21-7954Publisher's Affidavit
I, -~D~eb~b~ie~N~e_l~s~o_n~---, being duly sworn
declare that I am a I.egal Coordinator
of THE SALINA JOURNAL, a daily newspaper
published at Salina, Saline County, Kansas, and of
general circulation in said county, which newspaper
has been admitted to the mails as second class matter in
said county, and continuously and uninterruptedly
published for five consecutive years prior to first
publication of attached notice, and th at the
Resolution No. 21-7954 Notice has
been correctly published in the entire issue of said
newspaper one time, publication being given in the issue
of
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
day of
Printer 's Fee $381.00
AD. 20 1d_
Notary Public
CHRISTY FINK ~ Notary Public. State of Kansas
My Appt. Expires •
(Published in the Salina Journal
May 10, 2021)
RESOLUTION NUMBER
. BE IT RESOLVED by the
Governing Body of the City of
Salina , Kansas, as foliows:
21-7954
A RESOLUTION MAKING
CERTAIN FINDINGS AND
DETERMINATIONS AS TO TllE
NEED FOR TllE HOUSING
WITHIN THE CITY OF SALINA,
KANSAS AND SETIING FORTll
TllE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF
REAL PROPERTY PROPOSED
Section 1. The Governing
Body has previously adopted
and incorporated by reference as
part of this Resoluti-On the Ne~s
Analysis, a copy of which is on file
in the office of the City Clerk , and
A map is available in the office of
the Ctty Clerk, 300 W. Ash Street.
(1 I)
· based on a review of said Needs
Analysis makes the following
fi~dings and determinations .
Section 2. The Governing . TO BE DESIGNATED AS A
RURAL HOUSING INCENTIVE
DISTRICT WITHIN TllE CITY.
WHEREAS, K.S.A. 12·5241
et seq. (the 'Act') authorizes
any city incorporated in
accordance with the laws
Body hereby finds and determines
that there is a shortage of qual~y
housing of various price ranges
ill the City desptte tile best efforts
of public and privale housing
developers.
Section 3. The Governing
Body hereby finds and determines
that the shortage of qualtty housing
can be expected to persist and that
addttional finariciaf incentives are
necessary in order to encourage
the private sector to construct or
renovate housing in the City.
ol the State of Kansas (the
'State') wtth a population of
less than 60,000 located in
a colllty with a population
of less than 80,000, to
designate rural housing
incentive districts within such
city; and
WHEREAS, prior to such
designation ·the governing
body of such city shall
conduct a housing needs
analysis to determine what ,
if any, housing needs exist
wtthin tts community; and
WHEREAS, after conducting
such analysis, the governing
body of such city may
adopt a resolution making
certain findings regarding
the establishment of a rural
housing incentive district
and providing the legal
description of property to be
contained therein; and
WHEREAS, after publishing
such resolution, the governing
body of such city shall send a
copy thereof to the Secretary
of Commerce of the State
(tile 'Secretary') requesting
that the Secretary agree wtth
tile finding contained in such
resolution; and
WHE!WAS. ff the Secretary
agree&>.With such findings,
suCll qty may p1oceed with
the ~islvnent of a rural
housing -.cicentive district
wtthin such city and adopt a .
plan for the develop1nent .ar ·
redevelopment of housi'I
and public faciltties in ttll
proposed district; and .
WHEREAS , tile City of
Salina, Kansas (the 'Ctty')
has an estimated population
of 47,707 (2010) is located
in Saline County, Kansas
which has a population ol
55,606 (2010) and therefore
constttutes a city as said term
is defined in this act; and
WHEREAS , the Governing
Body of tile Ctty has
performed a Housing Needs
Analysis (Live Salina Housing
Assessment ·and Strategic
Plan) dated January 25 , 2016
(the 'NeeQ& ~lysis'), a
copy of which is on file in the
office of~ City Clerk ; and
WHEREAS,· • based on
the Needs Analysis, the
Governing Body of the Ctty
proposes !J commence
proceedings necessary
to create a Rural Housing
Incentive District, in
accordance wtth tile
provisions of the Act. SO
NOW, THEREFORE
Section 4. The Governing
Body hereby finds and determines
that the shortage of qualtty housing
is a substantial deterren! to future
economic growth and development
in the Ctty.
Section 5. The Governing
liody h81ehY finds and determines ,
that the Mure econom ie
wellbeing of the Ctty depends on
tile Governing Body providing
addttional incentives for the .
construction or renovation of
qualtty housing in the Ctty. •
Section 6. Based on the
findings and determinations
contained in Sections 2 through 5
of this Resolution , the Governing
Body proposed to establish a Rural
Housing Incentive District pursuant
o the Act , wtthin boundaries of the
·eal estate legally described and
'depicted in tile map in Exh1btts 'A·
1' and 'A·2' attached hereto.
Section 7. This Resolution
shall take effect after tts adoption
and publication c~ce in the official
City newspaper.
APPROVED AND PASSED
y the Governing Body of the Ctty
of Salina, Kansas, this 3rd day of
May, 2021.
ATTEST:
Melissa Rose
Hodges, Mayor
JoVonna A. Rutherford, Ctty Clerk
Exblbtt "A·1"
Legal Description
A tract of land located in Lot 1,
Block 1, Magnolia Commons
Addttion to the Ctty of
Salina, Saline County, Kansas ,
described as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest
corner of said Lot 1, thence on an
assumed bearing N 00' 05' 03' VI,
along the West line of said Lot 1, a
distance of 455.54 leet;
Thence N 89 ' 54' 57' E a distance
of 194.70 feet;
Thence S 00' 05' 03' E a distan;e
of 455.54 feet to a point on the
South line of said Lot 1;
Thence S 89' 54' 57' W, along
tile South line of said Lot 1, a
distance of 194.70 feet to the point
of