Approving the Urban Renewal Plan and the feasibility of relocation for the Lasalle Park Urban Renewal Area No. 1, Project Number Ind. R-57

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1 ' 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 covered by the Plan. 8. That it is hereby found and determined that the program for the proper relocation of individuals and families displaced in carrying out the Project 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 individuals and fam- ilies, are not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities than the dwellings of the dis- placed individuals and families in the Project area., are available at rents or prices within the financial means of the individuals and families, and are reasonably accessible to their places of employ- ment. 9. 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 ref- erence, among other things to changes in zoning, the vacating and removal of streets, alleys, and other public ways, the estab- lishment 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 cooper- ation in helping to carry out such 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 said Urban Renewal Plan; and (c) stands ready to consider and take appro- priate action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate said Urban Renewal Plan. 10. 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 applica- tions for such financial assistance under said Title I is hereby approved. -4- R 302