ENABLING RESOLUTION RESOLUTION #80-15 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ELK RIVER MAKING FINDINGS AND DECLARING A
NEED FOR A HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
IN AND FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing on the need for a. Housing and Redevelopment Authority
in and for the City of Elk River was published in the official city newspaper
on July 17, 1980, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.425, Subd.
2;
WHEREAS, the public hearing was held on July 21, 1980, the date specified in said notice,
and an opportunity was provided to all interested persons to be heard on the
question of a need for a Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City
of Elk River in accordance with Minnesota. Statutes, Section 462.425, Subd. 2;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elk River, having duly considered the comments
made by interested persons at said public hearing, hereby finds that in the City
of Elk River (1) there are underdeveloped, undeveloped, substandard, slum or
deteriorated areas which cannot be redeveloped without government assistance,
(2) adequate housing accommodations are not available to veterans and service-
men and their families, and (3) there is a shortage of decent, safe and sanitary
dwelling accommodations available to persons of low and moderate income and
their families at rentals or prices they can afford;
WHEREAS, the City Council, in determining that dwelling accommodations are unsafe, un-
sanitary, or not affordable and that underdeveloped, undeveloped, substandard,
slum or deteriorated areas exist in the City of Elk River, has considered the
degree of development, deterioration, obsolescence, or overcrowding; the per-
centage of land coverage; the light, air, space and access available to in-
habitants of such dwelling accommodations; the size and arrangement of lots,
streets, utilities and rooms; the sanitary facilities; the extent to which
conditions exist in such buildings which endanger life or property by increasing
the likelihood of fire or other hazards; the original land planning, lot, street
and utility layout; and conditions of title in the area;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER, this 4th
day of August, 1980, on motion by Councilman Duitsman, seconded by Councilman
Toth, that there is a need for a Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for
the City of Elk River, created as a public body corporate and politic by
Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.425, Subd. 1, to transact business and exercise
powers in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Housing and Redevelop-
ment Act, Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.411 through 462.712, and that the City
Clerk-Administrator is hereby directed to duly publish this resolution and file
a certified copy thereof with the State Planning Agency as required by law.
ADOPTED THIS 21st day of July, 1980. - A /44-% • ell'l-��,-`—_
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