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July 14, 1964 <br /> <br /> "Enclosed is-~raselnti~rn pes~ed ~by: the ~i~y ~eunc-i& of San ~esndro for s~bmission to the ANA <br />Resolutions Committee. <br />This ~esol~ti~en ~s ba~e~ 9~ '~h~ ~r. it~cal:need fo~ r~vi~alizing..our, do~ntow~usiness districts. <br />This resolution is else based on our exper~nce in San Leandro where:, by-~re~velop, l.ng s smell <br />five block bus,ness area in the heart of the down,own area, we completed the projec~ within three years with e <br />sharp upward trend in proper~y ~alnes and rexes. Th~s w.onld no5 have been pnss~ble un~er~ the hormel Federal <br />Sroce~ures and controls which have heretofore spplied 5o reszdenEiai rede~elopmenr~~ Yet, .it is this kind of <br />speed and fl[exibDlity, coupled with Federal Grants that ma~y cities need to resolve their bnsiness district <br />problem." <br /> <br /> .... ~U~BA~N RENEW. AL. PROGRAM I~PROVENIF~TS.: <br /> <br /> ~I4~R~AS, the urbaR~e~wal ~p~gram, ~stablished b~ Con~ressI in ~itle I of ~he Housing Act o~ 194~ <br />and subse~uentlF e~panded o~ <br />the nation in their effort ~o ~elimi~aCe~sl~s and ~light and 5o cre~e a ~he.althy: viable and prosperous urben <br />en~iro~ent for thei'r i~abi~nt~ <br /> <br /> ~AS, the co~ercial sr~a~s o~ ~he ~ity c~no5 pr~op~mly threaten impor~sn~ no~esidential <br />espects, of~ khe city, ~esp~oist~ t~e ~omme~.c~al~ disTr~L~t~ wh~ich ~oo~s~ute s~major~ p~% -~- T~s ~ax~ base and ~ich <br />provides essential employm~n{ for its residauts; and <br /> <br /> ~W~', 3w~thout ~F~e~s~ f.in~nc~: as~istan~ i~ .%he form of ~ra~s under the urben renewal <br />program it would~ ~m~a~ble ~r~ ~s~. ~cities ~5o s.ttsck and:ove~ome the~ blight and dec~y which. ~hreaten both <br />their r~idenbial and no~esid~tial .ereas <br /> <br /> NOW~, ~FO~, BE IT ~SOL~ED ~t the American ~u~icipal Association serenely sup~rKs the, <br />precipice ~hat urban re~a~ <br /> ~ d <br />and thet present srbit~ry re~tric~i'ons in the' s~atute on the use of the aid by the cities of the nation shoul <br />be ~emoved and recognition Eive~ to the special functions, needs ~ problems of the culturel business districts <br /> <br /> A~ ~E IT F~R RESOLVED that~m~re simpLivied~prooed~es ~nd co~trols (mone nearly like those <br />of ~e Federal Open Space Land Program) be permitted for such a gran~ program. <br /> <br /> On motion adjourn~ <br /> <br />Approved <br /> <br />President <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />