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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 6628-1973 - Approving The Amended Urban Renewal Plan & Feasibility, Proj. No. Tex R-138(C) - 04/26/1973ORDINANCE NO. 6628 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK APPROVING THE AMENDED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE FEASIBILrTY OF RELOCATION FOR THE REVISED PROJECT NO. TEX. R-138(C) WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock (herein called the "Governing Body11) has heretofore certified by Resolution dated June 8, 1970, the area hereinafter described to be an urban area in need of rede- velopment or rehabilitation as a result of a catastrophe which the President has determined to be a ~jor disaster; and WHEREAS, under the provisions of Tltle I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to provide financial assistance to a Local Public Agency for the undertaking and carrying out of an urban renewal project in an urban area whfch is tn need of redevelopment or rehabilitation as a result of a catastrophe which the President has determined to be a major disaster; and WHEREAS, it ts provided tn such Act that contracts for finan~tal aid thereunder shall requfre that the Urban Renewal Plan for the respective project area be approved by the governlng body of the locality in which the project is sftuated•'and that such approval include findings by the governing body that: (1) the financial aid to be provided in the contract is necessary to enable the project to be undertaken in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan, (2) the Urban Renewal Plan will afford maximum opportunity, consistent wtth the sound needs of the locality as a whole, for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area by private enterprise, and (3) the Urban Renewal Plan gives due consideration to the provision of adequate park and recreational areas and fac.ilities, as may be desirable for neigh~rhood 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 WHEREAS, on June 9, 1972, the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Lubbock (herein ca 11ed the "Loca 1 Pub 1 ic Agency11) entered into an:-amended Loan and Grant Contract for financial assistance under such Act with the United States of America, acting by and through the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to which Federal funds were provided for the urban renewal project (hereinafter call the 11 Project1') identified as 11Memorta1 Center Complex" and encompassing the area bounded by Avenue K, 4th Street, Avenue Q and 10th Street in the City of Lubbock, State of Texas (hereinafter oalled the "Locality"); and WHEREAS, the planning for public facilities in the Memorial Center Complex Project has necessitated changes in the Urban Renewal Plan. and in supporting documents such as the non-cash grants~in-aid plan and in the project expenditures and financing plan; and such Ghanges and revisions require that the Revised Urban Renewal Plan and revised documentation be approved and an application for an amended Loan and Grant Contract be -2- submitted to the De~ent of Housing and Urban Development; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has applied for an amended loan and Grant Contract under such Act and proposes to enter into an amended contract with the Departmentof Housing and Urban Development for the undertaking of and for making avaflable revised ftnancfal assistance for the Amended Project; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has made detailed studies of the locatlon, physical condition of structures, land use, environmental Influences, and social, cultural, and ecomonic conditions of the Project area and has determined that the area is a slum and blighted area and that it is detrimental and a menance to the safety, health, and welfare of the in~•, habitants and users thereof and of the Locality at large, because of blighted residential conditions and blighted commercial and industrial facilities as a result of natural deterioration and being further complicated by a tornado which virtually destroyed the economic base of this area, and members of this Governing Body have been fully appraised by the Local Public Agency and are aware of these facts and conditions;·and WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the Governing Body for review and approval a Revised Urban Renewal Plan for the Project Area, ijated~April 17, 1973. and consisting of 19 pages and 4 exhibits, supported by the following supp1imentary material, data, and recommendations, which material, data and recommendations are not a part of the Urban Renewal Plan: Park f and Part I I of the Amended Application for Loan and Grant, including Revised Project Cost Estimate and Financing Plan and a revised Project Expenditures Budget; and WHEREAS, the Revised Urban Renewal Plan for the Project Area prescribes certain land uses for the Project area and will require, among other things, changes in zoning, the vacating and removal of stree~. 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 WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the Local Public Agency has caused to be made a competent independent analysis of the local supply of hotel and other transient housing; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency · has prepared and submitted proposals for the encouragement, to the maxtmum extent feasible of the provisions of dwellings suftable for the needs of individuals and families displaced by the catastrophe or by renewal actfvittes (n accordance with the Revised Urban Renewal Plan; and WHEREAS, there have also been presented to the Governing Body infor- mation and data respecting the relocation program which has been prepared -3- by the local Public Agency as a result of studies, surveys, and inspections in the Project area and the assembling and analysis of the data and infor- matfon obtained from such studies, surveys, and inspections; and WHEREAS, the members of the Governing Body have general knowledge of the conditions prevailing in the Project area and of the availability of proper1-housing tn the locality for the relocation of lndtviduats and families displaced by the catastrophe or by renewal activities in the Project area and, in the lights of such knowledge of local housing conditions have carefully considered and reviewed such relocation program; and WHEREAS, it is necessary that the Governing Body take appropriate' official action respecting the proposals for relocation and the Revised Urban Renewal Plan for the Project, in conformity with the contract for financial assistance between the Local Public Agency and the United States of America, acting by and through the Sec.retary of Hous:i:ng and Urban Development; and WHEREAS, the Governing Body is cognizant of the conditions that are imposed in the undertaking and carrying out of urban renewal projects with Federal financial assf~tance under Title I, including those pro- htbttlng discrimination because of race, color, creed, or national orlgtn; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1. That it is hereby found and determined that the Project is a slum and blighted area and qualifies as an eligible Project area under Article l269, L-3, Vernon 1s Annotated Civil Statutes,Texas Urban Renewal law. SECTION 2. THAT the Revised Urban Renewal Plan for the Project, having been duly reviewed and considered, is hereby approved, and the City Secretary-Treasurer be and is hereby directed to file said copy of the Revised Urban Renewal P1an with the minutes of this meeting. SECTION 3. THAT the acquisition of real property in the Urban Renewal area in furtherance of the revised urban renewal plan is hereby approved. SECTION 4. THAT it is hereby found and determined t~at the objectives of the Revised Urban Renewal Plan cannot be achieved through more extensive rehabilitation of the Project aeea. It is also hereby found and determined that in the private re-use and redevelopment "s 1 um clearance and redeve lopmen section11 that the;-rehabilitation of such section without clearance wouTd be impract ica 1, tnfeas ible and ineffective, based upon its .f(ndi ng that at least fifty per cent {50%) of t~e structures in such section are diJapidated beyond the polnt of feasible rehabilitation and that there exist other blighted c~aractertstics, such as overcrowdfng of structures on the land, mixed uses of structures, and deficiencies in recreational and community fac t1 it ies. -4- SECT I ON 5. THAT t t is hereby found and dete rm i1ned that the revised financial aid provfded and to be ~ovided purusant to the contract for Federal financial assistance pertaining to the Project is necessary to enable the Project to be undertaken in accordance wfth the Revised Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area. SECTION 6. THAT it is hereby found and determined that the Revised Urban Renewal Plan for the Urban Renewal Area will afford maximum opportunity conststent with the sound needs of the Locality as a whole, for the Urban Renewal of the Area by prtvate enterprise. SECTION 7. THAT tt ts hereby found and determined, as a result of a competent independent analysis of the local supply of transient housing, that there exists in the area a need for additional untts of such hoojing. SECTION 8. THAT tt ts hereby found and determined that the proposals for the encouragement, to the maximum extent feasible, of the provisions of dwellings suitable for the needs of individuals and families displaced by the catastrophe or by renewal activities are feasible and can be resonably and timely effected to permit the proper prosecution and completion of the Project; SECTION 9. THAT it ls hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal Plan gives due consideration to the provision of adequate park and recreat1onal areas and facilities, as may be desirable for neighborhood improvement, with special consideration for rthe health, safety, and welfare of children residing in the general vicinity of the site covered by the Plan. SECTION 10. THAT, tn order to implement and facilitate the effectuatio~ of the Revised Urban Renewal Plan hereby approved, it is found and determined that certain official action must be taken by this Body with reference, among other things, 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 mafns and other public facilities, and other public action, and accordingly, this Body hereby (a) pledges its cooperation in helpfng to carry out the Urban Renewal Plan, (b) requests the various officials, departments, boards, and agencies of the Locality having administrative responsibilities in the premises l tkewise to c<>.(,op-e-ra':tien to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with the Revised Urban Renewal Plan, and (c) stands ready to consider and take appropriate action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate the~Revised Urban Renewal Plan. sEeT.tON 11. THAT revised financial assistance under the prov1s1ons of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, is necessary to enable the land in the Project area to be renewed in accordance with the Revised Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area, and accordingly, the filing by the Loca 1 Pub J i c Agency of an amendatory app 1 i cation ,f.or sue h revised financial assistance under Title I is hereby approved. -5- AND IT IS SO ORDERED Passed by the Council on the first reading this 26th day of April , 1973. Passed by the Council on the second reading this 10th day of May , 1973 . )2,.,,.b~ blc.~ Morris W. Turner, Mayor AT!ES T: Lave APPROVED AS TO FORM: