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RESOLUTION NO. 3,501
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
PREPARE AND SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE
HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR UNDER
TITLE VII OF THE HOUSING ACT OF 1961 FOR A
GRANT TO ASSIST THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK IN THE
ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN OPEN SPACE, PARK AND
RECREATIONAL AREAS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS , Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 as
amended provides for the making of grants by the Housing and
Finance Administrator to States and local public bodies to
assist them in the erection and development of permanent
interests in land for open space uses where such assistance is
needed for carrying out a unified or officially coordinated
program for the provision and development of open-space land
as part of the comprehensively planned development of the urban
areas; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (herein
sometimes referred to as "Applicant") desires to acquire cer-
tain lands known as Rodney Parham and West Fifth Street Parks,
which lands are to be held and used for permanent open space
land as park and recreational area; and,
WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
and the regulations of the Housing and Home Finance Agency
effectuating that Title, provide that no person is to be
discriminated against because of race, color, or national
origin in the use of the land acquired and developed; and,
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of acquiring said
land will be Fifty-Two Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($52,000 .00) .
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
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SECTION 1. That an application be made to the Housing
and Home Finance Agency for a grant in an amount authorized by
Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended, which amount is
presently estimated to be Twenty-Six Thousand and no/100 Dollars
($26,000.00) and that the City of Little Rock will pay the bal-
ance of the costs from other funds available to it.
SECTION 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized
and directed, in addition to executing and filing such applica-
tion with the Housing and Home Finance Agency, to provide addi-
tional information and to furnish such documents as may be
required by said agency, to execute such contracts as are
required by said agency, and to act as the authorized corres-
pondent of the City of Little Rock.
SECTION 3 . That the proposed acquisition is in accord-
ance with plans for the allocation of land for open-space uses,
and that, should said grant be made, the City of Little Rock
will acquire and retain said land for the uses designated in
said application and approved by the Housing and Home Finance
Agency.
SECTION 4. That the United States of America: and the
Housing and Home Finance Administrator be, and they hereby are,
assured of full compliance by the City of Little Rock with
regulations of the Housing and Home Finance Agency effectuating
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
SECTION 5 . This resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after its adoption.
ADOPTED: February 7, 1966
ATTES 7 APPROVED:
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