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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06092 RES - 03/08/1961- CNC:JKH:3 -7 -61 a RESOLUTION APPROVING THE OFFICIAL PLAN OF ACT I ON. OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR EFFECTIVELY DEALING WITH THE PRORIFM OF URBAN SLUMS AND BLIGHT WITHIN SAID CITY AND AUTHORIZ- ING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGERS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO PRESENT SUCH "PROGRAM" TOGETHER WITH ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND STATEMENTS TO THE'ADMINIS FIN CE AGENCY FOR APPROVAL PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF THE FEDERAL HOUSING ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREASP AS A CONDITION TO CERTAIN PRESCRIBED FEDERAL FINANCIAL AND OTHER AID AND ASSISTANCE SECTION 101 (C) OF THE FEDERAL HOUSING ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED, REQUIRES THE SUBMISSION TO THE HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR BY EACH LOCALITY OF A PROGRAM (WHICH SHALL INCLUDE AN OFFICIAL PLAN OF ACTION, AS IT EXISTS FROM TIME TO TIME, FOR EFFECTIVELY DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM OF URBAN SLUMS AND BLIGHT WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PRESERVATION OF A WELL- PLANNED COMMUNITY WITH WELL - ORGANIZED ENVIRONMENT FOR ADEQUATE FAMILY LIFE) FOR UTILIZING APPROPRIATE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC RESOURCES TO ELIMINATES AND PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OR SPREAD OFD SLUMS AND URBAN BLIGHT, TO ENCOURAGE NEEDED URBAN REHABILITATION TO PROVIDE FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF BLIGHTED DETERIORATED, OR SLUM AREAS, OR TO UNDERTAKE SUCH OF THE AFORESAID ACTIVITIES OR OTHER FEASIBLE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE SUITABLY EMPLOYED TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF SUCH A PROGRAM; AND WHEREAS THERE HAS BEEN PREPARED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS, FOR PRESENTATION TO THE SAID HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE ADMINI- STRATOR SUCH.A PLAN OF ACTIONS WHICH PLAN HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF SAID CITY, WHICH PLAN APPEARS TO BE AN ACCEPTABLE AND EFFECTIVE PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE AFORESAID PURPOSES; AND WHEREAS, IT IS THE DESIRES PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAID CITY TO UTILIZE AVAILABLE APPROPRIATE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC RESOURCES TO THE END THAT OUR CITY MAY RID ITSELF OF AND PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OR SPREAD OF SLUMS AND URBAN BLIGHT AND UNDERTAKE SUCH OF THE AFORESAID ACTI- VITIES OR OTHER FEASIBLE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE SUITABLY EMPLOYED TO 6u .q� ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF SUCH PLAN: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT THE HEREINABOVE MENTIONED "PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT" FOR SAID CITY BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, APPROVED AS THE OFFICIAL PLAN OF ACTION OF OUR COMMUNITYFOR EFFECTIVELY DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM OF URBAN SLUMS AND BLIGHT WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PRESERVATION OF A WELL- PLANNED COMMUNITY WITH WELL - ORGANIZED ENVIRONMENT FOR ADEQUATE FAMILY LIFE, AND THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PRESENT, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SUCH "PROGRAM ", TOGETHER WITH ALL REQUIRED SUP- PORTING DOCUMENTS AND STATEMENTS, TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE AGENCY FOR APPROVAL PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SAID TITLE I, HOUSING ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED. SECTION 2. THAT IT BEING OF PUBLIC INTEREST THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BE RECERTIFIED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF THE FEDERAL HOUSING ACT OF 1954, AND IT BEING OF IMPERATIVE NECESSITY TO COOPERATE WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR OF HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE AGENCY IN ORDER THAT THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI MAY RECEIVE THE BENEFITS OF SAID TITLE I OF THE FEDERAL HOUSING ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED, ALL OF WHICH CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT F/RW AND AFTER S PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED THIS //J DAY OF 61. T C AT MAYOR THE CITY 0 C RPUS C STI, TEXAS CITY SECkE A APPROVED AS 0 LEGAL F RM THI Lf! DAY OF , 1961: TY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS JI Jj DAY OF 19_�_z TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE- GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU- TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, 1, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIRE- MENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, MAY THE CITY C PUS CHR S I, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES ELS.ROY KINQ JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO,.SR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LD2ANO, SR.