2007-10RESOLUTION NO. 2007-10
COUNCIL MEMBER ABBOTT INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS, the City of Blair, Nebraska has identified sections of the city that are deemed to
be blighted and substandard and in need of redevelopment pursuant to the Nebraska Community
Development law.
WHEREAS, in order to eliminate and improve one of the areas deemed blighted and
substandard within the city limits of Blair, Nebraska the City of Blair Redevelopment Agency and
Planning Commission have recommended a plan to include a Tax Increment Financing Project in
order to redevelop this designated area.
WHEREAS, it is has been recommended to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Blair
that a Tax Increment Financing Project designated as Project No. 1 is in the best interest of the
citizens of the City of Blair in order to promote economic and orderly development in the City of
Blair and to improve the blighted and substandard conditions in this specific area of the city, and
WHEREAS, there are two parcels of real estate located in the project area whose acquisition
is necessary to successfully complete the project as indicated on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and
fully incorporated herein by reference, and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of Blair that
pursuant to Nebraska Revised Statute § 25 -2501 et. seq. the city has identified two parcels of real
estate located in Project No. 1 that will require acquisition by the City of Blair in order to
successfully complete the proposed redevelopment project and that the city intends to take the
necessary steps pursuant to Nebraska law to achieve this goal, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Staff and the City Attorney are hereby
authorized to move forward to contact the necessary real estate owners identified in the project area
of the City's intent to acquire this property and to proceed with appraisals, negotiations, and
necessary relocation in order to acquire said properties.
COUNCIL MEMBER FANOELE MOVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS READ,
WHICH SAID MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL. UPON
ROLL CALL, COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTING "AYE" STEWART, SCHEVE, SHOTWELL,
FANOELE, CHRISTIANSEN, WOLFF, ABBOTT AND BIFFAR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
NONE VOTING "NAY ", THE MAYOR DECLARED THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2007.
ATTEST:
BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)
STATE OF NEBRASKA )
) ss
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON )
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
REALPH, MAYOR
BRENDA R. WHEELER hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and acting
City Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska and that the above and foregoing Resolution was passed at a
regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City held on the 13th day of February, 2007.
4)
BRENDA WHEELER, CITY CLERK
EXHIBIT "A"
Real estate to be acquired is legally described as:
The N 140 feet of Lot 3 and N 140 feet of Lot 4 all in Bruntons Addition
to the City of Blair.