Item 3: Ordinance on Downtown Urban Renewal Plan Amendments

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7. Other Public Facilities The Agency is authorized to participate in development of public facilities including City Hall, police and fire facilities, libraries, recreation centers, conference facilities, and community centers. These facilities will benefit the renewal area by increasing public usage of the area, by enhancing protective services, and by stimulating additional public and private investment in the renewal area. The extent of the Agency’s participation in funding such facilities will be based upon an Agency finding on the benefit of that project to the renewal area, and the importance of the project in carrying out Plan objectives. The type and location of these public facilities will be determined by future study.Potential public facilities to be assisted include, but are not limited to: New Police Building or City Hall Library improvements B. OFF-SITE FACILITIES To encourage the development or redevelopment of private property within the plan area, the Agency may construct, install, pay for, or otherwise cause certain off-site public facilities to be installed or provided when, in the public interest, such action would benefit and further the objectives of the plan. Potential off-site facilities to be assisted include, but are not limited to: New parking, improvements to existing transportation and other facilities, and mass transit stations, and public spaces. C. ACQUISITION AND REDEVELOPMENT 1. Intent. It is the intent of this plan to authorize the Renewal Agency to acquire property within the plan area by any legal means to achieve the objectives of this plan, and specifically, for any of the purposes listed below. 2. Method. Property acquisition, including limited interest acquisition, is hereby made a part of this plan and may be used to achieve the objectives of this plan in the presence of any of the following conditions: a. Where existing conditions do not permit practical or feasible rehabilitation of a structure and it is determined that acquisition of such properties and demolition of the improvements thereon are necessary to remove substandard and blighting conditions; b. Where detrimental land uses or conditions such as incompatible uses, or adverse influences from noise, smoke or fumes exist, or where there exists overcrowding, or conversions to incompatible types of uses, and it is determined that acquisition of such properties and demolition of the improvements are Downtown District Urban Renewal Plan - Circulation Draft of MayJune 2007 8