CC Resolution No. 293 RESOLUTION NO. 293
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AU-
THORIZING 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 SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY
AND no/100 ($7,750.00) 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 PER-
MANENT 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 EXE-
CUTE 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, pro-
vides for the taking of grants by the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment to States and local public bodies to assist them in the acqui-
sition and 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 Baytown, herein sometimes referred to as
"Applicant", desires to acquire fee simple title to certain land known
as the 'Britton 15 Acre Tract", 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 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 acquiring said interests
will be $15,500.00, 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 $7,750.00, 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
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.
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 approved 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
ATTE
ED A OLIVER, City Clerk
APPROVE
WILLIAM R. LAUGHLIN, City Attorney