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EMERGENCY MANAGER
CITY OF FLINT
GENESEE COUNTY MICHIGAN
ORDER No.33
CONSOLIDATION OF FLINT AREA ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY WITH
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND
ELIMINATION OF CITIZENS DISTRICT COUNCILS
BY THE POWER AND AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE EMERGENCY MANAGER
(“EMERGENCY MANAGER) FOR THE CITY OF FL[NT, MICHIGAN (“CITY’)
PURSUANT TO MICHIGAN’S PUBLIC ACT 4 OF 2011, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AND SCHOOL DISTRICT FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT, (“PA 4”); MICHAEL
BROWN, THE EMERGENCY MANAGER, ISSUES THE FOLLOWING ORDER:
On or about March 16, 2011, the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability
Act, Public Act 4 of 2011, (“Public Act 4”) was enacted to safeguard and assure the fiscal
accountability of units of local government; to preserve the capacity of units of local government
to provide or cause to be provided necessary services essential to the public health, safety and
welfare of citizens; and
Governor Rick Snyder appointed Michael Brown as the Emergency Manager for the City of Flint
effective December 1, 2011; and
Pursuant to Public Act 4, the Emergency Manager has broad powers in receivership to rectif~’ the
financial emergency and to assure the fiscal accountability of the City of Flint and its capacity to
provide or cause to be provided necessary services essential to the public health, safety and
welfare; and
Pursuant to Public Act 4, the Emergency Manager acts in place of local officials, specifically the
Mayor and City Council, unless the Emergency Manager delegates specific authority; and
Pursuant to Public Act 4, the Emergency Manager may exercise any power
officer, employee, department, board, commission, or similar entity of
whether elected or appointed, relating to the operation of local government.
Emergency Manager shall be superior to and supersede the power of any
officers or entities.
The Chief Legal Officer shall take aU necessary steps, subject to
federal authorities, to consolidate the Flint Area Enterprise
Economic Development Corporation (EDC), with the EDC
authority and control of the FAEC.
The City Wide Advisory Committee, Smith Village Citizens District Council, 1-475
Neighborhood Development Citizens District Council, and Flint Park Lake Citizens District
Council are hereby eliminated.
The Flint City Code of Ordinances shall be amended to effectuate the above.
This Order is effective immediately.
This Order may be amended, modified, repealed or terminated by any subsequent order issued by
the Emergency Manager.
Dated:8/8/121- By:
Michael Brown
Emergency Manager
City of Flint
xc: State of Michigan Department of Treasury
Mayor Dayne Walling
Flint City Council
lnez Brown, City Clerk
or authority of any
local government,
The power of the
of the foregoing
necessar~ approval of state and
Community (FAEC) with the
board of directors exercising
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Sun Aug 12, 2012 12:54 am |
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Does Brown have the authority to dissolve and combine theses committees? If you look up the laws regarding the forming of some of these they are PRIVATE non-profits, they are not a department of the city. See ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS ACT Act 338 of 1974
http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?mcl-Act-338-of-1974
125.1633 Dissolution of corporation; referendum on continued existence of corporation.
Sec. 33. (1) A corporation which has completed the purposes for which it was organized shall be dissolved by the adoption of a resolution by a 2/3 majority of its directors, which resolution shall be approved by a majority of the governing body of the municipality and filed with the secretary of state.
Also see Attorney General FRANK J. KELLEY's Opinion No. 6563 January 26, 1989
http://www.ag.state.mi.us/opinion/datafiles/1980s/op06563.htm
“While a county is not authorized by the Legislature to establish a private nonprofit corporation to conduct an economic development program, a private nonprofit corporation incorporated by private individuals may conduct an economic development program. “(excerpt)
Now don’t get the idea that I am against everything that Brown is doing. As a citizen of Flint I am disappointed and disgusted with the lack of accountability and that the foxes have been running the chicken coup for so long most of my fellow citizens seem to think that what has been going on (long before Brown took over) is legal. I can only believe that Mr. Brown has been listening to individuals who don’t understand (or care) how things are legally required to be done, and could be setting himself up to be held liable, when those advising him misappropriate the funds from these organizations, that he may not have the authority over. |
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Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:50 am |
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You are correct about Brown overstepping his authority. The Flint Area Enterprise Community is reaching it's sunset date (it was extended once) and the federal government has rules about the dissolution. The federal government determines how the assets are to be allocated upon dissolution. Also the issues over the corrupt use of some of these funds may not have been resolved. At one time the federal government wanted all $3.1 million returned.
I kept hearing that Brown had passed over 50 resolutions but only about 10-12 were on line. I got calls after the radio programs of the pastors and Sheldon neeley were aired on saturday. There are apparently 62 such resolutions in which Brown relaced many of the individuals on the various quasi-governmental agencies. |
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Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:05 am |
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00SL2 schreef:
There must be a problem with the copy and paste. The language doesn't entirely make sense (sentence structure).
They always print out this way and the resolutions are even worse as the numbers come out as gibberish. |
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Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:06 am |
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As I understand the FAEC [Flint Area Enterprise Community) the original money came from HUD to the State of Michigan HHS and then to Flint and the Township of Mt Morris. The county also had to sign on to the agreement.
The building and office equipment was donated by the bank for the project with stipulations for the disposal of both upon the end of the Enterprise designation.
Walling shut out Mt Morris Township from their representation on the board of directors for the FAEC, when he took over. the manipulations of Walling, Eason and Wendy Johnson resulted in the resignation of nearly the entire board.
If the entity, FAEC, is to dissolved then all of the state and federal guidelines would have to be followed and the appropriate approvals given. Since Mt Morris Township was involved, it follows that their approval should be given and a portion of the CDBG monies be allocated to the township for their future CDBG uses. Also the county would have to formally sign off.
I am told the FAEC cannot merge with the Economic Development Corporation but they can enter into a contractual relationship. I am led to understtand that any monies earned from the loan portfolio would have to be treated as CDBG funds and used only for CDBG purposes. |
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BLIGHTED AREA REHABILITATION
Act 344 of 1945
AN ACT to authorize counties, cities, villages and townships of this state to adopt plans to prevent blight and to adopt plans for the rehabilitation of blighted areas; to authorize assistance in carrying out such plans by the acquisition of real property, the improvement of such real property and the disposal of real property in such areas; to prescribe the methods of financing the exercise of these powers; and to declare the effect of this act.
History: 1945, Act 344, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1945 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 320, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1986
© 2009 Legislative Council, State of Michigan
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Document
Type
Description
Section 125.71
Section
Legislative findings and declaration.
Section 125.72
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Definitions.
Section 125.73
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Powers of municipality.
Section 125.74
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Plans, statements, and actions as requirements and conditions for exercise of powers; plans to be adopted by local legislative body; designation of district areas; provisions governing citizens' district councils; consultation between local official and citizens' district council; record; notice of zoning change, hearing, or condemnation proceedings; public hearing; information; coordinating council on community redevelopment; adoption of development plan; compliance; information on housing available to displaced families and individuals; conditions to determination of blighted area; notice of approval or disapproval of development plan.
Section 125.74a
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Racial segregation in housing; consultation and assistance of state civil rights commission.
Section 125.75
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Rehabilitation of blighted areas; acquisition of property; proceedings under power of eminent domain; condemnation; dispossession.
Section 125.75a
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Rehabilitation of blighted areas; urban renewal plat.
Section 125.76
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Acquisition of property; jurisdiction of public agencies.
Section 125.77
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Repealed. 1957, Act 296, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957.
Section 125.77a
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Municipal bonds or notes.
Section 125.77b
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General obligation bonds of municipality; purpose; resolution; pledge of full faith and credit; “cost of any project” and “net project cost” defined; issuance and sale of bonds; maximum amount; designation and approval of bonds; legislative determination; assessed value of real and personal property; validation of actions and bonds; limitation on time of sale; provisions governing bonds.
Section 125.77c
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Tax revenues.
Section 125.78
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Loans and grants; acceptance, federal assistance, conditions; labor wages and standards.
Section 125.79
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Modification of plan; hearing.
Section 125.80
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Work done in accordance with plan.
Section 125.81
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Designation of administrative agency.
Section 125.82
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Action by ordinance or resolution; validation of prior actions.
Section 125.83
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Powers deemed additional.
Section 125.84
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Detroit Works project violates state law
Posted on 09/29/2010 by Diane Bukowski
Citizens’ District Councils not involved as law requires; CDC leader Gwen Mingo recalls Brush Park urban removal terror
By Ron Seigel
Gwen Mingo (r) talks with Jimmy Cole at Call 'em Out Dinner Feb. 2010
DETROIT – Some who attended Mayor Dave Bing’s community forums on his “Detroit Works” plan were skeptical of his assurance that citizens would participate in the planning of Detroit. They noted that Bing did not place on his official advisory board representatives of Citizens District Councils (CDC’s).
Gwendoline Mingo, who heads the Coordinating Council of all Detroit district councils, said state law, which established these councils, requires all Michigan cities to consult CDC’s on any “urban renewal” plan for their areas. She cited Michigan Public Act 344 of 1947, known as the “Blighted Area Rehabiliation Act.” (see below).
P.A. 344 of 1947 reads in part:
“The local official responsible for preparation of the development plan within the district area shall periodically consult with and advise the citizens’ district council regarding all aspects of the plan, including the development of new housing for relocation purposes located either inside or outside of the development area. The consultation shall begin before any final decisions by any local planning agency or local legislative body regarding the development plan other than the designation of the development area.
The consultation shall continue throughout the various stages of the development plan, including the final implementation of the plan. The local officials responsible for the development of the plan shall incorporate into the development plan the desires and suggestions of the citizens’ district council to the extent feasible. A local commission, public agency, or local legislative body of any municipality shall not approve any development plan for a development area unless there has previously been consultation between the citizens’ district council and the local officials responsible for the development plan. A record of the meetings, including information and data presented, shall be maintained and included in official presentation of the proposed development plan to the local legislative body.
The chief executive officer of the municipality shall give the citizens’ district council written notice of any contemplated zoning change, hearing, or condemnation proceedings within the district area. The notice shall be given at least 20 days before the effective date of the change or the date of the hearing or proceedings. Upon receiving a request from the citizens’ district council, the local legislative body shall hold a public hearing on the proposed zoning change or condemnation proceedings. Each citizens’ district councilmay call upon any city department for information
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“What are they going to do about the millions of dollars allocated by the federal government [under Obama’s recovery act], because they promised to improve the quality of life for poor people and seniors,” Mingo asked.
She said past mayors had “embezzled the money” and she fears the Bing administration plans will fall into the same pattern.
Mingo is still pursuing a lawsuit brought by the residents of Brush Park against the city for its demolition of that neighborhood to benefit corporate developers.
“People said they were going to help us and they did not help,” she said. “The work they said they were going to do they did not do. They got people out of their neighborhoods, as they could give the land to rich developers at low cost or for free, with no property taxes for 12 years.
“That’s why it is necessary for elected district councils to protect the rights of citizens and make sure state and federal money to help the residents is not misappropriated.”
Karen Marie Dumas, who leads the Mayor’s public relations department, denied the citizens’ district councils are being pushed aside.
“The inclusion of a person or a group on the advisory committee does not represent the exclusion of any person or group [from the general planning process]. Everyone will have the opportunity to contribute to the process.
However, there were some questions as to how much of a contribution citizens district councils and citizens themselves would make. At the Sept. 2 community forum, Detroiters like Mingo were allowed to make suggestions, but the moderators allowed them only 25 seconds to make them.
Citizens asked, could members of the CDC’s, as experienced as they are in the planning process, be able to express all their ideas and their wealth of experience in less than half a minute.
Mingo was also skeptical of Bing’s assurances that he was abandoning his plans to use the power of eminent domain to force people out of their homes.
"It's the people, dummy!" Mayor Dave Bing insists Detroit will not be downsized; "It will still be 137 miles"
At the Sept. 22 forum, Bing declared, “I am not going to force anyone to move. It’s not going to happen.”
Mingo said that past mayors pressured people to move by cutting off city services and making them desperate to leave their homes and neighborhoods.
In 2001, before Dumas was involved in city public relations, she herself complained that city officials under Mayor Dennis Archer were making conditions unbearable in the Graimark urban renewal area where she lived. [It is now known as Jefferson Homes, a development of expensive condominiums and home on the riverfront.] Working class residents filed suit to prevent Archer from removing them. In a court settlement, the city allowed some to stay.
At the time, Dumas asked during an interview, “How long would they have us live like this? If they were serious about our staying they should have thought what they were going to do to make conditions safe for us.”
Dumas stated problems included slow police response in an area that became more and more isolated and subject to crime. For a time the city agreed to give the community guard service as provided under federal regulations, after the Graimark area Citizens’ District Council complained of the lack of protection, a specific example of how district councils can help residents then it was withdrawn.
Bulldozers destroyed Brush Park
Greg Bowen, who at that time was the PR representative for Archer, said, “There is no way the city could not provide police protection.”
Mingo said at the time that there were illegal actions to get rid of people in urban renewal [long known as “urban removal”] areas. City Councilman Clyde Cleveland at the time equated such actions with “terrorism.” He said bulldozers tore down the historic dental office of Dr. Barbara Womack on Mack, which had been established by her father.
“It disappeared overnight,” Mingo said, recalling this incident.
Cleveland at the time also discussed fires that occurred in vacant houses in the neighborhood.
Arson destroyed many Brush Park homes
“I was there,” he said. “I saw it. There were fires at night.”
Brush Park resident Edith Woodberry said that helicopters were involved in the destruction of these houses, which were supposed to be preserved because they were historic structures.
“Someone out to go to jail for it,” she said.
In 2003, the head of Detroit’s Fire Department’s arson squad, Charles Tucker, actually said he was refusing to investigate fires in two Brush Park apartment buildings that his department inspectors classified as “arson.”
“We had to prioritize,” he said, claiming the buildings were hazardous, that the department had no equipment and no leads. He expressed doubt the fires were a “professional job.”
Mingo recalled that homeless people displaced by the urban removal had sought shelter in one of the vacant buildings that went up in flames, and barely escaped with their lives.
Crosswinds CEO Bernard Glieberman asked city to waive requirements to hire Blacks and Detroiters in constructing townhomes to replace Brush Park
There was speculation from some residents that arsonists might have burned the houses down so the land could be given to a development company called Crosswinds Communities, to build apartments to be sold for $75,000 apiece.
Some have voiced suspicion that Mingo herself had been targeted because of her position as a Citizens District Council official, because she was vocal about abuses.
On Nov. 12, 2001, she said, “an odd fire” struck the third floor of her home, which she had used as an office.
“I called 911 for 45 minutes,” she said, “and no one answered. The city provides security for the developers, but it had no security for the residents. The Fire Department claimed the fire was electrical.
In 2005, contractors for the Economic Development Department, authorized by the administration of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to work in the area continually made holes in the gas main next to Mingo’s home [by then one of the few remaining residences in the area]. DTE said this represented a fire hazard.
Community leaders throughout the city came to her house to conduct a continuous vigil to protect Mingo and her family from further harm. The gas main was ultimately repaired.
Other concerns at the time included environmental hazards caused by the demolition. Dumas said that when the city demolished some buildings, they failed to remove the debris, creating health and safety hazards.
Mingo added that the city did not take measures to protect residents from asbestos in abandoned buildings as they were torn down. This was confirmed by an inspector from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), who said the city did not take measures to prevent the wind from blowing asbestos around the neighborhood.
She also added that city officials dumped soil on the original land, which she suspected was contaminated. She noticed “strange plants” growing in the area, including cabbage with prickles and what looked like brussels sprouts in them, and flowers (not roses) with thorns.
She said people in the area developed breathing problems and many leaders on a number of blocks died, just as the city sought to take their land. Mingo’s own husband died unexpectedly.
Dennis Archer Jr. was employed by Graimark Realty Advisors
Ed. Note: Ron Seigel did a ground-breaking series of dozens of articles for The Michigan Citizen during the decade he decribes, related to the city’s destruction of the Brush Park neighborhood and the East Jefferson area that became known as “Graimark.” He exposed the fact that Mayor Dennis Archer’s son worked for Graimark. Archer’s sister-in-law C. Beth DunCombe headed the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) at the time. The DEGC is the private entity which staffs the Economic Development Department, the Downtown Development Authority, and other pseudo-public agencies.
Mingo continues to pursue a federal lawsuit against the city, “Gwendoline Mingo and the Coordinating Council for Community Development and the Brush Park Citizens District Council v. the City of Detroit et al, Case 2-07 CV15208.” It is being heard by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Page Hood. On Sept. 9, Judge Page Hood held a motion hearing on Crosswinds Communities motion to dismiss the suit, and declared she would take the motion “under advisement.”
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Money talks, Detroit silenced - The Michigan Citizen
michigancitizen.com/money-talks-detroit-silenced-p8758-1.htm - Similarto Money talks, Detroit silenced - The Michigan Citizen
The Michigan Citizen, 1055 Trumbull, Detroit, MI 48216 (313) 963-8282 ... That's the mood of hundreds of bloc club officials, Citizen District Council members, .... by Michigan's Blighted Area Rehabilitation Act 344 of 1945 as amended. |
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Mon Aug 13, 2012 3:59 pm |
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[PDF]
Land Use Tools & Techniques: A Handbook for Local ...
planningtoolkit.org/land_use/enhancing_older_res_areas.pdf
blighted area rehabilitation, municipal blighting program, .... Source: Citizens Research Council of Michigan. ... citizens district council (CDC) be established |
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Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:00 pm |
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My understanding is that Flint used this Michigan law to declare areas blighted in order to meet specific federal requirements for grants. One of these requirements is citizens participation.
Brown and the Snyder administration are eliminating all citizen participation and are probably violating all kinds of HUD rules when it comes to the use of these federal funds. |
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Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:07 pm |
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BLIGHTED AREA REHABILITATION (EXCERPT)
Act 344 of 1945
125.74 Plans, statements, and actions as requirements and conditions for exercise of
powers; plans to be adopted by local legislative body; designation of district areas;
provisions governing citizens' district councils; consultation between local official and
citizens' district council; record; notice of zoning change, hearing, or condemnation
proceedings; public hearing; information; coordinating council on community
redevelopment; adoption of development plan; compliance; information on housing
available to displaced families and individuals; conditions to determination of blighted
area; notice of approval or disapproval of development plan.
Sec. 4. (1) As used in this section:
(a) “District area” means a portion of a municipality consisting of 1 or more adjacent or nearby
development areas and any surrounding territory that will be significantly affected by the plan for the
development area or areas, where a majority of residents in the district area reside in the development area or
areas.
(b) “Development plan” and “development area” mean those terms as defined in section 2.
(c) “Citizens' district council” means a citizens' district council established under this act.
(d) “Coordinating council on community redevelopment” means any coordinating council on community
redevelopment established under this act.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (7), the plans, statements, and actions prescribed in subsections (3) to
(11) are requirements and conditions for the exercise of the powers granted by this act for the acquisition,
sale, or lease of real property for the carrying out of a development plan in a development area.
(3) The following plans shall be adopted by the local legislative body of the municipality in which the
development area is located:
(a) A master plan of the municipality or a master plan which is sufficiently advanced to designate areas in
need of rehabilitation or in need of measures to prevent blight.
(b) A plan of the general features of development of the district within which the development area lies and
of other districts adjacent to the development area, of such extent, content, and particularity as is necessary to
the coordination of the development area plan with the future development of the territory surrounding the
development area, or, if no future development is planned, then in coordination with the present development.
(4) District areas shall be designated for all development areas that have been approved by a local
legislative body and subject to the terms of this act as of January 1, 1968, and all subsequent development
areas that are so approved. A district area shall not be designated unless the local legislative body first holds a
public hearing on the designation. The legislative body shall give notice of the public hearing not less than 20
nor more than 30 days before the date for the public hearing.
(5) Citizens' district councils are governed by the following:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for each district area, a citizens' district council of not
less than 12 nor more than 25 members shall be selected in a manner that ensures that the citizens' district
council is to the maximum extent possible representative of the residents of the area and of other persons with
a demonstrable and substantial interest in the area. The majority of the citizens' district council shall be
composed of citizens living in the development area.
(b) The term of office on the councils shall be 3 years. If terms of council members are not staggered, then,
upon the expiration of the terms of the members of the citizens' district council, 1/3 shall be elected or
appointed for 3 years, 1/3 for 2 years and 1/3 for 1 year.
(c) Members of the council may be selected by direct election by the residents of the area and other
persons with a demonstrable and substantial interest in the area, or may be appointed by the chief executive
officer of the municipality after consultation with local community groups and residents of the area, or by a
combination of appointment and election. The method of selection of the citizens' district council, and any
appointments to the council by the chief executive officer, shall be determined with the approval of the local
legislative body after a public hearing has been held, with public notice of such hearing distributed throughout
the district area at least 20 days before the date of the hearing. Citizens' district councils shall be established
within 45 days of any initial designation of a development area by any local planning agency or local
legislative body.
(d) In a city of over 1,000,000, the local legislative body shall adopt an ordinance governing the
composition and method of selecting the members of the citizens' district councils, with the limitation that
such an ordinance shall provide for a majority of the citizens' district council to be composed of citizens living
in a development area or areas.
(6) The local official responsible for preparation of the development plan within the district area shall
periodically consult with and advise the citizens' district council regarding all aspects of the plan, including
the development of new housing for relocation purposes located either inside or outside of the development
area. The consultation shall begin before any final decisions by any local planning agency or local legislative
body regarding the development plan other than the designation of the development area. The consultation
shall continue throughout the various stages of the development plan, including the final implementation of
the plan. The local officials responsible for the development of the plan shall incorporate into the
development plan the desires and suggestions of the citizens' district council to the extent feasible. A local
commission, public agency, or local legislative body of any municipality shall not approve any development
plan for a development area unless there has previously been consultation between the citizens' district
council and the local officials responsible for the development plan. A record of the meetings, including
information and data presented, shall be maintained and included in official presentation of the proposed
development plan to the local legislative body.
(7) The chief executive officer of the municipality shall give the citizens' district council written notice of
any contemplated zoning change, hearing, or condemnation proceedings within the district area. The notice
shall be given at least 20 days before the effective date of the change or the date of the hearing or
proceedings. Upon receiving a request from the citizens' district council, the local legislative body shall hold a
public hearing on the proposed zoning change or condemnation proceedings. Each citizens' district council
may call upon any city department for information.
( In a municipality with 2 or more district areas, each citizens' district council shall elect 4 of its
members who shall compose the entire membership of the coordinating council on community
redevelopment. The committee shall advise local units of government on proposed policy on urban renewal,
make recommendations for new projects, and promote better relations between local units of government and
residents of urban renewal areas. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, the formation of a
coordinating council on community redevelopment shall not be a requisite for or condition of the exercise of
the powers granted by this act for the acquisition, sale, or lease of real property, or the carrying out of a
development plan in a development area.
(9) The local legislative body shall adopt a development plan after consultation with a citizens' district
council, if required, and a public hearing on the development plan as provided in subsection (11), for the
development area in which the land proposed to be acquired is located or for the effectuation or protection of
which development the proposed land acquisition is deemed necessary. A development plan shall comply
with the following:
(a) The plan shall designate the location and extent of streets and other public facilities within the area and
shall designate the location, character, and extent of the categories of public and private land uses proposed
for and within the area, such as residential, recreation, business, industry, schools, open spaces, and others,
and shall also include a feasible method for the relocation of families who will be displaced from the area in
decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations and without undue hardship to those families, and such
other general features of the proposed rehabilitation as may be determined by the local legislative body. A
feasible method for relocation of displaced families shall demonstrate that standard housing units are or will
be available to the displaced families and individuals at rents or prices within their financial means, in
reasonably convenient locations not less desirable than the development area with respect to utilities and
facilities.
(b) The plan shall designate the location, extent, character, and estimated cost of the improvements
contemplated for the area and may include any or all of the following improvements:
(i) Partial or total vacation of plats, or replatting.
(ii) Opening, widening, straightening, extending, vacating, or closing streets, alleys, or walkways.
(iii) Locating or relocating water mains, sewers, or other public or private utilities.
(iv) Paving of streets, alleys, or sidewalks in special situations.
(v) Acquiring parks, playgrounds, or other recreational areas or facilities.
(vi) Street tree planting, green belts, or buffer strips.
(vii) Property renovation in accordance with this act.
(viii) Parking facilities.
(ix) Commercial area promotion.
(x) Economic restructuring of commercial areas.
(xi) Recruiting of new businesses.
(xii) Other appropriate public improvements and activities which address rehabilitation or blight prevention
in accordance with this act.
(c) The plan shall include estimates of the number of persons residing in the development area and the
number of families and individuals to be displaced; a survey of their income and racial composition; a
statistical description of the housing supply in the community, including the number of private and public
units in existence or under construction, the annual rate of turnover of the various types of housing, and the
range of rents and sale prices; an estimate of the total demand for housing in the community; and the
estimated capacity of private and public housing available to displaced families and individuals.
(10) A local administrative agency shall be designated to provide information concerning private and
public housing available to displaced families and individuals and to advise and assist in their relocation.
(11) Before the determination of a blighted area and a determination that there is a feasible method for
relocation of families and individuals who will be displaced from the area, and before adoption of a
development plan, the local legislative body shall hold a public hearing, which hearing shall comply with the
following:
(a) Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general
circulation not less than 30 days before the date set for the hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be distributed
in the blighted area at least 25 days before the hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be mailed at least 25 days
before the hearing to the last known owner of each parcel of land in the blighted area at the last known
address of that owner as shown by the records of the assessor. The notice shall contain a description of the
development area. For purposes of this notice it shall be sufficient to describe the boundaries of the
development area by its location in relation to highways, streets, streams, or otherwise. The notice shall
further contain a statement that maps, plats, and a particular description of the development plan, including
the method of relocating families and individuals who will be displaced from the area, are available for public
inspection at a place to be designated in the notice, and that all aspects of the development plan will be open
for discussion at the public hearing.
(b) At the time set for hearing the local legislative body shall provide an opportunity for all persons
interested to be heard and shall receive and consider communications in writing with reference to the
development plan. The hearing shall provide the fullest opportunity for expression of opinion, for argument
on the merits of the development plan, and for introduction of documentary evidence pertinent to the
development plan.
(c) The local legislative body shall make and preserve a record of the public hearing, including specific
findings of fact with respect to its determination of the blighted area and its determination that there is a
feasible method for relocation of families and individuals who will be displaced from the area, all data
presented at the public hearing and all other data which the legislative body considered in making its
determinations. If no individuals reside in the development area, the legislative body is not required to
determine a feasible method for relocating residents.
(12) Within 10 days after the completion of the public hearing as provided in subsection (11), the citizens'
district council for the district within which the proposed development area is located shall notify the local
legislative body in writing of its approval or disapproval of the development plan. If the citizens' district
council approves the plan or fails to notify the local legislative body of its approval or disapproval of the plan,
the local legislative body is free to act on the plan. If the citizens' district council disapproves the plan and so
notifies in writing the local legislative body, the local legislative body shall not adopt the plan for at least 30
days after receipt of the notice and during that period shall consult with the citizens' district council
concerning its objections.
History: 1945, Act 344, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1945;¾Am. 1947, Act 237, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947;¾CL 1948, 125.74;¾Am. 1957, Act 296,
Eff. Sept. 27, 1957;¾Am. 1968, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1968;¾Am. 1969, Act 173, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1969;¾Am. 1986, Act 320,
Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1986.
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It has been said that Brown was once in charge of the DCED . Then why is he making so many bad decisions with the federal HUD funds?
David Solis allegedly is telling people the Genesee Towers would be too costly to renovate, so it has to come down. Not only did Brown propose to allocate $750,000 in CDBG demolition money to abate the asbestoes in the building, he did so without public input in violation of the Consolidated Plan approved by HUD. I understand he also wanted to use the very few remaining 108 loan dollars and wants to use other federal funds to demo a building he has given away.
When Interim Mayor, Brown was said to have given the former armory by Kearsley Park to mott College for a dollar.
The consolidated plan had $200,000 in CDBG funding for the senior centters. Brown took that money to increase the funds for the oak Business Center renevation. If Brown and Kurtza continue the path they are on the oak building will probably be given to Tim Herman's groups once renovations are complete.
Remember when the Genesee County Regional Chamber of Commerce was allowed to run the farmers market. Now the Flint Journal is reporting the GCRCC owns the Farmers market and have a no competition agreement with the City of Flint. |
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