HomeMy WebLinkAbout0730 ResolutionRESOLUTION N0. 7,30
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF
RELOCATION FOR PROJECT N0, WASH. R-18.
WHEREAS, under the'provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as
amended, the Housing and Urban Development 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 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 recreational areas
and facilities, as may be desireable 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 City of Pasco (herein called .the "Local Public Agency")
has entered into a planning contract for financial assistance under such
Act with the United States of America, acting by and through the Department
of Housing and Urban Development Administrator, pursuant to which Federal
Funds were provided for the urban renewal project -(herein called the "Project")
identified as "Wash. R-18" and encompassing the area bounded by the Northern
Pacific Railway tracks on the west; East Lewis Street and East Alton Street
on the North; South Elm Street on the East and East "A" Street on the South,
in the City of Pasco, State of Washington (herein called the "Locality").; and
WHEREAS,the Local Public Agency has applied for additional financial
assistance under such Act and proposed to enter into a contract or contracts
with the Housing and Urban Development Agency for the undertaking of, and for
making -available financial assistance for, the Project; and
WHEREAS the Local Public Agency has made detailed studies of the location,
physical condition of structures, land use, environmental influences, and social,
cultural,.and economic conditions of the Project area and has determined that
the area is a blighted 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, byc.reasons of the following:
(a) That there exist substantial physical dilapidation, deterioration,
defective construction, material, and age or obsolescence of buildings and
improvements, both residential and nonresidential. There are 262 structures
in the project area, 91 or 35% of which are in sound condition or require
some degree of rehabilitation; and 171 or 65% of which are in either dilapidated
condition or suffer from blighting influences which render rehabilitation infeasible.
(b) Inappropriate or mixed uses of land. The project are is predominantly
residential in character, however many of the businesses and commercial estab-
lishments such as truck terminals, machine companies, truck storage and repair
yards, sheet metal and metal processing shops, and other associated industrial
uses exist side by side with residential uses. (c) Defective or poor street
layout. The project area has an excessive number of streets which are of poor
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design and in poor condition. The street design. -is of such that many of the trucks
and heavy traffic utilizing,industrial uses within the area utilize residential
streets, resulting in unnecessary, traffic hazards. (d) Faulty lot layout in.
relation to size,, adequacy and usefulness, Many of the lots within the area are
insufficient in.size due to the poor platting, -which creates difficult traffic
problems as well as insufficient' si'zelots 'for.residential development. (e) The
existence of conditions which endanger life or property by•fire. Residential
dwellings within the area are of inadequate construction in terms of fire protection,
and the members'.of this governing body have been fully apprised and are aware of'these
facts and conditions; and
WHEREAS there has been prepared and referred to the City Council of the,locality
(herein called the "Governing Body") for review and approval, an Urban Renewal Plan
for the project area, dated. December, 1967, and consisting of ten pages and six
exhibits, supported by the:following supplementary material, data, and recommendations,
which are not part of the Urban Renewal Plan; and
WHEREAS the.project area, which is predominantly.residential in character, is to
be redeveloped for predominantly nonresidential uses.under the Urban Renewal Plan; 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 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 project area
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, recom-
mendations, and certification of the planning body; and
WHEREAS the 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 establish-
mentoof new streetpatit'erns„ the location -and relocation of sewer and water mains
and other public facilities and other public action; and
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Pasco has caused to be made a competent
independent analysis of the local supply of hotel and other transient housing; 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 Project 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 local public
agency as a result of studies, surveys, and inspections in the project areaaarid 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 individuals and 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
design and in poor condition. The street design. -is of such that many of the trucks
and heavy traffic utilizing,industrial uses within the area utilize residential
streets, resulting in unnecessary, traffic hazards. (d) Faulty lot layout in.
relation to size,, adequacy and usefulness, Many of the lots within the area are
insufficient in.size due to the poor platting, -which creates difficult traffic
problems as well as insufficient' si'zelots 'for.residential development. (e) The
existence of conditions which endanger life or property by•fire. Residential
dwellings within the area are of inadequate construction in terms of fire protection,
and the members'.of this governing body have been fully apprised and are aware of'these
facts and conditions; and
WHEREAS there has been prepared and referred to the City Council of the,locality
(herein called the "Governing Body") for review and approval, an Urban Renewal Plan
for the project area, dated. December, 1967, and consisting of ten pages and six
exhibits, supported by the:following supplementary material, data, and recommendations,
which are not part of the Urban Renewal Plan; and
WHEREAS the.project area, which is predominantly.residential in character, is to
be redeveloped for predominantly nonresidential uses.under the Urban Renewal Plan; 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 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 project area
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, recom-
mendations, and certification of the planning body; and
WHEREAS the 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 establish-
mentoof new streetpatit'erns„ the location -and relocation of sewer and water mains
and other public facilities and other public action; and
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Pasco has caused to be made a competent
independent analysis of the local supply of hotel and other transient housing; 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 Project 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 local public
agency as a result of studies, surveys, and inspections in the project areaaarid 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 individuals and 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
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WHEREAS it is necessary that the,Goverring Body take appropriate official
action respecting the relocation program and the Urban Renewal Plan for the Project
in conformity with the contract for financial assistance between the Local,Public
Agency and the United States of America, acting by and through the Housing and
Urban Development Administrator; and
WHEREAS the Governing -Body is cognizant of the conditions 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:
'NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY CF.PASCO DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
1. That it is hereby found and determined that' the Project is a blighted area
and qualifies as an eligible Project area under R.C.W. 35.81.
2. That the Urban Renewal Plan for the Project, having been duly reviewed and
considered, is hereby approved, and the City Manager be and is hereby directed
to file'said copy of the Urban Rnewal Plan with the minutes of this meeting.
3. That it is hereby found and determined that the. objectives of the Urban
Renewal Plan cannot be achieved through more extensive rehabilitation of the
Project area'.
4. That it is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal Plan for the
Project area 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 Project is necessary to enable the Project to be undertaken in
accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area.
6. That the redevelopment of the Urban Renewal Area for predominantly non
residential uses is necessary for the proper development of the community.
7. That it is hereby found and determined that the 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 the Area by private
enterprise.
8. That it is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal•Plan;for the
Urban Renewal Prea gives due consideratifon to the provision oadequate park and
recreational areas and facilities, as may be desirable:!f.or 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.
9. That it is hereby found and determined, as a result of a competent independent.
analysis of the local supply of transient housing, that there exists in the area
a need for additional units of such housing.
10. That it is hereby found and determined that the program for the proper
relocation of individuals and families displaced in carrying out the P'.°roj>ee,t: cr.;.
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 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 Project
area are availhble at rents or prices within the financial means of the displaced
individuals and families, and are reasonably accessible to their places of employment.
11. 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 the Urban Renewal Plan; (b) requests
the various officials, departments, boards, and agencies of the locality having
administrative responsibilities 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 and take appropriate action upon
proposals and measures designed to effectuate the Urban Renewal Plan.
12. 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 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.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 6 day of
February 1968.
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ATTEST:
George D. (E4stman, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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T. Wayne ampbell, ty Attorney
G. E. CARTER,.Mayor
CERTIFICATE OF RECORDING OFFICER
The undersigned hereby certifies that:
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1. He is the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the City of Pasco, Washington,
(hereinafter called the "Locality"), and the custodian of the records of the Locality,
including the minutes of the proceedings of the City Council (hereinafter called
the "Governing Body"); and is duly authorized to execute this certificate.
2. Attached hereto is a true and correct copy of a resolution, including the
WHEREAS clauses, -adopted. at a meeting of the Governing Body held on the 6th day
of February, 1968. (hereinafter called the "Resolution of the Governing Body").
3. Also attached hereto is a true.and correct copy of the Urban Renewal Plan,
which has been.previously approved by the City Council, as evidenced by a duly
certified resolution of that body attached to the Plan, presented at the meeting,
and approved by the Resolution of the Governing Body.
4. The Resolution of the'Governing Body has been duly recorded in the minutes
of the meeting and is now in full force and effect.
5. The meeting was duly convened and held in all -,:respects in accordance with
law and the bylaws of the Locality. To the extent. required by law or the bylaws,
due and proper notice of the meeting was given. A legal quorum of members of the
Governing Body was present throughout the meeting, and a legally sufficient number
of members of the Governing Body voted in the proper manner for the adoption
of the Resolution of the Governing Body. All other requirements and proceedings
under law, the bylaws, or otherwise, incident to the proper adoption of the
Resolution of the Governing Body, including any publication, if required by law,
have been duly fulfilled, carried out, and otherwise observed.
6. If a seal appears below, it constitutes the official seal of the Locality and
was duly affixed by the undersigned at the time this certificate was signed. If
no seal appears, the Locality.does not have and is not legally required to have
an official seal. _I
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersi ed has hereunto set his hand this 2
day of 19.
George D Eastman, City Clerk
STATEMENT OF POLICY
URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, WASH. - R-18
PASCO CITY COUNCIL
PASCO, WASHINGTON
FEBRUARY 6, 1968
WHEREAS, from the inception of the program, residents of and from Urban
Renewal Areas have not participated in the development, and/or redevelopment of
such areas as entrepreneurs, investors, contractors, sub -contractors, etc., AND;
WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Urban Development recognize these
inequities and redesigned the Urban Renewal concept with the view toward, not only
allowing, but encouraging, the full participation of minority group citizens and
low income residents of such areas, in every phase of the Urban Renewal approach,
AND;
WHEREAS, the Pasco City Council realizes that in order to break the
neighborhood deprivation cycle that exists in the area that is the subject of
this Urban Renewal Project, the residents residing therein must be given every
opportunity to participate in the commercial, industrial and residential develop-
ment and redevelopment of the area, AND;
WHEREAS, residents of the project area in question have demonstrated a
capacity to participate in such developments as investors, developers, builders,
etc., through such organizations as the East Pasco Self -Help Cooperative
Association, and/or similiar groups, AND;
WHEREAS, the Pasco City Council is desirous of seeing that the residents
of the proposed Urban Renewal Zone prosper from the benefits of any of the new
H.U.D. Programs and approaches designed to make it both feasible and possible for
economically handicapped residents, and/or minority citizens to share in the
general wealth generated by such projects as investors, developers, builders,
contractors, entrepreneurs, etc., AND;
WHEREAS, the Pasco City Council realizes that such participation is not
only vital but essential to the overall -success of the proposed project, NOW,
THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER
AND/OR THE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY SERVING UNDER HIS DIRECTION
TO DO THE FOLLOWING:
1. Aggressively and thoroughly investigate the possible use of "sweat
equity" by residents property owners, of limited income, to build homes in the
conservation area, and/or elsewhere in the City (the latter can be contracted
out to private agency or other non-profit body once the City has assisted in
developing and processing the necessary "sweat equity" applications).
2. Aggressively and vigorously proceed to assist property owners in the
conservation area in perfecting the rehabilitation of structures earmarked for
rehabilitation to the fullest extent that the law will allow.
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3. Aggressively and vigorously proceed to find developers for low income
housing in publicly, and/or privately owned areas (preferably such developers
would be non-profit organizations),-
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rganizations);
4. Aggressively and vigorously, and to the degree possible, secure major
involvement of owners within the project area, including members of the minority
races, as developers, contractors, sub -contractors, etc., of residential,
commercial, and industrial sites in accordance with the proposed Urban Re-
development Plan.
5. Aggressively and vigorously seek out and acquaint property owners in the
clearance zone (that area proposed for industrial development) of any and all
alternatives short of selling their land to the Urban Renewal Agency and yet,
consistent with developing said areas for industrial use.
6. As regards to Item 5 above, within the range of reason and to the extent
that interest exist, voluntarily, but nevertheless aggressively and vigorously,
assist such persons, pending investment groups, corporate bodies, etc., in
gathering information and satisfying the procedures leading to the securing of
help from the U,S. Commerce Department, the Small Business Development
Administration, and/or private sources, in regard to aiding those in question
secure the necessary resources, including technical assistance and funds
essential to full participation in the development, and/or re -development of
sites within the Urban Renewal Area earmarked for industrial, commercial, and/or
residential use.
7. And finally, in order to further encourage the full participation of
former property owners, plus all other residents in the Urban Renewal Area,
including minority group citizens therein, to participate in the development,
and/or re -development of the proposed industrial, and/or residential sites;
forward the same, a 90 -day advance notice of the forthcoming submission for
sale for any and all parcels of land acquired by the Urban Renewal Agency in
the project site; namely, the proposed industrial area, and/or Conservation
Zone.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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