3726 RESOLUTION NO. 3,726
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO FILE AN APPLICATION
WITH THE FEDERAL HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT, AN AGENCY OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA FOR A FEDERAL GRANT-IN-
AID TO ACOTIRE HALL COVE PARK; MD FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as
amended, provides for the making of grants by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development to States and local public bodies to
assist them in the acquisition and development of permanent interest
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 com-
prehensively planned development of the urban area; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock herein sometimes
referred to as Applicant desires to acquire fee simple title to
certain land known as Hall Cove Park which land is to be held and
used for permanent open-space land for Park • Recreational purposes;
and,
WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and
the regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
effectuating that Title, provide that no person shall be discriminated
against because of race, color, or national origin in the use of the
land acquired; and,
WHEREAS, it is recognized that the contract for Federal
grant will impose certain obligations and responsibilities upon the
Applicant and will require among other things (1) assurances that
families and individuals displaced as a result of the open-space land
project are offered decent, safe, and sanitary housing, (2) compliance
with Federal labor standards, and (3) compliance with Federal require-
ments relating to equal employment opportunity; and,
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of acquiring said
interest will be $65,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of necessary demo-
lition and removal of improvements on said land will be $500.00; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the total amount of reloca-
tion payments to be made to eligible site occupants displaced from
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property to be acquired will be $1,000.00; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, .ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. That an application be made to the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development 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 $33, 250.00 and that the Applicant
will pay the balance of the cost from other funds available to it.
SECTION 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized
and directed to execute and to file such application with the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, to provide additional informa-
tion and to furnish such documents as may be required by said Depart-
ment, to execute such contracts as are required by said Department,
and to act as the authorized correspondent of the Applicant.
SECTION 3. That the proposed acquisition is in accordance
with plans for the allocation of land for open-space uses, and that,
should said grant be made, the .applicant will acquire and retain said
land for the use designated in said application and approved by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
SECTION 4. That the United States of America and the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development be, and they hereby are,
assured of full compliance by the Applicant with regulations of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI
of the Civil Rights .;ct of 1964.
SECTION 5. That there exists in the locality an adequate
amount of decent, safe and sanitary housing which is available to
persons displaced as a result of the open-space land project, at prices
which are within their financial means, and which are not generally
less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial
facilities than the dwellings of the displaced individuals and families,
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and it is the sense of this body that such displacees, if any, will be
relocated in accordance with applicable regulations of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development.
SECTION 6. That the United States of .imerica and the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development be, and they hereby are,
assured of full compliance by the Applicant with the Federal labor
standards imposed under Title VII of the Housing wict of 1961, as amended.
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SECTION 7. This Resolution shall be in full force
and effect from and after its adoption.
,ADOPTED: February 20, 1967
ATTEST: � raa' 'ROVEL: /
City Clerk Mayor
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