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INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Crow DATE: August 22, 2011 BILL NO.: 9131 ORDINANCE NO.: 6866 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE 6600 BLOCK OF BARTMER AND CREST AVENUES REDEVELOPMENT AREA BLIGHTED UNDER THE LAND CLEARANCE FOR REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY LAW; APPROVING A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE AREA; AND FINDING THAT THE REDEVELOPER IS QUALIFIED FOR TAX ABATEMENT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: r WHEREAS, the City of University City ("City") acquired five vacant parcels in the City's northeast quadrant located in the 6600 Block of Bartmer and Crest Avenues from the St. Louis County Trustee in February 2008; and WHEREAS, conditions exist which endanger life or property by fire or other causes and constitute an economic or social liability or a menace to the public health, safety, morals or welfare in the present condition and use of the 6600 Block of Bartmer and Crest Avenues; and WHEREAS, such conditions are beyond remedy and control solely by regulatory process in the exercise of the police power and cannot be dealt with effectively by ordinary private enterprise without the aids provided in the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority Law contained in Sections 99.300 to 99.600 RSMo. ("LCRA Law"); and WHEREAS, there is a need for the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of University City ("LCRA"), a public body corporate and politic created under Missouri law, to undertake the development of the above described parcels as a land clearance project under the LCRA Law, pursuant to plans by or presented to the LCRA under Section 99.430.1(4) RSMo.; s and WHEREAS, the City established a partnership with Habitat for Humanity St. Louis ("HFHSL") for the development of the five vacant lots into five single-family homes on January 24, 2011; and WHEREAS, HFHSL has prepared a blighting analysis (the "Blighting Analysis") for the 6600 Block of Bartmer and Crest Avenues Redevelopment Area (the "Area") dated April 18, 2011, and a Redevelopment Plan("Plan") for the Area dated May 26, 2011 and presented both to the LCRA on June 30, 2011; and WHEREAS, a general plan has been prepared and is recognized and used as a guide for the general development of the City, known as the 2005 Comprehensive Plan Update (the "Comprehensive Plan"); and r k B