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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-185 Repealing Upper Gateway TIFBILL N0.2009-185 ORDINANCE N0.2009-185 AN ORDINANCE TERMINATING TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FOR THE UPPER GATEWAY MIXED USE REDEVELOPMENT AREA, REPEALING ORDINANCE 2006-163; DISSOLVING THE SPECIAL ALLOCATION FUND CREATED THEREBY AND TERMINATING THE DESIGNATION OF SUCH AREA WHEREAS, the Real Property Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, Section 99.800 to 99.865 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, as amended (the "Act"), authorizes municipalities to undertake redevelopment projects in blighted, conservation or economic development areas, as defined in the Act; and WHEREAS ,THE City of Riverside, Missouri (the "Cit}~') by the passage of Ordinance No. 2006-173 on December 28, 2006 (the "TIF Ordinance") (i) adopted the Tax Increment Financing Plan (the "Redevelopment Plan"), which called for the redevelopment of an area (the "Redevelopment Area") in the City, (ii) designated the Redevelopment Area as a "redevelopment area" under the Act, (iii)adopted tax increment financing for the commercial portion of the Redevelopment Area in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and (iv) authorized the deposit of certain payments in lieu of taxes and economic activity taxes into a special allocation fund (the "Special Allocation Fund") for the Redevelopment Area; and WHEREAS, the City has now determined that in lieu of funds generated through tax increment financing, the acquisition of blighted property, demolition thereof and certain other public and private infrastructure improvements will be paid for by City subject to reimbursement pursuant to an agreement with the land developer; and WHEREAS, the previously executed redevelopment agreement has been executed but is now terminated according to its terms; and WHEREAS, no obligations were issued by the City and no funds remain to be distributed as surplus revenues from the Special Allocation Fund established in the TIF Ordinance for the Redevelopment Area; and WHEREAS, because no obligations were issued and no surplus funds remain in the Special Allocation Fund to be distributed to taxing districts, the City desires to terminate tax increment financing for the Redevelopment Area as contemplated in Section 99.850 of the Act; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, as follows: Section 1 -The City hereby dissolves the Special Allocation Fund created for the Redevelopment area. Section 2 -The City hereby terminates the designation of the Redevelopment Area as a "redevelopment area" under the Act. Section 3 -The City hereby repeals the TIF Ordinance. Section 4 -The officers, agents and employees of the City, including the Mayor, City Manager, Finance Director and City Clerk shall be, and they hereby are, authorized and directed to take such actions and execute such documents as they may deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out and perform the purposes of this Ordinance, and the execution of such documents and taking of such actions shall be conclusive evidence of such necessity or advisability. Section 5 -The sections of this ordinance shall be severable. In the event any section of this Ordinance is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the remaining sections of this ordinance shall be deemed valid, unless the court finds the valid sections of this Ordinance are so essentially and inseparably connected with, and so dependent upon the void sections, that it cannot be presumed that the Board of Aldermen would have enacted the valid sections without those deemed invalid; or unless the court finds that the valid sections, standing alone, are incomplete and are incapable of being executed in accordance with the legislative intent. Section 6 -This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon passage. ADOPTED AND APPROV~ nD ~bye the Board of Iderme an Mayor of the City of Riverside, Missouri, this ~ day of 2009. APPR VED: MAYOR ATT City Clerk