HomeMy WebLinkAbout4080 RESOLUTION NO. 4,080
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FILING OF
APPLICATION FOR GRANT TO ACQUIRE OPEN-
SPACE LAND; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES .
WHEREAS, Title VII of the Housing Act c 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 Interest
to certain land known as eight (8) acres more or less lying
South of High Point and South Side Additions and North of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad in Little Rock,
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 Develop-
ment 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 requirements , relating to equal employment opportunity;
and
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WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of acquiring
said interest will be Four Thousand Two Hundred and NO/100
Dollars ($4, 200.00) .
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 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 Two Thousand Three
Hundred and NO/100 Dollars ($2 , 300 .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
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 effectuating
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
SECTION 5 . This Resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after its adoption.
ADOPTED: O 1 8 7: 1 8
ATTEST: ‘- r- 4.4 „,,,, a ee,EcrOPROVED
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