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FAB forwards pocket-of-blight redevelopment plan, urban redevelopment area to full board
Summary
The Finance, Audit & Budget (FAB) committee forwarded two recommendations related to a pocket-of-blight redevelopment area (items cited as 654 and 655) and approved a superior court appropriation measure with minor law department edits, the committee chair said May 13 and reported to the Committee of the Whole on May 20.
At the May 20 Committee of the Whole, Commissioner Terry reported that the Finance, Audit & Budget (FAB) committee recommended two items for approval related to an Urban Redevelopment Authority plan addressing a designated pocket of blight.
Terry said FAB forwarded two recommendations—recorded in the transcript as items 654 and 655—described as the resolution adopting the pocket-of-blight at an identifier cited as 04/30032 for an urban redevelopment area plan and the related redevelopment plan. Terry said the committee expects to move forward with a master plan tied to the redevelopment work and that FAB recommended those items for approval to the full Board of Commissioners.
The committee also approved a superior court appropriation measure (commissioners 0523), though Terry noted that the law department and the courts still needed to make “some tweaks” to the resolution before the matter proceeds to the full board. FAB also discussed Commissioner Marita Davis Johnson’s item (referenced in the transcript as item 240) proposing creation of an independent CIP monitor; the committee reviewed received comments and edits and asked commissioners to finalize wording before the next committee meeting.
Why it matters: Forwarding the pocket-of-blight designation and redevelopment plan signals progress toward an urban redevelopment effort that could enable planning, funding, or redevelopment activities in a defined area. The transcript does not specify project scope, property owners, or a budget for the redevelopment work.
Next steps: FAB expects the master plan discussion to continue at the special-call meeting and requested that commissioners review edits to the independent CIP monitor resolution before the following committee meeting.
