HomeMy WebLinkAboutOpen space land use grant application RESOLUTION
308-72
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
JUNE 12 19 72
Attest: x City Clerk
Attest: "'q�) President of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
JUNE 14 19 72
City Clerk
Approved and signed by me 19
Mayor
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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.
3. That the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
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 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 , and retain
said land for the uses designated in said application and approved
by the Department 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 there exists in the locality an adequate amount
of decent , safe , and sanitary housing which is available to
persons displaced as a result of the open-space land project , at
prices which are within their financial means , and which are
not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and
public and commercial facilities than the dwellings of the dis-
placed individuals and families , and it is the sense of this body
that such displacees , if any, will be relocated in accordance
with applicable regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development .
7. 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.
Member of mmonZ0Quncil
FILU IR CUM OFFICE
Irene Gammon
Co CLERK,SOUTH BEND.IND.
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