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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 15, Page 765, No Resolution Number, 1; i , j" 1N,j`�l 1)�.:D 765/ r RESOLUTION OF BOARD OF COMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR PROJECT NO. KENTUCKY, R-30 _ WHEREAS, under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as '7= amended, the Housing and Home Finance Administrator 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 there- under shall require that the Urban Renewal Plan for the respective proje(,t area be approved by the governing body of the locality in which the project is situate and that such approval include findings by.the governing body that: (1) the - F' ;� { financial aid to be provided in the contract is necessary to enable the project to be undertaken in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan; (2) the Urban Rene-viall�6 Plan -will afford maximum.opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the G g locality as a whole, fortherehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area 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 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 Developnent Agency (herein called the "Local Public Agency") has entered into a planning contract for financial assis- tance under such Act with the United States of America, acting by and through the Housing and Home Finance..Administrator, pursuaut to which Federal funds were provided for the urban renewal project (herein called the "Project") identified as 'The Downtown Civic Center Urban Renewal Area" and encompassing the area bound d generally by Kentucky Avenue, Washington Street, Eighth Street, Clark Street, Third Street and Kentucky Avenue in the City of Paducah of, State of Kentucky, (herein called the "Locality"); and WHEREAS the Local Public Agency has applied for additional financial assistanc' under such Act and proposes to enter into an additional contract or contracts with the Housing and Home Finance Agency 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 location, physical condition of structures, land use, environmental influences, and social, cultural, and economic conditions of the Project Area and has determined that the area is a predominantly residential, built-up, deteriorating area and that it is detrimental and a menace to the safety, health, and welfare of the inhabitants an users thereof and of the Locality at large, because of deteriorating conditions approaching dilapidation, obsolete land and building uses, incompatible uses over) crowding of structures on the land, inadequate original construction and extensi l 766 minor defects and the members of this Governing Body have been fully apprised by th Local Public Agency and are aware of these facts and conditions; and WHWREAS there has been prepared and referred to the Board of Commissioners of the Locality (herein called the "Governing Body") for review and approval an Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area, dated October 31, 1964, and consisting of 14 pages and 7 exhibits; and WHEREAS said 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 reso- lution approving said 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 City 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 said Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area and has certified that said Urban Renewal Plan conforms to the said general plan .fo the Locality as a whole, and the Governing Body has duly considered said report, recommendations, and certification of the planning body; and WHEREAS said Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area prescribes certain land uses for the Project area and will require, among other things, 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 'WHEREAS the Urban Renewal and Community Development Agency has caused to be made a competent independent analysis of the local supply of hotel and other transient housing; and WHEREAS the Local Public Agency has prepared and submitted a program for the relocation of families that may be displaced as a result of carrying out the Project in accordance with said Urban Renewal Plan; and WHEREAS there have also been presented to the Cove rninp 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 data and information obtained from such studies, surveys, and inspections; and WHEREAS the members of the Governing Body have general knowledge of the cin- ditions prevailing in the Project area and of the availability of proper housing in the Locality for the relocation of families that 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 said Urban Renewal Plan for the Project in conformity with the contract for financial assistance between the Local Public Agency and the United States of America, acting by and through the Housing and Home Finance Administrator; and M10 767 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 discrimination because of race, color, creed, or national origin with respect to housing, daci- lities related to residential use, and all public facilities within a project area; public facilities proposed as noncash local grants-in-aid; and employment; 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 predominantly l residential, built-up area and qualifies as an eligible Project area under KRS 99.330-99.550. •s 2. That said Urban Renewal Plan for the Project aforementioned, having been f duly reviewed and considered, is hereby approved, and the Executive Director be I and is hereby directed to file said copy of said Urban Renewal Plan with the minut of this meeting. 3. That it is hereby found and determined that said Urban Renewal Plan for th Project area conforms to said general plan of the Locality. 4. That it is hereby found and determined that the financial aid provided and to be provided pursuant to said contract for Federal financial assistance pertainin to the Project is necessary to enable the Project to bw undertaken in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area. 5. That it is hereby found and determined that the above-mentioned Urban Renewal Plan for the Urban Renewal Area will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the Locality as a whole, for the urban renewal of such areas by private enterprise. 6. That it is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal Plan for the Urban Renewal Area 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. 7. That it is hereby found and determined, as a result of a competent independent analysis of the local sipply of transient housing, that there exists in the area a need for additional units of such housing. 8. That it is hereby found and determined that the program for the proper relocation of the 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 families are at least equal in number to the number of displaced families, are not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities than the dwellings of the displaced families in the Project area, are available at rents or prices within the financial means of 768 the displaced damilies, and are reasonably accessible to their places of employmen 9. That in order to implement and facilitate the effectuation of the Urban Renewal Plan hereby approved it is found and determined that certain official acti must be taken by this Body with reference, among other things, to the vacating and ublic removal of streets, alleys, and other/pways, 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) pledge its cooperation in helping to carry out such Urban Renewal Plan; (b) requests the various officials, departments, boards, and aEencies of the Locality having admini trative responsibilities in the premises likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with said Urban Renewal Plan; and (c) stands ready to consider and take appropriate action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate said Urban Renewal Plan. 10. That additional financial assistance under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 19L9, as amended, is necessary to enable the land in the Projec area to be renewed in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan f6r the Project area and, accordingly, the filing by the Local Public Agency of an application or applications for such financial assistance under said Title I is hereby approved. 11. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. �11 -2L) ZL> Mayor Adopted by the Board of Commissioners October 28, 1965 Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, October 28, 1965