CC Resolution No. 291 RESOLUTION NO. 291
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS & RECREATION TO EXECUTE AND
FILE AN APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT TO SECURE A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF FORTY-FOUR
THOUSAND AND NO/100 ($44,000.00) DOLLARS TO ASSIST IN THE AC-
QUISITION 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 UR-
BAN 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.
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 and develop-
ment 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 for open-space land as part of the
development of the urban area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown, herein sometimes referred to as
"Applicant", desires to acquire fee simple title to certain land known as
the "Bailey et al 16 acre tract", which land is to be held and used for per-
manent open-space land for a City park; and
WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the regu-
lations 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 wil require among other things (1 ) assurances that families are
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 interests
will be $88,000.00, NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
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
estaimated to be $44,000.00, and that the Applicant will pay the balance
of the cost from other funds available to it.
Section 2: That the Director of Parks & Recreation is hereby
authorized and directed to execute and to file such application with the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, to provide additional infor-
mation 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 and 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 acquire , develop,
and retain said land for the uses designated in said application and ap-
proved 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 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.
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Section 6: That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed
to execute, and the City Clerk to attest, this resolution for and on behalf
of the City Council of the City of Baytown , Texas .
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the members
of the City Council of the City of Baytown , on this loth day of September,
1970.
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C. GLEN WALKER, Mayor
ATTEST:
A OLIVER, City Clerk
APPROV
IL IAM R. LAUGHLIN, City Attor y