HomeMy WebLinkAbout4147 RESOLUTION NO. 4,147
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 develop-
ment 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 owned
by the Little Rock Housing Authority and described as:
MacArthur Park Addition
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Central Trade and Labor Sub-
division, Block 153, and Lots A. B, C, D, E and F of
the E. 0. Bagley Subdivision, Block 154, containing
47,349 sq. ft.
which land is to be held and used for permanent open-space land for
development as a Community 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 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
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of acquiring said interest will
be Fifty Nine Thousand Two Hundred and NO/100 Dollars ($59,200.00) .
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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
Twenty Nine Thousand Six Hundred and NO/100 Dollars ($29,600.00) , 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 S. 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.
SECTION 6. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption.
ADOPTED: February 3, 1969 LPt
ATTEST: 7G�� t,Z914.J APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayor