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RESOLUTION NO.
71-04
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RESOLVED, that the City Commission of the City of
La Porte hereby agrees and binds itself to pass and
approve, at the earliest possible date consistent with
the business of the Commission, an ordinance authorizing
fili~g of application for grant to acquire open-space
land; and
WHEREAS Title VII of the Housi~g Act of 1961, as
amended, provides for the making of, grants by the Secre-
tary of Housi~g and Urban Development to States and local
public bodies to assist them in the acquisition of perma-
nent interests in land for open-space uses where such
assistance is needed for carryi~g out a unified or off-
cia11y coordinated pr~gram for the provision of open-
space land as part of the comprehensively planned develop-
ment of the urban area; and
WHEREAS the City of La Porte (herein sometimes
referred to as "Applicant") desires to acquire fee simple
title to certa.in land known as (see Site Description,
Attachment ~ for recreational use; and
WHEREAS Title VI of the Civil R~ghts Act of 1964, and
the r~gu1ations of the Department of Housi~g and Urban
Development effectuati~g that Title, provide that no
person shall be discriminated ~gainst because of race,
color, or national or~gin in the use of the land acquired;
and
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WHEREAS it is rec~gnized that the contract for Federal
. grant will impose certain ob1~gations and responsibilities
upon the Applicant and will require among other things (1)
assurances tha.t families and individuals displaced as a
result of the open-space land project are offered decent,
safe and sanitary housi~g, (2) compliance with Federal
labor standards, and (3) compliance with Federal require-
ments relati~g to equal employment opportunity; and
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Resolution No.
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71-04
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS:
(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
$24,000.00, and that the Applicant will pay the balance
of the cost from other funds available to it.
(2) That the City Administrator is hereby authorized
and directed to execute and to file such application with
the Department of Housi~g and Urban Development, to pro-
vide 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.
(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 Housi~g
and Urban Development.
(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 r~gulations of the Department of Housi~g and Urban
Development effectuati~g Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964.
PASSED and APPROVED, this the 19th day of April,
A.D. 1971.
CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS
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H. Carlos Smith, Mayor
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