An agency may:
(a) From time to time prepare and carry out plans for the improvement, rehabilitation, and redevelopment of blighted areas.
(b) Disseminate redevelopment information.
(c) Prepare applications for various federal programs and grants relating to housing and community development and plan and carry out such programs within authority otherwise granted by this part, at the request of the legislative body.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1561.)