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Ar -.. -ter STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE; ADDING ARTICLE 8 TO CHAPTER 2 OF THE CITY CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: The City Code is hereby amended by adding Article 8 to Chapter 2 as follows: Article 8. Requests for Municipal Development Financial Assistance Sec. 2-180. General Conditions The City is authorized to conduct certain economic development activities under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 469. The purpose of this Article is to regulate how the City processes requests for economic development assistance by privates parties, including, private for-profit and non- profit entities, Sec. 2-181. Regulation and Process. (1) All requests for assistance shall be made in writing on forms approved by the City Manager or the Manager's designee. (2 T) he City Council shall establish by resolution the amount of all application fees and related charges to be paid at the time of application. These fees and charges are non-refundable, unless waived by the City Council. ( ) All requests for assistance shall be handled in a two step process, as described below: Step 1: (A)Interestedparties shall complete an exploratory application and pay a fee to the City. (B)The exploratory application shall provide a written narrative of the proposed project and an explanation of the financial assistance that is needed. (C)The City shall refer the exploratory application to the City Council for discussion at a available work session. If the City Council shows interest in the project, the Applicant shall be directed to complete the process described in Step 2. The City Council reserves any and all rights with respect to providing or declining to provide financial assistance to the project. HACC Chapter 2 Revisions (GF) (3).doc