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~' I, redevelopment raises environmental concerns, all municipal actions, public improvements and private development or redevelopment shall be carried out in a manner consistent with applicable environmental standards or approvals. Subsection 1.8. Administration. The City Manager shall serve as Administrator of the Project Area pursuant to the provisions of the Development District Act, provided however that such powers may only be exercised at the direction of the Council. No action taken by the Administrator shall be effective without Council authorization. Subsection 1.9. Rehabilitation. Current property owners within the Project Area will be encouraged to rehabilitate their properties to conform with the applicable State and local codes and ordinances, as well as any design standards. Potential owners who may purchase property within the Project Area from the City may be required to rehabilitate their properties as a condition of sale of land. The City will provide such rehabilitation assistance as may be available from federal, state or local sources. A developer or redeveloper may be any person, business, corporation or governmental unit including the City or the New Brighton Economic Development Authority. A developer or redeveloper may initiate a plan and participate with the City or the New Brighton Economic Development Authority in the development or redevelopment thereof. Subsection 1.10. Relocation. The Council accepts its responsibility for providing for relocation pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 469.133. Subsection 1.11. Private Development and Reuse of Property. The Program goals and objectives are to be achieved in a cost efficient and timely manner by assisting and encouraging the private sector whenever reasonably possible. Generally, the City will proceed by contracting with the private sector (developer, builder, user, owner and so forth) for the reuse of land or building that is part of the Project Area. The City may acquire any property, real or personal, that is necessary or convenient for the implementation of the Program. The City will acquire property if it believes there is a likelihood that the property can be reused in the foreseeable future and if the City can identify sources of revenue to pay for such property. Generally, the City will enter into a contract with the private sector for the reuse of the property. However, there may be parcels that are so important to a proposed redevelopment or reuse that the City may find it difficult or impractical to enter into any contract without first owning or having control of the parcel, either through negotiation or by use of eminent domain. The City may also acquire, from willing sellers or by use of eminent domain, parcels as part of a long-term redevelopment effort. In such instances, the acquisition should meet a stated Program goal or objective, revenues should have been identified to pay for them and the parcels should be held only until sufficient parcels have been acquired to allow Program goals and objective to be implemented. 1-6