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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 06 -35 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO PRESERVE <br />THE AUTHORITY OF CITIES TO USE EMINENT DOMAIN <br />FOR REDEVELOPMENT FOR PURPOSES <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 6v r of Coon R~ in conjunction..;:~ith its Housing and <br />Redevelopment Authority (HRA) and its Economic Develop~Fi:t.Authority (EDA), is <br />responsible under state statute for activities to increase th~:ielfare of the residents of <br />Coon Rapids through encouraging creation of employme:~~E:ar'l~~~.j;tpusing; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, redevelopment activities are ess~~i.9IfQr a citY:~!~~::.aging and blighted <br />parcels that do not meet the needs of residents; af!i:cr= <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council has in \,{eij~~'t' occa~;j.qns exercisedI~~authority of <br />eminent domain to acquire blighted land that was n~ietiv~Wlmpacting the Qommunity and <br />only did so to implement redevelopment plans create'ij~~~6ugh lengthy public process; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, only through this;;7i~~of condemR'ili~Q cguld significant public <br />improvements be created including the~mln'~~!~~.?f blight,Tflif~~ean up of contamination, <br />the addition of new housing, and the inslallmen~:~f;:g:t~er pu~.lic amenities; and <br /> <br /><;,~ .',','.'.'.','".,.,. ...~.,.,.,.,.,.,.;.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.".,,";;;; <br />WHEREAS, theJii!y:'CounciI recogn::izes that improvements to the processes are <br />_-~------""^''';:----i' """"""".. .,..,.... <br />appropriate to ensu~~transparenpy and simplicity for all those involved; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, chaf:\~~s ~posed to state and federal statutes and regulation <br />undermine 10c;.C!Lc;ommunitigf:i;;iffim redeveloping consistent with plans approved through <br />community.~l"6eesses.':::' .... .... <br /> <br />.;ts[QW, THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED by the Coon Rapids City Council: <br /> <br />Thai;tee City pursue activities to ensure eminent domain authority remain granted to <br />local a'€lt~rities for~ldevelopment purposes; <br /> <br />That the Clty~~:I;!~jort efforts to increase transparency and simplicity of eminent <br />domain ~. <br />proceedings.'':: <br /> <br />Adopted this 21st day of February, 2006, by the Coon Rapids City Council. <br /> <br />Tim Howe, Mayor <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Joan A. Anderson, City Clerk <br />