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77-72 CC Resolution CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION Date: December 19, 1977 Motion by Councilman Nev .e~ux Resolution No. 77-7'2 Seconded by Counci-f-~n ~eving Approving the Redevelopment Plan, the Method of Financing, the feasibility of relocation andthe use of. Tax Increment Financing in the Chanhassen Downtown Redevelopment Project. WHEREAS, under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelOpment is authorized to provide financ~a/ ~o~ ..... c Agencies for undertaking and carryin, and WHEREAS, it is desirable anc and Redevelopment Authority called the "Local Public AgE development Project identif~ Project and encompassing the on Exhibit A attached heret¢ WHEREAS, the Local Public Ag federal financial aid from s Development under said Act t Development Project, and the prospect for such aid; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Ag, of some eventual federal aid the Housing ~sen (herein a Re-" -.velopment :ly described wntown ttle  sibility =_develop- ment Project, but recommends .~.~ ~u3~c~ De undertaken as rapidly as possible and be financed with local funds to the extent federal aid is not available; and WHEREAS, in connection with the undertaking of a Redevelopment Project by the Local Public Agency pursuant to the Minnesota Munici- pal Housing and Redevelopment Act, Laws of Minnesota 1947, Chapter 487, as amended, it is required that the Redevelopment Plan for the project area be approved by the governing' body of the municipality in which the project is located and that such approval include findings by the governing body that: (1) The Land in the project area would not be made available for redevelopment without the financial aid to be sought; (2) the redevelopment plans for the redevelopment areas in the locality will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the locality as a whole, for the redevelopment of such areas by private enterprise; and (3) the redevelopment plan conforms to a general plan for the development of the locality as a whole; and -1- i WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has made detailed studies of the location, physical condition of structures, land use, environmental influences, and social, cultural and economic conditions of the project area and has determined that the area is a "blighted" area within the meaning of Chapter 462.411 et s'eq. of Minnesota Statutes and is a "deteriorated area" as define~--in the Minnesota Municipal Housing and Redevelopment act (Laws Minn. 1947, Chapter 487, as amended - M.S.A. S462.411 to 462.716) and is a blighted, deteriorating and deteriorated area in the locality involved and a redevelopment area within the meaning of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, and that it is detrimental and a menace to the safety, health and welfare of the inhabitants and users thereof and of the locality at large, because of the presence in said area of buildings which by reason of dilapidation, obsolescence, overcrowding, faulty arrangement or design, excessive land coverage, deleterious land use and combina- tions of these and other factors, are detrimental to the safety, health, and morals and welfare of the community, and the members of this governing body have been fully apprised by the Local Public Agency and are aware of these facts and conditions; and WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the City Council of the City of Chanhassen '(herein called the "governing body") for review and approval a redevelopment plan for the Project Area dated October 28, 1977, which plan is entitled Chanhassen Downtown Redevelopment Plan, consisting of eight pages and two maps, accompanies by a State- ment of the Method Proposed for Financing the Project and a Relocation Plan; and ' WHEREAS, the said Redevelopment Plan has been approved by the Local Public Agency as evidenced by the copy of said body's duly certified resolution approving said Redevelopment Plan, which is attached thereto; and WHEREAS, for further surve~ and planning and related activities funds are required to prepare areas within the project for redevelop- ment; and WHEREAS, a general plan has been prepared and is recognized and used as a guide for the general development of the community as a whole; and WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission of the City of Chanhassen which is the duly designated and acting official planning body for the Locality, has submitted to the Governing Body its report and recommen- dations respecting said Redevelopment Plan and its findings as to compliance with the comprehensive municipal plan, and the Governing Body has duly considered said report; recommendations and findings of the planning body; and -2- WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Plan for the project area prescribes methods for changing certain land uses for the project area and may require, among other things, changes in zoning, the vacating and removal of streets, .alleys, and other public ways, the establishment of new street patterns, the location 'and relocation of sewer and water mains {and other public facilities, and other 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 said Redevelopment 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; and WHEREAS, the members of the Governing Body have general knowledge of the conditions prevailing in the Project area and of the availability of proper housing in Be Locality for the relocation of individuals and families that may be displaced from the Project area and, in the light of such knowledge of local housing conditions, have carefully considered and reviewed such proposals for relocation; and WHEREAS, the Governing Body is cognizant bf the conditions that are imposed in the undertaking and carrying out of redevelopment projects under Title I, including those prohibiting discrimination because of race, color, creed, sex, or national origin.. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN: le · That it is hereby found and determined that the Project area is a blighted, deteriorating and deteriorated area and qualifies as an eligible Project area under the Minnesota Municipal Housing and Redevelopment Act, Laws of Minnesota 1947, Chapter 487, as amended (M.S.A. S462.411-462.716). That it is hereby found and determined that the Local Public Agency has made full utilization of any and all federal funds for which said Redevelopment Project qualifies. · That the Chanhassen Downtown Redevelopment Plan, dated October 28, 1977, herein called said Redevelopment Plan, having been duly reviewed and considered, is hereby approved, and the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to file said copy of said Redevelopment Plan with the minutes of the City Council. -3- · · · · · · 10. That the Method Proposed for Financing the Project having been duly reviewed and considered, is duly approved, and the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to file said copy of- said Method Proposed for Financing the Project with the minutes of the City Council. · That it is hereby~. found and determined that the objectives of the Redevelopment Pl~"n cannot be achieved through more extensive private rehabilitation of the Project area. That it is hereby .found and determined that the Redevelopment Plan for the Project area conforms to the general plan of the Locality as a whole. That it is hereby found and determined that ~he land in the Project area will not be made available for redevelopment without the financial aid to be sought. That it is hereby found and determined that the Redevelop- ment Plan for the Redevelopment area in the Locality will afford maximum opportunity consistent with the sound needs of the Locality as a whole, for the redevelopment of the area by private enterprise. That it is hereby found and determined that the program for the proper relocation of individuals and families dis- placed in carrying out the Project in decent, safe and sanitary dwellings in conformity with acceptable standards is feasible and can be reasonably and timely effected to permit the proper prosecution and completion of the Project; and that such dwelling units available or to be made avail- able to such displaced individuals and families are at least equal in number to the number of displaced individuals and families and are not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities than the dwellings of the displaced individuals and families in the Project area, are available at rents or prices within the financial means of the displaced individuals and families, and are reasonably accessible to their places of employment. That in order to implement and facilitate the effectuation of the Redevelopment Plan hereby approved, it is found and determined that certain official action must be taken by this Body with reference among other things to changes in zoning, the vacating and removal of streets, alleys, and other public ways, the establishment of new street patterns, location and relocation of sewer and water mains and other public facilities and other public actions, and accordingly, this Body hereby (a) pledges its cooperation in helping to carry out the Redevelopment Plan; (b) requests the various officials, departments, boards, and agencies of the Locality having administrative responsibilities in the premises like- wise to cooperate to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with the Redevelopment Plan; and (c) stands ready to consider and -4- 11. take appropriate action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate the Redevelopment Plan. This Governing Body, to the extent necessary to carry out said Plan, comsents to the use by the Local Public Agency of the tax'increment method of financing in the manner provided in Minnesota Statutes S462.585 in the Chanhassen Downtown Redevelopment Project, and hereby pledges itself (a) to issue general obligation bonds from time to time to cover budgets app=oved or to be approved by said Governing Body for said Redevelopment Project; and (b) to enter into such written agreements as may be necessary to effectuate the objectives of the Redevelopment Project and said Method of Financing. Passed and adopted by the Council of the CitY of Chanhassen this 19th day of December , 1977. - - MAYOR ATTEST: City' C~erk'/Manager YES Mayor Hobbs _COuncilman Peak,on _Councilman Neveaux CQ~n~ilma~ W~ritz Councilman Gevin~ NO -5- ! · Be DESCRIPTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT J. Narrative ription of the Boundary That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter .of Section !1, Township 116, Range 23, Carver County, Minnesota, lying easterly of the easterly right of way line of County 5tare Aid Highway No. 17 and lying northerly of the northerly right of way line of County State Aid Highway No. 16. That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and-the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, all in,. Section 12, Township 116, Range 23, Carver County~ Minnesota~ described as follows: Beginning at the intersection-of the east line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the north right of way line of County. State Aid Highway No. 16; thence northerly along said east line to an intersection with the southeasterly extension of the northeasterly line of Block 4~ HIGHLAND PARI(: thence northwesterly along said extension and line to the west line of said Block 4; thence southerly along said west line and its extension to a line parallel with and 283 feet northerly from the south line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence wes';_~rly along said parallel line to the west line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence nor:herly along last said west line to the north line of the south 295 feet'of the said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence westerly along last said north line to the west line of the east 433 feet of said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence northerly along last said west line to the south line of the North 86zt.~8 feet of said'Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence westerly along last said south line to the west line of the east ~D0 feet of said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence northerly along last said west line to the nbrth line of said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence westerly along last said north line to the west line of said Southwest of the Southwest Quarter; thence southerly along last said west line to said northerly right of way line of County State Aid Highway No. 16; thence easterly along said northerly right of way line to the point of beginning. and That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter~ the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter~ the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter~ ali in Section 13~ Township !16~ Range 23, Carver County, Minnesota~ described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the west line of said Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and the south right of way line of County State Aid Highway No. 16; thence easterly along said south right of way line to the northerly right of way line of State Highway No. $; thence southwesterly along said northerly right of way line to the south line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence westerly along said south line to the east line of said southeast of the Northwest Quarter; thence southerly along said east line to the northerly right of way line of said State Highway No. 5; thence westerly along said northerly line to the west line of said Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence northerly along said west line to the point, of beginning. and That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section. Township I1~;~ Range 23, Carver County,' Minnesota~ lying northerly of the northerly right of way line of State Highway No. $ and southerly of the south right nf wnv Iin~ nf t~.otintv State Aid Hiahwav No. [6.