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The activities of the Downtown Development Authority - West Dearborn shall be financed from one or more of the following sources:
(1) Donations to the authority for the performance of its functions.
(2) Proceeds of a tax imposed pursuant to section 12 of Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1975 (MCL 125.1651 et seq., MSA 5.3010 et seq.).
(3) Monies borrowed and to be repaid as authorized by section 13 of Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1975 (MCL 125.1651 et seq., MSA 5.3010 et seq.).
(4) Revenues from any property, building or facility owned, leased, licensed or operated by the authority or under its control, subject to the limitations imposed upon the authority by trusts or other agreements.
(5) Proceeds of a tax increment financing plan, established under sections 14 through 16 of Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1975 (MCL 125.1651 et seq., MSA 5.3010(1) et seq.).
(6) Monies obtained from other sources approved by the city council.
(7) Monies received by the authority shall be immediately deposited to the credit of the authority, subject to disbursement pursuant to Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1975 (MCL 125.1651 et seq., MSA 5.3010(1) et seq.). Except as provided in such act, the city shall not obligate itself, nor shall it ever be obligated to pay any sums from public monies, other than monies received by the city pursuant to this section, for or on account of the activities of the authority.
(Ord. No. 81-116, § 4, 11-4-81)
When the board decides to finance a project in the downtown district by the use of revenue bonds, as authorized in section 13, or tax increment financing, as authorized in sections 14, 15 and 16 of Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1975 (MCL 125.1651 et seq., MSA 5.3010(1) et seq.), it shall prepare a development plan. The development plan shall contain:
(1) The designation of boundaries of the development area in relation to highways, streets, streams or otherwise.
(2) The location and extent of existing streets and other public facilities within the development area and shall designate the location, character and extent of the categories of public and private land uses then existing and proposed for the development area, including residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, educational and other uses and shall include a legal description of the development area.
(3) A description of existing improvements in the development area to be demolished, repaired or altered, a description of any repairs and alterations, and an estimate of the time required for completion.
(4) The location, extent, character and estimated cost of the improvements including rehabilitation contemplated for the development area and an estimate of the time required for completion.
(5) A statement of the construction or stages of construction planned, and the estimated time of completion of each stage.
(6) A description of any parts of the development area to be left as open space and the use contemplated for the space.
(7) A description of any portions of the development area which the authority desires to sell, donate, exchange or lease to or from the city and the proposed terms.
(8) A description of desired zoning changes and changes in streets, street levels, intersections and utilities.
(9) An estimate of the cost of the development, a statement of the proposed method of financing the development and the ability of the authority to arrange the financing.
(10) Designation of the person to whom all or a portion of the development is to be leased, sold or conveyed in any manner and for whose benefit the project is being undertaken, if that information is available to the authority.
(11) The procedures for bidding for the leasing, purchasing or conveying in any manner of all or a portion of the development upon its completion, if there is no express or implied agreement between the authority and persons, natural or corporate, that all or a portion of the development will be leased, sold or conveyed in any manner to those persons.
(12) Estimates of the number of persons residing in the development area and the number of families and individuals to be displaced. If occupied residences are designated for acquisition and clearance by the authority, a development plan shall include a survey of the families and individuals to be displaced, including their income and racial composition, a statistical description of the housing supply in the community, including the number of private and public units in existence or under construction, the condition of those in existence, the number of owner-occupied and renter-occupied units, the annual rate of turnover of the various types of housing and the range of rents and sale prices, an estimate of the total demand for housing in the community, and the estimated capacity of private and public housing available to displaced families and individuals.
(13) A plan for establishing priority for the relocation of persons displaced by the development in any new housing in the development area.
(14) Provision for the costs of relocating persons displaced by the development and financial assistance and reimbursement of expenses, including litigation expenses and expenses incident to the transfer of title, in accordance with the standards and provisions of the federal uniform relocation assistance and real property acquisition policies act of 1970, being Public Law 91-646, 42 USC, sections 4601, et seq.
(15) A plan for compliance with Act No. 227 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1972 (MCL 213.321 et seq.).
(16) Other material which the authority, local public agency, or governing body deems pertinent.
(Ord. No. 81-116, § 5, 11-4-81)
If a proposed development area has residing within it 100 or more residents, a development area citizens' council shall be established at least 90 days before the public hearing on the development or tax increment financing plan. The members of the development area citizens' council shall be residents of the development area, shall be at least 18 years of age, and shall be representative of the development area.
There is hereby created and established a downtown development authority—West Dearborn Development Area Citizens' Council. The West Dearborn Development Area Citizens' Council shall consist of nine members appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council. Each term of appointment shall be for three years, except at the creation of the council whereby there shall be three members appointed for one, two, and three year terms. The West Dearborn Development Area Citizens' Council shall be governed by Robert's Rule of Order and shall meet as necessary, in conformity with the Open Meetings Act.
The West Dearborn Development Area Citizens' Council shall act as an advisory board to the downtown development authority and to the city council in the adoption of the development or tax increment financing plans. The West Dearborn Development Area Citizen's Council shall make findings and recommendations in conformity with MCL 125.1667, et seq.
(Ord. No. 81-116, § 6, 11-4-81; Ord. No. 02-872, 1-15-02)
The Downtown Development Authority - West Dearborn shall have all the powers and duties prescribed by Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1975 (MCL 125.1651 et seq.). Any questions of interpretation of the powers and duties and responsibilities of the authority shall be resolved by reference to such act. The authority shall provide the city council and plan commission with all reports and studies regulating the formation and implementation of project development plans. The authority shall submit the proposed development plan to the city plan commission for review and recommendation to the city council prior to the hearing specified in section 18 of Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1975 (MCL 125.1651 et seq.). It shall also consult with and advise any development area citizens' council formed pursuant to the state legislation regarding all preparation and implementation of development plans, whenever such plans are conceived.
(Ord. No. 81-116, § 7, 11-4-81)
The authority shall exercise its powers within the following described area:
Beginning at the intersection of the northerly line of the Consolidated Rail Corporation Railroad Right-of-Way, variable width, and the easterly line of Military Avenue, variable width; thence northerly along the said easterly line of Military Avenue extended to the northerly line of Garrison, variable width; thence easterly along said northerly line of Garrison extended to the easterly line of Howard, 50 feet wide; thence northerly along said easterly line of Howard to the line common to Lot 63 and Lot 104, Detroit Arsenal Ground; thence easterly along said common line extended to the easterly line of Mason, 60 feet wide; thence northerly along said easterly line of Mason extended to the southerly line of Morley, 80 feet wide, thence easterly along said southerly line of Morley to the westerly line of Monroe, 80 feet wide, thence southerly along said westerly line of Monroe to the line common to Lot 95 and Lot 71 of Detroit Arsenal Ground; thence along the easterly extension of said common line to the westerly line of Oakwood; variable width; thence southerly along said westerly line of Oakwood extended to the said northerly line of the Consolidated Rail Corporation Railroad Right-of-Way; thence westerly along said northerly line of the Consolidated Rail Corporation Railroad Right-of-Way to the said easterly line of Military Avenue and the Point of Beginning.
Additionally, the area beginning at the intersection of the north line of Consolidated Rail Corporation Railroad Right-of-Way, 60 feet wide, and west line extended of Monroe Boulevard, 80 feet wide; thence southerly along the said west line extended of Monroe Boulevard, 260 feet; thence westerly along the north line of Park Street 30 feet wide, 100 feet; thence northerly 160 feet; thence westerly along a line 40 feet south of and parallel to the south line of said Consolidated Rail Corporation Railroad Right-of-Way, 200 feet; thence southerly 60 feet; thence westerly 200 feet; thence northerly along the east line of Mason Street, 60 feet wide, 160 feet; thence easterly along the said north line of Consolidated Rail Corporation Railroad Right-of-Way, 500 feet to the Point of Beginning.
(Ord. No. 81-116, § 8, 11-4-81; Ord. No. 82-264, 12-21-82; Ord. No. 98-727, 8-18-98)
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