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Res 68-90 RESOLUTION 68-90 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS TASK FORCE IN FULFILLING POLICIES OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE PROVISION OF SAFE AND ADEQUATE HOUSING. WHEREAS, the Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan establishes goals for the provision of safe and adequate housing for the City's residents through programs directed to preserva- tion and maintenance of stable neighborhoods, stabilization and revitalization of declining neighborhoods, and to arrest deterio- ration of certain neighborhoods through redevelopment strategies; and, WHEREAS, the Housing Element sets forth policies and activities in pursuit of those goals; and, WHEREAS, during goal setting sessions conducted by the Delray Beach City Commission in April and May of 1990, the City Commission identified issues associated with "neighborhoods" as an item of high priority and great concern; and, WHEREAS, staff resources have been allocated and assigned to commence with the implementation of policies and programs within the Housing Element; and, WHEREAS, the City Commission desires a high degree of citizen involvement and neighborhood representation in initiation of the program, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. There is hereby established the Ad-Hoc Neighborhoods Task Force which shall consist of members as appointed by the City Commission and which shall pursue and make recommendations to the City Commission, through the Planning and Zoning Board, with regard to the following: (A) Which, including all, of the programs and activi- ties set forth in Goal Areas "A" and "B" of the Housing Element should be implemented along with the priority and timing of each; (B) The type of rehabilitation, revitalization, and/or residential redevelopment effort which should occur in residential areas set forth in Policy B-3.1 of the Housing Element and to other areas identified as requiring "revitalization and/or rehabilitation" or requiring "stabilization and/or revitalization" on the Residential Neighborhood Categorization Map, Figure H-5, Housing Element. (C) Refinement of the above geographic areas, identi- fication of "neighborhoods" within them, including establishment of such a "neighborhood" designation if one does not currently exist and the identifi- cation of individuals who most appropriately represent those neighborhoods. (D) Reconsideration of priorities, as assigned in the Housing Element, for neighborhood improvement programs and activities. (E) Other items which may hereafter be referred to the Task Force by the City Co~ission, and other items which the Task Force, itself, may wish to bring to the attention of the City Co~ission. Section 2. The Neighborhoods Task Force shall i~edi- ately pursue its assigned tasks with a target of accomplishing Task (A) by the end of August, 1990; Tasks (B) and (C) by the end of Septe~er, 1990; and Task (D) by the end of October, 1990. Reports relative to each task shall be prepared and presented as the tasks are completed. Section 3. This Neighborhood Task Force shall disband upon the discharge of its assigned tasks or by Dece~er 1, 1990, unless othe~ise extended by action of the City Co~ission. PASSED mD ADOPTED in regular session on this the 10th day of July, 1990. ATTEST: City Clerk' /