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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 17, Page 610, No Resolution Number610 J RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 1969 AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM NO. ICY. A-2 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 renewal areas comprising the Neighborhood Development Program be approved by the governing body of the locality in which the areas are 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 undertaken 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 areas by private enterprise; (3) the Urban Renewal 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 provisions of adequate park and recreation areas and facilities, as may be desirable for neighborhood improvement, with special considera- tion for the health, safety, and welfare of children residing in the general vicinity of the sites covered by the Plan; and WHEREAS it is desirable and in the public interest that the Urban Renewal and Community Development Agency of Paducah, Kentucky (herein called the "Local Public Agency") undertake and carry out the neighborhood Development Program (herein called the "Program") identified as "Urban Renewal Plan 1969 Project Ky. A-2" and encompassing the areas described in the attached exhibit and designated South Side Area, Area No. 1 and North Tyler Park Area, Area No. 2, in the city of Paducah of the State of Kentucky (herein called the "Locality," and WHEREAS the Local Public Agency 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, 611 WHEREAS the Paducah Planning Commission, which is the duly designated and acting official planning body for the Locality, has submitted to and for making available financial assistance for, the Program; and WHEREAS the Local Public Agency has made studies 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 areas are blighted, deteriorated, or deteriorating areas and that they are detrimental and a menace to the safety, health, and welfare of the inhabitants and users thereof and of the Locality at large, because the areas are blighted, deteriorated, or deteriorating and Area No. 1 may be rehabilitated and/or conserved by carrying out plans for a program of voluntary or compulsary repairs and rehabilitation of buildings or other improvements and that the real property in Area No. 2 should be acquired and the structures and improvements thereon demokished and removed, since this is necessary to eliminate unhealthful, unsanitary, and unsafe conditions, lessen density, reduce traffic hazards and to remove the spread of blight and deterioration and to provide land for reconstruction of standard improvements and facilities, 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 of an Urban Renewal Plan for the urban renewal areas dated May 19, 1969, and consisting of 220 pages and 3 exhibits, and 14 maps, and WHEREAS the urban renewal area (North Tyler Park Area No. 2) comprising the Program, which ares is predominantly nonresidential in character, is to be redeveloped for predominantly nonresidential uses under the Urban Renewal Plan; and WHEREAS the 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 Urban Renewal Plan which has heretofore been submitted to the Governing Body; 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 612 the Governing Body its report and recommendations respecting the Urban Renewal Plan for the urban renewal areas comprising the Program and has certified that the 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 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 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 Local Public Agency as a result of studies, surveys, and inspections in the areas comprising the program and the assembling and analysis of the data 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 urban renewal areas 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 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 Urban Renewal Plan for the Program, in conformity with the contracts 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; and 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 race, color, creed, 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 urban renewal areas comprising the Program are blighted, deteriorated, and deteriorating areas and qualify as eligible areas under K.R.S. 99.330 through K.R.S. 99.590. 613 2. That the Urban Renewal Plan for the Program, having been duly reviewed and considered, is hereby approved, and the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to file said copy of the Urban Renewal Plan with the minutes of this meeting. 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 areas comprising the Program. 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 to be provided pursuant to the contracts 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 areas comprising the Program. 6. That the redevelopment of the Urban renewal area (North Tyler Park Area, Area No. 2) for predominantly nonresidential uses is necessary for the proper development of the community. 7. That it is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal Plan for the urban renewal areas comprising the Program will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the Locality as a whole, for the renewal of the areas by private enterprise. 8. That it is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal Plan for the Grban renewal areas give 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 sites covered by the Plan. 9. That it is hereby found and determined that the program for the proper relocation of 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 prosecution and completion of the plan; and that such dwellings or dwelling units available or to be made available to such displaced indivisuals 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 614 and commercial facilities than the dwellings of the displaced individuals and families in the areas comprising the Program, 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. 10. That, in order to implement and facilitate the effectuation of the 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 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 other public facilities, and other public action, and, accordingly, this Body hereby (a) pledges its co- operation in helping to carry out the Urban Renewal Plan, (b) requests the various officials, departmen ts, 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 Urban Renewal Plan, and (c) stands ready to consider to take appropriate action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate the Urban Renewal Plan. 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 arwas 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. 12. All actions which have been taken pursuant hereto from and after October 6, 1969, are hereby ratified and approved retroactively and this resolution shall be fully in effect as though originally approved and adopted by this Governing Body on the aforesaid date. 13. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption, and retroactively as aforesaid. J. Mayor Attest City Clerk Passed by the Board of Commissioners June 1, 1971 Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, June 1, 1971.