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RESOLUTION #80-15 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
<br /> THE CITY OF ELK RIVER MAKING FINDINGS AND DECLARING A
<br /> NEED FOR A HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
<br /> IN AND FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
<br /> WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing on the need for a Housing and Redevelopment Authority
<br /> in and for the City of Elk River was published in the official city newspaper
<br /> on July 17, 1980, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.425, Subd.
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<br /> WHEREAS, the public hearing was held on July 21, -1980, the date specified in said notice,
<br /> and an opportunity was provided to all interested persons to be heard on the
<br /> question of a need for a Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City
<br /> of Elk River in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.425, Subd. 2;
<br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elk River, having duly considered the comments
<br /> made by interested persons at said public hearing, hereby finds that in the City
<br /> of Elk River (1) there are underdeveloped, undeveloped, substandard, slum or
<br /> deteriorated areas which cannot be redeveloped without government assistance,
<br /> (2) adequate housing accommodations are not available to veterans and service-
<br /> men and their families, and (3) there is a shortage of decent, safe and sanitary
<br /> dwelling accommodations available to persons of low and moderate income and
<br /> their families at rentals or prices they can afford,;
<br /> WHEREAS, the City Council, in determining that dwelling accommodations are unsafe, un-
<br /> sanitary, or not affordable and that underdeveloped, undeveloped, substandard,
<br /> slum or deteriorated areas exist in the City of Elk River, has considered the
<br /> degree of development, deterioration, obsolescence, or overcrowding; the per-
<br /> centage of land coverage; the light, air, space and access available to in-
<br /> habitants of such dwelling accommodations; the size and arrangement of lots,
<br /> streets, utilities and rooms; the sanitary facilities; the extent to which
<br /> conditions exist in such buildings which endanger life or property by increasing
<br /> the likelihood of fire or other hazards; the original land planning, lot, street
<br /> and utility layout; and conditions of title in the area;
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER, this 4th
<br /> day of August, 1980, on motion by Councilman Duitsman, seconded by Councilman
<br /> Toth, that there is a need for a Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for
<br /> the City of Elk River, created as a public body corporate and politic by
<br /> Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.425, Subd. 1, to transact business and exercise
<br /> powers in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Housing and Redevelop-
<br /> ment Act, Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.411 through 462.712, and that the City
<br /> Clerk-Administrator is hereby directed to duly publish this resolution and file
<br /> a certified copy thereof with the State Planning Agency as required by law.
<br /> ADOPTED THIS 21st day of July, 1980. C-' .7 As,_
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<br /> ATTEST:
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<br /> Clerk-Adminisrator
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