2008-544-Ordinance No. 2008-016 Recorded 4/25/2008RVIE
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LEGAL COUNSEL
DESCHUTES COUNTY OFFICIAL
NANCY BLANKENSHIP, COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL
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04/25/2008 09:52:49 AM
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Ordinance Declaring that Blighted Areas Exist in
Deschutes County, Oregon, Establishing the Need for * ORDINANCE NO. 2008-016
an Urban Renewal Agency in the County and
Electing a Method for Exercise of the Powers of an
Urban Renewal Agency Within the County
WHEREAS, pursuant to ORS 457.035(1), there exists in Deschutes County, Oregon, a public
body corporate and politic to be known as the urban renewal agency of the County; and
WHEREAS, ORS 457.035 authorizes the County to activate the powers of its urban renewal
agency by adoption of a non-emergency ordinance declaring that blighted areas exist and that there is a
need for an urban renewal agency to function in the County and electing one of three ways to exercise the
powers of an urban renewal agency in the County; and
WHEREAS, blighted areas in the County impair economic values and negatively impact the
health, safety and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, some portions of these blighted areas may require acquisition and clearance, but
other portions of the blighted areas may be susceptible to conservation and rehabilitation and
development of adequate access, utilities and other appropriate actions to eliminate the conditions of
blight; and
WHEREAS, these acquisition, conservation, rehabilitation, development and redevelopment
activities and the prevention and reduction of blight are public purposes for which public money may be
spent and private property acquired pursuant to state law using the powers of an urban renewal agency.
NOW THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY
HEREBY ORDAINS:
Section 1: The Board of County Commissioners declares that blighted areas, as defined by ORS
457.010(1), exist within the County and that there is need for an urban renewal agency to function within
the County.
Section 2: The Board of County Commissioners further declares that, pursuant to ORS
457.045(3), all of the rights, powers, duties, privileges and immunities granted to and vested in an urban
renewal agency shall be exercised by and vested in an Urban Renewal Agency Board consisting of the
Board of County Commissioners.
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Section 3: The Urban Renewal Agency Board may appoint a managing board to oversee the
implementation of each urban renewal plan approved by the Board of County Commissioners. The
managing board shall work with staff to ensure that projects undertaken under the urban renewal plan are
on time, on budget and consistent with the stated outcomes of the urban renewal plan. The managing
board shall also review and recommend to the budget committee of the urban renewal agency an annual
budget to implement the urban renewal plan, as well as any amendments to the urban renewal plan.
Section 4: The corporate name of the urban renewal agency activated by this ordinance shall be,
and the agency shall be known as, the Urban Renewal Agency of Deschutes County.
Dated this ~ of '2008
ATTEST:
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Recording Secretary
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
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Date of 1St Reading: day of
Date of 2nd Reading: Z'f'' day of '2008.
Record of Adoption Vote
Commissioner Yes No Abstained Excused
Dennis R. Luke 41-11
Tammy (Baney) Melton ✓
Michael M. Daly✓
Effective date: ° day of 2008.
ATTEST:
Recording Secretary
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TAMMY (BANEY) MELTON, Vice Chair