayor to submit a project proposal to HUD.
The council also addressed local fiscal relief: members debated and then adopted an item labeled Resolution/Ordinance 2026‑08 to temporarily suspend a single‑family property tax percentage connected to residential garbage collection charges; staff said the county will provide parcel lists and billing credits once available.
Significant code changes moved forward: Ordinance 2026‑04, which amends the municipal code on inspection, repair or removal of unsafe buildings and creates a designated hearing authority for those matters, passed on roll call with the transcript recording a 7–0 vote. Council also completed readings and approved Ordinance 2026‑05, which adjusts appropriations in the 2026 budgets for the general fund and the building department.
Council members recorded motions and roll calls for several items and directed staff to upload the TIF report, coordinate with the county on billing for the tax suspension, and continue tracking plan‑commission follow‑up items for amended development agreements. The annexation petition introduced by Richard Anderson will return for a public hearing on April 15.
The meeting closed after a lengthy public comment period on the annexation and other community concerns; the clerk will publish minutes and staff will return with the requested documentation at future meetings.
