5167 RESOLUTION NO. 5,167
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS APPROVING THE REVISED URBAN
RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE CENTRAL LITTLE ROCK URBAN
RENEWAL PROJECT, ARK R-12
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 urban renewal projects; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas, herein called the "Local Public Agency" has entered into
contracts for financial assistance under such Act with the United
States of America, acting by and through the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development, pursuant to which Federal funds were provided
for the urban renewal projects, herein called the "Project identified
as the Central Little Rock Urban Renewal Project, ARK R-12, and the
High Street Urban Renewal Project, ARK R-6; and
WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency is desirous of combining the
High Street Urban Renewal Project, ARK R-6 and the Central Little
Rock Urban Renewal Project, ARK R-12 into one project and so designate
the combined project as Central Little Rock Urban Renewal Project,
ARK R-12; and
WHEREAS, the combining of these two areas will further clarify
that the original Central Little Rock Urban Renewal Plan will be
designated Phase I, and the High Street Urban Renewal Plan will be
designated as Phase II; and
WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency 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 Project; and
WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the Governing
Body of the Locality for review and approval a Revised Urban Renewal
Plan for the Central Little Rock Urban Renewal Area, Project ARK R-12,
Phase II, dated March 19, 1974, to include the "Revised Urban Renewal
Plan for the High Street Area , Project ARK R-6" dated February, 1967,
consisting of six (6) pages, three (3) maps, and two (2) exhibits and
a set of conditions set forth in the Relocation Program under which
said Local Public Agency will make Relocation Payments; and
WHEREAS, the Revised 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 Revised Urban
Renewal Plan, which is attached thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Governing Body is cognizant of the condittns 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:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
1. That the Revised Urban Renewal Plan for the Project, which
consists of the combining of the High Street Urban Renewal Plan, ARK-
R-6, hereinafter called ARK R-12, Phase II, and the Central Little
Rock Urban Renewal Plan, ARK R-12, hereinafter called ARK R-12, Phase
I , is hereby approved, and the City Clerk be and is hereby directed
to file said copy of the Revised Urban Renewal Plan with the minutes
of this meeting.
2. That it is hereby found and determined that the financial aid
provided and to be provided pursuant to the contract (s) for Federal
financial assistance pertaining to the Project is necessary to enable
the Project to be undertaken in accordance with the Revised Urban
Renewal Plan for the Project area.
3 . 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 Project area to be renewed in accordance with the
Revised Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area, and accordingly,
the filing by the Local Public Agency of an application or applications
for such financial assistance under Title I is hereby approved.
ADOPTED: March 19, 1974
ATTEST: 4J APPROVED: A//ICG eigtA o.,.
City Clerk Mayor
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