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Human Resources and Economic Development Committee <br /> January 19, 1990 <br /> Page 2 <br /> Council Member Slavinskas stated that he would like to have <br /> the ETS requirement for all types of tax abatement. He also <br /> suggested changes to the industrial tax abatement procedures <br /> especially in the UEZ and RBA. Mr. McMann also suggested <br /> that the square footage requirements should be lowered for <br /> the industrial classifications. <br /> These comments were supported by Mr. James Cook, Margot <br /> Doyle, Council Member Slavinskas. <br /> Council Member Voorde believed that the procedure should be <br /> liberalized to encourage more development throughout the <br /> City but especially in the UEZ and the RBA. <br /> Following much discussion Council Member Slavinskas made a <br /> motion seconded by Council Member Voorde that section 2-82 . 1 <br /> be amended so that the six year real property abatement <br /> would be based on new construction or rehabilitation of not <br /> less than 5,000 square feet within the UEZ or RBA, and that <br /> the ten year standards for new construction or <br /> rehabilitation be for not less than 10, 000 square feet in <br /> the UEZ or RBA. The motion passed. <br /> Following further discussion Council Member Zakrzewski made <br /> a motion seconded by Council Member Voorde that Section 2-82 <br /> addressing industrial developments City wide be amended by <br /> lowering the square footage requirements to 10, 000 square <br /> feet for new construction for three year tax abatement <br /> consideration, to lower the six year general standards to <br /> 20,000 square feet, and to include a ten year standard for <br /> new construction of not less than 30, 000 square feet. The <br /> motion passed. <br /> Following concerns raised by Council Member Slavinskas, <br /> Council Member Voorde, and Mr. McMann; Council Member <br /> Zakrzewski made a motion seconded by Council Member Voorde <br /> that warehouse development addressed in Section 2-83 be <br /> amended to provide that three year standards be for new <br /> construction or rehabilitation of not less than 25, 000 <br /> square feet, six year standards for new construction or <br /> rehabilitation be for not less than 50, 000 square feet and <br /> that a ten year standard be added for new construction or <br /> rehabilitation of not less than 100, 000 square feet. The <br /> motion passed. <br /> Following further discussion Council Member Slavinskas made <br /> a motion seconded by Council Member Voorde that Section 2- <br /> 83. 1 be amended so that three year tax abatement <br /> consideration would be given for any new construction or <br /> rehabilitation in the EDTA, UEZ or RBA; that new <br />