1395 RES TITLE VII OF HOUSING ACT OF 1961 PROVIDES FOR MAKING OF GRANTSRESOLUTION NO. 1395,
WHEREAS, Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended,
provides for the making of grants by the Housing and Home Finance
Administrator 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 o.f the urban area; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Paris desires to acquire and develop a
fee simple interest in and to certain land within the corporate
limits of the City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, described
as follows :
Lying in the Northwest section of the City of Paris, Texas,
and being more particularly described as Lot 5 of Block
No. 241, being a tract of land in the Asa Jarman Survey,
City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, described as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the South
Line of Shiloh Street and the East Line of 18th Street
N.W.
Thence Ea,st along the South Line of Shiloh Street 1119.5
feet to a point for corner
Thence South 454.53 feet to a point for corner
Thence West 484.72 feet to a point for corner
Thence South 445.72 feet to a point for corner
Thence West 635.23 feet to a point for corner
Thence North along the said Ea,st Line of 18th Street
N.W. 900,72 feet to the place of beginning and con-
taining 18.18 acres, more or less
which land is to be held and used .for permanent open-space land
for parks for recreational use; and,
WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the
regulations of the Housing and Home Finance Agency 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 oDntract for Federal grant
will impose certain obligations and responsibilities upon the City
of Paris and will require among other things (1) assurances that
families and individuals displaced as a result of the open-space
land project will be relocated into 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 $30,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of development of
said land will be $23,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, considering the advantages, disadvantages and limi-
tations upon the use, and accepting the requirements placed upon
such a program, it is deemed that it will be to the best interest
of the City of Paris that it embark upon an open-space land pro-
gram as so authorized; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
AS FOLLOWS:
1. That an
Finance Agency for
of the Housing Act
manently estimated
will pay the balan~
it.
application be made to the Housing and Home
a grant in an amount authorized by Title VII
of 1961, as amended, which amoL:nt is per-
to be $26,500.00, and that the City of Paris
-e of the cost from other funds available to
2. Tha,t C. L. Walker, City Manager of the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas, is hereby authorized and directed to execute and to
file such application with the Housing and Home Finance Agency,
to provide additional information and to furnish such documents
as may be required by said Agency, to execute such contracts as
are required by said Agency, and to act as the authorized
correspondent of the City of Paris.
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 City of Paxis
will acquire, develop and retain said land for the use designated
in said application and approved by the Housing and Home Finance
Agency.
4. That the United States of Aznerica and the Housing and
Home Finance Administrator be, and they hereby are, assured of
full compliance by the City of Paris with regulations of the
Housing and Home Finance Agency effectuating Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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 City of Paris with the Federal labor
standards imposed under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961,
as amended.
Passed and adopted this 14th day of December, 1970.
ATTEST :
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H.~ C. Greene, City`Clerk
APPROVED AS TQ FORM:
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T. K. Haynes, City Attorney
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B. M. Felty, Mayor