3166 RESOLUTION NO. 3,166
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS, APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE
FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY PARK AREA,
PROJECT ARK R-51
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949,
as 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
thereunder shall require that the 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 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 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
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; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas,
(herein called the "Housing Authority") has entered into a planning contract
for financial assistance under such Act with the United States of America,
acting by and through the Housing and Home Finance Administrator, pursuant
to which Federal funds were provided for the urban renewal project (herein
called the "Project") identified as the University Park Area, Project
ARK R-51, and encompassing the area in the City of Little Rock, State of
Arkansas, (herein called the "Locality") , generally bounded as follows:
In a zigzagging line on the north by the East-West Expressway and
West 12th Street; on the east by Coleman Creek and South University
Avenue; on the south by West 10th Street, West 20th Street, Point
0' Woods and Broadmoor Subdivisions to the centerline of Rock Creek;
and on the west by McKinley Street, Rock Creek, and Bryant Street;
and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority has applied for additional financial
assistance under such Act and proposes to enter into a contract or contracts
with the Housing and Home Finance Agency for the undertaking of, and for
making available financial assistance for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority has made detailed studies of the location,
physical condition of structures, land use, environmental influences, and the
social, cultural, and economic conditions of the Project area and has
determined that the area is a blighted, deteriorated and deteriorating area
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, and the
members of this Governing Body have been fully apprised by the Housing
Authority and are aware of these conditions; and
WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the Board of Directors
of the Locality (herein called the "Governing Body") for review and approval,
an Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area, dated January 1964, and consisting
of ten (10) pages, three (3) maps, one (1) exhibit, and supported by certain
supplementary material, data, and recommendations, which material, data, and
recommendations are not a part of said Urban Renewal Plan; and
WHEREAS, said Urban Renewal Plan has been approved by the Board of
Commissioners of the Housing Authority, as evidenced by the copy of said
Board's duly certified resolution 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 Little Rock 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 con-
forms to the said general plan for the Locality as a whole, and the Governing
Body has duly considered said report, recommendations, and certification of
the planning body; and
WHEREAS, this Governing Body, having duly considered said Urban Renewal
Plan and supporting data and being fully advised in the premises, hereby
determines that the findings, determinations and action herein made, taken
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and authorized are in the public interest and for the protection of the health,
safety, morals and welfare of this community, and all in accordance with the
Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Act 212 of 1945 of the General Assembly
of the State of Arkansas as amended by Acts 189 of 1947 and 119 of 1959 of
the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas; and
WHEREAS, said Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area prescribes certain
land uses for the Project area and will require, among other things, changes
in zoning, 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 Housing Authority 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 Governing Body information
and data respecting the relocation program which has been prepared by the
Housing Authority 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 conditions 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 Housing Authority and the United States of America acting by and
through the Housing and Home Finance Administrator; and
WHEREAS, the Governing Body is cognizant of the conditions that are
imposed in the undertaking and carrying out a'f 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, facilities related to residential use, and all public facilities
within a project area; public facilities proposed as non-cash local grants-
in-aid; and employment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That it is hereby found and determined that the Project is
a blighted, deteriorated and deteriorating area and qualifies as an eligible
Project area under Act 212 of 1945 of the General Assembly of the State of
Arkansas as amended by Acts 189 of 1957 and 119 of 1959 of the General Assembly
of the State of Arkansas, and that the conditions existing therein are
detrimental to the safety, health, morals and welfare of the inhabitants of
the Locality, and such conditions should be eliminated and said Urban Renewal
Plan carried out in the public interest.
Section 2. That said Urban Renewal Plan for the Project aforementioned,
having been duly reviewed and considered, is hereby approved, and the City
Clerk be and is hereby directed to file a copy of said Urban Renewal Plan
with the minutes of this meeting.
Section 3. That it is hereby found and determined that said Urban Renewal
Plan for the Project area conforms to the general plan for the municipality
as a whole.
Section 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 pertaining to the Project is necessary to enable the Project to be
undertaken in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area.
Section 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.
Section 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.
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Section 7. 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 the displaced
families, and are reasonably accessible to their places of employment.
Section 8. 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 changes in zoning; 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 cooperation
in helping to carry out such Urban Renewal. Plan; (b) requests the various
officials, departments, boards, ,and agencies of the Locality having administra-
tive 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.
Section 9. That additional financial assistance under the provisions
of Title I of the HousingAct of 1949, as amended, is necessary to enable the
1¢ land in the Project area to be renewed in accordance with the Urban Renewal
Plan for the Project area and, accordingly, the filing by the Housing Authority
of an application or applications for such financial assistance under said
Title I is hereby approved. •
ADOPTED: . . "•1 L! /944
ATTEST �Q ,i •7 e€i z-I APPROVED • .o-r.-
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