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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4721 RESOLUTION NUMBER 4,721 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FILING OF APPLICATION FOR GRANT TO DEVELOP OPEN-SPACE LAND UNDER THE LEGACY OF PARKS PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Legacy of Parks Program 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 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 develop certain lands known as Model Cities Family Service Center, War Memorial Park, Boyle Park, MacArthur Park, and Hindman Park, which land is to be held and used for permanent open-space land. 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 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 development of said land will be $ 312, 000 and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK: That an application be made to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in an amount authorized by the Legacy of Parks Program, as amended, which amount is presently estimated to be $ 312, 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 . That the proposed 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 develop, and retain said land for the use (s) 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 Acts of 1964 . -2- 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: January 18, 1972 ATTEST . APPROVED: CITY CLERK MAYOR ■