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<br />RESOLUTION # <br /> <br />RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE ABILITY OF ECONOMIC <br />DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES TO USE EMINENT DOMAIN TO FURTHER ECONOMIC <br />DEVELOPMENT & REDEVELOPMENT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the~u~~hin~conomic Development Authority (EDA) is responsible for <br />increasing the welfare 0 t e community by creating jobs, local tax base and <br />facilitating redevelopment; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, redevelopment activities are essential <br />parcels that no longer meet the needs of residents; and, <br /> <br /> <br />domain process are <br />and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City has rarely exercised its <br />when all other alternatives have been exhausted <br />whole; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, eminent domain can be a <br />improvements that result in new jobs, a larger <br />housing, public parks, and other public amenities; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City recognizes tfiiliijj,;!~ements to <br />appropriate to ensure transparency, simplidl~~ ancr~a{~~ for all <br /> <br />-__""______";,"_,;"",,,,,,,,,,,,"'''",W <br />WHEREAS, chang~~~~g~osed to staf~~tatutes ana[~~gulations substantially undermine <br />the ability of CitY's~E:E:;EOA1~~e use emir1~nt domairf for economic development and <br />redevelopment purP<1~~~that ben!=!~! the commu8ity as a whole, <br /> <br />NOW, THEREF01{~~E 1~'1:~~~g~~ED by!~e Hutchinson City Council that it: <br /> <br />1.RS'~Hests that th6:~::~tate Legislature preserve the ability of local Economic <br />,Development Author1~ to utilize eminent domain for economic development and <br />,:~::;.,~ redevelopment purposes; and <br /> <br />2. "::.~upports reasonable efforts to increase the transparency, simplicity and fairness of <br />emlnent domain proceedings for all involved parties; and, <br /> <br />Adoptea~t,I;liHutchinson City Council this 14th day of February, 2006. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Gary Plotz <br />City Administrator <br /> <br />Steven W. Cook <br />Mayor <br />