94-835 Declaration of Necessity, Finding of Blight - Creation of CRA

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WHEREAS, the Casselberry City Commission considers that remedying such condition is a proper matter of concern to its citizens, and is a valid and desirable public purpose, and that within the City of Casselberry Central City District shall be established regulations which incorporate incentives for private development to occur at increased density and intensity, with a mixture of residential and commercial use, in order to further the City of Casselberry's growth and economic and social development; and WHEREAS, insofar as certain structures and properties within the City of Casselberry Central City District will require acquisition, clearance and disposition subject to use restrictions to be formulated to improve them; and other areas in the District may be susceptible to conservation and rehabilitation; the Casselberry City Commission recognizes that preservation and enhancement of these areas can be enabled by establishing a specific Redevelopment Area to provide a tax base; and WHEREAS, The Casselberry City Commission recognizes the need to establish a taxing authority in order to realize and administer tax revenues from the tax base produced within the redevelopment area, and further recognizes that the preservation and enhancement of Casselberry's tax base is implicit to the purposes for which a taxing authority shall be established, and tax increment financing is an effective method of achieving preservation and enhancement in Casselberry's blighted areas as well as in blighted areas adjacent to Casselberry in which the tax base is declining due to blight. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: SECTION ONE. Finding of Necessity and Determination of Blight. The City of Casselberry hereby authorizes a "Finding of Necessity and a Determination of Blight" within and adjacent to the City of Casselberry in those areas encompassed by the Boundaries of the Central City District as depicted on the "Central City District Boundaries Map" attached herewith (Attachment A). SECTION TWO. Establishment of Redevelopment District and Need for Redevelopment Agency_ The City of Casselberry City Commission hereby deems that the rehabilitation, conservation, and redevelopment of the above referenced Central City District is necessary and is in the interest of public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of Casselberry and of Seminole County, and finds that there is a need for a redevelopment agency to carry out community redevelopment purposes as set out in Chapter 163.356 (1) of the Florida Statutes. SECTION THREE. Authorization to Formulate Workable Redevelopment Program, Outline of Program Components, and Intent. The City of Casselberry City Commission authorizes the formulation of a "Workable Program" to prevent, remedy, and eliminate blight within the Casselberry Central City District. The Workable Program shall include components of both public and private resources. The basic intent of the Workable Program shall be to compel the repair and rehabilitation of deteriorated structures, and the clearance and redevelopment of blighted areas in the City of Casselberry Central City District. The Workable Program shall be based on the goals and objectives outlined in Attachment B of this resolution. SECTION FOUR. Workable Program Funding Application. The City of Casselberry shall apply for funding from the Seminole County Redevelopment Trust Fund in order to pay for the formulation of a Workable Program to remedy the conditions of blight in the Central City District. 2