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No 14 -178
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RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET
AUTHORIZING THE CARTERET PLANNING BOARD
TO CONDUCT A PRELLNIINARY INVESTIGATION AND MAKE
A RECONLNIENDATION AS TO WHETHER THE PROPERTIES
IDENTIFIED AS BLOCK 302, LOTS 6 AND 7 ON THE TAY MAP
OF THE BOROUGH CONSTITUTE AN AREA IN NEED OF
REDEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL
REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING LAW,
N.J.S.A. 40A:12A -1 ET SEQ.
WHEREAS, the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A -1 et seq„
as amended and supplemented (the "Redevelopment Law ") provides a process for
municipalities to participate in the redevelopment and improvement of areas in need of
redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Redevelopment Law, particularly N.J.S.A. 40A:12A -6, no
area of a municipality shall be determined a redevelopment area unless the governing
body of the municipality shall, by resolution, authorize the planting board to undertake a
preliminary investigation to determine whether the proposed area is a redevelopment area
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A: 12A-5; and
WHEREAS, the Borough of the Carteret (the `Borough ") wishes to assign the conduct
of the preliminary investigation and hearings) to the Carteret Planning Board (the
"Planning Board ") pursuant to the provisions of the Redevelopment Law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows:
Section 1. The Planning Board is hereby authorized and directed to initiate and
undertake a preliminary investigation and hearing(s) to determine whether the properties
identified as Block 302, Lots 6 and 7 on the tax map of the Borough constitute a
redevelopment area in accordance with the Redevelopment Law.
Section 2. The Planning Board is hereby authorized to utilize the services of Beacon
Planning acrd Consulting Services, LLC, as previously authorized, to assist the Planning
Board with the preliminary investigation and hearing(s).
Section 3. The Planning Board, upon completion of the preliminary investigation and
hearing(s), shall make a recommendation to the Mayor and Council in accordance with
the Redevelopment Law, particularly N.J.S.A. 40A:12A -6(b), as to whether the
properties referenced herein satisfy the criteria as an area in need of redevelopment in
accordance with the Redevelopment Law.
Section 4, To the extent the Planning Board shall determine that the properties qualify as
an area in need of redevelopment, such determination shall not authorize the Borough to
utilize the power of eminent domain pursuant to the Redevelopment Law.
Section 5. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit, impede or otherwise limit the
Borough from utilizing the power of eminent domain with respect to the herein
referenced properties in accordance with applicable law, other than the Redevelopment
Law.
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Section b. The Borough Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to forward this
Resolution to the planning Board for action consistent herewith.
Section 7. This resolution shall take effect at the time and in the manner prescribed by
law.
Section S. Upon the adoption hereof, the Borough Clerk shall forward certified copies of
this resolution to Matthew C. Rarrenberg, Esq., DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, & Cole, LLP,
Special Redevelopment Counsel to the Borough.
Adopted this 4' day of September, 2014
and certified as a true copy of the
original on September 5, 2014.
LINDA A. RIVERA
Assistant Municipal Clerk
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
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