Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 80-12-CDBG Butler Terrace Redevelopment — reading text

Meeting. 3. That it is hereby found and determined that where clearance is pro- posed, that the objectives of the Butler Terrace Redevelopment Plan cannot be pa ge 4 Resolution No. E()-/"'~./ achieved through more extensive rehabilitation of portions of the NSA comprising the Program. 4. That it is hereby found and determined that the Butler Terrace Redevelopment Plan for the Program conforms to the general plan of the Locality. be 5. That it is hereby found and determined that the financial aid to 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 NSA for the area comprising the Program. 6, That the redevelopment of the NSA for predominantly residential uses is necessary for the proper development of the community. 7. That it is hereby found and determined that the Butler Terrace Re- development Plan for the NSA comprising the Program will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the Locality as a whole, for the redevelopment of the area by private enterprise, 8. That it is hereby found and determined that the Butler Terrace Redevelopment Plan for the NSA 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 covered by the Plan, 9, That it is hereby found and determined, as a result of a competent of the local supply of transient housing, that there exists independent analysis 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 Butler Terrace Redevelopment Plan in decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings in conformity with acceptable standards is feasible and can be reasonably and timely and that effected to permit the proper prosecution and completion of the Plan; such dwellings or dwelling units available or to be made available to such displaced individuals and families, are not generally less desirable in regard and public and commercial facilities than the dwellings to public utilities of the displaced individuals and families in the area comprising the program, are available 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 Butler Terrace Redevelopment Plan hereby approved, it is found and determined 4' pa ge 5 Resolution No. r(}-/~ 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 re- location 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 Butler Terrace Redevelopment 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 Butler Terrace Redevelopment Plan, and ( c) stands ready to consider to take appropriate action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate the Butler Terrace Redevelopment Plan. 12, That financial assistance under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949 and Community Development Act of 1973, as Amended, is necessary to enable the land in the areas comprising the Program to be redeveloped in accordance with the Butler Terrace Redevelopment Plan for the Program, and accordingly is approved, 13, That, in order to facilitate the effectuation of the Butler Terrace Redevelopment Plan, the authority to exercise the powers of Eminent Domain in the event that properties are not able to be purchased through negotiations and/ or in the event clear title is not available, the property being described as follows; LOTS 1- 4 and 14- 26 inclusive in BLOCK 2; LOTS 1- 26 inclusive in BLOCK 3; LOTS 1- 22 inclusive in BLOCK 4; LOTS 1- 3, 9- 14, and 20- 22 inclusive in BLOCK 5; ALSO WINDHAM DRIVE SE and TUPELO AVE. SE between THIRD STREET and HOLLYWOOD BLVD. as part of the Brooks Addition to Fort Walton Beach, Florida lying in the Southwest Quarter of SECTION 13, Township 2 South, Range 24 West Recorded 12 June, 1945 in Okaloosa County, Florida. 14. City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, makes the following findings of fact: a) A feasible method exists for the location of families who will be from the Community Redevelopment Area in decent, safe and displaced sanitary dwelling accommodations within their means without undue hard- ship to such families; b) The Community Redevelopment Plan conforms to the general plan of the municipality as a whole; c) The Community Redevelopment Plan gives due consideration to p.age 6 Resolution No. 80- lv the provision of adequate park and recreational facilities that 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 covered by the plans; d) The Community Redevelopment Plan will afford maximum opportunity consistent with the sound needs of the municipality as a whole, for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the Community Redevelopment Area by private enterprise; e) That a shortage of housing of sound standards and design which is decent, safe and sanitary exist in the municipality; f) That the need for housing accommodations has been or will be increased as a result of the clearance of slums in certain areas; g) That the conditions of blight in the area and the shortage of decent, safe and sanitary housing cause or contribute .to an increase in and spread of disease and crime, and constitute a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare; h) That the acquisition of the area for residential uses is an integral part of and is essential to the program of the municipality, 15. That the portion of the Community Redevelopment Plan designated for non- residential uses is so established upon the finding that such non- residential uses are necessary and appropriate to facilitate the property growth and develop- ment of the community in accordance with sound planning standards and local community objectives and acquisition may require the exercise of governmental action because of economic disuse, unsuitable topography and faulty lot layout, lack of correlation of the area with other areas of the municipality by streets and modern traffic requirements, This Resolution shall become effective upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, ADDPTED:~ I~ _ MAYOR: u.. [ j ATTEST: JU / JcP ~ CITY CLERK