[Amended 8-15-1994 by Ord. No. 94-08; 2-7-2021 by Ord. No. 22-01]
The terms used in this division shall have the same meanings as given them in Act No. 57 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 2018, as amended, or as provided in this section, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary. As used in this division:
ACT NO. 57
Act No. 57 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 2018, as now in effect or hereafter amended.[1]
AUTHORITY
The Downtown Development Authority of the City created by this division.
BOARD OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The board of directors of the authority.
DOWNTOWN DISTRICT
The downtown district designated in this division or as hereafter amended.
[1]
Editor's Note: See MCL 125.4201 et seq.
[Amended 8-15-1994 by Ord. No. 94-08; 2-7-2021 by Ord. No. 22-01]
The City Council hereby determines that it is in the best interest of the City to create a public body corporate to halt property value deterioration, increase property tax valuation where possible in the business district of the City, eliminate the causes of that deterioration, and to encourage historic preservation, and to promote economic growth pursuant to Act No. 57.
[Amended 8-15-1994 by Ord. No. 94-08; 2-7-2021 by Ord. No. 22-01]
There is hereby created pursuant to Act No. 57 a Downtown Development Authority for the City. The authority shall be a public body corporate and shall be known and exercise its powers under title of the Corunna Downtown Development Authority. The authority may adopt a seal, may sue and be sued in any court of this state, and shall possess all of the powers necessary to carry out the purpose of its incorporation as provided in this division and in Act No. 57. The enumeration of a power in this division or in Act No. 57 shall not be construed as a limitation upon the general powers of the authority.
[Amended 8-15-1994 by Ord. No. 94-08; 2-7-2021 by Ord. No. 22-01]
The downtown district in which the Downtown Development Authority shall exercise its powers as provided by Act No. 57 shall consist of the property in the City described on exhibit A to the ordinance from which this division is derived and which is on file in the City Clerk's office and made a part of this division, subject to such changes as may hereinafter be made pursuant to this division and Act No. 57.
[Amended 8-15-1994 by Ord. No. 94-08; 6-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-04, 1-7-2002 by Ord. No. 02-03; 2-7-2021 by Ord. No. 22-01; 3-8-2023 by Ord. No. 23-02]
(1) 
The Downtown Development Authority shall be under the supervision and control of a board consisting of the mayor of the City or his/her designee and eight (8), ten (10) or twelve (12) additional members. The members shall be appointed by the mayor subject to approval by the Council. Eligibility for membership on the board and terms of office shall be as provided in Act No. 57. All members shall hold office until the member's successor is appointed.
(2) 
Of the authority membership there will be a president, vice president, treasurer and secretary voted upon by the entire authority. All meetings must have five (5), six (6), or seven (7) members present relative to the nine (9), eleven (11), or thirteen (13) membership to enact business.
(3) 
All members of the Downtown Development Authority shall serve as such without compensation. Not less than a majority of the members shall be persons having an interest in property located in the downtown district or officers, members, trustees, principals, or employees of a legal entity having an interest in property located in the downtown district.
(4) 
Proposed minutes of the Downtown Development Authority meetings are to be submitted to the City Manager within ten business days following the Downtown Development Authority meeting. Approved minutes are to be submitted to the City Manager within five days of approval.
(5) 
Any member absent two consecutive meetings or 25% of regular meetings in a calendar year, without prior written approval by the City Manager, will be considered for removal from the authority. All absences shall be recorded in the meeting minutes.
[Amended 8-15-1994 by Ord. No. 94-08; 2-7-2021 by Ord. No. 22-01]
The Downtown Development Authority shall possess all of the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of its incorporation and shall have all powers provided by Act No. 57.
[Amended 8-15-1994 by Ord. No. 94-08]
(a) 
The fiscal year of the Downtown Development Authority shall begin on July 1 of each year and end on June 30 of the following year, or such other fiscal year as may be adopted by the City.
(b) 
The board shall annually prepare a budget and shall submit it to the City Council. The board shall not finally adopt a budget for any fiscal year until the budget has been approved by the Council. The board may, however, temporarily adopt a budget in connection with the operation of any improvements which have been financed by revenue bonds where required to do so by the ordinance authorizing the revenue bonds.
(c) 
The authority shall be audited annually by the same independent auditors auditing the City and copies of the audit report shall be filed with the Council.
[Amended 8-15-1994 by Ord. No. 94-08]
Upon completion of its purposes the Downtown Development Authority may be dissolved by an ordinance duly adopted by the Council. The property and assets of the authority, after dissolution and satisfaction of its obligations, shall revert to the City.
[Ord. No. 22-02, 7-18-2022]
(a) 
The terms used in this division shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
ACT 57
The Downtown Development Authority Act, Act No. 57 of Public Acts of Michigan of 2018, as may be amended.[1]
CAPTURED ASSESSED VALUE
The amount in any one year by which the current assessed value as finally equalized of all taxable property in the development area exceeds the initial assessed value, as more fully described in the Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan.
DEVELOPMENT AREA
The area within the boundaries of the City of Corunna Downtown Development Authority District, as described in Exhibit A of the Downtown Development Authority Ordinance, Ordinance No. 4-88, and as illustrated in the Downtown Development Authority Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan, and as amended and expanded by resolution of the Council on October 4, 2004, by adding District No. 2.
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The Development Plan for the Downtown Development Authority District, illustrated in the Downtown Development Authority Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan.
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
The City of Corunna Downtown Development Authority as established by Ordinance No. 4-88.
INITIAL ASSESSED VALUE
The most recently assessed value, as finally equalized by the State Board of Equalization, of all taxable property within the boundaries of the Downtown Development Authority District at the time of adoption of this division, as more fully described in the Downtown Authority Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan.
TAX INCREMENT
That portion of the tax levy of all taxing jurisdictions paid each year on real and personal property in the Downtown Development Authority District on the captured assessed value, as more fully described in the Downtown Development Authority Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN
The Tax Increment Financing Plan for the City of Corunna Downtown Development Authority District, including the Development Plan, as transmitted to the City Council by the Downtown Development Authority for public hearing, and as confirmed by this division, copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk and as amended by the new plan adopted by the City Council in 2022.
TAXING JURISDICTION
Each unit of government levying an ad valorem property tax on property in the Downtown Development Authority District.
[1]
Editor's Note: See MCL 125.4201 et seq.
(b) 
All other undefined terms, unless the context of this division specifically required otherwise, shall have the meanings attributed to them by current usage.
[Ord. No. 22-02, 7-18-2022]
(a) 
Pursuant to Section 19(1) of Act 197, the City Council of the City of Corunna, Shiawassee County, hereby finds and determines in accordance with Section 19(1) of Act 197 as follows:
(1) 
That the Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan constitutes and embodies a public purpose of the City;
(2) 
That the Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan meets the requirements set forth in of Act 57 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 2018;
(3) 
That the proposed method of financing the development activities described in the Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan is feasible and that the Downtown Development Authority has the ability to arrange the financing;
(4) 
That the development activities described in the Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan are reasonable and necessary to carry out the purposes of Act 57;
(5) 
That the land to be acquired within the Downtown Development Authority District is reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of the Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan and the purposes of Act 57;
(6) 
That the Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan is in reasonable accord with the approved Master Plan of the City of Corunna;
(7) 
That public services, such as fire and police protection and utilities, are, or will be, adequate to service the Downtown Development Authority District; and
(8) 
That such changes in zoning, streets, street levels, intersections, and utilities as are contemplated by the Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan are reasonably necessary for the project.
(b) 
In accordance with the foregoing considerations, the Downtown Development Authority Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan are hereby approved and adopted for all purposes of Act No. 57 consistent with said plans, with the following additions, modifications and/or conditions:
(1) 
(Reserved)
(2) 
(Reserved)
(3) 
(Reserved)
(c) 
A copy of the Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan, and all respective amendments thereto, shall be maintained on file in the City Clerk's office and cross-indexed to this division.
[Ord. No. 22-02, 7-18-2022]
The boundaries of the development area are hereby adopted and confirmed as amended on July 18, 2022, adding District No. 2.
[Ord. No. 22-02, 7-18-2022]
(a) 
Within 90 days of the effective date of this division, the City Assessor shall prepare the initial base year assessment roll. The base year assessment roll shall list each taxing jurisdiction in which the Downtown Development Authority District is located, the initial assessed value of the development district on the effective date of this division, and the amount of tax revenue derived by each taxing jurisdiction from ad valorem taxes on the property in the development district.
(b) 
The City Assessor shall transmit copies of the base year assessment roll to the City Treasurer, the County Treasurer, the Downtown Development Authority, and each taxing jurisdiction, together with a notice that the assessment roll has been prepared in accordance with this division and the Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan approved by this division.
[Ord. No. 22-02, 7-18-2022]
Each year within 15 days following the final equalization of property in the development district, the City Assessor shall prepare an updated annual assessment roll. The annual assessment roll shall show the information required in the base year assessment roll and, in addition, the captured assessed value for that year. Copies of the annual assessment roll shall be transmitted by the Assessor to the same persons as the base year assessment roll, together with a notice that it has been prepared in accordance with this division and the Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan.
[Ord. No. 22-02, 7-18-2022]
Annually, the authority shall submit to the governing body of the municipality and the State Tax Commission a report on the status of the Tax Increment Financing account. The report shall include: the amount and source of revenue in the account; the amount and purpose of expenditures from the account; the amount of principle and interest on any outstanding bonded indebtedness; the initial assessed value of the project area; the captured assessed value retained by the authority; the tax increments received; and any additional information the governing body or the State Tax Commission considers necessary. The report shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.
[Ord. No. 22-02, 7-18-2022]
All tax increments shall be transmitted by the City Treasurer into an account of the Downtown Development Authority at the earliest practicable date. All tax increments so received by the Downtown Development Authority shall be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of the Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan and the requisitions of the Downtown Development Authority. Surplus funds shall revert proportionately to the respective taxing bodies. For the purpose of segregation and transfer of such funds, the City Treasurer shall maintain a separate fund which shall be kept in a depository bank account or accounts in a bank or banks approved by the City Council, to be designated Downtown Development Authority project fund. All amounts payable to the Downtown Development Authority shall, subject to the foregoing, be deposited directly in the Downtown Development Authority project fund.
[Ord. No. 22-02, 7-18-2022]
The Tax Increment Financing Plan will continue in effect until all purposes of the Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan have been fulfilled, as amended from time to time, including a new plan adopted by the City Council in 2022.
[Ord. No. 22-02, 7-18-2022]
This division shall be effective upon adoption and publication in accordance with the statutes of the State of Michigan.