6010ORDINANCE NO. bolo
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A COOPERATION?
AGRMMMNT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AND THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
AREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas
proposes to develop and administer a low -rent housing project or low-
rent housing projects consisting of approximately Two Hundred Fifty
(250) dwelling units; and
WHEREAS, there exist in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, unsafe
and insanitary dwelling accommodations of a number greatly in excess
of said Two Hundred Fifty (250) dwelling units which are occupied by
families of low income and which constitute a menace to the health, safety
morals and welfare of the inhabitants of the City; and
WHEREAS, there are now families of low income in the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, of a number greatly in excess of Two Hundred Fifty (250)
who are forced to inhabit such unsafe and insanitary dwelling accommo-
dations, because private enterprise has not been able to make available
to such families, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations at rentals
which such low income families can afford to pay;
WHEREAS, there is a severe shortage of livable homes in the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas, brought about by the location of Camp Joseph
T. Robinson near the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
NOV ;, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the City of Little Rock, Arkansas shall enter into
a Cooperation Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, in substantially the following form:
COOPERATION AGR 1211E'NT
(1) The Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas
(hereinafter called the "Authority ") agrees to undertake, develop and
administer a low -rent housing Project or low -rent housing Projects in
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (hereinafter called the ttoity ") and
to endeavor to secure a contract or contracts with the United States
Housing Authority for Federal annual contributions to assist in the
administration of such Project or Projects.
(2) In consideration therefor the City agrees that, as a part of
such Project or Projects, it will eliminate by demolition, condemnation,
effective closing, or by compulsory repair or improvement, a number of
unsafe or insanitary dwelling units within its jurisdiction limits, at
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least equal in number to the number of new dwelling units to be provided
in said Project or Projects to be undertaken by the Authority, less the
number, if any, of unsafe or insanitary dwelling units which will be eli-
minated on the site or sites of the Project or Projects by the Authority
during the development thereof, but in no event to exceed Three Hundred
( 300) unsafe or insanitary dwelling units; and the City further agrees
that, with respect to each project, a number of such unsafe and insanitary
dwelling units equal to at least the number of new dwelling units con-
structed in such Project will be so eliminated within one year after the
date when such Project is substantially ready in its entirety for occupancy
or at such longer period as may be approved by the United States Housing
Authority under the terms of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as
amended. The City agrees to eliminate such unsafe or insanitary dwelling
units in one or the other of the following ways, or partly in one of
these ways and partly in another:
(a) By demolishing dwelling units which are on land acquired
by the City by purchase or otherwise, including demolition
of such dwelling units on lEmd purchased for any public
uses; or
(b) By causing the compulsory demolition, effective closing,
repair or improvement of such unsafe and insanitary dwell-
ing units; or
(c) By inducing private owners voluntarily to demolish or effect-
ively close such dwelling units.
In computing the number of unsafe or insanitary dwelling units
eliminated under the terms of this Agreement, there shall be included
all unsafe or insanitary dwelling units eliminated under this Agreement
from the date hereof; provided, however, that all unsafe or insanitary
dwelling units eliminated by the City prior to the date of this Agreement
and subsequent to October 5, 1940, will be counted as elimination under
this Agreement if it is satisfactorily established that such elimination
was undertaken in anticipation of the execution of this Agreement or
in anticipation of the development of the Project or Projects.
For the purpose of this Agreement a dwelling unit shall be considered
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unsafe or insanitary whenever by reason of dilapidation, faulty arrange-
ment or design, lack of ventilation, light or sanitation facilities, or
any combination of these factors, it is detrimental to safety health or
morals.
(3) The City further agrees that during the period commencing with
the date of the acquisition of any part of the site or sites of each
Project and continuing throughout the useful life of such Project, it
will not levy, impose or charge any taxes, special assessments, service
fees, charges or tolls except a sewerage service charge or rental, the
Amount of which charge or rental and the time for payment thereof
to be determined at a later date through negotiations had by and between
the proper City officials and the Housing Authority of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, ( but in no event shall such charge be greater than that
charge made to other inhabitants of the City for similar services)
against the Project or against the Authority for or with respect to the
Project and that it will furnish, without cost or charge to the Authority
and the tenants of each Project, the usual municipal services and faci-
lities which are or may be furnished without cost or charge to other
dwellings and inhabitants in the City, including but not limited to:
fire, police and health protection and services, street maintenance and
repair, snow removal, street lighting on public streets *ithin any
Project and on the boundaries thereof, and the storm sewer services. A
charge will be made for garbage and trash collection but in no event shall
such charge be greater than that charge made to other inhabitants of the
City for similar services. The term "useful life of such Project" as
used in this paragraph, shall mean the period of physical usefulness of
the particular Project for the purpose of providing dwelling accommodations
but in no event less than the number of years during which any of the
bonds issued to aid in financing the development of such Project or any
bonds issued to refund such bonds shall remain outstanding.
(4) The City further agrees to waive any building and inspection
fees to which the Authority or its Projects might otherwise be or become
subject.
(5) The City further agrees to cooperate with the Authority by
vacating such streets and alleys within the area of any Project or
adjacent thereto as may be necessary in the development of such Project,
by accepting the dedication of land for new streets and alleys, by zon-
ing or re- zoning to a proper residential classification any area in the
City within which any Project shall be located, and by such other Lawful
action or ways as the City and the Authority may find necessary in con-
nection with the development and construction of the Project or Projects.
(6) The City and the Authority agree that this contract shall
not be abrogated, changed or modified so long as any bonds issued to aid
in financing the development of any Project or Projects to which this
contract relates or any bonds issued to refund such bonds shall remain
outstanding and unpaid and so long as the title to said Project or Pro-
jects (except for the lien or title conveyed to secure any bonds or
other evidences of indebtedness issued to aid in the financing of the
Project or Projects or to secure any bonds other evidences of indebted-
ness issued to refund such bonds or evidences of indebtedness) is held
by the Authority or some other public body or governmental agency autho-
rized by law to engage in the development or administration of low -rent
housing projects; Provided that this Agreement may be abrogated by the
City if an Annual Contribution Contract is not made with the United
Stages Housing Authority with respect to one or more Projects within
twelve (12) months from the date hereof.
Ili? WITNESS WHEREOF the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and the
Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, have respectively
caused this Agreement to be duly executed in triplicate as of the
day of , 1940.
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ATTEST:
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ATTEST:
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARMTSAS
By
Mayor
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, AIR.r f=,NSAS
By
Chairman
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Section 2. That the Mayor of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas
is hereby authorized and directed to exeoute in triplicate a contract
in substantially the form set forth in Section 1 hereof on behalf of
the City and the Clerk of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, is hereby
authorized and directed to impress the corporate seal of the City of
Kittle Rock, Arkansas, thereon and to attest the same.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage.
PP_SSED: October 14, 1944
ATTEST:
�Y i ty Clerk.
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