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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution 3975 Declaring Mandeville Farm Blighted
MEETING DATE: November 6, 2006
BACKGROUND: In conjunction with Resolution 3973 Creating a Tax Increment Financing
Industrial District in the area commonly known as Mandeville Farm, said area must be declared
blighted per MCA 7-15-4210. MCA 7-15-4210 states that a local governing body shall adopt a
resolution finding that: one or more blighted areas exist in such municipality; and the
rehabilitation, redevelopment, or a combination thereof of such area or areas is necessary in the
interest of the public health, safety, morals, or welfare of the residents of such municipality. The
Mandeville Farm properties (City and State lands) should be declared blighted because there
are minimal developed services; there is an absence of streets, water, sewer and fire hydrants,
thereby lacking infrastructure.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve Resolution 3975 Declaring Mandeville Farm Blighted
FISCAL EFFECTS: None
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by Commission
Respectfully submitted,
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Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
COMMISSION RESOLUTION 3975
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, DECLARING THAT BLIGHTED AREAS EXIST WITHIN THE
MUNICIPALITY AND THE REHABILITATION, REDEVELOPMENT, OR A
COMBINATION THEREOF OF SUCH AREA OR AREAS IS NECESSARY IN THE
INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, AND WELFARE OF THE
RESIDENTS OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
WHEREAS, Mandeville Farm is lacking in infrastructure and services; and
WHEREAS, Section 7-15-4210 MCA requires that a municipality adopt a resolution of necessity in order to
implement an urban renewal program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, that
due to the absence of streets, water, sewer and fire hydrants, the area is determined to be blighted by the following
statutory definitions of blight:
7-15-4206 (2) MCA
(b) inadequate provisions for ventilation, light, proper sanitary facilities, or open spaces as
determined by competent appraisers on the basis of an examination of the building standards of the
municipality;
(e) defective or inadequate street layout;
(n) the existence of conditions that endanger life or property by fire or other causes.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, at a regular
session thereof held on the 6th day of November 2006.
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JEFFREY K. KRAUSS, Mayor
ATTEST:
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BRIT FONTENOT
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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PAUL J. LUWE
City Attorney