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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-109-10/26/1972-APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR AN OPEN SPACE LAND PROGRAM RESOLUTION 72 109 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR AN OPEN SPACE LAND PROGRAM GRANT UNDER TITLE VII OF THE HOUSING ACT OF 1961 AS A14ENDED 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 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 Dart of the comprehensively planned development of the urban area and WHEREAS the City of Fort Collins Colorado (herein sometimes referred to as Applicant ) desires to acquire and develop ownership and use to certain land known as The Lincoln Junior High School site which land is to be held and used for permanent open-space land for a public indoor swim- ming pool and WHEREAS Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the regula- tions 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 dis- placed 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 emDlovment opportunity and WHEREAS it is estimated that there will be no cost in acquiring said interest and WHEREAS it is estimated that the cost of development of said land will be $627 000 and RESOLUTION OPEN SPACE LAND PROGRAM GRANT PAGE TWO WHEREAS there will be no cost in necessary demolition and removal of improvements on said land and WHEREAS there will be no relocation payments to be made to eligible site occupants displaced from property to be acquired NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS 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 $302 000 and that the applicant will pay the balance of the cost from other funds available to ,t 2 That adequate open-space land for the locality cannot effec- tively be provided through the use of existing undeveloped or predominantly undeveloped land 3 That the Mavor 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 4 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 use designated in said application and approved by the Depart- ment of Housing and Urban Development 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 regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 6 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 RESOLUTION OPFN SPACE LAND PROGRAM GRANT PAGE THREE Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this ayor ATTEST City Clerk