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redevelopment or urban renewal plans of the said City, and any assistance <br /> which may be given by any public body of the said City in connection there- <br /> with are public uses and purposes for which public money may be expended <br /> and private property acquired; and <br /> WHEREAS, recommendations have been made to the City Council of <br /> University City by the Plan Commission of University City ("Plan Commission") <br /> and the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of University City <br /> ("Authority") concerning a certain blighted, insanitary, deteriorated and <br /> deteriorating area; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of University City is } <br /> cognizant of the conditions that are imposed in the undertaking and carrying <br /> out of urban renewal projects, including those prohibiting discrimination <br /> because of race, color, creed, sex or national origin; and j <br /> WHEREAS, the Authority has had presented to it studies of the <br /> location, physical condition of the structure, land use, environmental <br /> influences, and the social, cultural and economic conditions of the Project <br /> Area, and has determined that the Project Area is an insanitary area and that <br /> it is detrimental and a menace to the safety, health and welfare of the <br /> inhabitants and users thereof and of the locality as a whole because of the <br /> predominance of a building and improvements which, by reason of dilapidation, <br /> deterioration, age or obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation, <br /> light, air, sanitation or open spaces, or the existence of conditions which <br /> endanger life or property by fire or other causes, or any combination of such <br /> factors, is conducive to crime and juvenile delinquency and constitutes an <br /> economic and social liability and is detrimental to the public health, safety, <br /> morals and welfare in its present condition and use, and such conditions and <br /> use should be eliminated in the public interest, and the members of the City <br /> Council have been fully apprised by the Authority and are aware of these facts <br /> and conditions; and <br /> WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the City Council <br /> of the City of University City for review and approval the Redevelopment Plan <br /> for the Project Area, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B (the <br /> "Plan"); and <br /> WHEREAS, the Plan has been approved by the Board of Commissioners <br /> of the Authority; and <br /> 2 <br />