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February 2"~, 1950
Cit~> Council
L. S. Storrs, Zoning; Administrator
SUBJECT, LIR~BAPI REDEV~E?~OPNiEPTT AS API'Ll}?1D TO THE BLLI~4AR PLACE AREA.
In any urban redevelopment project the pity is bound by the
Community Redevelopment Act of California, enacted by Chapter 1326 of the
Statutes of L9~5, arci which is the enabling e~.ct for utilization of
Title I of the United States housing Act of 19A5 which provides federal
financing fcr urban redevel.opmento
Sections 1R to ?1 of the Community Redevelopment tlct of
California set up the follo~ring requisites which must be met before
proceeding under the acts
1. The community must have a planning commission.
2. Tlie community must nave a master plan which must include
at least the follo~wi r>f; o
~.. The general location of streets, highways, transporta-
tion routes and major,public utilities and facilities.
b. Aland use p1.an showing zoning of private lands aril
Locations for scY;ools, public buildings, etc.
r„ A statement of the standards of the -population
density and building intensity recommended in a.rd for the various districts
together with estimates of future population growth.
d. PZaps, charts, plans and other descriptive matter
showing the area or areas in which are found indications of blight.
e. The legislative body must, by ordinance designate
one or more areas as redevelopment areas.
Title I of the Federal A.et sets up similar requirements as to master
plans and requires that the determination be made thateach area in question
is a slum area or° dyteriorati.ng aria vahich is predominately residential in
charact,yx•.
Surr~carizing instructions issued by the Housing and Home Finance
Agency, a, federal agency having charge of administration of the Housing Art of
19q.9, it appears tYrat Santa rioni.ca hae met, in pax•t at least, the requir•er;;ent
that a master plan sha11 have been adopted. It would then be possibly to
r°equest reservation of funds pending the completion of master plans and also
surveys and plans in the preparation. of a project.
As to Belmar Placer it is possible to acquire the land under the
provisions of the two acts provided that .at can be shown that the proposed
use of the area for recreational purposes and armories, as shown in the master
plan for the Givic Center, can be properly correlated to the subsequent residential
development or" other properties ,vithin the general area, which corrclat.io:-~r-could.
seem to be ryasonableo
SU&TECT Uftr.3AR= REDEVELOrn~1L+N'P AS APPL1t;D TO ]'F[E Bi'al i~'fP:R i`'LI!CFI l1RF:A, (Coat+d. )
A~,;tention of the City Council is again invited to the sumrn<ar;y prepared
by this office under date of August 38 19498 covering the general provisions of
the Housing Act of 19490 It will be recalled that this statement shovaed that a
loan os'° 2/3 of tixe total value of the project was possibleo It would seem 'that
in the event that the council is interested in proceeding further, it should
initiate the followings
1. Undertake a .survey of the area or areas considered f'or
redevelopment9 the site and number of the areas being a matter of policy. Such
survey is required foa• federa'1 a.ssistanceo
20 Based upon the data obtained by such surveyse request a
reservation of f.'ederal capital grant funds £o r• the local program. In this
connection it is worth noting that file cost of improving the property may be
considered to be a local contributiori to the project.
3o A reservation having been requestedy the council should,
under the provisions of the Community Redevelopment Act, designate officially the
blighted area or areas and also appoint the members of the Redevelopment Agency set
up under provisions of Section 33 of` the Community Redevelopment Act. Powers and
duties of the agency9 which o°~i11 consist of five resident electorsg are set forth
in Sections 3t,. to 44 of the Act.
Tyre blighted area or areas having been designatede and the agency
appointede the agency is then empowered 'co tr<ansa.ct the business of the Co*a,!unity
Redevelopment project set up thereundera
4. The foregoing having., been accomplishede the Housing and 'Tome
Finance Adminis't-rator would make reservation o£ funds,
5o The local. agency then would apply for a temporary advtxnce of
f.'urtds which could be used for purposes of preparat7.ori o.f planse among other things,
Plans having been completede the agency then would submit its application for
Final advance funds and a contract would be entered into between the Administrator
and the agency, i.t being understood that any indebtness is inrurred by the agency
and does r:at become a gerxeral obligation of the cityo Having obtained the final
advances the advance being from outright grant f°undee the local agency would
complete working planse as distintruished from the I;eneral plans arrd would then
api~l;,r for a temporary loan and final capital E;rant, The temporary loan and the
capital grant having; been approved by the Administrator the work would t`r,ee; be
undertaken and the local agency would apcily for :S.ts final long; term loan of
~/3 of the total cost,
6. This having been approved by the Adcninistratore the project
would 'oe coapleted and all.. costs finally- determined, Rased upon this9 the local
agency would conrpletc provisions for the local grants in a.id (sucl~r as building and
grounds), The long term loan would be~completed. Any r maining federal. grant
monies would be paid and the temporary loan repaid. by the agencyo
„s i have stated verball'ye Cher°e are a number of very material ot:stacles
to be overco;ne9 the foremost o£ which is the requirement that temporar^y~
housinrr for persons to be displaced be found at rentals m,2th5.n their ability to
pays Next in importance probably is the requx°event for permanent hqusir:g for
these personse although it appears that during the course of construction, many
or even !Host of those a="£eoted would. of tYreir own initiative find pervnanent housing
elsewhere.
SUBJECT: URBAI~I REllEVELOPP~NT AS laY°LIN]D `PO i'f~f% BELNIAR PLACE AREA, (Coni'd.)
'Skis office has a very large file of information on the sub,~ect
released through the federal government and the state9 as well as by
private planning agencies- z.rx: would be pleased to meet either with the
council as a whole or any committee of the council. .for further studyo
I would like again to emphasir.ethe fact tYiat, this report should
be considered as a. supplement to the pr°eviously mentioned report of
August, 3, l°4q9 and considered therewith®
LSS/dsz
Respectfully submittedy
L.S, STGRRSy 'Coning Administratox•
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