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HomeMy Public PortalAboutr 14-1989e.whition of 11je Ivrvug4 of Tar eret, �ql I No. . _ 14 -198 Date of Adoptio 0 - , tobex 2, 1 2014 AUTHORIZING THE CARTERET PLANNING BOARD TO CONDUCT A PRELLNHNARY INVESTIGATION AND MAKE A RECOiMMENDATION AS TO WHETHER THE PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED AS BLOCK 2701, LOTS Il AND 12 ON THE TAX MAP OF THE BOROUGH CONSTITUTE AN AREA IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, A CONDENINATION REDEVELOPMENT AREA, 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 planning 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 hearing(s) to the Carteret Planning Board (the "Planing Board ") pursuant to the provisions of the Redevelopment Law; and WHEREAS, in the event that the Planning Board shall determine that the properties qualify as an area in need of redevelopment, the properties shall be deemed a Condemnation Redevelopment Area in accordance with the Redevelopment Law, and such determination shall authorize the Borough, or such other redevelopment entity, to utilize all the powers as set forth in the Redevelopment Law for use in the Condemnation Redevelopment Area, including without limitation, the power of eminent domain. 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 tine properties identified as Block 2701, Lots 11 and 12 on the tax map of the Borough constitute a redevelopment area, and more specifically, a Condemnation Redevelopment Area, in accordance with the Redevelopment Law. Section 2. The Planning Board is hereby authorized to utilize the services of Beacon Planning and 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, and more specifically, a Condemnation Redevelopment Area, in accordance with the Redevelopment Law. NO. 14 -198 PAGE 2 Section 4. To the extent the Planning Board shall determine that the properties qualify as an area in need of redevelopment, the properties shall be deemed a Condemnation Redevelopment Area in accordance with the Redevelopment Law, and such determination shall authorize the Borough, or such other redevelopment entity, to utilize all the powers as set forth in the Redevelopment Law for use in the redevelopment area, including without limitation, the power of eminent domain. Section 5. The Borough Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to forward this Resolution to the Planning Board for action consistent herewith. Section 6. This resolution shall take effect at the time and in the manner prescribed by law. Section 7. Upon the adoption hereof, the Borough Clerk shalkforward certified copies of this resolution to Matthew C. Karrenberg, Esq., DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, & Cole, LLP, Special Redevelopment Counsel to the Borough. Adopted this 2 " day of October 2, 2014 and certified as a true copy of the original on October 3, 2014. LINDA A. RIVERA Assistant Municipal Clerk RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE X - Indicate Vote AS Aldem NV Not Voting XOR - Indicates Vote no Oveodde Veto Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council Cxtotmr 2 2014 ��,�,� CLERK