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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-023 - Amendments to the Gateway Grant and Loan Revitalization ProgramBILL NO. Q~~~~~,~ ORDINANCE NO. ~~~~ AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE GATEWAY GRANT AND LOAN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL. WHEREAS, in accordance with the Real Property Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, Sections 99.800 to 99.865 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, as amended (the "Act"), the Board of Aldermen of Riverside, Missouri (the "Board of Aldermen"), pursuant to Ordinance No. 2001-108, enacted on October 2, 2001, adopted and approved the Gateway Redevelopment Plan (the "Gateway Plan") in order to facilitate the improvement, revitalization and remediation of blighting conditions on properties located within the Gateway Redevelopment Area (the "Gateway Redevelopment Area"); WHEREAS, in accordance with the Gateway Plan, the Board of Aldermen adopted and created the Gateway Grant and Loan Revitalization Program (the "Program") pursuant to Ordinance No. 2002-06, adopted by the Board of Aldermen on January 15, 2002, to provide grant and loan funding for eligible improvements to properties located within the Gateway Redevelopment Area; WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act, the Board of Aldermen adopted and approved the L-385 Levee Redevelopment Plan, pursuant to Ordinance No. 96-72, enacted on July 16, 1996, and modified, supplemented and amended the L-385 Levee Redevelopment Plan by Ordinance No. 97-10, Ordinance No. 97-I1, Ordinance No. 97-12 and Ordinance No. 97-13, all enacted by the Board of Aldermen on February 4, 1997; Ordinance No. 97-95 enacted by the Board of Aldermen on August 19, 1997; Ordinance No. 99-34 enacted by the Board of Aldermen on May 4, 1999; Ordinance No. 99-61 enacted by the Board of Aldermen on August 17, 1999; Ordinance No. 99-94 enacted by the Board of Aldermen on December 7, 1999; and Ordinance No. 2001-115 enacted by the Board of Aldermen on October 9, 2001 (as modified, supplemented and amended, the "L-385 Plan"), in order to facilitate the improvement, revitalization and remediation of blighting conditions on properties located within the L-385 Levee Redevelopment Area (the "L-385 Redevelopment Area"); WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen amended the Gateway Plan, pursuant to Ordinance No. 2002-131, enacted on December 17, 2002, and further amended the L-385 Plan, pursuant to Ordinance No. 2002-130, enacted by the Board of Aldermen on December 17, 2002 to incorporate the Program into the L-385 Plan and to provide grant and loan funding under the Program for eligible improvements on properties located either within the Gateway Redevelopment Area or within designated portions of the L-385 Redevelopment Area; and WHEREAS, amendments to the Program Administrative Manual are proposed in order to implement the amendments to the Gateway Plan and the L-385 Plan, to provide grant and loan funding under the Program for eligible improvements on properties located either within the Gateway Redevelopment Area or within designated portions of the L-385 Redevelopment Area, to clarify the City's funding procedures for Program grants and loans, and to clarify the duties and responsibilities of the recipient property owners with regard to maintenance of the improvements funded under the Program and the continuance of the recipient's business operations on the property. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI AS FOLLOWS: Section I. The First Amendment to the Gateway Grant and Loan Revitalization Program, Administrative Manual attached hereto as Exhibit A, is approved. Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, THIS~~DAY OF ~~ , 2003. [seal] C Ci Clerk >~ ~ . Mayor 2