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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08818 RES - 03/27/1968• BJW:3/26/68 1 • RESOLUTION WHEREAS, SECT ION 117 OF THE HOUSING ACT OF 1949, AS AMENDED, AUTHOR- IZES THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR TO MAKE GRANTS TO MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES TO ASSIST THEM IN CARRYING OUT PROGRAMS OF CONCENTRATED CODE ENFORCEMENT IN DETERIORATED OR DETERIORATING AREAS IN WHICH SUCH ENFORCEMENT, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS TO BE PRO- VIDED BY THE LOCALITY, MAY BE EXPECTED TO ARREST THE DECLINE OF THE AREA; AND WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN FOUND AND DETERMINED BY THIS BODY THAT THERE EXISTS IN THIS LOCALITY CERTAIN DETERIORATED OR DETERIORATING AREAS FOR WHICH A PROGRAM OF CONCENTRATED CODE ENFORCEMENT, COMBINED WITH CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, MAY BE EXPECTED TO ARREST THE DECLINE OF THE AREA; AND WHEREAS, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT THE GRANT OF FUNDS PURSUANT TO SECTION 117 WILL IMPOSE CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES UPON THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AMONG WHICH IS THE OBLIGATION TO ASSURE THAT ANY PERSONS WHO MAY BE DISPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAMS ARE RELOCATED INTO DECENT, SAFE, AND SANITARY HOUSING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; AND WHEREAS, TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AND THE REGULA- TIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT EFFECTUATING THAT TITLE, PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON SHALL, ON THE GROUND OF RACE, COLOR, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN, BE EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATION IN, BE DENIED THE BENEFITS OF, OR BE SUBJECTED TO DISCRIMINATION IN THE UNDERTAKING AND CARRYING OUT OF ANY PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER TITLE I OF THE HOUSING ACT OF 1949, AS AMENDED: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 1. THAT AN APPLICATION BE FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR A CODE ENFORCEMENT GRANT UNDER SECTION 117 OF THE HOUSING ACT OF 1949, AS AMENDED, OF TWO- THIRDS OF THE COST OF UNDERTAKING AND CARRYING OUT A CODE ENFORCEMENT 18181 8 PROGRAM, WHICH COST IS NOW ESTIMATED TO BE $2,028,513, IN AN AREA OR AREAS TO BE DESIGNATED AND SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN SUCH APPLICATION, AND THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE AND FILE SUCH APPLICATION, TO PROVIDE SUCH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND FURNISH SUCH DOCU- MENTS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, TO EXECUTE SUCH CONTRACT OR CONTRACTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE GRANT APPLIED FOR, TO EXECUTE AND FILE REQUISITIONS FOR FUNDS, AND TO ACT AS THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IN THE ACCOMPLISH- MENT OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM. 2. THAT DURING THE PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE CODE ENFORCE- MENT GRANT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WILL MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF EXPENDITURES FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, EXCLUSIVE OF EXPENDITURES IN ANY FEDERALLY ASSISTED CODE ENFORCEMENT OR TITLE I URBAN REVEWAL PROJECT AREAS, THAT IS NOT LESS THAN THE AVERAGE YEARLY EXPENDITURE FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE LOCALITY FOR THE TWO FULL FISCAL YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE FILING OF THE APPLICATION. 3. THAT THE LOCALITY HAS A PROGRAM FOR AND WILL PROVIDE IN A TIMELY MANNER ALL NECESSARY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AREA. 4. THAT THERE EXISTS IN THE LOCALITY AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF DECENT, SAFE, AND SANITARY HOUSING WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO PERSONS DISPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND RELATED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAMS, AT PRICES WHICH ARE WITHIN THEIR FINANCIAL MEANS AND WHICH ARE NOT GENERALLY LESS DESIRABLE IN REGARD TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL FACILI- TIES THAT THE DWELLINGS OF THE DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, AND IT IS THE SENSE OF THIS BODY THAT SUCH DISPLACEES, IF ANY, WILL BE RELOCATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. 5. THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR BE, AND THEY HEREBY ARE, ASSURED OF FULL COMPLIANCE BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WITH REGULATIONS OF THE -2- CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS p , �y - 7 DAY OF Qk,p..%/ '19 ca a TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN- SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION 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, REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI- NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES JACK R. BLACKMON GLc.p& RON -NIE SIZEMORE 'j`— V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES JACK R. BLACKMON Q RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. ®yt_ P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. `At — P. LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL Q112 - W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS