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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1996 r ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE DETER RING TO Q,DM1ATE UNSAFE OR INSANITARY DWELLING UNITS IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; APPROVING A FORM OF CONTRACT WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT THI"TO; AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF SAID CONTRACT. WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Worth (herein call— ed the "Authority") proposes to develop and administer a low rent housing project (herein called the "project") within the territorial limits of the 1, City of Fort Worth (herein called the "pity"), including approximately S O` dwelling units; and, YdMVAAS, in connection with the development of the Project, the Au— thority desires to eliminate unsafe or insanitary dwelling units situated with— in the territorial limits of the City substantially equal in number to the number of newly constructed dwelling units to be provided by the Project; and, WHEREAS, the Authority has requested the City to cooperate with it and assist it in the elimination of such unsafe and insanitary dwelling units; and, SAS, there exist in the City unsafe or insanitary dwelling units to a greater number .than the number of new dwelling units to be included in the Project, and it is,necessary and desirable that the City should eliminate such unsafe or insanitary dwelling units to protect the health, safety and morals of the inhabitants of this City; and, WHEREAS, it is necessary that the present low income occupants of unsafe or insanitary dwelling units be provided with new dwelling units at rentals they can afford to pay; and, WHEREAS, the City will directly benefit from the construction of new dwelling units for families of low income and from the elimination of unsafe 4 or insanitary dwelling units within the City: NOW, AMR$, BE IT ORMINM BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TMUS: SECTION 1. That the City hereby determines that for the purpose of aiding said Authority in its efforts to eliminate unsafe and insanitary dwelling units in the City, the City shall cooperate with the Authority by eliminating some of the unsafe or insanitary dwelling units within the territorial limits of the City, at least equal to the number of newly constructed dwelling units to be provided by the Project (less the number of unsafe or insanitary dwell— ing units to be eliminated from the site of the Project by the Authority dur- ing the development of the Project), but in no event to exceed unsafe or insanitary dwelling units• SECTION 2. That the City shall enter into a contract with the Authority substan— tially in the following form: AGREMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH 1• In consideration of the mutual promises of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (herein called the "City") and the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Worth (herein called the •Authority") hereinafter set forth, the City and Authority agree as follows: 2. The City agrees to eliminate unsafe or insanitary dwelling units of a number at least equal to the number of new dwelling units to be provided in a low rent housing project (herein called the "Project") to be developed by the Authority (less the number of unsafe or insanitary (telling units to be elimi— nated from the site of the Project by the Authority during the development of the Project), but in no event to exceed unsafe or insanitary dwelling units• 3• The City agrees to eliminate such unsafe or insanitary dwelling units within the territorial limits of the City. 4• The City agrees to eliminate such unsafe or insanitary dwelling units in one or the other of the following ways, or partly in one of these ways and partly in another: (a) By demolishing dwelling units which are on land acquired by the City by purchase or otherwise, including demolition of such dwelling units on land purchased for any public uses; or (b) By causing the compulsory demolition, effective closing, repair or improvement of such unsafe and insanitary dwell- ing unite; or (a) By inducing private owners voluntarily to eliminate such dwelling units. 5• In computing the number of unsafe or insanitary dwelling units elimi- nated under the terms of this agreement, there *hall be included all unsafe or insanitary dwelling units eliminated under this agreement from the date hereof; provided, however, that all unsafe or insanitary dwelling units elimi- nated by the City prior to the date of this agreement and prior to April 1, 1938 will be counted as elimination under this agreement if the Authority is satisfied that such elimination was undertaken in anticipation of the execu- tion of Chip agreements A. a. In computing the number of unsafe or insanitary dwelling units elimi- nated under the terms of this agreement, the remedying of violations of local building codes or ordinances by compulsory action of the City, in so far as it results in the elimination of unsafe or insanitary dwelling units, shall be considered as elimination. The voluntary remedying of such violations shall not be considered as elimination. 7. For the purpose of this agreement a dwelling unit shall be considered unsafe or insanitary whenever by reason of dilapidation, faulty arrangement or design, lack of ventilation, light or sanitation facilities, or any com- bination of these factors, it is detrimental to safety, health or morals. 8. The Authority agrees: (a) To advise the officers in charge of appropriate depart- manta of the City, of the existence of any unsafe or in- sanitary dwelling units in the City, which the Authority finds as a result of its surveys or•studies; (b) To make reports to the City, from time to time, regarding such matters; and (o) To cooperate with the City in securing the elimination of unsafe or insanitary dwelling units required hereunder. 9s The City agrees to cause its officers in charge of appropriate depart- manta to make reports to the Authority from time to time regarding: (a) The action taken by the City in the elimination or re- pair of unsafe or insanitary dwelling units hereunder; (b) The dates of such action; 1 (a) The location of such dwelling units; and (d) The condition of such dwelling units which made them un- safe or insanitary. 10. The Authority agrees that it will use its beat efforts to develop the Project as rapidly as possible and to operate and maintain such Project for families of low income. The Authority agrees to keep the City fully in- formed as to the status of the Project. 11. The Authority and the City agree that the elimination undertaken and required hereunder shall be considered as a part of the Project* 12• The City agrees to complete the elimination required hereunder with- in one year from the date of physical completion of the Project. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Fort Worth, Texas and the Housing Au- thority of the City of Fort Worth have respectively caused this agreement to be duly executed in triplicate as of the day of May, 1938. CITY OF FORT iYORTR \! Mayor ATTEST City Secretary THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH CBr _ -Chairman dq ICU- Deere y i ORDINANCE No. TithA R" s ity Secretary