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RESOLUTION NO. 4,511
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL
PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM NO. ARK A-9
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act
of 1949, as amended, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment 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 area comprising the Neighborhood Development
Program be approved by the governing body of the locality in which
the area 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 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 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 con-
sideration 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
Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (herein called
the "Housing Authority") undertake and carry out the Neighborhood
Development Program (herein called the "Program") identified as
"Neighborhood Development Program, ARK A-9" and encompassing the area
or areas bounded generally by
lines beginning at I-30 and E. 15th; thence north along
I-30 to the Arkansas River; thence easterly along the
River to 150' east of Rogers Street; thence southerly to
Adams Field; thence westerly along the boundary of the
Field to Harrington Street; thence southerly to E. 12th;
thence westerly along E. 12th to Bond Street; thence
southeasterly along Bond to E. 17th; thence westerly along
this Street to Fletcher Street; thence southerly along
Fletcher to E. 22nd; thence westerly along E. 22nd to
110' west of Security Ave. ; thence northerly to E. 17th
Street; thence westerly along this Street and the north
boundary of Oakland Cemetery to Barber Street; thence
southerly along Barber Street to the Colored Fraternal
Cemetery thence following its north, west and south
boundaries to again intersect Barber Street; thence along
this Street southeasterly to intersect East Roosevelt Road;
thence easterly along this Road to the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railroad; thence southwesterly along the
Railroad to Terry Ditch; thence northerly to East Roosevelt
Road ; thence westerly to I-30; thence southerly along I-30
to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad;
thence westerly along this Railroad to the intersection
of this Railroad and Wolfe Street extended; thence
northerly along the extension of Wolfe Street to
West 34th Street; thence eastward along West 34th Street
to High Street; thence northerly along High Street to
join West Roosevelt Road to the north; thence easterly
along West Roosevelt Road to Center Street, thence northerly
along this Street to the south property line of the Arkansas
State Governor's Mansion; thence easterly, northerly, and
westerly along the Mansion property lines to again join Center
Street; thence northerly along Center to W. 15th Street; thence
easterly along W. and E. 15th Street to join I-30, the point
of beginning.
in the City of Little Rock, State of Arkansas (herein called the
"Locality") ; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority has applied for additional
financial assistance under such Act and proposes to enter into an
additional contract or contracts with the Department of Housing and
Urban Development for the undertaking of, and for making available
additional financial assistance for, the Program; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority 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 comprising the Program 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, because of improper land use,
inadequacy of streets, drainage, traffic control-circulation and other
public facilities, and the members of this Board of Directors of the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas (herein called "Governing Body") have
been fully apprised by the Housing Authority and are aware of these facts
and conditions; and
WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the Governing Body
of the Locality for review and approval an Urban Renewal Plan for the
urban renewal area dated January 10, 1971, and consisting of
pages and exhibits (and a set of maps dated January 10,
1971, designated as: (a) URP-1, Program Boundary Map, (b) URP-2,
General Land Use Plan (c) URP-3, Land Acquisition 1971-72, and
(d) URP-4, Land Disposition 1971-72 ) .
WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan has been approved by the
Governing Body of the Housing Authority, as evidenced by the
copy of said Body's duly certified resolution approving the 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 Planning Commission of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas
(herein called the "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 Urban Renewal
Plan for the urban renewal area comprising the Program and has certified
that the Urban Renewal Plan conforms to the general plan for the Locality
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as a whole, and the Governing Body has duly considered the report,
recommendations, and certification of the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority 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 Housing Authority 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 area 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 contract for financial
assistance between the Housing Authority 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 DIRECTORS OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS :
1. That it is hereby found and determined that the urban renewal
area comprising the Program is a blighted, deteriorated and deteriorating
area and qualifies as an eligible 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.
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
area 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
provided and to be provided pursuant to the contract 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 area
comprising the Program.
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6. That is is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal
Plan for the urban renewal area comprising the Program will afford
maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the Locality
as a whole, for the renewal of the area by private enterprise.
7. 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 (s) 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 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 individuals 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
and commercial facilities than the dwellings of the displaced individuals
and families in the area 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.
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 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
Governing Body hereby (a) pledges its cooperation in helping to carry out
the Urban Renewal Plan, (b) requests the various officials, departments,
boards, and agencies of the Locality having administrative respon-
sibilities 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.
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 area 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
Housing Authority is authorized to file an application for financial
assistance under Title I.
ADOPTED: February 15, 1971
ATTEST: , 62(2ad, APPROVED: �_ /City Cler M. yor
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