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02-385 MDC Urban Renewal RESOLUTION NO. 02-385 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF DETERIORATED OR DETERIORATING AREAS WITHIN SAID CITY, THE NEED FOR THE EXISTENCE AND BENEFIT OF AN URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY IN SAID CITY AS PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS THEREOF, IMPLEMENTING THE STATUTORY CRITERIA OF AND EMPOWERING THE MERIDIAN URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY, AJKJ A AS THE MERIDIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT, DETERMINING THE DOWNTOWN MERIDIAN URBAN RENEWAL AREA AND ADJACENT AREAS AS A DETERIORATED AREA, APPROVING AN ELIGffiILITY REPORT, AUTHORIZING PREPARATION OF AN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State ofIdaho enacted a law known as the "Idaho Urban Renewal Law of 1965" (Title 50, Chapter 20), and among other things said Law created in each municipality an independent public body, corporate and politic, to be known as the "Urban Renewal Agency" of each city, and said Law provides that such agency shall not transact any business or exercise its powers, and no municipality shall exercise the authority conferred by the Law, until or unless the City Council has adopted a resolution wherein certain findings are made; WHEREAS, byway of Resolution No. 01-367, approved by the Mayor and City Council on July 24, 2001, an area, designated as Urban Renewal Area #1, was designated and determined to be a deteriorated area; WHEREAS, it was tl1e intent of the City Council, by way of Resolution No. 01-367 dated July 24,2001, to establish and empower an Urban Renewal Agency (hereinafter "Agency"), appoint commissioners to said Agency, and allow the Agency to begin the planning process for an urban renewal plan, all as autl1orized by the Law; WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the Agency intends to prepare an Urban Renewal Plan containing a revenue allocation financing provision, pursuant to tl1e Local Economic Development Act, Chapter 20, Title 50, as amended (hereinafter the "Act"); WHEREAS, the City recognizes that there are certain factual prerequisites to the ultimate RESOLUTION - 1 (Meridian URAICC resolution-eligibility.wpd) adoption of an Urban Renewal Plan containing revenue allocation financing provisions; WHEREAS, the Agency, through the City had retained Sherry McKibben of McKibben & Cooper Architects (hereinafter "Consultant"), to examine a geographical area within and without the City of Meridian that encompasses a slightly larger, but different, area than was set out in Resolution No. 01-367, dated July 24, 2001, for the purpose of determining whether such area is a deteriorated or deteriorating area as defined under Idaho Code Sections 50-2018(h) and 50-2903(7)(b ); WHEREAS, the Consultant performed such examination and submitted her report dated June 19, 2002, to the Agency, (the "Downtown Meridian Urban Renewal Area Report") (hereinafter the "Eligibility Report"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by reference; WHEREAS, the Eligibility Report identifies a revised geographical area as indicated on the map attached hereto as Exhibit 2, which contains several deteriorated or deteriorating conditions and which area would benefit ITom urban renewal activities; WHEREAS, pursuant to Idaho Code Section 50-2008, an urban renewal project may not be planned or initiated unless the local governing body has, by resolution, determined such area to be a deteriorated area or deteriorating area, or combination thereof, and designated such area as appropriate for an urban renewal project; WHEREAS, Idaho Code Section 50-2906 also requires that in order to adopt an Urban Renewal Plan containing a revenue allocation financing provision, the local governing body must make a finding or determination that the area included in such plan is a deteriorated area or deteriorating area; WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the best public interest that the Agency prepare an Urban Renewal Plan for the area identified in the Eligibility Report located within the City of Meridian, State ofIdaho; WHEREAS, the Agency, on June 19, 2002, adopted Resolution No. 01-004 (a copy of RESOLUTION -2 (Meridian URAICC resolution-eligibility.Vlpd) which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3), accepting the Eligibility Report and authorizing the Chairman of the Agency to transmit the Eligibility Report to the City Council requesting its consideration for designation of an urban renewal area and requesting the City Council to direct the Agency to prepare an Urban Renewal Plan for the area, which plan may include a revenue allocation provision as allowed by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The Meridian City Council does hereby find that: a. There are one or more areas within the City of Meridian which are deteriorating or deteriorated areas as defined by Idaho Code Sections 50-2018(i) and 50-2903(7)(b ). b. One such area is the area as described in the Eligibility Report. The rehabilitation, conservation, and redevelopment, or a combination thereof, of c. such area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the City. d. There is a need for an Urban Renewal Agency to function in the City. Section 2: Based on the Eligibility Report (which Eligibility Report is hereby accepted and adopted), the City Council makes these additional findings: a. The area is determined to be a deteriorating area as defined by Idaho Code Section 50-2018(i), and a deteriorated area as defined by Idaho Code Section 50- 2903(7)(b). b. The area is determined to be appropriate for an urban renewal project. Section 3: The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council, has established an Urban Renewal Agency for the City of the City of Meridian, Idaho, hereinafter known as the Meridian Development Corporation, in the method and manner as provided in said Law. RESOLUTION -3 (Meridian URAICC resolution-eligibility.wpd) Section 4: The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council, has appointed a Board of Commissioners of the Meridian Development Corporation for this municipality, which such prior action is hereby ratified and shall be retroactive to July 24,2001. Section 5: The Meridian Development Corporation is hereby authorized to prepare an Urban Renewal Plan identifying and describing an urban renewal project for the described area as shown on Exhibit 2. Section 6: This resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption and approval. PASSED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL this 27 ty Of~..r I- SIGNED BY THE MAYOR this 2 71ay of /J-K.1M-r r- , 2002. v ~~~ J-{) . ~~ ~ Robert D. Corrie - Mayor ,,111111\1 "" 1I1J"'111 ,\"..J Of M~/", IIII ,,\ :\"' '-¥~~ I" Ie}. .r:,r:ft'opo~." .."., ~ " ,.,.- <'~ ~ I" ~ ,2002. ATTESTED: RESOLUTION - 4 (Meridian URAICC resolution-eligibility.wpd) CERTIFICATE OF CLERK OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN I, the undersigned, do hereby certify: I. That I am the duly appointed and elected Clerk of the City of Meridian, a duly incorporated City operating under the laws of the State ofIdaho, with its principal office at 33 East Idaho, Meridian, Idaho. 2. That as the City Clerk of this City, I am the custodian of its records and minutes and do hereby certify that on the 27""- day of ~r.f , 2002, the following action has been taken and authorized. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF DETERIORATED OR DETERIORATING AREAS WITHIN SAID CITY, THE NEED FOR THE EXISTENCE AND BENEFIT OF AN URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY IN SAID CITY AS PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS THEREOF, IMPLEMENTING THE STATUTORY CRITERIA OF AND EMPOWERING THE MERIDIAN URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY, A!K/ A AS THE MERIDIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT, DETERMINING THE DOWNTOWN MERIDIAN URBAN RENEWAL AREA AND ADJACENT AREAS AS A DETERIORATED AREA, APPROVING AN ELIGffiILITY REPORT, AUTHORIZING PREPARATION OF AN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State ofIdaho enacted a law known as the "Idaho Urban Renewal Law of 1965" (Title 50, Chapter 20), and among other things said Law created in each municipality an independent public body, corporate and politic, to be known as the "Urban Renewal Agency" of each city, and said Law provides that such agency shall not transact any business or exercise its powers, and no municipality shall exercise the authority conferred by the Law, until or unless the City Council has adopted a resolution wherein certain findings are made; WHEREAS, by way of Resolution No. 01-367, approved by the Mayor and City Council on July 24, 2001, an area, designated as Urban Renewal Area #1, was designated and determined to be a deteriorated area; WHEREAS, it was the intent of the City CounciL by way of Resolution No. 01-367 dated July 24, 2001, to establish and empower an Urban Renewal Agency (hereinafter "Agency"), CERTIFICATE OF CLERK - ELIGIBILITY REPORT PAGE I OF 4 appoint commissioners to said Agency, and allow the Agency to begin the planning process for an urban renewal plan, all as authorized by the Law; WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the Agency intends to prepare an Urban Renewal Plan containing a revenue allocation financing provision, pursuant to the Local Economic Development Act, Chapter 20, Title 50, as amended (hereinafter the" Act"); WHEREAS, the City recognizes that there are certain factual prerequisites to the ultimate adoption of an Urban Renewal Plan containing revenue allocation financing provisions; WHEREAS, the Agency, through the City had retained Sherry McKibben of McKibben & Cooper Architects (hereinafter "Consultant"), to examine a geographical area within and without the City of Meridian that encompasses a slightly larger, but different, area than was set out in Resolution No. 01-367, dated July 24,2001, for the purpose of determining whether such area is a deteriorated or deteriorating area as defined under Idaho Code Sections 50-2018(h) and 50-2903(7)(b ); WHEREAS, the Consultant performed such examination and submitted her report dated June 19, 2002, to the Agency, (the "Downtown Meridian Urban Renewal Area Report") (hereinafter the "Eligibility Report"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit I and incorporated by reference; WHEREAS, the Eligibility Report identifies a revised geographical area as indicated on the map attached hereto as Exhibit 2, which contains several deteriorated or deteriorating conditions and which area would benefit ITom urban renewal activities; WHEREAS, pursuant to Idaho Code Section 50-2008, an urban renewal project may not be planned or initiated unless the local governing body has, by resolution, determined such area to be a deteriorated area or deteriorating area, or combination thereof, and designated such area as appropriate for an urban renewal project; WHEREAS, Idaho Code Section 50-2906 also requires that in order to adopt an Urban Renewal Plan containing a revenue allocation financing provision, the local governing body CERTIFICATE OF CLERK - ELIGIBILITY REPORT PAGE 2 OF 4 must make a finding or determination that the area included in such plan is a deteriorated area or deteriorating area; WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the best public interest that the Agency prepare an Urban Renewal Plan for the area identified in the Eligibility Report located within the City of Meridian, State ofIdaho; WHEREAS, the Agency, on June 19, 2002, adopted Resolution No. 01-004 (a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3), accepting the Eligibility Report and authorizing the Chairman of the Agency to transmit the Eligibility Report to the City Council requesting its consideration for designation of an urban renewal area and requesting the City Council to direct the Agency to prepare an Urban Renewal Plan for the area, which plan may include a revenue allocation provision as allowed by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The Meridian City Council does hereby find that: a. There are one or more areas within the City of Meridian which are deteriorating or deteriorated areas as defined by Idaho Code Sections 50-2018(i) and 50-2903(7)(b ). b. One such area is the area as described in the Eligibility Report. The rehabilitation, conservation, and redevelopment, or a combination thereof, of c. such area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the City. d. There is a need for an Urban Renewal Agency to function in the City. Section 2: Based on the Eligibility Report (which Eligibility Report is hereby accepted and adopted), the City Council makes these additional findings: a. The area is determined to be a deteriorating area as defined by Idaho Code Section 50-2018(i), and a deteriorated area as defined by Idaho Code Section 50- 2903(7)(b ). CERTIFICATE OF CLERK - ELIGffiILITY REPORT PAGE 3 OF 4 b. The area is determined to be appropriate for an urban renewal project. Section 3: The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council, has established an Urban Renewal Agency for the City of the City of Meridian, Idaho, hereinafter known as the Meridian Development Corporation, in the method and manner as provided in said Law. Section 4: The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council, has appointed a Board of Commissioners of the Meridian Development Corporation for this municipality, which such prior action is hereby ratified and shall be retroactive to July 24,2001. Section 5: The Meridian Development Corporation is hereby authorized to prepare an Urban Renewal Plan identifying and describing an urban renewal project for the described area as shown on Exhibit 2. Section 6: and approval. This resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately uDR¡¡.,it.'l,IWoption ""fll 1"1/1 "" _f Of MER//,>.IIII ,,' ~" "-y.:" IIII ,,:' c} oII"°1'i4 -'1- ~ f ./' '<'6 '\ = ~ ) : ss: County of Ada. ) On this ~ d'!;y of ~~axuQk , 2002, before me, ~"'" ~- ' a Notary Public, appeared WILLIAM G. BERG. JR., known or identified to me, respectively, to be the City Clerk of the City of Meridian, Idaho, that executed the said instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same on behalf of the City of Meridian. STATE OF IDAHO, (SEAL) .....N:;... .~ØJ;~~~~. ."""" '\r~ : i \ . . , ' . . , . . ~ \ I : .. .~,!'t1øL'\Çv;P" .;"&i---1Q~.. .....&1'..... ~ cuwY( J m( -fk ') Notary Puolic for Idaho Residence: Aol:u~:;ðíumr Ijdatw Commission Expires: 1- Z -05 Z:\Work\MlMeridianlMeridian 15360MIR.,oIutiona City Hall\2002\CERTofCLKMDC EligjlibilityReportO91202.doc CERTIFICATE OF CLERK - ELIGffiILITY REPORT PAGE 4 OF 4 '4"= Éxhìhì + 1 Downtown Meridian Urban Renewal Area URBAN RENEWAL ELIGIBILITY REPORT Prepared for The City of Meridian and The Meridian Development Corporation by McKibben + Cooper Architects June 19,2002 Authorization of the Renort An agreement of May 2002, with the City of Meridian, Idaho, authorized preparation of the subject report. The Report provides visual observations of. some of the conditions for eligibility of the Downtown Meridian Urban Renewal Area as an urban renewal area as per Idaho Code. The ability to plan and initiate urban renewal projects in the Area is contingent on the eligibility of the Area. Determination of eligibility is the first step of four in the planning process of an urban renewal area. An outline of the planning process is described below. Urban Renewal Planning Process ill Meridian City Council must make a resolution with fmdings as per Idaho Code for a defined geographic area within the city to be designated as the urban renewal area. Idaho Code Section 50-200S(a) states: An urban renewal project for an urban renewal area shall not be planned or initiated unless the local governing body has, by resolution, determined such area to be a deteriorated area or a deteriorating area or a combination thereof and designated such area as appropriate for an urban renewal project. DEFINITION OF DETERIORATING AREA. I.C. § 50-201S(i) AND DETERIORATED AREA. I.C. § 50-2903(7)(b) and (c): 50-20lS<D and 50-2903(7)(b) are substantially the ~ A "Deteriorating area" shall mean an area which by reason of the presence of (1) a substantial number of deteriorated or deteriorating structures; (2) pre- dominance of defective or inadequate street layout; (3) fanlty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility or usefulness; (4) insanitary or unsafe conditions; (5) deterioration of site or other improvements; (6) diversity of ownership; (7) tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value of the land; (S) defective or unusual conditions of title; (9) or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes; (10) or any -2. combination of such factors], (a) (results in economic underdevelopment of the area)*; (b) substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of a municipality; (c) retards the provision of housing accommodations; or (d) constitutes an economic or social1iability; and (e) ~ a menace to the public health, safety, morals or welfare in its present condition or use: Provided, that if such deteriorating area consists of open land the conditions contained in the proviso in section 50-2008(d), Idaho Code, shall apply. 50-2903(7)(c) Any area which is predominately open and which because of obsolete platting, diversity of ownership, deterioration of structures or improvements. or otherwise, results in economic underdevelopment of the area or substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of a municipality. The provisions of section 50- 2008(d), Idaho Code, shall apply to open areas. * Appears only in the revenue allocation statute. ill The Urban Renewal Agency (Meridian Development Corporation) must prepare an urban renewal plan and recommend its approval to the Meridian City Council. m The Meridian City Council must refer the urban renewal plan to the Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission and set a public hearing on the Plan. The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission must complete fIDdings that the urban renewal plan conforms to the City's Comprehensive Plan. íf¡ Meridian City Council must hold a public hearing and adopt an ordinance approving the Plan. - 3- Observed Conditions of Deterioration in Designated Area The defmition of a deteriorating and deteriorated area, noted above [Idaho Code §§ 50-2018(i) and 50-2903(7)(b)], lists ten different conditions that may be present in such an area, with the tenth being "any combination of such factors." The presence of some of the conditions was observed during field visits during May and June 2002 and was documented in photographs. Listed below is each condition, a description of how it was interpreted, and a response as to whether the condition was found in the Area." Because a portion of the Area, the southwest comer of Meridian Road and Waltman Lane, is predominately open land, this area must qualify under Idaho Code Section 50-2008(d), a copy of which is included in Attachment A. Attachment B is a map with the Downtown Meridian Urban Renewal Area outlined for reference. Photographs appear in Attachment C. ill Substantial number of deteriorated or deterioratinl.! structures. . "Deteriorated" structures are interpreted as those in such condition that they present a safety hazard and should be demolished. This Report does not include the in-depth investigation necessary to determine whether a structure has deteriorated to the point that demolition is required, so potentially "deteriorated" structures are identified as "deteriorating." "Deteriorating" structures are interpreted as those that are in a state of disrepair, may be empty, and are deemed detrimental to adjacent development or property improvement. For this report, exterior existing conditions were identified by visual observations from the street only. No in-depth analysis or interior observations were made. Deteriorating structures were found in the area bounded by the Union Pacific Railroad Corridor, Main Street, Broadway Avenue, and W. 4'" Street with the partially abandoned Old Creamery at Meridian Road and Broadway as the best example. The area along East Broadway Street east of Main Street has several old storefront commercial buildings that appear to have been empty and deteriorating for some time. The area bounded by the Rail Corridor, Main Street, Franklin Road, and E. 4'" Street includes some deteriorating houses as well as an old blacksmith shop with a fallen roof. Other areas with deteriorating structures include: the area bounded by Pine Street, Meridian Road, the Rail Corridor, and W. 4'" Street and certain parcels along Meridian Road from Franklin Road to Cherry Lane. - 4- ill Predominance of defective or inadequate street layout Defective or inadequate street layouts are those that are include streets that are discontinuous, dead-end, do not serve the current intensity of use, or do not allow safe access for emergency vehicles. While there are portions of a connected grid system within the Area, there are areas with discontinuous streets due to streets dead-ending at the railroad tracks and canals. This pattern reduces possibility of access, puts additional pressure on the connected streets for vehicnlar and pedestrian circulation, and creates a convoluted, unsafe condition for fire, police, and emergency medical service protection. This pattem was found in the following areas: the area bounded by Fairview A venue, Carlton Street, 2 1/2 Street, and the Five Mile Canal; the areas near the Railroad Corridor west of Meridian Road and east of E. 3" Street; and the area between Franklin Road and 1-84 west of Meridian Road. In addition, large parcels west of Meridian Road near the 1-84 Interchange have difficult access to Main Street. ill Faulty lot layout in relation to size. adequacy. accessibility or usefnlness. . Faulty lot layouts are those that are too small for reasonable development, have identifiable obstacles to development, have accessibility and safety problems, or are not useful for other reasons. Small parcels inadequate for current typical commercial development exist throughout the Area. Deep, narrow lots and flag lots, in the area west of Meridian Road between Franklin Road and the 1-84 Interchange and in the area south of the Railroad Corridor between 3'" and 5th Streets, have rear portions that are underutilized and have safety access problems. Construction of additional streets and re-parcelization into smaller lots could provide additional building lots and an opportunity for existing owners to sell some of their underutilized land. Deep, narrow lots and flag lots west of Meridian Road north of Waltman Lane also have access and safety problems. Larger lots west of Meridian Road near the 1-84 Interchange have inadequate access to Meridian Road and are not reasonably and safely counected to Waltman Lane. There are also parcels east of 2 1/2 Street that have difficult access. - 5- (4) Insanitary or unsafe conditions. "Insanitary" conditions may include excessive amounts of junk, visible disabled vehicles, trash, and weeds in violation of City sanitation codes. "Unsafe" conditions may include empty, abandoned and deteriorating structures; lack of, discontinuous, or broken sidewalks; lack of, or broken curbs; lack of or discontinuous handicap accessibility; and lack of emergency vehicle access. "Insanitary" conditions were identified in the area bounded by the Railroad Corridor, E. 4th Street, Franklin Road, and Main Street in the form of junk, disabled vehicles, trash and weeds. "Unsafe" conditions were identified in the area bounded by the Rail Corridor, EAth Street, Franklin Road, and Main Street, where there are abandoned buildings, and few or no curbs and sidewalks. The primarily residential area bounded by the Railroad Corridor, Meridian Road, W. 4th Street, and Pine Street also has few curbs and non-existing, broken, or discontinuous sidewalks. The area west of Meridian Road between Washington Street and Fairview Avenue also has sidewalk problems and some deteriorating homes. The area bounded by Fairview Avenue, E. 3'" Street, Broadway A venue, and Main Street also has sidewalk problems, disabled vehicles, junk, and weeds. Handicap accessible sidewalks are not available in most of the area except for Main Street and a few other commercial streets. The following large lots have difficult access for emergency vehicles making these areas unsafe: the lots in the area west of Meridian Road between 1-84 Interchange and Franklin Road; the lots in the area near Hope Arms west of Meridian Road; the lots in the area east of 2 1/2 Street; the lots on the Rail Corridor; the lots in the area bounded by Fairview Avenue, Washington Street. Meridian Road, and 2 1/2 Street. Empty buildings exist on East and West Broadway, including the Old Creamery (which is empty except for one portion). Empty buildings also exist in the area bounded by the Railroad Corridor, E. 4th Street, Franklin Road. and Main Street and the area bounded by Cherry Lane, Meridian Road, the Rail Corridor, and W. 4th Street. ill Deterioration of site and other improvements. Deteriorating site improvements include deteriorating elements other than buildings, such as parking lots, fences, landscaping, and auxiliary structures that make up a developed - 6- property. Deteriorating "other improvements" include deteriorating off-site and public elements such as streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, bridges, storm drains, parks, water mains, sanitary sewers, and public facilities. This Report includes only a survey of visible, exterior, above-ground features. An analysis of below-ground infrastructure is not included in this Report, however the Meridian Public Works Department has acknowledged the presence of old clay sewers in the area that will require replacement as development occurs. The scope of this report does not include sites or analysis of such sewers. "Unsafe" conditions, noted above in Item 4, include lack of and deteriorating sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and handicap accessibility. Additionally, driveways are deteriorating in these areas also. Parking lot deterioration includes lots located in the following areas: near the Meridian Speedway, Storey Park, and the Old Creamery; in areas of industrial and commercial use near the Rail Corridor; in areas bounded by the Rail Corridor, E. 4th Street, Franklin Road, and Meridian Road; and in areas east of Main Street at Fairview Avenue. Deteriorating fencing, landscaping, driveway, shed and garages exist sprinkled throughout the area, with some severe cases on Meridian Road. @ Diversity of ownership. . Diversity of ownership is a characteristic applied to commercial areas where larger development parcels are necessary for viable commercial projects. When commercial areas are characterized by a proliferation of small parcels under different ownership, new development is often severely limited because of the difficulty in assembling large enough parcels at a reasonable cost. Diversity of ownership in the form of small parcels exists primarily in the area roughly bounded by Fairview Avenue, E. 4'" Street, Franklin Road, and Meridian Road. Pressure to re-develop small residential properties into commercial properties is potentially high in this area where high visibility from well-traveled roads exists (such as Main Street and Meridian Road). .7- (7) Tax of special assessment delinquencv exceeding the fair value of the land. This condition was not evaluated in this report. ill Defective or unusual conditions of title. This condition was not evaluated in this report. (9) The existence of conditions which endanl!er life or property by fIfe and other causes. "Conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes" may include visible conditions presenting potential fIfe hazards such as abandoned buildings and vehicles, trash and weeds. The presence of deteriorating structures or site elements and the inadequacy of fire protection facilities for existing and projected new development may endanger lives. Visible conditions of deterioration have been noted above in items I, 4, and 5. The determination of the adequacy of fire protection facilities is not addressed in this Report, however the Meridian Fire Department has indicated that there may be some areas not adequately served by fire hydrants. The scope of this Report does not include sites or analysis. (10) Any combination of such factors. Combinations of conditions of deterioration primarily exist in the following areas: the area of Old Creamery located on Broadway Avenue west of Meridian Road; the areas along the Rail Corridor; the areas east and west of Main Street at south of the Rail Corridor to Franklin Road; the area east of E. 3"' Street north of the Rail Corridor. Effect of Present Conditions fill. Results in economic underdevelopment of the area. Field observations found under-developed property in the area of Meridian Road and 1-84 Corridor, as well as areas on Meridian Road at Gem Avenue. Other under-developed parcels exist near the Rail Corridor and near 2 1/2 Street. (b) Substantially impairs or arrests the sound I!rowth of a municipalitY. Ownership diversity, deteriorating structures, lack of appropriate lot size for commercial use, lack of adequate parking facilities, as well as lack of sidewalks, curbs and gutters have - 8- substantially inhibited the sound growth of the downtown area. Because of these conditions, existing owners are often discouraged from upgrading and expanding. New development has been slowed or thwarted because of this lack of necessary infrastructure and proper configuration. Under-development, empty commercial structures and aging industrial properties have contributed to stagnation in the Downtown even while suburban strip areas have grown. Such uneven growth adversely affects the sound growth of the City because it distorts the City's capital improvement programming with attempts to catch up with the unmet infrastructure needs. Cc) Retards the provision of housin!! accommodations or Cd) constitutes an economic or social liability. Older residential and industrial areas snffering from inadequate public infrastructure, as noted above, tend to increase public service costs without much increased generation of property and other taxes and thus tend to become an economic liability for the City. Cd) And is a menace to the public health. safety. morals. or welfare in its present condition or welfare in its present condition or use. The findings above conclude that the Area has become a modest health, safety, and economic liability because of deteriorating and empty properties, and lack of connected streets, sidewalks, emergency vehicle access. These conditions represent a threat to the public welfare, prosperity and safety of the community. O{len Land Area The characteristics listed in the defmition of an open land area, Section 50-2903(7)(c) (above on page 2), are similar to those of deteriorated and deteriorating areas, Sections 50-2018(i) and 50-2903(7)(b), under the same or similar descriptions. The fmal term, "or otherwise," at least implies that a predominately open area shares some of the same characteristics as the previous defmition of deteriorated area, Idaho Code Section 50-2903(7)(b). There is also an additional qualification that, "The provisions of Section 50-2008(d), Idaho Code, shall apply to open areas." Section 50-2008(d), in Attachment A, lists the fmdings that the City Council must make in the ordinance approving an urban renewal plan. In addition, this section lists the special findings that the City Council must make "if the urban renewal area consists of an area of - 9- open land to be acquired by the urban renewal agency." There are separate findings if the area of open land is to be developed for residential uses or for non-residential uses. Open land areas may be acquired by the Agency and developed for nonresidential uses if such acquisition is needed to solve various problems associated with the land or the public infrastructure that have hindered its development. Problems included are defective or usual conditions of title, diversity of ownership, tax delinquency, improper subdivisions, outmoded street patterns, deterioration of site, and faulty lot layout. All of these problems are included in one form or another in the definition of deteriorated area in Section 50-2903(7)(b). The problems that are listed solely in Section 50-2008(d)(4)(2) (the Open Land section) include "economic disuse. unsuitable topography," and "the need for the correlation of the area with other areas of a municipality by streets and modern traffic requirements, or any combination of such factors or other conditions which retard development of the area." Hence, open land areas qualify to be included in an urban renewal plan if any of the standard 50-2018(i) and 50-2903(7)(b) characteristics apply. Such areas also qualify if any of the problems listed .Q!!ly in 50-2008(d)(4)(2) apply. The large area of undeveloped land.in the area north of 1-84 and west of Meridian Road may qualify as "open land", as it has no sewer, water, or coordination with "modern traffic requirements." Determination of Appropriateness of the Area for an Urban Renewal Project The Meridian City Council must make a policy decision determining whether or not the area constitutes a "deteriorating" area appropriate for urban renewal projects (AttBchment D contains the defmition of Urban Renewal Project as per Idaho Code). This report has provided evidence that the designated Downtown Meridian Urban Renewal Area constitutes a deteriorating area because of the presence of deteriorating, insanitary, unsafe, and faulty conditions. The preparation and approval of an urban renewal plan, including a revenue allocation financing provision, will give the City and the Meridian Development Corporation additional resources to help solve the public infrastructure, land parcelization, and safety access problems in this area with urban renewal projects. Revenues generated from new development will help support improvement projects within the Area and stimulate new development. -10 - ATTACHMENT A PREPARATION AND APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT I. C. § 50-2008(d) (d) Following [such] hearing, the local governing body may approve an urban renewal project and the plan therefore if it fmds that (1) a feasible method exists for the location of families who will be displaced from the urban renewal area in decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations within their means and without undue hardship to such families; (2) the urban renewal plan conforms to the general plan of the municipality as a whole; (3) the urban renewal plan gives due consideration to the provision of adequate park and recreational areas and facilities that may be desirable for neighborhood improvement, with special consideration for the health, safety and welfare of children residing in the general vicinity of the site covered by the plan; and (4) the urban renewal plan will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the municipality as a whole, for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area by private enterprise: Provided, that if the urban renewal area consists of an area of open land to be acquired by the urban renewal agency, such area shall not be so acquired unless (1) it is to be developed for residential uses, the local governing body shall determine that a shortage of housing of sound standards and design which is decent, safe and sanitary exists in the municipality; that the need for housing accommodations has been or will be increased as a result of the clearance of slums in other areas; that the conditions of blight in the area and the shortage of decent, safe and sanitary housing cause or contribute to an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare; and that the acquisition of the area for residential uses is an integral part of and essential to the program of the municipality, ill (2) if it is to be developed for nonresidential uses, the local governing body shall determine that such nonresidential uses are necessary and appropriate to facilitate the proper growth and development of the community in accordance with sound planning standards and local community objectives, which acquisition may require the exercise of governmental action, as provided in this act, because of defective or unusual conditions of title, diversity of ownership, tax delinquency, improper subdivisions, outmoded street patterns, deterioration of site, economic disuse. unsuitable topography or faulty lot layouts, the need for the correlation of the area with other areas of a municipality by streets and modern traffic requirements, or any combination of such factors or other conditions which retard development of the area. ATTACHMENT B MAPS OF DOWNTOWN MERIDIAN URBAN RENEWAL AREA ~ - Current Boundary I. \\ ~ ~.~' .. ..~II ~'" , =Ci- l~' ( \ iF ~ -r- - ~ rr þ ¡j3.... ""~gL =. r ~ ^ ~ ~ -~ q t~. HIHH I ~ r~, k:j ~ -III I:¡I¡\II~~ ~11ij11.~ [f¡ . ~ III II! ~IIIII .~ IIII .i. æJ lilIJE:3liiiü,i!l8]1!I m:J-'n~:::J ~~~ ~ ~ m tlEH!1 ¡::;m D BrB !tt m ~ I ~~~EE3I~ 1:4 ~ \-- corn [J]J I I .) ~~ææ~ LL i ,-- ~ r- r-- ~ r-- ~~~æmI: I-- J 'l=. l r l JEg rn~~¡UHj§ IT f-I-.j 1= ¡-- j~ l' ~~I=~ I \~ ~L - ~ ~ ß-b~ t-- ~I k r- I ~~ ~ H'I'J'IIWUN "" I- I.¡ """, m= ;:¡:¡:rn;:,.;I; ~ I.. 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This is not a complete record of every site, but is intended to serve as support for the Report. ¡~~~:~~!!!I~JE~] 327 E Pine w_curbs.JPG 342 E BWv' .JPG 21_2 st2.JPG 21_2 stJPG Badley.JPG 2 1_2-3.JPG 312 E Idaho.JPG W on Williams at E.3rd.JPG W at B'wY from E.3rd.JPG N on E.3 at Bway.JPG W on BWY at E.3rd.JPG S on E.3rd at BWY.JPG Won Idaho at E.3rd.JPG N on E.3rd at Idaho.JPG S on E.4th at Pine.JPG Attachment C Photographs 1 N on E.4th at Pine.JPG 'Won Slale at E.4th_.JPG E on Slate ëJ. E.4th.JPG N'W on 4th at E.State.JPG 'Won Carlton at E.3rd.JPG E on Carlton at E.3rd.JPG HE on Carlton at E.3rd.JPG E on Carlton at 21_2.JPG SEatE.2ndatN alley.JPG NE at E.2nd and Píne.JPG S on E.2nd at Pine.JPG N'W at Pin E2nd near N all;JPG N'W at E.3rd_Slate.JPG N\.\fW at E.3rd_State.JPG S'W on Stale at E.3rdJPG 'WSon State at E.3rd.JPG Attachment C Photographs 2 N on E.3rd at Callton.JPG E on Washigt at 2 '_2.JPG Gruber @21_2st.JPG Gruber@2 C2.JPG house on 2 '_2.JPG E. Stare SI-UPG E. Pine SI -2.JPG E. Pine.JPG [ß!~:~B.~!~J!.~}~i King@Merid-N.JPG King@Merid-W.JPG King@2nd.JPG Attachment C Photographs 3 E King at Main.JPG B lacksm-E. Kingå.t Main.JPG E King at Main NE.JPG Ada.JPG ada Str.JPG Ada @3rd-1.JPG King nr 3rd.JPG E 2nd nr King.JPG E 2nd.JPG E ada at 2nd.JPG E 3rd at Bower 1.JPG E3rd at Bwr N'w'.JPG Attachment C NW Main at King.JPG 225King at .JPG E.Ada.JPG Bwr@3rd -w.JPG Photographs 4 Bwer at e. 3rd-SE.JPG E 2nd@Bwr-S.JPG E 2nd@Bwer.JPG Bower @main-W.JPG Bwer E of merid.JPG west side of Meriel at Bwr.JPG West side of merid at Bwl2.JPG west side of Merid at Bwr3.JPG Merid nr Bwr-S.JPG W Side of Merid at Bwer.JPG W side of merid nr T aylr.JPG Taylor lookg w.JPG Attachment C Photographs 5 T aylr lookg E.JPG End of taylor at westJ PG Lookg N on T aylor-1.J PG \list side of Meridnr Gem.JPG Merid nr hope Arms-\II.JPG Meriel at Rail.N-ûeam.JPG Crearnery-N.JPG Merid@Railrd-NW.JPG Rail S of creamery.JPG ûellmery alley.JPG Crellfllelyalley-NE.JPG Wside 0 Merid N oR IrdJ PG \IIside oMerid nr Rlrd St.JPG B\&H nr Merid-Cream.JPG \IIside oMerid@B\&H.JPG ûeamery @B\&H-S.JPG Attachment C Photographs 6 BWI' at Merid-Cream.JPG J3\.IN @Merid.N\II.JPG fJWY' at Merid.NE.JPG \II Bwy.JPG W 2nd.JPG w Idaho.JPG W Idaho E.JPG \II 2nd St-1.JPG \113rd@Pine-N.JPG W 3rd.JPG W Idaho NE.JPG NrW3rd and Pine.JPG W Pine at W3rd.JPG Pine and W2ndJPG WB'wY2.JPG Attachment C \II Idaho @2nd.JPG Photographs 7 Idaho@Merid-W.JPGì Merid @Crltn-W.JPGì Merid@Carltn-2.JPGì Carlin btw MerdScMain-5W .JPGì Carlin blw MerdScMain.JPGì Wldaho nr Meñd.JPGì Merid @Wash.JPGì Merid@wash-2.JPGì Merid @Wash.3.JPGì Wash.JPG Back of hs @Merid&Wash.JPG Eside oMerid N oWash.JPG Attachment C Photographs 8 Wash@W .JPG Maple St.JPG maple.JPG W2nd.JPG W2nd St.JPG W 2nd St.JPG W 2nd@Cherry In.JPG W 2nd@Cherry-2.JPG Main@Wtrtwr-N.JPG Gem-W.JPG Gem-W 2.JPG Merid @Pine-\&I.JPG State BtwMeridt.Main-N.JPG SWWltmn @ Cntrl.JPG wltmn@ Centl2.JPG won wltmn @ Cntrl.JPG Attachment C Photographs 9 wltmn Ikg N.JPG waltman Ln.JPG Wallmn lool<.g NE.JPG Wallmn Ln.JPG Note: The photos contained in this attachment are thumbnail representations only. Original, full-size digital photographs are available through the Meridian Development Corporation (MDC). Attachment C Photographs 10 ATTACHMENT D DEFINmON OF URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT. I.C. § 50-2018m "Urban renewal project" may include undertakings and activities of a municipality in an urban renewal area for the elimination of deteriorated or deteriorating areas and for the prevention of the development or spread of slums and blight, and may involve slum clearance and redevelopment in an urban renewal area, or rehabilitation or conservation in an urban renewal area, or any combination or part thereof in accordance with an urban renewal plan. Such undertakings and activities may include: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) acquisition of a deteriorated area or a deteriorating area or portion thereof; demolition and removal of buildings and improvements; installation, construction, or reconstruction of streets, utilities, parks, playgrounds, off-street parking facilities, public facilities or buildings and other improvements necessary for carrying out in the urban renewal area the urban renewal objectives of this act in accordance with the urban renewal plan; disposition of any property acquired in the urban renewal area (including sale, initial leasing or retention by the agency itself) at its fair value for uses in accordance with the urban renewal plan except for disposition of property to another public body; carrying out plans for a program of voluntary or compulsory repair and rehabilitation of building or other improvements in accordance with the urban renewal plan; acquisition of real property in the urban renewal area which, under the urban renewal plan, is to be repaired or rehabilitated for dwelling use or related facilities, repair or rehabilitation of the structures for guidance purposes, and resale of the property; acquisition of any other real property in the urban renewal area where necessary to eliminate unhealthful. insanitary or unsafe conditions, lessen density, eliminate obsolete or other uses detrimental to the public welfare, or otherwise to remove or to prevent the spread of blight or deterioration, or to provide land for needed public facilities; lending or investing federal funds; and construction of foundations, platforms and other like structural forms. 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OZ-ttIf' BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO AlK/NMERIDIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO AlK/A MERIDIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACCEPTING THAT CERTAIN REPORT ON ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY AS AN URBAN RENEWAL AREA AND JUSTIFICATION FOR DESIGNATING THE AREA AS APPROPRIATE FOR AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN OR VICE- CHAIRMAN TO TRANSMIT THE REPORT AND THIS RESOLUTION TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN REQUESTING ITS CONSIDERATION FOR DESIGNATION OF AN URBAN RENEWAL AREA AND SEEKING FURTHER DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS RESOLUTION, made on the date hereinafter set forth"by the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Meridian, Idaho aIkIa Meridian Development Corporation, an independent public body, corporate and politic, authorized under the authority ofthe Idaho Urban Renewal Law of 1965, as amended, Chapter 20, Title 50, Idaho Code, as amended (hereafter the "Law") and the Local Economic Development Act, Chapter 20, Title 50, as amended, (hereafter the "Act"), a duly created and functioning urban renewal agency for Boise City, Idaho, hereinafter referred to as the "Agency." WHEREAS, on or about July 24, 2001, by Resolution No. 01-367 the City Council of the City of Meridian approved an area as appropriate for an urban renewal project, therefore, for the purposes of the Law, created an urban renewal agency pursuant to Chapter 20, Title 50, Idaho Code, authorizing it to transact business and exercise the powers granted by the Law and Act upon making the findings of necessity required for creating said Agency; WHEREAS, the Agency, through the City, has retained Sherry McKibben of McKibben & Cooper Architects ("McKibben"), to study the area in question and to prepare an eligibility report (the "Report"), which would examine the designated urban renewal area for the purpose of determining whether such area is a deteriorating area and deteriorated area as defined by Idaho Code, Section 50-2018(i) and 50-2903(6)(b); WHEREAS, McKibben has completed the study and identified the area contained in the Report, which area provides additional information concerning the area referenced in Resolution RESOLUTION NO. O'2-oa+- 1 (Meridian/R5olu!ns/Eligibillly cpt) No. 01-367; and which Report identifies and describes a modified area, and provides additional information concerning the area; WHEREAS, the Report, dated June 19, 2002, has been submitted to the Agency, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1; WHEREAS, pursuant to Idaho Code Section 50-2008, an urban renewal project may not be planned or initiated unless the local governing body has, by resolution, determined such area to be a deteriorated area or deteriorating area, or combination thereof, and designated such area as appropriate for an urban renewal project; WHEREAS, Idaho Code Section 50-2906, also requires that in order to adopt an urban renewal plan containing a revenue allocation financing provision, the local governing body must make a finding or determination that the area included in such plan is a deteriorated area or deteriorating area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. June 19, 2002. That the Board acknowledges acceptance and receipt of the Report, dated Section 2. That the Chairman of the Board of Directors or Vice-Chairman is hereby authorized to transmit the Report to the City of Meridian City Council requesting that the Council: a. Determine whether the area identified in the Report qualifies as an urban renewal project and justification for designating the area, as appropriate, for an urban renewal project; b. if such designation is made, whether the Agency should proceed with the preparation ofan Urban Renewal Plan for the area, which Plan may include a revenue allocation provision as allowed by law. Section 3. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption and approval. RESOLUTION NO. o-z,-oot- 2 (Merid;an/R>olutns/El;g;b;lity<pt) PASSED By the Urban Renewal Agency of Meridian, Idaho, on June 19, 2002. Signed by the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, and attested by the Secretary to the Board of Commissioners, on June 19, 2002. URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY OF BOISE CITY BY.~~ Ch' ATTEST: By: ~ Secretary RESOLUTION NO. 02.-004: 3 (Meridian/Rsolutns/Eligibility cpt)