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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-9-7329375 ORDINANCE NO. 2007-9-7329 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A BASE REUSE PLAN AND A HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PLAN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR SURPLUS PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2001 12TH STREET, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT, AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT THE BASE REUSE PLAN AND HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PLAN WHEREAS, the property located at 2001 North 12th Street in Paducah, Kentucky, is presently owned by the United States of America and utilized in relation with the Department of Defense; and WHEREAS, this property has now been declared surplus property, and accordingly, is now subject to reuse in conformance with the provisions under the "Base Closure Community Redevelopment Act of 1994"; WHEREAS, in accordance with said Act, the City of Paducah has heretofore adopted Municipal Order No. 1206 establishing the City as the Local Redevelopment Authority for the purpose administrating the reuse of this surplus property in conformance with the provisions of the Act; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, the City of Paducah, as the Local Redevelopment Authority, is to explore the community reuse of this surplus facility to accommodate the needs of the homeless, and to create and submit a base reuse plan and a homeless assistance plan for this facility to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Defense for approval; and WHEREAS, the City of Paducah, as the Local Redevelopment Authority, has held public hearings with regard to the reuse of this surplus facility to accommodate the needs of the homeless, and is now ready to submit a base reuse plan and a homeless assistance plan for this facility to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Defense for approval. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. The City of Paducah, as the Local Redevelopment Authority, does hereby approve the Base Reuse Plan and the Homeless Assistance Plan for the surplus property located at 2001 North 12th Street in Paducah, Kentucky, and does hereby authorize the submission of these Plans to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Defense. SECTION 2. The Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah does hereby authorize the Mayor to execute the legally binding agreement with the Paducah Cooperative Ministries with regard to the property located at 2001 North 12th Street, which agreement is an integral part of the Base Reuse Plan and the Homeless Assistance Plan for such property, and all 376 other documents which are required to process and complete the final approval and consummation of said Plans. SECTION 3. The City Commission hereby finds and determines that all formal actions relative to the adoption of this Ordinance were taken in an open meeting of this City Commission, and that all deliberations of this City Commission and of its committees, if any, which resulted in formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in full compliance with applicable legal requirements. SECTION 4. Pursuant to KRS 83A.060, the City Commission suspends the requirement of a second reading of this Ordinance. As grounds therefore, the City Commission does hereby declare an emergency to exist. Specifically, any delay in the submission of the Base Reuse Plan and the Homeless Assistance Plan, and the execution of the agreement and related documents, will jeopardize the City's ability to satisfy certain deadlines established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development with regard to the Base Reuse Plan and the Homeless Assistance Plan. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage and publication. William F. Paxton, Mayor 1 0 ATTEST: lammdZ/�&-XX ' Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk Introduced and Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, September 25, 2007 Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk, September 25, 2007 Published by The Paducah Sun, October 3, 2007 \ord\LRA-Paducah Cooperative Ministries 94160 94160