2014-38-FAILEDTHIS RESOLUTION , MEMBERS
VOTE AYE TO NOT ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-38
COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
A RESOLUTION BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLAIR,
WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA, DECLARING PORTIONS OF :THE CITY OF
BLAIR TO BE BLIGHTED AND SUBSTANDARD.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the City of Blair, Nebraska, a
municipal corporation, undertake and carry out redevelopment projects in areas of the City which
are determined to be substandard and blighted and ii" need of redevelopment;' and
WHEREAS, Chapter 18, Article 21, Nebraska Reissue Revised Statutes, known as the
Community Development Law, prescribes the requirements and procedures for the planning and
implementation of redevelopment projects; and
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WHEREAS, Neb. Rev Stat. Section 18 -2109, as amended, requires that, prior to the
preparation by the community development agency of a City of a redevelopment plan for a
redevelopment project, the Mayor and:City Council s governing body of the City, by resolution,
shall find and determine that the 'ar' a is a substandard and blighted area in need of
redevelopment as defined in said Community Development Law; and
WHEREAS, oi" November 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., a Meeting of the Mayor and City
Council of the City of Blair, Nebraskan was' held in the city council chambers of the City of Blair
in order,, conduct a public :hearing to determine whether certain areas of the City should be
declared to be substandard and blighted and in need of redevelopment, as defined in and pursuant
to the Community
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WHEREAS, a Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Enterprise, a legal
newspaper published in Blair, Nebraska, on October 31, 2014 and November 7, 2014, which was
at least ten (10) days :prior to the time of the public hearing, which Notice of Public Hearing
described the time, date, place, and purpose of the hearing and specifically identified the area to
be considered as substandard and blighted and in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, on October 31, 2014, which date was at least ten (10) days prior to the
Public Hearing, the City mailed notice of the Public Hearing by certified United States Mail,
postage prepaid, to all registered neighborhood associations whose area of representation is
located in whole or in part within a one -mile radius of the area to be redeveloped and to the
President or Chairperson of the governing body of each county, school district, community
college, educational service unit, and natural resources district in which the real property to be
affected by such determination, which notice set out the time, date, place, and purpose of the
Public Hearing and included a map of sufficient size to show the area to be affected; and
WHEREAS, at such Meeting the Public Hearing was conducted, and all interested
parties were afforded a reasonable opportunity to express their views respecting the designation
of such area as substandard and blighted and in need of redevelopment, and the Mayor and City
Council reviewed and discussed a Blight and Substandard Determination Study previously
prepared by JEO Consulting Group, Inc; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council submitted the question of whether the area in
question is substandard and blighted and in need of redevelopment ao the Planning Commission
of the City of Blair for its review and recommendation prior to the Meeting and the Public
Hearing on November 11, 2014 and the Mayor and City Council reviewed discussed
recommendations received from the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council desire to determine whether the specific area is
substandard and blighted and in need of redevelopment in accordance vv�th� the Nebraska
Community Development Law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City of Blair, Washington County,
Nebraska, that the following area located, in the City of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska,
more particularly described as follows, to wit:
A PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING TAX ,,I
TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH, RANGE J. EAST
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF . BLAIR,
NEBRASKA
230 A]M 232, NW 1 /4 OF SECTION 14,
ETHER WITH LOT 13, SOUTHFORK
WITHIN WASHINGTON COUNTY,
is hereby declared to be a ; substandard' area in need of redevelopment pursuant to the
Community Development Lave, in that conditions which now exist in said area meet the
criteria set forth in Neb. Rev. Stat' ' § 18- 2103(10) as described and set forth in the Blight
and Substandard Determination Study received by the City; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the above described area is hereby declared
to be a blighted area in need of redevelopment pursuant to the Community Development
Law, in that conditions which now exist in said area which meet one or more of the
factors set forth in Neb. Rev. Stat § 18- 2103(1 l)(a) and at least one of the factors set
forth in (i) through (iv) of Neb. Rev. Stat § 18 -2103 (11)(b) as described and set forth in
the Blight and Substandard Determination Study received by the City; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such substandard and blighted condition is
beyond the remedy and control solely be regulatory process and the exercise of police
power and cannot be dealt with effectively by the ordinary operations of private
enterprise without the aids provided by the Community Development Law, and the
elimination of said substandard and blighted condition under the authority of the
Community Development Law is hereby found to be a public purpose and declared to be
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in the public interest; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is hereby found and determined that such
substandard and blighted area is in need of redevelopment and is an eligible site for a
redevelopment project under the provisions of the Community Development Law.
This Resolution shall be published and shall take effect as provided by law.
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