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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 6496-1972 - Approving The Urban Renewal Plan - 10/26/1972/41 -~l /- ·1 7;i ,,\j d-'-.1/ ,u ~,lq-J,La..fu ~- ORDINANCE NO. 6496 ----- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM NO. TEX. A-14(C) THIRD ACTION YEAR WHEREAS, under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to provide financial assistance to Local Public Agencies for undertaking and carrying out Neighborhood Development Programs; and WHEREAS, it is provided in such Act that contracts for financial aid thereunder shall require that the Urban Renewal Plan for the respective urban renewal area comprising the Neighborhood Development Program be approved by the governing body of the locality in which the area is situated and that such approval include findings by the gov~rning body that: (1) the financial aid to be provided in the contract is necessary to enable the Program to be undertaken in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan, (2) the Urban Renewal Plan will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the locality as a whole, for the rehabilitation or redevelop- ment of the urban renewal area by private enterprise; (3) the Urban Renewal Plan conforms to a general plan for the development of the locality as a whole; and (4) the Urban Renewal Plan gives due consideration to the provision of adeqate pa rk and recreational areas and facilities, as may be desirable for neighborhood improvement, with special consideration for the health, safety, and welfare of children residing in the general vicinity of the site covered by the Plan; and ,.JHEREAS it is desirable and in the pub] ic interest that the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Lubbock (herein cal led the ''Local Publ le Agency'·) undertake and carry out the Neighborhood Development Program (herein called the •·Program') identified as '·Lubbock Neighborhood Development Program Tex. A-14(C)" and encompassing t he area or areas bounded by Exhibit URP -I in the City of Lubbock, State of Texas (herein cal led the ''Local i ty1·); and WHEREAS, the local Pub] ic Agency has applied for additional financial assistance under such Act for the 3rd Action Year of said program and proposes to enter into an add itional contract or contracts with the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the undertaking of, and for making available additional financial assistance for, the Program; and \ i I 4 'r ;r i t I ✓ WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the City Council of the Locality (herein cal led the •·Governing Bodyt·) for review and approval an Urban Renewal Plan for the urban renewal area, entitled 1•Lubbock Neighbor- hood Development Program Urban Renewal Plan Action Year 111,11 dated October 26, 1972, and consisting of thirty one (31) pages and thirteen (13) exhibits; ahd WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan for the 3rd Action Year has been approved by the the Governing Body of the local Public Agency, as evidenced by the copy of said Body's duly certified resolution approving the Urban Renewal Plan, which is attached thereto; and WHEREAS, a general plan has been prepared and is recognized and used as a guide for the general development of the Locality as a whole; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Board, which is the duly designated and acting official planning body for the Locality, has submitted to the Governing Body its report and recommendations respecting the Urban Renewal Plan for the urban renewal area comprising the Program and has certified that the Urban Renewal Plan conforms to the general plan for the Locality as a whole, and the Governing Body has duly considered the report, recommendations and certification of the planning body; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has prepared and submitted a program for the relocation of individuals and families that may be displaced as a result of carrying out the Program in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan; and WHEREAS, there have also been presented to the Governing Body information and data respecting the relocation program which has been prepared by the Local Public Agency as a result of studies, surveys, and inspections in the areas comprising the program and the assembling and analysis of the data and informa- tion obtained from such studies, surveys, and inspections; and WHEREAS, the members of the Governing Body have general knowledge of the conditions prevailing in the urban renewal area and of the availability of proper housing in the Locality for the relocation of individuals and famil ie that may be displaced by the Program and, in the light of such knowledge of local housing conditions, have carefully considered and reviewed such proposals for relocation; and WHEREAS, it is necessary that the Governing Body take appropriate officia __ ... :-~ --~-.... ,..~+; .... ,.. t-ho .. ,,.1,.,,.,, .. ;,...n nrr,nr.:om "'nrl thP llrh"'n RPnPW.:'.\l Pl;::in for thP. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: I. That it is hereby found and determined that the urban renewal area comprising the Program is a slum and blighted area and qualifies as an eligible area under Texas Urban Renewal Law. 2. That the Urban Renewal Plan for the Program, attached hereto and made a part hereof, having been duly reviewed and considered, is hereby approved. The City Secretary be and is hereby directed to file a copy of the Urban Renewal Plan for public inspection. 3. That it is hereby found and determined that where clearance is proposed that the objectives of the Urban Renewal Plan cannot be achieved through more extensive rehabilitation of portions of the urban renewal area comprising the Program, 4. That it is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal Plan for the Program conforms to the general plan of the Locality. 5. That it is hereby found and determined that the financial aid provided and to be provided pursuant to the contract for Federal financial assistance pertaining to the Program is necessary to enable the Program to be undertaken in accordance wlth the Urban Renewal Plan for the area comprising the Program, 6. That it is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal Pl~n for the urban renewal area comprising the Program will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the Locality as a whole, for th renewal of the area by private enterprise. 7. That it is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal Plan for the urban renewal area gives due consideration to the provision for adequat recreational areas and facilities, as may be desirable for neighborhood improvements, with special consideration for the health, safety, and welfare of children residing in the general vicinity of the site covered by the Plan. 8. That it is hereby found and determined that the Program for the proper relocation of individuals and families displaced in carrying out the Urban Renewal Plan in decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings in conformity with acceptable standards is feasible and can be reasonably and timely effected to loermit the orooer orosecution ~nd comol~tinn of thA Pl~n : ~n~ th~t ~1~h rlwPll in~~ I to changes in zoning, the vacating and removal of streets, alleys, and other public ways, the establishment of new street patterns, the location and relocation of sewer and water mains and other public facilities, and other public action, and, accordingly, this Body hereby (a) pledges its cooperation in helping to carry out the Urban Renewal Plan, (b) requests the various offi- cials departments, boards, and agencies of the Locality having administrative responsibilities in the premises likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with the Urban Renewal Plan, and (c) stands ready to consider to take appropriate action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate the Urban Renewal Plan. 10. That additional financial assistance under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, is necessary to enable the land in the area comprising the Program to be renewed in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan for the Program, and accordingly, the proposed Program and the annual increment are approved and the Local Public Agency is authorized to file an application for financial assistance under Title I. 11. That the City Secretary ts hereby authorized to cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative rrethod providec by law. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. Passed by the Council on first reading this 26th day of October , 1972, Passed by the Council on second reading this 9th day or November , -1972, ~-~·~·-Hf>RRlS W. TURNER, MAYOR ATTEST: ~/(_:, ~J>-reta I\PPDf'lllt'l'l /IC: Tn r=nDM•