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. e RESOLUTION NO. 71-04 . 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 . . . 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 ATTACHMENT -A- - 2 PAGES