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Ordinance No. 89-05 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON { ORDINANNCE NO. 89- M AN ORDINANCE DECLARING A NEED FOR ESTABLISHING THE CITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND CREATING THE CITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT COMKISSION. WHEREAS, It has been determined that the city center study area economic vitality and development activity lags behind other areas in the city; and WHEREAS, primary obstacles to attracting private development in the area are: lack of access, circulation and parking, mixes land uses, underutilized land, small individually owned parcels, lack of positive image and identity and public facilities adequate to meet future growth; and WHEREAS, the City Council is interested in focusing efforts in the city center area that will assist in overcoming those obstacles and encourage economic growth in the area; and WHEREAS, the obstacles identified as hindering private development in the city center area qualify as "blighting conditions" under ORS Chapter 457; and WHEREAS, formation of the City Center Development Agency as an Urban Renewal Agency will allow the city to utilize the tools provided for in OR'_ 457. THE CITY OF TIGARD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Declaration of Blight. Pursuant to ORS 457.035, the Tigard City Council declared that blighted areas now exist in the City and that -there is currently a need for an urban renewal agency to function in the City of Tigard. Section 2:2: Agency Title. The urban renewal agency created by this ordinance shall be known as the City Center Development Agency. Section 3: Nembershi2. The City Center Development Agency shall be comprised of members of the Tigard City Council as it lawfully exists from time to time. Any change in membership of the Tigard City Council shall automatically, and without need for further -ao^y,a.o a.a a.lva action, constitute an identical change in the membership of the City Center Development Agency. Section 4:49 Powers. Subject to the limitations imposed by Section 5 of this ordinance, the City Center Development Agency shall have authority to exercise all powers available to the agency under ORS Chapter 457, including; but not limited to, the power of eminent domain. The powers conferred to this agency by ORS Chapter 457 are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law. Section 5: Limitations. Any act of the City Center Development Agency shall F be considered the act of the urhin renewal agency only and shall not be considered an act of the Tigard City Council, even though membership of both are idential. ORDINANCE NO. 89- Page 1 The City Center Development Agency shall not exercise any power which, by charter, requires voter approval. Section 6: Advisory Comrn_issio_n. The City Center Advisory Commission is hereby established. The Commission shall be comprised of seven to twelve members appointed by the Tigard City Council. The purpose of the Commission is to assist in implementation of the City Center Development Plan, to make recommendations to the City Center Devulopment Agency and to help inform Tigard's citizens of the Plan's content and activities. Section 7: savings Clause. If any section or portion of this ordinance is determined to be unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful, the remaining sections and portions of this ordinance shall be severable and shall remain in effect. _Section 8xEffective Date. This ordinance shall be effective 30 days after its passage by the Tigard City Council, approved by the Mayor, and posted by the City Recorder. PASSED: By Ut1Ctn�1 M OU S vote of all Council members present after be}ng read by number and title only, this J. day of Ct V` 1989. Catharine Wheatley, _epi uty R order APPROVED: This / day► of 1989. 77� - i Gerald R:�sdwards, Mayor Approved as to form: City Attorn /g Date rJ rT ORDINANCE NO. 89-v✓ Page 2