HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-12-16-J01G Fair Play Agreement MOUCITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: December 16, 2019
AGENDA ITEM:Consideration of approval of a resolution approving and adopting Capital
Crossroads Memorandum of Understanding, Greater Des Moines Fair
Play Agreement
FORMAT:Consent Agenda
SYNOPSIS INCLUDING PRO & CON: City staff has been involved in discussions about
and revisions to the current Fair Play Agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT INCLUDING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
COMMISSION/BOARD/COMMITTEE COMMENT:
STAFF REVIEW AND COMMENT: City staff recommend approval of the revised
agreement.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the resolution.
ATTACHMENTS: I. Proposed Resolution
PREPARED BY:Becky Schuett
REVIEWED BY:
PUBLIC NOTICE INFORMATION –
NAME OF PUBLICATION:
DATE OF PUBLICATION:
AGENDA ITEM: J1G
THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
RESOLUTION 19-
APPROVING AND ADOPTING CAPITAL CROSSROADS MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING, GREATER DES MOINES FAIR PLAY AGREEMENT
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
WHEREAS, the City of Waukee, Dallas County, State of Iowa, is a duly organized Municipal
Organization; AND,
WHEREAS, on June 20, 2016, the Waukee City Council approved and adopted the Des Moines Metro
Economic Development Fair Play Agreement (Resolution #16-249); AND,
WHEREAS, a revised Greater Des Moines Fair Play Agreement is proposed to maintain a vibrant
business environment and maximize benefit to residents and taxpayers, AND,
WHEREAS, Waukee City staff recommend approval of the revised agreement.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Waukee City Council in session this 16th day of
December, 2019, that the Capital Crossroads Memorandum of Understanding, Greater Des Moines
Fair Play Agreement in hereby approved and adopted.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Waukee City Council that the City Administrator shall be
the City’s designated point of contact in matters related to the Agreement.
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William F. Peard, Mayor
Attest:
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Rebecca D. Schuett, City Clerk
RESULTS OF VOTE: AYE NAY ABSENT ABSTAIN
Anna Bergman
R. Charles Bottenberg
Courtney Clarke
Shelly Hughes
Larry R. Lyon
Memorandum of Understanding
Greater Des Moines Fair Play Agreement
To maintain a vibrant business environment and maximize benefit to residents and taxpayers of the
region, the Greater Des Moines Fair Play Agreement (FPA) puts forth ground rules applicable when
economic development projects are being negotiated. The three primary principles are these:
1. Elected officials and/or city staff should not initiate business relocations from one Greater
Des Moines FPA signatory to another.
2. Communities will communicate throughout the process, with special emphasis at both the
onset and toward conclusion of negotiations.
3. Communities should work together to ensure responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars.
If a community learns of a business’ intention to relocate outside the community in which it is currently
located, the prospective city should inform the business that it will not negotiate the terms of an incentive
before the current host community has been informed of the business’ potential relocation. (Providing
information on sites and buildings and providing publicly-available information on incentive programs
does not constitute “negotiation.”)
After the business provides notice to the host city of its intention to relocate, the new host community may
finalize and recommend approval of an incentive package for the business. The incentive package
offered to prospective businesses should fall within the bounds of what the community typically offers
based on its recent similar development agreements and/or the city’s publicly-available established
economic development incentive policies. The host community may offer any level of incentive package
that it would like to retain the business.
The incentive package may include tax abatement, as defined by state statute, or Tax Increment
Financing (TIF) used in a variety of ways, including for infrastructure, or other local assistance.
Local incentive packages are not limited in situations where a community is working to attract a business
from outside the region.
Greater Des Moines FPA signatories should make publicly available their City Council-approved
economic development incentive policies.
If the prospective community abides by the terms of the fair play agreement on a specific project, the host
community will seek City approval for sign-off when required for State incentives.
FPA signatories will work with Greater Des Moines Partnership staff on economic development projects at
appropriate times to ensure coordination with State of Iowa economic development programs and to
strengthen regional collaboration.
The FPA will be reviewed every ten years. A new community may enter the FPA at any point with the
assistance of the Partnership and communication via the current signatories.
City’s Designated Point of Contact: ______________________________________________________
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Signed:
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Mayor City Date