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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-R-12 { 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") ) located within the corporate limits of the City of Jeffersonville, County of Clark, State of Indiana (herein called the "Locality"), y ), 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; „ C. i ii . . , , . i . , , . . . . 1 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 i ' 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 I Avenue to its intersection with the northern right -of -way line of South Clark Boulevard; thence westerly along the Cof Y g f 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. 1 i 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 t Project, and, • t 1 WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has made surveys, investigatic 1 studies of the location, physical condition of structures, land use, I environmental influences, and social, cultural, and economic conditi. 1 of the Project Area and has determined that the Project Area has bec 1 ir 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 2 T n, -* r n A.-.4- ,, .P l n c .1 -- - .. 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L .-. a --A 44- 1,-.,. 1 -..... v. .g...-4 1 ., co . s 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 t 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 lle /Clarksville, Indiana; and WHEREAS, the Development Plan has been approved by the Y Local Public Agency, as evidenced by the copy of said aid agency s duly certified resolution approving the g Development Plan which 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 I; s pp of said Develo ment Plan and the Governing Body has duly considered-the F Y zsidered the report, recommendations, and certifications of approval pp 1 of the planning body; and, Cro 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 1 4:0 1 * . 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- '.: 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 ' Y it gave its 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 � gCcram fo 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 fi 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 P p 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 P es 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 4;; • 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 g y 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 3 a 4:; 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 he 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 l 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 4;00 thence southerly along the western right-of-way enue; y line of Missouri Avenue to its intersection with the northern right- of-way line of South Clark Boulevard; thence westerly along g 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 • 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 , Cle supplemented, and more arti cul p arly as follows: f (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_ `s' 3 4;; 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. y t k:, 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 • and taxes on real property in Jeffersonville Allocation Area No. 1 shall thereafter be distributed without regard to the provisions of •j . a 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 82. Ar NV C -_ .z . ai , / ,. / A..,- YO Presented by me as Clerk Treasurer to the Mayor of the City of Jeffersonville this r% day of j : . 1982. 0... ( / T CLERK- TREASURER // Apprgved and signed by me this �� day of ; 1982. /----.' I d Y01; i )1r.2. ..-4" i i x IC; 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 y, includin the minutes of the proceedings of the Common 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 g, and a proved by the Resolution of the Governing Body. 4. That the Resolution of the Governing Body has been duly recorded in the minutes of f-hA L .v . • fi } 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 (he g 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 f Q not legally required to have an official t 1 seal 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. 1 co ,, C., ' i) �„. (Signature of Record, � �� ng Off cer) Title of RP_rnrA, P1rr_�� � `LJL J