4357 RESOLUTION NO. 4,357
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE
CITY MANAGER TO FILE APPLICATION WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT,
AN AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
FOR A FEDERAL GRANT-IN-AID TO ACQUIRE AND
DEVELOP PFEIFER SCHOOL PARK AND HANGER HILL
PARK; AND 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 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
area; and
WHEREAS , the City of Little Rock desires to acquire and develop
certain landsknown as Pfeifer School Park and Hanger Hill Park, which parcels
of land are 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/or
developed; and
WHEREAS , it is recognized that the contract for Federal grant
will impose certain obligations and responsibilities upon the City of Little
Rock 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 requirements relating to equal
employment opportunity; and
WHEREAS , the lands proposed to be developed for open-space uses
were acquired with a Federal grant under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961,
as amended; and
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WHEREAS , it is estimated that the cost of acquiring said
interests will be $175 , 500 . 00 ; and
WHEREAS , it is estimated that the cost of development of said
land will be $50 ,000 . 00 ; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of necessary demolition
and removal of improvements on said land will be $24 ,500 . 00 ; and
WHEREAS , it is estimated that the total amount of relocation
payments to be made to eligible site occupants displaced from property to
be acquired will be $59 ,900 . 00 .
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 Department 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 $185,775.00, and that the City of Little Rock will pay the
balance of the cost from other funds available to it.
SECTION 2. That adequate open-space land for the locality
cannot effectively be provided through the use of existing undeveloped or
predominantly undeveloped land.
SECTION 3. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to execute and file such application with the Department of Housing
and Urban Development, to provide additional information and to furnish such
documents as may. be required by said Department, to execute such contracts as
are required by said Department, and to act as the authorized correspondent
of the City of Little Rock.
SECTION 4. That the proposed acquisition and development is in
accordance 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,
develop , and retain said land for the uses designated in said application
and approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
SECTION 5 . That the United States of America and the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development be , and they hereby are , assured of full
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compliance by the City of Little Rock with regulations of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 .
SECTION 6 . 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 , 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 7. 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 City of Little Rock with the Federal labor standards
imposed under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 , as amended.
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SECTION 8 . This Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
ADOPTED: April 6, 1970
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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