[Ord. No. 4020 §§1 —
6, 11-7-2011]
A. The
Berkeley-NorthPark Community Improvement District is hereby created
within the City as a political subdivision of the State of Missouri
having the powers and purposes set forth in the amended petition,
a copy of which is on file in the City offices and is incorporated
herein by reference (the "CID Petition"). The District is authorized
to impose a sales tax and/or a special assessment in such amounts
not to exceed the rates set forth in the CID Petition. The District
shall include the contiguous tracts of real estate described in Exhibit
A of the CID Petition, and shall be governed by a board of directors
consisting of five (5) members hereafter appointed by the Mayor with
the consent of the City Council, subject to the qualifications set
forth in the CID Petition.
B. The
City hereby finds that the area described in Exhibit A, which is on
file in the City offices, of the CID Petition is a "blighted area"
within the meaning of Section 67.1401.2(3) of the CID Act because
it has been declared blighted or found to be a blighted area pursuant
to Chapter 99 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri by St. Louis County
by Ordinance No. 21,949 as amended by St. Louis County Ordinance No.
22,428. The City hereby further finds that the proposed uses of the
District proceeds, as provided for in the CID Petition, will serve
a public purpose by remediating blight and encouraging the redevelopment
of real property within the District. The District shall have such
additional available powers available to community improvement districts
in blighted areas as described in Section 67.1461.2 of the CID Act.
C. The
term of the existence of the District shall be for a maximum of forty
(40) years from the effective date of this Section.
D. The
Mayor hereby appoints and the City Council hereby consents to the
appointment of the Board of Directors for the District to their respective
initial terms of office.
E. The
City Clerk is hereby directed to prepare and file with the Missouri
Department of Economic Development the report specified in Section
67.1421.6 of the CID Act.
F. The
officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed to execute
all documents and take such actions as they may deem necessary or
advisable to carry out and perform the purposes of this Section and
to make ministerial alterations, changes or additions to the documents
herein approved, authorized and confirmed which they may approve,
and the execution of such action shall be conclusive evidence of such
necessity or advisability.