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a RESOLUTION NO. 308-72 A RESOLUTION FOR OPEN SPACE LAND USE GRANT APPLICATION 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 part of the comprehensively planned development of the urban area; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana (herein sometimes referred to as "Applicant") desires to acquire fee simple ownership to certain land known as "Kelley Playfield" and "Linden Playfield" , which land is to be held and used for permanent open-space for general active and passive recreational uses ; and WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , and the regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment 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 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, it is estimated that the cost of acquiring said interest will be $215,537; and WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of necessary demolition and removal of improvements on said land will be $51,459 ; and WHEREAS , it is estimated that the total amount of reloca- tion payments to be made to eligible site occupants displaced from property to be acquired will be $179 ,150 ; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: 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 $319 ,322 , and that the applicant will pay the balance of the cost from other funds available to it. 2 . That adequate open-space land for the locality cannot effectively be provided through the use of existing undeveloped or predominantly undeveloped land.