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RESOLUTION NO. 4,358
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 EAST END PARK AND SUBDIVISION #5
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 lands known as East End Park and Subdivision #5 Park , which lands
Iare to be held and used for permanent open-space land for Park &
Recreation 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
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Little Rock and will require among other things (1) assuYInces 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 was 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 $74 , 500 . 00 ; and
WHEREAS , it is estimated that the cost of development of said
lands will be $20 ,000 . 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 $47 ,250 . 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 direc-
i ted 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
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 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 the Federal Labor standards
imposed under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 , as amended.
SECTION 7 . This Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
ADOPTED: April 6, 1970
ATTEST: APPROVED: =ter
ity Clerk ,y M. or