2014-40CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-40
COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSEN 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 in 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
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 as governing body of the City, by resolution,
shall find and determine that the area is a substandard and blighted area in need of
redevelopment as defined in said Community Development Law; and
WHEREAS, on November 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., a Meeting of the Mayor and City
Council of the City of Blair, Nebraska, was held in the city counsel chambers of the City of Blair
in order to 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 Development Law; and
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 November 7, 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 to 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 and 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 with 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 LOCATED IN SECTIONS 11 AND 14, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH,
RANGE 11 EAST OF THE SIXTH P.M., WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF TAX LOT 258; THENCE EASTERLY
ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TAX LOT 258 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID
TAX LOT 258; THENCE NORTHERLY ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID TAX LOT 258, TO
THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1, OF GRAND VIEW ACRES AS PLATTED IN THE
CITY OF BLAIR; THENCE EAST ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1 TO THE
SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE WEST LINE OF KENNARDS ADDITION AS
PLATTED IN THE CITY OF BLAIR; THENCE NORTHERLY ON SAID SOUTHERLY
EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 12, SOUTH FORK ADDITION AS PLATTED
IN THE CITY OF BLAIR; THENCE EASTERLY ON SAID SOUTH LINE TO THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 12 OF SAID ADDITION; THENCE NORTHERLY ON
THE EAST LOT LINE OF LOTS 12 AND 13 OF SAID SOUTHFORD ADDITION TO THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 5, OF SAID KENNARDS ADDITION; THENCE WEST ON
THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 5 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 5; THENCE
NORTHERLY ON THE WEST LOT LINE OF LOTS 4 AND 5 OF SAID KENNARDS
ADDITION, TO THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF DAVIS STREET; THENCE
WEST ON SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF DAVIS STREET TO THE CENTERLINE OF
U.S. HIGHWAY 30; THENCE SOUTHERLY ON THE CENTERLINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY
30 TO WESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF TAX LOT 258; THENCE
EASTERLY ON SAID WESTERLY EXTENSION, TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
TAX LOT 258 AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
is hereby declared to be a substandard area in need of redevelopment pursuant to the
Community Development Law, 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
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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(11)(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
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.
COUNCIL MEMBER SHEPARD MOVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS
READ, WHICH SAID MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HALL. UPON
ROLL CALL, COUNCIL MEMBERS SHEPARD, STEWART, RYAN, KEPHART,
CHRISTIANSEN, JENSEN, ANDERSEN AND HALL VOTING "AYE ", AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS NONE VOTING "NAY ", THE MAYOR DECLARED THE FOREGOING
RESOLUTION PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2014.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
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ATTEST:
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BRENDA 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 11th day of November,
2014. A
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