HomeMy WebLinkAbout4079 RESOLUTION NO. 4,079
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FILING OF
APPLICATION FOR GRANT TO ACQUIRE OPEN-
SPACE LAND; 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 of permanent interests
in land for open-space uses where such assistance is needed to
carry out a unified or officially coordinated program for
the provision 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 Fee Simple Title
to certain land known as J.K. McDonald property, part of the
E2 of the SEt of Section 15, Township 1 North, Range 13 West,
Pulaski County, Arkansas, which land is to be held and used
for permanent open-space land for development as a Neighborhood
Park; 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 responsi-
bilities 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,
ald sanitary housing, (2) Compliance with Federal labor
standards, and (3) Compliance with Federal requirements re-
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lating to equal employment opportunity; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of acquiring
said interest will be Thirty Five Thousand and NO/100 Dollars
($35,000.00).
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 Eighteen
Thousand Seventy Five and NO/100 Dollars ($18,075.00), 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 authori-
zed 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.
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
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effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act 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 financ-
ial 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.
SECTION 6. This Resolution shall be in full force
and effect from and after its adoption.
ADOPTED: October 7, 1968
ATTEST: PPROVED: / ,
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City Clerk Mayor
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