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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-610-R .;`A � � e •25OLv�ioir t 'ILI { Y' Legal Report (Cont'd) , Par 2.g. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, APPROVING THE GENERAL URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION . FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS AND APPROVING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION OR APPLICATIONS FOR FINAN- CIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE CARRYING OUT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND THE ANNUAL INCREMENT COVERED THEREBY ,. 4 3 }- WHEREAS, under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of z 1949, as amended, the Renewal Assistance Administrator of the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to provide financial assistance to Local Public Agencies for undertaking and carrying out urban renewal projects ; and WHEREAS, it is provided in such Act that contracts for financial aid thereunder shall require that the General Urban Renewal Plan for the Neighborhood Development Program area be approved by the governing body of the locality in which the project 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 project ' + to be undertaken in accordance with the General Urban Renewal Plan; (2) the General Urban Renewal Pian 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 General Urban Renewal Plan conforms to a general plan for the development of the locality as a whole; and (4) the General Urban Renewal Plan gives due consideration to the provision of adequate park 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 WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the Urban Renewal Authority of the City of Batesville, Arkansas (herein called the Urban Renewal Authority) undertake and carry out the General Urban Renewal Plan (herein called the "Plan" ) identified as the General Urban Renewal Plan for the Neighborhood Development Program of Batesville, Arkansas , encompassing the area as described by the attached description in the City of Batesville, State of Arkansas (herein called the "Locality" ) ; and WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Authority has applied for financial .assistance under such Act and proposes to enter into a contract or . contracts with the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the undertaking of, and for making available, financial assistance for, the Project to permit the carrying out of a Neighborhood Devel.o_- ment Program and the annual increments covered thereby; and WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Authority has made detailed studi,es�" of the location, physical condition of structures , land use, environ- mental influences and social , cultural and economic conditions of the project area and has determined that the area is a slum and blighted area and that it is detrimental and a menace to the safety, health - -- --and--welfare of the inhabitants and—users thereof, and of the locality at large because the area substantially contributes to the increased spread of disease and crime, constitutes an economic and social liability -imposing onerous burdens which decrease the tax base and reduce tax revenues, substantially . iiapa-i r and rrest sound urban growth, retards sound economic. devel,opment, 'agravate traffic problems and substantially, impair and arrest eliminatio of traffic hazards I and the improvement of traffic facilit *s; tha the prevention and elimination of blight is a ratter of 04.1icy and concern; and the members of this City Council have been fully apprised by the Urban Renewal Authority and ?are aware of theses facts 'and conditions; and t Y ; ND .6-01• . ;. Zle i =x Legal Report (Cont'd) , Par 2.g. WHEREAS , there has been prepared and referred to the City Council of the City of Batesville, Arkansas (herein called the "Governing Body*) , for review and approval a General Urban Renewal Plan for the Neighborhood Development Program area dated , 1969 ; i and WHEREAS , the General Urban Renewal Plan has been approved by the Board of Commissioners of the Urban Renewal Authority, as evidenced by the copy of the Board '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 z WHEREAS, the Planning Commission , which is the duly designated and acting official planning body for the locality has submitted its report and recommendations and has certified that the General 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 certifications of the Planning Commission ; and x 5 WHEREAS, the 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 streets, alleys and other public ways , the establishment of new street patterns , the location and relocation of sewer and water mains and f other public facilities , and other public action; and WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Authority has caused to be made a competent, independent analysis of the local supply of hotel and other transient housing ; and f d WHEREAS, the members of the City Council have general knowledge of the conditions prevailing in the project area and of the availability of proper housing in the locality for the relocation of individuals and families that may be displaced from the project area and, in light of such knowledge of local housing conditions , have carefully considered and reviewed such proposals for relocation; and WHEREAS , it is necessary that the City Council take appropriate official action respecting the relocation program and the General Urban Renewal Plan for the Neighborhood Development Program Area, in conformity with the contract for financial assistance between the Urban Renewal Authority and the United States of America, acting by and through the Department of Housing and Urban Development Admin- istrator; and a WHEREAS, the City Council is cognizant of the conditions that are imposed in the undertaking and carrying out of urban renewal projects with Federal financial assistance under Title I , including those prohibiting discrimination because of race, color, creed or national origin; " NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS: 1 . That it is hereby found and determined that the project is a slum and blighted area which constitutes a serious and growing menace, injurious inimical to the public health, safety, morals and welfare of the residents of the City of Batesville, and qualifies as an eligible project area under Arkansas statutes as set forth in Section D. Paragraph (b) of the Legal Information Report for Urban Renewal, Project, Part II —Rehabilitation or Conservation Activities. ND 601- 1 r Legal Report (Cont'd) . Par 2.9 . 2. That the General Urban Renewal Plan for the Neighborhood Development Program Area, having been duly reviewed and considered, is hereby approved, and the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to file said copy of the General Urban Renewal Plan with the minutes of this meeting. 3. That it is hereby found and determined that the General Urban Renewal Plan for the Neighborhood Development Program area conforms to the General Plan of the City of Batesville. 4. That it is hereby found and determined that the objectives of the General Urban Renewal Plan aannot� be achieved through more extensive rehabilitation of the Neighbor' ood Development Program area. 5. That it is hereby found and determined that a feasible method exists for the proper relocation of individuals and families displaced in carrying out the Neighborhood Development Program in decent, safe , and sanitary dwellings in conformity with acceptable standards and can be reasonably and timely effected to permit the proper prosecu- tion and completion of the Neighborhood Development Program; and E ME that such dwellings or dwelling units available or to be made avail - able 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 than the dwellings of the displaced indi- viduals and families in the Neighborhood Development Program area , are available at rents or prices within the financial means of the displaced individuals and families , and are reasonably accessible to their places of employment. Y _4 That it is hereby found and determined that the plan includes a feasible method for financing the Neighborhood Development Program rt and Urban Renewal Project and that the financial aid provided and to be provided pursuant to the contracts for Federal financial assis- tance pertaining to the Neighborhood Development Program is necessary I to enable the project to be undertaken in accordance with the General Urban Renewal Plan for the Neighborhood Development Program area. 7. That it is hereby found and determined that the General Urban Renewal Plan for the Neighborhood Development Program area will afford maximum opportunity consistent with the sound needs of the City of Batesville as a whole, for the urban renewal of the area by privpte enterprise. t AWN 8. That it is' hereby found and determined that the General B Urban Renewal Plan for the Neighborhood Development Program area gives due consideration to the provision of adequate park and recreational areas and facilities , as may be desirable for area improvement, with special consideration for the health , safety and welfare of children residing in the general vicinity of the site covered by the Plan . I 9. That it is hereby found and determined , as a result of a competent and independent analysis of the local supply of transient housing, that there exists in the area need for additional units for such housing . 1 10. That in order to implement and facilitate the effectuation of the General Urban Renewal Plan for the Neighborhood Development Program hereby approved, it is found and determined that certain t official action must be taken by the City Council 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 mains a ND 601- E F s f AN Legal Report (Cont d) , Par 2.g . and other public facilities and other public action , and accordingly, the City Council hereby: (a) pledges its cooperation in helping carry out the General Urban Renewal Plan for the Neighborhood Development Program; (b) requests the various officials , departments , boards and agencies of the City of Batesville having administrative responsi - bilities in the premises likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with the General Urban Renewal Plan for the Neighborhood Development Program; and (c) stands ready to consider and take appropriate action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate the General Urban Renewal Plan for the Neighborhood Development Program. t 11 . That financial assistance under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949 , as amended, is necessary to enable the land in the Neighborhood Development Program area to be renewed in accordance with the General Urban Renewal Plan for the project area and, accordingly, the filing by the Urban Renewal Authority of an application or applications for financial assistance under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949 , as amended, for the carrying out of a Neighborhood Development Program and the annual increments covered by such application or applications are thereby approved . PASSED THIS �_ DAY OF 1969. S Mayor (SEAL) ATTEST: City Clerk I j I i dj 3 i I i I j J ' a ND 601- i r Legal Report (Cont'd) , Par 2.g. i CERTIFICATE OF RECORDING OFFICER a ' The undersigned HEREBY CERTIFIES that: e I .. She is the duly appointed, qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Batesville, Arkansas , and keeper of the records a thereof, including the minutes of its proceedings : 2. The annexed copy of extracts from the minutes of the regular s meeting of the City Council held on the //` , day of t 19 � 1, is a true, correct, and compared cop— o the whole of the orT—gTnal minutes of said meeting on file and of record insofar as the same relate to the resolution referred to in said extracts and to the other matters referred to therein ; 7 3. Said meeting was duly convened in conformity with all t applicable requirements ; a proper quorum was present throughout said meeting and the resolution hereinafter mentioned was duly proposed , considered, and adopted in conformity to the proper adoption of said resolution. . 4. She is duly authorized to execute this Certificate; and C 5. The copy of the resolution annexed hereto entitled: � "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE , ARKANSAS, APPROVING THE GENERAL URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF BATESVILLE , ARKANSAS : AND APPROVING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION OR APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE CARRYING OUT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND THE ANNUAL INCREMENT COVERED THEREBY" , is a true , correct, and compared copy of the original resolution referred to in said extracts and as finally adopted at said meeting , and to the extent required by law, as thereafter duly signed or approved by the proper officer of the City of Batesville and duly published, which resolution is on file and of record. WITNESS my hand and the seal of the City Clerk this // day ofd'. 1969. City er (SEAL) APK ND 601- �y