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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-12-11 34-P RESOLVE�— 34-P Introduced by Councilor Groes, Dec. 11, 1%1 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) �RVS01119, ApDraval of_Cornmr ti n.Agree, t b t._..... City of, Bangor„_,__ and Urban Renewal Authority By that City Carnal ot'dw City ofBwwyor: RESOLVED, THAT the Cosporation Agreement by and between the City Council of the City of Bangor and the Bangor Urban Renewal Authority is approved in its entirety. RECEIVED 1961 DEC -7 PM 9:59 CITY CLERK'S OFFICE '4Y Ar BANGOR. MAINE IN CITY COMIC Dec. 11, 1961 Amended by deleting the work -corporation" and substituting cooperation. As amended, tabled. CI RK IN CITY WNCIL Dec. 27, 1961 Voted to remaln on table. CITYK IN CITY CCONCIL Jan. 8, 1962 Voted to remain on table. Ulp RESOLVE IN CITY COUNCIL Jan, 22, 1962 Taken from table, Indefinitely Postponed COOPERATION AGHPEMNJT CITY OF BANGOR RANCOR URBAN RRffn%L AUTHORITY MIS AGREEMENT entered into this _my of 19_, by and between the BANGOR URBAN BENE+AL AUTHORITY (hereinafter called the "ambR ority"), a public body, politic and corporate, duly organized and existing miner the provisions of the Urban Renewal Authority Law of Maine as set forth in the Private and Special Laws of 1957, Chapter 169, (hereinafter called the "Authority Law") and having its usual place of business in the City of Bangor, County of Penobscot, State of Maine: and the CITY OF BANGOR, a public body, politic and corps - rate, (hereinafter called the "City") wltneeseth that: VIRHEAS) on Uecmber 7, 1961, the Authority approved and adopted a plan (here- inafter called the "Renewal Plane) for the asseably, clearance, redevelopment and renewal, under the Authority Law of blighted and substandard area in the City (here- inafter called the "Renewal Project"), said area being more particularly described In said plan, and which plan is hereby incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth; said area is known as the Stillwater Park Urban Renewal Project Area, and is generally hounded by the following streets: on the south by Mt. Hope Avenue, on the north by Stillwater Avenue, on the east by the rear lot lines of the properties fronting an the east aide of Dartmouth Street, and on the west by the rear lot lines of properties fronting on the west side of Birch Street; and IRL^AEAS, on , the City Council of the City of Bangor (hereinafter called the "Council") approved the aforesaid Renewal Plan as being feasible and in conformity with the Neater Plan of the City and mass certain other findings of fact required by law in co mectim therewith; and WHEREAS, the Authority will need contributions or grants of money, properties or services Pram the City and the United States Government (hereinafter called the "Government") in order to carry out and complete sad Renewal Plan; and WIfR'REAS, the City is authorized by the Authority Law to make such contributions or pence to the Authroity, and the Government is authorized by Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended to date (hereinafter called the "Housing Act") to make windier contributims or grants; .and 1,51ERVAG, it is provided in Section 104 of the Housing Act Met a contract between the Government and a local agency engaged in a renewal project providing for capital contributions of grants from the Govermsent shall require similar local contributions or grants equal to at least one-fourth of the aggregate net project coat as defined therein; and 'dHEHPAS, it is further provided in Section 110 (d) of the Housing Act that the aforesaid local contributima or grants (therein defined as "Local Grants -in -Aid") W consist of: 11(1) rash grants, (2) donations at cash value of land (exclusive of land in streets, alleys, and other public rights-of-way which may be discontinued in connection with the project) and demolition or removal work, or site improvements in the project area, at their cast, and (j) the provisions, at their cost, of }arks, playgrounds, and public buildings or facilities * * * which are primarily. of direct benefit to the project and which are necessary to serve or support the new uses of Land in the project area in accordance with the redevelopment plan: Provided, that, in any case where, in the determinatim of the Administrator, any park, playgmund, public building, or facility is of direct and substantial benefit both to the pro- ject and to other areas, the Administrator shell provide that, for the purpose of computing the aemvud of the local grants-in-aid far such project, there shall be included an allomce of an appropriate portion (as detervuned by the Administrator) of the cost of such park, playground, public buildinq;, or facility. No demolition or removal work, improvement, x facility for which a State, municipality, or ether public body has received or has contracted to receive any grant or subsidy from the United States, or any agency, or instrumentality thereof, for suM work, or the am- struction of such improvement or facility, shall he eligible for inclusion as a local giant-in-aid in connection with the project or projects assisted under this title". and NOT, THEREFORE, IT IS HERFBY AGREED BY AND BET?•.Q1 THE PARTIES HERETO AS MILONS: 1. Immediately upon receipt of fonds puvausat to a loan and grant contract between the Authority and the Government under the Housing Act (an application for said contract be" been heretofore filed with the Government by the Authority) the Authority will undertake said Renewal Project in accordance with said Renewal Plan, and comments and carry out as expscUtiously as possible each successive phase of the project as funs are made available. 2. To defray the aggregate net project coat of the project as computed and determined in accordance vdth the provisions of the Housing Act, the Authority rill comply with all necessary conditions, statutory or otherwise, to obtain a capital grant do,ation from the Coverrseert under Section 103 (a) of the Housing Act in the vwtlmum anuat allowed by law, it being provided that said capital grant donation shall be in an amount not W exceed three-fourths of said agVegate net project cost of the Project, as determined in accordance %its the provisions of aforesaid loan and grant contract. 3. The City will make a total contribution to the Authority of an amount (whether in cash, properties, or services) equal to as least one-fourth of said aggregate net project cost of the Redevelopment Project as finally determined in accordance with the National Housing Act of 1949 a$ amendedmdaleand approved by the Scanning aha Hone Finance Administrator of the United States in accordance with the aforesaid loan and grant contract, notwitbataMing Mat the present eetiesta of that cost may be. To meet this obligation the City agrees to Banish the following: (a) Transfers of Land: When the Authority shall require possession there- of An execution of the Redevelopment Project, the City will abandon and convey to the Authority all of its interest in those percale of land designated below by reference to the --Property haps Mock aha Parcel Numbers, -- and the City shall receive full credit on its obligations hereunder for the appraised fair market value thereof as approved by the Govarmmnt but presently estimated as indicated below: Block & Parcel Block & Parcel Numbers Estimated value Numbers Estimated Value 1-4 $ 575 9-13 $ 75 1-9 20625 10.2 200 6-4 450 10-5 625 7-1 3,125 10-16 200 7-7 150 12-4 75 84 150 15-2 250 9-3 700 15-21 475 9-12 175 17-7 2,250 (b) Supporting Facilities (1) The City of Bangor will construct approximately 800 feet of storm Main in Mt. Hope Avenue from the eastern boundary of the project on Mt. Hope Avenue to the testing Main system. Work is to begin within 8 months after date of this Agree- ment and to be completed within 30 monthetbureafter. The City is to receive credit for these improvements based on their utility to the project area as determined by Housing and Hcme Finance Agency. (Present estimate of credit $11,900.00). (2) The City of Bangor will construct approximately 715 feet of ate= Main from the northerly boundary of the project at Stillwater Avenue to a point of connection with the existing 36 inch combined sewer. Work is to begin within 8 months after date of this Agreement and to be completed within 30 months thereafter. The City is to receive oredit for these improvements based on their utility to the project area as determined by Housing and Home Finance Agency. (Present estimate of credit $10,710.00). (3) Cost of engineering plane and specification and supervision: The City will provide or contract for the necessary engineering services for items (1) and (2) above. The city is to receive credit for this coat based an their utility to the Project Area as determined by Housing and Home Finance Agency. (c) Site Improvements (1) It is understood that the City of Bangor will receive credit Presently estimated at $3,850.00 for the construction of the new bituminous sidewalk on the project side of Mt. Hope Avenue between Birch and Harvard Streets completed in 1959 and 1960. (2) The City of Bangor x111 contribute to the proposed development of the playground on Headed Street as proposed In the Urban Renewal Plan to the extent of the difference between total estimated coat (presently estimated to be $15,010.00) and the amount approved by Housang and Home Finance Agency as an elig- ible site improvement. (Presently estimated to be $7,505.00). (3) The City of Bangor will contribute to the proposed construction of storm drains and street improvements in Stillwater Avenue as sMwx on the attached schedule, to the extent of 50% of the total cost of such construction. (Presently estimated to be $250168.00). (4) Howard Street Playground: The Authority will dedicate to the City M Bangor, and the City of Bangor will accept such dedication, of a playground contain- ing approximately 9.3 acres lying to the past of Howard Street as shown an the attached proposed Site Plan. (d) Site Improvements by Bator Water District (1) The Bangor (dater District agrees to Install water lines in this Project as shown on the attached Hap ($12) to the extent of a totaljustified capital expenditure presently estimated at $60,143.60 as indicated in a letter from the Bangor nater District addressed to Mr. Walter A. C. Snook, acted November 9, 1961, a copy of which is attached. (e) Cash Grants: The Authority may make demand spin the City for payment on account of its obligations hereunder, and within one month after each each demand the City will pay the Auth- ority each amount so demanded. On or before the completion of the Renewal Project by the Authority and the determination of the actual aggregate net cost thereof in accordance with s the provisionof the loan and grant contract referred. to in the paragraph 1 hereof, but in no event later than February 11, 1964, the City will make one ormore cash contributions to the Authority in segregate amounts which together with non-cash contributions will be sufficient to bring she City's total Contributions hereunder up to an mount at least equal to on fourth of the estimted or actual net Project cost; provide ,, however, that if said cash contributions are made on the baeie of estimates they shall be increased by an additional contribution from the City to the Authority, or decreased by a refund from the Authority to the City, to the and that the total of cash and non - ash contributions hereunder shall equal at least one-fourth of said aggregate net Project coat. (4) It is understood antl agreed that the City:a financial obligations hereunder is to make a total contribution or grant equal to at least one-fourth of Ube aggre- gate net project cost, as to be competed in accordance with the terms of the Housing Act, which one-fourth obligation is presently estimated at $355,184.00• (5) The City shell discontinue and abandon all Public streets, roads and alleys within the Project Area, as described in the Renewal Plan, and convey to the Auth- ority each interest as the City may have in such discontinued sites, with the ex- ception that any of said rights in and to those streets adjacent to land now owned by the City and not to be cond®med by the Authority x111 not be conveyed to the Authority. (6) The City, acting by its Council, will change ormodify local building, Doing and sanitary codes and regulations to the extent n Bary or desirable to permit carrying out the Project, and to provide for the relocation of families to be displaced from the Project Area in accordance with the Relocation Plan. (T) The Authority will give a deed or deed of easement to the City for all land or right-of-ways necessary for the location, relocation, reconstruction or widening of any public street or sewer within the Project Area. 0 WITNESS Ygff.PP/JF the City and the Authority terve respectively caused this Agreement to be duly executed in triplicate as of the day and year first above written: ATTEST: RANCOR URBAN RF IWL ANTHORITY RANCOR, MAINE 0 Robert N. Haskell, Chairman CITY OF MGM, MAINE By: Joseph R. Coupal, Jr City Manager BANGOR WATER DISTRICT STM14AM AMU6 ITEM QUffITY MIT STREETS: New Sidesalk 700 LF Esplanade 1,735 SY Excavate to 20" 615 LF. below fin, surf. 3,M SY New base 18" gravel, New surf. 2" blk. Top 3,200 SY STMN DRAINS: Neu N.H. 4 EA. New C.B. 4 M. New Line 18" 615 LF. 24" 160 LF.