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ew MWE til `� <br /> + Reg istration and Continental Breakfast <br /> + • Welcome:Sid Inman,Maitre D',Ehlers&Associates <br /> General Opening Session—TIF Legal Issues/Legislative Update <br /> Gary Carlson, League of MN Cities; <br /> and,Gene Ranieri,Association of Metropolitan Municipalities. <br /> i ;tarot S (CHOOSE ONE) <br /> How to Make a Good Roux—TIF&Abatement Basics.Start from scratch and get <br /> to know the basic principles and procedures for tax increment financing and abatement. This <br /> session will compare TIF and abatement and identify the prooess for establishing districts. <br /> Speakers.Marlr Ruff and Rebecca Kurtz,Ehlers&Associates <br /> Calorie Saving Ideas—Refunding% Simplifying This Financing Tool. Interest <br /> rates on municipal bonds remain low and you want to save money for your community. In this <br /> session,you will learn the basics of how refundings work,the types of refundings,the rules to <br /> follow,when you should do a refunding, the,players involved in the process, the hurdles you , <br /> might encounter,and how a refunding fits into the big picture. <br /> Speakers.Steve`Apfelbacher, Kristin Hanson and Sean Lentz,Ehlers&Associates <br /> The Icing on the Cake Underwriting Local Assistance for Multi-family <br /> Housing Developn}ents. How do you respond to housing developers requesting financial <br /> assistance from your city?How do you quantify the gap?This session will cover key financing <br /> sources for these developments and will discuss the public role in financing and/or underwrit- <br /> ing these projects, including walking through a development proforma. <br /> Speakers:Mark Ulfers, Executive Director, Dakota County CDd;Mark Moorhouse, Project <br /> Partner, Dom Wum,and, Katie Lindblad, Fannie Mae <br /> —BREAK— <br /> 1 �dU10 #J MW ZAY (CHOOSE ONE) <br /> From Soup to Nuts—TIF Financing Issues. Should a city issue bonds for a project? <br /> What is a pay-as-you-go note and how does it work? How does a city manage <br /> multiple notes in one TIF district?What is a"look back"provision,and how does it work?Learn <br /> the answers to these and many other financing questions for 'development and <br /> redevelopment projects. <br /> Speakers.Sid Inman, Ehlers&Associates,and, Bob Deike, Bradley Deike P.A. <br /> Feast or Famine—Rating Agency Economic Outlook.Where is the economy going <br /> and how will it affect state and local bond ratings?State revenue forecasts and the demand for <br /> residential property will directly impact local,government finance over the next year. Hear from <br /> Moody's and Standard& Poor's on their view of the health of Minnesota and the Midwest. <br /> Speakers:Jonathon North, Moody's;and,Jim Wiemken, Standard&Poor's <br /> Media & Potatoes — Empowering Communications in Challenging Times. <br /> In times of budget cutbacks and skepticism of government,there is nothing more important to <br /> public organizations than effective communications. Learn how to make effective presentations, <br /> how to answer the tough questions and how get your key messages across. <br /> Speakers:Mary Mille, CEO, "What's on Your Mind';and, Tom Bullington, <br /> Communications Director, Dakota County Technical College <br />