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City Council Meeting Minutes August 15, 2006 Page 3 of 13 City Attorney Light explained the two resolutions relate to the urban renewal plan. He stated public comments can be made on both resolutions. Mayor Sisk opened the public hearing. Rob Lathrop, Vice Chair of the Louisville Revitalization Commission (LRC), 601 Johnson Street, Louisville, CO, explained the City of Louisville and the LRC contracted with Leland Consulting Group to survey and document whether conditions constitute a blighted area, as defined in the Colorado Urban Renewal Law, exist in the City of Louisville. City Manager Simmons reviewed Resolutions Numbers 36 and 37, Series 2006. Resolution No. 36 outlines the legislative findings determining an area within the City of Louisville to be a blighted area and appropriate for inclusion in an urban renewal project. Under the Urban Renewal Law, an urban renewal authority may proceed to undertake renewal projects for an area only if City Council first determines the area to be blighted within the meaning of the Urban Renewal Law. This determination is made based on evidence presented at the public hearing, including a conditions survey and other testimony and documents presented at the hearing. The purpose of the Conditions Survey was to analyze conditions on all parcels located within the City of Louisville in order to determine whether factors contributing to blight are present and whether the Study Area is eligible as an urban renewal area for urban renewal projects under the provisions of the Urban Renewal Law. The boundaries of the study area generally include properties west of Highway 42, contiguous to and north of South Boulder Road, north of Elm Street, and east of Main Street to South Street and east and west of Main Street between South Street and approximately Elm Street (the "Study Area"). Establishment of an urban renewal area will allow the LRC to use designated powers to carry out an urban renewal plan to assist in the redevelopment of properties and improvements within its boundaries, subject to the limitations imposed in the plan. City Manager Simmons explained the LRC recently prepared the Highway 42 Revitalization Area Urban Renewal Plan with boundaries that include the area covered by the Highway 42 Framework Plan and other areas. The boundaries of the Urban Renewal Area are based on the Highway 42 Framework Plan area boundaries; input gained during the comprehensive planning process and findings of a detailed conditions survey, which illustrated areas of need (current and future). An urban renewal plan is general in nature and supported by findings of blight and an impact report. It is designed to respond to redevelopment proposals from the private sector. Elements of the plan include descriptions of the area,