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AN ORDINANCE CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND A JOINT REVIEW BOARD MEETING TO CONSIDER THE SECOND AMENDED ELIGIBILITY REPORT FOR THE AMENDED MAIN STREET TIF PROJECT AREA, THE DOWNTOWN ORLAND PARK TIF PROJECT AREA, THE DESIGNATION OF THE TWO REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREAS, REDEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK (DOWNTOWN OP TIF DISTRICT)
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park is considering the designation of redevelopment project areas and the approval of redevelopment plans within the corporate limits of the Village of Orland Park, to be called the Amended Main Street Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) District (“MST”) and the Downtown Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) District (“DOP”), pursuant to the "Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act", 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seq. ("TIF Act"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 5/11-74.4-5(a) of the TIF Act, as amended, prior to the adoption of an ordinance proposing the designation of a redevelopment project area or approval of a redevelopment plan or redevelopment project, the Village must fix a time and place for public hearing; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 5/11-74.4-5(b) of the TIF Act, as amended, prior to the adoption of an ordinance proposing the designation of a redevelopment project area or approval of a redevelopment plan or redevelopment project, the Village must convene a Joint Review Board (hereinafter referred to as the "JRB") to consider the proposal; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Village Board of the Village to conduct such public hearing and to convene said meeting of the JRB;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Board of the Village of Orland Park, Cook County and Will County, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
Pursuant to the provisions of the TIF Act, the Village Board hereby designates the date of Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at the hour of 7:00 p.m. at the Village Board Meeting Room of the Village of Orland Park, 14700 S. Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park, Illinois, for the purpose of the Village of Orland Park Village Board conducting a public hearing to hear from any interested persons, taxpayers or affected taxing districts regarding the proposed designation of a redevelopment project area, a redevelopment plan and redevelopment project for the area known as the Amended MST TIF Project Area legally described in attached EXHIBIT A and regarding the proposed designation of a redevelopment project area, a redevelopment project plan and redevelopment project for the area known as DOP TIF Project Area legally described in attached EXHIBIT B.
SECTION 2
A copy of the proposed redevelopment plan and redevelopment project has been on file in the office of the Village Clerk and has been available for public inspection during regular Village business hours, since June 19, 2024.
SECTION 3
At the public hearing, any interested person, taxpayer or affected taxing district may file with the Village Clerk written comments and/or objections to, and may be heard orally with respect to, any issues embodied in the attached Notice of Public Hearing.
SECTION 4: A JRB has been established and first met on November 27, 2023, in the Village Board Meeting Room at the Village of Orland Park Village Hall, 14700 S. Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park, Illinois. Another such meeting of the JRB is hereby called to discuss the approved redevelopment plan. This meeting shall be held on August 16, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the Village Board Room at 14700 S. Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park, Illinois to review the public record, planning documents and proposed ordinances approving the redevelopment plans and projects. The JRB shall make an advisory recommendation to the Village within thirty (30) days after the convening of the new public hearing of the JRB. A written report shall be issued by the JRB. The failure of the JRB to submit its report on a timely basis shall not delay any public hearing or any other step in the process of establishing the redevelopment project areas and approving the redevelopment plans. In the event the JRB does not file a report, it shall be presumed that the JRB has found that the redevelopment project areas and redevelopment plans satisfy the plan requirements, the eligibility criteria defined in Section 5/11-74.4-3 of the TIF Act and the objectives of the TIF Act. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5/11-74.4-5(b) of the TIF Act, the JRB consist of one (1) representative from each of the following taxing districts: __________________________, _______________________________, _______________________________, the County of Cook, the County of Will, the Village of Orland Park, and a public member.
SECTION 5
The Village of Orland Park’s representative on the JRB is confirmed as Marcus LeVigne.
SECTION 6
A notice setting forth the availability of the redevelopment plan and eligibility report, and how to obtain a copy of such document, shall be sent by mail to all residential addresses within seven hundred fifty (750) feet of the boundaries of the proposed redevelopment project area and to all persons who have registered on the Village's TIF Interested Parties Registry, within a reasonable time of the adoption of this Ordinance, as required by Section 5/11-74.4-5(a) of the TIF Act, with the notice being substantially in the form attached as EXHIBIT C.
SECTION 7
A notice of the public hearing and the JRB meeting shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and a notice of the public hearing shall be given by publication, as required by Sections 5/11-74.4-5(b) and 5/11-74.4-6(a), (b) and (c) of the TIF Act, with said notices being substantially in the form attached as EXHIBIT D.