1371 RES TITLE VII OF HOUSING ACT OF 1961 PROVIDES FOR MAKING OF GRANTSRFSOLUTION NO, 1371
Wr3EREAS 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 in-
terests 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 Paris desires to participate in
such program and to fulfill all requirements necessary for
such participation; and,
WH EREAS, in order to participate in such program, the
City of Paris deems it necessary to formulate a land acquisi-
tion policy in accordance with the guide lines set out in
Department of Housing and Urban Development Letter No. OS-5
of September 27, 1965, as follows:
l. Make every reasonable effort to acquire each
property by negotiated purchase before insti-
tuting eminent domain proceedings against the
property.
2. Not require any owner to surrender the right to
possession of his property until the Public Body
pays, or causes to be paid, to the owner (a) the
agreed purchase price arrived at by negotiation,
or (b) in any case where only the amount of the
payment to the owner is in dispute, not less
than 75 percerlt of the appraised fair value as
approved by the Public Body and concurred in by
HHFA.
3. Not require any person lawf'ully occupying pro-
perty to surrender possession without at least
90 days' written notice from the Public Body of
the date on which possession will be required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PARIS, That the City of Paris Land Acquisition
Policy, when participating in Title VII of the Housing Act of
1961, as amended, in developing permanent interests in land
for open-space uses a.s a part of tize comprehensively planned
development of the urban area, will be as follows:
l. Make every reasonable effort to acquire each
property by negotiated purchase before insti-
tuting eminent domain proceedings against the
property.
2. Not require any owner to surrender the right to
possession of his prolperty until the Public Body
pays, or causes to be paid, to the owner (a) the
agreed purchase price arrived at by negotiation,
or (b) in any case where only the amount of the
payment to the owner is in dispute, not less
than 75 percent of the appraised fair value as
approved by the Public Body and concurred in by
HHFA.
3. Not require any person lawfully occupying pro-
perty to surrender possession without at least
90 days' written notice from the Public Body of
the date on whic h possession will be required.
Passed and adopted this llth day of May, 1970.
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B. M. Felty, Mayor
ATTEST:
H. C. Greiene, City Clerk
AP OVED S O FORM:
T.• K. Haynes City Attorney