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Approval of Expanded Local Development Finance Authority Boundaries
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Whereas, Public Act 281, MCL 125.2154, Section 4(5) provides that the governing body of a city or municipality may alter or amend the boundaries of an authority district; and
Whereas, City Council passed a Resolution of Intent to Hold a Public Hearing to consider the expansion of the boundaries of the Rochester Hills Local Development Finance Authority District on January 19, 2005; and
Whereas, the taxing jurisdictions and property owners within the existing District and proposed expansion area received notice of the Public Hearing as required by Act 281; and
Whereas, two (2) notices announcing the Public Hearing were printed in a paper of general circulation within the City of Rochester Hills in accordance with the requirements of Act 281; and
Whereas, City Council held a public hearing on February 16, 2005 to consider the expansion of the boundaries of the Rochester Hills Local Development Finance Authority district; and
Whereas, a required 60-day referendum period, as required by PA 281, MCL 125.2154, Section 4 (4), has expired.
Resolved that the boundaries of the Rochester Hills Local Development Finance Authority District are expanded and further defined as:
Part of sections 17, 18, 19, 21, 28, 29 and 30, T. 3 N., R. 11 E., City of Rochester Hills, Oakland County, Michigan.
More particularly described as being all of section 18 and that part of sections 17 and 19, described as beginning at the northwest corner of said section 18; thence easterly along the north line of said section 18, also being the centerline of Walton Boulevard, to the northeast corner of said section 18; thence southerly 2044.63 feet along the east line of said section 18, also being the centerline of Adams Road, to the southwest corner of Spring Hill Subdivision; thence easterly 1491.99 feet along the south line of said Spring Hill Subdivision to the southeast corner of said Spring Hill Subdivision, said point being on the west line of Spring Hill Subdivision No.2; thence southerly 820.73 feet to the southwest corner of said Spring Hill Subdivision No.2; thence easterly 727.90 feet along the south line of said Spring Hill Subdivision No.2 to the northwest corner of Meadowbrook Valley Sub No.2; thence southerly 1076.05 feet along the west line of said Meadowbrook Valley Sub No.2 to the southwest corner of said Meadowbrook Valley Sub No.2, said point being the northwest corner of Meadowbrook Valley Sub No.1; thence continuing southerly 698.07 feet along the westerly line of said Meadowbrook Valley Sub No.1; thence westerly 407.80 feet along the north line of lots 15, 16, 17 and 18 of said Meadowbrook Valley Sub No.1 to a point on the westerly line of said Meadowbrook Valley Sub No.1; thence southerly 1036.25 feet along said westerly line of Meadowbrook Valley Sub No.1 to the southwest corner of said Meadowbrook Valley Sub No.1 and the south line of said section 17, also being the centerline of Avon Road; thence westerly along said south line of section 17 to the southwest corner of said section 17; thence southerly along the east line of said section 19, also being the centerline of Adams Road, to the centerline of Butler Road; thence westerly and southwesterly along said centerline of Butler Road to the west line of said section 19; thence northerly along said west line of section 19 and along the west line of said section 18 the point of beginning.
Also that part of section 19, 21, 28, 29 and 30 described as beginning at the southwest corner of said section 30; thence northerly along said west line of section 30 to the northwest corner of said section 30; thence North 00 degrees 22 minutes 28 seconds West, 225 feet along the west line of said section 19; thence North 52 degrees 09 minutes 50 seconds East, 260 feet; thence North 74 degrees 23 minutes 50 seconds East, 580 feet; thence North 64 degrees 33 minutes 42 seconds East 277.28 feet; thence southerly, in part along the west line of Rookery Woods Subdivision No.2 to a point on the centerline of Hamlin Road; thence easterly along said centerline of Hamlin Road to the centerline of Adams Road; thence continuing easterly along said centerline of Hamlin Road to the centerline of Crooks Road; thence continuing easterly along the centerline of Hamlin Road to the centerline of the Trail Corridor (formally Grand Trunk Western Railway); thence northeasterly along the centerline of said Trail Corridor to the centerline of Livernois Road; thence southerly along said centerline of Livernois Road to the centerline of Hamlin Road; thence continuing southerly along said centerline of Livernois Road to the centerline of Auburn Road; thence westerly along the centerline of said Auburn Road to the centerline of Crooks Road; thence continuing westerly along said centerline of Auburn Road to the point of beginning; and
Be It Further Resolved that the City Clerk should forward a certified copy of this Resolution to the Secretary of State no later than April 29, 2005; and
Be It Finally Resolved that the City Clerk is further directed to publish a copy of this Resolution in a newspaper of general circulation within the City of Rochester Hills no later than May 1, 2005.