CC Resolution No. 299 RESOLUTION NO. 299
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 TWENTY-FOUR
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWELVE AND 50/100 ($24,112.50) 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 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 "Myra C. Brown 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 re-
gulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating
that Title, provide that no person shall be discriminated against becwise
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 in-
dividuals displaced as a result of the open-space land project are of-
fered 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 $48,225.00, 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
estimated to be $24,112.50, 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 in-
formation 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.
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 City
Council of the City of Baytown, on this 5th day of N, �vember, 1970
C. GLEN WALKER, Mayor
ATTEST:
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EDNA OLIVER, City Clerk
,{APPROVED:
WILLIAM R. LAUGHLIN, City A orney