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RESOLUTION NO. g2i (2-
RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA, APPROVING TIIE DEVELOPMENT
PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR THE
FALLS LANDING RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND
DEVELOPMENT AREA AND APPROVING THE DESIGNATION
OF SAID AREA AS AN ALLOCATION AREA
WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the
City of Jeffersonville Department of Redevelopment (herein called
(we the "Local Public Agency ") undertake and carry out the Falls
Landing Riverfront Development Project (herein called the "Project")
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located within the corporate limits of the City of Jeffersonville,
County of Clark, State of Indiana (herein called the "Locality"),
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and described as follows:
Beginning at a point, said point being the interesection
of the western boundary of the City of Jeffersonville and
the northern right -of -way line of South Clark Boulevard;
thence southerly along the corporate limits of the City
of Jeffersonville to the northern bank of the Ohio River;
thence easterly along the Ohio River's bank to the eastern •
right -of -way line of Watt Street (extended) ; thence north
along the eastern right -of -way line of Watt Street
to its
intersection with the northern right -of -way line of River-
side Drive; thence westerly along the northern right -of -way
line of Riverside Drive to the eastern right -of -way lire
of Fort Street; thence northerly along the eastern right-
of -way line of Fort Street to the northern right -of -way
line of Market Street; thence westerly along the northern
right -of -way line of Market Street to its intersection with
the eastern right -of -way line of Interstate Highway 65; •
thence northerly along the eastern right -of -way line of
Interstate IIighway 65 to its intersection with the sout:ern
right -of -way line of Maple Avenue'•' thence easterly along
the southern right -of -way line of Maple P Street to its
intersection with the eastern right-of-way 1 ; nP of nh; „
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lines to the western right -of -way line of Mulberry
Street; thence northerly along the western right -of -way I
line pf Mulberry Street to its intersection with the
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' southern right -of-way line of Court Avenue; thence
westerly along the southern right -of -way line of Court
Avenue to the western right -of -way line of Broadway Avenue;
thence northerly along the western right --of -way line of
Broadway Avenue to its intersection with the northern
right -of -way line of 6th Street; thence easterly along the .
northern right -of -way line of Gth Street to its inter-
section with the western right-of-way line of Ohio Street;
thence northerly along the western right -of -way line of
Ohio Street to its intersection with the southern right - of-
way line of 7th Street; thence westerly along the southern
right -of -way line of 7th Street to its intersection with
the western wa ri ht -of - line of Missouri Avenue; thence
right-of-way
southerly along the western right -of -way line of Missouri
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Avenue to its intersection with the northern right -of -way
line of South Clark Boulevard; thence westerly along the
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northern right -of -way line of South Clark Boulevard to the g '
western boundary City of the Cit of Jeffersonville and to the
point of beginning.
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WIIEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the
City of Jeffersonville, Department of Redevelopment, (herein
called the "Local Public Agency ") undertake and carry out the
development of the hereinabove described Project area, located
within the boundaries of the Falls Landing Riverfront Development
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Project, and, • t
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WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has made surveys, investigatic
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studies of the location, physical condition of structures, land use, I
environmental influences, and social, cultural, and economic conditi.
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of the Project Area and has determined that the Project Area has bec 1
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ilie b lighted to an extent that such blighted conditions cannot be correc
regulatory pre c.e.sts crby the ordinary operations of private enterpri:
out resort to the provisions of the Indiana Redevelopment of Cities
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of the various parcels of properties, streets and alleys and other
features affecting the acquisition, clearance, re platting, p g, replanning
rezoning and redevelopment of such area, and indicating the parcels
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of property to be included or excluded in the acquisition and or
p tion
the project Area to be acquired which are to be devoted to public way
levees, sewerage, parks, playground and other ublic purposes p p poses under t
redevelopment plan; and
WIIL1tEAS, there has been prepared and referred -
rred to the Common
Council of the Locality (herein called the Governing Body") for
review and approval a Development Plan for the
Development
Area, dated April 26, 1982, and consisting of Thirty-Seven . ,
pages and Eight exhibits, which plan is entitled "FalClo ls Landing
Riverfront Development Project Plan,Jeffersonvi
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Indiana; and
WHEREAS, the Development Plan has been approved by the
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Local Public Agency, as evidenced by the copy of said aid agency s
duly certified resolution approving the
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is attached thereto; and,
WHEREAS, the Plan an Commission of the City of Jeffersonville,
Indiana, which is the duly designated and acting official fficial planning
body for the Locality, has submitted to the Governing erning Body its
report and recommendations respecting the Development nt Plan
comprising the Project and has certified by Resolution, dated
April 27
1982, that the Development Plan conforms to the general
plan for the Locality as a whole and that it approve
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ment Plan and the Governing Body has duly considered-the
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recommendations, and certifications of approval pp 1 of the planning
body; and,
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the location and relocation of sewer and water mains and other
public facilities, and other
P public action; and,
WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has prepared and submitted
a program for the relocation of individuals and families that may
be displaced as a result of carrying out the Project in accordance
with the Development Plan; and,
WHEREAS, there have also been presented to the Governing
Body information and data respecting the relocation program which
has been prepared by the Local Public Agency as a result of studies,
surveys, and inspections in the areas comprising the Project and
as a further result of the assembling and analysis of the data and
information obtained from such studies, surveys, and inspections;
and,
WHEREAS, the members of the Governing Body have general
knowledge of the conditions prevailing in the Development Area and
of the availability of proper housing in the Locality for the
relocation of individuals and families that may be displaced
by the Project and, in the light of such knowledge of local housing
conditions, have carefully considered and reviewed such proposals
for relocation; and,
WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
and the regulations of any Federal agency effectuating that title,
provide that no person shall, on the grounds of race, age, sex,
color or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY'OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA:
1. That it is hereby found and determined that the Develop-
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ment Area comprising' the Falls Landing Riverfront Development
Project is a blighted area and qualifies as an eligible g le area
under the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as
amended and supplemented.
2. That the Resolution of the Plan Commission of the City
of Jeffersonville, dated April 27, 1982, by which '
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approval to this Development Plan and the Declaratory Resolution
of the Local Public Agency is hereby approved.
3. That the Development Plan for the Project,includ' tte
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location therewith presented, is hereby approved, and the City
Clerk Treasurer be and is hereby directed t
� to file said copy o f the
Development Plan with the minutes of this meeting.
4. That it is hereby found and
determined that where clearance
is proposed that the objectives of the Development p ent Plan cannot be
achieved through rehabilitation which falls short of a clearance
of the Development Area
5. That it is hereby found and determined that the . Development
elopment
Plan for the Project sect conforms to the general plan of the Locality.
6. That it is hereby found and determined that, in addition
to the elimination of blight from the Development Area, the
undertaking of the Project in such area will
maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the
Locality as a whole, for the development of the area by private
enterprise.
8. That it is hereby found and determined that the Development
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Plan for the Development Area gives due consideration to the
provision of adequate park and recreational areas and facilities,
with consideration for the health, safety, and welfare of all
persons residing in the
g general vicinity of the site covered by
the Plan.
9. Thatit t hereby found and determined that the program
for the proper relocation of individuals and families displaced
in carrying out the Development Plan in decent, safe, and sanitary
dwellings in conformity with acceptable standards is feasible
and can be reasonably and timely effected to permit the er ro
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prosecution and completion of the Plan; and that such dwellings
or dwelling units available or to be made available to such
displaced individuals and families, are at lease equal in number to s
displaced individuals and families, are not generally less
desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial
facilities than the dwellings of the displaced individuals and of
families in the Project Area, are available at rents or ric
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within the financial means of the displaced individuals and families,
and are reasonably accessible to their places of employment.
10. That, in order to implement and facilitate the effectuation i
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and other public facilities, and other public action, and
accordingly, this Body hereby (a) pledges its cooperation in helping
to carry out the Development Plan, (b) requests various officials,
departments, boards, and agencies of the Locality having adminis-
trative responsibilities in the premises likewise to cooperate
to such end and to exercise their respective functions and
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powers in a manner consistent with the Development Plan, and
(c) stands ready to consider to take appropriate action upon
proposals and measures designed to further effectuate the Development
Plan.
11. That for the purposes of the allocation provisions of
the Indiana Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as
amended and supplemented (Indiana Code 36- 7 -14), the following
area of the blighted area described in this resolution is hereby
approved as an "Allocation Area" for the purposes of the above
cited Act and this Resolution:
A part of the City of Jeffersonville, Jeffersonville
Township, Clark County, Indiana, and being more
particularly described by a line drawn as follows:
Beginning at a
g g point, said point being the intersection
of the western boundary of the City of Jeffersonville
and the northern right -of -way line of South Clark
Boulevard; thence southerly along the corporate limits
of the City of Jeffersonville to the northern bank of the
Ohio River; thence easterly along the the Ohio River's
bank to the eastern right -of -way line of Watt Street
(extended) ; thence north along the eastern right -of -way
line of Watt Street to its interesection with the northern
right -of -way line of Riverside Drive; thence westerly
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along the southern right -of -way line of Maple Street t o
its intersection with the eastern right -of -way line of
. Ohio Street; thence northerly along the eastern ri h -
of -way line of Ohio Street for a distance of 354 e t
line extending east and for + fot to a
mil�g ..he rear of lot lines of
lots fronting on Maple Street; thence east along said
rear lot lines to the western right -of -way line of Mulberr
, Street; thence northerly along the western y
line of Mulberry Street to its intersection with southern right -of -way line of Court Avenue; thence
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westerly along the southern right -of -way line of Court
Avenue to the western right -of -way line of Broad
Avenue; thence northerly along the western right way
line of Broadway Avenue to its intersection with the
northern right -of -way line of 6th Street; thence easterl y
along the northern righ -of -way line of 6th Street to its
intersection with the western right-of-way line of
Street; thence northerly along the western r• -o -ha
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f-way
line of Ohio Street to its intersection with the southern
right -of -way line of 7th Street; thence west
southern right -of -way line of 7th Street westerly along the
et to its intersection
with the western right -of -way line of Missouri A
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thence southerly along the western right-of-way enue;
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line of
Missouri Avenue to its intersection with the northern right-
of-way line of South Clark Boulevard; thence westerly along
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the northern right -of -way line of South Clark II
the western boundary of the City of Jeffersonville to oo
rsonville an
the point of beginning.
12. That the designation of this allocation area as the Falls
Landing Riverfront Development Project Allocation
Area" (Jefferson-
ville Allocation Area No. 1) is hereby approved.
pproved.
13. That taxes levied on real property in said Jeffersonville
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Allocation Area No. 1 in 1982, for collection in 1983
and thereafter,
except as hereinafter provided, for the benefit of any taxing unit
entitled to a distribution thereof, shall be allocated
and distributed
as provided in the allocation
and distribution provisions of the
Indiana Redevelopment of Cities and Towns
Act of 1953, as amended and
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supplemented, and more arti cul
p arly as follows:
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(a) the proceeds of such taxes attributable to the
lesser of (1) the assessed value of all
such property in said Allocation Area No. 1
for the assessment date with respect to which
the allocation and di str; h „+ - 4 - --a_
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described in clause a. above shall be allocated
to the redevelopment district, and when collected
• Shall be paid into a special fund hereinafter
created.
14. That the proceeds of such taxes distributed to. the Local
Public Agency pursuant to Paragraph 13b. hereof shall be deposited
in a special fund designated "Jeffersonville Department of
Redevelopment Allocation Area (Jeffersonville Allocation Area No.
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1) Special Fund" ( "Special Fund ") , and may be used only as provided
(00 in the Indiana Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as
amended and supplemented, and more particularly (1) to pay principal
of and interest on any obligations issued by the Department for the
purpose of financing or refinancing the redevelopment of Jeffersonvil
Allocation Area No 1 or ( ?) to reimburse the City for expenditures
made by it for public improvements in Jeffersonville Allocation Area
No 1, or for rentals paid by it for building or parking facilities
in Jeffersonville Allocation Area No 1 under any lease entered into
under and pursuant to Indiana Code 36 -1 -10. When money in the Specia
Fund shall be sufficient to pay when due all principal of and interes
on obligations payable therefrom, any excess over such amount shall
be paid to the respective taxing units entitled thereto in the manner
provided in Paragraph 13a. hereof, and thereafter the allocation and
distribution provided for in Paragraph 13 hereof shall be discontinued 1
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and taxes on real property in Jeffersonville Allocation Area No. 1
shall thereafter be distributed without regard to the provisions of
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Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk- Treasurer of said
City of Jeffersonville, Indiana, is hereby ordered and directed
to give notice as provided by law.
Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville,
Indiana, this
day of 4"1.07 19
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Presented by me as Clerk Treasurer to the Mayor of the
City of Jeffersonville this
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1982.
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CLERK- TREASURER
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Apprgved and signed by me this
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1982.
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CERTIFICATE OF RECORDING OFFICER
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES AS FOLLOWS:
1. That he is the duly qualified and acting City Clerk-
Treasurer of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana.
P "Locality"), (hereinafter
called the Locality "), and the custodian of the records of the
Locality, g
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Council of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana (hereinafter called
alled
the "Governing Body").
2. That the attached Resolution is a:true and
d correct copy
of a Resolution, including the WHEREAS clauses, as adopted a
p at a
meeting of the Governing Body held on the /7 da y of
17/7 , 19 82 , (hereinafter called the "Resolution of the
Governing Body ").
3. Also attached hereto is a true and correct copy of the
Development Plan, which has been y
previousl approved by the City
of Jeffersonville Department of Redevelopment Commission, as
evidenced by a duly certified Resolution of the
body attached to
the Plan, presented at the meeting, approved
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of the Governing Body.
4. That the Resolution of the Governing Body has been duly
recorded in the minutes of f-hA
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Governing Body was present throughout
g t the meeting, and a legally
sufficient number of members of the Governing Body voted in the
proper manner and for the adoption of the Resolution of the
Governing Body. All other requirements q ments and proceedings under Law,
the By -Laws, or otherwise, incident to the proper adoption of the
Resolution of the Governing Body, y, any y publication, if
required by
y Law, have been duly fulfilled, carried out, and
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otherwise observed.
6. If an impression of the seal has been affixed below, it
constitutes the official seal of the Locality and this certificate
is hereby executed under such official seal and was duly affixed
by the undersigned at the time
this certificate was signed. If no
seal has been affixed below the Locality does not have and is
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not legally required to have an official
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7. That the undersigned is duly authorized to execute this
certificate.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has hereunto set his hand
this day of
1982.
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