CC Resolution No. 263 I:
{ RESOLUTION NO. 263
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN . TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PLAN-
NING TO EXECUTE AND FILE AN APPLICATION WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO
SECURE A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF SEVENTEEN THOU-
SAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 ($17 ,500.00) DOLLARS
TO ASSIST IN THE ACQUISITION OF PARK LAND FOR
OPEN-SPACE USES; AGREEING THAT ANY SUCH GRANT
MADE SHALL BE USED BY THE CITY TO ACQUIRE , DEVELOP.
AND RETAIN SAID LAND FOR PERMANENT OPEN-SPACE
USES; ASSURING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
THAT THE CITY WILL FULLY COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE
REGULATIONS; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE
AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST THIS RESOLUTION FOR
AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN.
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WHEREAS. Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 ,
as amended. provides for the making of grants by the Secre-
tary of Housing and Urban Development to States and local
public bodies to assist them in the acquisition and develop-
ment of permanent interests in land for open-space uses where
such assistance is needed for carrying out a unified or of-
ficially coordinated program for the provision and development
j of open-space land as part of the comprehensively planned
development of the urban area; and
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WHEREAS. the City of Baytown , herein sometimes re-
ferred to as "Applicant" , desires to acquire fee simple title
to certain land known as Dyer Park, which land is to be held
and used for permanent open-space land for a City 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/or developed;
and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that the contract for
Federal grant will impose certain obligations and responsi -
bilities 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 re-
lating to equal employment opportunity: and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of acquiring
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said interests will be $35.000.00.; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN. TEXAS:
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Section 1 : That an application be made to the De-
partment 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 $17,500,
and that the Applicant will pay the balance of the cost from
other funds available to it.
j Section 2: That the Director of Planning is hereby
authorized and directed to execute and to file such applica-
tion 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 con-
tracts as are required by said Department, and to act as the
authorized correspondent of the Applicant.
Section 3: That the proposed acquisition and develop-
ment 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, develop, and retain said land for the
uses designated in said dpplication and approved by the Department
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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: 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.
Section 6: That the Mayor is hereby authorized and
directed to execute, and the City Clerk to attest, this reso-
lution for and on behalf of the City Council of the City of
Baytown, Texas.
f INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote
t of the members of the City Council of the City of Baytown, on
this.242th day of Juhe, 1969. n
GLEN WALKER, Mayor
f ATTEST:
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APPROVED:
City Attorney
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