4539 RESOLUTION NO. 4,539
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FILING OF AN
APPLICATION FOR GRANT TO ACQUIRE AND
DEVELOP OPEN-SPACE LAND.
WHEREAS Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended, pro-
vides 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 (herein sometimes referred
to as "Applicant" ) desires to acquire and develop Fee Simple
Interest to certain land known as East End Park, which land is
to be held and used for permanent open-space land for a Park Site
and Neighborhood Facility site .
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
disciminated 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
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 requirements relating to equal employment opportunity;
WHEREAS it is estimated that the cost of acquiring said
interests will be $240, 000; and
WHEREAS it is estimated that the cost of development of said
land will be $127 , 000; and
WHEREAS it is estimated that the cost of necessary demolition
and removal of improvements on said land will be $35, 000; 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 $25, 000:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK:
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 $266, 000, and that the applicant will
pay the balance of the cost from other funds available to it .
That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed
to execute and to 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 Applicant .
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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 Applicant will acquire,
develop, and retain said land for the uses designated in said
. application and approved by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development .
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 Act of 1964 .
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 displaces, if any, will be relocated in accordance with
applicable regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development .
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 the Federal labor
standards imposed under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as
amended.
Adopted: March 15, 1971
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ATTEST: Jane Czech/ APPROVED: George Wimberly
City Clerk Mayor