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Resolution No. 7
George B. Catmull
By
COMMISSIONER
Approving the Urban Renewal Plan
and the feasibility of relocation for
Neighborhood Development Program No
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RESOLUTION OF' THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF SALT LIKE CITY,
UTAH, APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY
OF RELOCATION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM NO,
C.B.D. WEST NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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 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 respec-
tive urban renewal area comprising the Neighborhood Development Pro-
gram 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 oppor-
tunity, 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 recrea-
tional areas and facilities, as may be desirable for neighborhood improve-
ment, 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 it is desirable and in the public interest that the Rede-
velopment Agency of Salt Lake City Coipv,-ation (herein called the "Local
Public Agency") undertake and carry out the Nieghborhood Developmert
Program (herein called the "Program") identified as "C.B.D. West Neigh-
borhood Development Program" and encompassing the area or areas
bounded on the North by First South Street, on the East by Main Street, on
the South by Third South Street, and on the West by West Temple Street in
the central business district of Salt Lake City, State of Utah(herein called
the "Locality;" and
WHEREAS the Local Public Agency has applied for financial assis-
tance under such Act and proposed to enter into a contract or contracts with
the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the undertaking of,
and for making available financial assistance for, the Program; and
WHEREAS the Local Public Agency 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 or areas
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comprising the Program and has determined that the area is a blighted area
and that it is detrimental and a menace to the safety, health, and w' lfare'of
the inhabitants and users thereof and of the Locality at large, because of age,
obsolescence, deterioration, inadequate provisions for ventilation, light,
open spaces and recreation facilities, and other characteristics of a blighted
area, and the members of this Governing Body have been fully apprised by
the Local Public Agency and are aware of these facts and conditions; and
WHEREAS there has been prepared and referred to the Salt Lake City
Commission (herein called the "Governing Body") for review and approval
of an Urban Renewal Plan for the urban renewal area dated January 15, 1971,
and consisting of 10 pages and 3 exhibits, supported by supplementary •
material, data, and recommendations; and
WHEREAS the 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 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 Salt Lake 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 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 as a whole, and the Governing Body has duly considered the report,
recommendations, and certification of the planning body; and
WHEREAS the Local Public Agency 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 infor-
mation 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 areas comprising the program and the assembling and analysis of the
date 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 maybe displaced by the Program and, in the light of such knowledge of
local housing conditions, have carefully considered and reviewed such pro-
posals for relocation; and
WHEREAS it is necessary that the Governing Body take appropriate
official action respecting the relocation program and the Urban Retiewal'
Plan for the Program in conformity with the contract for financial assis-
tance between the Local Public Agency 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 SALT LAKE CITY
COMMISSION OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH:
1. That it is hereby found and determined that the urban renewal.
area comprising the Program is a blighted area and qualifies as an eligible
area under Section 11-19-9, Utah Code Annotated 1953, as amended.
2. That the Urban Renewal Plan for the Program, having been duly
reviewed and considered, is hereby approved, and the City Recorder 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 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.
6. That i8 is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal
Plan for the urban renewal area comprising the Program will afford maxi-
mum 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
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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 com-
prising the Program, are available at rents or prices within the financial 6..
means of the displaced individuals and families, and are reasonably acce„ible
to their places of employment.
9. That, if 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, this 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 responsibilities in the premises like-
wise 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 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 Local Public Agency is authorized to file
an application for financial assistance under Title I.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake Cit ,1 Utah, this
1 -" day of February, 1971.
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J. BRACKEN LEE, Mayor
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Herman J.J.Hog en ity Recorder