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I I I 1972-21 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR EL MOLINO URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT NO. TEX. R-140(c); AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, under the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to provide financial assistance to Local Public Agencies for undertaking and carrying out urban renewal projects; and, WHEREAS, it is provided in such Act that contracts for financial aid thereunder shall require that the Urban Renewal Plan for the respective project area be approved by the governing body of the locality in which the project is situated and that such approval include findings by the governing body that: (1) the financial aid to be provided in the contract is necessary to enable the project to be undertaken in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan; (2) the Urban Renewal Plan will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the locality' as a whole, for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area by private enterprise; (3) the Urban Renewal Plan conforms to a general plan for the develop- ment of the locality as a whole; and (4) the Urban Renewal Plan 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; and, WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of San Marcos, Texas, (herein called the "Local Public Agency") has entered into a planning contract for financial assistance under such Act with the united States of America, acting by and through the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to which Federal funds were provided for; and, WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the Local Public Agency undertake and carry out the urban re- newal project (herein called the "Project") identified as the El Molino Urban Renewal Project, Tex. R-140(c) and encompassing the area bounded by the area shown in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part hereof, in the City of San Marcos, State of Texas, (herein called the "Locality"); and, WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has applied for additional financial assistance under such Act and proposes to enter into an additional contract or contracts under the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the undertaking of, and for making available additional financial assistance for the Project; and, WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has made detailed studies of the location, physical condition of structures, land use, environmental influences, and social, cultural and economic conditions of the project area and has determined that the area is a slum and blighted area and that it is detrimental and a menace to the safety, health, and welfare of the inhabitants