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EXPANSION OF EASTSIDE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA (B)
Ordinance No. 100405
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida amending Division 9 of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Gainesville relating to Community Redevelopment, amending Section 2-410.3 by expanding the boundaries of the Eastside Community Redevelopment Area; amending Section 2-415 by establishing the base values of the expanded areas for purposes of tax increment calculations; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
Pursuant to the requirements of State law, on January 15, 2009, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 080712 and Resolution 080713 finding certain areas (referred to as Study Area 1 and Study Area 2) adjacent to the Eastside Community Redevelopment Area to be blighted areas and further finding that rehabilitation, conservation or redevelopment or a combination thereof, of the blighted areas is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, morals or welfare of the residents of the City of Gainesville.
On April 19, 2010, the CRA Board approved amending the Eastside Redevelopment Plan in its entirety to include Study Area 1 and Study Area 2
On July 15, 2010, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 090966, approving the Eastside Redevelopment Plan, as amended in its entirety to include Study Area 1 and Study Area 2. In addition, the City Commission directed the City Attorney to prepare and the Clerk to advertise an ordinance amending the City Code of Ordinances to update the legal description of the Eastside Redevelopment Area to include Study Area 1 and Study Area 2 and to establish the base values of Study Area 1 and Study Area 2 for purposes of tax increment calculations.
The figures for the base values were calculated by CRA staff based ...
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