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Diane Voss
From: John R. Klaus <kaus@city.ames.ia.us>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: Somerset
The notice and hearing provisions of sec. 403.5 pertain to an "urban renewal plan". The city would not adopt
an "urban renewal plan". All that the city would do is designate Somerset an "urban renewal area", i.e., an
"economic development area"that is "appropriate for an urban renewal project". The city does not have to
adopt an "urban renewal plan". These terms are defined in the Code of Iowa: "economic development area" at
sec. 403.17(9), "urban renewal area" at 403.17(22), "urban renewal plan" at sec. 403.17(23) and "urban
renewal project" at 403.17(24). If you refer back to my letter of 12/8/00 you can note that the only reason
Somerset would be designated as an "urban renewal area" is to be able to adopt a "different schedule"of tax
exemption that is not the same as the "different schedule" previously adopted for other urban revitalization
areas of the city, per sec. 404.3(6) Code of Iowa.
The inquiry as to these statutory matters is appropriate. It serves to make a record of the legal path by
which the council would arrive at what has been proposed as a tax incentive for Somerset, if the Council
chooses to do that. A letter pertaining to the legal issue raised this afternoon will be placed around the Council
table at tonight's meeting.
12/19/2000