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'" yJii I- ~' N RESOLUTION NO. 2296 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON ...........~ 1 ; I ! ......"', RESOLUTION IMPLEMENTING CHAPTER 472A, MINNESOTA STATUTES REGARDINGl THE CREATION OF A MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. WHEREAS the City Council is interested in redeveloping the area known as old downtown New Brighton, WHEREAS landowners, developers, civic organizations and citizens have expressed interest in the redevelopment effort, WHEREAS on May 22, 1979, the New Brighton City Council ,received Report No. 79-397 from the City Manager regarding the :redevelopment of downtown New Brighton, and took Council action 'to expand on earlier efforts at the redevelopment of downtown, WHEREAS the City staff has completed a staff report dated I November 20, 1979 recommending certain Council action to cUlminate/' in an approved development plan for downtown New Brighton, I WHEREAS the City Council has rezoned the area known as downto~n New Brighton from a B-3 zoning classification to a B-4 downtown I business district classification, i t WHEREAS the City Council has taken the additional positive 'steps to redevelop the downtown: a. Ordered the reconstruction of lOth Street from 1-694 to approximately 3rd Avenue. b. Authorized the advertisement for bids to demolish build- ings within the lOth Street right-of-way. c. Received and discussed a staff report dated August 27, i 1979 regarding the potential relocation and new con- I struction of a new municipal liquor store within downtown I New Brighton. I I I at the City Council meeting of January 22, 1980, and at a Council I workshop meeting on January 31, 1980, those alternatives being tl 'use of the City Housing and Redevelopment Authority versus creatio , of a Municipal Development District using Chapter 472A Minnesota Statutes, I WHEREAS on January 22, 1980, the City Council directed the I staff to publicize the intended redevelopment process using Chapte~ 472A Minnesota Statutes, and to advertise for Advisory Board ! members for the purpose of creating a development district, and I preparing a development plan for downtown New Brighton, ! ! THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council makes the following I findings: I ! 1. That the use of Chapter 472A Minnesota Statutes, Municipai Development Districts, is determined to be the most I appropriate mechanism for the redevelopment of downtown I New Brighton. 2. That the City Manager is designated as the development I district administrator in accordance with 472A.IO I , Minnesota Statutes. ! WHEREAS the City Council has considered the alternatives to ,.implementing administratively the downtown redevelopment effort