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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 17, Page 459, No Resolution Number459 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, APPROVING THE THIRD AMENDATORY URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR PROJECT NO. KY R-30 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 urban renewal projects; and WHEREAS, it is provided in such Act that contracts for financial aid thereunder shall require that the Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan for the respective project 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 Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan; (2) the Third Amendatory 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 Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan conforms to a general plan for the development of the locality as a whole and (4) the Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan gives due consideration to the provisions 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 the Urban Renewal and Community Development Agency (herein cal ed the "Local Public Agency") has entered into a planning contract for financii 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; and WHEREAS the Local Public Agency has applied for additional financial . assistance under such Act and proposes to enter into an additional contract or contracts under the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the undertaking of, and for making available additional financial assistance for, the Project; and WHEREAS the Local Public Agency has made detailed studies of the loca- tion, physical condition of structures, land use, environmental influences, and social, cultural and economic conditions of the Project area and has deter- mined that the area is a predominantly residential, built-up deteriorating area 460 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 of deteriorating conditions approaching dilapidation, obsolete land and building uses, incompatoble uses, overcrowding of structures on the land, inadequate original construction and extensive minor defects, and the members of this Governing Body 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 Board of Commissioners of the Locality (herein called the "Governing Body") for review and approval a Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area, dated May 26, 1970, and consisting of two amended pages and six maps; and WHEREAS the Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan has been approved by the Governing Body of the Local Public Agency, as evidenced by the copy of said Body's duly certified resolution approving the Third Amendatory 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 Paducah Planning Commission, 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 Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area and has certified that the Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan conforms to the general plan for the Locality as a whole, and the Governing Body has duly considered the report, recom- mendations, 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 Project in accordance with the Third Amendatory 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 Project area and the assembling and analysis of the date and information 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 proper housing in the locality for the relocation of individuals and families that 461 may be displaced from the Project area 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 official action respecting the relocation program and the Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan for the Project, in conformity with the contracts for financial assist- ance between the Local Public Agency and the United States of America, acting by and through the Secretary of Housing 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 assistance under Title I, including those prohibiting discrimina- tion because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: 1. That it is hereby found and determined that the Project is a blighted, deteriorated and deteriorating built-up residential area and qualifies as an eligible Project area under KRS Chapter 99. 2. That the Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan for the Project, having been duly reviewed and considered, is hereby approved, and the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to file said copy of the Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan with the minutes of this meeting. 3. That it is hereby found and determined that the objectives of the Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan cannot be achieved through rehabilitation of the Project area. 4. That it is hereby found and determined that the Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area 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 contracts for Federal financial assistance pertaining to the Project is necessary to enable the Project to be undertaken in accordance with the Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area. 6. That it is hereby found and determined that the third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan for the Urban Renewal Area will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the south needs of the Locality as a whole, for the urban renewal of the Area by private enterprise. 462 7. That it is hereby found and determined that the Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan for the Urban Renewal Area gives due consideration to the provisions 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. 8. That it is hereby found and determined that the program for the proper relocation of individuals and families displaced in carrying out the Project in decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings in conformity with acceptable standards is feasible and can be reasonably and timely effected to permit the proper prosecution and completion of the Project; and that such dwellings or dwelling units available or to be made available to such displaced individuals and families are at least equal in number to the number of dis- placed individuals and families, are not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities than the dwellings of the displaced individuals and families in the Project 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. 9. That, in order to implement and facilitate the effectuation of the Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan hereby approved, it is found and determined that certain official action must be taken by this Body and, accordingly, this Body hereby (a) pledges its cooperation in helping to carry out the Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan; (b) requests the various officials, 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 Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan; and (c) stands ready to consider and take appropriate action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate the Third Amendatory 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 Project area to be renewed in accordance with the Third Amendatory Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area and, accordingly, the filing by the Local Public Agency of an application or applications for such financial assistance under Title I is hereby approved. 463 11. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. Mayor ATT: City Clerk Passed by the Board of Commissioners, February 23, 1971 Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, February 23, 1971