HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-OR-1534AN ORDIANACE CREATING A DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT
AND PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD
OF THE JEFFERSONVILLE REDEVELOPMENT TRUSTEES
WHERE2S, IN THE CITY oF JEFFER$ONVILLE,
INDIAN~ THERE HAS BEEN CONDUCTED A SURVEY
CONDITION OF HOUSING IN SAID OITY~ AND
THERE EXISTS IN THE
WHICH THE AVAILABLE
DENTI~L ARE
FOR PERSONS
RESIDENTIAL
TO DETERMINE THE
BEEN FOUND~ BASED ON S~ID SURVEY~ THAT
OITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE BLIGHTED ~REAS Il
BUILDINGS BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND NO~-RESI'
USED IN A LARGE PART AS DWELLING ACCOMMODATIONS
OF LOW INCOME~ THAT THE RESIDENTIAL AND NOH-
ACCOMMODATIONS IN SUCH AREAS ARE TO A LARGE EX-
ABOVE
OF JEFFERSONFILLE~ INDIANA, THAT THE OOUNCIL DOES HEREBY
THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS:
~o THAT THERE EXIST BLIGHTED AREAS IN WHICH THE AVAIL~BL.
BUILDINGS ARE USED IN ~ LARGE PART ~S DWELLING ACCOMMODATION
FOR PERSONS OF LOW TNCOME~
~o THAT THE RESIDENTIAL AND NON--RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATIO
DISEASE AND CRIME~ CONSTITUTING A MENACE TO THE I£EALTHa SAFE
MORALS AND WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF SAID OITY~
TENT UNSANITARY AND U~ISAFE~ AND THAT THE USE OF THE SAME
STITUTING .4 MANACE TO ~E~LTH~ S~FETY~ HOR~LS AND WELFARE OF
THE RESIDENTS OF THE OITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE~
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF JEFFEaSONVILLE DESIRES TO
A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT OR PROJECTS TO ELIMINATE THE
STATED CONDITIONS,
IOW THEREFORE BE
IT RESO£TED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE OITY
~, THAT THE CONDITION EXISTING IN SUCH AREAS NECESSITAT'~
EXCESSIVE AND DISPROPORTIONATE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS
FOR CRI3~IE pREYENTIOiV AND pUNISHHENT~ PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY~ FIRE AND ACCIDENT PROTECTION~ AND OTHER PUBLIC
SERVICES AND FACILITIES~ AND IHPAIRS THE VALUE OF PROPERTY,
~, THAT THE NU3fBER AND EXTENT OF SUCH AREAS ARE IIV-
CREASING~ RESULTING IN A RAPID AND UNDESIRABLE DECENTRALIZA
TION OF SAID CITY AND INCREASED DEHAND FOR EXTENSION OF
COSTLY HUNICIPAL FACfLITIES AND IN A REDUCTION OF THE VALUE
OF T~3fABLE PROPERTY wITHIN ITS CORPORATE LIHITS,
5, SHAT THE CLE~'RANCE~ REPL~NNING~ AND REDEVELOP;IENT OF
SUCH BLIGHTED AREAS IS A PUBLIC ~'ND GOFERNHENTAL FUNCTIOI~
WHICH CANNOT BE ACCO~IPLISHED THROUGH THE ORDINARY OPERATION,
OF pRIVATE ENTERPRISE~ DUE TO THE NECESSITY FOR T~IE EXERCISJ
OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DO~fAIN~ THE NECESSITY FOR RE~.UIRING
THE pROPER USE OF LAND ~;ITHIN SUCH AREAS SO AS TO SERVE BES
THE INTERESTS OF SAID ~ITY AND ITS CITIzENS~ AND THE COST 0
SUCH PROJECTS,
6, THAT THE CONDITIONS EXISTING IN SUC~I BLIGHTED AREAS
ARE BEYOND REHEDY AND CONTROL BY REGULATORY PROCESSES
CAUSE OF THE OBSOLESCENCE AND DETERIORATED CONDITIONS OF
.BUI. LDINGS AND OTHER I]~PROVEifENTS# FAULTY LAND pLANNING ~ND
OF POPULATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL
LAND USE, sHIFTING
SOCIAL CHANGES,
~, THAT THE CLE~RANCE~ REPLANNING AND REDEVELOP~IENT OF
SUCH AREAS WILL BENEFIT THE HEALTH~ SAFETY~ HOR~LS AND
wELFARE~ AND WILL SERVE TO PROTECT AND INCREASE PROPERTY
VALUES BOTH TO THIS OITY IN WHICH sUCH BLIGHTED AREAS EXIS:
AND THE STATE OF INDIANA: AND THEIR RESPECTIVE CITIZENS~
~o THAT THE CLEARANCE~ REPLANNING AND REDEVELOP~fENT OF
suc~ SLIGHTED AnS~S ARS PUS~ZC USES nND ~URPOSES FOR ~rC~
BE IT F~THER RESOLVED zs~r T_KEnE BE ESTABLISHED IN TEE
GOFERNHENT OF THE OITY OF JEFFERSONYILLE~ ~NDI~N~ IN ~DDI-
TION TO EXISTING EXECUTIVE DEP~RTHENTS~ ~ DEP~RT~ENT OF
~DEVELOP~ENT ~ICH ~H~LL BE UNDER THE CONTROL OF ~ ~O~RD O~
FIFE HENBERS TO BE KNOWN ~S THE "JEFFERSONFILLE
O0~NISSION"i ~HE ~YO~ OF THE OITY OF JEFFERSONFILLE SH~LL
APPOINT ~ ~O~RD OF FIVE 2fEHBERS TO BE NNOWN ~S THE "~FEER~
VILLE REDEVELOPMENT TRUSTEES". Two OF
POINTED SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE ]~AYOR~
TED BY THE JUDGE OF THE
THE TRUSTEES SO AP--
ONE SHALL BE NOI~INA-
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE OOUNTY OF
AND TWO SHALL BE NO3YINATED BY ~2~~~m'~f~ COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSONFILLEo THE ~YOR SHALL INSTRUCT
APPOINTED TRUSTEES TO MEET WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THEIR
APPOINTMENT AT A TI~E AND PLACE DESIGNATED BY THE ]~YOR~
THE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION AND TO APPOINT THE FIRST ~E~BER~
OF THE ~EDEVELOP3~ENT OOlf~IISSION.
9E IT FURTHER RESO£FED THaT THE CITY
~NDIANA~ DESIRES TO TAtfE FULL ADFANTAGE
THE
OF JEFFERSONFILLE~
OF CHAPTER 176 0~'
INDIANA REVISED STATUTES AND ALL THE A2IENDIfENTS TPIERETO
TO DATE~ AND THAT THE 1¥AYOR OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE Bt
AND IS HEREBY INSTRUCTED TO TA~E ALL ACTS N~CESSAR~ UNDER
THE AFOREHENTIONED STATUTES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING
~EPART3~ENT OF REDEVELOPMENT AS AUTHORIZED BY SAID ~TATUTES,
GONEON O'OUNCI£ OF
i~OW THEREFORE BE IT ORDXIN£D BY THE
CITY OF JEFF£RSO1VVILLE, I}IDIAiC2:
SECTION 1.
THAT THERE IS ~IEREBY ESTABLISHED A ~EPARTIfENT OF REDEFEL¢
IfENT 'wHICH SHALL BE UNDER THE CONTROL OF A ~OARD OF ~IVE ~.
~R USTEE S.
~A~SED A~D ADOPTED BY THE CO~ON ~OUNCIL OF THE ~ITY OF
~EFFERSO~FILLE~ INDIAN~ THIS ~TH DAY OF JUNE, ~9~0.
P~SE~TED ~Y ~E ~S ~EaK--TaE~S~aE~ ro ~HE ~o~ OF r~
OITY OF JEFFEaSONVILLE THIS CTH DAY OF JUNE, 19CO.