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The Mayor requested staff to give their presentation on the Redevelopment Plan and Ordinance NS-1173. The Assistant City Manager summarized the Report on the Redevelop- ment Plan dated May 16, 1973 and the supplement thereto dated June 21, 1973, and stated that he would like to begin his presenta- tion by mentioning the changes that had been made; that a page 2lA had been added to the Redevelopment Plan which reiterated the existing zoning laws; that there also was a revised section of the Report on the Plan and that the City Clerk had a copy for the record; that he would like to resubmit information presented by Mr. Bril, Director of Building Safety and Housing, regarding the inspection of all of the buildings in the Project Area; that the Assistant City Attorney would like to briefly report on two sections of the revised ordinance on the Redevelopment Plan. The Assistant City Attorney stated that according to recommenda- tions of the bond counsel, two sections had been added to the proposed ordinance, namely, Sections 13 and 14 on page 3 of the ordinance. The Assistant City Attorney then read Section 13 and Section 14, and stated that the ordinance was the same except for those changes. The Assistant City Manager continued his summary stating that over 25 public meetings on the redevelopment program had been held; and that the City Council had appointed the Redevelopment Commission and the Project Area Committee as citizen liaisons for public con- tact and public meetings. The Project Area was projected on the screen and he described it in detail, pointing out inadequacies and explaining the method of financing new development in the area. At 10:50 P.M., in response to the Mayor's request, Mrs. Janice Boer was escorted from the Council Chamber by the Chief of Police and the officer on duty, following repeated interruptions during the presentations and several unheeded warnings by the Mayor. Approximately 50 people left at the same time. The Planning Director gave a presentation, showing charts relat- ing to the General Plan, and stated that the proposed plan took nothing away from anyone with respect to zoning. The Assistant City Manager stated that there were citizens who had worked many hours on the project, and introduced Mr. Howard Way, Chairman of the Project Area Committee, 715 West Second Street. Mr. Way read the report of the Project Area Committee dated June 21, 1973, with reference to the efforts of the Committee in the previous several months, and stated that their committee was working for the people. Mr. Tom McMichael, member of the Community Redevelopment Commis- sion, stated that he did not think that anyone in the room could fully explain the plan; that there existed two conditions in the City that were very difficult to correct, one being the school situation and the other the deterioration of the downtown area; that the school situation was on the way up and that by Fall, the schools in the City would be equal to any and better than most; that there had been many efforts to help the situation in the downtown area, but none had succeeded. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 227 JUNE 25, 1973