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CC Resolution No. 328 RESOLUTION NO. 328 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 SIXTEEN THOU- SAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE AND NO/100 ($16,475.00) 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 OF BAYTOWN. WHEREAS, Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 , as amended, provides for the taking of grants by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to States and local public bodies to assist them in the acquisition 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", has previously made application for a grant under such program, which application has been designated as the Bell 3 Acre Park Tract and 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 be- cause 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, the City of Baytown desires to make application for a grant for the development of land; and WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of developing the land for City park purposes will be the sum of $32,950.00, 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 pre- sently estimated to be $16,475.00, 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. -2- 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 22nd day of April, 1971 . C. GLEN—WALKER, Mayor ATTEST: c1�tt� k�'.t,A-eta EDNA OLIVER, City Clerk APPROVED: WILLIAM R. LAUGHLIN, City Attorney