In recognition of the fact that it is in the
best interests of the public to halt property value deterioration
and increase property tax valuation where possible in its business
district, to eliminate the causes of that deterioration, and to encourage
historic preservation and promote economic growth, a Downtown Development
Authority is hereby established pursuant to Act No. 197 of the Public
Acts of 1975, as amended, to be known as the "Grosse Ile Downtown
Development Authority within the Township of Grosse Ile."
The Board of the Downtown Development Authority
as herein created shall have the following powers and may:
A. Prepare an analysis of economic changes taking place
in the downtown district.
B. Study and analyze the impact of metropolitan growth
upon the downtown district.
C. Plan and propose the construction, renovation, repair,
remodeling, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, or reconstruction
of a public facility, an existing building, or a multiple-family dwelling
unit which may be necessary or appropriate to the execution of a plan
which, in the opinion of the Board, aids in the economic growth of
the downtown district.
D. Plan, propose, and implement an improvement to a public
facility within the development area to comply with the barrier-free
design requirements of the State Construction Code promulgated under
the State Construction Code Act of 1972, Act No. 230 of the Public
Acts of 1972, being §§ 125.1501 to 125.1531 of the
Michigan Compiled Laws.
E. Develop long-range plans, in cooperation with the
Township Planning Commission, designed to halt the deterioration of
property values in the downtown district and to promote the economic
growth of the downtown district, and take such steps as may be necessary
to persuade property owners to implement the plans to the fullest
extent possible.
F. Implement any plan of development in the downtown
district necessary to achieve the purposes of this act, in accordance
with the powers of the Authority as granted by this act.
G. Make and enter into contracts necessary or incidental
to the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties.
H. Acquire by purchase or otherwise, on terms and conditions
and in a manner the Authority deems proper, or own, convey, or otherwise
dispose of, or lease as lessor or lessee, land and other property,
real or personal, or rights or interests therein, which the Authority
determines is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of this
act, and to grant or acquire licenses, easements, and options with
respect thereto.
I. Improve land and construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate,
restore and preserve, equip, improve, maintain, repair, and operate
any building, including multifamily dwellings and any necessary or
desirable appurtenances thereto, within the downtown district for
the use, in whole or in part, of any public or private person or corporation,
or a combination thereof.
J. Fix, charge, and collect fees, rents and charges for
the use of any building or property under its control or any part
thereof, or facility therein, and pledge the fees, rents, and charges
for the payment of revenue bonds issued by the Authority.
K. Lease any building or property under its control,
or any part thereof.
L. Accept grants and donations of property, labor, or
other things of value from a public or private source.
M. Acquire and construct public facilities.
N. Any other act permitted by law.
When the Board decides to finance a project
in the downtown district by the use of revenue bonds as authorized
in Section 13 or tax increment financing as authorized in Sections
14, 15 and 16 of Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of 1975, as amended,
it shall prepare a development plan. The development plan shall contain:
A. The designation of boundaries of the development area
in relation to highways, streets, streams or otherwise.
B. The location and extent of existing streets and other
public facilities within the development area and shall designate
the location, character, and extent of the categories of public and
private land uses then existing and proposed for the development area,
including residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, educational,
and other uses and shall include a legal description of the development
area.
C. A description of existing improvements in the development
area to be demolished, repaired, or altered, a description of any
repairs and alterations, and an estimate of the time required for
completion.
D. The location, extent, character, and estimated cost
of the improvements including rehabilitation contemplated for the
development area and an estimate of the time required for completion.
E. A statement of the construction or stages of construction
planned, and the estimated time of completion of each stage.
F. A description of any parts of the development area
to be left as open space and the use contemplated for the space.
G. A description of any portions of the development area
which the Authority desires to sell, donate, exchange, or lease to
or from the Township and the proposed terms.
H. A description of desired zoning changes and changes
in streets, street levels, intersections, and utilities.
I. An estimate of the cost of the development, a statement
of the proposed method of financing the development and the ability
of the Authority to arrange the financing.
J. Designation of the person or persons, natural or corporate,
to whom all or a portion of the development is to be leased, sold,
or conveyed in any manner and for whose benefit the project is being
undertaken if that information is available to the Authority.
K. The procedures for bidding for the leasing, purchasing,
or conveying in any manner of all or a portion of the development
upon its completion, if there is no express or implied agreement between
the Authority and persons, natural or corporate, that all or a portion
of the development will be leased, sold, or conveyed in any manner
to those persons.
L. Estimates of the number of persons residing in the
development area and the number of families and individuals to be
displaced. If occupied residents are designated for acquisition and
clearance by the Authority, a development plan shall include a survey
of the families and individuals to be displaced, including 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 condition of those in existence,
the number of owner-occupied and renter-occupied units, 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.
M. A plan for establishing priority for the relocation
of persons displaced by the development in any new housing in the
development area.
N. Provision for the costs of relocating persons displaced
by the development and financial assistance and reimbursement of expenses,
including litigation expenses and expenses incident to the transfer
of title, in accordance with the standards and provisions of the Federal
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies
Act of 1970, being Public Law 91-646, 42 USC § 4601 et seq.
O. A plan for compliance with Act No. 227 of the Public
Acts of 1972, being §§ 213.321 to 213.332 of the Michigan
Compiled Laws.
P. Other material which the Authority or the Township
Board of Trustees deems pertinent.
The Downtown Development Authority shall have
all the powers and duties prescribed by Act No. 197 of the Public
Acts of 1975, as amended, which is incorporated herein by this reference.
Any questions of interpretation of the powers and duties and responsibilities
of the Authority shall be resolved by reference to Act No. 197 of
the Public Acts of 1975, as amended.