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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 22, 1970
<br />1(' RESOLUTION
<br />IIRESOLUTION NO. 240 -70
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
<br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AUTHORIZING
<br />FILING OF APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT
<br />OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR GRANT
<br />TO ACQUIRE OPEN- SPACE.
<br />WHEREAS, Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended, provides for the making of
<br />grants by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to States and local public bodies to
<br />assist them in the acquisition and development of permanent interests in land for open -space
<br />uses where such assistance is needed for carrying out a unified or officially co- ordinated
<br />program for provision and development of open -space land as part of the comprehensively planned
<br />development of the urban area; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Civil City of South Bend, Indiana, (herein sometimes referred to as
<br />"Applicant ") desires to acquire fee simple interest to certain land known as Lots 2, 11, 14, and
<br />23 in the College Grove Addition in the City of South Bend, Indiana, which land is to be held and
<br />used for permanent open -space land for a local recreational facility; and
<br />WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the regulations of the Depart-
<br />ant of Housing and Urban Development effectuating that Title, provide that no person shall be
<br />iscriminated against because of race, color, or national orgin in the use of the land acquired;
<br />nd
<br />WHEREAS, it is recognized that the contract for'Federal grant will impose certain
<br />ligations and responsibilities upon the Applicant and will require among other things (1) assur-
<br />ces that families and individuals displaced as a result of the open -space land project will be
<br />located into decent, safe, and sanitary housing, (2) compliance with Federal labor standards,
<br />d (3) compliance with Federal requirements relating to equal employment opportunity; and
<br />WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of acquiring said interest will be $52,641.50;
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<br />WHEREAS,it is estimated that the cost of necessary demolition and removal of improve -
<br />nts on said land will be $19,915.00; and
<br />WHEREAS, it is estimated that the total amount of relocation payments to be made to
<br />ligible site occupants displaced from property to be acquired will be $51,845.00;
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Common Council of the Civil City of South Bend:
<br />. That an application be made to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in
<br />n amount authorized by Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended, which amount is
<br />resently estimated to be $90,087.75, and that the Applicant will pay the balance of the cost
<br />rom other funds available to it.
<br />. That adequate open -space land for the locality cannot effectively be provided through the use
<br />f existing undeveloped or predominately undeveloped land.
<br />3. That the Mayor of the Civil City of South Bend, Indiana is hereby authorized and directed to
<br />execute and to file such application with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to
<br />provide additional information and to furnish such documents as may be required by said Department,
<br />to execute such contracts as are required by said Department, and to act as the authorized
<br />correspondent of the Applicant.
<br />4. That the proposed acquisition is in accordance with plans for the allocation of land for
<br />open -space uses, and that, should said grant be made, the Applicant will acquire, and retain said
<br />land for the use designated in said application and approved by the Department of Housing and
<br />Urban Development.
<br />. That the United States of America and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Admini-
<br />trator be, and they hereby are, assured of full compliance by the Applicant with regulations
<br />f the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
<br />f 1964.
<br />That there exists in the locality an adequate amount of decent, safe, and sanitary housing
<br />hich is available to persons displaced as a result of the open -space land project, at prices
<br />hich are within their financial means, and which are not generally less desirable in regard to
<br />ublic utilities and public and commercial facilities than the dwellings of the displaced indi-
<br />iduals and families, and it is the sense of this body that such displacees, if any, will be
<br />elocated in accordance with applicable regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban
<br />evelopment.
<br />IS RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE Common Council of the Civil City of South Bend, Indiana, this 22nd
<br />y of June , 1970.
<br />/s/ Walter M. Szymkowiak
<br />Member of the Common Council
<br />TTEST:
<br />s/ Kathryn L. Blouc
<br />City Clerk
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