HomeMy WebLinkAbout1435A RESOLUTION declarin~ the intent of the City of
Bremerton to cooperate with the Federal Government
in connectlo~ with prototype housing in ~'0peration
Breakthrouqh'7.
WtlEREAS:
A. The U.S. Federal Departtnent of Housing and Urban
Development (tIUD) in conducting OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH (BREAKTHROUGH)
to utilize modern techniques of production, marketing and manage-
ment in order to provide quality homes, in volume, for all income
levels through cooperative efforts by private enterprise, labor and
consumers, and by local~ State and Federal ~overnments.
B. As a major phase of BREAKTHROUGH, HUD will evaluate and
approve proposals submitted by private industry for housing systems
and construction conceots involving the application of new technology,
financing methods, and management techniques, designed to supply
aggregated markets with quality housing produced in volume and with
economies achieved through larger scale production, more efficient
management and improvement in systems of production, construction,
land use, and financing.
C. As a further essential phase of BREAKTHROUGH, HUD will
select certain regional prototype sites throughout the country on
which HUD-approve~ housing systems wi!] be constructed for the
purpose of testing~ evaluatin~ an~ demonstrating all aspects~
includinq site layouts a~d development, costs, financing methods,
and market acceptability, as well as the physical quality of the
housing and the construction process.
D. The City of Bremerton desires to be selected bV HUD
as the location for on~ of the re~i0nal prototype sites.
E. Participation by the City of Bremerton in BREAKTHROUGH
will provide it with assistance in solving its problems by affording
opportunities to increase the supply of housin~ for all of its
people, including ].ow- and moderate-income fami].ies, to relieve
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urban congestion and resultin~ urban tensions~ to increas~ its
housing inventory subject to property taxes, to attract new industry
and supporting businesses, to provide new employment opportunities,
to use and implement the results of City planning programs~ and to
share in a wor~.ing partnership with the Feder~t and State govern-
ments and the private sector.
F. The C[ty of Bremerton will further benefit from its
participatiom in BREAKTHP~IG~ in that ~[UD will~ if requested~
provide FHA and public housin~ financin~ for BP, EAKTHPOUGH units and
provide other appropriate assistance under other HUD programs.
G. It is aptici~ated that the prototype housing to be
constructed will involve some variances from local requirements
relatinK to land use, snd construction and occupancy of buildin7s~'
that HUD will approve any such variances; that HUD will arrange
with nationally recoe~nized and professionally acceptable scientific
and engineerin~ or[{amizations for an examination and va!idatio? of
test results and test procedures before or after construction~ and
that HUD will. certify as to the acceptability of the housing for
occupancy and permanent use on the basis of sound performance
standards.
H. The City of ~r...merton desires that prototype housin~
in the BREAKTHR0~G[[ ~ro~ram be constructed on the prototype site
within its jurisd~c' ~ion~ and the City ..... of Bremerton recoKnizes that
sucB construction cannot take ~lace without such approved variances
from such local requirements.
I. HUD is expressly authorized by law to undertake
housing research and studies cooperatively with industry an¢] labor
and public and ?rivate or~anizations~ includlnq the deve].opment
and demonstration of the construction and operation of such housing
and the promotion of acceptance of new and improved techniques. In
connection with suc~ underta~,in~s and all H~D functions, H[~D is
also expressly authorized by law, with the consent of the agency
concerned~ to utilize, contract with amd act throueh any Federal,
State or ].ocat public a~ency or imstrumentalitx,, educational
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institution or nonprofit agemcy or organization amd is authorized
to accept and utilize equipment, facilities or services of the
employees of such agencies, instrumemtalities or organizations.
J. It is amtic~pated that some of the occupants of
BREAKTHROUGH will be families or persons who cannot affor~ to live
im decent~ safe and sanitary housin~ without financial assistance~
and the City of Bremerton is expressly ~uthorized to cooperate in
connection with housin~ for such persons and families~ including
cooperation by way of planning amd replanning, zoninK and rezoning~
and making of exceptions from building regulations and ordinances
and also has qener~ authority to make exceptions from local
requirements relating to land use and construction and occupancy
of buildings and general authority to enter into agreements with
the Federal Government.
NOW, T~-[E~EFORE, for the purpose of enabling and inducing
HUD~ private and public organizations, manufacturers, builders,
investors~ and others who may be involved, to make commitments and
expenditures of fumds and property in comnection with said BREAK-
TH~O[;GH housing on a BPEAKTHRO[[GH prototype site within the juris-
diction of the City of Bremerton,
BE IT ~ESOLVED that with respect to said B~EAKTHROUGH
project the City of Bremerton will:
1. Furnish or cause to be furnished to BREAKTHROUGH and
its occupants public services and facilities of the same character
and to the same extent as are furnished from time to time without
cost or charge to other dwellings and inhabitants in the City.
2. Grant such variances from the building, housing and
other codes and regulations and make such changes in zoning of
the site and surrounding area as may be necessary to permit con-
struction, alteration, occupancy, and disposal for intended use~
of B~EAKTHROUGH or anv part thereof all in accordance with the
ptans~ purposes, and objectives as prescribed or approved by HUD.
3. Assist and cooperate in the planninq, undertaking~
construction operation, and disposal of B~EAKTHROUGH by taking all
other actions and providin~ all other services and facilities
authorized by the housing cooperation law and other applicable laws,
as determined by HUD to be necessary.
4. Enter into appropriate agreements with HUD and others
engaged in any phase of BREAKTHROUGH (and, to the extent it may
lawfully do so, cause or assist others to enter into such agreements)
to assist and cooperate as set forth in "~1'~ through ~'3? above, which
agreements shall contain, among others, provisions to the fo!lowinq
effect:
a. That in the event HUD should declare any of the parties
involved in B_~EAKTHPOUGH to be i~ default, HUD sha].l
have the rieht (i) to succeed to the benefits agree~
to be provided under the agreememt, (ii) to utilize
the eqt.~imment, facilities, and. services of employees
of the City of Bremerton (or other party to such
agreement) to carry out the obligations thereunder,~
and (iii) to incur such costs and expenses as may be
necessary to secure such benefitsu~--d~ ....... the a~,reement__
and deduct the amount thereof from amy amounts other-
wise payable by the Federal Government to the City of
Bremerton (or other party to such agreement).
b. That in the event HUD finds it necessary to take
~ossession or title to BREAKTHROUGh[ or any ~art
thereof, the City of Bremerton wil]~ ~ive full
recoqnition to any such transfer of possessiom or
title and will cooperate thereafter with H~JD in the
execution, o~eration, and disposal of BP, EAKTHPOIJGH.
c. That the a~reement shall not be abrogated or modified
without the comsent of the Federal Governm. emt or its
successors im interest so ]on~ as any contract for
loans~ mortqaqe imsurance~ or other financial assist-
ance or any ~ro~ertv interest bv the Yederal GoverN-
ment, with respemt to BREAKTHPOUGH or any part
thereof, remains in force and effect.
ADOPTED by the City Council this 4th' day of December~
1969~ signed by the ~avor amd attested by the City Cler]< in authen-
tication of such ado~t].on.
ATTEST:
~2E.~h! K.' 'jARSTAD~ ~'ayor
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