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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 6789-1974 - Approving The Urban Renewal Plan & The Feasibility, 4Th Action Yr, Phase I - 01/10/1974ORDINANCE NO. ~789 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), FOURTH ACTION YEAR, PHASE I 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 renewa area comprising the Neighborhood Develo~ment Program be approved by the governing body of the locality in which the area is situated 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 Program to be under~aken 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 redevelopment of the Urban .renewal area by private enterprise; (3) the Urban Rene al 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 adequate park and recreational areas and facilities; as may be desirable for neighborhood improve- ment, 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, it is desirable and in the public interest that the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of lubbock (herein called 11local Public Agency11 ) undertake and carry out the Neighborhood Development Program (herein called the ''Program11 ) identi- fied as 11Lubbock Neighborhood Development Program TEX. A-14(C)11 and encompassing the area or areas bounded by Exhibit URP-1 in the City of Lubbock, State of Texas (herein called the 11Local ity''); and WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has applied for additional financial assistance under such Act for the 4th Action Year, Phase I, of said program and proposes to enter into an additional contract or contracts with the Department of Housing and Urban Development :for the undertaking of, and for ~~iing available additional financial assistance for, the Program; and ! WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has made saudies of the location; physical condition of structures, land use, environmental influences; and social, cultural, and economic conditions of the urban renewal area or areas comprising the Program and has determined that the area is a slum and glighted area and that it is detrimen aT and a menance to the safety, health, and welfare of the inhabitants and users thereo and of the Locality at lar~e, and the members of th~s Governing Bo~y have been fully apprised by the local Public Agency and are aware of these facts and conditions; and WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the City Council of the Locality (herein called the 11Governing 8ody11 ) for review and approval an Urban Renew Plan for the urban renewal area, entitled "Lubbock Neighborhood Development Progaam Urban Renewal Plan Action Year IV11 , dated January 7, 1974, and consisting of thi-rty- seven (37) pages and seven (7) exhibits; and WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan for the 4th Action Year has been approved by the Governing Body of the Local .Public Agency, as evidenced by the copy of said Body 1 s duly certified resolution approving the Urban Renewal Plan, which is attached thereto; and , WHEREAS, a general plan has been ppepared and is recoggized 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 £~r the ~ocality, has submitted to the Governing Body its report and recommendations respecting the Urban Renewal Plan for the urban renew area comppising the Program and has certified that the ~rban 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 indiv.iduals 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 D.ocal Public Agency as a result of studies, surveys, and inspections in the areas comprisi g the program and the assembling and analysis of the data and information o~tained fro such studies, surveys, and inspections; and WHEREAS, the members of the Governing Body have general knowlegge 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 families that may be displaced by the Program and,, in the light .of such knowledge of local housing con- ditions, have carefully considered and reviewed such proposals for relocation; and WHEREAS, it is necessary that the Governing Body take appropriate official action respecting the relocation program and the Urban Renewal Plan for the Program, in conformity with the contract for financial assistance between the Local Public Agency and the United States of America, acting by and through the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; aod WHEREAS, the Governing Body is cognizant of the conditions that are imposed in the undertaking and carrying out of urban renewal activities and undertaking with Federal financial assistance under Title I, including those prohibiting discrimination because of races color, creed. or national ~rigin; NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: l. That it is hereby found and determined that the urban renewal area comprising the Program .i,s 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 ie and is hereby directed to file a copy of the Urban Renewal Plan for public inspection. II 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 Progra • 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 with the Urban Renewal Plan for the area compr~sing the Program. 6. That it is hereby found and determined the urban renewal area comprising the Program will consistent with the sound needs of the Locality as area by private enterprise. that the Urban Renewal Plan for afford maximum ppportunity, a whole, for the renewal of the 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 adequate recreational areas and facilities, as may be desirable for neighborhood improvements wi th 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 mf 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 permit the proper prosecu- tion and completion of the Plan; and that such swelling unite available or to be made available to such displaced individuals and families, are at least equal in number to the number of displaced individuals and families , are not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities that th dwellings of the displaced individuals and families in the area compr~sing the Progr m, l are available at rents or prices within the financial means of the displaced individ uals and families, and are reasonab'l·y accessible to their places of employment. 9. That, in order to implement and facilitate the effectuation of the Urban Renewal Plan hereby approved, it i s found and detereined 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 ~elocation 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 officials, departments, boards, and agencies of the locality having administrative responsibilities in the premises likewise to cooperat to such end and to exercise their respective ~unctions and powers in a manner consis teat with the Urban Renewal Plan; and (c) stands ready to consider to take appropria e action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate the Urban Renewal P~an. 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 is hereby authorized to cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method pfovided by law. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. Passed by the Council on first reading this _.::.10;.,_ __ day of January 1974. Passed by the Council on second reading this 23rd day of January , 1974. ~~-f/1~ MORRIS W. TURNER, MAYOR ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: ney