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r I I I 1- l evidence produced at the public hearing held in connection therewith, that at least 50 per cent of the strucutres in said slum clearance and redevelopment sections of El Molino Urban Renewal Project, Tex. R-140(c) are dilapidated beyond the point of feasible rehabilitation, or are otherwise unfit for rehabilitation; and (b) that there exists other blighting characteristics, such as overcrowding of structures on the land, mixed uses of structures, narrow, crooked, in- convenient, conjested, unsafe and otherwise deficient streets, and deficiencies in public utilities, recreational and community facili ties. 5. That it is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area conforms to the general plan of the Locality. 6. That is is hereby found and determined that the financial aid provided and to be provided pursuant to the contracts for Federal financial assistance pertaining to the Project is necessary to enable the project to be undertaken in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan for the Project Area. 7. That is is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal Plan for the Urban Renewal Area will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the Locality as a whole, for the urban renewal of the Area by private enterprise. 8. That is 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. 9. That is 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 dis- placed individuals and families are at least equal in number to the number of displaced individuals and families, are not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities than the dwellings of the displaced individuals and families in the Project area, 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. 10. 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 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 relocation 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 Urban Renewal Plan; (b) requests the various officials, departments, boards, and agencies of the Locality having administrative responsibilities in the premises like- wise to cooperate to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with the Urban Re- newal Plan; and (c) stands ready to consider and take appropriate action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate the Urban Renewal Plan.