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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.