HomeMy WebLinkAboutREDEVELOPMENT OF LANEY WALKER AND BETHLEHEM NEIGHBORHOODS
AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNlY, GEORGIA
A RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COMMISSION OF AUGUSTA,
GEORGIA APPROVING THE LANEY WALKER/BETHLEHEM IMPLEMENTATION
ACTION PLAN PREPARED BY ASSET PROPERTY DISPOSITION, INC. WHICH IS
THE CITY'S GUIDE FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF LANEY WALKER AND
BETHLEHEM NEIGHBORHOODS.
WHEREAS, the City's Housing and Community Development Department staff and
Asset Property Disposition, Inc. formed a Project Team Committee consisting of neighborhood
residents, business owners, institutional leads and public officials which held five (5) planning
meetings;
WHEREAS, three (3) public meetings were held in the targeted neighborhoods to
educate the community on findings and recommendations and engaged the participants in
interactive visioning exercises regarding future development and neighborhood sustainability
and to obtain neighborhood resident's input;
WHEREAS, the planning of the Implementation Action Plan is complete and the next
step is herein known as the" Implementation Phase" which is identified on the attached Laney
Walker/Bethlehem Neighborhood Plan and involves:
· Transitional Planning
. Predevelopment
. Design Team Procurement
. Design and Permitting
. Construction
. Closeout
WHEREAS, funding for this redevelopment is supported by the Augusta Trade,
Exhibit and Event Center funds (Hotel/Motel Tax);
WHEREAS, in order to continue movement on the redevelopment requires funding and
that the funding for the next 90 days is estimated to be approximately $356,000 which will be
used for Acquisition, Relocation, Project Management, Market Analysis and Acquisition
servIces;
WHEREAS, this partial funding will allow the Consultant to proceed with the Laney
Walker/Bethlehem "Implementation Plan";
WHEREAS, authorization is hereby requested to allow the City Administrator to begin
the process of identifying bond resources to be used for the implementation;
WHEREAS, within the next 90 days, the City Administrator will return and present the
results of his research to the Commission for final approval;
WHEREAS, the goals and accomplishments are summarized on the attached "Goals
and Proposed Actions Matrix" and "Implementation Plan";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Commission of the City
of Augusta, hereby adopts the Laney Walker/Bethlehem Redevelopment Plan as its official guide
for the redevelopment of these two (2) neighborhoods and authorizes the partial funding of
$356,000 and authorizes the City Administrator to begin the process of identifying bond
resources for implementation of this project.
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
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I, Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission, hereby certify that the above is a true and
correct copy of a Resolution as adopted by said AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY
COMMISSION in the meeting held on December 2, 2008.
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